Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis just my OC, Richiyo
CHAPTER 16
"A-and then- (sniff) I-I made a deal with that monkey (sniff) girl and ended up on this mess" Richiyo is on the middle of story telling the event while she is crying like a baby on Tezuka's back
Tezuka who looks like a father carrying a daughter who's crying because she had fight with her preschool classmate, continue to walk back to the dorm without a word
"And now…I DON'T HAVE A HOME BECAUSE I PROBABLY GOT FORFEIT ON THE MATCH BECAUSE I LEFT UWWAAAHHH" Richiyo cried anime style like falls into Tezuka's back enjoying her piggy ride of comfort
"We're here" They arrived back on the dorm
"Just take me to my room to die" Richiyo sulk as Tezuka gave a long stressful sigh and gently kick the door open
Tezuka patiently climb up the stairs and dump Richiyo on the bed, Tezuka watch as Richiyo crawl into her bed, under the blanket and roll into a small ball to SULK
Tezuka can't help but to sweat drop animatedly at this
"You can't just sulk there forever" Tezuka spoke quite stoic but a little bit soft
Richiyo who heard this immediately throw the blanket to her feet and ran out her room
SLAM!
Tezuka didn't even bother knowing what Richiyo up to
SLAM!
Richiyo came back with a gallon of ice cream on her hand and a spoon, Tezuka watch as Richiyo climb up on her closet, fitting her small petite body inside and closing the door with a 'thumb'
Tezuka gave a another sigh and stood up from the bed and walk to the closet, leaning the wall he spoke again
"What are you doing?"
"SULKING HERE FOREVER!" Tezuka resist himself to face palm on the childish girl
"Stop being so childish and get out of there"
"NO!"
"what are you 5?"
"I'm 12 AND I DON'T CARE, I'm GOING TO SuLk HERE UNTIL I SAY GOODBYE TO HIRO-KUN"
"Hiro-kun?" Tezuka ask in confusion
"…." Richiyo didn't answer
"…" there's a moment of silence as Tezuka wonder who's Hiro-kun?, Richiyo sense this as she spoke in a shy voice
"I-I name this dorm Hiro-kun" Tezuka was surprise on that sudden reply as he can't help but to give a low chuckle which he was able to suppress a little
Making it look like he just cough
Richiyo who knows Tezuka fully well, glare behind the closet door with a embarrass blush
"YOU'RE LAUGHING AT ME!" Richiyo accuse
"I didn't"
"YOU DID, I HEAR YOU"
"I didn't" Tezuka repeated seriously adjusting his glasses to make him look he is serious
"LIAR liar pants on fire"
"Real mature Richiyo"
"Will you just leave me and my beloved ice cream alone, YOU'RE NOT HELPING" Richiyo shouted behind the door with a grumpy childish pout
"….."
"…."
"…" There's a long silence…
"C-colonel?" Richiyo ask stammering
"…" Tezuka can't help but to smirk while still leaning on the wall, he didn't move or leave. He is just there… leaning on the wall listening to Richiyo while his eyes are calmly close with his arms cross
"C-colonel?"
"…."
"T-TeZUKA?"
"T-tezuka…are you still there"
"…"
"D-Did he just left?"
"…"
"Did he got mad at me? W-well I don't care…. Well I mean…"
"…"
"Why would he be mad at me?"
Tezuka can't help but to give a small amuse smile while listening to Richiyo battle to herself
"S-stupid t-Tezuka, he didn't even pursue me or comfort me"
"…"
"we-well he did… but…urghh… he could have just stayed by my side…geez"
"…"
"I-I wonder"
"…"
"MOU! I HATE YOU TEZUKA HOW COULD YOU LEAVE ME, YOU KNOW I'm JUST SEEKING ATTENTION BECAUSE I'M SULKING"
"…"
"…I-Its lonely here"
As Tezuka anticipated the closet door slowly open, revealing a depress Richiyo hugging the gallon of the Ice cream… and then
"EEEEEKK!" Richiyo scream in surprise seeing Tezuka leaning on the wall next to the closet, she immediately RAN BACK INSIDE with a SLAM!
"TEZUKA YOU BAKA!"
Tezuka wasn't able to suppress his small amusements as he gave a low chuckle, he shook his head in Richiyo's attitude as he face the closet door
"You haven't change at all" Tezuka whisper to himself as he remember how time repeated itself
FLASHBACK:
"Kunimitsu" Tezuka's grandfather called the 10 year old Tezuka who's busy looking at the fish on the pond in silence
"Yes…Ojii-san" Tezuka replied
"Our neighbor, the Asami… visit us yesterday while you are at school, unfortunately the Asami's are going on abroad for a business trip leaving their child all alone on the house"
"…" little Tezuka was silent listening to his grandpa spoke gently
"I met the child, he is quite interesting…and rarely trust adults like us…"
"…"
"The Asami ask us to look after him every weekends, visiting him while we have time"
"…"
"I would have hope that you would help me get close to that little Asami kid, I guess I'm quite old handling little kids nowadays… hohoho, would you help, Kunimitsu" Tezuka's grandfather smile
Tezuka was silent as he lifted up his head and nodded
"Hai, oji-san"
"That's my boy"
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"Kunimitsu…This is Richiyo, our neighbor's child I was talking about" Tezuka blink as he met a familiar face, a familiar face who beat his fellow tennis player senpai on the public tennis club he is attending
The kid, has this messy black hair, crimson red eyes who's glaring at him in recognition
"You!" Richiyo glare dangerously at Tezuka who is silently surprise as he is
"What's this… do you two know each other?" Tezuka's grandfather ask, Richiyo and Tezuka didn't say a word
"Well that's great, at least I know you two will get along well"
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The two don't get along well at all
Tezuka's first baby sitting was a disaster, to be honest Richiyo wasn't even home…so Tezuka was force to look for him and found him on court 30
Tezuka ordered Richiyo to go back home, Richiyo refuse him which ended on
"Fine, Ice cube colonel, if you're so damn pushy…then let settle this on a match"
Richiyo smirk, his companion…a group of scary looking delinquent also emitted the same aura
"If I lose… I'll come with you in peace, no objection, no nothing… and I'll even let you get out of here alive without getting beat up by my friends" Richiyo's smirk widen "But if YOU lose…" Richiyo jump down the big torn down truck and face Tezuka
"You'll be the court 30 slave, cleaner, janitor for the rest of your life"
There's a tense atmosphere as bravely Tezuka face Richiyo with the same stoic face
"Fine…I accept" Tezuka simply said gaining a grin on Richiyo's face
"Then it settle"
"You're going to LOSE BRAT"
"YOU bETTER NOT GO CRYING AT THIS"
"KICK HIS ASS BOSS" Richiyo's delinquent companion cheered while Richiyo grab his racket ready for his battle
"Oi~ Richi, are you sure about this… " Narumi a blonde boy who had cold look, best friend of Richiyo ask
"What are you talking about?"
"Isn't he the kid who interrupted our ambush on the Kenshi youth sports club?"
"…"
"The one who save that red headed moron?"
"…Yeah, I know Naru"
"Well, the kid return that special top spin of yours, he might beat you…and I also did a small research…and that kid is a bit famous"
"I don't care, I kill him on the court, Naru… just watch"
"Yeah I know, cocky brat but what is he even doing here? Do you know him?"
"…"
"Oi"
"…"
"Speak or I'll reveal you are a girl"
"How could you black mail that, I don't black mail your gay personality"
"Just tell me"
Richiyo gave a low sigh
"My Parents went abroad and got him" Gesture Tezuka who's tying his shoes tight on the other side of the court "as my baby sitter"
"Pssshshhhiooouush-" Naru bite his lower lip to prevent him from laughing, Richiyo glare
"DON'T YOU DARE LAUGH NARU"
"AHAHAHAHAH I'M SORRY I CAN'T HAHAHAHA-"
"WHATEVER!~!, I"LL JUST FINISH HIM SO I'LL GET THIS OVER WITH"
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Everyone was silent as Richiyo stood there shock, as well as everyone
The yellow ball roll back to the net, on Richiyo's side
Naru and the gang of delinquent we're all surprise on the result
"G-game Match, 5-6 …Tezuka w-won" The score is declare Richiyo lost fair and square
There was a moment of silent
"N-no way…b-boss lost-'
"OI, S-shut up"
Richiyo face was hidden by his messy bangs, Tezuka who's also exhausted on the long match watch as Richiyo walk to Naru, passing his racket to him
"B-boss, order… what do you want us to do with him"
"We can always beat him up, we wouldn't know, he might have cheated"
"Yeah boss he-"
"SHUT UP" Richiyo shouted, the delinquent gang was taken in fear. Richiyo walk pass them to Tezuka
Tezuka who's kneeling down the ground panting look up to Richiyo who's glaring down at him
But then he saw Richiyo close his eyes and stubbornly held out a hand for a handshake
"Well… a deal is a deal after all…You won fair and square" Richiyo give a most wide grin "…I had fun"
Tezuka eyes widen, clearly he had misjudge this kid… there is something in him after all
Tezuka took Richiyo's hand and that is where it all started
"W-we are so proud of you boss…" The delinquent gang chorus with a matching anime tear, they didn't look like much of a delinquent now
"S-shut up…I'm going home, Naru…You take care of the court, they let anyone get in here"
"Whatever… just go with your handsome baby sitter" Naru dismiss
"Shut up"
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After that Richiyo grew to know Tezuka
They are neighbors and had fight and argue relationship, but they seem to have a bond as strong as a sibling s
Tezuka is strict among Richiyo and Richiyo is a stubborn brat to Tezuka and refuse to get order around since he is a boss of a delinquent tennis gang
So whenever they do, they settle it on a court and Richiyo end losing all the time
Richiyo grew close to Tezuka's family as well, especially to his grandfather
While Richiyo's parents is away, he hand around and eat dinner with Tezuka's family
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"NO! NOO! NOO! I'm NOT GOING BACK ON THAT STINKING SCHOOL WHERE I'LL GET IMPRISON TO HELL, COLONEL GENERAL FOUR EYED ICE CUBE TEZUKA, SO LEAVE ME ALONE" Richiyo shouted
Tezuka groan in frustration while messaging his temple. Tezuka know he is too young to take care of brat like Richiyo
30 minutes has already pass since Tezuka arrive on Richiyo's messy room convincing her to get out of the closet and go to school
"Richiyo Asami, just get out of there…sulking with a gallon of ice cream inside the closet won't get you anywhere…and your school is not half bad"
"HOW WOULD YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO SEIGAKU, A COOL SCHOOL WITH TENNIS, MINE HASN'T AND ITS FULL OF DORKS AND BITCHES WHO LOOK AT ME LIKE I'm SOME KILLER"
"Its because you act like that"
"Its because I'm LIKE THIS., I WON'T FREAKIN CHANGE FOR THEM"
"Richiyo, please just get out…I'll get late on my morning practice"
"JUST GO, COLONEL AND LEAVE ME ALONE, WHY ARE YOU DOING HERE ANYWAY? YOU ARE NO LONGER MY BABY SITTER"
"Yes, but.. Mrs. Asami called me and ask to talk you…she has a feeling I can convince you to go to school"
"Well her feeling is wrong"
"Probably so"
"…." There's a silence
"I'm leaving" Tezuka declare as he stood up and walk to the door and close it… he, silently went back to the side of the closet and lean on the wall
"…"
"…" SILENCE~~~
"C-colonel?" Richiyo called wondering if Tezuka really left
"…."
"…Ice berg?"
"…"
"Four eyes?" Tezuka can't help but to shook his head disapproving on every nickname Richiyo gave him
"…"
"He's probably gone…HAH! Stupid jerk…BUAHAHAHA, now..I can back to court 30 and play tennis with Naru..OHH~ I'm SO EXCITED"
SLAM!
Richiyo happily slam the door open ready to ran and grab his tennis racket when
"Got ya" Tezuka grab Richiyo on the waist and dump her on his shoulder, carrying him like a sack
"EEEEKKK TE! ZUUU! KKKAAA! YOU CHEATER, LET ME GO YOU KIDNAPPER !"
"ughh, Richiyo…shut up, we're going to your school"
"NOOOO LET ME GO!"
END OF FLASHBACK
"I guess this time I can't force you out now huh" Tezuka said
"NO DUH! I WON'T GET FOOL BY THAT AGAIN" Richiyo shouted back
Tezuka gave a small sigh and slowly walk to the door
"Well…I'll just let you sulk there, then if you finally finish your ice cream and got hungry….just get down, the regulars are planning to make a apologizing party for you"
Richiyo blink at this information
"Apologising party?"
"they plan it after you made us breakfast this morning"
"o-oh" Richiyo was surprise at this she look down
"B-but they'll probably cancel it already…They all know that…I'm the Demon king now" Richiyo said sadly
"…" there's a silent Tezuka didn't spoke a word, he simply open the door and got out
Leaving Richiyo inside the closet
She open the gallon of ice cream and scoop one. She grumpily eat the ice cream
"Stupid Tezuka"
TBC
Pau: I didn't have time to edit this at all… it just pop out and I have no time re-reading it so… there
OH~ and yeah~ I can't help but to make a flash back on how Tezuka and Richiyo met… well… it keeps replaying on my mind so I just had to put it here… ^_^ stay tune