Green Flames (Prince of Tennis Fan Fiction)

So god damn tired

Happy easter!!! Got any eggs from the easter bunny? It's probably a bit late to say that, but I just felt like doing it:) The picture to the side, is just a little sketch of Tezuka, I made. Well, this is the 7th chapter, and I hope you enjoy it :)

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The schoolyard was filled with people talking and laughing, like everything was just fine. Except for Shin. As she walked across the courts, people stared at her. It was either because the match from the day before, or the way she walked. Her back was bended like an old grandpa, who was in his last years, not to say her legs, looked like she had ridden a horse for too long. Echizen, who was walking beside her, gave her a weird look.

"Why are you walking like that?" he asked.

"I can't help it" Shin hissed. "My body is aching everywhere."

"Can't you at least try to walk normal?"

She gave a long sigh, and stopped walking. Fast she bent her back up, making one single very, very loud crack. Her face turned purple, as she fall backwards stiff as a stick.

"That......hurts" she squeaked.

People stared at her with confused look, which made Echizen face palm.

"Mada mada dane."

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Shin sat on her chair sighing heavy.

"What a pain...." she whispered to herself.

"Shin-chan?"

She looked in front of her, seeing Sakuno with a worried look.

"Good morning, Ryuzaki-chan" she said tired.

"'Good morning"?" Sakuno repeated.

"What's wrong with good morning?"

"Oh, there's nothing wrong with it, it just.....you really don't seem to be the type who would use that sentence."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you usually just say "hi" or "hey" or "hi there" when you greet someone."

"You know...it's a bit scary, if you notice such small stuff like that."

"Eh?! You think, I'm scary?!"

"I really didn't mean it like that."

A sigh came out of her mouth again.

"So....are you in the tennis club?" Sakuno asked.

"Unfortunately, yes. I am in the club" Shin sighed once again.

"Are you okay? You seem to be awfully tired."

"I am very tired. I fell face down on my bed, just as I came home yesterday, but my body was aching everywhere, so I couldn't even close a single eye. It’s such a pain."

Suddenly they could hear the door slide to the side.

"Everyone, the class is about to start" their teacher said, and it did, leaving Shin almost fall asleep several times, and it didn't make it better that they were talking about plants of some sort.

"What a pain....."

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All the classes were over, which were a huge relief for Shin. She banged her head on her table a couple times, trying to wake a bit up.

"Shin-chan?" Sakuno asked worried. "I think you should skip practice for today. You don't seem to feel very well."

"I don't care, even if I'm about to die" Shin replied still having her face planted on her table. "I never skip practice."