Healing My Heart (Tezuka Love Story)

Chapter 21: To Leave or Not to Leave

Disclaimer: Everything besides Miyu and her family belong to Takeshi Konomi.

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It was the next day at school. I saw Oishi and Kikumaru having an argument on the tennis courts. I never saw them argue before. From what I had been hearing, it had to be about Momoshiro not being a regular.

They argue to the point where they played doubles against each other. Then they started to argue again. "Quarreling inside the court, huh?" I heard. I turned around to see Kunimitsu inside the court. "Tezuka..." Oishi said. "Oh no..." Kikumaru said. Oishi started to talk, but he was cut off. "Oishi, Kikumaru...20 laps around the court," Kunimitsu said. I sighed in relief. Kunimitsu walked towards me. "Are you alright?" he asked. I could see concern in his eyes. "I'm fine," I said. He nodded his head.

Normal view...

Tezuka was looking through a booklet from an envelope that Ryuzaki-sensei gave him. Ryuzaki-sensei was looking through the window that viewed the tennis courts. "A lot of the world's pros go there. It's an advanced level school," she said. Tezuka kept turning the page. "You don't need to give me an answer now. It's your own future. Go back and discuss it with your family. You should also discuss it with Asada-chan. She has the right to know," she said. She knew about Tezuka's engagement.

Tezuka put the booklet back into the envelope and stood from the desk. "Please excuse me," Tezuka said and went out.

Miyu's point of view...

Next day...

Momoshiro came back to the courts. I didn't see him for a while. I guess not being a regular affected him a bit. He stood in front of Kunimitsu and I. I wondered what Kunimitsu was thinking. I knew that Momoshiro would have to run laps. I saw Momoshiro was very nearvous. I heard some of the regulars betting how many laps that Momoshiro would have to run. The highest was 50. Knowing Kunimitsu, he would have to run more than 50 laps.

"I can't tolerate anyone who breaks the rule. You're not going to use your racket for a while. Pick up balls. It's terrible for you to miss club activities for 3 days. Ok?" Kunimitsu said in a stern tone. "Hai! I'm sorry!" Momoshiro apologize. "100 times around the court. Go now," Kunimitsu ordered. "Hai," Momoshiro said and started to run off. Everyone was shocked even me.

Normal view...

Ryuzaki-sensei looked through her window. She was remembering Tezuka's opportunity.

Flashback...

"You have thought about studying abroad, right?" she asked Tezuka. Tezuka put the envelope down on the table. "Ryuzaki-sensei...I'm sorry to tell you this...but I will not take this offer. Right now,,,Right now, for our team...we're definitely going to play in the All Japan Tournament. That's all," he said.

"What about Asada-chan?" she asked curiously. "I didn't tell her. She needs me here for health reasons," Tezuka said. Tezuka had a good reason.

Normal view...

"Right now..." Ryuzaki-said to herself. She understood about Miyu's situation.

Miyu point of view...

Momoshiro went to run his laps. He was hyped up about it. "Momoshiro. Come back to us in the next ranking tournament," Kunimitsu said. "Understood!" I heard. That made me smile. "Momoshiro is back to his old self," Oishi said. "Yeah.."Kunimitsu said. I nodded my head. Kunimitsu turned to Oishi. "On the other hand...what happened to Echizen?" Kunimitsu asked. I turned to Oishi. "Huh? Echizen? Speaking of which, I haven't seen him today..." Oishi asked. I could see Kunimitsu getting angry.

"I won't tolerate those who break the rules. He is running 100 times around the court, too!" Kunimitsu said. I looked at him. "Calm down," I said softly. I put a hand on the back of his shoulder and felt him calm down. At the corner of my eyes, I could see Fuji smiling at us. I smiled back.