Taki?
"Yes I want you to calm down." Tezuka said and Fuji grabbed onto him and dragged him away from their youngest player.
"Tezuka if you loose this match we loose our title. And you know that Rikkai is always at our asses trying to snatch it from us. We've worked so hard to get our place. The two of us argued so much because of this. We've both been in her place before. If she doesn't pull herself out of this we're screwed." Fuji said and then plopped down into one of the seats as Tezuka stud in front of him.
"Fuji we had eachother to lean on then. She didn't have any one to understand her. Now she does. So for once could you put your mask back on and act like you understand and help her. Since the time Ryoma went to the US for his matches you've changed somewhat. When he came back the old Fuji didn't come back. So just pretend if you have to." He said and Fuji nodded. The two were surprised when they looked over to her to find her walked to the door of the bus.
"Taki?" The two said and she looked at them.
"This match isn't going to go anywhere if we just stay in here." She said and then walked off the bus.
"Shit." Tezuka said as they went after her. She was on the court holding onto her racquet when the two got there.
"She better not mess up." Fuji said and she turned and looked at him. She walked up to him and grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him down to her hight.
"I don't care if you're my senpei. I don't care if you're a tensei. You know not to threaten me like that Syusuke." She said and he opened his eyes. He then grabbed onto her writs and pulled her hand off of his shirt.
"And you know not to do that same to me. If you mess up you're not going to want to be around when I get my hands on you next." He said and then let go of her hand. She went back onto the court and took her place.
"This is it you can't freeze up on me this time. I can't cover for you now." Tezuka said and then the match started. While the match was going on a car came screaching to a stop at the parking lot and two people came running towards Sumire.
"Papa, mama." Sakuno said surprised to see her parents. " What are you doing here?"
"Ma." Mr. Ryuzaki said to Sumire and handed her a letter.
"Oh dear god." She said reading it. "Why wasn't I told about this back then." She said and her son looked at the ground. "Ryosuke why didn't you tell me the day you placed Sakuno in my care."
"Because we didn't want people to treat her differently." He said and then heard coughing coming from the court. "We saw her playing on TV so we came down as fast as we could." They said and then Taki grabbed onto her chest dropping her racquet.
"Ryuzaki!" The Seigaku players said and she picked up her racquet.
"Ryuzaki?" The players on the court said and she looked at the three.
"I'm fine. Lets get this over with." She said and they continued. 'This is what I wanted. To play with him again, even if it may be the last time. I should have told them.' She said to herself then her head felt light and she could feel pain from her stomach. She started coughing again. 'Just let me get them through this. It's all I'm asking'
"Keep your head in the game!" Oishi, Eiji, and Fuji shouted at her.
"Give up Brat." Yui shouted at her.
"Never!" She shouted and hit the ball as hard as she could and it smashed into the ground in front of the two guys. "I'm never going to lose to a player from Rikkai ever again."
The game ended with seigaku winning between the two pairs. Taki was on the ground not moving as were the other three. They were all too tired to move. Her parents came running up to her as did her oba-san. "Postpone the next doubles match." Sumire shouted and Tezuka jumped up and ran up to Taki as well.
"Kunimitsu…" Taki whispered as tears came down her face. "I'm sorry…itai…itai…"
"Shhh… baby what are you saying sorry for… you did great…" he said then noticed the tears.
"Tell Fujiko that I'm not going to be playing tennis any time soon." She whispered then passed out.
"Baby wake up. What do you mean you're not going to play tennis any time soon?" He said and her parents looked at him.
"She's going back to the hospital Kunimitsu." Her father said and handed him a letter. "Lets go mother she needs to get there soon." He said and Sakuno ran after them as well.
"Where are they taking Ryuzaki?" Some of the other players asked coming up beside Tezuka.
"They are taking Ryuzaki to the hospital." He said and sat down right there and Oishi took the letter from him.
"Tezuka…"Oishi said and then Fuji took the letter from him.
"What!" Fuji shouted and sank down beside Tezuka. "No…this can't be right… there isn't anything wrong with her…" He said and Tezuka looked at him.
"That's why she kept spacing out… her mind just wants to help her coupe with the pain she feels." Oishi whispered then lifted his bucho up from sitting on the courts.
"Momo Kaidoh bring Fuji to the bus." He said and the two went. "The game will be postponed till tomorrow." He said and all the students from Seigaku picked up all their things.
"We're coming with you." Fudomine said as they got their things together, as did Sanada and Yukimura.