Hyotei's Atobe Keigo

A world in a bottle
Life is confusing.. Things never happen without a reason.

I often thought myself perfect, flawless. I still think I am, if not flawless, then at least above others.
However... there still are things, events, reasons I can't fathom.

Is it my short-sightedness? I never thought everything could crash down in such a short amount of time back then. Even though it came close to, in the past, I thought perhaps very foolishly, that nothing could break this down.
I have faced the truth. t is over, and perhaps even starting this way back then was the most foolish thing I could have done.

I am, after all, Atobe Keigo. It is a name that bears weight not only because of who I am.. but because of, simply, the name itself.
I never stopped to think about my own situation, my exact place in this family. I am the heir, the one in whom the family has placed its hopes on. Tennis is far from a disgracius choice of carreer, and it hardly matters to them. Of course, this sport does bring incredible glory, which I will all claim in time.

What is the subject of concern, as I have overheard.. is a suitable woman.
I was merely taken by surprise for a few seconds. After all, arranged marriages between highly respected families are something we have seen quite many times in history. It is only fitting that ore-sama be part of this history.

I assume once they have decided on the perfect bride they will let me know.

...I still wonder how I should feel about this...

Current Mood: thoughtful

I am stronger than this... aren't I?

Funny, how harder it got to get out of bed these last few days. It's as if this wasn't my life, sometimes. It's a void.. and I can fill it.. but it will take time.

I still do my best. Everyday. I at least owe that to myself and others.
If anyone thinks they can beat me in tennis because of my current mood.. they are SO very wrong. It was actually quite entertaining... somehow.

At least I can still be enthused by the smell of cooking food wafting in.
If I'm not mistaken, there will be something chocolatey for dessert...

Be awed by my update!
Well... a lot of things did happen inside a mere couple of days.

Somehow, my single-line entry seemed to cause quite a commotion. I did post it at a time were I was quite affected emotionally, and maybe I should not have, but it was the only way to arn everyone in advance, if they did read.

Kantoku has not given me that hard of a time yet. Maybe I should not feel too much at ease though... after all, if you have your nose too high in the air you may fall into a manhole, as my cousin said once.

Either way, I am steadily being.. myself again. That is a fact.

It's over
I might miss the first few morning classes.

Current Mood: crappy

Somebody help me
Aaaah, the great snowy outdoors, the magnificent scenery, the room not quite furnished to my tastes, the incredibly annoying ROOMATE!

WHY have I been paired with someone like this!?

Oh but things COULD be worse, I suppose... if HIS stupid fanclub was twice its size, it might render me deaf. For now I am simply content drowning their noises with music. I praise the genius who invented headphones.

If I can't get a full night's sleep, I will kick him out of the room tomorrow. I thought I was a patient person, but the moment I saw him it simply vanished.

I will survive these two weeks... I will.

HE WILL NOT!

Current Mood: annoyed
Current Music: something else than a fanclub's screams

Party?
An announcement concerning all Hyotei regulars, past and present.

For the coming New Year, you have all been made aware -or I at least tried giving a fair warning in earlier phone discussions and whatnot- that ore-sama will be hosting a New Year celebration at my family's secondary residence.

Taki, before you even ask, you are NOT bringing the punch. Oshitari will. You can be the DJ, bouncer or virtually anything that is FAR from the food table. Furthest, even.
A detail worthy of note: this will last three days, at least for myself. Anyone else is welcome to come and go.

If you have any questions, you know how to ask.

Current Mood: thoughtful

Early celebrations
I will not begin to recount all of what I have been give, suffice it to say that many, many wrappings are littered all over the mansion where our extended family's party is held.

I could, of course, not leave a young kitty alone at home, so my parents thought I could bring it over. I am satisfied to finally see it asleep. These bundles of fur have so much energy.
It has to be mentionned that this cat happens to be a gift.. from that one first-year in Yamabuki. I was quite surprised... He and that Lucky boy did have a clever plan to give the kitties a new home.

I must go play the part of a decent host now since my guest, though pleasantly napping with the cat, may need substantial nourishment soon. I do not trust sweets to keep one fully energized for more than an hour.

Ponderings...
I see someone in a dream. Every single night since weeks. I can't remember who this person is when I wake up... and out of all the people I cross at school or out in the city, no one bears even familiarity.

I wonder if I should seek help about this... it has become quite a nagging thought.

As for other matters, I went to the mall today.
....and just got back. It was quite hectic with all the people doing their christmas shopping in there. I would have liked to start wrapping presents, but i am exhausted from this day... and and the last week of school is starting. This means finals will rain on us.

Not that I fear any of them.

Strange Days.. or nights?
I have been having quite strange dreams lately... and what is even more peculiar is that it seems to focus ona person... and I can't remember this person's features upon awaking. It should not bother me.. but the feelings that accompany this one person in the reccuring dream are unsettling.

I have tried to ignore it, but I have been having this particular co-star in my dreams too often to forget and swat it aside.

Aside from this, all is right within our school walls and inside the courts... My grades are no different from usual either.
Christmas is coming next month as well, so I must dig through my mind and find suitable presents for family members and friends.

Veni, Vidi, Vici!
Hand me my laurels now, please?

Fuji Yuuta has been defeated. Of course, it was not the sort of slaughter some expected. That would have been, I have to admit, quite boring.
Fuji Yuuta is a talented player, and I am as well.. We both played a match that transcended both our greatness and everyone was, undoubtedly, happy about its outcome.
No coffee was harmed in the making of this match, we apologize to those who would want to sue us, but you really can't outdo my great self. I'll get you before you get me.

Now, finally, I can move on to other matters.
It feels as if a great weight had been lifted off my shoulders, somehow. Let's see what tomorrow will be made of.

...strangely optimistic mood... you people better appreciate it when it goes though.

Current Mood: cheerful

That's IT!!!
Hate mail normally doesn't bother me and any insults slide upon me like water ona duck's back, but THIS ... this has crossed the line!

I will take measures for this to end as soon as tomorrow if possible. I must make them stop this once and for all. I do hope a certain rival -because I must apparently view him as such- will deem me worthy of a rematch. Of course, everyone does, so maybe we don't need to bet coffee this time.

I'm not going to let it poison my life any more than it already has. These people really have too much time on their hands.
I thought Hyotei was a school above everything, but it seems a few idiots are scattered here and there.
...I really wonder how many people turn away from Agassi when he loses a match.
Che....

Insulting me is one thing.. insulting my talent and hard wok is another, but there are things no ONE should touch.

I tried my hardest when I faced him back then. Just as tried my hardest when I played against Tezuka. The only difference was that I lost one and won the other.
People hate me for doing my best? I might just have to prove them, like the children they are, that I don't lose two times. Maybe that will shut them up.

Current Mood: enraged

The pain of one's soul
I wonder.. why it is that adults are so thick-headed.

They can never understand my views, save for my parents or teachers. I can pour all my knowledge of various situations on the discussion. I can bring out their children's good points. I can speak most times without bias, and often I don't have much to gain from convincing them.

Still... they don't GET it.
It's... frustrating.

I see a situation I don't like, a situation which doesn't please the concerned party. Either of concerned parties really. I can only do my best to prevent it from happening, but even this won't do.

It's beyond my power...
...and I hate defeat.

Other things are going good, but this situation seems to put a damper on all my thoughts.

Current Mood: Troubled

Some.. things.
Well, I thought I had a lot to say....

...however, thoughts have fled. They may eventually return.
I should probably not say any sort of matter concerning classes since it is by now obvious how those go.

Oh, well, I might simply need a bit of rest. For now.. something popular for net-dwellers.

i'm in slytherin!

be sorted @ nimbo.net

Of course this won't suprise anyone.

Current Mood: indescribable

Right. I lost.

Hyotei lost.

Everyone probably knows this already.

Shishido, I will want to practice with you. Soon. Be prepared.

Annoyance....
I have finally handed kantoku our playing order for sunday's match. I believe this will be over before we even get to Singles 2, no matter the case.
I must say I would love a challenging match.. one day...

If Fuji Yuuta loses, he has to pay me this coffee of his that 'kicks guts'. If I lose... well, I will not.
Also, if I win, this strange obnoxious brat will leave me alone.. or rather do what I say for a week. It is looking good. do not think I will lose, so I will not have to pleasure him by acting kindly to everyone... I do act kindly, but merely towards those who deserve it.

Hyotei will win. I doubt I will have to enter the court, and if I do then victory is sealed.
....I wish we were still in for the Nationals.... somehow the cheers sound gloomy...

Current Mood: contemplative

What else but TENNIS?
Hyotei may have dropped out of the Kantou tournament, but we are still going strong in the other challenges that riose up to meet us.

I have read some journalists say that Hyotei was /predictable/ of all things. Of course, they were talking about the lineup... so I have looked at our next possible opponents... and after discussing things over with our kantoku, I have a new order for our school to play by. No one will say Hyotei is predictable after this....

I know you all are very eager to know about this whole new order within our ranks! Ore-sama will awe you all with infinite surprise.
katsu no wa Hyotei, this is no secret! If you want to see our new order so badly, then you all are welcome to come by.

Our next match will be against Meichiru Gakuen at 10am in Maboromiya Tennis Garden's Eastern court.

I do think Meichuru should be thankful to my great self, ince I will be the reason there will be any spectators at all to such a weaker league challenge... Ah well a victory is a victory, and as I said above, the one to win is Hyotei.

Current Mood: determined
Current Music: Final Fantasy VII - The Birth of God

Be awed.. by.. my headache...
I don't think I will write a lot today.. the clacking of the keyboard's keys sound awfully loud.
Coach Sakaki has been acting quite.. strange but maybe my perceptions are at fault. I can't quite be certain of anything. Maybe I simply overexhausted myself at this party? I think staying to help him return the room to normal may have been too much. Not that I can recall whatever I did.

Three tests tomorrow...
I should do my homework, study and then maybe a long nap.

ah and... Jirou? I'll try to think of something...

Current Mood: exhausted

The King Has Returned!
Today was the greatest day of my three years at Hyotei.
After long training, a bit of scratches and a lot of effort, I am back where I belong. At the top.

Hiyoshi played masterfully. I admit even ore-sama was impressed. He showed me what I wanted to see. The club was starting to warm up to him and see his qualities as a leader, as their captain. I, of course, had to reclaim this position in a match that put the gallery in awe.

Hiyoshi did not make it easy. He is quite tenacious, and I admit his skills truly heightened. He lost his concentration when we went into the tenthth game,but I'm sure he will be able to become better at this. I don't really think many can be unnafected after I pull my ametsu e no rondo on them. It is understandable that Hiyoshi didn't play as well after that.
Another one of his strong points is how quickly he got back up.

It may be rare that I praise my opponents, you think... but I do.
I do not anyone who witnessed it will forget that match. I do not think the memory of how I won back my crown will fade soon, either.

Current Mood: high

Perfection
Ah, today has already started on a good note!

As I was having breakfast this morning I saw something on the table. I had perhaps not noticed it yesterday, so mother thought it good to leave it there for me to see.
It was the long-awaited letter from Sakaki-san. I will, as always, be appointed to play piano for the first half of his party. Incidentally, it also mentions I can bring a guest. Maybe he thinks I will be unable to amuse myself on the last half of the party, for some reason or other...

So if anyone is interested in a high-class party, you can come along. Do make sure to have something appropriate in your wardrobe.
Ore-sama will certainly take this opportunity to wear that one deep, grape-like purple suit along with the matching tie and a shirt of the most timeless shade of beige.
Ah, one warning too, the food you will find there is exceptionally delicate and may not fit everyone's tastes... so do think twice before accepting... and do not accept all at once either.

If any of you show a heightened interest, either call me or tell me at the next practice or whenever is convenient.

Current Mood: cheerful

A Wanderer's Wonderings
This week has been completely perfect. Not one event disturbed the flow of things. School has brought numerous test, flung in a completely random order in an attempt to weed out those who hadn't studied. Of course, I passed all these tests with a more than average grade.
We were handed our next project for Art Class. This none will be incredibly fun. We have to compose a poem and paint a scene, portrait or whichiever to go along with it. I have it already planned out. The poem has been writen mere minutes after the assignment was given. I think I will use watercolors... this media requires definite skill, which I posess and will make use of.

Practice-wise... Hiyoshi seems to be settling into his new position, and I am still steadily winning match after match from the non-regulars.
Some may think it's an easy match, but I assure you it is not. The biggest mistake one such as ore-sama can make is to expect a win. Never let your guard down.. always keep your concentration at its peak. Expect the unexpected.

Hiyoshi, you teached me quite a lot without even knowing it....

Current Mood: contemplative

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