Prince of Tennis Fanfiction: By Your Side for Three Lifetimes

In my first life, you were a great onmyoji in Heian-kyo, while I, of lowly status, could only watch your peerless grace from the shadows;

In my second life, you were a gifted and beautiful young man in the Shinsengumi at the end of the shogunate, while I, not yet powerful enough to cultivate into human form, could only stay by your side in my original form and watch you die alone;

In my third life, you are the God’s Child of Rikkai University in Kanagawa, Japan. At last, having taken human form, I can strive alongside you for our dreams!

That moment, I raised a wind horse, not to beg for blessings, but to wait for your arrival;

That day, with my eyes closed amid the incense smoke in the prayer hall, I suddenly heard the sacred words you chanted;

That month, I turned every prayer wheel, not to deliver souls from suffering, but to touch your fingertips;

That year, I crawled along the mountain road, prostrating myself with every step, not to seek an audience, but to feel your warmth;

That lifetime, I journeyed around mountains, waters, and stupas, not to earn a better next life, but to meet you along the way.