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.
[A New Challenge Part 2]
As everyone arrived at the tennis courts on the grounds of Hyoutei Academy, Ryoma has no idea why he was issued a challenge from a jealous ex-girlfriend that showed up out of nowhere and started slapping the rookie for taking the diva out on a date. Furthermore, even Atobe was stunned and didn't know what was going on with his ex-girlfriend the moment she arrived. At this point, the referee arrived and said, "This will be a 3 game match between Echizen Ryoma of Seigaku and the ex-girlfriend from Hyoutei. Are you both ready? Begin!"
Once Ryoma started serving the ball with his drive B shot, the ex-girlfriend rushed forward to return the serve, but Ryoma had seen what she was doing and used a snake shot to send the ball past the girl and into the wall. Ryoma scored 15 points.
"You think your skills will be enough to defeat me? Atobe still belongs to me you know!" fumed the girl.
"Atobe has no interest in you whatsoever! He called you on the phone and broke off his relationship with you after he found out about your cheating ways. In other words, his heart belongs to me because I understand him better than you do." Replied Ryoma.
"You think you know everything about that pompous jerk? I don't think so! You stole him from me and I want him back! He means the world to me and he cares a lot about me. Now that you took him away, I won't let you get the satisfaction of keeping him as your date!" shouted the girl.
"Who the hell said I was dating him? I only kept him because he wanted someone to talk to and hang out with. Besides, he asked me to call him anytime and we will meet up at a certain location for some fun. What part of that do you not understand, my dear?" continued Ryoma.
At that moment, Atobe immediately got up from his seat and called out, "Brat! You show that bitch just how much our love and friendship means to us. She had no business butting into our relationship because I am never going to date that useless woman ever again! The entire student body here at Hyoutei Academy has full confidence in you. Take that bitch down!"
Soon, yuushi and Kenya had to restrain Atobe immediately before he could cause a ruckus. Once that was done, the blue haired senior asked him, "Dude, are you really dumping that girl for the brat? Just think about all the good times you had with your ex-girlfriend and the places you visited together. What about the foods she prepped for you? Are you really going to throw all of that away and play Mr. Mom with Ryoma? What a waste of life!"
"It's not a waste because Ryoma cares about me. You heard what he said, fellas. After all, what kind of a man would I be if I didn't have a heart? Besides, Ryoma cares deeply for me and would never go anywhere without me." Smiled Atobe.
"You are seriously delusional, you know that?" continued Gakuto. "Ryoma is out there exposing her cheating ways and here you are acting like nothing is happening. Come on now! Where did your feelings for that girl went to?"
"I don't have anything against her, but my feelings for her aren't serious because she went over to Rokkaku middle school and flirted with a big tall blonde and repeatedly took him out on dates. I overheard that Bane mentioned to me on the phone that the tall blonde dude had told a bunch of lousy ass jokes to her at a restaurant not too long ago. Care to explain that, you bitch?"
"He wanted me to take him to the restaurant because he needed a woman to flirt with, you know? Sure he might be weird on the outside, but he is so lonely on the inside and he wanted my comfort. Therefore, I had no other choice but to comply with his wishes." Said the girl nervously.
"You could have told me that on the damn phone and here you are, talking with guys from another school without consulting with me. I consider that to be an insult to our school and I will not tolerate that kind of depravity, not without my approval. Your behavior is totally inexcusable and therefore you and I no longer have a relationship together and thus, we must break up, effective immediately. This is for your own good, so don't even start begging me to get back together with you." Commented Atobe.
"Why do you treat me like this? I thought you and I had a thing for each other and now you have the guts to say we should break up permanently? We are like two peas in a pod, soulmates that trust each other, we are inseparable. Now you are hooked up with this brat instead of me, this is unacceptable!" continued the girl.
"Can we please get on with the game? Your little melodrama is starting to bore me." Groaned Ryoma as he launched the tennis ball straight at the girl with the Gekokujo before regaining control of the field. Everyone was surprised at how well Ryoma had played so far as he took the lead away from his opponent. But the girl was not finished since she still had a few tricks up her sleeve. At this point, Ryoma feels that it was time for him to tell the girl the truth.
"The only reason why Atobe likes me so much is because he treats me as a special friend you know? At first I thought he was joking when he wanted to date me, but then I realized it was real from the get-go. I thought for sure I wanted to reject his offer, but I went along with it anyway because we spent a lot of time doing all sorts of activities together. You can say that he has been my caretaker even though we are not marrying each other. We still see each other frequently for outdoor activities, but other times, he sends me out to date other people that is close to him as well because he feels that if I can warm up with people other than him, I will still be able to become a full-fledged bachelor because in his eyes, he sees me as a person with a penchant to make people happy. He also seems me as a person having so much potential to try and converse with people that I have known for a long time. Besides, Atobe is not the kind of person that would push me to the limit or pressure me because he knows how to make my life easier, and I like him that way. So, whatever you are planning, it will not work because my so called lover can see through your deception and trickery. At this point, do you want to apologize for your irrational behavior?" finished Ryoma.
But the girl refused to listen and continued throwing ball after ball with her tennis racket and Ryoma managed to send them all back as he wins the first set. As the game continued onward, the girl seems to be out of shape as she continued the game, leaving everyone to wonder when they will have a winner.
"Looks like that girl is really not going to let Ryoma steal Atobe away from her, eh? I kind of feel moved by Ryoma's little speech about keigo since he really does care for that narcissistic diva. Who knew that brat had it in him to stand up to that cheating bitch?" smiled Kirihara.
"That girl is making life very difficult for Ryoma right now since he is starting to get a headache from listening to the ex-girlfriend's drama. I just don't get why people like her have to break up a bromance situation like this, this is just not her style. If I was ryoma, I would not date her and I would tell her to take a hike immediately and not come back." Added Sanada.
"That might be good advice, but I don't think the girl is going to listen to him since she will not rest until Atobe comes to his senses and get back together with her. But as Ryoma wins the second set of the tennis match, it is simply putting more pressure on the girl since she is not working to her potential. At this point, the girl decided to forfeit because she has no energy left to continue this match.
"Due to forfeiture from Ryoma's opponent, Ryoma wins the game since the girl cannot continue." Called the referee. At that moment, Ryoma stepped off the court and waved at the crowd, including Atobe since he was moved by the kid's speech and rushed forward to hug him tightly.
"I knew you could do it! My faith in you has not been faltered and my prayers were answered. You really showed that girl who is the boss out there, ahn?" smiled Atobe as he touched the brim of Ryoma's cap.
"I certainly did. She had absolutely no idea what was going on in her mind because she couldn't think straight. Furthermore, her little melodrama isn't going to work on you since the break-up because to me, she needs time to accept us being together." Continued Ryoma as he and Atobe walked back towards the bleachers.
"Wait up!" shouted the girl as she dashed towards the lovebirds.
As Ryoma and Atobe turned and looked at the girl for a moment, he said, "What do you need?"
"You may have beaten me in tennis, but mark my words, I will find a way to bring Atobe back to my side once and for all, just wait!" she boasted.
"Sorry dearie, we had a deal. I am afraid Atobe is not going to get back together with you anytime soon because he has decided to spend more time with me because he feels that you were not supporting his decision to find true love of his own. You were giving him useless advice and I think it was time for Monkey King to move forward from you." Finished Ryoma.
"Brat! Ore-sama demands that you call me the king! Also I have to agree with you that my ex-girlfriend hasn't been of much help to me. I think it's time that I leave her for good and focus on you more since staying with that bitch constantly won't help me at all." Smiled Atobe.
"Why you back-stabbing, two-timing bastard! I thought I had a thing going with you, but you ruined it all for me. Why do you like Echizen Ryoma anyway and is he really that important to you? You really should stop flirting with Echizen and focus on getting your life back together. Give me one good reason why I should let you date Ryoma." Boomed the ex-girlfriend.
Atobe immediately took his girl and held her tightly against his whole body while whispering, "My life is perfectly fine. It isn't your place or business to tell me how to sort my life out. Besides, I can date or see whomever I want to, is that clear? Also, as for me dating ryoma, I don't need a reason to date him; I just happened to find him interesting and full of confidence, is that good enough to convince you? Good. Now then, let's go Ryoma. We're done here." He then grabbed Ryoma's hand and nodded to his teammates to pack up their things before leaving the tennis courts with the other schoolmates. Unfortunately for the girlfriend, she collapsed to the ground and sighed in frustration regarding Atobe leaving her for good. However, Yuushi immediately picked the girl up from the ground and gently patted her on the shoulder. "I am sure Atobe has his reasons to leave you and I am sure he knows you are trying your best to please him. However, he just does not have the time for you right now, I am sure you can understand. Just move on from him and find a new lover, okay?"
"I will try, but seeing Atobe leaving me is just too painful for me right now. I guess he is just not ready to accept my love for him, and I can understand. I would greatly appreciate it if I was left alone for a while." Said the girl sadly.
"I understand, but everything will be all right in the end, okay?" smiled Yuushi.
"Of course, see you guys later!" said the girl as she walked off into the distance with tears in her eyes after learing that Ryoma will still be with Atobe from time to time. However, she turned her frown upside down and smiled. "So, Ryoma seems to have a thing for Atobe eh? I guess he did the right thing playing a game with me, but he really is something else altogether. I think Atobe really did a great job taking care of that brat. Maybe now I can try to understand that kid better without jumping to conclusions since it was wrong of me to attack him."
Back in the clubroom, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and was very impressed with Ryoma's performance at the tennis courts. Furthermore, Atobe high-fived his lover for a job-well done and said, "Honestly brat, I had no idea you could pull off such an amazing stunt like this. Furthermore, my ex-girlfriend has already given me enough problems already without causing a migraine on me. Believe me, I have done all I can to get away from her, but she refuses to leave me be. I just hope that she won't try to lay a hand on you anymore."
"Nah, don't worry about it. But she did give me quite a scare back there. However, you stopped her from trying to attack me any further and I have to commend you for that, Keigo. Besides, your girlfriend was a bit too unstable at the beginning. I just hope that she can be more easy-going next time around instead of using anger and violence. That is just not like her at all." Continued Ryoma.
"You are right about that, but you really have to be careful around her. She is becoming a loose cannon, not that I blame her. Besides, you still have other important matters to attend to, like dating the students from Josei Shonan. I just got a call from Hanamura sensei and she is interested in seeing you date her students. Furthermore, I got a feeling that she wants to make you her masterpiece again." Continued Atobe.
"Monkey king, you know for a fact that I have rejected Hanamura-sensei's offer time and time again and now she wants me to date her students yet again. I don't know what is going on with her, but still, I find her students to be amazing and full of skill. But still, what is up with that Wakato dude? Is he like Sengoku all of a sudden? And since when did he start flirting with the ladies all of a sudden?"
"brat! Anyway, Wakato is the sort of person that just loves to make headlines, you know? His cuteness and strength will eat your little heart-strings so I am sure he is easily approachable. I've played tennis with that guy before and believe me, we flirted with women before but I was unsuccessful at trying to date girls." Continued Atobe.
"Seriously, you went on a head-to-head competition with that arrogant jerk you call a ladies man? What is wrong with you? How come there are so many of these jerks out there trying to date women who are not their types?" protested Shishido.
"Exactly my point, dude! I mean first Atobe dates ryoma and then sets him up on a date with the weirdos at Josei Shonan. Why are these guys acting like weirdos themselves? Come on now!" added Gakuto.
"I would like to see Ryoma having a chance to fit in with the guys at Josei Shonan because if he wants to be like Wakato, then so be it. Besides, I can see why Wakato called Ryoma a special ladies man and would want to take him to dance at a club tonight. Therefore, I arranged Hanamura to pick Ryoma up this evening since I faxed the schedule to her office already." Finished Atobe.
"Dude, Hanamura-sensei can easily turn Ryoma into a lovechild and she is not the kind of woman that will back down from a challenge. At this rate, we have already seen how she is trying to get all the men in her life at cafes and dance halls. None of them have given her any luck. So what makes you think that Ryoma will fall for her this time?" asked Hiyoshi
"You will see soon enough. It's already 5pm now so I assume she is already at the gates. Are you ready ryoma?" asked Atobe.
"As I will ever be." Smiled Ryoma as he changed into his tuxedo and dance shoes to prepare for a night out with his date. As everyone looked at him, Yuushi immediately grabbed a camera from the closet and took a photo to add into his album and cherish it for life. As for shishido and Gakuto, they were surprised that Ryoma had turned into someone else now.
"God almighty! Look at you all dressed up for tonight." Said Shishido indignantly.
"That's why they made me the bachelor, and dating you was just the icing on the cake. Besides though, you and I both know that women will come towards me and would ask me for a dance. However, they need to be certain that I am the person for them and they might ask me to get them drinks and that is the most important thing to do when we are on a date. Believe me, I have seen this process and I would love to do it again with the weirdos at Josei Shonan." Said Ryoma as he embraced his friend tightly.
"Seriously, Ryoma! Knock it off, will you? You are already aware that hanamura sensei can easily recruit you to date her students, right? This is a trap, don't fall for it." Added Shishido.
"Oh, not to worry my friend, I have my ways to impress the ladies tonight, you will see soon enough." Said Ryoma as he dashed outside towards Hanamura's car and said, "I hope your students are ready for tonight's big gala." Said Ryoma.
"Of course, Wakato is waiting for you at the club now. Shall I personally escort you there?" said the woman with her devilish smile.
"You certainly may, my friend. I have been waiting for this for a long time now and I would love to see just how many girls Wakato has truly dated." Added Ryoma.
"You will see soon enough." Continued the woman as they headed off towards the nightclub in downtown Ahikabara. Once there, Ryoma and hanamura stepped out of the car and entered the club. Once there, they could see Wakato talking with a bunch of girls, including Ann from Fudomine and Sakuno from Seigaku. There were also other girls in the club from unknown schools. Youhei and kohei were surprised to see wakato serving drinks to the ladies as he talked with them throughout the night.
"Can you believe this? Wakato sure knows how to pick them. I guess they didn't call him the magazine's hottest lover for nothing." Said Kohei.
"Sure, but you have to remember, Ryoma Echizen is right over there with our teacher and look at that , he even started ordering a drink for her and how did he know that she liked iced tea? Is he psychic?' shouted an excited Yohei.
"I can't say for certain, but I can tell you that he is flirting with the teacher now." Added Kohei.
"So, Hanamura-sensei, I see that Wakato really knows how to talk with women right? How does he do it?" asked Ryoma.
"Well, I trained that kid in the art of dating and I introduced him to a couple of my coworkers at a nearby job not too far from the school and immediately, he started taking a shine to them and at that moment, I was quite shocked and I didn't know how he got into the world of romance these days. Anyway, I think you could be my next bachelor, shall we dance?"
"Sure, before we start though. What kind of music do you like to listen to?" asked Ryoma.
"The smooth rock type of music, and it has been the style that I have gotten used to when I was a kid. Furthermore, my parents also danced this way as well and they wanted me to learn from them." Smiled Hanamura.
"Okay then, let's begin!" smiled Ryoma as he took the teacher's hand and stepped onto the dance floor and began their movements. Soon, the entire crowd flooded the dance floor and followed their movements while Yohei and Kohei couldn't even believe at what they are seeing. Just then, Wakato walked by and saw Ryoma and his teacher dancing together and he too, was shocked.
"Are you kidding me? Look at those two, they are practically dancing machines! I have got to add this to my blog later on." Said Wakato as he immediately took his camera out and started recording. However, Ryoma didn't pay much attention to the camera and kept on going while covering his eyes with a wide smile.
"you know, hanamura-sensei, ever since I laid eyes on you, you are just perfect the way you are. I could never get enough of you today. I thought to myself, if I could date you just like I have done with Atobe, then I am sure the flowers you are getting will convince you to go to the movies with me later on, what do you say?" said Ryoma. At that moment, Hamaura could see that her dance partner was blushing.
"you are so cute and its very sweet of you to say that. I find you attractive as well and I could picture you as my masterpiece. Besides, I can see why coach ryuzaki chose you as her star pupil. She sees a great potential in you that no one else sees, and I can tell that you have a stunning personality as well. Although it is a shame that you ditched Sakuno, but that's okay. I am sure some girls are quite stubborn, but that's the way they are and you cannot convince them too much." Continued Hanamura.
"You really think so? Why thank you! But how will I know which girl is actually my type?"
"well, that's simple. If you see a girl around you, just ask them for their name and shake hands with them. Then ask them if they want to dance or have a few drinks. That is the only way to convince them to like you. But anyway, I should hit the buffet now. I do believe Wakato is looking for you." Said Hanamura as she took her seat back at the table.
"Thank you for a wonderful night, I really appreciate it!" smiled Ryoma as he took a bow and headed over to where Wakato was sitting. As he sipped on the ponta, he noticed the smooth operator approaching him.
"I see you are hitting it off nicely with my teacher, no wonder you are such a lovable devil. You and I both have the charm and good looks together. How would you like to go to the movies with me and my girlfriend tomorrow night?"
"I would love to. I am pretty free this weekend. What movie is your girlfriend interested in seeing?" asked Ryoma.
"We will see what's playing tomorrow night. Don't be late though because there is going to be a lot of traffic. Also, do you want me to pick you up from your house tomorrow night?" asked Wakato.
"Sure, that will work. What time do you want me to meet you?"
"Around 7 o'clock should do it." Finished Wakato as he delivered the note to his friend before taking him to the buffet hall upstairs.
As the gang sat down and ate, Ryoma never felt so good since this is the first time that he tried such a delicious entrée of foods like this. He didn't even know what to say except cheering in delight.
"The foods are so good. I could almost feel my taste buds tingling." Said Ryoma.
"You really do love this stuff, no wonder your parents have taught you the basics of talking with women at a place like this." Said Wakato.
"my old man spends days and nights reading hooker magazines and seeing them in their sexy bikinis. I don't know why he does it, but still I would not want to be in his shoes. Anyway, I have my own ways to get women to like me and speak of the devil, here comes a few now." Said Ryoma as he waved at them.. "Come join me, would you gals like something to drink?"
"We would love to, Echizen-sama! Tell us, how did you get so interested in women?" asked the first girl.
"Well, if you must know, Atobe Keigo has been seeing me on and off because he feels that I am his so called lover and boyfriend. Furthermore, he is sending me out to find the girl of my type because I am thinking of this as a training regiment. In other words, I have to find the girl that is right for me in order to make this date a smooth one." Continued Ryoma.
"Ah, I see. So that's why you were named as the Bachelor. Anyway, looks like the party is calling us for now, shall we see you at the movie theater tomorrow night?" said the girls.
"Sure, meet us tomorrow night at my house around 7 pm. Good luck with the dance." Said Ryoma as he waved at the girls who were heading over to the dance floor.
That night, in the control room, Renji and Inui were watching with such feeling and smiled. "Looks like that kid really knows how to impress the girls out there. It seems that we don't need to teach him what love really means to him since he has it handled. Also, I will admit, that brat really does have a thing with girls."
"How can you tell?" asked Renji.
"Well, from what I have seen, Ryoma and Wakato are both talking with women and young girls at the club and they are asking them to dance and drink with them. Eventually, he really seems to be handling this job pretty well since he is great at following orders." Said Kenya.
"Agreed, Kenya-sempai. I could just imagine ryoma dating a few women from Rikkaidai right now." Smiled Yukimura.
Soon, the students from Rokkaku Middle school showed up at the control room and said, "Well, looks like our friend is really hitting it off with the women tonight huh? Congrats to him, I think he could bond pretty well with the girls at our school later on." Said the leader.
"Ryoma and the ladies, they shouldn't be dancing, they should be in bed sexting each other, "cough" said Davide as he let out a laugh, but soon, Bane immediately kicked Davide and said, "That joke is seriously getting old and it's not funny!"
Everyone in the room laughed at Davide's unfortunate demise and turned their attention towards the cute leader and said, "What are you guys doing here?"
"Well, we overheard that Ryoma has been dating people from various schools and we wanted to know if he has what it takes to date us after he is finished with Josei shonan." Said Saeki.
"Exactly! I haven't seen Ryoma for a long time and I would like to get in on the action as well." Said Kentaro.
"Ahn, so we have more participants for dating women, eh? Well, allow me to assist you on that, said Keigo.
"you must be Keigo Atobe, Ryoma's current boyfriend right? I am vice-captain Saeki and I have been trying to find a girl of my dreams, but so far it has been unsuccessful. How will I be able to get someone to like me just like Echizen does with his girls?"
"If you guys like, please stop by my office tomorrow after school, I will have more information for you there." Said Atobe as he took a seat.
"Wonderful! Thank you so much for your help, kind sir." Said Kisarazu.
"No problems, just be sure to bring pens and pencils to take notes when you arrive tomorrow." Continued Atobe.
Everyone else wasn't sure where Atobe was going with his plan and decided not to interfere. Back at the dance hall, Ryoma and Hanamura were wrapping up the last of their dance moves before heading home for the night. As they gazed at the night sky outside, they can see billions of stars flashing in front of them.
"Such a beautiful night, wouldn't you say?" said Hanamura.
"it sure is, and tonight our prayers has been answered." Said Ryoma.
Just then, the kid could see Atobe sending his lover a text telling him to stay over at Hanamura's hoise for the night and he had no idea what was about to unfold. At that moment, Hanamura immediately took the phone and smiled as she read it. Once the phone was returned to Ryoma, she immediately grabbed the kid by his clothes and kissed him on the mouth.
"What was that for, Hanamura sensei?" said Ryoma as he tried to move back a bit since he was not used to being kissed by a women.
"It is my sign of affection for you." Smiled the coach.
"I really don't feel comfortable kissing someone until they are asked to be kissed." Continued Ryoma.
"Oh, I see. If I have offended you in anyway, please forgive me. I wanted to see if you were actually ready for that."
"It's okay, and I am not sure about that. But anyway, shall we head over to your place?" said Ryoma.
"Sure, and I am more than happy to spend the night with you, my love." Finished Hanamura.
"Atobe and I are the only ones in love here, so don't even try to break us up." Said Ryoma. And away they went towards Hanamura's place since this could be the kid's biggest break ever. However, with Atobe watching from a distance, he smiled and thought to himself. "Have a great time with Hanamura-sensei as I am certain that she is going to make your dream come true. I will love to hear about your progress tomorrow after school. Good luck out there."
The night was still young as the two lovebirds drove off into the distance, but Ryoma was not about to let Atobe win this time until he gets paid handsomely for his work. Besides, Ryoma knows for sure that there are people behind this little scheme and he intends to find out the people behind this scheme. Furthermore, as the kid settled into the car, he has no idea of what the coach from Jyosei Shonan has planned for him at her home.
