Yo, minna-san! I think I only have…. Umm… 3 days left before I die. Ah! Just kidding! Ahaha! I'm sorry for my craziness. I am really crazy! Ah? What am I saying? Stupid inner self! Ah! Gome ne… gome ne… sweat drops I'm enjoying the rap version of Kokodake No Hanashi! Ahahaha! My stomach is aching. Please spare my life! It is my player's fault not me! It fast forwarded. Ahaha! Now it goes slow mo. Ahaha! I am really crazy! I can imagine Ryoma singing so fast and slow. Maybe I can be a future DJ? Ah, never! I'm sorry for this crazy stuff. I just enjoyed it. "

Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis. I might have ruined their life if I do. Just kidding!

"Anou, Echizen-kun, why ask me here?" Sakuno asked when Ryoma brought her to the tennis court.

"Just wait." Ryoma smiled while taking two rackets from his bag. "Kikumaru-sempai said that you're quite good in tennis."

Sakuno raised an eyebrow. "I don't know anything about it…"

"Let's play…"

"Ah… hai…."

Kikumaru walked out from his office with piles of papers on his hands. Shiba stood up and helped Kikumaru.

"Hey Kikumaru, why did you carried all of these papers by yourself? You must have called me or Kintarou-kun!" Shiba said while getting almost half of the papers from Kikumaru's hands. Kikumaru smiled naughtily over Shiba.

"Nyaha! Shiba-san, Kikumaru can do it by himself! No need to worry!" Kikumaru replied with a cute Cheshire grin on his face.

"Eh Kikumaru-kun, you'll overstress yourself. Sakuno will be worried if you do…" Shiba said while putting the papers over her desk.

Kikumaru blinked several times. "Talk about Ryuzaki-san. Where is she?"

"Maybe 'where are they' is more appropriate, Kikumaru-san. Koshimae asked Sakuno-chan to go out with him." Kintarou said from the corner seat while reading some comic strips.

Kikumaru smiled a cheshire grin again while piling the papers beside Shiba's desk. "Aha! Kin-chan is jealous? Nya!"

Kintarou had seven shades of blush on his face when he heard Kikumaru's teasing sentence, which made him leapt from his seat. "Eh Kikumaru-san, I am not jealous! Why would I?!" he quickly responded while trying to cover his face with the manga.

"Nya! Maybe that's the reason why Kintarou-chan asks me to give Ryuzaki-san free time! He will ask her for lunch!" Kikumaru added as he placed his hands at his hips.

Kintarou coughed.

"Bingo, Kin-chan!" Shiba blinked at Kintarou nicely.

Kikumaru stuffed his hands inside his pockets and got his cell phone. He walked towards his office while dialing some numbers on his phone.

-RING!

"Hello?" a voice from the other line answered.

"Hey Momo!" Kikumaru greeted on the phone while sitting on his black leather seat.

"Kikumaru-sempai! Why bother to call me?" Momoshiro asked energetically while getting his Gatorade drink from the refrigerator and took his seat.

Kikumaru grinned widely. "Guess it."

Momoshiro mused. "Eh? Kikumaru-sempai called me and lets me guess why he did?"

"Hoi hoi Momo! Ochibi is here in Japan!" Kikumaru enthusiastically said while staring at the window.

Momoshiro jumped off from his seat when he heard Kikumaru's statement. "Echizen is here?! What happened? Did everything become riot when he knew that Ryuzaki-san di-"

"Sensei made it clear to him. She said that it must be him who will make Ryuzaki-san remember him. Nya! Things nearly got into a riot!" Kikumaru stated as he walked towards the CD stall.

Momoshiro sighed in relief. Good thing Ryuzaki-sensei is there or else, Echizen might get angry to them. Wait. Why would he be angry? "Eh Kikumaru-sempai, did you already said it to the other sempai-tachi?"

Kikumaru shook his head. "Nope. I'll say it later."

"Eh Kiku-sempai, I think we should now." Momoshiro mused again after drinking his Gatorade.

"I have some paper works to do here. Go ahead. Kin-chan said that ochibi and Ryuzaki-san were out together." Kikumaru said while picking a CD from the stall.

"Ahee! Those two were really fast!" Momoshiro grinned widely.

Wait. Kin-chan told that Echizen and Ryuzaki-san were out? Kin-chan? Kin-chan…hmm…

"Ah! Kin-chan! What happened to Kin-chan?" Momoshiro beamed, his grin turned to anxiousness.

Kikumaru walked towards his CD player and put the CD into it. "Kin-chan? Ah… Nyaha! I think Kin-chan is sumkinda jealous 'bout it! You know what Momo, it's like a love triangle!"

Momoshiro broke into several laughs. "Hah! You've got it, Kikumaru-sempai! Ryuzaki-san is torn between two lovers! But Echizen and Kin-chan are quite good friends, ne?"

Kikumaru nodded. "Yup! And I think it is hard for Ryuzaki-san to handle it! But, who do you think Ryuzaki-san loved the most?"

Momoshiro pointed through his forehead and started to think. "Hmm… Maybe if Ryuzaki-san didn't have her amnesia, I think she'll still love that brat. But after that incident, I think Ryuzaki-san will think that she liked Kin-chan… Hmm, poor brat…"

Kikumaru nodded once again. "Momo, don't be so noisy about this. Never tell it to anyone, huh?"

"Tell what?" Momoshiro wondered while taking a drink.

"Ryuzaki-san told me that Kin-chan is courting her…" Kikumaru whispered at the other phone line.

Momoshiro had sprouted his Gatorade from his mouth. "GAH! Kin-chan what?!"

"Eh Momo. I'm sure you heard it. I'll never say it again…" Kikumaru mused .

"And then what happened?" Momoshiro asked. He rolled his eyes and saw that everything is a mess because of the juice.

"Ryuzaki-san told me that she rejected Kin-chan because of a certain reason…" Kikumaru's voice decreased its pitch.

"Certain reason? What certain reason?" Momoshiro asked again. "Kin-chan is an opportunity for her! He is a nice man; He can tell jokes which can make her laugh, gives her compliments and whatsoever! Unlike that brat; I think the god of dates didn't thought of giving him a chance!"

"God of dates? Eh, Momo. I think ochibi's presence inside her heart is still there, nonetheless of her amnesia. Her heart still waits for him." Kikumaru said with a frown.

Momoshiro frowned too. He also knew how Sakuno kept her feelings inside her heart. "Yeah. I agree with you, sempai. But I think if Ryuzaki-san knows how cold Echizen treats him before, she would rather choose Kin-chan."

"Yeah right." Kikumaru agreed. "Talk about ochibi; here is his new song titled 'Dreaming on the Radio."

"That brat has a song? Ah! He is the new pop singer from America, daro? Haha, I knew it! Why that brat would sing that song? Maybe he's a Pro player now and thought of something else instead of tennis!"

Kikumaru smiled a cheshire grin after pressing the play button.

♪ I'm dreaming on the radio
There, always, I was looking at tomorrow
Dreaming on the radio
I really want to hear your voice tonight

Momoshiro heard the strong beat of the song and its desire of saying its feelings towards a girl. "Hey sempai, Ryuzaki-san became a DJ before she became a hit pop star, isn't it?" he asked, his head shifting back and front because of the beat from his cell phone.

"Yup, she did! Maybe her audience liked her soft voice and then she became a hit pop star! I feel so lucky to be her manager, haha!" Kikumaru said proudly.

"Hey sempai, could you give me a copy of that song?" Momo asked.

"Sure!" Kikumaru agreed.

"Thanks! I'll be on my way now!"

"Now?!"

Heavy beads of sweat rolled through Sakuno's white cheek.

-plok!-

"Anou… Echizen-kun, can't we have a break just for a moment?" Sakuno panted while trying to chase the forth tennis ball.

-plok!-

"We can't until one of us wins!" Ryoma answered, his lips forming a smirk while chasing the ball. The score is 40-40.

-plok!-

"Eh Echizen-kun! Nothing happens in this rally!" Sakuno complained after wiping his forehead and then chases the ball. Sakuno returned the ball with a top-spin.

-plok!-

"Nice one, Ryuzaki!" Ryoma said while trying to return Sakuno's ball. "You improved a lot!"

-plok!-

Sakuno narrowed her eyebrows. "Improved from what? From tennis?" she said as she returned the ball at the left corner.

-plok!-

"Yeah! This is the first time I rallied with you in tennis!" Ryoma said while hitting a lob shot at the left side.

-plok!-

Sakuno followed the lob shot. With that kind of speed I'm kinda sure that he'll run at the right side! She thought and then she saw Ryoma running at the right corner. Sakuno smirked. "I'll win this!" she said and hit a smash at the left corner.

-plok!-

"Mada mada dane, Ryuzaki!" Ryoma said loudly. He used his One-Footed Split Step and quickly followed the ball. He returned it with a drop shot at the right side- the place where Sakuno left a spot.

"What the-?!" Sakuno jolted when she saw the ball.

"I won." Ryoma said while adjusting his cap.

Sakuno sighed deeply and smiled. "Hah… Of course… I heard that you're a pro-tennis player. I'm not…"

Ryoma raised an eyebrow. "So?"

"You've got the skills while I don't." Sakuno smiled at him while trying to reach Ryoma's hand.

Ryoma reached Sakuno's hand and shook it. "No. Kikumaru-sempai told me that you just stopped playing. If you didn't, maybe you're also a pro-tennis player by now." He said while holding her hand.

Sakuno noticed that Ryoma isn't letting her hand off. She blushed and pulled it back to her. "Anou… thanks for the nice play, Echizen-kun!" she bowed in front of him, trying to hide her blush from him.

Ryoma blinked several times and looked at her. He placed his right hand above Sakuno's auburn hair. "You don't need to be so respective to me."

Sakuno looked at Ryoma with her chocolaty eyes and wondered. Ryoma took his hand off and walked towards the nearby bench. Sakuno followed him while dusting her skirt.

She gave the tennis racket to him and then sat beside him. Ryoma reached the racket and stuffed it inside his bag.

"Anou… Echizen-kun…" Sakuno called on while twiddling her fingers together.

"Hn" he responded while leaning on the chain-link fence behind him.

"Can you say that phrase again?" asked Sakuno while looking at him.

Ryoma looked at her back. "What phrase?"

"The phrase that you said before hitting that drop shot…"

"Ah. Mada mada dane." Ryoma said his provoking phrase while looking at the skies.

"Mada mada dane." Sakuno also leaned at the chain-link fence behind her and looked high up in the cloudy sky. "I heard that phrase before… but I forgot who said it."

Ryoma's lips formed a sly smile. I think somehow she remembered me.

"Hey Ryuzaki, what if you already remembered the person who said it?" Ryoma asked, hoping for a grateful answer.

"Hmm…" Sakuno hummed. "Maybe I'll tell him that he is sumkinda insulting. He always says that before a match."

Ryoma's smile faded. "How ungrateful." He murmured. Sakuno looked at him, wondering. "What is it, Echizen-kun?" she asked. Ryoma tugged his cap. "Nandemo ne."

"But you know what?" Sakuno added. Ryoma looked at Sakuno again. "I think that person is really great. I wonder why he is the only one who was lost in my innocent memories… I want to know him… I want to know him now but I don't know why. The doctor said that a person gets selective amnesia if he or she thinks of that person recently. If that's so, it means that I'm always thinking of that person. But I don't have any ideas why I always think of him…" Sakuno's words were filled with sadness, as well as her eyes.

Ryoma looked at Sakuno concernedly. He noticed that Sakuno is already crying. If she only know that that certain person is just beside her.

He noticed that there were liquid like crystals that drop from her face. She was crying.

"Hey Ryuzaki…" Ryoma called on, his words were filled with concern, anxiousness and anxiety. He can't say that it is him who was lost in her memories. She won't believe him if he did. But what can he do? He doesn't want to see her cry because of her loss of memories about him. But, Sakuno still continues her silent sobbing.

"You'll remember that person someday. I promise you that." Ryoma said while holding her cold hands. Sakuno stared at Ryoma unbelievably.

"Echizen-kun…" she called on. Soft and warm breeze passed through her cheeks, petals of cherry blossoms scatter above them.

"Maybe he is just somewhere, but your memory can't get where he is. But I'm sure he also wants you to recover your memories about him." Ryoma added, his tone resembling true promises, serenity and assurance. What Sakuno could feel now is safety, trust and confidence over the person who spoke in front of her.

"Thanks a lot, Echizen-kun!" Sakuno smiled sweetly before Ryoma. She blinked her tears away, and scattered them along with the wind. She held his hand back. If she wasn't that so shy at all, maybe she had embraced Ryoma tight within her warm arms and says that he had done a lot to her. "I'll be looking forward to it!"

What's this feeling? Ryoma's heart is on the verge of exploding; he could feel it pump. I can remember my own song. Heh, hormones please stop! He debated with his self. He saw Sakuno's sweet smile in front of his face, which resulted him to blush. Oh boy, he is not going to screw to that girl!

"Oi! Ryuzaki-san!" a masculine voice greeted from behind. Ryoma and Sakuno looked outside the fence and saw Momoshiro above his mountain bike. "Ah! Momo-sempai!"

Ryoma raised an eyebrow. "M-Momo-sempai?"

Momoshiro looked at Ryoma and grinned widely. He jumped off from his bike and walked towards the bench. "Hey Echizen! Welcome back!"

Ryoma smirked. "Momo-sempai, as noisy as ever."

Momoshiro raised an eyebrow, his teeth were gritting over Ryoma. "What did you said?! As noisy as ever?! RRRGGHH!!!" he grabbed Ryoma by the neck, put off his cap and messed his hair. "You brat!"

Sakuno caught Ryoma's cap and wondered. Welcome back and as noisy as ever? Does it mean that they are friends for a long time? She asked to herself.

"Eh… that hurts, Momo-sempai…" Ryoma complained. Momoshiro was pinching his cheek at that moment. "Haha! You're really fast! Inviting your little girlfriend inside the court? I wonder how long you endured your jet lag."

Ryoma looked at Momoshiro annoyingly. "Hey Momo-sempai, you are the one who brings my jet lag back."

Sakuno blinked several times. So, Echizen-kun was just enduring his jet lag while we were playing? Why bother? She thought of while staring both at Ryoma and Momoshiro.

"Hey Ryuzaki-san, did Echizen asked of courting you? Ha?" Momoshiro teasingly asked. Ryoma and Sakuno blushed madly.

"Eh, Momo-sempai!" the two reacted in unison.

"Haha! Gotcha!" Momoshiro teased.

Sakuno looked at her cellphone and received a message from Eiji. "Kyaa! We need to get there now!"

Momoshiro looked at Sakuno. "Why? Are you two scheduled for a recording?"

Ryoma got off from Momoshiro's arm. "No. We are just scheduled to meet 3 hours ago. It is already 1:30."

Sakuno shook her head. "Kikumaru-chan is asking us to go back at the studio."

"Nya! All of us are here now!" Kikumaru said loudly. All was dark and only a blue banner could be seen because of the bulbs beside it.

"Eh, Kikumaru-sempai, what's this for?" Ryoma raised an eyebrow when he saw a blue banner hooked at the wall. The lights opened.

"Welcome back, ECHIZEN!!!!" a group of voices came to greet Ryoma. Ryoma looked at the right side of the studio and saw his old friends.

"Hey Echizen! Why didn't you say that you're back? We must have prepared a more presentable party than this!" Oishi greeted as he shook Ryoma's hand. "Oh well, did you have the cup?"

Ryoma wondered. "What cup?"

"The U.S. cup! Don't tell me you didn't!" Oishi added. Ryoma smirked. "Heh, of course I have it."

"Hey Echizen, welcome back!" Kawamura came from behind. Ryoma looked behind him and saw Taka. "Ah, Taka-san." He said.

"Hey Taka, here's the racket." Fuji came beside Taka and gave him his yellow racket.

Taka blinked several times.

"BURNIIIING! Hey Echizen, why didn't you say that you're here?! Oh c'mon this is great! GREATO! BURNIING!" Taka shouted while swinging his racket.

Ryoma was sweat dropped. Sempai-tachi never changed.

"That's enough, Taka-san." Fuji smiled while taking Taka's racket from him. "Ah. Thanks Fuji."

"Taka-san! Help us with these sushis!" Shiba called on. Taka looked behind him and smiled. "Coming!"

"Hey Echizen." Fuji called, his turquoise eyes looking at Ryoma. Ryoma looked back at him. "Did she remember you?" he asked.

Ryoma shook his head. "She didn't." he said. Fuji hung his head low.

"What are you planning to do now, Echizen?" a familiar voice came from behind. Ryoma looked behind him and saw Tezuka, adjusting his eyeglasses.

Ryoma closed his eyes and smirked. "I'll make her remember me."

"With this kind of career?" Fuji added. Ryoma stared at Fuji and Tezuka.

"I don't care. What matters most is to make her remember me." He said while turning his sight to Sakuno, who was currently busy talking with Tomoka.

"Hn. Seems like Echizen doesn't want to give up." Inui's eyeglass gleamed beside Ryoma.

"And Inui-sempai…" Ryoma looked at Inui. Inui looked back at Ryoma.

"Never say that love probability is zero percent." Ryoma said when he remembered what Inui said when the girl named Kotoha visited Seigaku to spy on them, 8 years ago before the nationals (it is a scene from manga).

"Ah." Inui smirked. "Should I say that love probability by now is 50 percent because of Kintarou Tooyama?"

Ryoma raised an eyebrow. "Hey, what I meant is that you must stop calculating about this." He blushed.

"Ah. Echizen blushes whenever I tell about that love probability. Ii data." Inui took out his notebook and started scribbling some letters. Ryoma was sweat dropped.

"Well, good luck to you, Echizen. I wish that she'll do." Fuji smiled.

"Heh. Mada mada dane, minna." Ryoma smirked while tugging the brim of his white Fila cap.

And then hours of party begun. 3 hours had passed and all persons who were left were Kikumaru, Sakuno, Shiba and Ryoma.

"Hoi hoi! Ochibi and Ryuzaki-san, follow me!" Kikumaru said cheerfully as he started marching towards the recording room. Sakuno and Ryoma followed, leaving Shiba doing her paper works behind.

"Anou… Kikumaru-chan, maybe it is already late." Sakuno said when she saw the wall clock. It is already 5:15 in the afternoon. "I have a scheduled interview at 6:30 in the afternoon, remember?"

"Ryuzaki-sensei told me to cancel it." Kikumaru said and opened the door at the equalizer room of the recording room, leaving Ryoma and Sakuno inside the other room. "Wear the headsets now." He said. Ryoma and Sakuno wore the headsets without any doubts.

Kikumaru turned the equalizer on. He held his mini microphone and spoke. "Ryuzaki-san, sing."

Sakuno beamed. "Sing? What song?"

Oh my… With Echizen-kun here inside? He might hear my voice! Oh well, this is for my business! She thought of, as hints of blushes appeared on her face.

Kikumaru entered Sakuno's minus-one tape inside the radio like object and played it. "Haru no Ao."

Sakuno's eyes started to show its seriousness when the music of her song started. "Hmmm…" she started.

♪ Day cherry blossoms bloom Sending feathers of feelings, Releasing desire into the sky
Song, please reach Bloom the flower of victory I pray forever ♪

''That's Ryuzaki? Her voice… it is really soothing…' Ryoma said to himself as he listens to her nice voice. His eyes widened in surprise when he heard her voice.

♪ At the place where this yearning was born I linger over the fence
Lining our shoulders Ah I want to walk I can't keep fawning on

Those days I ran the ball I can't waste them, I want to become stronger

Scattering petals Coloring the soul blue Releasing this desire into the sky
Feelings, please reach Even future or dreams This hand is able to take hold

Swaying the plaits The spring winds Streams through over the fence
The time we met Ah I won't forget The sifted sunlight swaying through eyelashes

Those days I print into my mind I won't say good bye Is it OK?

'But I wonder why your memory said goodbye to me…' Ryoma thought of again.

The day cherry blossoms bloom Sending feathers of feelings Releasing this desire into the sky
Feelings, reach Wings Spread and take flight From here I watch over you ♪

"Nya! Nice one, Ryuzaki-san! As beautiful as ever! Your voice is really nice and soothing." Kikumaru greeted as he took out the tape from the radio. He picked another minus-one tape and inserted it inside the radio. "Hey ochibi! You're next!"

Ryoma looked at Eiji. "Eh? Me?"

"Dreaming on the Radio, on the way!" Kikumaru said. The recording room was filled with such a nice beat when Ryoma's minus-one tape was played. Ryoma sighed and started to sing.

♪ Stepping firmly in our teenage blues, If you walk around town in your new t-shirt
And unevenly torn sneakers, What you'll feel is unexpected hope

Sakuno stared at Ryoma for a while. 'That's the song I heard last morning…'

Back then we were trying, As hard as we could
But that day my heart was stolen, When I coincidently heard your voice

I'm dreaming on the radio,
There, always, I was looking at tomorrow
Dreaming on the radio
I really want to hear your voice tonight

I'm in love with you, DJ, My heart going Round & Round
Knowing I can achieve something new, You cast a magic spell for me
I'm in love with you, DJ, Sometimes going Up Side Down
Let all my thoughts on the verge of exploding
Reach you
That's my request for today

'Ah! So it is Echizen-kun who sung that song! But…' Sakuno frowned.


Recently I think, I've gotten slightly better than those days back then
But when things go wrong, I drop my shoulders
Just like everyone else

I'm not interested in the news, That reflect flowing images people turn their eyes away from
Becoming an adult isn't about
Become knowledgeable on serious topics is it?

I'm dreaming on the radio
There and now, I'm looking at tomorrow
Dreaming on the radio
I really want to hear your voice tonight

I'm in love with you, DJ, My heart becoming Rock and Roll
The phrase which flows out of your mouth, Gives me strength and courage
I'm in love with you, DJ, becoming High & Low at times
Let all my overflowing thoughts
Reach you
That's my request for today

'But why does his voice seems like familiar to me? And most of all…'

'It seems like very important than any voices I could hear…' she said to her self.

A/N: Hey minna! Thanks for the reviews! Please tell me if you want the Japanese version of the song. I'll edit this chapter and post the Japanese version instead. Hehe, thanks! Thanks and thanks! And anou, could you please tell me more about Kintarou-kun? I'm quite unsure about his attitude, and with his friendship with Ryoma-kun! Gomen nasai! pokes my stupid head Gotta do better next time! PM me if you want to, I always have free time to befriend with others!

And please, point out my mistakes so I can do better next time.

Ja'ne, minna-san!

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