A/N: I got the idea for this after reading the end of chapter 47 and starting chapter 48 of the New Prince of Tennis. It came to me in a dream. Literally, I was trying to sleep when this idea popped up. I'm currently typing this while I wait for my internet to fix itself, since it won't connect and I have no idea what to do. Not everything here will be correct probably, since both places I read from stopped on chapter 49, and is still updating. So I have no idea what rooms most of the characters are in, or everything that happened during their training. Also, I'm not used to putting swear words in any fics, so excuse the lack of it in normal conversation. I tried to find appropriate places in conversations.

Pairings: Atobe/Hiyoshi, Dirty pair, Silver pair, Naniwa pair, Kinky pair, Golden pair, Alpha pair, Trick-or-treat pair, Thrill pair. Thats all I can remember for now. The list may go on.

Summary: When everyone came back, they were injured, and it showed. Atobe had to wonder what Hiyoshi was hiding from him. Getting in a fight with the boy didn't help though.

Let the story begin!

On the Other Side

Atobe watched as everyone ran to greet there friends. It was quite a surprise when the announcement stated that all the middle schoolers who left came back, and as the second court no less. Just how strong had they become? Wanting to find out, Atobe followed the other middle schoolers to the crowd. He glanced around, noting how everyone had visible injuries. If not visible, they were most likely hidden under a black jersey. He chuckled when he saw Oshitari knocked back, Gakuto clinging to him. His hair had gotten a bit longer. He saw Choutarou greeting Shishido with a wide smile, Shishido trying not to do the same. He had an image to keep up. He spotted Hiyoshi somewhere to the side, in conversation with Akaya and Zaizen.

Hiyoshi had bandages around his forehaed, and a large one on his cheek. Atobe wondered where they went to get such injuries. Akaya was poking the bandage on his cheek, Hiyoshi swatting his hand away evey few times. He was probably asking question after question about where they were and what they did there. Zaizen rolled his eyes, answering another question as Hiyoshi held Akaya's hand back. The three looked like they were enjoying themselves.

"Hiyoshi!" Atobe called. Hiyoshi looked up, forgetting about Akaya poking his face for a second before thumping the other on the back of the head and walking over. He ignored the small cry that escaped the shorter boy as he did so. Atobe smiled at his teammate, who raised an eyebrow and pointed to his forehead.

"What happened to you?" He asked, gesturing to the patch on his forehead. Atobe waved it off.

"I should be asking the same thing." He said, raising his hand to poke the younger boy in the forehead. Hiyoshi frowned. "What happened to you. Seems worse than mine." Hiyoshi pulled the hand away, rubbing the spot on his head where Atobe jabbed him a little too hard.

"Tough training." He stated. "I now know to watch my feet while running through a cave." Atobe felt like asking why they were in a cave in the first place, but Gakuto would probably tell them everything in detail later. He laughed and patted the boy on the back, noticing how he winced.

"Are you okay?"He asked, pulling his hand away. He noticed Zaizen watching them, eyes widening for a second before the look disappeared as quickly as it came. Atobe moved to check his back, but Hiyoshi pulled away. The tone of his voice when he spoke was a bit too high.

"I- I'm okay!" He said, stepping back. "Just a little sore from training. Hardly got any rest. I'm gonna go see the room listings." He ran off to Akaya and Zaizen, the latter giving him questioning look. Akaya looked between the two. He was definately going to question them later, whether or not they were in the same room. They walked away, leaving Atobe to wonder just what happened.

Gakuto walked up to him, a cheerful look on his face, the others following him close behind. "Atobe! Good to see you again!" His smile dropped when he noticed the look on his captain's face. His eyes followed Atobe's, widening when he noticed who they were following. I have a bad feeling... Atobe turned to him and Shishido, both had been with Hiyoshi, where ever they went. They ought to know.

"Gakuto, did something happen? Where exactly did you all go?" He asked, in a tone that demanded answers. Gakuto looked around, then looked at Shishido, who gave a nod. Oshitari and Choutarou watched them, confused. Shishido and Gakuto motioned for all of them to follow. They walked to the other side of the courts, looking around to make sure no one was watching. With a deep breath, Gakuto started his story.

"Let's see, as you must have guessed, we didn't go home. Instead, we were dropped off in the middle of nowhere and told to climb this huge mountain. When we got to the top, we met the high schoolers that were forced to leave the camp and our coach. I think he was drunk half the time."He scowled at the memory, but continued. "We had to change clothes and to leave our jerseys on the railings infront of the building there. The coach dropped off some shovels, we dug a big hole, and left to put away the shovels. When we came back, we were told to fill it back up. When we did, we noticed our jerseys were missing, and the coach said they were in the hole. We played some matches with the high schoolers, slept in a cave, and were chased by eagles. Ryou took on the birds, I can now do low moonsaults." He said, Shishido giving a triumphant smirk. "After that a bunch more training and next thing we know, we're off on a revolution. Now here we are, after taking over the second court." When he finished, he took a deep breath, and looked around. Everyone, other than Shishido, had a very puzzled look on their face. Oshitari nodded, after letting the information sink in. Atobe, after a few seconds, spoke up.

"That's why your all covered in bandages?" Gakuto nodded. "What kind of training did they put you through?" Shishido and Gakuto both laughed at this.

"I swear, that coach was fucking insane! He said he'd throw us off a cliff if we didn't keep up. He almost did, too." Shishido said, earning a shocked look from Choutarou. "Other than that, we pretty much ran through the woods, almost always with some kind of crazy animal after us. Remember the dogs?" Gakuto's eye twitched. "Don't remind me, those things were loud. And fast. I'm lucky they can't climb trees." The others were lost, their teammates were talking about near-death experiences with smiles on their faces, as if it was normal for them. Which it probably was now. Atobe asked a question that had been on his mind since their story started.

"What happened to Hiyoshi?" He asked, and noticed how Gakuto and Shishido's eye widened.

"Ah, yeah, that. Well, we were running from the dogs and climbed up a tree. When it was over, he tried to climb back down, and fell. Landed on his back." Gakuto said, a strained smile on his face. Atobe raised his eyebrow.

"Really? So if I ask him, right now, that's the same story that he'll tell me?" Gakuto opened his mouth to speak, but Shishido cut him off.

"He probably won't remember, he blacked out the moment he hit the ground." Atobe opened his mouth again, but was cut off. "It was a very big tree." Atobe decided to accept the answer for now. They'd tell him the truth sooner or later. They couldn't hide it from him forever.

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Hiyoshi sat on his bed, looking around the room. It was small, but big enough for 3 people. They had convinced the coach to put the three of them in the same room. Akaya had claimed the top bunk immediately, Zaizen taking the other, which left him with the bottom bunk under Zaizen's. He didn't mind. After all, they were bound to be dead tired after training, and who wanted to bother having to climb up? He laid back, letting out gasp as his back connected with the wall. Zaizen looked down from his bed, a questioning look in his eyes.

"You okay?" He asked. Akaya looked down from where he was sitting, his bed already messy from him jumping on it, a reason Hiyoshi decided to sleep o the bed under Zaizen's. Hiyoshi gave a small smile, rubbing his back.

"Not really, it's still really sore." Zaizen jumped down, landing on his feet and turned to Hiyoshi, motioning for the other boy to stand up.

"We need to change the bandages, they're probably not good anymore." He said, walking to the drawers. He pulled out a small first-aid kit from the top one, opening and placing it on the bed. Hiyoshi sat on the floor, his back to the black-haired boy. Akaya watched them carefully, questions runnig through his head. Zaizen looked up at him.

"Try not to be surprised by what you see. I know I was, and it was worse then." He said, before sitting behind Hiyoshi, pulling the back of his shirt up. Akaya gasped at the sight.

"Holy shit! What happened to you?" He gasped, eyes widening. Hiyoshi's back was, quite literally, covered in bandages, but that wasn't what caught his attention. The bandages were dyed red with blood and the back of his white shirt was dotted with red spots. Hiyoshi winced as the bandages were carefully torn off, revealing his back completely. Akaya's eyes widened even more at the sight.

Underneath the bandages, large, gaping marks were visible on lightly tanned skin, a little blood flowing freely down his back. Zaizen pulled out a cloth and poured water on it, soaking it and pressed it to the large red wounds. Hiyoshi gasped, the cold fabric coming in contact with his flesh. Zaizen looked up at Akaya, who was still staring.

"Stop staring and help, I need you to hold the towel while I get the new bandages out." Akaya nodded, jumping down from his bed and replaced Zaizen's hands. Carefully, he pressed the towel to his friend's back, holding it in place. Zaizen moved to the bed again, reaching for a new roll and unwrapped it, place the end on the side of Hiyoshi's chest.

"Hold still." He said, and started wrapping them around his back, Akaya moving the towel so it wasn't in the way. Hiyoshi bit his lip, feeling it wrap tightly around his back and chest. It stung, thats for sure. After winding it around six times, Zaizen cut it and smoothed his hand over the crisp white bandages. The bleeding had stopped for now, he noted, he and Akaya helping their friend stand up. He pulled off his shirt, now soaked with blood, and threw it into the basket near the door. He sat on his bed, Akaya and Zaizen standing on both sides of him. Akaya gave him a worried look.

"You okay now?" He asked, rubbing his friend's back. Hiyoshi nodded, closing his eyes. Akaya smiled. "Good. Now, is anyone gonna tell me what happened, or do I have to find out from Renji-sempai?" He said, the look in his eyes telling that he wasn't kidding. Zaizen looked at Hiyoshi, who sighed.

"Honestly, I have no idea what I was thinking. You really want to know?" He asked, looking the shorter boy in the eyes. Akaya nodded quickly, facing the other. Hiyoshi took a breath, ready for a long night of questions.

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So I'm stopping chapter 1 there, since the flashback is kinda long. Chapter 2 will start with the end of their conversation and follow up with it, so I'll get started on that now.

My mom also bought me a new racket, but she took off the grip since it was old and torn. I told her I could've just covered it, but she said "oh, but now you can customize it." Ugh, she doesn't know how hard it'll be to find padded grip tape.

Anyways, this chapter was just a start-off for the rest ot the story, which I kinda already have planned out, and it's not that long anyway. I think.

OK chapter 2!