DISCLAIMER: DONT OWN PRINCE OF TENNIS. BUT THE PLOT IS MINE!
St. Rudolph P.O.V.
Aside from Mizuki, Yuuta, Atsushi, and Yanagisawa, the other members weren't so close to the depart soul.
Akazawa pushed the three to go inside in behalf of the whole St. Rudolph team.
Yanagisawa and Atsushi had to hold Yuuta so that he wouldn't stumble as they got closer and closer to the picture of Echizen.
Atsushi began to wonder in his mind why such a special person like Ryoma would die so suddenly.
Mizuki fell in his knees and said a silent prayer.
Tears fell down his eyes which shocked his three other members.
He looked up at the photo of Ryoma and sighed.
"I may have not been able to be as lucky as Yuuta, or Atobe, or those who got to face him on a match. But I was lucky enough to have known him for even a short while. He taught me that cheating would never get me the win I always dreamed of." Mizuki said.
Atsushi sighed and stared at Ryoma.
"Yuuta told me many things about the moment he fought Echizen face to face. How I wish I could have experienced the same thing. That freshman not only taught us how to win as a team, but also to lose as a team and turn it into a learning and fun experience." Atsushi said.
Yanagisawa smiled a little.
"Your right dane. That Echizen has taught many of us lessons that we all fail to see by ourselves. He truly did it unknowingly too dane. Which makes him more amazing than ever."
Yuuta cried.
He knew he would never get the rematch Ryoma had promised him when they first battled.
"I know that I would never get to challenge him again. But he has taught me a lesson that change the way I see everything around me. If not because of Echizen, I might still be bitter towards the world and my brother. I might have never known how nii-san cares and watches for me even if I am far from home now." Yuuta said as he bowed down.
"Echizen Ryoma, because of you, I broke down the wall I had been building for the wrong reasons. You showed me that I can aim for higher goals without having to injure myself along the way. And I would like to thank you for showing me that my brother only wants what is best for me. Thank you, Echizen." Yuuta added.
Fuji heard and smiled at his brother.
He was definitely thankful to Ryoma for that.
Mizuki, Yanagisawa, and Atsushi bowed too.
"Strange isn't it?" Mizuki spoke with an unsure tone.
"Strange that a small person like Echizen Ryoma has touched lives of people way beyond what everyone thinks." He added.
The other three nodded.
Indeed Ryoma had taught them lie lessons without he himself knowing he did.
A/N: Read and Review if you please. Constructive Criticisms are very much welcomed.