Through the Eyes of the Snake

Chapter 7

"ENOUGH!" exclaimed Tezuka. " That's enough Inui!"

The Seigaku's stoic captain caught attention from all players of St. Rudolph and Seigaku.

"Oh? Do you want to play with my masterpiece? Sorry, but wait for your turn" said Mizuki, who kept his eyes on the Seigaku's viper.

"Play with your masterpiece?!" said Tezuka. " Huh! I'll never play with a coward!"

"So now you think he's coward?" questioned Mizuki, who was now looking at Tezuka.

Their conversation stopped Inui and Kaidoh from playing, the two stared them, as they were panting heavily.

"Yes!" replied Tezuka. " A coward! Only a coward would betray his own team because of his doubt in his skills!"

Then the stoic captain went to Kaidoh and stared at him straight in the eye, but Kaidoh didn't even bother to look at him.

" Tezuka, I'm not a coward…" said Kaidoh disrespectfully, with his eyes still staring on the gound.

"The Kaidoh we knew wasn't" said Inui, who was also approaching him.

"I'm not on Seigaku anymore, Inui" said Kaidoh.

"But that does not change-" said Inui who was cut off by the sudden action of Tezuka.

Tezuka slapped Kaidoh, straight on his cheek. Seigaku was all shocked, they just stared at them and froze.

"Kaidoh!" exclaimed Mizuki. "Tezuka! That's all you can do for Kaidoh who has given up hope?!!!!" Then he approached Kaidoh, who was still shocked. He took out his towel.

" Hope is something given to yourself" said Tezuka, who seemed calm.

Mizuki was wiping Kaidoh's cheek, then he stared at Tezuka.

"Even so," said Mizuki. "Did you even reward his efforts?!!!"

"Reward?" said Fuji, who approached them with the rest of the team with him.

"His reward is just under his nose" said Ryoma, then he sipped from his freshly bought ponta.

"His snake, boomerang snake, stamina, skills. Those are the results of his efforts" said Inui.

"Not only that, but the smiles and achievements of the team" said Oishi, grinning.

"Yeah Kaoru-chan!" said Eiji.

" You're not blind mamushi, you can see all that" said Momo, who was being helped by Kawamura to stand up.

Mizuki was silent.

"I" said Kaidoh, who was staring at all of his teammates.

"But I made Kaidoh invincible!" said Mizuki. "He has unbeatable endurance now!"

"Endurance wasn't built in a day or two Mizuki-san" said Yuuta, who approached his aniki.

"Yuuta?" questioned Mizuki. "What's this?!!!!"

"Don't get this the wrong way, but …what you're doing is wrong"

"Yuuta-kun" said Mizuki. "Fine, I'm s-sorry Tezuka. But next time I will surely get Kaidoh to join St. Rudolph! Hahahahahaha! I'll be back you'll see!"

Everyone sweatdropped.

"He sure is weird" said Ryoma.

Kaidoh was himself again, grinning slightly but he still hid his face by just looking down.

But not long after that, his heart was pounding irregularly, he had difficulty in breathing now, his smile was turned into an awful grimace. It led him to collapse on the ground, unconscious.

Inui, who was laughing with the team glanced to Kaidoh, he felt that his heart will drop.

"K-KAIDOOOOOH!" exclaimed the data man. Who captured all the eyes of his teammates, even St. Rudolph.

"Call an ambulance, quick!" commanded Tezuka.

"Guess it's still not the time to party"

Author's Notes:

OOCness I know. But still, Kaidoh fans! Please enjoy!

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