Author's Note: I cannot believe that it has been more than 1 year since my last update. My work and life has been keeping me very busy. At the end of the day I had no energy or creative juice to write any stories.
Firstly I AM SO SORRY FOR KEEPING YOU WAITING!
Secondly THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE!
I also want to thank the following readers for reading and reviewing: Yoshi2917, heartluv, YunaNeko, whitelilies, slvrphoenx, lesmystiquestar, and Minmay.
Disclaimer: Nothing in POT belongs to me. All OoC-ness, OCs, events, situations, venues and tournaments are just figments of my imagination.
Thanks to princeoftennis .wikia .com for all the relevant information.
CAUTION: Some plotlines might not be following the original storyline from manga, anime or movie! Characters may be out of original character-ness!
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Current Age: Tezuka, Oishi, Eiji, Fuji, Takashi & Inui (18) Sakuno (16) Tezuka Kunikazu (74) Tezuka Kuniharu (50) Tezuka Ayano (47)
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
Chapter 15: Confess
It was late Sunday afternoon and the young crowd had finally left the Tezuka residence, leaving behind a pile of dirty dishes and cutleries in the kitchen, a messy living room and dining room and haphazardly placed chairs and tables in the garden.
Tezuka's parents and grandparents were away visiting friends and Nanako-chan was spending the weekend with some friends. They had given permission to Sakuno and Tezuka to host the celebratory feast at their house for the tennis club with Echizen Nanjirou as chaperon.
Nanjirou had joined in the antics of the tennis club members the whole afternoon and enjoyed a couple of beers with the delicious food prepared by dear Sakuno-chan. The chaperon was now snoring loudly as he slept on the sofa.
Meanwhile, Sakuno and Tezuka were in the kitchen, silently doing the washing up. Tezuka has been waiting for a quiet moment to talk to her but she has been busy preparing the food and entertaining the club members. He felt this was a good time to tell her what was in his heart.
"The food was delicious, Sakuno. Everyone appreciates your effort."
"Arigatou, Kunimitsu-san."
"Fuji told me he had confessed to you."
Her hands in the water-filled sink stilled and Sakuno's eyes turned to look up into Tezuka's. A warm smile graced his lips changing his normally stoic face.
"He said you had confessed liking someone. Is that true?" His eyes studied hers with steadfastness.
Sakuno looked down and quickly removed her hands from the water and dried them with her apron. "Ha..Hai." she whispered. Sakuno could feel her heart beating faster in hope that he was going to do the same thing she wanted to do the whole afternoon.
"Do you plan to confess to the person you like?" His question made her look back at him. His eyes never left her face.
"Hai demo there wasn't a right time."
"How about now?" He stepped closer to her.
"Now?" Her eyes grew bigger as she realized he had known about everything.
Her face turned red when her shoulders were gripped by Tezuka's firm hands and she was pulled close to receive a gently kiss on her dewy lips. He pulled away to study her face and she looked shocked. After a moment or two, Sakuno leaned in to brush and press her lips on his firm ones. His hands moved and cupped her face in his hands and they parted again, each breathing deeply.
"I love you."
- To Be Continued -
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