Hiya~! Nya nya~ I wanna thank everyone for their reviews.....*sobs uncontrollably* (it seems as if I'm getting an Emmy or Oscar...LOL!) Well, so I'm gonna write this with my other fic as well...haih, I am a BIG procrastinator.....(however you spell that...)...and...I'm sorry if this is sooooooooo OOC! Sorry sorry sorry!(Looks like that has become my favourite word...LOL!) And, to readers of '1000 Words', I seem to have lost my inspiration to write it, but I'll continue it!! Well, once again, everyone, thank you, thank you!(esp. E Wah-chan who gave me the idea of writing this...)
Regatto WAAAA~ fine fine, I'm continuing...but anything BUT Shinji.....^^;; *sweatraining at the thought of Shinji*
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"Sakuno-chan, let's go for a movie!"shrieked an excited Tomoka. Tomoka liked Disney movies, and often dragged Sakuno to go along with her. Since the movie 'Brother Bear' just came out, Tomoka had constantly been bugging Sakuno.
"Ano, sorry, but then, some other day, ok?"Sakuno said politely. It wasn't like her to reject other people's requests but then in this case, she had made an appointment to see Ryoma.
"Waaaa~ FINE! MIYU-CHAN~ wanna go watch 'Brother Bear' with me?"shouted Tomoka to the other side of the classroom.
"Ne, gomen, Tomo-chan, but I'm busy after school..."replied Miyu. Everyone knew that Miyu was the captain of the netball team, and they were having a match a few days later, so Miyu had been drilling her players.
"Mou, why doesn't everyone wanna go watch the movie with me?"Tomoka questioned to no one in particular. Sakuno decided it was for the best to leave Tomoka alone. She grabbed her book bag and headed downstairs to the tennis courts. There was no tennis practice today ; and Tomoka knew that.
"Oii....Sakuno-chan, there's no tennis practice today, right?"Tomoka said to Sakuno. She was beginning to get suspicious towards her best friend.
"Well, no, but then I'll be busy later...."
"Please? Pretty pleaseeee.....?"
"Sorry, I made a promise already to wait for Ryoma-kun until his practice is done."[A/N : Sakuno made that up, by the way.]
"Awww.....but....WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? YOU'RE GOING ON A DATE WITH RYOMA-SAMA? Oooooh~!"Tomoka squealed in delight. Sakuno merely sweatdropped.
"No! Not a date.....!"Sakuno said, blushing. Well, it would be fun if she went on a date with Ryoma.
"Hmmm...well anyway, I think I'm gonna ask some other people....laterz, Sakuno!"Tomoka said, winking at her buddy.
Sakuno sat down under a shady tree, digging her book bag for an empty book. She could probably use the time waiting for Ryoma by collecting some information on how some of the regulars play tennis.[A/N : So she's become like Inui as well...] She took out her fluffy pink pen and began jotting down important facts.
"Hmm...Ryoma-kun's twist serve goes like this....making it a 100% of an in...."Sakuno murmured to herself, scribbling it in her notebook. She was going to try improve her strange version of Ryoma's Twist Serve. In addition to the data she has collected, the percentage of her succeeding to use the Twist Serve would be 100%.
"Ok, that will be all for today, dismiss!"Ryoma said clearly and loudly an hour after Sakuno's arrival at the tennis courts.
"Ano, Ryoma-kun, that was a good game you played against Katsuo-kun,"Sakuno complimented to the boy who no longer bore the cute look. He still did have his cat eyes and his smirk, but he grew tall.
"Thanks. Wait for me here, I'll be done soon,"Ryoma continued, heading towards the school locker room.
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Finally, Ryoma took Sakuno to the tennis courts in silence. He had attempted to start conversations, but he admitted that he wasn't good in socializing, especially with girls.
The tennis garden was filled with students from many schools. Hyotei, Gyokurin, Fudomine, you name it, there were at least students from those schools. There were also a few Seigaku students, including Ryoma and Sakuno.
They walked furthur to other courts to practise. Ryoma felt like teaching Sakuno his Twist Serve, even though he hated the thought of people using his moves to play tennis. But Sakuno was an exception. He never knew why.
"First, you grip like this..."Ryoma said to Sakuno.
"Ah...sou da..."
It continued for a long time. Teaching Sakuno was a bit annoying, because Ryoma knew he never had patience. And to grow up, he also needed some patience, so this became a challenge to the 15-year old teenager.
Finally, at 6 PM, Sakuno mastered the twist serve.
"Wah! It looks so nice!"Sakuno exclaimed, looking at her serve.
"Congrats, you've mastered the Twist Serve..."Ryoma congratulated Sakuno. She blushed a little, and of course turned away.
"Come, let's celebrate. I'll even pay. Burgers or sushi?"Ryoma continued, beaming. He finally managed to teach someone without turning away rudely or saying 'mada mada dane'.
"I think sushi would be good..."Sakuno replied, still thinking.
"Or maybe burger would be wonderful, but there's beef, and sushi has fish...ano...what should we eat?"Sakuno mumbled undecisively. The same old Sakuno... Ryoma thought.
"So, sushi'd be it!"
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"Here you go, the bill!"Kawamura's father said, handing Ryoma the bill. It read 2000 yen.
God...am I going to be bankrupt... Ryoma thought. He had changed the grip for his tennis racket a week ago, cutting another 2000 yen from his allowance.
"Ano, Ryoma-kun, thanks for the sushi..."Sakuno said.
"Need me to walk you home?"
"Iie, it's ok..."
"Nah, I think I'd better walk you home, Ryuzaki-sensei would kill me if anything happened to you."
They walked home in silence, as usual. It would be awkward if Ryoma started the conversation, and really, he had nothing to talk about. It was the same with Sakuno.
They reached Sakuno's doorstep. Ryuzaki-sensei was not home yet.
"You'll be alright at home, alone, I guess..."Ryoma said. Maybe staying with Sakuno for a few hours alone at her house would be a bit overboard.
"Yup. Oh yeah, one thing, Ryoma-kun..."
"Nani?"
"Thanks for the day,"Sakuno said, giving Ryoma a quick kiss on the cheek. Ryoma blushed and touched his cheek before Sakuno went into her house.
Sakuno... Ryoma thought again and again.
Why can't I get you out of my mind? Maybe...maybe I do like you....
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WAA! I know, punch me, kick me, for making Ryoma so different! Wait, not different, just OOC! Really, but it's the only way to stitch his relationship with Sakuno! Hehehe...and please tell me how you think about this chapter. I still think I need to re-do on Ryoma's part... T_T!