I Know I'm a Girl, But Still!
Once again, it was just another normal day for me. Granted, it was also a very annoying day, but still. Then again, what day wasn't annoying with my idiotic brother? At the moment, I was out running like I usually do. I normally run 3 times a day, sometimes 4 depending on my mood. Plus, when I go for a run, I really go for a run. The reason why I do it is for the stamina. Stamina is important when you play tennis like I do. Normally, I have to play matches about every other day just about. The matches that I play aren't very easy either, especially, since half the time I'm playing against guys. I don't let that stop me though. Oh yeah, did I mention that I go to Seigaku? Our boys tennis team is one of the best, I just wish the same could be said for the girls tennis team… Our team suck, rather my team sucks. That's why I've never been able to go to real tournaments with my team, I'm the only one that's actually any good. It's really sad when I'm able to admit that. I so wish that I could just play with the guys, maybe then I'd finally get to play in a tournament for one, a REAL tournament instead of these street tennis tournaments I play all the time. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that little tidbit, didn't I? Sorry about that. You see…that's actually the only reason that we even have any money. In fact, that's the argument that I got into with my brother earlier today.
3 hours ago
I was sitting down on the entrance step to our home, tying my shoes up as my brother complained.
"Come on sis, do you seriously have to do this stuff EVERY day?" my brother asked. I sighed in annoyance.
"Katchiro, how many times do we have to go over this, YES! I have to do this to keep my stamina up, or did you forget, I have to have that to win?" I asked, standing up and knocking the tips of my shoes on the ground, getting my feet more comfortable.
"But I'm sure you don't have to this every day" he said, irritating me further.
"Yeah, and you don't have to complain every day when YOU can just as easily go out and get a job Katchiro. You forget, I have 3 other mouths to feed beside myself" I told him.
"How can you even count the cat!?" he exclaimed. I just growled at him.
"And why should I count you?" With that, I walked right out the door, running down the street. I couldn't believe him. Kechi is just as much apart of this family as he is. The good thing about Kechi, he eats less than Katchiro does. Seriously, I'm getting tired of feeding that boy. He eats way too much for my wallet. Plus, he's older than me! Oh well, no use in stressing myself out about it, I have a game to play tomorrow.
Forgetting about Katchiro, I just continued with my normal routine. Every day, I run from my house, around the neighborhood, through the park, passed the school, down to the outlets, and back again. You don't even want to know how far that is. Every time I go running though, I always seem to run into one guys in particular. Kaoru Kaidoh to be exact. He's one of the Seigaku Regulars at my school, although, I'm sure he's never noticed me before though. I kind of have a tendency to watch him play. He's really good I tell you. Everyone is kind of scared of him though. Personally, he doesn't really seem like that bad of a guy to me, then again this is me that we're talking about. Other than the hissing noises that he makes, Kaidoh just seems like a normal guy to me, simple as that. Although, I'd like to play him one of these times though. That would be so awesome to play against Kaidoh and see his snake shot first hand, and no, I do not have a death wish, so don't even ask.
Speak of the devil, or would it be snake?
Kaidoh was headed my way. Today, he was wearing his yellow bandana. Yesterday, he was wearing his green one. Kaidoh always seems more relaxed when running, then again, so do I.
"Hey Kaidoh!" I called as we went passed each other, out of the corner of my eye, I saw him come to a stop and turn around. The only thing that he could see, was my back, and my waving hand. "See ya at school!" I shouted "And great game yesterday!" I laughed quietly to myself. He must think that I'm a weirdo right now. My thoughts were cut short though when a saw a car speeding toward a little boy. "Hey kid, watch out!" I yelled, picking my speed and racing at crosswalk. At this point, Kaidoh had completely turned around, his eyes wide open as he watched the scene unfold in front of him.
The only thing I felt, was the car hitting me. It felt like a ton of bricks on my body as I was sent flying over the car and onto the pavement. I had the little boy tucked in my arms protectively.
All around me, I could hear the sounds of yelling and running footsteps, but I couldn't see a thing.
"Call an ambulance!" I could hear people yelling.
"Takota!" a lady yelled.
"Mommy!" came the shout of the little boy in my arms.
I swear, I had never felt so cold in my life.
I hope everyone liked this chapter. I know it's a little bit on the short side compared to my normal stories, but I did this for a reason. Please don't forget to REVIEW? This is my first attempt at a Prince of Tennis story and I REALLY need feedback. Thank you.