The entire school buzzed with talks of the new transfer students during the break. Most of the guys almost jumped with joy at the thought of them, the girls were mostly annoyed with them and a few tried to be friendly towards the said beauties, taking up a neutral stance. The sunny afternoon found the tennis club members all huddled together, with the exception of their captain, at one table. They chit-chatted about various tennis techniques till the topic slowly shifted to the transfer students.
"Beaumont san is from France though she never stated which place even when the girls asked her," said Momoshiro. " And then we have this shy girl called Fujimura san. I think she's the type to get frightened easily."
"Fwshoo... Must we talk about girls? Though it's expected of a brainless guy like you," said Kaidou.
"What was that, viper? You wanna have a go right here and now?" challenged Momoshiro.
"Bring it on!" retorted the Viper. The two stood up holding each other's collars.
"Cut it out you two! There will be no fighting!" scolded the vice-captain, breaking up their fight.
"As expected of the mother of Seigaku," said Inui.
"Wha- what do you mean?" asked Oishi, embarrassed. "I just don't want to cause trouble for those around. Desides, it'd be a problem for the club too..."
"It's ok, nya～ We know Oishi," said Kikumaru. "Anyway, coming back to the transfer students, the one who joined our class is a like a model. She's so hot all the guys in our class have fallen for her despite her coldness, right Oishi?" He nudged his partner.
"Ah...um... yeah, I guess," stuttered Oishi. " But I think she's the aloof type."
"Oh? That's interesting," said Inui, pulling out a familiar notebook. " Better note this down."
"Hey, Inui don't you think that's enough data collecting for one day?" asked Fuji, concerned. " You don't want to get into trouble again."
"What do you mean Fuji-senpai?" asked Kaidou, curious.
" Well," started Fuji, explaining the events of that morning. "And that's what happened."
"It's Hayashida's fault for calling me a 'pervert'. I'm a data collector and proud one at that!" declared Inui, defensively. "Besides, people have come to me for help before for information on their crushes. I've been able to mint quite a lot of cash for helping them." His glasses glinted and he smirked in pride.
"That's just creepy, Inui-senpai," said Momoshiro. "No wonder the transfer student got creeped out."
"How dare you insult Inui-senpai!" hissed Kaidou, defending his beloved senpai.
"It's ok, Kaidou," said Inui calming. He quietly appeared behind Momoshiro and whispered with a dark aura around him, " Do you really want to criticize me Momo? To so happens that I have some lovely data on Tachibana's little sister... Want me to share it with you?" A grin spread across the square spectacled boy's face. It was an expression similar to when he created new concoctions. Momoshiro turned tomato red and whispered, "No, thank you" quietly.
"Speaking of girls, I can see them coming now," announced Kikumaru, looking in the direction of the approaching girls. The entire cafeteria turned to see the killer beauties. The pinkette, Kana Yoshizawa, was leading them towards an empty table. She was followed by the timid Maika Fujimura, boisterous Aika Hayashida and the graceful Cecelia. They sat together ignoring the stares of the those around them.
"She's... not here" muttered Oishi.
"Hmmm... you said something, nya～" asked Kikumaru.
"Ah...um... nothing..."said Oishi, bashfully. " J-Just that Tateyama san isn't with them."
"Nya～You're right. But you know she didn't seem like the social type anyway so it's no surprise she's not with them," said Kikumaru.
"Speaking of non-social types, our captain isn't here either," noted Fuji.
"Tezuka-buchou doesn't sit with us much so it isn't that strange," stated Momoshiro. Fuji continued to survey the cafeteria and managed to spot the stern spectacled boy. "There, it's Tezuka," he said.
The others looked in the same direction and spotted their captain. "You're right. I'll call out to him," said Oishi. "Hey, Tezu-!" but he stopped mid-way as he watched their captain approach a maroon haired girl, sitting by herself.
"What's wrong, Oishi?" asked Kikumaru. He saw their captain as well and let out a shocked , "NYA～"
" T-Tezuka is... sitting with...a-a gi-girl?" exclaimed Fuji, his slit eyes opening in shock. " Hey, I haven't seen that girl before. C-Could she be the transfer student you mentioned before Eiji?"
"S-She is! B-But why is our buchou with her?" he asked.
"Look, the two of them seemed to having some kind of conversation," said Inui. " To think Tezuka would be interested in a girl... Furthermore the transfer student Ayumu Tateyama... This is indeed valuable information." He began scribbling away in his data book.
"Hey, hey, it's not every day we see another side of the captain. Let's go spy on them!" exclaimed Momoshiro."Who's with me?"
"Me!" said Fuji. "Me, nya～!" said Kikumaru. "I can't wait to get my hands on more data against the captain. It might even be useful will playing against him," said Inui, an evil glint in his eyes.
"I'm not interested," said the bandana boy.
"Oh, you're just scared, aren't you viper?" taunted Momoshiro, in hopes of provoking him.
"What was that?" growled Kaidou. " I ain't scared! Just not interested in the captain's personal life."
"Oh? So if it was Inui-senpai's life you'd be more interested?" teased Momoshiro.
"Wh-What!? W-Why would t-that in-interest m-me?" asked Kaidou, embarrassed. He looked at Inui who seemed to completely involved in watching the captain. Kaidou breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. "Damn, you pea brain!"
"What was that viper?"
"Enough!" yelled Oishi, banging the table. That caught the tennis club members' attention. " I agree with Kaidou. We shouldn't eavesdrop on their conversation. Besides, do you think Tezuka will just let us do that and get away?"
It didn't take much for them to imagine what their captain would do.
"Chee... Oish, you're such a downpour. But you're right, nya～" said Kikumaru, disappointed. He noticed a serious expression a few seconds before Oishi changed it to a composed one. Kikumaru felt his own expression soften for his friend. "Oh well, I guess we could watch them from afar too. Though I wonder what they were talking about. They don't seem to be talking anymore."
A similar thought ran through minds of the beauties in the table adjacent to the tennis club members. They had also been observing the two.
"That Tateyama... She doesn't usually mingle with any of us so how come she's with that guy on our first day school?" grumbled Aika.
"Now, now, I think it's good that she talking to someone at least...Though I wish she'd open up to us well," said Kana, rather sadly.
" She's always been a lone wolf, that one. I doubt if she's even capable of being friendly with anyone," said Aika, irritatedly. " I mean look at those two. They have such poker faces I hardly think their even having a conversation. I knew Tateyama was stoic but I didn't think there would be another with the same straight face."
"Ah...um... Hayashida san, p-please don't s-say th-things like that. I-I'm su-sure that m-must be friends fr-from b-before or something," stuttered Maika, hesitatingly.
" So, what's your point Maika?" snapped Aika.
" I-I was ju-just... I..."
"You don't have to snap at Maika chan like that Aika san," said the calm fairy like voice of Cecelia. " I know you're ticked off about something else."
"Tch..."
"Well, you did end up getting thrown out of class on the first day," stated Kana, smiling while sipping her green tea.
"It's all that creepy glasses guy's fault! I can't believe he had the nerve to write a personal record on us just as we transferred!"
"B-But when I spoke to Tanaka kun who sits next to me, he said that Inui-kun just collects data based on observation. I thinks it's amazing he was able to do that just by seeing us," said Kana, seemingly impressed.
"But Kana, he had our 3 sizes as well! If that's not what a pervert is then I don't know what is!" argued Aika.
"Yes, that was not right of him but he did apologize to us properly after that didn't he?" said Kana.
"Whatever. Next time I catch him taking that kind of 'data' , I'll definitely beat the crap out of him for sure!" declared Aika, a fist in the air and flames burning in the background.
A/N: How was this chapter? I quite enjoyed writing this especially the mini yaoi bits (kukukuku)