Chapter 11

Disclaimer- I do not own prince of tennis or any of its characters

Sakuno dressed up very nicely for her date with Ryoma. Sakuno just laughed at thought of Ryoma being Romantic. First with the notes, then the beautiful dress and now a date? Seriously…. Has Ryoma changed that much. She was very excited to meet him. She was wondering maybe he would take her to a fancy restaurant or her favorite – to a small garden where there is a table and food just for two. Sakuno was lost in her thoughts of what might happen

Ryoma was waiting sharp at 6 where he and Sakuno were supposed to meet. "as usual she is late". He kept looking at the watch and kept staring at all the couples cuddling around. "talk of pda" she said to himself. Soon from a distance he saw Sakuno running to him and catching her breath. "you lost your way?" he asked mockingly. "no….traffic!" she replied with a stern voice. "come…. Lets go!" Ryoma said as he caught Sakuno's hand.

It was like Sakuno was back in middle school. Her heart was racing fast, her face was filled with light red blushed and she was stammering. Who would have ever thought that- the 'prince of tennis' is taking her out on a date. She knows she already did something with him which should have come after the dates but come on! Let a girl live the moment. As Ryoma walking, Sakuno tried to guess which place they might go to…"hmmm maybe that theatre….." "oh…. That cute shop were you get cute clothes…but why would he take me to a clothes shop" "maybe that coffee joint that they recently opened over there….." "Hmmm…. Or that Italian restaurant…. Natsume told me it's where he takes his dates" "oh Ryoma give me a clue….". "Ryoma where are we going?" "it's a surprise…" Ryoma replied in low tone.

After 30 mins….

"we reached!" Ryoma said looking at Sakuno. Sakuno eyes flicked. "we are in a video game arcade?" Sakuno said. "yes….." Ryoma said "I will pay for the coins….." and he went to buy coins. Sakuno sighed. "lesson learned" she thought to herself. The video game arcade was huge and there were not many girls around and Sakuno was inappropriately dressed for all this. "Are we like 16?" Sakuno thought to herself. The guys in the arcade were all staring at Sakuno as if she was one of the rare gemstones that you see once in a lifetime. Sakuno felt very awkward.

"where do you want to start first?" Ryoma asked her. "Whatever you want to start" Sakuno replied in a high tones pitch. "Okay…. Let's play air hockey…." Ryoma said. Ryoma and Sakuno started playing and frankly Ryoma was leading. Ryoma smirked "mada mada" and he couldn't complete his sentence as Sakuno scored and she completed "dane Echizen!". And then Sakuno loosened up with her surroundings .she didn't care if people were staring at her or she was totally dressed up inappropriately, she just enjoyed her first date.

Soon they began playing a lot of games and some Sakuno won and Some Ryoma. When it was time for dinner, Ryoma took her out. This time Sakuno did not keep her expectations high.

"I didn't know you play video games Ryuzaki"Ryoma asked

"well…. You never asked…." She replied.

" yeah…. But I beat your ass in all the games…. "

"all the games Ryoma? I beat you up in air hockey, volleyball, football, and what not!"

"but I still won more games then you….." said Ryoma.

Sakuno just shrugged a whatever and started walking ahead of Ryoma . Ryoma caught up with her and pulled her towards himself and kissed her. Sakuno eyes were first wide open but then she closed it and lost herself into the kiss. Soon Ryoma broke the kiss and whispered in her ear "I guess I won this one… mada mada dane Ryuzaki" and he walked ahead. Sakuno just stood in the place trying to recap what just happened. Then a smile crept in her face "typical Ryoma…." She thought and she ran to catch up with Ryoma and held his hand. Ryoma smiled.

Soon they reached a burger joint for dinner. "Ryoma… a burger joint?" Sakuno asked. "hmmm yeah why?" Ryoma said. "Come let's go home" Sakuno said as she dragged Ryoma. "Sakuno… I am hungry….." Ryoma said trying to take her inside but Sakuno was adamant. "I will cook your favorite Japanese dishes…." Sakuno said and she took him home. Sakuno changed quickly and wore an apron and started cooking. It took Sakuno one hour to cook Ryoma favorites…. No not one of his favorites but all his favorites in quantity enough of two. Ryoma felt guilty he couldn't help her out but Sakuno told him that he could do the dishes later.

As they sat for dinner there was utter silence. Both of them were very hungry. Ryoma ate like pet that hasn't been fed for many years. Sakuno just smiled at the way he was eating. Ryoma Echizen really loves Japanese food. Sakuno ate slowly taking her own time to chew the food. Ryoma finished much before Sakuno, but he didn't want to get up so he waited till Sakuno finished her food. Sakuno kind of felt awkward Ryoma staring at her while she was eating "stop staring at me!" Sakuno said softly. Ryoma smiled and now he started staring at her more intently. "Such a child you are Ryoma!" she said again but Ryoma ignored her. Soon Sakuno finished and both of them kept the plates in the sink.

"So… you do know how to wash don't you?" Sakuno asked him. Ryoma nodded. Sakuno went and sat on the sofa watching tv while Ryoma was washing. Then suddenly *crash* a plate dell down. Sakuno got up and hurried to the kitchen. "Ryoma…. Are you alright?" Sakuno asked worriedly. "Sorry… it slipped out of my hands" Ryoma said apologetically. "It's okay…. Wait let me help you with this" Ryoma was about to say no but he didn't want to as he and Sakuno were having a good time.

"So how do you know my favorite dishes? Ryoma asked her

"Ryoma…. I had a long time crush on you… I know everything about you…. " Sakuno said with a pink blush.

"oh… yeah?... lets put a test to that!"

Sakuno shrugged her shoulders in response

"when in my birthday?"

"24th December"

"whats my favorite color?"

"white but you wear red most of the times"

"who is the only person I want to defeat in this world?"

"your father"

"who is my best friend?"

"Momoshiro senpai"

"who is my favorite tennis player?"

"No one… because according to you- you are great"

"ahh… Ryuzaki….i like that answer…. "

Ryoma was about to ask another question but Sakuno stopped him by saying that the dishes were done.

They both went and sat on the sofa. Sakuno was busy watching tv. After sometime Ryoma said,

"your favorite color is pink, you keep your hair long because your mother also had long hair and it makes you feel like you are close to her. You hate flowers because they remind you of funerals but still you just cannot hate roses and cherry blossoms. Your favorite cuisine is Italian, you want to become an artist but you are also planning to be a editor of a fashion magazine, you can never say no to anyone, when you are sad you bake a lot, your favorite person in this world is your grandmother but you always say dad, when you feel shy or you want to say something you start twirling your hair with your fingers, if someone pisses you off you just shout at them, you hate lies ….."

Sakuno was amazed. He knew so much about her. She looked at him without blinking her eyes

"what? You think you are the only one who had a crush…" Ryoma said and he blushed a little bit. Sakuno started laughing. "no… I am just surprised its coming the Ryoma Echizen". Ryoma said a whatever and he went to his room saying that he is going to sleep.

Sakuno blushed a lot and she kept on smiling. She went to her room soon and she couldn't sleep. She tried her best but she couldn't. she went to Ryoma's room, he was sleeping or just keeping his eyes closed. She laid herself beside him staring at his face. "thank you" she whispered and she gave a peck on his lips but Ryoma got hold of her and he flung her to the bed and kissed her deeply. Sakuno didn't mind but she kissed him back.

"you welcome" he said with a smirk.

"Ryoma, can I sleep with you?" Sakuno asked innocently

Ryoma made a devilish smile and Sakuno understood what he thought she was saying. "no…no… Ryoma… just sleep because I can't sleep alone…"

Ryoma laughed, "don't worry Ryuzaki…. I am not like that… and you don't need my permission…" . Sakuno blushed hard but she slept under Ryoma's arms

"Ryuzaki…. I thought you said you wanted to take things slowly?" Ryoma said. Sakuno made herself comfortable and she replied "we are not like other couples Ryoma…. We cannot take things slowly" and she dozed off to sleep. Ryoma smiled at her answer

And they both slept with Ryoma's hands around Sakuno

That's it guyz! I hope you like this one! I tried to make if funny but I am not good at writing humour.. more in drama and mysteries!

Review please! I beg you!