Prince of Cats

Chapter III

Okay, chapter three is here. Make sure to comment and leave good ones at that. I just love getting feed back from you people.

Also, I've decided to ship our cute little Ryo-chan with someone. I have someone in mind, but I'm going to keep it top secret till I decide to reveal it through the fanfic. Browny Points to whoever can guess who it is! Here's a hint: its no one from Seigaku. Good luck to all you yaoi fangirls/fanboys!
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"Oi, Echizen, did you see the newspaper this morning?" Horio asked after school the next day. "No," Ryoma replied bluntly as he turned the page of his book. "Well you should read it more often. Look!" Horio shouted as he shoved the paper in front of Ryoma's book.

"Fine, what's all the racket about?" Ryoma asked annoyed as he whipped the paper of the creases. "The big article in the center of the page, read it," Horio said impatiently. "Alright, alright. Gees, You're annoying," Ryoma snapped as he started to read the article.

"Rein Ikeda, head of the Ikeda Group, was found dead at his family's oil dock late last night. The autopsy report shows that Mr. Ikeda's death was by lethal injection.

Was it suicide? We went to Kira Ikeda, Mr. Ikeda's eighteen year old daughter, to see what her answer was. "Daddy, suicidal? Heck no, my father was far from being suicidal," Kira said when we questioned her about her father's sanity."

"Suicide? Is that the best they could come up with?" Ryoma thought with a snort.

"Do you think it was suicide, Echizen?" Katsuo asked curiously. Ryoma shrugged, "How am I suppose to know? I'm not a detective," he replied. "Well, yeah I know that. I'm just curious on what you think really happened," Horio said.

"Well, the most important thing to think about is where he was injected. Depending on where the injection wound is, the investigators will be able to determine if it was suicide or not," Ryoma answered. "Wow, Echizen, you sure do know your stuff," Kachiro said in awe. "What can I say? I read a lot of mystery novels," Ryoma replied with a shrug as he stood up and collected his things.

"Where are you going?" Horio asked curiously. "I need to finish something that someone else started," Ryoma replied as he exited the classroom. The Freshmen Trio looked at each other and hurried after their classmate.

~Tennis Courts~

"Are you going to join the Tennis Club?" Horio asked excited. "Do you ever shut up?" Ryoma asked annoyed. "If its about tennis, no," Kachiro sighed. "You know it!" Horio agreed cheerfully. "If the whole school year is going to be like this, I'm gonna to go insane," Ryoma muttered under his breath.

"Echizen, you ready to do this thing?" Momo asked as he walked up to the freshmen. Ryoma smirked, "The faster I beat you, the faster I can go home. So sure, let's go," he replied. "Cocky little freshmen, aren't ya," Momo laughed.

"I'm not cocky, I'm confident," Ryoma replied as he walked towards the changing rooms.

A few minutes later, Ryoma walked out dressed in shorts and a plain blue shirt. "I'm not going to go easy on you, Momo-senpai," he said as he swung his tennis racket a few times. "I didn't expect you to," Momo replied as he watched Ryoma's form.

"His form looks great. How could he not like tennis with that kind of swing?" Momo thought curiously.

"So, which court?" Ryoma asked. "What? Oh, this one is fine," Momo said as he point to the one in front of them. Ryoma nodded and walked to his side. "Since I was forced into this, I'm serving first," he decided as he grabbed a tennis ball.

"Fine with me. Let's see what you got," Momo said as he got ready. Ryoma smirked, "You're gong to regret this," he said as he gripped his tennis racket. "Put your ball where your mouth is, Echizen," Momo said.