Nanjaroh hoi hoi~! Well, I hope that you are all enjoying this fic as much as I enjoy writing it.....^_^ and somehow I've got no idea how to continue it..(I didn't plan!) so yeah, ^.~! And, be warned...I probably swear...a bit, so the usage of swear words might be present, it depends whether you see it as a swear word, but it's better safe than sorry, neh? I am SOOO sorry for posting this up late ; I've been too busy ^_^ or you could say been occupied with something else. Oh well...
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Darn it....why am I thinking so much? Ryoma thought to himself. Lately, or maybe, for the past few hours, he had been deep in thought, especially about Sakuno.
Could it have been the kiss...no. It wouldn't have affected me this badly.... Ryoma repeatedly said to himself. He had been going cranky ever since the brown haired girl gave him a kiss on his cheek. Not like it was a big deal.
Ryoma walked without any destination. He walked like a lost, homeless puppy, with nowhere to go to, no one to turn to.
What was so interesting about the short-haired girl?[A/N : Yes, in the first chapter, I stated that she got her hair cut short]She was just like any ordinary girl, and yet he found her interesting.
He walked to a sushi shop, which happened to look too familiar to him. His former senpai was standing behind the sushi bar with his usual shy grin. It was none other than Kawamura-senpai, Ryoma's senior with the heart burning with passion.
"Konnichiwa, Echizen, what would you like to have today?"said his senpai, smiling shyly.
"One chawan mushi would do,"Ryoma replied. Kawamura retreated to the kitchen and placed the order to his father.
After a few minutes, Ryoma recieved his order. A cup of warm steamed custard egg was served to him. There were some cubes of meat inside the steamed egg, and also some mushrooms in it. After quickly devouring his meal, he payed his senpai and quickly left to home. He grabbed his racket bag and walked out into the cold. It was approxiamately 10° Celcius outside, and Ryoma found himself freezing. He walked home quickly, trying to keep himself warm as he walked.
He dug his pocket for the key.
"Acha![A/N : Remember when he dropped his rice ball into the hole? That's what he said, I think.]"Ryoma said, noticing that he didn't bring the house key to school.
He took out his handphone[A/N : Then again, I never know if he has one, but I have one ^_^] and dialled his house phone number, hoping that either his baka oyaji or his cousin would open the gate for him.
"Thank you for calling the Echizens, but we're not in right now, so please leave your message after this beep. BEEP!"said the answering machine.
Darn, they're not in. Ryoma said to himself. He thought of climbing into his house, but either way he still needed to break into his house door, so it would be better to stay out. But where could he stay? He felt his toes freeze as the wind blew.
There's only one way to keep the body warm : tennis.
Therefore, Ryoma rushed to the tennis courts and took out his red racket. He dug for his tennis ball, and of course, began hitting with the wall.
You could say it was coincidental, or it was just fate, that Sakuno had to be there. She was too bored at home with no one to talk to and nothing to do, so she had decided to walk to the tennis courts. And the same tennis court that Ryoma was at.
Ryoma was having fun playing tennis with the wall. Footsteps were approaching.
Now...who might that be? Ryoma thought. He continued hitting against the wall, trying to pretend to not hear the footsteps.
"Ano! Ryoma-kun..."Sakuno said weakly, looking at the shounen[A/N : young boy].
"Ah. Sakuno..."Ryoma said, startled. Why was she here? Wasn't she at home waiting for her grandmother to come back?
"Umm, continue.....I'll just sit here."
"Nah, it's okay. Want a drink?"
"Okay."
Ryoma walked to the vending machine and chucked some coins into the machine. In return, he took two cans of Ponta. He handed one Ponta to Sakuno.
"Arigato..."Sakuno said softly, opening her can of Ponta. She gluged down a bit of the drink.
"So, what are you doing here? Weren't you waiting for Ryuzaki-sensei?"
"Well...she said that she would be at home by 7 PM....and it's only 6, so I thought of coming here since it's pretty boring at home."
"Ah, I see."
"What about you, Ryoma-kun?"
"Nothing. I forgot to bring my keys with me, so I'm stuck out of home, and so I need to wait till either my dad or mom or cousin comes home so that I'll be able to go in. It was pretty cold outside, so I decided to play tennis to warm up my body."
"Ah, sodeska[A/N : really?]?"
After a few minutes of silence, Sakuno sneezed.
"Are you cold?"Ryoma asked the girl, alarmed.
"No, I'm fine..."Sakuno said, smiling. He could see that she was shivering. He took out his jacket and wrapped it around her.
"Keep it for me, please?"Ryoma whispered in Sakuno's ear.
"Ano....Ryoma-kun..."Sakuno turned to the boy.
"Well, I've got to go now, ja, mata ashita!"he called out to her, his racket bag slung on his shoulder.
Ryoma-kun....arigato.
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Sorry for the late update! I guess that my mind hasn't been working, so yes! I'm not sure whether I should continue, or just leave it as it is. Please help me out, and state whether I should continue this story or not....^_^ Arigatou!
Btw, the jacket I was talking about is Ryoma's tennis club jacket. Boy, I pity him, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a pair of shorts in 10° Celcius! Must be freezing. Well, you never know what one does for love. LOL. ^_^ Hope you enjoyed the story. =P!