I do NOT own Prince of Tennis. The only thing I own is my plot.
A/N: The next two chapter is going to be sad chapters. I feel so sad while thinking about it, but it's an important part of the story. I'm not sure if this is going to be a happy ending, but I will try to make it one. Sometimes stories don't turn out to be the way you wanted it. T.T" Forgive me Sakuno.. for being so mean to you.. read on to find out why..
And also, please ignore my spelling/grammar mistakes. I just found out that in every chapter, there's at least one mistake in there. Lots of typos, ex. typing "me" instead of "my". I tend to not pay attention to what I'm typing since I'm thinking about the plot.
Summary: It was now three years when Sakuno parted with Ryoma. How will they react when they see each other again?
Chapter four: My childhood friend.
After leaving a note for her grandmother (in case she comes back early), she left. Maybe Ryoma-kun will be there earlier too! I could talk to him then. Today, I will confess when I see him..
"EHH? I'm late?" Sakuno mentally smacked herself. Why is the clock at home half an hour late!? It's not suppose to be like this! I'm suppose to go there and let everybody see that I am a mature, grown-up woman! Why.. why.. WHY did it turn out this way!
Without looking, Sakuno ran as fast as she could. She didn't get very far though, before she bumped into someone. "Oof. Gomenasai!" Sakuno jumped up, and started to run again, but she felt a hand grab her. Scared, she stopped moving. "Let me go, or I will scream."
"Nya.. Are you Ryuzaki-san?"
Turning around, she stood face to face with the stranger. He was a head taller than her, with bright red hair, and an adorable face. "Eto.. I don't know any-" Wait. Red hair. Do you remember any red hair guys? Red hair.. Eiji-senpai? "Ano.. Eiji-senpai?"
"Nya! You ARE Ryuzaki-san! Ne, did you know that Ochibi (a/n: Sorry, not sure if it's spelled correctly) is going to have a game soon?"
As the excited senpai chatted on and on about Ryoma, his job, his life, and every single little detail about his life, Sakuno glanced at her watch.
"So now Sakuno-chan, I have learned my lesson. I will never go out with the girls that are-"
"AHHHHH!"
"What's wrong Sakuno-chan?!"
"AHH! Eiji-senpai! Gomenasai! I must hurry. I am late!"
"Where are you going Sakuno-chan?" Sakuno blinked. When did he started to call me by Sakuno-chan?
"To Ryoma-kun's tennis match. It's starting soon!"
"Nyaa! I'm going there myself. Mind if I join you?"
"Ahh! Iie. Please hurry!"
As Sakuno ran, she felt tears start to fill her eyes. Baka. Sakuno, why can't you be early for once? No wonder everyone always looks at me this way. Clumsy girl. Baka, baka, BAKA. Sakuno felt a hand on her shoulder.
"We're here."
"Ehh? Ahh. Oh.."
She turned so Eiji couldn't see her tears. She wiped them angrily and got mad at herself because she was so weak. Always forgiving and sweet, but at the same time, clumsy and late. If you have something precious, or fragile, you can count on Sakuno to drop it and shatter it. Sakuno had wanted to be strong. She is strong in some ways. When people looked at her, they feel that she is a very confident girl, but on the inside, the shy little girl was still there. No matter how hard she tried to erase her shyness, she couldn't. Over the years through her childhood days, and school years, it had been with her, kept her company. It was also because of this shyness that she got bullied sometimes.
Sakuno stepped into the room (a/n: Stadium? Tennis court? Where do people play? I don't play tennis so I don't really know xDD), and spotted a collegue. Turning over to Eiji, she said, "Excuse me Eiji-senpai, demo can I leave for a few minutes? I saw a collegue or mine, and I have to give him something."
"Sure. Go ahead." Eiji stopped looking around, and stared at Sakuno.
"Arigatou.." Sakuno walked away, and felt Eiji watching her. She turned around, and tilted her head. "Is there something wrong Eiji-senpai?"
"Iie. I'll be here. Just go to your friend."
"Hai."
As Sakuno continued walking over to an unknown place, dodging people left and right, Eiji thought hard. I'm pretty sure I saw her somewhere. I think I saw her on a poster in the shopping mall. If Sakuno didn't put her hair up, she would look exactly like that girl from the poster. Her name was.. Rukia Shigue.
"Kunisaki-san."
A boy turned around, and came face to face with Sakuno.
"Sakuno! I didn't know you would be here today. Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't know you were coming either. And please don't call me by my first name. I don't know you that well. Well, for the song, I made some changes. I actually have it here with me. Here." Sakuno handed Kunisaki the lyrics with changes scribbled here and there. "Sorry if it's kind of messy. Best I could do for the moment. Ja ne."
Sakuno turned to leave, and for the second time that day, someone grabbed her hand. Turning around, she stared at him. "Is there anything else I could help you with?"
"No."
"Then can you let go."
"Why are you being so cold to me?"
"Just let me GO."
People around them start to look their way. Kunisaki let go of her, and she ran back to where Eiji was. "Who was that guy?" Eiji asked, out of curiosity.
"No one worth mentioning."
--FLASHBACK--
"What a great success. Rukia's song reached the top 100 as soon as it went out! Plus her other single went from number 94, to 45 in less than one week. Let's all go to that sushi place that just opened and celebrate!"
"HAI!"
Sakuno and the others went to the new sushi place, and as they were all having fun, Kunisaki asked Sakuno to come out. "Sakuno, can you come out? Your grandmother wanted to talk to you about something."
"Ehh? Demo.." Sakuno started to search her bag for her cellphone. Kunisaki saw, and quickly said, "She said she couldn't reach you on your cellphone."
"Oh."
She went out, and Kunisaki dragged her out of the store. "Wanna go somewhere?"
"Eh? Ano.. didn't my grandmother phone me?"
"No." he turned and stared at her. His dark blue eyes staring at her chocolate brown ones.
".. No? She didn't phone?"
"Nope. Just said it so you would get out."
"I'm going back in."
"No you're not. You are staying out here with me. Remember that day? You said that since I helped you, you will do anything to repay me."
Sakuno didn't say anything. She just stared at him, and she felt betrayed. "You know what I meant when I said I will do anything. Moving on, when you said my grandmother called earlier, did you KNOW how I felt? She's in the hospital right now. I'm worried that she might DIE! And here you are, telling me a LIE." She felt angry building up inside her. For the first time in her life, she had felt like she was strong, in control. "WHY DID YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!"
This time, Kunisaki stayed silent. When Sakuno finished talking (a/n: more like screaming), he pushed her against a wall and pinned her there. "I'm sorry." He whispered.
Feeling awkward now, rather than in control, Sakuno looked at the ground. "Let me go."
After what seemed like half an hour later, she finally looked up, and was shocked when something touched her lip. His hands started roaming over her body. She turned her head, and pushed him away from her. "What are you DOING?"
She ran as fast as she could, as if by running, she could leave all her bad memories behind. Why did he kiss me and do those things to me? She started to cry. This isn't suppose to happen. I had thought that he would be the nicest of all the other guys. That night, Sakuno vowed never to talk to Kunisaki unless absolutely necessary.
--END FLASHBACK--
"Game and match, Echizen. 6-2."
Sakuno cheered half-heartedly. There isn't any chance of talking to him, with all the fangirls screaming and surrounding him, so Sakuno thought she would leave.
As she walked out the door, she felt someone tap her on the shoulder. She turned around, and saw a guy with a cap covering half of his face.
"Yes?"
"Do you know where this place is?" He handed her a map, and one spot was circled. Assuming that he wants to know where the place that was circled was, she said, "Walk straight, then when you get to that trafic light, just turn right and walk until you get there. It isn't that far."
She started to walk away, but she felt someone tap her on the shoulder again.
"Do you need anything else?"
"Um. I don't want to go to the park. I want to go to this place." He pointed to another spot, and Sakuno blinked. "Why do you need to go there?"
"My friend lives there. Can you tell me please."
".."
He looked up. "Please?"
"What is your name..?"
"Andrew."
Sakuno stared. "Where you in America?"
He raised his eyebrow. "Yeah. Does it matter? Who are you? Do I know you?"
"I'm Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki Sakuno."
This is Andrew? The one that went to America? The one that said he loved me?!
A/N: Haha. Isn't this a stranger chapter? xDD I might add a love triangle, since someone suggested it. Maybe not. Reviews?
(I am currently going through this whole story correcting my errors. Hopefully it will be error free..)
- CelestialChaos.x/
