Subject: [FFML] [shortfic][Prince of Tennis] Pillars
From: Aishuu Shadowweaver
Date: 6/30/2003, 8:39 PM
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Pillars
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Disclaimer: Not mine.
Note: For me. To remind me.

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Echizen Ryoma knew one thing after Tezuka Kunimitsu
left: the captain knew nothing about architecture.
				
"Become the pillar of Seigaku!"

Hadn't he told Ryoma that? Well, Ryoma realized how
badly Tezuka had misspoken almost immediately.

Ryoma remembered his mother taking him on a tour
through Italy when he was younger. It was something he
remembered, though he hadn't been too thrilled about
at the time. But his mother had wandering feet, and
dragged him all over the world in an attempt to
broaden horizon.

Hmmph. As if anything mattered but tennis.

Still, seeing the Pantheon had made him take a step
back. It had been... impressive.

Not many things impressed Ryoma.

What struck him most were the massive pillars,
stretching up for what seemed to be forever. He had
stood next to one, amazed at the height and sense of
timelessness. This place would last forever, even if
it was destroyed. There would be an echo on the land,
a place of permanence...
					
He wasn't fanciful usually, either. But the Pantheon
seemed to remind him that there were greater things,
which was probably what it was intended to do.

If you wanted to see pillars, it was the Romans you
needed to learn from.

That was what a pillar was supposed to be. Something
that supported, he supposed. But the Pantheon had many
of them, and he realized that if the team lost a
member, it would survived. Numerous members could
change, and it would survive.

Momo had been forced off the team by Inui, and the
team had survived. Ryoma knew that with Tezuka gone,
Momo would likely come back, and he was glad for that.
He missed his "do or die" attitude. He hated losing
the challenge of the seemingly unbeatable captain, but
Momo's return would be a balm.

Kikumaru's laughter, Oishi's caring, Kaidou's
intensity, Fuji's unpredictability, Inui's
intelligence, Taka's fire.. they all contributed to
supporting the team. They were all pillars. Even if
one cracked, the others would take on the weight of
responsibility.

Tezuka knew nothing about architecture. Oh, no. 

"I won't become a pillar," Ryoma murmured to himself,
watching the team practice as they prepared for the
nationals. "I'll become the keystone."

After all, that was the important part. Tezuka had
been the support of the whole team; now it was Ryoma's
turn.

There could have many pillars, but only one keystone -
if you took it away, the entire structure would come
crumbling down. 


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Notes:
Yes, I know the Greeks are the major users of columns,
but this is Ryoma. Allow me a bit of leeway. The Roman
ruins are a bit easier for me to describe, anyway.



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the shining thing is always here
it can be found within myself
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