= = = Sister comes to Seigaku = = =
BIG NOTICE - I will be away on holiday at 6th June for around 2 and a half weeks. I'll be back around the 24th. So, you may not see anymore updates at that time. My next update would probably be around at the start of July. I apologize for the inconvience. Therefore, I made this chapter as long as I could. And I will try to post 2 more new stories, and possibly a new chapter in my other AU fic.
-Windy-
Aw haw loves me so much they went and deleted six of my fics....
how wonderful of them [smiles # # # #] ((Bets her next Target is the 'Perfect
Remedy' one))
-Disclaimer-
I don't own it. I don't own it. I don't own it. I don't
own it. Um, which sounds better?
-Warning-
Shounen-ai, PG-13. VERY OOC Ryoma-kun [sweatdrops]
-Pairings-
ALLxEchizen, TezukaxRyoma, Golden Pair, TakaFuji, InuiKaidou, Momo......?
-Tetra-
To our Reviewers....
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The Magician of Black Chaos - You know.... my brain is having another
new idea at the minute, and that story WILL have MomoKaidou.... so look out
for it....
XxMaster-ExX - Yup, I'll make sure you'll get enough. And be on the look out for Rikkai in the future as well :)
fujiapple - Your name sounds cute! Well.... I can't think of other words to replace bitter. By improvement you meant the grammar and spelling mistakes right? Because just the word 'improvement' and without any indication of where I need to improve is hard to understand. Nevertheless I have taken your advise for 'Ittekimasu'. I always thought it was a vary way of saying it. [sweatdrops] As for OOC Tezuka... somebody needs to be the 'dominant' one ne? :)
chibisuke - It's really rare to see Tezuka-kun that way. I'll try though :)
RianSveinSnape - Akira amused? Hmm.... maybe? I think the word is more like 'interesting' :) Be on the look out for Rikkai XD
hikaru nadesico - The pairing I've paired up is in this chapter :)
Shinigami Lupin - Well.... Akira would be good at doubles but terrible at Singles and that's the way she will be. Um... the pairings.... are now 'released' XD
Jewelclaw Lady of Wind - Hmm.... poor Ryoma-kun... and he will continue to receive more 'interesting' attention XD As for the pairing.... hehehe..... [sweatdrops]
Nan - HMM..... I wonder :)
Sevn - I think... the pairing is - - - - Um, I wonder, it's in this chapter (Is trying to remember what she wrote)
a - Hmmm.... too special? [Points at the title] That was the main idea to
be honest, the idea of Ryoma-kun having a sister. So of course, there HAS to
be story parts about her sister don't you think? :)
Well, I did consider having her to black out from Inui's drink, but then I thought
it'll be more interesting to make her survive. Nevertheless, if she WAS to drink
that Aozu, she WILL faint.
As for Nanjirou, if you think of it this way, you haven't seen your daughter
for a LONG while. So what's the problem of begging to have a match with her?
Especially since she will leave after two weeks, wouldn't you try to spend more
time with your daughter? If you're asking if she's good at Tennis, NO is the
answer. She is terrible at Singles, but she's fine in doubles. Tennis is one
of Nanjirou's ways of spending his time with his daughter.
For flaws, she does have another one, she occasionally bumps into objects. And
she is not designed to be a self-ish person, because if she IS one, she wouldn't
go and set up her brother's happiness for him now will she? Also, if you look
at other characters, they also have a few or one or two flaws. So what's wrong
with her for only having two flaws? I've considered to make her a short-sighted
person as well, but that feels like copying from other characters too much and
I dislike that. Also, I actually intended her to trip a lot too, but that's
a bit annoying. She's bad at History and Geography, but do you think that mentioning
these are necessary? Wouldn't that make her WAY TOO special then? If I made
her a character with a horrible past, don't you think that's even more of a
Mary-sue? :) ((And if you look at the female characters in Tenipuri, how MANY
flaws do they have? Akira probably is even worse.)) And concentrating on her
too much is bad as well.
I've already said before, personalities of siblings are usually different. There
ARE characters that smile a lot. Her smile is an example of 'Lacus' from Gundam
Seed. If you feel that she seems a bit wise for her age, don't forget she's
from America, different environments gives off a different education. Ryoma-kun
would be a good example, how often do you see a 12 yr old like him in Japan?
She smiles a lot because she's a cheerful person, her character was designed
to be that way. ((She is Nanjirou's child after all, get me? :) )) At least
I didn't make her blush at every single guy she sees, or join the BOYS tennis
club. No WAY will ever that happen, she belongs to the GO-HOME club XD XD.
Nevertheless I do hope you will still enjoy the story.
Seriya Karize - Arigatou! Akira-chan would be very happy to hear that.
Hmm..... hopefully Ryoma will remain in one piece until then [smiles]
Pair Fuji with.... eto... I'd love to do that... but I can't, minna-san will
kill me and I'd probably kill myself too [sweatdrops] But don't worry Fuji will
have somebody that will eternally love him and take care of him forever [smiles]
The only thing I can do is have some AkiraFuji moments but I don't think it
will happen [sweatdrops] Probably like a sibling relationship? We'll see anyway
[smiles]
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-Dew-
Words that are in Italics are thoughts. Underline represents the word is spoken
in English. These two characters [ ] represents an action. Bold represents emphasis,
and because of 's quick edit, the representation style is altered. These
are the characters that cannot be seen - (), (), (), ()
-Windy-
'Nuff said, on with the fic!!!
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= = Chapter 4 - Beware of a Gold-brownish colour = =
"Wh-What are you guys doing here!?" Momoshiro was freaked out by the sudden presence of Hyotei.
Previously, Ryoma, Akira, and most of the Seigaku group, plus the Fudomine and group have decided to play a match of doubles. Later, it was then they realized Seigaku's mother, viper and split personality and Yamabuki's Lucky player and manager came rushing in. As soon as they came, Hyotei has made their presence...
"Ore-sama will go whenever and wherever I want. Right Kabaji?" Atobe Keigo, current captain of the Hyotei team declared.
"Usu," Kabaji, the patient powerhouse replied.
As soon as Kabaji have finished responding, Atobe somehow gracefully and quickly went over to Ryoma's side, stood and then knelt in front of the genius boy. Producing a bouquet of red roses, he held the flowers in one hand and trusted it up to Ryoma's face, while his other hand was placed on his own chest and announced, "My dear-- Ryoma-chan-- It is really nice to see you again-- How about forgetting these people and come play tennis with me? We can go to my place, we have a lovely tennis court at the gardens of my house, there we can also- "
"-Ne, who are you?" Tennis no Oujisama asked with a plain look.
"..You!? ..." Poor Atobe-sama was struck like a statue.
While many of the people were angry with the fact that Atobe was 'flirting' with Ryoma, most of them either tried to supress their laughter or quietly giggled because of Ryoma's sudden aftermath response and Atobe's reaction. Of course, Inui noted down every single data he could find, and Tensai Fuji and Tezuka-Buchou were emitting a dangerous murderous aura at the incoming enemies. Akira, who was standing right beside Ryoma, lowered her head and asked her little brother, "Ne-ne, Ryu-kun, you really don't know who he is?"
"...Hmm.... iya....I don't," Ryoma answered, which Atobe had another heartache in his chest.
"Oh?" Akira plainly looked back at her brother.
"Ah! ...Now I remember, he's the Monkey King from the Hyotei tennis club," Echizen Ryoma answered, which give another hurtful strike in Atobe's heart.
"Monkey King???" Question marks appeared over Akira's head. Which part of him looks like a monkey?
"Kahahaha!!!! Zannen Atobe!! Echizen-kun doesn't remember you at all!!" Gakuto, the acrobatic player of Hyotei pointed at Atobe and laughed while clutching his stomach. Of course, the same applies to everyone.
"# # # H-Hmph! Ryoma-chan's just TOO shy to admit he knows me! Right Kabaji?" Atobe announced.
"Usu."
"Ch', how uncool is that," Third year Shishido muttered behind Atobe's back with Ootori Choutarou giving a worried look at his senpai.
Atobe glared at Shishido, who glared back, with Gakuto continuing to snicker and beside him was Oshitari Yuushi, the bespectacled tensai of Hyotei was currently smirking.
"So uh, what are you three doing here Oishi?" Kikumaru Eiji asked his golden pair partner.
"Huh? Well, uh I uh...I forgot......" Oishi stammered. Of course he didn't forget. But it was Kikumaru Eiji's eyes that did the trick. Ei-Eiji... don't gave me that c-c-c- (cute) look
"Actually, we all came here to play with Echizen-kun!!" Sengoku brightly announced and was unaware of the fact that he was gaining evil stares from everyone.
"Ah?" Ryoma confusingly stared at the orange haired teenager.
"That's great!! We'll have more matches that way, right Ryu-kun?" Akira glanced at Ryoma, who nodded to Akira's response. The navy haired girl looked at the rest, "You'll all join in the fun right?"
"LET US JOIN TOO!!" The whole Hyotei team suddenly roared.
"Of course!! The more the merrier!! Everyone will join!!" Akira clapped her hands.
This gained a lot of annoyed looks and groans from everyone. Who wants more enemies already? However, their whining were immediately stopped by Akira's next announcement.
"We'll start the doubles grouping again!! And how about the people in the team that won the match, they can ask any one person to do a favour for them? But one favour and one person only, if you've chosen somebody already, you can't ask another person to do any favours. Deal?" Akira smiled.
This of course, has influenced many happy faces across the group. They get a chance of being grouped with another person they possibly like, and mostly importantly, being grouped with Ryoma-kun AND the main point on everyone's mind is to WIN the match and 'ask' Ryoma-kun for a 'favour'.
"While we're at it, teams that have lost must drink my newly created Inui-juri," Square glasses framed gleamed.
"No way Inui!!" Kikumaru declared.
"Yeah exactly!" Momo whined, this conversation have gained strange looks from other people that does not know the true horror of Inui's creations.
"Well, if you won't take it, then you can't take part," Akira backed up Inui's evil scheme.
"Ore-sama will take it, what's so frightening of such a drink anyway?" Atobe announced while flicking his hair.
"Yeah, why not? It would be interesting to see other people taking it, don't you agree senpai-tachi?" Ryoma slyly smiled, which the Seigaku team re-thought it over and silently laughed and agreed.
And so they began to sort out the teams.
"I wonder who got Echizen-kun on the first go?" Yuuta wondered out loud. But that doesn't matter anymore now.
"Say, who was that person standing beside Echizen-kun Sengoku-senpai?" Innocent Taichi asked.
"Hmm.... I don't have a clue...." Sengoku replied.
"Whoever the hell he or she is, Ore-sama will show everyone that Ryoma-kun belongs to Ore-sama and Ore-sama only!!!" Atobe passed by and cackled straight after his last words.
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And so, they have picked, and were grouped into teams....
"# # # WHY THE [CENSORED] HELL AM I [CENSORED] WITH YOU!?" Kamio Akira accusingly pointed at Momoshiro.
"Why is the great Ore-sama with somebody like you!?" Atobe Keigo sighed and Shishido sent death daggers at Atobe.
"Yo-Yoroshiku ne Taichi-kun," Ootori smiled at Dan Taichi, who responded, "I-I'll do my best desu!! "
"Oishi!! Yadda!! Why am I paired up with him!?" Kikumaru Eiji pounced on Oishi, pouted and pointed at Gakuto, who kept ranting 'let's find out who is the best acrobatic player between us'. Oishi sighed and looked at HIS destined, I mean, current partner for this doubles match - Kabaji of Hyotei.
"You have collected many data haven't you Inui-kun?" Mizuki smirked and asked Inui, which the Seigaku regular pressed a finger on his own mouth and said, "Hi-Mi-Tsu."
"Let's do our best ne Kaidou-k-" Tachibana Ann stopped speaking in her tracks and was frightening at the sight of Kaidou's scowling face. However, Kaidou wasn't angry or anything, to him his current face would be his usual expression.
"What do you mean you're stuck with me? You think I'd be happy being with you?.... How annoying... why isn't I with Echizen-kun..." Ibu Shinji continued to rant while Fuji Yuuta was on the edge of going to strangle him.
"I...I'm stuck with this guy da ne?" Yanagisawa with a pale expression, looked at his own string and then looked at the tensai of Hyotei - Oshitari.
"A...ano... ga-gambatte ne? Hi-Hiroshi-kun... eh..eheheh," Kawamura gave Hiyoshi Wakashi an anxiously smiling expression and scratched his head.
"Ah---- Lucky ja nai yo-- Oh well, ne Jirou-san, wake up, we're gonna try and win the doubles!" Sengoku poked the sleeping Akutagawa Jirou on the ground. [sighes] How I wish I was paired up with Echizen-kun.
And speaking of Echizen-kun, who was he with?
Everyone quickly turned to search for the sight of Ryoma-kun, and found him standing in a group with Fuji, Akira and Tezuka. The ones that didn't have a chance of being with Ryoma-kun in doubles dangerously glared at the trio, thus creating a freezing aura around them.
"Hmm.... Somehow it feels quite cold around here don't you think? Ne Ryu-kun?" Akira mentioned as she twirled her string.
"Ah...hn...." Ryoma nodded and pulled his cap down.
".........." Tezuka said nothing.
"Sou da ne, the sun is shining brightly and the sky is actually quite clear right now..." Fuji Syusuke placed his hand on his chin and fakely wondered.
"WILL THE FOUR OF YOU GET ON WITH IT ALREADY!!?? # # #" The rest of the crowd roared at the quatre.
"And you!" Atobe Keigo suddenly pointed at Akira, "You really have made yourself in the center of attention before, who are you to Ryoma-chan that you can call him with such a nickname!?"
"Ara? What nickname?" Akira went into a serious deep thought.
"# # # You better not play dumb... # # #" Atobe's forehead muscles twitched. "It's the 'Ryu-kun' I'm on about!!"
"Say, what did you say he was called?" Akira ignored Atobe-sama and looked at her brother this time.
"Monkey King of Hyotei," Ryoma smirked.
"# # # I am ATOBE KEIGO of Hyotei, Ryoma-chan," Atobe tries to maintain his composture.
"Anyway Atobe-san, why don't you win the doubles match and ask me what am I to Ryu-kun then?" Akira smiled.
"# # Why you-"
"-So among the four of you, who is teamed with who?" Mizuki finally voiced out the main question in everyone's heart.
"Zannen ne Ryu-kun, we have the opposite colours," Akira held out her string and showed it to everyone. It had a yellow colour at the end tip of the white string. Everybody then quickly stared at Ryoma's which had a red colour. All curious eyes reverted to look at Tezuka's and Fuji's.
"Zannen ne Tezuka, seems like I have the exact same colour as Echizen-kun's," Fuji smiled widely and held out his own string, which had the same colour as Ryoma's. Seems like Yumiko-neesan's readings were correct again. [smiles]
"..........." Tezuka just coldly stared at Fuji, and of course, everybody did the same.
Inui continued to note down more data while Akira previously encountered a shock, has now recovered and quietly thought to herself. I SO remembered that Tezuka-kun had taken the red one... oh well... with this amount of unfamiliar pairings, something good is bound to happen. [smiles]
"Yoroshiku ne Echizen," Fuji smiled at his little kouhai and had somehow managed to slip his arm around Ryoma's waist and pulled the boy a little closer to the tensai. All Ryoma-admirers have of course, noticed this and and have deadly vowed to win the match and make Fuji Syusuke PAY. That hand is so annoying to the eye!!
Akira smiled again and have noticed her brother is struggling to get free from Fuji's grasp. Maa Maa.... seems like there's no more hope for Fuji-kun... well then, let's get you out of this mess shall we Ryu-kun? [smiles]
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When the matches order have been decided, the whole Seigaku group stayed in one place - on those step-like seats that most audience usually sit on. Somehow, Ryoma was in the middle with Fuji and Tezuka on sitting next to his left and right side, with Akira sitting right above him, and the other Seigaku regulars made themsleves around Ryoma, thus other people not of the same school had very little chance of getting close to Ryoma-kun.
"This is interesting isn't it Ryu-kun?" Akira smiled as she swapped caps with Ryoma's.
"Hn. Ah! Onee-chan, my cap-"
"Hai?" She smiled.
"....Nandemonai," Ryoma-kun mildly blushed and pulled his(Akira's) cap further to hide his embarrassment.
These actions went noticed by Atobe Keigo, who was fury with the sight before him. He will end the first match quickly, oh yes he will.
The first round was started off by Atobe-Shishido pair versus Oishi-Kabaji pair. Because Kabaji will listen to every single word Atobe says, Atobe clicked his fingers and immediately Kabaji went over to Oishi and fell down on top of him. Seems like it meant they are forfeiting, after all, Oishi is crushed by Kabaji's heavy weight and Kabaji did not get up until Atobe told him to do so. With the forfeit of Oishi-Kabaji pair, Atobe-Shishido pair wins.
"Ch' so low," Shishido muttered.
"Hmph, you should say that Ore-sama had the 'power' to manipulate others, they should be after all, Ore-sama no Bi youni da!" Atobe smirked while Shishido sighed.
"By the way, don't forget the one rule," Inui suddenly popped in, holding a glass of something GOLD-BROWNISH coloured. "This is my newly created juice - Gold Coffee Blend," the data freak mentioned as he adjusted his gleaming glasses.
"C-c-c-c-coffee!?" Momoshiro, who had rushed over to Oishi's side with Kikumaru, voiced out his vocal cords with a stammering tone.
"Saa, ones that lost the match must drink it," Inui handed it to the standing Kabaji.
"Take it and drink it Kabaji," Atobe ordered.
"Usu," Kabaji obeyed, took the glass and began to drank up. Seconds later, the big tall giant was found falling onto the floor with a 'thump' and fainted, with white foams trailing out of his mouth.
"Wh-What did you gave him Inui!?" Kikumaru asked with a pale face.
"I gave him just like what Momoshiro said, 'coffee'." Inui mentioned while a spark glinted off the right corner of his glasses. "And as for Sengoku-san, if you couldn't wake your partner up for a match at all before the finals end, you both will be getting 'it'."
"Ahh...hahaha..... wake up Jirou-san--!" Sengoku cried as he poked his partner up. Usually it is Kabaji that wakes this sleepy head up all the time. But of course, anyone that gets in the way of winning, why bother wake the guy up?
'That must be one of the GOLD-BROWNISH colour related item Yumiko-neechan told me to be careful of,' Fuji silently thought.
"............. !! Ah! Oishi--! Daijoubu!?" Kikumaru, recovering from previous panick of Inui's words, quickly retreated his attention back to his golden-partner, both him and Momo had carried the unconscious Oishi back to the seats.
'Golden Forever eh?' Akira smiled at Kikumaru's actions for Oishi.
'Gomen ne Oishi, even though I feel sorry for you, I must win this and ask Ochibi-chan out!!' Kikumaru clutched Oishi's sleeves with determination.
"As for Oishi, tell him he must drink this Gold Coffee Blend when he wakes up," Inui suddenly reminded which made everyone paled.
Poor Oishi.
And so the next doubles match was Kikumaru-Gakuto pair versus Kawamura-Hiroshi pair. Hiroshi, thinking that being stuck with Kawamura had no chance of winning, was surprised to see the burning mode of Kawamura, who well, sort of frightened the two acrobactic players. Despite the fact that Kikumaru sees burning mode Taka-san everyday, today's Kawamura is VERY determined as well, thus the two light players were blown away by Kawamura's Hadokyu power. Game 2-6 set to Kawamura-Hiroshi pair.
"Saa, drink up," Inui handed out his gold-brownish healthy(?) juices. The acrobatic players took them(unwillingly) and immediately laid dead, er unconscious on the ground with white foams coming out of their mouth.
"I will never drink that," Momoshiro declared with a sweating face, which the whole crowd nodded.
Two more victims were dropped out.
"Hmm...its my turn now, well wish me good luck ne, Ryu-kun?" Echizen Akira smiled and got up from her seat.
Ryoma eyed at his sister's opponents and then glanced back at his sister. You don't really need it. It was then he noticed that the person sitting next to him on his right has also stood up and was about to leave. That's right.... Buchou is Onee-chan's partner.......
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..........Both of them left......... why is it...........that................
..............Why did they both leave at the same time?
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..............Strange.............
.............................I felt like I wanted Buchou more than Neechan by my side.........
Lost in his own thoughts, Ryoma didn't even realized that Atobe had somehow managed to sit at where Tezuka once was.
"My dear---- Ryoma-chan, so, did you see how great Ore-sama was before?" Atobe bragged.
With Ryoma lost in his thoughts, the one to reply was Fuji, "Ending a match in that way is nothing great."
"Ore-sama wasn't talking to you, I was speaking with Ryoma-chan," Gray eyes glared at smiling closed ones.
"Whatever the case, Ryoma-kun will not be yours," Blue orbs strike opened and Fuji slipped his arms around Ryoma's waist once again to pull the boy closer.
"Take your hands off him Fuji Syusuke!!" Atobe placed his hands on Ryoma's arms and dragged the boy back to him. This, have awakened Ryoma from his thoughts, "!? Itai- Hanase! What are you doing!?" Ryoma called out in fury. This gained attention from many nearby seaters.
"Ryoma-kun, you belong to Ore-sama and Ore-sama only!" Atobe said without considering his actions properly.
"Let go of him Atobe!" Fuji said through gritted teeth.
"Ooohh------ What's with the tension here?" Akira popped out and smiled.
"WHA-!? When did you come back!?" Atobe immediately pointed at Akira.
"When? Just now, the match is finished!" Akira smiled as she directed the score with her finger. 6-0 against the Ootori-Taichi pair. "More importantly, can you take your hands off Ryu-kun? You're hurting him you know?"
With that said, Atobe looked at his grip, which was tightly wrapped around Ryoma's arms, who were silently fighting back the pain through a death glare, Atobe immediately lift his hand off and stood up, with the whole crowd staring at him with an enemy look. Fuji and Tezuka looked at the Hyotei captain dangerously.
"Hmph, Ore-sama will be back, I am going for a walk," with that said, Atobe left in a way that made him still look like a good guy.
While many gave Atobe's back a hard stare, some sighed and ones like Kikumaru stuck out their tongue and made faces.
Akira motioned Tezuka to sit back on his seat and then she knelt in front of Ryoma to check his arm, "Nothing too serious..." she pressed his arm, "Does it hurt?"
Ryoma shook his head.
"I see," Akira smiled. She then turned to look at Tezuka and Fuji, "Will you two look after him? I'll be back in a while," she asked.
"Sure," Tezuka replied and reverted his gaze back on Ryoma's rashed arms. I really want to embrace him and make his injury go away...
"Thank you," Akira stood up and before she left, her hair was pulled back, "Itai!?" she turned around while rubbing her head and saw that it was Ryoma who had pulled her hair, "What is it Ryoma?" she asked the full first name of the boy.
"...Where are you going?" the younger brother asked.
"To the vending machine." the older sister replied.
".........When will you be back?"
"VERY SOON--! Don't worry Ryu-kun, I'll be back in a few minutes, Tezuka-niisan and Fuji-niisan will look after you, and besides, I don't think Tezuka-kun can play doubles on his own can he now?" Akira glanced at Tezuka and Fuji and then winked at Ryoma with soft bronze eyes.
"....Hn! See you later!" Ryoma recomposed himself.
"Ahn! Ja!" Akira waved and left.
"Oi Echizen, what was that about?" Nosey Momoshiro asked his kouhai.
"Nothing, mada mada dane Momo-senpai."
"Nani!? Oi Echizen! Are you sure Akira-san will find her way around here!?"
"She can't get lost, the vending machine's just over there."
"Then why did you ask her when is she coming back?"
"Because it takes her ages to decide on a drink MOMO-SENPAI."
"Ah.... is that so?" That's right... the first time I met her, she was really undecisive in front of the vending machine...
"Mada mada dane, senpai," Ryoma sighed.
'Was that really the case?' Both Fuji and Tezuka thought. Ryoma-kun somehow seemed lost in a cloud of... something...
The fourth match has already begun.
Shinji-Yuuta pair against Inui-Mizuki pair. Due to the fact that Shinji is ranting too much and annoying the hell out of Yuuta, they both argued, Inui and Mizuki with their powerful calculations have of course, did not miss this chance, thus made good use of their chance, gaining a win of 0-6.
'Heheheh....gomen ne Yuuta, if it wasn't because of this attractive prize for the winners, Aniki would be glad to drink that for you,' Fuji Syusuke thought to himself as he saw his brother pass out from the drink. Maybe I should make Inui pay that back....
"What's up with this drink? Are they that weak so they pass out? How annoying..... I-" Before Shinji could rant on forever, Inui somehow managed to force the beverage down Shinji's throat thus gaining a member of the Fudomine passed out onto the ground. Ii data.
The next match was a nightmare.
We have Momoshiro-Kamio pair versus Kaidou-Ann pair. With Kamio and Momo quarreling within the match and that Kaidou randomly throws in a few insults to Momo every once and then, somehow the Kaidou-Ann pair won by 4-6.
"Teme! It was all your fault!!" Kamio scowled.
"How can it be my fault!?" Momo yelled back.
"You were the one that quarrelled back with that Mamushi of your regular team!!"
"Nanda!? You were the one that let your guard down to Tachibana-Imouto!!"
"Urusei!! You stole my bike!!"
"Will you stop talking about your bike already!?!"
"So, the 10% that they would lose was due to the fact that Kamio Akira liked Tachibana A-" Inui scribbled down on his notes as he stopped in front of the quarrelling team. "Hora," he handed the swirling gold-brownish liquid to them.
Another two players dropped out.
"It's our turn now. Saa, ikou ka? Echizen?" Fuji stood up from his seat and Ryoma followed.
".......Yudan sezu ni ikou," Tezuka spoke to Ryoma, who pulled his(Akira's) cap down and a faint 'domo' was heard.
At the other side of the court was Oshitari-Yanagisawa pair. Both Fuji and Ryoma went up towards the net and shook hands with the opposite team members. And since it was Oshitari that was shaking hands with Ryoma, he gripped tightly as if not wanting to let Ryoma go. Ryoma on the other hand, struggled to loosen Oshitari's grip, and it was only then the Tensai of Hyotel decided to let go.
Fuji glared and so did Tezuka from afar.
"Yoroshiku ne Echizen-kun," Oshitari smiled.
"Hmph," Ryoma turned his head away from him.
"Ahh.... a bad start da ne...." Yanagisawa sighed.
The match began, this match had many people watching it since it concerns about their next opponent and that it has Ryoma-kun in it.
"Ne, don't you think the shots that Fuji and Oshitari are hitting seem a bit strange?" Kawamura, one of the survivors asked.
"Now that you mention it, it seems like..." Mizuki observed.
"Wha! Sengoku-san's nose-bleeding!!" Taichibana Ann pointed at the still-poking-at-Jirou-to-wake-him-up-Sengoku.
"Well, I can't resist... I can see Ryoma-kun's..." as soon as he said the name 'Ryoma' everyone turned to look at the genius boy. In a matter of seconds, most people's faces are in the colour of bright heated red, only Sengoku were still the one that is nose-bleeding.
Why?
Both Tensais from the two teams were actually sending shots to Ryoma-kun, thus making the boy either jump, leap a lot, or forced him to play back high shots, revealing pure white skin from underneath the fluttering red-white t-shirt. Everytime he lifted his arms up, it pulls the bottom tips of his shirt upwards. Because of this, Yanagisawa of the opposing team had lost his concentration and also nose-bleeded, Fuji-Ryoma pair won by 4-6.
That last round, more screaming could be heard, and the following survivors were Atobe-Shishido pair, Kawamura-Hiroshi pair, Tezuka-Akira pair, Inui-Mizuki pair, Kaidou-Ann pair and Fuji-Ryoma pair. The others remain in an unconscious state. As for Sengoku-san, he is still trying his best to wake his partner up.
= = = = =
"Hmmm........last time I got a Ponta, how about a grape fruit Fanta? Oh! That looks good! But I still prefer my old choice..." Echizen Akira was making the biggest decision of her life - choosing drinks from the vending machine. Every once and then she can hear wailing from afar(Possibly Inui's inventions) but that doesn't bother her one bit.
"Would you hurry up? Ore-sama's been waiting for a while," Atobe's voice appeared behind the sister of Ryoma.
Akira turned around to stare at Atobe plainly and then turned back to gave the vending machine a final look before pressing two buttons. Tumbling noises are heard one after the other, the girl bent down and picked up her chosen beverages. She walked to the side and before she completely left, Atobe's voiced rang out again, "Who are you?"
Akira stopped her pace and spun around to look at Atobe in the eye for one minute and then smiled, "I am me."
"# # Stop playing around with mind games already! I'm asking who are you to Ryoma-chan!?"
"Hmm.... does that really matter?"
"Of course!"
"Well.... I am a person named Akira to Ryu-kun--"
"That's not what I meant!"
"Ara? It wasn't?"
"No!"
"Well, you'll just have to win to find out," Akira smiled wider before she left, leaving Keigo-chama with a furious expression and a tightening yet trembling grip.
Poor soul. If only you have met Ryu-kun earlier, you still have a chance...
= = = = =
By the time Akira got back, the second round has already begun. She saw that her brother was with Fuji, both against Kaidou and Ann. Hmm.... looks like Ryu-kun is getting better at doubles... She went back over to the stair seats and proceeded towards Tezuka, who nodded at her when she sat right next beside him. "I thought the second round should start off with Atobe-Shishido pair against Kawamura-Hiroshi pair?" she questioned.
"Atobe still wasn't back yet. You're not back yet either," Tezuka's response were as short as ever.
"I see," Akira smiled. Akira left before Atobe, so of course Atobe can't play. And she was away previously as well, so that leaves Fuji-Ryoma pair versus Kaidou-Ann pair. She glanced at Tezuka again and stared for a while. It took Tezuka a while to realize that he was being stared at. Without being comfortable that is.
"What is it?" He turned to ask her.
"........... you and Ryu-kun...... you're both alike......." Akira continued to smile.
"............" Even though Tezuka remained expressionless as ever, his eyes give away a sign of confusion.
"Nandemonai, so, why is everyone here so red faced?" Akira switched her topic. Everybody looked like they're being affected by the hottest weather ever or something. ((Dew-Stop stating as if the whole crowd is like a group of pervert wolves!))
"......just observe Echiz-.....Ryoma-kun," very small faint tint of a red colour is formed above the Seigaku-Buchou's nose.
".........Hmm.....a pack of perverts you all are here," Akira whispered, but at a level that only Tezuka can hear, which made the bespectacled youth blush a little further.
No matter whatever, once you encounter the tensai Fuji Syusuke, your days will not last a lovely moment, Kaidou-Ann pair lost 0-6 to Fuji-Ryoma pair, and the reason was because the Tensai kept focusing his target on Tachibana Ann.
"......Senpai......." Kaidou took a few steps backward.
"Gomen ne Kaidou, a rule is a rule," Inui's glasses glinted. He then turns around to Taichibana Ann, "Sumimasen, you also have to follow the rules-" before Inui could finish, the trousers of his left leg was being tugged, the data collector looked down and spotted a crawling half-conscious, very paled -near-to-death Rhythm Kamio. "I'll... I'll drink it for her..."
More screams where heard from behind Fuji's and Ryoms' back as they went back over to sit in their previous spots.
While Taichibana Ann survived(Because of Kamio-kun), Kawamura and Hiroshi were both standing in the courts, with Shishido and Atobe joining at the opposite end.
"Well done, Ryoma," Akira handed a grape fruit Fanta to congratulate her otouto's success.
"Thank you sis," Ryoma reached for his prize and mildly smiled.
Such a nice relationship. ... ... ...
'Curse you Akira, CURSE YOU, STAY AWAY FROM MY DEAR RYOMA-CHAN!!!!' Atobe Keigo glared at the siblings in fury.
While Fuji has noticed Atobe's jealousy, he laughed quielty to himself and yelled out, "Gambatte ne Taka-san!! Hora, Racketto!" Saying this, Fuji threw Kawamura's racket(Which Taka-san had forgotten) at the split personality tall man. As soon as Taka-san grabbed it, he went into his burning mode.
"HORA! HORA! HORA! ORE-SAMA WILL FIGHT TILL THE END! BRING IT ON!!" Kawamura yelled while swinging his racket.
'What is up with his split characteristics?' Hiroshi thought.
"Kawamura-senpai Gambatte!!" Ryoma suddenly also called out. Seems like his main aim was to tease the Monkey King of Hyotei.
"YOSHA--! ORE-SAMA WILL FIGHT FOR FUJIKO-CHAN'S AND SWEET LITTLE BOY'S SAKE!! BURNING!! BURNING!!" Fuji have actually chuckled on those words.
With this, Akira noticed another small relationship floating aimlessly around the open. She stared at Fuji, then at Taka-san and smiled. Looks like Fuji-kun won't be alone.
However, poor Kawamura-Hiroshi pair lost due to skill 6-3 to Atobe-Shishido pair.
"I really wonder how we didn't lose so far. This is wrong," Shishido mumbled.
"What are you talking about? Everything is going in Ore-sama's way, even the God is on my side, Oresama no bigi ni yoina!" Atobe slyly smiled with Shishido still muttering.
"Taka-san!" Fuji suddenly went over to the unconscious Kawamura(Due to Inui's drink). Himself, and the others tried to carry the sushi maker back to the stair seats. Fuji gave a last opened blue eye glare at Atobe before drawing his attention back to Kawamura.
How sweet.
Next match was Tezuka-Akira pair against the data collectors - Inui-Mizuki pair.
"This should be an interesting match," Taichibana Ann spoke while Ryoma silently listened.
Even though data never lies, Tezuka has always proved Inui's data to be still uncomplete, and Akira, a member of the Echizen family, has also exceeded many people's expectations just like father and brother, thus, Tezuka-Akira pair won by 6-2.
"Looks like we're gonna have to drink it," Inui held out a glass to the sweating Mizuki and one held to his own chest. While Mizuki screamed and collapsed onto the ground, Inui somehow survived. "Hmm.... the flavour is perfect." Ones that still survived showed very pale and frightened faces. (Other than smiling Fuji and Akira and Plain-looking Tezuka.)
This second round, the survivors were Atobe-Shishido pair, Tezuka-Akira pair, Fuji-Ryoma pair, Taichibana Ann and Inui. Others continued to lie on the ground.
= = = = =
"Wait a second, there's only 3 pairs?" Atobe suddenly announced.
"Ah, that's right," Fuji placed a finger on his chin. "I wonder how we should work this out... what do you think Echizen-kun?"
"Saa ne," Ryoma replied.
"Echizen-kun--" a voiced suddenly called out. All heads turned to look at the incoming Sengoku. Before Sengoku could pounce on Ryoma, somehow Akira pulled Ryoma away and Sengoku went charging into Shishido, both tumbled onto the ground in a tangle.
"Get off me!!" Shishido yelled.
"Ha! Looks like you're better off with such a person other than Ryoma-chan!" Atobe smirked.
"Shut up Atobe!!" Shishido growled.
"I think Echizen-kun deserves more than having you Atobe," Fuji's voice rang out and smiled. That was a good move Akira-san.
"Nani!?" Atobe turned to glare at Fuji.
"An...Ano, Jirou-san actually woke up, so I thought....." Sengoku tried to speak between the evil stares.
"Really!? That's great! According to the matches, Tezuka-kun and I are against Ryu-kun and Fuji-kun, so that leaves Sengoku-san and Jirou-san against Atobe-san and Shishido-san," Akira looked at the arrangments board.
"Why the hell does Ore-sama have to be against these people!?" Atobe turned to look at Akira with unsatisfactory.
"If you ask me, who do I ask?" Akira smiled.
"Monkey King should go and ask the arrangements board," Ryoma teased further.
"Lucky ja nai-- I want to play against Echizen-kun--" Lucky Sengoku whined.
"Zannen ne, zannen," Fuji laughed deeply inside his mind.
"Ch' how uncool," Shishido spoke aloud, without a proper meaning.
"Seems like Akutagawa-san is awake," Inui reminded.
"Ah [yawns] Ah! It's Ryoma-kun!! Yoroshiku!!" Jirou was actually present within the group. However, he faced the wrong person. Perhaps it was because he was still half-asleep? He took Akira's hands and shook them while smiling, "Yoroshiku ne? Yoroshiku!!"
"Ano.... I'm not Ryoma-kun," Akira chuckled.
"Eh?" Jirou stared. "Oh.... you really aren't Ryoma-kun.... but you look really like him!!" Jirou exclaimed.
"Really?"
"Hai!" Jirou shook her hands again.
'Of course they're alike, she's Ryoma-kun's sister after all,' people that know of Akira's identity bitterly smiled.
"So how are the matches going to be started?" Ann asked.
"This is how we'll arrange it," Inui said while others listened.
= = = = =
The solution was, because there are extra courts, the two matches are held within the same time.
Atobe-Shishido pair won the Sengoku-Jirou pair by 6-1. Seems like it's about time that Sengoku should change his name from Lucky Sengoku to Unlucky Sengoku.
"Hora," Inui handed the drinks to the lost pair that wasn't present on the plot for very long. While Sengoku have also collapsed onto the ground and spilling white foams, Jirou on the other hand just fell into a peaceful slumber.
'That's a bit illogical....' Inui examined Jirou's state. While thinking about it, he began to take his Gold Coffee Blend juice and started to add other ingredients to it.
On the other hand, ironically, is it because the sister cares too much for her dear brother? Or because the brother is too attractive? Either way, Tezuka-Akira pair have actually lost.
Inui quickly handed his drinks to both Akira and Tezuka with a smirk, as soon as they took it into their hands, Inui continued to add more different ingredients to his current experimental drink he was messing with a few seconds ago.
'Buchou, Neechan!' Ryoma gave his Buchou and sister a worried look.
"It tastes great!" Akira drank everything in one gulp.
Tezuka-Buchou on the otherhand, just stared at the drink.
"Come on Tezuka, it tastes great!" Fuji smiled, while Tezuka glared back. I do have to be careful of something related to a gold-brownish colour like Yumiko-neechan said right?
Tezuka then drank up and somehow managed to concentrate and force himself not to fall down. That's our good old Tezuka-Buchou.
"As expected of Tezuka," Scribbling more data on his notes, Inui had somehow placed his water-coloured-experimenting drink on the stair seats, which was right beside next to Fuji.
'There are a lot of monsters in Seigaku,' Shishido silently thought to himself. 'Plus that girl as well.'
'Hmph, Tezuka, you really did your best eh?' Fuji stared with his eyes closed.
"Saa! Let's hurry with the next match, Ore-sama can't WAIT to have his favour made," Atobe declared as he slyly smiled at Ryoma. That sent a chill down the poor boy's spine, which the youngster clutched his sister's sleeve tightly. Such a cute sight.
"Very well," Fuji said, but before he got up, he conveniently grabbed the nearby water-looking liquid that Inui has placed on the seat and drank it down.
"Yosh," Ryoma released his firm grip off Akira and got up from his seat with determination and glanced at Tezuka-Buchou on the corner of his eyes. I will win this!!
[PACK-KA!!!]
Everyone quickly turned to the source of the sound and saw that Fuji was looking very pale and lying on the ground in a graceful state. What? Wait a minute....
'When Yumiko-neechan said to be careful of a GOLD-BROWNISH colour, did she meant if I didn't avoid to drink it, I wouldn't have drank the juice Inui had just placed there beside me?' Fuji thought before fainting completely.
"Seems like Fuji must have mistakened my drink as water," Inui directed his look on the empty glass. "I did mix ingredients of the Aozu in it to give it a water looking feel..."
'You're not serious!!' Everybody thought.
"It was still under experimenting, so it's not complete, but I am amazed that the Aozu ingredients are having great effects." Inui smirked. "With that, it seems like the Fuji-Echizen team has to forfeit. Thus the winners are Atobe-san and Shishido-san."
"Ha!?" Ryoma, who usually had a cool expression, stared at Inui with wide eyes.
"Ara..." Akira continued to smile.
"Something feels wrong..." Shishido sweated.
"Indeed," Ann followed.
"........." Tezuka silently sighed. At least Fuji didn't win it. Was so afraid that the tensai would ask ryoma-kun to be his lover. ....Wait a sec...... then that leaves....
"Yosh! Since Ore-sama won the match, you!" Atobe pointed at Akira, "Are to tell Ore-sama what you are to Ryoma-chan as promised!!"
"You really wanna know?" Akira smiled.
"Yes!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
"Positive?"
"Yes!!"
"Then.......is that.......the favour?" Akira darkly smiled.
"Yes!! Just say it out already!!" Atobe replied in fury.
"Hai, Hai, Echizen Akira desu!!" [smiles]
...........................................
"Um, say that again?" Shishido asked.
"Echizen Akira, a member of the family of Echizen, Echizen Ryoma's sister," Inui adjusted his glasses.
"Is....that so?" Atobe's face paled. What the hell!? Then that means I've been...
"Since that was the favour you wanted, it has been fulfilled and that leaves Shishido-san's favour left," Akira grinned.
"Wait a sec! That wasn't fair!"
"But I asked you and you said YES, it was the favour..." Akira put on an innocent expression.
"You-!?" Atobe, too shocked, lost the proper words to express his speech, just stood there in fury.
"Anyway, Echizen, don't forget you have to drink this as well," Inui waved his golden drink in front of Ryoma's cat eyes.
"!? But the match is over!!" Ryoma reasoned.
"A rules is a rule, you should drink it," Inui told without sympathy.
"........." Ryoma eyed at the drink and then eyed at Shishido, who paled at the sight of Ryoma's smirking face. "Ano, Shishido-san..."
"No."
"I didn't say anything yet."
"Whatever it is, the answer is NO, N-O." Shishido spelt out.
"Really? Sankyuu," Ryoma roughly placed the glass in Shishido's hands, "Thank you so much for wanting this. You wanted Nitrogen and Oxygen elements? This drink may have them," Ryoma turned around and walked away. Science is such a lovely subject.
= = = = =
"Hahahaha!! That was so much fun!" Akira laughed softly as she switched back her own cap and Ryoma's.
The three survivors - Ryoma, Tezuka and Akira were walking away from the street tennis courts and down to the main streets. Inui have stated that he wanted to wait in the courts to give Oishi his drink and to ask Fuji on the effects of the uncompleted drink. Taichibana Ann tried to call his brother to help Kamio and Shinji. Atobe, was still in his non-talkable fury state while Shishido mentally cursed with the trick that Ryoma-kun gave him. Right now, with Akira pacing in the front and both Tezuka and Ryoma behind her, the navy haired girl turned around, "Too bad ne Ryu-kun?" she smiled.
"Ahn..." Ryoma nodded.
"Ara?" Akira suddenly stopped her pace.
"What is it?" Tezuka and Ryoma have also stopped on their spot.
"You look rather tired Ryu-kun..." Akira bent herself down and looked at Ryoma in an eye level. "How about I gave you a piggy back and you can sleep the way through?" Akira suggested.
"....Yadda," Ryoma refused.
"Why not?"
"...... ... ... ... ... ... ......." Ryoma whispered. It's embarrassing.
"Hm? Is that so?" Akira somehow managed to hear that. "Then how about we ask Tezuka-kun to gave you a piggy back then?"
"Onee-chan!!" Ryoma blushed.
"Would Tezuka-kun do it? Ryu-kun looks really tired," Akira ignored Ryoma's remark and spun around to ask the Seigaku-Buchou.
"Ah...." Tezuka stared back at Akira, who had somehow managed to grab Ryoma's tennis racket bag and patting on blushing Ryoma's head. "Ahn.... Saa, Echiz-Ryoma-kun, being the pillar of Seigaku still needs rest," Tezuka looked at Ryoma. How Tezuka-like.
"Ah...ahn... domo," Ryoma replied while looking down on the ground. My face is so hot! Onee-chan, I will get you for this!!
Akira smiled at the duo while Tezuka bent down and Ryoma-kun walked to his Buchou's back. Seems like I should give Ryu-kun a little push... The sister of oujisama went over and hushed her brother to let Tezuka carry him on his back. It took a couple of seconds until Ryoma was swept off his feet.
"Saa... oyasumi nasai Ryu-kun--" Akira smiled.
"Urusei oneechan...." Ryoma muttered. ..... Buchou's back is really big.... so warm...
".......you do know the way back?" Tezuka asked Akira. Ryoma-kun.... is light.
"Hai!" Akira waved a map in front of Tezuka. Now I wish I brought a camera with me...
Giving another look on the pair, Akira somehow managed to slip her own yellow strip from choosing teams before into Ryoma's pocket and exchanged it for the red strip.
Even though red stands for love, it also stands for angriness. Whereas Yellow meant friendship, and also a forever Golden relationship... ...
They started to accelerate their paces again, with Akira humming a tune along the way, Tezuka faintly blushing and Ryoma drifting off to sweet dreams...
= = TBC = =
-Windy-
This looked very, very rushed. [sweatdrops] I wanted to post it up before I
go. So beware of mistakes, mistakes and mistakes!!
-Dew-
Honestly, you HAD to post it on the day you leave.
-Windy-
I stayed up all night writing this!! ((Because the journey is very long, if
I slept in now, I won't be able to sleep on the plane))
-Tetra-
Next chapter would be about Tezuka meeting Ryoma-kun's family!! Akira-san is
quick to introduce them neh...
-Windy-
Hopefully something nice will come out of that [smiles] Also, I know I haven't
concentrated much on Hyotei, but they will make another appearance in the future
again.
-Dew-
Lastly, reviews, reviews and reviews, so we can have something sweet in the
next chapter for you.
-Windy-
Ooh... that rhymed!
-Dew-
Whatever sis.
-Windy-
Although I said I'll have more fics up, it's sad to say I only have this and
another newly created fic submitted. I do hope everyone will enjoy it!!
Finished on 06/06/2004.
Last revised on 28/06/2004.