Author's note: This is my very first fanfic so please treat me kindly. Haha. Pardon for the OOC-ness that might occur, however, I'm trying my best to grasp each and every character's personality. Especially Yukimura, of course. I also apologize for any grammatical errors. If you have any comments that might improve the story or my grammar, please post it as a review. That's all! Enjoy! :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis. Just the OC.
Chapter 1:
It was just another normal day at Rikkaidai, you can hear students bidding their farewells at each other as they all went separate ways. Same thing could be applied at the Rikkaidai tennis club members. A bunch of males gathered inside the tennis court, each and one of them lined up perfectly while waiting for their captain to speak. The said captain, Yukimura Seiichi, who's currently in his freshman year stood with his arms crossed against his chest – his jacket draped on his shoulders like always. Pools of cerulean orbs stared at the other members as they waited for his announcement. It might be absurd for the others to have this sight in front of them, however, the title Yukimura's holding right now is just what he deserved. He is nearly perfect. He is ridiculously handsome because of his alluring gentle eyes, porcelain skin, silky hair – not that muscular however still manly built. He is rather.. beautiful. He is also smart being ranked number 1 in his class and lastly, he is rich.
He is also the strongest that he is labeled as the "Child of God". Who wouldn't fall for a guy like him?
He, along with the two other monsters; Yanagi Renji and Sanada Genichirou, have brought Rikkaidai to the championship and became the kings. Though the word slacking-off wouldn't be on Yukimura's vocabulary, Nationals just ended this time and they were crowned kings; right now, winter is finally approaching and they could feel the glacial wind already – it wouldn't hurt to relax just once in a while, right? After all, school festival is also near and it would be a perfect time for them to take a break for a while before going back to their heavy trainings.
Slowly, lithe lips fell agape as soothing, gentle voice could be heard throughout the entire court. "Since the National tournament had just ended, even though this probably won't be right, I have decided for everyone to take a short break." Murmurs and whispers could be heard everywhere for this is very rare or rather impossible. However, for Yukimura, they have already taken the title but that won't mean they would slack-off. They would just need to relax before the actual trainings start once again. "Take it easy this week and enjoy the festival. That's all for today, you are all dismissed." He added.
With that, everyone left the courts and headed their own ways. While they are changing at the locker room, a certain red-head spoke as he chewed on a bubble gum. "I never thought that Yukimura-buchou would really give us a one-week break." He said as he looked up at the ceiling while fixing his uniform. "Yeah." Jackal replied, his Brazilian teammate. "Probability of Sanada agreeing. 50.41%" Yanagi said while writing on his notebook. "I guess we'll just have to enjoy the festival week then." With a smirk, Niou replied.
Yukimura walked towards the school gate with Sanada, wearing his usual smile. "Sanada, do you still not like my decision of taking a break?" He asked, looking at him with his smile not wavering. "I do not have any choice, do I? Yukimura." He replied, staring straightly at the gates. "That's not true." The other chuckled. "As the vice-captain, I have to respect your decision also. However, you have to admit that my decision was right too. In order to get the three consecutive wins, we'll have to give the members some relaxation too." Genichirou looked down as his steps came to a halt. For him, there's no time for such things as relaxation.. however, it might not be right for the others and as the second in command, he has to consider their needs for they are still in middle school. Being able to read what his friend was thinking, Yukimura's smile widened ever so slightly. "Well then, I'll be on my way now. I've got to head elsewhere. See you tomorrow, Sanada." He waved his hand before running out of the gates as he earned a nod from his friend.
As Yukimura ran, his breathing became heavier that he can almost see a white puff coming out between his pinkish lips. Winter isn't really his favorite season.. but it gave him a different feeling somehow, a feeling of wanting to let his guard down for a while and let himself sink into the coldness for it to embrace him.
After a few moments, he has finally reached his destination. His eyes scanned the greenhouse in front of him, it wasn't like the most greenhouses that you will see. It was just small and looked old.. however, he accidentally heard that this greenhouse has various flowers which caught his attention. Letting out another breath, he took a step forward inside and scanned the place.. it's really old and it looked like an abandoned place already – however, after taking a turn, his eyes widened slightly at the sight.
Varieties of flowers and plants greeted him. Different colors mixed very well and it turned into bright hues which made him stare in awe. Who knew such a place existed.. it was like the saying 'Don't judge the book by its cover.' The greenhouse probably looked abandoned outside, however – it turned to be a beautiful garden inside. The male slowly sat down to touch some flowers, mesmerized by its color that he didn't notice that he wasn't alone at the place.
A petite maiden with sandy long hair and crimson eyes stared at the male who's currently mesmerized by the flowers, slowly – she decided to approach him and sat down beside him, her cheeks tinted red. Finally noticing, Yukimura's eyes widened slightly and swiftly turned to look at the side. His eyes blinked several times as he stared at the female, waiting for her to speak up first for she is the first one who approached him. "H..Hello." Stuttering, it was the first word that escaped her lips.
Is that all?
Yukimura waited for more, still staring curiously at the female. "U..Um.. I never really expected to see anyone here. A-Anyway! I-I'm Kiyoshi Hana! Nice to meet you!" The female exclaimed, her crimson eyes widening even more. If someone is watching this scene right now, this would probably look like a confession scene. However, for Yukimura who has experienced several confessions already – strangely felt that this girl isn't blushing nor being embarrassed because of that reason at all; she looked rather innocent.. like a child. His lips slowly curled up to a smile. "I'm Yukimura Seiichi, nice to meet you too, Kiyoshi-san."
To his surprise, the female's eyes widened even more and her blush deepened - which made his eyes slightly wide too. What a strange girl. He thought for a moment before Hana sent him a wide grin. This made Yukimura feel as if he's talking to a child.. not that he minded though, he actually prefer it this way rather than having a fangirl going wild because he talked to her. This girl is an exception though; her eyes were filled with pure innocence which made it seem fragile.. she looked vulnerable as if someone like her would need someone to protect her from people that might take advantage of her. Dark aquamarine orbs scanned the female and finally, he noticed that she's actually from other school. "What school are you from, Kiyoshi-san?" He asked, his smile returning to his lips. Hana's eyes seemingly closed from smiling, she replied. "I'm from Seishun Gakuen. How about you?" She asked. "I'm from Rikkaidai Fuzoku." Yukimura said before adding. "Hmm.. Seishun Gakuen, I think I have heard about the school. Is it not far from here?" Placing a hand on his chin, he added. "Not at all! It's just probably a few blocks from here." The crimson-eyed female replied excitedly.
"I see." Yukimura uttered before returning his gaze to the flowers.
"Say, Yukimura-san.. do you like flowers too?" Hana asked, also looking at the flowers.
The male nodded, stroking one of the flower's petal gently. "Yes."
"You know, I really love flowers!" She exclaimed cheerfully before looking at Yukimura. "My mother would always say that.. if I am alone, I would just have to talk to the flowers and they would talk back to me." Hana stated. "Do you believe that, Yukimura-san?"
"Yes. The language of flowers.. it brings a different kind of feeling. A really different feeling compared to spoken words of each individuals." He replied, his smile not leaving his lips.. but it rather softened.
The sandy-haired female nodded with pure excitement. "But.. hearing you speak, it's like you're a flower speaking to me Yukimura-san.. that's why, thank you for talking to me!" She stated before standing up. "You know, Yukimura-san.. you're the very first person at my age who talked to me.. that's why, I'm so happy!"
The captain blinked in amusement at what he heard.. his feelings mixed with happiness.. and pure sadness somehow. How come no one spoke to a cheery girl like her?
"Anyway.. I have to go home now. It was really nice speaking to you, Yukimura-san!" Hana said before looking at the flowers one last time. "Um.. would you still visit here..?" Hana's voice lowered a bit.. crimson met dark cerulean ones. He saw it in her eyes.. the pure loneliness, as if she wasn't asking him.. it was rather begging him.
"Of course." There he said it with a smile. Well, it wasn't like he didn't want to visit anymore.. he actually wanted to see these flowers more and take care of them. However, Yukimura wasn't really the type to socialize with girls, he probably grew aware of the girls around him.. that they wanted more from him than friendship. This girl was different though. She wasn't seeking for attention because she wanted it so badly. She just wanted… a friend. Yeah. That's probably it. He guessed that he could try and get to know more her then.
Hana's expression showed happiness and pure excitement this time. Really, her expression changes drastically. As if this whole thing made her ride the roller coaster of emotions. It made Yukimura's smile widen somehow. How strange, really. Yukimura thought as he waved a hand at her. "See you, Yukimura-san!" She exclaimed and waved back before running away. The puerile male stared at her disappearing figure before letting himself stand. "I should probably get going now too." He said to no one in particular before heading home himself. This would rather be an interesting week for him, he thought.