Disclaimer: I do not own Tennis No ouji-sama and I do not claim to own Ryoma Echizen though, I would really love to own him.
*This is no EchizenXSakuno fanfic. This is addressed to no specific girl and you could imagine that he is talking to you, if you like. I hope you would enjoy this and please do leave a comment after. They are highly appreciated
How he says Aishiteru
It's been a long time since you left,
But does that even matter to me?
Well, so many things happened
The fall passed by
And you were not there to catch the falling leaves of the sakura trees in our grounds
That's a good thing; I finally got rid of that childish nuisance
The winter had left without the snow angels and snowman you create at the door of your house
That's a relief; no ugly work of art would hurt my eyes as I walk home
Spring visited and I'm glad you were not around
Or my life would have been a disaster
And summer, I peacefully played tennis…
Life is really easy without you…
Well, I do not really mind if you are around or not
But, it's better if you are not around
I don't really care about you
Your existence didn't really matter
My life is dedicated only for tennis
My thoughts have no more space for you
My goal is not for you,
I mean why would it be?
My goal is to win
I have to win against my father
To win over my captain
To defeat the prodigy
I do not have time for you
I've used them all for tennis
To practice
To grow better
To prove to them that I can be Seigaku's pillar of support
My eyes are not to gaze at you
It's focused on the ball
I have to hit every ball that comes
To tell them that I am the Prince of Tennis, that I have grown stronger
My ears would never listen to you
I have to listen to every sound the ball makes as it hits my enemy's racket
My mouth is not meant to whisper sweet-nothings into your ears
I use them to mock my enemies
"Mada Mada Dane." I Say…
I do not care if you are there or not,
Just don't disturb me
I want to sleep peacefully
But you see, you've turned my world upside down
It's true, I did not care about you.
It's true, I could not give my tiem to you
But I could not help but look for you.
I could not focus on the ball
I could not win a match when you are not around…
Is that a coincidence?
Or are you really distracting me?
I can't take you off my head,
You are in every dream I have
Even in nightmares, perhaps
I hear your annoying voice everywhere
It pester me a lot
But, without it…
Maybe…
My day… I guess, my day wouldn't be the usual…
Well, it's your fault.
Your unusuality has become part of my daily routine.
Many tried explaining it to me but I would not want to believe…
Isn't it preposterous?
Isn't it stupidity?
Isn't it a waste of time?
But I guess, I have to accept the fact that I….
Well, I think this is what they say…
I guess, this is the feeling Oishi-senpai has for Nanako-san
Maybe,
Just maybe…
I'm falling for you…
Is that how to say Aishiteru?
