Chapter 1 – Rehab in Germany
Disclaimer: I do not own The Prince of Tennis, because if I did, Yukimura would get WAY more screen time…
Yukimura woke up, his gut twisting before he even realized what for.
Oh right. Today was the day of the Kanto Tournament.
"I should be with my team, not getting ready to go to Germany for rehabilitation…" he thought. Getting rehab halfway across the world not only meant that Yukimura wouldn't be able to train the way he liked, but it also mean he wouldn't get visits from his teammates until National starts – if he was lucky to recover in time.
He sat up with a sigh and pulled on normal clothes for the first time in several weeks. After all, you couldn't show up at the airport in hospital garments. The blue-haired teen allowed himself a chuckle at the thought.
Germany actually turned out to be a very pleasant place. Quite different from Japan, yet still similar in the same bustling way both places exuded. Checking in, Yukimura noticed that there were quite a lot of athletes here for rehab. Ranging from track runners to boxers and to his own sport, tennis. He was snapped out of his inquiry by a male voice. "Excuse me, but would you happen to be Seiichi Yukimura?"
"Yes, that would be me."
"Woundabab*. I'm Dr. Schmidt, your personal trainer for her time here. It's a pleasure to meet you." He reached out his hand in greeting. Yukimura smiled and shook. "Likewise."
The two went over Yukimura's statistics and conditions while walking to his new room, and produced a training menu. The tennis star found it slightly insulting to have such an easy and week training menu, even if he was injured.
They were so engaged, the trainer almost missed his destination.
"And here is you room. I would like you to meet someone tomorrow. She's about your age, and I think she'll make your stay here feel less foreign. As for now, rest is the top priority. I'm sure you're tired from your trip."
He bade the boy good-bye and left him to his own devices.
"Might as well get settled…" Yukimura reasoned.
He unpacked and found himself lying awake in bed, hours later. That's when a startling epiphany came to the usually calm and collected tennis player.
"The trainer said the person was a she…" He muttered to himself. Since he has been around the Rikkaidai regulars for as long as he could remember, Yukimura never had much experience around girls, unless you counted his mother and little sister. And he was left to his musings for the rest of the night.
Author's Note: I know that Yukimura's rehab was probably in Japan, or America, but I was tired of all the cliché's. Also, you'll meet his love interest in the next chapter.
*Wonderful (In German, since you know, he's in Germany…)