~ Chapter one: Ego ~
Another beautiful day for the students of Seishun Gakuen the vast blue of sky adorned with few fluffy looking white clouds in different shape and size, trees swing and sway by the occasional blow of cold morning breeze taking some fallen leaves and soaring birds dancing through it.
All this is witness by pair large brown doe eyes but had a angular edge on them that held maturity and intelligence which is a complete contrast with the naivety and innocence it' always portrayed, even the aura around the owner it exude is unusually calm and collected and right now the pair of orbs look troubled.
Now anyone who knew Sakuno Ryuuzaki will feel very disturb by this remarkable display, too bad no one is around, this are only the moments when she can be herself and not the alter ego she created the shy and innocent one who also is directionally-challenge, always stuttering in front of people (only if it's a stranger) especially her "crush" the Ryoma Echizen, exaggeratingly clumsy who can't even walk for about half a minute without tripping in open air(at least her ego is improving), she chuckle softly with the last thought.
Contemplating if she should visit the tennis courts and watch her sempai(s)* after class she scoff mentally. Tomoka Osakada her best-friend will only mistook her being there is because of her so-called crush on Ryoma Echizen, 'She's my partner but sometimes she act like those girls, what will the others think if they see this happening, ugh … I will never hear the end of it.' She groaned softly, the fact is she doesn't have a crush on Ryoma.
'Okay maybe I have once but it disappear as fast as it came' she don't even know why those girls keep chasing and fawning all over that boy sure his handsome, had superb skill in tennis and all doubtless comes from his old man.
However regardless of this his arrogant and a bad-mannered brat, thought she can't blame him with those fan girls of his that just can't take a hint that his uninterested and annoyed.
She know from experience (*wink*).
Cutting her train of thought she stood and fix her expression entering the building, changing her footwear climbing the stairs, and walk through the corridor to her homeroom, as usual you can hear the loud chattering of her classmate, today is Friday so their louder than normal.
'Hmm... What can I do in weekend? She muse maybe check the bookstores if their some new release manga, walk to the parks or relax in the house all day 'nah... that will be boring' her last thought before someone pounce on her form.
"Sakuno-chan! Good-morning!" said/shout her hyper-active friend
'Geez Tomo-chan can tune your voice down' sometimes she's half tempted to slap a sticky tape on her friend's mouth but it will only be a waste of time and energy knowing the silence will be a short live.
"Sakuno-chan tomorrow is Saturday we can go to the new opened mall, heard theirs a 50%for any items do you want to come for their opening" asked/babble the bubbly girl a mile per second thankfully Sakuno can keep up with her friend.
"Sure I don't mind it's not like I'm going to do anything tomorrow "she said softly to Tomoka.
"Yay! And I will try to ask the sempai and Ryoma-sama if they want to come too and while we're their, you can have an alone time with the prince-"the braided girl tune down her friends babble while still listening (does that make sense?) a skill she developed. Well having Tomoka Osakada as a friend has advantages.
'Ugh! Here goes another scheme again I thought she will get tired of getting us together, aren't she's sick of this!' she groan inside her head feeling a headache slowly growing.
To her delight and her friend's and classmates dismay the teacher enter the classroom bringing the student's chatter to a halt with that start the day in Seishun Gakuen.
_~ Lunch time ~_
The two friends walk to the corridor and outside the building to the location of tennis courts where the members of the tennis club practices into the courts.
Syusuke Fuji and Eiji Kikumaru is having a match in the court in their front, on the left is Kaoru Kaidoh and Sadaharu Inui and the right is Ryoma Echizen and Takeshi Momoshiro while Shuichiro Oishi the vice-president is coaching the first years in the basic swings with the captain Kunimitsu Tezuka standing and observing everyone.
Sakuno love watching the regulars practices, she would stay to watch the match between
Fuji-sempai and Kikumaru-sempai but looks like her red-haired friend had another plan Tomoka drag her friend to the court where Ryoma and Momo-sempai play.
"Kyaa! Ryoma-sama go!" squeal the red haired girl soon a large number of girls came to watch the match, the court shortly filled with shout, squeal and cheers a lot of girls cheers for Ryoma and occasional shout for Momoshiro.
She sighs and turns around away from the commotion what's the use the view is block by the fan girls, she can faintly hear the shouts of her friend in the midst of all the noise
'Wow … what a pair of lungs this girls have 'she cringe when the shouts become shriek 'Good heavens they're not girls but banshees!'
"Whoa! Those to two never fail to make everyone wild" an enthusiastic voice said beside her, startle to see Kikumaru who had hands behind his back and the other regulars.
'I didn't notice them' she's busy with the chaos that she never detect that the others are finish and come over to watch beside her.
"Ne? Saa-chan don't worry you and Ochibi will still be together!" exclaim Kikumaru likely he think she's feel left out.
Sakuno just smile still grateful that one of his sempai is concern for her, but honestly can't anyone stop this match making its just plain absurd.
"Hey! Guys sup'?" Asked a sweat cover Momoshiro holding a bottle of water and a towel on his shoulder, with Ryoma trailing behind him. Meanwhile the fan girls even some boys swoon, and got turn on, (spilling milk with the girls and a growing tent for the boys, sorry for the bad pun can't help XP; I'm a healthy hormonal teenager you know!)
The reaction is cause by the sunlight hitting the duo, which made the sparkle-effect around them.
A drop of sweat is visible on the back of Sakuno's head.
"Well that was expected" she gently whispers, a chuckle startled her.
"Yeah it's a natural occurrence" said Fuji-sempai a smile plastered (all the time) on his handsome face.
"Fuji-sempai, yeah..." the scene sends her to a pit of nostalgic
Fuji's smile turn into frown "Saa-chan, what's the matter?" he ask concern for the young girl who snap in her daydreaming.
"Huh, Eh…Umm it's nothing!" Sakuno snapped in annoyance, until she realized her mistake, even Fuji is shocked at the reaction of his sweet kouhei.
Bowing at waist she apologize hurriedly "Gomen-asai S-Sempai"
Fuji who recover in shock wave it as nothing
"No need to apologize, I'm sorry if I interrupt you"
Sakuno blink then tilt his head "interrupt sempai?"
"Yeah, you seem like in deep thought, does something bothering you?"
'Gosh my mask is slipping without noticing I need to focus' chided to herself
"Oh…it's nothing sempai, really" she lied and the tensei knows it, ever since the call she receive this morning she can't help but fall to her thoughts of the past.
"Stop lying Sakuno" a deep smooth voice interrupt the two, both turn and saw the captain of Seigaku Tezuka still impassive held an impassive expression.
This time looks like she deny anymore, sighing
"Can we go somewhere?" she said in defeat
To be continued…
End of the Chapter
Hello everyone the first chapter of this story is finish, I know your still confuse in the run of the story but don't worry little by little the pieces of the puzzle will show while the story flow.
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Arigato for reading, SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME!
Disclaimer: the author of this fan fiction doesn't own the Prince of tennis and created by Takeshi Konomi