Deafening Silence ( prince of tennis) (#wattys2016)

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Roko mentally sighed. He knew he should get to know his teammates better, but without Sanada it would be difficult. In fact it would be more than difficult and he had experienced more than several annoying moments of trying to talk to someone through a pen and paper, and then realising he'd run out of paper. It was frankly just an awkward and annoying moment.

He supposed he could get to know them better. He had his phone, so he could text them whenever, or maybe visit them, he wasn't sure. The snow may clear up at some point, so he could go to Kanagawa if he chose to, maybe visit Yukimura.

He narrowed his eyes in thought. He had seven days before his birthday, which meant he had seven days to do as he chose. There were six regulars on the team excluding him - since he already knew Sanada well enough - and Yukimura in the hospital, which meant he could prioritize one a day. It was a really stupid idea, since he couldn't really get to know them over text, but he supposed he could try, if only to return the favour for their need to know him.

He could start now since he already knew a lot about Sanada, so he had one down and seven to go. He quickly drew up a mental timetable for the next seven days until his birthday.

Day 1 - Yanagi

Day 2 - Marui

Day 3 - Yagyuu

Day 4 - Kirihara

Day 5 - Jackal

Day 6 - Niou

Day 7 - Yukimura

Ah. Niou. Well that would certainly be interesting, considering he'd tried to kill him twice.

It then occurred to Roko that maybe he should apologize to Niou for trying to kill him. It wasn't exactly intentional, but there were times where Roko's murderous tendencies would flare up. Maybe he was bipolar, that would certainly be interesting. The bipolar mute boy.

This is the most you have ever thought to yourself before, his consciousness cut in with amusement in its voice. Roko didn't bother questioning how it was even amused, since he had long since decided that any questions he had couldn't be answered anyway. He just decided his brain was rather screwed up.

It's interesting, his consciousness continued, that only now do you even consider getting to know the regulars. Roko scowled annoyed.

Well I'm going to do something about that

Sounds interesting. One regular a day. If you can pull this off I will be amazed, in fact I'll be impressed if you can last Day 1. Which is today, by the way.

Roko stopped as he realised that Day 1 was in fact today. He was suddenly thankful it was early morning, and he walked faster than usual back home.

And I'm already looking forward to Day 6, his consciousness added, and Roko scowled.

Yanagi Household

Renji sat on his bed reading a book with a glass of water on the table beside him. His room was rather basic, with white walls and oak-panelled flooring, with a single desk and chair, a wardrobe and a bed, with a table beside it. Renji liked to keep things simple and organised, and saw no reason to add anymore. True, he had his own personal touches here and there, like the crammed bookshelf hanging above his desk and a few files lying around on his desk, where he recorded everything from his notebook in case he lost it, though that was highly unlikely.

He sat up straight reading his newest book, his face portraying none of the emotion that was explored in the text before him. He distantly wondered what kind of books Echizen wrote, since he never really asked about what he wrote, maybe he could get a read of it, though that was unlikely, since Echizen was a lot more secretive than any other member of the team.