Sana: Here, Separation part 2, written a few days later, but uploaded on the same day. Okay? Coming up will be Eiji, then Tezuka, then the Seigaku Three! On with the ficcy!!!!!!
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Separation Part 2
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Eiji woke up late. Of course, who could blame him? Last night, he wondered about school and things. He couldn't believe he was in high school now and would not be with Oishi and Fuji and everyone else. He couldn't sleep until 2 AM. Still, if he rushed, he could make it to school, Akigawa High School. He hurriedly got dressed, grabbed some toast and flew out the door.
Eiji ran to school and got there ten minutes to class time. He sighed in relief. Being late on his first day would NOT be good. He looked around for his classroom, finally finding it after a few minutes. He put a hand to the handle, about to open it. He wondered if he should. I mean, this year, Fuji would not be there, smiling at him. While he was pondering, the door opened from the inside.
"Hey there! I'm Fujitake Shuuichi. I saw your shadow in the window and you weren't opening the door. I wondered what was wrong, so I came. What's wrong?" The boy who stood in front of Eiji said this in a cheerful voice.
Fujitake Shuuichi... Take off the -take and you get Fuji, my best friend... Put a -rou at the end and you get Shuuichirou, Oishi's first name... Eiji felt tears coming to his eyes. He knew that they weren't going to be there at school anymore, but he couldn't handle it. He swept past Fujitake, muttering, "I'm fine." He went to a back corner seat and sat down. I don't want to be here. Everything's too different. I want to be back in Seigaku...
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"Passengers of flight 229 going to Munich, Germany, please go to gate 12 to enter the airplane. It will take flight in thirty minutes."
Tezuka, hearing the announcement, calmly stood up and walked towards the gate. There was quite a line and he was near the back, next to a window. He looked out and remembered that the new school year just started today. He wondered what was happening with the former tennis team regulars. He knew that all of them were going to different schools, except the underclassmen, who remained at Seigaku. As the line moved up, he closed his eyes and shook his head. He should have stayed here. Germany was too far. However, that was the only place that could even try to heal his arm. Tezuka just moved forward with the line. Soon, he was on the plane and it was about to take off. Sayoonara. Fuji, Kikumaru, Oishi, Kawamura, Inui, Echizen, Momoshiro, Kaido. Yudan sezu ikou... [1]
With that last thought and look out the window, he closed his eyes. Zettai ni mata kokode issho ni tenisu yarou, minna. [2]
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Momo, Kaido, and Echizen looked down into the courts from Ryuzaki-sensei's office. Today, being the first day, was open courts. Momo was now captain and Kaido was vice-captain of the prestigious Seigaku tennis team. Usually, only the captains were putting together the blocks for the ranking matches. However, Echizen was the only other regular and Momo didn't think it was smart to leave him alone with non-regulars. After a few minutes, Momo went back to putting people in the blocks while Kaido and Echizen stayed by the window.
"Arai-senpai and Horio are having a match, Momo-senpai,Ó Echizen told Momo all of a sudden, "Is that fair?"
"It doesn't matter. We didn't ask them to have a match. Still, it might be fun to see what happens,Ó Momo replied.
"Fwshhh... Momoshiro, you got everyone in blocks yet? It doesn't take that long, does it?" Kaido asked in a snide manner.
"Shut it, *Mamushi*. I'm almost done. I just can't decide if I should put each of us in a different block or if I should put you and Echizen in one block. What do you think, 'baa-san?" Momo asked Ryuzaki-sensei who just happened to step into the room.
"All different. If you put any two of you in one block, the others in that block don't have a chance. Plus, I think Ryoma doesn't want a match with Kaido anymore, eh?" Ryuzaki-sensei answered, winking.
"Okay with you guys?" Momo asked Kaido and Echizen, "You guys can play together if you want."
"It's fine," the duo replied annoyed and in unison.
"Okay...done! Let's go down a see how the team's doing, shall we?" Momo put down the pencil and leaped up from his chair.
The three, with Momo in the lead, walked out the door to the courts. When they got there, they got the team to assemble. Momo was in front, talking, and Kaido and Echizen were in the first row, the only two in the row.
"Hey everyone. Today's the first day of practice, so it was open courts, but starting tomorrow, it's going to be practice, practice, practice. The ranking matches are going to be starting the day after tomorrow. First years will be picking up balls and cleaning the courts. That's all. You can go home!" Momo announced, then went to pick up his racket. Kaido and Echizen followed suite and did the same. They had decided to practice after everyone was gone.
"It's weird without the senpais, isn't it?" Echizen asked. Momo and Kaido nodded. They started hitting. Momo was hitting lobs and Kaido and Echizen were hitting them into a basket. This brought memories of that first day when the regulars were hitting the balls. Echizen had hit one that had gone too far behind.
They hit balls, sometimes changing the person hitting the lobs, until past six. Finally, they stopped and went home.
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Weird, weird, weird. The last one was way too long. NOT like all the other ones. Let's see, just for info, I'll tell you where each person goes to school now, and the translation of the kanjis that I decided. It'll go nickname then in parentheses, full school name and meaning. Also, anyone have an idea for a German high school's name? I have a few weeks to figure that one out, but I was thinking German for New Life or New Beginning. I'll be happy for any ideas!
Tezuka: Haven't figured it out yet
Oishi: Asagawa Kou (Asa No Gawa Kou Kou, 'Morning's River')
Fuji: Teidan (Teidan Kou Kou, No meaning, let's just say it's the founder's name)
Eiji: Akigawa Kou (Akigawa Kou Kou, 'Autumn River')
Inui: Fuyu Kou (Fuyu No Yo Kou Kou, 'Winter's Night')
Taka-san: Sei Kou (Seimei Kou Kou, 'Blue Destiny')
Kaido, Echizen, Momo: Seigaku (Seishun Gakuen, 'Blue Spring')
*The Sei- part to Seigaku and Seimei (Taka-san's school) is both the kanji for blue. That's why it's both blue something.*
Thanks for reading! Please review if it is worth it!!! Oh, and the translations of the two phrases:
[1]: Yudan is very hard to translate, but the phrase means like ÒLetÕs go preparedÓ or ÒLetÕs go without hesitation.Ó ItÕs really hard, but thatÕs kind of what it meant.
[2]: ThatÕs something Tezuka wouldnÕt say, but it means ÒLetÕs play tennis here again, everybody. ItÕs a must.Ó Something like that. Zettai was hard to translate, but itÕs like we must.
Anyways, thanks everyone for supporting this sad story!!!!