"I'm leaving tomorrow."
"Same here."
"Have a game?"
"Is the oh-so-great player asking me to play?"
"Hn."
"I'll win this time."
"Try your best."
"You're already telling me you're looking down on me," Kenita whined slightly to irritate Tezuka.
They walked to the court. This time, Kenita wore sports shoes and used her left hand. Tezuka used his left hand as well.
"Rough or smooth?"
"Rough."
Tezuka turned his racket. It spun and came to a stop. Smooth.
Tezuka threw the ball into the air. Kenita returned the ball almost immediately. Tezuka played right into her Split Shot.
Kenita was grinning. But her grinned faded as her Split Shot failed. Tezuka Zone.
No matter which way she hit the ball, it still went back to Tezuka. And he hadn't moved from where he was one bit.
Determined, she lobbed her ball with a slight turn of her wrist. It did not go to Tezuka this time. Instead, it suddenly dropped from the sky in a forward turning way and was just over the net. The ball then bounced back to Kenita, who did not try to catch it. The ball was an out.
The point was hers.
"Out Lob."
They continued playing, Kenita showing no more new moves. Somehow or other, the game ended three hours later, 7-6, Tezuka won again. (I don't want to write so much about the game…just to introduce 'Out Lob!')
"Looks like I still can't win you," Kenita smiled at him. "Come on, we have to pack and get ready tomorrow. I'm guessing you're taking the same plane as me?"
"Hn."
"Yay! See you in the morning then!"
"Doesn't she know how to get back herself?" Arita asked, bored.
"We get to miss practice, and we also get to see a relaxed Arita!" Shimaya grinned.
"You all know how I am when I'm on and off court. What's the point?"
"None, Yanagi-chan sweetie. It's just interesting that you have such different personalities at different places, darling."
"It's called knowing what to do at the appropriate time. Where are Kenrina, Mingzashi and Rika?" Arita asked, looking around.
"Somewhere on earth," Marashi replied.
"They went off to get some drinks, I think," Tanya said, looking about. "The boys are cute around here. See those in blue uniform? And tennis bags! They must be a tennis club!"
"Still boy-crazy, Kirisawa-chan sweetheart? You're still young," Sakura admired her nails. "It's not healthy."
"I'm better than last time!"
Typical girls. There goes another round of 'boys' argument. "Stop it, or you'll run 50 laps around the airport on heels!"
Both shut up at once.
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"Tezuka should be out around now…" Oishi looked around nervously.
They had sacrificed their practice time to welcome Tezuka back. If he had made a mistake in his arrival day, it would be his fault.
Suddenly, Kawamura pointed to the exit and said shyly yet excitedly, "Look! There's Tezuka buchou! And he's with…someone."
"He is? Must be a friend he made at his school!" Oishi said happily for Tezuka.
Fuji's smile never faded as he gave a smirk, "More like a girlfriend."
"Huh?" That got the attention from everyone. "Tezuka buchou's got a girlfriend?"
"Nope," Inui interrupted, his hand flying across his notebook. "They might have feelings for each other but it is obvious they did not confess yet."
"How do you know?" Momoshiro asked, a bit scornfully.
"They don't hold hands for one thing, nor do they exchange intimate touches between them, and the way they act around each other is held back and not let freely, like other lovers do."
"And you just worked that all out?" Kikumaru asked, staring at Inui with his big watery eyes.
"Hai."
Oishi, who did not hear the conversation just now, waved madly at Tezuka, signaling him over. As he, or they, walked nearer, Oishi began to then wonder who the girl was. (A/N: Oishi's being kind of slow…)
Surprisingly, the girl let Tezuka walk out of the gate first and gave him time to return to his teammates before she exited the gate herself. No exchanges of goodbyes or 'Hope to see you soon!' as the two passed each other.
Oishi noticed Tezuka glance after her for a split second before turning back to his team. Again, his expression was blank.
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"Konnichiwa people!" Kenita smiled eagerly at her teammates.
"All healed?" Arita asked, pulling her into a hug.
"Why am I here then?"
"Hi."
"Yo Marashi!"
"Oh my sweet darling has come back! Ne, Kenita sweetheart?"
"But of course, Hanajima. Still love the colour black?"
"As I love my life."
"Yanagi Kenita! Missed me the most?" Shimaya fluttered her eyelashes prettily.
"No."
Shimaya's face fell. Kenita burst out laughing.
"Just kidding! Missed you, yeah, but not the most though."
Shimaya's face, if possible, sunk even lower. Kenita ignored her and turned to Kenrina.
"Twirl and give me a professional 'hi'."
Kenrina did as told and twirled right on the tip of her toes. Giving a dramatic bow, "Hi."
"Tanya, Mingzashi and Rika?"
"Why aren't we given the honor of being welcomed by you individually?" All three asked at the same time.
Kenita merely smiled. "Let's go."
This has been the most boring chapter I've written so far... I felt bored when I was writing this then it turned out to be boring! Dionk Sighs... Sorry for this! You can actually just skip this chapter, it's just announcing the safe arrival of Tezuka and Yanagi (Kenita)...
Btw, dream-angel114 asked about the German thing: I don't know any german words, gomen...so I just used English...typical...
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