Disclaimers: I don't own prince of tennis. I only own my characters.
Prince of tennis © Takeshi Konomi
Can't Stop Thinking Of You © iSPAZZMACHiiN3
Bold is English.
Italics are used to emphasize something, or signify a flash back or lyrics to a song.
"Blah." Those quotes are used for talking.
'Blah.' Those are used for thinking
A/N: I've decided to rewrite my story, they're mostly the same, except probably better written (Vocabulary choice, Syntax, etc.). Remember, I'm still editing my story, so later on if you see someone named Sosuke, which was Kunihimu's original name until I noticed the Tezuka family had a strange pattern of "Kuni" in the male's first name. Short, very short, I mean O'CHIBI short. It won't be long until chapter twenty one, which is coming right up :D
Edit, 3/28/10: So, it's spring break (: I have a lot of time now! Enjoy.
C a n ' t S t o p T h i n k i n g O f Y o u
Chapter Twenty : Rain
"We're running again," Ryoma nodded as the regulars ran with them. Hikari sighed and continued to run,
"I've upgraded my penal tea, I hope you guys enjoy." Inui grinned as everyone ran faster. Fuji smiled,
"I wanna try," Kaidoh suddenly sped pass them,
"I never want to try that."
"Oh, and it's under 55 seconds today." Everyone deadpanned,
"I'm never going to dink that!" The regulars sped up,
"So, Taka. Was that your girlfriend yesterday?" Takashi looked back at Eiji surprised,
"What?" Eiji grinned,
"I thought so," Takashi began to blush.
"That's not it!" Momoshiro smiled,
"It's okay!" Eiji nodded,
"Everyone has their time." Kaidoh looked back,
"Time?"
"When you admire older women; just like O'chibi and Kari-chan!" Hikari blinked in surprise,
"Eh?!" Ryoma pulled his cap down,
"That's not true at all." Hikari nodded,
"Yeah, plus. Echizen's older than me, I was born in January 1st, him in December 25th. But different years, him in 1995 and me in 1996."
"Really? Wow! Kari-Chan's so young!" Sumire looked up,
"This is the last lap! Pick up your pace!" Everyone widened their eyes in surprise and pushed their legs forward. Momoshiro turned to Fuji,
"I thought you liked that drink?"
"Inui's penal tea? Yeah I like it. It's really good."
"Then why are you trying so hard?" Fuji turned to him with a smile,
"Because I like to see people suffer more," Momoshiro widened his eyes as Ryoma passed a racket to Takashi. Momoshiro and Hikari looked at each other and whispered,
"Make sure we never cross him." Takashi suddenly sped up, due to his burning stage.
"Who won?" Inui stopped his timer,
"It's a tie," Everyone lied on the floor, wheezing.
"Get up everyone, to compete in the nationals. We need to improve your endurance. We're going to have practice matches," Momoshiro looked up,
"Really? Right now?" Tezuka crossed his arms,
"Fuji and Echizen." The two looked at each other.
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"One set to serve, Fuji to serve!" Ryoma began to bounce up and down.
"Who do you think?"
"Fuji."
"Fuji."
"Fuji."
"Echizen." Momoshiro and Hikari looked at each other as the rest of the team stared at the two.
Fuji threw up the ball and served with a grunt, Ryoma returned and ran up to the net. The two began to rally, Fuji's eyes opened.
"Game, Echizen. 1 game to love." Hikari stared at the two in awe and jealously at their strength. They continuous rally until Ryoma began to slide and complete his new move, drive B. Fuji went to dive for the ball; Ryoma looked up and smashed the ball. Fuji's eyes shot open and he swung his arms out. Everyone's eyes were wide as the ball bounced.
"What happened?!" It was all silent as Inui explained,
"One of Fuji's triple counter, Higuma Otoshi."
"Sugoi!" Inui pushed up his glasses,
"That's why Fuji is a tensai." Hikari coughed and turned around, walking off. Momoshiro looked at her,
"Where are you going?" Hikari waved her hand,
"I'm thirsty."
"Eh?! In the middle of this game?"
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Hikari slowly walked to the locker room to get some yen. She sighed and looked out the window,
"It's clear outside today."
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Ryoma narrowed his eyes and looked up, smirking.
"I will definitely break it!"
Ryoma smashed the lob and Fuji Higuma Otoshi-ed it,
"Out!" Fuji looked at the ball and back up at Ryoma.
"You're awesome, Echizen-kun." Ryoma smirked.
"Domo."
"Sensei, it's time." Sumire turned,
"Momo, go to court D." Momoshiro turned and grinned,
"Great, who's my opponent?" Tezuka took off his jacket,
"I'll do it." Sumire nodded,
"In five minutes, Court E will be Kawamura and Kaidoh. Fifteen minutes, court C will be Oishi and Kikumaru. 25 minutes, court B will be Hikari and Inui. Eh, where's Hikari?" Sumire looked around as Momoshiro waved his hand as the called out people walked to their courts,
"She went to get a drink,"
"Then let's give her 30 minutes." Fuji smiled wider,
"I wanna see Momo's and Buchou's match." Ryoma smirked,
"Then let's end this quickly."
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Hikari pushed the button on the soda machine and a watermelon ponta fell out.
"I heard Momo and Tezuka were having a match, let's go check it out!" Two boys passed by as Hikari grabbed her soda.
"I also heard the golden pair was going against each other."
"Really? Let's go before they end." Hikari popped open the can and sat down on the bench as she took the first sip of her drink. She leaned into the bench and looked up at the sky.
"Is it me, or did the sky get darker?"
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"Momo's match is over already!? It's only been 5 minutes!" Tezuka walked off as Momoshiro lay on the ground; remembering the match. He gripped his racket,
"He's strong." Thunder was heard.
"It's going to rain" The trio ducked their head as Sumire looked up as it began to rain. Everyone stopped playing, except Ryoma and Fuji.
"Practice is over!"
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Rain poured down as a sudden thud was heard, Hikari snapped her head at noise and saw a guy with grey hair, injured, laying on the floor. Her breath suddenly became uneven due to two things. But without a second thought she got up.
"Are you okay?!" Hikari ran to the guy, noticing the bruises.
"I'm fine, just having fun." The guy looked up with his yellow eyes as Hikari grabbed him and put him to bench as best as she could. She took off her jacket and put it over his head as she ran off to the lockers to get her first aid kit.
"I'll be back with an umbrella and first aid kit, stay here!"
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"First years, clean up the nets and balls." A grunt was heard,
"They're still going?!" Fuji and Ryoma rallied as others stared at them.
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Hikari stopped in front of the boy as she shook with the umbrella in her hand and the kit.
"Does it hurt?" The guy looked up,
"No, I was only looking around for fun." Hikari dropped the umbrella as it thundered. He looked up at her with his yellow orbs and spoke with a harsh voice.
"What's wrong with you?" Hikari shook her head and picked up the umbrella shakily.
"N-nothing, w-what happened to you?" The guy stood up and tossed her jacket back at her.
"Having fun, don't worry about it." He began to walk off with his hand in his pockets. Hikari widened her eyes and stepped up.
"Chotto matte! Hikari desu, who are you?" The only noise that was made was the million of rain drops.
"Akutsu Jin." Hikari starred as he walked off, thunder clapped and she jumped up. She ran back to the tennis courts with her hair flying and clothes sticking to her body.
"Looks like they're serious." Hikari stopped behind Kikumaru,
"Who?" Kikumaru jumped up and turned to her.
"Kari-chan?! Where were you?" Hikari looked up at him,
"Getting a drink."
"I don't think you understand what I meant when I said practice is over!" The two stopped. Thunder clapped and lightning stroke as Hikari latched on to Kikumaru. Kikumaru turned to Hikari and hugged her.
"A practice game is a practice game. It's practicing, not an actual match. You guys have all the time to continue this. Tennis and rain don't mix what if you guys get injured." Fuji stopped smiling,
"I guess this is where it ends, Echizen-kun." Ryoma looked down with a small scowl,
"Not fair, you're winning. 4 – 3. I was going to make a comeback." Sumire hit Ryoma over his head,
"Urusai and get out of the rain."
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Hikari walked with Ryoma home as it the rain seemed to get lighter. She shivered as the breeze flew by her.
"You had a game with Fuji-kun, right?" Ryoma nodded,
"Must've been exciting." Ryoma looked at her,
"Where were you?" Hikari opened her mouth and closed it. She repeated that as Ryoma raised an eyebrow at her.
"I-"Suddenly the rain started to pour down, along with a crack of thunder. Hikari let out a shriek as Ryoma quickly grabbed her hand and ran off to a building. The two stopped in front of it and sat on the steps. Another thunder sound was heard as Hikari screamed with it.
"This is so scary!" Hikari had a funny expression on her face as she stood up pacing around. Ryoma looked at her and let out a chuckle.
"You're scared of lightning and thunder?" Hikari nodded as lightning strike again.
"Aren't you!?" Ryoma shook his head, letting the water come out. An extremely loud thunder cracked as lightning strike. Hikari closed her eyes and hugged a wooden pole, using her other hand to cover her eyes. Ryoma gave out a faint smile and grabbed the hand covering her ears.
"Don't worry, Hikari." Hikari looked at Ryoma with wide eyes as he held her hands. The two stared at each other until Ryoma let her hands go and looked up.
"Lightning is only caused by ice particles colliding, and thunder is just a sound wave." Hikari nodded and looked down, slightly blushing.