Ryoma laid in his bed as Sakuno-san cleaned his bathroom. It was about seven o'clock- following the day he listened in on their performance of Mariella. Of course, Tomoka tried out for the leading roles in a musical the college was pitting on. Apparently, they were doing a Japanese adaptation of High School Musical. She tried out for the role of Sharpay (a few of the cooks helped in her performance, along with Sakuno-san and Hinonishi-san).
She came out, blushing slightly. "Arigatou," he said.
"Bye, Echizen-sama," Sakuno-san said, bowing. She made her way out of his room, and he followed her. Again, he was bored, and he was wondering what the maids did for fun at night. Tomoka and Hinonishi-san moved in that very day. He brought his racquet and a ball with him. He was planning on playing after he separated from Sakuno.
It wasn't just that. He was a tad bit fond of Sakuno-san. What Akira had said earlier made him slightly concerned for his friend. He didn't care much, but she was amusing when she made mistakes or stammered an inaudible phrase.
He separated form her after they made it to the stairs. She would be fine: he thought. Then, he heard something. It was far away. After all, he could move very quickly and he was already nearly out the door. He went back up the stairs and searched for the source of the noise.
He saw Hinonishi-san being grabbed and her mouth covered by a big, hairy hand. "C'mon, honey," he said. "You're a maid. Why don't you help me clean up in my room for a bit?"
"We're maids, not slaves!" Tomoka yelled. Another man stood in front of her. In his arms he held Sakuno-san. He had both of her wrists in one hand behind her back, and another wrapped around her waist.
"You're too cute to be hanging with these two," the man said to Hinonishi-san. "Come party with us for a bit. Why wouldn't you want to?" He received no reply.
"What? You think you're too good to answer us!" the man holding Sakuno-san accused. Again, she said nothing. He threw Sakuno-san at the stairs, and the other man threw Hinonishi-san at a table. Tomoka was able to catch Hinonishi-san in time. Ryoma launched his hand for Sakuno while his other- holding his racquet – hit the ball toward the fleeing men. He was so off balance that when he caught her, the two of them fell to the ground.
The ball hit one man on the back of the head (let me, Selbe, specify: the one who grabbed Sakuno), knocking him unconscious. The other stopped to see what was wrong with his friend.
"There they are!" yelled Tomoka. She had called the guards a moment ago, and they were already there. The two men were dragged away and their IDs were to be held. They were also being disqualified from the tournament.
"E-E-Echizen-sama!" Sakuno-san exclaimed, obviously surprised to be lying in his arms on the floor.
"You're so heavy, Sakuno-san," Ryoma commented. Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Gomennasai, Echizen-sama," she mumbled. A tear fell to the floor.
"Why are you crying? I just saved you," he asked.
"I thought you were mad at me, or I was inconveniencing you," she sniffled.
"You are," he said. She started crying again, but then he smirked at her. "I guess I don't mind this kind of trouble, though." Sakuno-san blushed madly.
"G'night," he said, walking back to his room. That was definitely worth the trouble: he thought: very amusing.
Author's Note:
I know some Japanese, not all of it. No criticism on that, but please help me get better! Also, the reason Ryoma calls her Tomoka is because of this. Not having a title is a sign of familiarity. Since he doesn't know her, if he calls her Tomoka, or thinks it in this case, it's disrespectful.
The reason he keeps changing what he calls her is because he's getting closer to her.