CRY FOR ME
Author's Note:
Hello, everybody! This is my first PoT fic, so don't blame me if the characters are OOC. This is my first romance fic, and I read about fifty romances PoT fics before I could write this.
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own PoT, but I own the song. What do you think about it?
Ryoma Echizen stared at blankly at the racket in his hand. Nothing seemed to matter anymore. The rain was falling heavily, yet he stood unmoving on his spot, in the tennis court, staring down at his hand.
The scene of the ball bouncing past him kept replaying in his mind. He had lost. How was he going to face his teammates again? They told him that it was not his fault. Yet he knew it was. If he had not underestimated his opponent, he would not have played like this. He would not have to lose.
He shouted to the sky, rage and hatred overpowering him. Both were directed toward himself. He did not care anymore. Nothing seemed to matter to him.
"Ryoma-kun…"
He turned slowly at the owner of the voice. He knew that voice. Yet he did not care. He simply couldn't. His gaze was blank, cold, and uncaring. "What do you want?" he asked harshly.
Sakuno Ryuzaki stood in front of him, soaked in the rain. Her face was wet, not only from the rain, but also from her tears.
"Ryoma-kun…" she called again, much softer than before. Her voice was soothing. More tears flew down from her eyes.
She took a step forward, approaching him slowly. Ryoma simply watched. His mind was numb, as cold as ice. He stared blankly at the girl.
You stand there in the rain, right in front of me
Your eyes are blank, cold and uncaring
Reflecting the deep pain you are hiding in your heart
It pains me seeing you like that
Sakuno took another step forward. The distance between them was less than several inches. She tugged softly at Ryoma's shirt. "Let's go home," she said, trying to smile.
I can feel the hot tears running down my cheeks
If only you can open your heart for me…
I will try my best to soothe your pain
At least I can do something for you
There was no reply. He simply kept staring at her with those same blank deep golden eyes. Sakuno felt her heart throbbed painfully, and she broke into a cry, burying her face in Ryoma's shirt.
When you feel as if nothing matters anymore
Just let it go, let it go…
When rage and hatred overpower you
Just let it go, let it go…
Let the pain dissolves in the cold rain
Ryoma felt his racket slipped off from his grip. A few teardrops fell, and then many more followed. He fell onto his knees, bringing Sakuno with him.
I'll be there for you, crying for you
I don't care if you hate me
I don't care if you push me away
'Cause no matter what will happen, I'll be always by your side
Sakuno could not hold herself anymore. She threw her arms onto Ryoma, hugging him tightly as she cried. Ryoma held her equally tight, silent tears falling onto the ground. His head rested on Sakuno's trembling shoulder. Sakuno buried her face even deeper into his shirt, her tears rushing like streams.
Say something, please…
I can't stand seeing your pained eyes
Your usual cocky and arrogant smirk was gone
Replaced by emptiness, by coldness
"It's alright…," Sakuno whispered through her sobs, almost like to both herself and the boy in front of her. "It's alright..."
Open your heart for me, I beg you…
I wish I could soothe your pain away
I wish I could be strong enough to say comforting words to you
But I can't, so here I am, crying for you
Still, there was no reply. Sakuno felt him tightening his hold on her. "Ryoma-kun…," she sobbed. "Ryoma-kun…." She gazed up, only to find herself staring at Ryoma's pained eyes, causing her to break into tears once again.
I'll be there for you, crying for you
I don't care if you hate me
I don't care if you push me away
'Cause no matter what will happen, I'll be always by your side
"Tell me," she heard him saying, his tone cold and harsh. "Tell me something."
She waited, not wanting to let go of him. Fear descended upon her heart. 'Is he going to tell me to go away?'
When you feel as if nothing matters anymore
Just let it go, let it go…
When rage and hatred overpower you
Just let it go, let it go…
When you are numbed in pain
Just let it go…. let the pain dissolves in the cold rain
"You aren't going to leave me, right?"
His question brought more tears into Sakuno's eyes. "I'm not…," she sobbed into his shirt. "But…I thought Ryoma-kun doesn't need me…."
"I never said that," came the stoic reply.
I wish I could soothe your pain away
I wish I could be strong enough to say comforting words to you
But I can't, so here I am, crying for you
"But…but I can't do anything for you…. Even sometimes I'm too shy to say hi. I'm not strong enough to give comforting words to Ryoma-kun…, just like now. All I can do is crying for you…. But…why would Ryoma-kun need it?" she said. Her heart throbbed painfully once again, and she rested her head on Ryoma's chest, sobbing uncontrollably.
Ryoma pressed his lips to her ear. "Cry for me…, 'cause I need it, much more than you know."
THE END
God, a strange one, isn't it? I love writing it, nevertheless. This is my first romance fic after so many failures. Do you know that I suck in romance? I don't like it anyway. But I just discovered that I LOVE sad romance. Nah, I'm really a strange one…. I prefer sad-ending to happy-ending. I prefer bloody wars to sweet romantic scenes. ;; Anyway, what do you think?
R&R!
Celon Ierith