Chapter 60 [Summer Vacation]
With the help of Tsumugi, Tenma was able to take his friends for a trip to his inn in Okinawa. The trip included first and second years of Raimon. The third years unfortunately were unable to make it due to the their own family trip. Along with them joined the members of zodiac. Also among them joined Tsurugi's older brother.
"Hello, everyone in Raimon. I am Tsurugi Yuuichi. Thank you for looking after my brother in the past." Yuuichi introduced himself.
The members all looked up to him as he was a lot taller than them. "How come you're tagging along Yuuichi-nii?" Haru asked him.
"Well, i was gonna be taking a break so I decided to join Kyousuke. He said Tenma said he's fine with it." Yuuichi explained. Tenma turned to Tsurugi who turned away. 'You.. Have some courage will ya?' Tenma thought.
Tenma lied and went along with it. They all took a private jet prepared by HaruCorp. They were originally going o take a train but realized it was gonna take over half a day and more costly. So they took the plane instead saving more then 3 hours.
After arriving at the airport there was bus by the entrance with Matsukaze written on it. Tenma excitedly approached the driver. "Uncle Tarou." He called out.
"Oh look at that you got it right."
"OF course Dad dislikes driving the bus around, unlike you who loves touring the place around."
"Tenma-kun?" Haru called out waiting for him to introduced the driver. "Oh right, this is my uncle Tarou." Tenma introduced to him. Tarou greeted the kids before he told all of them to get in the bus. They all put the belongings in the trunk. Since it was a while till they would reach the inn Tarou drive them around slowly telling them about the town. After wards he drove back to the inn.
All members were filled with amazement as they arrived at the Matsukaze Inn. It was a bit traditional looking but looked huge. It was two story and had two wings. As Tenma arrived at the entrance Tatsuki jumped on to him. Tenma caught him but quickly let go and pushed him away.
"Come on don't treat me like that." Tatsuki pouted.
"No! Let me go!" Tenma screamed as he pushed him away and ran away. Tastsuki followed after him chasing him down with two other girls joining them. Katsuki sighed as he approached the confused Raimon and Zodiacs plus Yuuichi.
"Sorry, we tend to be very mischievous here at home." Katsuki informed them.
"I see, but who were the other two girls following after him?" Aoi asked.
"Oh that's our cousin sisters from our dad's side. They aren't that much of trouble but they tend to chase after Tenma a lot." Katsuki replied.
All of them sweat dropped in disbelief. Katsuki gave them a tour of the place and showed them the six rooms they will be staying in.
Room 1- Haru, Aoi, Midori, Akane, Sakura, Mizukawa, Morimura
Room 2- Shindou, Kirino, Hamano, Hamano, Kurama, Nishiki
Room 3- Tsurugi, Shinsuke, Kariya, Kageyama, Shuu, Hakuryuu
Room 4 - Matatagi, Ibuki, Tetsukado, Kusaka, Manabe, Minaho
Room 5 - Yuuichi
"Why do i get my own room?" Yuuichi asked.
"You're an adult. Suck it up." Haru said to Yuuichi.
Tenma came into his old room and locked the door. He wanted to save himself from the cousins from his dad's side. "Nozomi and Suzume has not changed at all."
Nozomi was an year younger and Suzume was two years younger then him. They are like younger sisters to him but he tends to get annoyed with them more than his actual blood brother. "Nozo-nee and Suzu-nee? What are you doing here?" Tenma heard his younger brother speak.
"Look Tenki let's get him" Tatsuki screamed as Tenkishi started runing away.
'Looks like my brother's becoming a victim now.' Tenma thought. Tenma went to his bed ad laid down to relax. He was exhausted from the flight earlier today.
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The next morning the everyone met at the dining hall where almost a feast was prepared for them. They started the meal and discussed about what to do that day. Tenma arrived into the dining hall wearing a sleeve less Jacket along with some swim shorts.
"Tenma where are you going?" Shinsuke asked him.
"I'm going to go for some surfing." Tenma replied.
"TENMA YOU BETTER NOT GO INTO THE OCEAN WITHOUT EATING BREAKFAST" Tenma's mother yelled at him.
"SEROUSLY MOM I WAS GOING TO EAT NO NEED TO YELL AT ME" He screamed back at his mom.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE YELLING AT MY DAUGHTER FOR TENMA?!" His grandma yelled at him.
"WHO ARE YOU TO YELL AT MY GRANDSON?" His grandmother yelled.
"OI HE'S MY GRANDSON TOO" His grandma replied.
"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP AND EAT, NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO YELL AT MY SON EXCEPT ME." His mom screamed back to the grandmothers.
The dining fell quiet with some arguing int he background with two grandmothers. Tenma went into the kitchen mortified. Everyone could understand how Tenma felt but at the moment that was quite entertaining to watch they all thought.
After having the meal the guys changed into swimming outfits as they headed out to the beach which was next to the inn. The sand was warm and white. So cleaner than the ones in the cities. The beach was also almost empty with only a few people visiting.
All of them jumped into the ocean swimming and playing around. Some of the guys started digging a hole but the local neighborhood patrolling team yelled at them saying they weren't allowed to do that. So they all covered the hole up.
Tenma arrived at the beach carrying the Surf board he owned.
"Wow that's Amazing can you actually surf?" Shisuke asked.
"Yeah, I used to spent my time in the ocean quite a lot." Tenma replied before preparing to head off into the ocean. He attached the safety leash on his ankle so his board won't go far from him incase he falls of. He felt the warm water from his legs as he continued to walk in deeper. After the water reached up to his waist, he got on the board and laid on top as he paddled further into the sea.
He sat up as he stretched his arms to wait for the wave to come by. Usually the waves aren't that strong unless it's cloudy or stormy.
The girls finally arrived at the beach and decided to play volleyball. Aoi looked over to the beach to find Tenma but she did not spot him at all. She approached Shinsuke and asked him about his whereabouts. Shinsuke informed her about him surfing like he had planned before breakfast.
Aoi looked over the horizon to spot a brown haired male along with someone else.
"You think you're as good as before?" Katsuki approached Tenma with his board.
"Who knows? It may had been five years but I still know the basic so I should be fine." Tenma replied.
"Want to have a small contest then? The one who can ride the wave longer wins." Katsuki suggested.
"You're on. Here it comes!" Tenma smirked as the big wave started approaching. Both brunette proceeded to paddle them self slowly away from the wave. They got up on the board as it became stable. Both of them rode the wave excitedly.
"Looks at them go!" Shinsuke screamed as other turned their head. "Tenms's actually riding the wave!" Aoi watched Tenma in shock. It was a side she had never seen of his. An amazing guy who rides the waves. Even though Tenma's attribute in soccer had been wind, he seemed to be enjoy the water.
Both brunettes were quite stubborn but eventually came back the shore with a tie. Tenma waiting on his board as he was catching his breathe. Shinsuke came running approaching him. "That was amazing Tenma!" Tenma turned to Shinsuke and smiled.
"Do you think I could surf too?" Shinsuke asked excitedly.
"Uh... I think it will take a lot of practice. And you're going to have to learn from a pro." Tenma told him.
"Oh can't you teach me?" Shinsuke asked him.
"I'm not good with words plus I can't take the responsibility. Better to seek out an adult for help instead Shinsuke, Sorry." Tenma advised.
"Oh man" Shinsuke frowned. Looking at his sad friend he thought of an idea. "Would you like to ride with me instead?" Tenma suggested.
"What? Would that no be dangerous?" Shinduke asked.
"Not really since you're pretty short and light weight." Katsuki came in and spoke.
"I feel like you insulted me but also complimented me." Shinsuke replied.
"Beggars cant be choosers" Katsuki mentioned.
"Okay that one was an insult" Tenma uttered.
"whatever" Katsuki mumbled and left.
Tenma took Shinsuke on his board as he swam along with the board to the deep sea. Aoi who was watching them was disturbed as a ball rolled by her feet. Haru called out to her and told her to join them. Aoi smiled and went to join them but glanced at Tenma once in a while.
After a while Shinsuke came back with amazement. Shinsuke left Tenma and told everyone on land. Aoi who was staring at Tenma was slightly pushed by Haru. "If you ask him, he might do it." She whispered in her ear. Aoi blushed at the thought but slowly approached Tenma.
Tenma was shaking his head to dry his wet hair. He looked up to see Aoi wearing her swim suit. It was a light blue flounced top along with a skirted bottom. "What's wrong?" Tenma asked her tilting her head.
"Uh well... Um... You.." She tried to speak but she could not find the words. Tenma got off his board and got closer to her but was interrupted by Haru who yelled. "SHE WANTS A RIDE AS WELL!!!" Haru's mouth was immediately covered by Tsurugi who pulled her away from the game.
Tenma sighed before looks over to Aoi who was staring down in embarrassment. Tenma just whispered to her to make her feel better. "I give you a ride if you want. But you don't have to do it if you don't want to."
She looked up to Tenma to see him smiling. In her eyes she looked very cool at that moment. She lent out her hand and spoke softly. "I would like to."
Tenma happily took her hand and led her to his board and told her to sit on it with both legs on the board. He slowly swam along with the board to the seep sea. As they arrived to wait for the wave, Tenma took the safety leash and attached it to Aoi's ankle. "What are you doing?"
"Well in case if we both falls you won't fall any deeper." Tenma explained to her. Aoi was moved by the fact he cared about her safety. Before the wave approached Tenma got on the board sitting behind Aoi. She was startled but they managed to balance so they did not fall.
Tenma slowly paddled with his hands as the wave approached. "Hold on the board tightly" Tenma guided Aoi's hand on to the sides on the board before standing up as the wave approached. Tenma did his best to guide the board as he wanted. It was a bit difficult to control the board unlike Shinsuke.
Tenma kept on Aoi as he guided the board to ride away from the wave. They were bit slower than before so they were likely to end of stumbling once the wave catches up to them. Aoi just watched the sea and beach in awe. She completely mesmerized by the scenery. As she was admiring, some fish flew by startling her and Tenma to lose balance.
Katsuki who was watching from the distance spilled his drink out of his mouth in disbelief as he saw both of them get wiped out by the wave. Shinsuke who was watching over them suddenly screamed panicking. Katsuki sighed before calling over Nozomi and grabbing the board. Both of them swam to the board floating on the surface. After a while they saw Tenma come up for air holding Aoi. He threw Aoi on to the board and called out to her.
Katsuki dropped by helping Tenma on to the board. Nozomi and Katuski stayed by each side of Tenma as Aoi started to wake up. She woke up a bit confused but was alright. Tenma sighed in relief.
"What happened?" Nozomi asked. "You used to be good at balancing." She added.
"Well, Aoi got scared all of sudden and she let go of the board fell back which caused me to loose balance." Tenma explained.
"I was watching the view until some thing jumped in front of me." Aoi explained.
"Something? Oh it must had been a fish maybe. They tend to ride along with the wave as well." Nozomi explained.
"What are they trying to do? Attempt murder." Tenma joked.
"Oi don't give them ideas." Katsuki joked.
"Well then tel-" Before Tenma could speak any more a fish jumped by slapping him.
Fish 1 - 0 Tenma
The other three instantly laughed. Meanwhile Tenma jumped of the board and went after the fish. Aoi called out to him but Katsuki and Nozomi guided the board back to shore.
That night Tenma's grandma prepared seafood.
Fish 1 - 1 Tenma
Tenma smirked before he dug in to eat. As everyone was enjoying the meal Tenma's mom came by telling them about a festival that was happening near by in a few days. Everyone jumped with joy promising to drop by the festival before they left.
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It was two days before they had to go, the festival was held. All the girls borrowed some Yukata from the inn to wear to the festival. The rest of the guys just went with their usual clothing. As they arrived at the festival it was quite packed with so many people and there was a lot of stalls with games and food.
Everyone spent the time enjoying them selves to the fullest. Some stall owners greeted Tenma recognizing him. They also praised him for the accomplishment of winning the tournament. Tenma passed by a sign which read that there was gonna be fireworks lighting up at night. Knowing that the festival was crowed he should find a place with less people. So he could spend some time with Aoi.
He approached Aoi asking her if she wanted to try some candy apple. Aoi agreed and they parted ways with everyone. Tenma held her hand tightly as he passed through the crowd. There was a staircase nearby which led to a shrine. "Where are we going?" She asked.
"There is a firework show in a while. It would be difficult to seem them among the crowd. So I'm taking you to a secluded area." Tenma grinned. As they were halfway up the staircase a loud bang startled the both of them. They turned to see the fireworks being fired. Tenma sat down on the stairs and tap his lap for Aoi to sit. Since she was wearing a Yukata she could not let it get dirty. She sat on his thighs as she blushed.
Even though there was fireworks going on, the only loud noise she could feel was her heartbeat. She could not even focus or even look up to the fireworks because of this. Tenma noticed she wasn't looking spoke in her ear. "Are you alright? You're not watching the fireworks?"
Aoi turned to face Tenma. At that moment some Aoi knew for sure she had fallen deep for him.
"Ever since we came on this trip, I noticed a side of you I never noticed."
Tenma stared at her deeply. His heartbeat risen slowly.
"When I saw that side, all I could do is fall for it more."
His eyes widen as he blushed.
"So I guess what I'm trying to say is, I have fallen deep for you." Aoi confessed to Tenma. Tenma soften his gaze as he pulled her hair behind her ears as he closed the gap. Aoi was completely surprised by his move.
As the fire works died, Tenma pulled away and smiled at Aoi. "I like you more than soccer now." Aoi giggled at his confession. Tenma wasn't amused but he knows it was a simple joke. "I love you as well, Aoi." He repeated. Aoi pulled into him for a hug. They both sat their together for a while before heading back to their friends.
After the festival, everyone headed home. When the days passed everyone returned back to their house for the summer vacation. It was going to be a few more weeks till the next semester began.
For now, this is goodbye.
Tenma found friends.
Endou had a son.
Soccer was saved.
Aoi and Tenma ended up together.
The journey is finally over.
~THE END~
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