CHAPTER 2
Tori Asakuma wasn't exactly the brightest student. She'd blank out, daydream about playing tennis, make drawings, and other things. Then she was handed a "special" textbook, and she started skimming through it. 'I hate school.' She thought. Then a person beside her saw she was drawing. "How can you do that without looking at the paper? And it's so cool." The male voice said. The teacher had left the classroom to use the bathroom. "Your voice seems familiar. What's your name?" Tori asked. "Sorry, I'm Momoshiro Takeshi. Everyone just calls me Momo-chan." The voice said.
"I know you. Kaidoh finds you annoying." Tori said. Momo started scratching his head. "I'm not annoying. Your cousin can just be a jerk sometimes." Momo said. "He's not a jerk, Kaidoh's just quiet. There's nothing wrong with that." The blonde girl said. Momo then felt awkward talking to Tori then, and just kept his mouth shut. Then the teacher came back and started the lesson.
Of course she didn't notice if Tori was paying attention. Nobody would want to pay attention to Tori. People thought she was a freak. Who wouldn't? 'I lost my parents and my sight, I can still play tennis, I'm freakishly skinny, and slightly scary.' Tori said to herself. She had lots of black mascara and eyeliner, and had bright red lipstick that made her skin look very pale. To make it short, she looked like a vampire of the undead. Also, in other words, very creepy. But then, Tori is Kaidoh's cousin so it's not a surprise that she looks scary.
LUNCH
Tori went outside for lunch, after all nobody wanted to be near her. But once she settled down under the tree's shade, she sensed somebody's presence near. "Hello?" Tori asked to nobody in particular. "Hello Tori Asakuma, it's me. Inui Sadaharu," the person said. She was right, there was somebody there. "How do you know my name?" Tori asked. Inui smirked. "Don't worry yourself about that. I wanted to ask you some simple questions." Inui said. Tori shrugged. "Fire away," Tori said.
"How can you play tennis without your eyesight?" Sadaharu asked. Tori sighed. Why did everyone always want to ask her that? Though Tori answered anyway. "It's called anticipation. By the sound of the ball when it hits the racket, I can tell where it's going. When I had my sight, I just had my natural speed. So really, my lose was actually a gain." Tori explain. Inui wrote furiously to write it down. "How do you know that the ball didn't go out? Some tournaments don't have lines people." Inui said. "Always before the match, I feel the lines of the court. Then if I feel my opponent is cheating, I'll ask for a lines person." Tori said.
"Why don't you just get a lines person in the first place?" Inui asked. Tori brought a serious look to her face. "Only weak and cowardice people would cheat the blind." Tori said. She then had enough of the questions and started eating her lunch. Inui understood and walked away.
A light breeze came by, making Tori shiver. Being skinny was a bad thing. Tori pulled out of her back pack a sweater her mother used to wear before she died. Before she put on the sweater, she sniffed it. 'I miss you mom,' Tori thought. Wishing none of this happened, closing her eyes just to fool herself for a second that the black abyss she was seeing was just because she had her eyes closed. Just for a few seconds to imagine what it was like when she could see. The flowers, her relatives, friends, playing tennis, and the stars…
She could feel someone's presence near by, so she stood up and felt around. When she felt a well sculpted chest, she asked who it was. "I'm Inui Sadaharu, your cousin knows me." the person said. Tori sat down against the tree, knowing her lunch was to her left. It's a pleasure to meet you Inui Sadaharu," Tori said. "I gather data on many people and I solve the person's tennis play like a formula. But I can't solve some people. Like that boy you played yesterday, Fuji.Tezuka, Ryoma, and Kaidoh, and now I'm starting with you." Inui said. Wow, he was being straight forward. "I don't know if I should feel flattered or awkward," Tori said.
Then she could hear footsteps becoming fainter and fainter, meaning he was going away. 'What a weird guy. I wonder what Kaidoh thinks of him,' Tori thought.
MOMO AND RYOMA
They were eating lunch together in innocent silence, when Momo asked an odd question. "Have you ever been kissed before Echizen?" Momo asked. Ryoma stayed silent, then answered, "Why are you asking me that?". Momo smiled. "I don't know, just curious." Momo said. Ryoma smirked and pounced on Momo. Pressing their lips heatedly against each other. Momo gasped. He certainly didn't expect this. This gave Ryoma the opportunity to slip his tongue in.
It was sloppy and passionate, but they didn't care. They were lost in the moment. Once the need for air became to great, they broke the kiss. Panting heavily, and looking into one another's eyes. "Does that answer your question Momo-sempai?" Ryoma asked. Momo smirked. "You are so cute, that you drive me mad!" Momo said and hugged Ryoma tight. Ryoma felt like pouting. "You're pouting Ryoma, you look even more cuter!" Momo said. "Don't call me cute Momo!" Ryoma yelled.
GIRL'S TENNIS TEAM PRACTICE
Ryuzaki introduced Tori Asakuma to the whole tennis team, but the captain was in the tennis club working on some things. When the coach left to her office, a girl named Reiji (1) started to pick a fight. "Yo blind girl, how do you even know that your even holding a racket if you can't see?" Reiji said. Tori smiled. "Are you saying I'm not good enough?" Tori asked. Reiji came really close to her face, Tori could tell cause she could smell her blueberry gum in her mouth. "I'm saying your just some blind punk trying to get sympathy! ONE SET, I'LL CRUSH YOU!" Reiji yelled. Tori just stood there and set her bag on the ground, then pulled a racket from one of the six.
"Alright," Tori said. Reiji smirked, and ordered Sakuno to be umpire.
Tori felt the lines of the court and then went to the deuce side to position herself to return the serve.
Reiji served first. The flat serve went in, Reiji thinking it was going to be a winner. Tori surprised her by hitting a backhand inside-out cross-court for a winner. "LOVE-15," Sakuno said after the ball bounced twice. Tori smirked. And that was with her right hand. Everyone was wathcing. That was fast! Reiji just held her head high and smug. "Lucky shot," she grumbled. She served again, this time it was a slice. Tori returned it down the line, another winner. The match continued for only 9 more minutes, and Tori won 6-0. A love game. Reiji never score a point. "You liar! You aren't blind!" Reiji said. Tori frowned. "You don't know what it's like seeing darkness all around you. I am blind. Though it's not like your opinion matters." Tori said. "WHY YOU - "REIJI! That's enough!" a voice said.
GASP! Captain Hatsumomo Kuramoto! "Hello Tori, I saw your match. Though I can't let you join the regulars in tournaments, unless you beat me." Hatsumomo said. Tori smirked. "Alright then," Tori said, and flipped the racket in the air to catch it with her left hand. "I accept." Tori said. "You don't mind being umpire again, do you Sakuno?" Kuramoto asked. Sakuno shook her head. "Not at all captain Kuramoto," she said. They decided Tori would serve.
The flat serve was returned cross-court, but Tori hit it cross-court back. The ball felt so heavy because of the flatness of it that Hatsumomo hit it short. The short ball gave Tori the opportunity to hit it down the line with an intense flatness. Kuramoto tried to hit a lob, but she knew it was going to land short. Asakuma positioned her body to hit an easy overhead-smash winner. The second point was even more intense, with Hatsumomo winning that one with a forehand down the line winner. The match kept going on and on like this, almost over2 hourswhen the match point was won. Tori won 7-5, 6-3! "Congrats Asakuma-san, you played an excellent match." Hatsumomo said, and grabbed a towel from her bag. Tori then apologized for breaking one of the rackets with the winner she hit (2). "Ha! It's okay! I'll talk to coach Ryuzaki to tell her it's official. You're a regular!" Kuramoto said.
Sakuno got off of the umpire chair and shook Tori's hand. "That was impressive Tori-sempai," Sakuno said with admiration. Tori had a big smile on her face, one where no one has seen upon her face for a long time. "Judging by the sound of your voice, you're that nice Sakuno girl that helped me out." Tori said. Sakuno blushed. "Yes, it's me Tori-sempai," Sakuno said. Tori had one question on her mind, and she just had to ask it. "Why are you so nice to me?" Tori asked. Sakuno let out a big smile.
"I just wanted to help," Sakuno said.
CHAPTER 2 OVER
1. I only know that Sakuno and Tomoya were on the team.
2. I don't know the girl's tennis team's captain, and if you know her name you can tell me so I can correct it.
Me: Just so you know, Tori is not blind. But we both really know a person that was on our tennis team and lost her sight in an accident. But I just described the character the way my friend Tori looks like. Though now she isn't super skinny anymore, for her parents put her on a diet with more protein.