Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis? Not mine. Got that? Great.
A/N: I dedicate this chapter to KiTtEn18sMiLe as well.
Warning: There will be OOCness due to circumstances invented by my imagination.
Please enjoy the third chapter!
Chapter 3: The day that is calm is actually full of surprises.
"All of you will be doing housework for the whole month you will be staying here." Izumi told them. "Hanabi-san, we were told that this will only last a week." Yuuta said. "I'm glad you mentioned that, Yuuta-san. The coaches and I had made a deal with the principals. After an extensive talk with them, we came up with this." Izumi explained.
"The week they told you about was your duration here before you spend the other three weeks at the main training grounds. The jobs I will assign to you will remain at both places. There will be no one to help or serve us. The reason why we are staying here first is because of travel problems. The main training ground has only one way of travel, and it should be ordered about a certain time before depending on the number of people who will go. Thus, this extra week you need to stay here because of our large number." She continued as she looked at the group of males in front of her.
"How can we be sure that you are not lying?" Atobe asked. "It's very simple, Atobe-san. Your parents were the ones who picked me in the first place along with Echizen-kun." Izumi replied as she held up a thick stack of papers and showed it to him and everyone else. Atobe only nodded when he saw the Atobe family's crest and another familiar family crest beside it.
"Are there any other questions?" Izumi asked. When nobody spoke up, she grinned evilly. "Forever hold your peace." She said before turning around. "I have assigned some chores for all of you to do." She said as she turned around with a piece of paper in her hand. "Please separate yourselves by your rooms." She ordered.
When they boys were done, she looked at the piece of paper. "Dog room will be in-charge of fixing the bedrooms. Spider room will handle the laundry. Cat room will do the gardening. Wolf room will clean every room in the house except the kitchen and bedrooms. Lastly, the Fox room will do the shopping and will help me in the kitchen." Izumi announced. "Are there any complaints?" Izumi asked. When no one spoke, she only nodded.
"Now, the house rules for this week are simple and easy to follow. I will give you permission if it happens to go against a certain house rule. If you fail to follow these rules, there will be certain punishments. For example, if you are not allowed to go inside a room but still went there without my permission, you will sleep outside by the pond wearing nothing but your boxers." Izumi smiled before taking a deep breath.
"First rule is to not sneak around the premises or wander around aimlessly. Second rule is to never leave the premises. Third rule is to never go near the shrine. Fourth rule is to never be late and when I said it's time to sleep, lights out. Fifth rule is to never enter my kitchen without my permission. This rule is an exception for people in Fox room when it is near to meal times. Sixth rule is to never use your phones during practice." Izumi told them in a serious tone. All of the males nodded nervously after hearing the sixth rule.
"Now that I'm finished with the house rules, I need all of you to give me all of your rackets and other gadgets excluding your phones. You are banned from touching them until the end of our training." Izumi told them as she revealed five boxes and five bags.
Everyone placed their rackets and gadgets in the boxes and bags, respectively, before Izumi took them away to somewhere they don't know. When she came back, she was carrying five boxes. "Kabaji, help her." Atobe ordered with a snap of his fingers. "Usu." Kabaji said before going towards Izumi. Taka was already on his way.
"Thank you, Kawamura-san, Kabaji-san." Izumi said before they took one box each in Izumi's request if they wanted to help. Kabaji grunted while Taka tipped a little at the sudden weight. Izumi managed to help Taka balance himself while holding the three boxes with only one hand.
"I think it would be better if I carried all these boxes instead." Izumi said then took both boxes from the boys before they could even say a word. "What is in those boxes, Hanabi-san?" Saeki asked. "Weights. All of you will have one on each arm and leg and will not remove it unless you bathe. When sleeping, I allow all of you to wear only half of it. Please do not try to know how heavy that is." Izumi told them.
She gently placed the boxes on the ground before distributing the weights. Most of them were shocked to discover how heavy the weights were and how Izumi had carried five boxes of such weights so easily. "We'll only do a simple training regime this week since I'm your only trainer. You would meet your other trainers at the main training grounds next week." She informed them.
"Since it's still early, I guess I could let you have fun around here." Izumi told them before she went back inside. The boys looked at each other before going in groups and walking around the huge area. They hung out and played games for the hours Izumi left them. When the sun began to set, Izumi called the ones from the Fox room.
A/N: 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).
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