Yo, minna-san! Hehe, I'm so happy today! Because someone realized that I'm a funny person! Hmm… not just happy. I'm also crazy. Haha! Oh my, I already have 50 reviews! Thanks to you guys! flattered and cries. And I'm really sorry to update this late again. I have a problem with my naughty fingers- I can't properly touch the keyboard! I don't know why, but whenever my fingers touch the keys, it aches. Much worse is that my thumbnail seems like have a problem. Every time I touch and massage my thumbnail joint, I always feel hurt. Oh my, I'm really worried about my skillful hand in three aspects! Typing, writing and especially drawing! Plus, I saw a black and shiny cat last 3 hours ago. She has a white triangle shape like fur under her chin and has white feet. She is so kawaii!

Nya, back to the topic. Hmm, I think I'm some kind of worn out today. I feel really lazy today. Maybe it's just because of my fingers? Or maybe I'm just, hmm. I have some guts today and I don't know why. And oh, I'll put my replies to your questions at the A/N at the last part.

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

Sakuno was fixing her clothes inside her luggage at the night before the one week camping trip. She put on every single dress she wants to, and after she did she picked up her received flowers and picked up the notes. She reread each note with such triumph inside her heart as her other hand ran through the other bouquet of flower she had received recently.

"Meow?" Riku entered Sakuno's room with such wonder pasted on his furry face. He climb up to his master's bed and cuddled Sakuno's hips. Sakuno looked over her cat and smiled.

"Riku-chan, I won't be here within a week. Just like before, I'll leave you to Shiba-san, okay?" she smiled. Sakuno placed the notes inside the hidden pocket of her luggage bag as a sweet smile graced on her thin lips.

"Meow…" Riku mew once more. He noticed the red lace of each bouquet and played on it. "Meow…"

Sakuno smiled at her cat. "Riku-chan likes them too?"

"Meow…" Riku played the ribbons naughtily. His brown-like purrs were tangled with the red laces, and the other end was hung at the zipper of the luggage. Sakuno giggled lightly upon seeing her cat enjoying. "Riku-chan, have pity at the innocent laces…" she said.

She put down her luggage and sighed. "I think this is enough now. I only need to buy snacks tomorrow and I'll be on time if I wake up at 6:00. Convenient stores might be open for me, and less people will even notice me." She said calmly while looking at the message on her cellphone. Her grand mother had messaged and told her to go in front of Seigaku gates at 7:30 A.M. sharp.

"I wonder if Echizen-kun will be on time. I think he always comes late. Hmm, seems familiar…" she murmured as she laid her body wide spread on her bed and slept.

"ACHOO! Eh, excuse me." Ryoma apologized after sneezing in front of the dining table.

Rinko raised an eyebrow. "Ryoma-kun, are you sick?"

"Uh?" Ryoma blinked several times.

"Hmm? That brat would be sick?" Nanjiroh said while folding the newspaper. He held it with his left hand and his right hand wandered over his forehead. "Impossible- ne?!" Nanjiroh quickly put off his hand from Ryoma's forehead when he felt it very hot. "Ne, Ryoma has a fever."

Rinko blinked several times. "Ryoma-kun, I think you should not go to the camping trip for now."

Ryoma narrowed his eyebrows. "I'm stronger than this fever." He mused and stood up. He opened the fridge and got milk, his right foot reaching Karupin's feeder. He spilled the milk inside the feeder and called her. "Karupin…"

Karupin came quickly and started to lick the milk inside her feeder. She looked over Ryoma and purred. "Meow." Ryoma smiled in amusement. He added milk inside her feeder and went up. He opened his room's door and left it half-opened.

He unzipped his luggage and put his clothes inside it quickly. He also sneaked medicine tablets for emergency use. Ryoma's tired body lay on his bed, leaving the luggage half-zipped and his door open.

"Meow?" Karupin entered Ryoma's room and saw his half-opened luggage. "Meow…"

"Hey Shiba-san, don't forget to put off the lights." Kikumaru bid goodbye to his assistant. Shiba piled the papers on her desk and smiled. "You know I won't." she said. Kikumaru made a peace sign and smiled a cheshire grin. "Nya! See you next week!"

"Okay, goodluck and take care, Kikumaru-kun." She said. Kikumaru finally left.

"Haa, I'm getting late now." Shiba told to herself while looking at the wall clock. "Better do these paper works in my house." She said. Shiba piled the papers inside her bag.

-CRANK!

"Ne, what's that?" she wondered. The lights started to blink several times. The tiny hairs beneath her nape started to shiver. "Nah, what's this?"

She took the broom beside the entrance and cowardly got out from the studio. "Hey, is somebody here?" she asked.

-CRANK!

A noise was made again. Shiba backed off, her grip on the broom tightened. She opened her eyes and walked towards the place where the noise was from. "Hey! Who's there?" she asked once more.

"I-Itei…" a little voice protested. Shiba blinked several times. She looked over the silhouette and wondered. "Who's that?"

"Shiba-san, help me here…" Yume called on. Shiba raised an eyebrow when she saw Yume stocked inside the trash can, her hands switching the light buttons of the studio. "What are you doing here outside? It is so late now…"

Yume smiled sheepishly. "Hehe…"

"Nya! Why are they late?" Kikumaru grunted while waiting for the other members. He was carrying two big suitcases plus a big bag pack behind him.

"Oi! Kikumaru-sempai!" Momoshiro also came with two big suitcases and a bag pack. He saw Tezuka sitting beside Fuji who was currently reading a book. Oishi was checking his luggage with Taka around. Inui was also coming while reading a green notebook on his hand. Kaidoh was putting his green bandana on his head with a luggage beside him. Kintarou was also there, checking on the bus they were to ride on. Sumire was directing Kintarou on what to check.

Momoshiro wondered. "Why is Ryuzaki-san not here yet?" he asked.

Eiji walked beside Momo. "I don't know. Ochibi is also late."

The two grinned with each other's statements.

"Hey Momo, what's inside your bags?" Eiji asked. Momoshiro looked at the luggage on his right hand. "Ah. The luggage on my right hand is my clothes and the other luggage carries my snacks." He said. Eiji grinned. "I think we are just the same."

"Ne, Kikumaru-sempai, what about the bear costume?" Momoshiro asked.

Kikumaru grinned once more. "I already put it inside a big black plastic bag at the luggage racks."

"Minna! I'm really sorry for being late!" Sakuno waved her hand while carrying her own luggage. She stopped beside Kikumaru and looked at her own luggage. "I wonder why my luggage is so heavy…"

"Nya! Ryuzaki-san is here now!" Kikumaru smiled. "And hey! Ochibi comes after her!" Kikumaru said loudly when he saw Ryoma carrying his luggage. He stopped beside Momo and put down his luggage.

"Aren't we going now?" Ryoma asked, his voice was quite soft and weak. Momoshiro looked at Ryoma, wondering. "Hey Echizen, are you okay?" he asked and tried to put a hand over his forehead. Ryoma noticed Momo's actions and quickly bent down to tie his shoelaces. Momoshiro raised an eyebrow.

"Ryuzaki-sensei! Aren't we going now?" Eiji yelled to ask over his coach. Sumire shook her head. "No! There's still a little person we need to wait!" she yelled back.

Everyone looked at their coach. "Little person?"

Sumire nodded. "Yeah. She's coming now."

Kintarou looked at the other side of the bus and saw the person that Sumire was talking about. "She's here." He said as he stared at the little fellow enter the bus.

Sumire shouted once more. "All come inside the bus, now!"

All of the persons started walking towards the door of the bus. Sakuno was carrying her luggage hardly, which made her hang up with Ryoma. Ryoma also felt his bag heavy because of his fever. Sakuno noticed Ryoma's quiet atmosphere and wondered.

Why is he so quiet today? Oh well, he is always quiet. She thought of.

"Oi Sakuno! Keep on moving now!" Sumire shouted. Sakuno was alarmed by her grandmother's call.

"Ah, hai!" she responded and did her best to carry the heavy luggage. She followed Ryoma towards the bus as a deep sigh escaped from his lips.

All of them started to take their own seats inside the bus. Ryoma was seating with Momoshiro at the left front seats. Behind them were Inui and Taka. At the right side were Fuji and Kaidoh. Tezuka was seating beside Sumire who was driving the car. Eiji and Oishi were at the third seats at the right side. Sakuno was seating with Kintarou at the front right seats.

"Momo!" Kikumaru stood up and called his former kouhai. "I need snacks here! I don't want to run out of stock here!"

Momoshiro looked at his former sempai and grimaced. "Neh, Kikumaru-sempai, I also need my snacks and I love them!" he mused.

Ryoma heard the noisiness of his sempai-tachi. He covered his face with his white Fila cap and grunted.

I need silence. He mused mentally. He touched his forehead and felt that he is getting even hotter than before.

Sakuno, who was seating beside the aisle, noticed Ryoma's sudden actions. She narrowed her eyebrows when she saw him cover his face and touch his forehead.

I think Echizen-kun is sick.

She concernedly thought of. She looked at her grandmother whose face was unfortunately covered by Tezuka's book. She peeked behind his book and looked at her grandmother.

"Anou… oba-"

"Hey Sakuno-chan! Look! This part is really funny!" Kintarou called on, referring on the comic strips he was currently reading. Sakuno looked at him and sighed. "What's that, Kin-chan?" she asked.

Kin-chan was on the wrong timing. What if Echizen-kun is really sick? And what if his sick get worse? Mou… I need to do a move… but what? Oh my, Kami-sama! I'll die in anxiousness here!

"Sakuno-chan, are you listening?" Kintarou asked. Sakuno was snapped back, causing her eyes to blink several times. "Ah. Hai, Kin-chan." She smiled and tried to focus on the page which Kintarou tries to tell her.

"Momo! I also need them! I'll die in hungriness here… Look and have pity!" Kikumaru called on, his hands trying to reach Momoshiro's front seats.

"Sempai, I can't give them to you! They will get angry to me if I do!"

Ryoma mumbled. "As if snacks can rip you off to pieces, Momo-sempai." He grunted while standing up and walks towards the back and last seats.

Kikumaru grinned. "Hehe. We threw him off." He said to Momo, who was also grinning. Kikumaru turned around and looked at Oishi, who was currently looking at the window.

"Oishi, is it okay if I leave you here and take the empty seat beside Momo?" Kikumaru asked and showed teary puppy eyes to Oishi. Oishi's sweat dropped. "Yeah, it is always okay with me." He answered. Kikumaru quickly walked beside Momoshiro and looked again at Oishi. "Thanks, Oishi!" he said. He and Momo sat down and started mumbling with each other about their little and simple plans.

Taka looked behind him and saw Oishi alone. "Hey Oishi, what are you doing alone there?" he asked as he walks towards Oishi and takes the empty seat with him.

"Ah, Taka-san." He said.

"Hey Kaidoh, aren't you afraid?" the smiling tennis genius asked to his former kouhai. Kaidoh turned around and looked at Fuji. "What are you trying to say, Fuji-sempai?"

"Nothing. I just want to show this to you." He said. Kaidoh shrilled when he saw Fuji.

"SSSSEMPAI!!!!" Kaidoh's senses and world was trembling when he saw his sempai without a face.

"I'm trying to tell about my experience when I was alone and taking a bath at that old house." Fuji started.

Kaidoh looked at the other side to avoid Fuji's empty and blank face. "I don't want to hear what you are trying to say, sempai."

"Kaidoh, this is very important. Did you know that a white-"

"Stop that!" Kaidoh stood up and quickly took the empty slot beside Inui. Fuji smiled as he takes off his mask. "I'm talking about the white cloth which covered my face." He said.

"Fuji, I need that book beside you." Tezuka said. Fuji looked at him and smiled. "You can seat here if you want to browse this book." He said. Tezuka stood up and sat beside Fuji. He gave him the book he had just finished. "Here."

"Kaidoh, always 99 percent scared about Fuji's stories." Inui's eyeglasses gleamed as he started to scribble inside his notebook.

"Inui-sempai…" Kaidoh blushed in embarrassment.

"Do you want to hear some of my stories about an e-mail I received just recently?"

Kaidoh cleared his throat.

-CRANK!

"Huh?" Ryoma looked at the luggage rack above him and saw a hand. He stood up and looked over the luggage rack.

"Hehe. Ohayou, Ryoma nii-chan…" Yume waved her hand at Ryoma. Ryoma was sweat dropped. "Y-Yume?"

Yume smiled sheepishly. "Hey Ryoma nii-chan, could you help me get out of here? Looks like I'm stuck here."

Ryoma was sweat dropped once more. He raised his hands and reached Yume. He lifted her down and let her sat at the empty seat beside him. "What are you doing here?"

"First of all, I need to see Sakuno nee-chan!" Yume protested.

Ryoma was bummed out. "She's at the front seats. Go and ask her."

Yume pouted her lips, her cheeks blown out. "Eh onii-chan! You must go with me!"

Ryoma raised an eyebrow. "Ne, you're the one who needs her, right? So it must be only you who-"

Ryoma's words were cut off when Yume touched Ryoma's forehead. "Onii-chan had a fever! I need to tell it to Sakuno nee-chan now!" she said and hurried at the front seats. "Sakuno nee-chan!" she shouted. All were so busy to notice a little girl running errands to Sakuno.

Sakuno looked at the aisle and saw Yume coming. "Y-Yume-chan?" she wondered. Kintarou was also busy reading his book. Yume tugged Sakuno's sleeve in desperation. "Sakuno nii-chan…" she said and reached Sakuno's ear.

Sakuno's eyes widened. "I said it!" she said and followed Yume at the back seats. Momoshiro and Eiji noticed Sakuno's running.

"Hoi hoi. Fuji, may I borrow your digital cam?" Eiji asked. Fuji smiled at Eiji and reached him his digital camera. "Thanks!"

"Hey Momo, what if something happens? We need to take a picture on it, right?" Eiji started. Momoshiro tilted his head. "So?" Eiji grimaced a cheshire smile. "A picture means a thousand words."

The two grinned sadistically.

Ryoma was currently sitting on his seat when he suddenly felt a warm hand touching his forehead. He looked above him and saw a girl with worrying chocolaty eyes.

"Anou… Echizen-kun, you're sick!" she said worriedly. Ryoma gently put off her hand with his hot fingers and tugged the brim of his cap to hide the faint blushes trying to paint his cheeks. "This is nothing." He said.

Sakuno shook her head. "No. I think I should tell it now to oba-san!" she insisted.

Ryoma smirked. "Heh. Ryuzaki, just like before. Talk about the difference of tennis players from injured players." He said while trying to put off her hand from his forehead.

Sakuno wondered. "Difference about tennis players from injured players?" she mumbled. She shrugged and looked at Yume, who was wearing a red ribbon locking her hair. Her mind flashbacked something she didn't expected.

No! He is not a player anymore! He is already an injured player!

She remembered some kind of line like that when a man in her memories was injured during a tennis match. "Ne, injured players huh?" she mumbled as her sight trailed towards Ryoma. "Echizen-kun, we need to tell it to oba-san."

"Eh? I already said this is nothing."

"No! We need to aid that fever of yours now. Hey Echizen-kun, had you taken breakfast?" she asked.

Ryoma nodded and looked at his window.

"Ah! Wait here and I'll get some medicine tablets!" she said. Three steps away from him is enough for his hand to reach her wrist. Sakuno looked around him and wondered.

"Don't tell anyone about this." He warned.

Sakuno frowned. "But why?"

Ryoma let her hand off, his hand tugging the brim of his cap. "Only a person like you-"

Sakuno wondered. "A person like me?"

Ryoma sank his head inside his bloated jacket. "Only a person like you is enough to cure me."

Sakuno looked at him nervously. Adrenaline rushed throughout her body- her heart pumping so mad, her face painted red.

What's this? She thought of.

"Hey Sakuno nee-chan, if Ryoma nii-chan told that you are already enough, maybe I should let you sit beside him so he will be cured so fast! I'm going now!" Yume said while pushing Sakuno beside Ryoma. She ran quickly at the front seats.

Sakuno could feel something that seems so familiar.

Sakuno! Take the seat beside --oma! I know you also want to!

Sakuno remembered Tomoka's loud and shrilling voice. She remembered a place like a Sushi Shop, and when she entered she saw her sempai-tachi around, her bestfriend sitting beside a blurred image of a guy. She was blushing madly at that time, and she doesn't know why. That feeling is just like the same she's been feeling by now.

Her eyes rolled around, trying to seek of something. Then she saw a sneaking eye looking at her. She backed off when she noticed that Ryoma was looking at her.

W-What's this?! I could feel my heart bursting in such a feeling! Is this happiness? She thought of, referring of the thought that she spotted Ryoma sneaking a glance on her.

What did I just said to her?! Ryoma thought of, as hints of blushes starts to paint his white cheeks. I could even feel worse with this kind of sensation. He thought once more when he noticed the fastness of the beat of his heart.

I don't know what it is. I'll try to dig deeper about my feelings while helping her to search her own memories. Ryoma thought of, as he took another glance of her flushing cheeks.

"Hey! You two!" Yume called on Momoshiro and Eiji. The two of them looked at the girl who called them.

Momoshiro and Eiji blinked several times. "Hey Kikumaru-sempai, when did you ever made a little robot who looked like Ryuzaki-san?"

Eiji looked at Momoshiro suspiciously. "Hoi, I don't have enough time to make some robots!"

"Hey, I'm not a robot! I'm a real person!" Yume protested.

Momoshiro grinned. "Hey Kikumaru-sempai, this little girl looks so much of Sakuno-chan when she's still in Junior High!"

Eiji nodded. "Yap! Hey little girl, what's your name?"

"My name is Yume. As in Yume Harada. And I need to ask you some questions. Do you have a digital camera here or something?" she asked frankly.

Momoshiro was sweat dropped. "We have a digi cam here. Why did you asked?"

"I need to take a picture on my Sakuno nee-chan and Ryoma nii-chan." She said. Kintarou heard Ryoma and Sakuno's name and made him turn around and look at the group.

"So, can I borrow the camera now?"

"Hoi Momo! What do you think?" Eiji grinned sadistically over Momoshiro. Momo did the same way too. "Yeah. This sounds so cool."

"Eh?" Yume wondered.

"Hey Yume-chan, come here." Eiji said. And the three of them made a group plan.

"Anou… Echizen-kun, are you feeling better now?" Sakuno asked worriedly while trying to hide her blushes. Ryoma looked at her with the corner of his eyes.

I don't think so. I think its getting worse. He thought, referring about the close face contact.

"A little bit better…" he said.

"Sakuno nii-chan! Help!" Yume came running towards Sakuno. Sakuno looked at Yume, wondering. "Yume-chan?"

Ryoma also looked at Yume, and saw his Momo-sempai catching her. "Eh, what is he trying to do?"

"Sakuno nii-chan! Help me!" Yume called once more. She quickly clung around Sakuno's neck and both of them fell on Ryoma's lap. Ryoma was very shocked while Sakuno tries to rise up. She can't take Yume's weight over her neck and closed her eyes. "Anou.. Echizen-kun, please help me…" she called on. Ryoma held Sakuno's right shoulder and helped her sit up. Sakuno smiled.

"Thanks-"

-FLASH!

"Eh? What's that?" Sakuno wondered.

Ryoma was gritting his teeth. "That's a flash of light from a camera." He said.

"Camera? And, where is Yume-chan?"

"Wow! This looks like a family picture!" Momoshiro said. Yume squealed. "And looks like I'm their child! Kawaii desu ne!" she said loudly. "Hey look, this looks like the picture they had last junior high! But this time, it's a version about a Mom, A Dad and a little kid!" Kikumaru commented, referring at the three's pose- Sakuno was smiling over Ryoma, while Ryoma looks at him innocently with his shoulder over Sakuno's. Yume is sitting between the couple with a cute smile on her face.

The three smiled and grinned widely.

"KAWAII!"

"Hey everyone, get up now." Sumire called on. The bus had already stopped at the parking space, and a few walks away is already the rest house. She took out a pan and a metal spoon and tapped it with each other, which made them wake up so fast.

"Ah, what's this?" Momoshiro rubbed his head when he noticed something heavy on his lap.

"Ne, this is so heavy…" Eiji protested. Both of them looked on their laps and saw…

"I'm all weary…" Yume yawned. The two were jaw dropped when they discovered Yume had slept on their laps. Yume stood up and yawned. "How's Ryoma nii-chan and Sakuno nee-chan? Are they okay?" she mumbled while taking the digital camera. The three of them- No. I mean, all of them noticed Ryoma and Sakuno's disappearance. Yume walked through the aisle and looked for her so-called onii-chan and onee-chan. The regulars followed where Yume is trailing.

They heard soft snores from behind. They saw Sakuno leaning on Ryoma's shoulder, while Ryoma leans over Sakuno's head.

"Ryuzaki-sensei, do we need to disturb them?" Tezuka asked over Sumire. All he received is a smile from his former coach. "Let them have the sleep together without any disturbance."

A/N: Hello minna! I'm really sorry to update so late! My computer was upgraded once again because of some virus out there. Hah, seems like viruses had a crush on me! Have pity oh please! shields from stupid groups of virus And I'm really happy! Yes as in so happy! I already have 52 reviews! Thanks for all! sniff sniff Gosh, I'm acting like a senatorial candidate again. Please poke my head for my stupidity. Haha. pokes my stupid head Aah! Here are flying potatoes again! Shield! brings Mikan to use her nullifying alice I'm also here to answer a few questions:

To Special Circumstances, yap, they are the actual translations. Hmm, But I'm not sure if it is the real lyrics. I got it in some results from Google, and saw the translations in animelyrics.tv and in (Please spare my life if this is illegal). And thanks for the comment to! To Sakuno-chan, I don't know where Tokyo Kids is. And, I'm just going to ask if you have a friendster account? So I could contact you anytime. and I already have the DVD, just waiting for my friend to borrow it. And we already have Ryoma's cap. To nine lives09, please tell me your account, I didn't found your email in friendster. And you can also see Kintarou in OVA episodes or in chapter 306 in tenipuri manga. Surf in and find Prince of tennis. He appears in chapter 306. To Milky-san, could you please tell me what's the guidelines and rules in the Gakuen Alice forums? Nagkamali po ako! I used the username polkadotnatsumikan! Please spare my life for that! And to Shenhui-san, thanks for the comment! I'm really touched into that "I'm not really into pointing out mistakes. I just read and if the plot's nice-- to hell with mistakes..lolz.." thanks a lot! And to those who reviewed, thanks a lot!

Ja'ne!

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