Hanging Out with Hyotei
Chapter 5: Rallying with Hyotei
You could say Ryoma was back to his usual self after he arrived in the mansion with his lovers, but Tezuka was worried that his beloved Kohai would not show up for practice which he always does, but not always on time. Furthermore, being late to practice would definitely piss off the buchou of Seigaku, especially their coach. But today, Ryuzaki-sensei decided to let Ryoma off easy. And so, it went on like this.
Earlier at Seigaku….
"What do you mean I can't practice here!?" shrieked Ryoma.
"You heard me! You are only going to disturb us preparing for the upcoming tournament!" said one of the non-regulars.
"But Tezuka-buchou would always let me warm up first before I face off against my regulars in the morning hours. Now where is he?"
"If you really want to know, he was called away by his little narcissist boyfriend. Why don't you call him?" continued Arai.
Ryoma sighed disappointedly as he walked off the court with a phone in his hand and tennis equipment slung over his shoulder. He then dialed Keigo's number and waited for a few rings before the buchou picked up
"Moshi Moshi, Keigo will now hear you speak."
"Ah, Atobe-sempai, excuse my rudeness for disturbing you during practice. I have an emergency situation here that needs your urgent attention."
"What is it, brat? And this had better not be about one of your plebian freshman getting stuck in the locker room again."
Ryoma wanted to throw the phone on the floor, but changed his mind at the last minute. He then paused to wipe the sweat off his forehead as he continued talking.
"The non-regulars wouldn't allow me to practice and I am worried about my own buchou disappearing on me again. I was told that he had gone to Hyotei for something really important."
"Tezuka going to Hyotei? Who told you that he was coming to my school? Ore-sama will punish those plebeians for spreading that false rumor in Seigaku! Do you need me to pick you up?"
"That would be sufficient. If I can't find someone to rally with, then my chances of winning a match would dwindle."
Keigo paused for a moment and turned his attention towards his regulars. "Attention you guys! I am going to be away for a few minutes to pick up a special someone since he has been stuck without a partner. I will be back momentarily."
The regulars looked at him in awe while Jiroh was asleep somewhere. As for the silver pair, they were left to scratch their heads. Yuushi looked back at him with amusement before he continued rallying with Hiyoshi.
"Something is up with buchou lately, ne, Hiyoshi-sempai?" said Mukahi.
"He's just a bit off his rocker when it comes to that brat." Muttered Hiyoshi.
"Maybe Kei-chan is too busy searching for love." Smirked Taki
"I heard that! Get back to practice!" barked Keigo. They all obeyed without uttering another word.
Keigo then placed his ear back to his phone and continued talking, "Wait for ore-sama by the school gates!"
"Of course, monkey king. Don't be late." Smirked Ryoma.
"How many times have I told you not to call me that!?" yelled Keigo.
"More than a dozen times. You are my lover after all."
"Only you would know how to make ore-sama's life difficult, you little brat!" He then disconnected the call before pushing some buttons on his phone in order to contact his driver.
Present day
"And that's how I ended up here with you guys." Said Ryoma. He didn't even take his eyes off the Hyotei regulars for a second.
"Really, Echizen-kun, just because you didn't get a chance to practice doesn't mean you can come here and interrupt ours. What do you think Sakaki sensei would say if he finds out you came here without his knowledge?" said Yuushi as he adjusted his glasses.
"I actually talked with your coach earlier and he said he was okay with me being here at the request of Ryuzaki-sensei herself. Besides, he was concerned about Seigaku not holding any practice sessions without my buchou around. Furthermore, it would be irresponsible for a non-regular member in a tennis club to make irrational decisions like that for me."
All the regulars of Hyotei looked at each other and nodded while Gakuto shook his head in defeat. Even he was feeling a little sympathetic to the brat when he doesn't have practice.
"So now that you are here, what can we help you with?" asked Choutaro.
"I just need someone to rally with me for a little bit, even if it is for an hour or two. It's not my fault that my buchou ditched me and made me come here." Muttered Ryoma.
"Really? What is this, some sort of a change of heart from your own buchou?" asked Gakuto.
"Nope, if anyone has a heart of gold, it's Keigo." Added Jirou who just woke up from his nap.
"And just where have you been, sleepyhead?" asked Yuushi.
"So sorry for showing up late, I was in the middle of a very nice dream when Keigo called me here." Said Jirou as he chuckled nervously.
"Well, since you are here, why don't you have a little rally session with Echizen-san here? You have nothing important that you need to do so how about it?" stated Shishido.
Jiroh looked at them with glee on his face. "Can I really?"
"Yes, of course. Give it all you got with that brat." Added Mukahi.
Jiroh jumped up and down with excitement before yawning again. He was still feeling a bit sleepy.
Ryoma wasn't feeling bitter about rallying with Jiroh so he reached into his bag and grabbed his tennis racket before heading onto the court. A few minutes later, Jiroh appeared ready before placing his racket down on the ground with the head upside down.
"Rough or smooth?" asked Jiroh
"Smooth, but I think you should serve, jiroh-sempai."
Jiroh nodded as he threw the ball into the air and sent it over to Ryoma, causing him to run a little before returning it perfectly back to his opponent. "Hmm, you're good, even though that is a regular return, you're much better than Hiyoshi."
Ryoma managed to serve another ball towards Jiroh as he ran towards the net, but he missed.
"A twist serve? SUGOI! Let's see how goot it really is…"
Of course, he aimed another perfect shot at Jiroh's feet, but noticed that he was still yawning. "Please try to focus on the game so that you don't fall behind, sempai."
"Gomen, Ryo-chan! I will do my best to break your special volleys!" smiled Jiroh as he served the ball back towards his opponent. The game continued until Ryoma missed returning the ball. The score was tied at 15.
Jiroh's eyes was sparkling at such an amazing game played so far
"OMG! DID YOU ALL SEE THAT!? I MANAGED TO BREAK RYOMA'S TWIST SERVE! OSHITARI-SEMPAI! YOU SAW THAT RIGH-"
"You're in the middle of a game, focus on the match!" called Oshitari.
"Ah! That's right!"
Ryoma sighed, he knew playing against jiroh wasn't going to be easy due to his constant dozing off and yawning, but still he was such a lovable puppy to play with. Jiroh managed to return the ball to Ryom again and he did the same thing as he used his racket and did a perfect moon volley over the net as he serves again. He then ran up towards the baseline as he did a moonsault to send the ball back.
"Hey! That's my move!" called Gakuto.
"How on earth did he learn that?" asked a random student.
"Probably lots of practice." Said another student.
Ryoma did a few more serves, causing Jiroh to bend his knees. All he can do is defend now. The score is now 30 to 15.
"Gekoujyou." Mumbled Hiyoshi.
"Your're too good, even when you beat Hiyoshi earlier. But still, you won't beat me!" called Jiroh.
They continued playing until Jiroh was slowing down. Ryoma could see that his opponent was losing stamina as he collapsed on the ground and fell asleep again.
"Because of Jiroh's inability to continue the match, Echizen ryoma wins by default." Said the referee.
Most of the hyotei regulars snickered at the sight of Jiroh sleeping while others sweat-dropped, including Ryoma. Some just clapped at the conclusion of the match.
Even Keigo and Yuushi were amused at how good the brat from Seigaku was since he gave them such an alluring performance today. Eventually, Gakuto and Shishido grabbed jiroh and carried him back towards the bleachers to make sure he doesn't embarrass himself any further.
"I hope you are satisfied now, brat." Mused Keigo.
"Very satisfied."
"Perhaps you should settle on joining Hyotei now if Tezuka doesn't want you back."
"We'll see. I am sure my teammates won't even know that I came here."
"Oh really, brat?" said Momoshiro as he snuck up behind his kohai and placed him in a headlock.
"Ochibi, we were really worried about you! We were wondering where you were." Whined Kikumaru as he embraced Ryoma in a tight hug.
"Momo sempai please let go of me! Eiji Sempai you're crushing me!" said Ryoma as he struggled to set himself free. His face was beginning to turn bright red and his body was turning a shade of dark blue. Finally, Keigo snapped his fingers, forcing Yuushi to pull momo off of him while Shishido and Ohtori dragged Kikumaru away.
"I apologize on behalf of my teammates." Said Tezuka as he bowed at Keigo in the tennis courts. He could see that everyone was packing up and getting ready to leave for the day.
"Ahn, don't worry about that. Ore-sama is pretty sure you will hand out appropriate punishments for your little jokers. But please do not make the same mistake of leaving your bratty kohai alone ever again."
"I won't make the same mistake, I promise. But I want to thank you guys for looking after him." Smiled Tezuka as he shook Keigo's hand.
"The pleasure is all mine!"
As both teams parted ways, Ryoma and Tezuka both walked side by side with each other on their way back home. They were just glad to see each other again.
"You didn't really have to send me all the way to hyotei without notifying me, would you, buchou?"
"What other choice did I have? I couldn't leave you back at Seigaku practicing all by yourself. I had to contact Keigo because he thought you needed someone to practice with."
"You could have texted me or called me on the phone beforehand."
"I know that, and I apologize for my actions earlier."
"I forgive you, but still you nearly abandoned me and I was nearly ready to go to keigo's mansion again."
"Ryoma, you're my best friend and my beloved kohai. I would never abandon you like that." Said Tezuka as he gently placed a hand on the tennis prodigy's shoulder before turning him around and kissing him.
"What are you doing, buchou!?" shrieked Ryoma as he released himself from Tezuka's grasp. His face was blushing like bright red tomatoes.
"Gomen! That just came out of nowhere! How inappropriate!" said Tezuka.
"Next time, inform me if you are going to kiss me!"
Tezuka just laughed as he and Ryoma continued walking home. Just then, they heard a sound of the limo horn honking behind them. They knew that it was Keigo.
"Ore-sama notices that you guys still haven't returned home yet, want to spend a night with me?"
Tezuka and Ryoma both looked at each other and nodded as they both got inside the limo.
"See, I told you that you didn't have to worry too much about me, buchou." Said Ryoma.
"I think Hyotei will take very good care of your precious brat." Smirked Keigo.
"Oh, stop that will you!" groaned Tezuka.
They all laughed as they shared a drink of water together while the limo drove off towards the mansion gates. It seems that Ryoma was happy that he could spend an entire day at Hyotei just to practice tennis with some new people. He was also glad that this day had gone better than he had hoped for. Who knows? Maybe Hyotei would be the right choice for our tennis prodigy.
"We're here guys. The butlers will take your belongings upstairs towards the guest bedrooms." Said Keigo.
"Arigato, kei-chan." They both kissed the hyotei captain together while the maids inside watched with interest.
"Ugh, can you guys please not do that outside? This is embarrassing!" said Keigo.
"You're our boyfriend, monkey king!"
"Please don't call me that."
"Ryoma, you're an embarrassment to Seigaku, 40 laps around the mansion now!" ordered Tezuka.
"Hai buchou!" said Ryoma as he sweat-dropped.
Oh yes, Tezuka surely hasn't changed after all.
Ryoma suddenly stopped for a moment and then asked, "Mind if you adjust the punishment a little bit?"
"What do you have in mind, Ryoma?"
"Can I just kiss you guys instead? You can top me as much as you want to tonight." said Ryoma evilly.
"Brat! You fucking brat! Where on earth did you come up with such an idea?" barked Keigo.
"Just wanted to see if you guys are up for it. The offer is still on the table."
Tezuka and Keigo were both shocked that Ryoma would be able to negotiate a plan of his own without running. That was very cunning indeed. But both captains nodded and grabbed the tennis prodigy before kissing him endlessly.
No laps were ever completed that night.
The End!
Thank you all for reading Hanging Out With Hyotei! I will have the final chapter of A Royal Vacation coming out this weekend so stay tuned! In the meantime, please read and review!