As I was finally going to upload this I got following message:
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I've just copied and pasted everything of my story from fanfiction onto Word … and wow; I've written a hell of a lot of pages.
233 pages in text font 9 and Verdena. Go check out how small that text is and then think about how much that is …
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Powerful Rikkai Dai
34 – The Battle between Aces
Normal POV
Nadjai paused, looking up at the sky. As she had done her laps around the perimeters she could feel the pressure weighing down upon her … she had to do her best or it would be all over for Rikkai Dai. She thought back at the earlier matches and how tough it had been on not only the vice-captain but the doubles 2 … and the captain.
She snorted.
"Well, I am not as bad as those people of course." Then she started on her last round before running back for the courts. As she arrived, her eyes scanned across the grounds, discovering that more people had shown up all busily speaking with each other.
"She'll be here any minute now, won't she?"
"I think I can see her among the other regulars."
Her brow furrowed. She? Nadjai skipped a couple of steps down the stairs and paused at her fellow freshmen-friends. "So … did I miss anything?" Her eyes fell upon the scoreboard, being just slightly surprised with last match's outcome. "… Those two are scary." Just then all the regulars noticed her.
"There you are! Hurry up, the match is about to start!" Joruni ran over and cuddled her. "We're counting on you, just so you know … The others have managed to win so the score is equal, so … it's all up to you now, don't disappoint us!"
"… Thanks for the pressure?"
She rolled her eyes and picked up her racket. She passed the rest of the regulars, Joruni trailing behind her; and then the freshman stepped onto the court, feeling all eyes being directed towards her.
"Poor girl, she'll be crushed."
"Who cares, we'll get to see her play."
Nadjai's eye twitched. "Hmph … sorry that I am no one special …"
"The Singles 1, Ogasawara vs. Rikkai Dai is now starting; can the players get onto court?" She sighed. I'm already there … Her stomach growled. I'm hungry … Everyone from her team sighed dramatically as the younger girl decided to stare and poke her belly, giggling. Guess I have to finish this quickly then!
She smiled and twirled the racket, waiting for her opponent – who certainly seemed to take her time. "Meh, it's not like I got all day …" Nadjai muttered annoyed, clearly noticing the referee started getting impatient too; yet all the people watching seemed to hold their breath in anticipation - someone interesting was about to come forth?
"Will the player from Ogasawara please step forward?"
"Hai hai!" Came the voice. "I'm here!"
Nadjai rolled her eyes as the entire audience fell silent, but then turned to face what would be her opponent. Well, she could see why the people were crazy about her – she was above average (not beating herself of course), but still … nothing really special about her. "I think Seiichi-kun is prettier still …" She muttered, walking slowly towards the net to greet the other girl. She brushed a strand of black hair off her face over her shoulder and then gave Nadjai cold, uncaring look. Uh, chilling. She grinned in her mind, having found an interesting victim to annoy.
"Nice to meet you." Nadjai came up with her most sweet, innocent look she now could muster - which seemed rather like a grimace than a smile. "Let's have a good match."
The other just look at her as if she was some alien. "Of course it's nice for you to meet me."
"…" Nadjai stared. "Hah?" This girl is way too in love with herself … She thought slowly, wondering if she should let her suffer slowly and painfully or … Who was she kidding? Slow and painful is good!
"Well, you are the lucky person who is able to play again MOI!"
Cricket, cricket. Our heroine just stared. "Moi? That's Finish isn't it?"
"…"
Both stared at each other.
"It's French, but I guess someone like you wouldn't know."
"…" Nadjai merely waited for her to actually shake her outreached hand. "I see."
"But then again, I take that a commoner like you have no idea who I am?"
"… Can't say I do, no."
"I am the all-famous Soou Tami." She said, giving a price-winning smile.
Cricket. Cricket. She continued staring.
"I give up, I can't even talk with you – you give me a headache."
Nadjai blinked and decided to forget about shaking hands. In stead she side-stepped towards her captain. "Buchou …"
"Yes?"
"She's strange."
"I see."
"But then I have an ethical question."
"Shoot."
"It's not alright to hurt not-right people, is it?"
"Well, our very mean vice-captain makes you run laps all the time, doesn't she? And you're not-right, true no?"
"… God I hate you sometimes."
"Love you too." Miku called as Nadjai made her way back to court grumpily. The captain merely laughed and shifted in her seat on the coach's bench. "This'll be interesting … showdown between the probably best aces of our time."
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Once again they were staring at each other from across the court. "I'm sorry-!" The girl called out towards Nadjai, making our last mentioned look up puzzled from her growling stomach.
"Huh?"
"I'm sorry." She repeated, lifting her racket to serve. "But I have to finish this quickly, I have a photo shoot soon." The Rikkai ace merely shrugged. Fine, if you have to go I guess I can't keep you too long, now can I?
"That's fine with me; I need a nap soon anyways." She retorted, slowly jumping up and down on her feet, getting the muscles warmed up. Her smirk widened. "Though I was planning on beating you slowly … but since you are having other plans too I guess I have to safe that for whomever our opponents are in the Finals."
The other once again threw her hair over her shoulder, looking rather annoyed but continued smiling sweetly for her audience – she couldn't let her fans down, now could she? "Is that so …?" She muttered, opening the door inside her unleashing the true powers. "Let's see about that."
Muga no Kyōchi.
Nadjai yawned. "Oh? Right, how extremely incredible." Her eye then started twitching as the girl once again pushed her hair over her shoulder. When I have won I am so going to cut off her hair …
"That's not everything! I am just warming up!"
"Oh dear." She leaned on her racket. "Then maybe you have managed to unlock one of the doors then?"
"One? Please, spare me!"
Her brow furrowed. More than one door then? Might have underestimated her a bit. But facing an opponent with so much power to be to unlock two doors was nothing to scare off our heroine. Too bad I'm not your average player, my love. She chuckled, watching as the Ogasawara girl's right arm started to glow. Uh, using all her energy in the hit, how fun! Her face didn't show how utmost happy she was, but she just looked bored at the other. "Could you get on with it?"
"I predict that the point will be given in one hit."
Nadjai rolled her eyes. "You do know you're supposed to hit inside the lines don't you?"
The other stared. "Excuse me?"
"Well, since you say the point will be handed out in one hit, that'd mean you would hit outside the lines – since I won't let it get pass me."
"Let's see about that."
Hyakuren Jitoku no Kiwami, meh, I can't even pronounce it or anything … but maybe I should take her seriously? Nadjai thought slowly at the first of the two doors having been opened, not even about to concentrate on the fact two doors were open to the opponent. She sighed and steadied herself warily, starting to look at the other girl in a different look.
She bit her lip as the ball was about to be served. One hit … one hit … I can't let that prediction come true. "15-0."
"For the love of God. Focus!"
Nadjai's eye twitched as she looked back over her shoulder, onto the small, round ball happily rolling off. One hit … true enough. So that means I have to put Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami into my calculations. She sighed once again. "How troublesome." She mumbled.
"Two hits for this next one." Soou said, holding the tennis ball up against her opponent. She smirked, knowing well enough this match was as much as won for her … Ogasawara would move on to the finals and this random girl would just be another stepping stone for her.
Unfortunately for Soou … Nadjai had other plans.
Wooooosh! The ball flew into the air and the black haired girl raised her racket to serve for the second time. "Two hits, two hits." Nadjai mused, not wanting another point to be wasted like that. Her eyes locked on the little ball, raising her racket to respond. Not this time … she slung her hand with all the force she could muster and returned it. The ball spun and made an impact with the ground on the other side of the net. Soou waited for it to bounce up against her already waiting racket … but it didn't.
"15-15." The referee called.
"As you said, two hits." Nadjai mused, baring her teeth in a smirk. "You may be able to unlock two doors, but it's still not enough to beat me …" Small sparks started travelling down against her arms, focusing onto her right hand, where she was tightly gripping the racket. "Muga no Kyōchi has three doors as you might know … I must give you this, being able to unlock two doors, but I – I have opened them all."
Her smirk widened.
"Two hits." Nadjai predicted. I cannot take her too lightly, I need to end this quickly.
Miku snickered to herself, delighted to hear those news. Nadjai was better than what the captain could possible have hoped for … she was the right one to bear the name of Rikkai's ace player.
"All three doors?" Joruni muttered behind her, seemingly confused.
Miku rolled her eyes.
"15-30."
"15-40."
"Game won, Rikkai Dai, 0-1."
Sanada was not even bothered to watch the match as the outcome had been predicted … Nadjai was serious about winning; so even if the other girl tried anything there was no way out of it. Rikkai Dai Fuzoku was going to move onto the finals. "H-how is this possible?" Soou stuttered, her façade cracking up even though all her fans were there, watching in horror as their idol was loosing. Badly.
"I'm sorry." Nadjai spoke up, mocking the other's earlier behaviour. "I have to end this quickly." As it was the now serious Nadjai's turn to serve the predictions were one hit.
"0-2."
"0-3."
"0-4."
This is starting to get just slightly tiring.
"0-5."
"Are you sure you don't want to just forfeit?" Nadjai asked from across the net to the other girl, who was now looking more than out of it. Once again our heroine (who starts to seem like the bad guy) was feeling that strange feeling again. What was it now? Pity? Maybe she was being a bit cruel towards the other, completely destroying her – not only on the court, but seemed like she was loosing a bit of her confidence too – but then again: that's tennis. No matter the outcome, one would be a loser.
Rather just end it quickly then … End the other's suffering so to say.
Her stomach growled. Another reason.
"0-6. Winner is Rikkai Dai's Fujika, Nadjai."
The two moved over to the net to shake hands with each other; both having different feelings clearly showing in their faces. Soou was pretty much looking lifeless, knowing well enough what this loss was going to inflect on her reputation – and badly too. Nadjai on the other hand was more preoccupied about her stomach that was starting to eat her up from inside. I feel like eating ice cream. The two stopped up in front of each other, looking into the other's eyes.
"Just so you know, I acknowledge you … you are good, really good." The winner of the match said. "To be able to unlock two doors is more than most people could ever possible imagine performing …" She smiled an awkward smile. "If only you could unlock the last door too people would never be able to get a single point from you."
"Thank you." Soou muttered slowly, noticing the hand being reached out towards her. Slowly she grabbed it and shook it. "Thanks …"
"No worries!" She beamed. "But you'd still not be able to beat me of course!"
The idol stared at the other, now looking rather … annoyed. "We'll see about that!" She pointed a finger towards her once again enemy. "I'll see you next year and Ogasawara will crush you people, that, I swear!"
Nadjai merely shrugged. "Lovely." She then turned towards her team who were all pretty much crying in happiness of still being in the run for National winners. "Buchou, I want ice cream!"
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"Good job Lumpy, I knew you had it in you." One of the doubles players, Tamafune, said, patting the younger girl on the head. "Good girl."
"As expected." Her partner said, nodding wisely. "We only lost to create an air of tension you know, since we didn't find it fair if you didn't get to play too … the world should see how awesome and fearsome Rikkai is, having an extraordinary first year such as yourself." Yayoi nodded.
Nadjai ignored all the blabbering and was happily licking her chocolate ice cream, which Iwasaki had in whatever magical way conjured from thin air. The earlier match was long gone, tucked away in the furthest corner of her mind …
"We're very proud of you." Chimed the small vice-captain next to the girl, somewhat seeming slightly nervous. Nadjai glanced towards the other, not thinking much of it – Iwasaki was always nervous, especially with Miku stalking around.
But then again, where was the captain? Noticing that the Devil was apparently not around, Nadjai scanned her surroundings. "Where's Buchou?" She asked, trying to keep the ice cream from falling out over the edge of the cone.
"She's out to get some information on our next opponents." Once again Iwasaki shifted nervously, not slipping past Nadjai's attention.
"Hm …" She muttered, focusing on the precious thing in her hands. Apparently there was still the semi-finals and the finals left, but they were supposed to look at it positively … The hardest team, Ogasawara, was out of the tournament. The rest would be a piece of cake. Hm, cake … Her stomach growled. She looked down. You still haven't gotten enough?!
"Gather up."
The captain had arrived and her team quickly scurried to their feet and gathered up around the leading figure in the female tennis team. "I have news about the next opponents …" She sighed. "Or rather, lack in opponents."
Everyone stared.
"Say, Buchou …" Nadjai started off slowly. "Did you poison their food or something- or no! I bet it was the water this time."
Miku glared at the freshman and then looked back up. "Actually I didn't, but it seems that the three other teams for the semi-finals are knocked out cold … their water seemed to actually be … spiked. There is no evidence though, so …"
Everyone continued staring. That SO was the captain's doings.
"Congratulations with winning the Nationals." She stated.
They continued staring, this time for another reason.
"Eh …?" Someone, no one really had the focus to know who, said.
"EH?!"
Miku laughed at their reactions. "I know, incredibly, but as there is no evidence and the teams all in all didn't show up, means the same as they have forfeited. So, we, as the final team standing for the semi-finals, are the winners."
"… that's sort of … an indecent win, isn't it?"
The next one who spoke up shocked them all.
"Isn't that for the best?"
Everyone turned their attention towards Iwasaki. The small, timid girl was shaking nervously. Miku, quickly having caught the draft, started laughing. "Iwasaki, Iwasaki, Iwasaki …" She shook her head. "I can't believe it. You spiked the water didn't you?"
The vice-captain broke down, confessing. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry … I thought it as the best, I was sure you were going to do something against them … so if I did something first it might not be as bad as what Miku-chan could have come up with. I- I saved them."
Everyone were mentally discussing if she had done the right thing or if it was just messed up. Most came to the conclusion it was both, but still … to them, after all they had been through, it made sense …
Miku nearly broke down next to the other from laughing so hard. "I can't believe it! I wouldn't even have done anything, I was confident we would win."
"…" Nadjai was sort of gone off track a while ago. "So … champions?"
"Aye."
"That's not too bad …"
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Nadjai was sitting in the bus on her way home, tennis bag stuffed with her rackets and gear. She wasn't really paying attention to anything going on around her as she sat in the far end of the public transport. Her shoulder bumped against the window as the vehicle moved around a corner and she snapped out of the trance. Slowly, she trailed the gold medal, hanging around her neck.
Champions.
They really had won in the Nationals – in a questionable way of course – but still … even if the other teams didn't have to forfeit, they were sure to have won anyways.
She shook her head. I guess this is something I'll always remember … The Times Where I Could Have Had a Normal Life … Indeed. She smiled. Not that she'd trade the time she had spend with the tennis team for anything in the world. It had – she had to admit – been fun.
She looked at the medal.
Then again … it was only her first year in Rikkai Daigaku Fuzoku.
Her eye twitched.
Two years left of living hell.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
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THE END
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IHRHC
I'm so, so, so, soooooo sorry for having been this late with updating. I can't even see the point apologizing since you'd all still be mad at me I predict.
But still … I updated. And I updated THE END –dodges shoes– I know, I know. Though, haha, bet I got you good there. Of course it's not the end … Just wanted to fool you all!
As said: two years left of hell. I'm not done making Nadjai suffer :)
So please! I hope to see you all to the next year of
Powerful Rikkai Dai
.Running over and out for now
(Got exams, so bear with me!)