Eiji`s Family Secret Chapter 11
Message from beta reader: Sorry, it took long to update. I was not able to get this chapter back to the author until about a week later. Sorry for the delay, but I was busy with school and the holidays. I hope you haven't lost interest in the story, and will continue to read and enjoy this story as well as others by the author. –Speadee-
Both acrobats headed for the back garden of Atobe's mansion quietly to avoid the servants around there. At the silent and lonely garden, they looked around and sighed.
"Come on Kein, we know you are there!" Eiji called out, staring at the same specific tree that Gakuto was watching. "You can't hide from us. You know we have been trained for this, so stop wasting our time and come here!"
"Okay, you win, dear neko." A black-haired man jumped out from the tree and calmly approached the two boys with an evil smile on his face.
"What do you want here?" the Hyotei player interrogated angrily. He knew that this guy for hurting Eiji at the camp.
"Calm down Gakuto," the red-haired boy said as he approached his brother-in-law with a serious face.
"But…" the magenta-haired boy tried to complain, but he saw in Eiji's face that he wanted to finish this for once and for all. He was tired of Kein trying to kill him or do something else.
"Wow, Eiji! I see that you have the control over everyone here too, no?" Kein jeered, looking at Gakuto who was ready to kill him, but didn't move because of Eiji.
"Shut up! What do you want now? I'm tired of this." The Seigaku player glared angrily at Kein. This bastard isn't going to quit until he kills me or gets what he want, but I'm not going to let him. He thought.
"Okay, calm down, neko. You know what I want. I want your power and I'll do anything to get it." Kein put a hand on his brother-in-law's shoulder and smirked.
"I'm tired of this, and I think it is better if you quit. You'll never win against me. I'm better, and there's nothing you can do." Eiji pushed his attacker's hand away.
"Oh! I'm sure you are going to give me your power …. or I'll hurt your sister." His victim's eyes widened and he was frozen for some minutes until he felt a hand on his chin. "Yes.. now you are going to give me your power or your sister will die," Kein said with Eiji's chin in his hand and loving the acrobat's scared face.
"YOU BASTARD!" Eiji jumped on his attacker, and both fell to the ground, with Eiji on top and hitting Kein's face.
"Hey, they've already spent too much time in the 'kitchen'," the tensai of Seigaku announced. The others look around and nodded. Everyone stood up, left the room, and sought for some servants who reported seeing some guys going to the back garden, and all the regulars headed there. When they open the door everyone stood frozen as they saw Eiji below Kein, and Gakuto unable to move, or the attacker will hurt Eiji.
When Kein saw all the regulars behind him he hit the hyperactive boy in the face, jumped into the tree, and rushed out of the mansion. His victim stood up fast and followed him. No one was able to stop him because everyone was in shock, but when they realized that Eiji was gone, Atobe called for his limo, and everyone climbed in as fast as they could. The limo followed the Seigaku acrobat into a forest. When everyone saw that the limo couldn't go any further, they got out and ran towards the direction the hyperactive boy ran.
Eiji caught his brother-in-law in a tree and both of them fall from it. Kein hit his victim in the face, but the acrobat hit him in the stomach. They begin rolling and fought their way out of the forest. All the regulars followed, but they weren't able to catch them. Both guys continued fighting but didn't notice they were at the edge of a cliff. The regulars remained frozen, afraid that if they said something Eiji would fall and die.
However, the Hyoutei acrobat was able to scream, "BE CAREFULL BAKA," but not on time as the two fighters fell over the edge, causing everyone to become pale. Kikumaru Eiji, the acrobatic regular from Seigaku, is dead? That was something the regulars refused to admit, and Fuji and Gakuto were the first ones to react when they heard some screaming. Both of them quickly rushed to the edge of the cliff and saw their friend caught on a small branch and Kein grabbing onto Eiji's waist, both trying not to fall.
"Nya Fujikooo… Help me I can't- OH SHIT… WHY?" Some drops fell from the sky. It seemed as if a big storm were coming. This was one of the worst days of his life.
"Eiji, take my hand I'll help you!" The tensai tried extending his hand as far as he could, but his friend was too far from him to reach it. When the other regulars reacted they saw Gakuto and Fuji on their knees by the edge of the cliff. The magenta-haired boy turned to see all the regulars and gave them a death glare.
"What are you waiting for!" Gakuto yelled. "Eiji is alive, but he is going to die if we don't help him!" He was really angry at the regulars for only standing there watching the scene when their friend was in danger.
Soon the drops turned into rain, and the rain grew into a storm. All the regulars tried everything they could to reach Eiji's, hand but they weren't able to help him. After a short time, the land became mud and the branch began to slip. The Seigaku acrobat was now hopeless, thinking that his hour was close, that he would die in the hands of or with the one who tried to hurt his sister, and at 15 years old, he wanted to live more, to travel the world or maybe just finish school and college and win the Nationals with his team, but that wasn't going to be possible if he was going to die the second he crashed against the ground. If he had known that he would live a short life he wouldn't have gone to school, but travel around the world and do many funny things.
His eyes were closed as he thought about all those things when he heard the screams of his friends calling his name, "Eiji, Eiji, Eiji! Open you eyes!" but he didn't want to open them and have all those happy memories of his friends and family erased. However, when he heard Fuji and Gakuto screaming he decided to open his eyes.
"Eiji, take this if you don't want to die!" was what the two at the edge of the cliff were screaming. The red-haired boy opened his eyes and saw Fuji holding a rope of Seigaku and Hyoutei pajama shirts close to him. Eiji look up to see everyone naked from the waist up. Fuji and Gakuto were holding the rope with all Hyoutei players holding onto Gakuto and all Seigaku players holding onto Fuji so they would be able to help pull their friend up.
"Eiji, take it please... we don't have much time!" the Seigaku tensai screamed with his eyes completely open. "The branch is going to slip in any moment!" His voice was shaking and it seemed as if he would cry any moment now. His mask didn't work in a time like this because his best friend in the world was going to die in front of his eyes.. No, it can't be! It was impossible!
Seeing that face, Eiji took the rope with Kein was still holding his leg. Everyone started pulling, and when the victims were close to the edge, Fuji extended his arm. As soon as his best friend grabbed it, the rope suddenly broke, and all the clothes fell, but Fuji was able to keep hold of the red-haired boy's hand. Everyone sighed in relief, forgetting how to breathe for a moment, but they breathed again when they saw that Eiji and Kein were sitting at the edge of the cliff. The brown-haired boy was hugging the red-haired one strongly, like saying "I'll never leave you go again." Everyone sighed a breath of relief until a thunder sounded, and Eiji hugged Fuji closely in fear.
Suddenly the ground below Eiji and his brother-in-law collapsed, but Fuji was able to pull his friend away, so both of them fell backwards, next to the others. However, Kein wasn't as lucky, and he fell off the cliff to his death. All the regulars were frozen in astonishment. The thunder rumbled again, and Eiji screamed and hugged Fuji close to him. Gakuto approached the two and helped them stand up. Everyone ran to the entrance of the forest and scrambled into the limo, which drove away as fast as it could.
The limo arrived back at Atobe's mansion where all the regulars got into some clean pajamas and some hot chocolate. Fuji was still hugging Eiji close with all the regulars around them. One of the servants of Atobe called the police to inform them about the dead guy at the cliff, and Tezuka called Eiji's sister to let her know that her husband was dead.
Soon most of the Kikumaru family, the other regulars' families, and many news reporters were arriving at Atobe's mansion, but the only people allowed into the mansion were the police and the families of the regulars. Awhile later, everyone was in the living room with Eiji sleeping on Fuji's lap, and Fuji drinking some hot chocolate and petting Eiji's hair. All the regulars of both schools were talking with their own families as well as the families of Eiji and Kein, and the police were Eiji's sister and all the regulars asking many questions.
After the case was investigated and solved the people began forgetting about it, and all returned to normal, except that Eiji remained with Seigaku and was now able to tell them everything. Together, they won the Nationals.
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