Thank you all so much for the reviews! (Thank you very much, whitelilies! I'll keep that in mind!) Here is chapter 5!
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----The tennis courts before Sakuno was checking the music board----
"Ryoma-sammmmmmaaaaa! Come with me to the concert Saturday! I got the best seats!"
"NO! Ryoma-kun's coming with me! Ryoma-kunnn, you are coming to the concert saturday, right? I'm a better choice then that pig!"
"NO WAY! This concert is suppose to be romantic! How in the world would it be romantic if he goes with you?"
"Says who? Ryoma-sama!"
"Ryoma! I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU SOLVED THIS PROBLEM ALREADY!" fumed Momo. Dang, the brat is popular with girls…
The early morning practice had been a disaster. Although the girls usually cheers for their great 'Ryoma-sama' after school, somehow most of them found their way to the tennis courts early this morning, to the tennis team's horror.
"Mada Mada Dane, Momo-sempai" Ryoma muttered his famous quote half-heartedly. This was really getting on his nerves. His teammates are no help whatsoever.
"Ochibi! Show some respect to your Sempai!"
"Fushhhhhhh…"
"Our chances of winning have dropped 10 with the performance today…"
"I don't care much about statistics, but Ryoma, I think you should really put a stop to it if you actually know what to do…"Started the meek tennis player as Fuji handed him a racket.
"BURNING! RYOMA--" The racket was snatched from the now hyper tennis player.
"Ryoma, I think you should ask Coach what happened to her granddaughter! I mean, if this would stop the girls…" Oishi fretted. Somewhere in the background, Momo and Kaidoh manage to start a brawl yet again as Fuji and Inui stood off to one side, observing.
To put things simply, other then the shrieking fan-girls, his teammates have been killing him themselves with their loud chatter.
"Everyone, 30 laps around the court." Tezuka snapped at last.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tomo-chan had finished off Sakuno's ears right after she finished off everything about the music, although she was more sympathetic when she heard the reasons why Sakuno tried music instead.
"ehh… I still think you should have stayed with me to support Ryoma-kun, but I will support you as well with your Tri-M thingie!" Tomo-chan declared proudly. Once she got the hang of talking without screaming, she really was a kind and considerate friend.
"So it's decided then! I must take you shopping for the concert uniform!"
… Ok, scratch what I just said about her….
"What club did you join, Tomo-chan?" Sakuno asked. Tomo-chan had the potential to be a tennis player, and she was interested of what she would go for.
"I joined the Student Council! Although I will still the president of the Ryoma-Sama fan club, I am now also in student council!" and she was off, going on and on about the information she needed to do until the teacher came in. Hastily, the whole class quieted down and got to their seats.
"Class, there will be a paper going around the classroom, I want you to put your name on the paper and also the club you joined. For the project, there will be the first concert of this year this Saturday, so be sure to come out and watch to write you concert reports." The paper was handed out the first row as the teacher took attendance, allowing excited mutterings to happen.
Unable to resist the urge, Sakuno turned to look around the classroom. The three chattering guys closest to her had the paper, and were talking non-stop about the tennis club tryouts. Covering a wince, she looked around for Ryoma, wondering what kind of club he would sign up for other then tennis. Old habits, she learned, die hard.
He was found sitting beside the window, not paying attention as usual as more then 5 girls drooled over him not so quietly at his left. I would need to break this habit next, she mused silently as she fought the impulse to feel disappointed as usual from the lack of attention she always seemed to get from the tennis prodigy. But I'm pretty sure this would take time.
Sakuno shook her head and smiled slightly at her own folly – since when did Ryoma pay her special attention with his own free will? – She turned back right before a pair of eyes turn to observe her silently in return.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Running the extra laps had been bad, simply Inui had made some sort of comment to Coach Ryuzaki (thank you Higuma Otashi and Sakuno 4ever to supply the name for me!) about the team winning because of endurance, and the only reason for that cam from running so much punishment laps. The result of the statement? 30 more laps to go.
Unable to resist a growl, Ryoma clenched his fist. The punishment laps he can take, (heck, he can even take the newest creation of Inui-Sempai's crazy juices, even if he would faint right after or run to the toilet) but when all the annoying people in this school starting to annoy in to no end? THAT he cannot take.
He sent an un-seen glare at the closest girl around him under his cap. Why don't they leave me alone about the concert already? He fumed. This entire mess has to be the teacher's fault. (Who else gave the damn concert assignment?) It was also all that Girl's fault to let her loud mouthed friendget even more annoying and rally up even more girls.
"So while after I get my student council uniform, we can go find your outfit for Tri-M!" There. Speak of the devil, the loud mouth girl was announcing something to tat quiet one. What was her name again? Ah, yes. Sakuno, the Coach's granddaughter.
"It's ok, Tomo-chan, I'll be OK looking through my closet for something to wear for the concert…" Ryoma strained to hear the last part of the sentence, but the classroom was too loud. So that's why! Momo-Sempai better be happy with this, geez, all this fuss for the past days is only about a concert. He sighed. If everyone's going to watch this concert for the report, he should go as well. (Why not, it's free!)
"Ryoma-kunnnnnnnn! Would you go to the concert with me?" shrieked another banshee voiced girl.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for all the reviews! (wow! Now I got 21 in all! Thank you all so much!) This is the most reviews I've ever gotten! Thank you for reading chapter 5! Please leave a review to let me know what I can improve on!
Special thanks to:
Mitsuki Hikari
Angel
Lady Light
Sakura4eva
Whitelilies
Higuma Otoshi
Vines-through X fate
White Alchemist Taya
Xiaoran
G. Rei Lam
Umi
Elemental Girl Luna