Green Flames (Prince of Tennis Fan Fiction)

Hyotei

Sorry for the long waiting time, but I got my first writers block ever! I never thought it would be that annoying -_- Anyway, here's the 8th chapter and I hope you like it :)

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A long sigh came out of Shin's mouth as she walked down the hallway. As she walked, a bunch of girls came screaming past her. Not scared screams, more like fan girl screams.

"Geez, can they get any louder?" Shin asked a bit annoyed.

"Shin-chan, wait up!"

She stopped walking, looking over her shoulder, seeing Sakuno running over to her.

"Oh hey, Ryuzaki-chan. What's the big commotion?"

"Haven't you heard?" Sakuno asked trying to catch her breath.

"Heard what?"

"That Hyotei's high school division is coming here to visit the tennis club?"

She scratched her cheek, while looking up at the roof.

"Now you're mentioning it, the captain did say something like that yesterday. But why would I care?"

"But you're a regular, shouldn't you care?"

"I've only been that for a week. It's not like I played a match or anything yet. If we're going to play a practice match, I'm surely just gonna be the bench warmer anyway."

She continued to walk as nothing had happened, leaving Sakuno behind.

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Shin twitched her eyes, when she came into the court.

"Nice to meet you again, young lady."

The spoiled brat from the sport shop stood right in front of her bowing, like someone who asked a person up to dance.

"Don't call me that" she said with a straight face. "And why are you here?"

"He's the captain of Hyotei's tennis club" Echizen whispered to her.

"He's seriously their captain? That must be a real pain...."

"She's kinda right...." the guy with the blue cap whispered.

"Don't say stuff like that, about someone you don't even know" the spoiled brat said, who hadn't heard what his friend said.

"I know you well enough, to know you like to hit on girls."

"Hm..." he smirked.

"Atobe" Tezuka called, making them look at him. "You said there was something urgent you wanted to talk about."

"That's right. I guess you heard about it."

Tezuka kept quiet. Everyone looked confused at both of them.

"Heard about what?" Eiji asked.

"Two days ago....a person disappeared" the blue haired guy with the round glasses answered. "An important person of this year's tournament."

They widened their eyes.

"Then what does that mean?" Momo asked.

"Another person has taken his place, but....rumors say, that he's not a very nice person; a gambler, who steals money from people" Atobe said. "Though, no proof has found about it yet, and it's only a few people who think it's true. Not even the media thinks the rumors are true."

"Who is this person?" Echizen asked.

"Giovanni Lacosta, if I recall."

Shin's heart stopped, staring at him in misbelieve. Her fist tightened automatically and her teeth bit together.