Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis.
Mochiii's note (This applies for all the chapters):
Hello! I would just like to add on that it's been like 5 years since I've written a fanfic and I haven't read many Prince of Tennis fanfics her so IF any part of my story looks familiar to you, I swear it's a coincidence but I'll apologise for it anyway. Kindly let me know so that I can take a look at your story to make sure my story would end up to be different from yours ya?
I tend to insert a few Japanese terms here and there but I'll have them translated at the end of the page in case any of you don't understand them. My Japanese isn't good still so if you notice any mistake in my using or explaining of the term, please kindly correct me! ^^
I predict I'll go really slow with the progress of the story so if you don't mind long fanfics do bear with me as I'm really not the kind to rush into things. (:
Lastly, I hope you'll enjoy reading this and will let me know your opinions of it! (:
Chapter 1: The route to recovery
Ringggggggg~
"SAKUNOOOOOOOOO!"
"Tomo-chan! My ears are going to go deaf!" Sakuno immediately pulled the phone slightly away from her ears.
"Gomen ne, Sakuno! But I saw Ryuzaki-sensei in school this morning! Does that mean you will be able to go school soon?" Osakada Tomoka asked excitedly. She had been missing her best friend's presence in school terribly.
"Hai hai! I'll be in school on Monday!" Ryuzaki Sakuno smiled. She had missed her best friend a lot too!
"Yokatta!* In that case I'll see you in school on Monday then! Oyasumi!" Tomoka chirped.
"Oyasu-" Before Sakuno could finish her reply, the line on the other side ended.
Sighing, she returned the phone to its original place and lay back down on her bed.
She laid a hand on her forehead. Indeed, she was no longer feeling as feverish as before. Sakuno had missed a whole week of school and moreover, it was the very first week of school! However, there was no way she could go school when her fever was so temperamental. Just when she thought she had fully recovered, her temperature would suddenly shoot up in the middle of the night. Thus, there was nothing she could do but to stay at home until her health fully returned. Her grandmother, Ryuzaki Sumire, had taken off a few days from work to stay at home and look after her. She could not bear to leave her side until she was finally convinced that Friday morning that Sakuno was well enough to stay at home herself. The doctor had also given her the green light to go to school on Monday.
"Why did she have a fever all of a sudden? She was not in the rain or anything." Sakuno vaguely recalled her grandmother asking the doctor the first night that she was down with it.
"Sometimes, it may not be due to the weather or health conditions. It could be because of fatigue or excessive mental stress." The doctor had calmly replied.
Taihen da!** I've only moved in for a while and already I have caused Obachan so much trouble! But… excessive mental stress? Sakuno wondered. Is this what they call lovesickness?
It had been two weeks since she moved in to stay with her grandmother. She had proposed the idea initially to her parents, explaining to them that her grandmother's home is nearer to school plus her grandmother could send her to school since she was working there too. Her parents had agreed in the end, since they felt that their mother could use some company too.
However, the reason why Sakuno wanted to leave her house was more than just that…
Sigh, it's been two weeks already but I am still unable to erase the image of his face off my mind, Sakuno thought sadly.
Translation:
*Yokatta: I'm glad.
**Taihen da: This is bad.
Mochiii's note: I didn't realise Chapter 1 is so short until I uploaded this! It looked long on MS Words. I'll take note to type more for one chapter next time.
Oh yes, Chapter 2 is up as well! ^^
