Chapter 3
The Tennis Team
As the tennis court's gate clanged shut behind Fuji, Eiji, and Miku, all 7 tennis team members turned to look at the trio.
'Awkward!' thought Miku, but aloud she said, "Hello, everyone. My name is Miku Kasuragi. It's nice to meet all of you."
Everyone still stared, but the situation was less weird now, and it helped that Fuji and Eiji were standing beside her; she wasn't alone.
"Hoi!" said Eiji. "Can we all get in some kind of order here? We're going to introduce you all!" No one moved very much, but it got somewhat easier for Fuji and Eiji.
"Okay then," Fuji said, walking over to the far left side of the bunch. "This," he said, gesturing to a guy with spiky hair and purple eyes, "…is Momoshiro. He prefers to be called Momo, though. Next, is Oishi." A tall guy with black hair, weird bangs, green eyes, and a kind smile stood in front of Miku.
"Nice to meet you," he said.
Eiji leaned over to Miku and whispered, "He's called the Mother of Seigaku, because he worries about other people so much." Eiji and Miku both laughed and moved on to the next person, leaving Oishi looking puzzled at what was so funny.
"This is Inui," said Fuji. Miku had to look up to see his face well, because he was so tall; the tallest one on the team. He had non-see-through glasses and bluish black hair that spiked in all directions possible. He was writing in a notebook, looking up at Miku and the other team members once in a while.
"What is he doing?" Miku asked Fuji quietly.
"Collecting data," he replied simply.
"Seems kinda stalker-ish to me," admitted Miku. "Next?"
"Next is Kaidoh," said Fuji.
"Fssssshhh," the guy said. To Miku, he resembled a snake more than a snake did, except he had a bandana on. He had black hair and brown eyes.
"O-kay. And this is…who?" she asked, pointing to the next person, who had brown hair that came to a point on one side of his head and brown eyes.
"Taka," said Fuji.
"Aha…nice to meet you…" Taka said shyly.
Fuji continued, "You should know, as soon as he grabs a racket in his hand, he…. Can someone give me a racket please?" A racket was given to Fuji, and then to Taka. The latter's aura flared.
"HELLO! IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU!" he said, gripping Miku's hand and giving her a violent handshake. Letting go, he turned around and shouted, "C'MON! WHO WANTS TO PLAY TENNIS?" He stormed away, waving his arms above his head, and consequently losing his grip on the racket so that it flew over the fence of the tennis courts. Miku heard an "Ow!", so it must've hit someone in the head in its descent back down to earth.
"Ehehe….sorry about that…" said Taka, shyly again.
Miku couldn't help but laugh, along with the rest of the team members. Well, all except a few.
"Mada mada dane," said someone to Miku's right. She looked right, and then had to look down a bit to see him.
"Ah, Echizen," said Fuji.
"Ochibiii!" exclaimed Eiji, tackling the boy and giving him a bear hug.
"Eiji-senpai," Echizen said hoarsely. "I…can't….breathe….." Eiji released him, but only a little bit so that Eiji was still leaning most of his weight on the kid.
"This is Ryoma Echizen," explained Fuji. "Eiji calls him Ochibi as a nickname."
Miku looked closer at Ryoma, who had green-black hair and dark brown eyes. He really didn't look very comfortable.
"And last," said Fuji, "is the captain, Tezuka."
He was tall and had brown hair and brown eyes, with glasses (you could actually see through them, unlike Inui's). His arms were folded, and he was looking at Miku with a stare that made her feel…cold. She'd noticed that he hadn't laughed, or even smiled, when everyone else did. He didn't show any emotion, for that matter. Miku suddenly understood why Fuji and Eiji had picked the word deadpan to describe Tezuka.
'He looks like a rock with a face, he really does…' thought Miku.
"Pleased to make your acquaintance," said Tezuka, and Miku jumped. The rock spoke!
"So that's the team," said Fuji.
"Thanks for introducing me," said Miku gratefully, and smiling. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a girl with black hair waving at her.
Rei!