Thanks for all the support everyone. ^^ I'm not really sure how Saya knew
to go to Kaidoh's school. I just kind of put that in because I knew it'd go
well for some sort of plot, hehe. Well, this is the next chapter.
Hopefully, your questions will be answered. Enjoy! ^^
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Surprising Silence
Kaidoh waited as he rang the doorbell to Saya's house. As he stood on the doorsteps, Saya was standing slightly to his left, behind him. A few seconds later, the door opened and Urumi looked at him in surprise.
"Kaidoh! What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Bringing her back."
At his three simple words, she looked down to see Saya hiding behind him. Stepping out of the house, she went to take her hand.
"Saya! What are you doing?"
"I just wanted to see Kaidoh-niichan," she answered softly.
"I can't believe it! Haven't I told you to stay at home and not wander around outside?"
"Yes, sorry."
"If you keep causing so much trouble for Kaidoh, I won't let you go play with him anymore," scolded Urumi.
If anything ever happened to Saya, she would get in trouble with her parents. Being the older one, she was supposed to take care of her little sister. As the meaning of her words sank in, Saya began to cry.
"That's not fair!" she sobbed.
"Then stop causing trouble for other people. He already spends as much time with you as possible."
"Stop," Kaidoh said. "It's okay."
Urumi turned to look at him in surprise. Though what she said was true, Kaidoh hated the fact that they only caused Saya to cry harder. He knelt down on the doorsteps, so that he was at the same level as her.
"You already promised not to do it again, right?" he asked as he brushed away her tears.
"Y - Yes."
"That's right, but you should still apologize to Urumi."
"I'm sorry neechan," she mumbled.
Urumi sighed as she knelt beside her sister. After seeing Kaidoh's treatment of her, she felt gauche and harsh in her own reaction. He was always so gentle and sweet when it came to Saya. If only she could be a little bit like him. [Lolz! If only she knew the truth. :p]
"I'm sorry too," she said as she hugged her. "I shouldn't have yelled at you."
Seeing that Saya was safely back at home, Kaidoh stood up to leave. He was dreading it, but he had to return to tennis practice. Knowing Momo, that bastard, he would bug him about it. Most likely, Tezuka would make him run laps for walking out.
"Thanks for bringing her back," Urumi said as she saw him standing up.
"Okay. See you tomorrow."
"Bye, bye!"
Ruffling Saya's hair, he left. As usual, they watched him leave before going back inside. Luckily, their parents weren't home. If they were, Saya would have been in big trouble and what Urumi had threatened would have been reality.
"You are one lucky girl, Saya," whispered Urumi wistfully as she stood up.
Saya looked up at her older sister in surprise. For some reason, a reason that she didn't understand, Urumi seemed sad. Whatever the case, she was happy that she got to see Kaidoh, even if she had gotten into trouble.
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Since he was out, Kaidoh jogged back to school. Even though he was unsure of what to expect when he got back, it was best to return as fast as possible. He couldn't run before since Saya was with him, but it took him ten minutes to get back.
When he got back, he saw that everyone was still playing. After thirty laps of running, Tezuka had resumed the practice, where no one wanted to try Inui's juice. Slowing down his pace, he entered the court and went to speak with his captain.
"Sorry for the disturbance," he said.
"Everything okay now?"
"Yes."
"Good. As punishment, you need to run twenty laps around the court," replied Tezuka.
Nodding, Kaidoh left. It was just as he had expected. Usually, he would rather play than run, but now was a moment that he was glad of the distraction. He just knew that everyone was going to pester him because of Saya's appearance.
Finishing his laps, he went back to the court to watch the others play. Just because he had walked out, it didn't mean that his game was cancelled. It was just postponed. As he waited, he saw that Momo was missing, having drank Inui's juice since he lost to Echizen.
It was the last game before his, Kikumaru versus Taka. The other game had been between Tezuka and Fuji, quickly over. Fuji had put up a slight resistance as he hoped to try it while Tezuka had been entirely serious.
"Oh no!" Kawamura bellowed, having lost the game.
"Nya ha!"
While Kawamura painfully swallowed Inui's juice, Eiji did a happy dance of victory. This time, he had escaped the evil clutches of Inui's weird concoctions. Seeing that Oishi and he were the last ones up, Kaidoh grimaced.
"Start where they left off," Tezuka said to Ryoma, once again the referee.
"Okay. Fifteen - all, Kaidoh sempai to serve."
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After the intensely tiring match, Kaidoh released a soft sigh of relief. Though he had barely won, he had won nonetheless. He turned away as he watched Oishi-sempai turn blue before he ran out of the court as fast as possible.
"Okay! Everyone is dismissed now," Tezuka said as all the games were finished.
As he went to change, Kaidoh felt greatly relieved. The only one who would bother him a lot about Saya had been painfully taken to a world of horror as he had to drink Inui's juice. Only the regulars knew about Saya, but none of them had mentioned anything.
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Having finished everything on his training schedule as well as his homework, Kaidoh flopped down onto his bed. He was exhausted, the day holding too many unnecessary surprises: first the threat of Inui's juice and then Saya's visit.
"At least she's safe. I wonder how she even knew where to go," he thought to himself.
"Kaidoh, come down and have some of the tiramisu that I bought," his mom said as she popped her head into his room.
"Okay, coming."
He got off the bed and went downstairs to see that his father and his younger brother were already there. They waited while his mom served them all equal portions.
"Itadakimasu!"
As they ate, they talked about various things: his tennis, his brother's schooling, his father's work. Never did Kaidoh bring up the topic of Saya. Even though he had been playing with her for such a long time, no one else knew about it.
"I'll see her again tomorrow," he thought to himself as he was readying for sleep that night, getting a good night's rest.
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Surprising Silence
Kaidoh waited as he rang the doorbell to Saya's house. As he stood on the doorsteps, Saya was standing slightly to his left, behind him. A few seconds later, the door opened and Urumi looked at him in surprise.
"Kaidoh! What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Bringing her back."
At his three simple words, she looked down to see Saya hiding behind him. Stepping out of the house, she went to take her hand.
"Saya! What are you doing?"
"I just wanted to see Kaidoh-niichan," she answered softly.
"I can't believe it! Haven't I told you to stay at home and not wander around outside?"
"Yes, sorry."
"If you keep causing so much trouble for Kaidoh, I won't let you go play with him anymore," scolded Urumi.
If anything ever happened to Saya, she would get in trouble with her parents. Being the older one, she was supposed to take care of her little sister. As the meaning of her words sank in, Saya began to cry.
"That's not fair!" she sobbed.
"Then stop causing trouble for other people. He already spends as much time with you as possible."
"Stop," Kaidoh said. "It's okay."
Urumi turned to look at him in surprise. Though what she said was true, Kaidoh hated the fact that they only caused Saya to cry harder. He knelt down on the doorsteps, so that he was at the same level as her.
"You already promised not to do it again, right?" he asked as he brushed away her tears.
"Y - Yes."
"That's right, but you should still apologize to Urumi."
"I'm sorry neechan," she mumbled.
Urumi sighed as she knelt beside her sister. After seeing Kaidoh's treatment of her, she felt gauche and harsh in her own reaction. He was always so gentle and sweet when it came to Saya. If only she could be a little bit like him. [Lolz! If only she knew the truth. :p]
"I'm sorry too," she said as she hugged her. "I shouldn't have yelled at you."
Seeing that Saya was safely back at home, Kaidoh stood up to leave. He was dreading it, but he had to return to tennis practice. Knowing Momo, that bastard, he would bug him about it. Most likely, Tezuka would make him run laps for walking out.
"Thanks for bringing her back," Urumi said as she saw him standing up.
"Okay. See you tomorrow."
"Bye, bye!"
Ruffling Saya's hair, he left. As usual, they watched him leave before going back inside. Luckily, their parents weren't home. If they were, Saya would have been in big trouble and what Urumi had threatened would have been reality.
"You are one lucky girl, Saya," whispered Urumi wistfully as she stood up.
Saya looked up at her older sister in surprise. For some reason, a reason that she didn't understand, Urumi seemed sad. Whatever the case, she was happy that she got to see Kaidoh, even if she had gotten into trouble.
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Since he was out, Kaidoh jogged back to school. Even though he was unsure of what to expect when he got back, it was best to return as fast as possible. He couldn't run before since Saya was with him, but it took him ten minutes to get back.
When he got back, he saw that everyone was still playing. After thirty laps of running, Tezuka had resumed the practice, where no one wanted to try Inui's juice. Slowing down his pace, he entered the court and went to speak with his captain.
"Sorry for the disturbance," he said.
"Everything okay now?"
"Yes."
"Good. As punishment, you need to run twenty laps around the court," replied Tezuka.
Nodding, Kaidoh left. It was just as he had expected. Usually, he would rather play than run, but now was a moment that he was glad of the distraction. He just knew that everyone was going to pester him because of Saya's appearance.
Finishing his laps, he went back to the court to watch the others play. Just because he had walked out, it didn't mean that his game was cancelled. It was just postponed. As he waited, he saw that Momo was missing, having drank Inui's juice since he lost to Echizen.
It was the last game before his, Kikumaru versus Taka. The other game had been between Tezuka and Fuji, quickly over. Fuji had put up a slight resistance as he hoped to try it while Tezuka had been entirely serious.
"Oh no!" Kawamura bellowed, having lost the game.
"Nya ha!"
While Kawamura painfully swallowed Inui's juice, Eiji did a happy dance of victory. This time, he had escaped the evil clutches of Inui's weird concoctions. Seeing that Oishi and he were the last ones up, Kaidoh grimaced.
"Start where they left off," Tezuka said to Ryoma, once again the referee.
"Okay. Fifteen - all, Kaidoh sempai to serve."
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After the intensely tiring match, Kaidoh released a soft sigh of relief. Though he had barely won, he had won nonetheless. He turned away as he watched Oishi-sempai turn blue before he ran out of the court as fast as possible.
"Okay! Everyone is dismissed now," Tezuka said as all the games were finished.
As he went to change, Kaidoh felt greatly relieved. The only one who would bother him a lot about Saya had been painfully taken to a world of horror as he had to drink Inui's juice. Only the regulars knew about Saya, but none of them had mentioned anything.
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Having finished everything on his training schedule as well as his homework, Kaidoh flopped down onto his bed. He was exhausted, the day holding too many unnecessary surprises: first the threat of Inui's juice and then Saya's visit.
"At least she's safe. I wonder how she even knew where to go," he thought to himself.
"Kaidoh, come down and have some of the tiramisu that I bought," his mom said as she popped her head into his room.
"Okay, coming."
He got off the bed and went downstairs to see that his father and his younger brother were already there. They waited while his mom served them all equal portions.
"Itadakimasu!"
As they ate, they talked about various things: his tennis, his brother's schooling, his father's work. Never did Kaidoh bring up the topic of Saya. Even though he had been playing with her for such a long time, no one else knew about it.
"I'll see her again tomorrow," he thought to himself as he was readying for sleep that night, getting a good night's rest.