Chappie 2... hope this is not bad...
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An Unexpected Situation -2-
"Sadaharu."
"Ah, Renji. It's unusual for you to want to meet me here, what do you want to discuss with me about?"
"It's about that experiment you told me, I'm rather curious about it."
"Ah, about that, I know you'd be very interesting with it. I'm rather trying to make changes in DNA, I'm currently thinking about it."
"Changes in the DNA? What makes you want to think about that?"
"Perhaps if I can make a drink to alter a bit of the DNA it'll rise the chances of having a great influence on the body."
"Another one of your energy drinks?"
"Similar to it. By the way, Renji, it's rather unusual for you to ask me this in person, is there a reason for it."
"Well… I might not be the one who should ask you this, but." Yanagi said before both the data masters heard a squeal and running footsteps.
"Come back here Kumiko!" Inui looked behind Yanagi's back and saw the whole Rikkai team and a certain 2nd year chasing after a young girl who was running away giggling. He then felt two pairs of eyes glaring holes at him.
"Now… do you know why I'm here, Sadaharu?" Yanagi asked his childhood friend.
"I don't understand what you mean, Renji." Inui said, feeling a little bit chilly.
"Then why don't we tell you everything, Inui-kun?" Yukimura said sweetly, taking place beside Yanagi. Inui felt something building up in his throat as he saw the looks both Rikkai and his captain is giving him. Inui then noticed the small girl being carried back towards the group by his childhood friend who had miraculously escape to safety.
"W-Who's that little girl?" Inui decided to change the topic, at least to stall the end of his life.
"It's Kumiko." Tezuka said darkly. Wrong question, Inui…
"Kumiko? But she's so…"
"Little? And I might as well suspect that you are the one responsible for this." Yukimura said.
"Tezuka? You're back? Ooishi had just gone to deliver your bag." Tezuka turned his head and saw Fuji.
"Ah, Fuji. I just had some matters to attend to." Tezuka said, turning towards the now sweating Inui.
"What's wrong? Where's Kumiko?" Fuji said before he felt something crashed against his leg. When he looked down, he saw a very familiar small girl on the ground rubbing her face. The girl then looked up to Fuji with her big brown eyes and smiled.
"Onii-tan!"
"… Kumiko?" Fuji said as the girl reached her arms out towards Fuji as Yagyuu quickly lifted her up.
"I'm sorry for that, Miko-yan just woke up from her nap and is full of energy." Yagyuu said as Fuji stared questioningly towards Tezuka.
"Yes Fuji. She's Kumiko." Fuji's usually closed eyes are not open as he stared towards Inui.
"Inui… what did you do…?" Fuji said darkly.
"I am wondering that as well, Fuji-kun." Yukimura said.
"Yagyuu, we better get Kumiko out from here. I'm sure Tezuka doesn't want her to see what's going to happen." Yanagi said to Yagyuu who nodded.
"Onii-chan!" Kumiko said when she realized that they are leaving her brother behind.
"Don't worry, Miko-yan. We're just going to go somewhere else while waiting for Tezuka-kun, Yukimura-kun and Fuji-kun to finish their business."
"Busi… ness…?"
"Yes, business." Yagyuu said as Kumiko nodded and started playing with Sanada's hat.
"Kumiko, if you do that, Genichirou's hat will get ruined, you don't want to upset him, do you?" Yanagi said as Kumiko quickly stopped playing with Sanada'a hat.
"I'm sowy…"
"Good girl, now give that back to Genichirou and say sorry." Yanagi said as he could help but smile at how Kumiko gave the hat to Sanada.
"I'm sowwy, nii-chan." Kumiko said as Niou couldn't help but started laughing like crazy when he saw the face Sanada made before he placed his cap on.
"You don't have to scare Miko like that, Yanagi. Look at her!" Niou said, apparently still laughing. Suddenly they heard a shout and could only look towards the path towards Seigaku's tennis court.
"… Are you going there, Yanagi?" Niou asked.
"I don't think I should…" Yanagi said before the boy's attention went back to the sound of Kumiko's whimpering.
"Did the shout scare you?" Yagyuu asked softly as Kumiko nodded, eyes brimming with tears.
"You couldn't blame her for being scared… if I were her age, I would too…" Marui said, shivering about the thoughts of torture that went inside the tennis court.
"It's okay. You don't have to be scared." Yagyuu tried to pacify the scared little girl.
"… I wonder what bucchou, Tezuka-san and Fuji-san would do…" Akaya said.
"Stop thinking about that and at least try to calm Kumiko down!" Jackal said after hearing another shout that made Kumiko started wailing.
"WAAAAAAAAA!"
"It's alright, Miko-yan… it's alright… it's okay…" Yagyuu said, rocking the small girl in his arms.
"Have any ideas, Genichirou?" Yanagi said to the solemn vice-captain. Sanada then walked towards Yagyuu and placed his hand on Kumiko's head, stopping Kumiko's wails as the sobbing girl looks up to Sanada with wet eyes.
"Stop crying, there is nothing to cry about." Sanada said as he kept his hand on Kumiko's head.
"… Okay…" Kumiko squeaked as she wiped her tears with her hands.
"… That was easier than we thought…" Jackal said as Yagyuu placed Kumiko down after the girl had persisted to stand.
"Did something happen? I thought I heard someone crying?" the Rikkai team looks back and saw Fuji, Tezuka and Yukimura coming out from the court.
"Y-You're back?" Marui stuttered.
"Where's Inui Sadaharu?" Jackal said.
"Let's just say… he'll me more wounded than he was when he faced Akaya." Yukimura said, smiling.
"Kumiko was just startled by the shout, Genichirou manage to stop her crying." Yanagi said.
"Oh really?" Yukimura said amusedly as he saw his vice-captain crouching in front of the girl, patting her head.
"You're exceptionally good at this, aren't you, Genichirou?" Yukimura asked, chuckling as Kumiko decided to hug Sanada's leg.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Seiichi." Sanada said nonchalantly.
"Oh well, the business's done. Why don't we all go back?" Fuji said.
"You're right, but how about Kumiko?"
"… I'll try to explain to my family for this. Hopefully she will be back to normal by tomorrow, if what Inui said is true." Tezuka said as he walked towards Kumiko and lifted her up.
"Onii-chan!"
"Do you want me to go and explain it for you?" Yukimura asked.
"No, it's alright. Hopefully my mother understand what Inui is…" Tezuka said Kumiko started giggling.
"Alright then. See you tomorrow Kumiko." Yukimura said, waving towards little Kumiko who waved back enthusiastically.
"Bye-bye!" Kumiko said when the Rikkai team had walked away.
"So… how will you explain your mother again?"
"… Let's just see how she takes it… let's go home, Kumiko."
"Home!"
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