Title: Victories and Losts
Author: Mei Hanasakura
Summary: The Rikkai regulars had lost against Seigaku. In this story, we will see how each one of them reacts with this predicament.
Disclaimer: I don't own the regulars of Rikkai and if I did, Yukimura should have won in his match against Echizen and they would still be the champions and the title of the manga and anime will change. ^^
Warning: Umm, maybe some shounen-ai and of course, who would want to forget to warn them about my crappy ideas for this story. I'm an amateur and its my first so please forgive me. I also want to warn all of you about my grammatical errors. If someone has a nosebleed please tell me.
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis because if I did then Rikkai Dai would be the protagonists of the Anime and not Seigaku.
Author's note: Well I thank my 2 reviewers for the last chapter, Yaori Himura and Lokica, I have noticed there was a decrease in my readers and reviewers. Maybe this is uninteresting :'( and it makes me sad. Well, enough, so I'm back with another chapter and another story entitled Music in the Wind, it's a ShishiTori, please read and review. By the way, what's a beta reader? Could anyone answer me? Ah, yes, this chapter is about Marui. Next chap would be about Renji. It's pretty random and stupid. By the way, review!!! It would make me very happy to see those reviews. : )
Chapter 3:
"One cannot forget, their memories that they thought they had forgotten are just tucked away deep inside their mind for they were buried with more memories that the person held important."
When Marui had gone home from the Nationals his immediate actions was to make cakes.
He wasn't like Sanada who would've done something rash, so instead he only made cakes.
He wasn't like his double partners, Kuwahara Jackal, who would've practiced so that he could correct the mistakes he made when he had lost a match.
He wasn't definitely like Yagyuu, who would've played golf to pour his anger on the golf ball.
He wasn't like Niou who would pull pranks on others to make himself happy.
He wasn't like Yanagi who would've said 'This is good data.' while writing in his notebook or typing in his laptop.
He wasn't like Kirihara who would've asked anyone to have a match with him and enjoy the scene where his enemy is bleeding from the wounds he have inflicted.
He wasn't like their Yukimura-buchou, he didn't even know what their captain would be doing right now.
And so, because Marui was himself he did what he always did everytime he lost a match. He baked cakes, not because he had nothing else to do, it was just a way for him to froget things he did not want to remember and losing, is one of them.
When he baked cakes or any other kind of sweets, he would only remember the recipe and the taste, other thoughts would be forgotten. He sometimes used baking as a way to escape from 'reality'.
Especially today, he really wanted to bake cake. His excitement for baking cakes made him forgot to change from his Rikkai uniform.
He really wanted to forget, just forget what had happened today, to forget how their captain had looked like when they came to them and said that he had lost, that it was his fault that they had lost in the Nationals. He also wanted to forget that he and Jackal had lost to the 'Golden Pair' of Seigaku. It just didn't make any sense.
He wore his apron and smiled, he was already deep in 'Cake Wonderland' to even care.
However, he still knew that it was unfair to the others that he wanted to forget, by using baking as a scapegoat. It was just that he can't take in the fact that the 'Kings' of Rikkai had lost to that cheap school.
"Bunta, what are you doing?" his mother called from the stairs.
Marui immediately looked at his mother and smiled, too absorbed in making his cake that he had forgotten that there were other people in the house.
"Baking a cake," He said as he turned again to continue preparing the ingredients.
"So how was the match?" his mother asked as she walked nearer her son.
Marui frowned and stopped.
"What's wrong?" his mother asked worried about her son.
Marui immediately regained his composure.
"Nothing." he whispered.
"Oh..." his mother said as she left, she knew something was wrong. He heard it on the sports news, that Rikkai had lost against Seigaku. She knew his son was affected. She also knew that when her son was like this it meant that something bad had happened.
Marui then, continued on making the cake. He was smiling as he thought about the taste and it's appearance when he had finished.
Maybe, he should call Jackal and invite him over so that he won't be lonely, they were doubles partner and Yukimura-buchou had said that doubles partners should share so that their bond would be stronger and their play would become more efficient.
He smiled as he dialled Jackal's phone number, maybe he should also invite the others.