Disclaimer : I DO NOT OWN TENNIS NO OUJISAMA. (:

HALO everybody. Really sorry for neglecting this story. I actually gave up on this story, but decided to continue, since I've practically nothing much to do now. Heihei. I will work hard to improve my written skills and will definitely welcome any criticisms !

A very BIG thank you to cinpii for giving me such constructive comments. (: Arigatou !

Anyway, I seriously hope I will have the determination and perseverance to complete this story. Heihei.

Anyone here watches FULL HOUSE, starring Song Hye Kyo and RAIN ? This Korean drama rawwks big time ! Strongly recommend it to all you fanfiction druggies out there ! XD

Chapter 2 :

Ryuzaki Sakuno squirmed yet again. 'How many times have I been doing this today?' she thought. 'Seriously, what is wrong with that guy? Why is he constantly giving those weird glances?'

"ARGHH!" Sakuno hollered out of frustration. "Asshole." She added.

"Sakuno-chan! Is there something wrong?" Yukiro-sensei asked apprehensively.

"No…sorry." Sakuno's face burned with embarrassment as she muttered an apology. She dropped back onto her chair and cupped her face, avoiding her classmates' questioning looks. For the rest of the period, Sakuno never looked up, and seemed oddly interested in her pencil, which she poked at constantly.

'YESSSS !' Sakuno cheered quietly as the bell rang, signaling the end of the period, and the end of this unruly school day. She packed her belongings hastily and took off, leaving a disheartened Ryoma.

'Stupid girl. What the hell is wrong with her today? Shouldn't she be so darn eager to spend some time with me?' Echizen Ryoma mumbled in exasperation. "Damn!" He kicked his table forcefully.

"Ah. I wonder what's wrong with our ochibi-chan, eh Momoshiro-chan?" a cheerful (albeit annoying to a certain Ryoma ) voice sounded. Ryoma looked up in annoyance. Trust his seniors to provoke him even further when he was in such a bad mood. "Ne! Don't forget to come for tennis practice today! If your attendance rate sucks, you'll be kicked out. O-CHI-Bi-CHAN !" Kikumaru Eiji mocked while hi-fiving with his comrade.

'God, why do my seniors suck so much?'

Unfortunately, tennis practice went by not so smoothly. His seniors constantly pestered him to fill them in on how life in America, training as a pro tennis player was. Much to their disappointment, Ryoma refused to entertain his irritating senpais. " It was okay. All my opponents were mada mada da ne."

"Oy Echizen! You're still so darn cocky! Ikenai yo…" Momoshiro taunted, and much to Ryoma's distaste, pouted.

"Mada mada da ne."

Ryoma found himself steering his gaze to the tennis courts where the female tennis club was training. Sakuno's form has certainly improved a great deal. Although none of the members in the female tennis club was of standard to compete with the boys, Sakuno was performing remarkably well.

"Nya ochibi ! Still staring at Ryuzaki? This is youth!" Kikumaru hugged Ryoma from the back, grinning rather evilly. "…Who says so? I was merely contemplating on certain issues. Definitely NOT looking at Ryuzaki, so go mind your own business." Ryoma muttered, obviously irritated. Kikumaru smirked, witnessing his friend's cheeks reddening and finally released his hold on Ryoma. Ryoma had grown quite a lot, considering the fact that Kikumaru could not rest his head on Ryoma's shoulders anymore.

Ryoma returned his gaze to his opponent, a freshman, and concentrated on the match, trying to push Sakuno out of his mind. He smirked as he held his service game and returned his opponent's shots with ease.

"Oy shounen! We're going out. Get your butt out of the house!" Echizen Nanjirou called out to his son, smirking rather evilly. He and his former sensei had an excellent plan – bringing Ryoma and Sakuno together.

The possibility of Ryoma being gay has always bothered him. It was time for his son to fall in love, he decided. Besides, he didn't want his son to continue being a human ice cube.

"Oy oyaji, you better not be involving me in those pervertic plans of yours because if you do, I'm gonna get okaa-san to burn all you perverse magazines!" Ryoma muttered as he gave his father 'the eye'.

"You'll be coaching my friend's granddaughter today because I owe her a favour. Don't disappoint me though," Nanjirou added, ruffling his son's hair.

"Yada. You can do the coaching yourself. If you don't mind, I'm gonna have a nap. Ja!" Ryoma started for the house, but Nanjirou, with his superb reflexes pulled his son into the car, and they were off.

"Ah, nanjirou! You came! Ryoma, I'll hand Sakuno over to you then. Ja!" Ryuzaki Sumire greeted both father and son, smirking. She had always known of Sakuno's affection towards Ryoma. It hurt her, seeing her granddaughter crying often during Ryoma's lengthy absence. Also, she decided that the female tennis club of the school needed more training. Training with Ryoma would definitely improve Sakuno's tennis skills.

Ryoma smirked. Finally, his perverted father was of some use to him.

Sakuno blushed heavily, not lifting her gaze to meet Ryoma's. Playing tennis with Ryoma? Her grandmother was nuts. Although Sakuno's tennis skills have improved drastically over the years. Playing with Ryoma would definitely result in her being embarrassed to a great extent.

"Ne, Ryuzaki. Let's start." Ryoma said as he walked towards her, smirking as usual.

"H-ai!" Sakuno stammered and made her way towards the tennis court with her racket in hand. 'Come on, show Ryoma-kun what how hard you have trained over the years! Damn right you're no longer a nobody in terms of tennis!'

"You can have the first serve," Ryoma said as he walked to his side of the court. "I'll go easy on you." He added.

"H-ai!" Sakuno commenced the match with her bullet serve which she had mastered. She had obtained the place of captain with sheer hard work, not luck.

"Not bad," Ryoma commented as he returned the serve with ease. "I see you've finally gotten your form correctly. Well done."

"Arigatou!" Sakuno's cheeks turned crimsom and as a result, tripped and fell. 'AHHHH! So embarrassing!' Sakuno felt like crying. Seriously. So much for wanting to impress Ryoma. She searched desperately for a hole to hide herself in.

'Ahh. She's still as clumsy as ever.' Ryoma sweatdropped. He was pretty impressed a few seconds back. But it was obvious that Sakuno was still as dense as ever.

"Mada mada da ne."

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ! finally done with this chapter. I'm really sorry for not updating ! As I've said, I had given up on this story a while ago. Gomen ne, minna-san! Will definitely work hard to finish this story. Must perservere ! Zettai makenai!

Its 1:19am now ! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Please review! Your reviews kept me going ! (:

Ayano Kiera