The Prince of Tennis Christmas Carols
Track One: Jackal, the dark-skinned player
Every member of the regulars team of each school's tennis club was there. Some privileged non-regulars were there too, due to some soft spots in their buchou's and coach's hearts.
Most of the lights were dimmed, only the Christmas lights that decorated the diner were the ones who lighted the place. The coaches left their teams and only Akutsu's mother and her assistants were around.
Fuji glanced around hoping to spot his brother in the crowd.
"Looking for someone, gorgeous?"
The tensai turned around and grinned. "Found it already so why should I be looking for it?"
The other chuckled. "Are you pertaining to me or to Tezuka?"
"Sae, I am proud that you are my apprentice," he said, laughing as he laced an arm around his childhood friend. "I must congratulate you in making the stoic buchou react."
Tezuka raised an eyebrow but said nothing. He knew that the moment he reacted, he would be treading in their carefully laid traps.
"Oh loosen up, Tezuka," Saeki said, taking a seat beside the duo. "Here, drink some punch. It's a party so enjoy."
"You didn't spike that by any chance, right?"
A sly smile escaped the Rokkaku fukubuchou's lips. "Saa…"
Earth eyes narrowed. "Stop being Fuji."
"Uwah! Fuji-kun is here! You were right, Atobe!"
"Of course. Ore-sama is never wrong, Jiroh," Atobe said, flipping his hair. "Mind if we sit with you?"
Tezuka's eyes were even more narrowed than they were a few seconds ago. "You're singles two player is already glued to Fuji."
It was Tezuka's way of saying that he couldn't do anything. And that he was jealous. And this amused the tensai and his protégée to no end.
But before anyone could react any further, a spotlight opened, revealing their hosts for that night.
"Konbanwa desu! Dan Taichi desu!"
He wished he had his cap. He would kill his Momo-sempai later. "Echizen Ryoma desu. Konbanwa."
"We are your hosts tonight desu! And we would like to welcome all of you to this party desu!"
Everyone clapped.
"Tonight," Echizen said as the applause died down. "We will have a couple of performances by Shakes and Frappes…"
"That's even worse than what Momoshiro gave his new move," commented Shishido from somewhere in the crowd.
"I heard that, moron!"
"Fsshhh…"
"Ii data…"
"Who will render us their own version of our old Christmas songs," continued the freshman regular of Seigaku.
"So without further ado, we present Shakes and Frappes desu!"
Marui munched on his third cake. "Does he always need to day 'desu'?"
More than twenty pairs of eyes widened when the said group entered all dressed in Santa costumes. No one could utter a word. Not even the ever mumbling Shinji or the very proud Aniki who wordlessly fished his camera and began clicking away.
Mukahi: "You know Bunta and Tezuka and Saeki and Mizuki;
"Keigo, Kajimoto, Shinji and Kiyosumi
Yagyuu: "But do you recall the most famous player of all?"
Niou smirked. God. Yagyuu looked damn sexy in that get-up.
Yuuta: "Jackal, the dark skinned player
"Had a very shiny head
"And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows
Tachibana: "All of the other players
"Used to laugh and call him names"
Eiji: Can't see you, Jackal!
Mukahi: It's dark!
Wakato: Smile, Jackal-san!
Akutsu: "They never let poor Jackal
"Join in any tennis games."
For Kawamura, it was a miracle that Akutsu was there. But more than a miracle was his childhood friend was singing in front of all them. In a Santa costume.
Wakato: "Then one foggy tennis game, Yukimura came to say:
Eiji: "Jackal with your head so bright,
"Won't you guide my team tonight?"
Kurobane: "Then all the players loved him
"As they shouted out with glee…
All: "Jackal, the dark-skinned player,
"You just brought us VICTORY!"
Kirihara glanced at his sempai and smirked. He decided that Jackal's red face was even better that seeing Yanagi blush. After all, not Yanagi's entire head turned red.
-Tsuzuku-