Hyoutei's First Date

By: NarutoandBleach

When Ryoma gets word that the Hyoutei Captain has become obsessed with him, everyone knows that something is up and Ryoma is keeping secrets from his friends. Are they really dating each other or is this simply a plan to bring two rivals together as one?

Disclaimer: The original manga, Tennis no Oujidama, is the work of Konomi Takeshi. Characters and settings have been adapted without authorization or approval, and I am making no profit from their use.

[Bowling and Drinking]

As the bowling match got underway, Choutaro and Shishido managed some strikes and spares while Atobe bowled doubles and turkeys just like ryoma did. People were wondering how did these guys get so good at this game? Even Shishido and Choutaro were shocked at seeing a kid from Seigaku coming all the way here to school those beginners.

"Atobe, is it just me, or did you teach Ryoma how to bowl?" he asked.

"Actually, he learned it from watching his Seigaku teammates. They were here recently after the Kanto tournament and decided to do a little practice before their next match later on with other schools." Replied Atobe.

"Amazing! No wonder you have a thing for that kid. I think he might just return his feelings for you." Said Choutaro sheepishly.

"So you just noticed that now? I think my love for him is still strong and therefore, I will not give up until Ryoma can offer up a kiss for me! I can see it in my eyes because Romeo and Juliet had done the same thing. So if this can come true, our destiny will finally come together as one!" boasted Atobe as two lights started coming on his head.

As Shishido and Choutaro looked at their captain, both were a bit disgusted at his remarks.

"No offense, captain, but shouldn't you give Shakespeare a rest? Echizen isn't going to admit his love for you because he didn't do it to his former girlfriend Sakuno." Replied Shishido.

"Ah, I see. But sakuno was just the icing on the cake. Even though Ryoma doesn't show his feelings towards her, I think he actually does care for me because I know that deep down in his heart, he finds love to be his forte. By the way, even if he did reject Sakuno's foods, he ate almost everything in the restaurants that I took him to." Said Atobe with a smile on his face.

"So you did take him to that Korean joint. You know, there are dozens of those restaurants like those all over the streets of Tokyo, but why at the park?" asked a confused choutaro.

"Well, you see, Ryoma was thinking about his childhood since he didn't have a chance to experience the amusement park rides for a long time. But I did remember in his younger years, his parents did take him here, but he barely remembers that time now. So, I had to show him around and even he did admit that it was a good date."

"I see, so you are saying you're trying to battle for Ryoma's love pride and you wanted him to understand how love works. But are you aware that Echizen might not be aware of how deeply attached you are towards him?" continued Shishido.

"Oh please, I have no doubts in my mind and I do believe that he needs time to fully understand where I am coming from. This is exactly the reason why those flowers gave me a chance to change my beauty and my looks. The truth is that the sky is calling out my name and it wants me to erase Echizen's dark side away because this shows that he does in fact care deeply for me."

At that moment, Choutaro was about to walk out of here because he couldn't take any more of his captain's annoying quotes. But he didn't want to leave because of the game that was still under way. Furthermore, choutaro had no idea how his captain had came up with these absurd thoughts and decided not to interfere.

"Come on now! How can a bouquet of flowers change the way you are? You are trying to be someone you are not and I think you are taking this relationship to the extremes. Furthermore, are you really serious about dating that brat?"

This was probably one of the worst ideas that Atobe could have conjured up, but this was Echizen Ryoma that Atobe had his eyes on for a long time because all of the poems read at bedtime seems to have boosted his passion for love. However, many newcomers at Hyoutei academy feels that this captain isn't acting normally. Furthermore, Ryoma was everything to him since they have fought as rivals and as friends.

"Yes, I am very serious about that brat because when I first met him, I knew at that moment that we would start bonding together since this is our time to shine. Sure, he was in America for quite some time. But now that he is here, he still thinks this is all a bunch of fantasy. But I see it as a reality because that kid needs to understand what it means to see the light since we do go back quite a long way. However, he only sees this as a sign of friendship and not a date. Well, I have the power to change that." Smiled Atobe.

"Okay, I can see that you are either confused or delusional." Shishido paused as he strikes down 7 pins before recording his score on the control panel. "I think you have been reading too much Shakespeare and also your boasts and rants tells me that you are not really in love with Echizen, are you?"

"Who says I was not in love with him? I've laid eyes on that kid ever since we played in the Kanto tournament. Furthermore, I can see that kid has potential since he has shown me the importance of tennis. Furthermore, if only he will think about accepting my love for him, it will make things a lot easier." Continued Atobe.

"Why would Echizen start accepting your love? Do you realize that brat is going to call you a pervert and a stalker?" asked a shocked Choutaro.

"That does not matter, as long as I don't make him wear any dresses. However, his perception tells me that he has not made a decision on when that love will happen. As long as his dreams have innocent slumbers, I will make him mine one of these days."

This could get out of hand as Shishido decided that he should step over to where Choutaro was before everyone else calls him a pervert in public since atobe has indeed turned into someone that Hyoutei does not know anymore. Furthermore, Shishido can't even comprehend what exactly his captain was really thinking. However, there weren't any arguments between the brat and the captain since they had gotten along really well. Furthermore, the evidence of them having dinner at the amusement park has been justified since the word "date" was still hanging through his head.

Maybe there is video evidence? Thought Shishido, but he didn't want to hear anymore of this since Echizen was getting hot in the bowling game thus far. Furthermore, he was not about to let that brat beat him since they are rivals on the tennis court and the bowling alley.

"Brat, how did you get so good at this game anyway?" asked Choutaro.

"When I was here at the bowling alley with my sempais, I saw them knocking the pins down and I learned from the best. So therefore, I decided to take a crack at this game." Said Ryoma.

"Really? Wow I am quite impressed with your skills, Echizen. But if you are really not dating Atobe, you were invited to this place because the game attracted your attention right?"

"You can say that, yes. However, Atobe also invited me and the rest of you guys to play pool later on this week. I am assuming that you are up for it?"

"Honestly, Atobe has been acting crazy over you ever since he sent out those invites to his house for a party and now he is issuing challenges for other schools? How come this guy gets to be so popular and narcissist at the same time?" protested Shishido.

"That is a king's secret! Ore-sama will never reveal his secrets to you guys!" he then laughed like crazy and continued his bowling streak while the silver pair looked on in confusion.

"Something is definitely not right about our captain." Said Shishido nervously.

"He is acting like he is obsessed with that Seigaku brat." Agreed Choutaro. But Echizen didn't seem to care since he could only wink at the captain who waved back.

Elsewhere, in the control room, Inui and the others are watching carefully to see what will happen here since the kid seems to be giving the silver pair a run for their money at bowling. Furthermore, the others are rather impressed with Echizen's control of the bowling ball. However, they are still wondering how this game ended up as a competition between two lovers and the silver pair.

"How on earth did Atobe force Echizen to join this competition anyway?" asked Kevin.

"Probably because of the love stories that he has been reading throughout the night. I think that could be the reason why he was falling for your student. I have to admit, Atobe may be an idiot, but he is no fool. In fact, if you take a closer look, our captain was up all night thinking about Echizen and how he does not want the kid to leave his side. Furthermore, I can't tell what he is really planning. Therefore,, you might never know how unpredictable Atobe really is." Said Yuushi.

"You've got to be kidding me! How long have they been together?" continued Kevin.

"It's been going on for almost a week since he's always keeping a close eye on Echizen because whenever that kid asks for a match, he will just call it a date no matter how he looks at it. I just wish that he would just focus on other people instead of just Echizen." Continued Yuushi.

"So what he said to the Rikkai Dai team was all true? Oh boy! Looks like Echizen is definitely robbing the cradle." Grumbled Kevin

Ryoma then turned to the camera and said, "Atobe and I are not on a date, we are just hanging out at the bowling alley because he cares about me. He only invited me here so that I can show off my bowling skills. Furthermore, Kevin, this loud-mouthed peacock still thinks of me as his friend because he cares about me."

"Brat! Ore-sama will make you take those words back and I will beat you in this game! You will see!" shouted Atobe with an evil grin.

"You're on! But if I lose then, what will happen?" asked Ryoma.

"You will do the honor of kissing me. I am being serious here!" bellowed the king.

Oh Shit! Now the King of Hyoutei is asking the prince to kiss him? This is going to create a lot of tension towards the two tennis prodigies and I don't think the rest of Seigaku would want to see this.

As the match continued, Ryoma managed a score of 273 in the first five rounds while Atobe was far ahead of him by 130 points. However, this was not over since the tennis prodigy had bowled over 4 spares and 2 strikes in the first 5 rounds. Furthermore, Ryoma was not about to give up that easily since he still has a chance to get back in the game. But when the final round was up, the seigaku prince was out of breath since he couldn't catch up to his rival and lover.

"Man that was too intense, Atobe. I think you've been getting stronger every day. You know, I might have beaten you at tennis because bowling not as much." Said Ryoma while taking a sip of his water.

"Ore-sama thinks you gave up too easily because you are no match for me. Now then, I do believe you owe me a kiss as promised. Don't hold back." Smiled Atobe.

"Wait, I never promised you that! I am not a girl!" protested Ryoma.

"Don't be silly, I had to honor the promise for you because I love you with all my heart. So you probably should try and cooperate with me. I won't violate you and I hope we can come to an understanding here." Continued Atobe as he grabbed ryoma by his waist and kissed him on the forehead while hugging him tightly. At that moment, Shishido and choutaro looked on and fell to the ground, fully embarrassed. Elsewhere, in the control room Oshitari had to cover his face and tried to restrain himself from laughing too much. Everyone else in the room had blushed looks on their faces while Inui recorded the data on Echizen and Atobe.

Soon, the silver pair walked over towards Atobe since neither of them found that attractive. Even Shishido was annoyed at how Atobe had treated Ryoma like royalty since he had reached his boiling point.

"Damn you! Bastard! What kind of a fucking bet was that you orchestrated? Do you know what sort of trouble you could get yourself into?" shouted Ryo.

"I had a reason to kiss him and I didn't intend to violate the kid in any way. Furthermore, he said he likes me so I had to make this pure and simple. This is still a date after all so don't worry, this was not a sex scene."

Ryo vein popped.

"The hell it isn't! You're the one that should be worried, you sicko! Kissing ryoma like that! What the hell has gotten into you today? First you make Ryoma sleep in your house and now you kissed him right in front of us? What's next, you're going to ask for his hand in marriage?"

"Ore-sama did no such thing. And plus, if I wanted to marry him, it would be a waste of time. However, we both have a strong bond together as friends. Remember when I said that I found him so attractive? Well, Ryoma has trouble admitting that to me so I decided to give him a little push."

"Oh Come on! Since when did you become such an expert on relationships? What is it about him that makes you fall for him? You are taking this love thing the wrong way!" grumbled Oshitari to himself.

"Look, Ryoma might not be that strong in bowling, but one of these days, you could be burdened with a lot of responsibilities that you are not qualified to handle with him. I don't know where you got the impression that Ryoma has what it takes to handle dates, but to me, he is not really falling for it." Continued Choutaro.

"YES! THANK YOU! Finally someone agreed with me!" thought Kevin.

"Who said that he wasn't falling for me? Ore-sama knows what is going on inside Echizen's mind and I will see to it that my affection can keep his mind focused on me. As Ryoma's trusted brother and lover, I will protect him in any way possible because Tezuka-buchou didn't want to waste the effort of taking care of the kid himself. So, I had to step in and take action because Tezuka played a great big role in setting me up on this date. Remind me to thank him personally." He then laughed while rubbing Ryoma's hair.

At that point, Ryo was so frustrated that he could explode at any moment. However, he breathed a sigh of disappointment that his words didn't go through Atobe's head. However, he will try and talk with yukimura to get this situation resolved. Ryoma was getting ready to head back to his own place when the limo approached.

"Are you planning to stay at my house for dinner?" asked Atobe.

"I think I will pass this time, but thank you for a great evening." Said Ryoma as he bowed gracefully.

"No need to thank me. I enjoyed your company, but you must let me send you back to your house." Smiled Atobe as he opened the car door for his prince.

"I have to remind you, we should not let anyone else know what happened back there." Said Ryoma.

"Don't worry, no one will know. This is between us." Continued Atobe. However, Ryoma could only hear a groaning sound coming from Shishido and his hissing "Atobe, you bastard! That is not what I meant!"

As the car arrived at Ryoma's place, he thanked Atobe for the ride and said good night to his lover before entering his house. Once inside, he could see Karupin nudging at his feet and his legs and decided to play with him for a while.

"Brat! Welcome home! I trust that your date was successful?" asked Nanjiro.

"It was so amazing, I felt like the luckiest guy in the world to fall for a man like Atobe!" boasted ryoma.

"really? you fall in love with that royal pain-in the ass kid from Hyoutei? Tell me what did you do to him? Oyaji wants to issue him a challenge before I can decide if he is worthy enough to be your boyfriend!" boomed Nanjiro

"Oyaji, we are not boyfriends, we are just mutual friends from school and he only invited me to go bowling with him and, if I tell you what he did, will you call off the challenge?" continued Ryoma.

"I am listening." Said Nanjiro while crossing his arms.

"Atobe kissed me as part of his condition after I lost at bowling."

At that moment, Nanjiro jaw dropped to the floor after hearing the word "kiss" from his son. He then placed his hand on the boy's shoulder and hugged him like crazy.

"NO WAY! He kissed you? Well, this is quite a surprise! I didn't know that kid had it in for you! Congratulations! This calls for a celebration! Rinko-chan, pour some wine for our son, won't you?"

Ryoma couldn't even believe what his father was telling him as he quickly placed his hand over his father's mouth to prevent him from saying anything else.

"Are you crazy!? You know I am too young to drink beer!" protested Ryoma.

"Don't worry, when I was your age, I was drunk all the time and didn't know what I was thinking. So this is your chance to man up. After all Inui told me that you drank his special vegetable juice to prove your worth at Seigaku. This is your chance to show the world that you are ready for the next phase of love!" grinned his father.

"Oh my god! Like I said, this was only a date, and we were not in love!" continued Ryoma. But his father didn't listen to him. Once Ryoma had some wine in his cup, his father placed the cup in his son's mouth and poured all the contents down his stomach. At that moment, Ryoma almost vomited since the taste was so bitter.

"Well, son! Congrats on passing the first test. I need to you to drink at least 2 more cups before you sleep!"

"Don't count on it, old fart!" shouted Ryoma.

"This is for your own good! Now drink up!" said Nanjiro. It took almost 30 minutes for kid to finish the last two cups before he was finally out cold.

Atobe was going to have a field day with Ryoma when he tells them about his drinking habits.