Disclaimer: DemonGirl13 and I do not own any of the Prince of Tennis characters. All the characters belong to Takeshi Konomi Sensei.

Pairing: OT5 + Yukimura, Oishi x Kikumaru

A/N: The plot thickens….

Chapter 8

Both brothers continued to play their duet totally oblivious to their surrounding. They didn't even realise that someone was watching them since the beginning. After a while, they stopped their duet before sitting down to eat the bento their mother had packed.

"Mmmm…" said Ryoma as he took a bite and savoured the taste of the rolled egg his mother had prepared for him. It had a slight tint of sweetness. It was not too sweet and not too bland for his taste bud. Ryoga grabbed his wrist and chomped down the remainder egg roll on Ryoma's hand. "OI!" Ryoma glared at his brother.

Ryoga could see flames in his brother's eyes and immediately said, "Maa, maa…Here". Ryoga took his piece of unagi and gave his little brother.

"I don't want your half-eaten unagi! I want that piece of salmon!" said Ryoma as he use his chopstick and took away the one and only salmon before putting it inside his mouth.

"Chibisuke! That's my favourite! Give me back!" said Ryoga as he put down his bento and started wrestling his little brother. Thank god Ryoma's reflexes were good as he quickly put away his bento.

"Enjoy your last moments, Echizen brothers".

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"Good afternoon, My Lord", said the five of them as the bowed to him with their right hand on their chest.

"Please rise", said Takeuchi as he rose up his left hand to the shoulder's height.

"May I ask Lord, what had happened that required you to have an audience with us?" asked Fuji with his usual smiling face.

"I think you know what had happened, my dear Syusuke", said Takeuchi with a smile. The smile he gave them was not the usual smile. In fact, the five of them could see how his smile promised a terrible punishment if they dared to lie.

"We really have no idea my Lord", said Yukimura.

'Seiichi! Don't provoke him', said Tezuka inside their mental link.

'He's really angry this time', added Sanada.

"Really?" asked Takeuchi.

"Yes", replied Fuji. Fuji heard Sanada and Tezuka groaned. As for Atobe, he was chuckling inwardly at the two sadists' bravery in provoking the Lord of the vampires. Tezuka and Sanada groaned again.

'Tell me why we fall in love with the three of them?' asked Sanada.

'Because we are beautiful!" replied Fuji.

"I heard that the five of you knew the whereabouts of my daughter and your princess. Is that true?" asked Takeuchi.

"Really?" said Atobe with a shocked face and tone.

'Good one Kei-chan!' said Yukimura.

"Oh yes. My informant happened to pass through an old mansion which belonged to the head of vampire slayer. He told me that he saw the five of you talking to Rinko", said Takeuchi as he observed their face. Sanada and Tezuka remained poker face. Fuji and Yukimura were still smiling at him as if nothing has happened. Lastly, his eyes fell on Atobe who was staring at him right into his eyes. There was nothing in his eyes that could betray what he was feeling at the moment.

"My Lord, that person told but you can't surely trust him more than you trust us right?" asked Fuji.

"He could be lying or maybe he could have twisted the story", added Yukimura.

"Then, could you give me a reason why would he lie to me?"

"Hmm…Maybe he wanted to frame us since we happened to be your trusted advisors and generals", said Atobe.

"Since the five of you are my trusted advisors and also generals, then I would like you all to complete my command immediately".

"May I ask what the command is, my Lord", asked Yukimura.

"I want the five of you to kill Echizen Nanjiroh", said Takeuchi. At this, Fuji and Yukimura's smiles faltered slightly. Sanada and Tezuka's eyes widen a mm. As for Atobe, he accidentally released his ice power and caused the room to drop a few degrees.

'Keigo!' called out Tezuka when he felt the temperature in the throne room dropped. Atobe snapped out of it and quickly restrained his power. The temperature rose back.

"My Lord, could we know what this person had done to incurred your wrath?" asked Tezuka.

"Let see…this person took away my daughter", said Takeuchi simply.

"But my Lord, he-", said Sanada but he was cut off when someone barged into the throne room. That person walked forward before kneeling down.

"I'm sorry for barging in like this my Lord but this is an emergency", said the man.

"What is it?" asked Takeuchi.

"The house hime is staying is under attack", said the man.

"What?!" exclaimed Takeuchi. "Is Rinko safe?"

"I have no idea sir", said the man.

"You useless man!" said Takeuchi as he waved his hand. The man was thrown towards the wall and hit his head on the wall causing him to slide down the wall, unconscious. Takeuchi turned his attention to the five of them. "Go check whether Rinko is safe. If she is still alive, bring her back. If that filth is alive, kill him!"

"Yes my Lord!" said the five of them before they disappeared from the throne room.

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"Did we make it in time?" asked Fuji.

"Ryoma!" called out Yukimura as he rushed into the house.

"Seiichi! Don't!" called out Sanada before he chased after the blue-haired man. The other three followed after them. However, they stopped when they saw the scene. Everywhere inside the mansion was filled with body. The walls were covered in blood. The servants had their head decapitated. On the top of the stairs, there stood a man holding a bloodied sword. He was cackling madly.

To be continued…

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