For all RyoSaku fans.
Sobs! Angel and Mortal have come to an end. This is the last chapter. I hope you like this story. The ending is a little crappy though. Thanks a lot for reading this. Support RyoSaku all the way!
Warning: Out of character (Sorry, but I just love making Ryoma a romantic boy.)
Note: I don't own Prince of Tennis but I want to own Ryoma!
Sakuno stopped running. She knew that she should not be angry with Ryoma. It is not his fault that he got her as his mortal.
"Since Ryoma kun wrote the letters, then all the words written are probably lies." Sakuno said sadly to herself.
She knew that Ryoma could write anything without sincerity. Sakuno wished he could say those words to her and not just by writing. She knew it is impossible because Ryoma did not have any feelings for her. She felt stupid to be falling hopelessly in love with him.
"Are you angry with me?" Ryoma asked as he walked towards Sakuno.
Sakuno looked up to face Ryoma.
He actually bothers to find me. She thought.
"Here." Ryoma handed her a box wrapped with pink paper, together with a folded blue paper.
"For me?" Sakuno asked, looking at the gift.
"If you don't want it, then I can take it back." Ryoma said.
"Er...Thank you." Sakuno said. She took the present and began to unfold the paper to read.
"Wait!" Ryoma said and tried to snatch the paper back from her.
"Then why did you give it to..." Sakuno paused and stared at the empty paper.
"It's empty." She showed the paper to Ryoma.
"Of course I know it's empty!" Ryoma said. His cheek turned slight pink from embarrassment.
"Why do you give me an empty paper for? Weirdo." Sakuno started laughing.
"Stop laughing!" Ryoma demanded.
"Hmmm... don't tell me Ryoma kun suddenly lost his talent in writing." Sakuno teased, still laughing at Ryoma.
"I got nothing to write ok! Now, stop laughing!" Ryoma said.
Sakuno stopped laughing and smiled at Ryoma.
"Thanks for the gift... and the blank paper." Sakuno grinned and walked passed him.
"Wait..." Ryoma gently pulled her hands, asking her to stop.
"There's more? What is the joke this time?" Sakuno said. She was really amused with the blank paper incident.
"The blank paper isn't a joke. Can you at least listen to what I want to say?" Ryoma said.
"There is a meaning to it?" Sakuno asked. She pointed to the blank paper.
Ryoma looked up and their eyes met. His heart beats faster. Ryoma knew that if he tells her how he feels inside, she might either choose to accept or reject him. He hoped for the better.
"Erm... I was supposed to write something in that paper... but... I..." Ryoma paused.
Sakuno kept quiet and waited for Ryoma to continue.
"I decided not to write anything... because..." Ryoma swallowed hard.
"There is no word that can express my feelings for you." Ryoma said. He quickly looked down, not wanting to meet her eyes.
Sakuno heart beats faster. She was too shock to say anything. Neither of them said a word for a few minutes.
"Ummm... thank you. I am flattered." Sakuno broke the silence between them.
Ryoma was still looking down, embarrassed. He did not know what to do next.
"Ryoma kun..." Sakuno said and wrapped her arms around his waist. She pulled Ryoma close to her.
His eyes widened in surprise.
She is hugging me. She did not hate me. I am not rejected! Ryoma thought in excitement.
"When you find the right word, let me be the first to know ok?" She whispered to him.
Ryoma nodded and smiled at her.
"Let's go back. The fireworks will be starting soon." Ryoma said.
They walked back to garden, holding hands.
Ryoma and Sakuno returned to join their friends. Everyone was sitting around, waiting for the fireworks display.
"Can't wait for the fireworks, nyah!" Kikumaru said. He raised his eyebrows and grinned at Ryoma.
Ryoma mouthed "mada mada dane" and turned to ignore him.
"Let's count down. 3 more minutes to go." Inui said without looking up from his watch.
Ryoma watched as the others talked about their tennis match earlier. He was relief that none of them teased him for holding Sakuno's hand.
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" They counted together.
At the count of one, beautiful bright colors burst into the dark sky. Everyone cheered happily.
Ryoma wrapped an arm around Sakuno's waist and pulled her close to him. They stood together and watched the fireworks.
Ryoma looked around. Everyone was busy looking at the sky and talking about the fireworks. He quickly kissed Sakuno lightly on the lips.
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It was Friday night. Sakuno sat in her room and unpacked her bag. She got back from camp in the morning, but she had spent the whole afternoon sleeping.
Sakuno took Ryoma's present and unwrapped it. She opened the white box. Her eyes widened in surprised when she saw the musical box inside. Sakuno took it out from the box and stared at it.
How did Ryoma kun know I want this? Sakuno thought for a moment.
She suddenly remembered meeting Ryoma at the shop. He must have noticed that she wants the musical box so badly.
Strange. Why did Ryoma bought it in the first place? Did he buy it especially for me? Sakuno wondered.
"Did Ryoma kun exchange mortals paper with the others? Maybe he actually got lucky and gets my name. Oh no, maybe Ryoma kun is psychic and he knew I would be his mortal. Hmm..." Sakuno guessed.
Sakuno shrugged. She winded the musical box and watched as the swans turned gently. A beautiful melody filled the room.
"Ryoma kun is such a shy boy." She smiled as she recalled Ryoma trying to steal a kiss from her during the fireworks.
Sakuno did not mind if Ryoma kiss her.
"We are a couple aftera..." Sakuno paused. She was sure Ryoma did not asked her to be his girlfriend yesterday.
"I hope Ryoma kun do not pretend that nothing happens between us." Sakuno said softly and watched the swans turned gracefully on the box.
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Ryoma walked to Sakuno's house on Monday morning. He planned to walk her to school that morning. Ryoma felt guilty since he spent his weekends resting and did not call her. Ryoma hoped that Sakuno would not be mad at him.
The door opened and Ryuzaki sensei walked out. She looked at Ryoma who was standing in front of the house.
"What are you doing here Ryoma?" She asked.
"Nothing." Ryoma said and quickly walked passed her.
"Sakuno had left half an hour ago." Ryuzaki sensei said.
"Oh, who said I was waiting for her?" Ryoma mumbled.
"Just admit that you want to walk her to school." He heard his coach said from the back.
Ryoma walked slowly to school. He had a lot of things on his mind.
"If Sakuno always go to school early, I have to wake up an hour earlier so I can walk her to school." Ryoma said to himself. He mentally calculates the time he should get up every morning.
"Echizen! Late for school again huh?" Momoshiro shouted and cycled next to Ryoma.
"I am not late. There is still time before the school bell rings." Ryoma said.
"True. Why didn't you walk your girlfriend to school today?" Momoshiro asked.
"She had left for school already." Ryoma said.
Momoshiro laughed.
"Finally you agreed that Ryuzaki is your girlfriend. So you went to her house today and she left without you? You poor boy!" Momoshiro said.
Ryoma yawned and ignored Momoshiro. He is used to people referring Sakuno as his girlfriend.
Hmmm... but she is my girlfriend... right? Ryoma wondered.
They reached the school and Ryoma went to his classroom. He walked towards his desk and noticed a pink handkerchief with a purple ribbon tied at the top. An envelope was underneath it.
"Yo Echizen! You got a gift there? Who is it from?" Horio asked. He eyed the handkerchief hungrily.
Ryoma put his bag down and sat down. He untied the ribbon and opened the handkerchief. The aroma of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies filled the room. Ryoma smiled as he looked at the small heart and star shaped cookies. He took a piece and ate it.
Horio tried to steal a cookie but Ryoma pushed his hands away.
"How selfish!" Horio complained.
Ryoma showed the envelope to Horio.
"See, my name is written here. It is only for me." Ryoma said.
Ryoma waited patiently for Horio to brag about his two years of tennis and other unnecessary things. He watched as Horio left for his seat. Ryoma quickly opened the envelope. A pink floral paper was neatly folded inside. He took out the paper and read.
"For the sweetest angel,
As the sun goes down, you can see the stars
They are hanging around, making no sound
I look at the sky and dream
As I wait for my angel to come around.
P/s: I hope you like the cookies.
Sakuno"
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"Ahh... I am late! Bye bye Sakuno, have to rush home." Tomoka said and ran out of the classroom.
"Bye bye Ryoma sama!" Sakuno heard her friend shouted from outside.
Ryoma kun is outside? Is he waiting for me? Sakuno thought.
Sakuno walked out of her classroom and saw Ryoma leaning against the wall. She walked over to him.
"Ryoma kun. Are you waiting for me?" She asked.
Ryoma nodded.
"I'll walk you home." Ryoma said and headed for the exit.
Sakuno walked next to Ryoma.
"Ano... you don't have tennis practice today?" She asked.
"I skipped practice." He replied without looking at her.
"Ryoma kun! Seriously?" Sakuno asked. She did not want Ryoma to skip practice just to walk her home. Her grandmother would probably kill her for making him skip practice.
"It's a joke. Didn't your obasan tell you that the practice is canceled today?" Ryoma flashed her his Cheshire cat grin.
"Ryoma kun can actually tell jokes." Sakuno said. Ryoma poked her at the waist.
"Oi, what was that supposed to mean?" He asked.
Sakuno blushed and looked down. Ryoma slipped his fingers in hers and held her hand. They walked in silent. Soon, they reached Sakuno's house.
"Thanks for the cookies." Ryoma said.
"Ryoma kun like it?" Sakuno asked. He nodded.
"Yeah, they are delicious." He smiled at her.
"Thanks for walking me home. Bye bye." Sakuno said. She let go of his hand and walked towards the front gate.
"Sakuno..." Ryoma said.
"Hmm?" She stopped and turned around.
"Uh, doyouwanttobemygirlfriend?" Ryoma said quickly.
Sakuno blushed. She swore she heard Ryoma asking her to be his girlfriend.
"What did you say?" She asked.
Ryoma ran a hand through his hair.
"I said do you want to be my girlfriend?" Ryoma repeated. He waited patiently for her reply.
"Ok." Sakuno said. She smiled happily.
Ryoma walked over to Sakuno and wrapped his arms around her waist. He leaned closer to kiss her...
"Oi Ryoma! What are you trying to do to Sakuno?" Ryuzaki sensei shouted from inside the house.
"When did she come back?" Sakuno said.
Ryoma quickly let go of his hands.
I almost get to kiss her and that old woman has to interrupt. Ryoma thought.
"Ryoma kun... bye bye." Sakuno said.
She leaned forward and kissed Ryoma gently on the lips. He passionately kissed her back.
"Sakuno... I saw that! Get in here now or I am going to tell your parents." They heard Ryuzaki sensei shouting.
Sakuno pulled away and smiled at Ryoma. She waved and quickly ran into her house.
Ryoma stood there and stared into empty space. He finally found what he had been missing all his life. He found love. Love is the only word that can describe his feelings for her.
(Note: Finished! Sorry for the crappy ending because I really don't know how to end this story. Haha! Please don't kill me for the lame piece of poem; I had a hard time writing that. I'll be back with another story. I have a new RyoSaku idea. LOL! I hope I won't disappoint you with the new story, like how I disappoint you with this story's ending. I am so sorry!)