Sanada's Point of View
After finding out what slapping someone's cheek meant in Shin Makoku, I had to be carried to the bedroom that had been prepared for me when I first arrived at Blood Pledge Castle (which apparently belongs to Yuuri). I really hope the fact that I didn't know about Yuuri being some kind of king here will save me from having to marry all of those slackers - I'M TOO YOUNG FOR MARRIAGE AND WE STILL HAVEN'T CRUSHED SEIGAKU!

Damn Tezuka! I blame him for all of this. If he had played at the Kanto finals, Rikkaidai would have won. I would be with Seiichi and none of this would have ever happened When I get my hands on him, I'll -

Someone interrupted my thoughts, "What does losing the Kanto finals have to do with you accidentally coming to Shin Makoku?"

I turned my head to face who interrupted my Tezuka rant - it was my cousin's creepy friend, Murata. "How did you know what I was thinking about?"

He laughed, "You were thinking out loud."

My eyes twitched in frustration and I asked, "Couldn't you have pretended that you didn't hear me?"

He chirped, "Nope!" He paused for a second and then said, "Come on, let's go - Yuuri has to bring you back"

Finally!

Murata lead me out to the courtyard where we met up with Yuuri. From there, we went to the temple that held the fountain where we came from - although I'm a bit curious about how we traveled through water, I won't ask (the less I know, the better).

Yuuri turned towards me and said, "Grab Murata's hand, Genichirou, or we'll leave you here." I did as I was told even though I wanted to yell at him about how it was his fault I ended up here in the first place.

The three of us stepped into the fountain and I closed my eyes. I could feel myself getting immersed in the water. Seconds later, we were back in Yuuri's house...in his bathtub. I quickly left the room to get changed into some dry clothes - my tennis jersey, to be more precise, since it's what I'm most comfortable in. Then, I sat down on Yuuri's bed and took some deep breaths in order to calm myself down after what had happened when I tried following my cousin on their little "outing" - if you can even call it that.

It took me about five minutes to get myself together. By that time, the house doorbell rang. I didn't bother going downstairs to see who it was since I most likely didn't know them. I never told the team where I would be staying - although, knowing Renji, he's already found out my cousin's address and gave it to all of the tennis regulars. I wouldn't put it past him. If he weren't such a good tennis player, I might hate him simply because he's a nosy little bastard who stalks people.

A familiar voice broke my train of thought, "Sanada-fukubuchou, let's go see Mura-buchou!"

It just HAD to be Akaya, didn't it? Although, if I'm honest with myself, it's not surprising that he would try to find me. Whenever Seiichi is gone, he latches onto me if Jackal is busy. One would think it would be Renji he'd cling to, but I was the one that got stuck with babysitting duty whenever Jackal is doing whatever the hell he does to avoid babysitting Akaya. I doubt Akaya would come alone though so somebody must be with him.

"Oi, Bakaya, not so loud!" It sounds like Marui, but why would he be the one with Akaya? Yukimura only trusts Renji, Jackal, or myself to watch over him...I should probably go downstairs to make sure they haven't broken anything.

I stepped out of the room and turned towards the staircase. As I walked down the stairs, my two teammates started to walk up. I blurted out, "You haven't broken anything, have you?"

Akaya pouted and Marui answered me, "No, we just got here! Now let's go see Yukimura - Bakaya and I bought sweets for him."

Akaya snorted, "Jackal-sempai bought them."

Marui retorted, "It was my idea - I just used his money!"

I pursed my lips. Does Marui ever pay for things by himself? I shook my head and just walked past the two of them. When I reached the front door, I turned my head towards them and asked, "Aren't you guys coming?"

The three of us took fifteen minutes to walk to the train station. The train ride to Kanagawa took about two hours. Akaya fell asleep so I had to carry him off the train. I told Marui, "The next time we bring him on a trip that lasts more than thirty minutes, give him sugar."

Marui popped his bubblegum, "Got it!"

I put Akaya on a bench and sat him up. Then I took a deep breath and yelled, "Tarundoru!"

His eyes snapped open and he screamed, "Don't slap me!"

I rolled my eyes at his childishness and turned towards the hospital, "Let's go!" The three of us began our journey towards the hospital where Seiichi would be having his check-up. We would have to walk past a river, but I doubted that I could go to...that place...without Yuuri so I wasn't too worried. If Akaya or Marui dragged me into it, then we could swim towards the riverbank and continue on our way to the hospital.

But maybe that was just wishful thinking. Five minutes into our walk, we were by the river and I suddently felt somebody grab my leg. Once again, I was stuck in some random whirlpool - although I don't understand how I'm going there without Yuuri. THIS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPENING! When the water subsided, I was just wet - again - but Akaya and Marui were close to unconscious.

I groaned, "Not again."

I heard somebody, most likely Conrad, chuckling behind me, "Welcome back, Genichirou-sama."

At this, Akaya and Marui came to their senses and shouted in unison, "GENICHIROU-SAMA?"

Akaya was asking, "Fukubuchou, why are they calling you 'sama'?"

At the same time Marui was asking, "Since they treat you like royalty, does this mean we can have as many sweets as we want?"

Before I could yell at them to shut up, Conrad said, "Of course, friends of Genichirou-sama will always be treated like the nobles that they are."

This seemed to confuse Akaya as he asked, "How are we nobles? Myfather's a salesman that deals with foreign assets, and Marui-sempai's father builds cameras for a living."

Conrad laughed, "You're considered nobility simply because you came here with Genichirou-sama. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll go fetch a carriage to take you to the castle."

Marui turned towards me and asked, "What the fuck is going on here?"

I shrugged, "I don't even know. The first time I came here was an accident that occurred when I tried to follow my cousin and his friend because I thought it was weird that they said that they were home even though they were coming from upstairs."

Marui snorted, "So you accidentally came to this place because you were snooping?"

I nodded, "Yes - I mean no - I don't know! I just know that I followed them and ended up here and before I knew it - a bunch of people started calling me a prince."

Marui rolled his eyes, "Sure, I believe you - for now, that is."

Akaya had his head tilted to the side. He asked, "Ne, fukubuchou, why do they call you prince?"

I sighed, "They apparently see my older cousin, Yuuri, as their king."

Akaya enthusiastically said, "Okay!" Then, he turned to Marui and beamed, "This means we can prank the people here without consequences!"

Kami-sama, help me!