Unexpected

An ego trip: Hi this is my first ever fan fiction! * excited * Please R&R. Hope you like it and if you don't please let me know why so I can improve on it. I've only read the Chinese manga so my translations might be a little odd. * sorry *

Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis characters are not mine. but Kazura is a product of my overactive and often twisted imagination.

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Friday afternoon 3pm

"Sensei, what do you mean we are getting a new manager for the team?" the normally coolheaded Tezuka said incredulously. Oishi and Ryuzaki Sensei both looked a little surprised at Tezuka's rare show of emotion. However he was not the only one who had been shocked by the sensei's announcement.

"Well, I've just explained to you two that there will be a new transfer student joining the team as the manager starting next Monday." Ryuzaki sensei calmly explained again.

"But sensei, we don't need a manager, we have Inui to take notes and prepare training schedules. Besides what can an outsider know about our team that Inui doesn't?" Oishi said.

"Your new team manager, Takezato Kazura is a transfer student from New York whom I trust will be a great contribution to the team. The matter is settled no more arguments. Go to training and let the team know about this." Ryuzaki sensei concluded.

The news of a new manager soon spread throughout the entire Seigaku tennis team, from the regulars to the first years, all were seen discussing this mysterious manager.

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In the locker room after training

"Hey Inui, it seems as if someone's after your job." Eiji joked

"Hmm. Takezato Kazura. I must do a thorough check" mumbles Inui.

"I wonder who he is? Sensei seems to have a lot of confidence in his abilities." wondered Oishi.

"Hey Ryoma! He's from US too. Have you ever heard of him?" asked Momoshiro.

"Do you know every person in Japan?" Ryoma retorted.

"He hasn't even arrived in Japan and already he's caused a stir." said a smiling Fuji.

As the ruckus continued, Tezuka remained silent, lost in his own thoughts. "Who is this Takezato Kazura?"

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Yay! The end of the first chapter! A great sense of achievement surging through me right now. Hope you like it. Sorry about the cliffhanger and the chapter being so short. But I hope to know what you think before continuing. ( Please review and let me know what you think. Thanks for reading!