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Together again
Chapter 2: Long Time No See, Mina-san……..
Summary: All of them met at the same place at the same time…
Upon waking up they were wondering why on earth did they had those kind of dreams. Also they have realized that their unsettling feeling hasn't vanished yet. They have thought very deeply on what they were doing now and what has been missing in their lives which make up for their unsettling feeling. At last they came to a conclusion that they have not been playing tennis ever since they graduated from college, all of them were busy with their work, except for Echizen who had forgotten the real meaning of playing tennis & only knew how to serve & hit balls. So they decided to visit a place where they haven't been in for years & where it all began:
SEISHUN GAKUEN
"Yo!" Momo greeted.
"Sup?" Taka-san greeted said.
"Long time no see," Fuji said.
"Huh?! Since you're here coaching the boy's tennis club, it means that you have replaced Ryuzaki-sensei??" Eiji asked, his eyes widening.
"Well, somewhat…" she replied hesitantly.
"Hmm…..you must be pretty good to have replaced Ryuzaki-sensei, but your hair is still too long & you're still mada mada dane," Echizen said.
"Ryoma-kun!!! It has nothing to do with my hair!!" Sakuno said as she blushed & thought of the times Echizen has said this line to her.
"So how's Ryuzaki-sensei's condition?" Oishi asked.
"Well…she's at home resting & she can't work anymore so I replaced her as the coach for the boy's tennis club" Sakuno replied.
"So is today their ranking tournament?" Inui asked.
"Mmm (while nodding)" she replied.
--Long Silence—Then………
"Ryuzaki-san do you think we can use some of the tennis courts?" Tezuka asked Sakuno.
"Huh? Nande?(Why)" she asked back.
"Well…to be honest it's really been a long time since I played tennis," Tezuka confessed.
"Um…Tezuka's not the only one, me too," Eiji confessed.
And so everyone confessed that it really has been long since they played tennis except for Echizen who blurted out:
"All of you, Mada mada dane because I've been playing tennis these past few years," he boasted.
"Baka!! You might have been playing these past few years but you might not be feeling the feeling you have been feeling while playing us," Momo said as he head-locked his boastful kohai.
"Ittai…Ittai(Ouch..Ouch)…yamette kudasai(please stop it) senpai," Echizen pleaded.
giggling at the 2 "Ne…Ryuzaki-san do you think we can?" Oishi asked.
"Um…I'll check," Sakuno replied. And she checked the clipboard of the upcoming matches. Then told them to follow her. The former regulars followed her because they were really psyched to play tennis.
"Kanagizawa-kun, is court D free?" Sakuno asked.
"Iie(No) sensei, but it will be after Kaneda-senpai & Kawamoto had finished their matches," he replied.
"Ah…okay, then senpai-tachi is it okay for you" Sakuno asked turning her back to the former Seigaku regulars.
"Excuse me Ryuzaki-sensei, who are they? And why are you asking if court D is free?" Kanagizawa asked Sakuno looking at the former Seigaku regulars.
"Oh, them?" she replied. "They're just one of the former Seigaku regulars who had taken Seigaku to the Nationals & won," she informed her student.
"Oi, Ryuzaki-san isn't that a bit too much?" Taka-san asked.
Sakuno answered his question with a wink & a smile.
"Sugoi," Kanagizawa said under his breath.
"Ne, mina-san wanna go check the match in court D?" Momo asked his teammates.
"I'm in!" Eiji replied.
"Me, too, I might get good data in this one," Inui said.
"It's been a long time & you still haven't forgotten about your precious data, ne Inui?" Fuji asked with a smile on his face.
"You have no idea," Inui replied Fuji's question in his mind.
So all of them were just in time because the moment they got there, the match was over.
"Game & match. Won by Suzuki 6-4!" the referee announced.
"Whooo!"
"Way to go Kawamoto!!"
And some other woots & whistles can be heard from the people who were watching the match.
"Ok then, it's our turn," Momo said while exercising his right shoulder while holding his racket.
"So ssune(that's right)," Echizen replied.
"Yosh(alright)! Oishi fight with me," Eiji asked Oishi.
"Ok," he replied to his aibou. (partner)
"Fuji-senpai, let's continue our interrupted match," Echizen said.
"Okay," Fuji replied.
"Buchou(captain) can I fight against you?" Momo asked the captain.
"Okay, mina, 'sa, yudan sezu ni ikou'(don't let your guard down) " Tezuka said
"Hai!!" everyone answered in unison.
As for Taka-san, Kaidoh & Inui, they decided to have a 2-on-1 match.
"Hmm…you've just seen each other & you've decided to have a 2-on-1 match eh," Fuji said.
"ehehehe" Taka-san replied.
"Awesome! Ne Ryuzaki-sensei who are they?" a regular asked Sakuno.
"Oh they're just the former Seigaku regulars who had taken Seigaku to the Nationals & won," Sakuno said.
"Whoah! They're so great!" the regular said.
"You're right it's been a long time," Sakuno told herself. "Wonder what got into them to meet up & fight?" Sakuno asked herself. "Even so, it's a nice scene to see them altogether after how many years"
"Oi! Sakuno! Over here!" a certain Tomoka Osakada shouted to Sakuno while waving her hand.
"Ah Tomo-chan, Kyosuke-kun," Sakuno called out as she turned to them.
"Ah Sakuno, how are you?" Tomoka asked her friend as she hugged her. Then her eyes widened at the sight of Ryoma Echizen.
"Ryoma-sama!!!!!" Tomoka called out to Echizen who wasn't able to hit the ball hit to him by Fuji as soon as he heard this very familiar voice. Also, which left a very surprising expression on the face of the boy beside Tomoka.
"Ry-Ryoma-sama??!!?" he asked confusigly looking at Tomoka.
"Don't worry Ryou-chan, that's just what I called him when we were in junior high," Tomoka replied with a smile on her face.
"Ah…Osakada-san, what are you doing here?" Eiji asked.
"I'm just visiting Sakuno here," Tomoka replied.
"And who is he you're boyfriend?" Momo asked jokingly pointing to the boy beside Tomoka.
"Hai, Momoshiro-senpai," Tomoka replied. "Mina-san, this is my boyfriend, Kyosuke Ryou, Ryou-chan these are my old senpais, Tezuka-senpai, Oishi-senpai, Kikumaru-senpai, Fuji-senpai, Inui-senpai, Kaidoh-senpai, Momoshiro-senpai & my colleague, Ryoma-sama. She introduced as she pointed to every person.
"Pleased to meet you/all," both the former regulars & Kyosuke said in unison.
"Ne Echizen, looks like Osakada-san grew tired of waiting for you so she has found someone to replace you in her heart," Momo whispered to Echizen & acted like he was crying. sniff sniff cry cry
"Momo-senpai you're acting like a child," Echizen said loud enough for everyone to hear & see a crying Momoshiro Takeshi.
Everyone laughed including Echizen with a satisfied smile while Momo turned red & embarrassed, giving Echizen a you're-gonna-pay-for-this look.
While they were exchanging stories & laughing at the same time, someone decided to butt into the fun.
"Konichiwa, mina-san," the familiar old voice said.
Everyone was surprised at the sight of this even the members of the tennis club.
"O-obaa-chan/Ryuzaki-sensei??" Everyone asked in unison. "What are you doing here??"
"Ryuzaki-sensei?" the tennis club members asked & looked at each other.
"You mean that she's your mom?" a member asked Sakuno.
"Iie, she's my grandmother," she replied.
"YOUR GRANDMOTHER??!!?" the members asked.
"Mmm (nodding)" she answered.
"Why is everyone surprised to see me? Is it wrong to visit the school I once coached?" Ryuzaki-sensei asked.
"Ryuzaki-sensei, long time no see," all the former regulars said as they bowed their heads in respect.
"Hmm…it looks like you haven't given up tennis yet," Ryuzaki-sensei said.
"Yup," the former regulars replied in unison.
"Ok everyone gather up!" Sakuno commanded. "That's it for the morning matches you're dismissed. For those who have their afternoon matches stay!"
"Hai!" the members replied.
"Hmm…you're doing pretty good Sakuno. That's the least you can do to be my granddaughter," Ryuzaki-sensei complimented.
"Doumo(thanks), obaa-chan," Sakuno replied.
"Who's hungry?" Taka-san asked.
"Nande,(why?) Taka-san?" Fuji asked curiously.
"Well…since this is a rare occasion, I wanted to invite everyone to the Kawamura Sushi if its okay with you guys," Taka-san said.
"Of course it's okay! I'm in!" everyone said.
"Everyone can come, Ryuzaki-san, Ryuzaki-sensei, Osakada-san & Kyosuke-san you're all invited.
"Oh…I can't come I have to watch the team & take care of obaa-chan. I'll just come later," Sakuno told his senpai.
"Alright…be sure to come," Taka-san pleaded.
"Okay, it's a request from my senpai," she replied gladly.
"How about you Osakada-san, Kyosuke-san please come, don't be shy," Taka-san invited them.
"Er…ok, Sakuno did say that it was a request from a senpai," Tomoka said.
"Okay mina, let's go!!" Momo & Eiji said.