Yeah, I'm back... Chapter 4, say WHOOT WHOOT!
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"Ryoma, please come out! I'm sorry!" Ryuu got up after Ryoma ran out of the living room and into her room to apologize.
Does anybody know how HARD and DIFFICULT it is for someone like HIM to APOLOGIZE! And yes, those words MUST be large, and big and bold. But that's because Echizens are very prideful and egoistic, they simply don't say sorry. It's like breaking a sacred vow or an unspoken law that's been running through the family for millennia.
Ryuu was probably going to be arrested, tried, and convicted on the account of High Treason to the Echizen family and executed for saying sorry.
Of course, Ryoma knew this. She knew what it took for Ryuu to apologize.
That was why inside the room…
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Ryoma hugged Karupin a little more firmly as the spoiled Himalayan feline purred evilly in her lap. His innocent (coughcough NOT coughcough) blue eyes held a dangerous glint and his small mouth quirked upward in a kitty-smirk.
Ryoma chuckled evilly to herself. In her left hand was a small tape recorder. The young tennis rookie had to refrain from bursting out in laughter at Ryuu's next attempt to apologize.
"Ryoma, I promis to be your ever-so-faithful servant if you jisu forgive me! Please! I'll wash all your clothes and do your chores and homework! Ah, I know!
Baby, come back!
Any kind of fool could see!
There was something, in everything about you!
Baby, come back!
You can blame it all on me!"
Ryoma buried her face in her pillow as Karupin laughed like the cat from the old Josie and the Pussycats cartoon.
"You're way off tune!"
"Yay, you've forgive-UMMPPHHH!"
Ryuu stumbled into the hall as he pulled the pillow from his face.
"Not in a million years am I!"
Ryuu sighed, "If you want to say that you've forgiven me, I'll be in my room."
He walked back into his room and decided to go online. Of course, he was still depressed that his twin wouldn't talk to him, so he decided to go to a chat-room to vent.
'This sounds like a nice one.' He clicked on one that said 'TENNIS FANS ONLY'.
He created a new account and ventured into the world of chatting. He saw that someone was online and clicked on them.
BluAbyss: Hello?
YudanSezu: Hello.
BluAbyss: Yeah, hi.
YudanSezu: We've established that.
Ryuu couldn't believe it. He was going to call him a prick, but…this was his chance to vent.
BluAbyss: Sorry, just didn't expect to be talking to someone so soon.
YudanSezu: Ah, you are new?
BluAbyss: Yup, just moved to Japan
YudanSezu: That's nice to know.
BluAbyss: Sooo are you in school
YudanSezu: Yes
BluAbyss: Me too…I go to Seigaku
YudanSezu: Junior High or Senior?
BluAbyss: Junior
YudanSezu: Really?
BluAbyss: Yup
YudanSezu: …
BluAbyss: Tezuka-senpai? Are you there!? O.o
YudanSezu: HOW DID YOU KNOW!?
BluAbyss: Your screen name looked familiar, you always say YUDAN SEZU NI IKOU!
YudanSezu: Who are you?
BluAbyss: So, anyways, my sister is all depressed and crap and I said sorry but she and her evil cat threw a pillow at me, gah! I'm sooo mad right now!
Ryuu decided to do what he went there to do. VENT, and he was going to vent goddammit!
YudanSezu: Ryuusuke?
BluAbyss: Hi, buchou
YudanSezu: You hate me don't you?
BluAbyss: What! How could you think that!?
YudanSezu: I read it through your words; you're sarcastic
BluAbyss: I have good reason to
YudanSezu: Like what?
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At the Tezuka residence, Tezuka was interested. He knew that Ryuu didn't like him, not one bit.
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BluAbyss: You're too tall
YudanSezu: that's actually a good thing
BluAbyss: You don't smile
YudanSezu: As captain, I must be able to not let my emotions get in my way.
BluAbyss: My sister likes you and because of that, I hate you! You little sister stealer! Good day ol' Chap!
BluAbyss had signed off at 6:20 PM
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Tezuka was shocked to say the least. He knew that Ryoma was at least weird aroung him, so he chalked it up to 'womanly problems'. Not that he was her love interest.
…My sister likes you…
…My sister like you…
….Ryoma likes you…
…Ryoma likes me….
…HOLY SHIT! RYOMA LIKES ME!
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Ryoma grabbed her things (which included underwear and PJ's) and walked into the bathroom to start the bath water.
She walked back out and knocked on Ryuusuke's door.
"Ryuu, I'm taking a bath, alright?"
"Yeah, I know."
She frowned at her brother's tone. He sounded sad. Wow, that was really childish. He sounded dejected and detached.
That WASN'T the Ryuu that Ryoma knew.
"I'm…I'm…s-s-s-s-s-so-sorr-sorry . You know, if I hit you too hard. If you want, I can forgive you. I know you were just concerned."
"Really! You mean you firgive me!" Ryoma stumbled back a bit at being confronted by a super happy/hyper Ryuu.
"Yes," she said hesitantly.
"Yay! Now shoo, go take your bath!"
Ryo chuckled a bit and walked into the bathroom.
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Tezuka placed his forehead against the wet tiles of his shower as the spray of hot water caressed his flawless skin.
He sighed as he turned the water off and wrapped a towel around his waist before drying off and putting on a pair of boxers, then cotton pants. He made sure that his glasses were in the right place before drawing the covers up and slipping into a dream.
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The sky was blue with the bright sun almost at its peak. It was almost noon. Tezuka looked below him and saw his bare feet surrounded by the greenest grass he ever saw. The grass was soft and inviting; it was the type where you could just drop down and take a nap in. The air was warm and Tezuka felt content to just be there.
There was a path made up of stepping stones that led down a grove of trees. The trees were a mixture of apples and oranges. Apples were his favorite fruit. He felt the need to follow that path and came to a wide expanse that was a meadow. Wild flowers grew in random patches as the chirps of musical insects and the songs of birds were in perfect harmony.
Tezuka whipped his head to the right as something flashed there. It was two things actually. One was brown, the other black.
Laughter filled the meadow as the blurs became people. And those people became children. The brown haired child was a girl with two large ponytails on each side of her head that were held in place with silver ribbons. Her eyes were the color of hazel, a unique mix of green and gold. The boy was a raven haired boy was taller, he was older than the girl. He had golden eyes that, unlike the girl, weren't wide like a kitten's, but narrowed and held the same feline shape. His eyes belonged to that of a predatory-like cat, like a leopard.
"Kunisuke, wait for me!"
"Mada made, Ryoko, you should get faster!"
"Kuni, I'm only four, I said WAIT!" The girl huffed out as she trudged up a hill.
The boy, known as Kunisuke, ran over to his little sister and pulled her up.
"Come on, mamma's coming with papa!"
"Papa? He's back!? I want to him!" Ryoko cheered as she ran ahead of her brother. Her light yellow sundress fluttered behind her. Kuni ran to catch up but soon, both kids came running back into the meadow.
By this time, Tezuka had decided that he wasn't going to go anywhere soon, so he plopped right onto the grass. During the siblings' interaction with each other, it was obvious that this was one of those 'WHAT WILL THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE' dreams where the dreamer is invisible.
However, he froze when he saw an old version of himself come from the grove of tress carrying a big bag.
The older Tezuka still had glasses, but he was, if anything, even taller. His features were more sharp and refined. His hair was still parted the same way, but it was a little bit shorter. He was wearing a blue polo and khaki shorts.
"Kunisuke, Ryoko, come here! Your mother's almost here!"
"Coming 'Tou-san!" The kids chorused as they ran to help their father.
Tezuka stood shell-shocked. He had deduced that the kids were related to him someway, but to discover and to have it proven to you is a different matter.
Another figure emerged from the shadows. Tezuka squinted but couldn't see her face.
She had emerald tinted raven hair that fell in soft waves down to her waist. She was petite, but not dangerously so. She had soft curves with long legs. She was wearing a pale red shirt with jean capris and red polka dotted wedges.
"Mamma! You look really pretty!" Ryoko shouted. The woman, Tezuka's wife, laughed softly. But her face grew serious.
"Shh, you'll wake up the baby." Tezuka noticed that she was pushing a carriage with her. Inside was a baby that looked to be a year old, sleeping peacefully.
Then Tezuka noticed it. Her stomach was swollen. She was pregnant again.
Tezuka's mind was whirling once again. By the appearance of the older him, he was in his early thirties and he already had three kids and one on the way!
The older Tezuka leaned over to whisper something in her ear. She threw her head back and laughed. Her laugh was that of bells that chimed in the spring time.
Tezuka caught sight of her face.
She was the woman who he would marry.
The one who would bear him four children.
She was…Ryoma.
Tezuka shot up in bed as he gasped.
'What the HELL!?'