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

CHAPTER 90: Just how cool is that?

"How many more hours before they leave?" Ryoma said in a whisper at his left. Ichidou was walking alongside him as Atobe gave the twins a tour around the camp grounds. Licht wheeled Ryouko ahead and gave them a glance or two over her shoulder every once in a while. He wasn't quite convinced earlier but he had to admit that Atobe is doing a fairly good job in distracting the twins.

"I'm not sure but I'll try to talk them into leaving by 8 o'clock tomorrow." Ichidou told Ryoma.

Ryoma sighed. "It's still a long time before that." He commented.

"The twins are very stubborn. We have to play by their rules so we can get what we want from them." Ichidou explained.

Ryoma rolled his eyes. "You don't need to tell me. All Fujiokas are like that." He said.

Ichidou made a face but he had to admit that Ryoma's remark is true.

"Hmmm..." Tetsuya said as Atobe explained the size of the whole camp grounds in numbers. "This is quite a nice place. I'd like to come here with the others in the future. The kids will love the activities."

Atobe smiled. "I've heard that the Fujiokas are quite an adventurous bunch."

"Oh, not all of us. There are those that wanted to be cooped up and left alone inside their private spaces at home. But most of us can do sports if the need arises." Tatsuya said, posing like a soccer player about to kick a ball.

"If you'd like to spend a few hours playing a sport, just tell me what it is so I can make the staff set up the grounds for you." Atobe told them.

"That's nice, Kei, but what we really want to do is just lounge around and go sight-seeing with our cousins. Since we don't have ample time to go around places here in Okinawa, we'd just have our fun here in your campsite." Tetsuya said.

"Ah~ It's been a while since we went camping. I miss those days." Tatsuya said, breathing in the air with the sweet smell of wild grass still fresh from the rain.

"Camp, huh?" Ryouko said, commenting as Licht wheeled her to their side. "Now that I remember, we used to camp outside all the time."

Tatsuya grinned at her. "Yep. And at the end, we'll have that giant bonfire that we—"

"Tatsu!" Tetsuya hissed at his brother.

Tatsuya immediately shut his mouth. Right... Ryouko was not allowed to join them for the bonfire because of her phobia. After the fire dies out with their laughter and cheers, they would stare at the embers with heavy hearts. Even though Ryouko was not able to enjoy the bonfire with them, they still had a jolly time. It made them feel sort of guilty and they felt bad for Ryouko.

Ryouko smiled. "It's okay now, remember?"

The twins looked at her and smiled back. "Yeah. It's quite a relief." Tetsuya said.

"A bonfire, you say?" Atobe suddenly said, smirking at them. "If you want, we can make one tonight, perhaps as a celebration for our reunion and as a lasting memory for you to take home tomorrow."

The twins looked ecstatic. "That's perfect!" They said simultaneously.

Atobe caught Ryouko's eye and winked. Ryouko gave a small laugh and winked back. Ichidou and Ryoma scowled right behind them.

"For some reason, I don't like that guy." Ichidou said.

"You're not alone in that." Ryoma told him.

They continued the tour and the hours seemed to tick by quickly as the twins immersed themselves in quite many activities that are interesting enough to pique their attention.