Happy Birthday
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis.
Chapter 8 – Kaidou Kaoru:
Kaidou Kaoru rubbed his eyes sleepily as he lay in bed. His birthday had been tiring and well, he couldn't say it was the worst ever.
It certainly wasn't the best birthday either.
It was probably one of the most hectic.
A small smile crept its way up to his lips and he brushed a few strands of loose hair away from his face. A light blush covered his cheeks as he remembered the days' events…
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"One more…" he muttered to himself, sitting up once more for his usual routine of five-hundred sit-ups.
"There," he said, muttering once more and getting up. He bent down and started to do his stretches after a quick yawn. The sun was still rising and so he had just gotten up.
After a few stretches, he started to pick up his bag and headed inside to put it away. It wasn't until he reached the door to his house when he noticed someone following him.
By then, it was too late and someone had covered his mouth with a hand.
The next thing he knew, he could see no more but he felt himself being led around the neighborhood.
"Oi! What the hell do you want?" he yelled, though the words were muffled.
The "kidnapper" seemed to chuckle and replied, not worried about revealing his voice, "Don't worry, Kaidou."
Instantly, Kaidou knew who it was. "Inui-senpai?!" he yelped, wondering why his upperclassmen was doing this to him on such an early morning.
Inui let out his strange chuckle. "Ah Kaidou."
Since knowing his kidnapper's identity, he felt much more calm and relaxed.
Inui seemed to notice for he commented on it. "You're not struggling anymore."
The walk to wherever Inui was leading seemed long to Kaidou, however that was probably because he was blindfolded.
It wasn't long, though, when he heard the voice of his rival.
"MAMUSHI? HA! Ah—Inui-senpai!" The power house seemed to have noticed the data player almost afterwards.
"Ah, Momoshiro, would you like to try my new juice? It's called—" Inui suggested, shuffling a bit. He probably had been reaching for the juice.
Momoshiro had other ideas. "No thanks Inui-senpai!" he answered quickly, "what did you do to Mamushi?" he asked, changing the subject.
"Or how about the new Aozu?" Inui continued.
Momoshiro looked as if he had gotten the hint and sped away on his bike.
Kaidou, still blindfolded, let out an exasperated hiss. They would be late for school now.
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"Inui-senpai, where are you leading me?" he asked, when they finally stopped.
Kaidou heard the upperclassmen reach and untie the blindfold. "There."
"SURPRISE!"
-splat-
Kaidou got a face full of apple pie.
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"That was NOT funny! SHUT UP, PEACH BUTT!" Kaidou shouted, glaring at his rival. He growled and continued to wipe the apple pie from his face. It was getting into his hair now… Oh well, at least he hadn't taken a shower when he left for jogging…
Momoshiro continued to laugh. He laughed, hysterically.
"Now Momo," Fuji's soft voice murmured, "you shouldn't laugh at a fellow teammate." His eyes glowed dangerously yet at the same time, it seemed to be hinted in amusement.
Momoshiro immediately stopped laughing. "Aha…Fuji-senpai, when did you get here?" he asked.
Inui had led Kaidou to the Kawamura restaurant where several tennis members and classmates threw a surprise party for him. One student – Kaidou swore they would be dead by next morning – had dared to throw an apple pie at him right in the face.
"I've been here since the beginning," Fuji promptly replied, smiling.
"Mada mada dane," Echizen muttered, from nowhere. He appeared behind Fuji, pulling his cap over his eyes.
"Kaidou, don't let your guard down," Tezuka advised once more, crossing his arms.
Inui's glasses seemed to flash dangerously – even more so than Fuji's eyes earlier.
Kaidou growled once more.
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When Kaidou practiced that day, he swore he felt a pair of eyes on him. Or two.
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Later, when he got out of the shower after practice, he noticed a flyer. Or something. A paper had been stuck to his locker.
He looked around and noticed only Echizen, who had just slammed his locker shut.
They glanced.
"Inui-senpai," was Echizen's only reply to Kaidou's unasked question.
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Kaidou stared at the paper.
Another training menu…
He smiled.
Author's Note: OoO I hate this. But happy birthday Kaidou Kaoru! And technically, I am not late! Since I finished this with 28 minutes to spare! Whee! XD And I had chocolate, thanks to my sister. InuKai love, ne?
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