A/N: Well, here's the next chapter, and this chapter is mostly about Ryoma's... uh... problems? I suppose...
The first bit of the story is kinda like when... you know when you see a dream, and your in it? yeah kinda like that XD
I hope you enjoy~ =P

Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis or any of its characters~


-Ryoma's POV- Ryoma's dream-

(This part might confuse many of you, and in brief, Ryoma has a dream about the past.)

'This place seems familiar… Oh that's right! This is where we had our finals, before… That happened'.

I walked towards the entrance of the stadium, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stadium. That's when I saw myself. A smaller version of the 'me' I know now, leaning against the wall, hyperventilating, with my usual cap low below my eyes. I flinched at the familiar scene. Was that how I really looked like? Shuddering at the memory, I closed in on myself until I heard a voice.

"Can't we kick him out now? I don't want to act like that douche's best friend! Do you know how much that degrades my reputation as a sempai?" The bitterness of the one I used to call best friend stabbed me freshly through the heart. I watched myself as I was trembling with only a tin can to rely on, which was clutched between my two hands.

"Yeah, I don't like how he always clings onto Momo like Momo's his or something." How was I supposed to know Kaido sempai liked Momo sempai? The can I was holding shook and some of the contents even spilled over a little.

"Yes, we will." I knew this was going to happen, but I flinched when I heard the response of the captain I truly admired. I glanced at the younger version of me who stopped convulsing, watched as I straightened up and turned to leave. I knew that I was unseen by the other me. This was merely a memory after all. But no matter how many times I witnessed this scene, I knew I was never going to get over it. The next voice stopped the little me from leaving the stadium straight away.

"Wha… You guys! What has Ochibi ever done to you?" Eiji sempai- of course. He was always there for me.

"Yeah guys… Aren't you guys being too harsh?" Kawamura Takeshi, the quiet and the honest one, never was the one to neglect others or betray them.

"Eiji…" I held my breath, for I knew what was going to be said next. "Echizen was just a tool we used in order to win the finals." I watched as the younger me stiffened, gripping the can tighter.

"We don't need him anymore."


"WOAAAAAAHHHH!" Ryoma shot up from his bed, panting, and sweating with tears flowing down his face. He fisted his hair and cried in agony, biting into his bottom lip till it bled. Ryoma didn't even wince from the pain his lips were causing him. 'We don't need him anymore…' Rang inside his head, and he couldn't get that voice to stop saying it.

"Ryoma?" Kevin, who had heard the scream frantically ran into Ryoma's room and opened the door. He gasped when he found a mix of blood, sweat, and tears plastered on his best friends face. He ran to where Ryoma was and hugged him tight, muttering comforting words and cooing into Ryoma's ears. However, Ryoma struggled a little, a voice still chanting the unforgivable words in his head.

'We don't need him anymore…'

"Noooooo" Ryoma wailed into Kevin's broad shoulders and hugged him tighter. Kevin didn't mind that his shirt got wet. It hurt him to see his best friend this- broken. He thought Ryoma's gotten better, but… maybe he wasn't ready to come back… "Kev-in…" Ryoma's voice immediately snapped Kevin out from his own thoughts.

"Wha-What is it?" Kevin asked, in a hushed voice.

"Do you-" Ryoma hesitated for a moment before taking a deep breathe to calm himself down. "Do you think I'm weak?" Kevin stared into Ryoma's eyes, which clearly reflected the pain he felt at the moment.

"No…" Kevin cooed. "You're the strongest, most beautiful guy I know on earth…"

"Thank you…" Ryoma whispered and slowly fell into slumber…


Ryoma and Kevin made their way downstairs to get some breakfast, before practicing. Nanjiroh however, had other plans in mind.

"What?" Ryoma and Kevin stared at Nanjiroh dumfounded, not believing what they heard just then.

"Well… they didn't have space in all the other schools…" Nanjiroh started to fiddle around with his own fingers as he glanced up to find the two's glares were getting intense. He cleared his throat once really loudly and stared at the two. "No Buts."

'Ryoma… Sorry, I just want you to get over your nightmares…' Nanjiroh added in his head.


"Did you hear? We're having a new student today!"

"I wonder if it's a guy or a girl…"

"Who cares? As long as the new kid's hot, right?"

"Do you think he's smart?"

"I really wish he was


a guy…"

"But with my 4 experience of tennis"

"Tennis has nothing to do with this!"


The news of the new kid spread throughout the school. It was rare that a student would be transferring in the middle of the year after all.

"Hey Momo, do you think that new kid transferring is…." Kaido hissed, with his arms flung around Momo.

"Hm… I don't think so… He seemed pretty pissed… Yeah… Pretty pissed…" Momo added the second thought as an after thought. He had a habit of doing this.

"But the rest of the regulars are okay with him returning except for…" Before Kaido could finish, they spotted the rest of the regulars walking towards them.

"They probably heard about the new kid" Momo whispered before plastering a huge grin on his face and marching out to greet his teammates.

"Momoshi~ Kaido~" Eiji bounced up to them and greeted them with a huge smile on his face. "Do you think the new kid's Ochibi? Ochibi! I miss him!" Eiji shrieked, which got the attention of everyone else in the hallway. Oishi slapped his forehead and placed a hand on Eiji, attempting to calm him down.

"Yeah, I hope it was him as well… We have lots to tell him, don't we?" Takashi muttered from behind the data master, Inui, who even at this moment was jotting down notes. Oishi's face hardened at the mention of the certain freshmen's name.

'That guy has to go…'


A/N: How was this? :3
So now you know, that Ryoma is moving to Seigaku High, and well... yeah, the such XD
And Oishi is the bad guy for now? 0.o Wheew~

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