Never Cares

Chapter 2

By Ryoma_sama_fan Disclaimer: I don't own anything! HAPPY? Lawyers are good people six feet underneath. AN: This is my first time making a fic with more than one chapter!

After school as usual Sakuno headed towards the tennis courts to

see Ryoma practice. As Sakuno approached the courts she saw Kikumaru

sempai and Ryoma talking. She didn't want to eavesdrop but she was really

curious.

"Ryoma, you could do so much better! You could've gotten a really

cute girl like Ann chan at our school! Not that there's an Ann chan for

everyone, but you could've gone out with one!" scolded Kikumaru sempai

frivolously.

"I don't care who I'm going out with as long as she doesn't bug me

too much." answered Ryoma indifferently with a bored look on his face.

Sakuno couldn't deny that she was nothing to Ryoma anymore.

Ryoma had just said so himself that she wasn't part of his life. Sakuno

froze with the fierce sensation of being rejected, and suddenly Kikumaru

sempai went, "Oi?" and looked sideways to see her. Sakuno saw him look

and she ran away in a mad sort of sprint as if Inui sempai was chasing her

with Inui juice. "Ryoma, what are you waiting for chase after her!" yelled

Kikumaru sempai in a very, extremely enthusiastic way even in Kikumaru

sempai terms, and he was enthusiastic all the time.

Ryoma just went, "Yadda," then just walked over into a court and

started playing.

Nothing in particular happened for a couple of days except Sakuno

avoiding Ryoma, but soon many people started whispering about the

"breakup" and how mean Ryoma kun was for not apologizing for whatever

he did to Sakuno. Momoshiro sempai, Kikumaru sempai, and Oishi sempai

started to lecture him about how to act to girls or in the very least tried to

make him apologize.

The first encounter with a sempai trying to lecture him was

Kikumaru sempai and Oishi sempai.

"Ochibi! How could you abandon Sakuno! I know that you can get a

cuter girl. but that's not the point! Get back together!" ranted Kikumaru

sempai jumping around more hyper than usual.

"Che, you're the one who wanted me to break up with her," said

Ryoma nonchalantly while looking the other way.

"Eiji! How could you be so heartless in suggesting that Ryoma

should go hook up with another girl?!" yelled Oishi at the really hyper

Kikumaru sempai. With a kind gaze to Ryoma he said, "Even though

you may not really like Sakuno, but don't you think even she deserves

closure after a break up?"

This sort of made Ryoma think, but he just took it as his stupid

conscience going over the edge in need of some trimming demonstrating

the fine lines that it had over his life. Which was consequently. none.

The second was Momoshiro sempai who was really angry like the

time Ryoma and Sakuno had first been on a "date." During the date Ryoma

blew off Sakuno and destroyed all means of communication. Momoshiro

sempai was trailing them, so he severely lectured Ryoma a guy was

supposed to be courteous to a girl. Now he was in lecture mode again

burning with a passion to set things "right", "Oi, Ryoma! You can't just

leave a girl running when she saw something suspicious! Especially if they

run like Sakuno did! You were supposed to run after her and console her

you baka! I don't know what you were doing during practice a couple days

ago, but you better go and apologize!"

Ryoma didn't say anything. He had finally realized what he should

do. Even though he may be a genius at tennis, he was worthless when it

came to human-to-human contact. Momoshiro was sure a lifesaver when it

came to relationships; well, at least to Ryoma since he sucked when it came

to the concept of relationships.

Later that day Ryoma headed over behind some buildings to find

Sakuno. Sakuno was slightly scared and happy to see him. She'd never

thought Ryoma would come to her. He would have no reason to. Well a

"normal" guy would have a reason to, since he would tell Sakuno that what

he said to Kikumaru sempai wasn't what he really felt, blah, blah, blah, and

so on, but Ryoma wasn't the normal, conventional guy. He was rude, quiet,

and really, really cool which wasn't very normal for most of the guys at

school. For most guys the really, really cool and quiet wouldn't apply (AN:

especially Horio. BLEH!).

Suddenly Ryoma in a monotone voice went, "Sorry,"

Extremely flustered Sakuno equally silently said, "It's okay Ryoma

kun," then Ryoma handed her a can of grape flavored Ponta, his favorite

drink, "Thanks, Ryoma kun,"

"It's nothing," answered Ryoma, indifferent. He was a little bit

awkward just like their first "date." He had done pretty much the same

thing minus the "sorry," but still basically it meant the same thing. Even

though he was really, really cool he still had his shy moments.

Sakuno now knew what was going on with Ryoma. He wasn't ready

at this time for a steady relationship since he was busy with tennis, and

always would be until he was more mature with his feelings. It would be a

long time until then, but she could wait.