For all RyoSaku fans.

The ending is here. Sorry for the crappy story... hahaha... I hope you like it though. Million thanks to all those who reviews. Ryoma and Sakuno are 22 years old in this story, therefore... out of character.

Note: I don't own Prince of Tennis


6 years passed.

Sakuno stepped inside class 1-2 of Seishun Gakuen. The class silence down when they saw her. Sakuno smiled and put down the books and papers she was carrying on the table.

"Ok, I got your test papers here. I am going to return them back to you." Sakuno said.

The students started groaning and mumbling.

Sakuno looked around the class. There seems to be lesser students than usual.

"Mitsumi san, where are the rest?" Sakuno asked the class representative.

"They went to support Seigaku Tennis match." Mitsumi replied.

"Seigaku are playing against Fudomine right?" Ayame asked Mitsumi.

"I think so. The girls are probably cheering for Sasuke buchou. Our Tennis players are so handsome." Mitsumi said dreamily.

"Mitsumi san and Ayame san, please keep quiet while I am giving out the papers. Hikaru Kenji is not here right? Anyone want to help and pass the paper to him?" Sakuno asked.

"Me!" Most of the girls shouted and raised their hands.

Sakuno laughed. Hikaru Kenji is one of the Seigaku Tennis regulars.

A first year regular, reminds me of someone... Sakuno thought to herself.

"I will let the class rep to pass the paper to him." Sakuno placed Hikaru's paper on Mitsumi's desk.

"Yay! I got my beloved Hikaru sama's paper." Mitsumi said happily.

"How unfair. Just because you are the class rep." Ayame argued.

Sakuno continued to give out the rest of the papers.

"I think the coach is handsome. Haha." Ayame said to Mitsumi.

"He is 22 years old. That is like, 10 years older than us." Mitsumi said.

"Yeah, what a waste. You think he is married already?" Ayame asked excitedly.

"I had no idea. Let's ask sensei, she should know him." Mitsumi said.

Sakuno went over to Ayame's desk and placed her paper down.

"Ask me what?" Sakuno asked.

"Sensei, you know the Tennis coach right? Do you think he is married?" Mitsumi asked.

Sakuno started to blush.

"Uh... well..." Sakuno said.

"Haha, sensei you are blushing. You find him handsome too right?" Mitsumi asked.

"No... err... hey, you girls shouldn't be talking about guys in class. This is science subject. Please talk about science." Sakuno said.

"The coach name, Echizen Ryoma right?" Ayame said to Mitsumi.

Sakuno felt her face burning when they said his name. She quickly turned around and walked to the front of the class.

"Haha... sensei like the Tennis coach, Echizen Ryoma!" Mitsumi said loudly.

"Sensei, you are not married right? You can consider him." Ayame joined in the teasing.

Her student's teasing embarrassed Sakuno. Her students did not know that she is Ryoma's fiancée and they had been dating for a long time.

When Sakuno finished high school, she returned to Tokyo. Sakuno and Ryoma attended Tokyo University together. After they graduate, Sakuno became a Science teacher at Seishun Gakuen. Ryoma became a professional Tennis player and the school's Tennis Club's coach.

"Please keep quiet. I am going to start teaching the new chapter." Sakuno said. She turned to write on the board, ignoring her student's teasing.

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"Good job, guys." Ryoma said.

Seigaku had won the match against Fudomine.

"Echizen sensei, do you need my help to carry the things back to school?" Sasuke asked his coach.

"It's ok. I can manage. You guys go home and rest." Ryoma said. He bent down and gathered the items that needed to be returned back to school.

Of course I am going back to school. I am meeting Sakuno there to walk her home. Ryoma thought to himself. The thought of her made him smile.

"Sensei, why are you smiling?" Hikaru asked.

"Huh?" Ryoma looked up at the first year tennis regulars.

"Oi Hikaru, let's go party." Hamazaki said as he slapped Hikaru on the back.

"That hurts, senpai." Hikaru said.

"Haha, the guys are waiting for the star player. Let's go." Hamazaki said.

"Iya da!" Hikaru said and walked the other direction.

"Oi, where are you going?" Hamazaki pulled him.

"Home." Hikaru said.

Ryoma watched his students.

They remind me of myself... and my senpais. Those days we spent together. Ryoma thought.

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"Ayame chan, let's match make the tennis coach with Ryuzaki sensei." Mitsumi said excitedly.

"Why? What if she already has a boyfriend?" Ayame asked.

"Impossible. Did you see how she blushed when we talked about him?" Mitsumi laughed.

Both girls walked out of the school building. They had spent their afternoon in the library to study for their test.

Mitsumi suddenly pulled Ayame and hid behind the gates.

"Is that Ryuzaki sensei? She seems to be waiting for someone." Mitsumi whispered.

"At this time? Almost everyone had left." Ayame said.

"Ackt! The tennis coach." Mitsumi said when she saw him walking towards her sensei.

"Whoa..." Both girls said when they saw him kissed her.

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"Ryoma kun, you are late again." Sakuno frowned when she saw him.

"Don't blame me, the train was late." Ryoma said. He leaned over and kissed her softly on the lips.

"Can you forgive me now?" Ryoma asked.

Ryoma wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. They started walking.

"Ryoma kun, class 1-2 teased me today. Last time was the third year students. They keep on teasing me." Sakuno said.

"Oh, then tell them you are my fiancée." Ryoma said.

"It's embarrassing when they tease." Sakuno said.

"Why is it embarrassing? The tennis club knows you are my fiancée." Ryoma said.

"Really? You told them?" Sakuno asked.

"Yup. Then they won't dare to chase after you." Ryoma laughed.

Sakuno hit him gently on the arm.

"What was that supposed to mean?" Sakuno said.

"Heh, I am sure many people knows about our relationship. Shiba san wrote so many articles about us anyway." Ryoma said.

"That's true." Sakuno said.

"This shows that your students didn't read the newspaper or tennis magazine. You should make them read, then they can see articles about us." Ryoma said proudly.

"Mada mada dane, Ryoma kun." Sakuno said.

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"We saw them together." Mitsumi announced to the class the next day.

"Hee hee, let's tease Ryuzaki sensei some more when she come." Ayame said.

"Old news. Why are you talking about it anyway?" Hikaru said.

"Hikaru sama! You mean you knew and you never told us?" Mitsumi asked.

"Oh, the coach told us Ryuzaki sensei is his fiancée. Didn't any of you read the newspaper often?" Hikaru asked.

"Fiancée? Are you serious?" Mitsumi asked.

"They were in the newspaper?" Ayame said.

Hikaru frowned. The girls were annoying him.

"For a professional tennis player, of course his face is all over the newspaper." Hikaru mumbled.

"What's with all the noise?" Sakuno asked as she entered the class.

"Eh... sensei! You never told us you are Echizen sensei's fiancée." Mitsumi said loudly.

Sakuno blushed. She didn't expect that morning to be so havoc.

"Why must she tell you? It's personal." Hikaru said.

"Sensei, when are you getting married? Invite us ok!" Ayame shouted from her seat.

"Married?" Sakuno said.

Now that they mentioned the word married, Ryoma kun haven't proposed to me yet. Sakuno thought to herself.

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"What?" The Seigaku regulars shouted.

Ryoma sighed.

"I am sorry, but I have to go to U.S for a couple of years. The Tennis tournament means a lot to me. I hope you guys understand." Ryoma said.

"Echizen sensei, then who is going to be our coach?" Hikaru asked.

"An old friend of mine, Fuji Syusuke." Ryoma said.

"Is he as good as you?" Sasuke asked.

"He is really good, back then he is known as the Tennis Prodigy in Seigaku. Just, don't do anything that will offend him." Ryoma smiled.

"When are you leaving?" Hikaru asked.

"Two months from now." Ryoma said.

Ryoma watched his students whispering to one another.

"We understand. Echizen sensei, we wish you all the best for your tournament in U.S." Sasuke said.

"Thank you. I hope you guys will make it to the Nationals." Ryoma said.

Now, how am I going to tell her? Ryoma thought.

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"Let's go over to my house for dinner." Ryoma said to Sakuno.

"Uh, ok." Sakuno said.

I should confront Ryoma kun and ask him when we are getting married. Sakuno thought.

"Ryoma kun... uh... when are we..." Sakuno mumbled.

"Getting married?" Ryoma finished the sentence for her.

Sakuno looked down on the floor.

"A few years later." Ryoma said.

Sakuno sighed. Ryoma always said the same thing whenever she asked him about marriage.

They walked in silence. Finally, they reached his house.

"Sakuno, follow me to my room. I want to talk to you about something." Ryoma said.

"Oi Ryoma, don't try to do anything dirty to this young lady." Nanjiroh said from behind his magazine.

"I am not like you, oyaji." Ryoma said.

Ryoma walked up to his room. Sakuno followed him. He closed the door behind him and went over to her. Ryoma hugged her.

"Sakuno, if I say this... please don't cry." Ryoma whispered to her.

"Umm... ok." Sakuno said.

Her heart beat faster.

Is Ryoma kun going to propose to me? Of course I will cry of happiness. Sakuno thought.

"I... am leaving for U.S two months later. There is a tournament I must attend." Ryoma said.

Sakuno felt her hopes crumbled down. Her heart was breaking. Tears started to roll down her cheeks.

Sakuno pushed Ryoma away.

"Ryo... Ryoma kun... you... are so... mean." Sakuno cried.

"Sakuno..." Ryoma said. He tried to touch her but she pushed him away.

"U.S is so far away... and you are leaving me behind." Sakuno said.

"I..." Ryoma said.

"Ryoma kun... I hate you!" Sakuno said as she turned to run to the door.

"Wait." Ryoma pulled her hand.

"Let me finished what I want to say." Ryoma said.

"What is there more to say? You are leaving me anyway." Sakuno said.

"I never say I am leaving you behind." Ryoma replied.

"Haha. As if you will bring me along. Now let me go." Sakuno tried to pull her hand away from his grasp.

"Of course I will bring you along. I won't leave my wife behind!" Ryoma said.

"What... did... you say?" Sakuno asked. She looked at him.

Ryoma kun said wife... Sakuno thought.

Ryoma let go of her hand. He took out a small box from his pocket and kneeled down before her.

"Sakuno, will you marry me?" Ryoma said as he opened the box.

Sakuno started to cry. She went over to Ryoma and hugged him.

"Of course I'll marry you!" She said happily.

"Ryoma kun, why didn't you ask earlier? Instead, you have to make me cry." Sakuno scolded.

"I want to see how you react if I told you I am leaving." Ryoma grinned.

Ryoma took out the diamond ring from the box and slipped it onto Sakuno's finger. He looked at her fingers.

"It looks perfect on you." Ryoma said.

"Oi Mr and Mrs Echizen, dinner time." Nanjiroh knocked on the door.

Nanjiroh couldn't help but grinned. He overheard their conversation from outside.

"Ryoma kun, I am so happy today." Sakuno said.

"Let's go down. Oyaji and Okasan have already started to plan the wedding." Ryoma said and hold her hand.

"Really?" Sakuno asked.

Ryoma laughed.

"They got excited when I told them I want to propose to you today." Ryoma said and pushed the door open.

"Ah Sakuno. I am really looking forward to teach my grandchild tennis." Nanjiroh said when he saw them.

"Oyaji... you think too much." Ryoma scolded.

"Come on Ryoma, you told me that you are excited to start a family soon, right?" Nanjiroh teased.

"Oyaji, you don't have to tell Sakuno that." Ryoma scolded.

"I don't mind." Sakuno whispered to him.

Ryoma blushed and remained silent. Sakuno smiled happily at him.

My dreams finally came true...

(Ending... bye bye! Told you this is one of the crappiest stories. Haha! I got a new idea for a RyoSaku fanfic, will write when I am free. Cheers!)