Recently , weird things have been happening to me when I walk around the school . Why the hell is everyone staring at me whenever I walk pass them ?! It just freaks me out ! It's been happening for the entire week ! And not only that !

"Good morning Echizen ."

"Yo Echizen !"

People have been greeting me ! This is way beyond weird ! What in the world happened to them ? I walked towards the class and opened the door . The entire class turned around and looked at me . Okay … this is way beyond creepy .

"Why are you standing here Ryoma ? Aren't you going to go in ?" a voice came from behind . I turned my head and saw Takanishi-san standing beside me .

"No ..Well...I feel like i'm being stared at ."

"Huh ? I don't see anyone staring at you . Come on , lets go in !" She skipped into class .

"Right..." I replied and followed her in . As I walked into the class , I could people whispering to each other .

"Hey , there's Echizen ."

"Want to go greet him ?"

"Eh ?! I don't know ..."

I'm starting to freak out even more now ! Takanishi-san came over and bent down beside me .

"Hey , what's wrong with you ? You don't seem like yourself at all this morning . Are you sick ?" she asked as she tilted her head. I used my finger and pushed her head away .

"I'm not sick ..Just that … Ah , never mind . Don't worry about it weirdo .."

"Oh that reminds me !" She stood up and put her hands into her pocket . "Here , this is for you !" She dangled a key chain that's shaped like a rabbit in front of me . I looked at her .

"What's this ?" I asked .

"Hand me your phone !"

"What ?"

"Just pass me your phone ! You'll know soon enough !"

I said nothing and passed my phone to her .She took and did something to it . She returned it to me and then , there was the key chain dangling from it .

"This used to be my key chain ! But since you gave me a new one on the day of the festival , i'm not using this anymore . Instead , i'm using the one you gave me . See !" She took out her phone and the key chain that I gave her was dangling from it .

"And why are you giving your old key chain to me ?"

"Hmm , as proof of our friendship ? Look , I have one , you have one ! So will you take it ?"

"If you say so . Then , I'll take it . Thanks ." I gave her a light smile . All of a sudden , I felt eyes on me . I turned around and the entire class was staring at the both of us .

"Hey weirdo..?"

"Yeah ?"

"I think i'm going to get a drink .." I feel super uncomfortable staying here . Plus , there's an hour before class starts so .. I think I'll come back later . I stood up and headed towards the door . "Thanks for the key chain .." I said and walked out of the class . Seriously what's wrong with these people ? Its been like this since the school festival . Man , Its starting to creep me out a lot ! To be honest , I like it better when they treat me like a jerk .

"Good morning Echizen.. Fshhhh.."

I turned around and saw Kaidoh-senpai standing there .

"Kaidoh-senpai .. morning .."

"You seem distracted , what's wrong ?" he asked .

When I was about to answer him , a group of girls walked passed us . "Look there he is . Good morning Echizen-san !" They shouted .

I sighed and looked right back at Kaidoh-senpai .

"That's wrong ..." I said as I pointed to the group of girls .He looked at them and then at me .

"I see your point .. Since when- ?"

"Don't ask me . I'm still freaking out myself ."

My phone vibrated . I took it out and saw a message .

'Echizen Ryoma ! This is your beloved manager ! Just here to inform you that the shop is going to undergo some renovations for two weeks . Therefore , it'll be closed . Don't worry about your salary , it won't be affected ! And I also heard your summer vacation starts next week . I hope you enjoy it !

PS : Please inform my cute Chiyo-chan and kaidoh-chan for me ! You guys go to the same school anyways . Toodles !

Love , Your beloved manager !'

I stared at the phone . Seriously ? Two weeks ?! Great ! Now I can finally rest ! I clenched my fist and punched it in the air .

"What is it ?" Kaidoh-senpai asked . I showed him the message and he stared at it .

"This is unexpected ."

"I know . But i'm glad it happened . Finally I can get some real rest at home ."

"No , I wasn't talking about the message . I was talking about your phone key chain .. I'm surprised you like this kind of key chain .."

"It wasn't originally mine .. I got it from .."

"From Chiyo ?"

My face got red when I heard that . I used my hands to cover my mouth .

"I'm going back to class now . See you.." I walked as fast as I could away from Kaidoh-senpai . Damn it . Recently , I have been having these weird heartbeats whenever it concerns her . And how can Kaidoh-senpai say her first name so easily ? I can't do it ! Even Oishi-senpai calls her by her first name ! So why can't I do it ?!

Chiyo...

I sat down at my seat and looked at the key chain that Ryoma gave me . Hehe , it's really cute . I really like it . "you're special .." Those words kept repeating itself in my head . Recently , whenever I think of Ryoma , my heart beats really fast . I don't know why . I've never had these feelings before .

"Erm , Chiyo ..?"

I looked up and saw a group of girls in front of me .

"Yeah ? What's wrong ?"

"Erm...You've been spending a lot of time with Echizen right ? What's he like ?"

Huh ?

"Ever since the school festival, we've had a different impression of him ."

"Yeah , like how cool he looked when he played tennis ."

"And how he protected your rights when the school president made you the prize for winning the match . After that , we found him a little cool and manly !"

"I know there are rumors about him cheating on his girlfriend but that's all in the past right ? Who knows ? He might have changed ! So tell us more about him , what is his type ?"

What's this ? What's going on ? People have started thinking differently about Ryoma . I mean , i'm glad about it but ..

"Erm .. he's a really nice person..." I said .

"I knew it !"

"He saved you once too right ? From the falling Pot ."

"No way ! Seriously !? He might be a nice guy after all !"

They started talking among themselves about Ryoma . About how cool he looked and how nice he might be . I'm happy that they are starting to like Ryoma .. but .. my chest hurts . What's this weird feeling i'm having ? I feel weird .

"Chiyo ! What a cute key chain you have !" One of them grabbed my phone .

"Really ! It's so cute ! Where did you get it ? I want one too !"

"Hey , can I buy it from you ? I really like bears !"

"That's-" That's from Ryoma ! I can't give it to anyone ! "I can't sell it to you , its really precious to me .."

"Heh ? Oh please ? I really want it ! Chiyo you're a nice person . Can't you let me have it ? Please ?"

"Chiyo is a nice person , i'm sure she'll say yes !"

I didn't say anything !

"But-"

All of a sudden , a hand came from behind me and took my phone back from the girls . Who-?

"She say its not for sale ...So why don't all of you just back off ?"

That voice . I turned around and saw Ryoma standing behind me . My heart skipped a beat . There's that feeling again !

"Echizen.." The girls said . Ryoma shot a glare at them which made them flinched . Oh well , that's him alright .

"W-we're sorry ! Chiyo , we're sorry ! We're going to get back to our seats now . Nice talking to you Echizen .." They apologized and walked away as fast as they could . Ryoma walked towards his seat that was beside me and sat down .

"Here .." he passed me my phone .

"Thanks.."

"You really don't know how to protect yourself huh ?"

"That's not it ! I'm usually not like that ! I was just ..." What was wrong with me ? I was confused with my own feelings so I couldn't fight back . If it were the normal me , I would have snatched my phone back . But I …

"Never mind , anyways , look ." he took his phone out and showed me a message from manager . Eh ? Renovations ? And we have two weeks off ! And no salary deduction ! Great !

"So what are you going to do for the two weeks ?" he asked .

"Heh?"

"There's no work and its summer vacation ."

"Hmm , I don't know .." I haven't had any plans yet .It was so sudden . "What about you Ryoma ?"

"Hmm , i'm planning to play some tennis ."

Oh right . He's started playing tennis again . From what I heard , Ryoma really loves tennis . Now , i'm glad that he can play again . I'm really happy for him .

"I'm glad you're starting to play tennis again !" I smiled at him .

"If you don't have any plans … why not come along with me ?"

"Eh ?" What did he say ?

"I'm asking you to come along with me ..."

"But .. won't it be better to ask Kaidoh-senpai or Oishi-senpai ?" Why me ? I really want to go but ..

"I'm asking you ..."

"But … I don't know how to play tennis ..." I looked down on table . Ah this is so embarrassing ! I looked up at Ryoma and he was staring at me .

"Seriously ?"

"I don't have a thing for sports ! In fact , i'm really bad at it !"

"Well .. that leaves me no choice..." I looked at him . He scratched his head and sighed . "Just come , I'll teach you .."

Ba-dump ! There's the weird heartbeat again ! I turned my face away from him . Ah ! What the hell is wrong with me ?!

"O-okay.."

The teacher came in the class . Everyone scattered back to their seats . I settled down and got ready for lesson when Ryoma passed a note to me .

'I'll text you the location .. don't be late weirdo ..'

I pouted . He don't have to be so mean . Calling me weirdo ..

Meanwhile …

Kaidoh and Momoshiro was called to the staff room . Apparently , the teacher in charged of the tennis team was looking for the both of them . And that teacher , was no other than Ryuzaki Sumire sensei .

"Kaidoh , Momoshiro , come here for a while ."She called out to them . The both of them walked over and sat down opposite of her . She passed a piece of paper to each of them .

"I'm planning to start my own tennis team to participate in this tournament that would be held in Tokyo this coming winter .Teams from all over japan will be coming to participate in it too . The winning team , meaning the strongest in japan , will get to represent japan in the main tournament held in London . I'm hoping the both of you will be a part of my team ." she said and smiled at him .

"Ryuzaki-sensei … are you serious ? This tournament is a really prestigious tournament that's held once every five years . You sure you want us to be on your team ?" Kaidoh asked .

"I'm serious . Well ? How about it ?"

"Its such a rare opportunity ! Of course , I'd be honored !" Momoshiro shouted .

"If Sensei wants me to be in your team , I'd be honored as well ." Kaidoh nodded . She stood up and smiled at the both of them .

"Well , that settles it then ! Welcome to the team ! I'll register the both of you soon ."

"If there's nothing more , we'll return to class now !"

The both of them stood up and headed out of the room . But just as they were about to leave , Ryuzaki-sensei stopped them .

"Kaidoh wait ."

He turned around and looked at her .

"What is it sensei ?"

Ryuzaki-sensei folded her arms and faced the window .

"I saw the match between Momoshiro and Ryoma last week ..."

This made Momoshiro flinch . Kaidoh stood there quietly and waited for her to carry on with her sentence .

"Kaidoh ,can you .. ask Ryoma to be a part of the team for me ?"

"Sensei !" Momoshiro shouted .

"He's a strong player and he'll be a great support for us . Also , his potential as a tennis player , I can't ignore it . I don't know what happen two years ago but , it seems like he started tennis again . Kaidoh , can you help me persuade him ? I really want him on the team ."

Kaidoh stood there and thought for a while .

"I'll do it . I'll ask him for you sensei !"

"Thank you .." She came over and patted him on his shoulder . "I'll leave Ryoma to you then ."

Tadaa ! Did my best on this chapter ! Tried avoiding any errors . Really did ! Anyways , Ryuzaki-sensei makes an appearance ! And , she's Organising a tennis team to take part in a tennis tournament that's held every five years ! Not to mention , She wants ryoma to be a part of the team . Will he do it ? Also , next chap ! Ryoma teaching tennis ? What's going to happen ? Read to find out ! Thanks for all the reviews and support ! Really love you all ! Hearts ! XD

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