Disclaimer : i don't own Prince of Tennis. ( even though i want to )

Important notes : In the anime, the third years are 14 years old. ( as stated in Wiki ). so, this fic happens three years later. all the third years are now 17 years old. the second years are 16 years old and the first years are 15 years old. if there's any confusion, just review it or PM me. if there are mistakes, *bows* i'm very sorry.


Memory 02 : Camping with the Americans.

"Oi. I told you not to take off the weight wristbands!" scolded Suzuka. Kevin tried to not laugh. Ryoma pulled his cap lower, "I left it in the bathroom". Suzuka sighed, "I'll let you off today. Go wash up. We'll meet in the living room in 10 minutes. I need to tell you guys something". Ryoma and Kevin ( surprisingly ) obediently went back to their respective rooms to change. "You think she's okay?" asked Kevin. Ryoma kept quiet for a moment, then he finally said, "I hope she is".

xx

"Regulars, gather!" Ryuzaki-sensei shouted.

Immediately, the regular members gathered around Ryuzaki-sensei. "Nyahhh~ I'm so tired" said Eiji as he stretched his body. "Guys, we have good news for you" smiled Ryuzaki-sensei happily. Even Tezuka was smiling. "Seishun High has been elected to attend the Japanese-American tennis camp" said Tezuka. "OH! YAY!" Eiji shouted happily. "Camp? So that means we'll be staying together?" asked Oishi. "Yeah. We'll be staying in a mansion" grinned Ryuzaki widely. "Wahhh. EH?!" Eiji stopped.

"A MANSION?!!?!?!?!?" shouted the members.

"Yeah. Hyotei High, Jyousei Shounan and Rikkaidai has been elected to attend the camp as well" explained Tezuka.

"Hehhhhh! I can't wait. So, when are they coming over Japan?" asked Momoshiro.

"About that..." started Ryuzaki-sensei. She looked at Tezuka, wondering how she would have to explain this.

"This time, we'll be the ones flying over to America" said Tezuka slowly.

"WAHH! I CAN'T WAIT!" Eiji shouted.

"Oi oi. So we have to pay for the airplane tickets?" Kaidoh asked cautiously.

"For that, you have to thank Atobe-kun" said Ryuzaki-sensei.

"Why?" the members asked.

"Atobe has willingly paid for the aiplane tickets" stated Tezuka.

"Speaking of Atobe, where is Fuji?" asked Tezuka.

"Fuji said he has something going on and he can't attend the practices for a while" replied Takamura.

xx

A knock came from the door and Atobe looked up from his book. "It's me" said a voice from the door. "What is it, Mukahi?". The door opened, revealing a maroon haired boy. "He's still waiting in the living room, you know?" informed Mukahi. Atobe scoffed and frowned. Mukahi left the room and went off to make a call. Atobe scratched his head, "I don't get why the hell is he so stubborn". "Probably because I still care for her" said a voice. Atobe looked at the door that revealed a blue-eyed boy. "She's been a model for 2 years and you just realized that yesterday" spat Atobe. Fuji smiled softly, "Because I don't really have an interest for non-sports things".

"Now you do. Aren't you going to leave? My house is reeking of your smell" insulted Atobe.

"I told you I'm not going to leave until I get answers" insisted Fuji.

"Hmph. Do what you want" Atobe leaned back to his chair and continued his book. Fuji mumbled something which Atobe couldn't hear. "If you want to say something, then say it louder" snapped Atobe. "I said," Fuji took a deep breath, "If I could at least talk with her, I'm satisfied". Atobe stared at him as if he just said something in alien language. Then, he sighed. "You do realize she doesn't feel that way for you, right?". Fuji smiled sadly, "But at least let me hear her voice". Atobe sighed harder this time, "Fine". He stood up and took his cellphone from the table and dialed a number.

"Hello? Suzuka?" started Atobe. The girl over the line said something and Atobe replied, "Fuji's here. He wants to have a talk with you. Do you mind?". It took a while for the voice to answer but Atobe handed the cellphone to Fuji after it felt like a century ( to Fuji, at least ). "H-Hello?" stuttered Fuji.

"It's been a while, Syuusuke"

"Suzuka. It's been a while too"

"...."

"...."

"H-How're you doing?"

"Pretty good"

"Oh. Um. Good"

"I saw you on the television yesterday. I didn't knew you were a model"

At this, Atobe rolled his eyes.

"Haha. I have been for the past two years. Looks like you haven't been checking the magazines lately"

"Yeah"

"Er. Syuusuke. I need to go already. I'll contact you again"

And she hung up. Fuji sighed, "Sounded like she didn't want to talk to me". Atobe scoffed and said, "Of course she didn't. To tell you frankly, she expected you to contact her two years ago when she debuted as a model". Fuji blinked. Did he just hear that? "W-What?". Atobe scratched his head and mumbled, "How can someone be this stupid when they're called a prodigy?". Just then, the doorbell rang. He smirked and said, "Now that you've talked to her....". Fuji continued his sentence, "I'll leave now. Don't worry".

xx

She put down the phone and sighed. "I'm not even busy today" muttered Suzuka. "Mistress, the American team are already in the living room" said a voice from the door. "Thank you, Dorota" thanked Suzuka. She headed out and towards the living room. "And also, these are the list of people who are attending the camp" Sebastian handed over a A4 sized envelope filled with papers. "Thank you" thanked Suzuka again. Then Dorota asked, "Mistress, what are you going to do about the upcoming requests for modelling?". Suzuka stopped walking and thought for a moment.

"Tell them I won't be accepting any requests for now"

"Understood". She arrived in a large white door with two maids standing by it. They opened the door to let Suzuka and Dorota enter. "Yo. You're two minutes late" said Billy. Suzuka grinned, "I'm sorry". Starting from the left side of the couch, sat Michael Lee. Followed by, Tom and Terry Griffy, Arnold Ignashov, Billy Cassidy, Bobby Max, Kevin Smith and Echizen Ryoma. "That personal maid of yours seem very... obedient" said Terry, looking at Dorota. She bowed as Suzuka said, "You may leave". Suzuka sat down on an empty couch then grinned, "I've got good news for you guys".

The boys' ears pricked up at the word 'good news'. "I'm sure you guys remember the Good Will Games" started Suzuka. "Definitely. After Kevin got slapped by Baker-san, who wouldn't?" said Billy in an obvious way. Suzuka raised an eyebrow, "Since when you guys stopped calling Baker... Boss?". "Since after the tournament ended" replied almost everyone except Kevin and Ryoma. "So... what is the good news?" asked Michael.

"You'll be seeing them again in about three days time"

Arnold blinked and mumbled, "Fuji Syuusuke". Suzuka flinched slightly at the name but continued, "Yes. You'll be seeing Fuji Syuusuke and of course a few others". Suzuka slid out the papers inside the envelope and read out, "Seishun High, Hyotei High, Rikkaidai and..... J-Jyousei Shounan will be attending this camp". She stared at the Jyousei Shounan paper. Specifically, at the name 'Takahisa Kajimoto'. "Rikkaidai? That means that cap dude will be here" said Michael. Kevin glanced at Ryoma and thought, "How it bring back memories".

"Can you read out all the members that are attending the camp?" requested Bobby.

"Sure. Um, I'll start with Seishun High. Tezuka Kunimitsu, Fuji Syuusuke, Oishi Shuichiro, Kikumaru Eiji, Kawamura Takashi, Inui Sadaharu, Momoshiro Takeshi, Kaidoh Kaoru and umm, their coach will be Ryuzaki Sumire" Suzuka looked at Ryoma who doesn't seem very interested then continued, "Next will be Hyotei High. Keigo Atobe, Kabaji Munehiro, Akutagawa Jiro, Oshitari Yuushi, Mukahi Gakuto, Shishido Ryou, Hiyoshi Wakashi and their coach will be Sakaki Taro. As for Rikkaidai, Yukimura Seiichi, Sanada Genichiro, Yanagi Renji, Kirihara Akaya, Yagyuu Hiroshi, Niou Masaharu, Marui Bunta and Jackal Kuwahara. Hm. They don't seem to have a coach. The last team will be Jyousei Shounan". Suzuka took a deep breath and looked at the boys. They seemed to be still listening.

"Hey. So, if Echizen Ryoma. Echizen's the family name?" asked Billy.

"Yeah. For example, if your name is Billy Cassidy in America, your name will be Cassidy Billy in Japan. The family name always comes first" replied Suzuka.

"So how do we address them?" asked Terry.

"Well, that's up to you to decide. But if you address them by the family name, it'll be more polite" she advised then continued, "As for Jyousei Shounan, Kajimoto Takahisa, Wakato Hiroshi, Shinjou Reiji, Tanaka Youhei and Kouhei, Outa Shou ( A/N : I don't really know which is their family names. Forgive me ) and their coach is Hanamura Aoi. She looks like your type, Billy". Billy grinned and said, "No thanks. I have my Stephanie". "So, you didn't just call us here to tell us these things right?" asked Michael.

Suzuka sighed, "Yeah. Very sharp as usual. I didn't really expect everyone to turn up today. I just wanted to ask Ryoma-kun a question actually". Ryoma blinked in surprise. Kevin asked curiously, "Is it about the teams?". She smiled and said, "As expected of Kevin". Ryoma sat up straight, "What teams?". Suzuka explained, "This camp was supposedly to be categorized in two teams. The Japanese team and the American team. Because the Japanese team seems a bit out-numbered, we'll be changing it. Of course, we'll mix both the Americans and Japanese into two teams. But first, we need to sort out the number of both teams. So Ryoma-kun" Suzuka stopped.

"You're asking me whether I'm in the American team or Japanese team" Ryoma stated simply.

She nodded and smiled, waiting for the answer. Kevin smirked, "Since he's a Japanese, he should be in the Japanese team". Kevin, Tom and Terry stared at him intensely but the others didn't seemed to care. At last, Suzuka replied, "Well, I don't expect you to give me an answer now. You can tell me tomorrow. Dismissed". Everyone stood up and was about to leave when Ryoma suddenly cleared his throat.

"I'll be in the American team"


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