Hidden Plays

28: And unlike them,I never knew what defeat was

Hyoutei watched the match.

When Tezuka's true power was shown Atobe stood up. A girl approached him saying she made her lunch. Atobe called her a name and told her to leave.

The others followed in pursuit.

"Oshitari-senpai." Satomi called out making him look at her.

"I'll gather the needed information. Bucho-senpai, give him some space. I'll join you guys once I'm done." Satomi said.

"Join us? But we're all going to different places." Oshitari said.

"You'll understand what I mean." Satomi said. The game soon finished and Satomi stood up about to leave. She was confronted by the girl who gave Atobe lunch.

"You! You're stealing the attention from Atobe and the Hyoutei Tennis team for yourself." The girl said. Satomi smiled.

"Well of course, it'd be hard to be their manager if I didn't have their attention." Satomi said.

"And who do you think you are?" The girl asked.

"Uh, the Hyoutei Gakuen Boy's Tennis Team's manager?" Satomi asked.

"You're a good for nothing little b*tch." She shouted. Satomi noticed her uniform was gray.

The girl then tried to throw a rock at her. Satomi easily caught it.

The Seigaku team noticed a menacing aura from behind them.

"Eh, isn't that the Hyoutei manager?" Horio asked.

"Ne, ne, the Hyoutei Doll? Why is she so angry?" Kikumaru asked.

Satomi closed her eyes, her smile faded when she opened her visible eye again the girl was scared.

"Look at me you little good for nothing gold-digger. Call me worthless all you want, but I have so much authority than you do. Look at your uniform, it's not even a Hyoutei uniform. Hyoutei uniforms are brown not gray. That means you weren't good enough for Hyoutei. Remember this: My name is Beauchène Satomi, Manager of the Hyoutei Tennis Team, 2nd year vice-president of the  student council, 2nd most influential student in Hyoutei, and you're worst possible nightmare. I've could get all 200+ members of the team doing my bidding including the buchou himself, but what's the point when I can handle you myself. Compare yourself with this rock. You're perfectly fine since I haven't done anything to you, but once I do..." Satomi closed her fist around the rock and crushing was heard.

"This is what you'll be." Satomi finished and showed the girl her hand. There was only the dust of the rock. The girl was scared now.

"Y-You crushed the rock with your bare hands." The girl said looking scared.

"I don't care who you are, get lost. If I ever see you around any of my players while I'm manager, you'll be like this rock." Satomi said before brushing the dust off her hands. The girl ran away. Satomi then mumbled to herself.

"Perks of being a tennis player." Satomi said before leaving.

The Seigaku team was petrified, except for a certain few.

"What the heck? She crushed the rock into dust like nothing." Momo shouted.

"The whole team has gotten stronger. Despite their manager leaving them to go go France I heard they followed her training schedule and got a lot stronger as a team. They are more united than what they used to be." Inui said.

Satomi left for the Kanto courts where they got defeated by Seigaku. She saw Jirou sleeping there and sat by him.

She quietly tried to wake him up.

"Jirou-senpai." Satomi mumbled. Jirou woke up and saw her.

"Ohaya Satomi-chan~." He said before falling back asleep. Satomi put his head in her lap softly going through his hair. She decided to wait for everyone else to come.

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Sure enough when Hiyoshi and Mukahi came and saw Jirou sleeping on Satomi's lap they were beyond confused.

Jirou woke up.

"I found senpai sleeping here and decided to join him waiting for everyone to come. I knew you guys would come here." Satomi said. Then Ootori and Shishido joined them before Oshitari came.

"I told you I'd meet up with you guys. Give Atobe some time to think." Satomi said. They were chatting among themselves before they were quiet.

"Aren't you guys getting cold out there? Then I'll make it into noon."

Then all the lights in the court came on.

"Kabaji!" Atobe shouted wearing a red suit. He grabbed a huge bouquet of roses and threw it into the air making rose petals fall everywhere.

"This would create a really romantic scene until the bouquet falls on someone's head." Satomi said. As if on cue the bouquet falls down, but Satomi caught it before it could land.

"I didn't know you were a bride now, Buchou-senpai." Satomi said with a teasing smile. Some of the tension was relieved into the air, but it still felt tense.

"Tonight is the beginning of the second act: the path to glory of Hyotei Gakuen." He said laughing. His laugh had a kind of evil feel to it. Satomi sighed and threw the bouquet at Atobe.

"Stop being so cheesy and go find your groom." Satomi said pouting. The whole team burst into laughter. All tension was lifted into the air, and the air was calm.

Satomi smiled, but her feelings were conflicting her.

'Echizen, Singles 1? Let's see the result...'