TezukaXSakuno

I am fixing up my old collection of one-shots. This was one of my first works to be made so it was pretty bad. Capitalize names! I must have thought I was too cool to do that or...something.(haha) I mean I'm not much better but I fixed some things...like using English-Japanese words like "Hai" or "Gomen" I feel unless I actually know the language I shouldn't try to throw in some random words I do know. I do use "sempai" "-chan" "-kun" though.

Please Read and Review. I hope you enjoy!

Pride

Tezuka was a very proud man, and even though he never showed it with his expressions you could tell. Calm at all times and dignified, he the captain of the Seigaku tennis club was greatly respected. He knew how to deal with his team and how to push them to the victory.

He was very proud of his team, and even though he was one of the best he knew he couldn't beat every team alone. They all worked hard and it showed, his powers as a captain showed. Nothing could stop them, and it was a great feeling.

Nothing else seemed to be like that feeling, his grades were excellent but it didn't give him the feeling of pride like his team is able to do. Tezuka thought nothing would.

Until tonight.

A high school formal dance. This would be his last, but for the person he saw across the room it would be her first. She was sitting looking delicate yet calm, watching pairs dance around beautifully. She seemed to be enjoying herself but looked rather lonely.

Tezuka was about to avert his attention when a figure caught his eye. Walking towards her a boy around her year seemed to be asking her to dance. This was a normal thing, but what he saw gave him an interesting feeling.

She straightened her back, looked the boy right in the face and with a sympathetic smile she declined this boys offer. The boy a bit depressed walked off and she slouched down looking a bit sad or relieved.

Seeing this his eyes softened looking at her, he didn't know she had grown so much. She didn't blush or stutter or force herself to agree to dance with the boy. That feeling was whelming inside him.

For a moment he didn't understand, but when he saw her correct her posture once more and look on at the crowd with no hint of shyness he knew.

She made him proud of her.

On her own without being helped or sheltered she grew into a lovely young lady.

He decided to walk over to her and when he was able to get a better view, he saw that she was not cute anymore but actually beautiful. Her hair was out of its twin braids tonight with waves of delicate brown flowing down her back and she had on a light green dress.*

"Tezuka-sempai?" Sakuno said softly, looking deeply into his eyes.

He held out his hand. "Please, allow me the honor of dancing with you." He said.

She looked a bit surprised, and she started to blush a deep red. Still, she took his hand, stared into his eyes happily and gave a warm. "I'd be happy too!"

Taking her to the dance floor he realized that the feeling of pride had returned stronger than before. He danced with her unsure of why this feeling was starting to grow, but he didn't mind. At the moment he was dancing with someone important so there was more than that feeling to think about.

What got him thinking was the fact she tried not to make eye contact, and only when he caught her glancing up at him and blushing a deep red did his questions get answered.

The feeling of being proud before that he couldn't explain, it was her again, but he wasn't just proud of her. He was proud of himself. When they made eye contact and that blush spread across her face, he was proud.

Proud that he could do that to her, proud that he made her stutter, and proud to make her fall in love with him.

The song ended and they both stopped and went back to where she was sitting before.

"Thank you sempai…That was r-really nice! I enjoyed d-dancing with you." She said with a small bow of the head.

He nodded back to her.

"Ummm…I'm sorry if I wasn't that great of a dancer." She said with sheepish smile.

"It's fine…" He said and with that held her chin, and kissed her cheek. "I wouldn't have it any other way." He whispered in her ear soflty making sure not to get too close.

A blush overran her face instantly but she smiled warmly at him as she calmed down, showing her maturity and beauty in one moment.

He took her hand in his. "You should keep working on it though, don't let your guard down." Tezuka said using his signature catch phrase as he led her back to the dance floor.

She giggled softly and followed beside him.

Tezuka knew she was actually a good dancer when she wasn't clumsy but he didn't want to spoil the moment.

He had so much going for him.

A little ooc but It's Tezuka…It's almost a must if I want to make some fluffy stuff.

* The reason I had it a light green and not a pink or white is because I didn't want the cute innocent or the pure look. It does go with her perfectly, but the green with her brown hair and eyes I thought gave her a more natural look.

Thank you for reading, Is it better? (haha)