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Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis.

Author's Note: Thank you for all the reviews on chapter three! Once again, thank you, Hitomi-chan (midane-hakose) for being the fourth reviewer. :)

Rikkaidai Vacation - Chapter Four

After Niou's brilliant story-telling was over, everyone simply went back to their seats and continued to do some business of their own. And as time flew by, some fell asleep.

An hour and a half later, the bus halted to a stop.

Akaya scratched his eyes. "Are we there yet?" he asked in a sleepy voice. He turned his head to look beside him. "Eh?"

Niou stood up and got his bag. He pointed over to their red-headed teammate and said, "It seems Marui drools when he sleeps."

Akaya got up on his feet and backed a few steps away; quite surprised that the so-called tensai was sitting right next him. "How did Marui-senpai end up beside me anyway?" he asked, having no memory of it whatsoever.

"Jackal carried you two there when you both fainted, remember?"

The second year thought for a moment. "No."

Niou shook his head and turned around, making his way towards the door of the bus. "Forget it. We're here."

The regulars got off the vehicle one by one and waited outside for the others. It seems Yukimura and Yanagi were still inside.

"Seiichi, wake up. We're here," Yanagi said as he shook Yukimura's shoulder.

Yukimura groaned as he heard the sound of Yanagi's voice. "Ah, thank you, Renji," he said, smiling as he scratched his eyes. He then stood up, grabbed his bag from the shelf over their heads, and led the data master outside.

"Is everyone here?" the captain asked to make sure that no one had mysteriously disappeared.

Jackal was holding Akaya—with a leash. Of course, it wasn't tied to his neck or anything, just around his wrist. If it had been around the boy's neck, people would stare and question the team's intentions. And they didn't want that to happen. No matter what, Rikkaidai had an (excellent) image to keep.

"Make sure Akaya doesn't run away," Yukimura whispered in Jackal's ear. And Jackal nodded in response.

"Okay then! Let's all head to the hotel."

A bus was simply too big to be driven in front of a hotel's main entrance. It would seem like something big was going to happen, like rock stars doing a gig, or some famous celebrity spending their time over at some hotel in Chiba. That would cause a commotion. And of course, Rikkaidai didn't want that. They were pretty popular, yes. But that was tennis. This, on the other hand, was a "no-one-should-be-able-to-recognize-us" vacation.

In the end, they ended up walking.

As they entered the place, Akaya's eyes widened. He looked like a little girl who had just seen a pink pony with pink hair with clips and ribbons all over it. "It's huge! It's a million times better than what I had imagined."

"How did you pay for this, Seiichi?" Sanada asked.

"I hacked into Atobe's bank account," Yukimura replied as he got their room keys from the hotel's main desk. He then looked at them and smiled innocently.

Everyone's jaws dropped.

"I only got us four rooms because Atobe might notice—"

"—It's not a nice thing, Seiichi. Hacking into other people's accounts, that is," Yanagi said, cutting Yukimura off.

Yukimura patted Yanagi on the back and smiled once again. "Oh, don't be such a kill-joy, Renji," he said, not feeling the least bit guilty. "After all, Atobe and I are great friends!"

"I think that's a lie right there," said Yagyuu, shaking his head at their captain.

Everyone nodded.

Yukimura ignored them.

"We'd have to share rooms," he continued, "Here's Niou's request." He then started handing out papers.

Room 564 – Sanada and Yukimura

Room 565 – Yanagi and Jackal

Room 566 – Niou and Yagyuu

Room 567 – Akaya and Marui

Akaya and Marui shot Niou a look. "WHAT'S THIS?" they said in unison.

Niou snickered. "Our room assignments, duh."

"I AM SO NOT GOING TO SHARE ROOMS WITH MARUI-SENPAI!" Akaya screamed, "HE FREAKIN' DROOLS!"

"I DO NOT DROOL!"

"YES, YOU DO!"

"NO, I DON'T!"

Yukimura sighed. "That's enough. Don't worry, Akaya. There are two beds in each room. Everything will be fine."

"Your room number is a lucky one," Niou said, looking at the piece of paper in his hands.

"Lucky?" Akaya and Marui asked together.

Niou nodded. "Look, it's 567."

"I don't get it."

There was silence.

"I think we should go unpack now," Yagyuu suggested, breaking the quietness. "We're wasting a lot of time."

"Yagyuu's right," said Yanagi.

"Everyone, meet me here in the lobby at seven. We'll be having dinner outside," Yukimura informed everyone. The day was getting late, so Yukimura had decided to spend the rest of their time settling down and resting. The dinner was mandatory, though. It was their team bonding, after all.

"Outside? Why can't we have dinner in one of the buffets?" Marui complained.

"I think the food outside is better," Yukimura answered in his "I-know-best" tone.

Everyone nodded.

Room 564 – Sanada & Yukimura's Room

Sanada was fast when it came to unpacking. In no time, he had managed to empty his bag and move his things to the cabinet. As he closed the last drawer, he felt a sense of accomplishment.

"Come on, Genichirou. Help me unpack my stuff," Yukimura said, smiling sweetly.

Without hesitation, Sanada stood up and walked over to Yukimura's bag.

"Thank you," Yukimura happily said as they both unpacked his stuff.

Four minutes later

"You sure have a lot of things, Seiichi," Sanada said, still unpacking.

Room 565 – Yanagi & Jackal's Room

"Jackal, would you mind if I placed my things here?" Yanagi asked, being considerate of the other's opinion.

Jackal closed the closet door. "Not really. Go ahead." He then looked at Yanagi's stuff on the table and asked, "What are those?"

"Oh, these? They're just some documents. I told myself I'd arrange them before we get back to school."

And as Jackal looked closer, they certainly were documents—family business, school papers, tennis club records, and some others. There were a lot of them, at that.

Room 566 – Niou & Yagyuu's Room

Yagyuu looked over to see one huge bed in the middle of the room. He turned to look at the trickster. "Niou-kun, why did you push the beds together?"

Niou smirked. "'Cause I want it that way."

"Please put them back," Yagyuu demanded.

"Awww, please?" Niou pleaded.

"No."

"Why not?"

Yagyuu started to unpack his things. He glanced at the bed(s) once more. "Because," he started, only to drift into his own thoughts. He closed his eyes and sighed, refusing to let anything bad get into his head. Oh, wait. They got in.

"Hnn?"

"Just put them back to where they were in the first place."

Room 567 – Akaya & Marui's Room

"I claim this bed!" Akaya shouted, throwing himself to the one near the window. This one had a nice view; compared to the other one which was stuck to a corner.

Marui threw a pillow at Akaya's face. "But I claimed it first—!"

"No, you didn't!"

"Yes, I did!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No."

"Argh."

Author's Note: Hope you liked it. Five reviews, please? I'm a sucker for 'em.