Sorry for the super late update.I've been really weird lately but I don't really know why. Oh well, At least I'm happy with how this one came out. It's just a part one of the Summer Holidays series all right. It might go up to two or three parts but they will, of course, will still be under CHAPTER 11. This one will be 11-A all right. Hehe, anyhooo..please continue your support and love for this story. Updates or slight hints will be given through my twitter account, under my username Ysahaya.
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Chapter 11
Summer Holidays Part 1
The rest of the month was spent on random events in school. There were tournaments here and there and there were other events involving other school clubs. Being the Student Council President, Tezuka had to be involved in a number of assemblies and meetings. There were a ton of papers to sign too. Luckily, there were other people in the council who got really involved and it helped to lessen the tasks Tezuka was handling. There were a number of volunteers as well, but Tezuka had no time to pay attention to them and had to continue juggling his classes, the council, the tennis club and taking care of his younger sister.
Everyone views Tezuka as a natural leader and a model student. That's pretty much everything he hears whenever other people are talking about him but he doesn't really mind it all. He has always other people's opinions but it's different when people actually say the truth. Fortunately for him, Yumi picked up his instructions right away and followed him; otherwise, the kind little girl would be going home along with a sack full of love letters for him. That would be bad. It's time consuming to read and reply to the letters and carrying that sack would mean risking his sister's back getting hurt. He wouldn't want the last one to happen.
"Tezuka-san, here are the financial reports for the last two activities of the Photography club. I've already fixed everything up so you just have to look over them," said a girl.
Tezuka was concentrating on the last few Activity plans that were passed to him prior to the council meeting. He was still looking over one the plans when the girl handed the said financial reports.
"Sugoi, Mizuno-san is really great. Even if Fuji-san is the President of the Photography club, she's already finished the financial report to make it easier for Tezuka-shachou," said his secretary.
"It wasn't much. I heard the council was handling a lot of stuff and I figured it would help if I lessened the load," said Mizuno-san.
Tezuka was reading the financial report while the others were chatting amicably. He noticed that everything he needed was already written and that the only thing he had to do was sign the form. It was certainly a big help. He couldn't help but notice how clean the paper was too; the Football team passed an incredibly mashed up form that he had to squint his eyes before deciphering the unusual penmanship of the club captain.
"Ah, Arigatou," he said as he finally looked up.
"Its fine, shachou," said Mizuno.
"Isn't she great, Tezuka-shachou? She's the vice president of the Photography club and she's also a writer in the school paper. I heard she's second highest in their class," said the secretary.
"You're in Fuji's class aren't you?" asked Tezuka.
"Yeah, I didn't think you'd notice me. I'm Mizuno Tenshi, class B," said Mizuno.
"Well, thank you for your help, Mizuno-san," said Tezuka.
"You're welcome. I have to get going. I have to get some stuff ready for our photo exhibit," said Mizuno.
"Oh, right. I did hear Fuji-kun say something about that," said the vice president, who was also in the room, looking over some papers.
"Yeah, oh and by the way, I heard your younger sister signed up in the club too, shachou. She said she agreed to be your tennis club manager but she also joined our club," said Mizuno.
"What?" Tezuka asked.
"Well, you should just ask her. Anyway, I'll see you later, bye," said Mizuno before she left the room.
Mizuno Tenshi, she was the same girl he saw in their opening ceremony for the freshmen last April. She didn't stand out as much the other girls but something about he just kept bugging Tezuka. It waned down once he started his duties as captain for the tennis club, but now that he's seen her again, he obviously had that unusual feeling revived again. Tenshi, or angel as it is translated in English, rather fits her. She looks a lot like an angel with those innocent eyes of hers.
"I didn't know you're sister liked photography, Tezuka," said Fuji as they were watching a practice match between Oishi and Momoshiro.
"I didn't know about it either. I was surprise when Mizuno-san mentioned that she joined your club," said Tezuka.
"Yes, I was surprised myself. But I suppose Yumi-chan can become an asset to the club. If you don't mind, I'd like to give her a crash course on photography during the vacation. That is if your family doesn't have any plans to go somewhere," said Fuji.
"We were planning to go to our summer house but its fine. Okaa-sama wanted to invite you and the others anyway," said Tezuka.
"Really? That's so sweet of her," said Fuji.
"She said she wants to see how Yumi's behaving when she's with her friends," said Tezuka.
"Saa, your mother sure is very protective of her," said Fuji.
"Aren't we all over protective of her? I notice how you and the rest of the regulars try to stir her away from guys trying to hit on her," said Tezuka.
"Well, she is our club manager and your younger sister. We share the brotherly love you have for her," said Fuji.
"But honestly, Fuji, thank you for looking after her while I'm not around. At least I'm confident that some of you are around to check on her while I'm busy with the council work," said Tezuka.
Start of summer holidays
The trip to the Tezuka family's summer home was quite fun. Almost all of the members of the regulars came, except for Taka-san, Kaidoh and Inui. Taka-san had to help out in their family's Sushi bar, Kaidoh's family already planned something out for the summer holiday, and Inui was on a trip with his brother to a well-known laboratory somewhere in Tokyo University. The rest of them were happy enough to come along with the kind family.
During the train ride to Karuizawa (1) the regulars and Yumi played card games and mind games while the Ayana, Kuniharu and Kunikazu watched as the younger ones played happily. Fuji and Yumi were trying to take photos while others were taking their turns playing. Yumi received a brand new Canon DSLR camera from her grandfather as a gift after finding out that she entered the photography club. Apparently, the old man had an inclination to the hobby when he was younger. He even showed Yumi and Fuji his antique cameras and some of the photos he took back when he was younger.
"Are we going to take a taxi to the summer house, otou-san?" asked Yumi.
"No, there's someone coming to pick us up, dear. Your otou-san called ahead since there are a lot of us coming," said Ayana.
"I can't wait to relax once we get there," said Kunikazu as he flipped through the newspaper he bought.
"Are you going fishing, otou-sama?" Ayana asked.
"Mochiron (Of course)," said Kunikazu.
"Can we come along when you go fishing, grandpa?" asked Yumi.
"You actually are. But you and your brother are still going to get some fishing rods for yourselves. Oh, and you have to buy from the bait shop too," said Kunikazu.
"Cool, I love fishing. It's so relaxing," said Momoshiro.
"Grandpa Tezuka must be really good with fishing, nya. I hope we catch some big ones," said Kikumaru.
"If you do we can have some grilled fish," said Ayana.
"Yey!" said Momoshiro and Kikumaru.
"Maa, Eiji and Momo are really happy whenever it concerns food," said Oishi.
"Ayana-san do you know how to make sushi?" asked Fuji.
"Yes, Yumi enjoys eating sushi so I try to make some as often as I can," said Ayana.
When they arrived at Karuizawa, there was already a car waiting for them at the front of the station. The limousine was an unexpected ride, well, to the regulars that is, but not for the Tezuka family. They got in and took a twenty minute ride until they got to the summer house. They let the time to pass by while rehydrating themselves with the juice drinks they found inside the car. Summer is always accompanied by the heat and unfortunately, it also means that they're slightly more prone to dehydration since they're all active.
"We're here," said Kuniharu as he opened the door to lead them all out.
"Yey!" said Yumi and Kikumaru, the two of them have been sharing their snacks while waiting for their stop.
"Now, Ayana and I are in one room at the first floor across the sitting room and grandfather will be staying in his old room at the end of this hall. The rest of you will be staying upstairs. There are a lot of rooms upstairs. You can pair up if you want to. Yumi gets a room to herself, of course," said Kuniharu.
"You can all go upstairs for now and rest. We'll see you in two hours for some afternoon snacks," said Ayana
"Hai," said everyone.
They all went upstairs to check out the rooms. They decided to have two people in a room, since there were three rooms that had two beds each. Oishi and Tezuka took one room, Momoshiro and Ryoma also took one and lastly, Kikumaru and Fuji took the last room with two beds. Yumi's room was the one nearest Tezuka and Oishi's room. They all went to their respective rooms and started unpacking their belongings. Unlike Kuniharu and the other two adults, the Seigaku students decided to roam around after a few minutes of resting.
"Done unpacking?" asked Tezuka as his younger sister entered their room.
"That was fast, Yumi-chan," said Oishi as he hung his shirts on the hanger.
"I was too excited to look around," she grinned.
"Well, where do you want to go first then, Yumi-chan?" asked Oishi.
"Can we go and buy something cold first?" said Yumi.
"There's an old fashioned candy shop that sells shaved ice and ice cream somewhere here. We can go there if you want," said Tezuka.
"Yay! I hope they have some good flavors," said Yumi.
"You should go and tell okaa-san we're going out first," said Tezuka.
"Okay, I'll go tell them. See you later," said Yumi before leaving the room.
After she left, the two continued to fold their clothes and unpack the other clothes they had in their bags. They also checked their tennis equipments if they were all okay. Karuizawa is quite known for tennis and of course, they wouldn't enjoy their summer vacation if they didn't get the chance to play tennis. Of course, that's just one of their plans for the summer. They also had some other things in mind, such as visiting Ginza, buying freshly made fruit jams and going to summer festivals. They even bringed their yukatas with them for the festival.
"Yumi-chan likes traveling a lot doesn't she?" asked Oishi.
"She does, even if it's only a short distance. She enjoys coming to father's office just because she could come along and do what she likes," said Tezuka.
"She's really cute. No wonder a lot of guys like her in school," said Oishi.
"And that reality scares me more than it scares my father. I guess that's why I let Echizen hang out with her more, because I know that at least he's harmless," said Tezuka.
"That's true, and they seem to be closer. Echizen spends more time with her than he does with the Ichinen trio nowadays," said Oishi.
"It doesn't seem like Ryuuzaki-sensei's granddaughter is pleased with it though," said Tezuka.
"Yes, that sweet girl has changed a lot," said Oishi as he folded the last few shirts he had on his lap.
Knock knock—
"Are you guys done?" asked Fuji as he popped inside the room.
"Yes, just finished. How about you and Eiji?" asked Oishi.
"I'm done. I had to help Eiji though. His bag was a mess," said Fuji.
"As expected of Kikumaru," said Tezuka.
The old-fashioned candy shop was only a few blocks away so they decided to walk on the way there. The helpers in the summer house were kind enough to point them towards the right direction of the candy shop. Apparently, most tourists come there to buy sweets for souvenirs and other items. It's known to be the best shop to buy shaved ice from since they had a wide range of flavors available.
"Watermelon flavored shaved ice sounds nice," said Yumi as she and Ryoma were looking at the flavors available.
"Which one's your best seller, Mr.?" asked Fuji.
"Oh, a lot of people like most of the shaved ice here. But the strawberry, watermelon and the lime flavored ones are the best," said the seller.
"I'll have the lime, nya!" said Kikumaru.
"That's three limes, ne Tezuka?" asked Oishi.
"Ah," said Tezuka.
"I want the strawberry one, please," said Yumi.
"Me too," said Ryoma.
"And two watermelons for me and Momo," said Fuji.
"All right, please wait awhile. You can look around the shop while waiting. We have a wide range of sweets and some fresh fruits here," said the seller.
There were some racks of fruits in one side of the shop. There were some huge watermelons and some fresh strawberries that Yumi loved too. Yumi and Fuji took some cute macro shots of the fruits while other busied themselves with the snacks around them. Tezuka bought a whole watermelon to take home with them for later.
"Oh, what's this?" asked Kikumaru.
"It's a jellpop. After eating it you can check the stick to see if you won something," said Oishi.
"Let's try some," said Momo.
"I want one too," said Yumi.
"All right, Momo, Yumi, Ochibi and I will try it," said Kikumaru.
Kikumaru took four and paid for it in the nearby counter. Afterwards the four of them started eating their jellpops. It wasn't like the usual sweet lollipops that you can buy in the supermarket, these were all made of jelly and you can finish it off easily. Momo and Ryoma were competing as to who would finish their jellpops first.
"Oh, I get a price. It says I get a free bag of chips," said Kikumaru as he showed his stick up.
"I get a small box of strawberries," said Ryoma.
"What? I didn't get anything," said Momo.
"What did you get Yumi-chan?" asked Fuji.
"It says I get a plush doll and some fruit jam," she beemed.
"Waah~! That's great, nya!" said Kikumaru.
"That's great miss! Aside from that, you're also invited to the summer festival on Friday. You get a special treat from one of our booths there. Of course, all of you can come with her as well," said the seller as he handed the prizes.
"That's great!" said Momo.
"We should get going now," said Oishi.
"Oh, do you want us to just deliver the watermelon to your house, young man?" asked the seller.
"Yes please, send it to the Tezuka household. Thank you," said Tezuka.
During their walk around the town, Tezuka acted as their guide. They looked at all the random shops around Ginza and bought some souvenirs to take home to their families. Kikumaru and Momoshiro tended to buy more food than souvenirs though. They keep getting sidetracked by the food stalls in the area where they were checking out. Oishi had to drag them out from one of the stalls so they could continue their little tour around town.
"I think we took a lot of pictures today, don't you think so, Yumi-chan?" asked Fuji.
"Yeah, I'm going to show them to Okaa-san and Otou-san when we get home," said Yumi.
"Let's take some more good shots then. I bet your grandfather would be really pleased when he sees how you used his gift to you," said Fuji.
"There's a nearby park here. We can go and rest there for a bit. You can also take some more photos there," said Tezuka.
"I think Momo-senpai and Kikumaru-senpai could use the rest," said Echizen as he pointed to the two who looked like they were about to hurl from all the food they ate.
The group headed to the nearby park to let the two overly fed guys to rest. There were a lot of trees and beautiful flowers around the park. There were also children playing on the jungle gym at the middle. Yumi and Fuji had their cameras ready and took some photos of the happy children. Yumi couldn't help but take pictures of their friends as well. Kikumaru and Momoshiro were still grinning widely, despite the nauseous feeling they were getting.
"This place is great Tezuka," said Fuji after taking a few snapshots of the group.
"Yeah, I've heard a lot about this place but I've never actually been here. It's too bad the others couldn't come along," said Oishi.
"But I'm glad none of Inui-senpai's drinks were able to come," said Ryoma.
"I second that!" said Momo.
"Thanks for inviting us, nya!" said Kikumaru.
"It's no problem," said Tezuka.
"Besides, it's fun having senpai-tachi and Ryoma-kun around. Okaa-san said we can enjoy it more when we're together," said Yumi.
"I agree, the more the merrier this trip will be. And when we get back we'll have a lot of stories to tell our other friends," said Fuji.
"Before we fully enjoy our vacation, let's not forget that we also have some homework to work on," said Ryoma.
"Mou, such a party pooper Ochibi. I was starting to forget about it," said Kikumaru.
"You're not supposed to forget about it Kikumaru-senpai," said Ryoma.
"What assignments do you have?" Tezuka asked Yumi.
"The journal for Language class, Math drills and the photography assignment for the club," said Yumi.
"We have the Photography club assignment covered then. We'll get more photos later on," said Fuji.
"You and Echizen should do your Math drills tonight to lessen the job," said Oishi.
"Oh, and we have to build a birdhouse for Art class," said Ryoma.
"Onii-chan, help me," Yumi begged as she hugged her brother's arm.
"Hai, hai, I will. I'll check your drills tonight then we'll make your birdhouse tomorrow while fishing," said Tezuka.
"Yay! Onii-chan is like a knight in shining armor!" said Yumi.
"Oddly, that idea fits buchou so well," said Momo.
"Yeah, I can just imagine Tezuka wearing a knight's armor while he's riding a horse, nya," said Kikumaru.
"Quit fooling around Eiji," said Oishi.
"Hey, let's get going now. You're mom's probably wondering where we are," said Fuji.
Ayana prepared some snacks for when they got back. There were some fresh juice and some sandwiches with fruit jam filling. There were some crepes too, with some ice cream, whipped cream and fruits for filling. Of course, the adults enjoyed some tea and cakes while enjoying the scenery in the garden. The younger ones were sitting on a mat laid down near the koi pond while they ate.
The dinner was prepared by the helpers in the summer house. Everyone wore the given yukatas as they sat down the traditional looking dining room together. Everyone couldn't resist the tasty food that was served to them and yummy looking dessert afterwards. Everything just complimented the whole meal itself.
"There! Mine's done!" said Yumi as she put down her hammer beside the toolbox they brought out with them.
"Mine's done too," said Ryoma.
"Aren't you two going to paint those?" asked Momo.
"Nope, it looks a lot better this way anyway," said Ryoma.
"We might just put some varnish on it when we get back to the summer house," said Yumi.
"Why don't you two clean up and put those back at the car compartment. We only need a few more fishes and then we'll get going," said Kunikazu.
"Hai, jii-chan," said Yumi.
The group went fishing with Kunikazu and Kuniharu the afternoon of the following day. Tezuka, Fuji and Oishi joined in with the two adults with their fishing. Eiji and Momo were relaxing nearby on a mat they brought, along with a few comic books and tennis magazines. And of course, the two youngest ones were left with the birdhouse they had to finish for their Art class.
"Oh, this one's pretty big. Do you want to reel it in, Yumi?" asked Kuniharu as he began reeling in the fish.
"I want to!" said Yumi as she stepped in near her father.
"Woah! That's huge! Dinner's going to be great!" said Momo as they began to clean up the other stuff they brought.
"All right, I'll put it in the bucket along with the other fishes," said Kuniharu.
Back at the summer house
Preparing dinner was great for everyone. Instead of the helpers alone, the younger ones were able to help and prepare the dinner as well. They prepared sushi; sashimi, grilled fish and some other viands that Ayana decided to prepare to go along with the fish. Of course they also prepared some fresh drinks for dinner. Yumi prepared the after dinner tea while Ryoma, Momo and Kikumaru were the ones to prepare the juices and other drinks.
"This looks yummy!" said Yumi as they prepared the food in the backyard where they decided to eat dinner.
"The grilled fish is done and the barbecues will be going in next," said Ayana as she placed the skewered meat on top of the covered hot coals.
"That's great, nya!" said Kikumaru.
"Oh, by the way, Kunimitsu, your sister mentioned that you guys are going to attend the festival on Friday," said Ayana.
"Hai, Ayana-san, Yumi-chan won a jellpop lottery and got those free stuffs yesterday and an invite from the store owner to the festival," said Momo.
"You can all go if you want. I remember going there when I was younger, it's a lot of fun I tell you," said Kuniharu.
"I'll get you some souvenirs, otou-san. You, okaa-san and ojii-chan," said Yumi.
"I look forward to it," said Kuniharu.
"Maa, let's talk about that later. For now, let's just have some dinner," said Ayana.
Part one done~!! Weeeeh~! *dances-like-crazy* hihi.. I'm actually in the midst of editing the final part of my thesis, writing my resume, doing my midterm exam on my literature class, and researching for the next part so I have so many random stuff in my head. Oh and yes, Ysah-chan does research for materials to use for chapters. hihi *feels-proud* Oh, and by the way, what kind of festival games do you want Yumi and the others to try out when they go to the festival? You can tweet it to me or message me here in . Thanks again~! Read and Review my lovely readers~!!
Ysah-chan's mini emoticon lessons~!!! (dun dun dun~!!!!)
*o* - fish face ( i dunno why but it reminds me of a fish a lot)
=^_^=- smiling kitty
(^o^)-*hohoho face
(*,^)- winky face
(OnO) hmpf! face
TTATT- super crying face~!
^///^- blushing face~!
okiies that's all for Ysah-chan's mini emoticon lessons~!! Hope you enjoyed it~!!