Tennis no Ouji-sama © Konomi Takeshi, Shuheisha, Inc.
Summary: Tezuka Kunimitsu has a sister who chases after a dream to become a professional ballerina in Germany. However, fate is playing game with her – leaves her with no choice but to abandon her dream and return to her homeland. She goes back to the abandoned tennis court she used to dance in, the secret place only she knows, only to find out later on that someone is always watching her dancing under the moonlight.
AN: Instead of having them as middle school students, I will make them high school students.
- Act I -
[ The Ballerina ]
The silence in the car didn't represent what was going on in the head of Tezuka Hikari. From the moment she boarded the plane in Germany, waited for her connecting flight in the States, and then flew all the way to Japan, she could only replay what just transpired that very week—the worst week in her life.
"Sweetie? Are you okay?"
She blinked to get herself back into reality. "Oh, yeah… I'm uh, fine, Tou-chan…"
When the traffic light was red, her father glanced at her, observing her as if he was looking for an obvious sign that she wasn't okay. Her father was still cladded in his office suit because he took a half-day off to pick her up at the airport.
"You know, Sweetie… Why don't we—"
"It's over, Tou-chan." She shifted her position so she wouldn't look at her father. "There's nothing we can do about it. They made the decision and that's final." She took a deep breath and forced an assuring smile. "Just like what onii-chan said, I can still dance here in Japan. Though I will have to start anew."
"Well, I'm glad you can take things positively, Sweetie." Her father smiled a bit as he shifted his eyes back to the road. "It's not that I appreciate this incident, but—" he patted her head with his idle hand, "—I'm really glad to have you back in Japan."
"Tou-chan…" Her lips stretched into a smile. "Yeah. On the other hand, I'm really happy to be able to be together with jii-chan, kaa-chan, and onii-chan again. It's been a while, hasn't it?"
Kuniharu chuckled and nodded in agreement. "I agree. You will see that I'm not the only one who's excited to have you home."
The moment her father made a turn on the third section, she could easily spot her mother and grandfather, who had been waiting for her arrival in front of their house. Hikari quickly unbuckled her seatbelt and ran towards her mother, who enveloped her in the warmth she missed. Even in her mid-forties, her mother still looked young, barely have any wrinkles, and was very fit for a mother of two.
"Hikari! Oh, my sweetie!"
"Welcome back to Japan, my little princess!" said her grandfather, who was still tall and gallant in his seventies.
"Kaa-chan, Jii-chan!" she ecstatically screamed as she moved from her mother to her grandfather. "I miss you so much!"
"We miss you too, sweetie," her mother said. "So does your brother—especially him."
"Really?" Hikari giggled. It was hard for her to imagine someone as cold as her brother to miss her.
"Kunimitsu would never verbally admit it. But it's not something a mother can't notice." Her mother winked at her.
The thought about her brother made her smile wider. Everyone knew that he wasn't a man of words, barely showing any expression and affection. But he still was her most favorite person in the world. However, she was disappointed that after all the support he had given her when she was in Germany, she still failed to achieve her goal and was now back home empty-handed. Hikari slowly craned her head down, then deeply bowed to her family.
"I'm… really sorry to fail you…" She bit her bottom lip. "I'm really sorry for bringing shame to this family. I…" She couldn't continue because her voice was swallowed by tears.
"Hush now, Sweetie," said her grandfather as she straightened Hikari's position. "Apologising means that you admit that you did it. Now, did you do it?"
Hikari shook her head.
"Then don't apologise. We trust you and we know the best that you're not that kind of girl." Her grandfather smiled as she caressed her cheek."Now, let's go inside and celebrate your homecoming." He opened the door to their house and let the door swung to reveal her brother, still cladded in his school uniform. She observed his expression to at least get a hint of excitement but he still put on his stoic mask like he always did, with both hands crossed behind him.
"Onii-chan…" Hikari covered her lips disbelievingly upon the sight of her brother. "Uh, why are you here? Didn't you have practice until five or so?"
"I asked permission from Ryuuzaki-sensei just for today," he coolly replied, not that she expected him to show more expression than that.
"To welcome me?" She giggled. "Knowing how dedicated you are to your position as a captain, I feel very honoured," she teased.
"It has been a while since our family gathered together after all," he stoically replied.
"Oh, stop with the formality and just hug me already!" Hikari spread her hands, shaking them once but her brother still made no attempt to approach her. "Okay. Not that I expect you to initiate the contact." Hikari pouted.
"Hikari."
"Hm?"
Her eyes widened when he revealed a stuffed bunny from his back, lifting one of its hands and said, "Welcome back to Japan."
Hikari wasted no time jumping to hug him as tightly as she could, and continuously saying "thank you" to express her joy.
"I'm home, Onii-chan…"
AN: Hello again, dear readers! I know how bad I am for taking a great length of time to rewrite this fic. You'd notice that the storyline is slightly different with the same theme because I decided to use the original storyline for my original story. I also decided to change the OC's name so it can fit the new storyline better. The reason behind the naming will also be revealed later, so stay tune!
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