Here's the next chapter! Sorry for the slow updates. ^^;; Anyways, I hope
you like it. ^^
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Unexpected Visit
For the last few weeks, they had continued to meet at the playground every morning. Kaidoh would wake up half an hour earlier so that he could have time to play with Saya before school. Slowly, he started to relax around Urumi. He wouldn't glare at her anymore and even spoke a few words with her at a time.
Still, he focused more of his attention on Saya. She was the reason why he came in the mornings. It brightened up his day to see her laughing and smiling as they played together. Despite playing with her every morning, he was still the same at school. Only Saya and Urumi knew about his hidden nature as he showed it to them every morning.
"Thanks Kaidoh-kun," Urumi said politely after their morning play session.
"It's okay."
"See you tomorrow, Kaidoh-niichan!"
"Yes, bye," he said, patting Saya on the head before leaving for home.
As usual, Urumi and Saya watched Kaidoh turn around the corner before walking home. They were walking side by side in silence. Having something to ask, Saya tugged on Urumi's arm to get her attention.
"What is it, Saya-chan?" she asked with a smile.
"You talked to Kaidoh-niichan before. How come he can't stay longer in the morning?"
"Because just like me, he has to go to school."
"Oh, where does he go? Is it the same as yours?" asked Saya.
"No, it's a different school called Seigaku."
"I see."
Saya felt disappointed that he could never spend more than half an hour with her each morning. Sometimes on the weekend, they would play for fifteen minutes extra, but it always seemed so short. Even though it was actually thirty minutes, it only felt like five. He was always really nice to her and played with her wherever she wanted. He had even helped her build a sand castle one time.
Looking down at her little sister, Urumi smiled. From the look on her face, she could tell what Saya was thinking. She thoroughly enjoyed the time she spent with Kaidoh and looked forward to it every morning. At first, it had surprised their parents to see Saya up and about so early in the morning, but they had gotten used to it after a while.
They were actually proud of her. At five years old, she knew how to wake up by herself, even early in the morning. She used to sleep in for as long as possible, but after meeting Kaidoh, she had asked Urumi for an alarm so that she could wake up on time. Though they had never met him, they were thankful for the role he played in helping their little girl grow up.
As Urumi prepared for school, Saya continued to pester her. She wanted to know anything and everything about Kaidoh. When Saya was with him, they didn't talk about anything. Rather, they enjoyed the short period of time they had to play together. At first, Kaidoh had always ignored Urumi and only paid attention to Saya.
After a while, Saya had saw Kaidoh begin to relax around her older sister. He would never initiate the conversation between them, but if Urumi asked him anything, he would politely respond with the fewest necessary words. When Saya saw them talking, she felt really happy at the turn of events.
Her two favorite people in the world were Urumi, her older sister, and Kaidoh. To see them not getting along, she had felt upset about it but never said anything. There wasn't anything she could do about it anyways. Everything her sister told her about Kaidoh, she stored it away as treasured knowledge. As Urumi left, Saya waved to her before making her own plans.
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As with every practice, Kaidoh and Momo would be yelling at each other, causing a large ruckus. Seeing them fighting, Tezuka would unrelentlessly give them laps to run. Each time they caused another fuss, the number of laps would increase. Everyone was fired up to go as the tournament was coming up.
"Still practicing to perfect your Snake shot, Mamushi?" Momo asked.
"Sssh. Shut up you stupid monkey!"
"Who's the monkey?! Bring it on! I'm not scared of you."
"Likewise to you," stated Kaidoh as they glared at each other.
Inui saw them fighting and joined their twosome. Tezuka hadn't arrived yet and it bothered everyone that there would be arguing within their own group. The others present watched in surprise. Usually, Inui liked to keep to himself, busy collecting data on everyone.
"What do you want, Inui-sempai?" they asked without taking their eyes off of each other.
Ignoring them, Inui continued to write in his green notebook and mumble to himself.
"Yes, yes. Momo and Kaidoh are quite fired up. This shall be good. They are the perfect test candidates for my new Hyper Special Golden Vegetable Juice."
No one else except Kaidoh and Momo could hear what Inui had said. They paled, scared of his quiet threats. No longer glaring at each other, they separated and walked to different sides of the court. Though slightly disappointed with the results, Inui grinned evilly. He still had plans that would let all of them try out his newest concoction.
"What did you say to them?" asked Kawamura.
"Oh, nothing much."
They all looked at him skeptically. He had quietly said something to the both of them and they had instantly stopped fighting.
"All hot-blooded people come sign-up to try out my new Hyper Special Golden Vegetable Juice," Inui said loudly so that everyone could hear him.
Everyone laughed as they finally understood what had happened. Having tried his other experimental juices before, everyone, except Fuji, could understand why they had stopped fighting. If they didn't have to, it was best not to try them. After drinking some, it felt like their lifespan had been shortened by a few years.
"Are there no takers?" he asked quite seriously.
They paled, afraid of answering his question. Luckily, Tezuka joined them at that moment. He looked around, wondering at the expressions on everyone's face.
"What about you Tezuka?"
"What is it?" he asked.
"Would you like to try out my latest juice?"
"No. Or would you like to run a hundred laps?" he asked in return.
With Tezuka's calmly insinuated threat, Inui knew when to give up for the time being. He shook his head in response. Turning away, he started to mutter again as he wrote something down in his notebook. Everyone silently laughed at Tezuka's not so subtle threat when he was faced with Inui's concoction.
"Alright, we'll be starting. Second and third years will be practicing doubles. As for the regulars, practice match-ups. Inui, help out with the improvement areas again."
"Okay! Perfect. Whoever loses will have to try out my latest juice as punishment!"
Everyone groaned. Either way, Inui always found a way for them to try out his juice. Unwilling to sacrifice their taste buds and their stomachs, they were all determined to win their match.
"Regulars! First two up for this one game match, Kaidoh and Oishi," said Tezuka.
The both of them remembered their horrible experience with Inui's juice. As they stood on court, expressions of determination were clearly visible. No one wanted to drink Inui's vile concoctions. These were times that the freshmen were glad of their position. Since they didn't need to play, there was no way they needed to drink the punishment juice.
"Each person will alternately serve," explained Tezuka. "The person to win the game is the winner. Any questions?"
"No!"
"Okay, best of this one game match. Kaidoh-sempai to serve," Ryoma announced, the referee for this game.
Kaidoh served the ball. There was no way he was going to lose to Oishi. Hitting back the ball, Oishi was prepared for any moves that Kaidoh might use. He wouldn't lose either. The other regulars watched as they had an intense rally, neither willing to give up the first point. The same was going on for the other side with doubles.
"Love - fifteen," called Ryoma. "Oishi-sempai to serve."
"Sssh."
Kaidoh was fired up as he had lost his service since Oishi used his Moon Volley. He couldn't let him get ahead or he'd end up losing. Watching carefully as Oishi served, Kaidoh was determined to get this next point. It would even things out and he would have a better chance of winning the game.
As Oishi served, another intense rally ensued. Neither of the players were willing to leave an opening for the other to exploit. The players watching were hoping that this game would last as long as possible. No one wanted to be the next potential victim.
"Fifteen - all," Ryoma said, Kaidoh having used his Boomerang Snake.
"Kaidoh-niichan?"
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Unexpected Visit
For the last few weeks, they had continued to meet at the playground every morning. Kaidoh would wake up half an hour earlier so that he could have time to play with Saya before school. Slowly, he started to relax around Urumi. He wouldn't glare at her anymore and even spoke a few words with her at a time.
Still, he focused more of his attention on Saya. She was the reason why he came in the mornings. It brightened up his day to see her laughing and smiling as they played together. Despite playing with her every morning, he was still the same at school. Only Saya and Urumi knew about his hidden nature as he showed it to them every morning.
"Thanks Kaidoh-kun," Urumi said politely after their morning play session.
"It's okay."
"See you tomorrow, Kaidoh-niichan!"
"Yes, bye," he said, patting Saya on the head before leaving for home.
As usual, Urumi and Saya watched Kaidoh turn around the corner before walking home. They were walking side by side in silence. Having something to ask, Saya tugged on Urumi's arm to get her attention.
"What is it, Saya-chan?" she asked with a smile.
"You talked to Kaidoh-niichan before. How come he can't stay longer in the morning?"
"Because just like me, he has to go to school."
"Oh, where does he go? Is it the same as yours?" asked Saya.
"No, it's a different school called Seigaku."
"I see."
Saya felt disappointed that he could never spend more than half an hour with her each morning. Sometimes on the weekend, they would play for fifteen minutes extra, but it always seemed so short. Even though it was actually thirty minutes, it only felt like five. He was always really nice to her and played with her wherever she wanted. He had even helped her build a sand castle one time.
Looking down at her little sister, Urumi smiled. From the look on her face, she could tell what Saya was thinking. She thoroughly enjoyed the time she spent with Kaidoh and looked forward to it every morning. At first, it had surprised their parents to see Saya up and about so early in the morning, but they had gotten used to it after a while.
They were actually proud of her. At five years old, she knew how to wake up by herself, even early in the morning. She used to sleep in for as long as possible, but after meeting Kaidoh, she had asked Urumi for an alarm so that she could wake up on time. Though they had never met him, they were thankful for the role he played in helping their little girl grow up.
As Urumi prepared for school, Saya continued to pester her. She wanted to know anything and everything about Kaidoh. When Saya was with him, they didn't talk about anything. Rather, they enjoyed the short period of time they had to play together. At first, Kaidoh had always ignored Urumi and only paid attention to Saya.
After a while, Saya had saw Kaidoh begin to relax around her older sister. He would never initiate the conversation between them, but if Urumi asked him anything, he would politely respond with the fewest necessary words. When Saya saw them talking, she felt really happy at the turn of events.
Her two favorite people in the world were Urumi, her older sister, and Kaidoh. To see them not getting along, she had felt upset about it but never said anything. There wasn't anything she could do about it anyways. Everything her sister told her about Kaidoh, she stored it away as treasured knowledge. As Urumi left, Saya waved to her before making her own plans.
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As with every practice, Kaidoh and Momo would be yelling at each other, causing a large ruckus. Seeing them fighting, Tezuka would unrelentlessly give them laps to run. Each time they caused another fuss, the number of laps would increase. Everyone was fired up to go as the tournament was coming up.
"Still practicing to perfect your Snake shot, Mamushi?" Momo asked.
"Sssh. Shut up you stupid monkey!"
"Who's the monkey?! Bring it on! I'm not scared of you."
"Likewise to you," stated Kaidoh as they glared at each other.
Inui saw them fighting and joined their twosome. Tezuka hadn't arrived yet and it bothered everyone that there would be arguing within their own group. The others present watched in surprise. Usually, Inui liked to keep to himself, busy collecting data on everyone.
"What do you want, Inui-sempai?" they asked without taking their eyes off of each other.
Ignoring them, Inui continued to write in his green notebook and mumble to himself.
"Yes, yes. Momo and Kaidoh are quite fired up. This shall be good. They are the perfect test candidates for my new Hyper Special Golden Vegetable Juice."
No one else except Kaidoh and Momo could hear what Inui had said. They paled, scared of his quiet threats. No longer glaring at each other, they separated and walked to different sides of the court. Though slightly disappointed with the results, Inui grinned evilly. He still had plans that would let all of them try out his newest concoction.
"What did you say to them?" asked Kawamura.
"Oh, nothing much."
They all looked at him skeptically. He had quietly said something to the both of them and they had instantly stopped fighting.
"All hot-blooded people come sign-up to try out my new Hyper Special Golden Vegetable Juice," Inui said loudly so that everyone could hear him.
Everyone laughed as they finally understood what had happened. Having tried his other experimental juices before, everyone, except Fuji, could understand why they had stopped fighting. If they didn't have to, it was best not to try them. After drinking some, it felt like their lifespan had been shortened by a few years.
"Are there no takers?" he asked quite seriously.
They paled, afraid of answering his question. Luckily, Tezuka joined them at that moment. He looked around, wondering at the expressions on everyone's face.
"What about you Tezuka?"
"What is it?" he asked.
"Would you like to try out my latest juice?"
"No. Or would you like to run a hundred laps?" he asked in return.
With Tezuka's calmly insinuated threat, Inui knew when to give up for the time being. He shook his head in response. Turning away, he started to mutter again as he wrote something down in his notebook. Everyone silently laughed at Tezuka's not so subtle threat when he was faced with Inui's concoction.
"Alright, we'll be starting. Second and third years will be practicing doubles. As for the regulars, practice match-ups. Inui, help out with the improvement areas again."
"Okay! Perfect. Whoever loses will have to try out my latest juice as punishment!"
Everyone groaned. Either way, Inui always found a way for them to try out his juice. Unwilling to sacrifice their taste buds and their stomachs, they were all determined to win their match.
"Regulars! First two up for this one game match, Kaidoh and Oishi," said Tezuka.
The both of them remembered their horrible experience with Inui's juice. As they stood on court, expressions of determination were clearly visible. No one wanted to drink Inui's vile concoctions. These were times that the freshmen were glad of their position. Since they didn't need to play, there was no way they needed to drink the punishment juice.
"Each person will alternately serve," explained Tezuka. "The person to win the game is the winner. Any questions?"
"No!"
"Okay, best of this one game match. Kaidoh-sempai to serve," Ryoma announced, the referee for this game.
Kaidoh served the ball. There was no way he was going to lose to Oishi. Hitting back the ball, Oishi was prepared for any moves that Kaidoh might use. He wouldn't lose either. The other regulars watched as they had an intense rally, neither willing to give up the first point. The same was going on for the other side with doubles.
"Love - fifteen," called Ryoma. "Oishi-sempai to serve."
"Sssh."
Kaidoh was fired up as he had lost his service since Oishi used his Moon Volley. He couldn't let him get ahead or he'd end up losing. Watching carefully as Oishi served, Kaidoh was determined to get this next point. It would even things out and he would have a better chance of winning the game.
As Oishi served, another intense rally ensued. Neither of the players were willing to leave an opening for the other to exploit. The players watching were hoping that this game would last as long as possible. No one wanted to be the next potential victim.
"Fifteen - all," Ryoma said, Kaidoh having used his Boomerang Snake.
"Kaidoh-niichan?"