Chapter 6 is here! I'm so happy I got this far. And thanks a bunch for all your reviews! Oh yeah, here's the rest of the Rukia info:
Kiruma: Age 13. How do I say this…hmm…Well, he's the kind of guy that can get cocky when he's leading a match and has great respect for Aniko. He is immune to weird tastes and probably would survive Inui's juice like Fuji. But most of the time he's cheerful and excited. Sometimes he'd get boisterous. And he also tends to mumble.
Benjiro: Age 14. Likes to tease everyone a lot especially the captain and gets into a lot of trouble. When he and Aniko are together, they create mischief that would make an average person insane. Fears Aniko a little but still respects her like the rest of the team. Sees a lot in people once he gets to know them and sometimes can be overprotective.
Keiji: Age 14. Ah, the dark and kinda gloomy guy. Doesn't say really much and doesn't often smiles. Although he's caring and passionate deep inside. It's not easy to talk to him or even get along with him as he mostly keeps everything to himself. He is very serious when playing in a tennis match and doesn't tolerate joking around.
Juro: Age 13. This guy can really see through you and can tell how you feel. His ability to find out opponents weakness and use it against them had landed him in the Rukia team with no trouble at all. He can also copy a person's technique in mere minutes but if it's way out of his level then he can't copy it completely. Can also be stubborn.
Ejisu: Age 14. Likes to eat sushi and knows how to cook since he's a chef in the making. Like the rest of the team, he has great stamina but knows how to use it wisely and saves his best until near the end. Smart and is also fluent in English. He owns a dog named Shire. He never says anything to hurt or provoke anyone which makes him popular in his school.
Akiyo: Age 13. You all know much about him, but there's more. Of course he likes to make fun and spread rumors based on what he sees. Rivals with Sakuno and is the only person that can piss her off. His strength is not to be underestimated even though he doesn't put much effort into a game as if it was a practice match. Deep, deep, down he is soft and gullible. Believes in ghosts even though he can't see them.
Okay, there you have it! I wrote about their personalities depending on their name. I don't know how I came up with this but I'm glad I managed! I want the readers to get to know them more but later on they'll get to find out more. You already know about Sakuno. Shy, petite, blushes too much, strong in tennis, and gets dangerous when hyper. Remember, these guys weren't in the Rukia team for nothing. D
Oh yeah, just to let you know, Sakuno can't always completely an original move. It's just like Juro.
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis because I'm not as creative as the author and I don't think I would have made up those moves.
Meow, meow, meow, meow, Sakuno sang in her head not knowing she was asleep until someone shook her gently.
"Sakuno-chan…wake up…the competition is about to start…"
Their voice was smooth and so warm. Sakuno was sure she heard it somewhere. This time, the person shook her a little bit more hard that Sakuno had to open her eyes.
"Ah, you're awake. About time too," the person said, smiling. Sakuno squinted her eyes and recognized Fuji.
"Meow! Fuji-sempai!" she cried, squeezing him. It seems that Inui's juice still lasted inside her.
"Oh my, more energetic than ever," he said, smiling at the hyper active girl. She giggled and let then scanned her eyes around. All the Seigaku regulars (excluding Fuji) were standing outside the fence, waiting for the match to start. Sakuno's team were making their way to Fuji and Sakuno. She also saw other teams that signed up for the competition.
"You're awake, good. How are you feeling now?" Aniko asked, feeling Sakuno's forehead.
Sakuno only giggled. "Buchou, let's go kick butt! Kya!"
"She's still…" Ejisu broke off as Sakuno started meowing like a cat. Fuji only laughed a little.
"Ah, well, you see…Inui made this type of juice that would pump her up and possibly make her use her true strength," Fuji explained.
"Where. Is. This. Inui," Aniko growled, crossing her arms as the members sweatdropped. Sakuno was too busy meowing to notice. Fuji merely pointed at the person with glasses and holding a cup. Immediately, Aniko marched right up to him but I shall not get into details right there.
"Let's try tiring her out. I hear the team we were going to go against was pretty hard. Maybe Sakuno's opponent could do the job," Kiruma mumbled, although loud enough for the team to hear. It would be a waste to use up Sakuno's stamina.
"I guess that would work…after all, Sakuno's match comes up first," Juro said. At the mention of her name, Sakuno perked up.
"Meow?"
"I guess I can leave her to you guys. I'll be seeing you soon, Sakuno-chan. Be a good girl," Fuji patted Sakuno's head who grinned in return. Then he made his way back to the team and noticed a badly beaten Inui. He snickered inside and only smiled as his team asked him what was wrong with Rukia's mental captain.
Sakuno's team found out they were going against (It's gonna be a team Seigaku already played a match against since I don't want to create more OCs XD) Fudomine Gakuen. While Sakuno was sleeping a while ago, the Seigaku team advised them to keep their heads up and not underestimate the team. Meanwhile, Inui was in the lab before the competition and had finished creating the "Reviving" juice which would return Sakuno to normal. Though he wanted to make her drink it before her match. He had forgotten about the side-effects of the juice. And besides, he would be forced to run 100 laps if he didn't do anything.
Inui walked up to Sakuno but flinched when he caught their captain's eye. He looked away and handed Sakuno a cup. "Ryuzaki, take a drink and you'll feel better in no time."
"Meow? But I'm already fine. Kya!"
"It has strawberry flavor too."
With that, Sakuno snatched the cup and drank it in one gulp. Something bubbled in her stomach and within seconds she felt more relaxed than ever.
"Thank you, Inui-senpai," Sakuno said, bowing. Her teammates were surprised but decided to be glad now that she isn't crazy anymore.
"Sakuno, you're in Singles 1," Benjiro said, patting Sakuno's back. Her mouth dropped as she was pushed to the tennis court. She did not know who her opponent was yet.
"Neh, is Sakuno still hyper?" Eiji whispered to Oishi. He only shrugged.
Eh? Me? I was hoping doubles…wait, what happened a while ago? Sakuno thought, looking at a blank space. She realized she already missed out on a lot of things. She shook the thoughts out of her head and turned her attention back to the court.
"First singles. Rukia's Ryuzaki. Fudomine's Kamio."
"Huh? Oh no…" she began to feel nervous as she walked up to the net with Kamio on the other side. Sakuno saw him smirk as they shook hands.
"Ryuzaki Sakuno, right? Since when were you in a team?" he asked, looking down at her. She only responded with a small smile and departed, truly understanding that Kamio was already starting to underestimate her.
"One set to match. Rukia's Ryuzaki to serve."
Sakuno, calm down. Don't fret just because there are people, Sakuno thought to herself as she bounced the ball. She stopped and looked at Aniko, who gave her a reassuring smile. Sakuno felt a little bit more calm and served. It was a simple one, though.
"Heh, I'm in the rhythm," Kamio smirked and hit the ball past Sakuno with quick speed. It seemed that he improved during these days.
"15-0."
"Sakuno's probably planning something. Otherwise, she wouldn't let the ball past her that easily," Juro observed. The others nodded. This was just like Sakuno.
Aniko told me that if you let your opponent lead, they would get careless. Then, I guess I'll try it, Sakuno thought, as Kamio won a game. She let this continue for a while, seeing that he was getting bored.
"I'm in the rhythm," he said, smirking. Why do I have to play a match against her? I'm guessing I won't need to increase my rhythm.
The score was already 5-0. Sakuno had a chance to observe his weakness. She couldn't easily remember words if she had to, but moves was another thing. She can memorize an opponents form to determine where they hit if she had enough time.
"Sakuno! Get in the game!" Akiyo shouted at her. "C'mon, he's getting bored!"
I know that, Sakuno thought. This time, she was playing for real. This is the first time since she moved from Rukia she got serious. Although she was still a bit nervous. She looked at Aniko, who gave her a reassuring smile, and relaxed a little. She waited for Kamio to serve patiently.
When he did, Sakuno pretended to miss the ball and smiled a little when Kamio sighed and put his racquet over his shoulder as he closed his eyes. Her chance came, and she took a quick step back, hitting the ball that was about to hit the ground right past Kamio.
"0-15."
Kamio's eyes opened. He looked at the girl, shocked. "You knew I was distracted!"
Sakuno only smiled at him. The Seigaku regulars were a bit shocked and the Rukia cheered.
"Sakuno's seriouuus. Sakuno's seriouuus," Benjiro sang, along with Akiyo. They shut up when Kamio glared at them. Inside, they started cracking up.
"Kamio-san, I'm sorry for saying this…but I won't go easy on you," Sakuno said, blushing a little when she felt all eyes upon her. She only said those words when she played a real match. This was the time when she finally got serious. Still, she didn't want to humiliate him in front of his whole team.
"I guess you're finally playing for real, good," Kamio said, bouncing the ball. "I'm in the rhythm!"
"Sakuno's being a little manipulative," Aniko said, smiling. That was the proof that Sakuno was actually listening to Aniko's lectures.
"You're the manipulative one," Keiji mumbled.
"What did you say?"
"I said that I'm hungry."
"Oh."
The match went on. Sakuno only showed a few moves. The rest she saved for later. She used his weakness against him and used half the things she did back then. Although she did have a bit of difficulty catching up to Kamio's speed. The score was already 5-5 much to the regulars' surprised.
"Go Sakuno! Nya!" Eiji cheered, pumping his fist.
"You know, I never thought Sakuno could play like this," Oishi said.
"It's Inui's juice, neh?"
What…Is this the same girl a while ago? Kamio thought, fighting to get the ball past her. Maybe he shouldn't have gotten careless and thought twice. He really did underestimate her. I'm increasing my rhythm!
He waited for the ball to come at him. When it did, he used his special move, Sonic Bullet. Before Sakuno could react, the ball went past her.
"30-40."
Mou, I should've seen that one coming, Sakuno thought. She never thought about that technique. It would be no use just to swing her racquet around hoping to hit the ball. She needed a plan.
"Heh," Kamio smirked, moving his feet to the rhythm. He could use his move as an advantage. Two more shots and he'd win the game. He never thought he'd use this against a first year. Less, a girl. As much as he disliked saying it, it was hard for him to keep up even with his speed. She really was something else.
"Here I come," he muttered as Sakuno served the ball. The ball came at him, and he had his chance to uses Sonic Bullet once more.
Here it comes,Sakuno thought, raising her racquet. She then hit with all her might at the empty air, or so everyone thought. Something whizzed past Kamio. He looked behind him and saw the ball lying a few inches away from the fence.
"Game won the match, Seigaku. 5-6."
So this is the true you, Fuji thought, watching her with opened eyes. He was impressed of course. He always thought Sakuno was hiding something. But not her tennis style.
On the other hand, Sakuno was shocked. She didn't think she made a good guess to where the ball would hit. It was merely a fluke. Thank god she managed to hit it.
"YOSH!" Ejisu screamed, and before anyone could stop him he ran to Sakuno and tackled her to the floor. "I knew you could do it! I knew it!"
Kamio sighed, surprised that she actually returned the ball. He was a bit embarrassed losing to a girl and dragged his feet towards his captain. "I'm sorry, buchou."
Tachibana smiled a little. "Don't worry about it. There's always a next time."
Eiji and Momo joined in the cheering. Patting Sakuno on the back and telling her they never knew how she did it. Sakuno never knew herself how she actually did it as well. I thought I was about to give up…
"Saa, you did well."
Sakuno turned her head to the speaker. Immediately, she blushed. "Ano…Arigatou Fuji-senpai."
Fuji smiled. "No problem."
"Oooh…Fuji and Sakuno kissing in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Benjiro and Akiyo sang, only to be punched on the head by Aniko. Sakuno was still blushing as she giggled.
"Show some manner," Aniko growled at them.
"I wouldn't mind that," Fuji teased, laughing as Sakuno's face turned red.
"Uh…I-I'll be a-at the water f-fountain," she stuttered and ran away with top speed. Everyone stared as she disappeared from sight.
"You know, Sakuno could be attracted to you," Akiyo said, and bursted out laughing.
"Akiyo, 30 laps."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Oi, Fuji. She does seem to like you. She does," Momo said, putting his arm around Fuji and grinned. "I never though O'chibi would lose her to you."
"Saa, who knows?"
"Do you like her, nya?" Eiji asked. He probably never heard of the old saying: Curiosity killed the cat.
Fuji chuckled, and coughed. "Don't you have other business to attend to?"
The two exchanged looked and walked away, grumbling. Fuji stood there, looking up at the sky and replayed the last question in his mind. For the first time, he didn't know the answer.
Waah! I don't think that was good. T.T I really dislike writing matches. I'm sorry if it wasn't that good for you. I hope I didn't make Sakuno OOC. Same goes with Kamio. I don't think I know Kamio that well except his favorite line. I do know he could possibly like Tachibana's younger sister.
I seriously have no idea what I just wrote but I'll continue. Maybe I'll skip the rest of the matches if you want. XD Well, R&R please so I know what you're thinking.
