Sanada Genichirou

35.

2008-06-20T19:32:48Z

[ He beat me - it was a very close match, but he defeated me nonetheless. I will not repeat that loss again. I learned a couple valuable things about Keigo's play that I believe I can easily overcome by pushing myself just a bit further.

What happened afterward... well. I can hardly complain. ]

So. It's Friday and the prefecturals are upon us. Regulars, we will be announcing the lineup at the end of practice, today. I expect everybody to perform to the best of their ability, and we will remain victorious this year.

I asked and received an answer, but not one that satisfied my curiosity. Who is planning this trip, and when can I expect it to be?

34.

2008-06-16T18:12:09Z

May I ask what the idea of a trip and making me wear mouse ears is about? Somehow I don't think this is something that will be school organized and funded, am I right?

Even with the weather changing and the rainy season coming and going at random, this is hardly an excuse to slack off at practice. If it becomes unsafe to do drills or matches on the outdoor courts, then we will move to the gymnasium. Otherwise, be prepared for all occasions. We will not be canceling practice for any reason. The tournament season is now upon us.

~~As lovely as Keigo's antics are~~ There will also be no substitution for activities other than tennis during regular practice hours. If some of you wish to plan something additionally on the side, please feel free, but clear it up with Seiichi and I first.

Hn. Feels good to get into the swing of updating once more.

[ Please extend gratitude on my behalf to Ayame-san once more. I appreciated having my brother out of the house. I'm sorry if you had to put up with him, though. ]

33.

2008-05-25T19:34:39Z

[ Why is it that he does things that are on the one hand maddening and embarrassing, but also endearing and really quite thoughtful on the other? I suppose this is just something I can never hope to even understand.

It feels like I'm about to step onto the court - the adrenaline rushing throughout my body, heart pounding, and the noise of the crowd dulling to nothing more than background noise as I meet eyes with my opponent on the other side of the net. It's the exact same with this, except replace adrenaline with something similar but yet so utterly different that it's overwhelming to me.

You'd think I would get used to this by now, but yet he still makes my heart flutter like mad. I find myself being overly gentle and tender without realizing it - it's how I naturally react to situations such as those.

Hn. I think I've been up far too long. ]

Renji, Seiichi, I am heading back to Kanagawa now. I'll give one of you a call once I've arrived at home. I need to get changed and then I'll be ready to head out.

Thank you for the celebration on Friday, everybody. Once again, practice will resume as per usual now that the festivities have come to a close. I expect top notch performances from this point forward.

Sensei seems disappointed that I've stopped wearing Marui's newspaper hat. I've yet to figure out why she found it so incredibly funny.

[ ♥ ]

[ooc: mood deleted. :D;]

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2008-05-21T17:52:20Z

[ I don't even know what to say. ]

[ I know you helped him. ]

...I have a birthday hat made out of newspaper. The clubroom was covered wall to wall with flowers.

I most certainly cannot say that this hasn't been an interesting birthday to say the least, so far.

31.

2008-05-21T03:40:50Z

[ Mother has asked me to extend an invitation to the both of you to join us for my birthday dinner out, tomorrow. You can just come home with me after practice. I'm not sure where we're going - Mother won't say. ~~Please come?~~

Also, Renji: Mother has also asked for me to ask you to ask Ayame-san if she would also like to come along. She would be more than welcome. ]

[ What day would you like to get together? ]

There is to be no funny business tomorrow. I expect practice to continue on as per usual. A birthday is hardly an excuse to slack. My hat is going to remain on my head.

30.

2008-05-12T02:21:19Z

[ I don't wish to ask Akaya, but what is his injury, and what can I expect from this point on? ]

Hn. For once I'm not too sure what to write here.

[post by mobile]

2008-05-08T02:31:10Z

For the most part, Akaya is fine. I've yet to learn to what extent his injuries are (damn doctors not willing to divulge the details), but he is at least resting, now. I propose we see him together as a team perhaps this weekend - he needs some time to recuperate first.

It felt like what happened to Seiichi happened all over again. I didn't think I'd have to see another hospital for a long time to come - the atmosphere still brings back memories I'd really rather let rest.

[ I'm running late.
I'm at the hospital. ]

[ooc: the whole post (minus the text message, obviously) is viewable by only Rikkai with the exception of Akaya.]

28.

2008-05-07T03:28:17Z

Hn. It seems as though I've had far too busy of a Golden Week - I haven't updated my journal in more than a week, and I'm sure Jackal would deem that strange.

Regardless, it's been enjoyable. For some reason or another, Mother has been happy that I've spent so much time out of the house. Typically I would spend much of Golden Week in the dojo, so I suppose having plans is an improvement in her eyes.

Happy birthday once more, Akutagawa. I assume you enjoyed your party.

My brother has been acting... strange since Saturday night. I'm almost afraid to ask what happened.

27.

2008-04-28T05:20:03Z

[ Tezuka has always been somebody to not underestimate on the court, but how has he improved like that in such little time? At Tezuka's current level, not even I could hope to defeat him. Watching Keigo lose like that was unbelievable - that would have been me in the same position, and that bothers me greatly. There is absolutely no reason why I cannot reach the same level. Even taking into consideration that Tezuka works with professional trainers and has been playing only professional level matches, he is not unreachable, nor unbeatable.

I will be upping my own personal training regime, and we will be doing the same for the team. We will have higher standards, this year. We will not lose. ]

[ We have decided to give you all a break from practice for all of Golden Week. However, once school starts up once more, I would like you all to be fully prepared for a far more rigorous regime. We will be expecting top performances from everybody, this season, no exceptions. We will bring home the Nationals title for a second year in a row.

Those of you who have yet to make regulars, I want you to push yourselves harder than ever before. Regulars, I expect you all to be in top condition and to not slack off for any reason. No excuses.

We will discuss this further in one week's time. Have a good break. ]

[ooc: private cut viewable to Renji and Seiichi, as per usual.]

26.

2008-04-26T22:46:26Z

[ When Renji told me that Ayame-san had a few words with my brother, I did not realize that would mean Akihiko would want to, quite literally, have a... brother to brother discussion, if that's what it can be called. For the first time since I can remember, he treated me out for dinner, and then we wandered around the neighborhood for about an hour and a half; we ended up at a nearby park where we used to go together in the summertime when we were children.

For years Akihiko and I have been... hn. Not growing apart, per se, but as a general rule our personalities have clashed and we haven't been able to jump that hurdle in a long time. My brother will always be one of the most important people in my life, but admittedly, neither he or I had really been recognizing that as well as we should have been all this time.

I now understand why he did what he did. The conclusion I drew was premature and ultimately resulted in making a mistake that, while rectified, was still a mistake that never should have been made, and only I can be of fault for that. However, from this point forward he is not going to say anything regarding it as long as I pay more attention to my surroundings if I want to keep it relatively low key. It may have been merely Akihiko last time, but what would happen if that person was my grandfather? Father? Is it not a situation of which I would like to find myself in.

Akihiko is always going to be Akihiko - he cannot change the person he is. But even with that in mind, I do hope from this point forward he will be more respectful of both my feelings and the events that happen in my life. In addition, I believe we're going to start doing something at least once every couple of weeks just the two of us - what that will be, I'm not sure, but I'm looking forward to spending proper time with him, again. My mother would certainly be thrilled.

Furthermore, I'm going to cease to think so extensively about the far off future and take things one day at a time. I will miss out on important things if I allow myself to become too wrapped up in family duty and responsibilities - I have an entire lifetime ahead of me for that. ]

May I ask when my hat will be returned to me?

[ooc: private cut viewable to Renji, Seiichi and Atobe.]

25.

2008-04-24T16:37:28Z

[ All is right, once more. That was incredibly foolish of me to do in the first place. ]

[ I did mean what I said a couple of days ago: you were an endearingly handsome child. To me. ]

Nobody will be taking my hat. Period.

[ooc: private cut viewable to Renji, as per usual.]

24.

2008-04-19T21:03:54Z

[ I should have known this was going to happen. Or, rather, I should have thought about this sooner. Of course it could not ever work between us. My brother is right. I also should not have been so careless as to not make sure the door was closed before we went inside, even if I did not know that he was going to be home.

I know what I need to do. I... suppose I will do so tonight. ]

[ooc: cut viewable to nobody.]

23.

2008-04-16T03:30:29Z

[ How have your first couple of days back to school been? ]

22.

2008-04-15T05:44:11Z

[ Renji told me to give it some consideration, but not worry about it. Hn. I suppose what he said would make sense... but how do you know for sure? Is it one of those things you just eventually come to realize?

It is one of those things that you're not supposed to sit down and ponder about, I imagine. Thus, the thought ends here. For now. ]

[ ...I will be going to practice starting tomorrow, after all. Seiichi said I should be there to welcome Akaya and the other first years who will start attending club, and he's absolutely right. I'm still not going to pick up a racquet, though. ]

If I had been told three months ago that I would be posting in this online journal on a regular basis, I probably would have assigned laps. I suppose I should probably thank Renji for pressuring me to sign up for it. It does wonders to keep thoughts in check.

Welcome to the team again, Akaya.

Welcome home, Seiichi.
Was the rest of your vacation enjoyable?

[ooc: Sanada can't deny Seiichi anything.]

21.

2008-04-12T17:13:06Z

[ I have something I wish to discuss with you, today, if we can find the time. Perhaps we could take a walk after dinner? ]

A word of advice: don't sit outside on the tennis courts late at night and expect to be in complete silence for very long. Unluckily, a teacher "caught" me, so to speak. Luckily, I escaped without punishment for I wasn't doing anything wrong, per se, but I will not be repeating the experience. ~~And it didn't make me catch cold. Nor could I sort out my thoughts. Hn.~~

20.

2008-04-12T04:30:37Z

How does one go about becoming sick for a mere twenty-four hours? If I have to look at my tennis racquet once more between now and Monday morning, I think I'm going to go crazy. Yes, before anybody asks, I also have limits as to how much tennis I can play without doing much else.

I imagine an afternoon in the dojo will fix this~~...~~ feeling.

As a side note, please disregard anything that you may have witnessed yesterday.

19.

2008-04-02T04:00:41Z

[ I am not laughing. Pull a stunt like that once more, and you will be leaving camp.

That had also better be temporary, or you will be held responsible for the money that it will take to repair the damage to others. ]

[ooc: Sanada, being the smart, well-prepared boy he is, brought his own shampoo and soap, but... he's still not amused. :D;]

18.

2008-03-31T15:43:02Z

[ I certainly wasn't expecting him to book us a hotel room for the evening, nor was I expecting everything that followed. I suppose this is what one calls an "afterglow," looking at how I'm currently feeling. You'd think it would disappear while I was sleeping... if I did, in fact, sleep. I'm not entirely convinced that I didn't just drift in and out for the whole hour we were supposedly sleeping for.

Somehow I'm going to survive two weeks without any sort of physical contact, as well as continue on as though we are not on proper speaking terms for the sake of ~~our teams~~ the camp. He better not make this any more difficult than it already has to be.

I need to sleep. ]

[ I really do appreciate you getting up early for me. I hope it wasn't too much of an inconvenience for you.

Also, thank you. For last night. ]

I have finished my unpacking already, and I believe we have an opening ceremony to get to at nine sharp. Rikkaidai, we will be checking in on you this evening to make sure everything is okay. I expect you two to be on your best behavior.

[ooc: private viewable only by Renji, small screened to Niou and Akaya. :D;]

17.

2008-03-30T06:09:04Z

[ Echizen. I am rooming with Echizen. Keigo, I will be expecting to be rescued. Renji, who is your roommate? ]

[ Camp for the next two weeks. ~~Admittedly, I forgot about this.~~ A ranking tournament will be held once we're practicing regularly as just a team, again, after the camp is finished. This will be a good opportunity to see what points of your game can be improved in preparation for the new club year. I expect everybody to work hard, or there will be consequences. I do not as of yet know what those consequences are, but you will not want to experience them. Hn. I believe I should probably be in bed.

Also, as a side note, if you are rooming with someone who you do not typically get along with, please refrain from ~~borrowing the katana that I will have with me~~ provoking them. ~~This is mostly to serve as a reminder for myself to heed my own advice.~~ ]

We look forward to seeing everybody at camp.

[ooc: first two strikes deleted, first bit of small text screened to Atobe.]

16.

2008-03-27T16:30:14Z

[ Due to ~~Atobe's~~ Niou's request, we will be joining in on paintball this weekend. Attendance optional. Yes, Hyoutei will also be there. ]

The new school year is approaching quickly, and a proper practice schedule will be determined in the next few days. Continue to train diligently for the regular positions - there will be a ranking tournament shortly.

Hn. I wonder what this year's April 1st will bring.

15.

2008-03-20T05:22:00Z

♥

[ooc: Atobe sent him a text message before bed, last night, with just a heart in the body text. After thinking about it all day, he decided to return the favor. XD;]

14.

2008-03-18T16:04:02Z

[ I do not know what to make of the past couple of days. The party was fine - I don't remember a single face of the people I spoke to, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

I did mean what I said to him. I didn't expect him to say it first and during the time of which he did, but what's done is done.

I will have to work on learning to express myself without using words. I learned that ability goes a long way - especially with him. ]

[ Thank you for donating your home for the evening, Renji. Perhaps Seiichi would be so kind as to hold it, next time. I still think we should make it a common occurrence. ]

I spent my afternoon training in the dojo, yesterday, and it has put me in a good mood. My father and I practiced together; it was the first time we had done that in months. Hn. Thinking about it, I believe the last time was last summer. Afterward, I had dinner and then read ~~a trashy romance novel because I've read all other genres of books in my home~~ a good book. It was a nice change of pace.

However. Today I will go back to my typical schedule. ~~And perhaps stay up a bit later to finish the book.~~

[ooc: strikes deleted.]

13.

2008-03-14T23:47:32Z

[ Please remind me that I'm crazy. ]

[ This is hardly a good idea. This is not something I am accustomed to. I will not say anything idiotic. I will not become irritated at seeing Atobe.

What is wrong with me? It's only Keigo. And a party. And I can spend the night afterward.

I'm crazy. ]

Good evening.

[ooc: mood deleted. :D;]

12.

2008-03-10T22:10:42Z

I find myself continuously staring at this... letter I received a while ago, trying to figure out who it could have possibly came from. It's scented. Perhaps it was simply mistakenly addressed to me.

[ I imagine we're still on for Wednesday. ]

[ The season has not officially started, but I wanted to remind you all that regardless, there will be no excuse for absences from practice on the break unless specifically cleared beforehand.

Regulars for this season will be selected come the start of school. I expect everybody to work hard to secure their spot. ]

[ Would it be troubling for Ayame-san to trim my hair, once more? ~~...~~I liked what she did last time. ]

[ We will be victorious, this year. ]

11.

2008-03-05T17:10:55Z

Happy birthday, Seiichi.

Akaya, you may join the rest of us for practice during this break, now. Also, good job on your exams; ~~...~~I'm proud of you.

[ I don't like how his father treats him. It made me feel almost... bad for him. I can't imagine what it would be like to live in a household such as that.

Hn. But why am I thinking about this? ]