Mini-Drama
Chris: (reads script from previous chapter) Hahaha! I didn't know Seigaku is so unaware of their surroundings!
Philip: You can say that again. Oh, the author wants to convey a message. Er…What was it again?
Ryoma: She was disappointed she didn't get 110 reviews. Anyway, if the readers make her upset one more time, she may not update everyday anymore, and god knows when she will update again.
William: Oh. I hate to see her upset. The last time that happened, she skipped half her school lessons right?
Jude: Yup. She always landed in counseling when she was in Lower Secondary.
Derek: You can't blame her. There was this classmate of hers that says she's a retard and she deserved to go to the mental hospital, or deserve to go to the special school for students with special needs. If you ask me, that girl who insulted her is not right in the head.
Pakura: Yeah. No matter how many times the teachers told her not to disturb our author, she kept persisting. She even insulted her parents and her appearance….as if she is better looking than her.
Tyler: I agree. Anyway, do you know what happened just the other day?
Ryoma: Oh I do alright. That girl waited for our author outside her classroom, and when school is over, she immediately went in her classroom to torment her, although they are no longer in the same class.
Tyler: She's quite upset about it. Where is she, by the way?
Ryoma: Typing this while trying not to cry, I suppose. After all, she's the leader of her class, she mustn't show any weakness.
Pakura: Fair point. Anyway, back to the story!
"Good news Pakura!" said a woman happily.
"What is it, Mum?" said Pakura, looking bored.
"I've heard of your love's death. It was such a shame! So, I decided you will get married as soon as you turn 18! I am sure you'll forget all about your love!" she gushed.
"Oh? Who am I getting married to?"
Her mother giggled. "Josh Richter, of course. He's such a cute and sensitive boy. He expressed interest in you in a party last year, so I asked him if he would like to marry you. He said 'Yes'!" Pakura widened her eyes in horror. "What? I can't marry him, mom. He's a jerk!" Her mum's tone suddenly turned firm. "You will marry him, or else you get out of this house!" Pakura went to her room, packed her possessions, and went to the door. "Fine, I will get out! I forgot to mention, champions get their own houses when they win." She saw her mother's face light up in greed, and she slapped it….HARD.
"Don't think I will share it with you all, just because you're my family. You all are scums!" she spat, before leaving the house.
Pakura sat up on her bed. 'Oh, it's just a nightmare.' She thought. She checked the clock. It was nearly seven. She refreshed herself, dressed and tied up her hair in her usual ponytail and wearing her usual pink ribbon clip, and went down to breakfast, only to find Ryoma having breakfast with Atobe. Apparently, Atobe came up to have breakfast with his boyfriend. It's quite romantic, in a way, but then it reminded her that she didn't have anyone she loves. "Morning, Ryoma, Atobe." She muttered, as she drew a chair and sat down next to Atobe. "Morning, Princess." They said in unison. Pakura placed French syrup on her pancake and started eating. "So, Pakura, where were you last night during dinner?" said Ryoma. "I went to a restaurant." She replied. "Who did you go with?" said Atobe. Pakura chocked on her pancake. "None of your business." She said, but they could see a faint blush on her cheeks. If she answered the question truthfully, they will think she's on a date with Ryoma's brother! Atobe opened his mouth to say something, but just then, the doors opened and out came the other champions. They greeted the trio, and then sat down and had breakfast. After breakfast, they headed down to the gym as usual.
They waited for the Coach of the day to supervise the matches. When the door opened, everyone (except the champions) gasped. The boy looked a lot like Ryoma. "Hello, everyone! My name is Echizen Ryoga, the new coach for the ITM champions!" Seeing their confused looks, he continued, "Coach Henry had to return to America for some business, so I'm taking over!" Gakuto was the first to speak. "So, were you an ITM champion, too?" Ryoga laughed. "Of course. In fact, I even mentored one of the champions here!" The players looked at them, wondering which of the champions he had mentored. Pakura wished she could just evaporate on the spot. "So, anyway, let's get on with the matches!" the screen lit up, and names began flickering. They stopped at, "Kajimoto Takahisa vs. Kite Eishirou. When they get to the court, Kite muttered to Kajimoto, "Did one of the champions come to speak to your team the other day?" Kajimoto nodded. "Yes. I can't believe Seigaku would do such a thing. However, she said to keep this meeting a secret, and not reveal the fact that we know the truth until the end, to cause more psychological blow." Kite nodded. "Same here. Let's get on with our match." They did, and surprisingly, Kajimoto won with 7-6. Both captains were tired out. "Good match, Kajimoto." said Kite, as he shook Kajimoto's hand. "You too, Kite." said Kajimoto. Then, there was a match between Atobe Keigo and Momoshiro Takeshi. Atobe won, with 6-0, mainly because the fact that he is venting his anger on Momoshiro for betraying Ryoma. After a few more matches (surprisingly, the champions all fell asleep at some point) it was time for lunch. The champions sat together as usual. Ryoam felt a hand tap on his shoulder. He looked up, only to see his brother. "What is it, Aniki?" said Ryoma. Ryoga merely said, "Come with me. You don't mind if I borrow him for a moment, do you?" he said to Atobe. Atobe shrugged. "Do whatever you like." With that, the Echizen brothers left the dining hall, to the curious looks of the other players.
"What is it, Aniki?" said Ryoma.
"First things first. Is Atobe your boyfriend?" said Ryoga.
Ryoma nodded. "Yeah."
"Do you love him?"
"Yes." said Ryoma. Atobe has always been by his side, even when everyone was against him.
"I see. Well, that's all I need to know." Ryoga nodded.
"Aniki."
"What?" said Ryoga.
"Do you…have someone you like?" Ryoga sighed. "Well, I guess it won't hurt to tell my little brother. Yeah, I do. But I doubt she even noticed me until she was picked for the ITM. Besides, she loved her partner." Ryoma frowned. "What do you mean by until she was picked for the ITM? You mean she died?" Ryoga shook his head. "No. Her partner's dead. She took the blow quite hard." Ryoma then realized who Ryoga was talking about. "Don't tell me it's Pakura, your protégé." Ryoga nodded. "Yeah. I liked her. She was a very cheerful and bright person. When I mentored her, she was strong willed and serious." Ryoma then said, "Did she tell you?" Ryoga asked, "Tell me what?" Ryoma silently apologized to Pakura, before saying, "She's addicted to white liquor. She turned to drink after Natsuhi's death." Ryoga widened his eyes. Ryoma sighed, before saying. "All she wanted was someone to love her and she could love in return. She hid it quite well, and it took us so long to find out about her secret addiction to alcohol. Also, she did an excellent job concealing her feelings." Ryoga nodded. "I see." Ryoma said, "Well, I'll go back to lunch now. Good luck, and see you later." When he returned to the table, Atobe said, "What did your brother say to you?" Ryoma smiled. "Nothing much. He just asked about the relationship between us." He gave a quick kiss on Atobe's lips, which Atobe returned. After lunch, it was another round of matches. The champions, because they've seen the matches like a thousand times before when they were in America, promptly fell asleep. When the matches were over, the champions went back to their rooms, except for Pakura, who went to the roof. Just then, the elevator dinged. Pakura turned around in alarm, and sighed in relief when she saw it's only Ryoga.
"Not going to take a nap, like the other champions?" he said. Pakura shook her head. "No, I don't want to have another nightmare." Ryoga nodded knowingly. Pakura went on. "I do have my ways to forget, though." Ryoga inwardly frowned. She must have meant the white liquor. Well, he's not going to allow that to happen again. Her drinking, I mean. "What would you say about having dinner with me tonight?" Pakura looked up, and said, "You're paying?" Ryoga nodded. Pakura let out a small smile. "Alright, then."
"I'll see you at the lobby at 6?" said Ryoga, as Pakura approached the elevator. She nodded. "At 6." With that, she disappeared into the elevator.
Ryoma kissed Atobe slowly on the couch. The other champions are asleep and they had the whole penthouse to themselves. He leaned against Atobe's shoulder, and Atboe wrapped his hands around Ryoma's waist. Of course, since they are alone, Ryoma could tell him about the conversation between him and his brother during lunch, because no one would overhear them. Then he said, in a way he does when he gets excited about something, "Hey, do you know, Ryoga has a crush on Pakura? I wonder if it will be romance between the princess and my brother. It'll be great if Pakura dates Ryoga, don't you think?" Atobe nodded. "Yeah. Ore-sama thinks Ryoga is a good match for Pakura." Just then, the elevator dinged, and Pakura stepped out. "Ah, speak of the devil." said Atobe. Pakura saw their compromising position, but this time, she didn't say anything about it. She said, "Hello, Atobe, Ryoma. I won't be joining you all for dinner tonight, I have another appointment." With that, she went into the room, closing the door behind her. Ryoma and Atobe looked at each other. Wonder what that means?
Later, after the champions woke up from their nap, the champions were grousing about having to watch the Seigaku matches, and they were trying to impress them by doing their best moves. "As if we have never seen it before." grumbled Tyler. Just as he grumbled that sentence, Pakura came out, putting the last touches on her look. She was wearing a new outfit. It was this sort of Spanish skirt in all those different colors, and an off-the-shoulder top. Her long hair was all over the place, and she looked really great. The boys all stared at her like she was an alien that came from the spaceship. "What? Is there something on my face?"
"Where are you going, Princess?" said William.
"Nowhere." said Pakura, fastening on an earring.
"Nobody goes nowhere looking like that." said Derek. He had on this funny look, and said, "Pakura, are you going on a date?"
"What? No, I'm not going on a date!" she was completely sure of that fact. A date? Her? She's so sure. "I am going to a dinner appointment!"
"And do you usually wear this to your dinner appointment?" said Tyler.
Pakura spluttered, checked the clock, and yelped. She was LATE! She ran to the awaiting elevator, and said, "Well, see you tonight!" and went into the elevator. They stared after the elevator. "What's with her? Ever since the new coach came, she's been acting weird all over again!" Philip remarked. Just then, Ryoma saw a book lying on the table. "Hey, that's Pakura's!" he let the book fall to a random page and found a page that is most handled. Ryoma snickered at the page it fell on, and he showed it to Atobe. Atobe read it, and tried to surpass his laughter.
So you think you've met the boy of your dreams- but he doesn't seem to know you're alive?
No problem!
A sure-fire way to get the opposite sex's attention is to SMILE!
Operation Smile:
The power of the smile is amazing, and cannot be over-emphasized. A single, dazzling smile in the direction of your crush can do more than anything else to get his attention.
So brush those pearly whites and start practicing…
Then next time you pass him in the hallway, show those dimples!
You can bet he'll be asking for your number before the end of the week.
He checked the date the book was bought, and it was the day that they went to the mall, and encountered Seigaku there. That means she is not trying to attract Natsuhi's attention, because he died two years ago. Also, when he got up for a conversation with his brother, he caught a fleeting glimpse of her staring at the two of them. Judging by the dust that looked like it has been hastily wiped by a hand; she must have read it briefly before she went to the gym. He looked at Atobe, and knew he must be thinking along the same lines. "Hey, are you thinking what I am thinking?" Atobe grinned and nodded.
The Princess unknowingly has a crush on her mentor!
Omake (Dreaming)
Note: For this omake's purposes, the champions will all be in the same class.
Narrator: One day, the champions were sitting through a particularly boring Math class.
Teacher: (droning on and on about quadratic formulas)
Philip: (puts his head down to sleep) This is so boring….
Philip: (wake up, finds himself wearing lab coat and halfway inventing a robot.
Ryoma: Hey Philip! The science contest is beginning soon. You'd better finish inventing the robot before the contest starts.
Philip: Oh..right, captain! (Begins fixing the robot)
Later…..
Judge: Hello, and welcome to our science contest. The winner will be given $10,000 in cash. Please welcome our first contestant, Philip Robinson!
Philip: (comes out with his robot, to wild applause.) Hi, guys. Today I brought with me my new invention- my robot!
Narrator: Philip beings to demonstrate what the robot could do. He used the remote control to get the robot to do various things, like lifting a chair and putting it down, to moving tables. The judges were impressed and awarded him marks. However, halfway, the robot went on a rampage.
Philip: (panics, tries to control the robot with the remote, but failed.)
Robot: (picks up one of the judges, and flung him to the wall)
Philip: NO!
P: (wake up, found classmates staring at him) Eh?
Teacher: Robinson, what do you mean by 'no'? Are you day dreaming? PAY ATTENTION!
P: Yes, teacher…..
William: So, did you dream of robots again?
P: (turns red) Shut up, William!
BP: Please note, I was watching HunterxHunter while writing this, so it might be bad. I hope to get 120 reviews this time. Please don't disappoint me one more time. I beg of you all. I know I am bad at writing , you don't have to tell me!