Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis is created my Konomi Takeshi, only the OC's are mine :)

The following are the formats on what is happening

Flashback
'Thoughts'
"Whispering"

Chapter 4

"Good Morning Class Rep!"

Ok.

Is this how I want to greet him? I kept on repeating that line over and over again as I was walking to Rikkai. I didn't know how I should greet him...Should it be monotonous or really cheerful? I frowned. If I was going to be very cheerful right now then it will only be fake since I don't know if I can do it. Ever since last night's break up, I have been feeling very down, that's why I'm trying my hardest to hide my emotions. I left the house really early today, finishing my chores ahead of time. They know they've been sending me to school so it's ok to leave but I should finish everything before I leave and since they can be demanding sometimes they gave me a curfew.

I sighed for the nth time today. I never knew that saying Good Morning could be such a hard thing to do. I've been saying that to my friends all the time so I thought it would be easy but this is like a test. After yesterday, I guess it was kind of hard since he thinks that I am there to cook up some plan in which I am not, so it can be nerve wrecking.

When I reached the gates, there were only a few people and I was thankful since I didn't have to feel very bad about something I didn't do. So I decided to go to the tennis courts and see if they were there and turns out they were. Their morning practice had already began and Yukimura was there leaning on the entrance doorway, watching the tennis members like a hawk while a soft smile was plastered on his face. I tilted my head a little, he looked quite nice with a smile like that. I think I should be making that my goal, you know, to make him smile at me like that.

I walked to him, taking cautious steps and when I was close enough I saw him turn his head and instantly his smile disappeared.

"What are you doing here?" His voice still had the same icy tone to it like yesterday and his stare was still scary but I had to give it my all if I want to change Airi's reputation. I smiled at him and bowed.

"G-Good Morning Class Rep!" After I said that I saw the tennis members stopped what they're doing and they all looked at me, a bit surprised, even the stoic guy whom I've learned to be Sanada Genichirou was also staring. It was quiet, really quiet, so I decided to exit the scene since I don't want to embarrassed myself further. I bowed to him once again then towards the tennis member before quickly running away. Out of all the people that I have met in my life, I think that Yukimura Seiichi is one of those people who's scarier than my 'parents'. With just one look, he sends chills down my spine but this is only the beginning, If I want to change her reputation I am going to have to work hard!

When I reached 2-C there were already a few people inside. I was still contemplating on whether I'm going to say Good Morning or not because even if there were only a few people in there, the tension in the air is still heavy like before. As I was fixing my things, I caught one of them looking at me but quickly diverted his attention to his friend. I just stared at him to see if he's going look back again and he did, so this time I smiled at him and said,

"Good Morning!"

He flinched and I saw his face flushed before whispering something. I guess he was also saying good morning?

I sat down on my chair and got a book from my bag. It's never fun to wait for the bell to ring especially when you're not talking to someone. When I was in Shiroiwa, even if I wasn't really learning that much, classes were still interesting because I have my friends with me but now I don't.

As I flipped the pages of the book, I tried to convince myself that the contents inside it were interesting but they weren't. I remembered the times when we weren't learning anything in Shiroiwa and my friends had to teach me everything. Two of my friends actually and now that I think about it, we haven't seen each other the past week. I think we should meet later so I can explain everything thoroughly.

Once I made up my mind, I fished my phone out of my pocket and send messages to my friends telling them that we should me later and after I sent it the bell rang indicating that it was almost time for classes. When I looked up and saw that almost everyone was inside the classroom I placed my things inside my bag and waited for the teacher to come in.

Classes weren't boring, well, not boring like in Shiroiwa. I was learning something and when the teachers call me, I was able to answer, of course, If I was able to answer then I also received weird and surprised glances from them. I didn't know if I was supposed to be afraid of the looks I was receiving because I do get it, an ultra evil woman suddenly changing overnight doesn't come very often and it doesn't happen most of time so I wouldn't really be surprised if they started to question of but luckily, no one was brave to do it.

After 4 classes the lunch bell finally rang and I exited the classroom to go up to the rooftop. After yesterday, even if he made me go away, I still want to go up there since in this entire school the rooftop's definitely the place that I feel most comfortable in.

When I arrived at the rooftop, nobody was there. It was quiet and serene. I walked to the garden and saw the plants from yesterday along with some new plants planted. I examined them one by one, trying to remember what kind of plants they are. If my friend, Ji Yeon is here, she's definitely going to nag at me if I got one wrong. I chuckled at that thought and started to touch the petals of some of the flowers.

Among all the flowers, even if it's usually a sign of love, the rose is definitely my favorite since it kind of reminds me of Airi and I when we were kids. I guess you could say we were delicate back then since we were kids but despite being delicate we had barricaded ourselves from people thus having thorns so that people couldn't touch us but then again everything changes and so did we.

"You're here again" I heard someone said behind me and since it had an icy tone to it, I definitely knew who this person is. The one and only, Yukimura Seiichi.

"It's a free country"

"I'm not saying you shouldn't be here" Right. How defensive can I get? I saw him walk over to the plants and start to water them again. For someone who's called a demon on the tennis courts, I didn't expect him to be interested in something like this but then again, he looks gentle and serene like the flowers. "Whatever you're trying to do, it won't work"

"I'm not trying to do anything" I replied to him.

"You cannot deceive me with your lies" He looked at me the moment he said that. His eyes focused on mine, searching for the lies I was telling. I wanted to look away but I couldn't, I was frozen in my spot, sweat trickling down my face as he continued to stare at me. For such a gentle looking guy, he indeed feels like a akuma*. You really shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

"I'm not lying" I said, trying hard not to look away from him.

"And you expect me to believe that?" He raised a brow, tearing his sight away from me.

"I don't expect you to believe" I felt a lump in my throat "Because I'm going to make you believe"

He scoffed.

"Minori, you can't fool anyone in this school, not anymore. You deceived everyone" Deceive? "They showed you kindness and in return you give them pain, fear. Do you expect someone to still believe that you're not spouting lies despite all the things that you did? don't make me laugh"

I frowned. Just how much does this guy hate my sister? I took a deep breath. I decided to change Airi's reputation for good and if I'm going to have to do it, Yukimura Seiichi will be my first stepping stone. I looked at him with determination in my eyes and a smile playing on my lips.

"I'm not trying to make you laugh Class Rep. because I am going to show that even I can change" I have determination, I know that. Even if this is something that Airi's just shrugging off, letting it stay like this will do no good to her. I know she doesn't like me and I do too, but there are some things that I won't be able to get out of my system and that is to help Airi, my sister, clear a reputation that she wasn't supposed to have in the first place if we just stayed in the orphanage.

He smirked.

"Then prove it"

Yes! I finished chapter 4! Originally, this had 16 chapters and I want to catch up to it before summer ends. I watched Prince of Tennis last night and my PoT feels are back! I kept on pausing every time Marui went out (/_\) He is so adorable! Lots and lots of heart for him. He's my hubby in PoT. Haha.

As you can see, sometimes Airi and Akari are just confusing with their feelings towards each other but it will progress through the chapters and also, I' m glad that there's finally a conversation between Yuki and Aka. I crei.

*Akuma-Devil

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