10 Letters: #016--Love
Title: Behold the Power of Hormones
Rating: PG
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Character: Ibu Shinji/Echizen Ryoma
Author's Notes: 13th letter, from Shinji to Ryoma. Bonus here-2 emails in one theme, because the second was sent only hours after the first.
Main table can be found here and here.
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Ryoma,
I still think you’re lucky that you can go between cultures and worlds like that. Maybe you don’t fit in either one perfectly, but I’m not sure anyone can fit into any world perfectly, even the one that they were born into. You at least have mobility. Some of us are stuck where we are, so you should count your blessings about that, I think.
Fuji did find out, yesterday actually. You probably heard about the scene by now, so I’m not going to tell you about it in detail. But I never knew that Mizuki faints at the sigh of blood. And there was a kissing war. I guess Yuuta kissed Mizuki to prove a point, so Fuji grabbed the nearest person to kiss. I’m not sure Hyoutei’s Ohtori was expecting that, though. He didn’t seem to mind it too much. That upset his doubles partner, who started kissing one of Mizuki’s doubles players…the one who’s a twin, I think. Only he kicked Shishido in the shin, but he didn’t break the kiss either. His partner-the one that looks like a duck-got all jealous, or annoyed, or just felt left out or something and tried to kiss the “lucky” guy from Yamabuki, but he ran away, saying he was unlucky, and he needed to kiss someone else, and he was heading for Atobe. I didn’t see what happened after that. I left; I didn’t want to wait around and see if someone would kiss me. Akira and Momoshiro were standing suspiciously close to each other when I left, though. Do you think, maybe? Akira wouldn’t give me a straight answer this morning.
You call Atobe “Monkey King”? He must love that nickname. He’s shown up a few times and made comments about how none of us are worth his time, but he keeps coming back. He’s only played Tachibana-san, though, which makes sense because only Tachibana-san can play on that level. I’ll be sure to tell Atobe you’re thinking of him, though.
And I wasn’t playing tennis because I strained my ankle the other day. It’s not a bad injury, but it’s best that I just rest it for now. I have the time to let it heal, so I may as well use it. I guess I could just go home and watch television or something, but the courts are much more entertaining than any show could be. Where else would you find kissing wars?
Schools over there are weird. Ninth graders in high school, that’s just wrong on so many levels. It makes me want to see it in action, though…you think there’s any study abroad programs on the high school level?
If they ever kiss where I can see it, I’ll get a picture. I still think Akira kissed Momoshiro yesterday, though. I can’t believe you want to see it that badly.
Your taste in music isn’t as bad as I thought it was. I’m tracking down more of some of those artists, actually. It was really good-and yes, I understood most of it!
Yes, Tachibana-san and I have our plans for this afternoon after practice (it’s lunchtime right now). It’s not a date, he’s not going to kiss me…or do anything else to me. Get your mind out of the gutter! It must really be all sex over there, and why are you so worried about my having it, anyway? He doesn’t love me. We’re just friends. Friends and that’s all.
--Shinji
P.S.: It’s not an unhealthy fascination, and it is NOT “just grip tape”! It’s very important to my game because a bad grip can make or break some of those shots, it’s hard to control the spin of the ball if my racquet is sliding around in my hand, so it’s integral to my entire strategy. And I can do that for you. Email me the list so I can get started on it now, and send the money by regular mail.
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Ryoma,
I know. Two emails today. But. Tachibana-san.
He kissed me. He wants to date me.
He said he loves me and wants me to love him in return one day. He says he’s giving me time to think about it.
What do I do now? I can’t ask Akira. So help me, please.
And don’t you dare gloat, brat!!
--Shinji
Rating: PG
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Character: Ibu Shinji/Echizen Ryoma
Author's Notes: 13th letter, from Shinji to Ryoma. Bonus here-2 emails in one theme, because the second was sent only hours after the first.
Main table can be found here and here.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ryoma,
I still think you’re lucky that you can go between cultures and worlds like that. Maybe you don’t fit in either one perfectly, but I’m not sure anyone can fit into any world perfectly, even the one that they were born into. You at least have mobility. Some of us are stuck where we are, so you should count your blessings about that, I think.
Fuji did find out, yesterday actually. You probably heard about the scene by now, so I’m not going to tell you about it in detail. But I never knew that Mizuki faints at the sigh of blood. And there was a kissing war. I guess Yuuta kissed Mizuki to prove a point, so Fuji grabbed the nearest person to kiss. I’m not sure Hyoutei’s Ohtori was expecting that, though. He didn’t seem to mind it too much. That upset his doubles partner, who started kissing one of Mizuki’s doubles players…the one who’s a twin, I think. Only he kicked Shishido in the shin, but he didn’t break the kiss either. His partner-the one that looks like a duck-got all jealous, or annoyed, or just felt left out or something and tried to kiss the “lucky” guy from Yamabuki, but he ran away, saying he was unlucky, and he needed to kiss someone else, and he was heading for Atobe. I didn’t see what happened after that. I left; I didn’t want to wait around and see if someone would kiss me. Akira and Momoshiro were standing suspiciously close to each other when I left, though. Do you think, maybe? Akira wouldn’t give me a straight answer this morning.
You call Atobe “Monkey King”? He must love that nickname. He’s shown up a few times and made comments about how none of us are worth his time, but he keeps coming back. He’s only played Tachibana-san, though, which makes sense because only Tachibana-san can play on that level. I’ll be sure to tell Atobe you’re thinking of him, though.
And I wasn’t playing tennis because I strained my ankle the other day. It’s not a bad injury, but it’s best that I just rest it for now. I have the time to let it heal, so I may as well use it. I guess I could just go home and watch television or something, but the courts are much more entertaining than any show could be. Where else would you find kissing wars?
Schools over there are weird. Ninth graders in high school, that’s just wrong on so many levels. It makes me want to see it in action, though…you think there’s any study abroad programs on the high school level?
If they ever kiss where I can see it, I’ll get a picture. I still think Akira kissed Momoshiro yesterday, though. I can’t believe you want to see it that badly.
Your taste in music isn’t as bad as I thought it was. I’m tracking down more of some of those artists, actually. It was really good-and yes, I understood most of it!
Yes, Tachibana-san and I have our plans for this afternoon after practice (it’s lunchtime right now). It’s not a date, he’s not going to kiss me…or do anything else to me. Get your mind out of the gutter! It must really be all sex over there, and why are you so worried about my having it, anyway? He doesn’t love me. We’re just friends. Friends and that’s all.
--Shinji
P.S.: It’s not an unhealthy fascination, and it is NOT “just grip tape”! It’s very important to my game because a bad grip can make or break some of those shots, it’s hard to control the spin of the ball if my racquet is sliding around in my hand, so it’s integral to my entire strategy. And I can do that for you. Email me the list so I can get started on it now, and send the money by regular mail.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ryoma,
I know. Two emails today. But. Tachibana-san.
He kissed me. He wants to date me.
He said he loves me and wants me to love him in return one day. He says he’s giving me time to think about it.
What do I do now? I can’t ask Akira. So help me, please.
And don’t you dare gloat, brat!!
--Shinji