so this has to be the hardest chap ive written so far! ugh i think i brought in too many characters! and thx for cheering me up guys! i will continue to do my best! if u guys want i will update my friends condition every few chaps...

thx to my reviewers: Safina, animelover4ever, MintLeafeon, Wonderingmoon, Amara Kandou, demoncat13, and X-Zefer! im so glad u all liked it! the whole kiss scene with Tezuka and Ryo was more like a 'to catch u off guard' trick then a romantic notion

Sarfina - thx so much for the support i honestly thank u and im happy the liked that chap! it was interesting to write!^^

Wonderingmoon - once all five childhood friend regain their memory i will set up a small 'poll' at the top of the pgs for awhile for u guys to give me ur opions and thoughts on what pair(s) you guys want but for now ill keep ur suggestion in mind

Amara Kandou - thx^^ im glad you love love LOVE this so much lol

X-Zefer - i think the hardest moment i had was when Fuji was threatenig Ryo. at first i wasnt sure how to make them meet since fuji doesnt hug (unless he gets possessive) and doesnt cry and so on so im glad it worked out well cuz we all kno that threatening is what Fuji does best lol and personally i had fun with the kiss scene b/t Fuji and Ryo^^ it was originlly planned to last i little longer but i thought it would be interesting to have Tezuka walk in on them *evil grin*

now this chap is a 'row of events' with (almost) all the characters its slightly depressing too most of this chap just came to me on its own like a dog walking up to a stranger or something anyway the time is obviously five days later but i hope u enjoy it

the 50th reviewer will have a chap dedicated to them and the honor of picking what Pair moment they want for a little surprise or event i have planned so tell me in ur review and if ur the 50th i congradulate u but if u dont want to do this then i wil pick someone else who does

now will that all written and done with i hope u enjoy this chapter!


Chapter 11 - Five Days Later

"Leon-sama."

The rusty copper haired teen looked up with his golden eyes to see seven young boys kneeling before him in the shadows. He stared at the group for a few moments when a smirk appeared on his face accompanied by quiet laughter.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't my lovely loyal servants' descendants. You guys have all gathered together I see. However, a little birdie told me that there was another boy with you. Who is he?"

They glanced at each other and shrugged. Six pairs of eyes looked at their leader who nodded before speaking up.

"He is one Echizen-oujisama's childhood friend. Unlike his other friends, the five heirs, he has memory of your fiancé. After all, he wasn't present at the time of the attack." The leader was silent for a moment. "It seems he is aware of Atobe and Fuji's revival but has made no move to meet them since he thinks that it is his fault that the Hunters found them."

An amused smile found its way onto the chained teenager's lips. "Oh? That's very interesting. Tell me, what do you plan to do since you won't be able meet my dear Ryo unless he wins the Kantou tournament?"

This time someone else spoke up. "Eh? So you noticed?"

"Yes though I must admit it took me awhile. In any case, do you have a plan or not?"

"Actually, we discovered that Seigaku is planning a joint practice with another team and it seems that one of Echizen-oujisama's childhood friends is on it." Another replied with a smirk.

Leon leaned back the cold wall of the underground room. "Is that so? In that case, I want you guys that make sure that the two meet and if comes down to it, have them touch upon their first meeting."

"As you wish."

"What should we do about the two that remembered, Leon-sama? They might get in the way of our plans."

"For now leave them be. Currently only three remain but one of them had their recovery delayed because Ryo was worried about him after being told that the boy recently got out of the hospital, though it seem his efforts are in vain since I feel the spell weakening even more."

Silence rolled over as the group went into thought. One of them snapped his fingers earning surprised and confused glances from he others.

"What are you doing?"

The boy replied with a smile. "I just had a brilliant idea! Two of them actually."

"For Echizen-oujisama's reunion with the other?"

"Sodaiyo. We make it a Romeo & Juliet moment, well without the death part, or one of those 'fall into the arms of your crush/idol' moments." He stated with a wicked grin on his face.

"As long as Ryo is back in my arms at the end of things, it doesn't matter. I don't really care what you do to make it to that point." Leon informed them feeling their stares resting on his trapped form. "I'm going to kill them all later anyway and get rid any trash that dares to get in your way."

"Very well, Leon-sama, we'll fight and destroy everything and everyone who gets in our way in order to bring you two back together."

The chained rusty copper brown haired teen smirked at the boy's words. "To keep you boys up to date, I shall send an informant to your school. So tell me, which school do you guys go to?"

"It's Higa, My Lord."


"Game set and match to Rokkaku's Saeki, 6-4!"

A panting silver white haired boy with blue eyes sat down on the bench as his friends approached him. They congratulated him and handed the boy his water his water bottle. The group wore red uniforms with their school name written on the shirts.

The team's opponent walked over to them with the rest of his team. Their uniform was black and on the jackets the name FUDOMINE could be plainly seen.

The Rokkaku player smiled as he stood up to shake the hand of the brownish red haired boy. "That was a great match, Kamio-san."

The other nodded. "I liked your rhythm, Saeki-san. The next we play, I am going win."

"I look forward to it." Saeki released his hand from Kamio's grip. He then turned to the team's captain. "Thanks for joining us for practice, Tachibana-san."

The dark haired boy raised a hand to silence the other and let a smile appear on his face as he stared at him with sincerity in his eyes. "It was a good idea and I'm sure everyone learned something from this. Too bad your captain couldn't make."

"Aoi must be aoi." A Rokkaku player with long orange wavy curly hair laughed a little which turned everyone's attention to him. "Then why-"

The boy was interrupted with a smack in the head from one of his teammates. Shaking out his wrist, the black haired boy glared at his doubles partner. "Don't you even start, Davide!"

"I was wondering this for awhile for now, Kurobane-san, but why do you guys call him Davide?" asked Fudomine's tallest player who wore a white bandana.

"Eh?"

"I agree with Ishida. Wasn't his name Amane Hikaru or something?" A brown haired boy asked with curiosity gleaming in his brown eyes as he leaned against his bandana wearing doubles partner.

Kurobane rested his racket on his shoulder. "Well, Sakurai-san, we-"

Just then a tennis ball zipped past them making them freeze for a second. They turned to see the ram into a tree with incredible force before falling onto the ground. The two teams whirled around and the sound of some yelling.

"Oi!"

Kamio stared the boy running toward them who was accompanied by two other then turned to long dark blue haired boyfriend. "Shinji, isn't that the Sengoku guy tried to hit on Ann?"

"Sengoku from Yamabuki? Oh yes I remember him. He kept saying lucky over and over again. What's so lucky about him anyway? It's not like he has a girlfriend or beat anyone special in tennis. Maybe he just wants attention? Everyone wants attention these days. The best way to attention is get to the top of tennis, right? Cause then your photo will be seen in the Monthly Tennis Pro. But then again, not a whole lot of people read that magazine. Most people read the newspaper. Everyone I know does. They watch the TV a lot too. Maybe being on TV is easier? I, Ibu Shinji, always wanted to be on TV. My cousin's friend was on TV once. Maybe I can ask him how to get on TV. But what should do once I get on TV? Should I play tennis? How about I tell everyone about Tachibana-san? Yeah, I think I'll do that. Everyone will love to hear about the awesome and great legendary Tachibana-san..."

Everyone sweatdropped at the boy's little... monologue as the cheerful orange haired Yamabuki player caught up to them. Behind him was an aggressive looking gray haired boy and a small freshman with dark navy blue hair. The smallest of the three panted and collapsed on the ground which earned a small glare from the gray haired boy.

Sengoku smiled upon recognizing his fellow tennis players. "Ah, it's you guys! Fudomine and Rokkaku, right? Sorry about earlier. Akutsu hit it too hard and I was unable to return it. It seems no one was hurt though. Lucky~"

Akutsu grunted in greeting as his name was said. The others just glanced each other in silence.

"Sengoku-san, is your team here at the street courts too?" Kamio asked wrapping his arm over Shinji's shoulder.

The Yamabuki player shook his head. "Nah, it's just me, Akutsu, and Dan. The others are busy today. So what are you guys up to?"

Davide snorted. "Up is-"

Another smack in the head from Kurobane and the second year fell over onto his long black haired teammate. The two laid fallen the concrete floor with the other boy's cap by the team's vice-captain.

Saeki bent over and picked up the white hat then helped up his fellow teammate before handing it to its rightful owner. "Kisarazu, are you ok?"

Kisarazu nodded taking the cap from him. "Yeah, I'm fine. Arigatou, Saeki." He whirled around and faced the two responsible for knocking him over. "Can you two knock it off for one day?"

Kamio rolled his eyes and ignored the rest Rokkaku's bickering as he answering Sengoku's earlier question. "We're here because they-" He paused to point at the currently bickering team behind him. "offered to set up a combined practice today."

"Ehh? That sounds like fun! What do think Akutsu, Dan? Maybe we should do it too!"

Dan jumped to his feet with excitement sparking in his eyes. "I agree-desu! We should try calling Seigaku-desu!"

"Don't get me involved in your petty little games, Sengoku. I don't like being bossed around."

The third year cringed under the other's glare. "Mah! Mah! No need to get upset! It's just an idea!"

"Tch."

Shinji stood there listening to his teammates and fellow tennis players bicker. It wasn't long until he, himself, began to mumble... again.

"Why is everyone fighting? Or are they arguing? Is there a difference? I suppose not, but what if they fight all day? We won't be able to finish practice. Maybe I should just leave. There isn't much reason to stay here and no one is getting along right now. Why aren't they getting along? Not that it matters to me; I was just wondering. Akira, why don't we leave? We should go pick up Ann since Tachibana-san asked us to. She should be at the mall right now. Did she buy something for us I wonder. What if she bought something for that Seigaku player? I think he name is Momoshiro. The two of them have been hanging out lately. Momoshiro-san isn't here today either. He came here once with Ann or so she told us. I wonder why they came here? Not very often a Seigaku player comes here though someone told me that they saw Seigaku's freshman prodigy here once. Does he come here often I wonder. I want to have a match against him. Rumors have it that he is currently stands undefeated. Tachibana-san could probably beat him. Fuji-san and Tezuka-san probably beaten him already. Those two are strong I will admit, but we won't lose to them. We gotten so strong thanks to Tachibana-san and I won't let his hard work go to waste. We will win and go to the Nationals with Tachibana-san! We won't let anyone get in our way. Soon the tournament will start and we won't lose. Next time we face everyone, we will be ten times stronger - no even more than that - fifty times stronger. I'm not about to lose so easily and will be much stronger than right now."

"~Machikutabireta yo Kao shite Se no takai gairo

Yuugure ORANGE no kage Nagaku nobashita~"

"Um, Sempai-tachi, do you hear a phone ringing? Cause it sounds like one-desu."

Silence rolled over as the sound of music filled their ear. In a few seconds the whole Rokkaku team eyed their vice-captain suspiciously. Stares boring hole into his back, Saeki walked back over the bench where he sat earlier. There on his jacket was his ringing cell phone.

"It looks like Dan was right. Well, are you going to answer, Saeki-san?" Tachibana asked the other boy.

A small Fudomine player with short black hair hidden under a black cap shrugged. "You never know, it might be important."

"Yes, I suppose you're right."

"Nande? Naze? Doushite?"

Kisarazu sighed before shouting at his teammate. "Uresai, Itsuki!"

Itsuki cocked his head to the side. "Naze?"

Some laughing was heard as Saeki jogged away with his phone in hand. Stopping in isolated and quiet area, he flipped open his phone and pressed the green button as he brought the red phone to his ear.

"Do you want something, Fuji?"

A chuckle could be heard on the other line. "What's with the accusing tone? It's not very nice."

Saeki sighed and leaned back against a tree. "You never call unless there is something you need. Other than occasional get-togethers, that is."

"That hurt! Saeki, how could you say something so mean?"

"Eh? Gomen!"

"I'm just kidding. Don't take it to heart." His friend's voice held the sound of amusement and laughter as he spoke.

The vice-captain sighed in relief. "Well anyway, what's up?"

"Eh? Didn't your captain tell you guys to come visit us for a joint practice this afternoon? Tezuka should be calling Rikkaidai as well and much to Momo's distaste, Fudomine."

"Really? Why is Seigaku going through all this trouble and inviting a couple teams?"

"Himitsu~ Ah, it seems Yamabuki's calling. Hold on a second." A moment later Saeki heard the tensai say something as if there was someone else with him, wherever that may be. "Tadaima~"

"Fuji?"

"Hm?"

Saeki ran a hand through hair letting the light breeze cool him down. "Is there someone with you?"

"Hai."

"Who is it?"

"Kaidoh and Tezuka. We are taking some calls as a favor for Ry-Echizen."

"Echizen?"

"Sodaiyo. You haven't met him yet have you? He's our rumored freshman Regular."

"He-? Then-? Why-? Huh!"

"Daijoubu, Saeki?"

"Yeah, but what favor are you talking about?" He shook his head as he spoke. This was beginning to confuse him. I know that the Seigaku tennis cares about their members including the freshman but a favor? Most people would never oblige.

"Saa, let's just say a one mixed of sadness and happiness."

"Mixed of sadness and happiness?"

"Uh-huh. Oh, before we get back on topic... Do you and the other Half-bloods have a feeling like something bad is about to happen?" The sound of Fuji's voice grew serious as the words entered the phone.

Eh? Now that I think about it... "I guess so. Kisarazu and Aoi are acting differently, and Kamio-san, Shinji-san, and Tachibana-san didn't seem in top shape either. Though Sengoku-san, Akutsu-san, and Dan-kun all seemed normal."

"I see. Do you know what types they all are?"

"Why do you want to know that?"

"For special reasons."

Saeki stood there for a moment as he thought about what possible reason one could have to ask such a thing. "Well, ok... I'm a Communicator and Kisarazu and Aoi are both Commanders. Kamio-san's a Fighter, Shinji-san's a Reader, and Tachibana-san is a Commander. Dan-kun is a Communicator and Sengoku-san's a Fighter. However, I can't say for certain what race Akutsu-san is but I believe he is a Fighter as well. Does that help?"

"Yes, immensely. Arigatou, Saeki. Now back to the original matter, will you guys be joining us or not?"

Saeki laughed washing away the strange feeling that Fuji 'gave' him earlier and brightened up. "Knowing Aoi, you can count on us being there. Well, at least i will be, though i can't say much for the others. Do you want me to talk to Fudomine or Yamabuki?"

"Iie. We got it covered. Sayonara."

"Matte, Fuji. Can I ask just one more question?"

"Nani, Saeki?"

"Do you think something is going to happen? To the Vampire World I mean...? I know for a fact that you know something!"

"..."

"Fuji!"

A sound similar to a sigh was heard before speaking. "Wakaranai. Honto ni wakaranai."

"Fine. If you say so... I gotta go, the others are waiting for me. Sayonara."

"Ja ne~"

The vice-captain laid his head on the tree and closed his blue eyes. For some reason at one point during the call, a nostalgic feeling came over him. Was it because he was talking to Fuji whom he barely talks to as of late or something else? The calm warm breeze brushed past Saeki breaking the boy away from his thoughts. His eyes opened when he heard someone shouting his name.

"Seaki-san!"

Sengoku approached the Rokkaku player with a smile on his face. He immediately sensed the strange aura that the boy gave off and frowned.

"Daijoubu desuka?"

"Eh?" Saeki snapped out his trance and stared at happy-go-lucky male in front of him. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Glad to hear that but is something bothering you?"

He shook his head automatically. "Betsu ni. It's just that Fuji thinks that something might happen."

The orange haired Yamabuki player thought this over. "Fuji-san? What does that have to with anything?"

"I believe that he is referring to the Vampire World. Something about the way he spoke didn't sound normal to me which makes me think the situation might be worse than anyone could think."

"But if something huge happens in the Vampire World then the Mortal World will most likely get caught in it too," Sengoku said suddenly sounding unusually logical.

"That's what came to my mind as well..."

"I don't want that to happen! The thought of all those poor pretty human girls dying is absolutely dreadful!" The other exclaimed practically wailing.

THAT is his biggest concern? As expected from Sengoku-san... A sigh left his mouth before chuckling. "Well, I'm sure they will just fine."

"I hope so! It would so boring without any cute girls around!" Sengoku had a daydreaming look in his eyes as he spoke. "They're too lovely and sweet to harm."

The Rokkaku player started to crack up laughing as the other tennis players ran up to them shouting.

"Sengoku-san!"

"Saeki!"

"Sengoku-sempai!"

"Saeki-san!"

"Sengoku!"

"Saeki-sempai!"

The two turn to see the others not too far away. A few of them looked a little flushed from all the laughing earlier and now the running too.

Kamio twisted his racket in hand and smirked. "I don't know what was taking you guys so long to come back but let's not end things here. I challenge you two to a doubles match against Shinji and myself. Let's do this quickly since most of us are meeting up with Seigaku later if I'm not mistaken."

The two boys in question glanced at each for a few seconds before shrugging. Both of them had a smirk on their face as they walked up to the rest of the team.

"We accept!"


Fuji leaned back in his chair and sighed. He tossed his phone onto the desk in front of him with a bored look on his face. His now opened eyes flickered over to his companions who were currently engaged in a card game of Go Fish. He turned to them with one of his famous smiles.

"It seems Rokkaku is coming."

Neither boy answered him and just continued on with their game.

"Fsshh~ Hey, Buchou, any fours?"

"Hello?"

Tezuka nodded and handed the second year two 4s. "Here."

"Tezuka?"

"Fsshh~ How about sevens?"

"Kaidoh?"

"Go fish. Do you have any Jacks?"

"Are you guys ignoring me on purpose?"

"Go fish. Fsshh~ Twos?"

"Oi!"

"No, go fish. What about fives?"

"Listen to me would you?"

Kaidoh shook his head. "Fsshh~ Go fish. You have any Queens?"

"Ehhh, you two got guts!" A glare was drillled into the distracted boys' backs.

"Go fish, Kaidoh. I would like to have your fours though."

The underclassman pulled a single card from his hand and gave it to his captain. "Fssh~ Take it."

"Now, do you have any nines?"

"Fsshh~ Go fish. Any Kings?"

"Go fish. Aces?"

"I have three. Fssh~ Here, Buchou."

"Any tens?"

"Fssh~ Only one."

"How about fives?"

Fuji broke the pen that was held captive in his hands and devil knows how he got a hold of it. He didn't particularly like being ignored and this wasn't helping much. However, the sound of the pen snapping grabbed their attention. The two of them looked at him questionably.

"Sempai, is everything ok?" Kaidoh asked setting his cards down.

Tezuka raised an eyebrow. "You're not taking your frustrations out on pens, are you?"

The tensai released the inanimate object from his grasp letting it fall to the ground below. "Do have pity for it?"

"Zenzen."

"Mou, Tezuka, you sound so heartless when you say that. Where's Ryo-chan? He was here a minute ago." He glanced across the room upon noticing the prince's absence.

"Fssh~ He just left with the blond saying something about having some plans with Hyotei or something." Kaidoh replied flipping through his hand before handing the older a card.

Cerulean blue eyes narrowed. "Oh he did, did he...?"

"Fuji, don't get worked up. The strange and eerie feeling we have getting lately increased. I've a bad feeling about the upcoming events but since the tournament is run mostly by humans, we can't do anything to delay it."

"I know that, but-!"

"Echizen hasn't seen the five of you for a long time. Take his feelings into consideration." Not bothering to glance at him, Tezuka looked at his almost empty hand then back to the black haired second year. "Jacks?"

"Go fish. Fsshh~ Can I have your nines?"

You say that so easily! I want to be with him all the time but Ryo-chan is so dense that he doesn't understand my feelings at all. Fists clenched as his thought about his friend's words before losening once more. Matte... Isn't today...?

It wasn't long until he was interrupted by a strange knocking like sound. The three glanced over at the window to see a small squirrel crouched on the windowsill.

Kaidoh instantly made his way over to it and open the glass object that separated the animal from them. The small brown squirrel jumped into the boy's arms flicking its tail here and there.

Fuji watched the second year in silence before speaking up. "Kaidoh, is something the matter?"

"Fsshh~ It seems some unwelcomed Hunters caught onto Echizen's trail."


Two boys walked down the empty street in complete silence. The blond had a shiny glass-like vase in his hand while golden eyed boy held onto a small batch of lilies. Their eyes reflected the emotion of sadness as they continued down the path but it soon changed to annoyance and amusement.

"Ryoma-sama, some guests came to say hello." Chaos glanced back behind him.

The prince smirked. "So it seems."

Looking at the boy then to the road before him, Chaos hesitated. "What should we do?"

"Why, kill them of course. Well, I will at least since I haven't eaten in a while and this is a perfect opportunity for just that. You can go on ahead to the graveyard."

The blond stopped his tracks forcing the other to do so as well. His eyes were well hidden under his golden blond locks and he held the vase closer. No words came out at first but sure enough a whisper was heard. "Arigatou."

"Chaos?" The emerald haired boy narrowed his eyes at his trusted servant.

Chaos looked up at him allowing the prince to see tears flowing down his cheeks. "Arigatou, Ryoma-sama!"

Ryoma's eyes softened as he walked up to him and brushed away the salty water staining the boy's face. Pressing their foreheads together Ryoma smiled a small smile as he placed a hand crying boy's cheek. "Say hello to him for me ok?"

Chaos nodded sniffing a little. "Please be careful, Ryoma-sama."

The smirk returned to the prince's face. "Just who do you think you are talking to? Mada mada dane, Chaos. You don't have to worry about me because I'll be just fine! I want you to ahead and visit him. You two were like brothers after all and shared a stronger bond than want any of us held with him."

The blond chuckled a bit at the other's words. "Very well, I will meet you there in a bit, ok?"

"Yeah, I'll catch up soon."

Chaos smiled and took the flowers then ran past the emerald haired boy. Sadness clouding his usually cheerful sea blue eyes and face stained of dry tears. He paused to turn and wave at the prince before continuing on.

Ryoma returned the wave before letting his arm fall back to side.

"You could have gone with him and left the fighting to me, Ryo."

The prince spun around upon hearing the familiar voice. A smirk soon appeared on his lips. "Well if it isn't Kei-kun the Monkey King."

Atobe glared at the boy. "Will you stop calling Ore-sama that horrible name!"

"Zettai ni!"

The diva rolled his eyes which soon landed on the blond's retreating back. "Are you letting him visit alone?"

"Mochiron. I was never very close to him as any of you, Chaos especially. You know, Kei-kun, I think Chaos is going feel very happy when he finds out that you remember the anniversary of his death."

"How can I not? It happened only a few days before you took away our memories." He stated with a sigh.

"Sodaiyo. I almost forgot about that. Hm? It seems my guests are tired of waiting. Do you wish to join me, Kei-kun?"

"Zutto." Atobe ran a hand through the smaller's silky soft emerald tinted hair and leaned down so their lips were only centimeters apart.

"Kei-kun..."

"We'll help as well, Ryo-chan."

Breaking away, the two turned to the side to see a smiling Fuji standing there though a dangerous aura was surrounding the boy completely. Next to the pissed tensai were Tezuka and Kaidoh who were looking up at him from their kneeling position.

"We will be glad to be of service, Your Highness." Tezuka bowed his head ever so slightly as he spoke.

"Fsssh~ If you will it, we can get rid of the trash for you." The snake like second year proposed as his eyes watched Fuji walk up to the prince.

Ryoma smirked. "In that case, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Kaidoh Kaoru, Fuji Shuusuke, Atobe Keigo, get ready cause they're here."

As the final word escaped the boy's mouth a shout came from just down the street. In a few moments the five boys could see a large group of Hunters heading their way.

"Saa, how long do you think they will last?"

"Ore-sama bets that they won't last more than an hour."

"Yudan sezu ni ikou!"

"Fsshh~ Let's just get this over with, Sempai-tachi."

Ryoma unsheathed his swords before running a hand through his hair with a smirk. "Let the battle commence!"


Chaos panted a little as he neared the graveyard. He briskly walked past a group of middle schoolers laughing the antics of the redhead that accompanied them. He entered the quiet place and looked around. His eyes landed on a hiddem path on the far end of the field and ran toward it.

Walking down the path he could begin to hear the relaxing and calm sound of waves. He reached the end of the trail and moved a tree branch aside and a small hill with a grave stone at the end came into view. It 'faced' the beach and water as boats sailed by and birds flew overhead.

Chaos walked up to the stone and placed the flowers and vase next to it before kneeling down. He began to dust it off and remove the weeds in attempt to make it readable once again.

"Tadaima, outoto. Hashiburi... Everything is fine so far. Ryoma-sama is the same as always. You know ever since he erased their memories, he became so unmotivated with the exception of wanting his revenge. The good news is that he is finally reunited with Fuji and Atobe. He has been spending a lot of time at Rikkaidai too. It's almost like a dream... seeing him this happy, even if he doesn't show it I can see it in his eyes. Though recently I have been feeling this strange chill like it was saying that something is about to start. I wonder it could be? There are times that I just wish we could go back to those days where we could have fun and not live each day in worry of fear. Don't you agree... Maki?"

Removing the last of the weeds, the boy brushed his fingers over the words carved into the stone.

Forever Sleeping Peacefully

Maki Chrono

Crunch! Snap!

The blond whirled around to see a young boy around the age of 13 come out of the hidden pathway. He had nice faded light brown hair and deep brown eyes. The boy wore a school uniform that didn't belong to any of the schools in the area and wrapped around his left arm was a bandage. Also he carried a tennis and school bag along with some flowers.

They froze in place absolutely silent as a mix of confusion and surprise washed over them. The two stayed that way until Chaos spoke up.

"You're Shirashi Kuranosuke, aren't you?"

The boy stared at him for a second before nodding. "How do you know my name?"

Crap! "Um... From reading Tennis Pro Monthly? Yeah that... Anyway, why are you here?"

Shirashi's gaze turned to the stone then to the water. "I'm not sure actually. Around this time every year, I get this strange feeling that I have to come here. I don't know why though. Strange don't you think?"

A small smile appeared on the blond's lips. "I wonder about that..."


In the almost empty park, Yukimura fiddled with his cell phone in his hands as he waited for his friend to come back with some drinks. Just minutes ago Seigaku called and asked if Rikkaidai wanted to join them in a combined practice. At first he wasn't sure what to say he eventually agreed.

He sighed as laid down on the soft grass of the wide field. It's not he hoped to see Echizen again... Or is it? He couldn't deny the growing affection he held for the arrogant boy but he also wasn't sure what type of affection it was.

The Rikkai captain rolled over to his side and closed his eyes letting the sun's gentle rays warm him up as the breeze cooled him down.

~ It was a warm spring day accompanied with a lovely cool breeze at the garden in the backyard of the Yukimura's home. Seiichi placed his red pencil down only to pick a green one. Tossing that pencil down he crawled over to a sleeping boy, shaking him awake.

"Hm? Sore wa nan desu ka, Seii-chan?" A yawn was heard as the boy sat up.

"Mite! Mite! Ryo, aren't they pretty." He held his paper to reveal a drawing of two flowers.

"Nice work, Seii-chan. What type of flowers are they?" Ryo asked adjusting his current position.

Seiichi point to the red one first. "This is a Hyacinth which means play and this one is called Magnolia which stands for nobility."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Uh-huh! I drew them because I thought they would suit you perfectly, Ryo!" Seiichi smiled as he gave the older the drawing.

"Seii-chan, arigatou." Ryo told him chuckling a little. "You know, I bet you could say what you are feeling with just flowers. Sodaiyo! You should give it a try, Seii-chan. It might just turn out to to be fun."

A small shadow casted itself over the smaller's eyes as he hid his eyes from view. "I already did."

"Huh?"

"Ryoma-oujisama!"

Ryo paled as he whirled around to see a certain blond running toward him. "Oh crap! He's probably going to make me work again! And here I thought that I finally managed to get away!" He turned back to the small boy in front of him and rustled his hair. "Gomen, Seii-chan. It seems Chaos found me so I need to get going. I had fun talking to you today though. I always do. Sayonara! Oh, and maybe next time I can see the drawings of your feelings!"

Seiichi watched as the older boy took off with Chaos not too far behind him. It seemed the blond was yelling at him to get to work and such.

Maybe next time I can see the drawings of your feelings!

He shook his before sitting himself on the flower bed where Ryo had been sleeping. "That's impossible cause I threw it in the water. For all I know it probably floated to China by now..."

There in the water floated a paper with three flowers on it. One was Forget-Me-Not which holds the meaning of true love and memories. The second drawing was a Gardenia which stands for secret love or you're lovely. Lastly, the one on the end was a Rose which means I love you.

The breeze blew past the small boy revealing tears which rolled down his cheek. He stood there crying silently as he watched Ryo's figure disappear into the distance.

"Aishiteru, Ryo. Aishiteru..." ~

Yukimura's eyes opened his calm blue eyes as he sat up. He moved his hair behind his ear as the wind blew and smiled.

"Aishiteru, Ryo. Zutto..."


what do you think a lot of new characters and a small Royal and Sensual Pair moment just for you guys~ i kinda noticed that our Ryo is bit like a player in this stroy in all honesty he isnt. its mostly becuz these hot and cute guys keep trying to win him over. wouldnt you start 'giving in' to them as well? lol this stroy is finally reaching its halfway point since all five childhood friends are (more or less) revealed in this chap. you kno i just realized Sakuno, Tomoka, and the trio rnt in this... maybe they went hiking... ahhh sorry for just chatting away like this

as for the Saeki's ringtone... its called Sunset Way and here is the rest of the lyrics:

Machikutabireta yo na Kao shite Se no takai gairoju
Yuugure ORANGE no kage Nagaku nobashita

Donna fuu ni kyou wo omoidasun'darou
Hitorihitori Chigatte mo

Umaku ienai koto ga Mune no naka Nokoru darou
Kotoba ni shitara Kitto Iroasechimau
Oretachi dake ni mieta sora Wasurenai

Kami hikouki ni noseru yume nara Donna datte jiyuu
Chiisa na mubousa de Tondeyuketa ne

Setsunai hodo tsuyoku Kanaetai mono wa
Girigiri wo motomeru kara

Umaku ienai koto ga Ashita e to mukawaseru yo
Egao dake ja ikenai Basho mo aru kara
Me wo tojite mo mabushii SUNSET Sosoideru

Umaku ienai koto ga Mune no naka Nokoru darou
Kotoba ni shitara Kitto Iroasechimau
Umaku ienai koto ga Ashita e to mukawaseru yo
Egao dake ja ikenai Basho mo aru kara
Me wo tojite mo mabushii SUNSET Sosoiderun

Ah yes one more thing. i though of a new story (i already started a bit of the first chapter done cuz ideas just kept coming) and i want to see what you guys think of it so here is the summary and such:

Title: (currently untitled) Genres: Mystery, Drama, Romance (maybe)

Summary:

Rikkaidai's new transfer student, Echizen Ryoma, has some dark secrets that he doesn't wish to tell. And now his new tennis team is determined to find out what they are. Could it have something to do with the disappearing students? Whenever the team tries to ask the boy all they get is: "Some things are better left unsaid and unknown."

~Vampires~
Pures:
Ryoma Echizen
Leon Fay Eien
Ryoga Echizen
Nanjiroh Echizen
Rinko Echizen (N/A)
Kotaro Yukimura
Mei (N/A)
Lady Chi (N/A)

Half-bloods:
Chaos van Allen - Communicator
Kou Chrono - Fighter
Tokiya Atobe - ?
Matsuno Koichiro - ?
Seiichi Yukimura - Reader
Genichirou Sanada - ?
Ayaka Kirihara - ?
Bunta Marui - Reader
Shuusuke Fuji - Reader
Kaoru Kaidoh - ?
Kunimitsu Tezuka - Commander
Keigo Atobe - Commander
Yuushi Oshitari - Reader
Jirou Akugatawa - Fighter
Kojiro Saeki – Communicator
Ryou Kisarazu – Commander
Kentaro Aoi – Commander
Akira Kamio – Fighter
Shinji Ibu – Reader
Keppei Tachibana – Commander
Kiyosumi Sengoku – Fighter
Taichi Dan – Communicator
Jin Akutsu – Fighter(?)

~Your passion will destroy you~