♫Wonderful Days♫Prince of tennis♫Hyotei♫

♫52♫ My pride

Atobe can hear the whispers from here and there talking about him, Jirou, Oshitari, Shishido, and Gakuto. Why? Because they were all sporting a slap mark on their left cheek, courtesy of Ranfa. The 3rd year girls were livid but they can't do a thing about it since they were going on a school trip. This trip was for all of the 3rd years since some will graduate and go to the High school faction of Hyotei while some leave for a different High school. 

'I don't even want to go on this trip...' Atobe doesn't want to make fond memories with the others if he had to be honest; he'd rather spend it at the club where Ranfa was. 

"Pfft! Even with make up, we can still see the slap mark!" Gakuto was holding his laughter in as much as he can but it was proven very hard.

Ranfa was left in charge of the club and 200 members since Atobe and the 3rd years went on a trip. Right now she was with Kabaji, doing some light shopping for the many members of the club since they have been working very hard. She and Kabaji went to buy snacks from the convenience store; since she has a list full of what everyone liked, she had no problem in getting them.

"I look good in the jacket..." She was wearing Hyotei's jacket over her shirt. Since she will train with the 2nd and 1st years later, she's in her sportswear.

"Usu."

"Sorry for making you come along, Kabaji." 

"Usu." Kabaji was also sporting a slap mark from last night. 

"And I think I went out of hand with the slap. You should know better though, just because Atobe-senpai comes and spy on what I am doing, it doesn't mean you have to go along with it, okay, Kabaji?"

"Usu..." 

"Say sorry." 

"Sorry." 

"What will you do if Atobe-senpai chooses to spy on me?" 

"Say no." 

"Good, we are getting somewhere after all..." 

Hiyoshi and Choutarou too were sporting Ranfa's slap mark on their left cheek. Many club members asked about its origin but they were too embarrassed to tell them that their crush slapped them beyond reasons. 

"Mom said it was my fault..." Choutarou tried to make it disappear but he couldn't get rid of it. 

"At least your Dad didn't make fun of you... Mine laughed." Hiyoshi complained. 

"I wonder how long it will last..." 

"Sakura is too powerful for a girl." 

"Hiyoshi, you know how to fight and defend yourself, why didn't you defend?" Choutarou realized Hiyoshi could have just avoided her demonic slap. 

"She would have killed me more if I did that." 

"T-true..." 

The two of them made it to the tennis club to see that someone was there when they're not supposed to be there. What was Kirihara Akaya doing here on Hyotei's ground and playing tennis against non-regulars? 

"Hahahaha! You guys are all a joke! Hahaha!" Akaya was enjoying thrashing the non-regulars, "Next! Give me your best shot! Seriously, you guys don't live up to Hyotei's name! Hahahaha!!" 

"Kirihara... Why is he here?" Choutarou looked around to see if Ranfa was back yet but it doesn't seem like she was back. 'Sakura-san, where are you...?'

"Oh! Hiyoshi! Glad to see a proper regular here!" The seaweed head was in his school uniform, jacket abandoned on the ground, shirt's sleeves rolled up just above his elbows, "Have a match with-Eh? What's that on your cheek?"