I don't own the characters fetured in my story. They are from The Prince of Tennis manga/anime. :)
Sakuno:
The big day was finally here! Sakuno hopped out of bed and ran down the stairs straight into her grandmother arms excitedly yelling "Grandmother! It's the first day of the training camp! I am so excited to go!" Sumire laughed and couldn't help but share Sakuno's enthusiasm. "Yes my darling! I don't know if I can drive you thought, I already have previous engagements". "Don't worry about it," Sakuno replied, "I would prefer to walk and warm up my muscles anyway." Sumire smiled, "You're such a good girl Sakuno. I'll drop your bags off at the main office later on today." "Okay, thank you very much. I'll see you once the camp is over." The two shared a warm hug and then Sumire was out the door.
Sakuno proceeded to make herself an egg and a piece of toast. I'll need my protein today if I want to play to my best ability. After her breakfast Sakuno went upstairs to transform herself into a boy.
Step 1 – boobs. Sakuno grabbed the elastic bandage Sumire bought her and started to wrap it around her chest until her womanly curves vanished beneath the bandage. A baggy shirt to conceal the bandage and step one was complete.
Step 2 – hair. Sakuno took a look at her hair in the mirror; she had an abundance of hair. How am I going to make this work? Sakuno spent way too long figuring out how to get her hair into her favorite tennis cap, it turned out that a messy bun was the best option. Finally ready to play Sakuno glanced at her clock. The camp started in twenty-five minutes and it was, at least, a forty-minute walk. Sakuno was out the door in a second and barreling down the street before the door even slammed shut.
Ryoma:
Ryoma was casually strolling to the camp enjoying the scenery of his childhood home. The camp was going to start soon but Ryoma Echizen knew how to make an entrance and he didn't care about being exactly on time. Just as he was starting up the hill towards the gate that lead to the camp grounds a boy ran racing by him. As he ran by, Ryoma could see the profile of his face and he was surprised by how beautiful he was.
Ryoma was not homosexual and he had never had any attractions to other men, but this boy was beautiful and reminded him of someone he once knew. Ryoma had to sprint to catch up with the boy. "Hey!" The other boy didn't hear him. "Hey! You! Stop running and hold on a second!" The other boy turned around and Ryoma found himself staring into these big brown endless eyes. Once Ryoma had recovered from the initial shock of the boys mesmerizing eyes he then asked "Who are you? And also, why are you rushing up this hill?"
Sakuno:
Sakuno couldn't believe it. She just could not come to grips with the fact that she was looking right into the cat-like eyes of the boy she treasured so dearly. How could he be in Japan? How could he be right in front of her? Sakuno had always though he would come to this camp but it was different now that he was actually here.
Sakuno was completely and utterly amazed. Ryoma was unbelievably handsome, that's not to say he wasn't always good looking. But over the last three years he had grown much taller and he had really grown into his lean muscular body. His eyes were as deep and vibrant as ever and they were staring right back at her. When he asked her who she was his voice was like hot fudge, fluid and rich. She wished he would hold onto her and whisper sweet nothings in his but that was such a ludicrous daydream and bound to never happen in this lifetime.
Sakuno had to remember that she was playing the part of a regular high school boy and had to try hard to stop herself from running straight into Ryoma's arms. "Umm- I was just, well…I was invited to the training camp." Ryoma didn't waste a second replying to her stupid response, "Who are you? What's your name?"
Sakuno couldn't believe she hadn't thought this through! How could she forget that she needed a different name if she was going to pass as a boy! She had to think of a fake name and this second, Ryoma was too smart to not think something was up if she hesitated telling him her name! "My name is ummm…Suno Hyuno." Stupid, stupid girl! He is going to know it's you! Sakuno and Suno are way too similar!.
Sakuno waited to hear from the Prince of Tennis, "Well then Suno, we should probably get a move on if we are not going to be thirty minutes that for our very first day."
Oh my god! He didn't realize it was me! Sakuno wiped the slight sweat from her brow and followed the prince up the hill to their home for the next few weeks.
Ryoma:
This kid is a bit weird, Ryoma couldn't help but think. He had decided it was just a fluke that he was attracted to Suno. The two of them made their ways up the hill together. At first Ryoma had though Suno had a shy character but now he wouldn't shut up about how excited he was to be attending this camp. It was no big deal for Ryoma to be invited to a camp of this caliber but Suno gave Ryoma the impression that this was his first time.
When the two of them finally arrived at the camp Ryoma was impressed by the facilities but not nearly as dazed ad his new friend standing beside him. "Wow! This place is ridiculous! I can't even count how many courts there are!" As Suno scanned the scene Ryoma quickly found where the coached were addressing the invited players. "Common Suno, we have to go or we will have no idea how to function in this place." "Oh yeah, your so right Ryoma." As the two of them rushed to the court Ryoma couldn't help but wonder how Suno knew his name. That was a question Ryoma was going to save for later.
When they finally arrived the other players were already leaving the scene. "Sorry we are late" both of them said at the same time. Ryoma sized up the coaches and came to the view that one was a hard-core trainer and the other one focused more on the statistics of the players and their games. Before Ryoma could say anything Suno was already making up an excuse for them, "We are so sorry sir, I was running late this morning because I overslept and Ryoma got lost on his way here. It was just good luck that I found him!"
The mean looking coach growled while the other coach immediately replied with a weak smile, "Under these circumstances I think we can make an exception however we usually operate under strict rules and protocol here."
Suno lightly hit his head and nervously stuck out his tongue while laughing. It bothered Ryoma how cute he found that. "Sorry sir. I'm Suno Hyuno and this is Ryoma Echizen."
The mean looking coach introduced himself as coach Pingyu and the other as coach Fushi. Pingyu told them that since they were both late they couldn't chose their roomates and that they were going to be "stuck together" until the camp finished.
Ryoma looked over at his new roommate, who was noticeably nervous. SOmething was up with the guy, and Ryoma was going to get to the bottom of it.