From Ice to Water...
Ryoma's interest in her can of Ponta suddenly disintegrated when her eyes fell upon him.
Who is "him", you ask? "Him" is the most popular boy, and the best tennis player, in the school. "Him" is the beautiful, well-known and beloved Sakurai!!!
Ryuusake Sakurai was the Prince of Tennis. Literally, he owned tennis. Girls (cough cough Eiko cough cough) fawned over him day and night. Yet Sakurai was the shy type, not quite sure about girls yet, and so his life only revolved around tennis. Nothing more and nothing less. Period.
Echizen Ryoma was the Princess of Soccer. Literally, she owned soccer. Boys (cough cough Tomoro cough cough) fawned over her day and night. Yet Ryoma was the nonchalant type, not quite caring about boys yet, and so her life only revolved around soccer. Nothing more and nothing less. Period.
When, one fateful day, these two teens from completely different worlds collide.
Dan Taichi ran down the halls, holding his purple banana in hand, trying hard not to squeeze it to death. Oh no! Dan thought as he rounded the corner into the Janitors' Bathroom (yes, janitors have their own special bathrooms, if you did not already know). I am late! I am late! For a very important date!
He stopped and grinned to himself. "To a very important date… To a very important date… Ha ha, to a very important date…" he repeated over and over again. His face glowed with pleasure as those words rolled over his tongue.
For Dan-chan had not been running to a court session. No, you nimcompoops, he is not the White Rabbit. Idiots…
No, Dan Taichi actually has a date with a girl!!!
"OOOOOOOOOOOOH!" one might say to him. Though his only reply would be to exclaim "I KNOW, ISN'T THAT SO 'OOOOOOOOOOOOH!'?" while beaming.
Because Dan-chan was dating the girl of his wildest dreams.
Because Dan-chan was dating the infamous soccer star.
Because Dan-chan was dating Echizen Ryoma.
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Ryoma sat elegantly in the classroom, waiting for someone. Who that someone might be, she didn't even know. Yet she waited nonetheless.
When young Dan Taichi entered the classroom, he was smitten by her beautiful outfit at first sight! His eyes glazed over and he began to imagine who knows what. Ryoma just sat there, staring coolly at Dan, probably not having a clue about why he was standing there.
"…Dan-chan?" Ryoma finally muttered.
Dan blinked out of his trance and replied, "Yes, Ryoma-chan?"
"What are you doing here?"
Dan looked slightly confused. "Well, I thought t-that we arranged t-to meet here…"
"…Huh?"
"Well… I thought we were… having a date…" Dan murmured.
"Wait, what?? I'm only here because some teacher of mine emailed me about having private lessons after school here…"
Dan blinked. "I thought… I thought you emailed me saying that you'd meet me here… on-on a date…"
"Mada mada da ne…" Ryoma sighed, popping open a can of Ponta to relieve her frustration
"But who would do this?!" Dan exclaimed, heartbroken and close to tears.
"Dunno…" Ryoma muttered between gulps. Akutsu-san is a suspect... she thought to herself. She then gets up, pats young Dan on the back and then walks out, apparently in need of something more interesting to do. Soccer comes to mind, she thought as she headed for the locker room.
Dan Taichi, lonesome and depressed, was left standing in the doorway of the classroom, with a wilted purple banana in his hand. To make his depression even worse, he just realized that the banana wasn't actually purple.
It was burple.
Note from the Author: Sorry if the first chapter's a little weird... I was just fooling around when I started this. I hadn't intented to write a whole story with it. I ensure you that the next few chapters will be a be better.