"Everyone, take your seats." Mr. Sakuma said. "I have to tell you some news about one of your classmates."
Eiji, Fuji, Oishi, and Tezuka knew what Sakuma was going to say.
"It appears as Tamiyaka-san is in the hospital."
"What's wrong with her?" Asked Murika, a dark haired girl.
"It appears she had an injury done to her wrist. In which it had broken."
"So how long will she be out?" She asked in a somewhat too anxious tone.
Eiji and the others looked towards her. As they heard her voice change with a tone that sounded almost thrilled to hear the news.
"The doctors did not give out that information."
"Hopefully she'll be out until I can have Eiji-kun all to myself." Murika thought smiling to herself.
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"Was it me? Or did Murika sound a little too anxious to find out when Kara was going to be back?" Eiji asked eating with everybody else on the roof.
"She did," Oishi said agreeing with Eiji.
"Isn't Murika on the girl's tennis team?" Inui asked.
"She is," Fuji said.
"If I'm not mistaken." Oishi paused then said looking at Eiji, "she's had a crush on you since you came to this school."
"Like I care about that." Eiji paused saying, "there's only one girl I'll ever like. And that's Kara."
Oishi smiled and said, "I told you you fell for her at first site."
Eiji smiled and replied as he blushed a crimson shade, "I did. But I had also found out that she has liked me for the past two years."
"She's liked you since you had joined the team?" Oishi asked.
"Yeah." Eiji paused then said. "Yukishiro-san had told me she had liked me since she had seen our first tennis tournament. And we're the reason she has started to like tennis."
"Wow. So we're a major influence on her in sports." Fuji said smiling at Eiji.
"Yeah." Eiji paused then said looking towards the school door as he heard it open and saw Murika walk out with a group of her friends. "I feel like getting out of here. What about you guys?"
Oishi and everyone else looked towards the doors and saw Murika with a group of her rich friends.
"Sure. Let's get out of here." Oishi paused then said, "it's gotten a little too crowded up here."
Eiji and everyone else got up and left before Murika had even got a word spoken to them.
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"Oh. There's Eiji-kun and the others. Let's go and talk to them." Murika said in a stuck-up voice as she walked towards Eiji and the others.
But before she even got a breath out. They had left the rooftop.
"Damn it! I have to hurry and have Eiji-kun like me instead of the new girl." Murika thought in anger.
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"How do you feel Kara-chan?" Dr. Kiritama asked walking into Kara's room.
Kara smiled at Kiritama as she replied, "I'm doing good. My wrist feels a little better."
"That's good to hear." Kiritama said smiling at Kara as he checked her chart on the front of her bed.
"Dr. Kiritama?" Kara asked as he started walking towards the door.
"Yeah?" He asked looking back at her.
"Will I be able to play tennis again?" She asked looking seriously at him.
"When your wrist is healed properly and strong enough. I think you can go back to playing tennis."
"Good. Cause I miss playing it." Kara said smiling at him.
"Have you ever played tennis with your other hand?" Kiritama asked looking at her.
"I've tried. But I'm not very good at it with my left hand." Kara said.
"I'll send over one of the other doctors later. He's also a tennis instructor and coach of his own team." Kiritama said smiling at Kara as he walked out the door.
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"Finally school has ended for the day." Eiji said letting out an exhausted breath.
"Are you going to go and visit Kara-chan?" Fuji asked.
"I want to," Eiji paused then asked looking at Tezuka, "but what about practice?"
"You can have the day off for today." Tezuka said.
"Arigatou," Eiji said smiling at everyone. He waved bye then ran towards the hospital to see how Kara was doing.
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"Miss Tamiyaka?" A doctor asked walking into Kara's room.
Kara looked towards the doorway and saw a young doctor standing in her doorway.
"My name is Dr. Musashi." He said holding his hand out to her,
"Hello," she said smiling back as she placed her hand in his and shook it.
"Dr. Kiritama said you were asking about when you could start playing tennis again."
"Yeah. I miss playing the game." Kara said smiling at him.
"How about I show you the tennis room? I don't think anyone's there for now." Musashi said.
"Okay. That sounds like fun," Kara said smiling as she slid out of her bed and went to change into her clothes in the bathroom.
She came back out a few minutes later dressed and ready to go to the tennis court.
They had left and went to go to the tennis courts
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"Ah Kikumaru-kun. How are you today?" Kiritama asked smiling at Eiji as he walked into the hospital.
"I'm good. I came to visit Kara-chan." Eiji said.
"I think she's with Dr. Musashi right now. I'll show you where they are." Kiritama said walking towards the tennis court. "She had asked me earlier when she could play tennis again. I had told her when her wrist is healed properly and strong enough. I had Dr. Musashi introduce himself to her since he's also a tennis instructor. As well as a professional player and coach. He works here in the hospital as a therapist on the weekdays. And coaches tennis on the weekends."
"Wow. That's got to be fun for him." Eiji said smiling.
"He likes it." Kiritama said.
Eiji had walked with Kiritama to the tennis courts.
Eiji saw Kara with a tennis racket in her left hand.
"I had asked Kara-chan if she had ever played tennis with her left hand before. She said she had tried. But wasn't very good at it. So I thought she should try and practice more with her left hand until her right hand is healed enough to handle the weight of a tennis ball hitting a racket."
"That sounds good." Eiji said smiling as he watched Kara pratice with the tennis coach.
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"Always keep your eye on the ball and swing when it's in your range." Musashi said as he tossed another underhand shot to Kara.
"Hai," Kara said tightening the grip in her left hand and swung the raquet just as it came within her reach.
After the passed twenty underhand shots. Kara was able to hit the tennis ball. But not very far enough.
"Very good." Musashi paused then said looking at his watch as he saw Kiritama with another person in the doorway. "How about we call it for the day. We'll meet in here at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay," Kara said smiling at Musashi. She saw Eiji in the doorway with Dr. Kiritama. "Eiji-chan."
"Is that your boyfriend Kara-chan?" Musashi asked.
"Hai, his name is Kikumaru Eiji-kun."
"Kikumaru eh," Musashi paused then said. "He looks familiar to me."
"He's one of the members of the famous 'Golden Pair' from Seigaku tennis club." Kara paused then said smiling, "he's also the reason I had started to really like tennis."
"I see," Musashi said smiling. "I shall see you tomorrow at four o'clock in here." He said as we walked up to Eiji and Dr. Kiritama.
"Hai. Arigatou Musashi-sensei." Kara said bowing to him.
"You're welcome, Kara-chan." Musashi said smiling at her as he left with Kiritama after introducing himself to Eiji.
Eiji smiled at Kara as he brought his lips towards hers and kissed her.
"How do you feel Kara-chan?" He asked pulling away.
"I'm doing okay. I had wanted to start playing tennis again. I was getting bored with being in my room all the time."
"I see," Eiji said smiling at her. "are you allowed to go outside?"
"I'm not sure." I paused then said, "I can asked Dr. Kiritama if I can go out."
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"I don't see anything wrong with it." Dr. Kiritama paused then asked, "where were you going to go?"
"I wanted to take her to visit with everyone at school." Eiji said looking at Kiritama.
"Well," Kiritama paused then said smiling at Eiji. "it's okay by me. She can stay out until the end of my shift. I want to make sure she's back in her room safe for lights out."
"Okay," Eiji paused then asked. "When would that be?"
"Ten o'clock sharp." Kiritama said.
"Okay," Eiji paused then said bowing to Kiritama. "We'll be back by then."
Eiji and Kara left the hospital soon afterwards.
