Back again! So much for studying for finals. Hey everyone! How's it going? I hope everyone has been waiting intensely for the new chapter.
Okay, this is where is going to start to get good… hopefully. I apologize in advance if any of the Hyoutei characters are off in anyway. I'm just reading what Wikipedia tells me. You can tell me if their personalities are off and I need to fix it! I would appreciate it lots!
I really do hate doing this. I DO NOT own Prince of Tennis.
Let's see how long Echizen can take Atobe's self-centeredness. Chapter 4 Enjoy!
"Ochibi!" Kikumaru pounced on him. "I hope that I get to share a room with you!" Echizen didn't even have enough energy to fight him off. All he wanted to do was sleep.
A little later, Atobe's bus finally arrived. It was a big, glorious charter bus with his face on the side of it. Everyone sweat dropped when it pulled up.
"Oi, what are you doing? Are you captivated by Ore-sama dexterity?"
Echizen gave Atobe the most annoyed look as he poked his head out of a window.
"Is there something wrong with Ore-sama's transportation?"
Echizen really didn't want to argue. All he wanted to do was get on the bus and sleep. Atobe scanned the regulars until he saw a face he didn't recognize. "Who are you?" he pointed to Ryoga.
"Ah, Echizen Ryoga. Yoroshikune." He replied with a bow. "I'm this guy's aniki." He placed his hand on Echizen's head.
"Eh? The brat has a brother?" Atobe was a little shocked.
"At least I'm not a monkey." Echizen removed Ryoga's hand. One of Atobe's veins popped.
"Oi, are we going to stay here all day?" Jirou shouted from inside the bus. "Let's get going!" Everyone was a little surprised to see Jirou awake. The thought of 'Maybe, he's nocturnal.' popped into a few minds of the regulars.
The door to the bus opened and all the regulars piled in. Since the bus was massive, they were all able to get their own seats. Echizen went straight to the back of the bus and made a pillow with his bag, placed it on one of the seats, raised the arm rest and laid down to sleep.
After what seemed like an hour or two on the bus, they finally arrive at the campsite. It sort of looked like a training camp but without any courts and it was on top of a mountain practically in the middle. The bus driver almost got lost trying to find the right way.
"Welcome" Atobe stood up. "To the Hyoutei Academy Camp Grounds."
The Seigaku regulars, except Echizen and Tezuka, all looked out the windows in awe. For once, it was actually like Atobe said it would be. There were fire pits, tables, cabins, all the things you would need to go camping. There weren't even any of Atobe's servants there. They were really the only ones.
After waking Echizen and Jirou up, everyone exited the bus, thanked the driver and walked up to one of the tables.
"First order of business," Atobe automatically elected himself leader. "we need to decide who is sleeping where."
"Well, Echizen and Jirou-sempai are over there." Momo pointed to a table not too far away where Echizen and Jirou were both asleep with their heads resting on it. Snickers were heard from both sets of students.
Atobe cleared his throat. "Anyway, Ore-sama has devised a magnificent plan. Kabaji."
"Usu." Kabaji set Atobe's bags down. Atobe got into the smaller one and pulled out a bag with slips of paper in it.
"We'll decide at random. Ore-sama will choose a name then the one whose name is drawn will choose one. We have six cabins and there are eighteen of us so we will be in groups of three. Ore-sama will choose first." Atobe reached his hand into the bag and pulled out a slip of paper. "Inui."
Everyone looked at Inui. He was face deep in his notebook scribbling notes and flipping pages like mad.
"Inui." Atobe called him again.
"Hm? Nani?" Inui pulled his face from his notebook.
"Saa, you need to choose a someone." Fuji said pointing to the bag.
"Ah." He walked to Atobe and slipped his hand into the bag. "Gakuto."
They all looked at him. "Hah. I guess that I can deal with that." Gakuto said with a bored tone.
"These will be the people who are in Cabin One. Gakuto, pick the first one for Cabin Two." Atobe gestured to the three then shifted the bag towards him and he reached in and pick out a slip of paper.
"Kikumaru."
"Yah hoi!" Kikumaru jumped happily. "Now let me pick!" He happily hopped over to Atobe and stuck his hand in the bag. "Shishido-san."
Shishido looked slightly annoyed. He walked to the bag and pulled out a paper. "Ryoga."
"I look forward to be staying with you." He said with a smile.
The cycle went on until everyone had a group. Cabin One: Atobe, Inui and Gakuto. Cabin Two: Kikumaru, Shishido and Ryoga. Cabin Three: Taka, Oishi and Momo. Cabin Four: Tezuka, Kaidou and Kabaji. Cabin Five: Oshitari, Hiyoshi and Fuji. Cabin Six: Choutaro, Jirou and Echizen. Everyone looked sorry for Choutaro, having to be with the two who would rather sleep all day but he didn't seem to mind that much.
After Atobe explained to everyone that there were bathrooms with running water and that there was another cabin that was used for food, he told them that they would have to cook their own food unless they were all eating together. They would all take turns gathering wood for the fire and washing the dishes in the stream that was nearby.
After all the explaining was done, Fuji and Oshitari woke up Echizen and Jirou and told them that they were staying in cabin six with Choutaro. Jirou didn't mind but for Echizen, somehow he figured that it was the farthest away meaning that it would take more time for him to get back to sleep. Nonetheless, he gathered his things and headed towards the cabin with the sleepy Jirou a high-spirited Choutaro.
Before everyone was out of site, Atobe shouted something to everybody. "Oi, there should a blow horn in each of your cabins if anything goes wrong."
"Why would anything go wrong?" Fuji asked.
"Not that anything would happen, but there have been bear sighting up here every now and then." Oshitari said. "It's just a precaution."
With that said, everyone went on their way towards their cabins.
With Atobe, Inui and Gakuto
"Since Ore-sama is leader, he gets first pick of beds." Atobe stopped outside of the cabin just to tell them.
"That is highly illogical." Inui said.
"Why?" Atobe asked in a snarky tone.
"No one made you leader. All data points to me being an acceptable leader."
"And why is that? You are clearly not as great as Ore-sama."
"I have a better understanding of things and data to back it up. Not to mention that I'm older."
"Only by a few months. And what does age have anything to do with it? Ore-sama is more beautiful."
Inui then flipped through a few pages of his notebook and began to read why he was more suited to be the leader of their cabin and what age had to do with it.
Gakuto sighed. "Why did I have to be with these two?" he asked himself under his breath. He opened the door to the cabin and went inside and plopped his things down on a bed. There were three bunk beds to choose from and he chose the one farthest from the door. He put his things on the top while he took the bottom and covered his head with a pillow. "This is going to be a long week." He could still hear Atobe and Inui arguing outside.
With Kikumaru, Shishido and Ryoga
"Yah hoi! I can't believe we're finally here! I don't know when the last time I went camping was!" Kikumaru was walking ahead of Ryoga and Shishido even though he had no idea where he was supposed to go.
"Kikumaru-san, please don't lead if you don't know where to go." Shishido said as he placed his palm to his forehead. Kikumaru just ignored him and kept walking straight ahead.
"Don't worry. You'll get used to it sooner or later." Ryoga said with a smile.
Shishido sighed. "Ryoga-san, do you live with Echizen? I've never seen you at our matches." Shishido was sincerely interested.
"Iya, I was adopted by Tou-san and lived with them in America for a few years. I was scouted for a team then moved when I was old enough. Chibisuke came to live here with Tou-san and Kaa-san while I stayed in America. Whenever I have free time, I always come here to visit." He answered.
"What team were you scouted by?"
"The All American Team." Ryoga sounded bored as he said it.
Shishido deadpanned. He was talking to a player from the all American team? And even more, he was Echizen's brother? No wonder Echizen was so good. His father was the famous Samurai Nanjiro and his brother was on the all American team.
"Ah. That looks like our cabin." Ryoga pointed to a small cabin atop a small hill.
"Let's hurry! I want to go explore!" Kikumaru ran towards the cabin.
"Kikumaru-san, that's not the right way to go…" Shishido face palmed again.
With Taka, Oishi and Momo
"Oishi-sempai," Momo yelled to him. "Are we lost?"
"Of course not." Oishi held up a map that Oshitari drew up for them. "See? We're following the right trail." Even though the cabin wasn't that far, Momo, Oishi and Taka were a little directionally challenged.
"Oishi, you're holding the map upside down." Taka walked up and placed the map the right way.
"EH?" Oishi surprised and Momo was annoyed.
"Oishi-sempai, do you know how to read a map?" Momo looked at him accusingly.
"Of course I do!" he snapped back. "We just need to turn around and go…"
"We need to go east Oishi." Taka said pointing at the map.
"But that's the way we were going! If we were going east then shouldn't we go west?"
Taka started to explain about the different ways they would be able to reach their cabin without having to go back to the starting point when there was a rustle in the bushes.
"Did you hear that?" Momo was a little concerned.
"A-Ah." Taka and Oishi answered. "What do you think it was?"
"I heard Oshitari-san say that there have been bear sightings around here…"
There was another rustle. Everyone sweat dropped. "Sempai-tachi, I think- that we should…" the bush rustled again. "RUN!"
Oishi, Taka and Momo took off down the path that they came and ran all the way back to where the bus dropped them off and hoped that they would go the right way to their cabin this time.
With Tezuka, Kaidou and Kabaji
Tezuka, Kaidou and Kabaji walked in silence as they went to their assigned cabin. The only noises that were made were the occasional snapping of a tree branch or leaf falling from a tree. The three reached their destination. Still, not a word was said.
Tezuka took the bottom bunk of the bed next to the window and put his things above him. Kaidou took the top bunk next to the door. He used to share a room with his little brother and was accustomed to taking the top.
Tezuka and Kaidou both sweat dropped when they saw Kabaji take the top bunk of one of the remaining bed. It made a loud creak and his legs were almost completely hanging off. Nevertheless, they didn't seem to care too much. They were only thinking of how long of a trip this was going to be.
With Oshitari, Hiyoshi and Fuji
The walk to Fuji's, Oshitari's and Hiyoshi's cabin was a little longer than expected but Fuji didn't mind. He loved going on walks through the woods. It gave him more chances to photograph his surroundings.
"Saa, this forest is really beautiful." Fuji said as he took out his camera and took a picture.
"Do you really need to do that?" Hiyoshi asked.
"Hm? Nani?" Fuji turned to him and took a picture.
"That Fuji-sempai." Hiyoshi shielded his eyes. "That's annoying."
"Ah, gomen." Fuji switched the flash off and continued to take pictures. Hiyoshi gave him an annoyed look.
"Fuji-san, I think he means that the picture taking is annoying and not just the flash." Oshitari said.
"Really? You think so?" Fuji stuck the camera in their faces and took a picture. They both gave him an aggravated look. "Awe, come on. Smile."
"Oh look. We're here." Hiyoshi said pointing to the cabin in front of them.
"So we are." Fuji took a picture of the cabin then went inside and claimed his bed.
Hiyoshi and Oshitari both looked at each other. 'Why did we get placed with him?'
With Echizen, Choutaro and Jirou
"Echizen-kun, Jirou-sempai, we can rest when we get to the cabin." Choutaro was practically dragging Jirou and Echizen to their cabin.
"Choutaro-sempai, are we close?" Echizen stopped behind him.
"Come on Echizen-kun. It's not that much farther." He looked around. "Where's Jirou-sempai?"
Echizen pointed behind him. Choutaro glanced behind him and saw Jirou lying on the ground using his bag as a pillow.
"Mou, Jirou-sempai. We'll never get to the cabin if you sleep right now." Choutaro went back to try to wake him.
"Choutaro-sempai, what happened to him being all wake earlier?"
"Ah, Jirou-sempai is like an owl sometimes. He'll be wide wake during the night sometimes and that's why he sleeps all day."
Echizen scowled. "If he disturbs my sleep any time this week, we're kicking him out."
Choutaro sweat dropped. "O-Oi Echizen-kun!" Echizen started to walk away without him. "Help me! I can't carry him and his bags!"
"He's your sempai."
"Mattaku! Jirou-sempai, okiru! We need to get to the cabin! You can sleep there!"
"Mmnph… five more minutes…" Jirou mumbled
"No, now!" Choutaro lifted his arms and placed them around his shoulders. "At least keep a grip on your bags. Echizen-kun! Matte!"
Awe. Poor Choutaro. He got stuck with Jirou and Echizen.
Hey guys. Sorry for the late update. I was studying for my finals. I passed! Finally, school is over with and now I'm free to write all day long… after summer school and before and after practice.
Anyways, how's it been? Hope that you've liked it so far! If you're wondering about the cabin pairings, when I wrote that they picked cabin buddies by picking papers out of a bag, I actually did that. I put papers with their names on them and picked them out at random except for Echizen's cabin. I thought that is was funny how Tezuka, Kaidou and Kabaji got placed together. Who's your favorite cabin? Also, when Inui said that he was older then Atobe, it was true. He was born in October while Inui was born in June. I don't know what year so, until I find out which, Inui is older.
I hope everyone has enjoyed it so far. Forgive stupid mistakes!
Bye~!