Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis, or anything similar to it. ^.^ ; The personalities of the characters are my friends', and the personalities of the original Prince of Tennis characters are theirs.
Chapter Twenty Nine: How to Start a War
"Do you think Tezuka will actually open the door to talk to us?" Kyoko asked doubtfully as her and Sachi made their way to Tezuka's house.
"Pff, he'll let me in…or I'll break down the door. We'll make it in there no problem-o. Plus, his mom likes me because I make him do things besides tennis," Sachi assured her with a satisfactory smile.
"Well…we can go play tennis…" Oishi suggested to the group.
"I want to go spy!" Eiji added.
"After you told everyone the secret, Eiji, I don't think we should follow your suggestions."
"Aw…come ooon!"
"I'm sure we can come up with something to do…anything…"
Sachi pounded on Tezuka's front door. "KUN-KUN, SHOW YOUR FACE!"
Tezuka's mother answered the door and looked at the girls. "Now what happened?"
"He won't hang out with us anymore so I must talk some sense into him," Sachi explained.
"Oh, come in then," Tezuka's mother said, letting them in.
"That was easy…" Kyoko noticed as they walked toward his room.
"We can go eat!" Momo exclaimed.
"I don't think Sachi would like it if we went without her…" Oishi pointed out.
"Another reason to go eat!"
"She can get food on her date with Tezuka! I'm hungry, too. Let's go," Eiji said.
"I thought you wanted to spy?" Oishi asked.
"You can't be a good spy if your tummy gives you away! Eat first, then spy!"
"I think I'm with Eiji on this one," Fuji quickly agreed.
"Me, too," Ryoma added.
Oishi looked at everyone. "I guess I should go to keep an eye on everything…"
"To Takashi's place!" Momo started.
"What if I don't want sushi?" Eiji asked.
"What?!" Momo exclaimed.
"Just kidding!!" Eiji said, laughing. "The look on your face…priceless…"
Momo glared at him. "Don't do that again, Eiji-Sempai!!"
Eiji continued laughing as the group started toward Takashi's restaurant.
Sachi opened the door to Tezuka's room and stepped in, Kyoko close behind. "Hey, Kun-Kun!"
"Knock first," Tezuka replied.
"Toooooo laaaaaaate, guess who's here to tell you it's all okay! And no one hates you except Ryoma!"
"I'm sure Ryoma doesn't hate you, Tezuka, so don't worry…" Kyoko added quietly.
"Is anyone else with you guys?"
"Nope, we left them behind…they're on their own to find stuff to do for a bit."
"Tezuka, stop being embarrassed. Kyoko doesn't care if you like her, you just have to realize she doesn't return the exact feelings," Sachi said.
"I obviously understood that before…that's why I didn't say anything…"
"Good, and I'm sure everyone knows. You can kick Eiji off the team for a little bit, I'm sure that'd make him realize his mistake."
"It's tempting…"
"I think you should! It'd teach him to think before he speaks," Kyoko agreed.
"I don't think anything will teach him that…it'd take a miracle," Tezuka said.
"Hmm…you may have a point. Maybe we can go back to everyone and pretend nothing happened? I'm sure everyone will pick up on it…"
Sachi nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Momo and Eiji are positive I want to date you, so problem solved."
"I'm sure Ryoma didn't forget that easily…" Tezuka said.
"Why do you guys keep talking about Ryoma?" Kyoko finally asked, unable to figure it out.
They turned to her to give her a look of disbelief.
"Has she not noticed?" Tezuka asked.
"I guess not…Kyoko, pay more attention, please," Sachi added.
"Pay attention to what?!"
The two just shook their heads.
Kyoko sighed. "I don't get it…" she said quietly.
"Well, I know she feels the same way, so it'll just be a matter of time," Sachi continued to Tezuka. "He has to make the move, and then it'll be fine."
Tezuka nodded in agreement.
Kyoko suddenly realized what they were talking about, and her face became completely flushed. "W-what?" she stuttered.
"Oh, guess she finally figured it out!" Sachi patted her on the back. "Well, I'm going to go to my house now, it's getting late."
"Alright. And next time…don't come over," Tezuka said.
"Good one, Kun-Kun. Taa-taaa!"
Kyoko waved at Tezuka as she followed Sachi out. "Bye, Tezuka."
Sachi said her goodbyes to Kyoko as they reached her house, and Kyoko started toward her own house. All the way there, she tried to sort out her feelings. Thinking about…him.
"Okay! All done!" Momo exclaimed, rubbing his stomach.
"That was a good meal," Eiji agreed with a smile. "Now it's time to go spy!"
"Are you sure you guys don't want to go play tennis?" Oishi asked.
"Hmm…no, I want to spy."
"Spy on what, Eiji?"
"Tezuka and Kyoko and Sachi!"
"You really think they're still at Tezuka's house?"
"Oh…yeah…darn it…"
Ryoma turned to Fuji. "I find myself sympathizing with you…"
"I'm glad someone does now," Fuji said.
"Fuji and Ryoma have found a common enemy!" Eiji suddenly exclaimed.
"Eiji, he's not the enemy, he's our captain…and our friend…" Oishi pointed out.
"Well, he's an enemy to them! Our captain is trying to steal their women!"
"…that seems very degrading to them…"
"And they're not our women…" Fuji and Ryoma muttered.
"He's not the common enemy, Eiji. You are," Fuji clarified.
"MWA?! But why?!"
"You started all of this, and got Momo to tag along."
Ryoma turned to glare at Momo.
"What?! How did I get blamed for this!? It's all Eiji-Sempai's fault!" Momo said.
"…hey! You can't blame me! I'm innocent!!"
"You're never innocent! You're usually the problem!"
"Both of you are to blame," Ryoma said, continuing to glare.
"Eh? Oishi! Help us out!" Eiji said.
"No way am I getting involved."
"This is interesting…" Sadaharu noticed. "Usually Fuji and Eiji spend time together as well as Ryoma and Momo, but now the best friendships have been forced to switch…"
"Don't kid yourself, Sadaharu, this is no time to make observations!" Momo exclaimed.
Sadaharu pushed up his glasses and looked at Momo. "It's always time to make observations."
Momo leaned to Eiji. "What's the plan?"
Eiji leaned to Momo. "I'm not sure…we seem to be at a disadvantage…no one will be on our side…"
"True, but they might not be on Fuji and Ryoma's side either."
"Negative, Hippo boy, they've got their relations to back them up."
"Darn…wait, I am not a hippo!"
"Focus Momo! We have to beat this!"
"You're right..I'll yell at you later for that hippo comment. But, then again, the girls aren't here to help them…so they're on their own!"
"But so are we…"
"Darn…well, at least it's even right now: two versus two."
"Unless…hippo boy! Lend me your cell phone!"
"Uh…okay…" Momo handed him his phone.
"Wow, this one sucks."
"Hey, my iPhone broke, okay?"
"Whatever…" Eiji began texting.
"What are you doing?"
"Getting us back up before the girls get here."
"From who?!"
Eiji just smiled and continued texting.
Ryoma leaned to Fuji. "What do you think he's doing?"
Fuji leaned back to Ryoma. "I'm not sure…but I don't think it's a good thing."
"Um…Eiji, what are you doing?" Oishi inquired.
"Inviting someone along. Is that not okay?"
"I guess not…as long as Atobe doesn't show up."
"Gross! That's gross Oishi! Groooss!!"
"Okay, I get it, goodness…"
"Good," Eiji said with a smile, then handed Momo back his phone. "Well…we should wait for them to get here."
"…this can't be a good thing at all…" Fuji said to Ryoma.
"Do you think Kyoko and Sachi will be back any time soon?" Ryoma asked.
"According to my data, they were quite sleepy and returned to their respective homes, though I'm sure Kyoko could be talked into a game of tennis," Sadaharu explained.
"Well…there's always…" Fuji started.
"No," Ryoma said.
"We may need back up…this is turning into a war…"
Eiji looked over and saw Ryoma and Fuji talking. "Oh no…I think Fuji has a plan!"
"No way…your plan is better, though, right?" Momo asked.
"I hope so…"
"Now, now everyone…it's getting late…school starts in a couple days…we should all be resting, not starting a war…" Oishi tried to get everyone to stop, but no one listened.
"Fine," Ryoma finally gave in, glaring at Fuji. "But you're the one who wants them here, not me."
Fuji frowned. "Well, okay, fine. Do you have their number?"
"Sadly…"
"Oh, look, the person Momo invited is here!" Eiji exclaimed.
Ann walked over to them, looking confused. "Uh, hey guys. What's going on?"
"YEAH! Ha! In your faces!" Momo said, pointing at Fuji and Ryoma.
"Of course Momo would drag her here…she's the only one who would be on Momo's side," Ryoma pointed out.
"That's true…" Fuji said as he listened to dial tone.
"Who are you calling, Fuji??" Eiji called out to him, but Fuji just smiled at him, not saying anything.
"Psh, whatever, they still can't beat us," Momo said confidently. "And sorry, Ann, that was Eiji that invited you."
"Oh, do you not want me here or something?" Ann asked.
"No, no! Stay! It'll be fun, don't worry about it."
"Worry about what?"
Momo just smiled at her.
"…I think I'm rethinking this whole thing…" Ryoma said nervously to Fuji who got off the phone.
"…I'm regretting this, too, Ryoma…" Fuji said.
