A/N: Please bear with me and my grammar, I'm not an English speaker. It may have some spelling and grammar error but I'll fix it when I find those errors. I've changed the settings into High School cause they were too young for romance, I guess? This story revolves around Sakuno and her tennis.

Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis.

She's Ryuzaki Sakuno, A High school student. Everyone admired her at school. What can you say, she's a beauty that matches her nice personality. She inspires others but inside, she lacks inspiration, but... She met him, also them.

"Sa-ku-no chan," Her bestfriend tomoka called her slowly as she hung herself to sakuno's shoulder.

"Tomo-chan, good morning." She greeted tomoka, "Hai hai, good morning." tomoka greeted back as she broke her hug to sakuno.

Since the first day of school alot of boys have been greeting her,even girls. Who wouldn't get attracted by someone who has that porcelain doll look. "Ne ne sakuno-chan, have you taken a liking by one of those boys who kept on sending you love letters." She was asked by her bestfriend. She's been having a lot of love letters this past few days. "I dont know, I'm not into relationship yet tomo-chan." she answered,

They have now arrived to their room, waiting for their homeroom teacher to come and teach lessons. As the teacher arrived, Sakuno noticed a boy behind her teacher. "Good morning class." The teacher greeted and they greeted back. She was thinking that she probably knew who the boy was but can't really remember. "As of today, we have a new transferee. Please introduce yourself," The boy stands infront with his poker face, looking like he wasnt interested at what was happening.

"I'm Echizen Ryoma, nice to meet you all." He said and slightly bowed.

Something about him drove sakuno to take glances at him almost everytime. She just can't pinpoint where she had seen him.

It was now lunch break and she watches the boy as he leaves the room but tomoka blocked the back door. "What you lookin' at ?" She asked sakuno and looked behind her. "Ah nothing, let's go have lunch tomo-chan." She stood up and made her way to the rooftop where the two always take their lunches.

As they were eating their bento, tomoka started a conversation. "I heard ryoma-sama is joining the tennis club, that would make him more awesome." The girl squeled as she daydream ryoma playing tennis. "Ah really?" Sakuno said, hinting that she wasnt interested by the topic of her bestfriend.

"Mo.. sakuno-chan are you sick." tomoka asked as to why she wasnt like her old self eventhough sakuno was always the quiet type. "I'm not, it's just... ah let's not talk about this." She said and closed her bento, she made her way to the railings of the rooftop facing the tennis courts.

She saw her new classmate ryoma playing a regular of the team. "Ar-e?- Ryoma-samaaaa." Tomoka screamed when she also saw ryoma playing. "He's so awesome,"

It's now crystal clear to sakuno. Ryoma was the one who saved her when she was getting cornered by some high school students. She remembers it, how she was amazed that she stared at him while those high school brats were barking nonsense at him.

The white hat and red racket were the ones why she recognized who he was.

"Wahh tomo-chan I'm late. See you later." Sakuno sprinted her way out from the rooftop. She was mesmerized by him that she had forgotten her tennis practice. She thought to herself that her captain would make her do extra jobs."Mo... it's no use , I'm late and now I'm lost for about ten minutes." she mumbled to herself. She has no sense of direction, thats why."I should just skip practice today." she sighed before turning behind. There she was shocked to see one of her senpai.

"Sakuno-chan, skipping practice isn't good." Her senpai said, "Syusuke-senpai," she was just able to call him by his name. She had known him since she was still in middle school while syusuke was in high school. It's because he visited her house a lot of time with the captain of the boys' tennis team due to sakuno's grandmother being the coach. "Let's go, I'll take you to the girls' tennis court." He invited her with a smile,though he always smile. "I'll just be a bother to your practice, syusuke-senpai." She said, of course he's a regular on the team. He should be practicing by now but he saw sakuno getting lost. "What are yo-," He was cut off when someone called him.

"Fuji!," a boy with a red hair was waving his hand while running towarda the two of them. "Oh hey there, Sakuno-chan." The boy greeted her with a v-sign. "Hello, kikumaru-senpai." she greeted back, "I should get going senpai tachi, bye." she excused herself and left the two.

"Fuji let's go," Kikumaru said, fuji took a quick glance of sakuno running and then proceeded on his walk to the tennis court.

"Mo...Sakuno, what's up with you?" Sakuno thought to herself. She was out of the real world, spacing out not realizing that the bell already rung.

"Oi sakuno, are you not going to practice?" asked by her bestfriend, it was then she realized that she have to explain to her captain why she didnt attend the practice earlier. "Oh yeah, bye tomo-chan." she then left her and made sure that's she's going to the right way.

She made it in time for practice. "Ryuzaki-san, why were you absent this lunch practice?" Her captain asked, "Sorry buchou, I was going to practice late but I can't find my way to the courts." eventhough it was not that valid excuse, it had happened a lot of times that she wasnt able to attend practice cause she was always lost, her captain already knew that she got no sense of direction but she doesn't tolerates her members.

"As a punishment, add 30 more swings."The captain said, sakuno just nodded and joined the other freshman swinging their rackets.

On the other hand, tomoka seemed to worry about her bestfriend that she confronted sakuno's grandmother. "Ryuzaki-sensei," She called out to the old woman inside the court watching her team, practice.

"Osakada-san, Is there something you need?" The coach asked when she got out of the court barrier. "Anou... Sensei, sakuno's been acting weird since last month. I'm getting worried." she asked in a sad tone.

"I see, she must be sad about it. Don't worry, I'll talk to her later." The coach rest assured tomoka but she wasnt sure was she meant about "Sad about it". "Thank you sensei, I'm going bye." She excused herself and left the school grounds.

It all began when sakuno gets depressed about someone leaving her behind. First, her parents who always train her into playing tennis suddenly left the country. She was really depressed that she would play tennis so often, almost to the point where she almost gave up. It was 2nd year of her middle school when she started playing seriously again.

Fuji Syusuke was the reason. Her grandmother asked Fuji to accompany and train her to be a better tennis player. Sakuno wanted to have someone to play tennis with her but she can't have, due to her shyness and she didn't join the tennis club. That's why when she met fuji for the first time, she felt at ease,mainly the reason was fuji is so easy to be with. That's when coach ryuzaki asked fuji, cause she knows fuji well. But Fuji was now on his last year of high school and gonna get busy by his studies as well his practice, that coach ryuzaki dismissed him as her granddaughter's personal trainer. She knows that it will break her down but she can't be selfish, knowing fuji's gonna have a hard time.

Sakuno, on the other hand, finished her practice. She decided to go to her training place at school and played by herself on the wall.

"Ugh, Why can't I play properly?!" She asked herself angrily, "Your form was good but you bend your knees too much and you should get a haircut." Sakuno got suprised when someone spoke. "R-ryoma-kun..." She was left speechless.

Ryoma thought to himself, why was she calling him using his first name but whatever, his classmates in America calls him by his first name too. "Anou... Thank you for saving me the other day." She said and bowed to him.

Ryoma can't recall what was she telling about. "What are you talking about?" he asked, sakuno jaw dropped. "Ah he forgot." Sakuno whispered to herself, "I'm just thankful," she said, leaving ryoma confused.

Ryoma didnt really care so he started playing by himself using the wall. Sakuno just watched the boy play himself."He's good" That's what came into her mind.

"Anou.. Goodbye, ryoma-kun." She said then left him there playing since it's getting dark.

By the time she left, ryoma catches the ball with his hand instead using his racket. "Oh? Now, I remember." He said, remembering what happened the other day.

The day where the prince saved a girl.