Chapter 13
Ok, so then… who won?
Ryoma won 7-6 and just because he got lucky that Tezuka's reflexes didn't react just like what happened with Tezuka's match with Fuji.
Kamio won 7-6 too because he and Momo refused to lose and Momo lost his footing in an attempt to hit the ball which was by the net and he was at the base line.
Yukimura won 7-6 because… well, he's good.
Kaidoh lost to Gakuto so now Eiji is hysterically shouting…
Ok so the punishments given… bodies were everywhere. They lay where their bodies could take them before they 'died'.
"Guess, I'm lucky that I came late…" a silver haired boy walked to the courts.
"Kojirou! You-" Aoi began but…
"Saeki-san! You're late! 50 laps!" Tezuka boomed.
"Eh?...err… hai… hai…" he replied as he discarded his tennis gear and fled top speed when he heard something about "Inui's Juice"
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This was the second time in two days that he, Kunimitsu Tezuka, had to drink his teammate's invention…
His brain turned over for answers on how Fuji could say that Inui's juice was delicious…
"Fuji has weird taste buds…" was his conclusion to his question.
He nearly fainted after drinking Inui's something juice but fortunately restrained himself and managed to call it a day for them then.
Then he entered his room and just as he was about to conclude that he can rest for the rest of the day…
"Tezuka…" Sumire called from behind the door.
"Nanjiroh invited us to their house. Of course with the rest of the team or teams. Their waiting down the hall. Hurry up!" she called as she banged her hand to the door.
So much for resting…
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"So why are they coming along again?" Ryoma asked his father as they drove towards their house.
"Because I invited them…" Nanjiroh replied without looking at his son.
"And why did you invite them?"
"It's not everyday that they can come to New York and stay in our house here…"
"Whatever…"
"What's wrong? You afraid they'll find out about your secret?" Nanjiroh teased.
"Aren't you?... wait! Is he there?" Ryoma asked.
"Not really and he isn't… I think…"
"Hn…"
(a/n: they're in a different car. The rest of the Seigaku team is in the limousine they rode earlier.)
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at the other car…
"Nya! What do you think Ochibi's house look like?" Eiji asked excitedly as he tugged his doubles partner's sleeves.
"Eh, I don't really know.." Oishi replied.
"Saa… why don't we just wait and see…" Fuji said with his trademark smile.
"wah! Are we there yet!?" Eiji and Momo asked.
"Baka, just wait!" Kaidoh indicated at Momo.
"Teme! What did you say ha Mamushi!?" Momo shouted at Kaidoh who glared at him and replied.
"I told you to shut up and wait!! Baka! Can't even understand something as clear as that!" Kaidoh retorted
"KAIDOH! MOMOSHIRO! 20 LAPS WHEN WE GET BACK TO THE HOTEL!" Tezuka shouted causing silence to reign on the previously deafening… err… car.
Then…
"We're here… I think…" Mr. Dan said with a smile quite similar to Fuji's.
"What do you mean I think?" Momo asked.
"Well, they did stop in front of that… err… 'house' over there…" Mr. Dan said as he motioned to get out of the car and open the door for them.
Silence…
"Uhm… I'm not sure… Is this really Echizen's house?" Oishi asked hesitantly as he gaped along with the others with him (except for Tezuka and Fuji)
"Ii data.." was all Inui said as he started to scribble on his ever-present data notebook like there was no tomorrow.
"Uso!! That's not a house! That's a mansion!" Momo shouted as he pointed at the 'house' if front of them.
Their looks read something like 'Echizen-owes-us-an-explanation-…-big-time!'
Ryoma then got of the car together with his father.
"Oi, E-Echizen!" Momo shouted.
"Ochibi!" Eiji seconded as they walked towards their kouhai.
"Nani yo, senpai?" Ryoma asked indifferently.
"Is this really your house!?" Momo asked Ryoma in awe.
"Uh! Ochibi's so lucky to get to live in such a place!" Eiji complained.
"uh, senpa-…"
"I didn't know Echizen's family was this rich…" Taka said.
"sen-…"
None were paying attention to Ryoma which caused veins to appear on the boy's forehead.
"SENPAI-TACHI!!" Ryoma finally snapped.
His senpais stopped their ranting and stared at him.
As soon as he got his team mates' attention, he announced…
"This house in front of us isn't ours!" Ryoma explained.
"EH!?"
"I knew that it was impossible that a house that big would be Echizen's house." Momo commented.
"Well, actually I'm kind of disappointed that this… mansion… isn't your house…" Eiji said looking a bit disappointed but recovering almost instantly.
"So!? Where's your house!? Ochibi?" Eiji asked.
Ryoma sighed and replied…
"It's that one…" as he pointed at the even larger house opposite to the house they've mistaken earlier.
Everyone's jaws dropped (ahem…except their ever stoic captain, the ever smiling tensai and the Echizens of course)
In front of them was a huge black metal gate in the middle of two wide and seemingly thick light apricot walls. Inside the gates, a huge garden with a fountain in the middle can be seen and behind them was a mixture of shades of blue and white house. Big house to be exact. Above the walls of the gate were two security cameras and on the wall itself was a security lock with a communicator (?). Then on the other side of the wall, there was the name "ECHIZEN" written in a different language none of them could understand (it wasn't English nor was it Japanese but on the chute of the mail, was written a small writing in English which read "Echizen" so the postman could tell it was their house). Then Nanjiroh went over the lock and pressed a button. After he pressed the button, it instantly opened and appeared a screen with more buttons below it. He then placed his hands on the screen which seemingly scanned it and a small beep indicating that it had finished scanning his father's prints. Then an English word which read "ACCEPTED" appeared on the smaller screen above where his father just laid his hands on. After the word accepted appeared, the gates opened.
Nanjiroh walked inside followed by Ryoma who turned around to see the gaping faces of his team mates. He smirked then asked…
"Are you coming in or not?"
"Ah…uhn…" the other regulars (except Tezuka and Fuji) answered and followed the freshman inside their so-called 'house'. (a/n: more like mansion ne?)
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a/n: Hahaha!! I am EXTREMELY SORRY for that mistake in chapter 12!! , I guess I got too carried away and I forgot the line-up…:D
Should I change it, or let it be?
Anyways!!
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