Hi, I made a longer chappie! Ryuu's mean in here. But in a hopefully funny way! ENJOY!
PS- do I say ENJOY too much!?
Ryuu smiled at his little girlfriend as she struggled with her backhands on her weak side. He would admit it, he was somewhat of a sadist.
"AH!" Sakuno lost her balance and fell straight on her butt. Now, she may not be shy as she was like before. However, she was clumsy when she was pretending to be shy. Now that- that was real. Ryuu held back laughter as the ball machine spat out another ball towards the auburn haired girl.
She tried to spin on her foot, as she saw Ryoma doing once when he was playing Arai with a bad racquet. She over spun and BAM!
"Ow…that hurts," She groaned as she rubbed her butt. "Has anyone told you how good of a teacher you are?"
"Oh yes, many have told me," Ryuu said in a sagely voice.
"They must've been drunk." Sakuno got up and dusted her tennis skirt. She picked her weapon (racquet) and got into the stance that Ryoma had taught her.
VOOOMMMM!
PWANG!!!
"AAAAHHHH!" Sakuno fell down again. "Ryuu, help me!"
Ryuusuke laughed as he stepped into the fenced area. She took her racquet and tested the grip and weight before doing a few test swings.
"Did you or your grandmother pick this racquet out?"
"I did."
"Were you alone?"
"Yeah," Sakuno eyed Ryuu warily.
Ryuu muttered something under his breath that sounded a lot like 'figures someone like her would get something like this'.
"The grip is too big for you; you can't hold it properly which is why you have a lose grip no matter what. And the frame is too big. You need a smaller, lighter racquet."
Sakuno nodded, that did sort of explain why she sucked.
"You don't suck," Ryuu said. "You just don't have enough experience." How does he do that? He always manages to read her thoughts!
"It's because I'm awesome like that." Sakuno blushed before growling out a 'Gimme that!' and snatched the racquet.
"So cute…" Ryuu squeaked before pecking Sakuno on the lips. Ah yes, one of the many ticks of Ryuu- he loved to kiss Sakuno.
"We can go to a sports shop I know and order you a new racquet."
"Okay," Sakuno agreed as they left the training center and went into the commercial area of Tokyo.
--
Sakuno's light brown eyes were wide with amazement.
"Are you sure you can find me the right racquet. There are so many!" She said in awe.
Ryuu laughed and guided her to the corner of a wall that carried unstrung racquets. He looked through a line of racquets and pulled about five out.
"Here, hold these." He handed one to her. Sakuno grabbed it before having her boyfriend take her other hand and turn both over. He lined her hand together.
"Just as I thought- you're grip is about a 3.75."
"Uh?" Real smart Sakuno…
Ryuu ignored her before going to a new section of smaller racquets while dragging her along.
--
Ryoma was like a pissed off cat right now.
"What do you mean by that?"
"What I said," Tezuka said as he stood by the door.
"That's not exactly a reason."
"But it is."
"No. It. Isn't."
'Crap…she's pissed.' Tezuka thought as his girlfriend clutched the stuffed Karupin-look-alike.
"Ryuuzaki-sensei thought it would be better-"
"I DON'T CARE!"
Tezuka gulped as he moved out the door. Or he tried to. Did Ryoma just disappear? Tezuka blinked. Yup, she was gone.
The door slammed behind him. 'Aw man, you can't be serious!'
"Bed. Now. Go!"
Ryoma pushed him towards the bed.
"Tell me why I can't play in Saturday's match."
"Ryuuzaki-sensei thought it would be better if Ryuusuke would play in the match for Singles 3."
"That's my position." Ryoma had fire in her eyes as she lowered her face dangerously close to Tezuka's.
He thought she was going to rip his face off for a minute.
"Well…uh…I could talk to her. Maybe…tonight," Tezuka's mind was drawing up blanks now.
"GO!" She pushed him outside and slammed the door in his face. He was going to knock on the door. Keywords: WAS.
"DON'T COME BACK UNTIL I'M IN THE LINE UP!!!" Tezuka rubbed the bridge of his nose.
--
Sumire was an old lady at the tender age of 58. She was a mother and a grandmother. She, in no way, wanted to see the stoic captain of her tennis team groveling to let his girlfriend in the line up for the match against Hyotei.
Well, he wasn't groveling. But it was as close as someone as prideful as Tezuka was going to get.
"So, Ryoma wants to play and refuses to do anything unless she is."
Tezuka nodded once.
"Okay. But I have a question."
"Hai," Tezuka asked somewhat hesitantly.
"Where are your glasses and why is your nose red?"
"Ryoma broke my glasses during her tantrum and slammed the door on my face."
Sumire nodded as she sipped on her oolong tea.
"All of the slots are filled. In doubles two are Inui and Kaidoh, doubles one holds Oishi and Kikumaru, Momoshiro had singles three, Fuji's got singles two, and you have singles one. I'm not putting in Ryuu yet though."
"We must play all of the matches, correct?"
Sumire nodded solemnly.
"Give Ryoma my spot please." Sumire had to draw the cup away from her mouth before she spat in it.
"You can't do that!"
"My glasses, I'll need new ones. They probably won't be in until a few days after the match."
Sumire let out a groan. "Fine, I'll but Ryoma in your spot. But…if someone other than Atobe is playing, Ryuu's going in."
"Why Atobe?"
"Do you not see how Ryoma reacts to him? She wants nothing more than to wipe that cocky smirk off his face. It makes her play harder; if they play against each other, the match is ours." Sumire smirked. "Now get going, you have a girlfriend to placate." Tezuka nodded before bowing and saying goodbye.
--
"Obaa-chan, we're back!"
Sumire rolled her gray eyes. 'We she says. It'll just be her if I here that brat call me-'
"Yo, Old Hag, how you doin'?"
Ryuu smirked at his coach's face.
"Don't be like your father."
"Too late," he said as he invaded their fridge. Sakuno walked up to her grandma and patted her arm.
"It's alright Obaa-chan. He's okay. Look, he even got be a better racquet to improve my tennis!" Sakuno held up a light purple racquet.
"Sakuno," Sakuno frowned; she didn't like that voice. "Why are your lips so red?"
Sakuno blushed as she ran up the stairs. "I'm going up Ryuu!"
Sumire's jaw dropped. Were they making out? Oh hells to the no! She stormed into the kitchen where Ryuu was drinking some juice.
"You and I have to have another little chat, Ryuusuke."
Ryuu choked on the drink and looked like a scared kitten.
--
"Yay, I'm in singles one! I'm in singles one! Nah na nah na nya nah nya nah nya nah!" Ryoma sang as she danced around Tezuka. Tezuka ruffled up, seeing as how Ryoma messed his hair up.
"But ONLY if Atobe is playing."
"And what if he's not?"
"The Ryuu plays."
"He's playing."
'Damn Atobe, you better be playing.'
--
Seigaku walked into the tennis early for a change. And that means that Ryoma had gotten up extra early just so that they could be on time.
"Minna, go do some warm up exercises, or something. I have to talk with Ryuusuke." Sumire ordered everyone as she grabbed Ryuu by the ear.
"Ouch! Why are you so mean to me!?"
The Regulars watched as Ryuu was dragged away. As one, they all turned to the half blind Tezuka.
"Do as she says." The team went to an empty court and began to do some light practice.
Ah, this was the part Ryoma dreaded. Oh how she despised her mother. Rinko had taken it upon herself to hide ALL of Ryoma's pants and left only a hideous white tennis skirt.
Was that boy checking her out? Yes he was!
Ryoma gathered her racquet, a ball, and her anger and put it all together to pull off a wicked twist serve.
"GAAHHH!" Did she kill him? He's nose was bleeding pretty badly. Oh well.
"That's not nice." Tezuka spoke from behind her as he observed the twitching body.
"He was checking me out."
"It may not be nice, but he deserved it. That's what counts."
--
Atobe was looking at all of the filthy peasants at the park when he noticed her. She was petite and tiny with long toned legs. Her long blue jacket covered her body, but he could see the bottom of her tennis skirt. She was buying something from the vending machine when it deposited her drink and she had to bend over to get it.
Atobe smirked. All he had to do was go over there, flirt a little, display his wealth a bit and then she would be fawning all over him.
He quickly crossed the distance to the new mysterious girl. He had been to this park numerous times and never saw her there before.
He stopped next to her and dared to put his arm on the machine.
She had opened up her drink and took a sip of it. She was wearing a visor that covered her face but Atobe discovered that her hair was a greenish black color.
"Hello," Atobe kept his voice low and seductive. "Ore-sama is Atobe, and you are?"
The new girl chugged her soda down and crushed the can in her hand before walking away. But not before she chucked it at Atobe.
"Baka Monkey King," The girl smirked as she walked away.
Atobe was left there holding the crushed can with a surprised look on his face.
'No, that couldn't have been Echizen!'
--
The matched had progressed finely. Inui and Kaidoh won 6-4, and for some odd reason, the Golden Pair was more in synch with each other than ever before. They creamed Oshitari and Gakuto with an embarrassing score of 6-0. Momo had won 7-5, Fuji of course 6-0.
Now, it was singles one.
Atobe was fully ready to face Tezuka and whip him.
"There has been a change in the order of play for singles one. Singles one will be Atobe and Echizen!" The referee announced.
"WHICH ONE YOU RETARD!?" Two shouts rang through the courts as both Ryuu and Ryo were glaring at him.
"Er…Ryoma," he said after looking at the roster.
Hyotei gawked as the small girl walked out with her racquet.
"Oi, Monkey King! You going to play or not?"
Atobe regained his bearings before going to the court.
"Best of a one set match! Echizen to serve!"
Ryoma bounced the small sphere before throwing it high. Her racquet hit it with much force. Atobe couldn't even move an inch.
"15-0!"
Ryoma smiled from under her visor.
She redid the serve, exactly. And she did it twice more as well.
"Game Echizen! 1-0! Atobe to serve!"
Atobe glared at her. No way in hell was going to be out done by the midget.
He performed his Tannhauser Serve (TS) to get back at her. Ryoma smirked before bending down and lobbing the ball before it hit the ground. Atobe smirked before doing part one of his Rondo Towards Destruction.
Ryoma returned it with her Drive B and got the point.
"0-15!"
Atobe scowled before executing one more TS. Ryoma did the same thing. He smashed the ball a Ryoma did another Drive B. Atobe got to it fast enough. Ryoma returned the shot with a cross court shot. There was no way Atobe could get to it.
"0-30!"
"Neh, Monkey King, are you losing your touch?"
--
With Seigaku, everyone was in amazement.
"She hasn't played in a month!"
"How is she this good!?"
"Nope, she's been playing with Oyaji everyday. That's why she's better now."
"Damn…" Everyone whispered in unison.
--
"Game Echizen! 5-0! Echizen to serve!"
--
"Atobe's losing." Shishido said as he looked at the little girl whipping his captain's ass.
"That's what Syuusuke was thinking about." Oshitari mumbled out as he glared at his smiling, waving boyfriend.
"Hi Yuushi!" Fuji mouthed across the courts. Oshitari blushed a bit as he waved back. He heard his other teammates snigger behind him.
"Shut up!"
--
This was not what Atobe expected when he woke up that morning! He thought he was going to have a good match with Tezuka, which he was sure to win, and MAYBE meet a nice girl to play with.
And most importantly, something was telling him that Ryoma was angry with him. Her gold eyes were less gold and more of a bright burning yellow.
"You're going down!" She grunted as she delivered a powerful forehand.
Atobe dove to hit it back, the heavy spin and force of the ball knocked the racquet out of hand.
"Game and match! Echizen Ryoma 6-0!"
Atobe was on his hands and knees. His purple/gray hair covered his eyes as he tried to catch his breath.
'What was that!?'
"Neh, Monkey King, I'm glad I played you. You're lucky, if Ryuu or Mitsu found out about you flirting with me, you'd be a dead monkey walking."
Atobe caught the name. Mitsu, could she mean Tezuka? Then that would be a variation of his first name. Could they be dating? He dared to look at Ryoma.
"My brother and boyfriend are quite protective." Ryoma smirked, "Mada mada dane."
The prodigy walked off the courts and Atobe rose to go to is team.
"Talk about total domination." Shishido said as he looked towards his captain.
"What did she say to you? Whoa, that's weird. Calling Echizen a girl you know." Gakuto asked as he bounced on his feet.
"Nothing," Atobe whispered as he was still in shock. No, he had lost matches before. It was HOW BAD he lost that sent him reeling.
--
Tezuka looked at Ryoma, or the short blob next to him. Ah did it suck not to have glasses.
"Can you see?"
Tezuka scowled slightly as Ryuu's question. Sure he can see!
Not.
He just ignored the parasitic twin in favor of walking straight ahead.
"Oi, I'm talking to you!"
Tezuka kept silent.
"Wah, Ryo! He's ignoring me!" Ryuusuke whined as he ran to his twin. He rubbed his green head on her shoulder as he fake cried.
"Stop whining you brat. Sometimes I wonder who's really older."
Momoshiro stopped to observe them. "I was wondering that. Just who IS older?"
"Er…" The twins hesitated for a moment.
"I was born at 12:22." Ryuu said.
"Idiot, you are the older one! I was born at 12:30!" Ryoma smacked her brother in the head.
"Yeah, I'm older."
Momo looked on in disbelief. "But you act so childish!"
Ryuu scowled. "Don't you have a date to go on with An-chan?"
Momo's jaw dropped. 'How did he know!?'
"Because I'm awesome like that! I know what everyone is thinking!"
Kaidoh let out an annoyed hiss.
"No one is keeping you here Kaidoh-senpai. If you're that eager to snog Inui, go home and do it right now." Ryuu smirked at the snake like boy. Said boy blushed a deep scarlet but didn't say anything.
"Nya, that's cool!"
"Kaidoh?" Oishi called out the younger boy. Kaidoh looked toward the vice captain.
"Your mother's name is Hazume, right?"
"Usu."
"Does she talk about a woman named Yuki?"
"Yeah, they're friends."
Oishi panicked. Eiji heard that bit and went into a panic also. They went on either side of Kaidoh and dragged him home.
"YOU HAVE TO GET HOME BEFORE YOUR MOTHER!!!" A trail of dust was all that they left behind.
Fuji patted his hair down from their wind blown position and smiled serenely. "Sa, Yuushi is waiting for me. I must be gone!" He left with a smile to see his boyfriend waiting for him.
Ryuu coughed. "Momo-senpai has a date."
Momoshiro squeaked. "WAH! AN-CHAN DON'T YOU LEAVE ME! I'M COMING FOR YOU MY DARLING!"
Ryoma peered at Ryuu. "This is the first time since you and Ryuu-chan started dating that I get to see you up close. What are those red marks under your collar?"
Ryuu blushed before stammering. "I uh yeah and I…oh dear…um yeah and then the Thing. Yeah! The thing that's…I gots…to do…BYE!!!" Ryuu ran toward Sakuno's house.
Tezuka looked toward Inui. "There is a 68.49% that Oishi and Kikumaru will exhaust Kaidoh." Inui mumbled as he left. Tezuka looked to Ryoma.
"I have to guide you home old man."
Tezuka scowled. "I'm two years older than you."
"Fair is foul and foul is fair."
--
Tezuka had done this plenty of times so he didn't need his glasses to know where he was. Or what he was doing.
The smaller body let out a moan as his tongue entered her mouth. Thin arms wound their way around Tezuka's neck as Ryoma puller herself closer to his chest. They broke after a while and Ryoma laid her head on his shoulder.
Her face was red and her lips were moist and red. Half lidded gold eyes looked from black lashes as Tezuka drew her into his lap and let her borrow her way into his warmth.
"What did you say to Atobe?"
"I told him that he was lucky to be facing me and not you or Ryuu."
"Why?"
"Because before the matches he tried to flirt with me; he didn't recognize me." Ryoma smiled as she felt the arms tighten around her.
Tezuka was silent, but he was tense.
"I don't think he'll make that mistake twice."
Ryoma smirked. "Che, unless he wants to end up on life support."
Atobe should be paired with someone! WHO SHOULD THAT BE!?