Title: Wireless
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Eleventh letter, from Shinji to Ryoma

Ryoma,

I never thought about that before, how things are different over there in America. Weird. I guess we all took it for granted that if you're Japanese, you understand Japan. Well, that's what I thought, anyway. And I'd rather you told me the important things yourself. Your Fuji scares me. I prefer to deal with Yuuta. He got all the normal genes…the few that there are in that family, and even he has his moments. I mean, anyone that willingly lets Mizuki kiss them can't be very normal, right? I bet they thought no one saw, but if they really wanted it to be a secret, they shouldn't have been making out on the street courts.

No, I am not a cannibal, I have never wanted to eat people, or babies, or anything like that. And his name is Kirihara. I think you're right, and he is a cannibal, or at least, there's something very wrong with him, though he's been behaving lately, so I've heard, but that doesn't change anything where we're concerned.

Friends are always idiots. Akira is my best friend, but he's so dense sometimes. I'm not sure if he wants to jump An-chan or Momoshiro, honestly. And sometimes I think he wants Kaidoh, or Tetsu, too. He's confused. And stupid. And speaking of stupid names, you better break it to Momoshiro that he can't name things because he's working on a new shot (Akira's been helping him, because it's got something to do with speed, I wasn't really paying attention, but they're doing it right now), and the names he's tossing around are making everyone here cringe. It makes me glad that I have one of those wireless internet connection cards in my laptop. Did you know there's an internet café right across from the street courts that doesn't have their network secured? I'm not going to tell them. As long as I can write this email and make the idiots think I'm doing homework, that's good for me.

There's nothing wrong with liking boy bands…is there? Anyway, I'm going to put some download links at the end of this. The sites are in Japanese, which shouldn't surprise you, and I know you can read it, since you can read my emails. Let me know what you think.

And I don't know what America has done to you, but Kippei is NOT in love with me! He's just a friend and he wants to do friend-like things. Friends go to the movies and call each other by their given names. I call Akira by his and he's my best friend. And most people call me by mine, to be honest…maybe that is a little rude, but the point is the same. You're delusional.

…you'll be in high school when I am? How does that work? You're a grade below me, so unless you've skipped a grade somehow, it's impossible.

I thought about Seigaku for high school. Their entrance exam is hard. But if no one I'm friends with is going there, it's going to be hard to go there. Are you planning on coming back for high school? Because if you are, I'll consider it.

If people in America are like you…I either want to stay far away, or go over there right now and see for myself.

My battery is going to die soon. I should go, but that means having to deal with the idiots. They're in each other's faces arguing right now. They should just kiss and move on with life.

--Shinji

P.S.: No, I didn't forget. Ryoma…a whole case?? This is amazing and it's perfect, and the rest of my team thinks I have some sort of unhealthy fascination because I keep taking one of the rolls out of my bag to look at and feel it, but that's just appreciation. I need to think of a way to thank you…is there anything from Japan you want or miss?