It was late in the afternoon, almost evening. The evening sun, was dark crimson, there was a mix of orange and yellowish dust like in the dark blue sky. I feel like I’m in the dusk of the sky, floating to its endless horizon. “Will I ever make it?” the only question in my mind. Out of the blue I felt I’ve been grabbed by two strong arms and before I knew it those were wrapped around my waist in a second I was up in the air. My sight turns around I gasped out loud my knees were trembling with fear, and I sat on the ground. People stare at me. I look at the hands that were still holding me tight; it feels warm and strangely comfortable.
“Are you okay?” it was a very manly voice, and when I look up it left my mouth open, my throat is dry
It was Kunimitsu Tezuka.
“You’re not in yourself, you tried to walk when the lights are red.” He said as he pulls me up on my feet, he was still holding me
“I…” I swallowed, what’s wrong with me?
“Let me walk you home” it was more of a command rather than an option.
“Thank for saving me, I’m alright not injured at all” I already got some words to utter
“You tried to cross the street unconsciously, it’s not safe”
“I can go on now, I’ll be fine”
“No, you’re not. You’re as pale as a ghost”
I guess I cannot argue with him at all, I’m still shocked. But the words are: “Am I not myself?”
We cross the pedestrian as the lights turned green, were not actually talking as we reached the park, and we both stopped. There’s a tennis court at the other side of the playground, it is familiar. Yes, it is.
“We played once here” a sudden flashback reminds us of how glorious those days are
“Ah.. Right, I remember.”
“I heard from Fuji that you accepted Hinamori’s invitation to join the club, have you submitted it already?”
“No, I haven’t write on it yet, and I don’t remember I said that I’d be joining”
“Want to play?”
All of a sudden he asked me this, and hands his other racket to me. It is the first time for me to hold a racket again ever since that day.
As day passes by…
“Yuuki-san haven’t come to the club anyway” it was Hinamori, it was clear that she was really disappointed from her voice
“Hey, vice captain! Why were you so eager to play with that Yuuki-san? Who is she anyway?” a girl with copper red hair, with a tone built of muscles, though it is obvious that she gained it from playing sports it still leaves some feministic appearance though.
“She’s a good player, and I cannot allow other teams to have her she belongs in the tennis club”
“Eh? But what will happen if she hasn’t joined us yet?”
“Well, we have to start the intra-school ranking and take a whim in the Nationals”
“It’s tomorrow, you don’t have time”
“No, I believe she comes”
“It seems like you really believe in her”
“I know it’s just a little hope, but I’m taking the risk”
“Very Aoi, very optimistic”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Nothing. Good luck fukubuchou!” and she left her at the room
“I’m still holding on what she has said.” And she reminisce what Yuuki saying that she will think of it. She stand and went out of the room, she went over the faculty room to see Ryuzaki-sensei and the male tennis club captain Tezuka.
“Oh finally, you’re here Hinamori” it was Ryuzaki-sensei, she’s already talking with Tezuka
“Sorry, I’m late”
“Have you divided your members already?”
“Uhm...a- about that, ah… uhm” she stammer
“Huh? Why it is not you Hinamori, you’re always prepared, haven’t you started it?” she’s quite disappointed
“I’ve started already… only that I…” she pauses, “How do I say this…”
“Hmm. Seems like there’s something you still have to think of”
“Uhm.. Yeah... I’m sorry”
“Okay, you may go.. I’ll just wait for you tomorrow before the Intra-school ranking starts”
“Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience sensei”
“Wait, Hinamori-san”
“Huh?” (Wow, Tezuka-san talked to me, it is really unusual)
“Someone asked me to give this to you” he hands her a piece of paper, and she reached for it
“This is…” she opened it and her eyes wide-opened and as she gasped it lets her mouth open in an O-shape. In just nanoseconds her mood changes and brings out the list of the members, there is one blank space left and she started to write a name on it
“Ryuzaki-sensei you don’t have to wait for tomorrow what I’ve been waiting is already confirmed!” and she hands the list to Ryuzaki-sensei and turned to Tezuka
“Tezuka-san, thank you for this you’re just in time! If you’ll excuse me, I have to go I need to find her and thank her. Bye!” and she run out of the faculty
“What’s with that girl?” Ryuzaki-sensei asked Tezuka but he only shake his shoulder
Meanwhile
(The door slammed students were surprised and look at the person who opened it)
“Hinamori-san?” It was Eiji
“Ah, Kikumaru-kun where’s Yuuki-san?”
“Oh, she already left”
“Huh? I missed her”
“Why? Is there’s something wrong?” if was Fuji
“I just want to thank her; I really anticipated that she will accept it”
“Huh? You mean?”
“Yes”
And she showed them the signed membership form of Yuuki
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The Princess of Tennis
FanfictionA fan fiction about Takeshi Konomi's The Prince of Tennis. It tells about the counterpart hero of the original story, if there's a Prince there must be a Princess too! Plus the unrevealed love stories of the several characters of the story like, Ryo...
