Hyotei's First Date
By NarutoandBleach
When Ryoma gets word that the hyotei captain has become obsessed with him, everyone knows that something is up as a secret is kept between them and Ryoma's friends. Are they dating each other or is this all a ploy to bring two rivals as one together?
Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis isn't mine and I will never own it
Chapter 34: A Business Date
Sanada wasn't sure what to think now after that fiasco with Atobe last night. But he can't stop thinking about it because he has to find a way to get back at the narcissistic diva for intruding in his residence. As he got up, he grabbed his phone and saw several text messages from Atobe wanting him to meet at his mansion in about 30 minutes. Furthermore, it was 8:15 am in the morning and Sanada didn't have much time to waste. As the emperor of tennis got up, he dashed into the bathroom to take care of business without disturbing Yukimura's slumber.
Aftterwards, Sanada went downstairs and could see breakfast awaiting him. Thinking quickly, he drank milk as usual and ate both bagels before leaving for Atobe's mansion since there was some unfinished business that needed to be discussed. Atobe did remind Sanada to relax since he was supposed to be happy because he has to thank the diva for taking good care of Ochibi.
Thirty minutes later, Sanada could hear a car honking outside of his house and realized that it must be one of Atobe's butlers since he knows that the diva must have sent for him. Thinking quickly, Sanada picked up the morning paper from the table and grabbed a bottled ice tea and headed out the door towards the car and said, "Good morning, I take it Atobe must have sent you here?"
"I wouldn't be working for Atobe if I didn't pick you up. Now then, please try to contain your excitement as we head towards the mansion. Our master is expecting you." Said the driver.
"Expecting me? I thought he was supposed to be getting that gaki from Seigaku." Replied Sanada.
"The kid is already at his mansion since he has been spending the night there after the club." Continued the driver.
"Since when? I thought I told him that Ryoma should have been dropped at my place." Grunted Sanada.
"Unfortunately, Atobe isn't quite finished with the young lad yet." Finished the driver.
After a half hour of driving, the drive pulled up to the mansion where they spotted the diva outside waving at Genichiro. Unfortunately for the emperor of tennis, he wasn't too thrilled as he got out of the car.
"Atobe, what is the meaning of this? I thought I told you to let me have Ryoma for the night! We had a deal." Protested Sanada.
"Now, now, Fukubuchou! Is that any way to greet Ore-sama? I wonder what has you woken up on the wrong side of the bed lately." Said Atobe with a smirk.
"I am not in a mood for your games, Keigo! Tell me where Ryoma is, right now." Demanded Sanada.
"Has anyone ever told you that you don't make demands around here? You still lack social skills because ore-sama can hear you talking to a wall." Smiled Atobe.
There was no response from Sanada as he scowled and grunted. Atobe sighed and said to him, "Fine then, allow me to speak for you."
"Please don't do that."
"Why? Hearing you talk is boring as hell."
"I always get straight to the point so that I don't bore anyone."
"Please!"
"I have nothing to say on that."
They continued the talk inside the mansion until they reached the family room where Ryoma was busy playing with Karupin since his gym clothes were being washed at the moment. Sanada was not surprised to see the brat wearing cargo shorts and a casual t-shirt that said "Tennis rules" on it because he can tell that the brat had been tired from tennis practice and decided to take a seat next to the kid.
"I told you, this was the sort of environment that you needed to be familiar with." Said Atobe.
Sanada turned to look at Atobe and said, "You make me think I am some sort of a dog."
"As far as I am concerned, you are a dog. Please allow me to make a dignified being out of you." Bowed Atobe as he quickly took Sanada's jacket and hung it on the rack before taking his shoes and putting it near the front door.
"Our dignity is different, if you must know." Muttered Sanada. He grumbled the entire way as he looked around the mansion while Atobe watched with half interest as he leads Sanada on a tour of his place.
"F.Y.I. Ore-sama welcomes you to his humble mansion because you are now at the complete mercy of the gracious Atobe Keigo. Besides, I couldn't let my precious Ryoma escape since he is full of surprises. He even helped organize the books in my parents' study area since I barely even have time to clean up. I have to say, I am quite surprised at how generally neat he is." Continued Atobe.
"I see, so that brat is your personal butler now? I swear, sometimes you are so impossible!" sighed Sanada.
"That's why my business with his is strictly romance related." Smirked Ateobe.
"Why do I even bother to argue with him? Curse this wretched honor. If only I had admitted defeat during that tennis match, I would have let Ryoma gave him a kiss right then and now. But now, it should be my turn to kiss Ryoma. Why should I let him have the brat all to himself? Does he think I am some sort of… NO! Don't think like that. Clear your mind."
He was interrupted when he felt something soft land on his legs. Atobe walked by and sees his dog looking at the Rikkai fukubuchou happily wagging his tail and smiled.
"I see that my dog has taken a liking to you. He is really interested in just about anyone that walks in to my mansion."
"He's just too cute unlike my nephew. Unfortunately, my nephew is too spoiled and a pain in the neck whenever he is around me. God, I find that kid so annoying whenever he hassles me during study hours. Sometimes I wish I just had a dog to keep me company." Groaned Sanada as he scratched the dog behind his ear while watching him wagging his tail.
"Some kids are born to be like that. You just need to have more patience for your little brother." Said Atobe as he sat down on a couch reading Great Expectations while Ryoma was busy studying a tennis magazine in his hand as he settled on Sanada's lap. Atobe didn't spare them a glance while reading since he doesn't mind what was going on next to him. Just then Yuushi arrived in the living room and saw Sanada and Ryoma sitting together reading a book. He nearly floored at that moment as he paused to adjust his glasses before taking the book away from Atobe and dragging him out of the room.
"What is going on , yuushi?" asked Atobe.
"Care to tell me why you brought the rikkaidai fukubuchou here?" said yuushi in a dignified tone.
"Relax, fukubuchou. I only invited him here so he could keep an eye on my little prince over there." Continued Atobe.
"Dude, don't tell me you are letting that emperor walk all over you? Are you trying to get that gaki molested by that emperor?" said Yuushi.
"Who said I was trying to let Ryoma get molested? This is strictly a business deal." Finished Atobe.
Yuushi groaned at that remark and said nothing more as Atobe returned to the couch and picked up from where he left off. He then paused and turned his attention towards Sanada and said, "Speaking of business, I am here to make you a proposal."
Sanada turned around and said, "What sort of proposal?"
"If you can have your school perform a play, I am sure Ryoma would be more than interested in playing a female character so that you can kiss him on stage. Let's call it Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs since you make the perfect prince charming while the prince has to wear a lovely dress so that he can be kissed by you of course." Said Atobe.
At that moment, Ryoma went face-planting onto the ground. He couldn't believe at what just happened.
"Are you kidding me? There is no way I am wearing a dress. If you must know I don't like playing a female lead character!" Shouted Ryoma.
"I'm afraid that you can't back out now since my captain has made up his mind already. Furthermore, we need to shop for the costumes at a local department store. Also Sanada, please inform Yukimura about the play and have his subordinates organize it because I want to ensure that this performance will make the crowd go wild. Besides, Gakuto refuses to play Snow White since he doesn't want to be kissed. Also I have to play the fatherly role of a king in Snow White so therefore, I have to ensure that my coach gets a good laugh out of this, including the girls at Seigaku. Please do it for the people of Hyotei." Said Yuushi.
Ryoma and Sanada wouldn't dare to refuse now since they were offered a once in a lifetime opportunity. Both of them groaned and cursed and had no way to give up now.
"Unbelivable, looks like you and I are going to have to do our best in order to make this play successful. I promise you we will get them back one day." Said Sanada.
"Why do these things always happen to me?" groaned Ryoma.
"Everyone succumbs to the overwhelming presence that is ore-sama."
Ryoma didn't even bother looking at Atobe as he got off from the couch with Sanada following close behind him since he wasn't sure what to tell the guys back at Seigaku. Just then, his phone rang and sure enough, it was Kikumaru calling him. "Excuse me guys, I have to take this. I can only assume that those idiots are going to laugh at me when I tell them about what you guys said." And with that, Ryoma headed towards the hallway.
"Keigo, do you have a deranged mind or something?" asked Sanada
"I was born with brilliant ideas because it is natural. Shall we head to the department store?"
"I agree, but my cousin Kenya is probably going to have a cow when I tell him about the play. I am betting that Shiraishi is laughing his ass off right now as well." Replied Yuushi
Elsewhere at Shintenhouji and Rikkadai
"Looks like I got a text message from my cousin and it tells me that …." He paused and tried to hold in his laughter "Ryoma Echizen has been selected to play Snow White in the upcoming play and… Sanada is going to be Prince Charming!" He then stopped reading and laughed like a hyena while Shiraishi took the phone carefully from Kenya's hand and read it with interest before chuckling. He then called Yukimura and told him the news. Eventually, Yukimura smiled like crazy and decided to go through with the plan as he emailed Fuji Syusuke about the plan.
A few minutes later, Ryoma could only sigh in disbelief at Kikumaru's response as he placed his phone back into his pocket and returned to his brothers in arms.
"What did the acrobat say to you?" asked Sanada.
"Well other than laughing his ass off along with most of my other teammates, he wants photos of the play afterwards and use them as blackmail material. I can't believe this. Are every one of my brothers and cousins from all the schools this insane?" said Ryoma.
"Ore-sama already knows this and I hereby let you join the fan club. Let's get going!" said Atobe as he snapped his fingers. In an instant, his driver appeared and showed the guests towards the car.
After driving for about a half hour, Sanada and Ryoma arrived at the department store and headed towards the costumes section in order to find the parts that they need for the Snow White play since Fuji Syusuke was certain to take the part as the mirror while Yukimura is set to play the evil queen and Sanada as the handsome prince to kiss Snow White since Atobe isn't really paying attention to anything else other than the clothes in front of him.
He looked around and found a cape for the evil queen, a crown and a set of prince charming clothes for the big boys. He also found a dress that snow white would wear. As for Yuushi he was searching for a hunting clothes since he is the one that can stop the queen from trying to kill Snow White. "Geez, why can't Kenya play the role of the hunter? He is more of a professional actor than I am," thought Yuushi as he headed over towards Atobe.
Sanada and Ryoma didn't know what to think as they saw Atobe handing them their clothes and pointed the boys towards the dressing rooms. "Don't look at me like that. Ore-sama does not know what size clothes you guys wear in these sorts of costumes.
"These… clothes? What did you pick out?... HELL NO!"
"These are not even the right size! We are size 34 and 38 respectively!" added Ryoma.
"They will fit you, get inside the dressing rooms!" ordered Atobe as he handed them the costumes.
"I hate you so much right now, Keigo!" grunted Ryoma.
"Ore-sama will take it that these fit?" smiled Atobe
Both of the boys groaned in unison as they entered the dressing stall and emerged afterwards. Yuushi couldn't help but chuckle seeing them in their prince charming and the dress outfits.
"They look absolutely gorgeous on you guys. No wonder you are so popular with the ladies, ryo-kun," said Atobe.
"Tch! I look so gay in this outfit. But still why was I selected anyway?" asked Ryoma
"Because we feel that you are just too cute and even Tezuka recommended you since he feels that you acting out as a girl will make him feel better about himself." Replied Atobe as the gang changed back into their regular clothes before proceeding towards the checkout area. After Atobe arranged all the clothing, Sanada decided that now would be a good time to cooperate with the heir so that things can go smoothly.
"It's good to see that you guys are eager to move on to the next event." Grinned Atobe smugly. "What, you think this was the only thing on our schedule? There is more to see." He then went to pay for the clothes while Sanada and Ryoma took deep breathes to make sure their reputation didn't get ruined because they could strangle atobe at any time but their guts tells them not to do it.
"There, all done. Let's move on… Stop sulking you guys. You are talking about ruining ore-sama's image. Imagine what I would look like when my reputation is ruined?"
"Such heroic words." Said Sanada as he and Ryoma sent death glares towards Atobe who was unimpressed at their looks. He only just smirked at them since he was thriving off the emperor's anger and annoyance.
"That doesn't work on me because none of you guys are wearing the proper clothing to pull off that scowling look. See? You guys need my help a lot more." Continued Atobe.
"Can we just go?" growled Sanada
"Very well. Oh, I almost forgot. I just need to see my father for a quick minute, it won't take very long.
"Fine." Replied Sanada since he was happy to make a detour in order to keep Atobe's attention away from him. The gang continued through the shopping districts while passing through a quiet neighborhood where they could see large houses in traditional Japanese style where they held generations of people. After a short walking distance, they stopped in front of a gate where the gang were shocked to find a big house in the surrounding area.
"In case of emergencies, please stay quiet, be nice and respectful. Think of samurai thoughts." Said Atobe.
He then straightened out his shirt and quickly combed his hair while Sanada was wondering who this person was and why he was warned and lectured about manners since curiosity had gotten the better of him.
"Who is this?"
"one of my business associates."
He wondered what sort of a response Atobe would give since he was definitely not trying to say anything that would get them all into trouble. This was beginning to amuse Sanada since he could see a large man standing in front of them as he tried to stop himself from doing a double take. The man before him was wearing a black business suit though there was a scar running down friom the man's forehead and onto his lip.
"Atobe-sama, we have been expecting you. Who are these people next to you?"
"Just some friends of mine. The youngest one is just a brother. Everything is all good." Said Atobe.
"very well, this way please."
As Atobe followed the guards through the long hallway, they stopped at a door where they were told to wait. As the tennis champs were waiting, Sanada noticed that that whole house was becoming suspicious and he had remembered a theory about Atobe from school and it was starting to become clear. However, his thoughts were interrupted as the door slid open once again and everyone was escorted into the room. Soon, Sanada followed a short distance behind atobe and copied his actions that surprised him. They all bowed in a respectable manner, including an old man that also bowed.
"Young Atobe-sama it is really good to see you again.
"Likewise, Ore-sama is here on behalf of my father. I have what you need here."
As the two conversed, Sanada decided to assess the situation since Atobe wasn't behaving in this sort of manner and that the old man across the room had been showing him a lot of respect. This time, Atobe was more in charge here since he used his arrogant pronoun.
"Thank you sir, my father sends his regards."
"As do I. It's always a pleasure."
The three of the bowed again as they stood up while Atobe and Sanada exited the room. He then noticed that the captain was folding something in his pocket while they were escorted outside where they passed through another set of people of similar profession and waved at them. Soon, everyone was out of the mansion as Sanada started asking an important question.
"Are those guys the Yakuza?"
Atobe was shocked at that question.
"Yakuza? What makes you think ore-sama is involved with those guys?"
Sanada was still stoic as ever sicne he had the urge to hit Atobe.
"let's see. Oh right, everything. What about those guys in there that could kill someone? And what about the formalities? How are you able to carefully answer those questions?"
"That would be considered profiling, Genichi! You can't really judge a book by its cover. Besides, he is an old man and you know how paranoid they get. Not to mention he could fall and break a hip or something.
"I see. So what is in the envelope?"
"Just some sort of an investment from my father since he is a stockbroker after all. Besides, he wants me to try and take over the corporation one day."
"Are you guys investing in zaibatsu?" asked Sanada
"That's sort of old-fashioned. What makes you think that? This is not a great family controlled banking or the industry combined. Those things have been dissolved." Said Atobe as he maintained his innocence that tried to mock Ryoma as he crossed his arms while walking ahead carrying the bags in his hand.
"Looks like those two are getting along really well." Whispered Ryoma
"Those two just need to learn to be friendly with each other since they can't just isolate themselves away. Furthermore, if both of them continue to fight for your love, then it could get out of control." Replied Oshitari.
"I see, so they are both going to kiss me at some point in the play, right? This is going to get weirder and weirder." Groaned Ryoma.
"I think you watched too many shows or something. Besides, our family business is not some huge scale money-making operation. Although we did use them to bend Yakuza's will, this sort of stuff only happens on television so please keep that in mind." Said Atobe as he walked towards the city leaving an incredulous sanada behind. Afterwards, Sanada could only shake his head in disbelief at what he just heard since he was teased so much by the rich diva.
"Are you coming or do I have to drag you?"
Sanada just sighed and continued walking with his rival.
"Good, because I would have made a few calls to some friends of mine."
"You conniving, manipulative little-"
"How is ore-sama calculating or manipulative?"
"never mind, let's move on."
"You have found a new and interesting experience to add to your list now."
"You said it was—" began Sanada
"Ore-sama didn't say anything." He smirked.
"You really are evil, you know that Atobe?" said Sanada.
"Evil is in the eye of the beholder. Anyway. I am hungry. It's time for lunch."
"Do I even want to ask where we are eating?"
"That's up to you. You better pick someplace that I will enjoy with that prince. Besides, if this play is successful, he might just transfer to our school and be on our team."
"That's what you think. Anyway, Why are you letting me choose?" said Sanada
"Ore-sama wants to see the kind of places that the emperor of rikkai likes to eat as well.
"Just about anything that will get me in tip-top shape. I am pretty average on food these days."
Atobe just laughed while Ryoma snickered quietly to himself, only to be smacked upside the head by Sanada's hand.
"That wasn't a joke you know. And besides, don't make fun of what I eat." said Sanada with veins popping on his head.
"really now? You are an average eater? How cute, but where to?"
Sanada really wanted to hit atobe but this wasn't the time to do that as he started looking around for a place to eat. Soon, they could see a Chinese restaurant across the street.
"How about that place?"
"Lead the way."
As the gang crossed the street towards the Chinese restaurant, they wondered what having lunch with the leader of Hyotei would be like. He would wonder how this day would really turn out.
Even Ryoma would wonder which one of those champions would end up kissing him during the play since he would feel rather embarrassed if this hand gone public. He didn't want to think about that part now since today was the day that everyone will focus on lunch because in a couple of weeks, the big event will be held at Hyoutei Junior High school and everyone is looking forward to the play.
A/N: There wasn't much here but this is the best I can do. I had to add in the Snow White play as a warm up since not a lot was happening here.
The reason why I mentioned Zaibatsu is because I feel that Atobe is a rich kid since he comes from a wealthy famiky. Besides, this chapter had to deal with money-making things and the industry business. Besides Atobe pretty much owns Japan because Tokyo is a launch pad for his blimp and helicopters, especially his home. Besides, even if a father is a stockbroker, many of those things would be unaffordable. Anyway I was having fun with this chapter since Sanada doesn't know much about wealth yet.
Evil suits atobe pretty well since he has that character inside of him. As for his teammates, they could either be stunned or just laugh at him for picking out those clothes for the boys since he loves to play the Devil's Advocate. So it makes sense for him to torment Sanada and Ryoma for a little bit. As for Yuushi, he has no idea what is really going on but when Kenya hears about this, he is definitely going to let Kintaro try out the role as snow white. Anyway I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I hope to see you all next time. Sorry for the long delay since I have been spending the last four weeks working at a supermarket and I barely had time to update my fanfiction stories. I hope to continue this each week so stay tuned, you will not be disappointed.
