Disclaimer: OMG I can't believe I forgot this on the other chapters too! I DO NOT own Prince of Tennis therefore… don't sue/hurt me!
A/N: Hi Everybody! I think this chapter might be the second to last or last one before school starts! oO I'm going to try my best to write another one by Sunday or Monday and then the chapters may take about a week to finish. I am sorry to disappoint everyone who read this fanfic! I scolded myself too…
1) If you want the story coming out at least like once a week, the chapters would be shorter…
2) The chapters will be longer if you are willing to wait a tiny bit more than a week.
Please review saying which one you'd like better so I can get into that writing habit until winter, spring, or summer vacation! Thank you! Now, on to the story!
Chapter 5- Unnoticed Likings?
I was shivering when I kicked my blankets off the bed, noticing that I had left the window open from last night. Apparently, Opal wasn't in her bed and I assumed that she had already gone out to play with Kalpin.
'Hope that cat's been neutered…' I thought.
Putting on my comfy, warm slippers, I saw that I only had a huge grey shirt, which went down to my thighs and the sleeves reached my elbows, and blue pajama bottoms with yellow chicks on it. For all I could've known, the shirt could've been Shaq's. But killing that thought, I took a look at my clock, which read 5:24 A.M., and groaned slightly as I quietly opened my door and stepped out into the hall.
"I swear, if that's Ryoma, I'm going to–" I was caught off by a coughing noise behind me. And unluckily enough was Kenton.
"Ooh, what about your boyfriend?" he asked emphasizing the word boyfriend.
I glared at him, "He's not my boyfriend."
"Then why are you talking about him?"
"I'm not."
"You are too!"
"I am not!"
"Uh-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"What's going on here?" came a voice behind me.
Dang… Why were people popping up behind ME? I jerked around as Kenton grinned and raised his right hand in greeting.
"Oh it's you," I grumbled as Ryoma came up the stairs, sweating and a tennis racket in hand and a can of ponta in the other. "What are you doing up so early?"
"Is that her normal greeting?" Ryoma looked at Kenton who merely shook his head 'no'.
"I thought so," he shrugged. "Dang Tanerin, you're a heavy sleeper!" he looked at me, raising an eyebrow.
"So it was you banging against the wall!" I pointed angrily at him, although I knew it was obvious.
He replied, "Yeah, it was. Well, see you guys later." He pushed past me and hurriedly walked into his room.
Kenton stared obviously amused at the both of us.
Noticing his grin, I glared and asked, "What are you grinning at?"
"Your feelings…" he said trying to act like a psychic. "I can tell that your heart beats only for him."
I stared at him quizzically. Then laughed. "You're kidding right? And besides, that psychic act really doesn't help your stupidity."
He was doing all kinds of motions with his hands around his head until that last sentence. Then dropping his hands abruptly, he looked at me with fake puppy dog eyes.
"Are you calling me stupid?" he whined.
"Come off it Kenton," I said, remembering the day at the airport when he had said that to me. "Well, I'm off to my room. Have you seen Opal?"
"No why, she was hanging around with that cat lately," he looked around and shrugged.
"Okay, just wondering," I mumbled as I headed back to my room, hoping for no further interruptions in my sleep.
I got my wish and I woke up to the sound of my alarm at 7:30 A.M. I yawned and walked to the bathroom and knocked on the door, for I found it closed. A type of grumbling/ trying-to-talk-through-mounds-of-foam-from-toothpaste sound came from the other side and I sighed as I grabbed my stuff back to my room. About 10 minutes later, I was able to go in and I locked the door and washed my face and stuff nottaking my shower till after breakfast. I combed my hair, tying it into a ponytail. I hadn't seen the person who was in there earlier but I figured it would have been Kenton or Ryoma.
I dropped my towel on my bed and Opal entered through the open door, a bit of dirt on her fur. I bent down to pick her up, but before I could even touch her, a nasty stench came crawling to my nose.
"Opal!" I coughed as I took her to the bathroom for an immediate bath. When I opened the door, I found that Kalpin was being given a bath too by Ryoma. "Ah great." I mumbled as I headed over. At least Opal and Kalpin were here.
I noticed Kalpin trying everything he can to get out of the bath but it was no use for Ryoma had a firm grip on him. He ignored me as I came in with Opal, and I filled a bucket, that was big enough for two cats to fit in!
Opal reluctantly got into the tub of water and I grudgingly asked Ryoma for some cat shampoo. He murmured something not comprehendible, perhaps Japanese, and handed me the shampoo he used on Kalpin. I poured about half a handful into my hand and began washing Opal, making sure not to get her face. A few minutes later, we were both done and Opal was smelling clean again.
I walked out of the bathroom with Opal in my arms and I practically cradled her all the way, sometimes scolding her for getting dirty. Before I opened the door to my room, Ryoma asked:
"Was Opal dirty too earlier?"
I turned and nodded my head, Opal looking up at me.
"Okay, breakfast is ready soon," he shrugged and took Kalpin with him to his room.
I opened my door and headed in too, plopping down on the bed. Opal went to her bed and laid down, already purring and about to fall asleep.
I laughed and checked my clock which was 10 minutes to 8 A.M.
"I'm starving," I mumbled as I headed off downstairs for breakfast.
I found that Ryoma and Kenton were playing a video game downstairs and I sat on the couch behind them, watching in amusement. Apparently, it was a racing game to me but however, they said that it was a battling game.
"How weird," I mumbled, my head resting on the palm of my hand.
I looked at the game container thing next to me and I picked it up. It was in Japanese so obviously, I couldn't read it yet. On the other hand, the game console looked like a PS2 and Kenton was getting attached to the game easily. Ryoma yawned as his character 'kicked' Kenton's character before he fell to the ground. Then on the screen, the three words 'Player 1 Wins' popped up and Kenton hung his head. I laughed and they turned to look at me as if just noticing I was there.
"When did you come?" Kenton's eyes widened a bit.
"Right before you got your butt kicked," I grinned back.
Ryoma merely shook his head as Kenton gave his controller to me. "Why don't you give it a try?"
"Fine," I replied and took the controller and stared at all the buttons. I was so sure at first that I had every chance to beat Ryoma. But when I looked at the control, I wasn't so sure anymore. Nonetheless, I would have to learn the hard way. By pressing every button on the control except one, that had the word 'start' written under it. I decided it would be best to lose the first round and try winning on my second try.
Ryoma shrugged as he reset the game and I grudgingly looked up at the screen, worried that while I was looking, I would press something wrong that would make me die. My first thought was to learn the attacks. As soon as I heard 'begin' from the TV, I hurried and began pressing all these buttons, making my character jump and then run around and then punch into the air. Then all of a sudden, she shot a blue-like beam at Ryoma's character.
"Cool," Kenton said, his eyes glued onto the screen. "I couldn't do that earlier, how'd you do it?"
I shrugged in reply as I continued pressing random buttons until the enemy shot fire like bolts at mine. Then, my character fell to the ground. I blinked at the TV monitor, then at my controller, and then back to the display.
"Ha, see?" Kenton grinned. Was it possible for him to get much more immature?
I groaned as I reluctantly handed the controller back to him. Ryoma grinned, satisfied at my absolute defeat. I glared at him as Nanako came out of the kitchen and called us for breakfast. Something smelling like pancakes resided my anger and humiliation towards Ryoma and I was the first one in my seat again. The dads were laughing as they came in through the door and sat down in their spots. The table was covered in plates of food like pancakes, just as I had thought, waffles, eggs, French toast, and whatever other American breakfast there was. I put a pancake and 2 waffles on my plate and reached over for the syrup and butter. I dug in and about 30 minutes later, Ryoma and I rushed out and raced towards the bathroom to see who get it first. I felt the eyes of everyone else in the kitchen on our backs but I didn't care as long as I got the bathroom first.
On the way up the stairs, I decided to let him pass by first and as soon as we got to the top, I grabbed his ankle so he fell forward flat on his face. I stuck my tongue out at him as I passed and I looked at my goal when I suddenly felt a whoosh of air and felt myself crashing down, a heavy weight upon my back. I couldn't believe it! Ryoma had tackled me down just for the bathroom! I growled as I turned onto my back facing him, trying to push him off me but at times pulling him back as he left for the bathroom.
Victory was almost in his grasp when once more; I had pulled his ankle and brought him down. He let out a loud 'Ow!' as he landed and I held up a peace sign as I locked the bathroom door. Breathing heavily, I looked into the mirror, finding my face red more from blushing than anger. Ryoma had been on top of me! Again, the impudence of that pervert! He's so obsessed with the bathroom he even dared to tackle a girl! Had he been really obsessed? Or had he just wanted to compete against me for fun? I heard mewing from the other side of the door and I opened it slightly, the lock letting out a loud clicking sound. There, I found Opal scratching on the door and I shook my head and sighed, closing it again. I grabbed my toothbrush and began my usual morning routine.
-----Ryoma's POV-----
I couldn't believe I lost to her! I, unwillingly, left for my room and I looked at my mirror which revealed a huge red bump in the middle of my forehead! Great, and school was only two days away!
"This had better go down before school starts or that baka upperclassman is going to tease me for the heck of it. Calling me O-Chibi because I'm just short!" I muttered, poking at the reddish-purple colored lump.
I sighed as I lay back on my bed waiting for that stupid girl to come out of the bathroom.
"She is quite interesting and fun to tease though," Ryoma tried to be optimistic. "But annoying like Eiji as well. Maybe even cute."
At that, Ryoma jerked up on his bed and shook his head really fast.
"What am I saying?" Could it be that Ryoma was perhaps feeling a bit ofliking towards the girl?
-----Reyna's POV-----
My hair was wrapped up in a towel again as I left the bathroom. When I had reached my door and tugged it open, I heard Ryoma's door opening from behind me. I grinned and stepped into my room, closing the door after me. I hurriedly slipped into a comfortable Paul Frank t-shirt that I had bought in America and regular jeans. I looked at my clock which only read 9:30 A.M. and I sighed wondering what I was going to do for the rest of the day… That stupid Ryoma had worked up my morning and now, I was already bored. I walked back out into the hall, a towel draped over my shoulders to keep my still-wet hair from drenching the back of my shirt.
When I looked towards the bathroom, there was Ryoma, with only a towel draped around his waist. My eyes widened as I ran back into my room; trying to keep the image out of my head.
"It hasn't even been a week and these things are happening to me!" I grumbled as I slid down to the ground, leaning against the door. "It's not going to be easy when I get to school."
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A/N: HI! Okee, this chapter is done! Hope you liked it and please! Don't forget to review Remember what I said in the beginning of this chapter though; please tell me when you review! I will try to come on as much as I can with school coming on and after school activities and stuff! Not to mention, loads of homework… And… Yes, this is a stupid question… Where do you write your bio? oO Perhaps it is the profile thing in your accounts? I did that and I hope it shows up soon… If I am wrong, please tell me! Well Thanks for reading this much! And I hope I can update faster than I attempt.
