"Damn, that Nanjiro, I told him to make sure she got here" The old lady scowled. This wouldn't be good for her blood pressure at all, and mind you it was high enough as it was. She growled as she continued to look around earning strange looks from the passing members of the tennis team though not one soul had the guts to ask.
"Neh, Kikumaru-senpai, is something wrong with coach today? She seems…..scarier than usual" Momo asked, half-heartedly receiving the ball as he felt her glare on him for a second.
"Nya~, must be that time of the month for her" He replied goofily, returning the ball.
"Isn't she too old for that?" He asked stupidly before getting knocked out by a tennis ball.
Eiji looked in horror as his teammate and current tennis rival, fell down, only to be met by the coach's glare with Tezuka right beside her, glaring at them also. He ran straight to his doubles partner, disturbing Oishi's game against Inui, and hid behind him, the glares following him till he disappeared.
"O-oi, Eiji!" Oishi exclaimed, not being able to return the tennis ball giving Inui the point.
"Fssssssshhhhhh" Kaidoh glared from on top the referee's seat, it was hot enough as it is and he needed to continue stamina training.
"Regulars, line up!" The coach bellowed all of a sudden, her face (and heart rate) calming down. They ran immediately.
The line up took a minute though as they had to drag Momo's body to the dug out, which weighed a ton considering how much he eats everyday and the weights on him (and the fact that only Oishi and the shy Kawamaru were dragging him there) Fuji just watched with his ever so 'angelic' smile besides Teuzuka and coach.
"Have you seen this girl?" She asked, shoving a picture of a beautiful black haired maiden(Black with tints of green), she had cat-like eyes that mesmerized them, an adorable heart shaped face, her hair was in a high ponytail yet still reached her waist, her face screamed 'bored' but nonetheless she was pretty and unforgettable.
6 of the regulars nodded. The other two were still watching the photo dumbly.
"She was in a magazine cover that my sister read" Inui
"I saw her at a party" Fuji
"She was at this morning's opening ceremony as the freshmen representative" Kawamura
"Fsssssh" Kaidoh
"She was at the student council meeting" Oishi
"English class" Tezuka
"Eh? But she doesn't look that old yet, she looks more like she's 9 or something" Eiji commented playfully with his Cheshire cat grin
"No, I think she looks more like she's 8" Momo contradicted
The coach started massaging her poor aching head, "This, is my goddaughter, Echizen Ryoma"
Silence enveloped the dug out before the covers covering the tennis rackets shifted, a can of Ponta rolling towards the coach's feet, grabbing everyone's attention before the covers spoke
"Hai? Sensei?" The voice was dripping with sleep, it was murmured and incoherent, though it was soft and clearly from a girl.
The entire regulars and the coach surrounded the covers, noting that the rackets had been shoved (poorly) to a shaded ground in the dug out, everyone nodded to Fuji to open the covers and he nodded back, grabbing a part of the covers before pulling back only to find said girl asleep, peacefully, wearing the female uniform with roller skates on.
"Nya~~~ It's her!" Eiji yelled before falling down, struggling against the covers Fuji had thrown at him as they watched the girl shift, her face twitching a little
"271" She murmured in her sleep, earning a few snickers from the group
"Well, that's her alright" The coach murmured enough for them to hear.
"What do we do with her coach? She seems fast asleep" Oishi worried
"Oi! Ryoma! Wake up!" She yelled, the regulars stepped away, covering their eardrums
The girl continued to sleep
"Momo, get me a bucket of water" She commanded angrily
"Eh? She didn't wake up after that?" Momo asked incredulously, avoiding having to go anywhere till a bucket was thrown at him
"Ry-o-ma!" She yelled again, nothing
"Nya~~! Fuji! What did you that for?" Eiji yelled, the girl stirred again
Everyone shushed him
"Eiji-sempai, could you say that again? Only the first part, louder though" Inui asked, notebook ready
"Uh, ok? NYYYYYAAAA~~~~!" He yelled out loud, stopping the games, the other tennis members had, Momo came back.
The girl suddenly sat up, eyes wide open "Karupin!" She yelled, before looking around her and calming down
"Ah, am I late for class?" She asked sleepy again, rubbing her eyes as everyone starred at her in disbelief, school had ended an hour ago and tennis practice would end an hour later.
"You mean to tell me you haven't been to class the whole day?" Their coach, Sumire scolded angrily
"Eh? It's been a whole day already? What time is it?" She asked with a sleepy yawn, rubbing her eyes cutely
"Five o'clock" Oishi answered, a slight blush on his cheeks
"Hmm, I am suppose to be somewhere…." She mumbled, grabbing her brown bag and tennis bag from underneath the bench she sat on
"Ryoma, didn't your oyaji tell you to be here at four thirty?" Sumire asked exasperated
"Well, I remember him telling me to meet you…." She trailed off, her head still blurry from sleep
The coach sighed, despite popular belief, when it came to Echizens, two heads were definitely not better than one. The girl was getting ready to stand up till…
"Echizen-san, want to play a game?" An over excited Momo asked, the pail of water forgotten in the sidelines.
The girl silently assessed the man, looking him up and down. She shook her head after a few seconds.
"It would go against my honor code to fight someone handicapped" She spoke carelessly with a sigh, he could have been good enough for a warm up too, to bad, she upped and was about to start going away only to be stopped as she crouched down low, hugging her knees to her chest.
"Eh? Echizen-san is something wrong?" The tensai asked, his usual smile gone
"M-my legs fell asleep" she mumbled. Talk about Epic fail. The regulars, except a few, snickered at the adorable maiden, crouched like a ball.
Authors note: Ok, first story, not that great I am guessing but, at least give me some reviews, I'll try updating a lot I promise!