"I'M ON FIRE!! I'M BURNING!!"
Takashi passed the group with a burst of speed, with is head held high and a racket in his hands. With Echizen trailing close to his heel.
"Echizen!"
The group yelled after the shock of Takashi's spirited sprint passed them. Ryoma turned around and smirked. "Neener" he teased and blasted off with Takashi.
"SSSSSSSsss!"
Kaidoh popped out from the group and followed suit. Momoshiro's eyes popped opened and with a war cry followed Kaidoh. Oishi sped up to catch up with Momoshiro, and Fuji, Tezuka and Eiji were pacing with Kaidoh. Last corner! Inui thought, suddenly he charged forward from the back.
"20 seconds left" he yelled as he charged to the front. "Who ever is the last to cross the finish line has to drink my special formula I just came up with for a whole week."
"NANI!?!"
"I AM NOT DRINKING ANYTHING! NO SIR!"
Eiji jumped on Inui's shoulder when he passed and vaulted over him causing Inui to stumble. The big group was turning the corner when Echizen stopped in his tracks, feet screeching on the tennis court. Takashi unprepared for the sudden stop crashed into Echizen, which caused a huge dominos effect as Kaidoh tripped over Takashi, which made him fall backwards into Momoshiro, which caused them to crash into Fuji and Tezuka. Eiji's eyes widened as he watched the domino effect from the back, he smirked and flipped over everyone but wasn't watching where he was landing. He turned his head to land but saw a cart of balls. He panicked and tried to changed position but it was too late and he landed in a heap in the cart.
In front of the moaning group of supposedly composed "Seigaku's regulars", was a girl holding a cart with a shocked look on her face. She looked at everyone on the floor then at the tennis player that was occupying her cart.
"Eh..." she looked uncertainly at Eiji.
"Itai.."
"GET OFF ME, SNAKE!!"
"SHUT UP BAKA!"
"BAKA!?! WHO YOU CALLING BAKA?"
"Kaidoh! Momoshiro!"
They glared at each other then looked away due to their captain's warning.
"Taka-sempai", said a muffled voice "can you get off of me, I can't breathe."
Ryoma was under the big pile of bodies. Desperately gulping for air as his face turned blue.
Takashi looked down and jumped from where he was sitting.
"Gomen, daijoube ka Echizen-kun?"
He helped Echizen off the floor and patted his back. Echizen wheezing glared at Takashi.
"Your very heavy Taka-sempai"
"Hehehe..." Takashi nervously laughed rubbing the back of his head.
"Can you please get out of my cart?"
All movement and talking paused as a new voice sliced through the air. All heads turned in the direction where the voice came from. There stood a girl with short white tennis pants and a white polo shirt. She was carrying a tennis bag with "Sakura" written in silver across it. Her shoulder length black hair was tied into a high ponytail and she was glaring at Eiji.
"Sumimasen!"
Eiji jumped out of the cart and joined the rest in staring at the girl. Sakura wasn't even paying attention to everyone that was staring at her; she looked at the scattered balls on the floor and was about to bend down to start picking them up when Oishi broke the silence.
"Ano...is there something you are doing with that cart of balls Miss..."
She glanced up from her kneeling position.
"Sakura, and I'm looking for the coach of the tennis club."
"Yes, was someone looking f-?"
Sumire Ryuzaki stood behind her looking at her with curiosity. But her sentence was cut short when she saw the face of the young girl. Her eyes widened and her mouth hung open, which was very unlikely of the Seigaku's coach. Sakura smirked.
"Hello, Ryuzaki-sensei."
The gentile breeze blew through the trees and slightly waving the shirts of the practicing tennis players. The popping noise of tennis balls hitting rackets and labored breathing of players across the court. Eiji looked over to the corner of the court where Ryuzaki-san, Tezuka, and Sakura were talking under the shade.
"Oi, Oishi."
"Eh..." Oishi walked over to stand next to Eiji and looked in the direction where Eiji jerked his head.
"How long do you think they will take?"
"I don't know, but do you know what they could be talking about, it seems pretty serious though."
Fuji entered the group smiling.
"Hai, I know, they look like as if someone died, and the girl knew Ryuzaki- sensei."
"Oh! Look there coming!"
The three quickly jumped apart pretending to warm-up. Tezuka looked around the court looking for something. Then he spotted Echizen warming up on the bench next to his racket.
"Echizen" Tezuka said, looking down at him. "Are you done warming up?"
"Hai" he said standing up grabbing his racket.
"Then I want you to play her," he said pointing his thumb behind him.
"Nani?" Echizen frowned looking behind the captain. "Tezuka-sempai, you want me to play a girl."
Sakura beat the captain in answering.
"Don't be afraid, Echizen-kun." She taunted pointing her racket at him. "I promise I won't beat you....too hard."
Echizen tilted his hat to cover his eyes and grinned.
"Mada Mada Dane."
Takashi passed the group with a burst of speed, with is head held high and a racket in his hands. With Echizen trailing close to his heel.
"Echizen!"
The group yelled after the shock of Takashi's spirited sprint passed them. Ryoma turned around and smirked. "Neener" he teased and blasted off with Takashi.
"SSSSSSSsss!"
Kaidoh popped out from the group and followed suit. Momoshiro's eyes popped opened and with a war cry followed Kaidoh. Oishi sped up to catch up with Momoshiro, and Fuji, Tezuka and Eiji were pacing with Kaidoh. Last corner! Inui thought, suddenly he charged forward from the back.
"20 seconds left" he yelled as he charged to the front. "Who ever is the last to cross the finish line has to drink my special formula I just came up with for a whole week."
"NANI!?!"
"I AM NOT DRINKING ANYTHING! NO SIR!"
Eiji jumped on Inui's shoulder when he passed and vaulted over him causing Inui to stumble. The big group was turning the corner when Echizen stopped in his tracks, feet screeching on the tennis court. Takashi unprepared for the sudden stop crashed into Echizen, which caused a huge dominos effect as Kaidoh tripped over Takashi, which made him fall backwards into Momoshiro, which caused them to crash into Fuji and Tezuka. Eiji's eyes widened as he watched the domino effect from the back, he smirked and flipped over everyone but wasn't watching where he was landing. He turned his head to land but saw a cart of balls. He panicked and tried to changed position but it was too late and he landed in a heap in the cart.
In front of the moaning group of supposedly composed "Seigaku's regulars", was a girl holding a cart with a shocked look on her face. She looked at everyone on the floor then at the tennis player that was occupying her cart.
"Eh..." she looked uncertainly at Eiji.
"Itai.."
"GET OFF ME, SNAKE!!"
"SHUT UP BAKA!"
"BAKA!?! WHO YOU CALLING BAKA?"
"Kaidoh! Momoshiro!"
They glared at each other then looked away due to their captain's warning.
"Taka-sempai", said a muffled voice "can you get off of me, I can't breathe."
Ryoma was under the big pile of bodies. Desperately gulping for air as his face turned blue.
Takashi looked down and jumped from where he was sitting.
"Gomen, daijoube ka Echizen-kun?"
He helped Echizen off the floor and patted his back. Echizen wheezing glared at Takashi.
"Your very heavy Taka-sempai"
"Hehehe..." Takashi nervously laughed rubbing the back of his head.
"Can you please get out of my cart?"
All movement and talking paused as a new voice sliced through the air. All heads turned in the direction where the voice came from. There stood a girl with short white tennis pants and a white polo shirt. She was carrying a tennis bag with "Sakura" written in silver across it. Her shoulder length black hair was tied into a high ponytail and she was glaring at Eiji.
"Sumimasen!"
Eiji jumped out of the cart and joined the rest in staring at the girl. Sakura wasn't even paying attention to everyone that was staring at her; she looked at the scattered balls on the floor and was about to bend down to start picking them up when Oishi broke the silence.
"Ano...is there something you are doing with that cart of balls Miss..."
She glanced up from her kneeling position.
"Sakura, and I'm looking for the coach of the tennis club."
"Yes, was someone looking f-?"
Sumire Ryuzaki stood behind her looking at her with curiosity. But her sentence was cut short when she saw the face of the young girl. Her eyes widened and her mouth hung open, which was very unlikely of the Seigaku's coach. Sakura smirked.
"Hello, Ryuzaki-sensei."
The gentile breeze blew through the trees and slightly waving the shirts of the practicing tennis players. The popping noise of tennis balls hitting rackets and labored breathing of players across the court. Eiji looked over to the corner of the court where Ryuzaki-san, Tezuka, and Sakura were talking under the shade.
"Oi, Oishi."
"Eh..." Oishi walked over to stand next to Eiji and looked in the direction where Eiji jerked his head.
"How long do you think they will take?"
"I don't know, but do you know what they could be talking about, it seems pretty serious though."
Fuji entered the group smiling.
"Hai, I know, they look like as if someone died, and the girl knew Ryuzaki- sensei."
"Oh! Look there coming!"
The three quickly jumped apart pretending to warm-up. Tezuka looked around the court looking for something. Then he spotted Echizen warming up on the bench next to his racket.
"Echizen" Tezuka said, looking down at him. "Are you done warming up?"
"Hai" he said standing up grabbing his racket.
"Then I want you to play her," he said pointing his thumb behind him.
"Nani?" Echizen frowned looking behind the captain. "Tezuka-sempai, you want me to play a girl."
Sakura beat the captain in answering.
"Don't be afraid, Echizen-kun." She taunted pointing her racket at him. "I promise I won't beat you....too hard."
Echizen tilted his hat to cover his eyes and grinned.
"Mada Mada Dane."