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Chapter 4

Sakuno woke up to find herself sitting under a tree on Seigaku campus, with Ryoma awake and looking at her, and her Obaa-chan kneeling down before her, lightly messaging her wrists.

"Daijoubu kai, Sakuno," the older woman asked in concern when she saw that Sakuno's eyes were finally open.

" H-Hai, daijoubu desu, Obaa-chan. Sorry to make you worry," Sakuno took stock of her surroundings and found that it was already early evening, the sky was lit in a pale glow and the moon and the stars were coming out. No wonder she felt so cold that her teeth wouldn't stop chattering. "Aa, it is al-already so l-late, sorry, I m-must have been sl-sleeping for a lo-long time." She wrapped her arms around herself to hold in what little body warmth she had left, and found that she was covered in the blue and white Seigaku Tennis jersey. Hesitantly, she took a peek at Ryoma, who was standing quietly at her side.

"Yes, you have been. Ryoma saw you asleep and tried to wake you up. He came and got me when he couldn't get you to respond. And, like he said, your skin felt abnormally cold, and you were shivering in your sleep," Ryuuzaki Sumire was looking deeply into Sakuno's huge brown eyes, trying to see if Sakuno was aware of all this.

Immediately embarrassed, Sakuno quickly thanked Ryoma for his trouble, "Arigatou, Ryoma-kun. S-Sorry to make you worry as well." Clinging on to his jersey, Sakuno began to feel warmer from the inside.

"Betsuni, I didn't do very much," the tennis prodigy said offhandedly, his tone betrayed by his unwavering gaze upon Sakuno's almost completely white face. It was still as he saw it when he woke up to find Sakuno beside him; her entire body was cold, and her skin look thoroughly bloodless. It scared the living daylights out of him, horrid thoughts of Sakuno dying in her sleep, when she was right beside him. He was sure this would come back and haunt him for a long time, waking up to a cold dead body by his side.

"Can you stand up and walk? We should be getting back now," Ryuuzaki Sumire's foremost concern was getting her precious granddaughter home and warmed up, the other issues could wait.

"H-Hai, Obaa-chan," Sakuno tried to command her legs to work, but they were responding rather slowly. Ryoma suddenly grasped her arm to pull her up, and kept on supporting her as she tried to find her balance.

"Arigatou, Ryoma-kun, I can do this on my own now," She gave him the sweetest smile in appreciation, her brown eyes was shining bright in the moonlight. "And thank you for your jersey, you can have it back." She offered the jersey with her other hand.

Ryoma released Sakuno rather quickly, as though she was suddenly on fire, and too hot to handle. A very strange feeling was traveling up his arm from the contact with Sakuno; it felt a little like an electrical shock. "Aa …. ," he managed to choke out in response, "You look like you need it more, just keep it for today."

"Arigatou, Ryoma-kun," Sakuno reiterated, as she slipped into the jersey.

Ryoma was struck by how cute she looked in his jersey. It was a size too large, and she looked completely swallowed by the material. The sight tugged at his heart strings, but he couldn't figure why.

The trio parted ways at the school gate, the Ryuuzakis were to hop a cab in consideration for Sakuno, and Ryoma refused a ride, preferring to walk home on his own.

He stood at the gate to see them off, reflecting upon the awkward moment and his strange feelings when he saw Sakuno wearing his jersey. Shaking his head at himself, he turned and started his walk home.

Sakuno fell asleep again in the cab, her grandmother kept a hold on her and was vastly relieved that she didn't freeze up again. There were a quite few things to do when they got home…..

Ryuuzaki residence, that same night.

"Ah, Mayu, I am having some problems with Sakuno, and I think its better that you come to Tokyo as quickly as possible. You might have to bring her back with you sometime soon," the older Ryuuzaki was calling her niece in Osaka immediately after sending Sakuno to bed with a mug of warm milk.

"Eh! Little Sakuno-chan? This is happening too early, but alright, I will be on my way as soon as I can, Sumire oba-sama," Mayu was quick to affirm. This was definitely a family crisis, and Mayu knew she was the nearest one available to Tokyo .

Sumire checked on her granddaughter a few times during the night. Thankfully, Sakuno was sleeping peacefully throughout.

A/N: Anyone noticed that i am terrible at separating chapters? some too long some too short ... sigh