Soulmates

By: riri101

Genre:Romance

Disclaimer: Duh? I own nothing.


Chapter 1: Fading Existence

The wind swooshed heavily as the twin-braided girl approached the cemetery. It was already twilight and the ominous dark clouds and thunder threatened for an impending storm.

'Yatta! I made it in time' the girl panted with glee.

She clutched the bouquet of daisies she held as she stopped and stood in front of a familiar grave.

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Etched delicately on the stone in gold paint was the name she couldn't and wouldn't afford to forget. It was the same name that was etched in her heart. It was the name of the boy who had taken her heart away. It was the name of her first…love.


In the loving memory of our son

Echizen Ryoma

December 24, 1992-

September 15,

With a smile on her face, she sat and placed the bouquet of daisies on top of the grave.

For her, Ryuuzaki Sakuno. Life isn't always a piece of cake and everything happens for a reason. Just as there was a reason why Ryoma had to die early. It was already five since he dad died, she recalled.

It happened when he went to America to fulfill his life-long dream- to become a pro and beat his father. (Well, he accomplished the latter earlier than expected). He wasn't able to attend the preliminaries that were broadcasted on TV. It was then the Echizen's announced the Ryoma had already been missing for five days. They used every means to contact him but it was useless.

For three whole months, an endless and exhausting search was conducted. Every place he consistently came to were searched. They had hoped that he was just fooling around and needed some space.

For another two months they waited. Still clinging to the tiny shred of hope that maybe he just needed rest and was tired of everything. For a sum of 12 months all of their hope was gone. Echizen Ryoma is gone.

Dead.

But his body was never found.

At first she couldn't see how devastated his team mates were. But it was then, she noticed that the warm glow the Boy's Tennis Team emitted…faded. First, it was Momo; who was after all considered as his best friend. He skipped practices and went to skulk on the rooftops just like when he wasn't included in the regulars one time. Then next was Eiji…Kaidoh…Kawamura…Inui…Oishi…Fuji, all of them. Even Tezuka, who was very good in masking his emotions didn't hide his sadness for the boy.

It went on for months.

The tennis team had great hopes for him, great hopes indeed. He was so young and full of life after all. They had hoped that someday their ochibi would conquer the world with his tennis. And everyone in tennis world would bow before him.

But they had moved on.

It is no good to linger in the past, moving forward with determination and will is the key to achieving one's ends she had heard Tezuka-buchou once said.

But they had moved on

Little by little she saw them glow and found themselves again. They had promised to win Nationals for Echizen.

And as time passed by, they rarely spoke of Ryoma Echizen anymore. It was as if he had never existed. Everyone else had moved on but…her.


Author's notes: Hey there to all my readers. This is my first ever multi-chaptered fic. I hope you'll be as kind to read and review. You know your reviews are very precious to me, that's my only happiness. I apologize for numerous grammar mistakes, spelling, bad sentence construction and much abused punctuation marks. I don't have a beta reader. And it's nearly impossible to beta yourself, it's easier to spot someone else's mistakes ya' know?

My inspiration on writing this fic was L.J. Smith's Night World Book 3. I'm so in love with Delos Redfern!

Yay! And Galen too. The book was about vampires, shapeshifters and witches finding their soul mates. My story maybe based on it but I haven't copied even a tiny detail. I love Lisa Jane and I respect her works. So if you'll ask what Ryoma will be. Well, find out in the upcoming chapters. And I intend to make Ryoma as DESPICABLE as possible. Ha-ha.

Anyway, thanks again and my rambling was way too long…

riri