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CHAPTER ONE: RETURN OF THE PRINCE

Momo's POV

I raced down the hall, excited about the news that I just heard from Tomo. He was finally back, after the National Championship Ryoma had went back to the U.S. I had thought that he was going to live over there for good, but now he was back.

"Hey Viper, did you hear that the squirt was back. We should go over and see him." Kauro Kaido looked at me and shook his head.

"Today? I can't, I have a date with Hattori." He didn't really look like he was sorry, but with this guy you never knew.

"Well I'm going to go tell the rest of the guys. I bet Kunimitsu will be especially pleased." I laughed and raced off to the tennis courts. Back in middle school we had won the National Title at Seishun Academy for boys tennis. Next year we were going to be an unstoppable force if Ryoma were to join us agian. We were still hurting bad from Taka not joining the high school team, but instead he was taking classes to take over his family's sushi shop.

I found Oishi, Eiji, Shusuke, Sadaharu and Tezuka all at the tennis courts doing drills.

"Hey guys," I yelled as soon I was in hearing distance. "Guess who's back? Squirt, and it sounds like he's here to stay."

"I thought he moved back to America for good?" Eiji said not serving his ball.

"I did too." I said thinking about it. "But whatever. Who wants to make a visit over there? He moved back into the same house. I guess his cousin must've been there holding down the fort?"
"I'm down." Shiuchiro said. Eiji nodded.

"What's all the commotion?" Tezuka asked, coming from court A.

"The squirts back." Eiji smiled. "We're going to go see him after practice. You want in?"
"Of course I do." Said Shusuke, following behind the captain.

"You can also include me in the matter as well." Sadaharu said pushing his glasses up onto his nose.

"Very well. Now that we figured out we are all going to see Ryoma, can we get back to practice?" Tezuka said in a monotone voice. I guess I would've been worried if he had shown some sign of happiness. I shrugged and headed to court B.

I couldn't wait to show him how much I had improved. It was time I brought his ego back down to earth.