Sumo meets Rugby (TennojixReader)

Chapter 2 - We're moving to Japan!

“Shunkai?” I looked around my dad and saw an older Japanese male with white hair wearing a kimono sitting in our living room and smoking. 

“Hello, little tigress” he replied with a smile. “It’s been a while”

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Lexi’s POV

Jack Sinclair was once a fantastic rugby player and claimed most of his techniques and build came from training with sumo wrestlers. After training with the wrestlers and then producing results on the field of rugby, no one could really argue with his claim. After Jack retired from being an active player, he started reaching back out to his contacts in Japan and one them was Shunkai Tokio. A former Yokozuna and someone who I see as a grandfather figure.

“GRAMPS” I yelled and jumped at him, hugging him with as much strength I could muster. 

Cough cough cough “Easy there little tigress I’m not as young as I was to withstand strong hugs”. I started to giggle at that as I released him. “Gramps you’ve been saying that for years and you’re still able to stand against my hugs”. We settled down into the chairs whilst dad bought some drinks in when I asked, “So what are you doing here gramps?”

“Haha. Can I not just simply see my favourite granddaughter and congratulate her on her big victory?” The old man even tried to make it sound like an innocent coincidence.

Not buying it.

I looked at him with deadpan look “Really? Try again”. Gramps starts laughing at this, so much so he was holding his stomach “My, my she really is your daughter Jack. Same look and everything”. I looked at my dad, who was sat beside me, and saw him nodding his head with a smug look of his face “Told you so Shunkai”. 

“Anyway”, Shunkai began, “I have come here to see you both to give you an opportunity that I think will benefit”. Taking a puff of his cigarette, he has us on the edge of our seats just as he wanted no doubt. Not being known for my patience for news I pushed for the rest of it “What? Come on Gramps”.

“Okay” he chuckled. “How would both of you like to come to Japan? Jack, you will train a high school team in rugby and Lexi will sign up to that school as a student and train and compete against experienced teams in rugby. How does that sound?” 

“WHAT???????”

Against all possible odds, I think my jaw actually hit the floor. I came back to my senses pretty quickly before asking “Hang on let me get this straight? You want us to go to Japan and whilst dad teaches rugby, I’m to be a student again in school and compete against other teams? For what reason? And you do know I’ve already finished school right? We graduate at 16 here”.

“I get what you’re saying little tigress. But think about it. You’re good and you’ve proved that today and during other games. This opportunity allows you to experience games with others, who you would probably never come across. The catch is that you do not join the rugby team at the school you will enrol to as your dad will be one of the trainers, but you can train with them from time to time if you want. You will train and play along side the local university team, but you have to prove your skills to them before you join. I have the details here. Have a look”. Gramps hands me a folder with all the information in it before he turns to my dad, who has been silent all this time. I think that might have something to do with his jaw still being on the floor.

“Jack, I know you miss the sport and you have so much to pass on. Which is why I thought a job at the school will help you get out of this stalemate life. Have a look at the documents and let me know”. Gramps stands up and heads towards the door and looks back at us as we follow him. “I leave in two days and I expect an answer by then. See you later Jack, little tigress” and then he leaves.

The silence that surround as was deafening as we stand there dumbfounded by the front door. 

“Ouch ouch ouch. Why are you pinching me?” my dad shouts as I pinch his arm. “Just making sure that this isn’t a dream”. He looks at me like I’ve gone mad “I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to pinch yourself”.
“Well” I replied “I didn’t want to hurt myself” and chuckled.
“Ha ha. Very funny” he says sarcastically, “Come on. Let’s have a sit down and read through what Shunkai has given us”. It took over an hour to read through everything partly because these documents were testing our Japanese and not to toot my own horn, I was better then dad. Hehe.

Looking through everything it seems that everything Gramps said was true. This opportunity was golden despite the fact I would have to attend school again, but I also think this would be good for my dad. I messaged Sky and the team on the group chat and told him what Gramps has given us. Tyler told me I should go to improve and face new challenges head on. I started to cry thinking that this is real and I would have to leave my life behind. I promised to contact the guys from the team, to which they promised that if any guy gives me trouble they would fly over and teach him some manners. I love these guys so much. 

The next morning, I woke up for breakfast and made my way down to the kitchen. I saw dad was leaning against the counter with the documents from gramps. I made us a cup of tea each (I’m British darling so of course it’s tea) and spoke what was on my mind.
“It’s not a bad offer. You have been lacklustre for a few years now and I know you miss the game. Despite having to go through two years of school again, as I will be joining as a second year, I don’t mind. Also if you don’t like it, we can always come home”, I concluded.
My dad looked at me with a gleam in his eye after what I said, followed by a big smile. “It seems we’re moving to Japan”. I smiled in return “Yeah it does and you better brush up on your Japanese because I was definitely better then you to working out what the documents said”.
“Yeah yeah whatever” he smiled. “Well let’s give gramps a call and tell him” I say as I grab my phone and dial his number and place the call on speaker phone.

“What?” a very grumpy voice shouted down the phone. Oops. Forgot he wasn’t a morning person. “Hey Gramps. It’s Lexi. I have you on speaker phone and dad’s here with me. We’ve decided to accept this opportunity”. 

“Of course you do. It’s certainly something I knew you won’t miss out on”. He sounded so smug. Arrogant old man. “So” he continues “the plan is you will go to Japan within a month, ready for the start of the new semester and I will take you to the school you are enrolled to and around the university you will be practicing with”.  

“Wow not a lot of time Shunkai. But it’s certainly is exciting and thanks to your guidance of teaching us Japanese we should get by alright” my dad boost. We start hearing laughter from the other end of the phone before gramps replies “Jack I’m positive Lexi was the one who did most of the translating yesterday, so I’m confident that she will be fine. You on the other hand I don’t know”.

I can literally see my dad with dogs ears and a tail drooping down like a sad puppy. I couldn’t help but giggle. “Well we have a lot to organise before we leave” I said to which gramps replied “Leave everything in Japan to me. You just sort yourselves out on this end”. “Aye aye gramps” I said “Oh by the way, which school is it we’re going to? I’m saying one thing and dad is saying another. We have twenty quid riding on the correct answer”. 

“Oh” gramps replied “The school is Tottori Hakurou High School”.

“Hah. I win. You owe me twenty quid dad”

“Goddammit”.

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