Author's Note: I figured the story needed more action. So I gave it more action. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own POT. If I did I'd actually pass art in school.
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"Two tickets please." Ryoma told the man behind the counter. He gripped Sakuno hand tightly in his, afaid to let go in the mass of human bodies. They were at the famed Disneyland, and he saw Sakuno awe at all her surroundings. Heh, he smirked. A place where dreams come true, eh? The man behind the counter slipped him the two tickets, and he paid for them.
"Ne, Ryoma-kun, I'll pay you back for that ticket."
"No need. We're on a date remember?"
Sakuno froze. He never said anything about a date!
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"So… You wanna go to Disneyland?"
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This wouldn't lead to anything romantic, would it? As she was silently thinking about this, she felt a jerk.
"We can go in now."
"H-hai." She said softly, following him in. She was worried, but the grand sights of Walt Disney's greatest masterpiece so far, Disneyland Tokyo, took away her thoughts and brought her to somewhere else. She had only been to Disneyland once, when she was in junior high. And to be back, it was wonderful. A giant mickey statue stood directly in front of her. She pulled away from Ryoma, and he automatically let go of her. Walking up to the statue, she softly touched the bronze metal, wondering, wondering. Ryoma watched her quietly. She made a full round around the statue, her eyes shining like the stars, excitement and anticipation clearly shown. Her current bouncy, unable to keep still, couldn't wait to try everything attitude was evident, and Ryoma couldn't wait to spend the day with her. But while she awed at the statue of the one thing that almost every child grew up with, he watched in silence, because to him, watching her was enough.
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Of course, there were two more pairs of eyes watching Sakuno. And Ryoma. Watching, watching, waiting… and waiting… and waiting…
"How long is she going to stand there staring at that statue, and how long is he going to take to MOVE, nya!"
"Eiji-senpai, these things take time! And why are we hiding behind a bush when there's a perfectly broad pillar over there!"
"Because, nya, we cannot risk being found out! Can you imagine what Ochibi would say?"
"At the most he try and kill us, but he's like a foot shorter! And these bushes are poking my butt!" Momoshiro cried out in frustration.
"Maybe your butt's just big, nya." Eiji calmly replied.
"What! I bet your butt is bigger than mine! I resent what you-"
"SHHHH! Ochibi's doing something!"
"Nani! Finally!"
Together, the two nosey men, turned back into boys and stalked the couple relentlessly. If asked why they did it, Eiji would simply say, "Inui wanted data. We're helping him!" And if Inui were questioned, he would simply say, "Yeah, I don't mind the data." But that's really flying off track.
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"You like mickey mouse?"
"Are you kidding! I grew up with it! I mean, him! Do you refer to Mickey as a him or an it?"
Ryoma laughed. "Him."
"Okay. I actually think I love him. And, by the way, that was NOT funny."
"It was, kinda, if you think about it." Sakuno pushed him and he fell, backwards, on his ass.
"No, THAT, is funny." Sakuno broke out into peals of laughter. While laughing too hard, she tripped over someone's extended leg, and too, fell on her ass. With both of them sitting on the floor, opposite each other, butt's hurting, anyone would have thought that it was just a normal couple in love, having fun. But no, it was not. Because this was Echizen Ryoma, tennis extraordinaire. World #1. And it could have been avoided, was it not for the wind and the fall. His pristine white Fila cap had flown off his head, and landed at the feet of a stranger. Picking it up, the stranger looked around to check whose it was. Her eyes widened.
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Ryoma got off his butt and walked over to Sakuno.
"Always so clumsy!"
"You fell first!"
"You fell too!"
"We gotta get my cap." Sakuno nodded. "I'll wait here." Scanning the crowd, Ryoma tried to locate his cap. Then he saw it in the hands of a girl, around her mid-20s as well. He had nothing to cover his eyes now, so he looked down and let his hair cover as much of his face as possible. Slowly, he walked up to the girl. She was holding the cap, talking to her friends and laughing.
"Excuse me, that's mine." Ryoma tapped the girl's shoulder.
"Oh, here, must be the wi- ECHIZEN RYOMA!"
Ryoma winced at the volume of her voice. Suddenly, heads began to turn and whispers began to be heard.
"YOU'RE SO SEXY, YOU KNOW I WATCH ALL YOUR MATCHES AND YOU ARE TRULY AND POSITIVELY AMAZING!" Crowds began to gather and Ryoma knew that in a situation like this, it had to be handled with class and the grace of a star. First, he plucked the cap from the girl's hands and put it on his head. Once it was firmly secured, he turned to the crowd around him and addressed them.
"Um, hi, all of you, I know right now you must be wanting something from me, or if you don't, you're probably standing there because you want to know what another person wants from me. But I have to tell you this," He adjusted the cap on his head. "I have to go!" Heck grace and style and class or whatever! I gotta get out of here! He broke through the crowd with all his strength, and it was not easy. Several hands began to try and pull him back but he managed to break free. Pumping his arms and moving his legs, he broke into full sprint and pulled away from the crazy crowd. Grabbing Sakuno's hand, he pulled her along his escapade and went into hiding.
Out of nowhere, two figures appeared to hold back the crowd.
"Don't push! Stop it! YOU WANNA FIGHT!"
They weren't security guards, they didn't have uniforms, they weren't mascots, although the red-head did look a little like one.
"Nya, they're too crazy! But we have to hold them back!"
"Do your best, Eiji-senpai!"
Glancing over his shoulder, Eiji saw that Ryoma and Sakuno were safely out of sight.
"Okay! Let them rip!" They let down their guard and soon the crowd dispersed into nothingness.
Momo and Eiji panted and sighed. Why did he have to be so famous?
"Saa… He's not doing very well for a first date." The two jumped and turned around. It was Seigaku's tensai.
"Fuji! What are you doing here!" He gasped. "You're stalking them too!"
"Mou, I brought them together Eiji! How could I be deprived of this joy?"
"We have no time for this! We've already lost them! Come on, if we join forces it'll be easier!"
The three agreed and together set off to make Ryoma's life a living hell. Or they tried not to let him know that they were.
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END CHAPTER 10.
