Chapter 5

A/N: Sorry, so sorry for the late update! Waaah! I'm not satisfied with the chapter I made first, so I rewrote it! XD sorry for this! Last chapter will be so soon! I'll be late updating now because I'm reviewing for my college entrance test! Ja Nee!


Three days had passed, and everything wasn't back to normal; well at least Sakuno's job as a photographer was still normal. The weather got completely confusing because of the recent changing of weather like rainy and then sunny and then rainy and so on, Sakuno looked up at the sky as she watched the grey clouds turned off white as the rain continued to fall hard onto her office's window. The rain had started pouring that morning, and it never tilted ever since it went on and on; she was about to finish their article about the prince of tennis and they were about to discuss it's release this afternoon with Echizen Ryoma.

While thinking about the meeting, she had recalled what had happened between them in the inn that night; she admitted that she acted juvenile and didn't accept his apology, and she did felt that she's a big idiot for doing that. Her feelings of hatred and love still battled in her heart as she kept on recalling that moment; it's a big mistake she knew that, only if she didn't over react then things will be better between him and her.

She once again lazed at the clouds which were turning to bright white, the rain will soon end and a new bright shiny day will appear, she wondered if that bright shiny day will arrive in her long raining journey too, how long she have waited for it to come. Her front door had opened and one of her officemates had called her out for the meeting. She took her things and left her office, she went straight head to the meeting room to see that almost everyone were there, including him. She sat at the right side of Fuji Syuusuke, which was infront of Echizen Ryoma. A soon as everyone took their seats, Fuji stood up and began to speak,

"Good afternoon, you all know why I called a meeting yesterday. The issue of our magazine for this July is certified finished and therefore we could release it by tomorrow" As Fuji kept on explaining, Sakuno haven't manage to concentrate on the meeting since she was bugged by the anxious stare of Ryoma Echizen. It made her uncomfortable and tense, what does he want now! He have told me everything, what now?

"Mr. Echizen Ryoma, will be leaving sooner this week and I want to present him our presentation about the issue." Fuji gave a signal to the man infront of the screen and the man started to play the production. Sakuno on the other hand, did not bother to look at him anymore and concerted harder on the production.

20 minutes had passed and the production ended, everyone stood from their seats and applauded to Fuji Syuusuke. Fuji meanwhile gladly appreciated it and thanked Echizen Ryoma for giving his full time and support for the project.

"I also want to thank, Ms. Ryuuzaki Sakuno for the stunning pictures of Mr. Echizen" Fuji added, she nervously bowed down to them and thanked for the praise. The meeting ended and everyone left the room, she decided to be left because she's still fixing her things. The thing she didn't know was that, he had decided to be left too. As she packed her things in her case, she felt that someone was standing behind her; she turned back to see Ryoma standing still with his anxious face.

"Echizen-kun you startled me! Aren't you going home? The meeting had finished already" Sakuno tried to ignore his stare until… BLAG! Her case fell to the floor and her papers fell as they scatter through the place. Ryoma had pushed her roughly to the edge of the table, and he kept on staring at him now frantically. He placed his knee between hers and he placed his hands on both sides of the table.

"What's wrong with you!" Sakuno said in disbelief, she tried to let go but she couldn't, "Let me go!" she tried to push him away, but he's too strong and he just ignored the push, he pushed himself nearer to him, making his knee draw nearer to her. "You're hurting me, stop it!" Sakuno raised her right hand to slap him but he clutched her wrist and tightened his grip. "AH" Sakuno groaned in pain.

He's totally insane, He's totally insane! Sakuno thought she tried to release her hand from his seize. "Stop it! You're hurting me! What's wrong with you!"

"Sakuno!" she was silenced, when Ryoma shouted her name. Everything was wrong, definitely wrong. He's hopeless if that what she calls it but why is he doing this. A long silence had filled the room, Ryoma had stopped after he shouted and Sakuno kept on looking at him puzzled. "I'm wasting time, I need to go back!" she hesitated to leave and pushed him away, but he used his body to push her back onto the table.

"What do you want—"

"Tell me you love me!" upon hearing this, Sakuno's eyes narrowed and looked at him in surprise. But still insisted and started to push him again. "Let me go… let me go…" but he quickly embraced her tightly. His arms around her waist, "Tell me you love me Sakuno! Tell me you need me! You want me—badly"

Sakuno was speechless, Why are you saying this Ryoma… why are you doing this?

"Tell me that you will always be mine forever, and we will be happy… tell me that you'll never leave me… I will never leave you again… I promise… so please…" tears fell from his eyes as he spoke those last two words, "Tell me… what you want… I'll do anything… just promise me you'll be mine… Sakuno… I love you so much… please? I'm begging you"

Now… Ryoma was the one who pleaded not her. Now… Ryoma was the one desperate to bring her back home not her. And now Ryoma was the one who was crying not her. Her heart melt as she felt him cry on her shoulder, he really needs her… badly just like how she needed him. The boy, who was the cocky one, had now begged in agony. Now she knew, he really cares for her and he really loves her.

Sakuno wanted to melt in disgrace to see him like that, she wanted to settle down and rest in his embrace. She wanted this, for all of her life. Ryoma seize her by her arm and started to shake her, madly. "Sakuno, you want me right! You need me to right! Say something! I want to know!"

"You're hurting… me Ryoma-kun…"

"Answer me! You need me too right!"

"Stop it!" she untangled from his seize and ran away from him, "You're hurting me!" as she gently brush her arm to cease the pain away.

"Then tell me now!"

"I don't know!" his eyes narrowed when she shouted back, "I don't know…" she lowered her head as she kept on brushing her arm.

"Ever since you came back… I felt tense… the time you said the truth, you confused me… and now you said you love me… Ryoma… you're confusing me more. You're forcing someone to love you again… easily. Ryoma I don't know… maybe you're right maybe I need you again… but how am I supposed to know if you kept on making me confound! Ryoma… I loved you but I don't know if I still love you now. I admit I somehow felt that you're still special since that pictorial… but Ryoma…"

There was a long pause between them, the tensed atmosphere had faded as they kept silent.

"I'm sorry… Ryoma.."

"I understand…" she looked up and saw Ryoma staring on the floor, "I understand… I did confuse you didn't… I'm sorry for all the troubles Sakuno"

"Ryoma—"

"I'll be leaving tomorrow at 6:00 pm, I just wondered if you still love me the way you used to back then… but then again… I'm wrong… sorry for everything Sakuno…" Ryoma started to walk towards the door. Sakuno felt a big guilt as she watches him leave, "Ryoma…"

"But just remember always Sakuno… I love you and that's not going to change…"

Ryoma opened the door and left the room. Sakuno fell to her knees and started to cry again.


A/N: another day another chapter! My emotions had ran so quickly as I write this chapter and manage to finish it in a day! Phew! I'm tired. Well thanks for reading next up chapter 6! The last chapter! Love you guys XD XD XD