Tennis no Ojou-sama: A Prince of Tennis Fan Fiction

CHAPTER 29: Team... Meet Cousins

Ryouko turned her laptop off at 2:30 am because of the endless nagging of her cousins. All five of them... They kept on coming into her room and distracting her that she was forced to retreat.

She put on her uniform and went down. She was surprised to see the five cousins waiting for her at the foot of the stairs.

"Ready to go?" Setsuna asked.

"You're not planning on walking me to school, aren't you?" She told them.

"As a matter of fact, you're dead right." Natsu answered.

"You've got to be kidding." She said as Ren went towards her.

"We're perfectly serious." Ren replied as he guided her down the stairs.

"I'll carry your bag." Gaito said.

"And I'll carry the duffel." Ichidou said.

"And I'll hold your hand as we walk." Ren said, gripping her hand tightly.

Natsu went and held onto her other hand. He glared at Ren.

"You are so competitive." Ren told him. "Watch it kid. I'm actually older than you. You just turned sixteen. I've been sixteen for nine months now."

"Who cares?" Natsu said.

"Will you two stop it? Your quarrels are getting more and more childish as you grow old." Setsuna commented.

Ryouko wore a very unhappy expression as she was flanked by two guardians on each side, two behind and one in front. And she wasn't happy at all with all the stares that they've been getting as they walked though the neighborhood. People were staring and craning their necks to get a better look at the six of them.

"What is it? Are celebrities visiting our place?" A woman said in an audible whisper.

"Such a lovely group of children." An elderly said.

"They're so handsome... And the girl in the center looks like a doll." A girl told her friend.

Ryouko wasn't enjoying the unwanted attention the least bit.

"It happens in every neighborhood we walk in. I feel really proud that we're all good-looking." Ichidou said with a grin.

"We have our parents' good genes to thank for that." Gaito said.

After an excruciatingly long walk which gave Ryouko a lot of mental stress, they finally arrived at the gates. Students were staring and mumbling to themselves at the sight of the beautiful boys gathered in front of the gate.

"Now. Off you go." Ryouko announced.

"Oh no. We're here to stay. You'll be having morning practice right? I've heard that you're coaching. We want to see you in action." Setsuna said with a smile.

Ryouko looked at them, dumbfounded. Her life at school was noisy enough, and now here are her trusty cousins to make it even noisier. She sighed and surrendered.

"Fine." She said with a defeated tone. She knew that whatever she say, they're determined to stay.

"Chiz." Ryouko greeted the regulars as she went inside the court.

"Hime-chan." Kikumaru said uncertainly as he saw the five boys accompanying her to the court.

"You guys aren't allowed inside, Setsu-nii, Natsu-hyung, Ren-nii. You too, Gai and Ichi. All five of you, just stand quietly outside the court." She told them.

Then she turned to Tezuka. "Do you mind them watching, Buchou?" She asked.

"No." Tezuka answered.