Summary: Tachibana An has just received a scholarship to attend one of the nation's best schools... unfortunately, that school happens to be Hyoutei. She hates it there. She hates the stuck-up rich kids, the attitude they give her, and most of all she hates Atobe Kiego. Will she be able to find something worthwhile in this school? Various het and shonen-ai pairings.

Pairings: AtobeAn, KamioAn, AnJirou, JirouYukimura, TachibanaFuji, ShinjiKamio, various others

Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis and its characters do not belong to me.

Prologue

Tachibana An blinked. And blinked again. She had come home that day and, instead of going directly to her room to change out of her school girl uniform, decided instead to hop into the kitchen for a quick snack. She had been very surprised to see her parents, who should have been at work, sitting at the table with her guidance counselor, her brother, and Kamio Akira. They were staring up at her with various expressions of shock, joy, dismay, and guilt.

"Ah, An, we were just talking about you." Her guidance counselor smiled at her in a very professional way that had always managed to make her feel uncomfortable. The expression just seemed to forced on the otherwise indifferent face. "I was just saying congratulations to your parents."

Her parents beamed up at her, accounting for the two expressions of pride in the room. Kamio looked like he was about to faint. Kippei... well, Kippei looked sullen, as always.

"Oh, An, congratulations," gushed her mother. "I'm so proud of you."

"Wait!" Kamio shouted, looking as though he was about to have a panic attack. "An hasn't even agreed yet! For all we know, she doesn't want to go to Hyoutei!"

An dropped her bag onto the floor, her mouth forming a small 'o'. "Hyoutei? What is going on?"

"As I was just telling your parents," the counselor began, deciding to just ignore Kamio's rude outburst, "Hyoutei has offered you a scholarship because of your spectacular grades. And if you enroll there now as a junior high student and keep a certain g.p.a., they'll extend your scholarship to cover tuition in their high school as well."

"What?" An's world shook even as her parents smiled ecstatically. After all, Hyoutei was one of the best schools in the nation, and one of the most expensive. The humble, working class Tachibana family could never afford to send one of their children there. "But Aniki... and all my friends... they go to Fudoumine. What's wrong with Fudoumine?"

An looked around the room. Her parents seemed a little disheartened by her reaction, though Kamio seemed relieved. Her eyes landed on her brother. Her brother, who she adored and respected above all else.

"An." Kippei's mouth tugged into a small frown, but he quickly schooled it into an equally small smile. "Hyoutei will give you opportunities that Fudoumine never can. You're too intelligent not to take advantage of this."

"I see." An bent down to grab her bag as Kamio looked as though he were about to murder Kippei. Her eyes were downcast, but she smiled any way. "I know you're right. I'm sure that I'll love Hyoutei."

But as An turned and ran towards her room, her family questioned the sincerity of her words. Her mother, however, couldn't help but let out one last statement, as her thoughts turned to her only daughter's promising future.

"Maybe she'll find a rich husband at Hyoutei."

Her father nodded in sage agreement. Every one else in the room sweatdropped.