Thanks for the five reviews!!! (Aw, I didn't make it with more reviews, stupidity of mine I update so late!) But the hits rose as well.
Who might be that Insultor is? Is he just any kind of a prince, or one person who only wants Ryoma to be so insulted? Let's find out until the end.
Disclaimer: I don't own PoT2x, for an evidence- I don't know how to play tennis or badminton either.
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After that she stood up facing the gate, trying to find the two lost senpai-tachi of hers. She wondered why they disappeared by a puff of smoke.
Are they some kind of ninjas? she thought. How pretty good of her that her innocent ness makes her really cute.
"Ryoma-kun..." Sakuno started and Ryoma just looked at her.
Oh, what a mistake I've done! Can I say a direct 'Arigato Ryoma-kun!' to him, or I'll just say nothing? No, I'll look like stupid in front of him if I did! Poor Sakuno thought.
"Anou...A-arigato, Ry-Ryoma-kun!" she nervously thanked, her head hung low for her shyness already conquered her, her heartbeat pounded as she felt the warmth raising at both of her cheeks. She looked at him waiting for a response.
"I should be the one who thanked you, you made the breakfast for us." he answered back, trying to cover his blushing face by slowly brushing off his hair. She smiled in happiness.
"Ryoma-kun, I'm going home. Domo Arigato!" she sweetly thanked him again and bowed her head for respect. When she was to head off from the gate, Ryoma grabbed her arm and looked at her eyes with mixed emotions of care and seriousness.
"Just remember what I've told you."
"Hai, Ryoma-kun!" She nodded and walked off. Only any inch away from him and the gate...
"AAHH!!! RYOMA-KUN!" Sakuno screamed when someone in a mountain bike dragged her with great speed and great force. Her stomach ached, of course.
"Oi Momo-senpai!!!" Ryoma yelled out as he saw his Oyaji's bicycle and took it out to catch after Momoshiro.
"Echizen! I have your girlfriend here! Follow me if you want to save her from INSULTOR!!!" Momo yelled out as he ran the pedals faster.
Upon hearing that name, Ryoma gripped the bicycle even harder and made the pedal on rush. "Get back here Momo senpai!!!!"
So if Senpai Fuji and Senpai Inui gave us the invitation, and now someone took me on a mountain bike that is actually Momoshiro-senpai, maybe it means... WHAT?! Sakuno thought as her eyes widened for the new thought.
"MOMO SENPAI!" Ryoma yelled louder.
"RYOMA-KUN! MAYBE THE REGULARS ARE TRYING TO SCREW ON US!" Sakuno shouted out, trying to reach the top of her voice even though she know that it is still not loud.
Oh crap what a sharp mind of Ryuzaki-san! Momoshiro thought of, and gripped her waist tighter than before.
"Shut up, future Mrs. Echizen!"
"Momo-senpai, oba-san will kill you if she ever knew about this!? the almost-crying Sakuno threatened him.
"Oh, So desu ka?" Momoshiro smirked. Sakuno wondered and stared at him curiously.
"I had your most beloved Grandma in my master's castle." upon hearing those words Sakuno almost felt dizzy and sad, and had those thoughts affected her and made her faint.
"SAKUNO!"
Little did they know, they are already in an old mansion's garage. When Momoshiro held on the pedal break, he stood up and he also puffed out and disappeared, leaving one weak Sakuno on the cold ground.
The rain started to flow when Ryoma found her at the garage, lying there motionless, as he hurried to her and took her into his arms. Her eyes were closed but still, there is a stream of sad tears on her eyes.
Ryoma hugged her worriedly. "Oi Sakuno! You still okay?" he tapped her pale face, and didn't even took advantage of the small gap between their faces. Sakuno opened her eyes and upon seeing one worrying Ryoma she cried her tears out in the very front of him in anguish and..
"Ryoma-kun!" she hugged him back as to his shock. She cried on his shoulders with those heavy tears, as if there's no tomorrow. "They... They took... They took my oba-san..." she anguished on his ear, her cries making her shoulder to lift on every second.
"Ryuzaki-sensei..." he hugged her again, as the thunder roamed recklessly on the background. Because of the roaming thunder she hugged him tight in fear.
"We'll get your grandma from there." he caringly whispered to her. Her eyes widened in shock as his words streamed in her mind. She smiled from his shoulder and faced him. "Thanks, Ryoma-kun..." she said with a sad smile on him. He was like moved with pity- and he even wiped her tears out.
Crap. I don't want to see her crying heavily again. He thought.
Both of them stood up and Sakuno bravely took the way. "Oi, look..." Ryoma warned. Sakuno looked in front of her and saw one flying cloth before her. She moved back and ran behind him. Ryoma scanned the garage door that will open up for the mansion, and saw that there's one red racket lying on the floor. He took it and tapped in on the 'ghost's' head.
"OUCH! That's a big blow, Echizen!" One familiar voice demanded.
"Horio-kun?" Sakuno wondered when Horio took out the white cloth attached to him.
Momo senpai onii-chan will kill me if he ever knew about this. Horio thought of.
"What are you doing here?" Ryoma glared at him with onyx eyes, and Horio moved back for his stare.
"Ugh, I'm just the host! Don't kill me! Don't spare my life!" Horio begged.
"What do you mean by the word 'host'?" Sakuno wondered, staring curiously on his black Dracula-like costume.
"Umm...nothing, eh?" Horio patted Sakuno on her shoulder and teleported on the other side.
Mada Mada Dane. Ryoma thought of, wondering why the heck there is a racket at on old mansion.
Horio fixed himself. "Ehem.. Ehem..." Horio coughed on the microphone that just appeared.
"Where else did he got that microphone?" Sakuno wondered because there is no microphone on his hand just a while ago.
"We will now start the obstacle course for Ryoma Echizen and Sakuno Ryuzaki!" as Horio yelled, many voices appeared from nowhere that came shouting at them.
"We are like in a tennis match..." Ryoma mumbled, and Sakuno nodded for agreement. Horio disappeared, also by a puff of smoke.
Does that Insultor want some puffy things? she thought of as she saw Ryoma reading one post board.
-This way to save Osakada as well as others. And please Echizen-san, bring my Sakuno in shape.
Insultor-
He enraged inside him and thought of gripping that Insultor's throat.
"Iie!!! Tomo-chan too???!!!!" Sakuno felt her knees weak.
His dream of gripping stupid Insultor's neck puffed when he felt that Sakuno is already losing hope. "Maybe that Insultor wants us to get on any obstacle so when we get in front of him it is easy for him to sweep us away." Ryoma said.
It doesn't really mean he get insulted from that. But did he? Sakuno thought while staring blankly at his face.
"Oi Sakuno!" Ryoma shouted as he caught her staring at him. She was startled from it.
"Let's go, Ryoma-kun.." her eyes were full of determination as they walked on the old ground, only following the way light of the Torch. Whenever they passed one torch it loses its fire so they could not go back.
She was startled and tugged his sleeve. " You don't need to be so worried. I'm.. I'm here for you.." he caught her shaking hands with hints of blush warming on his face.
I'm here for you.
I'm here for you.
"Ryoma-kun..." finally one smile graced from her lips and it carried him away. He also smiled and touched Sakuno's blushing cheeks.
Ryoma-kun, is getting nearer and nearer to me! Sakuno's heart pounded as she saw Ryoma slowly leaning on her. She was also carried away and started to close her eyes.
Just wait. he exclaimed to himself as he draws in nearer to her.
A kiss was expected.
But it only remained as an expectation.
"Ssshhh.. Ssshhh.." one familiar voice made them startled and snapped them back to reality, the plan on his head disappeared as well as her. She looked at the other side as he slightly stares at her, and they were both blushing madly, their heart pounding mad.
"Get out of my house... Ssshhh.." again the voice spoke.
"Who is it?!" both of them yelled, trying to erase the event that almost occurred but cut off by a voice.
The voice growled more. "You... you make more scripts... umf!!!!" the voice was lost when someone covered his mouth.
"I can't believe Kaidoh-senpai had a deal with those guys..." Ryoma sat at the floor and drew one Kaidoh with a hissing face.
Sakuno joined him as well. "Yeah me too." just seconds passed and they heard someone screaming again.
"SAAAAAAKUUUUUNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"
Sakuno stood up upon hearing the voice. "Tomo-chan!"
"C'mon let's keep on going." Ryoma grabbed her hand and ran as fast as they could, as the torch loses its light. Some few minutes passed but no hints of Tomoka appeared. Sakuno started to chase after her breath and sat at one huge brick that she saw in front of her. She let go off from Ryoma's hand and sat there.
"Oi..."
"Ryoma-kun, lead the way I'll get there too! I only need a few seconds then I'll follow you." Sakuno gasped after her breath.
"No." he hardly responded to her.
"But..."
"No but's and excuses."
"But Ryoma-kun..." she still insisted as he pressed his finger on her lips to make her unable to speak. Sakuno was startled when the brick she was sitting on pressed unto its container and...
"Hn?" Sakuno and Ryoma looked at the direction they've gone thorough and heard a rumbling sound.
-JUG...JUG...JUGGGGGGJUGJUGJUGJUG...
Ryoma narrowed his eyebrows and faced her. "Better to keep on going..." he quickly grabbed her wrist and started to run.
"Hey what's the matter, Ryoma-kun?" Sakuno asked, chasing after her breath.
"Just run!" Ryoma quickly said to her, as she moved her heels into high-speed.
Sakuno catches her breath more often. "Wait...Ryoma-kun.."
"We don't have any enough time! There's a rolling stone coming after us!"
"Wha-" In Sakuno's tiredness her knees became weak and eventually ended in tripping her foot. "I"M SUCH A BIG HINDRANCE!" She cried, as she saw the massive stone coming to her. Ryoma got back at her and grabbed her hand.
"I WISH THE GROUND WILL SWALLOW ME!" Sakuno cursed herself.
"Oi wha-..." he just cut off his words when..."Sakuno!" he yelled when the ground opened up and swallowed them before the stone shaped them into thin sheets. Better he held one metal bar inside the hollow hole and caught her arm.
"Ryuzaki!" he looked at her when he felt her hand was cold. "You okay there?"
She blinked her tears and looked up above at him. "Ye-yeah.. I'm fine!" he sighed when he heard her condition. Sakuno followed the direction of her tears with her sight and saw that there is something down there.
"I'm taking it back! Ryoma-kun don't took your hand off from mine!" her tears were resided at her brown eyes when she saw million of spikes down there. "What is the hecky thing down there?" he asked. She let her tears pass. "Too many spikes!"
"Spikes?" he tried to climb up and made his arm to sway, as well as her.
"AAHHH!!!" Sakuno screamed again.
"What's that again?!" he looked at her again and saw water streaming down, coming forth to her.
"Just don't slip your hand! Climb at my back and then you'll find the way up there!" he responded, holding her wrist tightly. She followed and made it up there.
"Ryoma-kun, your hand!" Sakuno offered her hand and Ryoma tried to get it.
But he ended up being carried away by the hazard water.
Her tears streamed fast at her cheeks as she saw the incident.
"Ry..." she covered her mouth with her hand in shock.
"RYOMA-KUN!"
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A/N: Well there you go the chappie! Thanks to those who reviewed me especially to d EMO lish pebbles, and thanks to those who read this story! Hope you'll like it! I'll improve myself as time goes by! Please after reading, review. And I also liked to apologize if there are any wrong grammars or wrong typos there!
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