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

CHAPTER 108: His Time, Her Time

Ryouko yawned, making her way to the cabins of Team 3, her slick brown shoes kicking up pebbles as she dragged her feet.

"Oh? It's Ryouko-chan," Izuki said as he caught her by the corner of his eye. The Seirin folks were starting up on their daily run with Riko.

Riko spat out her whistle. "Why's she up this early? They're supposed to leave at eight," she wondered aloud.

"Moreover, what's she wearing?" Hyuga said, squinting at Ryouko in the early rays of sunlight.

True enough, Ryouko isn't dressed the way they usually see her. She has on a beige polo shirt and a patterned mini-skirt with a wide, white belt. On her shoulders is an off-white coat that goes until the hem of her skirt while a chic beige beret sat on the side of her head, highlighting her angelic round head. Her long dark hair swayed right behind her, glossy and wavy. The look is completed with a pair of black long socks and light brown leather shoes.

"Waa... She's really cute..." Koganei commented.

"Pretty girls look good on everything," Riko remarked. She doesn't envy girls who look like a doll, but Fujioka Ryouko can make even the most unmotivated female feel conscious over her looks. Ryouko looked especially adorable and eye-striking all dressed up.

Kuroko followed the freshman junior with his eyes and smiled slightly. If he were blessed with a younger sister, he wanted her to be just like Ryouko. The girl is likeable, although she's a bit on the temperamental side at random times.

Kuroko had always thought that people lets her get away with things because of her good looks and not her family background. One could almost forget that she belongs to a prestigious family when interacting with her. Her words and actions doesn't exactly fit what a rich Ojou-sama should portray. Kuroko liked that about her the most. It makes her a lot different from the typical bourgeois. It is no wonder that Akashi-kun acknowledged her as his little sister.

Riko's whistle made him snap back to reality. "Onwards, march. We'll go for another lap before hitting the showers," the coach said.

The Seirin team members did as they were told and continued their morning run.

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Ryouko was about to sleep the night before when she received a message from her Uncle, informing her that he would be sending a car to pick up Keima from the camp gates at 6:30 am sharp. He also invited Ryouko for breakfast. It seemed like both Father and son would be returning to England after that.

She glanced at her clothes. She didn't really prepare anything formal with the clothes she brought for the camp. Actually, she didn't even bring a single skirt. All she has were jerseys and casual clothes.

The outfit she has on is something that Mami, Miyako and An coordinated from what their current wardrobe could offer. They got busy on it right after they heard Ryouko complain that she has nothing to wear for the breakfast appointment with her Uncle Mitsuhiko. The girls were fast to work, and it took them an hour past bedtime to put the outfit together.

Ryouko marveled at what they came up with even with the limited resources. The skirt belonged to An, the shirt and belt to Mami, and the coat, cap and long socks were Miyako's. They made Ryouko test it out. When she finished putting on all the garments, the girls were satisfied with the end result.

It is a relief that Mami and Miyako's sizes are close to Ryouko's own though she did complain that it is a bit stifling on the chest area. Mami was not pleased with that remark.

The light brown leather shoes, which completed the studious-girl-type look, were a gift from Licht. Apparently, he saw them in a window display of a shop that he and Ichidou passed in the airport and was drawn into it. He gave it to Ryouko before he left camp. "Who knows?" the butler said. "It might come in handy," he told her with a smile.