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

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.


Memory 03 : Family Ties

Three days passed like a whim. Everyone had packed their luggages. After all, they're staying there for about two weeks. Everyone was supposed to be at the airport two hours before flight. It seems that the boys had arrived at the airport right on time. Seigaku had brought a few more people. ( like the freshmen trio, Sakuno and Tomoka ) Hyotei seemed to be the happiest. Unlike their usual cold faces, they ( surprisingly ) had a smile on their faces.

"Now that I think of it, who's going to be our coach?" asked Inui.

"When you reach there, you'll know" replied Ryuzaki-sensei.

"I thought it was a camp for us and the Americans. Why must the coaches come?" mumbled Momoshiro.

"If we didn't come, it would be a bit of a harem to the coach" said Hanamura-sensei.

"Harem.................? EH?! THE COACH IS A GIRL!?" Eiji and Momoshiro screeched.

The Hyotei members looked at them as if they've said something weird. "Could it be..? Oi. Don't tell me you guys don't know who is coaching us" mocked Atobe. Mukahi and Oshitari sniggered. Jirou was.. as usual, dozing off while standing up. Only Shishido was the only person who didn't seem interested. "She must be a really good coach" Inui adjusted his glasses. Kaidoh hissed. The Jyousei Shounan members only kept quiet. Atobe walked up to Kajimoto and said through his gritted teeth, "You better not cause any problems once we're there". He turned around and walked off.

Kajimoto's eyes grew wide. "It can't be..." muttered Kajimoto. "Oh, yes it can" spat Hiyoshi as he shot him an angry look. ( Hiyoshi's the dude who likes to go "Gekokujyou" ). "Let's go get breakfast, first. It's quite early still" suggested Hanamura-sensei. "Yeah" Sakaki-sensei replied in a toneless voice. After one and a half hours, everyone had met in the plane. "Let's see. Seigaku all here?" asked Ryuzaki-sensei. "Yeah" replied Seigaku enthusiastically. "Jyousei Shounan here?" asked Hanamura-sensei sweetly. "Yes" replied one voice. "Ryuzaki-sensei. Rikkaidai doesn't seem to be here yet" said Oishi. "Rikkaidai has decided not to go. Their captain says its better for them to train on their own" said Sakaki-sensei. "Talk about luxurious. This whole plane is practically empty except for us" muttered Momoshiro. Kaidoh, who sat beside him, hissed loudly, "SSSHHH".

Momoshiro tch-ed and insulted Kaidoh under his breath.

"Did you bring your camera?" asked Oshitari to Mukahi. "Yeah. I even bought a new one" grinned Mukahi. "Hehh. Even he can smile. I thought all he can do was to show his cold face" whispered Eiji to Momoshiro. Unfortunately, Mukahi heard it. But because he was in a good mood, he chose to ignore it. Atobe was reading a book while Jirou was already sleeping away.

xx

"Kevin, Ryoma-kun. Shouldn't you guys get going?" asked Tom.

Ryoma and Kevin looked at the clock by the wall and then took their bags. "Why can't Suzuka go and fetch them?" Kevin asked, annoyed that he had to skip practice matches to go fetch some Japanese. "It'll cause a huge chaos remember?" Terry replied, wiping his sweat with a towel. "She's quite the model, you know" Billy winked. Kevin rolled his eyes and looked at Ryoma who was already heading towards the main gates of the mansion. He jogged up to Ryoma and they boarded a bus and headed off to the airport. Somehow, they seemed to be closer for the past three years despite Kevin's aim to defeat Ryoma in tennis.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the airport. Girls pointed at them, specifically at Ryoma. There were some who pointed at Kevin too. The two boys ignored the pointing girls and Ryoma asked, "Do you know which gate they're boarding off from?". Kevin halted to a stop ; Ryoma almost tripped. "Suzuka never told us" both of them thought at the same time.

"Let's separate" said Ryoma. Kevin nodded and he turned around heading to the other side. Ryoma pulled his cap lower and thought, "Seigaku, eh? They're going to be shocked". On the other side, Kevin put on a pair of earphones and turned on his iPod. After 10 minutes or so, he saw a large group of people. A part of them were wearing grey and white jerseys, another part of them were wearing turquoise blue jerseys and the last part of the group were wearing dark blue and white jerseys. He immediately recognized one of them as Atobe Keigo. He put up his hand and they immediately caught the sight of him.

"Kevin-kun! It's been so long! Why're you here?" greeted Eiji.

Kevin smiled a small smiled and took out his phone. He dialed a number, "Hello? Ryoma? They're here at Gate I" and he hung up. "Ryoma? EH? OCHIBI IS HERE?"shouted Eiji. Kevin looked away as if he didn't know him. Atobe came up to Kevin and smirked. Kevin smirked back. They shook hands as Atobe said, "It's been a while, blonde boy". Kevin grinned wider.

"They know each other?"whispered Momoshiro to Fuji. Fuji laughed. Over at Jyousei Shounan, they remained calm and composed. "Kevin" said a voice. Kevin turned around and gave a small nod. "Let's go" said Kevin as he lead Seigaku, Hyotei and Jyousei Shounan to the bus. "Ochibi~ How come you never contacted us?" Eiji squished Ryoma.

"It hurts, Kikumaru-senpai" complained Ryoma.

"Did you get better in tennis?" asked Fuji.

Ryoma smirked as if indicating he got so much better. "We're here, Ryoma" said Kevin. "Oi oi. When did you guys get so close?" Momoshiro sneered. Ryoma shrugged and mumbled, "Of course we will, after living together for two whole years". The boys left the bus slowly. Eiji was trying to eavesdrop. Hyotei was still sitting down. "I bet she'll pounce on you" joked Mukahi. "No. I think she'll squeeze you to death" said Oshitari. "I think she'll just wave a hi" mumbled Hiyoshi. "She'll at least give me a hug. Right, Kabaji?" said Atobe. Kabaji emotionlessly answered, "Yes". Seigaku was already listening. "What do you think they're talking about?" asked Inui. "Probably Atobe's girlfriend?" replied Kaidoh. "I don't think so..." Momoshiro and Fuji said at the same time. "We'll find out soon" said Oishi. Tezuka had already left the bus.

The other Seigaku members and Hyotei got off the bus. "Are? You're back already?" said a voice that belonged to Billy. Atobe gave a small 'heh'. Then the door to the mansion opened. "It's nice to meet you, young masters. Please follow me" Dorota smiled and bowed. Everyone stared at Dorota in awe but followed her. "Fuji Syuusuke" said Arnold. Fuji looked at Arnold then smiled. "Looks like we meet again. Care to play a match later?" asked Fuji. Arnold nodded.

"Sit down. The coach will be here soon" Tom and Terry advised.

Kajimoto sat down nervously. He already knew who the coach was. Speaking of Hyotei, they had already made themselves at home. Suddenly, one of the doors opened. Revealing a pink haired girl. Momoshiro suddenly stood up, "S-S-S-S-Suzuk-SUZUKA?!". Suzuka smiled warmly, "Yes. I'm Suzuka. Please take a seat while I take a few things from the store room". Suzuka bowed slightly and headed out of the room with Ryoma following.

"Neh. Why's Echizen following her?" asked Momoshiro.

"Don't know" replied Fuji.

After a few moments later, they came back with a box. "Ryoma-kun, please distribute this" asked Suzuka. Everyone else started talking to one another about the wristbands they were given. Fuji, Momoshiro, Kajimoto and Hyotei were looking at her. As Ryoma gave out the wristbands, Suzuka walked up to Atobe. They chatted for a while and laughed. Then, ( to Momoshiro's surprise ) Suzuka hugged Atobe.

Momoshiro resisted the urge to scream. Then, Fuji walked up to Suzuka as well. At first they were talking awkwardly.

"Um. Hey" started Fuji.

Suzuka smiled.

"So you're our coach?" whispered Fuji.

She laughed, "Ssssh. They're not supposed to know yet".

Fuji gave her an okay sign and laughed as well. Suddenly, Suzuka hugged Fuji. "It's been a while, Syuusuke". Fuji hugged her back. Then he noticed the whole room was staring at them. "Um. Okay. Now that you've got the wristbands, please put them on" said Suzuka. Kajimoto stared at her, he had already put the wristband on.

"These are weights" said Inui.

"Bingo. You are not allowed to take them off unless you're showering. If you do.. well. When the coach catches you, you'll see" smiled Suzuka evilly. "Mistress. The teams" reminded Dorota. "Oh right," Suzuka winked at Dorota. "As for the teams, the coach will tell them to you tomorrow". "Since it's late, you guys will want to rest"

Momoshiro and Oishi were gawking at her. Wakato was smiling at her in a pervertic way. Kajimoto was still staring at her so intensely as if he was burning holes into her. "Since it's a mansion, there'll be enough rooms to fit all of us. A person per room, okay? There'll be a piece of paper outside the room which is stuck on the door. If you're using the room, please have your name written on it" Everyone nodded.

"Good. Any problems?" smiled Suzuka. Almost on cue, Momoshiro raised his hands.

"What is it, Momoshiro-san?". Momoshiro blushed and asked, "You forgot Atobe-san". Suzuka blinked, "Keigo's going to be in the same room as me". Fuji smiled at Suzuka as she winked at him. "If that's all, you guys can go to your rooms. We'll meet here at 9 o'clock tomorrow". Everyone left quickly. Youhei and Kouhei high-fived, happy that they can be in the same room. Kajimoto walked up to Suzuka. "What is it, Kajimoto-san?" asked Suzuka awkwardly. "Can I have a word?" he asked. Before she could reply, Atobe came up to him. "If you want to talk. Do it tomorrow" snapped Atobe.

"Suzuka-chan, right?" Eiji smiled.

"Yeah. You are Kikumaru Eiji, right?"

Eiji grinned and asked, "Can I ask you a question?"

The Seigaku members except Fuji and Tezuka poked their heads towards them.

"Go ahead"

"Er. Are you like.. er..dating Atobe?"

Suzuka stopped for a moment and then turned to look at Atobe. She turned back again to look at Eiji. She laughed and then took Atobe by his arm. "Didn't you know? My full name is Atobe Suzuka". Eiji paused for a moment. Momoshiro gawked at Atobe. Atobe tried to not laugh and patted Suzuka's head. The Hyotei members except Shishido started bursting out laughing. Fuji chuckled.

"YOU GUYS ARE SIBLINGS?!?!"


I kind of like the name "Atobe Suzuka". heheheheh.