Seeing, REALLY Seeing!

Disclaimer: I do not own Prince Of Tennis. If I did…well…you saw the damage…

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The Kikumaru Family

Oldest Son – Akio Kikumaru - Age 22

Older Son – Kenta Kikumaru - Age 18

Oldest Daughter – Cho Kikumaru - Age 19

Youngest Daughter – Yasu Kikumaru - Age 15

Youngest son - Eiji Kikumaru - Age 14

Mother – Akemi Kikumaru – Age 39

Father – Daiki Kikumaru – Age 41

Grandmother – Naomi Kikumaru – Age 55

Grandfather – Isamu Kikumaru – Age 61

The Fuji's Mother – Hoshi Fuji – Age 37

Oldest Daughter – Kimiko Fuji – Age 21

Older son – Shusuke Fuji – Age 14

Youngest son – Yuuta Fuji – Age 13

The Momoshiro's

Stepfather – Kichiro Momoshiro – Age 39

Son – Takashi Momoshiro – 13

The Kaidoh's

Mother – Chiyo Kaidoh – Age 29

Son – Kaoru Kaidoh – Age 13

Kuwamura's Father - Hotaka Kuwamura – Age 41

Son - Takashi Kuwamura – Age 14

The Tezuka's

Father – Naoki Tezuka – Age 35

Mother – Aimi Tezuka – Age 34

Daughter – Yumiko Tezuka – Age 17

Son – Kunimitsu Tezuka – Age 15

Grandfather – Taro Tezuka – Age 57

Grandmother – Kiku Tezuka – Age 53

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Chapter 14 – Memorial

(Sunday morning) (Inui's POV)

"Kaidoh…" I say loudly, catching the desperately denial teen's attention. "You have to understand, Eiji is–"

"LALALALALA!" he cries, cutting me off rudely. He puts his hands over his ears and closes his eyes. "Lalalalalalala! I am NOT listening!" he shouts, ignoring my every word.

"Kaidoh!" Tezuka says firmly. He walks over to him and yanks his arms away from his ears.

"But Bucho!" Kaidoh protests childishly. He looks up into the non-giving eyes of the captain. "It's not true…it can't be…"

"Kaidoh…listen. Eiji has passed away. You have to admit that; for yourself and for him. He wouldn't want you to be doing this to yourself." Tezuka lets go of Kaidoh's arms. "Admit it to yourself!" He turns and walks in the other direction, going to help Akio and Kenta with the memorial table.

"Inui?" I turn to the sad looking Kaidoh. "He's telling the truth…isn't he…?" I look into uncertain eyes.

"Yes…unfortunately…" I murmur. I smile forlornly at him. "We'll get through this. I'm glad you admitted it finally…"I hug him slightly. Surprisingly, he doesn't pull back.

"So am I…it makes everything seem…slightly better…" he murmurs, resting against me. Although he doesn't hug me back, this is quite a lot for Kaoru. "Why?"

"Don't know…"

"For once…" he sniggers sadly, pulling away from my grasp finally. "I have to go now…Chiyo might kill me if I'm late…"

I watch him hurry home. "Stupid drunk!" I curse at Chiyo Kaidoh. "I feel sorry for him. No wonder he's so distant…having that drunk, druggie for a mother!"

(Monday, 1:00 PM) (Fuji's POV)

"I'm here for you, Eiji…" I murmur, looking up at the sky.

"Eiji was everything. He was kind, an excellent athlete, humorous, a great friend, and an all-around lovable guy. It seems cruel that The Lord had to take him away from us. He was too young. I never imagined that I would have to live longer than him. I always thought that since I was eight years older, I would pass on first," Akio says to the crowd.

"I'd go up there too, Eiji, but it just seems to soon…" I admit aloud, mumbling to a friend that is gone forever. "Why'd you have to leave me alone like this?" Tears fill my eyes, but I quickly force them back.

I glance over through the crowd. I could see Sakuno sitting all alone, crying silently. I walk over to her.

"Sakuno-chan? Do you need some company?" I question softly, watching as her chocolate-eyes widen in surprise.

"Fuji-sempai! You scared me!" she cries out, rubbing vigorously at the tears on her face.

"It's alright," I mutter, sitting down beside her. "You don't have to hide your tears." Tears fill up my eyes again and this time I let them roll down my cheeks. "It will make things worse if you hide them. You'll feel worse…"

"Fuji-sempai…" she whispers, shocked that I'm openly showing my tears. "You're right…"

I hug her and let her sob into my shoulder. "It's gonna be ok…" I coo into her ear. "He doesn't want us to be sad forever." We sat like that through the whole ceremony, crying and hugging each other.

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Ok…short but I really don't know what a ceremony like that is about. Please don't get mad! And no, Sakuno and Fuji won't be a couple!

Next chapter is the last one! It's an epilogue…what happens five years after. Please read and review!