Prince Of Tennis Fan Fiction ❯ Translate This ❯ Should've Said Yes ( Chapter 10 )

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Chapter 10

 

 

 

 

 

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Should've Said Yes.

 

 

 

 

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*Narrator's POV*

 

“Hm…A talent show.” Fuji looked up at the bulletin board where a flyer was pinned announcing a talent show. “What do you guys think?”

 

 

Ryoma and Tenaya shrugged simultaneously, as if on cue. “I've never been in one.” They repeated together.

 

 

Fuji cocked an eyebrow at them. Were they telepathic or what?

 

 

 

“Well, I think it's kind of a nice idea. Tenaya you could play guitar, and sing.”

 

 

 

She frowned. “Who told you that I could play guitar?”

 

 

 

He blinked. “Ryoma.”

 

 

 

“Oh.” She looked over at Ryoma, who had all of a sudden become extremely fascinated in the thread hanging on his jacket sleeve. “Yeah, I could. It'd be a nice way to end my vacation here, since I leave a couple weeks afterward.”

 

 

 

Fuji and Ryoma looked at each other. Oh yeah, they seemed to realize. She wasn't here to stay.

 

 

 

Fuji smiled. “Yep! Do it, it would be fun.”

 

 

 

Tenaya smiled. “Okay, you've got me convinced.”

 

 

 

Fuji laughed. “Good. Now, I have to go to the library before lunch ends. See you guys!” He called out as he started down the hall.

 

 

 

Tenaya yawned and stretched. “It's so nice to have such long lunch periods.” She pushed her bangs out of her eyes as they turned the corner, and immediately groaned as she spotted Daisuki and Genma coming their way. “Way to ruin it…” she muttered. Echizen remained expressionless as the two jocks approached them.

 

 

 

“Tenaya! Just the person we were hoping to see.” Genma exclaimed in an over-enthusiastic voice.

 

 

 

Tenaya smiled weakly at them. “Hm…same.”

 

 

 

“Well,” Daisuki smiled. “Not to beat around the bush, but you look nice today.”

 

 

 

Tenaya snorted, but managed to turn it into coughing fit. Echizen helpfully patted, or more like smacked, her on the back.

 

 

 

“Thank you. But could you please get to the point? We're kinda in hurry.” Tenaya said, managing to maintain a straight face. Now it was Ryoma's turn to snort, except he did nothing to disguise it.

 

 

 

“Right.” Daisuki's million-watt smile dimmed. “I was wondering if you'd like to come watch a basketball game with me this Saturday?”

 

 

 

Tenaya glanced quickly at Ryoma. Her immediate answer was “no!” but she didn't want to seem rude. “Details.” She replied.

 

 

 

Daisuki smiled confidently, and stood up taller. “It's the Mustangs against the Thunderbolts at the Tokyo convention center from 7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. What do you say?”

 

 

 

Tenaya put on a sympathetic face. “So sorry, but—“

 

 

 

“I talked to your mom by the way.” Daisuki cut in. “She told me that you were free this Saturday and that you were a huge basketball fan.”

 

 

 

Tenaya stared. “You talked to my mother?”

 

 

 

 

“Oh yeah. I ran into her at the grocery store.”

 

 

 

Tenaya raised an eyebrow at this. “And…you recognized her?”

 

 

 

Daisuki's smile wavered. “Oh! Uh, yeah. You look exactly like her.”

 

 

 

Tenaya rolled her eyes. “I look like my dad.” She muttered to Ryoma, and turned back to face Daisuki and Genma. She sighed. “Okay, okay. You win.”

 

 

 

Daisuki beamed. “Yes! Great! So, we'll meet you there this Sunday.”

 

 

 

“Woah, woah, wait.” Tenaya paused. “It's two of you, and one of me?”

 

 

 

“Well,” Genma blushed. “We couldn't decide who to go.”

 

 

 

“Then, it's only fair that I bring somebody too right?”

 

 

 

Daisuki and Genma stared. “Fine.” Daisuki sighed. “See you Sunday then.”

 

 

 

Tenaya smiled. “Alright bye!” She waved and headed off down the hall with Ryoma. “Great.” She sneered sarcastically. “I've got a date with two hotshot jocks. Woohoo.”

 

 

 

“Why'd you say yes then?” Ryoma asked.

 

 

 

“They guy was practically stalking my mother! I ran out of excuses!!” She stated innocently.

 

 

 

Ryoma snorted. “Well, have fun.”

 

 

“What?” Tenaya turned to face him. “You'll go with me right?”

 

 

“Yeah right.”

 

 

“You're gonna make me go alone with those two bimbos?!”

 

 

“Eh. You'll live.” He smirked.

 

 

“I guess I'll just ask someone else then.” She shrugged.

 

 

“Oh.” Ryoma adjusted his shoulder strap. “Yeah, you could do that. Who do you have in mind?”

 

 

Tenaya shrugged. “I don't know. You have 9 guys on your team. Probably Eiji or Fuji. In fact, here comes Kikumaru now.” She said and waved. “Eiji!!”

 

 

 

Eiji looked up. “Oh! Hey Tenaya, hey Ryoma. What's up?”

 

 

 

Tenaya smiled as she and Ryoma approached him. “Actually, I have a favor to ask.”

 

 

 

“Go on.” Kikumaru smiled.

 

 

 

“Well, do you know Daisuki and Genma from my year?”

 

 

 

Eiji rolled his eyes. “Who doesn't?'

 

 

 

“Yeah, well, they kinda asked me on a date just now to watch a basketball game with them this Saturday, and I've persuaded them to let me bring somebody with me. So I was wondering if you would go with me?” Tenaya crossed her fingers behind her back.

 

 

 

Kikumaru stood there for a moment, staring. “You want me to go with you?”

 

 

 

She nodded, biting her lip.

 

 

 

“What about Ryoma?” He asked.

 

 

 

Tenaya rolled her eyes and elbowed Ryoma. “Daisuki and Genma are a little much for him.”

 

 

 

Kikumaru laughed. “Sure, I'd love to come! Yay!! A date with Tenaya!”

 

 

Tenaya laughed. “Okay then, thank you so much Eiji!!”

 

 

 

Eiji waved as the bell rang. “My pleasure!!”

 

 

 

Tenaya sighed as she started walking down the hall again with Ryoma. “Thank god, for a while, I thought I was going to have to go with them alone.” She smiled. “Good thing Eiji agreed to go.” She smiled and started humming a tune.

 

 

 

Ryoma smiled forcedly, and looked down at his feet, shuffling along behind Tenaya to their math class.

 

 

 

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The rest of the week passed uneventfully. Much too soon for Tenaya, Saturday arrived. She woke up in the morning at around 9:00 and took a shower. She got dressed, headed downstairs, and greeted her parents and siblings.

 

 

 

“Hey honey.” Her mom called out over the sizzling of the bacon on the stove. “You have a big date tonight don't you? I met those two boys over at the grocery store last weekend, you know them right?”

 

 

Tenaya groaned and plopped herself down in a chair across from Carter. “Mom, it's not a date. We're just watching basketball.”

 

 

“Together.” Carter added.

 

 

“And you just happen to be of the opposite sex,” said Joan from across the table.

 

 

Tenaya rolled her eyes. “Shut up guys, it's not a date. Plus, I'm going with Eiji-san.”

 

 

“Oh.” Her mom said, with a hint of disappointment in her voice. “I thought it was going to be a date. You know, like your first formal one and all.”

 

 

 

“It's not my first formal date! I just went on a date with Ryoma last Sunday.” She said. So what if it that wasn't really a formal date, it was close enough.

 

 

 

“Ooooh, you did?” Joan asked curiously. “I didn't know you and Ryoma had a thing going on!”

 

 

 

Carter stroked his chin in mock thoughtfulness. “Hmm…I guess I approve. You and Ryoma make a good couple.”

 

 

Tenaya rubbed her temples. “Ugh, I think I'm going back to bed. In fact, why did I even get up in the first place?”

 

 

 

“So you could get ready for your big date.” Joan chewed on a piece of bacon. “Duh.”

 

 

 

Tenaya sighed, and poured some syrup on her pancakes. “Right.”

 

 

 

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“I don't like her!! She's just a friend.” Eiji buttoned up his shirt, and looked at his sister's skeptical reflection in the mirror. “No really! She just asked me to go with her because Ryoma couldn't.”

 

 

 

His sister rolled her eyes and smiled mischievously. “Yeah whatever, anyways, we have to make you nice and presentable for your little crush right?! So come here!!”

 

 

 

“NO!! Sis, my hair's fine! Oh my god, get that straightening iron away from my head, you are NOT straightening my hair. No! No curling iron either! Aaah, get away!! I look fine!! I don't need a makeo--!!”

 

 

 

*Tenaya's POV*

 

 

 

I shivered in the cold November breeze, and looked down at my watch. Eiji was to meet me here in a few minutes, since I was a little early. I pulled my tan suede jacket tighter and leaned back onto the bench. Stupid Ryoma…I thought. He had been all moody the whole week. And when I called him shortly before I left to meet Eiji, he didn't even wish me a good time. It was just, “Okay, Ryoma, gotta go meet Eiji, talk to you later okay?” and “Okay bye.”

 

 

Dial tone.

 

 

Talk about Argh.

 

 

But I didn't have much time to ponder about Ryoma's weird behavior, because I spotted Eiji heading over to me, wrapped in a dark red scarf with a smile on his rosy face. “Hey.” He breathed as he sat down next to me. “It's cold…” He shivered.

 

 

“Yeah. It is.” I smiled.

 

 

 

“Well then, ready to go?” He asked.

 

 

 

“Yep, let's go.” I said, standing up from the bench. Together we walked to the train station where we were to catch a train to the Tokyo convention center. Kikumaru was totally sweet the whole way and held my hand every time we were to cross a busy street. I smiled, and thought about how lucky I was to be friends with him. And not only him, the whole Seigaku team. Momo, Takashi, Fuji, Tezuka, Oishi, Kikumaru, Kaido, Inui, and Ryoma. Never did I think I would make such good friends, especially in a country that I had never been to before.

 

 

 

“So,” Kikumaru said, offering me his arm, in which I gladly wrapped an arm around. “How are you?” He smiled his cute little smile down at me.

 

 

 

I smiled back at him. “Good. I was just thinking about how lucky I am to be friends with all of you.”

 

 

 

He beamed. “You're lucky? You mean we're lucky. Too bad you're not staying though…” He face fell.

 

 

 

I sighed. “I know. It makes me sad to think that I'll be leaving soon.”

 

 

 

Kikumaru frowned at me. “So you should make the best of what you have right? So make up with Ryoma.”

 

 

 

I stared. “What? Make up with him? What's that supposed to mean?”

 

 

 

“Well, you guys DID get in a fight right?”

 

 

 

I shook my head. “Not that I know of. He's just being moody.”

 

 

 

“Oh really?” Kikumaru said. “I thought he was being grumpy because you didn't want to go on this date with him.”

 

 

 

I laughed. “It was him who didn't want to go! I asked him, but he declined, and now he's being grumpy. I swear, that guy has more mood swings than I do when I'm on---.”

 

 

 

“Okay okay!” Kikumaru interrupted with a laugh. “I get the idea.”

 

 

 

I laughed along with him. “Yeah, but he'll be all better by tomorrow. He usually is.”

 

 

 

Kikumaru smiled teasingly at me. “But…you do like Ryoma right?”

 

 

 

I coughed. “What? Where did you get that idea?”

 

 

 

He looked down at me. “It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out you know. Everybody knows.”

 

I choked. “Everybody?! What?! Did I like, just MISS the memo?!”

 

 

 

Kikumaru laughed. “Calm down, not EVERYBODY, just basically the whole Seigaku team.”

 

 

 

I muttered. “Great.”

 

 

 

Kikumaru and I found a seat on the subway train and sat down. I adjusted my black gloves and leaned my head on Kikumaru's shoulder. I guess I was just blind, if everybody seemed to notice.

 

 

 

“Does Ryoma know I like him?” I looked up Kikumaru.

 

 

 

He frowned. “I don't think so. He's good at tennis and school and stuff, but he's pretty clueless when it comes to girls.”

 

 

 

“Hm.” I looked out the window at the posters flying by.

 

 

 

*Narrator's POV*

 

 

 

Kikumaru and Tenaya met Daisuki and Genma in front of the Tokyo convention center a few minutes before 7:30. Daisuki and Genma, as well as Kikumaru, looked really good, and the girls passing by glared enviously at Tenaya, who just happened to be the only girl in the group. Daisuki and Genma, on the other hand, glared enviously at Kikumaru, whom Tenaya was still talking to with a smile on her face.

 

 

 

Together, the four of them headed in, handed the doorman their tickets and found their seats. Tenaya ended up sitting next to Daisuki and Kikumaru, thank god. If she had been forced to sit between Daisuki and Genma, she'd probably puke on blindingly white shoes.

 

 

 

Although Tenaya, WAS a huge basketball fan, she found her attention drifting elsewhere during the entire game. The rest of them were getting really into the game, but Tenaya couldn't find the spirit. She was wondering if indeed Ryoma was being jealous, or just being moody. She frowned and her anger rose a little when she remembered that he was who she offered the chance to first, and that he had been the one to refuse. That loser. Now she felt guilty.

 

 

 

 

Before she know it, the game was over, and all four of them gathered their coats and scarves and headed out into the cold air. Since Daisuki and Genma had been on their best behavior that night, and completely un-annoying, she decided that they deserved at least SOME respect. So she chatted with them a little on the way back to the train station, although making sure to include Kikumaru in the conversation. They talked about sports, school, and laughed at each other's jokes. Tenaya found that they were actually more than just big-headed jocks, although they had done an excellent job of hiding that until now.

 

 

 

“Why aren't you like this at school?” Tenaya asked Daisuki.

 

 

 

He looked at her, eyes widening. “Like how?”

 

 

 

“Like how you are right now. You know, more friendly and stuff.”

 

 

 

He shrugged. “Because, I guess, we have a reputation to keep up. I know it sounds selfish, but Genma and I hold our reputations in high honor, and we would really like to keep it.”

 

 

 

She smiled. “I see.” By this time, they had reached the train station, and they were to take different trains. So she gave Daisuki and Genma a quick hug each, and waved good-bye to their shining faces.

 

 

 

“Hm.” Kikumaru said as they sat down. “Those two aren't as bad as I thought.”

 

 

 

Tenaya smiled. “Yeah. I guess, people are different depending on who they're around.”

 

 

 

Kikumaru looked down at her and smiled mischievously.

 

 

 

“What?” She asked curiously.

 

 

 

“Nothing.” He said, turning around with a small grin still hinting on his lips.

 

 

 

Tenaya frowned, and once again leaned her head on Kikumaru's arm, thinking about what she had just said. Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep. Next thing she knew, Kikumaru was shaking her awake. He led her sleepily to her house, and said good-bye to her on her doorstep.

 

 

 

“Bye Eiji-san. I had a lot of fun with you, thanks for coming with me tonight.” She smiled sleepily, and gave him a hug.

 

 

 

He smiled back. “No problem.” He turned and went down the porch steps. He turned to face her when he got to the bottom. “Just…think about it kay?” And with that, he turned back around and disappeared into the night.

 

 

 

 

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a/n: OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOKMGOMGOMG I AM SOOOOOOOOOO sorry guys!!! I realize that I have been the worst author in the entire frickin world!! I know that I haven't updated for like, 3 whole months, and I apologize. But the beginning of school has just been so busy, with high school and all, I just haven't found time to really sit down and write. But like I said before, I AM gonna finish this fic. I apologize again for not updating. IF you guys gave me some kind of contact (email or something), I could send you a message every time I update a chapter so that you guys wouldn't have to keep checking back to find no new chapters. I'm willing to do that because I know what a crappy updater I am.

 

 

Okay, and some notes:

 

-Yeah, the years are all mixed up. If Ryoma and Tenaya are in 8th grade, then Fuji, and Kikumaru, and many others should already be out of middle school. But I just didn't like the thought of them as 7th graders, so 8th grade was my only choice.

 

-Tenaya IS supposed to have a uniform, but she refuses to wear one. The teachers just decided that since she's not a permanent student anyway, they don't bother her about it.

 

Thanks to ALL reviewers!!

 

 

Again,

SORRY TO ALL!!

I promise to be better =[