Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis? Not mine. Got that? Great.
A/N: I dedicate this chapter to KiTtEn18sMiLe and Sayonara Yasashii Akumu. I was supposed to update this earlier, but I was on a trip, so yeah...
Warning: There will be OOCness due to circumstances invented by my imagination. This is another short chapter.
Please enjoy the sixth chapter!
Chapter 6: Unwanted guests aren't always the biggest problem.
Ryoma sighed as he walked away from the room where everyone else was. 'Baka Izumi-sempai.' He thought before mentally laughing. Izumi did make quite fools out of his sempais when she told them that she and Tezuka were actually cousins, so he could let it go for now. He knew she was only kidding then. He always knows.
Just before his mind could get carried away by his thoughts, he felt his phone vibrate. He took it out and opened his phone only to see an unread text message. He opened it and read its contents. After reading it, he kept his phone and turned around before making his way back to the room where everybody else was.
He slammed the door open and was slightly surprised to see everyone sitting down, looking like they were talking about something. "Sempai." Ryoma simply said in a monotone voice, making Izumi look worried and stand up. "What is it?" She asked as she made her way to him.
"They are coming." He simply replied. "Oh man! I prayed to Kami-sama that they don't visit here!" She complained before sighing deeply. "Fine." She grudgingly said. "I'll make dinner." Ryoma told her before leaving the room swiftly, almost like in a hurry. "Did something happen, Hanabi-san?" She heard someone ask from behind her.
She turned around with a forced bright smile. "I had just been recently informed that I will have some guests. Now, I want all of you to take a bath then change into some formal clothes. When I say formal, I mean the kimonos, not suits." She said, her smile beginning to fade. All the males simply nodded then quietly went to their rooms, not wanting to anger the stressed female. They all found kimonos in the chest in their respective shared rooms. Afterwards, they proceeded to the huge bathhouse at the end of the hall.
Meanwhile, Izumi decided to check up on Ryoma but just as she was about to open the door to the kitchen, she heard Ryoma's voice say, "Don't mind me, Izumi-sempai. Just get everything and everyone else ready for later." Izumi sighed deeply. "Just don't overdo it, Ryoma-kun." She said before making her way to her room.
Once he was sure that she left, Ryoma continued on with his cooking. He checked if all the food was doing okay. 'The appetizer is in the stove, the main course is in the oven and the dessert is on the counter, cooling off.' Ryoma mentally checked as he looked at the food. He then turned to the mixer.
Izumi sighed contentedly as the warm water hit her skin. After a few minutes, she soon left the shower and wore her bathrobe. She took a peek outside the bathroom to see if anyone was outside. 'All clear.' She thought before casually going to her room. Once she was inside, she opened her closet and took out her second most formal kimono. It had an eccentric flower design on pale violet silk.
She quickly wore it then proceeded to fixing her hair. She brushed it a couple of times before placing it in a neat but low ponytail. She applied very minimal make-up, just some light blush-on and some lip gloss. As a finishing touch, she used a sakura clip to keep some of her hair from covering her face. 'Done.' She thought after she checked if her outfit was okay. When she was done, she left her room then looked for her current guests.
They were all in the living room, much like earlier. "It's good to see all of you already done." She commented with a smile. "You look beautiful in that kimono, Hanabi-san." Saeki told her, making her raise her sleeve to her face to cover her blush. "Thank you, Saeki-san. You look quite handsome in that kimono of yours too." Izumi replied shyly.
"I should check up on Echizen-kun." She suddenly said after glancing at the clock. "No need to, sempai." She heard a voice behind her say. She turned around to see Ryoma wearing a dark blue silk kimono with a dragon design. "My, my, Echizen-kun. I must say, you look dashing in that kimono. You should wear kimonos like that more often." Izumi commented with a soft laugh.
"I could say the same for you, sempai. There's no word worthy enough to describe your beauty this afternoon." Ryoma replied with a small smile on his face. "T-thank you." Izumi stuttered as she covered her face with her sleeve once more. Her deep blush was obvious to the people beside her.
"Anyway, we should really prepare for our guests' arrival." She told them. "I'll check up on the food. Fuji-sempai, please come with me." Ryoma said as he turned around and went to the door. Fuji said nothing and simply followed the younger teen with his usual smile on his face, leaving a group of scared teens in their wake.
'Mada mada dane, sempai-tachi.'
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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