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Ryoma was surprised to say the least. Sakuno came in with her hair down and a not-so-stupid look on her face.
She smirked and went up to the changed girl. She placed her hands on Sakuno's desk and smiled down at her.
"Ryuu finally confronted you, eh?"
Sakuno jumped a bit in surprise and looked up.
"Ryoma-chan, I'm sorry, I didn't see you!" Ryoma's smile grew even wider. Sakuno didn't sound so childish anymore.
"Nah, it's okay."
Sakuno smiled. "Your brother's very nice. He made me realize why I should act more like myself."
"That's because he doesn't want to date the 'fake Sakuno', he wants to date the real Sakuno."
"Ryoma, what the hell was that, dudette!?"
"What? You told Mitsu I liked him, so I tell Sakuno you like her! It's a fair deal!"
"No it's not! That was over the internet, this is person to person."
"What's the difference?"
"I AM RIGHT HERE!"
"Good," Ryoma turned back to a slightly blushing and shocked Sakuno. "My brother likes you, however, because of his so-called 'MAN PRIDE', he is unable to confess his feelings of adoration and love to you!" Ryoma used air quotes and struck a dramatic pose.
"Maybe you should be in the drama club."
"Maybe you should take it like the man you're supposed to be and ask her out on a date."
"Um, guys, please, Ryuu-kun doesn't have to take me out."
Ryoma moved closer until hers and Sakuno's noses were touching. "He's taking you out. Because once Oyaji finds out, he's kicking him out the house until he brings you home."
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Sakuno was dressed in a pair of jeans and simple pink hoodie when the doorbell rang. On the other side was a stoic Tezuka, irritated Ryoma, and a nervous Ryuu.
He smiled slightly at seeing her.
"Hi, would you mind going on a double date right now?"
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Ryoma was pissed. She remembered how she got into this whole mess.
Flashback
Ryoma and Ryuu ran home after practice and tried to climb their way through the front door.
Their father, Nanjiroh, came into the hall to see what the trouble was about .Ryoma fell onto her face as she crawled over Ryuu's head.
"OYAJI, guess what!? Ryuu like Ryuuzaki's granddaughter and I made him confess! Kick him out so they could go on a date!"
Nanjiroh looked at his son. This was interesting.
He grinned wickedly.
"Bye- bye Ryuu, see you after your date!"
"What? Wait a minute! I can't go on a date! I-I-I, you, me, we-GAH, I'M NOT READY!"
"Then change your clothes and get out!"
"DAD! Whoa! Wait a darn second here! Ryoma's dating Tezuka!"
Ryoma gasped as their father laughed.
"Bye you two romantics! Come back once your dates are over!"
The twins were shoved out of the house. Rinko opened the door and led them upstairs to change clothes… and then she KICKED them out, literally!
End flashback
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Ryoma was wearing a pair of hip huggers with a red and silver striped shirt with a silver baret. Tezuka wore jeans with a baby blue button up shirt that was only half buttoned and a black t-shirt underneath. Ryuu was wearing black cargo pants with a tight black muscle shirt and a white, unbuttoned shirt over it.
"Uh, sure?"
Ryoma eyed her. "You don't sound too sure of yourself Ryuuzaki."
"It's not like a expected to have the three of you just appear on my doorstep."
Tezuka snorted. "Neither did I."
Ryuu glared at him. "Well, slamming the door right on my nose isn't exactly the best way to deal with surprise visits."
"But it was funny."
"Shut up Ryoma," Ryuu pouted before grabbing Sakuno. "Ryuuzaki-sensei, I'm stealing Sakuno to go on a date with Ryo and Tezuka! Bye, see you later!" Ryuu dragged Sakuno down the driveway to where a sleek black Mercedes was parked. Tezuka reached into his pocket and pulled out the keys before unlocking the doors.
Ryoma got in the passengers' seat with Ryuu and Sakuno in the back.
Sakuno gaped at the black leather interior.
"Tezuka-buchou, is this your car?"
"No, it's my parents."
He started the car and drove down the street. Ten minutes later he turned on the highway.
--
Well, let's start with what happened during those ten minutes.
"Mitsu, aren't you too young to be driving?"
"How old is 'young'?"
"I'd say fifteen."
"Then yes, I am. But honestly, everyone keeps mistaking me for an adult; why not take advantage of it?"
"You know, for a jerk, I like that philosophy." Ryuu commented from the back. Sakuno smiled before chuckling.
"What if we get pulled over?"
Tezuka reached into his pocket while steering with his knee, he threw his wallet towards Sakuno before going back to driving.
Sakuno opened the wallet and the first thing she saw was a fake divers license.
"Having Fuji as your friend has its advantages."
Ryuu peeked over before whistle appreciatively. "How much did it cost?"
"I said that having Fuji as your friend has its advantages; it's free."
Ryoma laughed. "You couldn't get one even if you tried! You're WAY too short!"
She and Sakuno busted out laughing and Tezuka snorted, trying to control his laugh. Ryuu looked offended before huffing and looking out the tinted window.
"Where are we going?"
"Ryuu, you should learn to just enjoy the ride."
"Oh shut it, Ryoma."
"We're taking the highway."
It became silent as everyone looked out of the windows while Tezuka drove.
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Let's go back to the highway scene…
"HOLY SHIT! TEZUKA PULL OVER! PULL THE FUCK OVER!" Ryuu screamed at the top of lungs as Tezuka swerved in and out the lanes of traffic.
Sakuno was screaming as she clawed at the seat belt that was fastening her to the seat. She was pushing her weight all the way into the seat in the small hope that she would be sucked into the seat so if they crashed, she wouldn't go anywhere. Ryuu was clutching at the arm rests on the door while yelling curse words that no sailor should ever have spoken of.
Ryoma had rolled down her window and grinning widely.
"FASTER MITSU! GO FASTER!" Tezuka looked as if he wasn't clocking over 100 mph. He stepped on the gas and zoomed past a police car. The cop's car sirens rang loudly through the air as the officer gave chase.
"AWWW SHIT, NOW YOU'VE DONE IT TEZUKA!"
"Ryuu shut up already." Tezuka smirked before stepping on the gas once more. Now they were going 150 mph. Sakuno dared herself to look out the window but everything was a blur and she felt sick.
She then crashed into Ryuu after Tezuka made a sharp turn onto an exit ramp, still going 150 mph. For a minute, right after they hit a bump, it felt as though they were flying and then crashed back onto the road.
Ryoma screamed as they barely avoided crashing into an eighteen-wheeler. Tezuka slowed down to 90 mph and streamed passed cars going the opposite direction. The police cars were still chasing them.
"Hold on for a second." The three passengers held onto dear life as Tezuka made a sharp turn that caused the car to turn in a full circle before speeding forward. They drove down a back road, surrounded by trees and rocks with no street lights.
Tezuka slowed down to 50 mph and turned on the high beams.
"ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US!?"
"You're still alive aren't you?"
"OF COURSE!"
Tezuka pulled over in a clearing before slapping the wheel. "Damnit, I failed." Ryoma laughed with Sakuno giggling.
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Tezuka got out the car and went towards the back. Sakuno and the twins got out as well to see Tezuka taking out two license plates and some screws. He took off the two that were already on and switched them with two new ones.
TNNSPLYR01
That's what it read.
"'TENNIS PLAYER NUMBER 1? Aren't you arrogant?"
Tezuka resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Get back in the car."
They drove back onto the main street where there was a police barricade with a line of black cars.
A police officer came up to them and tapped the window. Tezuka rolled it down and had his captain face on (refer to chapter 5).
"May I help you?"
"Yes, we're looking for a black car that was caught speeding and the police suspect that driver was intoxicated or under the influence. We're profiling all black cars. Will you please drive into the line right over there?"
Tezuka nodded and drove into the line. He rolled the window up before leaning back.
"We're screwed." Sakuno said as she had a look of fear on her face.
"No, Ryuuzaki- I thought we were nailed." Tezuka retorted as another cop tapped on the window of the car in front of them.
"What's our story?" Ryuu asked.
"Ryuuzaki's Tezuka's daughter and Ryuu, you and I are his niece and nephew."
"I knew there was a reason why you were my twin."
"Being smarter than you is not a reason." Ryuu scowled at Tezuka.
"You just don't understand the importance of a twin to twin relationship."
"Whoa," Tezuka looked curiously at Ryuu from the rear view mirror. "Don't tell that you and Ryoma are like that." Ryoma squawked and punched Tezuka in the arm. "I already have a busted arm, this is my last one. Don't bust it so soon."
Everyone laughed, but stopped abruptly when the Tap of Death echoed throughout the seemingly empty car.
"Gutentag," Tezuka spoke in a German accent (I don't know how you spell it, sorry to all German speaker!).
"Uh, do you speak Japanese?"
"Y-yes, I speak-eh a little, neh?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, my father is from Germany. We moved a couple of months ago because of his job." Sakuno put on her shy façade.
The officer eyed her warily. "You're Japanese."
Ryoma cleared her throat. "We are her cousins, her mother is our mother's sister, and they're both Japanese. She half and half."
Ryuu snorted. "She's a creamer!" Ryoma laughed along with everybody else in the car. Thank goodness gracious that Sakuno understood that much in English, and not the officer.
"Uh, anyway. Were you on the highway a little ago?"
"Yes, eh, we were driving to go see a eh…what's the word?"
"Movie?"
"Show?"
"Circus?"
Ryoma was given a flat look and she shrugged her shoulders.
"Ah, yes, we were going to see a movie, but then the officer pulled us over. Is there anything serious going on?"
"We're just looking for a suspect," He paused for a bit and looked past the car. He nodded his head before turning back to them. "Your car doesn't match the description, you can pass."
Tezuka nodded before driving off.
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Two minutes later…
The car was parked in a lot in front of a gas station. They had just pulled in because Tezuka had used up most of the gas in his little race with himself. People who were passing by looked at the as if it was some alien car. Boisterous laughter echoed into the lot.
Inside the car…
"OH MY GOSH! THAT WAS SO FUNNY!!" Ryoma laughed as she clutched her sides. Ryuu wiped the tears away from his face as Sakuno was curled into a ball on the backseat. She was laughing so hard that was she was vibrating.
Tezuka was gripped the wheel of the car so hard that his knuckles were white and his shoulders were shaking.
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That Monday, I don't know. Whenever the four teens saw a black car, they would bust out laughing.
"Nya, Ochibi, why are you guys laughing? And why Tezuka chuckling?"
Ryuu erupted into a fit of laughter.
"Friday…double date…wah!!! It was…Oh my goodness… and Tezuka went…" Ryuu held up his two arms and pretended he was driving. Sakuno was there because the girls' team wasn't meeting that day. "He went… ZOOM –ZOOM- ZOOM!" Ryoma busted out laughing.
"What?" Oishi went over to them.
"Don't let Tezuka drive!" Sakuno got in as she laughed. Tezuka had turned around and was supporting himself on the fence.
"Why would Tezuka- oh no! Don't tell me that you stole your parents' car!?" Oishi ran over to Tezuka to check him for wounds.
"I'm fine." Tezuka calmed down and put his captain face on. "W-well what are you waiting for? Run twenty laps!"
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Ryoma sighed as she hugged her legs to her chest. Being Tezuka's girlfriend was nice, but she felt this tension between them. She was confused about it. Shouldn't they feel tension later on in the relationship?
They were at the park and he was at the vender's getting some ice cream.
Suddenly, she was faced with a large cone filled with Oreo ice cream. She smiled and took it silently. It was past dusk and twilight was setting in. Tezuka sat down beside her and quietly enjoyed his chocolate and vanilla cone.
After finishing off their cones, they walked for a little in silence before stopping by the empty playground. The playground was situated on top of a hill and below it was a pond.
"Something is bothering you?" Tezuka slightly deep voice was quiet and hushed, as of he didn't want to ruin the natural beauty of the scene around them.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to worry you." Ryoma's voice was just as quiet.
"Don't apologize."
"Okay," Ryoma smiled as she brought her legs up. "I had a weird dream; a few nights ago actually."
Tezuka didn't say anything, but he quirked an eyebrow.
Ryoma took it as the 'OK' to continue.
"I was in a big hallway in front of a library. And then an older me appeared and went into the room. In a circle were you and three other kids that were sleeping. And then we tucked them in together. And I…like the idea of that." She swallowed before shaking her head. "I'm such a wild dreamer."
"You were pregnant weren't you? In your dream, I mean."
Ryoma looked at her boyfriend with a look of shock on her face. "How did you know?"
"I had a dream like that too. But it was two kids in a field and there was grove of apple and orange trees. And then I appeared with you and you were pregnant."
"Why apples and oranges?"
"I don't know, but apples are my favorite fruit."
"I love oranges."
"Maybe that's why."
"It's weird, we have really similar dreams."
Ryoma shuddered and shook her arms out from underneath her gray hoodie. Tezuka nodded and wrapped his arms around her and brought her close just as the sun set behind them.