It's Complicated
By: Bunny
Rated: Teen 15 and up
Genre: Romance/Drama
Summary: RyoSaku. Ryoma is a bully. Sakuno is convinced of this fact, or so she thought. Nah, he's a bully all right.
Chapter Twenty-One
Is it possible to die of a broken heart?
I was pretty sure that if it hadn't happened before, that I was about to prove that it was possible. I felt so overwhelmed. All these emotions, all these things we left unsaid for all these years. It was as if the floodgates had been opened up upon my head and I was drowning in a sea of confusion, pain, sorrow, lust, and shattered hopes and dreams.
Nothing would ever be the same after this. There was no pretending nothing had happened after this. Not only had Ryoma-kun and I finally had it out with each other with such shocking revelations that I still couldn't fully wrap my mind around, but everybody else now knew our secret. Maybe they didn't know everything, or all the details, but the whole world now knew without a doubt that Ryoma-kun and I were anything but just friends.
I continued to cry my heart out in public there leaning against the picnic tables on the park grounds with Tomo-chan rubbing my back. Somewhere in my mind I was aware of those around me. Eiji-senpai was trying to lighten up the situation with jokes, only to be scolded by Oishi-senpai. Kaidoh-senpai and Momo-senpai as usual, were in a heated argument. Despite their discussions, my loud sobs, and Tomo-chan's soothing words, all I really heard was our fight over and over again on repeat starting out with Ryoma-kun asking me if I was breaking up with him.
Had my world just been tipped over on its head? Ryoma-kun thought we were a couple? Like really a couple? As in, I had to break up with him to date someone? As in, we were boyfriend and girlfriend? Ever since the end of our first year of middle school? So all this time, during all these years of him being so...he'd thought he was my boyfriend? He'd really thought that all this time?
How could that even be possible?
He never acted like he felt that way! He was always bullying me, or embarrassing me, or playing games with me. OR IGNORING ME! How could I have ever guessed that he felt that way?
Was he just saying that now because it seemed like I was going to get away from him and be with Kintaro-kun and he didn't want to lose his favorite toy? That was probably it, wasn't it? I mean, here I would take this seriously and then we'd just go back to the way things have always been, but with a little more awareness of it from the people that knew us? Was that how this was going to be?
How could I stand for that? After I'd finally told him how I really felt? Was he really going to just walk away the way he did and leave things like this?
It was just proof that I'd been right all along and that he didn't really care about me, wasn't it?
Not long after Ryoma-kun had walked away from me, the majority of the crowd had dispersed. Eventually, most of our friends followed Ryoma-kun back to the courts, a few others like Tomo-chan stayed with me. It felt so...divisive.
I hated it.
Honestly, I just wanted everybody to go away. I wanted either the whole world to melt away or for myself to melt away. Anything to get away from this...from feeling this way...from dealing with this...this...
I didn't even know what to call it.
I had no idea where I stood with Ryoma-kun anymore, and it was a feeling I'd never enjoyed.
I heard the sounds of the tournament beginning and decided I ought to disappear for a little while. I wanted the boys to all focus on the tournament instead of the romantic drama playing out in front of them in the form of their star player and their former coach's granddaughter. Pushing away from the table, I scrambled towards the restroom where I ran the taps and splashed cold water on my face until I was finally forced to collect myself from the shock of the freezing water hitting me.
I looked up into the mirror to see how horrible I looked and locked eyes with Tomo-chan who was standing a couple of feet behind me, watching me in the mirror.
"Tomo-chan..."
My best friend forever shook her head as I bit my lip to stop myself from beginning a fresh bout of tears.
"Sakuno...why didn't you tell me?"
I watched in the mirror as my face crumpled with pain. Tomo-chan. I'd hurt Tomo-chan. The weight in my chest intensified as I began to berate myself for being a terrible friend. I shook my head miserably and whispered brokenly, "It's complicated."
Tomo-chan raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms comically, "Tell me about it!"
I let out a laugh of relief as I realized my best friend wasn't mad at me, just confused and upset.
Like me...
"Did he really pull your hair the first time he kissed you?" Tomo-chan asked conspiratorially.
I burst into laughter as I nodded my head and wiped the fresh tears that sprung from under my scrunched eyelids. Leave it to Tomo-chan to ask that question first!
Tomo-chan tsked as she said, "Unbelievable. You really put up with that?"
I nodded again as I laughed brokenly, "Don't ask me why, even I don't know. Oh...I guess I was pinned against the couch-"
"He had you pinned against the couch?" Tomo-chan looked very interested and then said, "Wow, that's kind of yummy isn't it? Okay, I don't blame you for that Sakuno, but really! Has this really been going on for so long? How did none of us realize...?"
It seemed as if she was talking more to herself than me, but I shrugged anyway and grabbed a couple of paper towels. Running them under the water, I wiped my face down with them, trying to cool the redness on my face away from my crying.
"So what happened today? Why were you guys fighting?"
I shook my head and rubbed the wet paper towels over my face vigorously before I said blandly, "Kintaro-kun moved to Tokyo."
Tomo-chan squealed excitedly for a moment and then caught herself and said, "Wait! That's a bad thing, isn't it? So what? Ryoma-sama is mad because Kin-kun asked you out?"
My hands dropped from my face to lay lamely against the sink as I felt all the energy leave my body, "Ryoma-kun asked me if I was breaking up with him, but...I didn't even know we were dating."
Tomo-chan's eyes widened at that. She grabbed my arm and spun me around to face her before she asked, "Sakuno? How could you not know you were dating Ryoma-sama?"
"He never said anything."
She shook me for a second, "But he was kissing you?"
I nodded and shrugged dejectedly, "Often enough."
She dropped my arm and tsked again before she scolded, "Sakunooo! If Ryoma-sama was kissing you, you should have known you were together!"
I looked up at Tomo-chan and met her disapproving look with wide eyes, "Are you serious? We never went out on dates or anything! Ryoma-kun never acted like my boyfriend, even when he was kissing me!"
Tomo-chan's eyebrows raised skeptically, "How can he not act like your boyfriend when he's kissing you?"
I threw my arms out in frustration, "It's complicated, Tomo-chan!"
Tomo-chan put both of her hands in front of her and waved them down placatingly, "Okay, okay, I believe you, I believe you. So Ryoma-sama is a big stupid jerk, but he still thinks he's your boyfriend. What are you going to do?"
I shook my head, "There's no way he thinks he's still my boyfriend, if he ever really thought that way."
"Why not? Just because you guys had a fight?"
I nodded.
"Sakuno...couples get in fights all the time. He didn't say it was over. Neither did you. I think that means you guys are still together."
I crossed my arms over my chest angrily, "He never even asked me to be his girlfriend, but now I have to break up with him? How does that work?"
Tomo-chan's eyes widened as she took a step back and asked cautiously, "Do you...want to break up with him?"
I dropped my arms to my sides again and shook my head, "I don't know what I want. I thought I wanted to get him to leave me alone. I was sick of him playing with my emotions after all these years that I've been putting up with it. I was considering maybe going out with Kintaro-kun because he could get me away from Ryoma-kun. Isn't that terrible?"
Tomo-chan made a face that said she was sorry to say she agreed with me as she nodded her head slowly.
"But maybe I didn't understand. Maybe Ryoma-kun wasn't just playing with me, but even if he wasn't, I'm not sure what that really means. Ryoma-kun is a professional tennis player, there's an expiration date on any relationship we have, right? Not to mention I wasn't even sure if I wanted to have any boyfriend at all, but..."
Tomo-chan placed a reassuring hand on my shoulder as I trailed off and said, "Sakuno...whether you like it or not, your feelings seem to be wrapped up with Ryoma-sama. I think you need to at least talk to him, and I don't think you should go out with Kin-kun or anybody else right now. Maybe you should take some time to figure out how you feel and what you want."
I looked at Tomo-chan with worry in my eyes, "Tomo-chan...I don't know how I feel unless I know how Ryo..."
Tomo-chan nodded understandingly, "That's okay."
"He...he's not going to tell me anything," I shared.
"Why not?"
"He never does, but he gave me that look he makes...right before he walked away...it's the look that means he's not going to say another word about the subject."
Tomo-chan tsked again and vented, "That Ryoma-sama! I do know what you mean, but I didn't think he did that to you, just everybody else."
I shook my head, "I get it the most."
Tomo-chan raised her eyebrows at that, but didn't comment. We stood there for a few minutes in silence as we both rummaged through our thoughts.
Finally Tomo-chan said, "Let's get out of here."
I looked back in the mirror and saw that my face was looking more normal. With a nod, I made my way towards the exit.
As we stepped back out into the sunshine, Fuji-senpai appeared in front of us.
"Sakuno-chan...I think you need to see something."
Fuji-senpai rarely talks to me, and it was even more rare that he ever looks this serious or determined. Whatever it was that he wanted to show me, it must have been really important.
Tomo-chan gave me a questioning look and I gave her a nod. She gestured to the table where my stack of large bentos were still waiting letting me know she'd wait for me there.
I looked at Fuji-senpai and with more bravery than I even knew I was capable of I said, "Show me."
Fuji-senpai and I walked away from the tables and bathrooms and towards the park's entrance. As we approached the gates he veered off to the right and stopped under the shade of a tree that was a few feet off the walkway. Pulling his cell phone out of his pocket he tapped it a few times and then handed it to me.
I looked at the screen and noticed a video was queued up to play. All I needed to do was hit the play button to start it. I squinted at the frozen frame, thinking it looked somewhat familiar and then hit play.
As the video began to play, I realized instantly what it was. It was Ryoma-kun! It was his first press conference interview he'd done back at the US Open last year.
The video quality wasn't very good. It looked like Fuji-senpai had held his phone up to a television to record it since the frame was a bit off and I could see the edges of the a television screen on the sides. The audio echoed a bit as it would in a recording of a recording.
I watched the video play out anyways. I'd only seen this interview from the side at the time, and it was kind-of cool to see what had been shown on the television. Cameras flashed at Ryoma-kun and he answered some questions. It was all in English with no subtitles, but unlike the time when the press conference had taken place and I'd been there in person, I understood most of what was being said now since my English had improved so much.
I didn't know why I needed to watch it though, and I looked up for a second questioningly at Fuji-senpai who pointed back towards his phone, as if to tell me to make sure I didn't miss a second of it.
It wasn't a very long interview anyway, and I noticed there were only about 20 seconds left of the interview when the last question caught my attention.
"Mr. Echizen, are all of your family and friends here with you to support you for your professional debut?"
I watched as Ryoma-kun paused for a second and looked to the side, and I remembered how he'd looked at me right before his press conference had ended in New York.
Understanding the question this time, I realized why he'd looked over at me. I'd been the only person there with him.
Ryoma-kun gave the camera a big smirk then and said, "My number one supporter and fiancée Sakuno is here with me, so I guess you could say my family and my friends are here, but it's really only her."
My first thought had been how typical of Ryoma-kun to be so cheeky, assuming, and matter of fact. Then what he said replayed in my head and the second time I oh...
My knees gave out and I dropped to the ground with shock. I understood Ryoma-kun's words he'd said last year in front of the world this time. I was more happy than ever that I'd been working on my English and had understood him, but my mind reeled with the implications of it.
He...he...he'd said I was his fiancée! Not his girlfriend, not his friend, not his forced labor assistant, but his fiancée! He'd said I was his family and his friend! He'd said I was his number one supporter, which was true even back then when I thought he only viewed me as his toy; it was something I hadn't ever wavered on in my devotion to him and...he'd noticed and commented on it.
Wait.
Had literally everybody in the world known except for me?
Fuji-senpai knelt down next to me and gently took his phone from my hands as I asked, "Fuji-senpai, how did you get that?"
Fuji-senpai gave me his usual mysterious smile, but answered anyways, "My family and I were in America during the US Open last year, so we watched it live on the TV there."
"So...wait a minute...you knew?" I asked.
He nodded.
"All this time you knew and you never said anything?"
He looked thoughtful for a moment before he said mischievously, "Nobody asked me."
"I can't believe he said that. I can't believe everybody doesn't know he said that," I was babbling and I knew it, but my thoughts were on overdrive and I had to say something before I exploded.
"It's not on the US Open site and I don't think they showed Echizen's match on WOWOW."
"They didn't, not that one," I said.
Fuji-senpai nodded, "He was still a nobody at the US Open last year, it's not surprising. I don't think anybody else has seen it. Even if someone else has, they'd have to be good at English to understand what he said."
I looked at Fuji-senpai warily for a moment, "Do you...?"
He smiled and nodded.
Of course he understood it...why did I even bother asking? He wouldn't have shown the video to me if he didn't know what Ryoma-kun had said.
Baka.
Fuji-senpai covered his mouth to suppress a laugh as I slouched there on the lawn under the tree for a few minutes my mind on repeat...
"My number one supporter"
"fiancée Sakuno"
"my family and my friends"
"only her"
"her"
"Sakuno"
Snapping out of my stupor I grabbed Fuji-senpai's forearm and shook it up and down excitedly for a moment. I gave him beaming eyes as I exclaimed, "Fuji-senpai! Do you know what this means?"
Fuji-senpai chuckled at my sudden enthusiasm and said, "I believe I do."
I stood up and Fuji-senpai stood as well as I said, "This means...this means...it means that - he loves me!"
I looked at Fuji-senpai and shared my epiphany with him, "He really loves me. He's loved me all along!" I rushed off back towards the tennis courts and then paused as I reached the walkway and looked back at Fuji-senpai and added, "When he said we would get married and I have to wash his back everyday, he wasn't making fun of me like I thought, he really meant it!" I was so happy I just didn't care who I was talking to or what I was saying. I just wanted to tell the whole world how happy I was.
Fuji-senpai shook his head and chuckled again. He stuffed his hands into his pockets and began to walk towards me, "I'm surprised this is news to you Sakuno-chan. I really thought the two of you were just keeping it a big secret."
I shook my head quickly with a grin that I couldn't seem to shake off, and then I said, "I have to go!"
Spinning around, I sprinted back towards the table where Tomo-chan was waiting for me.
Hi hi everybody. :D So...I'm really sorry I've been MIA for so long. I can't believe it's been over a month since I last updated. I've been really busy. I had the deadline for the RyoSaku fandom exchange so I was busy writing my story. Then I had Anime Expo. I got sick at Anime Expo, like really really sick and I'm still recovering, but I was so foggy minded from my fever for such a long time that I couldn't read or look at my fanfics. :S Anyway, I'm finally on the mend now so I should be back to normal now. ^^;
There's only one chapter left after this! I hope you're all excited to read how this crazy story ends. :D
xoxo Bunny
Thank you to all my supporters and reviewers. Your comments and support really make my days. ^^ ~ Sends out sparkles and rainbows ~
Thank you to ElNegro85 and NaraLollipop for the reviews on For Services Rendered. You both left such lovely comments for me on that story. I'm so thrilled you enjoyed it so much. Wow Nara, super awesome for me to hear that FSR turned you into a RyoSaku fan! ...hearts hearts...that is really just so cool to hear I have no words to express it properly. It made my day! :D
Thank you to YourStellaLux for the review for Coming Home. I'm so happy you enjoyed Ryoma in that fic so much. :D
Thank you with squeals of excitement to heartluv for the review on It Was Me. It makes me so happy when that story gets a review because that was my very first RyoSaku fanfic and it's special to me for that. Thank you for saying I didn't overdo it. That was really cool. :D
Thank you also to everybody reading this story that have also started reading Decisions. Since that fic is also in progress I'll reply to you all there. xoxo
For chapter 20 reviews here on IC thank you to: ElNegro85, ShadyKit, BlackajRose, NaraLollipop, Unokahel, Liliumscribe, lovefanfic4ever, sweetgirl123, VenVen, Music4Life1791 x 2, NanamiYatsumaki, jenica, the human principle, GallyandBlack, Alyette, Shihnia, Cookie, SinfulEmerald, D'cute, yukina-chan15, michelle88222, twerking4u, JC-zala, hearltuv, turtlesrule, RMichuu, thegrandprincessofdarkness, Reinette, asuna11, terei, yana19, luv-u-alwayz94, Hinate, xxxeLie3173xxx, shajira, Ayuma-chan, ILoveSxS, Rosii, SaKuRiMo0n, lechat23, RikuDai, youare-who-youare, LeyCoo, and cloudgoddess.
ElNegro85 - Well yes, we girls are sadly prone to smart-alick boys. Oi. Hehehehe...wowow yeah Ryoma can really take the cake on obnoxious behavior with girls. :D So happy you're enjoying my story so much. :D I love hearing that it's frustratingly addictive. Maybe I'm a bit of a sadist. O.o LOL :D
ShadyKit - Awww! Thank you for reviewing and wow you read all my fanfics? So cool! Decisions and this one are really your faves? Wow. That's so surprising! "I think you've done a very good job characterizing both Sakuno and Ryoma. Sakuno's not the weak character so other authors tend to portray her as, and you write both soooo in character! And you take the time to research your setting! (Like Japanese schools starting in April with the trimester system, etc). I kind of love you." Thank you a million for this. Reviews like this mean so much to me. Really. I just really get encouraged by these things. I kind of love you too. :D xoxo :D
BlackajRose - Hehehe. :D What did just happen? Hmmm...I'm not sure. Something big, I think. ;D Yes...I'm already working on writing a companion fanfic of Ryoma's POV of this story. I plan to make it amazing. :D
NaraLollipop - Hmmm...where have I been all your life? I don't know either! OMG what are we gonna do Nara? :D xoxo Well, I'm happy you're reading and enjoying my stories now. :3 That's awesome. :D I'm really happy to hear you have so many feelings on this fic too. hehehe. I love it that you find them so cute in this fic! I love it. :D xoxo Also thank you for sharing all your thoughts, it's good stuff. Hehehe :)
Unokahel - What just happened? Hmm...I don't know...lol XD Yes...poor Ryoma. Lol. Really funny you thought Kintaro deserved her. LOL. So happy to hear your thoughts on both of them as well. :D Thank you so much! xoxo
Liliumscribe - Hmm...I think any girl can be pretty clueless when it comes to matters of the heart, but that's just me. I'm happy you're enjoying the first person POV. :D
lovefanfic4ever - OMG I love one word epic reviews...they are so awesome. :D Thank you. xoxo
sweetgirl123 - :D hehehe...you like the fight then? XD
VenVen - XD yayay! That's so awesome! I love it! xoxo Thank you for sharing your excitement with me. ;D whoo hoo.
Music4Life1791 x 2 - Lol...um so yeah...happy you're enjoying the fic since 15...and yes there will be a reviewers party I think. ^^ Pillow at Ryoma? Okay..check. :D
NanamiYatsumaki - Wow so much praise. I can't even...wow. Thank you so much. :D I hope you enjoyed my other stories too. xoxo
jenica - Thank you so much! I'm hoping to get back to regular updates again. :D
the human principle - I do know what you mean. Heheh yes...clueless girls and pining Ryoma are an awesome combo. :3
GallyandBlack - Lol...I just...rofl...okay...hahaha...your opener was so awesome. I turned you into an emotional wreck huh? Heheh...that's pretty awesome. I hope you didn't have a serious breakdown since I wasn't able to update for so long, really sorry about that! D: I usually update really regularly actually. D: Just had a lot happen recently. D: "You're one of the best writers I've found on this site and this story could quite honestly be the best I've ever read." Wow. OMG...so much wow. Wow factor 99. I'm so...wow...I'm not deserving, but wowowowow. Thank you so much. Thank you so, so much. ^^
Alyette - Good to hear your finals went well and I hope your internship is going well. :D Welcome back! :D Yeah I can see how it would be kind of heart-wrenching and amusing, that's kind of what this complicated fic plot is all about. ...dances around... heheh :D
Shihnia - Lol...but they didn't break up..but all good questions. :3
Cookie - Cookie-chan ;D Couldn't resist your heroin, huh? Well...good thing you're reading these updated/edited versions anyway. LOL. I'm happy to hear you love the way it turned out though. Hehehe. It's actually nice to hear that from someone before I posted everything up all blind. :D
SinfulEmerald - Heheh love how you were excited about Kin-chan. :D And your play by play of their confrontation was sooooo good! :D I loved reading all your thoughts about the fight too that was so awesome. I think it's great that it made you laugh because it's true it's all kind of silly so humor is good. :D I love how you said the chapter rendered you incoherent. LOL...so awesome. XD
D'cute - An epic cliffhanger huh? :3 heheeh I agree that girls need clarification in a relationship, especially with a guy like Ryoma who is always sending mixed signals. At the end of the day, most of us are really insecure, and Sakuno I think would especially be that way, which is what made this whole plot form so believably for me in my mind. ;D Yes...communication is so number one in a healthy relationship. Hopefully this silly couple will figure it all out. :3
yukina-chan15 - So happy you loved the fight and you're excited for more! I hope you like where it's going. :D
michelle88222 - Hehehe...it's a good scenario though isn't it? :D
twerking4u - I love how you said you regularly check for updates and you're invested in this fic. :3 That was super awesome. :D I love how much you enjoyed the fight! Your initial reaction details were amazing. I can't read it without grinning like the crazy psycho woman that I am. XD I just love it that you said it was real and natural and how you could relate with both sides even though it's from Sakuno's POV. I could just hug you. ...hearts hearts... I love that you wrote down notes on scraps of paper. :3 I want to huggle you for that. :3 I can't really comment on your thoughts on how Ryoma screwed up because it would be a spoiler for the companion fic I'm writing of Ryoma's POV...but all very interesting. :3 This - "again, i'm actually really excited for his POV fic because yes hello wonderfully character introspection through your wonderful writing" hehehe omg...jumps up and down excitedly. You make me so excited to write more fic. I love it. :D Yes, I must agree that Sakuno could have said a lot of things, but couldn't in the heat of the moment. She was really bowled over by Ryoma asking her if they were breaking up, so with her mind swimming around like crazy on her, it's a wonder the poor girl was able to say anything. (Knowing Sakuno you know how she is.) "I have to praise you for how natural that dialogue for their argument was. Because arguments are rarely well articulated and i love how they fought over trivial things like her not using the racquet, in the midst of a bigger argument. i thought it was a nice touch :)" Thank you so much for picking up on that. I was really trying to keep it natural like how when people are fighting it tends to be more superficial on the surface than what's really going on. I love it that you picked up on it and commented on it. Hehehe I love how you said you had an emotional upheaval from these babies. :D That was really fantastic. :D Heheh I feel like you really understood all the little details I put into their feelings on this. I just love reading through your thoughts in this review. I have to agree about your thoughts on Ryoma fighting. One of these days...I think I would like to actually write that out, but something really serious would have to happen...because he is so chill about everything. Hmmm...I feel a plot bunny, and I have like a million already so...eeek!
JC-zala - Lol...yeah Ryoma needs to be honest with his honest. :3 So happy you enjoyed the epic fight so much! ;D
hearltuv - Lol...don't forget we only have Sakuno's side of things right now. ^_~ hehehehe...
turtlesrule - You stood from your seat when you saw the update? Really? Wow that is so cool. You read this fic every night? OMG...wow. I'm...wow I'm so unworthy. Wowowow. :D
RMichuu - Wow I really loved your review. You felt like you were in there? Your heart was thumping? It's so awesome! I love to hear it so much! XD ...happy excited dance...
thegrandprincessofdarkness - The best by far? OMG...I'm so unworthy of such praise. Thank you. Wow.
Reinette - Yay thank you so much for your review. I love it that you love my twists and that chapter 20 was your fave chapter! ^^ whoo hooo ;D
asuna11 - I loved your crazy violent reaction. :3 I'm a mean author I guess. LOL. Don't worry...everything will be okay. ;D Trust me. ^_~
terei - It made you cry? Wow...I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad about that... o.o heheh...
yana19 - Yay for finding the fight to be an epic explosion! So cool. :3 I love it that you weren't expecting a fight. So happy to hear you're super excited to read more and I LOVE IT that you said chap 20 made your heart beat. :D I LOVE THAT SO MUCH!
luv-u-alwayz94 - Yay for the chapter being mind-blowing and that you keep re-reading the fight. That's so the coolest thing to hear. :D
Hinate - Hello my dear Hina. Not sure if you'll read this since I already spoiled you by giving you access to this chapter and chapter 22, but all the same...hearts...hearts... If I recall correctly you were saying something about wanting an extra long review reply from me the other day. I'm not sure how I'm going to do that, I mean I talk to you all the time! What am I supposed to say? Mou. :P Anyway...your review was really cool with all the doki doki. :D I really enjoyed reading it over and over. I love it that the story gives you so many feels and then you tell me about it and describe it to me so thoroughly. I feel a little spoiled myself. :3 Let me know if you actually read this okay silly boy. :P xoxo ILY. :D
xxxeLie3173xxx - LOL...you never review anything until it ends? Lol. Well, thank you for breaking that record and logging in to review. :D I feel so special all the sudden. :o Hehehe it's so awesome that you were so surprised! Yeah...sorry for the late update I just had a lot happen and couldn't work on this until today.
shajira - I loved reading about your reaction to everything! It was so, so, so, so, so awesome! XD Let's chat again sometime, okay ;D
Ayuma-chan - So happy to hear it all makes so much more sense now! :D Whoo hoo! Just the type of reaction I was hoping for. :D So happy to hear you like our new site pontapair too! :D
ILoveSxS - hehehe yeah...it's confusing all right. :D
Rosii - I think he's kind of typical for that age group, but lol yeah super frustrating. There's more going though. Just remember this is only Sakuno's side. :D
SaKuRiMo0n - So happy that you enjoyed the fight and you found it unexpected. Nothing makes me happier with my writing than being unpredictable. ^^
lechat23 - Well...there's more to Ryoma's side then we know right now. That's all I'll say about it. :D You'll have to wait for the companion fic for more. :3
RikuDai - LOL a lot. You are so right Ryoma's feelings were the number one mystery in this fic. Only because Sakuno is so clueless. :D Really? I think hair pulling is totally intimate. :D
youare-who-youare - Not really a break up fight...just a fight. :D Yes...she finally knows. :3
LeyCoo - I loved your review. It made me want to jump up and down with excitement. Perfect. Reaction. xoxo
cloudgoddess - Is it weird that it made me happy that their fight affected you? ;3 That's kind of the idea though, but no worries, I always have a happy ending. I don't write unhappy ones. :D hehe :D