Chapter 4
"The game's not starting for another few minutes, Kiyoko," said Rei turning to the girl, "Do you want to grab a bite?" It would only be a few minutes until the Kaidoh-Momo game and Kiyoko and Yuki were getting hungry. The match had been a long one and the heat had burned down hard on them. Yuki turned to Fuji.
"Fuji," said Yuki worriedly, "You might have to play later. Can you handle it?" Fuji smiled.
"Don't worry," said Fuji, "It'll be a while before I play." Yuki hovered anxiously over him.
"Are you sure?" asked Yuki, "Do you want some water? Or how about a snack? Maybe you should sit down." Rei sweat dropped before calling Kiyoko and Yuki.
"Hey," said Rei, "Why don't you two warm up with Eiji and Oishi? Kaidoh and Momo are getting on the court for some practice right now."
"Hai," said Kiyoko and Yuki before going to Eiji and Oishi.
"Senpai!" said Kiyoko standing in military form in front of Eiji and Oishi, "Would you like us to practice with you?" Eiji laughed at Kiyoko's comical act and grinned.
"We won't go easy on you so be ready!" said Yuki cheerfully as they four walked into the court.
"Oi! Oi! Whoever loses has to buy sushi later!" said Eiji jumping up and down.
"No way!" said Yuki before serving her hurricane serve, "Take that Eiji-chan!" The serve zoomed to the other end of the court but Eiji was already there catching it. He lobbed it back and Kiyoko was there to catch it. It wasn't an official game but it felt like it.
"I am so great!" said Kiyoko holding up the V for victory when she had scored another point. Eiji and Oishi were only two points behind and Oishi soon scored another. Yuki was about to serve again when she stopped and looked at the side where Yuuta was. Kiyoko looked at the direction Yuki was pointing at and grinned at Yuki. "So, does Yuki-chan have another crush? What's the matter? Is your BAD Apple [ever heard of the Fuji apples? Get it? Fuji? Apple? HAHAHA! Sorry. On with the story] getting old?" Yuki grew red before glaring at Kiyoko who was unabashed.
"That's Fuji-chan's brother, Loser!" said Yuki.
"Yuki-chan! Kiyoko-chan! What about the game?" whined Eiji.
"I don't wanna play anymore," said Kiyoko, "I want to see Fuji-senpai's brother."
"Hey! I saw him first!" said Yuki catching up to Kiyoko.
"You have Fuji," reasoned Kiyoko. The twos' quarreling voices soon left the court while Eiji and Oishi were in chibi form out in the snow. They were comically hurt that the two girls didn't want to play with them.
"Yuuta-san!" called Kiyoko running to the boy with Yuki not far behind. Yuuta glared at Kiyoko who just made an even bigger smile. "My name's Kazumi Kiyoko, nice to meet you!" Yuki was about to get there when she tripped on a foot.
"Kiyoko!" called Yuki to the girl while Kiyoko gave the girl a mischievous smile and walked away with Yuuta. She could be so evil sometimes…well, most of the time. Yuki looked at the foot that had tripped her.
"Hello Aihara Yuki," said Mizuki cheerfully to the girl. The St. Rudolph manager smiled at Yuki who smiled back. She was clueless to the boy's evil intentions.
"Hello, Mizuki-san," said Yuki, "Why aren't you with St. Rudolph? Isn't their game starting right about now?"
"It's all right, I already know who the victor will be," said Mizuki.
"Hey! Don't you think Seigaku has a chance of beating you?" asked Yuki, although she wasn't so confident herself. St. Rudolph had strong players. And with Kaidoh and Momo playing together, she knew that it would be a hard game to win. Just then, she remembered something. "Aren't you and Fuji-chan playing together? I'll have to warn you, Fuji-chan is really scary on the court. I mean, the first time I saw it, I ran away!" Mizuki still showed Yuki the same confident smile which was starting to bug her. Yuki pulled at the Mizuki's cheeks like Kiyoko had usually done to her and said, "Don't you have a different face than this?" Even when Yuki was contorting Mizuki's face, he was still calm and showing the same smile. Yuki gave up and said goodbye before going to see the matches.
"Where's Kiyoko?" asked Rei when Yuki had come back. Yuki looked around.
"Isn't she back yet?" asked Yuki worriedly. Just then Ryoma walked in drinking his Ponta juice (OMG He always drinks the same exact thing every episode!) and Rei walked to him.
"Ryoma, have you seen Kiyoko?" asked Rei.
"Mada Mada Dane," said Ryoma. (He says that all the time too!) Just as Ryoma said this, Kiyoko came into the picture with a storm cloud over her face. The members couldn't help but look in that direction. Kiyoko had been walking gloomily to the Seigaku members.
"What's wrong, Kiyoko?" asked Yuki to the girl.
"Yuuta," said Kiyoko looking at Yuki and Rei. She was near tears. "He said...he said..."
"Well?" asked Rei annoyed, "What did he say?"
"He said GO AWAY! No one's ever said that to me before! Does he hate me? No! Everyone loves me! WWAHHH!!!!!!!!!!" cried Kiyoko. Everyone sweat dropped, but Rei's had the biggest of them all. She was expressionless as she swiped the storm cloud from Kiyoko's head and dropped it into the trash bin. "NNNOOOOOO! My storm cloud!" Kiyoko now looked like a zombie as she took her seat. She then turned her head slowly into a 180 with her body facing forward and her neck in the other direction as she grinned evilly and her eyes glowed. She patted the seat next to her. "Who wants to sit next to me?" She looked like the undead as she kept patting the seat next to her.
"Rei! She's even scarier than before you take the cloud away! You sit with her," said Yuki pushing Rei to the chair.
"No way," said Rei, "That girl is definitely on something. You sit with her Ryoma." Now Rei was pushing Ryoma to Kiyoko who now looked dejected.
"I understand, no one wants to sit with me," said Kiyoko sighing. Rei and Yuki stood on either side of Ryoma.
"Look at that," said Yuki shaking her head, "That girl will be scarred for life. Too bad NOBODY came to help her. NOBODY." Rei nodded in agreement.
"Yup, she could have really used a GUY there for moral support," said Rei. Now they were nudging Ryoma who finally went through the guilt trip.
"Mada Mada Dane," said Ryoma as he sat down.
"Kaoru-Momo pair to the court," called the referee after everyone had settled back down. Kaidoh and Momo went to the court and were already in a contest as they tried to beat the other to get to the court.
"Hey! I was here first!" cried Momo.
"Hiss," said Kaidoh to Momo who glared. They were against Kisarazu Atsushi who was the man with the scarf who played against Yuki, and Yanagisawa Shinya. Rei winced when the Shinya boy looked directly at her and winked.
"Hey Rei," said Kiyoko turning to the girl, "Did that weirdo just wink at you?" Yuki laughed.
"Looks like someone has a wittle crushie wushie on Rei," teased Yuki.
"You say that again and you are on an express trip to Hell, Yuki," said Rei threateningly. She brandished a rope out of nowhere just to prove it. Yuki's eyes widened before hiding behind Fuji who was STILL smiling. Soon the game began with no more incidents from the sideline and Seigaku could tell that trouble was brewing on the court.
"I got that ball!" objected Kaidoh in a growl. He glared at Momo who grinned as if that was what he intended the whole time.
"You'll have to run for those balls Viper," said Momo throwing his hands up in the air like Kaidoh couldn't help being so bad at tennis.
"Hmm," said Kiyoko loudly, "I wonder who those two remind me of." Kiyoko was staring at Ryoma who lowered his hat and didn't look in her direction. Just then, Rai, Kosuke, Keita, and Reika appeared.
"What took you guys so long?" asked Yuki annoyed, "I see you guys one minute and you're gone the next." [AN: thought I forgot about them, huh?] Reika just smiled and held up a hamburger under Yuki's nose. Rai did the same with Kiyoko whose mouth watered. Rei grabbed for the burger in Kosuke's hand. She nearly tackled him for it.
"C'mon Kosuke, just one bite," begged Rei.
"Yeah right," said Kosuke, "One bite to you means taking the whole thing and stuffing it in your mouth." Rei said nothing as she still tried to snatch the burger. Tezuka was watching the two on the ground.
"Rei, did you make sure to bring the medicine aid?" asked Tezuka. He was really trying to take away Rei's attention from Kosuke but only Inui, Fuji, and Ryoma knew that. Inui just wrote on his notebook while Ryoma didn't care. Fuji, on the other hand, had other things in mind.
"Of course," said Rei revealing the box with medicine from its place near her bag. She was completely dense about Tezuka not wanting her to go near Kosuke. Kosuke had other plans.
"Hey Rei, is it all right if we take a walk?" asked Kosuke.
"But I have to watch the game," objected Rei.
"That can wait," said Kosuke as he grabbed her hand and led her away.
"Are you sure you should just let them go like that Captain?" asked Kiyoko to the third year who said nothing.
"Why would Tezuka mind?" asked Eiji suddenly appearing with cat ears and whiskers. He looked at Kiyoko and gave her a 'nya?'. Kiyoko took on that funny sagely look as she shook her head and patted Eiji.
"Children are so dense," said Kiyoko. Everyone sweat dropped and turned their attention back to the game.
"What did you want to talk about?" asked Rei fiddling with her Seigaku jacket. Kosuke noticed her uncomfortable position and laughed.
"You seemed to have improved since our last talk," commented Kosuke, "Have you finally gotten together with that Tezuka guy?" Rei smacked the boy's head.
"I'd appreciate it if you didn't talk like that to him," said Rei, "Now, tell me what's up or I'm leaving." Kosuke handed Rei a small package from his packet. Rei took it warily and opened the box to find a key. "What's this for?" Kosuke grinned smugly.
"Will you kiss me if I tell you?" asked Kosuke puckering up. Rei sweat dropped before smacking the boy on the head. "Ouch! Okay already. If you must know, that is a key for a safe deposit box at the Tokyo National Bank. The number is on the key. I'm not allowed to tell you anything else." Rei looked mildly satisfied and was about to go back when Kosuke pulled her to him.
"Kosuke," said Rei, "I thought we settled this last time."
"Settled what?" asked Kosuke innocently as he hugged her tightly, "I seem to recall you rejecting me and me saying that you can't open yourself up to others. I don't remember settling anything." Rei pulled away and looked directly at him with harsh eyes.
"I can't do this to Tezuka, he's become much too important in my life," said Rei wishing that Kosuke could see it from her point of view, "Don't make me choose between you and him." Kosuke laughed then.
"I get the picture Rei," said Kosuke walking with her back to the game, "I could tell something changed between you two the moment I looked. You guys are too obvious. Don't worry about me, I was only testing you." Rei breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at the boy.
"You're as cocky as ever aren't you, Kosuke?" said Rei playfully as the two walked back. Unfortunately, Kaidoh and Momo were at the lowest point in their game. Yuki and Kiyoko didn't even notice when Rei snuck in. Tezuka gave the girl a sideways glance which Rei returned with a smile.
"This is so not good," said Kiyoko as the game's excitement was building. She had been clinging to Ryoma's arm since Rei had left and now she squeezed it tightly resulting with a yell from Ryoma. Tomo saw this as a good time to intervene. She had been glaring at Kiyoko the whole time since Ryoma had made no intention of telling Kiyoko to bug off but this was the last score.
"Kiyoko! Let Ryoma-sama go!" said Tomo pointing an accusing finger at Kiyoko. She and Ryoma turned their attention off the game for a moment so that they could glare at Tomo.
"Tomo-chan," said Sakuno in a small voice tugging at the girl's shirt.
"Will you stop bugging us?" asked Kiyoko visibly annoyed, "I'm watching a game here. Why don't you run along for a bit until Ryoma plays? God knows you're only here to watch him, right? Other people have lives that don't include stalking people."
"Mada Mada Dane," added Ryoma. Tomo and Sakuno were so shocked that they had turned into stone. As the game progressed, things looked worse and worse. Neither Momo and Kaidoh were willing to cooperate with each other but Kaidoh did not want to give up. At the next ball he dove and returned with Boomerang Snake.
"Yay! Kaidoh-senpai!" cheered Yuki before sitting back down. She couldn't believe she had actually cheered for the human manifestation of the snake. Usually she was scared out of her wits over him. Yuki turned to the side and saw Mizuki there momentarily shocked. Finally, the two boys worked together and won the game. Everyone cheered as the two exited the court. Now that the game had ended, the boys had stopped playing teamwork and were back to ripping each other's throats off. Yuki looked to the side and saw Taki there, comforting her twin. He had lost twice already and was obviously displeased with his performance. Yuki walked to Taki who had given up trying to make her twin feel better and turned to Yuki.
"You guys really aren't relenting, are you?" asked Taki amused.
"Two more wins and we beat you," said Yuki. Taki smiled sadly. The team was good and despite St. Rudolph's efforts, they had managed to foil Mizuki's plans. But now she brightened as Doubles 1 came forward.
"But the next game will be ours," said Taki with complete confidence, "You'll be going against Akazawa Yoshirou and Kaneda Ichirou. Ichirou will be no problem but Akazawa is a whole other ball game. You won't beat him."
"We'll see how they fare against the Golden Pair," said Yuki before walking back. Ichirou, who had heard Taki's conversation with Yuki, glared at the girl.
"That wasn't very nice Taki," mumbled Ichirou. Taki shrugged.
"It wasn't very nice to eavesdrop, Ichirou," said Taki before smiling proudly at Akazawa, "Ganbatte Buchou-sama." Akazawa smiled back. His tan skin was well admired by most women as the two got onto the court.
"Only nice to a few people," grumbled Ichirou while preparing his racket.
"Eiji-chan!" said Yuki running to the boy and smiling, "Don't forget the little bag I gave you! You might need it. Ganbatte Oishi-senpai!" Oishi smiled his motherly smile before getting on the court. Eiji was twirling his racket around his hands, the sign that he was serious. He turned one last toothpaste-ad smile at Seigaku before giving the V-symbol and turning back to the game.
"That was my sign," protested Kiyoko looking slightly sullen.
"Cry me a river," said Yuki rolling her eyes. Kiyoko stopped her gloomy attitude and looked challengingly at Yuki. She stared for a moment and then the two were locked into a staring contest.
"Jo Mama," said Kiyoko after awhile to which everyone [except Tezuka] sweat dropped.
"What?!" exclaimed Rai looking exasperated as he stared at his younger stepsister, "You're still saying that?"
"Chickenbutt," was Kiyoko's witty return.
"Who?" asked Rei getting into the game.
"Chickenpoo," answered back Kiyoko.
"Why?" asked Rei smiling. She just loved this one.
"Chicken thigh," replied Kiyoko.
"Where?" asked Yuki prompting the stupidest one of them all.
"Chicken pear," declared Kiyoko proudly.
"You've gotta work on that one," said Rai, "I can't believe you still haven't thought about how to answer where."
"I have too," said Kiyoko, "Chicken pear is a darn good one."
"Whatever," said the whole group [excluding Tezuka although he did say "Ah"]. Now, back to the game. It was St. Rudolph's turn to serve and already Seigaku was leading. Eiji had been using his cat like reflexes to return every serve. Oishi was at the baseline ready to back up whenever Eiji failed, which was never. Soon Seigaku won the first game. Yuki breathed a sigh of relief. Looks like Taki's warning was useless when it came to Eiji and his acrobatic skills. As time went on though, a few could sense trouble going on with Eiji.
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"The game's not starting for another few minutes, Kiyoko," said Rei turning to the girl, "Do you want to grab a bite?" It would only be a few minutes until the Kaidoh-Momo game and Kiyoko and Yuki were getting hungry. The match had been a long one and the heat had burned down hard on them. Yuki turned to Fuji.
"Fuji," said Yuki worriedly, "You might have to play later. Can you handle it?" Fuji smiled.
"Don't worry," said Fuji, "It'll be a while before I play." Yuki hovered anxiously over him.
"Are you sure?" asked Yuki, "Do you want some water? Or how about a snack? Maybe you should sit down." Rei sweat dropped before calling Kiyoko and Yuki.
"Hey," said Rei, "Why don't you two warm up with Eiji and Oishi? Kaidoh and Momo are getting on the court for some practice right now."
"Hai," said Kiyoko and Yuki before going to Eiji and Oishi.
"Senpai!" said Kiyoko standing in military form in front of Eiji and Oishi, "Would you like us to practice with you?" Eiji laughed at Kiyoko's comical act and grinned.
"We won't go easy on you so be ready!" said Yuki cheerfully as they four walked into the court.
"Oi! Oi! Whoever loses has to buy sushi later!" said Eiji jumping up and down.
"No way!" said Yuki before serving her hurricane serve, "Take that Eiji-chan!" The serve zoomed to the other end of the court but Eiji was already there catching it. He lobbed it back and Kiyoko was there to catch it. It wasn't an official game but it felt like it.
"I am so great!" said Kiyoko holding up the V for victory when she had scored another point. Eiji and Oishi were only two points behind and Oishi soon scored another. Yuki was about to serve again when she stopped and looked at the side where Yuuta was. Kiyoko looked at the direction Yuki was pointing at and grinned at Yuki. "So, does Yuki-chan have another crush? What's the matter? Is your BAD Apple [ever heard of the Fuji apples? Get it? Fuji? Apple? HAHAHA! Sorry. On with the story] getting old?" Yuki grew red before glaring at Kiyoko who was unabashed.
"That's Fuji-chan's brother, Loser!" said Yuki.
"Yuki-chan! Kiyoko-chan! What about the game?" whined Eiji.
"I don't wanna play anymore," said Kiyoko, "I want to see Fuji-senpai's brother."
"Hey! I saw him first!" said Yuki catching up to Kiyoko.
"You have Fuji," reasoned Kiyoko. The twos' quarreling voices soon left the court while Eiji and Oishi were in chibi form out in the snow. They were comically hurt that the two girls didn't want to play with them.
"Yuuta-san!" called Kiyoko running to the boy with Yuki not far behind. Yuuta glared at Kiyoko who just made an even bigger smile. "My name's Kazumi Kiyoko, nice to meet you!" Yuki was about to get there when she tripped on a foot.
"Kiyoko!" called Yuki to the girl while Kiyoko gave the girl a mischievous smile and walked away with Yuuta. She could be so evil sometimes…well, most of the time. Yuki looked at the foot that had tripped her.
"Hello Aihara Yuki," said Mizuki cheerfully to the girl. The St. Rudolph manager smiled at Yuki who smiled back. She was clueless to the boy's evil intentions.
"Hello, Mizuki-san," said Yuki, "Why aren't you with St. Rudolph? Isn't their game starting right about now?"
"It's all right, I already know who the victor will be," said Mizuki.
"Hey! Don't you think Seigaku has a chance of beating you?" asked Yuki, although she wasn't so confident herself. St. Rudolph had strong players. And with Kaidoh and Momo playing together, she knew that it would be a hard game to win. Just then, she remembered something. "Aren't you and Fuji-chan playing together? I'll have to warn you, Fuji-chan is really scary on the court. I mean, the first time I saw it, I ran away!" Mizuki still showed Yuki the same confident smile which was starting to bug her. Yuki pulled at the Mizuki's cheeks like Kiyoko had usually done to her and said, "Don't you have a different face than this?" Even when Yuki was contorting Mizuki's face, he was still calm and showing the same smile. Yuki gave up and said goodbye before going to see the matches.
"Where's Kiyoko?" asked Rei when Yuki had come back. Yuki looked around.
"Isn't she back yet?" asked Yuki worriedly. Just then Ryoma walked in drinking his Ponta juice (OMG He always drinks the same exact thing every episode!) and Rei walked to him.
"Ryoma, have you seen Kiyoko?" asked Rei.
"Mada Mada Dane," said Ryoma. (He says that all the time too!) Just as Ryoma said this, Kiyoko came into the picture with a storm cloud over her face. The members couldn't help but look in that direction. Kiyoko had been walking gloomily to the Seigaku members.
"What's wrong, Kiyoko?" asked Yuki to the girl.
"Yuuta," said Kiyoko looking at Yuki and Rei. She was near tears. "He said...he said..."
"Well?" asked Rei annoyed, "What did he say?"
"He said GO AWAY! No one's ever said that to me before! Does he hate me? No! Everyone loves me! WWAHHH!!!!!!!!!!" cried Kiyoko. Everyone sweat dropped, but Rei's had the biggest of them all. She was expressionless as she swiped the storm cloud from Kiyoko's head and dropped it into the trash bin. "NNNOOOOOO! My storm cloud!" Kiyoko now looked like a zombie as she took her seat. She then turned her head slowly into a 180 with her body facing forward and her neck in the other direction as she grinned evilly and her eyes glowed. She patted the seat next to her. "Who wants to sit next to me?" She looked like the undead as she kept patting the seat next to her.
"Rei! She's even scarier than before you take the cloud away! You sit with her," said Yuki pushing Rei to the chair.
"No way," said Rei, "That girl is definitely on something. You sit with her Ryoma." Now Rei was pushing Ryoma to Kiyoko who now looked dejected.
"I understand, no one wants to sit with me," said Kiyoko sighing. Rei and Yuki stood on either side of Ryoma.
"Look at that," said Yuki shaking her head, "That girl will be scarred for life. Too bad NOBODY came to help her. NOBODY." Rei nodded in agreement.
"Yup, she could have really used a GUY there for moral support," said Rei. Now they were nudging Ryoma who finally went through the guilt trip.
"Mada Mada Dane," said Ryoma as he sat down.
"Kaoru-Momo pair to the court," called the referee after everyone had settled back down. Kaidoh and Momo went to the court and were already in a contest as they tried to beat the other to get to the court.
"Hey! I was here first!" cried Momo.
"Hiss," said Kaidoh to Momo who glared. They were against Kisarazu Atsushi who was the man with the scarf who played against Yuki, and Yanagisawa Shinya. Rei winced when the Shinya boy looked directly at her and winked.
"Hey Rei," said Kiyoko turning to the girl, "Did that weirdo just wink at you?" Yuki laughed.
"Looks like someone has a wittle crushie wushie on Rei," teased Yuki.
"You say that again and you are on an express trip to Hell, Yuki," said Rei threateningly. She brandished a rope out of nowhere just to prove it. Yuki's eyes widened before hiding behind Fuji who was STILL smiling. Soon the game began with no more incidents from the sideline and Seigaku could tell that trouble was brewing on the court.
"I got that ball!" objected Kaidoh in a growl. He glared at Momo who grinned as if that was what he intended the whole time.
"You'll have to run for those balls Viper," said Momo throwing his hands up in the air like Kaidoh couldn't help being so bad at tennis.
"Hmm," said Kiyoko loudly, "I wonder who those two remind me of." Kiyoko was staring at Ryoma who lowered his hat and didn't look in her direction. Just then, Rai, Kosuke, Keita, and Reika appeared.
"What took you guys so long?" asked Yuki annoyed, "I see you guys one minute and you're gone the next." [AN: thought I forgot about them, huh?] Reika just smiled and held up a hamburger under Yuki's nose. Rai did the same with Kiyoko whose mouth watered. Rei grabbed for the burger in Kosuke's hand. She nearly tackled him for it.
"C'mon Kosuke, just one bite," begged Rei.
"Yeah right," said Kosuke, "One bite to you means taking the whole thing and stuffing it in your mouth." Rei said nothing as she still tried to snatch the burger. Tezuka was watching the two on the ground.
"Rei, did you make sure to bring the medicine aid?" asked Tezuka. He was really trying to take away Rei's attention from Kosuke but only Inui, Fuji, and Ryoma knew that. Inui just wrote on his notebook while Ryoma didn't care. Fuji, on the other hand, had other things in mind.
"Of course," said Rei revealing the box with medicine from its place near her bag. She was completely dense about Tezuka not wanting her to go near Kosuke. Kosuke had other plans.
"Hey Rei, is it all right if we take a walk?" asked Kosuke.
"But I have to watch the game," objected Rei.
"That can wait," said Kosuke as he grabbed her hand and led her away.
"Are you sure you should just let them go like that Captain?" asked Kiyoko to the third year who said nothing.
"Why would Tezuka mind?" asked Eiji suddenly appearing with cat ears and whiskers. He looked at Kiyoko and gave her a 'nya?'. Kiyoko took on that funny sagely look as she shook her head and patted Eiji.
"Children are so dense," said Kiyoko. Everyone sweat dropped and turned their attention back to the game.
"What did you want to talk about?" asked Rei fiddling with her Seigaku jacket. Kosuke noticed her uncomfortable position and laughed.
"You seemed to have improved since our last talk," commented Kosuke, "Have you finally gotten together with that Tezuka guy?" Rei smacked the boy's head.
"I'd appreciate it if you didn't talk like that to him," said Rei, "Now, tell me what's up or I'm leaving." Kosuke handed Rei a small package from his packet. Rei took it warily and opened the box to find a key. "What's this for?" Kosuke grinned smugly.
"Will you kiss me if I tell you?" asked Kosuke puckering up. Rei sweat dropped before smacking the boy on the head. "Ouch! Okay already. If you must know, that is a key for a safe deposit box at the Tokyo National Bank. The number is on the key. I'm not allowed to tell you anything else." Rei looked mildly satisfied and was about to go back when Kosuke pulled her to him.
"Kosuke," said Rei, "I thought we settled this last time."
"Settled what?" asked Kosuke innocently as he hugged her tightly, "I seem to recall you rejecting me and me saying that you can't open yourself up to others. I don't remember settling anything." Rei pulled away and looked directly at him with harsh eyes.
"I can't do this to Tezuka, he's become much too important in my life," said Rei wishing that Kosuke could see it from her point of view, "Don't make me choose between you and him." Kosuke laughed then.
"I get the picture Rei," said Kosuke walking with her back to the game, "I could tell something changed between you two the moment I looked. You guys are too obvious. Don't worry about me, I was only testing you." Rei breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at the boy.
"You're as cocky as ever aren't you, Kosuke?" said Rei playfully as the two walked back. Unfortunately, Kaidoh and Momo were at the lowest point in their game. Yuki and Kiyoko didn't even notice when Rei snuck in. Tezuka gave the girl a sideways glance which Rei returned with a smile.
"This is so not good," said Kiyoko as the game's excitement was building. She had been clinging to Ryoma's arm since Rei had left and now she squeezed it tightly resulting with a yell from Ryoma. Tomo saw this as a good time to intervene. She had been glaring at Kiyoko the whole time since Ryoma had made no intention of telling Kiyoko to bug off but this was the last score.
"Kiyoko! Let Ryoma-sama go!" said Tomo pointing an accusing finger at Kiyoko. She and Ryoma turned their attention off the game for a moment so that they could glare at Tomo.
"Tomo-chan," said Sakuno in a small voice tugging at the girl's shirt.
"Will you stop bugging us?" asked Kiyoko visibly annoyed, "I'm watching a game here. Why don't you run along for a bit until Ryoma plays? God knows you're only here to watch him, right? Other people have lives that don't include stalking people."
"Mada Mada Dane," added Ryoma. Tomo and Sakuno were so shocked that they had turned into stone. As the game progressed, things looked worse and worse. Neither Momo and Kaidoh were willing to cooperate with each other but Kaidoh did not want to give up. At the next ball he dove and returned with Boomerang Snake.
"Yay! Kaidoh-senpai!" cheered Yuki before sitting back down. She couldn't believe she had actually cheered for the human manifestation of the snake. Usually she was scared out of her wits over him. Yuki turned to the side and saw Mizuki there momentarily shocked. Finally, the two boys worked together and won the game. Everyone cheered as the two exited the court. Now that the game had ended, the boys had stopped playing teamwork and were back to ripping each other's throats off. Yuki looked to the side and saw Taki there, comforting her twin. He had lost twice already and was obviously displeased with his performance. Yuki walked to Taki who had given up trying to make her twin feel better and turned to Yuki.
"You guys really aren't relenting, are you?" asked Taki amused.
"Two more wins and we beat you," said Yuki. Taki smiled sadly. The team was good and despite St. Rudolph's efforts, they had managed to foil Mizuki's plans. But now she brightened as Doubles 1 came forward.
"But the next game will be ours," said Taki with complete confidence, "You'll be going against Akazawa Yoshirou and Kaneda Ichirou. Ichirou will be no problem but Akazawa is a whole other ball game. You won't beat him."
"We'll see how they fare against the Golden Pair," said Yuki before walking back. Ichirou, who had heard Taki's conversation with Yuki, glared at the girl.
"That wasn't very nice Taki," mumbled Ichirou. Taki shrugged.
"It wasn't very nice to eavesdrop, Ichirou," said Taki before smiling proudly at Akazawa, "Ganbatte Buchou-sama." Akazawa smiled back. His tan skin was well admired by most women as the two got onto the court.
"Only nice to a few people," grumbled Ichirou while preparing his racket.
"Eiji-chan!" said Yuki running to the boy and smiling, "Don't forget the little bag I gave you! You might need it. Ganbatte Oishi-senpai!" Oishi smiled his motherly smile before getting on the court. Eiji was twirling his racket around his hands, the sign that he was serious. He turned one last toothpaste-ad smile at Seigaku before giving the V-symbol and turning back to the game.
"That was my sign," protested Kiyoko looking slightly sullen.
"Cry me a river," said Yuki rolling her eyes. Kiyoko stopped her gloomy attitude and looked challengingly at Yuki. She stared for a moment and then the two were locked into a staring contest.
"Jo Mama," said Kiyoko after awhile to which everyone [except Tezuka] sweat dropped.
"What?!" exclaimed Rai looking exasperated as he stared at his younger stepsister, "You're still saying that?"
"Chickenbutt," was Kiyoko's witty return.
"Who?" asked Rei getting into the game.
"Chickenpoo," answered back Kiyoko.
"Why?" asked Rei smiling. She just loved this one.
"Chicken thigh," replied Kiyoko.
"Where?" asked Yuki prompting the stupidest one of them all.
"Chicken pear," declared Kiyoko proudly.
"You've gotta work on that one," said Rai, "I can't believe you still haven't thought about how to answer where."
"I have too," said Kiyoko, "Chicken pear is a darn good one."
"Whatever," said the whole group [excluding Tezuka although he did say "Ah"]. Now, back to the game. It was St. Rudolph's turn to serve and already Seigaku was leading. Eiji had been using his cat like reflexes to return every serve. Oishi was at the baseline ready to back up whenever Eiji failed, which was never. Soon Seigaku won the first game. Yuki breathed a sigh of relief. Looks like Taki's warning was useless when it came to Eiji and his acrobatic skills. As time went on though, a few could sense trouble going on with Eiji.
A/N: And that is all you're getting. I must say, I am sadly disappointed to have not gotten many reviews but I'll live. Anyway, I actually meant five reviews but hey, people make mistakes right?
; ) So, please review. Even if you haven't before, just even a sentence is good. I'll write more if you review more. You know, I scratch your back you scratch mine. Anyway, the limit now is 20 reviews if you want Chapter 5. And then 5 more reviews for 6 and 5 more for 7 and so on. So, see you after 20 reviews! I guarantee that this Part 2 will be muy better than Part 1.
