Summery: Ryoma Echizen has lived his life with an illness that has left him with nothing but tennis and his cat. This has been his reality since he was small and he doesn't think it will ever change. When he moves to Japan however, things start changing alright. Thanks to one Yukimura Seiichi who can't seem to mind his own business.
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis and I made up the illness I gave Ryoma. Please do not sue/hate me, thank you.
Chapter Three: Deadly Interest
"How long until he can play again?"
"Excuse me?"
"The brat can still play tennis right? How long?!"
Golden eyes shoot open to the sound of the alarm clock. He was dead tired still, and seemed to become more so with every passing day, but from experience he knew that even if he did have the time for it he couldn't go back to sleep. Turning off the clock he never knew if he should thank profusely or chuck against a wall (Or better yet out a window), he sits up in a bed just staring at his hands for a little while trying to organize his thoughts.
Yesterday he had seen that team again. Much to his relief they hadn't recognized him from the two or three times they had passed each other at the hospital but that didn't mean much. As their sick, hurting, team member Yukimura would be getting an update on Kanto and, hearing that they had lost, he would want to know why. Yukimura would figure it out. He may be a spineless whiner but he did have a brain (apparently). So frankly, he was screwed...
... and from the heavy feeling hanging from his right shoulder that was the least of his current problems...
Sighing he pushes himself up using his left arm and goes into the bathroom to take some of the steroids Sagamoto-sensei had put him on two weeks ago. Thankfully his legs were cooperating with him this morning.
-POV Yukimura-
"You what?!" Seiichi couldn't believe his ears, his team had lost (Came in second yes, but still lost), RIKKAI had LOST! Not just one or two games either but a MATCH! The entire team seems to look relieved and a little less scared then they did before I started yelling. I wonder why... turning to Gen I plaster a smile on my face and their fear seems to skyrocket. Good. We were Rikkai, how dare they lose. It wasn't allowed. What if the school lost interest in our team because of this and we were cut! Didn't they think of that?
"Gen, would you mind telling me how this happened, hm. I'm very curious you see." Sweating Gen starts his report. Basically outlining that the team lost because in their rush they had underestimated their opponent. In my head I start making plans on how to improve my team so that this loss never happens again. At least, that is, until we get to Gen's match. Renji supplies the name. Gen can't seem to tell me.
Echizen Ryoma
12 years old
Freshman at Seigaku middle school
He spouts off some more information about the boy but I stay quiet. The more I heard the more I knew that this boy that had defeated my Gen was the same Ryoma-kun that had once watched me like clockwork.
"What disease does he have?" I ask Renjii and my data player looks both startled and confused (Maybe not to others but I've had practice reading his expressions over the years).
"There is nothing in my data that says he has an illness."
How interesting...
Hello everyone! Yes, I know this chapter is (considerably) shorter than the others but I was simply trying to force a writers block away with this so I couldn't do to much. After all, I didn't want to have to beat myself up later for having put too much in one chapter all of a sudden however I did have Seiichi find out about Ryoma, so that's something right? I hope you are enjoying this so far and don't be afraid to comment. Until next time...
...Bye!
