A/N: Hey minna-san. Check it out. If you read my first fanfic then you know that my computer was on the outs. But everything is up and ready to go. I actually came up with this story while my computer was down, so I have written most of it by hand already. Please enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis.

[lyrics to songs]

Chapter one

Her voice

Screams could be heard all around the tennis courts as fans cheered for their favorite players. The cheers got louder as a certain young tennis player stepped onto court D. He had dark green hair and golden eyes. He was also shorter than all the other regulars on the team. He also received the most attention from the students at their school. His name is Echizen Ryoma, the young tennis prodigy.

However, he was not the complete center of attention. Each of the other regulars had their own fan clubs. Though Tezuka, Fuji, Oishi, Kikumaru, Kawamura, Inui, Kaidoh, and Momoshiro had smaller fan clubs than their kouhai, they were okay with it. But sometimes they got tired of all the yelling going on while they tried to practice. There were only two girls they were really okay with.

The girls were both first years, brunettes, and best friends. The difference was Osakada Tomoka was the loud mouthed one whereas Ryuzaki Sakuno was the shy and quiet one. Tomoka was the one who drew attention to herself. Sakuno was the one who tried to avoid attracting attention to herself. As president of Ryoma's fan club, Tomoka was always ready to let Ryoma know of her affection, no matter how much he ignored her. Sakuno, on the other hand, would probably have a heart attack before she would be able to get the words out of her mouth to let Ryoma know how she really felt about him.

Sakuno didn't like that about herself. If she could tell him how she felt she would, yet Sakuno could only look at Ryoma in silent awe of his abilities. At best she could stutter a sentence or two out of her mouth, or just blush when he told her she had "wobbly hips" or that her "hair was too long." Sakuno felt happy just watching him, but she wished it was more.

"Sakuno, can you come here?"

"Hai, Obaa-chan," Sakuno answered her grandmother and the boys tennis coach, Ryuzaki Sumire.

"Sakuno, I need you to run a few errands for me in the school. By the time you finish we can go home."

"Hai," Sakuno sighed. She wanted to finish watching Ryoma's practice match with Inui.

Sakuno sighed a sigh of relief as she made her way down the hall, outside, and to the tennis courts. With any luck, she would be able to see the end of Ryoma's match. With more luck, Sakuno would be able to rid herself of the song that was stuck in her head. For some reason, Tomoka had to play the same song on her MP3 player twenty times, and for some reason she made Sakuno listen to it for about fifteen of those twenty times.

I guess there's no helping it, Sakuno thought. She looked up and down the hall. Since the hallway was clear, she opened up her mouth and began to sing.

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I love
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway

Suddenly Sakuno heard clapping coming from behind her. She abruptly stopped and turned around to face the person who heard her. It was a girl who had short black hair and beautiful green eyes.

"You have like the most amazing voice I have heard in a while!" the girl exclaimed. When Sakuno didn't say anything the girl continued. "You know, you would be awesome in my band. We have been looking for a lead singer for a while now. I mean after we lost our last singer, I tried to fill the shoes, but that didn't work out. See like I'm the drummer for the band, so I couldn't be the lead. I mean that would be-let's just say different. Then there is the matter of my voice. The rest of the band actually told me that I should stick to background vocals. Can you believe that? Well, I guess you couldn't because you probably never heard me sing. But that's what they told me. Anyways, your voice is amazing. You would be perfect for it. So what do you say?

Sakuno was in shock. This girl talked faster than Tomoka. Finally everything caught up with her. "S-Say a-about what?" she asked.

"Joining my band of course!"

"A b-band? M-Me?" Sakuno was truly shocked.

The girl looked Sakuno over. "Listen. You have a great voice, but you do seem shy. I bet you don't like that about yourself." She waited a second before continuing. "Singing in a band could help give you some courage and break you out of that shell."

"Y-You t-think?" Sakuno was really thinking about it now.

"Totally. So what do you say?"

"Who are you?"

"Oh, right. My name is Mitsuharu Hikaru. I'm a 2nd year and drummer for my band. You?"

"Ryuzaki Sakuno, 1st year, and I'll let you know."

"Hey, think about it tonight and come by class 2-C tomorrow. If you're interested, you can come by our practice after school and make you decision then. Would that be alright with you?"

"Y-Yeah. That would be great." Sakuno smiled.

They said their good-byes and went their separate ways.

Sakuno couldn't stop thinking about the band and the possibility of her actually singing in one. She was even distracted during dinner.

"Sakuno," her grandmother called. "Sakuno, are you okay?"

"Huh? What did you say, Obaa-chan?"

"I have been calling you for the past few minutes. What's wrong?"

"Ah, Obaa-chan, what would you think if I joined a band?"

Sumire was honestly caught off guard. Her shy Sakuno in a band? "Well, would you be singing?" Sakuno nodded. "Then, I think it would be a great idea. It would broaden your horizon. Who knows maybe you would like to do that for a living. Though I'm not saying you should, but you should give it a try. You have a beautiful voice."

"I-I do? But how-"

"Sakuno, you sing in the shower," Sumire answered bluntly.

"Oh."

Sakuno thought about the band as she finished her dinner and did the dishes. Once she was done, Sakuno made her way to the living room where her grandmother was.

"Obaa-chan, I think I'll give it a shot."

"Excellent. Just be sure to tell me when you're going to have practice, okay?"

"Hai!"

Sakuno ran upstairs to her room ready for it to be tomorrow already.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed. Please review.

Disclaimer: I do not own Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson.