Chapter 6
"Hyya!" Aya yelled out as he practiced his serve.
"Very good very good!" Aya's coach applauded.
"Stop it. I'm off." Aya criticized himself as he picked up another ball. 'I am rusty, sacrificing tennis practice for magic club is paying its dues.' Aya thought as he served another ball.
"Aaaaahhhhhh." Aya's fan club cooed from the fence as they watched. Aya looked over, it wasn't just them there, a small crowd was beginning to gather for the afternoon's event. No sign of the magic club though. Aya's eyes narrowed at the anger of yesterday afternoon.
"Hyya!" another ball flew through the air… it bounced out of bounds.
"Damn. I have to concentrate." Suddenly a bell sounded. Aya walked off the court. The opposing school had arrived, it was nearing time for the tournament to begin. Aya once again looked around the stands, no magic club…no Takeo. Aya sighed. He shouldn't have gotten so angry yesterday. He began to wonder if Takeo would show at all. A second bell sounded, it was time to begin.
"Takakura-sempai!" Sae called as she entered the magic club with Nanaka.
"Ah, Sawanoguchi-kun, Nakatomi-kun! Ready for today's lesson? Huh? Where are your uniforms?" Takeo said as he lit a few candles.
"Takakura-sempai I thought we were going to go see Aaburatsubo in the tournament today."
"It's already started Sae, we're missing it." Nanaka pushed wanting to go see Aya play. Takeo made a funny face.
"I thought that since we missed yesterdays lesson and all of us would be here we could practice a new spell instead."
"But we all aren't here." Nanaka cut in. "Aburatsubo is in the tournament."
"And Akane hasn't shown up yet." Sae added on.
"Where haven't I been?" a soft voice filled the room. Akane giggled as she entered. Takeo noted that she wasn't dressed either.
"Takakura-sempai, I just came by to see if I could be excused to go see the tournament, I have a date." Akane smiled waiting for her usual 'yes'.
"No, Aikawa-kun, you are not excused." All three of the girls were shocked. Akane blinked a few times as anger spread across her face.
"We have something very important to do today."
"Point!" The announcer called and pointed in the opposite direction of Aya. Aya was breathing heavy and sweating. He looked at the scoreboard, it was a tie, and this was the final match. He couldn't concentrate; the scenes of yesterday just kept playing in his head repeatedly, the fear that Takeo wouldn't want to be his friend anymore rising as time passed. Aya looked out in the crowd, most of them looked disappointed.
"Good luck Aya-sama!" One of his fans called to him and got the proper response from calling 'Aya-sama'. His fan club still cheering him on, but still no Takeo.
Aya picked up a ball, it was his turn to serve. He bounced it a few times and sighed.
"Good luck Aburatsubo!" A voice called out. Aya's head jumped up. He looked out in the crowd. It was Takeo! He was cheering him on, and he had brought the magic club too!
"You can do it Aburatsubo-sempai!" Nanaka yelled.
"Good luck Aburatsubo-sempai!" Sae waved with Akane. Takeo smiled at him, he had forgiven him and was here to support him when he needed it. Aya smiled as his eyes went slim.
"Hyya!"
