jychan: I don't own Prince Of Tennis no matter how hard I want to be!!! Unfair!.. LOL...
7. Cabbage
I wonder where Onii-chan is... It seems he went out... But it's still to early as far as I can see it... Hmmmm... My eyes wandered around the living room for a while and then a flashback seemed to take place in this little mind of mine...
Flashback
"Minna, we are going to have practice this weekend. It would be much more convenient if we do so." Tezuka said as he looked at the members,
"OSU!"
"Good. Now, dismissed." he said as everyone left,
"Eh? Inui-senpai." Kumiko called her superior,
"Doushite ka, Tezuka-chan?"
"Anou, senpai, am I still needed for tomorrow?"
"No need, actually. But then, you can always help me."
"I will try only, senpai."
"Arigato Tezuka-chan." he said,
'And so, he says, no need when he says thank you already.' Kumiko thought as she rolled her eyes
End Of Flashback
After I remembered what I was expected to do, it finally sunk into my mind...
"NO GOOD!" I exclaimed and went back to my room for some shower and to change. After which, I had some breakfast,
"Ittekimasu!" I said as I ran outside, through the streets until I finally arrived to Seigaku. I panted and rested for a bit, and again, ran towards the courts,
"Gomen nassai!" I apologized as I panted,
"Eh? Tezuka-chan? We didn't expect you to be here." Momoshiro told me. So, I went to full speed here for nothing, eh.
"I suppose, but it seems Inui-senpai was rather expecting. Am I correct, Inui-senpai?" I asked the manager of the team,
"Hai. Although I was rather hinting, that is." he said as his glasses shone,
"Saa... Tezuka-chan, I'm suprised you're here." I jumped as I heard a voice behind me talked, I turned,
"Ah, Fuji-senpai. I had to be here. Inui-senpai was rather expecting me to help him out today." I replied,
"Tezuka, it seems your imouto was rather late." Fuji told my Onii-chan,
Shoot.
"Kumiko, laps now."
I stared at my older brother with wide eyes. How could he do so! And I'm not a regular! And they even told me they weren't expecting me, well except for Inui-senpai, that is.
"Tezuka, matte. I have a chore for your sister. I would like her to go and look for these things on my list. Those are some of the ingredients for my new Inui juice. Although it's in the making." Inui-senpai said,
I stared at the list, in which: cabbage, black tea, fish's liver, pig's liver was written. Ieew.
"I would be expecting for your new Inui juice, Inui." Fuji-senpai said with his creepy smile. OK, I'll tell you, before I was rather appreciating that smile of his, but now, I think it's getting creepier. No offence to senpai's fangirls there.
"No problem." Inui said, as he handed me some cash,
"Ja." I said as I left and walked towards the market.
NORMAL POV
"Hmmm. I wonder where I can find this pig's liver. I'm having a hard time with this one." Kumiko murmured as she walked throughout the market. She stared at the plastic bag, which was where the fish liver, black tea and cabbage were placed.
"Fish liver... Where can I ever find you..." she murmured once again as she stared at the vendors. Luckily, she found one who was cleaning a fish,
"Neh, Ojii-san, do you still need the fish liver?" she asked as she went near the vendor,
"Iee, ojyou-san. Why do you need it?" the vendor asked,
"Hai." she replied,
"I suppose since no one needs this, I'll just give it to you. Wait, I'll take out a plastic." the vendor said as he left Kumiko for a bit. She was kicking towards the ground. 'Wonder how many minutes it would take him.' she thought as she continuously kicked the ground,
"Ojyou-san, here it is."
"Ah. Arigato gozaimasu."
"Iee, betsuni. I don't need it already anyways."
She waved good-bye to the vendor and left the market,
"Now, wow. There's no change left. Inui-senpai is really accurate." she said as she stared at the pocket where she placed Inui's money. And then, there was a guy who hurriedly ran to Kumiko's direction, and unluckily, they bumped to each other.
"Itaii!" they both chorused as the guy looked at Kumiko, who was rather concerned with what she bought,
"The cabbage!" she exclaimed as she looked at the now-ruined cabbage,
"Now, what am I going to do! I don't have enough money to buy which! YOU! You pay it!" she pointed the one who bumped her,
"EH? ME? WHY ME? IT WAS YOUR FAULT FOR BEING IN THE WAY!" the guy said as he glared at the girl,
"Urusai yo! You were the one running! And you never said, excuse me, or anything!" Kumiko argued,
"WHY YOU!!!"
"AKAYA!"
The both of them turned and saw a blue-haired boy and a guy with a cap,
"Sa-Sanada-fukobuchou! Mura-buchou!" Akaya recognized and stood up,
"Saa, daijyoubou ka?" the blunette said as he offered his hand where Kumiko took it,
"Anou, daijyoubou desu. But then the cabbage that I was told to buy was, unluckily, destroyed." Kumiko replied, sheepishly,
"Akaya, you'll pay her, won't you?" the blunette told Akaya with a 'pay-her-or-else' smile,
"Ha-hai..." Akaya replied as he took out his wallet and gave her yen,
"Arigato gozaimasu." Kumiko thanked the three,
"No problem. Anyways, is it OK for you if we go with you? Anyways, we have to make sure that Akaya paid you enough for the cabbage." the blunette asked Kumiko with a smile,
'Why does his smile rather remind me of a certain brunette senpai...' she thought as Fuji sneezed his nose over the courts,
"Daijyoubou ka, Fuji?" Oishi asked with his mother-hen tendency,
"Daijyoubou Oishi." Fuji replied,
Nonetheless, at the end, Kumiko was accompanied by the three while they went inside a supermarket. Although while they were looking for the cabbage, many girls who were doing grocery, were squealing in delight.
'By their looks, there would really be girls squealing. But this blunette. Why were girls squealing as well?' Kumiko thought as she was looking for the cabbage until she spotted some cabbage,
"Sugoyi. It seems they're all in good shape." Kumiko said as she went near the area,
"Ojyou-san, matte." the blunette told her as he ran towards her,
"Ah, Kumiko's fine, though. You see, I'm not really used to be called with my family name, since I lived outside the country just a few weeks ago." Kumiko told him as she smiled at him,
"Sou ka. Kumiko-chan, ore wa Yukimura Seiichi." he said,
"Ore wa? Aren't you, don't tell me you're a boy?" Kumiko said while Seiichi was just smiling,
"Eep. That's twice in just a few weeks. Geesh... What's happening to me already. Have I lost my knowledge on gender. This is not good. I'll be flunking now in Biology..." Kumiko murmured as she was poking some mushrooms in a side while the three were sweatdropping,
"Ore wa Sanada Genichirou desu." Sanada said as he nodded, "Ore wa Kirihara Akaya." the curly-haired boy said while Kumiko took some cabbage,
"Arigato Yukimura-san, Sanada-san, Kirihara-san." Kumiko thanked the three of them,
"No problem Kumiko-chan." Seiichi replied, then someone's phone rang,
"Ah, excuse me for a while." Kumiko said as she took her phone, "Moshi-moshi?"
"Mura-buchou, you seem to be rather infatuated with Kumiko-san." Akaya pointed,
"Ah! Onii-chan! Doushite ka?" Kumiko talked over her phone,
"Is there anything wrong with it, Akaya?" Seiichi asked with a 'say-yes-or-you'll-have-no-tomorrow' smile,
"Sou ka... So, you're finished with it? Sou... I'm still here in the grocery since some accident happened." Kumiko rather stressed out the 'accident' part, where Akaya heard it,
'That girl...' Akaya thought, "No problem with all, Mura-buchou!" he replied,
"Good. Now, she'll be over any time now, so don't say a thing." said Seiichi while Akaya 'zipped' his mouth shut,
"Ok, in 15 minutes, that is. Ja." Kumiko said and closed it,
"Gomen. It was my Onii-chan. He was rather asking where I was already, since they had practice. I told him where I was and he told me, he'll be just coming to get me. I suppose the others would also be going as well." Kumiko said and sighed,
"I see..." Seiichi said with a smile while Kumiko nervously chuckled, as well.
"I'll be lining up." Kumiko said as she went to the counter,
"We'll be just nearby if ever it lacks." Seiichi said while Sanada was sighing,
"Sure." she replied as she turned,
"You're really is struck with Kumiko-san, neh?" Akaya asked,
"It seems she's the kind that interests me much." Seiichi rather, answered,
"Yukimura-san, Sanada-san, Kirihara-san, I'm inished. Don't worry, it wasn't lacking. Actually, it was rather much." Kumiko replied sheepishly,
while Seiichi was chuckling, "I see. Well then, fancy some ice cream while we wait for your Onii-chan and his friends as well?" he asked,
"Eh? Oh, sure. Let me pay this time. After all, it seems there's much extra money for the three of us for ice cream." Kumiko said with a wink as she dragged Seiichi and Akaya,
jychan: Now, I've made up my mind to have Yukimura Seiichi since no one told me at all who I have to be Fuji's Rival...