A/N: After the tragic/memorable ending of Waiting For You I decided to do another request - that and the fact that my writing muse for The Risks We Take decided to go on leave temporarily - So wait patiently for the next chapter until my muse decides to grace me with its presence again - Besides that though, enjoy the new story!
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Somewhere In-between
Rated: T
Summary: One week without servants would kill Ore-sama, One week with Ore-sama might drive him nuts; but in-between that one week, this unlikely pair just might be…interested?
Pairing: EchizenXAtobe
Written for: Animegurl088
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Chapter one: One Week
(A/N: This is another fanfic that won't be based on tennis, but more on the characters. This is set around the time Ryoma's about 18 and Atobe's 21)
Sunday Morning
"Seishounen!"
"What!" Ryoma said irritated popping his head out of his blankets. " Baka Oyaji! Doesn't he know I'm tired from flying in last night!" Ryoma muttered seeing his father walk into his room without knocking again.
"Get up! You have to do something for me," Nanjiroh said with a smile.
"I'm not your servant!" Ryoma replied with a frown and snuggled back into his fluffy pillow.
"You knew my conditions since I helped you take a break from Wimbledon!" Nanjiroh said pulling the blankets off of his son.
Ryoma let out a loud groan and sat up grumpily. " What do you want?"
"Get dressed and come with me…take whatever you think you'll miss if you don't have"
"Does that mean you want me to play tennis with you?" Ryoma asked between a yawn and stretch"
"Just get downstairs," Nanjiroh said taking a magazine from his robe.
"Usu" Ryoma muttered and fell back into bed to stare at his ceiling. He knew the consequences of bribing his dad to get him out of participating at Wimbledon this year. He had started professional tennis as soon as he was 15 and 3 years of doing the same tournaments and beating the same people was starting to bore him. He missed his parents and his middle school friends. Now barely a day back and his dad was already using it to his advantage.
With a sigh, Ryoma forced himself up to get dressed.
'Baka Oyaji!' Ryoma thought grumpily.
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"Keigo!"
"…I'm sorry?"
"You said that the other three times you did this!"
"Well this time I really am sorry Otou-san"
"Keigo, I don't even want to know your reason this time!" His father said putting his head onto his hands in frustration at his son conduct.
"But it was boring" Atobe announced with a pout.
"Just because the office work was boring gives you no right to leave" His father said with a scowl. " If I was like you, I fear the company wouldn't have made it this far!"
"I'll try harder" Atobe said only slightly guilty.
"You said that how many times now as well Keigo…"
"This time I will restrain the impulse to get up and leave" Atobe said with a slight nod.
"I'm afraid this time you gone overboard Keigo…I'm going to have to punish you"
Atobe sighed, " No money again?"
"Even I know that doesn't work for you Keigo," His father chided. " This time I'm banishing you to the cabin in the mountains."
"Okay" Atobe said with a smile. This would be more like a vacation!
"Although…I will not allow you a car, phone, money or servants!"
"What!" Atobe stood outraged at this new information…Who'd serve Ore-sama if there were no servants? He'd die!
"That's right Keigo, for a week you'll have to live like that…thankfully my friend volunteered his son to baby sit you for that week."
"I have no need for a babysitter!" Atobe said, appalled at his father's suggestion. " I'm no child! I'm 21"
"If you are what you claim you are, then you should act your age Keigo! I find I'm still fixing your mistakes, while there you shall finish ever piece of work you skipped out on for the last three days."
Atobe groaned.
His father sighed and shook his head sadly, "Keigo, how can I let you inherit all this if you don't want to learn how…if you don't want this punishment anymore than I suggest you shape up by the end of the week!"
"Hai…Otou-san" Atobe finally said.
He was going to suffer…
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"Why are we in the mountains?" Ryoma asked looking out at the view they were passing.
"I'll tell you soon" Nanjiroh promised.
"Che!" Ryoma muttered taking another sip of his Ponta.
"Why'd you buy me so much Ponta Oyaji" Ryoma asked looking at the back seat.
"Just because" Nanjiroh said with a grin.
"Girls…girls…girls…" Nanjiroh sang out in a perverted voice.
Ryoma scowled and tried to ignore it.
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" Enjoy your stay Keigo" His father said dropping his soon off.
"Why does it have to be our small cabin" Atobe whined.
"Because it'll be just you Keigo," His father reminded him. " You only need a big one room, one bathroom cabin."
"But that other person!" Atobe protested.
"The bed is big enough to share Keigo," His father added.
"There's no sofa!" Atobe complained.
" There are chairs" His father said and smiled suddenly when a car pulled up. " They're here!"
Atobe glanced at the car, curious if he could possibly boss this person around at least… His eyes widened when he saw who stepped out of the car. Surprisingly the boy looked surprise as well but sudden the shock turned to amusement and the delicate line of his mouth curved upward in a smirk.
"Monkey King…"
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Nanjiroh pulled up next to a tiny cabin and Ryoma stared at his father in suspicion.
'What is this Oyaji up to?' Ryoma thought with a frown.
"Here we are Ryoma… out we go" Nanjiroh sang out.
"Che!" Ryoma sighed and stepped out to see a nice black Lexus and two men standing by the car. Ryoma's eyes widened when the recognized the way one stood to how he looked down at Ryoma. The usual superior face was filled with a shock right now and that brought a smirk to Ryoma lips.
"Monkey King…"
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"Brat!" Atobe demanded, " You're kidding me Otou-san!"
" I'm not" his father said with a frown, " He is your babysitter and you shall respect him Keigo…where are your manners?"
"Otou-san!" Atobe protested. Not only was this someone he couldn't manipulate, this was also the brat who made him cut his beautiful hair once and continually provoked him!
"What is this about?" Ryoma interrupted.
"Seishounen…you are going to watch my friends son for the week" Nanjiroh announced. Ryoma stared at his father blankly before looking Atobe up and down.
"He doesn't look disabled…"
"Of course I'm not!" Atobe shouted back with irritation.
"Then why-"
" Because he's my friend Seishounen!" Nanjiroh said looking at Ryoma hard. " I promised you would for the week"
"How can you just volunteer me-"
"Because you owe me SON" Nanjiorh reminded.
"How do you even know this family Otou-san?" Atobe asked.
" Nanjiroh and I were friends back in high school. We had our fun in the day with just about everything…besides, it was through Nanjiroh that I discovered a love for tennis"
"You really sucked back then" Nanjiroh reminisced with a nod.
"Now that you two are here, we'll be leaving…" Atobe's father said with a nod. He went to Ryoma and handed him a cell phone and cash.
"In case you need anything or in case of any emergency" He said, " Do not give them to Keigo, you have complete control"
Ryoma was still in shock that he had been pulled into this. By the time he registered everything Atobe's father said to him, his father had already threw his tennis bag and Ponta out next to him and both father's were pulling out already.
" Oi! Matte!" Ryoma shouted but both cars turned and disappeared.
Ryoma sighed. He wasn't going to have a choice. Reluctantly shouldering his tennis bag and carrying his Ponta he looked at Atobe wearily.
"Well, Monkey King…let's make the best out of my…dominance" Ryoma said with a smirk.
"Dominance?" Atobe questioned with fury, " Why you little Brat!"
"Go do your work!" Ryoma ordered, "after all, I have complete power"
Atobe opened his mouth to retort but he couldn't think of what to say to this brat. So instead he marched inside and decided he'd finish the work and get out early!
"I can't wait for next Sunday!" Atobe announced.
"I can't either" Ryoma muttered setting his things down in the small cabin. " For a rich family, this is small" Ryoma commented.
"I'm in punishment smart-ass" Atobe reminded him.
"Che!" Ryoma muttered.
"Well let's make something very clear!" Atobe announced to Ryoma. " You shall refer to me as Ore-sama and serve me!"
Ryoma gave him the weirdest look and smiled.
"Yadda!"
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A/N; Well I hope you all enjoyed chapter one! Please stay tune as Ore-sama and the Prince go head-to-head for a whole week… have no idea how long this story will be so let's just see - Review as usual!