Hello…so here it is…as much as I don't like that much stories about Prince of tennis that happens when they are graduated from Seigaku, here I am, posting a new story…

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Chapter 1: The wake up call

Two years. It has been two years since that fateful thing happened. Everyone seemed to have moved on, especially Ryoma. Much to his friends' dismay, he never got another girlfriend. In the two years he was alone, he diverted back to playing tennis and is now running around from country to country, winning tournaments and much to his annoyance, more fans, especially girls.

The thought of remarrying never even crossed his mind. He just liked being the bachelor that he is again. Much as he envy his friends already have families, he just want to enjoy his life alone and never dwell on what could have been. However, he just missed Sakuno more and more everyday.

"Sakuno," he whispered under his breath while running laps like Tezuka had instructed. Tezuka had been his trainer ever since Coach Ryuzaki departed for Kyoto and he had never seen her again.

Speaking of coach Ryuzaki, she had completely forbidden the regulars especially Ryoma to come visit her since she moved. She never gave the reason why but Eiji always said that they should better respect their old coach's decision. No one could retaliate so they left it at that.

Ryoma looked at the skies, he would be free from the tournaments for almost a whole month and his friends and the others who know are having a hard time staving off the media when Sakuno can't be seen with Ryoma in his matches anymore.

It was also their coach's wish to partake in a secrecy contract about Sakuno's death. So they just always told the media that she's gone off somewhere on vacation or anywhere else in the world but beside Ryoma.

Suddenly, a thought struck Ryoma, he quickly looked at his watch and cursed when he saw the time. He had forgotten that tonight is Eiji and Riko's daughter's birthday! How could he forget the birthday of his only goddaughter!

"I forgot to buy a gift!" he grabbed his keys and dashed out of the building where he lived for two years and jumped to his car.

While driving, he was cracking his brain for whichever gift he could think of. Candy? Dolls? Dog? Cat? Teddy bear?

He stopped his car instantly when he saw a huge white teddy bear in a toy store's window display.

He parked it along the street and went inside the store.

"I'll buy that please…" he said, pointing at the six foot tall teddy bear.

"But sir, that bear is not on-," the sales lady was cut off when the manager entered and gasped loudly.

"Excuse me, but are you Echizen Ryoma, the tennis pro?" the manager of the store, who happened to be a woman, asked excitedly.

Ryoma perfectly understood what the sales lady was about to say before she was cut off. The stuffed bear is not on sale. But he won't be swayed, he already made up his mind that it was the perfect gift for Eiji's daughter. Though he tried to deny what his sempai-tachi already told him, he had to use his reputed charm on this case.

He took off his cap and flashed the ladies his most charming smile yet that might even make the toys in that store swoon.

"Oh…what would you like in his store? We'll give you anything, for free!" the manager said.

"Anou…I want that teddy bear, but this woman said I can't take it," he pouted.

"Don't mind her she's just new here! You could take it anytime you like!"

"Thank you," he smiled at them again and dragged the huge teddy bear out of the store.

"Come back again!" the manager was waving a handkerchief while crying in joy.

Ryoma took one last glance at the ladies and drove away, the teddy bear safely seated at the back of his car.

"I'll never do that again, it was disgusting," he frowned and drove his way into Kawamura's Sushi restaurant.

When he arrived in the restaurant, everyone was already there. After all this years, the only ones already married are Eiji, Momo and him. The others are still single but there are rumored plans about some of his sempais. He still calls them sempais like they were back in their school days.

"O'chibi! You're late! Mei-chan almost cried! Where have you been?" was the welcome greeting of Eiji. Riko was somewhere in the restaurant, now a fully renowned restaurant. Indeed, Kawamura became the best Sushi Chef in Japan with his skills and now he's got a three storey restaurant in the very heart of Ginzan. He also has some other small establishments in Japan that is also highly appreciated by people.

"Gomen…where is she?" he asked, looking around for the kids. Momo's son was playing in a corner with Meika, Eiji's daughter who just turned one year old today.

He went out again and went through the door again, this time he carried a six foot tall white teddy bear and because it was easily noticeable, Meika instantly saw it and rushed over to Ryoma though she either slip or stumble on the way, she managed to hug Ryoma's leg and smile happily at him.

"Happy Birthday, Meika, here's Ryoma-chan's gift for you because you've been good this year," he dragged the bear into the room and placed it in a corner and positioned it so that it won't fall on Meika and Yuki who started playing with it.

"Oi! Echizen! Come here! There's so much sushi here!" Momo shouted from where he is, the buffet table.

"It tastes really great! You really are the best, Taka!" Riko said.

"It's not like that really, I'm still not that go-," he was handed a kitchen knife, "BURNINGGGG!!!! OF COURSE I'M THE BEST!!! I TOLD YOU SO!!! JUST KEEP ON EATING, BABY!!!!!"

When Taka had calmed down, Fuji approached him with an empty plate.

"What's up, Fuji-sempai?" Ryoma greeted him.

"Yo, Echizen! I'm just having another serving of my favorite wasabi sushi…it's really good…want some?" he smiled sinisterly at Ryoma that a shiver ran down his spine.

"No thanks…I'm not that desperate to die,"

"That's a pity," he turned to Taka, "Could you add more wasabi here please?"

"Are you sure?" Taka asked, almost fearing his friend's weird appetite.

"Yes,"

"Okay,"

Before Fuji start forcing a wasabi sushi on him, Ryoma skidded over to where the others were seated.

"Have you seen Inui?" Oishi asked.

"I think he said he's just going off somewhere…he should be back now or the food will go out soon," Momo said.

"That's because you're a glutton," Kaidoh commented.

"What did you say, Mamushi?" and they started fighting again that the others did not mind them.

Soon Inui came with a tray full of yellow colored liquid in fancy glasses. There were some lemon slices sticking out of it so they instantly thought that it was purely innocent lemonade. Inui served them all with the juice and they all thanked him.

"Are you sure this is just lemonade and not what I think it is?" Eiji asked Oishi.

Oishi smelled the juice and smiled at Eiji, "It smells good so I think it could be safe,"

"Okay, I'm thirsty anyway," as Eiji drank all the others drank it too because Inui told them to drink it while it's still cold.

Then in about five seconds all people in the restaurant fainted, except for Tezuka who simply declined to drink it, Taka who was in the kitchen at that time, the children because they are just too young to suffer Inui's cruelty and Fuji who was asking for a second serving.

"Wow! That was refreshing! Could I have more?" Fuji said, raising his glass.

"Ii data," he went over and presented Fuji a pitcher so he could serve himself.

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"Hey, Kiku-chan…your phone's ringing…want me to answer?" Riko shook her husband awake since his phone was ringing. Eiji still hadn't recovered from drinking Inui's latest creation and so does the others.

"Huh? Sure…" Eiji murmured.

Riko picked up the phone and pushed the button to answer, "Moshi moshi? Ryuzaki-sensei?!?"

Eiji suddenly shot up from his stupor and grabbed the phone from his wife, "Thanks," he said then ran outside.

"What's his problem," she followed him outside only to see his face turn from pure joy to shock.

"Neh, anata, what happened?"

Eiji slowly looked at her with his eyes wide open and his mouth slightly open, the phone still on his hand.

Riko could still hear a woman shouting her husband's name over the phone.

"What is it?"

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A little bit short for a first chapter…Gomen ne