AN: PoT is not mine, It's been a while since I've written a fanfic. Sorry for any grammatical errors and mispelled words.
It was a typical day for Echizen Ryoma, he went through his daily routine and went to school early for tennis practice.
"E-Echizeeeen!" Momo said. "Take it easy, will ya? It's just practice"
"Mada Mada Dane Momo-senpai" Ryoma said with his signature smirk plastered on his face while he
finishes the game with his Drive B.
"Game set match Echizen Ryoma 7-5" Inui said while jotting down the data he collected.
"Mooouuuuu! Sakunooo! Just give it to him already!" Tomoka shouted while pushing Sakuno towards
the entrance. It was so loud that even the regulars heard her from across the courts.
"B-but Tomo-chan.. I don't want to hinder him" Sakuno exclaimed.
"You woonnn't" Tomoka replied. Giving one last push to Sakuno she gave her a thumb up.
Sakuno timidly went to Ryoma who was fixing his tennis gear, she said
"A-anou.. Ryoma-kun.."
"Hn?" Ryoma replied.
"et - eto.. here.." Sakuno shyly gave Ryoma a can of Ponta. Ryoma looked at what she was handing to
him, he half-smiled and took the drink.
"thanks" he said while opening his favorite beverage.
"no problem Ryoma-kun" Sakuno replied, she paused for a minute and blushed "uhm...a-and"
"and?" Ryoma asked.
"a-and thank you for your ha-hard work" she stuttered while giving a smile, trying to fight
through her own shyness.
Ryoma looked at her for a minute or so, wearing his usual poker face and just replied "hn."
DING DONG DING
"e-ehhh?!" Sakuno quickly jerked her head to see the time.
"e-eto.. Ryoma-kun, I.. I need to go.. You should go too." She dashed away leaving Ryoma with a
questioning face. "huh.." the cat eyed freshman sighed.
It was home ec it was no surprise that the freshmen had joint subjects from time to time ,
they were sorted to groups of 4. The first group was Ryoma, Horio, Tomoka and Sakuno, the 2nd
group was Kachiro, Katsuo with their 2 female classmates. The rest were grouped also. They were
instructed to make butter cookies.
"e-eto.. minna let's work hard" Sakuno shyly said.
"Ryoma-samaaaaaaa~ let's work together okaaay?" The loud Tomoka happily singed.
"oi! Osakada! Stop pestering Echizen." Horio spat out while looking at Tomoka with an irritated
face.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY UNIBROOOOOWWWW?!" Tomoka angrily replied. Their spat continued while Sakuno and Ryoma kept quiet.
Ryoma broke their silence; it was clear to him that if he didn't make an action now, their group
will go nowhere. "Ryuzaki.. help me with this." He cooly said to the Brown haired girl.
She came to shock when Ryoma talked to her, she quickly replied "h-hai... etooo.. Ryoma-kun
cream the butter first... make sure that it will have a smooth consistency.."
Ryoma looked at the butter, plopped it in the mixing bowl and "mixed" the butter. Sakuno could
only quietly chuckle as she saw the Prince of Tennis having trouble.
Ryoma looked at her and Sakuno immediately stopped and blushed "go-..gomen" She shyly whispered.
"hmm.. teach me.. You have the guts to laugh at me , I assume you know how to do these kind of
stuff." Ryoma barked.
She kept quiet, red invaded her face and put her head down.
"come on.. teach me" Ryoma added.
"We-well... you.. mix the butter in a circular motion, going on one direction," She kindly
instructed him. Ryoma didnt quite grasp the instruction well, he mixed the butter hesitantly, it
was like a whirling tornado. "Ry-Ryoma-kun.. stop!" Sakuno quickly said, "Not too fast Ryoma-
kun.." She followed. Ryoma mixed the butter again, and this time it was slow.. too slow.
"Uhmo.. Ryoma-kun, that's too slow.." Sakuno told the boy.
Ryoma just sighed dryly as a response.
"uhm if.. if you dont mind" Sakuno said while wearing a huge blush on her face. She lightly
placed her hand on top of Ryoma's hand where the mixing spatula is being held and showed Ryoma
how it's done. After that she continued talking , totally immersed in baking she forgot that
everytime the procedure required mixing, she places her hand on Ryoma's.
"Ryuzaki..."
"eh? What is it Ryoma-kun?" Sakuno asked wearing a bright smile.
"I.." Ryoma continued. "I can do it by myself you know." He looked at her with his emotionless
face.
It took a minute for Sakuno to realize what she was doing,she quickly let go of his hand, her
face turned crimson and she kept on fidgeting while trying to apologize.
There was silence between the two again, after 20 minutes or so they managed to finish baking
the cookies. DING the oven timer rang. It was time to get the freshly baked cookies and finally
Tomoka and Horio finally stopped their bickering.
Sakuno took the cookies out from the oven, it smelled liked vanilla and lavander. The smell
engulfed the room, it made everyone hungry.
"Hmmm not bad, maybe a little taste wouldn't hurt." Ryoma thought, as he was about to get a cookie
when.. SMACK! Sakuno slapped his hand.
"Ry-Ryoma-kun, wait till it's cooled down!" She said making a face that only mothers make when
theyre restricting their child to do something.
Ryoma looked at his hand , the one where Sakuno slapped and said "whatever.."
The cookies were enough for the four of them to divide.
Sakuno counted the cookies "6 for Tomo-chan, 6 for Horio-kun, 6 for me and 6 for Ryoma-kun"
She plopped the last cookie bag on Ryoma's hands. She was about to go when Ryoma said
"You take my half, I prefer sesame, green tea or almond cookies.."
"Sesame... Green tea..almond.." Sakuno thought, "AH!" she realized, "Perhaps.. Ryoma-kun likes
ja-japanese food?"
Ryoma remained silent, he put the bag of cookies on the table and continued walking to the door
to leave.
Sakuno could only put her head down, not only did her Prince didnt take the bag of cookies the
TWO of them baked , he also didnt answer her question. It made her feel an outsider even more.
Sakuno let out a big sigh when she noticed that Ryoma was untying the ribbon of the bag.
Ryoma took a cookie and continued to go out of the door. Then he finally said "Yeah, I like
japanese food.. what about it?.." He put the cookie in his mouth and shoved his hands in his
pocket. "ja" he muttered while chewing the cookie. Sakuno took the cookies with her, she could
only remain speechless.
It was the end of the day for most studens but for Ryoma , it was the start of his.
He was rallying with Kaido when Ryuzaki-sensei called for a break. They regulars took a break,
everyone was really tired. One of the perks of being the coach's granddaughter is she can stay
in the court whenever.
Sakuno awkwardly walked to the regulars, holding an open bag of the cookies Ryoma and her made.
She timidly said "Uhmo.. Thank you..f-for your .. hard w-work, Please.. have s-some" She quickly
blushed "i-If you don't mind." Sakuno added.
"Uwaaaaaaaa cookieeeeesss!" Eiji jumped for joy.
Fuji stood up and took one "Thank you Ryuzaki-chan, did you make them yourself? They're very
delicious."
Sakuno instantly blushed "e-eto, well... it was a group activity"
Momo also took a cookie along with Kaido , Tezuka and Takamura.
Oishi and Inui joined in as well.
"mmmm Sakuno-chan these are so delicious, definitely delicious." Momo mumbled while grabbing for
seconds.
"A-arigatou Momo-senpai.." Sakuno stuttered.
"Ochibi! ochibi! have some as well! It's very yummy!" Eiji shouted with delight.
Ryoma was sitting on the bench, wiping off his sweat. He looked at the huddled crowd and coolly
said "No thanks."
"Moooouuuu Ochibi you will never win Sakuno-chan's heart if you keep on acting like that!" Eiji
tauntingly replied.
"Senpai is right Echizeeeen!" Momo added while eating his 4th cookie.
"How many cookies did you eat, you fat ass?" Kaido told Momo.
"Who are you calling fat ass?! Damn reptile!" Momo barked.
Sakuno could only keep silent, her face is bright red and she's focusing in stopping her
fidgeting.
As Momo and Kaido fought, Ryoma removed his cap and dryly said "I already got one a while ago."
He lied down on the bench, putting his towel on his eyes.
Everyone looked at him then their stare slowly traced onto Sakuno then back to him.
"Cou-could it be?! OCHIBI IS SAKUNO-CHAN'S BOYFRIEND?!" Eiji gasped.
"Congratulations the two of you." Oishi greeted.
"ECHIZEN, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?! THAT'S UNFAIR, SO UNFAIR!" Momo added.
"e-eh?.. senpa tachi.. you- you're" Sakuno couldnt finish her sentence. They were all shocked
and dumbfounded.
"Don't let your guard down." Tezuka coolly advised the 2 first years.
"e-eh?! Tezuka-senpai.. it- it's no-not.."
"She's not my girlfriend." Ryoma cut her off.
"Is it true Sakuno-chan?" Eiji asked.
Sakuno put her head down and nodded.
"OI Echizen atleast say it nicely, say it nicely." Momo exclaimed.
"Eto.. I must get going.. " The brown haired girl sighed.
She quickly walked away hiding her upset blushing face from everyone.
They could only look at her leave. Eiji and Momo scolded Ryoma while Fuji, Inui and Oishi gave
him advice.
Somebody handed a racket to Takamura,"BUUURRNNIIINNNGG! ECHIZEEEEEENNN THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO TREAT A WOMAAAANNN!" Ryoma sat up and put his cap back on "Senpai tachi, you're noisy."
"30 laps around the court." Tezuka commanded, "ha-hai" everyone answered.
Ryoma came home from his practice that night, he went straight to his room.
He immediately lied down on his bed, exhausted and drained Ryoma closed his eyes.
"What a long, tiring day." He thought, "Cookie.." he sighed, Ryoma remembered Sakuno's reaction
when he told his upperclassmen that she's not his girlfriend.
"Tsch.." The cat eyed boy sighed.
AN: I will release the next chapter next week :)
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