The rest of the day went well and just hearing the bell made me feel better. I went back to the tennis courts and waited for at least a human being to arrive. After a few seconds, Ice-man arrived. Apparently, he isn't late for anything so that plainly means that I'm early!

For the first time in a bazillion years!

"So... Uhmm…What do I have to do?" I asked out of nowhere.

"Come with me…" He said while walking off.

We went to Ryuuzaki-sensei's office and saw a bunch of boring papers.

Don't tell me…

"Try to file the paperwork, decide whomever you want to put in a match and monitor the regulars' progress. There are more things that I'm sure you'll be able to do. If you encounter any problem, I'll be at the courts. Likewise, if you're finished, you must proceed there as well. You need to watch and evaluate them as they play." He said.

"I must go now..." He bowed politely, walked off and closed the door.

I sighed and went back to eyeing the papers. I know for sure that they'll never get done unless I do it. I sighed again, this time, a little longer.

He tells me to go to the courts to watch the regulars play… Heck, I'm not even sure if I'm gonna finish!

I started browsing through the papers and examined each and every bit. I signed a few and threw a few out. Somehow, the papers seemed to lessen and I'm starting to feel a little better seeing that my hard work's paying off. I saw dozens of envelope and opened it. I read word for word and understood what everything meant.

Interviews for a sports magazine…

Cool…

I'm used to this stuff and I'm entirely sure that I only have to approve one. I sure did overhear most conversations with Ms. Clara when she's making the deals and stuff. But then again, I should discuss this over with the team. I quickly went off to the courts to see the regulars having a match. I saw Ice-man watching the matches and ran to him. Apparently, he was so engrossed with the match that he didn't notice I was there.

Now, I'm entirely sure that I'm some kind of kunoichi with a special jutsu…

I coughed as loud as I can like I had some sort of throat disease.

Ice-man turned to me and asked.

"What is it?"

"I need to ask something with the team…" I said.

Ice-man then called to stop the matches and the regulars gathered around.

"It's about something that concerns you all…" I said while creating a wave of suspense.

"What is it, nya?" Eiji being the curious one, asked.

"You do know that your win during the Kantou tournament sounded a bell to everyone, right?"

Everyone's hating the suspense but no one decided to cut in.

Perfect timing… I love adding suspense into their lives…

"I'm sorry but-"

"Rei-chan's gonna die soon and she's leaving all her wealth to us! I knew it, nya!" Eiji said while freaking out.

"Saa, that's good news…"

Screw you, Fuji! I'm not going to die unless I take you with me to hell!!

Confusion.distress: I apologize to Fuji fans… Reika has a tendency to say rude words…

Reika: Hey! I thought you were on my side!

Confusion.distress: No, I'm not… Back to regular programming…

I cleared my throat and went back to explaining.

"I'm gonna cut straight to the point… I need to get your opinions about "these" I said while holding out the papers.

"Those aren't my failing test papers, are they?" Momo asked.

"Baka! Those are magazines requesting for interviews!" Kaido snapped.

"Kaido's right… I need to get your thoughts… I want to know on which to approve and which to reject…"

Most of them are still thinking and apparently, they don't know what's a good deal and what's not.

I sighed.

"Here, Let me explain… If you were out buying a magazine featuring any star that you like…"

"Reika Hino's the best, nya!" Eiji blurted.

You shouldn't pick her.. She's terrible!

I saw Ice-man and Ryoma flinch while Fuji smiled wider.

I cleared my throat AGAIN.

"If you bought a magazine with a cover story about Reika, would you still buy another magazine that holds the exact same thing?"

Eiji shook his head.

"That's what will happen if we approve all 5 of these letters… Only one of these proposals will turn out good and that's what the readers will buy. On the other hand, if we only approve one, your image may not be as good or as famous if we approve 5… If you choose to approve all, there's no doubt that you'll be paid more but certainly, the best magazine will pay you better since most readers will choose that one over the others. I have to warn you though that interviews take time. So what will your decision be?" I asked.

"Can we have two proposals to approve?" Ryoma suggested.

"Saa, preferably the two best offers…"

"If there were only two offers, readers have to get either and that they won't be sick of seeing us in the same picture over and over again…" Momo said.

"Since it's the two best magazines in Tokyo, there is 95 percent probability that they wouldn't be asking the same question for the interview…" Inui said while beaming his glasses.

"That way, your fans can get to know you better without having to read the same thing over and over again…" I said while giving them a cheesy grin.

At the word "fans" they began shuddering. Apparently, Ice-man was the one who felt most uncomfortable. (I think he's the one with the most number! Plus, I saw Mt. Fuji made of bentos on his desk every lunch break…)

"Lighten up, guys! More fans mean more copies being sold!" I said while grinning at them wider.

"So have you decided yet?" I asked.

"Two…" Ryoma said.

"Yeah.. I'll go for two…"

The other followed their suit and it's been settled.

"Good choice!! I better go now. I need to call them back about our decision…" I said while turning around and heading to the office.

"Rei-chan, how did you know about those things, nya?" Eiji asked.

"Saa, that's a good question…" Fuji smiled even wider.

"Uhmm…" I started thinking about the best thing to answer but I don't know.

"Nya, Rei-chan?"

"Because I'm an alien and I live in Mars…" I said while turning around and running towards the office.

"I thought women are from Venus, nya! Does that mean that Rei-chan's a male alien?" Eiji asked.

Everyone sweatdropped.

"Kikumaru…"

"Hai, buchou!"

"20 laps around the court…"

Eiji groaned and went to running his laps while I snickered on the way. I made my way to the telephone.

"Hello, This is Hinotoko Reina from Seigaku…"

-Fast forward-

It's getting late and I finished calling all 5 of them. I slumped back down on the desk and took a nap but that was interrupted by a knock.

"Come in!" I said in a cheerful voice without a hint of fatigue.

Ice-man slowly opened the door and as I heard the creak from the wood, my heart started to flutter and fly around.

"The regulars are going to an ice cream parlor. They are asking if you would like to come…" He said.

"I'd love to!!" I said while adrenaline shoots out through my body.

Come to think of it, I haven't really sunk my teeth on an ice cream for a few days now. Plus, it's Eiji's treat!

"But then again," I stopped Ice-man.

"If you aren't gonna go, then I won't…" I concluded.

Somehow, I made Ice-man think for a bit.

"I do not want to hold you back… You should go…"

"You are deaf, aren't you?" That one shocked Ice-man.

I stood up from my desk and grabbed Ice-man.

"You're coming, okay?"

"But-"

"No buts.." I said while switching the lights off and closing the door.

I loosened my hold on Ice-man and saw the regulars waiting outside.

"It's Eiji's treat this time!" I shouted.

Eiji did an anime fall while the rest broke into laughter. We walked cheerily as usual and I then noticed that Ice-man was at the back and I decided to stall for a bit so that I can walk beside him.

"Here are the clothes I borrowed from your Mom… I'm sorry I haven't returned it earlier… I couldn't find the right time to return it… You were always busy and I-" I said while handing him a paper bag containing the clothes I wore yesterday.

"Mother said that you can keep those since… they look good on you…" He said.

I blushed for the teeniest second before I saw Ice-man handing out another paper bag.

"Here are your clothes as well…" He said.

"Oh, thanks a lot!!" I said while giving him another cheesy grin.

"Mother said that she would most delighted if you come by for dinner again…"

I stopped by to think for a while before flashing him a peace sign while saying,

"That would be great!!"

"Nya, Rei-chan! We're leaving you if you keep on being a slowpoke!!"Eiji shouted.

"Coming!!" I shouted back.

"I gotta go, duty calls…" I said while turning to Ice-man.

He gave me a nod and I caught up with the others.

"Eiji, I'll race you to the ice cream parlor!! Last one's gonna admit that Horio's the best tennis player ever!" I shouted while running.

All of them almost vomited at the thought.

I snickered for a bit while quickening my pace.

A/N: I have finally conquered my laziness disease! Hurrah for me! Good thing I'm updating faster than the past few days... I thought that I'll be lazy forever and ever... Thanks a bunch to those who reviewed and added my story to their story alert! I'm not entirely sure but I think I'll be out of town next week.. Somewhere off Chicago... That means I wouldn't be updating for quite awhile but I'm trying to make up for that...

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