Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis? Not mine. Got that? Great.

A/N: I dedicate this chapter to KiTtEn18sMiLe.

KiTtEn18sMiLe: Kitten-san, your guess has been answered. hehehehe... I do have to admit though, Fuji and Yukimura have similar qualities, neh? :)

Warning: There will be OOCness due to circumstances invented by my imagination.

Please enjoy the second chapter!

Chapter 2: Don't mess around with a girl's love life, mostly if she has a temper.

Izumi was shocked turned around in a flash. The captain of the tennis team of Rikkai Dai, Yukimura Seiichi, was standing right behind her. "Hello." He said with a wave using his right hand while on his other hand, he had a bouquet of flowers which he then held out to her. Izumi stood up and faced the smiling teen, ignoring the bouquet of flowers.

She was scowling at first but smiled after a few seconds. She went near him then gave him a quick hug. She backed away for a step before punching him in the stomach, surprising everyone. Yukimura cringed and was bent down in pain. Suddenly, she slapped him on the right cheek before placing a kiss on the other cheek.

"I don't know if it really hurt you to hear that but I hope you're hurt now." Izumi told him as she went back to her seat. "You are still the same, Izumi-chan." Yukimura said as he sat next to her with a cringe. "Don't call me that!" Izumi elbowed him in the ribs, making him cringe again in pain. "Izumi-chan-" Yukimura wasn't able to continue because he was elbowed in the stomach. A common thought went through the other males present.

'Is he masochistic or just plain stupid?'

"Yukimura-kun, would you like some sushi?" Izumi asked nicely as she quickly took a roll from a certain tensai's plate. Yukimura nodded. "Say 'ah'." Izumi said as she lifted her chopsticks with sushi on one end. Yukimura gladly opened his mouth. Izumi's eyes glinted as she forced it down his throat, effectively spreading wasabi around his mouth. She pulled away, leaving the chopsticks in his mouth. Yukimura tried his best not to show his pain and the effect of the wasabi on him.

He gingerly took the chopsticks away from his mouth. "Why did you have-" The teen didn't continue further when he saw Izumi happily feeding a certain freshman some sushi. "Did you say something, Yukimura-kun?" Izumi asked when she noticed that the blue-haired teen didn't continue what he was saying.

"Are you still angry about what I did years ago?" Yukimura asked, honestly curious. "I have forgiven you about that but I'm still angry about the stunts you pulled when I moved. The guys keep asking me when we started dating for the first few months! The only reason they stopped was because you were in the hospital. Ever since you were released, they went at it again." Izumi answered.

"Because of their stunts, I couldn't get a boyfriend because they would be too scared about what you or your teammates would do." Izumi added sourly. "Don't blame your lack of boyfriends on us, Hanabi-chan." Yukimura told her. "Well, the reason was pretty clear. I'll only forgive you if you stop pulling these stunts of yours." Izumi replied.

Yukimura looked thoughtful for a while before nodding at her. "Okay." He said before his phone rang. "Hello." He said as he answered his phone. "How did it go, buchuo?" He heard a familiar voice ask. "I won the bet, Hiroshi-kun." Yukimura answered before he hung up. "What is this bet you talk about?" Izumi asked, suspicious of what they talked about.

"It's nothing." Yukimura said, but instantly regretted it when Izumi had tackled him down and was sitting on top of him while pulling his arm and legs. "Explain now or your limbs go." Izumi threatened. "The team and I had a bet. I told them that the stunts they pulled would backfire negatively but they said that it would end differently." Yukimura replied.

"So you're telling me that those stunts that I thought were done by you where actually the guys' doings? They are the reason why all my potential boyfriends-to-be keep on bailing on me?" Izumi angrily asked as her grip got tighter, simply daring him to lie. "Yes." Yukimura replied in the most honest tone he could manage. "They are so dead! Make them go to my temple right now!" Izumi ordered as she let him go.

"How many guys had bailed out on you, Hanabi-sempai?" Ryoma asked. "Thirty-four guys had asked me out and bailed on me ever since I moved to Tokyo, Echizen-kun." Izumi calmly replied. Everyone was surprised to hear such a huge number. They never expected her to be that popular among the males. A common thought ran through their heads. 'No wonder she's that angry.'

"I said that I would meet them by the station. They're on their way now." Yukimura told her. "I'll pay for my part. I'm sorry to have disturbed your party." Izumi told them as she placed money on the table. "It is okay, Hanabi. It was fun while it lasted." Fuji told her on behalf of everyone else. "I'll be going as well, sempai-tachi." Ryoma said and placed money for his food on the table.

Everyone bid Yukimura, Izumi and Ryoma goodbye before the three teens left the restaurant. "Why are you coming with us, Echizen?" Yukimura asked. "I need to go home early." Ryoma replied. "Can I come over tonight, Echizen-kun?" Izumi asked. "Hai. Okaa-san wanted to ask you to come over anyway." The younger teen replied.

"You two are neighbors?" Yukimura asked, slightly surprised. "Hai! Echizen-kun's mom always takes care of me and I often come over to their place." Izumi cheerfully answered. The rest of the walk home was filled with light chatter from Yukimura and Izumi. Ryoma had opted to remain quiet and stared at the moon. They soon parted ways with Yukimura who was headed towards the station.

"You do know that he was telling the truth." Ryoma suddenly said when they were far from where they had separated from Yukimura. "So was I. It was only a childish crush back then." Izumi replied in a tired voice. "It's still going to happen even if you try to avoid it." He told her. "I know." She muttered. Their walk carried on in silence.

"Hanabi!"

The said teen looked behind her to see her friends from the tennis club. "Hi guys." She happily greeted. They greeted back as well. "How was yesterday?"Fujiasked. "They confessed and I punished them." Izumi simply replied with a content look on her face. "Oh! Before I forget, I arranged some training for Hyotei, Rikkai Dai, Seigaku and some people from other schools. The training starts next week." Izumi told her.

"What?" Almost everyone asked in a loud voice. "Well, I owed Ryuzaki-sensei and the other coaches a favor. This is our deal!" Izumi answered. "Troublesome." Ryoma commented. "Now, now, Echizen-kun. Don't go acting like Shikamaru from Kishimoto Masashi-sama's Naruto." Izumi mock scolded. "Keh." Ryoma muttered. "Now you're copying Inuyasha from Takashi Rumiko-sama's Inuyasha!" Izumi exclaimed. Ryoma only sighed in defeat, knowing that she won't stop annoying him.

It has been a week since Izumi's announcement about the training at her place. She had everyone except the Seigaku regulars meet at the park and had them run to her house. When the players from other schools got there, they saw the players from Seigaku, except Ryoma, waiting by the gate. "Where is the brat?" Atobe asked.

"Sorry I'm late!"

Everyone looked to their side to see Ryoma leaving the house next to the temple. "Actually, you're just in time, Echizen-kun. I trust that Nanjirou-san has been taken care of?" Izumi asked. "Hai. He's lying around again." Ryoma answered as he handed her a tennis ball and his racket.

Izumi nodded as she threw the ball then hit it towards Ryoma's house. Almost everyone expected the sound of breaking glass but they only heard a man scream. "Why did you have to hit me, Izumi-chan?" Izumi grew annoyed at that. "Don't call me that, baka-hentai!" She shouted as she hit another ball in the same direction. They heard a loud cry and the mention of the words: hurt, balls and ice.

"Before we enter, I would like to remind everyone that this isn't a hotel. This is a training ground, my home and a temple. If any of you try to copy the old man from next door, I'll punish you in ways you would never expect to happen." Izumi told them with a smile on her face all the way. She opened the gates and walked inside. Everyone else followed her then Ryoma closed the gate.

"I have an announcement to make. All of you will be divided into groups of eight. I will lead you to your rooms first. Eight people can fit in each room. After you unpack, I will expect all of you in the garden by two in the afternoon." Izumi told them. Most of them looked at their watch. It was only ten in the morning. Izumi showed them around the house and led them to their rooms which had a symbol on the door.

The first room had a picture of a black spider. Inside were Kaidoh, Inui, Hiyoshi, Yanagi, Ibu, Kamio, Yuuta and Mizuki. The second room had a picture of a brown cat. Inside were Momo, Taka, Gakuto, Kabaji, Jackal, Kintarou, Wakato and Sengoku. The third room had a picture of a white dog. Inside were Tezuka, Oishi, Atobe, Yukimura, Sanada, Chitose, Reiji and Tachibana.

The fourth room had a picture of a gray wolf. Inside were Eiji, Jirou, Shishido, Choutarou, Niou, Marui, Youhei and Kohei. The last room had a picture of a red fox. Inside were Ryoma,Fuji, Oshitari, Yagyuu, Kirihara, Shiraishi, Kajimoto and Saeki. Izumi told them that she will announce the jobs later before leaving them to unpack.

A/N: I made a somewhat automatic disclaimer there on Inuyasha and Naruto. So once again, Inuyasha and Naruto are not mine!

I hope I didn't make the characters too OOC. I might have been a little excited when I typed this so... Please tell me any typos and inconsistencies, even grammar mistakes (being the "Grammar Nazi" that I am).

Constructive criticism is appreciated in the form of private messages and/or reviews.