Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis. I wished I did.
Chapter 13: No means no
After that most refreshing talk with Mrs. Tezuka, Fuji and Inui came out of the house feeling mischievous. The night is still so young! Fuji was thinking of some way to torture his target tonight! Then the idea came in like a fresh piece of pie, deliciously malicious!
"Inui, I was thinking of a stay over."
Inui raised his eyebrows, coaxing his friend to speak freely. Stalking and collecting data had been one of Inui's favorite past times. With the help of the in famous Fuji it made things fruitful! Also he knew that every time Fuji makes a suggestion, he would follow in too.
"Target of sleep over, Buchou! We'll call it Seigaku camp over!"
Inui smiled, he liked the idea very much. This gives him the freedom to collect information from every single player on his team including their personal life. For instance he found out that Eiji sleeps with his boxers only. That was priceless. More data books were probably needed.
"Let us do it."
Fuji nodding to his approval got out his mobile and started to dial numbers walking off the opposite direction, never forgetting to mention.
"Meet here at 10!"
Inui nodded as he too picked up his mobile and started dialing recruits. This is going to be one hell of a field day.
"Hello? Eiji? Inui here, say... Do you want to have a sleepover? "
Excited voice screamed in reply, Inui smiled evilly. They will need a battalion to get their buchou to surrender and cave in.
Tezuka's Residence.
Tezuka felt a chill running down his spine, not because he was doing something or being threatened. However, he felt like there is something big going to happen. He looked at his feet where little Kennichi was nice and cozy. He then looked out the window, trying to peer through the darkness to see any mischievous eyes in the bushes. He sighed.
Sakuno noticing that ever since sempai had sneezed, she thought that maybe he was sick, because he looked paler and shivered once or twice. Instinctively she took a jacket and placed it on him. Tezuka only looked up in surprise. Sakuno could only blush a little and said.
"Just in case your cold sempai, you don't look very good..."
Tezuka nodded at the gesture, but he felt like something was coming! It was coming any minute. He looked up at the clock. It was coming nearer to 10 p.m. He decided he was just feeling tired.
"Nya! You sure Buchou won't mind?"
"Yeah Inui! what if he sends us running laps with our stuff?"
"Fshh porcupine head only brought so little."
"What did you say Mamushi?"
"Calm down everyone, I suppose Fuji and Inui have a plan?"
Oishi was trying to calm everyone down. They were now near the residence of their buchou. Secretly, Fuji smiled and nodded. It was all according to plan. They had all packed a 1 week worth of clothes, there should be no problems, especially since he had his camera now.
"Don't worry, Buchou can't be that evil."
DING DONG!
Tezuka flinched, he knew it was here! 10pm sharp! It was here! Calm down, maybe it was just a fawning mother deciding to overcome their fear of Kennichi, and moving back in. Or to borrow salt and maybe worst case scenario just to be here and embarrass Sakuno and himself. After all, what could be worse? He sighed and opened the door.
"BUCHOU! WE ARE OVER TO STAY!"
Tezuka blinked, once... twice... and then he shut the door in their faces. He kept his back on the door as he felt like the worst horror dream came true! THEY are over to stay!
Sakuno who came down hearing the doorbell looked at Tezuka. He looked far worse than he seemed before. She quickly went to his side and measured his temperature. It was beneath average. No fever but cold!
"Sempai..."
"They are here..."
Tezuka replied calmly, inside he was screaming in shock. WHY ARE THEY HERE? Before Sakuno could ask who was here, the noises coming out from behind the door confirmed what she believed to be...
"NYA! BUCHOU! YOU CAN'T ABANDON US LIKE THIS! WE HAVE ALL OUR STUFF TOO!"
"BUCHOU! YOU ARE SO CRUEL! Join in Kawamura! Here."
"OPEN THE DOOR BUCHOU! I SHALL DEFEAT ALL WHO DOESN'T!"
"NYA! STOP WHACKING ME WITH THE TENNIS RACQUET KAWAMURA!"
...the Seigaku regulars
"P...please be more civilized, it is quite late. Buchou, we don't have anywhere to go."
Fuji and Inui laid back and let the few who knew how to make noise, make noise. They were counting on how long before they were allowed access in? Soon after they wondered, the door opened, and the shocking face of their buchou! BUCHOU WAS SMILING!
"Buchou, are you freaking ok? Fsshhhh"
"Nya? Buchou smiling? Wow!"
They all looked shocked at his smiling face, unlike Fuji who quickly noticed a few veins popping from his temples. Oh no... Before they could come in, Buchou smacked a piece of paper on the door and shut it on their faces. It read... 'Over my dead body, go home and tomorrow you all are doing 100 laps.'
"BBUUUUUUUUCHHHHHHOOOOOUUUUUUU! NYA!"
""
"SAKUNO HELP US NYA!"
"ANGEL GUARDIAN SAINT! ONEGAI SHIMASE!"
Fuji thought since they were in for it anyway, we might as well continue. Even our smart regulars knew what to do. They were hammering on the door and ringing the doorbell.
Inside, Tezuka was fuming. How could they do such an embarrassing thing? Especially since it was so late at night, do they seriously know no shame?
"OI! TEZUKA RESIDENCE JUST LET THEM IN ALREADY!"
"SHUT UP! I CAN'T SLEEP!"
Sakuno who was taking pity on them looked at Tezuka with her puppy dog eyes. She didn't want them to be outside in the cold. Who knows how the poor things were faring. Tezuka was like her grandmother, pretty bad at not giving her, these wishes. He reluctantly opened the door. This time, the regulars did not hesitate and ran in before their buchou could do anything more.
"Tomorrow, 200 laps."
The group looked very crestfallen. They tried their best and now they have earned 100 laps more than the original offer. They looked at Sakuno with pitying eyes, but Kennichi who was equally mad, pecked each and every one of the members except Oishi, Ryoma and Kawamura. Inui and Fuji even got 1 peck. The noisiest ones were attacked the most.
Tezuka after a few minutes managed to recollect himself. Sakuno was already tending to them and serving up drinks. They all were very much relieved.
"Buchou, we just decided to have a training camp that's all."
Tezuka frowned at Fuji, now this man was terrible. Scheming and does everything in his power to make Tezuka's life worse than it already is.
"No. You all will go home now."
The faces of disappointment were evident, they did not want to get back out there after all, a stay over would be fun! Ryoma who tagged along had a plan too, and that was to reassume his partner duties. Tezuka frowned at all of them, unwilling to waver. Fuji sighed, he turned towards Inui.
"Hmmm, I guess we will post your mother's comment worldwide then."
Tezuka's eyebrow twitched out of anger and annoyance plus frustration. He knew his parents had something to say about almost everything and anything to do with him, but how did he find out?
"...Well now, should we talk about his babyhood or his future?"
Eiji who was curious now decided to hear both. Fuji smiled evilly, he just learnt of many things, but of course there was only one that was needed. It satisfies the criteria and also allows him to see their buchou squirm.
"Well... his mother says that she hopes Sakuno-chan would adjust into living her life out with Tezuka... Forever..."
Tezuka paled, his mother ACTUALLY stated that in front of his regular team? This is a catastrophe in the making. He pushed his glasses up and fogged part of his face. Hiding a blush and the annoyance written across his face, seriously... his mother was too friendly.
Sakuno who was completely unaware of such a thing turned beet root red. Did his mother really hope so? She glanced at the sempai in question, he seemed to be uneasy. Does that mean it was true? She better help her sempai out, best shake it off as a joke.
"Mou! Don't say silly things Fuji sempai! Ano... how did you get to meet his mother?"
The other regulars agreed, Tezuka would have congratulated her for her new found quick tongue, however... Fuji wasn't fazed at all. He knew the truth was sounded like a lie, but you know the old saying, the lie sinks and the truth floats.
"Saa, we visited Ryuuzaki's residence ne?"
Inui nodded, he smiled as he looked at his book and restated.
"We found Mrs. Tezuka staying at Ryuuzaki's residence and now buchou and Ryuuzaki -san is staying in a big house... ALONE."
Tezuka frowned, he shall have to teach his mother something about no talking extra unnecessary things to his regulars or strangers. He didn't know things get worse. Tezuka then sighed.
"How long?"
The regulars cheered, Ryoma who was silent all this while felt furious about the statement from Fuji who supposedly heard it from buchou's mother. She is scheming Ryuuzaki to buchou? He smirked as he tugged his cap lower to avoid letting anyone see that smirk. Thank the lord this had happened.
"1 week! Nya! Training Nya!"
Tezuka rubbed his temples wearily as he showed them some rooms. Funnily, he matched them well enough to be far away from Sakuno's room and his. SO he can guard and keep an eye out for them. He muttered to Kennichi who had been there with his father all the while, listened to what his father had to say.
"Keep an eye on them Kennichi, sometimes uncles can be perverts."
The little duckling capable of striking fear into the regulars quacked in return. Kennchi resembled his father in many aspects, but to be very protective and calculative when things get around to Sakuno and the Regulars were one of the things, Kennichi had managed to learn from his father.
To be continued.
compensation for short chap earlier.