DISCLAIMER: Prince of Tennis is not mine.

CHAPTER ONE:

Inui pushed his spectacles up and calmly stated, "there is a 100 percent that we are lost."

And indeed they were. How they managed to get lost with the ever observent Fuji, Tezuka and a map is one of the greatest mystery in High School tennis history. They just landed in New York less than a couple of hours ago and immediately after checking in at their hotel, they had started searching. Following a reliable source, they called a couple of cabs and somehow, they ended up in a whole different place than they should be. Instead of arriving at the hotel Echizen was supposedly staying during the US Open, they ended up in one of the beaches. Deciding to follow the footpath, they ended up at the place they were currently at: the beginning of the sea. Also known as a deadend.

"Ahh..." Kawamura said. There was expectedly no reaction from Tezuka and Fuji, Oishi was obviously trying to remain calm, Inui mumbled "ii data", Momo and Kikumaru were panicking and Kaidoh was on the verge of panicking. Despite the varying reactions, all their thoughts were something like, "oh crap."

This was how it was for a few minutes before Kawamura spoke again, "ano, I think we should ask someone for directions." Everyone agreed but who? Oishi's English wasn't what one called fantastic and Momo, Kikumaru and Kaidoh's English wasn't what one would use in conversations and not feel embarrased. The only ones with half decent English were Tezuka, Fuji and Inui. In the end, Inui volunteered himself. "Good data," he said. Everybody decided that it would probably damage their health to ask how Inui could find something like that good data and kept quiet.

After five minutes of asking (interrogation was a more proper word for Inui's method of asking), they were off again. Apparently, the hotel was just nearby. It was supposed to be easy to spot, as it was opposite the only drug store in that area. Retracing their steps, they got back onto the streets. Nobody knew how long they have been walking and managing to end up in a deadend everytime they head in a direction.

Everyone was frustrated, hungry and tired. Fuji lost his smile and Kikumaru lost his bounce as they once again ended up in a deadend. Oishi sighed. Even he was getting restless. He put a reassuring smile and said, "minna, let's grab a bite first before continuing." As if a magic spell was casted on them, everyone brightened up. Momo and Kikumaru slapped each other high-five while Fuji seemed to have regained his smile. Oishi turned to Tezuka who just cross his arms and nodded. "Yudan sezu ni ikkou." Oishi grinned, "yosh!" He turned around and was met by an uninterested face.

A very familiar uninterested face. Everyone quietened down after noticing him. The group seemed to have freezed. Oishi was first to snap out of it. "Echizen!" The boy just raised an eyebrow.

"Anta-tachi dare?"

END CHAPTER ONE

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