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Chapter 7
The tensai had to wake up early that morning in order to set up phase one of his masterful plan. The plan was simple, first put the letter that he had made yesterday in one of the regular's locker. Then isolate the rest of the team members, so that the person who opens the letter is alone in the locker room (well except for Fuji watching, of course). The first part of the plan was simple, but the second part was close to impossible.
"Fuji, we should call this mission impossible because it is IMPOSSIBLE! How are you going to manage keeping everyone away from the lockers except for that one person?" Saeki asked, doubting Fuji's plan. He and the mischievous tensai were hiding in the bushes in front of the boy's locker room.
"Ne… isn't that why I have you?" Fuji teased.
"Of course, I'm happy to help, but I don't see the point in this. Why don't you just tell him that you know?"
"Because that's too simple, anyways I like torturing my teammates once in a while."
Saeki paused, thinking about the numerous ways the tensai could torture his teammates. "I'm glad we go to different schools."
"Ok, here he comes," Fuji whispered loudly, out of excitement. "Go, distract him," the tensai forcefully pushed Saeki from their hiding spot. The silver-haired boy was now out in the open looking very confused.
"Hello Kaidoh! Why are you so early today?" The silver-haired boy tried to act smooth, but failed. He was blocking Kaidoh's path to the boy's locker room.
"I'm always early. Why are you even here? You didn't even go to Seigaku," the bandana-boy bitterly replied back.
"True, but I'm really thirsty. Can you show me where I can buy Ponta?"
"I don't know, you should ask Echizen. He'll know for sure." Kaidoh was getting impatient, he moved around Saeki and headed straight to the boy's locker room.
Fuji smacked himself on the forehead, Saeki is failing miserably. Kaidoh is not supposed to go to the boy's locker room! Fuji gave Saeki a deadly glare.
Saeki was now panicking, he didn't know how to distract the snake boy. Suddenly, out of instinct, he grab Kaidoh's bandana. Kaidoh was both angry and shocked. That was his lucky bandana, he won all his matches wearing it, no one dared touching it if they valued their life.
"Give that back to me!" Kaidoh said through grinding teeth. He balled his hands up into fists.
"Come and get it from me. If you can?" Saeki waived Kaidoh's bandana as if it was a flag, in front of the snake-boy's face.
Kaidoh was ready to throw a punch at Saeki when the silver-haired boy began to run. Kaidoh immediately chased after him shouting and yelling curse words.
Not bad, Fuji thought to himself.
The tensai sneaked into the boy's locker room quietly, avoiding any attention. He didn't want anyone to see him enter before everyone else because it will mess up his plan. Skillfully, Fuji opened the locker without a sound and placed the letter on the top rack, where it was clearly visible.
"Bastard, you think you have more stamina then me, fssssshhhhh?"
"I don't think I know, hey viper for a snake you're pretty slow."
Fuji was silently giggling, he could heard the whole conversation through the windows. Knowing both Saeki's and Kaidoh's stamina Fuji predicted that the silver-haired boy should be getting tired by now.
Saeki ran passed the tennis courts and pick up two tennis balls. Crap! I'm starting to get tired I need to distract him so I can hid and rest. Without any warning Saeki turned around and threw the tennis ball at Kaidoh.
"Ha! You missed! For a tennis player your aim..."
The speedy ball that Saeki threw missed Kaidoh by a foot, but it hit the wall and bounced back to hit the bandana-less boy in the head. Saeki took advantage and rolled the other ball in Kaidoh's direction. Distracted by the 70-miles per hour ball hitting him in the back of the head, Kaidoh didn't see the second ball rolling in his direction. The snake-boy tripped and fell head first in the mud. While Kaidoh was down Saeki hid in the bushes, winking at Fuji, who was now walking towards the boy's locker room. Fuji nodded a fraction of an inch, knowing that Saeki's will notice (because of his ability the see minute movements) but not Kaidoh. The viper wiped the dirt from his face and was furious, he was going to kill Saeki by choke that boy with his bare hands.
"Where did he go?" Kaidoh asked angrily, running towards Fuji.
"He said something about hiding in the library because he was starting to get tired. Oh and that you were too stupid enough not to look there." The deviant tensai lied with smiling eyes.
"I'll show him," Kaidoh said with rage, immediately the boy began running towards the library.
Saeki was amazed by the tensai's skill. Just then, Eiji and Oishi were walking towards the boy's locker room, chatting about doubles formations. They were at the door step when the tensai smiled even wider. The two boys noticed this and stopped abruptly, questioning looks were on their faces.
"I wouldn't go there if I were you," the tensai said slyly, crossing his arms and leaning against the wall of the boy's locker room with one foot on the ground and the other against the wall. "But if you want to, I'm not stopping you." Fuji decided to use reverse psychology.
"Why?" Both Oishi and Eiji asked in unison.
The tensai displayed a wicked smile, "Because Inui is going to test his new concoction on the first person who enters that door."
Both boys flinched for a brief second, then Eiji said, "I'm glad I brought my clothes with me, I'll just use the boy's restroom in the main building."
"Umm... me too," Oishi said following Eiji. "Eiji, we better hurry so we won't be late, the restrooms are pretty far."
Meanwhile the boy hiding in the bushes was speechless, Fuji's plan might actually work. After the golden pair could no longer be seen, Saeki walked over to where Fuji was standing.
"Ok, Kaido, Eiji, and Oishi are all taking care of, what about Echizen, Inui, Tezuka, and Taka-san?" The taller boy question, still having a little bit of doubt about the tensai's plan.
"I'll worry about Tezuka and you can distract the rest, they're easy. Oh and don't worry about Echizen, he almost always comes late," the smaller boy said with confidence. Fuji quickly hid in the bushes as Inui approach the boy's locker room.
The data collector was writing in his notebook when he stopped to looked at the silver-haired boy with confusion.
"I thought I would find you here," began the silver-haired boy, "Fuji wanted me to tell you that the cafeteria is giving away free raw vegetables since no one is eating them."
The taller boy pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, causes them to glint. "Raw vegetables are very good for the tired body, I can make a new concoction."
"But you have to hurry, or the teachers might take everything," Saeki said trying to persuade Inui to leave for the cafeteria.
"Yes, that's a good idea. Adults are always trying to eat healthy," Inui said analyzing the situation.
Saeki sighed with relief as the taller boy began walking in the direction of the cafeteria still writing in his notebook.
Taka-san was the next one to show up, the power-player was looking worried and nervous about something. Saeki's heart was beating faster, he looked left and right searching his mind for ideas, but found none. He didn't know how to prevent the brown-haired boy from coming into the locker room. Fuji sensed Saeki's hesitation, quickly and silently the tensai took Taka-san's rackets from the his bag.
"Hello Taka-san," Saeki said with new found confidence.
"Humm... oh hello."
"Where do you think you're going?" Saeki command with authority. He stuck his hand out, preventing Taka-san from moving forward.
"The locker room? To go change," the boy replied unsurely.
"How can you play tennis without your rackets?"
Taka-san just slapped his bag, he was surprised because he felt nothing. Worrying that he might have left his rackets at home, he opened the zipper. "But I thought I put them in. Maybe they're still at home." The brown-haired boy disappeared within a flash, he didn't want to be late.
Saeki traded places with the tensai, now he was the one hiding in the bushes. Fuji stationed himself in front of the locker room door and sprayed something in the air. Tezuka arrived shortly afterward.
"What's that awful smell," the stoic captain said without making any facial expressions.
"The janitor is cleaning the locker room today, apparently we have skunks in our school. I suggest the boy's bathroom, if you don't want to smell like a skunk for the rest of the week." Fuji said cunningly with smiling eyes. "Oishi and Eiji are already changing in the main building's restroom, don't worry I'll warn the rest."
"Thank you Fuji, but I won't excuse you if you're late."
"Hai, I wasn't counting on that." Fuji replied with wit, his eyes still smiling at his bochou.
That tensai is planning something, but what? Tezuka thought to himself. He was still puzzled why Fuji would stay and warn the others about the skunk smell. The Fuji he knew will not say a word and then tease the regulars for smelling like skunks for days.
When Tezuka was out of sight, Saeki emerged from the bushes fanning his hand in front of his nose. "What did you spray in the air, it smells awful."
"Yuuta's new cologne."
Momoshiro was running to school since his bike was being fixed, the boy was glad that he will never look at that ugly scratch ever again. He reached the boy's locker room five minutes before practice had started and was surprised to find the locker room empty. Momoshiro looked around.
Did practice start earlier today, no one told me? Momoshiro thought quietly to himself. He dropped his tennis bag on the floor and opened his locker. There, on the top rack, was an envelope, white and plain.
Oh, ho, ho what is this? hehehe a love letter? Wow my first love letter! I wonder who is it from? Momoshiro was smiling with glee, then another thought occurred to him that turned his smile upside down. Please don't tell me it's from Tomo-chan.
"I know it was you," the second year read out loud.
Momoshiro eye's widened with horror, "crap, Fuji knows!"
Behind the lockers, Fuji was not laughing anymore. Instead his mouth hit the floor, gaping at what the second year had just said.
What? Momoshiro was the one who wrote the letter, I was mistaken?
Was it really Momoshiro? Read the next chapter to find out =) Please comment! Oh and I think I need someone to Beta my future chapters, any volunteers pm me thanks.
