A/N: I have no idea where the idea for this came from. I was just sitting at my computer, itching to write something when one of my chorus songs came to mind. It's called Signs of the Judgment and I think it eigth parts (XD We only had 28 people and we're singing this). Then I had a reporter's voice come into my head and it sort of got the creativity wheels moving in my head and here's the first part of a very short series (three or four parts). We'll see how this goes since I'm writing this and then updating it. So, this is a short chapter. I hope you guys enjoy it!
Edit: Rated for safety purposes. Meantions of murder,and guns. Take place three years after the main story line of the Prince of Tennis.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Prince of Tennis. Takeshi Konomi does. If I did own the Prince of Tennis, Sanada would so be the main character.
"Last night, Atobe Keigo, heir to the Atobe fortune, was convicted of two accounts of attempted murder and one account of murder. Police officers say that Atobe had three guns on him, two hand guns and a shot gun. Investigators found that one of the hand guns was fired multiple times while the other one was fired once. The shot gun was never used.
"Police have also identified the victims of this crime. Kirihara Akaya was shot twice, once in his left thigh and another shoot to his stomach. Yanagi Renji's wounds were similar to Niou-kun's except both of the bullet wounds were found in his legs. Yukimura Seiichi was pronounced dead shortly after medical help had arrived. Yukimura-kun had also suffered two shots, one to his chest and another to his head. Police believe that the shot to head was what killed the senior.
"I have also just been informed that another person had been found inside the house. Sanada Genichirou has suffered minor scratches and a mild concussion but, other than that, seems to be fine. He will be kept over night at Kanagawa Hospital for observation and will hopefully be released in the morning.
"Atobe's trial will begin a week from now and Yukimura-kun's funeral will comense in two days. Friends and family are welcome to come to…"
"Sanada-kun! What's it like to be the only person to survive this incident relatively unharmed?!"
"Sanada-kun! Are you worried about your friends?"
"Will Rikkaidai still be participating in the Nationals even though your captain is dead?"
"How do you feel now that your best friend's dead?"
As Sanada left the hospital the following morning, reporters from all of Japan's major news stations were shouting questions to him. Wondering what it would be like to have his best friend killed or his rival having been the killer. If he was traumatized or if he felt guilty he couldn't stop the killer. All that Sanada wanted to do was get home and, hopefully, wake up to find out this was all a dream. That Atobe hadn't come to Yukimura's house while the three demons were trying to tutor their kouhai. That Renji would have to go through years of rehabilitation just to be able to walk again. Or, that Kirihara could never follow his dream of being a world wide known tennis star because he would also need years to get better and then build up his skills in tennis again. That no one could erase the look on Yukimura's face as he died in Sanada's arms, the pure shock that ran through the God Child's face and how his lips held a permanent scream in place. No one could erase the memories that burned in his memory. No one.
Prison, Atobe decided, wasn't that hard to get use to. You just had to keep your head down, don't look anyone in the eye, never question what's in the food (even if it smells like crap), and don't ever act like the narcissist you used to be, even if it pains you to do so. Though some of the rules were difficult, Atobe fit right in. Even though he had been asked why he had been put it, he kept his mouth sealed shut. No one deserved to know the truth. Because knowing the truth would send the world as they knew it, to come to an end.