Disclaimer: I do not own Ore Monogatari nor the Prince of Tennis.

First off, thank you for clicking on my story! This will be a crossover of the two mentioned mangas.

I wrote this because I love Sunagawa Makoto's character from Ore Monogatari, a shoujo manga. He deserves a love story of his own so I kind of made one for him. Before reading on, try to check out and understand Sunagawa's characterization in the manga to understand his personality and reactions to the events of this story. The events will be snippets from their lives because writing all the events would end up becoming an epic I'd never finish.

I hope you like the story and understand it. If you've read my other works, it won't be super fluffy or romantic, won't have those formulated circumstances that would inevitably lead to a match made in heaven. It'll be about the characters mostly and how they connect. It'll be about love, friendship, and heartbreak.

I will be updating in a few hours and in the same intervals.

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Journal of the Unmoved
(Previously Fall, Falling, Fell.)

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It was mortifying, she knew.

But how else was a five-foot and two-inches tall lady supposed to reach for the book on the topmost shelf if not to climb the bookshelf itself. So, that was Sakuno Ryuzaki's current predicament. Brave enough to disobey library rules for a second or so, she took a step on the second lowermost shelf, hoisted herself up and reached high and out. Still, her fingertips barely grazed the book. Sighing, she jumped back to the floor and took a gander around in search for the stool the librarians usually kept aside for such inconveniences. But alas, there were none in sight. There were no librarians as well in this unventured and forgotten part of the library. Refusing to give up, she turned to look back up to her book, Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record by Benton and Harper. She would try again, she decided as she once again hoisted herself up on the second lowermost shelf, before surrendering and tediously returning to the first floor (she was on the third) to ask for the help of a free librarian. So up she went. And, watching her footing, she tiptoed this time and beamed, finally grasping her book.

It was at this instant, with her skirt hitched a few inches higher above her knees than usual, her face red and plastered with a stupid idiot grin, standing and stuck right next to books, that Sunagawa and his bored, languid everyday expression accidentally met hers. He was on his own book hunt when he noticed a pair of legs in his peripheral vision. He found the body attached to it when he looked up.

It took a second of outright shock. Shock and disbelief. The sight was unusual. He'd been to the Central Library since he was five. Sure, he's seen some atypical happenings like angry academics hissing at each other from across the room and junior high school students playing footsie, but this right here was a new high. And frankly, he was waiting for the inevitable fall of the idiot who tried to copy spiderman and climb a vertical wall. So, there he stood, now for five seconds and counting, waiting for the nonevent.

Beet-faced, and now with her digits cold and legs frigid from the uninvited viewer, she mouthed an embarrassed apology before turning carefully to her book, pulled it off its shelf, and then cursed herself and her stupidity. Because now, Kami, she thought, shutting her eyes and bracing herself for pain, she was falling. Then, opening her doe eyes, realized she wasn't anymore. She looked over her shoulder and found a disinterested expression facing her. One from a handsome young man who was supporting her in place as she regained her footing and jumped back down herself.

"Thanks." She said softly and in complete humiliation as she bowed deeply to the young man before her.

"It's nothing." He replied, turning away with a stolid expression yet still amused by the girl's little exhibition.

"Please let me return the favor." Sakuno prodded on, following the student. "I can't bear the guilt for having troubled you. Are you looking for a book? Do you need help?"

Sunagawa looked at her imploring face and took a careful step back.

"It's really nothing." He said.

"How about a drink?"

"No, thanks." He waved his hand and walked a little faster away.

"Please!" Sakuno almost screamed, reaching out and tugging back his shirt. Shocked by her sudden action, the brunette grew red in horror as the young man in front of her slowly turned to face her with the same look of surprise. "I'm sorry!" She yelped.

"Alright." Suna sighed. "Just let me get my book first." He told her. And she trailed behind him like a loyal puppy.

When they sat down for drinks in the cafe adjacent to the library, Sakuno was wearing a smile and was happily wagging her tail. In front of her, Suna already started to read his book, doing his best not to mind all the staring the brunette was doing.

"I'm Sakuno Ryuzaki." She suddenly introduced when he got to the fifth page of the book. Suna looked up, stating simply,

"Sunagawa Makoto."

"Ah! Sunagawa Makoto from Keisei High?"

"Yeah." Suna nodded with a questioning look.

"You're popular in my school. A lot of girls have a crush on you." Sakuno grinned, playing with the spoon of her hot chrysanthemum tea.

"Ah." The young man nodded again, not knowing what to say and not really wanting to speak nor hold a conversation nor be treated by an absolute stranger really. Plus, the eager look on the girl seated beside him was unnerving.

"Do you like your drink?"

"Hn." He nodded yet again. In the back of his mind, he wished he had ordered an iced drink so he could immediately down it in one quick sip. But, he looked at his steaming hot coffee, he ordered his favorite house brew.

"The book you got, what's it about?" Her doe eyes were wide with interest.

"Homer's Iliad."

"Ah!" Sakuno's eyes widened. "In English? You must be really smart!"

"Hn." Suna nodded, looking away uncomfortably.

"Do you have a university already?" The brunette prodded on with a meaning-well grin. "I'm entering K-U."

"Same."

"Ah!" Sakuno couldn't help but cheer. "This is just perfect, neh? Now, we now one more person from K-U."

"Hn." Suna nodded distantly before returning to his book. Then, of course, Sakuno continued to speak.

"Ah! Please tell me if I'm disturbing you."

The handsome young man before her looked up from his book yet again.

"OK."

Then, returned to his book.

"I think I am." Sakuno continued in a fret. "You want you're privacy, don't you? I should leave, shouldn't I?"

He looked up again, and sighing this time, said.

"You're free to do whatever you want."

That time, Sakuno got up.

"I just wanted to treat you." She beamed sweetly at him. "You seem keen on your reading. And I don't want to inconvenience you any further." She grinned. "Thank you and see you around, Sunagawa-kun." She finished with a respectful bow. Suna's eyes followed her when she left, thinking that she was getting ahead of herself. K-U was a big university. He doubted he'd see her again.