It was a shiny day. Just another day for a certain auburn pigtail-haired girl. Just another new day to smile in front of her sleeping husband and son. Just another new day to reminisce about that past.

________________________Flashback_________________________

"Sakuno!!!"

The scream of a pigtailed hair girl with a mole under her right eye could be heard in the corridor of their school. It was already 5 p.m so no one was there to complain about the exhausted girl's lousy voice.

"Tomoka-chan…"

A certain braided hair girl stopped from walking and looked up behind her. She saw her long time best friend running and shouting to approach her.

"Nee, Sakuno, have you told him?"

"Told him?"

"Mou! You know what I'm talking about… it's Ryoma-sama!!!"

Blood arises through her cheeks when she heard that name---RYOMA. She's been addicted to the person who owns this name, been crazy with this guy's smirks and faintly looks. Most of all, she's been in love with this guy who was known as the tennis prince since the time that he saved her in the train (as what Sakuno thought, of course).

"I-Iie… Gomen, but I don't think he'd be happy with that."

"Heh… that's not the Sakuno I knew. You should at least try to tell him about how you feel for him."

"I… I guess you're right."

"So let's go now!"

Tomoka suddenly grabbed her best friend's hand and ran over to the tennis courts. They kept on running & running until they saw a certain guy with a white cap on his head, holding a red colored racket and a single tennis ball.

"It's your chance Sakuno! Go for it!!"

Tomoka pushed Sakuno inside the court, causing her to lose her balance and fell on her butt.

"I-Itai… mou, Tomo-chan really-"

She stopped talking when she opened her eyes only to meet a pair of golden brown orbs staring at her. Up to this sensation, she felt her cheeks coloring a shade of red, especially when he offered his hand to her.

"R-Ryoma-kun…"

"Are you alright?"

"H-Hai…"

She took his hand and stood up. That's her prince—Echizen Ryoma. Ryoma turned his focus into his racket and ball, hitting it in the wall continuously. The realization continued when he spoke.

"What are you doing here?"

"Eh?"

"Don't give me 'Eh'. I'm asking you what are you doing here."

"A-Anno… I-I just have… something to tell you…"

"What do you want?"

"Anno… R-Ryoma-kun… I… I"

"You? What?

"I… Ryoma-kun, I like you!"

"That's the way it is Sakuno-chan!"

Ryoma hit the ball with his racket with an extremely force. He realized those last three words. He stopped from hitting it and get his ball with his left hand. Sakuno just felt running away from him or just the earth has to swallow her. But then, she remained silent, not even uttering a word to say "sorry" or even moving. Ryoma glared at her and gave her his popular smirk. He turned his focus once again on hitting his ball with his racket. Silence. Just for once, he broke it.

"Sorry, Ms. Wobbly Hips, but you know, I have someone I love. Psch, I thought she knew by now that I love her. I never thought that there was someone like her who would caught my heart."

And then silence again. Sakuno trembled. Her hands and feet were shaking. She just wished she didn't exist at all.

"One more thing, I don't like you, and I don't want to take up what you said. And-"

That's all. Tears began to form in her eyes.

"S-Sorry Echizen-kun. I-I didn't mean to… to bother you… I'm going!"

Sakuno bowed and bid her goodbye. She ran away from the guy who made her crazy for the tennis prince. The guy who made her fall in love with him. Ryoma was left shocked and mute. 'Echizen-kun'. The moment he was about to say something important, she left crying. He tried to go after her. But in the end, it was useless.

"I don't deserve Echizen Ryoma."

------To Be Continued------

A/N:

Hey minna… this story is the whole part of Just Another Girl… thanks to those who wrote their reviews… Arigato Gozaimasu! Please review this story. Thanks! This was edited.