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The Junior Invitationals

Normal POV

"Now that everyone has arrived, we will begin the Junior Invitationals Camp!" Hanmaru-sensei said. "You will be put into three groups to train during the next week."

"The three coaches will be: Hanmaru-sensei, Sakaki-sensei, and I." Ryuuzaki-sensei announced. "There are also some freshmen here to help out with the camp."

She gestured over to a group of short people. They all bowed and waved over to the crowd of tennis players.

"Now the lists for the groups are in the entrance hall. After you all settle down, meet up with your respective groups for a quick meeting with your coach. You may proceed." Sakaki-kantoku pointed to the audience with a slight gleam in his eyes.

The tennis players nodded once to the teachers before making their way into the hall.

"Looks like ore-sama and Kabaji is with Hanmaru-sensei ann?" Atobe stated while glancing his eyes over the three lists looking for Emi's name.

(A/N: The groups DO NOT follow the real thing at all. So don't be shocked or sad. Just saying.)

"Nee-san, I'm with Sakaki-kantoku!" Eri said while talking with Emi.

"Good for you Eri! I bet you would get along great with everyone."

By this time, all of the schools that were invited to the camp had already made their way into the hall, and had noticed the two females.

"Hoi~ hoi~! It's Emi-chan!" A voice shouted happily before glomping onto Emi's back.

"Saa~. Try not to kill Emi okay Eiji?" Another voice rang out as Emi was slowly losing consciousness from the lack of air she was getting.

"Ei-chan! Syuusuke! I didn't know you guys were here too!" Emi yelled out as she threw Kikumaru off her back.

"Shouldn't you already know nyaa~? I mean you are related to ochibi and you and buchou are….well…you know…" Kikumaru said sheepishly.

Emi looked at Kikumaru in confusion. "Uh, well Ryoma never tells me anything and Kunimitsu and I haven't talked lately. And what do you mean? Kunimitsu and I are what?"

"Hi Syuusuke, Eiji!" Eri said cheerfully as she quickly rushed into the conversation to save Kikumaru. "Oh, and before you ask Syuusuke, Emi and I are here because we are the team managers of Hyotei and Rikkaidai. Plus, the American people wanted us to participate or something…."

"Ano, Eri-chan, Emi-chan. You two are sort of grabbing everyone's attention right now. Couldn't you two wait to have this chat somewhere else?" A new voice said.

"Akira-chan! I've missed you!" Eri said in an excited tone.

"Thank you Eri-chan, but we should really move this chat somewhere else," Akira said as Emi and Eri looked around.

They saw all of the tennis players with either opens mouths, or widened eyes. There was even a specific narcissist that was ready to wring out a certain redheaded acrobat's neck for hugging Emi.

"Oh~!" Emi and Eri said in unison.

"Well, let's introduce ourselves while we have everyone else's attention ne, onee-san?" Asked Eri.

"Of course!" Emi smiled before jumping onto a chair. "Listen well, guys! My name is Echizen Emi! I'm the king over at Hyotei, and all of you should be grateful to be in my presence. Be awed by my prowess!" Emi added a snap of her fingers, and an Atobe-style hair flip as the tennis players in the room started chuckling.

Emi then jumped off the chair as Eri hopped on. "Hello guys. My name is Echizen Eri, and I'm the manager over at Rikkaidai Fuzoku. Thank you all for taking care of our little cousin Echizen Ryoma." She quickly bowed before stepping off the chair.

The tennis regulars started to clap. "Wait, so why were you two allowed to participate in this camp?" Someone shouted from the crowd.

"I'm sure your coaches will answer all of your questions when you meet up with them." Eri smiled sweetly at the boys as she answered.

"TARUNDORU! EVERYONE GO MEET UP WITH YOUR RESPECTIVE COACHES!" Sanada's voice boomed through the halls.

All of the boys immediately rushed to their meeting places after hearing Sanada's voice, leaving Emi and Eri behind.

"So, onee-san who is your coach?"

"Ryuuzaki-sensei." Emi said nonchalantly as she started walking away.

Hmm~ Eri thought as she peered over the list one last time before walking to her own meeting room.

~Ryuuzaki -sensei's Group~

"Okay, now that everyone is here, I will tell you your schedules for the next week. Breakfast is at 8:30 every morning, lunch is at 12:30, and dinner is at 6:30. I take it you all know each other so any questions?"

"Oh! ME!" Eri raised her and hand and started jumping up and down.

"Yes Emi?"

"Can we have free time now?" Her eyes started shimmering.

"Sure, why not?"

"YES!" Emi got up from her seat and did a small victory dance.

"Wait Ryuuzaki-sensei! Is it really alright for her to train with us? What if she can't handle the training?" Oishi asked with a worried look.

"Yeah, what happens then?" Momoshiro asked.

"Oishi-senpai, Momo-senpai, mada mada dane." Ryoma sighed as he pulled down his hat.

"Yeah Momo, Oishi! You shouldn't underestimate Emi and Eri!" Eiji said while jumping around.

"Yeah, they are the Masquerade Pair!" Akaya added.

"Wow! You mean that doubles pair that is wicked strong?" Asked Momo as his interest grew.

"Yes, now enough of that! Go outside and meet with me after lunch!" Ryuuzaki-sensei said before leaving the room.

As the boys started filing out of the room, Emi sat there. She looked down at her hands and shut her eyes. We aren't that strong… She thought to herself as tears began to flow from her eyes. "This is bad, I need Eri…."

~Hanmaru-sensei's Group~

"Welcome children! I am Hanmaru-sensei, and all of you are my lovely students. I know all of you, and your abilities. I also know that every one of you has potential, so always shine." She said as she smiled brightly.

"Ore-sama believes we should skip this meeting and go train na Kabaji?" Atobe stated.

"Hanmaru-sensei turned her gaze to look at Atobe. "Yes, but right now, you are my students. You will follow my rules. Any questions?"

They all nodded their heads as Yagyuu raised his hand.

"If I may ask this, but why are the participants from Rokkaku Chuu and Josei Gakuen missing?"

Hanmaru-sensei sighed. "We are not sure how, but they all ended up with food poisoning. One moment they were fine and they next, they were all aching in pain. My poor students!"

Of course, Hanmaru-sensei didn't notice that guilty looks that passed between Yagyuu and Inui, or the panicked look from Kawamura. It's the return of INUI JUICE!

~Sakaki-kantoku's Group~

"With that this meeting is over. Meet me in 30 minutes out on the tennis courts. That is all, you may proceed." As Sakaki-kantoku finished, everyone started to chatter amongst themselves.

"Shinji! I haven't seen you since spring break!" Eri was very excited on seeing everyone again. It had been ages since she had last seen all of her friends.

"I had this feeling you and Emi would be here. It's just like you two to show up unexpectedly and –mumble mumble-."

"Wa~~~h! I'm in the same group as Eri-chan!" Jirou had magically appeared and Oshitari was right there behind him.

"Eri-hime, it is an honor to be in your group." Oshitari said seductively.

"Hahaha stop calling me hime Yuushi or I'm going to get mad at you like I did with Niou." Eri's voice shook a little as she spoke.

"Eri, can you come here for a moment? I need to talk to you." Emi was at the door of the classroom they were in and her eyes were red.

"Emi! I'll go right away." Eri stood up and turned around before adding, "Oshitari, apologize to Sakaki-kantoku for me if I'm not at the tennis courts." Her usual, friendly demeanor had vanished.

"Of course Eri-hi-….I mean Eri."

Ibu, Jirou, and Oshitari watched silently as Eri walked away with Emi. They had their own personal opinions of this scene; one curious, one bewildered, and one with an opinion on the twins' slender legs.

The place where the Junior Invitationals Camp was being held was a gigantic place. There were around twenty bathrooms in total; five on each floor not including the separate floors on the tennis courts. So, to keep from being found, Emi and Eri chose to talk in the deserted fourth floor girls' bathroom.

"Nee-san, are you okay?" Eri had been trying to keep a steady voice.

"They…..I….I...cou-could hear them laughing…." She was trying to stop the sounds and images from resurfacing in her mind. She shut her eyes and tried covering her ears with her hands.

A few tears had fell down Emi's cheeks. Her breathing pattern had begun to change.

Eri was forcing herself to watch Emi at this point. She couldn't tear her eyes away from Emi; after all it was her fault that Emi was like this. A silent tear rolled down Eri's cheek as well. She wouldn't be able to keep this strong façade for long.

"E-E-Eri, ge-get me…..Kunimitsu…I need Kuni-Kunimitsu." By this point, Emi had fallen onto her knees. Her palms we pressed against the cool bathroom tiles. Eri rushed straight to Emi's side.

"Emi, I'll call Kunimitsu right away. Please hold on, he's in Germany right now. He's with father. He'll be here soon." Eri crouched over and helped Emi stand on her legs. "Come on, let's go tell Sakaki-kantoku and Ryuuzaki-sensei that we won't be going to train today."

Emi slowly nodded her head. She didn't have much confidence on what Eri was saying at the moment, but she could figure out that Eri was trying to make her feel better. She was feeling very light-headed at the moment, and nothing was making sense to her.

This was her curse. This was her nightmare. Eri's attempts to make her feel better would never work. She would never be able to get over her trauma.

Emi looked back to Eri who had been frantically looking for her cell phone.

I'm sorry Eri…this might be our downfall.

~Otaku Corner~

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