Note - Re-adjusted the whole chapter due to some characters missing because of quick edit. I have re-submitted the work again. Hopefully it shouldn't look as bad. If you cannot see the following characters inside the brackets, then it's Quick Edit's problem, that's why I changed my style of presentation. - (), (), (), ().
-Warning - Shounen-ai, Rated PG-13. -
-Pairings-
TezukaxRyoma, ALLxRyoma, Golden Pair, InuixKaidou, Fuji...TakaFuji, Momox???
-Disclaimer-
I don't own Prince of Tennis, it's created by the wonderful Konomi-sensei. I
however, only own Akira, and she will NOT BE PAIRED UP WITH A TENIPURI GUY,
she may only gain admiration but nothing more. And if you dislike Ryoma-kun
as an Uke, then... um, anyway.....
-Windy-
Uh...... wrote a lot this time, because I felt that the last chapter had really
little.... I'm surprised some people thought Akira was like Fuji........o.O
really? Are you all sure it's not because of the drink? Uh... anyway, hopefully
this chapter is just as interesting...sorry it took a while... my PC completely
froze and everything blacked out. I was nearly in tears because I had half-way
written and didn't back up. But I ripped those files out in safe mode. Thank
goodness. And I also had exams.
-Dew-
= = To our Reviewers = =
XxMaster-ExX - Hmmm....[Reminiscenses for a minute] you know, she does act
a bit like it, only that the possible difference is that she dislike seeing
people suffer(?) Um anyway.... no worries, I'm planning this to be a TezuRyo
in the end -smile-
Nan - Thank you!!
RianSveinSnape - Akira is like Fuji Syuusuke o.O ..... uh..... I never thought of that....somebody also mentioned the same thing... but uh... I suppose her attitude is more 'naiive'? Um anyway.... angst..... I wonder..... I'll try.........
shadow fox - Thanks, I'm not sure how many chapters I'm typing but the length of the chapters are gonna be LONG.
Cathy - Yeah, I already planned what would happen. And I shall make it as interesting as possible XD XD and you'll see it in this chapter.
hikaru nadesico - Arigatou :) Thanks for your support :)
The Magician of Black Chaos - Momo/Kaidou? Uuhh..... I'll try.... but the original pairing I have in mind is Inui/Kaidou.... :)
Shinigami Lupin - Hmm.... she really is like Fuji? Other people mentioned it before... you all sure it's not because of the drink? Brave... I think she's more 'naiive' than brave -.-;;; But I guess I really intended to have her able to stand such a thing. Maybe it's just to make it more interesting.... :)
starsong - Nope, when I mean bitterly, I MEAN bitterly -sweatdrops- and... well brightly... when I meant brightly... it's brightly.... yeah, trying to make Akira like not a typical sister/person thingy XD XD
karen - Bad writing... Ano... can you kindly point out which part of this fic has BAD WRITING? Is it the grammar? The spellings? The metaphors I use? Or my writing style? Maybe the personalities of the characters? Listen, if you don't point out specifically which part it is, I don't know where to start to make my writing better. Still, thanks for the comment.
Hirame - Now I remember!!! You were also in the HunterXHunter section!!! And I was SO looking forward to one of your fics that's about interviewing the hunter cast!!! Yay! Yay! Nice to meet you again :) Anyway... glad somebody thinks that Akira is sweet, because that IS her character :)
chibisuke - Many thanks for your support :)
Sevn - Ryoma-kun.... you'll see if he does do it or not XP
-Tetra-
Sentences or words that are underlined during a fic represents the use of English,
not Japanese ((ie, it's pronounced in English, not in their main language))
Sentences or phrases in Italics are in thoughts mode.
-Windy-
Gomen, my replies to the reviewers are short, because I know I talk too much
in detail... I'm pretty surprised no body actually asked for Akira's age?
I only remember referring her as a teenager, or did I really memtion her age
at the start of the first chapter? o.O Hmm... I should go back and recheck
it....Saa....
enjoy the fic!!
= = Chapter 3 - Everybody loves Ryoma-sama = =
Brown-yellowish orbs fluttered open.
It was a bright Sunday morning, white rays shone in from the window curtains and laid onto the wooden study desk and Tezuka Kunimitsu was actually leaning - or slept on his study table last night. He was reading a certain book with a green cover, or rather, he was thinking about a certain golden-eyed freshman too much that he was seated on his desk chair and fell asleep on the table without noticing.
Straightening himself up, he did a few morning stretches and then walked over to his wardrobe. While getting himself properly dressed, he began to think of the arrival of Ryoma's sister. He had never thought the person that Ryoma seemed to admire was a girl - a sister, not a brother. Not only that, he was aware of the fact nearly the whole tennis club was also going after Ryoma. But the main problem is Akira and Fuji. He's pretty sure the tensai prodigy would do anything either good or bad to reach his goal. The genki-forever sister however, is also a hard obstacle, seeing the fact the genius boy listens to nobody too well but to his sister only.
Sighing, Tezuka Kunimitsu decides to travel to the bookstore within the main city today. He then finished dressing up, he was wearing a light violet short-sleeved shirt, with a silver necklace hung around his neck, black uniform-type trousers, and last but not least - his spectacles. Inhaling and exhaling a big breath, he began to walk downstairs to greet his parents and his grandparents, having breakfast before he left the house in the morning.
= = = = =
"Hmm.... seems like Syusuke will feel a bit lucky today, " Fuji Yumiko, Fuji Syusuke's eldest sister, smiled and mentioned as she stared at her tarot cards layout.
"Oh? Is that so?" Fuji Syusuke smiled. Fuji Syusuke was wearing his green t-shirt with a blue stripe across the chest and dark brown shorts. He was currently having his older sister take a reading for him.
"Demo....... " Yumiko crossed her eyebrows and pointed out a certain card, "The Tower - Syusuke, it may seem something could go wrong with your luck today...."
"Oh?" Then that must mean....
"Well, the bad luck is something related to a gold-brownish colour."
"Ah?" Gold-brownish colour.....could it be?
"Anyway, what else would you like to know?" Yumiko glanced over at her brother.
"Iya, that's enough for today nee-san," Fuji then pulled his chair backwards and stood up. "Arigatou nee-san," Fuji smiled at his sister before leaving the room. Maybe I should go for a walk, as long as 'he' is not around, nothing could come and claim MY Ryoma away from me... Fuji stated in his mind and decided to head out to town, threw his black racket bag on his left shoulder before going out.
= = = = =
"One more time------ Wuwuwuw---- One more time Akira------ PLEASE---!!" Echizen Nanjirou, the legendary tennis world wide retired player also known as the 'Samurai' whined in tears.
It was a late Sunday morning, and due to the arrival of Echizen Akira - Echizen Ryoma's elder sister, were now at the door of the house that connects to the outside world. We can see that Nanjirou - Ryoma and Akira's father, was tugging on Akira's shoulder, with both of them and Ryoma standing in the doorsteps.
Ryoma was dressed in one of his usual red and white T-shirts, with his shoulders
and arm part being red and the chest to stomach part being white. He was also
wearing a red to mild-red jacket to cover his T-shirt and the upper part of
his black shorts - which the shorts reached down to just above his knees. Wearing
his usual white runners and white cap, with the word 'Fila' enngraved on it.
Having his navy tennis racket bag hanging on his right shoulder, golden eyes
stared at his father with annoyance.
His father was wearing his usual brown monk-kimono clothes, his brown eyes in
tints of tears was begging Akira not to leave.
Akira, bitterly smiling at her father, tried to look for the appearance of her
mother. The sister of Ochibi was wearing a white T-shirt with a wide yellow
stripe going vertically on the left side of her T-shirt, biege or light brown
shorts that reached down halfway on her thigh. White runners and a cream cardigan
wrapped and tied around her neck, resting on her shoulders. And she also had
the same cap on her head from yesterday, not to mention the fact that her hair
is tied in the same way, a white ribbon in the middle of the hair length.
"Oyaji! Mou Hanase yo!! We're never able to get out of this door if you hold on to Oneesan forever!!" Ryoma voiced out in a slight angry tone.
"Nani yo Seishounen!? You two were together ALL day yesterday, and when you both came back, Nanako-chan and your mother were with her that night!! T.T" Nanjirou stated.
"But you did get to play a match with Akira-chan this morning did you not Oji-sama?" Nanako sprang out of the kitchen door and walked towards the trio.
"...Ah...ah.. but play one more match with me Akira-chan---" Nanjirou cried.
"Ma...ma... I promise I'll play with you again when I come home today Otou-san," Akira bitterly smiled.
"That's right, Anata! Please let them go now, saa!" Rinko, Ryoma and Akira's mother, Aunt of Nanako and Nanjirou's wife, came out and released Nanjirou's grip on Akira.
"T.T Seishounen!! You two better be back early today!!! # #" Nanjirou announced.
"Mada mada dane," Ryoma muttered as he twisted open the doorknob.
"Ittekimasu--!!" Akira waved goodbye to her cousin and parents, while following her younger brother outside.
"Have fun--" was the last English sound the Echizen siblings heard from their mother before they closed the front door.
And so the duo walked out of the entrance gate, as soon as they're out on the streets, Akira started, "Ne Ryu-kun."
"Hn?" Ryoma looked at his sister.
"Can we go to the mall first?"
"Ah?"
"I wanna get a book from the bookstore."
"Heh....what kind of a book is it?"
"Hi-mi-tsu," smile.
".........very well......" Echizen Ryoma gave in. It's just buying a book, why so secretive?
"Saa, ikou - [Pang!] AH!!" As soon as Akira turned around, she collided into the street lights pole.
"Nee-san!?" Ryoma anxiously went over to balance his sister.
"Ah...hahah.... daijoubu, daijoubu...." Akira rubbed her face.
"Mou-- Neechan, you really have to get rid of that bad habit," Ryoma sighed.
"Hai--!" Akira bitterly smiled.
"Mada mada, Onee-san," Ryoma sighed once again, took Akira's right hand and lead the way to the nearby bookstore.
= = = = =
"It's Sunday, and I don't understand why I'm stuck here with you. Mou--"
Kikumaru Eiji licked his strawberry ice-cream cone. Wearing a zipped up, short-sleeved
light brown jacket, with a darker brown stripe going vertically down in
the
middle of the chest, light blue jeans, bottle blue eyes groaned for boredom.
"What are you talking about Eiji-senpai!? You were the one that called
me!!" Momoshiro complained while holding his own ice-cream cone. He was
wearing a white t-shirt which was covered by a short-sleeve navy and green striped
shirt. And navy shorts.
The two regular members of the Seigaku tennis club team were both standing on a certain high steel metal bridge in town, which they can easily have an all-round view of the people below them.
"Eheheheh..... that's right," Eiji bitterly smiled and scratched his head. "Hoi? Momo!! Look over there!!" Eiji suddenly announced and pointed at a certain direction below them.
Momo followed the direction of his senpai's index finger and spotted a familiar duo, "It's Echizen!!"
"Ochibi-chan's sister is there too!!" Eiji cheerfully stared at the Echizen siblings with delight, which the brother and sister talked to each other happily and walked into a certain bookstore. "Ne Momo," Kikumaru suddenly spoke.
"Nani Eiji-senpai?" Momo glanced over at his senpai.
"Don't you think Ochibi-chan looked more happy than usual?"
"Ah, more like when Akira-san came back?"
"Hn.... but I like that smile.....Ochibi-chan's that is...." But it's not directed to me....
"Ah..." But that smile belongs to Akira-san....
"But I won't give up!!" Eiji suddenly bounced up, which startled Momo out of his thoughts. Kikimaru then turned to face Momo with determination, "Come on Momo-chan! Let's follow them!!" Eiji declared as he finished his ice-cream and dashed downwards the bridge, in the direction where the Echizen siblings went.
"Chotto Senpai!!!" Momo hastily followed the red headed senior.
= = = = =
Within a certain bookstore in the town, Tezuka was browsing through the English literature section. Or more like the English detective genre novel section. While browsing for a certain book, he suddenly hear familiar voices. Usually he wouldn't be that bothered to look for the source of the voice, but however these voices belongs to a girl with a strong middle pitch and a young boy whose voice did not mature yet. Guessing it could be the people he wished to see, he glanced around him and spotted the Echizen siblings talking to each other, walking along the same section he was previously in.
"Ah! Konnnichi wa Tezuka-kun!!" Akira spotted Tezuka from a certain distance and lightly waved at him. She took Ryoma's free hand and both of them paced towards the Buchou of Seigaku. While Akira kept her cheerful smile on her face, Ryoma however, had a tint of redness on his cheeks.
"Konnichi wa Echizen-san, Echizen," Tezuka slightly nodded as he first looked at Akira and then glanced at Ryoma. Ryoma muttered a greeting as Akira then spoke, "Mou.... you can just call me Akira! Or even Akira-chan, otherwise I don't know who you're refering to, right Ryu-kun?" She mentioned as she smiled at her younger brother.
"Ah....hai Akira...-san...." Tezuka hesitated.
"Oh well, better than calling us Echizen, say, why don't you try calling Ryu-kun, Ryoma-kun," Akira grinned, which this sentence made the Buchou and Oujisama slightly blush. Ara, ara.... the icicle mountain can actually blush?
"Oneesan..... this isn't America.....," Ryoma frowned at her sister while lightly blushing.
"Oh? But you're both outside of school, why don't you try calling Tezuka-san or Tezuka-senpai instead of Buchou?" Akira smiled even wider, and the other duo blushed a bit more.
"Oneechan!!!" Ryoma pouted.
"Hai, hai, well then, I'm off to find my book, why don't you keep Tezuka-kun company for a while?" Akira winked, turned and started to leave.
"Chotto Oneesan!!" Ryoma called out for his sister.
"Daijoubu--- I can't get lost in such a store," with that said Akira was then out of sight.
"That's not the point..." Ryoma's eyebrows twitched. And it was then he realized his Buchou was still there behind him. He then turned to look at his Buchou, who was staring at him.
They remain in such eye contact for a few minutes and then both started to feel a bit uneasy, Ryoma lowered his head and pulled his cap a bit down further because he can feel that his face is heating up. Mou....why does oneechan have to leave me here in this situation!!?? .;;;
"......Ryoma-kun," Tezuka began, and at this remark, Ryoma lifted his head up with a startled expression. Tezuka on the other hand explained, "Do you mind if I call you that? It's easier to distinguish between you and your sister."
"Iya..... Tezuka-senpai......" Ryoma looked away but somehow his heart felt a little happy. I wonder why...
"Ah..." Tezuka mildly smiled, and this didn't go unnoticed by Ryoma.
"Tezuka-senpai......."
"Ah?"
You look better when you're smiling... "...Iya...betsuni.......ah! What book is that you're holding senpai?" Ryoma tried to cover his excuse.
"This?" Tezuka held the book towards Ryoma's face and let the golden orbs observe the cover of the book. "It's a detective story."
"Heh...... it's in English too....... Buchou-....Tezuka-senpai must be very good at English eh?" Ryoma corrected himself.
"Average. Were you looking for a book too Ryoma-kun?"
"Iya, it was Oneesan's idea to come to the bookstore."
"........you're really close with Akira-san...." Tezuka, though still remained expressionless on the outside, inside he frowned when he heard that name.
"Ah.... Oneechan is really important to me," with that Ryoma lightly emitted a warmth smile, which made the core of the heart in Tezuka's hurt.
"Sou ka..."
"Demo...... there is also somebody else besides oneechan that I like......" Should I say it?
"Hn?" Tezuka's ears perked up again. He likes who?
"......I like -"
"-Ah, Tezuka, Echizen, what a surprise," another familiar voice pierced right through their conversation and the duo turned to the source of the voice. Walking towards them was Fuji Syusuke.
"Fuji-senpai?" Golden orbs were startled.
"Fuji....." Tezuka glared at the smiling Tensai, as if saying you interrupted our conversation.
"Konnichi wa, Echizen-- ...and Tezuka," Fuji smiled at his young kouhai and stared back at the Buchou with opened, dangerous blue spheres. Oh my, you have guts Tezuka, trying to make the first move...
"Ah, Fuji," Tezuka nodded, but received the message from Fuji and glared back in response. Fuji Syusuke...what are you doing here!?
"Fuji-senpai, why are you here?" Ryoma asked with a slight tone of annoyance. And I thought I could tell him...
"What do you think I can do in a bookstore? Echizen?" Fuji smiled as he edged closer to Ryoma.
"Uh....to buy books?" Ryoma dumply replied. Why is his senpai moving towards him? And the face...wait- "Chotto! Fuji-senpai-"
"-Fuji!! #" Tezuka advanced towards the duo and pulled Ryoma away from Fuji and hid the young boy behind him.
"Tezuka, what are you doing?" Fuji was not happy with the fact that Tezuka pulled Echizen away from him. Not happy one bit. Tezuka... I knew you were that 'golden-brownish colour' that Yumiko-neechan mentioned....
"I should be the one asking," Tezuka glared at the prodigy. "Ryoma-kun was startled by your actions."
With the mentioning name of 'Ryoma-kun', Fuji opened his eyes in shock and then sapphire orbs glared daggers at those dark topaz ones. "Oh? 'Ryoma-kun' eh? My, my Tezuka, since when did the both of you become so close?"
Tezuka said nothing but glared back. Fuji, knowing that he'll gain nothing out of the icicle mountain, decided to change his target, "Ne Echizen?" the tensai softened his smile at Oujisama.
"Nani desu ka?" Irritated yellow topaz eyes replied.
"May I also call you Ryoma-kun?"
"............."
"I can then, can't I?"
"Yadda."
".......why not?"
"It wasn't me that decided this issue."
"And who was it that decided it?" The tensai then turned his sharp gaze at Tezuka.
"Ara, ara... aren't we very friendly here?" Akira suddenly popped out with a smile and her voice calmed the confrontation before her.
"Ah! Oneesan," Ryoma was indeed happy to see the appearance of his sister, eyeing her sister with a worried look, Akira got the signal.
"Konnichi wa Fuji-kun," Akira innocently smiled at the tensai.
"Ah, good afternoon Echizen-san," Fuji smiled back.
"Ah----- here we go again, just call me Akira, or Akira-san if you must, or even Akira-chan," Akira went over again what she previously stated to Tezuka.
"Hai, Akira-san," Fuji replied. It was unexpected to see her here. Then again, it's not surprising to see her here either.
"Ryu-kun! Ryu-kun! Look who I bumped into in this store!!" Akira skipped towards her otouto.
"Ha?" Ryoma looked back in confusion.
"Hoi--Hoi--!! Ochibi----!!" suddenly, Kikumaru came flying, pounced and hugged Ryoma. "Wai--! Wai--! It's Ochibi--!!"
"Ki...ku-maru-senpai...can't....breathe...get off me!!!" Ryoma complaint.
"Eiji!?" Fuji opened his eyes. He wasn't expecting other people to be around the place...
"Good day Fuji-senpai, Buchou," Momoshiro came out behind Eiji and greeted his senpais.
"Mo...Momo-senpai...?" Ryoma directed a plain look at the nicknamed peach. Seems like Kikumaru was still hugging Ryoma, but relaxed his grip on the boy for the kouhai to breathe.
"Ah, Tezuka, Fuji. And Echizen too," Inui popped out from the whole group and proceeded towards Akira.
"... Oneechan....moshikashite..." Ryoma eyed his sister while gripping his senpai's arms around him.
"Hai--! I was trying to find my books and I bumped into Inui-kun! And then as we walked back to find you, we came across Eiji-kun and Momoshiro-kun!" Akira smiled naively at her brother - who gave an unbelievable look at his sister. Akira ignored the expression and continued, "And then we came back to find Fuji in your group, I have to say I'm getting a feeling we're gonna meet a lot of people today, don't you think so Ryu-kun?"
"...Ah....uhn...." Ryoma lightly nodded his head. No god, please, no more people already, meeting a lot of people is tiring, having to deal with Sis and Buchou is enough...
While the Echizen siblings were having a conversation, the others in the group threw dangerous looks at each other, especially Akira's sentence 'we're gonna meet a lot of people today' they were on full alert for this.
However, Inui was different, he observed everyone's actions, took out his data notebook and started to scribble again. Ii data.... maybe I should call the others too....
"So, we both planned to go to the street courts, does any one of you want to come along?" Akira softly smiled at everyone.
"YES!!!" Despite the group made each person as their 'enemy' they somehow yelled the same thing together, which lightly made the girl and the youngest boy flinch.
"A--ra, ara-- minna-san is so energetic today!! Well then let's go!" Akira announced and marched happily out of the book store. Ryoma quickly followed his older family member and the remainders of the group stared at each other before rushing out of the shop, "Echizen--!"
= = = = =
The whole group were walking down the town and proceeded towards their destination.
On the way, many, many opposite genders of the male either stared, swooned,
giggled, or fainted, anything that a typical fan girl would do when seeing a
bunch of 'gorgeous' guys walking down the streets. Most attention were directed
on Tezuka and Fuji, Eiji and Ryoma.
And when it comes to Ryoma, it is then that something beside him made the fangirls
(Or guys that are g#y) jealous, because an only girl - Akira is walking in
the
middle of the group. Though said, the young girl WAS good-looking, she IS Ryoma's
sister after all and had attracted many males, thus, it was only in a matter
of seconds that the WHOLE town were staring at them. And the group were totally,
totally oblivious too. ((Dew-Isn't that a bit exaggerating? Windy-Shut up!!
#))
And what about the group? We have Momo and Kikumaru in the front, which both are constantly turning to their backs to talk with the Echizen siblings, which both were in the middle, walking side by side, and with Tezuka and Fuji right behind them, Inui on the other hand is on his own and at the tail of the group.
"Nyah, what books did you get?" Eiji asked the shorter boy behind his back.
"It was Oneesan's idea to go to the book store. What's more, what book did you get?" Ryoma directed his look on Akira.
"I got these three books!!" Akira cheerfully opened her wrapped books and showed them to her brother.
"...A Town with no People, The Tree of Life, The Creation of Terranigma....Oneechan.... what is this... junk?" Ryoma worded out as he examined the front and back covers of the books.
"Really? But they're really interesting," Akira frowned.
'Only you would think of something as such....' Ryoma thought as he felt his eyebrow twitched. Those titles made no sense whatsoever.
"Nyah--It looks hard," Kikumaru snatched one of the books out of Ryoma's hand. "Eh!? This is...."
"It's in English!! How can you read this!?" Momo exclaimed as soon as he took a peek inside the covers.
"Mada mada dane Senpai-tachi," Ryoma smirked which was rewarded a few complains from Momo and Eiji.
Eyeing the four people in front of them, Fuji, still having his 'innocent' smile on, was wishing they're all gone except for Echizen. He occasionally gave cold stares to his enemies, and softened his look on Ryoma, and looked at the boy's shiny green to navyish hair, and trailed to his white silky coloured neck.... and observing downwards to the back... then landed his blue-glinting eyes on the boy's ass ---
"Fuji," Tezuka warned, a volume so low and demanding that no one can hear except only for the prodigy.
"Nani?" Fuji of course, replied in an 'innocent tensai' tone, which Tezuka gave a cold stare at him.
Understanding what is happening around them, Akira just softly smiled as she received her books back and placed them back in the brown bag --- which actually contained a fourth book. She grinned at the fourth book and began to plan out this day ahead of them. I can see that one of them will be very lucky...
Inui, the person behind the whole group, observed every single thing, noted them down and had actually used his own mobile to ring the remaining regulars without anyone noticing.
= = = = =
As they reached the street tennis courts, they found that a majority of familiar people were there playing already. Kamio and Ibu Shinji were playing doubles against Fuji Yuuta and Yanagisawa. Mizuki Hajime was the referee, with Tachibana Ann sitting on a certain bench. From far away, Ann spotted the Seigaku group and called out, "Oi! Momoshiro-kun!!" She observed the whole group as she waved, and was surpised to see that nearly the whole Seigaku regulars are here.... even their Buchou as well!! What on earth!!?? Hey... who's that with long hair standing beside Echizen-kun?
"Yo! Tachibana imouto!!" Momoshiro called out, and this drew attention from the people playing the doubles match.
"Tezuka-kun is here!?" Mizuki was surprised.
"Aniki!?" Yuuta, Fuji Syusuke no otouto, pointed out.
"Ah, Yuuta," Fuji waved at his brother.
"Eh.....everyone is here da ne..." Yanagisawa mentioned. The whole group on the courts side walked over to the Seigaku group and the seigaku members did the same.
"Do you know them all?" Akira asked Ryoma, as if testing his memory or something.
"Hmmm....not really, but that one with a mark on his head is Fuji-senpai's otouto, who was beaten by me," Ryoma innocently replied.
"Kee!?" Yuuta was shocked.
"Hmm...the one with dark purple messy hair is somebody that lost to Fuji-senpai," Ryoma continued.
"!?" Mizuki's face went pale and fury.
"And oh! that other guy was knocked out by Momo-senpai's smash," Ryoma finished.
"USE OUR NAMES!!! (DA NE!!)" The trio yelled in annoyance.
"Heh.....interesting..." Akira smiled as she glanced at Momo.
"Heheh... I uh... adjust too many pressure that time," Momo scratched his head as he said that.
"Teme!! What are you doing here Momoshiro!!??" Kamio dashed towards the only 2nd year within the group and scowled furiously.
"Came here to play Tennis of course!!! What's with your attitude!?" Momo fought back.
"You stole my bike!!!"
"WHAT!? You're still not over that yet!?"
As Momo and Kamio continued to quarrel, the Fuji brothers began to talk to each other, Mizuki with Inui and Tezuka, Yanagisawa, Ann and Shinji walked up to the Echizen sibling and Kikumaru.
"How unexpected to see you here Tezuka-kun uh ufu," Mizuki clapped his hands together.
"Konnichi wa Mizuki-san," Tezuka sternly replied.
"Came here to collect data again Inui-kun?" Mizuki glanced at Inui with a smile.
"Ah," Inui stated.
"Aniki, what are you doing here?" Yuuta asked.
"Ah, Yuuta, I came here to play some street tennis of course," Fuji replied.
"Ano, Aniki, who's that person next to Echizen?"
"You'll see."
"Huh?"
"Ah, " Shinji looked at Ryoma.
"Domo..." Ryoma nodded and a light breeze passed by.
"Heh....Ryu-kun knows him?" Akira smiled at her brother.
"Ah.... hn..." Ryoma nodded.
"Ano...you are?" Ann asked. Ryu-kun? Who is this person that called Echizen and Echizen-kun doesn't complain about it? And damn the sunlight and the cap, I can't see the face!! Long hair.... is this person a girl?
"Ah, yoroshiku ne, I am-"
"Who do you think you are? Being so friendly with Echizen-kun... irritating...." Before Akira could finish her words, Shinji took the lead and began. "And I have a name, I'm not called 'him', it's Ibu Shinji... irritating... teenagers and kids these days irritating... and speaking of teenagers, who the hell are you? Why is it Ryu-kun and not Ryoma-kun or Echizen-kun? Irritating... who do you think you are...." ((Etc, etc,))
Akira, however, just stared at Shinji with a smile. Hmm... seems like he likes Ryu-kun as well.... but Ryu-kun wouldn't like somebody that mutters to him to death....
"Mou, let's ignore them and have a match! Ne Ochibi--" Kikumaru pounced on his kouhai again and this got Shinji started again.
"What are you doing? Who do you think you are? Why are you pouncing on Echizen-kun like that? Irritating... those hands are irritating.... get off him you neko-like creature..."
"Nani!?" Kikumaru seems to be getting angry, "Mou, speak properly will you, stop adding sentences every second!!" the red headed went up and begins to argue with the forever ranting shounen.
"What kind of attitude is that? How dare you command me not to add sentences... irritating..."
"...Shinji...." Ann dully sighed.
"Ara..... everyone's so friendly, ne? Ryu-kun?" Akira smiled at her brother again.
"........ It's only you that will think this way..." Ryoma sighed.
"Ryu-kun.... you mean Echizen-kun da ne?" Yanagisawa asked Akira.
"Hai." smile.
"And you're a girl da ne?"
"Hai." smile.
"And you called Echizen-kun 'Ryu-kun' da ne..."
"Hai." smile.
"Then you two are-"
"[Ahem], I'm Tachibana Ann, nice to meet you," Ann held out her hand and shook hands with Akira. Are they.....koibitos? "That's right, you are?"
"Oh, I am-"
"Teme!! Ann-chan, you are not going to play doubles with this guy!!!" Kamio suddenly popped into their conversation and pointed annoyingly at Momoshiro.
"What's with your attitude!!? Get over it already!!! Oi, Echizen, Akira-san!! Let's have a game shall we?" Momo ignored Kamio and directed his look on the Echizen siblings.
"TEME!! Since when was I so friendly with you that you can call me Akira!?" Kamio Akira roared.
"Who was referring to you!? I'm referring to Akira-san!!" Momo fought back.
"I AM AKIRA!! KAMIO AKIRA IS MY NAME YOU BAKA!!!!!"
"If you could just calm down and LISTEN TO ME!!! # # "
"Mou, the both of you stop it already!!" Ann stood in.
"Demo Ann-chan--!" Kamio whined.
"Saa, that's right, Kamio of the Fudomine team is called Kamio Akira," Inui checked his data notes.
"You really do carry that data book everywhere with you don't you Inui =o=;;" Kikumaru edged away from the mischeviously grinning Inui and turned back to quarrel with Shinji.
"Of course, you never know when something data related would happened," Inui said as he adjusted his gleaming glasses.
"And what has that got to do with the situation?" Mizuki asked.
"The person there beside Echizen is called Akira," Tezuka explained.
"Oh? Really?" Ann overheard their conversation, "Akira-san ka?" she confirmed.
"Hai," Akira smiled.
"Heh.... it's very boyish for a girl's name da ne..." Yanagisawa commented.
"Hmm... a little, but don't you think it sounds cool for a girl to have a boy's name?" Akira chuckled.
"I guess so da ne..."
"And besides...when my name is written in Kanji it doesn't look that boyish either."
"Tell me more about it," Inui's glasses sparkled.
"Well...."
"Mou, let's start already, come on Echizen and Akira-san!!" Momo groaned again.
"I thought I said stop being so friendly to me!?" Kamio growled again.
"I thought I said I was referring to Akira-san!!! # # #"
"Well, I don't want to hear that name from your mouth!!!"
"So, Akira-san desu ka? You're really 'friendly' aren't you? Calling Echizen-kun with such a name," Mizuki advanced towards and smiled at Akira dangerously. How dare you.... being a couple behind my back......can't forgave!!!!
"Eh? Of course, well, I can't really call him Echizen can I?" Akira innocently did a wondering pose.
"Why you # #"
"Ara?" Akira innocently stared back at Mizuki. "We're siblings, of course I can call my otouto that right?"
"OTOUTO!?" Immediately, Mizuki, Yuuta, Yanagisawa, Kamio and Ann called out in shock.
"You mean - you!" Yuuta pointed at Ryoma and then at Akira, "And you! Are brother and sister?"
"Hai," Akira smiled. Ryoma just nodded.
"Heh......I never knew Echizen-kun has an older sister..." Kamio mentioned.
"Wha-ha! Kireii-- da ne!!" somehow Yanagisawa could now see Akira's face properly due to the fading of sunlight, he turned his gaze to Ryoma, "Aren't you lucky da ne? I wish I could have such a nice sister too da ne..."
"Mada mada dane..." Ryoma pulled his cap lower.
"I see... oneesan ka? Now that makes sense why you're so friendly with Echizen-kun.... that's good.... having an older sister.... irritating... why can't I have one either? ..." Shinji continues to mumble when he overheard the news and ignores the quarrel with Kikumaru.
"Nyah-- Let's start a tennis match already!!! How are we gonna decide it? I wanna be with Ochibi--!!!" Kikumaru pounced on Ryoma once again. And a lot of eyes thought those arms of Eiji's are annoying to the eye.
"Kikumaru-senpai...get off me..." Ryoma's eyebrow twitched.
"Ne, Eiji, why don't we sort it out by choosing strings?" Fuji stated.
"Good idea! And I will make them!!" Mizuki declared.
"Thanks... you are?" Fuji, either trying to play mind tricks or really did forget, questioned the manager of
"Mizuki Hajime desu # # " Mizuki's eyes twitched. Damn Fuji Syusuke, is he actually forgetful or what!?
"............" Doubles ka? Ryoma directed his gaze on his Buchou, who was also watching back at him. As if he was found caught in the action, Ryoma quickly reverted his eyes back to the ground. Damn...my face is getting hot...
Akira noticed the actions of her brother, smiled and lowered her head and whispered to Ryoma. The boy jerked back up and stared at his sister blushing like the colour of a cherry.
Akira just smiled back.
= = = = =
Kawamura ran towards the street tennis courts. When he had received Inui's mobile message, he immediately dashed out of his father's sushi shop and proceeded to his destination. Reaching towards the public stairway, he saw that Kaidou was jogging towards the stairs as well. "Ah! Kaidou?" Kawamura greeted.
"Hshh---- Konnichi wa Kawamura-senpai..." Kaidou stopped his pace and looked at Kawamura.
"Kaidou, are you here for it too?" Kawamura asked while he scratched his head.
"Ah...Hssh----"
"Heh-- It's Seigaku's regular members!!" an orange headed guy suddenly appeared before them.
"Ah! Sengoku-san!?" Kawamura mentioned.
"Lucky-- if seeing Seigaku Regular members are here, then Echizen-kun must also be here--" Lucky Sengoku grinned at a smaller teenager that was standing next to him.
"Honto ni desu ka? E-Echizen-kun will be at the street tennis courts desu!?" Dan Taichi - dressed in a certain way as if he's cosplaying Ryoma, blushed with excitement.
"OI!!!!!!!!" Fuku-Buchou Oishi came flying like a rocket on his bike, "What's this about about having a melee over Echizen!? Fighting is wrong!! They shouldn't be fighting at all!!! What if they get hurt!?" Oishi shrieked as he held his head with his hands frantically. Eiji.... What will happen to you Eiji!!!????
"AH!? I only heard the guys are pairing up to fight each other and Echizen's in it!" Kawamura informed. Fujiko-chan, Fujiko-chan----
"Well, either way, we're gonna go meet Echizen-kun too --lucky, right Taichi-kun?" Sengoku gave an idiotic smile to his manager.
"Hai desu!!"
The group of lads rushed towards the stairs, and as they did, a few familiar Hyotei members were found lurking around behind the bushes. "Moshi, moshi? Oi Atobe, listen, it has something to do with Echizen...."
= = = = =
"YADDA-- -- -- --!!!!!" Some people in the street tennis courts screamed. Those are the unlucky ones, which did not get paired up with Ryoma-kun.
"Who got to be paired up with Echizen-kun da ne?" Yanagisawa looked around and everyone did the same. Curse that lucky person. SO CURSE that person.
"Chotto --- !!!" a number of voices suddenly chorused out from the stairways.
"Ah! Oishi!!" Eiji was surprised to see the other remaining regulars here.
"Listen minna- fighting is wrong-"
"CHOTTO --- !!" another new number of voices boomed out after the small incoming group.
"Ah!? Atobe-san from Hyotei!!!???" Momo was the one that said it this time.
The whole Hyotei was staring at Ryoma with a He's-mine-look. The others that was already on the court glared back. Only that Ryoma was too naive too notice the situation, Inui scribbling away his stuff, and Akira scanned the surroundings with her bronze-coloured orbs.
And smiled. Minna-san really likes Ryu-kun [smiles]
More accurately, everybody loves Ryoma-sama...
= = TBC = =
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-Windy-
Am too tired to talk anymore, just beware of possible grammatical and spelling
errors, and that some people may be very out of character.
I also apologize if the ending felt a bit rushed. I wanted to write more but I think it's enough. And it's really hard to write without listening to music. My PC is so #### up that it can't play the sound card!! # # #
Ok, I need people to tell me......WHO SHOULD I PAIR RYOMA WITH IN DOUBLES EVEN THOUGH HE S#CKS IN IT!!??? .......then again....... I do have many ideas and wants to use them and can't use them.
Finally that's about it, I have many more to write, but I just have to end it here. Gomen.
Finished on 17/05/2004
Last revised on 28/06/2004 ((Re-checked for grammar and spelling mistakes))