10 Letters: #008--Enemies
Title: Keep Moving On
Rating: G
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Character: Ibu Shinji/Echizen Ryoma
Author's Notes: 8th letter, from Ryoma to Shinji. The strikes are still visible in the letter.
Main table can be found here and here.
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Ibu,
First, I want to say that I hate you, I hate your homework, and I hate your English teacher. If you call me “delicious” or “delightful” (yeah, I saw that too!), I will have to hurt you. This is too big for tennis. No, I did not blush when I read those sentences.
I knew what was going on. I heard from Momo-senpai all about it, and I put it together. I’m not stupid. You just must be used to dealing with stupid people if you had to spell it out. But most people are stupid, especially if they don’t like tennis. And I wasn’t hoping that you wouldn’t write again. Your letters aren’t boring, so I like them.
Momo-senpai was furious that he lost to you. He’s decided that you are his eternal enemy now. Heh. It was funny, reading and listening to his rants. I’m not sure how he could’ve forgotten about your Spot. It definitely left an impression on me. And if your kick serve was too much for him, then he’s more out of practice than I thought. Don’t tell him this, but I’m glad he lost if it gets him to be more serious. Kaidoh-senpai agrees with me.
I…missed being there. It wasn’t the same. Tennis here isn’t the same. Everyone wrote me about it, but it wasn’t the same as being there. I would’ve beaten you, too. Again. And I’ll beat you on the street courts, too. I might be going back, for at least a break here. Oyaji’s been talking about making the trip. He says he misses the purity of his homeland. I think he misses the magazines he can’t get here, and Ryuuzaki-sensei refuses to send them. If I do go back, I’ll let you know. It’s good to have the promise of a decent match.
How can you say I’m not meant to be taller than you? My mother was born in America, and her father was American. I have taller genes than you do. So I’m supposed to be taller. I never thought you’d whine over something like height. Mada mada dane.
Sometimes, you can’t control what happens with a team. Just get them as good as you can. If they have the right stuff, they do fine without you. If not, they’ll fall apart the second you all leave the club, so it doesn’t matter what you do. Hey, did you know our upperclassmen don’t have to leave their clubs and teams? They keep going right to graduation. We also don’t have entrance exams, either, which might have something to do with it, I guess. I heard the SATs are brutal, though.
…che. Whatever. What do you like, Ibu? You’re very whiny lately.
I am rude. I also don’t care. I’m not changing to fit anyone’s expectations.
--Echizen
P.S.: It may not have mattered to me, but it mattered to you. That’s why I didn’t grab something else.
Rating: G
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Character: Ibu Shinji/Echizen Ryoma
Author's Notes: 8th letter, from Ryoma to Shinji. The strikes are still visible in the letter.
Main table can be found here and here.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ibu,
First, I want to say that I hate you, I hate your homework, and I hate your English teacher. If you call me “delicious” or “delightful” (yeah, I saw that too!), I will have to hurt you. This is too big for tennis. No, I did not blush when I read those sentences.
I knew what was going on. I heard from Momo-senpai all about it, and I put it together. I’m not stupid. You just must be used to dealing with stupid people if you had to spell it out. But most people are stupid, especially if they don’t like tennis. And I wasn’t hoping that you wouldn’t write again. Your letters aren’t boring, so I like them.
Momo-senpai was furious that he lost to you. He’s decided that you are his eternal enemy now. Heh. It was funny, reading and listening to his rants. I’m not sure how he could’ve forgotten about your Spot. It definitely left an impression on me. And if your kick serve was too much for him, then he’s more out of practice than I thought. Don’t tell him this, but I’m glad he lost if it gets him to be more serious. Kaidoh-senpai agrees with me.
I…missed being there. It wasn’t the same. Tennis here isn’t the same. Everyone wrote me about it, but it wasn’t the same as being there. I would’ve beaten you, too. Again. And I’ll beat you on the street courts, too. I might be going back, for at least a break here. Oyaji’s been talking about making the trip. He says he misses the purity of his homeland. I think he misses the magazines he can’t get here, and Ryuuzaki-sensei refuses to send them. If I do go back, I’ll let you know. It’s good to have the promise of a decent match.
How can you say I’m not meant to be taller than you? My mother was born in America, and her father was American. I have taller genes than you do. So I’m supposed to be taller. I never thought you’d whine over something like height. Mada mada dane.
Sometimes, you can’t control what happens with a team. Just get them as good as you can. If they have the right stuff, they do fine without you. If not, they’ll fall apart the second you all leave the club, so it doesn’t matter what you do. Hey, did you know our upperclassmen don’t have to leave their clubs and teams? They keep going right to graduation. We also don’t have entrance exams, either, which might have something to do with it, I guess. I heard the SATs are brutal, though.
…che. Whatever. What do you like, Ibu? You’re very whiny lately.
I am rude. I also don’t care. I’m not changing to fit anyone’s expectations.
--Echizen
P.S.: It may not have mattered to me, but it mattered to you. That’s why I didn’t grab something else.