Hi, this is Crys again
Hi, this is Crys again!
And as usual, my habit of multi-tasking got to me again! Sigh…
Here is another multi-chaptered fic from me. This is actually an idea by violetglow (Vio-chan) in the PoT stands for Pointless but Original Talking forum in the 4-Truple Game thread. I hope you enjoy it! It won't be very long though… It'll probably take at least 5 chapters, in my estimation.
SUMMARY: On their way to a Christmas bonding in the Snow Mountains, a blizzard occurs forcing the Seigaku Regulars to stay in a hotel. Fuji, the silent discreet matchmaker, is unsatisfied with the roommates and switches the numbers and keys to make romance bloom.
Pairings: Pillar Pair, Golden Pair, InuKai
IMPORTANT NOTE: EDITED. Since this is rushed, I made one too many mistakes. Thanks to vio-chan for correcting me.
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Bold- English
Italics- Flashback
'Dialogue'- Thoughts
"Dialogue"- Spoken Dialogue
Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis.
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Numbers and Keys
CHAPTER 1: Start of the Mix-Up
"Nya! Ochibi! We're going to the Snow Mountains for our Christmas bonding! Isn't it great!?"
"Kikumaru-senpai, get off me!"
"What did you say, Mamushi!?"
"Do you want to fight!?"
The Seigaku regulars, dressed in casual clothes, were inside a bus. They were on their way to the Snow Mountains for their Christmas bonding. It was just them and it was a nice change from tennis matches. The seats were in pairs; Tezuka, who was staring out the window and Fuji, smiling and taking photos of everyone, were seated at the front left side.
Beside them were Oishi, who was getting worried about the pair squabbling behind him, who happened to be Momo and Kaidoh, and Kawamura.
Behind Tezuka and Fuji sat Echizen, who was currently being glomped by his ever-active senpai Kikumaru. After a bit of struggling, Echizen broke free of the acrobatic player who pouted. Inui sat alone behind them, scribbling notes.
Tezuka knew that his team was being overly noisy because all the other passengers were staring at them. He really wanted to assign them laps but decided against it. It was Christmas after all...
He continued his staring at the window. It was snowing quite hard now.
"Ochibi! You're so mean!"
"It's your fault, Kikumaru-senpai… Stop hugging me!"
Kikumaru had lunged once more to hug Echizen, who noticed him and dodged.
"Mamushi, you want to fight!?"
"Bring it on, baka peach!"
"What did you say!?"
"Fssshuuu…"
"You… You guys, calm down… The other passengers are staring…"
Oishi was trying to pacify the two juniors, to no avail.
Fuji smiled as he looked at the way Tezuka was looking out the window absent-mindedly. 'So he's thinking about that, eh?'
He directed his gaze to Oishi this time and chuckled lightly as to how he was trying to calm Momo and Kaidoh but is actually looking more worried over someone else.
He then looked over at Inui who was taking notes. 'What was there to take notes of at a time like this?' Fuji mused. 'It can only be that…'
Sighing, he thought to himself, 'These people really need a push…'
"BEEP! This is an important passenger announcement. A blizzard has struck the Snow Mountains and is inaccessible. To all passengers on the way to Snow Mountains, you have to make a stop over at the Ice Glaze Hotel located at the foot of the mountain. Thank you very much."
"EHHHHH!?" Kikumaru's shock was nothing compared to his teammate's shock… except the stoic buchou and the smiling tensai because their expression did not change at all.
Inui closed his notebook. "What a pity… Looks like our trip is delayed."
"You're right…" Kawamura trailed off.
"But since we would be stopping over at a hotel instead, then let's just stay there for the night. If it's a blizzard, it won't stop till tomorrow morning," Fuji encouraged.
"Good point, Fuji. What do you think, Tezuka?" Oishi asked.
"…"
"T-tezuka?"
"…"
"Tezuka!"
"Huh?" Tezuka was snapped out of his stupor by Fuji tapping him on the shoulder.
Oishi being the motherhen he was quickly asked, "Tezuka, are you all right? You've been in a daze lately…"
"No, it's nothing."
"So, what do you think, should we stay in the Ice Glaze Hotel for the night?"
"Huh?"
"Weren't you listening to the announcement? There is a blizzard at the Snow Mountains so we can't go there and we're making a stop over at the Ice Glaze Hotel. So are we staying there for the night?"
"Ah… I guess we should. We don't have a choice."
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Pretty soon, they reached their stop over, the Ice Glaze Hotel.
Gathering their baggage, they all entered the hotel, Tezuka in the lead. He approached the front desk. "We're going to stay in for the night."
"Ah. I see," the female receptionist smiled. "Well, how many are you?"
"Nine," Tezuka responded politely.
"Well, we're going to have a bit of problem with that, I'm afraid," she frowned as she stood up and strode over to a cabinet.
"Why?" Tezuka asked, confused.
"Because all our rooms can only have two occupants at the same time, that is. Will one of you be okay with staying alone?"
Tezuka turned to his teammates who nodded. "No, it will be fine."
"Alright then," she walked back to the counter. "Here." She set out five keys. "Enjoy your stay."
Tezuka took the keys. He looked at the room numbers attached to the keys, namely 204, 205, 206, 207 and 208. They were all on the second floor.
Carrying their bags, they went up the stairs. However, they settled down in the lounge to decide who would be sharing a room with whom.
"Alright… Now, the pairings are as follows. Room 204, Me and Fuji. Room 205, Oishi and Kawamura. Room 206, Momoshiro and Kaidoh. Room 207, Kikumaru and Echizen. Room 208, Inui."
Fuji frowned as he thought, 'Not good…'
Momo and Kaidoh seemed to involuntarily agree with his thoughts because they shouted at the same time, "Why am I in the same room with that guy!?"
Echizen tilted his cap down. "Che… Kikumaru-senpai will hug me to death…"
"Ochibi!! Why are you always so mean to me?"
Oishi frowned. "Looks like many are unsatisfied with the pairings Tezuka."
The stoic captain frowned.
Momo thought hard. "Ne, why can't we just go with whoever we want?"
"Draw strings?" Oishi suggested.
Inui adjusted his glasses. "That could work out fine."
Fuji, his eyes open, smiled. 'This is a good opportunity…' "Ne, everyone. Would you mind if I made them?"
"Of course not, Fujiko!" Kikumaru grinned.
Echizen being Echizen just tilted his cap down.
Kaidoh let out a faint hiss.
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A few minutes later…
"Ne, everyone, here."
They all gathered around Fuji who took a good look at them all and started spreading the strings. The Regulars each took hold of a string. Fuji smiled and said, "On the count of three. One, two…"
"THREE!" They all shouted.
Everyone took a good look at the color of the strings they got before looking at the others.
It was Kikumaru who reacted first. "EEEEEH?! I'm with Oishi!?"
Oishi blushed but he tried to hide it.
"Fssshuu…" Kaidoh gazed at Inui's string, which had the same color as his.
Echizen blinked.
Tezuka blinked.
The two stared at each other's string at the same time before looking at one another's face wordlessly.
Fuji smiled as Momo talked with Kawamura. 'Now this is better…'
"Well, everyone I think that's settled now. Any complaints?"
The dangerous smile on Fuji's face prevented anyone from saying anything.
"Good. Now, it seems like it's getting kind of late, ne? I think we should all go to our rooms."
Everyone trudged towards their rooms, the stages of Fuji's matchmaking.
To be continued…
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Waaah! It's done! What do you think of it so far?
Since there are three pairings in here… I will be making one chapter for the development of each pairing. So which pairing's action do you want to see first? Is it…
Pillar Pair
Golden Pair
InuKai
Please remember to vote because I won't be able to proceed. Voting ends on April 20.
Thanks for reading and reviewing the story!
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Well, the stage has been set now (thanks to Fuji). You'll see lots in the next chapter!
Don't forget to vote!
See ya in the next chapter!
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