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Chapter 32: Fear rise Heart Sinks
Tezuka had been only this afraid as much as angry and also very upset when he was told he couldn't play because of his injured arm. He was feeling it now. There was frustration for he couldn't find her. Momoshiro gave him the transmitter and the instant he took it from Momoshiro's hand, his heart dropped down to his stomach. This was the very transmitter he had bought her for safety.
He couldn't control the upbuilding fear, he threw the transmitter far away. His anger may be very obvious but the rest of them were just as distressed. Being the leader he could not back down.
"We will split up. Inui you take Kawamura and Kaidoh with you to all the most common spots but start with the North. Ryoma and Momoshiro, you take the east wing while Oishi and Eiji you all take the West Wing and Fuji and I will take South."
"Everyone keep your eyes open for her, Ryoma while you are around East wing, tell Tomoka to try and help out with figuring out where she is. Give her our contacts."
Ryoma nodded but soon after he said so, they all split up each running their designated spot. Tezuka and Fuji were running past buildings as they looked around and realize that the south had too much to cover.
"Fuji, we will split up here, you take the left and I take right. Call me if anything turns up."
Fuji nodded but he said
"Don't worry buchou, we will find her."
Tezuka couldn't say another word. They ran off seperately. Internally Tezuka's heart was beating very hard. He knew Kennichi would have found him if he got seperated from Sakuno but it was disturbing because Kennichi was no where at sight only means that... Kennichi was with Sakuno.
"...DAMN I was an idiot! I should have stayed with her."
Ryoma rolled his eyes as he continued running, Momoshiro looked like he wished he was running 100 laps from Tezuka in exchange to rewind time and stay with her. Ryoma slapped his back as he said
"Mada mada dane, what is important is to find her."
Meanwhile, Eiji and Oishi were running the area, Eiji was sniffing as he ran with Oishi beside him.
"... Oishi, nya... where would Ken-kun and Sakuno-chan be?"
Oishi looked at him before he turned back and peeled his ears and eyes as he replied
"We never know, let's just keep looking."
"... Why isn't my calculations and data not finding them!"
Inui looked like for the first time in his life very nervous and angry with himself. He wore a frown as he kept his eyes on the calculations on his book. Kawamura and Kaidoh were keeping and eye and ear out on Inui's part.
"Don't worry sempai, I am sure we will find them."
"Fshh, Kawamura is right."
It has only been 15 minutes but Tezuka's heart clenched painfully. He felt like someone managed to squeeze out his air, he was scared too. If anything happened to either of them, he would never forgive himself. Sakuno and Kennichi had walked into his life and somehow never managed to walk out of it. His life revolved around them as much as it revolved around tennis.
For the first time in his life, he did not feel that Tennis was undefeatably number 1 in his life. Sakuno and Kennichi proved it to him. He kept running until sweat was visble on his face, but nothing could stop him because he wouldn't rest until he was able to hold Sakuno and Kennichi in his arms.
Unseen by him he tripped over somehing causing his body to crash onto the ground. Tezuka got up but pounded his fist onto the wall, there was no sign of them and he had be running and almost reaching the end. His anger was building and his fear was increasing.
"Damn it... Where are you two Kennichi... Ryuuzaki..."
""
Tezuka could hear the call of Kennichi and his heart raced again and his face paled, it sounded like he was in pain. He sprinted towards the sound, it was close by! He was sure... he'd find them.
To be cont.
Is it intense? Because I felt like it was intense... I am not there yet. A little more.