Eternal.Angel
August 3, 2007 to September 9, 2007

Disclaimers: I do not own any part whatsoever of Prince of Tennis.
Summary: Ryuzaki Sakuno now enters college, and is doing fairly well being independent. But what happens when two people she respects the most crash into her life? What will be her decision? Enjoy! And don't forget to review please!

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Dinnertime
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"Senpai-tachi…Ryoma-kun…" said Sakuno, barely audible. She stared at them wide-eyed, blocking the doorway.

"Ryuzaki-chan," said Fuji as he tapped her lightly on the shoulder, "Would you mind?"

"Huh? Oh, yes!" she cried as she moved aside, bowing, "Sorry about that!"

"NYA! Sakuno-chan!" shouted a certain tennis player with glee as he glomped the female tightly. She choked for air as he continued squeezing her. "How I missed you so much, Sakuno-chan!"

"Eiji! You shouldn't greet Ryuzaki-san like that, especially when she offered us dinner!" gently admonished his doubles partner, Oishi. He had a worried look plastered on his face before facing the girl and bowing, "Hello, Ryuzaki-san."

"Ah, Oishi-senpai!" delightfully said Sakuno as she was released from the tight bear hug. She bowed again before staring at the next person who was smiling widely at her.

"Yo, Sakuno-chan!" greeted the former-second year, Momoshiro with a toothy grin as he waved his hand at her. "How are things with Echizen?" Then he winked at her, laughing silently.

"M-momoshiro-senpai!" cried Sakuno as she blushed, looking to the ground. Momo chuckled to himself and murmured, "So young, so young."

"Shut up, Momo-senpai," commanded a deep voice. Sakuno's heart continued to beat faster as she heard the footsteps coming closer.

"Echizen, you shouldn't say that to your senpai!" whined Momo as he crossed his arms, huffing as he shuffled into the room. Another male, slightly shorter than him, wore a white Fila cap with dark-green hair combed neatly. His feline golden-like eyes stared into her chocolate orbs and he tipped his cap in greeting. "Ryuzaki."

"R-ryoma-kun!" stuttered the female as she bowed and watched him follow his senpai to the table an taking a seat. She greeted Tezuka, Kaidoh, Inui, and Kawamura as well before closing the door to her dorm behind her, and she welcomed them with open arms and yet with shyness.

"Senpai-tachi, please wait a little longer for dinner. I need to finish setting up the table…" She said all of that in one breath before scramming to the kitchen, hurrying to check on the food and other things sizzling. Meanwhile, the tennis team took the chance to talk to one another.

"Fuji, how did you find out that Ryuzaki-san was living here?" questioned Inui as he took out his notebook, ready to take down notes.

"That is a secret," answered Fuji as he placed a finger over his mouth, smiling at then. They whimpered in protest, groaning before discussing of other matters.

"Senpai-tachi! Ryoma-kun!" cheerfully called Sakuno as she walked into the room with a tray of different, wonderful smelling dishes, "Dinner is ready!" She set down the dishes and placed the extra plates and eating utensils in front of them as they pulled out their chairs to eat.

"Let's eat!" bellowed all the regulars loudly, for they were really hungry. They had tennis practice a few hours ago, so what could you expect? Tennis players needed their fill in food.

"Ryuzaki-chan, the food is really good!" complimented Taka as he devoured some boneless salmon from his plate, smiling.

"I don't think so…" mumbled Sakuno as she looked down, blushing in happiness at her senpai's praise.

"It was a wonderful meal, Ryuzaki. Thank you," thanked Tezuka stoically as he set down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth carefully with the napkin before readjusting his glasses, staring at the female. She nodded her head in acknowledgement, slightly sweat-dropping at her senpai's seriousness.

And for the rest of that night, the regulars cheerfully chattered away into the night, passing the time after dinner. Sakuno meanwhile watched and sat from the corner, eying her senpai-tachi with keen interest as they spoke of many subjects and topics.

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"Thank you for coming, senpai-tachi, Ryoma-kun," thanked the female as she bowed low, her braids falling past her shoulders.

"We should be thanking you, Sakuno-chan!" said Momo as he thanked her.

"Fssh…" hissed Kaidoh; his way of thanks.

"Good night then, Ryuzaki-san. Be careful!" warned Oishi worriedly as he headed out the door, with his jumpy doubles partner right behind. Everyone followed suit until Echizen stood outside of the room, leaning on the hallway's wall. Fuji was still in the room with Sakuno as she walked out with him.

"Thank you, Fuji-senpai."

"It was nothing, but that was a really nice dinner, Ryuzaki-chan," he commented, having her blush. "Well, good night Ryuzaki-chan." He gave her a pat on the head and walked out, but she deliberately grabbed his wrist, having him turn back to stare at the girl with slightly widened eyes. She looked at him and turned to the ground, blushing.

"Ano…Fuji-senpai, where do you live exactly?" she asked in a low voice, turning even more red. It was embarrassing to ask such a private and personal question. However, he smiled in return and chuckled.

"Ah, Ryuzaki-chan, I'm sorry for not telling you. But conveniently, I actually live two floors above you. With Echizen as my roommate." Echizen, on the other hand, tipped his white Fila cap down and sighed in exasperation.

"EH?!"

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Owari
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A/N: Yes…your dear idiotic author here has so much homework and things to do that she is…at least five pages away from her usual number of pages. T-T The next update…will be in two to four week's time…so sorry… Please review and give me any feedback! I am very happy to be criticized because there is always room for improvement. Arigatou!

Ja ne, and I do not own any part of Prince of Tennis!

Eternal.Angel