Warnings: Can contain cursing and later on some more mature subjects. Updating will probably take a long time. (almost 2 years ago already O__O;; just got stuck on some part -.-;; ) Also, english isn't my first language so there can be some mistakes in it. Just point them out so I can correct them. Another thing, this chapter is quite short if you look at the last one. Don't complain about it please since I just had to stop it here for the cliffhanger :3 I have more but like I already said, it can take some time.
Disclaims: I don't own any of the characters from Prince of Tennis. Zikuro Yumi and the whole thing I wrote however, that I do own. Some things I wrote is thanks to TSheena who gave me most of the inspiration~ I also have to thank littlemissknowitall27 for giving me an extra push or a slap at school. It also gave me inspiration =D
Some author ranting: Oh yeah, before I forget, Ryoma is still in middle school. He will appear in the story but not that much. Sorry! I love him too but that's how life is. A bitch *smiles with a sweatdrop* And TSheena, you don't have to worry for this chapter! Sheena isn't included in it... again. *sweatdrops*
Summary: Zikuro Yumi is a 2nd year student that goes to Seigaku high school. She isn't your normal every day girl. You want to know what for this she goes though? Come and read for yourself!
Messages are always welcome. May it be good or bad, though I prefer good. You don't have to message me however if you find it 'total crap and you should just be so ashamed of yourself with writing like this and just die somewhere'. Then please refrain of pushing on the send button. Messages and bothering when the next chapter is done can always help me to get it done faster ;) This year however will be a busy year with school and all. Stupid exames DX
I may some use Japanese words and also the name style will be Japanese like. That means it will be last name- first name. All the japanese terms have a number behind them. Not if they come in double again though. You can find them below.
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The rest of the school day went by very fast in the eyes of Kikumaru Eiji. In Zikuro Yumi's eyes however time went slow. School was just so boring. Who cares about some dead people who died hundreds of years ago right now at this moment? Well, she surely didn't. If it were only great myths or legends or maybe stories about the Egyptians and the Romans, maybe then it would get interesting.
Eiji didn't care for the lesson at all for the moment, as long if time went slow he wouldn't mind being in the classroom. He just knew hell would be waiting for him at tennis-practice. The cat-like boy seriously considered being sick. It would be his only chance so escape. The next day he would just hope she forgot about it. "Okay~ Let's try my best at faking being sick, nya(1)~"
"Isn't that sad. I'm supposed to be a man and yet I'm running away from a girl." Eiji blinked a bit. This was the first time his conscious spoke to him. He decided to talk back.
"Yeah, but she is so scary when she is like that!"
"She isn't that scary. Yumi is actually very sweet, amazing, smart and super cute." Now Eiji became confused. Did he really think that? "Oh, Yumi-chan(2) is standing behind you by the way." The redhead flinched, realizing his mistake and slowly turned around to the brunette.
"A-ah… hey, Yumi-chan. Didn't notice you there…" The girl smiled brightly at him. He noticed that a sadistic aura surrounded her however.
"Let's go to tennis-practice, now shall we?~" Mentally the poor boy cried since there was no way to escape now. The only thing he could hope for now was that Yumi wouldn't be too hard for him.
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Yumi looked very amused and pleased when she saw that Eiji was still running punishment laps. Thanks to her he came too late for practice. She claimed to be innocent however and nobody could prove otherwise. Because of that Tezuka chose her side even though he knew the truth. It was just easier to punish him now than later. The small manager would've let something happen that would interrupt the training otherwise. It was just better to avoid that.
The cat-like boy panted quite loudly while resting on the ground, feeling quite exhausted. The sadistic girl skipped over to her hugbuddy and looked him over. "You know what? Forget the rest of the new trainings schedule. It's a bit too much and I don't want you to break." The guy's eyes began to shine in gratefulness.
"Nyaa~ Yumi-chan…"
"Besides, it's too hard to replace you if you were to break. We need you to keep winning." He began to sweatdrop. Somewhere inside he knew that Yumi meant well and was just teasing him. It was just in her nature to act like a brat sometimes. Other than that she was a good manager. Yumi honestly cared about everyone in the team and helped them the best she could. The small girl proved a lot of times how loyal she was. She seemed to have some secrets however. Eiji didn't know what she was hiding, but it worried him sometimes. He wasn't the only one who was worried about her. The rest of the tennis team also did. They decided however that it was none of their business. That was after part of the team tried to spy on her but kept losing sight of the girl. If Yumi felt the need to tell them she would do that. Besides, it couldn't be anything too bad since she always seemed so cheerful. The little manager helped her friend up. "You should continue practice. Inui would love to find an excuse to make you drink Inui Juice. It looks even more dangerous this time." Eiji paled for the second time that day. He didn't know how fast he had to pick up training again. A smile crept its way to Yumi's face. She felt glad for some reason. Maybe it was because being part of the team made her feel at home. It was like one big happy family. The tomboy began to frown a bit when she thought of that, actually feeling a bit sad. "Family huh…?" Yelling was heard and a few guys were twitching on the ground. Again the juice made by Inui claimed new victims. Yumi began to sweatdrop and ran to the poor unconscious boys. The first thing she did was checking if they were still breathing. Luckily they were. A sigh in relieve was heard. Yumi wouldn't want to lose her first kiss because she had to save someone with mouth-to-mouth. Her poor, innocent and untouched lips weren't meant for that. Her first kiss was meant for her beloved boyfriend… which she didn't have at the moment. Sure Yumi had dated in the past but that was before she moved to Japan. It wasn't the best kind of boyfriend though. Things happened that she rather didn't want to remember. Most of the time when she still lived in Netherland was something she wanted to forget. It contained most of her own past since she has only been living in Japan for 5 years. The small girl was born in Japan but moved to Netherland soon after that. When she was 12 years old she moved back to Japan once again. Her eyes began to get a bit dull when the memories returned. Why couldn't they just stay buried after all these years Why did they surface all the time? She resisted the urge to sigh. Around her the tennis members had finished their laps and started with their real practice. Yumi didn't take any notice of it at all. She was too absorbed in her past. Tezuka glanced at her. He noticed that her mind wasn't at the court anymore. What happened next was very fast.
Taka-san was once again in burning mode and has slammed the tennisball hard. Momoshiro missed it and the ball went straight for Yumi.
"Zikuro!!" The poor girl didn't even have any time to look up. The ball hit her clean on her head, knocking her out in an instance. Her small body fell limply to the floor. Everyone stopped with practicing when they heard their captain shout. They were shocked when they saw the manager was out cold.
"Yumi-chan!!!" Taka's racket fell out of his hand. He saw a bit pale while he ran towards Yumi, is expression very worried. Oishi was the first at Yumi's side however. He was worrying his head off, even more when he saw that blood was flowing down her head.
"She needs to go to the nurse now!" It was Tezuka who picked up the unconscious tomboy. He held her tightly but gently in his arms. Though he tried to hide it, there was a worried frown on his face visible. It just didn't look right to see the normal hyper dwarf so limp.
"Oishi, you're in charge right now while I bring Zikuro to the nurse office." With that said he quickly went to the nurse. The tennis members stayed behind without knowing what was going to happen to their precious manager.
Nobody heard nor saw that someone was slightly chuckling near the fence of the tenniscourt in amusement.
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Authors after note: This time the update was faster!~ Not fast enough but... I'm lazy -.-;; That and I have been writing alot. Actually I already have chapter 4 in my notebook but it's long. I think it's longer than 1, 2 and maybe 3 together!
Anyway, the reasons why I was lazy: For one... well I just can't concentrate that long on changing the text in wrote in good english. It's already written in english but I always want the sentences different when typing because mostly the chapter is written when I am caught up in the moment and very distracted. So sometimes things I write don't match exactly what I have written before that. For the second reason... typing it over is just BORING! I can't help finding that DX;; If only I had a magic wand. It would be so much faster to poof it in. Then there is also the 3rd thing. My situation at home isn't going all too well. My father is seriously sick and will maybe die from cancer. He already has it 5 years but it is getting worse. It's quite scaring me since he always is so healthy and just can't sit still. With Christmas he will be in the hospital, which is a few hours away. Then there are also problems with my little sister who is acting more and more like a spoiled, little and brattish princess. *sigh* Well, that was about it I guess.
I want to point to something again... Messages are welcome~
About the chapter: There is another cliffhanger!~ Great, isn't it? *smirk* It's the same person as in de 2nd chapter but who is this guy (or girl)? Why is he/she finding it funny that Yumi maybe got seriously hurt? Will Yumi ever wake up again? Will Tezuka and Yumi kiss in the next chapter? Will I stop with the cliffhangers and will I ever stop thinking that pink bunnies are evil? Who knows? See it next time at Normal Never Heard Of It!~
1 nya - is japanese cat sound. It's the same as the english 'meow'
2 -chan - is typically used after girls' names, but is also used for small children of either sex. Among adults, it may be used between close friends. It is commonly regarded as a "girly" suffix (used when speaking to, or among girls), but it is sometimes used to address boyfriends or other boys or adult men, so perhaps a more correct translation would be "cute" or "little". Pets are frequently referred to using this diminutive as well. -chan often indicates a certain fondness.