looking back, only for a moment though
Tezuka Kunimitsu gazed out the window of the plane. In a few minutes, the plane would head towards Germany where the young man would become a professional tennis player and accomplish his goal.
However, he knew his dream came with sacrifices. He had to leave such things as fishing with his grandfather and watching his teammates run from Inui juice.
He smiled slightly. He really would miss his friends and all their antics. Oishi's worrying, Kaidoh and Momoshiro's fighting, Echizen's brattiness and all the other crazy things they do that made his temples hurt... or not. He might even miss Atobe's bragging... or maybe not.
He recalled his last match with Fuji right before he left. They fought hard, very hard, against each other only for him to come out as the victor. Breaking all of Fuji's counters was the hardest task he had done but it was the best match he had ever played and he walked away feeling accomplished. The only other person to do that was Shiraishi Kuranosuke but the Shintenhouji captain had won by luck in the end while he won by skill.
As the plane rumbled and began to take off, he frowned. Achieving his dream came with a huge price, and he wondered if this was the right choice.
Sighing, he leaned back in his seat, unconsciously touching his left arm.
No, he made the right choice by leaving. He knew that his friends would miss him and he would miss them too, but they'd meet up again soon and have a great time.
And that made being achieving his dream that much sweeter, because he had people who cared for him and supported him.
A/N: This was originally part of Friendship Has No Limits by Frog-kun which is dedicated to bonnsaka, but in case anything happened, I wanted to have it on my account too. I totally wish they would have shown Tezuka and Fuji's match during SPoT.
