A/N: Thanks for the love guys~ Anyway, here's the next chapter. Also, Advanced Happy Birthday to Fuji xD And man! I can't wait for this fic to reach episode eight XD RxR~


Chapter Ten: Episode Four

"It's loading! It's loading! The disc is loading!" Eiji stated the obvious with an excited expression.

"We can see that, Kikumaru-senpai." Ryoma sighed.

"I can't help it." Eiji pouted and continued, "The video is about me and Oishi."

"But it was a video of one of your rare fights." Momo butted in, "Why are you getting excited seeing yourselves fight each other?"

The other players hushed them down as the video was about to start. They feel something weird though. Like something that isn't supposed to happen will happen.

A cheery music was heard and Sakuno suddenly showed up on the video. They all blinked. Sakuno blushed and instantly stood up while screeching, "I placed the wrong disc!"

Sakuno ran towards the video player but Momo suddenly said, "Wait a minute. I think I know this."

Everyone turned to look at Momo, interested in what he was gonna say and as soon as Sakuno stopped the video, he shouted, "AH! It was Ryuzaki-chan and Echizen's date!"

"...EHH?" They all exclaimed.

Sakuno quickly hid the disc and frantically searched for the real one but she was bombarded by the players exclaiming, "Let us watch that disc!"

"I-It wasn't a date. Ryoma-kun was just accompanying me to the racket stringer's place." Sakuno meekly answered as her face was getting red being stared at by hot players.

"Still, it's pretty interesting to see the boy with a girl." Yukimura commented.

"I want to see how Echizen acts with girls." Sengoku exclaimed. For some reason, he's really excited about it.

"Shut up. The real one's starting." Ryoma said trying to change the subject. The rest were about to complain but they hushed down as they were curious about these picture dramas.

"By the way, who took the video of me and Ryuzaki going to the racket stringer?" Ryoma muttered.

Someone coughed and they all found themselves looking at Fuji. Fuji innocently smiled at them and they all thought, 'He's the one who took the video. I'm positive.'

They all decided to continue watching the video and they saw Eiji playing a computer game at 11:35 in the evening.

"That's bad for your health, Kikumaru." Shiraishi commented.

The Shitenhouji regulars stared at Shiraishi with horrified expressions. Shiraishi noticed this and tilted his head and muttered a small, "Huh?"

"Oh, it's nothing. We just thought that you'll start one of your long sermons about health tips again." Kenya sweatdropped.

Shiraishi smirked, "You want me to start one?"

The Shitenhouji regulars simultaneously shook their heads.

Title: Kai Para

"Net game"? What's that? -Oishi

It means it's an online game. -Momo

Online... -Oishi

Wait, you really don't know it? -Eiji

This is bad, Oishi-senpai -Ryoma

Is that so? -Oishi

Kirihara stared at the screen in shock and then looked at Oishi and rudely said, "Are you living in the mountains? How come you don't know about net games?"

Oishi blushed and answered, "I'm just too busy studying and practicing tennis for those kinds of stuff."

"Ah! Enough, enough! I don't want to hear the word studying when we had this chance to take a break in school." Kai complained.

Yo! I've been waiting! -Eiji

Ah, I'm counting on you! -Oishi?

OK! Let's kick his ass together! -Eiji

Understood. -Oishi?

Take this! SHINING SWORD! It's no good! FLYING BUSTER'S DASH! -Eiji

"Uhm, is it normal to say what's in your mind out loudly when playing games?" Choutaro asked innocently.

"No, it isn't normal." Shishido answered.

Eiji pouted and said, "It's more fun that way! You can really feel the game when you do."

What are you supposed to do in here? -Oishi

To raise vegetables and crop on this plantation-nya! -Eiji?

Hmm? To grow vegetables, huh? Ok! Let's try doing this! -Oishi

"...Is it really not normal? Speaking your mind out loudly that is." This time it was Kaidoh who asked.

"It's not normal." Inui answered.

In "Kai Para" I rethought on how nature should be treasured! -Oishi

Kai Para could make you think that far? As always, Oishi is different! As for me, I only think about how much life energy I've got left! -Eiji

Today I'll surely level up, so that I can get the latest Phantom Sword! -Eiji

I too will try to get points so I'll get the latest tractor model! -Oishi

Tractor? -Momo

"Oh. The memories are coming back." Eiji muttered as he finally remembered why they fought.

"Yeah, you two were playing different games all these time." Momo commented.

While they were all watching, Yuushi coughed silently. Why he coughed? We'll find out later on.

When the video reached the part where their partners betray them, it started one of Eiji and Oishi's rare fight.

Because of Oishi I didn't manage to get the Phantom Sword! -Eiji

And I had to sell all my veggies! Even with my saved money, it wasn't enough! -Oishi

Aren't those two having a very confusing conversation? -Momo

I don't care but, shouldn't we start practicing already? -Hiyoshi

I looked forward to playing against Kikumaru, too! So prepare yourselves, Seigaku's Golden Pair! -Gakuto

Don't want to! I don't want to be paired with Oishi! -Eiji

Yeah, we're not Golden Pair anymore. -Oishi

And Eiji ended up being partnered with Gakuto and Oishi with Hiyoshi.

"That's a rare pairing." Tachibana commented.

"Yeah it was almost an impossible pairing since Gakuto never planned on becoming Kikumaru's doubles partner." Atobe commented.

KIKUMARU SHINING STAR! -Eiji

OISHI TRACTOR! -Oishi

"Kai Para"? -Gakuto i

A recently popular net game, it seems... -Hiyoshi

Huh? They're practically married even in "Kai Para"? -Yuushi

You know about it, Yuushi? -Gakuto

A little bit, yeah. But, what a match. Fighting over a game. It's like they're at middle school level... -Yuushi

But we are middle schoolers... -Hiyoshi

"YAOI!" The otaku circle shouted simultaneously as they heard the word "married" defined to the Golden Pair.

The rest merely facepalmed as the otaku circle is on the move again.

It's probably just me, but the match they're having doesn't look at all like tennis? -Momo

KIKUMARU TRIPLE SPIN ATTACK! -Eiji

OISHI ORGANIC SPECIAL! -Oishi

"... That is one weird match right there." Zaizen commented with bored eyes.

The video then reached the conclusion that they were playing a different game all this time and that Ryoma suddenly chuckled.

What's wrong, Echizen? -Oishi

Ochibi? -Eiji

It's... nothing-nya! -Ryoma

Y-You were that cat? -Oishi

Sorry! Just... Oishi-senpai didn't realize at all... -Ryoma

Then, kiddo, you were playing with me too? -Eiji

No, I didn't play with you at all. -Ryoma

Eh? Then I wonder who was it... -Eiji

Then it showed Yuushi playing Kai Para in which he thought was Atobe but it was actually Eiji.

"..." was their reaction showing a deadpanned face.

"... Okay..."

"Baka Oshitari! So it was you!" Eiji pouted as he pointed accusingly at Yuushi in which Yuushi just smirked.

"I didn't know Echizen was capable of laughing like that." Shiraishi commented.

"Ryoma-kun laughs more at episode eight of this picture drama. He was kind of cute." Sakuno said with a light blush.

"Episode eight?" Ryoma surprisingly asked. When the heck did he last laughed again?

Sakuno was about to speak but Tomoka hushed her, "That's the best episode. You can't spoil them." She said with an evil smile. The players stared at them, their curiosity about episode eight growing as the minute passes.

"Well anyway, the next episode is about Rokkaku, Sengoku-san, Koharu-san, Shiraishi-san and Yukimura-san. It's about how to pick up girls." An explained.

"Oh! How to pick up girls with me in it? That's interesting!" Sengoku instantly commented. They sighed.

"Oh~? Am I going to be picked up by these handsome guys~?" Koharu asked cutely.

Sengoku stared at him with a blank stare and said, "I'll pass."

"Why do you need other guys to pick you when you have me?" Yuuji dramatically asked.

The rest decided to ignore their 'lover's quarrel' and continued on with their conversation.

"But why am I there as well?" Shiraishi asked with a sweatdrop.

"Shiraishi doesn't care one bit about girls at all. What a sad life." Kenya commented.

"You're not young at all, Shiraishi-san." Momo added.

Shiraishi faked a laugh with a sweatdrop, "Why am I being scolded?"