I do not own Prince of Tennis. I own Tezuka Kumiko
Accident Happens -7-
Prince of Tennis/TeniPuri story, EijiOC
"Eiji-kun… Ooishi-senpai…"
"Not feeling torn now, are you?"
"No! Of course not!"
"Give her a break, Niou."
"… You're no fun."
"Thank you."
"That was not a compliment!"
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"Nee, Momo, the only thing we can do now…"
"Is playing tennis."
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"Eiji-senpai… Ooishi-senpai… the only thing we can do…" Momo then grabbed Ryoma's wrist and dragged him towards Tezuka.
"Bucchou! I'm going to warm up Echizen."
"Eh? But I…"
"I'm going to make you remember, all your lost memories!" Then Tezuka and Fuji looked at each other and nodded.
"… Very well." Momo then bowed to Tezuka and ran out, grabbing Echizen's wrist.
"Hey, wait a sec!"
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"I'll make sure we get there in time! So please…!"
"Just leave it to us!"
"Take care of him, Momo!"
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"Yikes! Jackal-senpai took off his wristband!" Kumiko said when she saw Jackal took off his heavy wristband.
"Now the real games begin." Yanagi said.
"Go senpai!" Kirihara cheered.
"Rikkai will win for sure!" Suddenly, Kumiko quickly grabbed her sketchbook and pencil.
"Saw something interesting, Miko-yan?"
"Something's about to happen, I'm sure of it."
"Well, we'll leave it to you then."
"Yes, sir!"
"Come on, senpai! Just one more game!"
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"Hey, what's the matter? Not going to pull out your special 'synchro'?"
"If you don't whip that out soon, this will be over without ever getting good."
"Well, it's no shame that you haven't noticed…"
"But we've known for a while, about another kind of 'synchro'."
"What was that?!"
"Trying to bluff your way out, isn't gonna get you anything, you know!"
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"… They're not bluffing…"
"Kumiko?"
"Eiji-kun and Ooishi-senpai are not bluffing at all…"
"Do you know something… about this new synchro?"
"No… but they did tell me something interesting is going to happen…"
"Perhaps… this interesting something is what they say about a new kind of synchro?"
"Perhaps."
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"Bucchou!" Momo yelled.
"Momo!" Fuji said.
"How is it? What's Echizen's condition?" Tezuka asked.
"Somehow, it looks like his memories will come back completely."
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"Echizen Ryome lost his memories?" Yagyuu said.
"I knew it."
"Did you know about this from the start, Kumiko?"
"No, but when I saw Echizen-kun… his eyes lost the sharpness in it, it's like seeing a baby's eyes."
"What're you saying? At this rate, they'll never make it in time. It's gonna end with doubles here."
"I don't think so… it seemed that Echizen-kun got some help, if Momo-senpai came back alone here."
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"Now that you think about it, everyone had gotten through a pinch or two… because Ryoma always had their back." Ryuuzaki said.
"Before we even know it, he grew into an essential member of the team." Tezuka continued.
"And so, we all have to be there for him." Fuji whispered.
"Become as one with our little rookie… who was always aiming for a higher place." Kawamura determined.
"I get it now… so this is what Kikumaru and Ooishi were talking about… that's the meaning of 'another kind of synchro'."
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"Okay… how about we get a move on, Ooishi?"
"Guess we should, Eiji."
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"H-Hey, isn't that…"
"What?!"
"What's the meaning of this?! I thought synchro only happened when you're in a completely desperate situation!"
"Don't tell me… those two… Are at a level where they can control synchro at will?"
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"Without exchanging a word, if they can create synchro by speaking with their hearts, Eiji-kun and Ooishi-senpai… will be able to connect with higher feelings, even with other people… which is what you called… 'having synchro'."
"This is a very interesting data…"
"K-Kumiko! You're crying!"
"Eiji-kun and Ooishi-senpai… they're sparkling…"
"Kumiko…" Kumiko quickly dried her tears before they could drop and ruined her sketch.
"I'm going to treasure this… it's so beautiful…" Then Yagyuu, Niou and Yanagi patted Kumiko's head and shoulders, as she let out a silent sob. Then they saw their fukubucchou taking his tennis bag.
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"Sanada. Are you going then? To find that boy?"
"Yukimura, I want you to beat this rookie brat on a head-on fight. That's the way we do things, as emperors at Rikkai." Sanada said as he walked up the stairs.
"Ore-sama will do the honour of accompanying you there." Atobe said as he and Sanada walked towards the exit of the stadium.
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"Game and match to Seigaku! 7 games to 5!" Then Eiji and Kikumaru cheered while tears flowed down their eyes.
"We finally did it, Eiji!"
"Yeah! We did it, Ooishi!"
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"Yokatta naa, Eiji-kun… Ooishi-senpai. Number 1 doubles in the whole country…" Kumiko said as she closed her sketchbook.
"Ah, we lost!"
"Well… it's a good game, wasn't it, Kumiko?"
"… Yes." Kumiko choked.
"Ah, Kumiko! I told you to stop crying!"
"I'm sorry, it's just… just…"
"Leave her be, Akaya. She'll be fine soon enough, just let her be happy for them."
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"Continuing with the National Tournament Final… the Singles One match. Rikkai Dai Fuzoku-Yukimura Seiichi. Seishun Gakuen-Echizen Ryoma. The match shall begin! Both players to the court!"
"Looks like he didn't make it in time." Yagyuu said.
"Would you look at that, guess we win, then." Since Kumiko couldn't talk smoothly yet so she threw a tennis ball to his bandaged head.
"Ouch!"
"No. Seiichi hasn't entered the court yet, either." Then Shitenhouji's Tooyama Kintaro jumped into the court.
"Ah, I guess Koshimae (as he called Ryoma) just went off for a piss, you know?!"
"Hey, isn't that Shitenhouji's Tooyama Kintaro?!"
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"Oh no… he's dead…" Kumiko said.
"What?"
"He's gonna ask Sei bucchou for a game… he's dead…"
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"Heya, Rikkai bossman. Whatcha say, 'till Koshimae shows up, you and me go at it? If you don't mind"
"Come on, you. Now just hold on…" the referees said as they restrained Tooyama.
"Please? Rikkai bossman!"
"Looks like Kin-chan is trying to buy him off some time."
"What's wrong with that? You sayin' we can't? Just one point! Pretty please!" Tooyama begged. Then Yukimura took his racket and stood up.
"Shall we play, Tooyama-kun?"
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"Um? Is that Kumiko-san? Over there?" Shiraishi said as Kenya and Chitose looked towards the direction he's looking at.
"Yeah, what's she doing?" Kenya said as he saw Kumiko acting panic.
"… Kumiko-san has always had keen observation."
"Is she worried?"
"Who knows?"
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"Kumiko, calm down!"
"B-But!"
"It's no use. Seiichi agreed to play with him…"
"Let's just wait and see."
"I hope Tooyama-kun is going to be alright…"
"Let's just see."
"Sei bucchou…"
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"N-No way! He played an even match with Echizen!" Momo said when he saw Tooyama on the ground.
"His jersey didn't even fall!"
"Well, that's how Yukimura plays… he even never gave a game away."
"What?!"
"That's why he got a specific nickname… 'The Child of God'."
"The Child of God?"
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"Kin-chan!"
"Hang in there!"
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"This is who Sei bucchou is… he's not even serious yet…"
"You've played with him before, haven't you, Kumiko?"
"Yes… it was when I was about to enter the female tennis club…"
"But then Seiichi saw you and asked you for a match."
"We promised…"
"It was the promise you made 2 years ago, right?"
"Yes."
"And then Seiichi brought you into the male tennis club, he even made you a substitute regular."
"Yes…"
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"So, what's your name?"
"Kumiko. Tezuka Kumiko!"
"I see, so Kumiko-chan, why are you here?"
"I'm on an adventure!"
"Do you like tennis, then?"
"I love it! Your match earlier was great!"
"When you grow up, how about we have a match?"
"Yes! Um…"
"Seiichi. Yukimura Seiichi."
"It's a promise, Sei nii-chan!"
"Yep, a promise."
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"Hello, we meet again."
"… Sei nii-chan?"
"You still remember me for these 2 years, I'm glad."
"Congratulation on the 2nd straight wins!"
"You were watching?"
"Yes!"
"I was surprised to see you enrolled here."
"I want a challenge, my onii-chan went to Seigaku, so I wanted to go to a different school."
"Tezuka Kunimitsu, right?"
"Yes!"
"Are you enrolling in the tennis club?"
"Yes, the female tennis club."
"How about we have a match?"
"… What for?"
"To fulfil the promise, as well as to see how good you are if you get into the male tennis club."
"Is that even allowed?"
"Let me handle that. So how about it?"
"Yeah! Let's play!"
"Game, Yukimura Seiichi! 6 games to 2."
"Ah… I lost!"
"Well, how about it, Sanada?"
"Sei nii-chan?"
"Welcome to the club then, Kumiko-chan."
"E-Eeeeeh?!"
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"You were screaming after that."
"I was so surprised I would even get here."
"Well, you did manage to get 2 games from Seiichi."
"And then Akaya here decided to bully you since you're the youngest."
"And you threw him tennis balls every time."
"Shut up, senpai!"
"Hey, isn't that Echizen-kun?"
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"I see you've come."
"Sorry I'm late."
"Way to drag, Ochibi! We were so worried about you!"
"Geez, I get upset just thinking about it!"
"Sorry about that."
"Echizen. Everything you've got and all these past three months. Bring it all to bear on the match that starts now."
"You got it."
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"I hope the others who were helping Echizen-kun are alright."
"Seeing him, they're going to be fine."
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"Rikkai Dai Fuzoku-Yukimura Seiichi VS. Seishun Gakuen-Echizen Ryoma."
"Didn't you just get out from the hospital? You really shouldn't push it like this, you know."
"I like the look in your eyes."
"What does that mean? That's not an answer."
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"Let the match begin."
"Miko-chan, you're trembling."
"Let's see what this kid got."
"It's going to be interesting, definitely."
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