Everyday with Rin
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis.
SUmmary: This is the sequel of "Everything started from that day", a fanfiction of the Prince of Tennis. Syuusuke and Ryoma are married now, and they have five children. Rin is the youngest and the only girl. See how she spend her days.
Meet Fuji Rin. She was the youngest and the only girl of the Fuji family. She has black hair with chestnut hints. She was the only one who had her mother's eyes, chocolate color with golden hints while all her brothers have their father's striking cerulean blue eye color. Height, Rin could barely reach her father's knees. It was clear, she inherited her mother's (short) height. But never mention it to her mother because her mother had a complex with her height. Plus, her father really really enjoyed making fun of her, always remaining her how short her mother was. And it seemed that Rin inherited her mother's complex too. It was pretty hard having a conversation with her if they were in standing position. Why? Because they will all get caught with stiff neck later. Her, because she had to look up at her brothers. Them, because they had to look down at her.
"Why Rin didn't have daddy's height like niisan-tachi?" she always wondered. But no one could give her an answer.
Thus, if they ever talk together, sit down! And everyone would be happy. By the way, one must never forgot to pill up a certain number of cushions for her, so she could talk to you eye to eye! She never liked being shorter than you. She must be taller than you. Thus, you pilled up as much cushions it was needed so she could meet your eyes with hers. Add a few more cushions - more than it was needed - and she will love you forever. Tip: if you want to get something from her, pill up a LOOOOOT of cushions and you'll have more chance that she would accept to do what you want from her.
Rin lived with her mother Fuji Ryoma (maiden name, Echizen), her father Fuji Syuusuke, her four big brothers Fuji Kyuu, Ryuu, Hikari and Hikaru, and cat Karupin. Her mother was now thirty four years old and was currently a full time housewife to take care of her until she would start school, but she also had a part time job. Her mother modeled for aunt Yumiko's designs. Her mother was aunt Yumiko's favorite model. Rin always accompanied her mother when her mother had to model. And aunt Yumiko also made Rin her model for children clothes. As for Rin' father, he was thirty seven. Her father worked for Atobe Corp as an executive and a production director. Her father also enjoyed doing photography. Her mother, her brothers and her are her father's favorite photography subjects. They had a whole collection of photography albums. There were pictures her father picked everywhere in the house.
All her brothers go to the same school, Seiyou Academy, a private school which had all the grades from grade one to grade 12th. Her big brother Kyuu-niisan was now attending the junior section. Ryuu-niisan will join Kyuu-niisan's division next year. Hikari-niisan and Hikaru-niisan were still in the primary division.
In short, Rin missed her brothers during the day time.
Rin loved to play with her brothers. But because her brothers weren't at home all day, she couldn't play with them. She still enjoyed spending time with her mama. They often came to visit daddy in his office, which she loved too. But he too couldn't play with her all day. He had work to do. When they stopped at his place, they would go somewhere to eat together.
It wasn't like Rin sat in a corner all day and did nothing. It was just that she preferred playing with her brothers. Everyday, when her brothers returned back home from school, she would tackle them as soon as they stepped in the house and told them how much she missed them, even if she already saw them the morning before they left for school.
Then, her brother Kyuu, 'already way too serious and way to old for his own age' as her mother described him, told her something.
"Rin, when we are not at home, you can learn to play by yourself," Kyuu said.
"Heh?!" Rin looked curiously at him. "How?"
Kyuu pondered a moment. How could he explain his point to a little girl? Kyuu frowned, thinking. Then, he saw the flower she just picked clutched in her hand. He took it and showed it to her.
"You can collected flowers and make yourself your own collection," Kyuu said.
"How?" Rin asked back. Kyuu thought again. That was true. Even if a flower was fresh when you picked it, it will eventually fade and die.
"Why don't you make a green book?" Ryuu said. Ryuu picked Rin's interest.
"What's a green book?" Rin asked.
"A green book is like a collection book you make up with the things of the nature. For example, flowers, leaves or something like that," Hikari explained.
"Each element you put in, you write the name, the day you picked it and the reason why you pick up. That way, even if your flowers won't be as fresh as when you picked them, they will still be pretty," Hikaru continued.
"You don't have to put only flowers. You can put anything that you find pretty, that you like, everything you want to put in, as long as it fits in your book!" Hikari finished. Rin reflected. It was a very interesting idea. But…
"But Rin doesn't know how to write." Rin already knew how to read a little bit. Her parents bought her talking-book stories. (A/N: Talking-nooks are story books for young children. A story is recorded with the text within the book. A child followed the text by listening to the sound of the story teller and repeated after the story teller. When he/she doesn't remember how to read a word, he/she just have to push on the button of the word and it will be read out. With talking-book, a child can learn to read with the help of a parent or alone as well.) Rin learn to read with the talking-books. Syuusuke though he must get her some new ones because she finished her last book yesterday.
"Then we will teach you how to write," Kyuu said.
"And while we are at school, you can practice writing your kanas (1)," Ryuu added. Yes, it was definitely a good idea. After all, Rin loved flowers.
"Hai! Rin will make her green book and she will learn to write!" Rin squealed. Syuusuke smiled after hearing them. Ryoma and him were very lucky to have such good children.
"Then why don't we go to buy you materials so you can learn to write and start your green book now?" Ryoma proposed. Rin's eyes shined.
"Hai, kaa-san!" she happily responded. And so, they have a little trip to the mall center for Rin.
Thus, everyday after school, Kyuu and Ryuu taught her how to write her first kanas. During the day, when her brothers were at school, Rin diligently practiced her writing. Her mother was there to help her and checked on if she correctly made her strokes. When they visited her father, she always brought with her her book to show him her latest progresses. Her father would praised her.
"Ah! My little princess is a very smart child!" Syuusuke often said, even if her hand writing was still unskilfull.
When Rin wasn't practicing her writing, she would searched for treasures to put in her green book. A pretty flower, a weird looking flower, an absolutely strange flower, a… something that was supposed to be a flower - she guessed. A pretty leaf, a leaf that looked like a funny little man, a leaf that… Frown…
'Is that thing even a leaf?'
Anyway, it was pretty through her eyes, so she brought home everything. With her kaa-san's help, she pressed them to dry, so they would keep a nice shape. After that they were very dried, she would stick them in her book. And with her still childish hand writing, she scribbled something that was supposed to be their name.
One day, as she was walking in the park, she saw something…