Daddy How

Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis or its characters.


Ryoma POV

It's blazing hot again today, I sat on my usual chair drinking some Ponta. Ahh this stuff never fails to cool me down.

Today is one of the rare days where I don't have to fly to some place for some tournament. It's good to be able to relax sometimes.

A bouncing ball of energy in the form of my son, came running down the hall and landed on my lap. He looked just like me, from the blue-green hair to the angular face and the impeccable good looks down to that trade mark smirk. But he has his mother's eyes the beautiful hazel that Sakuno has. The same ones that makes me melt inside, not that I'd admit it out loud.

"Daddy, daddy!" He exclaimed.

"Hm?" I acknowledged him.

"Daddy…how did you tell Mommy that you love her?" He asked innocently, looking up at me.

I almost choked on my Ponta, what could have brought upon this question? It's not something I would want to answer and I shouldn't answer if I didn't want to! I'm a man of discipline I should be able to resist my son even when he looks so adorable and those eyes…

I groaned and massaged my temples.

Ryu squealed in happiness, he knew he won.

He always does. I'm turning soft.

"I was sixteen then…" I started and little Ryu was intently listening.


10 years ago

Where is she? She better not be absent, I have spent days, weeks even months preparing, suffering, agonizing at how I am going to tell her. I have finally mustered enough courage to tell her and I am going to kill someone if I find out that she's not here.

I don't do this all the time, heck I don't do it ever, this will be a one-time thing and it will be today no matter what. My patience is wearing thin, where is Sakuno?

Just when I was getting ready to go pick her up at her house instead, there she was across the street. In all her glory. She has developed well over the years, grew in the right places and has wonderful curves. Her hair was no longer braided instead it was always down in a soft wave. Her blush was ever present and her lips looked so soft and pink that sometimes it just makes me want to grab hold of her and just kiss her senseless.

I often find other boys staring at her and it angers me. I always have to hold myself back from knocking them all out. Sakuno is mine and mine alone and I never want to share.

She started walking towards me and my heart beat faster with every step she took. She smiled and waved I managed to wave back.

She's so close now, no more than 5 meters away, I had the urge to just run and hold her hand in mine. But I had to wait, I need to do this perfectly. I've waited a long time for this, a few more steps won't hurt.

And then there was this loud unpleasant noise of a car honking. It was going fast…fast towards Sakuno.

No, not her, not my Sakuno. I ran as fast I can, grabbed hold of a petrified Sakuno and managed to get us out of harm's way just in time.

My breathing was ragged. I have never been so scared in my life, not for me but for her. I knew she was precious to me but now I realized just how precious she really was.

"Ryoma-kun…" She started to say.

But I've had enough of this, first I had to wait for god knows how long and now she almost got herself killed. All the stress just built up and I've had enough of it.

"Sakuno. Do you know that if you were hurt I would have been hurt a million times more? Do you know that I have spent endless nights preparing for this day?"

"Ano…Ryoma-kun…"

"Let me finish." I didn't care that people were crowding around us now, all I knew was that I almost lost the love of my life and she didn't even know that I loved her yet.

"What would I have done if you died, Sakuno? How could I have told you that I love you more than anything in this world? I -"

I couldn't continue, she had her hand on my mouth. And then tears started to fall from her eyes, I couldn't understand, did I hurt her? Did she not love me too? But then she smiled.

"I love you too." She said, it was barely a whisper but I heard it and I felt like I was the happiest person in the world and I probably was too.


And that's how I told your Mommy that I love her. There was a look of awe on my son's face and I suddenly heard a giggle behind a chair in front of me and my daughter peeked out and giggled.

I groaned, it was embarrassing enough to tell my son but my daughter heard too?

Come here you, I said and she gave me an adorable smile and sat on my lap beside her brother.

"This couldn't get any better." I thought.

Until Sakuno walked in and gave me the most breath-taking smile.

And I have to admit, I stand corrected.

"So…Daddy, how did you propose to Mommy?" Little Sachi asked.

Sakuno laughed out loud and if it was possible, I turned a little red. I put my kids down, stood up, mumbled something incoherent and walked out of there as fast as I could.


A/N: There all done. Completely rewritten, the previous version of this was so bad it almost made me cry! I will also post a second chapter to this since some people have been asking, but I'm not sure if this will be a full-fledge story since there really isn't a plot. Hahah.

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