Hello again minna-san! It's been very long since I last updated, Three people already asked me to update since the hibernation of this story and now, here is an update.

Rinalyn: Thanks for the review and since you're really the one who convinced me to make a chapter here it is. Your friendster ans YM didn't appear on your review just look at my e-mail in my profile and add me. Hope Ryoma and Sakuno would be together.

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It's morning again in Seigaku junior high. Students were very excited to have another day in school.

"Nya Ochibi! That guy will snatch Sakuno-chan from you." Kikumaru exclaimed.

"He's right Echizen, if you don't make any move he'll really be Sakuno-chan's boyfriend." Momo nodded.

"Che." Ryoma turned to another direction.

'Ryuzaki, are you really gone.' He thought.

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LUNCH:

"Ryo-ryoma-kun, sorry I'm late." Sakuno apologized.

"Iie betsu ni." He said with a bored tone.

'Mou, is he mad that I'm late.' Sakuno asked herself.

"Ryo-ryoma-kun, here is your bentou." She stuttered and blushed deep patches of red.

"Arigato." Ryoma managed to say.

"A-ano Ryo-Ryoma-kun, would you mind i-if I excuse myself now." Sakuno blushed.

"Nande?" Ryoma asked.

"Be-Betsu ni." Sakuno ran.

She remembered what happened a while ago. She can't help it, tears started to run down her cheeks. It's painful, really painful.

Flashback:

Sakuno was walking in the corridor when she heard some third years and second years talking badly about her.

"That big flirt!" A random girl said.

"Yeah that girl really is a big pain." Another one said.

"That Ryuzaki-girl is nothing but a flirt."

Sakuno heard their conversation and accidentally dropped the books she was holding.

"A-ah Gomenasai, senpai-tachi." She bowed and picked her books.

"Isn't she that flirt."

"Ryuzaki Sakuno ne?"

"Hai…" She nodded.

"Stop hanging around with our Ryoma-sama!" The girl said.

"You sneaky flirt, you already hang around Ryoma-sama and now also with Kintarou-kun."

"You two timer and in the end you'll just gonna leave them."

"We're only friends." Sakuno told them.

"Friends! Funny! We know that you're aiming for something else!"

"Just because Ryoma-sama's famous you already hang around with him like a filthy leech!"

"We don't believe you!"

"We hate flirts you know!"

"If you don't want to be hurt just leave Ryoma-sama, he does not deserve a dirty flirt like you." Then they left her alone.

Dirty.

Flirt.

Those words kept on repeating on her mind as she cried. She wasn't like this. She once knew herself as a strong girl but now she was crying. She was a coward. She knew it, behind her mask she was a very big coward.

She then decided.

She'll leave Echizen Ryoma, she'll continue to pursue her dreams without him.

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Sakuno cried, until she bumped somebody.

"Sa-sakuno-chan?" Kintarou asked.

"Ah Ki-kintarou-kun." Sakuno wiped the tears in her eyes but still there were water marks on her cheeks.

"Are you crying Sakuno-chan?" He asked with concern.

"No, My contacts just fell." She said and managed to flash a fake smile.

'Baka Sakuno, since when do you have contacts.' She mentally slapped herself.

'Uh she's really a bad liar.' Kintarou thought.

"Ja Kintarou-kun I'll just see you at practice." Sakuno waved goodbye.

"Maybe Koshimae…" Kintarou noticed that she came from the roof top.

Kintarou went to check if somebody was with Sakuno before she came down crying. Kintarou peeked in the half- opened door and saw Ryoma sleeping.

"That Koshimae, he did something to hurt Sakuno-chan!"

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TENNIS PRACTICE:

"Come on Sakuno-chan, Ryoma-sama's playing on this court we need to watch." Tomoka squealed in fangirl mode. This caught Ryoma and Kintarou's attention who were playing matches in different courts.

"A-ano, gomenasai Tomo-chan, I think I will watch Kintarou-kun's match." She said with a bit tone of conscience for Ryoma.

But she decided on it already, she can't be friends with him. She'll just treat him like somebody she knows.

Kintarou was happy that Sakuno will watch his match instead of Ryoma. Ryoma has that disappointed look.

"Nya Ochibi we told you."

"Now Sakuno-chan is gone."

"Shut up senpai- tachi."

The tennis practice ended, club members were already allowed to go home.

"Ryuzaki let's go." Ryoma grabbed her hand.

"Cho-chotto Ryo-ryoma-kun." Sakuno complained, Ryoma let her hand go.

"A-anou, Kintarou-kun said he'll be the one to walk me home." She said in a sad tone.

Ryoma felt a pang in his chest.

"I promised that I will do it." He was angry now.

No he's not, he's JEALOUS!

"Iie betsuni, you don't have to Ryoma-kun its okay since Kintarou-kun is already a part of the team and obaa-chan knows him already." Sakuno said with a faint smile.

"That's right Koshimae. I will take Sakuno-chan home."

"Che." Ryoma left them.

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"Sakuno-chan will you tell me your problem." He asked.

"Can I trust you Kintarou-kun." She smiled.

"Sure Sakuno-chan." He smiled.

"I want to forget Ryoma already." She said in a very sad tone, this surprised Kintarou.

"Did Koshimae do anything that upset you?"

"Iie, its just me I think that I'm not good enough for him."

"That's not true, you're a nice girl, anybody could like you."

Sakuno blushed at what he said, she felt the same atmosphere whenever she was with Ryoma.

"A-arigato kintarou-kun you made me feel better."

"Welcome, but are you really sure about Koshimae."

"Hai." She nodded.

"What if Koshimae likes you too?"

"That will never happen."

"But I saw it yesterday and a while ago he was jealous."

"Impossible Kintarou-kun." She smiled.

"Don't you like him."

"I don't like him." Sakuno felt bad about lying to herself that she don't like Ryoma, instead she already love him.

"Ah We're here Arigato Kintarou-kun."

"I'll help you with Koshimae."

"What?"

"I'll distract him when he tries to go near you."

"A-ano, hai Ja!" She waved a final goodbye.

"Ja, see you Sakuno-chan."

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"Still jealous Ryoma-chan." Ruka teased his little brother.

"Shut up nee-chan!" He said while throwing a pillow at her sister's direction.

"Ouch that hurts!"

"Che you deserve it."

"Uh he's in foul mood."

"What?"

"Betsuni..." Ruka was sweatdropped.

"Is there a problem between you and Sakuno?"

"Nothing."

"Or problems with that guy hitting on her."

"Shut up!"

"I'm right!" Ruka rejoiced.

"Ryuzaki is avoiding me." He said in a serious tone.

"Huh?"

"She's avoiding me."

"Ah..."

"Damn you nee-chan!"

"Did you do something that she don't like, I know you! You are a very dense person!"

"She just started to act weird this lunch, and I'm clueless."

"Maybe something came up with that guy."

"Hn."

"Okay Ryoma-chan just go and get her tomorrow, i know you'll feel better and as your sister I'll help you out."

"Thanks nee-chan."

Ruka left his room.

'Ryuzaki is there a problem, why are you avoiding me?' He asked himself before drifting to sleep.

OWARI

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