Sempai-tatchi no Ryoma-kun
Disclaimer: I do NOT own PoT… (let's make it as simple as that…)
Chapter 2- Ryoma-kun needs help!
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"Ryo-chan! Ryo-chan! Come sit here, nya!!!" said the red-head to the freshman wearing a white hat.
"I really wish you wouldn't call me that…" Ryoma said while sitting down at the lunch table where Eiji and Fuji sat.
"Awww, but isn't it a cute nickname??? I wanna call you RYO-CHAN… PLEASE?" said Eiji almost crying and staring at Ryoma with those pleading eyes.
"Ok, fine… but not in front of too many people" Ryoma said giving in to those innocent eyes. I mean, how can you say no to THAT?
"YAY!!!!!!!!" Eiji shouted.
"Keep it down, Eiji. The higher grades are having classes." Fuji piped in.
"Ah. Sorry, sorry. I was just so happy… ne, Ryo-chan?" said Eiji smiling.
"Uh…yeah…" Ryoma replied, embarrassed.
After lunch, the three separated and Ryoma went back to his class…
AFTER CLASSES……
"Ne, Fuji. Do you know where Ryoma is? He's usually early for practice…" Eiji said, worried,
"I never really saw him after lunch you know…" Fuji quoted.
"Mou, where is he???" Eiji said, now pacing.
MEANWHILE…
"Oh man, I'll be late for practice…" Ryoma murmured to himself.
He was still in his classroom. Their teacher didn't dismiss them yet. She was busy continuing with her lecture to even care about looking at the clock.
"Oh, come on sensei! The bell already rang!!!" the whole class whined.
"Ok fine. Class dismissed for now. We will continue with our lecture tomorrow." the teacher said.
"THANK GOD…" Ryoma said under his breath
On his way to the tennis courts, Ryoma thought he saw some RIkkai Dai Fuzoku students walking by. Though he was not sure, he came up to them. And then it happened. He didn't know how but a split second later, he was standing right in front of Kirihara Akaya.
"Well, if it isn't Echizen-kun…" Akaya said in a very mature sorta way…
"Kirihara Akaya… Rikkai's second year ace…" Ryoma said, awestruck.
"Ne, how 'bout we play a match? I wanna see you play." Akaya proposed.
"I'd love to, but I'm afraid I'm already late for our team practice." Ryoma said
"It'll be ok. I'll tell them that you were late because we played a match. Don't worry." Akaya assured.
"Ok then... that's fine with me." Ryoma agreed then the two made their way to the tennis courts. (Of course to the tennis courts with no one there…)
"Game set match. Echizen service play." The referee said.
Ryoma went with the twist serve. Akaya had a hard time, but he still returned it.
Ryoma returned. They were having a great rally until…
"15-love" the referee said. Ryoma gained a point.
It was Akaya's turn to serve. He did his signature serve, the knuckle serve.
Except, his racket slipped and instead of hitting his knee, he hit his head.
Ryoma fell on the floor, part of his head swollen and bleeding.
"Ow, ow, ow…" Ryoma said, while rubbing his head. His hands now filled with blood.
"Hey, Echizen. Are you ok? Sorry about that, my hand slipped." Akaya apologized.
"Huh? Where are you? I can't see…" Ryoma said.
"What? You can't see? The ball must've hit a part of your brain that controls your sight… I'm really sorry, Echizen…" Akaya apologized once more.
"It's fine… can you please just help me get to practice? And also help me explain to Tezuka-buchou…" Ryoma said.
"Ok…" Akaya said.
They went to the tennis courts where they held the practice of the boy's tennis team. Everyone was shocked to see Kirihara Akaya with Ryoma.
"Oi, Ochibi! Where have you…" Eiji was cut off by the sight of Akaya.
"Kirihara Akaya. What are you doing here?" Tezuka asked.
"Well, we were supposed to be scouting, but I saw Echizen-kun here and we started playing a match. And well, when I was supposed to serve, my hand slipped a bit and hit Echizen's head. I think it hit his head somewhere important because now, Echizen can't see." Akaya explained.
"WHAT?!?!?! ECHIZEN CAN'T SEE?!?!?!" all the regulars shouted all at once.
"Ochibi-chan! Are you ok???" Eiji asked while running toward the currently blind Ryoma.
"Eh? Kikumaru-sempai? Where are you?" asked Ryoma staring blankly into space opening his eyes that recently turned white.
"Right here, Ryo-chan…" Eiji answered. He went beside Ryoma and put his hand on his shoulder.
Ryoma stretched out his hands and felt Eiji's face.
"You really are Kikumaru-sempai…" Ryoma said
"Well, who else would I be?" Eiji said.
"Ryoma, are you ok? I heard you couldn't see. And may I ask what time your dismissal is so I can fetch you from your classroom?" said Fuji, suddenly showing up.
"Fuji-sempai?" Ryoma said while feeling Fuji's hair, hands, and face. "Well, our dismissal is 30 minutes after yours… and thanks for offering to fetch me." Ryoma let go of Fuji's hands.
"Don't mention it, we're room mates aren't we?" Fuji said with a smile on his face.
"Ah—ah, you two are so lucky to be in the same dorm room. I wanted to be room mates with Ryo-chan…" Eiji said, sighing
"I told you not to call me Ryo-chan…" Ryoma complained.
"You told me I could!!!" Eiji shouted.
"I told you not to call me that in public. Well, you're talking in front of the whole tennis team!!!" Ryoma shouted back.
"Woah, woah. Calm down, you two… let's continue practicing. Hey Ryoma, let's see if you can still play tennis even if you're blind…" Fuji suggested.
"Okay…" Ryoma agreed
"Wait! First, we'll let Ochibi-chan chose his guide…" Eiji said.
"Guide?!?" Ryoma and Fuji said at once.
"Yeah! At least until Ochibi isn't blind anymore, he'll need a person to help him do everything… he can't do anything on his own, can he?" Eiji explained.
"You've got a point…" Fuji agreed. "But how will we decide who Ryoma's guide will be?"
"Ochibi will chose… all the regulars, weather they like it or not, will line up and Ryo-chan will pick one of us. Fair enough right?" Eiji explained.
"Yeah… fair enough." Fuji said.
"NOW, IF YOU WILL, ALL REGULARS MAY FORM ONE LINE!!!" Eiji shouted.
"Why do I have to do this?" Momo complained.
"Because you're a regular! Unless you want to give up your regulars posotion…" Fuji threatened.
"Fine…" Momo gave in.
"Now, Ryo-chan… pick a person that will be your guide until you gain eyesight…"Eiji told Ryoma.
"Um…… ok then." Ryoma said while stretching his hands and trying his best not to fall down.
Ryoma felt an arm, not knowing it was Momo's.
"Let go of me! I don't wanna be your guide… get someone else. You'll just be a burden to me. You'll be a burden to whoever you chose as your guide. Have you ever thought of that?" Momo said.
"Ah! I'm so sorry… I don't want to be a burden to anyone… I… I ……" Ryoma muttered softly, but he was still heard.
"Don't worry, Ochibi-chan! And don't listen to Momo! You'll never be a burden to me!" Eiji said.
"You won't be a burden to me either…" Fuji said, reassuringly.
"Ok then, it's settled. I'll be Ochibi's guide." Eiji said.
"Uh… please take care of me…" Ryoma said softly.
"Of course I will!" Eiji replied.
"I'll do my best to help you too, since we're room mates." Fuji added.
"Thank you… Kikumaru-sempai, Fuji-sempai…" Ryoma said, happily.
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A/N:
YAY!!!! Chapter 2 is done!!! I was so tired this week but I had to finish this chapter… it was rotting in my USB… so… yeah…
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