Chapter VII- The Agreement


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School Campus

After the call, Ryoma returned to where Sakuno was. She looked confused and troubled at the same time. He only saw her with that look when he was playing. He observed her movements from his spot.

'I wonder why Ryoma's mother demanded him to bring me. Is there some kind of trouble?' she thought while fiddling with the hem of her skirt. 'Did I do something wrong? I hope not.' she continued this time leaning in the wall while looking at the floor. 'Mou, what should I do? But they said that Oba-chan will be there? Will I-.' her train of thought was interrupted when she felt someone pinch her cheek.

Ryoma has had enough of Sakuno's troubled look. It made him feel responsible about it. And he didn't like the idea of him being the cause of it. 'Well, maybe if it's about me… I guess its fine…' he thought. Then suddenly he frowned, when he thought that eh wasn't the reason. So he decided to pinch her cheek.

"R-ryom-kun, w-what was t-that for?" she asked, placing her palm to where Ryoma pinched and pouted.

'Cute…' he thought while looking at her.

Sakuno noticed that Ryoma was staring at her for a long time. She looked away so that she can't see how he looks at her while she stopped rubbing her cheek and set her hand on her lap.

"W-what? S-stop looking a-a-at me like t-that." she said while blushing.

Ryoma then noticed that she decided to look away from him. She even has a blush on her face. This made Ryoma amused of the girl in front of him.

"Ryuuzaki… Why do you keep looking away from me? Am I hideous?" asked Ryoma as he sat beside Sakuno while holding her hand.

Sakuno was surprised with what Ryoma asked her, further more when he held her hand.

"N-no.. It's not like that… I'm just embarrassed…" said Sakuno as she unconsciously squeezed Ryoma's hand.

Ryoma squeezed back. The feeling of her hand with his is just so comfortable that he never want to let go. He smirked when he heard Sakuno was just embarrassed. 'There's nothing to be embarrassed about… typical Ryuuzaki.' he thought.

"Then, what are you embarrassed about?" Ryoma asked in a teasing manner. A flustered Sakuno is his favorite of all.

"Y-you know… Those t-things that y-you do to me…" she said still not looking at him.

"What are those things?" Ryoma said this time leaning on Sakuno's shoulder with their hands still connected.

"L-l-like this… Mou, just stop it already, ok?" said Sakuno while letting go of Ryoma's hand and moving away from him.

Ryoma was not pleased when Sakuno moved away from him. So before Sakuno can stand up he grabbed her wrist, pulled her towards him then hugged her when Sakuno finally faced him.

"R-ryoma-kun, don't be s-so stubborn! I-I-… I've had enough of this…" said Sakuno while pushing him away.

"No!" said Ryoma as he tighten his hold of her.

"P-please…" said Sakuno as she kept pushing Ryoma away.

"YADDA!" said Ryoma, still not letting her go.

"W-why?... I'm not even important t-to you…" she said while gripping his shirt.

"You're important to me… because… you are mine! And nobody else's!" said Ryoma while hugging her sweetly this time.

Sakuno was touched when she heard what Ryoma said. Even though she knows that he's only playing with her, she can't stop herself from hugging him in return. They felt like they were meant for each other.

After a long time of hugging each other, Ryoma finally let go of her then looked straight into her eyes.

"I'll stop doing those things to you…" said Ryoma while caressing her cheek.

"Really?" said Sakuno while smiling but something inside her was a little disappointed. 'Mou, this is what I want, ne?' she told herself.

"On one condition." he said seriously still looking at her.

"W-what?" she said nervously.

"I'm the only one who can do those things to you. And don't ever let anyone touch you without my permission." he said like they were already dating.

Sakuno almost chuckled at Ryoma's seriousness. It's not everyday that you can see a serious Ryoma up close. But what was bugging her was why she needed permission from him… 'We're not even dating… That's just impossible to happen… He's only doing this because he likes to tease me.' she thought.

"And when you don't like what's happening to you, like you're embarrassed or something speak up, ok?" he spoke once again.

"H-hai…" she replied.

When Ryoma heard Sakuno's reply, he let go of her.

"Then… Let's go." he said while getting their things.

"Ryoma-kun, I can bring my things. Besides it's a little heavy and- Ah!"

Sakuno was surprised when Ryoma picked her up in bridal style once again, she can't help but blush.

"What?" said Ryoma as he looked down to his possession.

"I-I can walk by myself… So you can let me d-down." said Sakuno as she her arms automatically wrapped to Ryoma's neck. She blushed once again. 'Mou, why is it hard to balance~? Now I have to hold unto his neck.' she thought.

"Oh? Then why are you holding unto me? And your so close to my face nonetheless." stated Ryoma as he felt Sakuno's breath on his chin. This time he really needed to control himself because of their agreement. 'Why did I even thought of that?!' he thought irritatingly.

"B-B-because I feel like I'm a-about to fall so I unconsciously h-hold unto to you." she said trying not to look into his eyes. They are so close to each other after all.

"Hm. But I like carrying you. And you still don't know why I was upset to you in the first place so until you remember it, I'll carry you before and after school. No arguments." he said as he started walking ahead.

Sakuno yelped when Ryoma took his first step. She really felt like she was about to fall so she hold unto him even more. 'How come it's different from before? Is he doing this on purpose?' she thought, her blush still not leaving her face.

Ryoma looked down at Sakuno as she holds unto him even more. He's really a genius. He smirked when he felt her tighten her hold of him as their bodies crushed like before. The space between them began to fade away as he felt Sakuno crash her body into him with no hesitation.

'Sheesh, I won't let her fall. She should trust me more.' he thought as he adjusted his hold of her in a comfortable position so that Sakuno won't feel like she's about to fall.

Sakuno felt Ryoma adjust her body to his hold. After a while, Sakuno's position was as comfortable like before. When Ryoma noticed that Sakuno is now comfortable in her position, he began to walk again but he noticed that Sakuno's arms were still wrapped around his neck. Ryoma smirked secretly.

'She's doing this unconsciously again.' when Ryoma thought of that his smirk turned into a frown. 'Might as well let her know.' he thought before he spoke to her.

"Ryuuzaki, your arms are still wrapped around me." he said while not looking at her.

"I-I know." she replied to him.

Ryoma was shocked to what Sakuno said so he faced her. There, waiting for him to look, was Sakuno's eyes overflowing with emotions, her lips that look so alluring, cheeks that was still tainted with a cute color of red and her arms that are wrapped around his neck slowly caressing the hair that was near his nape.

Ryoma can't help the feeling of blushing at the beauty in his arms. 'She just looks so innocent.' he thought. But when he remembered their agreement he concealed his blush before it becomes visible.

"Ryoma-kun, is there a problem?" Sakuno asked looking at him intently.

"Iie." he replied.


Echizen Residence

"AHH~! They're so slow~!" asked Nanjirou as he mops the floor.

"Dear, would you just please stop whining and continue what you're doing? It's disturbing the peace." said Rinko while cooking.

"Tch." said Nanjirou as he continues his work with no complaints. 'The only reason why it's peaceful here is because of your cooking. The aroma is just so delicious.' he thought while looking at Ryoma's teammates who seemed to be enjoying themselves while the others has started drooling.


"Hmmm, nyaa~… It smells so nice~." exclaimed Eiji as he cried animatedly.

"Ahh~. It's so yummy~! I'm already drooling~!" said Momo trying not to charge on to the kitchen.

"Let's just be patient. We'll eventually eat it later after Echizen comes." Oishi said as he finished doing his task.

"But Oishi, it is pretty amazing how Echizen's mom cooks. My stomach is already rumbling." said Fuji.

"Ah. There is a 100% chance that Echizen likes his Mother's cooking." said Inui who suddenly pops out of nowhere.

"Tezuka, what do you think?" asked Fuji.

"Not bad." said Tezuka.

"Mou~! I want to eat now~! Ochibi is so slow~!" complained Eiji.

"He'll be-."

Oishi was interrupted when someone opened the front door.

"Sorry to intrude~."

"SENSEI!" They all exclaimed the moment they saw their coach.

"What? And be quite, you're not at the courts anymore." said Ryuuzaki-sensei.

"Sorry. We just thought that you were Echizen." explained Taka-san.

"Where is that brat anyway?" asked Ryuuzaki-sensei. Then suddenly the door opened again. A dark green hair peeping.


"Tadai-. Ryuuzaki oba-chan~!" it said as he hugged Ryuuzaki-sensei so much that she can barely breath.

The regulars looked at them, surprised. Not only did the stranger hug their coach but he also looked like their kohai but older and taller. He also whore a black jersey with a gray outline that lets his hair stand out.

"A-anou. Who are you?" asked Oishi as he sweat dropped because of the stranger kept on hugging their coach forcefully.

But it seems that he was not planning on letting go of their coach.

"N-N-nanjirou~!" Their coach managed to choke out despite the hug she was receiving.

The regulars might have felt that their coach was in trouble so they decided to help out. They tried pulling their coach but it seems that the kohai-look-a-like hugged their coach even more. Noticing that his 'Ryuuzaki oba-chan' was being taken away from him he pulled Ryuuzaki-sensei to him more.

"Urggghh~! Nyaaa~ He's too persistent." said Eiji who was pulling Ryuuzaki-sensei arm.

"I'll say!" said Kaidoh who was also helping their coach get out of the kohai-look-a-like's hug.

"Minna! Pull harder!" said Tezuka who's also helping their coach.


The Echizens heard the ruckus from the kitchen. They chuckled.

"Dear, your son must have found Ryuuzaki-sensei." said Rinko between her giggles.

"Hahahahaha! Poor old hag. Hahaha!" said Nanjirou his hands on his stomach.

"Just help her out dear. She must be having a hard time breathing now." said Rinko.

"Why would I? Its pay back time. Hahahaha." Nanjirou said not planning on helping his old coach.

"Dear, if you don't help her now, she might not approve of your son marrying her granddaughter. If that-." she stopped talking the moment she looked over to his husband.

"I'm GOING~!" said Nanjirou as hurriedly went to their front door. Rinko giggled at her husband"s behavior. 'What a troublesome guy.' she thought.


"AH! He won't let go! Fsssh!" said Kaidoh whose temper is at its limit.

"Give Taka-san a racket!" exclaimed Momo.

"Fuji, go get it." said Inui.

Fuji went to his bag and got his racket then gave it to Taka-san.

"Hai, Taka-san." said Fuji.

When Taka-san finally gripped the racket…

"BURNING~! LET GO OF OUR COACH! HORA-HORA BABY~!" exclaimed Taka-san.

"Ryoga! Let go of the old hag now!" said Nanjirou who came from the kitchen.

"B-but Oyagi~!" whined Ryoga.

"NOW! Or your little brother will kill you!" Nanjirou said while looking on the floor disapprovingly.

"H-hai!" Ryoga said while letting go of Ryuuzaki-sensei completely.

When Ryoga finally let go of Ryuuzaki-sensei, her body instantly fell to the ground with the regulars.

"Itte…" They all exclaimed.

"NANJIROU~! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU~!" said Ryuuzaki-sensei the moment she gain her breath.

"AH~! Rinko~! SAVE ME~!" exclkaimed Nanjirou the moment he saw his former coach's look.

They heard a giggle by the doorway.

"Ryuuzaki-sensei, sorry about Ryoga and this stupid husband of mine." said Rinko as she walked towards them while Nanjirou was hiding behind her back.

"Mataku, you could have told me that Ryoga was coming." said Ryuuzaki-sensei.

Rinko giggled again. She knows that the coach was always tortured when Ryoga hugged her but she wants to have a little fun sometimes.

"A-anou, but who exactly is Ryoga-san?" asked Oishi.

Rinko smiled while looking at her son's team.

"Ryoma's big brother." she said casually.

Ryuuzaki-sensei looked to her team. She almost chuckled when she saw them. The regulars has turned to stone again.

"Eh.. Eh~?!" They exclaimed the moment their minds registered what Ryoma's mother said.

"Hahaha. That's right! I'm Echizen Ryoga. Nice to meet you~!" exclaimed Ryoga while hugging them all in the process.

"So what do think of Ryoma's aniki?" asked Nanjirou.

The regulars sweat dropped. 'Do we really need to answer that?' they thought.

"He's opposite of him." said Tezuka. The other sweat dropped even more.

"Hahahaha. Well-." Nanjirou stopped when talking when he heard their front door open.

The regulars heard as well. They do have amazing senses.

Everyone on the room was happy when they heard Ryoma speak.


"Tadaima~." he exclaimed. After moving Sakuno to his side while he removed his and Sakuno's shoes she lifted her to him carefully since she's asleep and he doesn't want to wake her up. When he lifted her up again in bridal style, Sakuno unconsciously wrapped her arms to his neck once again. Ryoma smirked at this.

'Liking my body already? So sly Sakuno.' he thought before walking towards their living room. What he didn't know was his sempais, coach and family were there.


When Ryoma stepped into the room; still holding Sakuno whose arm was still wrapped around his neck; he didn't expect what he just saw.

His sempai's were there with a sly smirk. His father who suddenly popped from behind his mother whose mouth was in agape, his mother who's blushing seeing Ryoma bringing a girl in their house, then his coach who was also wearing a sly smirk.

But what surprised him the most was his brother was also there. Not only was he looking at him like he was some molester but he was also smiling slyly. His reaction is the one he hates the most. A vain popped on his temple.

"Ryuuzaki fell asleep." he spoke.

The sound of Ryoma's voice seemed to snap them out for whatever they were thinking about them.

"Nyaaa~. Ochibi, what took you so long?" asked Eiji still smiling at him slyly.

"That's right. You should have been here 15 minutes ago." stated Inui.

"That's none of your business." Ryoma said while he felt Sakuno's arms tighten around him. 'Sakuno, stop it. This is not the right time.' he scolded her mentally.

"Hahahaha. Why's that Chibisuke? Is she your girlfriend?" asked his aniki. He just glared at him.

"Ryoga, stop it. Ryoma likes her obviously." stated Rinko. 'Maybe this will make Ryoma blush.' she thought.

"O-Oka-san~!" whined Ryoma as he tried not to blush in front of them. But he failed since Eiji pointed it out.

"Ochibi's going to blush~! Fuji get your camera, nyaa~!" teased Eiji as he saw Fuji getr his camera from his bag.

"There it is~! It's going to come~!" said Momo.

And because of his sempai's remarks he finally blushed but looked away from them.

"He really did blush~! Good work guys~!" exclaimed Ryoga.

Nanjirou on the other hand just planned to shut up just for this time because he told himself that he'll tease Ryoma later.

"Then let's eat~! Ryoma you can lay the girl in the sofa while we eat." explained Rinko while walking towards her son.

"Hai." said Ryoma as he headed towards the sofa.

"Ryoma, what's her name again?" asked Rinko.

"Ryuuzaki Sakuno." replied Ryoma.

When Rinko saw that Ryoma was near the sofa she walked towards them. Worried that Ryoma might not be careful of putting Sakuno down.

"Ryoma, let me handle this." she said. 'First things first.' she thought. So she gently pulled Sakuno's arm which was still around his son's neck. 'Wow, it's wrapped around Ryoma tightly but he doesn't seem to mind. He must've liked it.' she smirked at her thought. 'The girl's arm is smooth after all." she thought.

"Hmm." Sakuno snuggled to Ryoma even more when she felt that she's being pulled away.

Rinko only giggled while Ryoma smirked. Unknown to him, everyone on the room noticed it.

Rinko tried again this time gentler.

"Ryoma-kun, don't let me go…" whispered Sakuno but everyone heard her loud and clear specially Ryoma. And while she was doing this; she tightened her hold to Ryoma even more and snuggled to his lean chest.

"Ryoma did you do something which made Sakuno-chan like your body so much?" asked Rinko while glaring at her son who looked innocent.

"Nope, I'm not like Oyagi." retorted Ryoma.

"That's not 100% sure Ryoma. After all you are his son. It's impossible not to be like him." stated Ryuuzaki-sensei while smirking.

After what Ryuuzaki-sensei said. All the upperclassmen except Tezuka smirked. So does the Echizen boys. Rinko just sighed.

"Well, if Sakuno-chan won't let you go, you have to make her seat on you lap while you eat." said Rinko while walking towards the dining room. "Everyone let's eat." she said.

And so… Everyone followed Rinko.


When Ryoma sensed that everyone was gone he sat on their sofa adjusting his hold to Sakuno so that he can let her seat on his lap. Ryoma remembered what her mother said he just smirked. He'll gladly allow Sakuno, with or without permission.

When Sakuno felt that she was sitting on someone's lap. She made herself feel comfortable by wrapping her legs around the hips then settled her head on the shoulder, her arms still around the neck.

Ryoma felt Sakuno adjust himself to him so he just let her do what she wants. But he didn't expect for Sakuno to wrap herself around him. Ryoma felt that she finally got what she wanted so he decided to speak.

"You're really sly, Sakuno." he whispered unto her ear before nibbling on it.

"Hmm.." mumbled Sakuno. Ryoma heard Sakuno so he stopped his ministrations. He still wants Sakuno around his body so he won't take any chance of waking her up. 'I definitely won't wake you up.' he thought when he suddenly felt Sakuno brush herself against him.

'Something's missing…' Sakuno thought while moving slowly.

Ryoma needed Sakuno to stop moving before his sempai-tachi saw. He may like it but being seen by his sempai-tachi will only cause disturbance. So he hugged her by her waist. Sakuno felt that the warmth that was missing was finally there so she stopped moving.

Ryoma smirked at Sakuno's behavior. 'You're really going to get it once you're awake.' he thought before heading in the dining room.


Dining Room

"Nyaa~. Where's Ochibi~?" asked Eiji as he looked over the door.

"Maybe he's still taking care of Sakuno-chan." replied Rinko.

"A-anou, Echizen-san sorry for our attitude." said Oishi. Rinko just giggled at them.

"Call me Rinko-san. And no problem, I like it better when it's lively. Ryoma is always playing tennis that I don't know much about him." said Rinko while frowning.

"Don't worry Rinko-san. We'll update you about it." stated Fuji still smiling.

"Thank you, so do you mind on telling me now?" asked Rinko.

"Yeah, that's right I want to know too!" exclaimed Ryoga.

"Hahaha. Count me in!" said Nanjirou.


Ryuuzaki-sensei looks over to the Echizen family. They really are such a lively family. 'Sakuno will be happier when she becomes a member of this family.' she thought while smiling slyly.

"Ryuuzaki-sensei is there a problem?" asked Kaidoh who noticed their coach's smile.

"Iie. I was just thinking about something." she said.

"Maybe she was already thinking of making Sakuno be part of our family~!" exclaimed Nanjirou.

Ryuuzaki-sensei was caught off guard with what Nanjirou said. She knew that Nanjirou has special senses but she didn't know that it like this.

"W-What are you talking about?!Besides I would never leave my granddaughter with the likes of you!" retorted Ryuuzaki-sensei.

"Why sensei? Nanjirou-san's a professional after all." explained Inui.

"Hohohoho. You don't know what that man's capable of. For example-." she was interrupted when Nanjirou stood up from his seat and covered the coach mouth with his hands.

"Eh?" The regulars were surprised when Ryoma's father did that. Who knew that they had that close relationship? They couldn't even do that. Well it's not like they had the courage to.


"Oyagi, stop your stupid acts or mom will punish you." said Ryoma who finally came to the dining room.

They all looked up to where Ryoma was and was stunned when they noticed that Sakuno was practically hugging Ryoma. Her legs were around his hips while Ryoma holds her by the waist, her head was on their kohai's shoulder and her arms was still wrapped around her his neck.

"What?" he asked as he felt all eyes on him.

They were still stunned that they can't even reply to him.

"Anyway, I'm not going to have dinner. I already had one when we're on the way here." he said. But no one still replied to him. "Ryuuzaki-sensei, Ryuuzaki is going to stay here for the night since she won't let me go. Ja." he said before heading to his room.

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"Mataku. He's really your son." said Ryuuzaki-sensei.

"Hahaha. Oh yeah~!" replied Nanjirou while returning to his seat.

"BURNING~! YOUTH BABY~!" said Taka-san who suddenly had a racket.

"Nyaa~. Can we stay over too?" asked Eiji.

"Eiji~!" said Oishi.

"What? I want to see their progress~." complained Eiji.

"That's right. Data gathering is important after all." said Inui while adjusting his glasses.

"Let's ask Tezuka then." said Fuji.

"…"

"C'mon bonchou~! Then in the morning we can practice in the temple since it's already weekend." stated Momo.

"…Fine. Only if Rinko-san will approve." said Tezuka.

All the upperclassmen looked to Ryoma's mother.

"Of course! I know that this will happen so I already prepared your rooms." said Rinko while smiling.

"YEAHH~! THANK YOU~!" said Taka-san.

And so they started their sleepover…


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