Thank you to all my dear readers. There's a lot in store for you for this chapter and I hope you guys like it. It's currently 12 am here in the Philippines and yet here I am, posting my 6th chapter for Tezuka-buchou no Imouto. Anyway, I'm very happy with the response that I got from you guys/gals.
A big thanks to the people who read and reviewed chapters 4 and 5! I've neglected this part of my update in my last chapter so I will be posting my thanks in this one instead. Hugs and Thanks to the following people:
Sweet-lia
Sakuraxgaara2233
Different child
Lovelyanimeangel
Ocean949
I
I- I understand OC which is for Original Character, but could you please specify what you mean with XOC? There are a lot of meanings that I can associate with it. Sorry if this makes me sound like a noob, but it would better if I could understand what the reader means before I respond, right?
The next chapter will be more on the Tezuka family. It will also be showcasing some of our beloved POT cast members. And I know that a lot of people have been waiting for this. Please look forward to it.
*There's a poll that i made for the next chapter. I do wish you could participate so I could have an idea as to which instrument should be used.
Next, this is another part that I've neglected in the five earlier chapters, so I will do it now because I do not want to get arrested for stealing.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Prince of Tennis and any of its characters. Prince of Tennis or Tenisu no Oujisama or TeniPuri is the property of Takeshi Konomi-sama. Other characters mentioned in the story are fictional and are properties of the fiction writer, Ysah-chan.
Now then, ON WITH THE STORY~!!!!!!!!! ^^
Chapter 6
It's been a month since Yumi moved in with the Tezuka family and it has also been a month since she started attending Seishuun Gakuen. The month that passed held a lot of things for her. She met new friends in her new class and new friends from her brother's club. The lessons in Seishuun were quite similar to her old school, with exception of the fact that there was more language and other electives offered for them. And although she hasn't chosen a club to join yet, there were a lot of clubs that wanted her to join them.
And one of the most persuasive club presidents that she met was Usui Miko, a senior who is in Kawamura Takashi's class. She's a nice person, in Yumi's understanding, and she's really good with the craft that she's in. Yumi has seen two of the Theater club's production and she has expressed interest in acting. But somehow, Usui still hasn't persuaded her enough to be a new thespian in her club.
"Yumi-chan, why don't you join the Theater club? You seem to be overflowing with talent, and we need people like you in our club. So, what do you say?" said Usui.
"I'll think about it, Usui-san. Your offer is really very tempting, plus, the club has some of the activities that I would like to excel in. But I'll have to think more about it first," Yumi explained.
"I understand. I hope I can hear from you soon, Yumi-chan. For the meantime, you can try joining into some of our activities, if you want. It'll help you decide on it more," Usui insisted.
"You really are very persuasive, ne, sempai(1)?" said Yumi.
And like what Fuji said a month ago, there were a lot of advantages she could avail of because Tezuka was her older brother.
During one of the school assemblies held because of the junior high division principal, the whole student body was called to the auditorium. A lot of people wanted to get a chair, but since some of the chairs were being used in the Primary Division's Parents' meeting the ratio of people and chairs wasn't balanced. A lot of the students decided to sit on the floor or simply stand up while the principal talked about the upcoming school festival. Yumi was one of the people who were standing during that time; she and her friends were a bit late since they came from the cafeteria. They were standing near the seniors' level and one of the seniors noticed her there. One of the guys stood up and gave her his chair, saying that it wouldn't be good if she was standing too long. After a while, they heard the principal saying that he was giving a price to the guy for being a gentleman to Tezuka-kun's younger sister.
"Young man, please visit my office later this afternoon so I can give you your price," said the principal.
"Ah, arigatou gozaimasu(2), sensei," said the startled youth.
"Arigatou gozaimasu, for letting me have your sit, onii-san(3)," said Yumi before accepting the seat from her upperclassman.
"Ah, it's no big deal. I didn't expect to be honored in such a way, but I guess I should be thankful to you as well," said the senior.
"Then, we're even then, sempai," said Yumi.
"Sou desu ne(4)," said the young man as he smiled.
It seemed like the young man was very happy to receive acknowledgement from the principal that he sent Yumi some cookies the following day. He took it to her classroom personally and said that the cookies were for her. It was a thank you gift from him and his mother, who was so happy when she heard about what happened.
But aside from the nice perks she was getting, there were also disadvantages in her position, as Tezuka's younger sister. This time, it was involving the majority of the female student population. They would talk to her nicely all the time, but that meant that they were after something. If it wasn't because they wanted to get information or photos of her brother, it was because they wanted to ask her to give a love letter. And being a good sister to her brother, she would always decline in the same fashion that she was taught by Tezuka. To some it would look like something natural for her to do, but it was actually something she rehearsed based on what her brother has been telling her to do.
"I'm sorry, but my brother strictly forbids me to talk about his personal information to others. He wants to keep private things about him as ease. I hope you understand," said Yumi.
It was only the start of a good Monday morning but Yumi has already turned down two love letters for her brother and a short interview for the school paper. Her friends were quite amazed at how she handled all of them. They would always comment that she handled these people in the same way that Tezuka would talk to them.
"It must be tough being buchou's (5) younger sister," Echizen commented.
"Not really, the confessions and interviews are usually easier to handle. It's harder to handle turning down gifts. Onii-chan doesn't like accepting any," Yumi explained.
"Why doesn't he accept any anyway? If it were me, I'd gladly accept all those gifts," said Horio.
"He doesn't want to be bothered by any and he doesn't know how he'd respond to the gifts," said Yumi.
"It's tough enough that Yumi-chan turns down these requests, she also has her own admirers to turn down," said Kachiro.
"One glare from her brother will be enough to handle all of those unwanted admirers," Echizen muttered.
"I won't be entertaining them at all anyway. My dad's starting to warn my brother every day, telling him that he should watch over his baby girl while we're in school," said Yumi.
"You're definitely a daddy's girl," said Horio.
"Your admirers already freak out when buchou glares at them, what more if it was from your dad?" said Katsuo.
"I haven't really seen him angry, but I bet it's not anywhere close to pretty and nice," said Yumi.
"That's tough. Anyway, what club are you going to join, Yumi-chan? It's already been a month and you still haven't joined a club yet," said Kachiro.
"I haven't really decided on it yet. I mean, I've tried out each interesting club I've seen in school but they haven't really shown me any good reasons why I should choose their club," said Yumi.
"Maybe it's because you keep on looking for a reason to join a club. Why don't you just join for the heck of it?" said Echizen.
"That's misleading, if you think about it. If I join just for the heck of it, then I'll just waste my time and my parents' money," said Yumi.
"Good point, Yumi-chan," said Kachiro.
"Always a good debater huh?" said Horio.
"Ryoma-kun never wins whenever it's you talking to him," said Katsuo.
"It's refreshing actually, you never see THE great Echizen Ryoma-sama fazed by anyone else other than buchou," said Horio.
"That's definitely a mean thing to say," said Kachiro.
"Quit it, you guys. Homeroom's starting. I hope you guys revised last night," said Yumi.
"Why? What's up?" Horio asked.
"Don't you remember anything Satoshi?" Echizen asked.
"We have a pop quiz today," said Yumi.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Horio panicked.
Tennis practice was always a sight to see for Yumi. She would sit on the same bench while watching her brother and his teammates practice their skills. Often, she would clap for someone if he scores or if Kikumaru-sempai did another of his unique acrobatic flips. While having practice matches, her sempai-tachi (6) who are not playing would sit beside her and watch the game with her. Most of the time, her brother would be there watching with her. She would always get explanations as to what was happening with the game. Tennis is not new to her but ever since Tezuka started explaining it to her; she understood the game even more.
"Did you like the practice today Yumi-chan?" Fuji asked.
"I did, Taka-san was amazing. You're really stronger than you look sempai," said Yumi.
"Thanks Yumi-chan," said Kawamura with a kind smile.
"Taka-san's a great player, ne? He's always fired up and excited about games, you can't just help but get influenced," said Momoshiro.
"Kikumaru-sempai was bouncing all the time while Taka-san and Fuji-sempai were playing," Echizen pointed out.
"It was so cool! I couldn't help it! Nya!" said Kikumaru.
Everyone laughed at how Kikumaru always looked excited. Tezuka pointed out that most of the time, Kikumaru would be so hyperactive that he would be so fast that no one would even notice if he moved from one place to another. It was amazing, Yumi thought. She never imagined someone could be as fast as Kikumaru. But then again, most of the tennis regulars are fast. Kikumaru's speed was different from them of course, but they were all in unusually high levels in tennis that Yumi always thought of them as great tennis players.
"We have to get going soon, Yumi," said Tezuka.
"Oh, that's right. We're attending a family gathering tonight," said Yumi.
"Well, see you around then," said Oishi.
"I'll call you when I get home, Ryoma-kun. I'll recheck it as soon as I get home," said Yumi.
"OK, Ja na(7)," said Echizen.
Today was a busy day for the Tezuka family so the two were fetched by the family driver. They needed to come home as early as they can so that they could still have time to do their schoolwork. As Yumi mentioned earlier, there's a family gathering that they're supposed to attend to tonight. It was a birthday celebration, according to their grandfather, and everyone was invited to come. Yumi was feeling nervous right away, but she couldn't just ignore an occasion like this one. It involves her new family, it's only right that she attends it like the rest of them.
"Are you and Echizen doing something together for class?" Tezuka asked while they were in the car.
"Hai (8), we're reporting for History class the day after tomorrow. Ryoma-kun is busy with tennis practice every after class so we decided to make it during lunch," said Yumi.
"That's a wise decision, just be sure to eat your lunch first before you do anything else. Okaa-san (9) would be terribly upset if you fall ill just because of that," said Tezuka.
"Hai, we try to finish our food first before we work on our report," Yumi explained.
"Good to hear," said Tezuka.
The rest of the ride was spent in silence. Tezuka was checking on some of the photos Fuji gave him for the club's monthly portfolio. Being the captain meant it was his responsibility to screen everything that Oishi puts in their portfolio. It wasn't much work, but oddly, most of the photos contained events when the regulars are being given penal-TEA (A/N: a.k.a. INUI JUICE…fufufufufu…). Tezuka reminded himself to always check on Fuji's photographs before turning them in for the monthly portfolio. He wondered if the photos were meant to disgrace them by showing that they always get punished or disgust them because of all the uniquely colored liquid oozing out of the regulars' mouths.
(A/N: I know it's disgusting. I've seen one in a live cosplay situation so I'm telling you..IT IS DISGUSTING…unless you're Fuji Syuusuke of course)
"Tadaima (10)," the two announced their arrival as they were in the foyer.
"Okaeri nasai (11), Kuni-kun, Yumi-chan," Ayana welcomed them.
"What time are we expected to leave, okaa-san?" Tezuka asked.
"We'll be leaving in an hour. You know what to wear for this occasion, ne Kunimitsu?" said Ayana.
"Ah, I asked one of the maids to have my suit prepared earlier," said Tezuka.
"All right, as for Yumi-chan, your attire for tonight has already been prepared. Both of you do what you have to do for school, afterwards, please start preparing for the party," said Ayana.
"Hai, okaa-san," said Yumi.
"Yumi-chan, come to the master's bedroom later so I can help you get ready, all right?" Ayana smiled.
"Yes, I will, okaa-san. I'll see you in a bit," said Yumi.
After reading through her joint report with Echizen, Yumi wrote down what they needed to edit to make the report even more interesting. Their lesson in History involved Japanese festivals and their teacher decided to have them make reports regarding the said topic. Each pair would give a brief but comprehensive discussion about their given festival and they would be graded according to their presentation, materials used, class participation and team work. The festival they got for their report is the Tanabata festival, one of the most famous festivals celebrated in Japan. To make their presentation better, they were planning on doing a lot of things for the class.
"Moshi moshi(12), Tezuka Yumi desu(13). Is Echizen Ryoma-kun at home?" said Yumi as she started talking to the other person in the line.
"Ah, Ryoma-san is in his room at the moment. Please wait awhile, I'll just call him," said the kind lady from the other end.
Yumi waited until she heard two pairs of footsteps. It sounded like they were coming from an upper floor staircase. A little while more and she heard someone picking up the phone from somewhere, the person spoke and she finally knew who it was.
"Moshi moshi," said Echizen.
"Ryoma-kun, it's Yumi," said Yumi.
"Good, you called. So how's the written report so far?" Echizen asked.
"I did a little more revising and some additions to it. All that's left is the materials for the presentation. Should we go on with the first plan?" Yumi explained.
"I guess so. The teacher did say that for this presentation, he'd prefer it if it was presented with that in tow. It's pretty tough if you think about, I mean, think about all the effort we need to put into it. But if we want good grades, we'll have to do it," said Echizen.
"Let's do it then. We'll talk about the materials tomorrow. Right now, is it okay if you check on Usui-san of the Theater club if they have what we need? Here's his number ##########," said Yumi.
"Sure, I'll check on it," said Echizen.
"Thanks. I'll see you in school. Arigatou (14), Ja ne(15)," said Yumi.
"Ja (16)," said Echizen.
"Ja," said Echizen.
He placed the receiver back on its cradle before heading to the general direction of the kitchen. He wasn't particularly hungry, but he did feel a little thirsty just now. Ponta would be good, he thought. He was busy thinking about how many cans of the carbonated drink he should bring back to his room, when he heard that annoying chuckle just at the other side of the kitchen's opened window. When he checked, he saw a man. The man was wearing an untidy monks robe and was carrying, under his robes, what looked like a porn magazine.
"Fufufufu. Ryoma-kun, let's go out on a date tonight. Fufufu," said the man in what sounded like a chipmunk version of a girl's voice.
"Oyaji (17)," said Echizen.
"Ne, Ryoma, is it a pretty nee-chan (18) you met in school? Or is it some hot beauty in a mini-skirt?" the perverted old geezer asked.
"That's none of your business, Oyaji," said Echizen.
"Maa, you shouldn't pester him like this, uncle. Ryoma-san is a very private person," said the lady from before.
"But Nanako-chan, my son is finally showing the true colors of a man. He's finally dating! I thought he'd never move on from that hag's granddaughter," said the man as he talked to the lady he called Nanako.
"Ryuzaki is just a classmate, Oyaji. I'll be in my room now," said Echizen as he exited the kitchen, while carrying three cans of his favorite grape soda.
"RYOMA~!!!!!!!! NO! You must fill me in with the details! Who is this new sweetheart you were talking to!!!!!!!!?????" the old man wailed ungraciously.
"Uncle Nanjirou, please leave him alone. He just got home from school so let him rest. And please, throw those magazines away before Aunt Rinko decides to burn them all in front of you," said Nanako as she was leaving the kitchen.
"WAAAAAAAAAAH!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Rinko-chan! Don't burn them! My precious beauties!!!!!!!!!!!!" the man wailed, grabbing as many magazines as he could before running away from the house.
I hope you enjoyed reading Tezuka-buchou no Imouto's 6th chapter. I've put a lot of effort into this for my dear readers and I hope you could comment and review for me soon. Your reviews are greatly appreciated by Ysah-chan~! They are my inspiration so please continue to support this story.
The seventh chapter will be posted, as soon as the god of free time decides to shower me with all the blessings of a free schedule. But, do not fear, I will continue writing.
Please continue to read and review. As I've mentioned in some of responses to comments/reviews, suggestions and special requests are accepted but will undergo due process before it is written down into a chapter. Side stories requested by readers are also encouraged.
R&R~!!!!!!! THANK YOU~!
This part is intended for the Glossary or definition of terms for this chapter. The following words/sentences/phrases were used:
1. sempai-upperclassman
2. arigatou gozaimasu- thank you very much
3. onii-san- big brother (usually used to address older male teens or older brothers)
4. sou desu ne- i guess so?(this is how i understand it in this context. if there are other interpretations, please send me a comment or a PM)
5. buchou- captain
6. sempai-tachi- upperclassmen (plural form of sempai/upperclassman)
7. ja na- see you later/ bye for now
8. hai- yes/that's right
9. okaa-san- mother
10. tadaima- i'm home/i've arrived
11. okaeri nasai- welcome home/back
12. moshi moshi-hello (used in telephone conversations)
13. Tezuka Yumi desu- This is Tezuka Yumi
14 arigatou- Thanks (informal thank you)
15. ja ne- another alternative for bye for now/ see you later
16. ja- alternative for ja na/ ja ne
17. oyaji- old man (impolite way of addressing ones father or older family member)
18. nee-chan- older sister(Is used when addressing an older female or older sister)