This story resembles the one I wrote a year ago, The Devil vs. The Prodigy vs. The Rikkai Volleyist. Think of it as a rewrite, but some ideas might change and it may become a different story as a whole and please don't expect the unexpected! XD Well, that didn't make sense… I never make sense. Just kidding, on with the show.
I do not own The Prince of Tennis or any trademarks in connection with it. (This is anime-based.)
In a busy street where there were a lot of people, a young, brown haired girl ran through the crowd. She was hurrying for what reason unknown and continued to do so until she bumped into a young man who had seaweed looking hair. After she recovered from her fall, she dusted herself all the while being watched by a pair of emerald eyes.
The girl bowed her head and began to speak, "I-I'm so s-sorry. I-" Funny, the young man who she collided with chuckled to her surprise. She lifted her head to look at this person only to see somebody familiar.
The young man scolded her in reply, "Hey, you oughtta' look where you're going, you know!"
"K-Kirihara-san! I'm so sorry, I didn't m-mean to d-do that…" The young girl bent again to utter another of her request for forgiveness, hoping that he would just walk away and let what happened pass.
"I've seen you somewhere…" Kirihara poised to identify her but the girl seemed to be persistent on going some place else, like going home. Nevertheless, he straightened and continued to tease the girl. "What was your name again?" Her head shot up as she realized that this guy wasn't going to let her off so easily. His sharp stare was frightening but the color of his eyes showed the contrary, almost making her forget that he was growing irritated by the moment.
"My name's Ryuzaki Sakuno. I was-" the girl was about to say where they met, but she got cut off.
"Oh! I remember now." he stopped which made Sakuno think that she should be running for her life right now. He then continued, "But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be careful!"
'Oh please save my life good Lord, I don't want to die yet!' Kirihara's face became more frightening for Sakuno and she backed a few steps, knowing what kind of person Kirihara is. Seeing that the girl was trying to escape him, he stepped forward intimidating her more. The young boy smiled, almost appearing like a demon to Sakuno who subsequently bumped another person behind her.
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Not only was it getting late, she was having more problems now; she bumped into another person along the way! The fright from being scolded again only met a hand placed on her head, and she was conveniently used as a support. "Wha-!"
"You know miss…" the firm hold on her head became a soft pat and the voice made her turn her head. Bright, brilliant, red hair quickly caught her sight as she swung to look at the new comer. "You should be careful when walking around," he continued.
Intense was the blush on her face brought by the mixture of shyness, embarrassment, and anger at herself for bumping into two persons. She raised her head and opened her lips to explain herself but refrained once she noticed that there were more people who encircled her. "R-Rikkai regulars!" was her panicky squeak.
Thoughts of teasing the girl more ran wild in Kirihara's head as he looked at her panic. 'This'll be fun.' He smiled mischievously but something bothered him as he glanced at the red-haired man. Something was surely wrong about his facial expression, according to Kirihara that is. 'Did he make some kind of realization or something? Whatever.'
"Um, I better get going." Sakuno tried to slip past 'the red guy' but she was not fast enough; he blocked her every effort of running away. Finally after a number of tries she surrendered and it was his victory. She turned around trying to find another way of escaping yet she was faced by the frightening devil.
She sighed at her current situation, contemplating on how she got into this trouble. She gazed at Kirihara's eyes now that she faced him. 'How come he has beautiful eyes?' The thought disappeared fast as she made a plan to escape the both of them, as the other members don't seem to be joining in on bullying her. However, she was unaware that a pair of amethyst eyes continually watched her closely as she fought her way through Kirihara.
The other team members gave way as the vice-captain moved closer to the commotion. His voice seemed to thunder as he spoke authoritatively, "What's going on in here?" and then he eyed the two mischievous boys and shifted his gaze to Sakuno. "You're from Seigaku…" and a word of concern followed his statement, "It's late you should be going home. You are alone after all."
Perplexed was she for the sudden show of kindness, Sakuno nodded and proceeded to go home. She felt her body shudder when she heard Sanada discipline the two who bothered her by giving them 30 laps to run. But a smile found itself on her lips in understanding that his gruff demeanor hid such a kind person.
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It was quite a day for Sakuno. All she wanted was to scout her potential school all the while avoiding trouble as much as possible. 'The world really hates me,' she sighed. 'First, this love charm does not work.' She fished out the said object from her pocket and grimaced at it. The charm was a small one, made with red cloth and had a symbol of Love written over it, not to spare those small bells tied to it as well. 'Second, those stupid guys made me late!' Much to her despise, she found herself clutching, almost crushing the charm in her hands.
Another sigh escaped her lips as she felt pity for the charm, being the one on the suffering end. Putting the small thing back into her pocket, she continued walking, succumbing to her thoughts.
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"Hey Sakuno! I've got something for you!" Tomo-chan hollered.
"This is for me! Don't you like him more than I do?" Sakuno held in her hands a love charm and as Tomoka told her, it was supposed to lure a certain pokerfaced prodigy into Sakuno's arms.
"You know I like him a lot, but it's not like I like him the way you DO." Tomo said as she peered through the hall window to look for you-know-who on the school grounds.
"But Tomo-chan, I can't accept this!" Sakuno was shoving the object back into the other girl's hands. "Oh, come on Tomoka, I really can't accept this! I-It's… It's…" stuttering attacked her again.
"It's what?"
"It's," Tomo-chan got impatient so she left Sakuno in a dash. The braided girl tried to catch her but she was too fast.
"It's just wrong…"
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Another exasperated sigh broke away from her lips. "This is Tomo-chan's fault." She looked up at the dark sky with a frown on her brow, remembering that she spoke aloud. 'Lord, why can't I have everything that I wanted?'
She went back to the street that she was in, making sure that she didn't get any funny stares from other people that walked past her. 'I guess we're never meant to be if even this thing doesn't work.' Her frown deepened more which she tried to fight by changing her thoughts. 'Darn charm!'
Ever since she got the charm, nothing has ever happened between her and Ryoma, as in NOTHING!
'Maybe it's not a love charm but an unlucky charm…' she exhaled tiredly.
It's been a number of months from that time Tomo gave her the small harbinger of bad luck, and three years from the first time she knew she had a crush on that special boy. Time sure does fly, and now she's going to be in high school! And she didn't want to stay in that place anymore, too much unwanted memories.
She looked over her shoulder as if she would see the people she encountered a while ago. 'Wait, I haven't gone there yet! Why not give their school a shot?'
Maybe it wasn't that unlucky after all…
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A green bubble blew out of his lips, he popped it and the process repeated itself. The bubblegum was already stale, but he didn't mind.
"Chocolate" was all he said amidst the chit-chat of his friends.
"What was that, fatso?" a certain silver-haired friend asked with the usual teasing, but was ignored, unfortunately.
"He said chocolate, Niou." The man who spoke tipped his eyeglasses and repeated, "Chocolate."
"Is there anything new with him saying that, Yagyu-senpai?" Kirihara asked a rhetorical question. He is indeed right; Marui loved sweets and sugary treats. The only day that he would not eat any sweets is when he is 'sick,' or any similar situations.
With everyone not caring about Marui, they did not hear what his lips enunciated that followed the word chocolate.
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'Was she that beautiful three, no, two years ago?' another frown scrunched his brow. 'I never noticed…'
Hey! I'm back with this, uh, uh… whatever it is I hope everyone will enjoy reading it. Criticism is very welcome, opinions, suggestions and likes are also welcome. Please let us help each other to grow and develop useful skills in writing! Just tell me what you think, okay? :D And do tell me if you ever had read a story that is like this, please and thank you!
And before I go, who, do you think, said the last lines? And lastly, thanks to those who liked my stories in this section! Tchüss! (Bye!)
