Queen of The Suits Chapter 67: Music Speaks, a prince of tennis fanfic

Me: Hello my friends, I know I took so long with the last one! Hopefully it won't take as long! Actually, the reason for delaying it was that I wasn't sure how to make Isane appear that she suddenly grew a nerve or something. But now that I was able to insert it, I can now write smoothly again. Also, a little note: the "Queen's Lives" is not exactly what happened after. But rather little drabbles of the "what-if" questions. Such as, what if Atobe and Ayane never made up in the original fic Queen of the Suits? Would they still find a way to each other? But there are some truth elements there like Miaka and Ohtori being together and also Sanada and Fuuka being boyfriend and girlfriend. So, on with the story! Thank you for the reviews, follows and favourites – all are appreciated. However, I'd like to hear your thoughts also (which in this case, it is called reviews)! Don't feel shy about pointing out my grammar, some inconsistent elements, corrections – writing a chapter 10000 plus words worth is quite a challenge (Thank you Kosaji for that!). I don't own Prince of Tennis, I only own the OCs, their techniques and the plotline of THIS fanfic.

Also, thank you to the anonymous reviewer for a song suggestion! Please put your name so I can thank you properly! Thanks :)

Chapter 67 – Music Speaks

Mai narrowed her eyes darkly, trying to rehearse her movements for her performance and at the same time attempting the impossible.

Teaching Shizuru how to put on make-up.

With Shizuru managing to poke her eye with an eyebrow pencil, mistaking eye-shadow as rouge and failing miserably to put on mascara by making herself look like a mime, Mai groaned in defeat with a helpless sigh before wrenching out the make-up kit before her friend hurt herself even more. Her best friend was completely hopeless; even the dress, Shizuru had ended up wrestling with it and with the dress beating the brunette. In the end, Mai decided to make her wear skinny black jeans and a red coat instead of watching her friend hurt herself over a dress plus a pair of lace up boots since Shizuru had managed to fall flat on her face in 2 inch heels and smack into a wall. So much for martial arts training, Mai sighed in defeat at her best friend. The tensai glanced at the make-up tools she had brought, wondering how Shizuru even managed to hurt herself with a blush brush. Shizuru couldn't even tell the difference! The red head sighed and dragged Shizuru and plopped her on the chair, doing the final touches with her make-up.

"I don't get how you can forget to be a girl. Before a tennis captain and tennis Regular," Mai began patting Shizuru's face with powder, shaking her head. "YOU ARE A GIRL!"

Shizuru sighed and scratched the back of her neck sheepishly, giggling abashedly. "Mai, I never had anyone teach me how to put this stuff on…"

"Yes but you actually know how to fire a gun and clean it up," Mai rolled her eyes sarcastically as she began checking Shizuru's face, smiling in satisfaction before flicking her forehead. "I hope you do remember the steps! I'm gonna kill you if you don't! Best friend or not! You got it!?"

Shizuru whimpered and cowered slightly from the menacing glint from Mai's eyes, shielding her head from any possible attacks. "A-aye, please don't kill me!"

Seeing Shizuru's submission, Mai smiled serenely again before snapping her fingers. "Alright, it's show time!"

As she left the brunette behind, Mai checked herself in the mirror one last time. Rehearsing her movements, she glanced at Ayane who was fixing the red ribbons amongst her braids and Kiyone started fixing her shoes. The sandy blonde girl swallowed hard before checking her silver headband if it was on properly. Mai heard other people singing outside, using the karaoke machine. Frankly, she knew even a rock could sound better than that. Inhaling deeply, she began to ponder remembering how Rena started smooching up to Yukimura. She narrowed her eyes as her hands clenched into fists. The red head bit her lower lip angrily – this meant war! She had seen Rena act when she supposedly wasn't looking and the girl didn't seem so bad. If that was how Rena wanted to play, she was going to get it!

That little bitch...!

"I'VE HAD IT," Mai stomped the floor really hard before coming to a realization, shocking the two freshmen who were tidying up. "Wait a minute, that's it...!"

Ayane and Kiyone stared at her weirdly as Mai immediately rushed back to the dressing room.

"What happened," Kiyone stared questioningly at the tangerine haired vice captain.

Ayane shrugged unknowingly, blinking her eyes several times. "I dunno, you got me."

Outside however, many of the guys and girls managed to grab a microphone and start singing. The some of other members of the Sports Club decided to head home and hit the hay after having quite a party, leaving the tennis players to use the bar in whatever way they wished. Some people stayed like some of the friends of the Nagisaki family but they didn't mind the tennis players going bonkers over the food. Kirihara helped himself to a whole plate of burgers, stuffing them in his mouth. Momoshiro also jumped for the burgers until he started getting into a fight with Kaidoh. Rena jumped towards the karaoke with a huge grin, picking up the microphone.

"Sei, I'm gonna sing okay," Rena cheerfully grinned, giving him a 'v' sign. "This song's for you!"

Kirihara swallowed hard and jumped towards his buchou, shaking his captain's shoulders violently and shaking his head. "No, buchou! Don't make her sing! Please – she's gonna sing one of those yucky love songs again! She'll kill us all! We'll die by losing our ears!"

"I think the correct term would be going deaf, Kirihara-kun," Yagyuu tipped his glasses, shaking his head.

Yukimura chuckled lightly as he ruffled the junior's hair gently, shaking his head. "It's alright, it can't be that bad."

Everybody needs inspiration

Everybody needs a song

A beautiful melody when the night's so long

'Cause there is no guarantee that this life is easy

Yeah, when my world is falling apart

When there's no light to break up the dark

That's when I, I, I look at you

The piano accompaniment got everyone's attention and she had everyone's attention. People smiled as they started swaying with the music. Yukimura loved his girlfriend but he didn't expect her to try singing a song to him which nearly made him want to hide. Oh well, at least it wasn't a song full of insults. The bluenette captain sighed deeply while recalling the fabulous performance by the Hyotei Girls' seniors. Of all the years he had known Sanada and his cousin, Momo didn't look like the type who would on stage and put on a shiny stripe green and silver dress with silver pumps. Isane didn't look like the type either who would dance on stage without freezing and fainting. He could only chuckle to himself; the Hyotei girls were always full of surprises.

I wonder how Nagisaki-san sings though.

He had heard rumours about how well the Nagisaki-heiress could sing and dance but he had never seen her perform live. Or had he, Yukimura began to ponder deeply. Suddenly, a huge red flash sparked in his face and all he saw was just a huge red blot. The demi-god winced slightly as he shook his head, trying to figure out what was going on. He had been seeing his therapist but nobody had the answer to what those red flashes were. It could have been anything; Yukimura frowned deeply as Rena bounced towards him with a sweet smile. He glanced around and then checked his watch; wow, the song was over that fast?

"Hey Seiichi, you wanna go walk around," Rena grinned sweetly until the lights darkened down, causing everyone to look on stage.

The host took his place on stage as he picked up the microphone, beckoning everyone to look at the stage. "Ladies and Gentlemen, the moment you all have been waiting for - the QUEENS OF THE SUITS!"

Trumpets blared out as the spotlights flashed down. The four girls suddenly emerged from the curtains with Mai dancing out in a tube ruffled black dress with a silver patterned spade in sequins along with solid metallic silver heels. Ayane spun around with an off shouldered white dress with a bright red gothic style heart shape design in the middle with a ruffled skirt and long flared sleeves, easily pulling off her bright red pumps. Kiyone on the other hand looked like a small child in a puffed sleeve dress since she was in a white blouse and a black sleeveless dress on top that was tied together with a charcoal gray ribbon with silver sequined patterns of clovers along with a sparkling silver headband and flat black school shoes. People however stared at Shizuru as she was the only one in white lace up flat boots, black skinny jeans and a red coat with white diamond patterns on it.

"Why's Shizuru not in a dress like the others," Oshitari raised an eyebrow, frowning slightly. "She would've looked amazing."

Atobe chuckled in amusement, folding his arms. "Ore-sama thinks that Kurenai lost to a dress and could barely dance in heels unless you wanted her splattered on the ground."

(Wings – Little Mix)

All:

Mama told me not to waste my life (Aah-ooh)

She said spread your wings my little butterfly (Aah-ooh)

Don't let what they say keep you up at night (Aah-ooh)

And if they give you hell

Then they can walk on by

Mai:

My feet, feet can't touch the ground

And I can't hear a sound

But you just keep on (with Ayane: running up your mouth, yeah)

Atobe noticed Vera visibly flinch when Ayane's emerald green eyes sparkled darkly at her. He chuckled in amusement, noticing Ayane give her a sly grin as well. She did have Mai to teach her how to be the conspiring type but he didn't expect her to pick it up so quickly. Ayane may be a freshman student but he had heard the seniors mention that if Ayane pushed through with her audition in Glee instead of the Tennis club – she would have rocketed them to the Nationals. They mentioned how she was a "very blessed lady with pipes that could shatter glass". Well, he wasn't surprised. After all, he didn't choose Ayane purely for her physiological features. Ayane definitely had more balls than Shizuru ever did when she was in first year.

Ayane:

Walk, walk on over there

'Cause I'm too fly to (with Mai: care! Oh yeah!)

Mai and Ayane:

Your words don't mean a thing

I'm not listening

Keep talking, all I know is...

All:

Mama told me not to waste my life

She said spread your wings my little butterfly

Don't let what they say keep you up at night

And they can't detain you

'Cause wings are made to fly

No, we don't let nobody bring us down

No matter what you say it won't hurt me

Don't matter if I fall from the sky

These wings are made to fly

Yukimura stared in astonishment as he watched her dance, seeing her passion burn on stage. He started to wonder if she was really a tennis player but her home was on both places – the court and the stage. She looked absolutely enticing and her movements wasted no energy. Despite her being in heels, she managed to dance without any effort and was even tap dancing with three inch heels. That just proved how insanely used to it she was or how talented she was in terms of movement alone. Mai's feline-like amber gold eyes gleamed mirthfully with a mischievous glint as she started to dance around with the other four. She even managed to coordinate with the other three girls.

Rena gawked in admonishment as Mai got the whole crowd standing up whereas she could barely get them to give her a standing ovation. She got the swaying but that was it but Mai and her friends easily worked the audience into a dancing frenzy. She narrowed her eyes at the red haired girl as she clenched her hands into fists. Yukimura stared in amazement and Rena felt her blood boil at the sight of the tensai. She did rile her a bit, much to her amusement. But now, she could feel her blood boiling at Mai flirting with Yukimura outright!

Mai:

Hey, hey – Take it away, Shizuru!

Shizuru:

I'm firing up on that runway

I know we're gonna get there someday

But we don't need no ready steady go, no

Kiyone:

Talk, talk turns into air

And I don't even (with Shizuru: care! Oh yeah!)

Your words don't mean a thing

I'm not listening

Keep talking, all I know is

Shiraishi gawked in astonishment; Kiyone looked like something just popped out of an Otaku's dream. She was small and her liquid blue eyes sparkled under the right amount of light from the spotlights. She easily moved around since she strode around in shiny black school shoes. Her dress made her look like a small doll and he wondered if he was the only one who found her extremely adorable. She had this cheeky grin as she started spinning her microphone around.

"Damn, she looks like a Loli," Zaizen rolled his eyes, folding his arms. "But I gotta admit – she's got a voice. She sounds like one of those dolls singing on TV except it's not so pitchy and irritating."

All:

Mama told me not to waste my life

She said spread your wings my little butterfly

Don't let what they say keep you up at night

And they can't detain you

'Cause wings are made to fly

No, we don't let nobody bring us down

No matter what you say it won't hurt me

Don't matter if I fall from the sky

These wings are made to

Mai:

I don't need no one saying

All:

Hey!

Mai:

I don't hear no one saying

All:

Hey! (Hey!)

Ayane and Kiyone:

You better keep on walking

I don't wanna hear your talking, boy

You better keep on walking

I don't wanna hear your talking, (boy)

Shizuru and Mai:

Your (Mai: (higher note) words don't mean a thing)

I'm (Mai: (higher note) not listening)

They're just like (water off my) wings! (Mai: wiiiings!)

Tezuka had never heard the brunette sing. But considering her Martial Arts training and given that Mai was a veteran and a genius in theatrics and performances, he found it quite possible for Mai to turn her instantly into at most interscholastic level singer. He did notice that her voice was a little deeper than the other three girls but it didn't sound too deep but still had a feminine ring to it. Kiyone sounded like a child, Mai had a Latina spin to her voice and Ayane pretty much had the lungs for ballad if she could scream loud enough to be heard five courts over. However, the girls managed to get the crowd standing up and dancing much too many people's surprise. Despite her not being in a dress, she looked great.

Yeah, you're in love with her.

Tezuka inwardly scowled at his conscience before continuing to watch at the performance unfolding before him.

All:

Mama told me not to waste my life (Mai: Ooo whoa!)

She said spread your wings my little butterfly (Ayane: My little butterfly!)

Don't let what they say keep you up at night

And they can't detain you!

'Cause wings are made to (Kiyone: Fly)

And we don't let nobody bring us down (Shizuru: We don't let nobody, nobody!)

No matter what you say it won't hurt me (Ayane: Yeah, no!)

Don't matter if I fall from the sky (Mai: Oh, whoa!)

These wings are made to

Fly

And we don't let nobody bring us down

No matter what you say it won't hurt me

Don't matter if I fall from the sky

These wings are made to fly

The moment the song ended, everyone gave them a standing ovation. Howls and cheers emerged from the crowd as glitter and shiny confetti rained from the ceiling. Shizuru nudged Mai forward as the red head took a bow before gesturing behind her, revealing her teammates.

"Thank you," Mai got the microphone, grinning slightly before chucking one of the microphones towards Shizuru. "Now, we're gonna have another round. But this time, it's just me and my best friend. Now this song is for tonight you know – for those who are gonna fight us in the Goodwill Games and also to a few, they're gonna have to know this."

Shizuru paled instantly, seeing the whole sea of people. "M-Mai, what are you talking about?"

The red haired genius grinned sardonically at her captain, causing Shizuru pale even more and realized what she was getting into. "Anyhow, each pair will do a duet and right now – this is my duet with Shizuru. This is the song," – Mai ditched her dress and revealed that she had been wearing a dark blue mid-riff tube along with denim shorts under as someone pitched her a black jacket with silver studs on it. "That will play our message – it's time they "Give It Up"!"

Loud cheers echoed as people soon started taking their seats. Blinking at each other several times, Ayane and Kiyone exited at one side as Shizuru sighed deeply, throwing off her coat as well and revealed a black mesh shirt under. The brunette captain knew exactly what that song was for. She didn't expect Mai to make a move like this so late in the game but it was about time too.

Flashback

"Are you sure you wanna do this," Shizuru held a piece of paper in hand, running through the lyrics. "This is like a declaration of war."

Mai let out a light chuckle and smirked confidently, folding her legs in an elegant fashion. "That's true. But that's the thing – haven't you seen the way she flirts with Yukimura?"

"She only does it in front of you," Shizuru raised an eyebrow, folding her arms. "Well then, that sounds like quite a bold declaration."

Mai chuckled lightly as she clenched her hand into a fist, determinedly grinning. "And what do we do to bitches that piss us off?"

To people who didn't know Shizuru too well, the dark smirk that curved up her lips would have terrified anyone. In fact, Mai had not expected her captain to agree to her plan. But now that she lay out the evidence – even Shizuru felt the urge to crush her.

"We tear them apart. Just like the phantoms we are."

End of Flashback

Mai chuckled in amusement as the song began to play, inhaling deeply. She then glanced at Shizuru, nodding at her to begin. As the synthesizer and the drums began to play, Shizuru had changed her shoes into belted black motorcycle boots with black cuffs and a black bangle. Oshitari gawked at his once sweet and smiling kohai now had this aloof and cocky smirk on her lips while Mai had a sultrier smile, tossing back her straight red hair.

(Give It Up – Arianna Grande and Elizabeth Gillies)

Shizuru:

Someday I'll let you in

Treat you right

Drive you outta your mind

Oooh

Mai:

You never met a chick like me

Burn so bright

I'm gonna make you blind

Everyone stared in shock how the two girls had instantly changed their personalities. Shizuru's smile curved up into a challenging smirk and Mai had walked over to Rena's table, raising an eyebrow at the girl. The female Rikkai Dai student staggered slightly as Mai tapped Yukimura on the nose with a wink, making the bluenette turn bright red. Sure he had girls flirting with him but the way Mai pulled it off made him completely freeze in his tracks. With a few cat calls and whistles, Mai then sashayed away before facing Shizuru and singing as if in a stand-off before standing back to back.

Both:

Always want what you can't have

Is it so bad if you don't get what you wanted?

Make you feel good

As I whip you

Into shape, ya boy

Let's get it started!

Give it up

You can't win

'Cause I know where you've been

Such a shame

You don't put up a fight

That's a game that we play

At the end of the night

It's the same old story

But you never get it right

Give it up

Sanada blinked several times as he and his cousin exchanged glances. Even Momo seemed to drop her jaw at the sight of her captain taking a whole new stand. Haruka blinked several times and Rin shook her head, staring in amazement. Shizuru and Mai blended their voices easily and the team didn't even know Mai was planning an attack like that. Momo knew exactly where the song was aiming. She glanced at Rena, watching the said girl shift uneasily in her seat.

Both:

Come a little closer

Baby, baby

Come a little closer

Baby, baby

Shizuru:

So stop trying to walk away

No you won't ever leave me behind

Mai:

Noooo

You better believe that I'm here to stay

Shizuru:

That's right

Mai:

Cause you're the shade and I'm the sunshine

(Ooooohh)

Both:

Look at me boy

'Cause I got you

Where I want you

Isn't it so exciting?

Wanna shake you

Wanna break you

Take a backseat boy

Cause now I'm driving

Akutsu chuckled in amusement, glancing at his doubles partner who was staring in amazement. "Even your red eyed weirdo for a captain has more balls than you. Heck, even your junior."

Isane blushed bright red, twiddling with her thumbs. "Eh, b-but..."

"You did a good job in shoving him off," Akutsu placed his feet on the table, clapping his hands. "It'll probably make you feel shitty at first but you'll get used to it. That bastard deserves it."

Give it up

You can't win

'Cause I know where you've been

Such a shame

You don't put up a fight

That's a game that we play

At the end of the night

It's the same old story

But you never get it right

Give it up

Mai:

A-oooh yeaaah

Shizuru:

Ah oooho heeey

Mai:

Hey yeah yeah yeaaaah oooh

Both:

Come a little closer

Baby, baby

Come a little closer

Baby, baby

Come a little closer

Baby

If you are my baby

Then I'll make you crazy tonight (Mai: niiiiiight!)

Look at me boy

'Cause I got you

Where I want you

Isn't it so exciting?

Wanna shake you

When I break you

Take a backseat boy

Cause now I'm driving

Both:

Give it up

You can't win

'Cause I know where you've been

Such a shame

You don't put up a fight

Mai watched Rena glare at her best friend for a moment before narrowing her eyes at the said girl. She may tick her off but nobody lies to her friend and makes him into a vegetable and bullies her best friend. She walked towards Yukimura and Rena, exchanging places with Shizuru. With a smirk, she stomped on the table while watching everyone stare in admonishment in what she was doing. Mai could feel her brain to just the grab the said girl and strangle her but no – murder is against the law. She had to settle for something else whether she liked it or not. The tensai could feel her blood boiling as she leaned down closer for a darker sneer before picking up Rena's drink and threw it in her face, drenching the girl.

"Whoa," Kirihara gawked in astonishment. "Where did that come from?"

Marui whistled as he blew up his green bubble gum. "Whoohoo, looks like someone's declaring war."

Picking off the food, Rena gaped in admonishment as Mai vindictively sneered with a sickeningly sweet smile before walking off to continue her song.

That's a game that we play

At the end of the night

It's the same old story

But you never get it right

Give it up

Ohhhh

YEAH!

The whole crowd jumped up and down, clapping and giving a loud applause. However, Rena stood up and grabbed the strawberry slushy before throwing it in Mai's face. The red head winced as the cold water splashed in her face, biting her lower lip. Instead of a distressed expression, Mai had a more solid and more vindictive stare.

"You bitch," Rena hissed angrily, glaring holes at her. "How dare you-!"

Mai grabbed a huge amount of red ice that was on her face before slinging the ice at Rena, narrowing her feline-like eyes into dangerous slits. "Yeah I dare, if you're going to play that little flirt-jealousy game with me. You picked the wrong queen to mess with."

Rena lunged at Mai, spitting venomously. "YOU BITCH!"

Everything just happened really fast. Before Rena could attack Mai, Shizuru suddenly stepped in the way, grabbed her arm and popped a few points in her arms. As the said girl staggered back, Ai caught the said girl and spun her behind her while taking a stance behind her. The brunette blinked several times as she stood there, waiting for Rena to at least show some hostility. As Rena tried to lift her arms, Ai immediately stood in front of her and narrowed her eyes at Shizuru.

"You might want to keep Nagisaki in line, Shizuru-chan," Ai smiled serenely, glaring at Mai. "That was certainly uncalled for."

Shizuru narrowed her eyes darkly, keeping a beady stare on the other girl. "Well, do note that your friend is not exactly the most likable person either. Mai normally doesn't get this riled unless someone has ruffled her feather first."

Rena bristled darkly before storming out, heading straight towards her dormitory room.

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

Yukimura blinked several times, wondering why Mai suddenly decided to do that to his girlfriend. He prepared to go after his distraught girlfriend but something held him in place. Despite the vindictive cruel look in the dancer's amber gold eyes, he felt something else. Her eyes were gleaming with sadism and malice but a hidden emotion.

Sadness.

Anger.

Jealousy.

But why would she be jealous of Rena? He had never known Mai personally but she acted as if she did. The way she reacted towards him gave him so many questions. Whenever Mai was standing around, Rena would instantly become a flirt and a seductress even going as far as licking his ear lobe. He shuddered at the feeling but something felt amiss about Mai. Last time he met her in the courts, she had been relatively controlled and probably what he'd call calm and collected. However, the spectacle tonight showed a vindictive side of her; something he never expected himself to see.

Why would she do that? It looks so painful to see her angry.

Now, he couldn't understand why those thoughts were running through his head.

He had his own girlfriend to dote on yet, seeing Mai on a vengeance spree and declaring war hurt him and made his blood boil. He shook his head as a huge red flash knocked him over, causing him to fall flat on his back on his bed. Thankfully, he was in his room otherwise his teammates would have gone bonkers if they found out he still suffered from Red Attacks as Kirihara named it. He had consulted his doctor about it and the doctor said it was him still trying to adjust to the stress since his mind had just recovered. However, he didn't dare believe it.

Those red flashes mean something. But what?

He wanted to yank his hair out, letting out an indignant huff and folding his legs. Yukimura pondered deeply, trying to find himself and what those flashes meant. He had told his teammates about it and all of them had their own explanation. Sanada said it was probably just a side-effect from his recovery medicine, Yagyuu proposed that the doctor may have rewired something wrong, Kirihara said the doctor put a zombie virus in his head and it was his brain telling him to eat other people. Yanagi had proposed that it was the stress coming from his therapy. Marui said he was just low on sugar and Jackal also felt the same about the surgery that something may have gone wrong. However, Niou had the explanation that did throw him off guard.

Maybe it's trying to remember something?

Yukimura bit his lower lip while trying to sort things out but in the end, closed his eyes as sleep overtook him.

He wasn't the only one thought with problems.

Atobe looked at himself in the mirror, wondering where he suddenly gained eye bags. Then again, Vera had this unholy ability to wake him up at 3 AM in the morning especially when Momo or any of his fellow schoolmates were annoyed with her. It was either Momo who had gone on a vengeance spree with her samurai katana or Hitomi trying to poison her. He sighed deeply before washing his face and taking a walk alone outside into the bar seeing the karaoke machine. After the whole spectacle of Mai declaring war, not many of the people remained. Rikkai Dai had left although some like Niou, Yagyuu, Marui and Kirihara decided to stay. Seigaku decided to stay for awhile with Shitenhouji, Jyosei Shounan and Yamabuki. Hyotei however decided to stay.

"So, who's up next," Rin grinned cheerfully, putting a potato chip in her mouth.

Ayane shrugged lightly, drinking a bottle of lemonade. "I don't know. I guess anybody, ne?"

"Heh, why don't we have a little dare off," Haruka snickered lightly as she drank another can of Pomelo juice. "That sounds like fun."

"Yeah, give a specific genre the person has to sing," Rin grinned in delight, nudging Isane. "You up for it?"

The silver haired Sniper nodded with a small smile, keeping her voice soft. "Ah, that sounds great."

Momo nodded and folded her arms, raising an eyebrow at her cousin and chuckling. "So, you up for it, Niou?"

Niou chuckled lightly, keeping his trickster smirk. "You got it, babe."

Momo however definitely could see the annoyance and frustration in the boy's eyes. She glanced at Isane who was chatting lightly with the other girls and sometimes with Akutsu. She herself knew that Akutsu may have not been the softest cotton ball in the bunch from Yamabuki – Sengoku already took that position. However, she couldn't shake the tension floating between Atobe, Vera and Ayane. She could feel heavy tensions as she glanced at her captain.

"Tell me I'm not the only one feeling that this room is full of tension," Momo leaned over to her captain, glancing at everyone talking and eating.

Shizuru smiled lightly, shaking her head. "You're not the only one, Momo-senpai. Don't fret too much though. It may make the tension worse."

"Keeeeigoooo, sing for me," Vera leaned against Atobe's shoulder while batting her eyelashes, smiling and singing in a weird sing-song voice.

Atobe snorted lightly, shaking his head. "Ore-sama's not in the mood for it."

"Yeah why don't you, Atobe," Ayane narrowed her eyes with a menacing glare, folding her arms. "What? You too chicken to try?"

Atobe bit his lower lip to snap back but he couldn't come up with a witty retort. He remembered her words back at the tennis courts and frankly, they still stung. His icy blue eyes met Ayane's whose emerald green eyes sparkled with a challenging smirk. If there was one thing he couldn't say no to, it was a challenge especially if it was issued by a rival or by her. Atobe chuckled with his usual haughty and holier-than-thou smirk.

"Be prepared to be awed by ore-sama's prowess," Atobe chuckled determinedly, picking up the microphone.

Ayane snickered with a snooty snort, folding her arms. "Alright, your highness – go do a rock song."

"Ugh, is that like all that's in your head," Vera tousled her blonde hair, snorting mockingly. "No wonder you lost."

The tangerine female's emerald green eyes flared up immediately. "Go screw yourself in a ditch!"

Something in him seemed to click as he began checking through the list of songs. He could feel his body forcing back his stage fright. Although he had done speeches, he had no idea how to sing. However, the king really wanted something to knock Ayane off her feet. Something to get into her thick skull and get his message across. The question though, it was more of what could possibly dent her thick head? Thankfully, she wasn't as stubborn as Shizuru otherwise he'd have a heyday trying to convince her. Why Tezuka fell for the girl – he had no clue. Did the Seigaku captain think he was being discreet? Think again, Atobe dryly snorted as he continued scrolling through the song choices. The only idiot who wouldn't notice his advances would be Shizuru since she was worrying her own ass off of him not liking her back. Finally, he came across the song as he input the numbers and inhaled deeply to calm himself down. Soon, the song began to play as he brought the microphone nearer to his face.

(Adam Lambert – Whatya want from me?)

Hey, slow it down

What'ya want from me

Yeah, I'm afraid

What'ya want from me

Ayane's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates; what was he doing? Did he even know the song? The heck with it, he didn't sound as bad as she thought he'd be. Everyone stared in amazement as Atobe's actions and even his voice fit the song perfectly. In fact, since when did he at least know who the heck Adam Lambert was? The Atobe she had known only went as far as classical music and the more elegant jazzy or Bossa Nova music. The tangerine haired girl saw the emotions flickering in his eyes; she wasn't looking at a king.

She was looking at a man who wanted her back.

He was trying to tell her something.

But he completely, Ayane stopped midway in her thoughts, trying to reassess the situation. What if Atobe had been right all along? If so, what was he doing remaining near Vera? She noticed Vera swooning her daylights out but Atobe's icy blue eyes remained directly on her, unwavering as he continued to fulfil the dare.

There might have been a time

When I would give myself away

(Ooh) Once upon a time

I didn't give a damn

But now here we are

So what'ya want from me

what'ya want from me

Just don't give up

I'm workin' it out

Please don't give in

I won't let you down

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, what'ya want from me

What'ya want from me

"It's clear the song's for you, Ayane."

The tangerine haired girl swivelled her head towards Hitomi who started drinking a bottle of vodka. "Of all the, where and HOW THE HECK DID YOU BRING THAT IN!?"

Hitomi shrugged plainly, continuing to drink down the bottle. "Brought a water jug, emptied the contents, grabbed a bottle and filled it up. But don't evade the question," – the blonde chuckled in amusement, raising an eyebrow at her. "What do you want?"

"What do you mean, what do I want," Ayane scrunched up her nose, snorting in annoyance. "I just wanna be the best and beat the bat-lights out of Vera while I'm at it!"

Hitomi sighed deeply, taking off her glasses to wipe the lenses. "I meant, what do you want from him – Ayane? As much as I could compliment the capacity of his Insight, Atobe's not a mind reader, you know."

Ayane blinked several times, only to realize what Hitomi was right. What did she want from Atobe? Why had she been so hard on him? He had apologized to her after leaving without a goodbye. And it wasn't his fault that Vera may have decided to use him as a scapegoat. Atobe had been nothing but doing his best to be patient with her, even if it was in her opinion – a very retarded way of doing it by gloating like a weirdo. She hung her head in silence and continued watching Atobe.

Yeah, it's plain to see

That baby you're beautiful

And there's nothing wrong with you

It's me, I'm a freak

But thanks for lovin' me

Cause you're doing it perfectly

There might have been a time

When I would let you slip away

I wouldn't even try but I think

You could save my life

Vera scowled at the thought of losing Atobe.

If she did, it was the same as losing to Ayane. She could see the emotions in his eyes as her heart began giggle evilly to itself. She had proven herself to be able to knock down the Queen of Hearts and of course, Atobe being the victory-hungry king that he was – where else would he go to? A king wanted nothing but power and Ayane had failed to satisfy that need. She chuckled darkly in amusement, watching Atobe sing. However, a frown curved up her lips as she found his line of sight more directed to Ayane. Her blue eyes gleamed darkly as she did her best to keep up her prim and proper appearance, smiling as best as she could to his singing.

That tramp is nothing. I'll beat her and prove to the world that I'm the better girl!

However, what made Ayane so attractive to Atobe in the first place?

She had been trying to figure the answer to that question yet nothing had appeared to be plausible. Was her hair to stringy and dry? Vera gasped to herself; that couldn't be it could it? She immediately began fingering her hair only to sigh in relief that it was still soft and silky as always. Not sexy enough? She glanced at her clothes as it still clung tightly to her body and she began feeling out her face. Frustration continued to build up as she narrowed her eyes at the Hyotei female vice captain.

What did she have that she didn't?

Just don't give up

I'm workin' it out

Please don't give in

I won't let you down

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, what'ya want from me

What'ya want from me

Just don't give up on me

I won't let you down

No, I won't let you down

Atobe glanced at Ayane for a few moments as the whole scenery faded into him looking straight into her emerald green eyes. He knew their eyes had made contact and his body simply froze on stage. His shoulders shuddered from the sheer fatigue of performing a power song. He had taken voice lessons – once, twice just for the sake of being EXTREMELY multi-talented and refusing to lose. But he had never trained for a song this heavy. He could feel his lungs burning from the power he had to put into the next note. The adrenaline kicked in and all he wanted to do was to get Ayane to listen to him even if it was just for thirty seconds. Inhaling deeply, Atobe psyched himself out for the high note.

Just don't give up

I'm workin' it out

Please don't give in

I won't let you down

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, What'ya want from me

Damn, he's really putting out his all for this.

Everyone gawked as the whole world broke out into a standing ovation. Oshitari watched his captain really put his heart into the song. Atobe hit the high note and he didn't even expect the diva to do such a thing. Atobe wasn't the type to do a ballad even with someone putting a gun to his face or even challenged him. But this definitely took the cake. He knew Atobe as the arrogant, strong, annoying, flamboyant and charismatic bastard that he had to deal with on a daily basis. Atobe did insult him too; calling him a "poker faced bastard" the first time he found out that Atobe was going to be captain. However, sentimentality had never been Atobe's strongest ace card – in fact, he had been more of the "I-am-a-king-I-don't-do-that-kind-of-thing" type of guy. However, the moment the kansai prodigy had glanced towards Ayane – he realized that there sat both Atobe's weakness and strength.

He's trying to tell her something. But, will she understand what he's trying to say is the question.

Just don't give up

I'm workin' it out

Please don't give in

I won't let you down

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, What'ya want from me

(What'ya want from me)

What'ya want from me

As the song ended, Atobe's eyes became more morose and in that one moment in time – Ayane caught a different side of the king. She could see the begging and pleading in his eyes as he sauntered off stage and walked down. As soon as he got down, Vera immediately ran towards him and tackled him into a huge hug.

"Aww, Keigo, you're so adorable," Vera crooned and latched herself onto his left arm, sneaking a sly smile at Ayane.

The tangerine haired girl however completely ignored her as she looked straight into Atobe's eyes. In all the years she knew the boy, Atobe was not exactly as stupid as she often scolded him about. When she refused to listen to him, Atobe had switched towards a different medium. She bit her lower lip and tried to figure out the song and saw him walk with Vera as she dragged the King along. As she watched Vera drag him to the pastry bar, she felt her chest tighten considerably. Her hand unconsciously made its way to her shirt as she stood there in confusion.

What did she want from him?

That question shot straight through her again and again. She racked her mind for answers but nothing fit the bill. Ayane tightly shut her eyes before exhaling sharply and looking at the Hyotei team who had all their eyes centred on her. She pretty much knew that they all had the same question in mind. Raking her fingers through her tangerine hair, Ayane shook her head before walking out.

"Excuse me, I need to think."

As feeble as it was, it was the only excuse she could come up with.

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Yukimura strolled around outside, inhaling deeply and began wondering to himself. The red flashes were getting worse; they struck him from all sides and sometimes even during the middle of a tennis match. If he were fighting someone who was a smart player, the bluenette was certain he was toast. Demi-god or not, Yukimura knew there was only to some extent that he could keep up those kinds of returns. Now if only his brain would work properly. The bluenette groaned to himself before knocking into someone, causing his eyes to widen.

"Nagisaki-san, what are you doing out so late," Yukimura blinked several times; what was she doing out there? Why did he always seem to bump into her whenever he thought of her?

Mai bit her lower lip, letting out a hollow chuckle. "I don't know really. I had a hard time sleeping."

"Guilt trip?"

Mai shook her head with a small smirk, chuckling bitterly. "Actually, throwing the slushy at her was the mildest thing I had in mind. I wanted something a little more brutal but there were too many bystanders. I'm just having a hard time since I'm not used to cold air. Spain has a better night air that doesn't freeze a person to death."

Yukimura nodded wordlessly as they slowly began to walk right next to each other. The night air brushed past them as the two continued walking along, letting the trees dance along and leaves rustling around. The bluenette glanced at the silent red head and immediately began racking his brains for any ideas. The red flashes – her hair was in the same shade but not as explosive as to knocking him off his feet. However, he couldn't understand – how did she induce it without even trying? All she did was sing and throw a slushy into his girlfriend's face. It could be anger but how could a song anger him? That would have been so petty!

"Nagisaki-san, why," Yukimura breathed out deeply, shaking his head.

The red head swivelled her head towards the bluenette. "Hm?"

"Why did you have to throw that slushy at her? I mean, what did she ever do to you," Yukimura shook his head, staring at her in confusion.

Mai bit her lower lip, trying to find the right words. "It's not because of anything romantic but a friend always looks out for a friend, right?"

Goddamn it, girl. You're a really good liar.

Mai smiled curtly, sighing deeply to herself. She shook her head while trying to figure out better ways to jog his memory because currently – nothing was working! It frustrated her to no end and even Kiyone said it was starting to make her look weird. For Kiyone to notice, that meant the whole team noticed what was running through her brains.

"We are friends," Yukimura repeatedly softly, raising an eyebrow. "Then what happened?"

Mai shrugged lightly, letting her voice trail away with the wind. "I don't know... I really don't know..."

Yukimura felt his chest suddenly tighten, looking at her downcast expression. He remembered her confident and dynamic personality on stage but in reality – she was like any other girl. Mai had a smile that could literally grab the hearts of an audience but he had to admit; she was a very talented actress. Everyone believed her dynamic, powerful and feisty personality but the way she showed herself to him seemed different. There was something in her eyes that made him want to move in. Suddenly, his hand began to move by itself and it laced his fingers with hers.

What's happening to me?

Yukimura couldn't believe himself either but his body refused to take his commands. His left hand went straight for her cheek and made her face look at his direction. Her amber eyes widened as he dipped his head down to suddenly press his lips against hers. Mai's eyes widened in surprise but the softness made her melt. In his case, he could feel the urges of the red flash simmer down into soft comforting humming in his mind. The Rikkai Dai captain pulled her closer as everything began to fade into a soothing silence. What was he doing? He had a girlfriend and here he was kissing the girl who threw a slushy at his girlfriend! Who was she? Why did Mai matter so much?

But everything seemed so right.

As he parted away from her, his eyes widened as Mai blinked several times. Why did he do that? More questions began swirling in her mind and found Yukimura stepping away from her.

"S-Seiichi?"

Yukimura and Mai suddenly swivelled their head towards the sound of the voice and found Rena with all her things in hand, dropping her bag on the ground with an inaudible thud. Mai swallowed hard; that definitely wasn't part of the plan! She wanted to bang her head on the wall – how is it every coincidence she manipulated never worked out but everything that she never touched did? She wanted to yank out her hair and maybe scream at some random bystander but now that Rena saw that – what was going to happen now?

"R-Rena, wait – let me explain," Yukimura began to move towards her as Rena stormed past him. "It's not her fault!"

"Not only did you throw a slushy at me now you kiss him," Rena slapped Mai in the face, with her face contorting with rage. "STAY AWAY FROM HIM, YOU WHORE!"

Mai winced slightly from the blow but her own eyes blazed with fury, grabbing Rena's other hand to prevent her clawing her face. "Do you even love him!? You don't even listen to him when he's trying to explain something to you!"

"You freakin' seduced him," Rena screamed and prepared to claw her out as Mai stepped aside, avoiding her clawing. "Good thing I manicured my nails well enough to shred out your face!"

"Like you even can!"

Yukimura immediately stepped in between them, shoving Rena down accidentally. As Rena fell to the ground, she saw Yukimura putting a distance between Mai and her. She shivered and trembled violently, staring in horror. Why? Why was he defending Mai? What did she do wrong? Mai was the one kissing him! It isn't fair! Yukimura didn't do anything wrong, Rena chanted mentally in her head. He is just recovering from his surgery.

It was then she realized... she never wanted him to recover.

If he were to recover completely, his memories would come back. Mai would be in his life and she would just be a lone dot that made a mark in his life. No line – just a simple dot. No, no, no, Rena tried to sort herself out as she hissed in denial. Yukimura can't forget her! No, he's her boyfriend – Mai's the villain here! She grit her teeth darkly while staring at the red head, watching her stare in shock and admonishment at what Yukimura just did. Why did that girl even care that she was shoved down? Stupid bitch, Rena stood up and angrily stared back at her but regained her composure with a calm and still silence.

"Well, sorry – I didn't realize that you were THAT talented," Rena tossed her hair back haughtily, narrowing her eyes but suddenly smiling sweetly at Yukimura. "Seiichi, my parents are going to pick me up already. I'm tired of staying here. Walk with me?"

Yukimura blinked several times, hesitatingly looking at Mai before following after Rena. Mai stood there as she pressed her fingers on her lips, trying to piece together why Yukimura suddenly kissed her. Although the feeling felt good, Mai knew exactly who to look for in the middle of the night. She immediately dashed towards the dorms and began banging on a specific door. However, nobody was answering and the door didn't look like it was going to open any time soon.

"Grghnnn..."

Mai groaned in annoyance as she kicked the door down with her fingers in a gun like position. "FREEZE, FBI!"

The door flung open to the sight of Fuuka began snoring her daylights out, Ai suddenly tumbled out of bed with her tangled in her bedsheets and Natsuki threw a pillow in her face to which she dodged and where was Shizuru? Mai's eyes widened when the door smacked straight into Shizuru's face as the brunette staggered backwards and fell straight on the ground.

"Owww," Shizuru whimpered as she rubbed her forehead and sat up, staring at her like a lost puppy. "Whaaaaaat?"

Mai laughed sheepishly before helping her friend up, bringing her outside. "Walk outside with me. I'll get you some ice."

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"Okay, give me five good reasons why I should not beat your daylights out right now," Shizuru stared deathly at Mai, looking incredibly deprived of sleep.

"Don't worry – I think one good reason is enough to soothe your rage," Mai winced visibly, looking at how Shizuru had the face of death.

One more little tidbit about the brunette: Shizuru's old personality of being violent resurfaced when she was forcefully dragged out of bed.

Well, it was one out of two things: if woken up normally and gently, Shizuru would have a sleepy and lost puppy disposition and became completely vulnerable – being incapacitated even to being unable to open a refrigerator door. The other one was the rude awakening to which Shizuru now made death threats that were a hair's width of becoming a reality and being smacked by a door wasn't on the how to wake up kindly list. Fuuka was more the "smash now-ask questions later" type; at least Shizuru hadn't adapted to that personality or Mai was definitely sure she'd die. Thankfully, the red head captain was a VERY deep sleeper and not even a heavy metal rock concert or a bomb was going to wake her up. Ayane's volume probably wouldn't wake up the said girl either.

"I saw Yukimura awhile ago," Mai started explaining her side, trying to keep her best friend awake.

Shizuru slumped with a whine, falling onto the sofa. "Mai, you don't wake me up for things that will want me to put two guns to my head."

"He kissed me!"

"At the same time – wait, what," Shizuru's eyes widened, now the brunette was fully awake. "Say what now?"

Mai smirked triumphantly; now that got her captain's attention. "Yukimura kissed me. It happened all of a sudden! I was just taking a leisurely stroll since Miaka turned up the air conditioning unit high enough to freeze a person into the next Ice Age!"

Shizuru shook her head, raising an eyebrow. "Do you at least have an inkling as to why?"

"I… I don't know," Mai clasped her hands together, handing her a glass of milk tea. "Here, I bought this on the way back knowing I'm going to do this to you often…"

Shizuru's expression immediately brightened up like a light bulb. "Wintermelon Milk Tea, Lite Sugar level with Pearls?"

"Ye," before Mai could finish her sentence, the brunette immediately snatched it from her as the red head sweat-dropped at the sight of her captain's rage simmering down into nothing. "God, you memorized the order down to the last letter. They even say that thing is cancerous and here you are drinking enough for a whole country."

Shizuru hissed venomously before resuming in drinking her milk tea, holding it protectively. "THEM LIES!"

"Okay, okay, I get it you Gollum you. I'm just saying," Mai stared at her best friend weirdly as the brunette happily began to drink her milk tea, shaking her head in defeat. "Point is – I don't know why. I don't think he's the type to cheat on his girlfriend. It doesn't make sense."

Shizuru shrugged nonchalantly, sucking up another pearl from the straw. "Hmmm, you did say he underwent surgery right?"

"Yep, that's right. But what does that have any relation to his character," Mai folded her arms, leaning against the chair. "Any explanation? You're the psycho-warfare person."

"I think it's more his body," Shizuru elegantly folded her legs, continuing to sip up her milk tea.

"His body?"

When Mai stared at her in bewilderment, Shizuru continued on explaining. "When his mind won't consciously recall his memories, there is a possibility his body would remember something. Did you guys ever do a play where he had to kiss you?"

Mai pondered deeply, biting her lower lip until realization hit her. "Yeah, it was my first debut as… the Black Swan…"

"That could be it but it usually takes a really strong stimulus to send his body doing that," Shizuru tousled around with her brown locks, thinking up several scenarios. "There could be one thing – his emotions during that event. But we can't exactly rely on that because we don't know what he's thinking."

The red head sighed deeply, shaking her head. "What are we going to do now?"

"Let it play out and wait for another episode – if it doesn't involve you doing anything then, it's not you and more him. But if it involves him responding to you then, you might actually be solving your own problem without you doing much," Shizuru smiled sweetly, finally finishing her milk tea. "Ah, that was delicious."

Mai grinned lightly, leaning against the backrest of the sofa. "Thanks, I needed a little clarification. I just hope that I didn't ruin things for him. I just wanted to give him the truth. I mean – romantic feelings aside, it's only right. I mean, according to Momo – she's not sure that we're actually dealing with Rena..."

"Hmm, I don't think you did. But, either way – just watch your step," Shizuru grabbed her milk tea glass, sipping instinctively before staring disappointedly at the empty glass. "You really want to thank me?"

Mai looked at the brunette as an empty 24 ounce tumbler of milk tea was shoved in her face.

"Get me more milk tea and we'll call it even."

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Tennis training passed through uneventfully now that Niou and Shishido found themselves hammered down by Akutsu. Well, it was more like Akutsu just dragged her to the farthest end of the court and took his position on the other side. After a few warm-up rounds, the rally intensified with Akutsu pushing Isane to a corner. At first, Isane started getting terrified but the moment her eyes focused on the ball. She found herself staring in amazement that she could easily now catch the ball. Shishido however was amazed by Isane's new air of confidence as she slowly began combating her fear of the net. Akutsu immediately changed his position before attacking the ball and sending towards her. Isane quickly sent a drive volley and with her height, she sent it far from Akutsu's reach. Akutsu had a smirk on his face as he sent it back at her all of a sudden, forcing her to dodge the shot instead of returning it.

"Goddamn it, Uchiha! Don't dodge – confront the damn ball! What has a brain – you or the ball," Akutsu snarled as he sent another fast serve.

Isane bit her lower lip as she forcibly pushed the ball forward, stepping up her attack. "A-Alright!"

"Damn, she's getting better," Shishido chuckled with a dark smirk, facing his partner. "Oi, let's get this moving! We're not going to improve with that kind of combat capacity!"

Niou on the other hand, tried to get Isane's attention.

Ever since that night in the Rikkai Ball, she never returned his phone calls and neither did she text him back. He tried talking to her after so long and Isane just brushed him off. It was highly uncharacteristic of her; he knew that Isane shied away from scary arguments and stammered often. But now, she stood up against him and that really threw him off guard.

No wonder she was also known as "The Unpredictable".

He knew her fighting pattern in tennis was unpredictable but he didn't expect her to be like that off the court. Then again, it was the more quiet ones who snapped first in comparison to Ayane. The vice captain lashed out at Atobe and it was almost easy to predict when she would blow up at Atobe. Then again, Atobe was infuriating to a certain extent. The man knew how to piss off people without exerting any effort. The Trickster absentmindedly continued playing against Yokome, wondering how she became part of the Yamabuki regulars if she could barely keep up with him.

Then again, not many of the teams could hold a candle to the Hyotei team.

Shishido and Niou glared at each other as they continued rallying against their partners, not realizing that their shots were getting a whole lot faster. The Trickster glanced at Isane once or twice but found her completely occupied with something else. Akutsu stood next to her now, teaching her how to move faster despite her lanky body composition. His eyes widened when she went for a double lunge and easily covered the distance of half the court. Akutsu looked around for a moment, checking if Hanamura was around. Niou raised an eyebrow – what the hell was he doing to Isane? If he harms her, Niou felt his blood boil as his hand curled up into a fist.

Akutsu picked up a couple of tennis balls before hurling it straight at Isane. Niou and Shishido lunged out of their courts to help Isane until their eyes widened with what happened.

The Sniper caught the ball and with a snap of her wrist, Isane hurled the ball straight back at Akutsu.

Akutsu smirked and kept up the pace and instead threw 2 balls instead of one. The exchange became fast as Isane forced her body to keep on moving. Using her range, Isane lunged forward and sent the ball back – not realizing that she had closed in on the net considerably. She continued to keep her eyes on the opponent with her feet shifting and pivoting to punch up her speed. Niou and Shishido could only gape at what the silver haired girl was doing. Where did she suddenly gain that kind of speed and in a week no less?

"I knew Akutsu would be the perfect partner for her."

Niou and Shishido glanced back to see Hanamura walking up towards them with her arms folded. "Uchiha Isane – she was a work of art, definitely. Her eyes could see even a bird flying high in the sky and not waver. However, because of this – she became too reliant on her eyesight to anticipate. She is scared at the net because she cannot plan ahead of time what her attack would be. Akutsu however is different – his body has the ability to quickly shift in position and scare an opponent. In partnering the two together, Akutsu had smoothed out Isane's rough edges or more or less – is working on it. I must say – I guess it's a good thing I don't interfere as much."

Niou nodded wordlessly as he watched Isane completely push herself to her limits. However, something else had caught him off guard as Akutsu smirked.

"Where's your Illusion Play," Akutsu threw the ball with harder force, glaring and snarling at the taller girl. "Show that fucker you're not some run-in-the mill player!"

Niou's eyes widened when she suddenly took on a new form, revealing the tangerine haired vice captain. As if she were able to completely alter her body, Isane threw the ball the same amount of force Ayane would have towards Atobe. Akutsu grinned widely before throwing another fast shot and to Shishido's shock – she changed into him as she dashed to one side. Catching the ball, she immediately changed into the Trickster much to the other male's surprise and sent a Laser Beam towards Akutsu who caught it easily.

"Heh, you're gonna have to fire that thing a lot faster if you're gonna get to the Goodwill games," Akutsu sneered before throwing three balls. "Come on!"

Isane suddenly changed her form once more into Rin as she threw her entire body to deflect. She parried two of the balls with her feet before catching another one and throwing it straight back. The silver haired Yamabuki male smirked as he watched her sweat and run herself to her limits, noticing the two boys standing on the side. He knew that kids could be morons – he himself had done stupid things like smoking his daylights out. But, Shishido and Niou were basically fighting one another for something that could easily be decided through a tennis match but then again, they're boys. Fists do the talking better than a racquet.

Let's see what they think now. Heh, Uchiha's gonna become badass before they season ends.

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That's Chapter 67! I can't believe I put so much drama in this story. Actually, I did feel that Mai's romance lacked progress so now she declares war! What's going to happen now? Why did Yukimura suddenly kiss her? What is Atobe trying to tell Ayane? Find out in Chapter 68! Please don't forget to review!