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

A/N: My love of RyoSaku is back. Thanks to UndyingMelodies! (Is that how you spell it?)

Dedicated to all you fans of RxS!

Warning: There might be some oocness.

She watched her feet as she walked. Her left hand skimmed the brick wall built around Seigaku. The green uniform she wore didn't have a wrinkle on it and not a single piece of hair strayed from the two identical braids that swept past her petit waist. The two pink hair clips at the top of her head kept the rebellious hairs at bay.

Obaachan had warned her not to walk while watching her feet because she would bump into people. So far so good though, the entire time she walked to school, no one had bumped into Ryuzaki Sakuno! Plus, if she watched her feet, chances of tripping were much less…She didn't know by how much though…maybe Tomo-chan would come with her to ask Inui-sempai…Even if she did fall over somehow, she would steady herself by using the brick wall for support.

Yes, she had everything planned out…everything, like the talk she was going to have with her best friend.

"SA-KU-NO!" Speaking of which...

Sakuno stopped moving and looked up to find Osakada Tomoka, her best friend since grade school, bounding up to her. Adjusting her brown side bag to her right side, she gave her a grin.

"Ohayo, Tomo-chan."

"Ohayo Ohayo! You seem to be in a good mood today, what's up?" Tomo-chan looked her up and down, and Sakuno saw her eyebrow rise. So she noticed the lack of tripping, what a great morning she was having!

"I didn't trip or bump into anyone today!" She replied, clapping her hands together and confirming what Tomo-chan was thinking. Tomo blinked. She then gave her a thumbs up sign,

"Way to go! Oh and what did you want to tell me?" Sakuno blinked and she then looked around them.

"There's too many people here. Let's go over there, neh?" Tomo-chan frowned, and Sakuno guessed that Tomo-chan now knew that this was a serious talk.

"Alright then…lead the way Sakuno! And don't worry, I'm here to catch you if you fall! Count on me!" Tomoka pumped her fist in the air while Sakuno giggled.

To Tomoka's surprise, Sakuno didn't trip once on the way to there.

There was their 'special' place. It was a place where they would go if they needed to talk about anything or wanted to hang out.

It was located behind the tennis courts and on a hill. The grassy hill led up to a forest-ish area, shrubs and trees occupied the flat land on the top of the green hill. The big willow tree provided shad whenever they needed it, and now was the time. Another reason why Tomoka liked this spot so much was because she would be able to watch Ryoma-sama playing tennis very clearly.

Sakuno settled by the willow tree and she sat down next to her. The latter turned to the tennis courts in front of them and watched the regulars practise, as did Sakuno.

"So…what did you want to talk about?" Tomoka started off, not talking her eyes off of the courts, mainly Fuji-sempai, who was drinking the juice Inui had made. From the corners of her eyes, she saw Sakuno draw up her knees.

"Tomo-chan…what does love mean to you?"

Tomoka looked at the older girl with a perplexed look, "Eh?"

Sakuno kept her gaze on the courts, "Love…have you ever fallen in love before?"

"Neh…Sakuno, you should know if I did or not."

"Oh right…" Tomoka leaned back and had her arms support her.

"But…I think love is when two people are attracted to each other. Not only to their looks though, but to the personality as well. But I've never fallen in love before, so I wouldn't know really...hehe." Tomoka closed her eyes and rubbed the back of her neck with her right arm. Then she opened them again and looked at Sakuno, "Why the sudden love thing?"

Sakuno turned her gaze to her. "…Do you think I can say 'I love you' to Ryoma-kun?" Tomoka arched her eyebrows and was glad for the fact that she didn't like like Ryoma-sama anymore. Though, this was not was she was expecting. So what was she supposed to do now?

"Uhhh…Umm…Ahh…" She remembered her previous words.

With some confidence and a louder tone, she spoke. "Why do you like him?" Sakuno bit her lip and leaned back against the willow tree. "I…I don't know…mou…" Sakuno bowed her head.

Tomoka folded her arms and legs. "So you can't say you love him just yet. Especially when you don't know the reason why you like Ryoma-sama. Buuutttt," She stuck up her pointer finger and closed her eyes. "You did say that he inspired you to take up tennis right?" Sakuno nodded. "I also think that you're attracted to his looks and skills." Tomoka opened an eye and found Sakuno gaping at her.

She opened both eyes and waved her hands side-to-side. "Don't get me wrong or anything! It's a normal thing for us humans, actually. So right now Sakuno, start small…start with friendship." Sakuno bit her lip again and after a few minutes of consideration,she smiled, "Thank you, Tomo-chan!"

Ding Dong.

They were interrupted by the school bell. The younger girl stood up to leave and shifted her gaze to the other. "Let's go or we'll be late, neh." Sakuno nodded and got up to follow her down the hill.

"Oi, Sakuno, be careful, the grass is still-" As she turned her head to warn her friend, Tomokasaw that it was too late. Her eyes bulged out as Sakuno came down, crashing into her.

"WHOA!" The two girls went tumbling down the rest of the way. As soon as they reached the bottom, the bags that ditched them fell on Tomoka's head.

"Mou…and I was having an accident-free morning too…"

"Neh, Sakuno?" Tomoka said in a sickly sweet voice.

"Y-yes?"

"GET OFF!"

"Ahh! O-of course!" Sakuno rolled off of her. "I'm sorry…"

"Don't be, I should be used to this."

Although she said she was used to it, the pain was something she hadn't adjusted to yet. She let out a groan, 'How many times have I told her not to take all of her books home? Owwwww…'

"Fsssshhhh…"

Tomoka opened her eyes to find a scary man- no wait, it was Kaidoh-sempai.

He wore his school uniform…which really did make him look scary. Her eyes travelled down to where his arm was extended for her to take it. She took it and in one smooth movement, she was on her feet.

"T-thank you sempai…" Tomoka heard her friend thank the dude and decided too as well. "T-"

Kaidoh-sempai had already started to walk off towards the school.

'Eh…?' Her eyebrows were formed together to show confusion. "Tomo-chan! We're late!" With that, she let herself be dragged away by Sakuno.

A/N: I'm using a new writing style! Yah!

Anyway, next time:

Echizen Ryoma- The target.