atobe/jirou drabble, gossip column (hello hello)
On Monday, Mukahi Gakuto lost 2500 yen to Oshitari Yuushi when a longstanding bet between the doubles pair finally came to an end. The terms remained undisclosed until Gakuto spent the breakfast period bemoaning his loss of money. Within an hour, the entire school knew that Atobe Keigo, head of the tennis club and national level player, had walked onto the courts at morning practice and kissed his Singles Two player in a manner that the gossip column of the school paper was scrambling to take to print as “wildly passionate, with an undertone of pent up aggression, probably due to repressed lust.”
The article, run in a special, emergency edition of the paper the same day, went like this:
At afternoon practice, chattering students surrounded the tennis courts. The buzz of agitated whispers and the bright flash of cameras was enough to give a headache even to Atobe, whose club members required an unusually high level of patience. Ohtori was wandering around with a hunted expression, Shishido nearby and scowling at anyone who tried to approach. After the tenth time he’d had to forcibly remove a girl who was trying to squeeze the “whole truth and nothing but the truth” from his entirely too nice partner, not even Gakuto could claim that Shishido was being an overprotective drama queen. Personally, Atobe thought that the addition of a world government class to the curricula might not have been a very good idea.
In the end, Atobe managed to conduct a somewhat productive practice solely by delegating Kabaji to the task of guarding the courts from interlopers. He was quite displeased at the unwanted attention; tennis club practices usually drew crowds, but those spectators were well behaved enough not to disrupt anything involving Atobe Keigo. He only made it safely to the clubroom after the practice session by having the third year players act as a human wall between their captain and the clamoring students.
Atobe was a bit suspicious when the crowds didn’t show up to bang at the clubhouse windows, but chalked it up to some shred of reverence finally surfacing in the mob. It was only when he finally read a copy of the article that had caused the trouble that he realized where the throng had vanished to. Akutagawa Jirou was nowhere in sight. That meant he was sleeping, defenseless, and unaware of his approaching doom.
Atobe did the only thing he could. He called for his PR representative.
On Tuesday, Mukahi Gakuto lost 3000 yen to Oshitari Yuushi when a bet made the previous day between the doubles pair came to an end. Akutagawa Jirou had, in fact, NOT woken up when a horde of distraught girls came bearing down on him under a shady tree, demanding an explanation for “Atobe-sama’s obviously unnatural behavior.”
The paper’s front article that day went like this:
Within an hour of the paper’s release, Gakuto had offered to demonstrate the meaning of a “French kiss” with Oshitari as his assistant. Merely in the interest of education, of course. Reporters from the gossip column flocked to the scene, and the school’s attention was neatly diverted.
Atobe considered it a successful part of damage control.
This is all tiamatv's fault. She won't admit it, but it is. Blame her.
The article, run in a special, emergency edition of the paper the same day, went like this:
- Love-Love Not Just a Score
Tennis club members were shocked earlier today when captain Atobe Keigo, Singles One and twenty time winner of Hyotei Gakuen’s “most desirable male” contest, passionately kissed Akutagawa Jirou, Singles Two, at this morning’s practice. Atobe’s behavior is unexplained; tearful members of the Official Atobe Keigo Fan Club could provide no explanation for their idol’s actions.
Shishido Ryou, Doubles One, commented “About damn time.” This was quickly amended to “It’s Atobe’s business” when Ohtori Choutarou, Doubles One, shot him a Look.
Fan Club members and Those Other People alike are baffled by the unexpected turn of events. However, the kiss, coming after Atobe’s return from a weeklong trip to France, continues to remain one of the top conversation pieces at Hyotei.
Neither Atobe nor Akutagawa were available for comment. Atobe was needed for student council activities and Akutagawa could not be woken from his nap.
At afternoon practice, chattering students surrounded the tennis courts. The buzz of agitated whispers and the bright flash of cameras was enough to give a headache even to Atobe, whose club members required an unusually high level of patience. Ohtori was wandering around with a hunted expression, Shishido nearby and scowling at anyone who tried to approach. After the tenth time he’d had to forcibly remove a girl who was trying to squeeze the “whole truth and nothing but the truth” from his entirely too nice partner, not even Gakuto could claim that Shishido was being an overprotective drama queen. Personally, Atobe thought that the addition of a world government class to the curricula might not have been a very good idea.
In the end, Atobe managed to conduct a somewhat productive practice solely by delegating Kabaji to the task of guarding the courts from interlopers. He was quite displeased at the unwanted attention; tennis club practices usually drew crowds, but those spectators were well behaved enough not to disrupt anything involving Atobe Keigo. He only made it safely to the clubroom after the practice session by having the third year players act as a human wall between their captain and the clamoring students.
Atobe was a bit suspicious when the crowds didn’t show up to bang at the clubhouse windows, but chalked it up to some shred of reverence finally surfacing in the mob. It was only when he finally read a copy of the article that had caused the trouble that he realized where the throng had vanished to. Akutagawa Jirou was nowhere in sight. That meant he was sleeping, defenseless, and unaware of his approaching doom.
Atobe did the only thing he could. He called for his PR representative.
On Tuesday, Mukahi Gakuto lost 3000 yen to Oshitari Yuushi when a bet made the previous day between the doubles pair came to an end. Akutagawa Jirou had, in fact, NOT woken up when a horde of distraught girls came bearing down on him under a shady tree, demanding an explanation for “Atobe-sama’s obviously unnatural behavior.”
The paper’s front article that day went like this:
- France On the Courts; Student Body Heaves a Sigh of Relief
Atobe Keigo’s recent behavior has been explained! Caught up in the excitement of his trip to France, Atobe decided to greet Akutagawa Jirou with a “French kiss” - the custom in France to kiss acquaintances on each cheek as a greeting.
Atobe, as expected, felt the need to out do the land of romance itself; his “French kiss” literally became a French kiss. Members of his fanclub will be happy to find that Atobe is still available; the kiss was merely a gesture of greeting, giving to the first acceptable person Atobe saw upon entering the tennis courts. The mystery has been explained, order has been returned to the school, and Atobe has once again proved his competence in bringing Hyotei Gakuen to the world stage.
Mukahi Gakuto would have commented; however, he was gagged and carried off the courts by his doubles partner, Oshitari Yuushi, as soon as he opened his mouth.
Akutagawa, though awake during a match with Atobe, fell asleep immediately after his loss of three games to six. Again, he could not be woken for comment.
Within an hour of the paper’s release, Gakuto had offered to demonstrate the meaning of a “French kiss” with Oshitari as his assistant. Merely in the interest of education, of course. Reporters from the gossip column flocked to the scene, and the school’s attention was neatly diverted.
Atobe considered it a successful part of damage control.
This is all tiamatv's fault. She won't admit it, but it is. Blame her.