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Italicized Sentences = thoughts
"Just forget about it...let's go eat...I'm starving..."
Sakuno held onto his arm and walked beside him.
They walked straight to the restaurants...
Special Moments with You Only By Takeshi-Chan
Chapter 4- Sakuno's Confession!?
"Ryoma-kun...?" Sakuno looked up to Ryoma's usual calm face.
"Nani?" Ryoma asked without facing her and focused just on walking ahead.
"When you saved me...f-from that big guy...do you think of me...as your...sister?" Sakuno twiddled her index fingers against each other.
"I just said that because don't older brothers take care of sisters? That was the first thing that popped into my mind..." Ryoma answered without a care in the world.
"First thing...that popped into...his MIND!? So...when he saw me...he immediately thought of the w-word sister?! What would happen if I told him...my feelings...would he change...his mind...? What could the possibilities be...? I don't want to end up hurt..." Sakuno thought over the situation and decided to tell him tonight.
Sakuno took a deep breath and exhaled.
Ryoma halted in front of a Japanese restaurant. "Let's eat here...I won't eat anything else except Japanese food..."
Sakuno nodded in agreement and walked into the packed restaurant.
A waiter with a red shirt, blue pants, and a small apron wrapped around his waist walked up to them and asked them, "Two people only right? You want a booth or a table?"
"Booth..." Ryoma answered and shoved his hands into his jacket's pockets.
"Alright, please follow me..." The waiter took them to a corner booth that had a beautiful view of the glistening ocean.
"Tsugoi...Kirei na..." Sakuno cupped her hands together.
Ryoma sat down on the opposite of the wall, took off his cap, placed it near the window, and looked out at the waves.
Sakuno sat on the contrary side of Ryoma and picked up the menu. (Takeshi: Well...I don't know what they like to eat...so I'm just making it up ;)
Ryoma flipped through the pages lazily and chose something at random. On the other hand, Sakuno took her time.
"Are you ready to order?" The waiter came back with a small pad and a pen.
"I'll have sukiyaki..." Ryoma decided. "Excellent choice. And you, ma'am?" the waiter turned towards Sakuno.
"Ummm...Tempura..." Sakuno looked up shyly at the young man's face.
"Good choice! I'll be back in about 10 minutes."
===Dead Silence===
"Ano...Ryoma-kun...what type of music do you like...?" Sakuno tried to know Ryoma better.
"How long has it been?" Ryoma turned around to face Sakuno, unaware that she asked him a question.
"I-I think...about 8 minutes..." Sakuno stuttered since she was hurt that he completely ignored her question.
"I see..." Ryoma went back at his project of looking at the blue waves.
"He doesn't...even notice that I asked him something...maybe I should just give it up..." Sakuno looked at Ryoma's focused face and sighed.
"Here's your food!" The waiter placed their food on the table, bowed, and walked away.
"Itadaikimasu..." they said silently.
===After Eating===
"Goochisoosama..." they wiped their lips with the napkin.
"I'm going to the restroom..." Sakuno got up and went to the powder room.
"Guess I'll pay the check..." Ryoma signaled the waiter for the check.
"2400 yen please..."
"Here you go..." Ryoma paid him in cash, tip included.
"Arigatou!" The waiter walked away to serve others.
Rinnng Rinnng
"Moshi moshi?" Ryoma answered his cell phone.
"Echizen?" A familiar female voice could be heard from the other side.
"Ryusaki-sensei?"
"Is Sakuno-chan there?"
"No...she went to the restroom...why?"
"I think she forgot today is her birthday!"
"So...what does that have to do with me?"
"You're going to buy her a present!! We forgot to tell you since you skipped the meeting last time when you had to stay and do your project!"
"Present? Why only me?"
"We all bought her presents already and they're in her luggage! You just need to show them to her and buy her one too!"
"No wonder...that luggage was so heavy..."
Sakuno exited the lavatory and walked back to the booth.
"She's coming back...I'll phone you later..." Ryoma hung up on Sakuno's grandma and stood up.
"Let's go shopping...I need some exercise..." Ryoma put his cap back on.
"Hai!" Sakuno smiled.
===Shopping Areas===
Something caught Sakuno's corner eye. She stopped and looked at it. It was a necklace...an angel with a heart carved in the middle. The beauty didn't catch her attention, but rather the sign below.
It said:
The necklace shown above is called the angel of love. It is said that if the person who dearly loves another wants to get together wears this necklace, their wishes may come true. Many people claim that this necklace works! Take your chance and buy it now!! Only 1000 yen!!
Ryoma stood a few feet away from Sakuno, who was staring deeply at the jewel. He walked closer and saw the necklace.
"So she wants that huh...? Well...I guess I found the perfect present..." Ryoma grabbed Sakuno's arm and said, "Let's go back to the room..."
Sakuno nodded and took a last look at the beauty.
===Back at the room===
Sakuno jumped on her bed and picked up a magazine on the desk near her bed. She flipped through the pages, pretending to be reading when she is actually started thinking about how she would tell Ryoma her feelings. Her imagination took the best of her and before she knew it she fell asleep, dreaming about how Ryoma accepted her feelings.
"She must have been really tired..." Ryoma placed his racket down and looked at his watch. Only 30 minutes past...the store might still be opened.
He carefully sneaked outside and walked back to the store. He entered the store and picked up the small necklace.
"I want to buy this..." Ryoma placed the necklace on the counter and took out his wallet.
"Ohh...you must be one lucky guy! That will be 1000 yen please!" The female cashier smiled, put the ornament in a red box, and wrapped it.
"Huh?" Ryoma jerked his head sideways at the cashier's comment.
"Nothing! Please come again!"
"Arigatou..."
Ryoma walked back to the room and opened her luggage. It was definitely filled with presents.
He placed all the presents on his bed and went back to practicing tennis.
===One Hour Later===
"Guhh..." Sakuno woke up and rubbed her eyes.
"You're finally awake..."
Sakuno stood upright and remembered that she was looking at a magazine earlier.
"How long...have I b-been sleeping?"
"An hour...by the way...today is your birthday...right?"
Sakuno looked at the calendar that was near the lamp.
It was her birthday! How could something so important slip her mind!?
"Anyways... Ryusaki-sensei and the regulars bought you presents...that's why your luggage was unusually heavy...they're on my bed..."
Sakuno turned around and her face lightened up.
"I have to thank them!!" Sakuno picked up a blue wrapped box.
"From Fuji"
Sakuno opened it carefully. It was a small teddy bear!
"Kawaii!!" Sakuno said delightfully.
Next was from Taka-san. He bought her hair accessories.
She continued to open the presents one by one.
Captain Tezuka- a birthday card.
Eiji- perfume.
Ryusaki-sensei-earrings
Momo-rose
Kaidoh-a purse
Oishi-sweater
There was one present left. It was a white box. She opened it and took out a colorful looking liquid in a bottle.
"Ryoma-kun...what is this?" Sakuno turned around with a dazed face.
"Throw that away...if you don't want to die...throw it away..." Ryoma took a step backwards from the small bottle.
Sakuno threw it away and asked Ryoma once more what it was.
"Must be a gift from Inui-senpai...that was his special juice that everyone suffers from..." Ryoma explained.
"Must be terrible..." She turned around to last box left. The red box.
"Arigatou Ryoma-kun...for the present..." Sakuno blushed.
She took the small box in her hands and slowly unwrap it.
"The necklace!! How did you know?" Sakuno turned around happily and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Hey! Don't hug me!"
"Gomen nasai!"
"You were looking at it today...so I thought you wanted it badly..."
"Arigatou!!!" Sakuno jumped up blissfully.
She stopped jumping and thought that this was the perfect time to tell him her feelings...
"Ryoma-kun...I have something to tell you..."
"Nani?"
"I think you won't feel the same way...but I want you to know that...I...I... I li-" Sakuno got cut short when an engine exploded.
BOOM!!
The ship began to shake violently...and the two lost their balance...
TBC
Umm...this chapter was hard!! Sorry for late update!! Oh yeah, I know it's not descriptive enough but my head hurts badly ; Please RR!
Takeshi-Chan