Yo, minna-san! Nyap! I'm going to update faster now! And I'm so happy as in REALLY HAPPY! Why? It's just because… I'm happy. Haha. See? I'm laughing. " And now I'm sobbing. That annoying and irritating channel is getting on my nerves! They actually DELETED POT but still play its "Due to insisting public demand" commercial. So annoying! Eh, they really are. But it's okay. (Even though my heart is still in the middle of exploding…YY) nya! And thanks for the 60+ reviews for my fic. Waya! I'm really happy to say that the ending of this story is already running inside my mind! Waah, I act like a spoiler. Haha. And I am really happy that I already have my DSL connection! Sugoi! And of course, I will never let that event to ruin my liking for POT (talk about the darn channel). Thanks to my new connection, now I could watch it!
Myaw! Thanks for all! Well, let's talk about Alice Academy in this section. Kawaii! I really liked the part when Natsume called Mikan by her own name! Haha! And, it's kinda funny to hear the wrong dubbing. At first, they called Natsume "Natume". And now… and now they call Ruka-pyon "Ruka Nuga"! Haha! I'm so evil!!!!! But now they had corrected it. It is unfair to their fans if they kept the wrong name dubbing.
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis. I might have ruined their life if I do. Just kidding! And another note, you could notice that I changed Riku's gender. Thanks!
"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." She said.
-FLASH!
Momoshiro took a picture of the sleeping pair. He grinned and showed it to Eiji. "Nya! Kawaii!"
The others were sweat dropped.
"Well then, let's leave now." Sumire said. She let her former students go down first before she did.
Sakuno lit up her chocolaty eyes when she felt a ray of light strike through the window and on her face.
"Eh…" Sakuno woke up and felt like there are orange rays striking HER face. And then she felt something over her head. She rolled her eyes and saw Ryoma sleeping over her.
"Ne?" She backed off, which made Ryoma wake up. Ryoma tilted his head from left to right. "Itei…" he mumbled.
Maybe I should say they felt orange rays of light striking THEIR sleeping image.
A few minutes had passed and both of them had entered the cabin.
"Good evening to both of you!" Eiji teased. "Haha!" Momoshiro added a laugh pack after Eiji's teasing sentence.
The two blushed for the recent statements.
"Okay all of you get ready! Pack your things in each other's rooms now!" Sumire said loudly.
"Hai!"
"Hey Sakuno, seems like your luggage is too heavy. Let me help you." A girl with two high pony tails greeted from the door of the girl's room. Sakuno blinked several times when she saw her bestfriend standing in front of the room. "T-Tomo-chan? What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Hey Sakuno, aren't you happy to see me?" Tomoka faced Sakuno with annoyance pasted on her face. Sakuno was sweat dropped. "That's not it.." Sakuno said while waving her hands in a no-sign.
"Sakuno nee-chan, who is that girl?" Yume asked from behind. Sakuno looked behind her and saw the said girl. "Yume-chan, this is Tomo-chan, my bestfriend." She introduced.
Yume clasped her hands. "Aah, so you are nee-chan's bestfriend? I think I already saw your face on TV last day. Ah! You're the one who interviewed Sakuno nee-chan and Ryoma nii-chan!"
Tomoka smiled. "Yap! That's me!" she said. "Sakuno nee-chan and Ryoma nii-chan?!" she added.
"Hai! But do you know what?" Yume said while dragging Tomoka behind. Sakuno stood at the front door while glimpsing at them and smiled. "I think I should fix my clothes now." She said and strolled her luggage inside the room.
"What?" Tomoka asked. Yume grinned evilly. "My greatest wish is to call them oka-san and oyaji someday." She whispered. Sakuno was currently unzipping her luggage.
Tomoka stood up. This little girl is quite frank. She thought of. Then a familiar grin creeps out from her features. "Hey you, I think your wish will come true not so far from now." She said. Yume blinked several times. "Really?" she asked. Tomoka nodded. "Yes. Do you know that-"
"Ah!" Sakuno gasped when a white fur ball came out from her luggage and jumped on her chest. Tomoka and Yume looked at Sakuno, wondering. "R-Riku-chan?"
"Meow…" Riku cuddled Sakuno's chin. Sakuno blinked several times and picked up her cat. "Riku-chan, what are you doing inside my luggage?"
"Kawaii! That cat is really cute!" Yume squealed and walked over Sakuno and Riku. "Sakuno nee-chan, that cat is really cute!" she squealed once more. Tomoka walked towards Sakuno and wondered. "Sakuno, when did you ever have a Himalayan cat?" she asked. Sakuno looked at her bestfriend. "Tomo-chan doesn't know that I have one?" she asked too. Tomoka held her chin. "I only knew that you have a cat, but I never knew that it is Himalayan." She said.
Ryoma-sama's cat is also Himalayan.
"Meow…" Riku mew and ran out from the room. Sakuno looked at her cat's disappearance. "R-Riku-chan?" she said and followed.
"Meow…"
"Riku-chan!"
"Hey Echizen, what are you trying to do now?" Momoshiro asked while putting his clothes inside the closet. Eiji jumped in with his luggage and looked at Ryoma. "Hoi Ochibi, how will you bring her memories back within just a week?"
Ryoma took a deep sigh. He knew it- bringing her memories back within only a week would be really hard for him. He could remember some dramas about people who had hard time by bringing their memories back. Seems like it will happen here in the camp.
"I don't know." He answered reluctantly. Momoshiro and Kikumaru blinked several times. "Ochibi?"
"Bringing a person's memories. It would be hard if I'm the only person responsible of bringing those memories back." He said once more. He brought his luggage inside the room and put it on the corner.
"Echizen, who told you that you're the only person who's going to bring her memories back?" Momoshiro said as he walked towards Ryoma's current position.
"Yeah ochibi! We are always here to help you!" Eiji came beside Momoshiro. The two had high-five. Ryoma smiled and looked at his friends. "Sempai…"
"Yatta! We are on a mission!" Eiji punched high in the air. Momoshiro and Ryoma just smiled. Ryoma held his bag and handled the end of his luggage's zipper.
-MERRRWWW…
Ryoma's luggage moved. Momoshiro and Eiji wondered. "Hey ochibi, what's that?" Eiji asked. Ryoma mused. "I don't know." Momoshiro looked at Ryoma's bag suspiciously. "It would be better if we open your bag now, Echizen." He said. Ryoma agreed and nodded.
-1, 2, 3…
"Eh?!" Ryoma gasped when a big soft thing jumped over him.
"Meow!" Karupin mew and cuddled his furry forehead on Ryoma's chin.
"K-Karupin?!" Ryoma wondered. Momoshiro and Eiji looked at each other. "Hey Momo, that is ochibi's cat, isn't it?" Eiji asked. Momoshiro nodded. "Yeah I think so."
"Meow…" Karupin mew and jumped off from Ryoma, and quickly ran out from the room. Ryoma blinked several times.
"Karupin did it again." Ryoma mumbled, remembering the time when he got in U.S. and Karupin sabotaged the car he was in with his former manager. He got up and followed his cat. "Karupin!"
"Mou… where did she go?" Sakuno whimpered while searching for her cat. "Riku-chan…" she called. Tomoka and Yume were helping Sakuno find Riku.
"Riku-kawaii….where are you? Please appear now…" Yume called on.
"Riku-chan…"
"Meow…" Riku purred in front of a boy's room. Kintarou heard a purring cat and opened his door. "Whose cat is that?" he wondered. "Ah, no time of thinking about cats. I need to finish this book now or else I won't be able to read it anymore!!!! Aah!" he said and closed his door.
A few seconds had passed and heard another group of purrs.
"Meow…" Karupin mew. Kintarou opened his door once again and saw another cat passing through the other way. Kintarou mused. "How uncaring masters that cat have." He said and closed his door once again.
A few seconds again…
"Karupin!!!!" Ryoma yelled and looked for his cat. Kintarou opened his door and saw Ryoma. "Ne? Koshimae?"
Ryoma looked at Kintarou and asked. "Did you saw a cat? Her fur looks like those of a white-raccoon."
Kintarou nodded. "Yap. I think that cat crossed that way." He said and pointed the left hallway.
Ryoma sighed. "Thanks." He said and went away.
"Echizen!" Momoshiro called don with Eiji. "Kin-chan, do you know where ochibi go?" Eiji asked. Kintarou nodded. "He walked towards the left hallway."
Momoshiro mused. "Kikumaru-sempai, that hallway goes towards the girl's room." He said. Kikumaru twitched his eyebrows. "Ne, ochibi!"
"Girl's room?" Kintarou mumbled. "Ah! Sakuno-chan!"
"Riku-chan!" Sakuno called once more.
"Meow…" a white fur ball came in front of Sakuno and purred. Sakuno's eyes were filled with happiness. "Riku-chan!" she yelled and ran towards the cat.
"Oi! Karupin!" Ryoma yelled and ran towards the same cat.
-PLOO!
"Iteii…" Sakuno grunted and rubbed her forehead. "W-what's that?" she wondered. She looked in front of her and saw Ryoma rubbing his forehead. "E-Echizen-kun?"
Ryoma twitched his eyebrows and rubbed his forehead. I never knew that Ryuzaki got a hard forehead here.
"Echizen-kun? Are you okay?" she asked. Ryoma looked at her and nodded. "I'm okay." He said and stood up. He offered a hand to Sakuno. Sakuno reached his hand and stood up. "I'm really sorry." She said and picked up the cat. "Are you still sick?" she asked. Ryoma shook his head. "It doesn't matter anymore."
Sakuno was bummed out. "Echizen-kun, running through the hallway while sick, is really crazy. I think you should take your rest now."
Ryoma looked at her. "Yada."
Sakuno looked at her anxiously. "Echizen-kun…"
Ryoma wondered. Why is she carrying his cat?
"Riku-chan, seems like you sabotaged my mood for the first time." Sakuno said while stroking the cat's forehead.
"Meow?" Karupin wondered. A girl called her Riku, which was not her name. And who is this girl anyway? Oh well, she carries her gently and it makes her comfortable. She looked at Ryoma and purred once more. "Meow…"
"Ryuzaki, that's my cat…" Ryoma said while pointing Karupin.
"Y-Your cat? Anou… Echizen-kun, this is Riku-chan. He is my cat…" Sakuno protested. "Your cat?" Ryoma wondered.
"Ryoma nii-chan, Sakuno nee-chan is right. We all saw Sakuno nii-chan's cat and that is he." Yume explained. Ryoma sighed. "Oi Ryuzaki, don't you mean that you also had a Himalayan cat." Ryoma said and walked away.
"I also had a Himalayan cat? What does he mean by that?" Sakuno mumbled while cuddling Karupin's nape. Tomoka placed her hands on her hips and sighed. "Ryoma-sama also has a Himalayan cat. Maybe that's the reason why he mistakenly thought your cat as his cat."
"Ah…" Sakuno murmured. "Ah!" she beamed. Tomoka and Yume looked at her.
Sakuno held her chin. Maybe it was Echizen-kun that Kikumaru-chan was talking about. But why would he urge and introduce me to a Himalayan cat like Riku-chan if Echizen-kun has too?
"Hey Sakuno, do you know that a Himalayan cat was also lost in our campus last junior high?" Tomoka said. Sakuno looked at her bestfriend and wondered. "Himalayan cat was lost?" she said. "Ah!" Sakuno was snapped by something.
Himalayan cat was lost last junior high? I think I know someone who also has a Himalayan cat… Why? Is that Echizen-kun? If it was him, maybe I must have remembered him somehow. Remembered? Does it mean that…
"Echizen-kun…" Sakuno whispered. Tomoka smiled as she saw her bestfriend having nice time reminiscing some of her memories from the past.
"Sakuno, ganbatte." She whispered and tapped Sakuno's shoulders.
"I wonder where Karupin is by now…" Ryoma sighed.
"Meow…"
"Karupin?" Ryoma ran towards his room's door and picked up the cat in front of it. "Oi Karupin, where had you've been? Brat." He said and carried Riku inside his room.
"Echizen! Did you saw Karupin?" Momoshiro came and ran towards Ryoma. "Oi ochibi-"
"Meow…" Riku purred. Eiji wondered when he saw Riku. "Ochibi, are you sure that this is Karupin-chan?" Eiji asked.
Ryoma nodded. "Why?"
Eiji shook his head. "Nothing. I think we should fix our things inside the closet now."
"Sakuno nee-chan, is it okay if I take the upper bed?" Yume asked to Sakuno. Sakuno fixed the pillow at the under bed of the double-deck bed and smiled. "You could, Yume-chan!"
"And I'll take the push bed, ne?" Tomoka asked while pulling the bed under Sakuno's. Sakuno smiled. "Tomo-chan, it is okay if you take the bed with me."
"Hey Sakuno nee-chan…" Yume peeked from the upper bed. "…what do you think about Ryoma nii-chan?" she asked.
Hints of blushes started to creep out from Sakuno's features. "Y-Yume-chan!"
Tomoka climbed at the upper bed and sat beside Yume. "Yeah. What do you think about Ryoma-sama?"
"About Echizen-kun?" Sakuno held her chin.
What's this? I could feel my heart beating so fast again. And I could feel such warmth beneath my cheeks.
"Sakuno nee-chan, ii yo ne? Is it okay if I start and open this topic?" Yume asked. Sakuno was snapped back. "Ah, hai."
"Hey Sakuno, blushing again, ne?" Tomoka teased. "Oh boy, Sakuno is going back to her junior high!" she added. Sakuno was bummed out. "Tomo-chan! What are you talking about?"
"Hey Yume, did you know that your Sakuno nee-chan had a crush when we were still on junior high? She really blushes so mad whenever that guy is the topic!" Tomoka said.
I'll take this chance. I'll help you remember Ryoma-sama.
Yume awed. "Oh? Is that reaction the same with the reaction she's giving now?"
Tomoka nodded. "Yah! And so red! I could remember the time when we were inside Kawamura-sempai's sushi shop. I took the seat beside the guy."
Sakuno looked above and listened to her bestfriend. "And then?" Yume asked.
"And then… Ah I think I forgot what happened!"
"Tomo-chan saw the other vacant seat beside the guy and asked me to seat there." Sakuno said involuntarily when she remembered that time. She could remember a figure looking at her at that time.
Tomoka beamed. Sakuno remembered it! "Hey Sakuno, I really forgot what happened after that! Please continue!"
"Mou… I think I was really shy at that time because it seems like everyone were waiting for me to take the seat beside that guy. Because of my shyness, I felt really embarrassed and took the seat beside Horio-kun, Kachirou-kun and Katsuo-kun instead."
Yume was bummed out. "Hey Sakuno nee-chan, baka! If I were you I would rather take the seat because I don't really think that another opportunity like that will happen again!" Yume said frankly.
Tomoka and Sakuno smiled sheepishly. "Whoa, so frank." Tomoka said. "But I agree with that, Yume."
"Hmm, I think that's hard. Taking the seat beside your crush is really embarrassing, with such number of people around you…" Sakuno mumbled. Tomoka jumped out from the upper bed and smiled. "Yosh! It will be a nice day tomorrow. I'll be putting the lights off now." She said and turned off the lights. Tomoka lay beside Sakuno and sighed. "Haah, I think Sakuno had quite recovery now." She mumbled. Sakuno looked at her and wondered. "You think so?"
"Yap. And I was really shocked when you remembered that time." Tomoka said. Sakuno narrowed her eyebrows. "Then why won't say his name to me?"
"Sakuno, it would be hard for us to utter a word about him. Not because of alibis but because of protection. We want you to recover slowly, so you'll accept things if you remember what happened before." Tomoka explained.
"Aah… but I'm really curious who it was. I wish it he is just around the corner." Sakuno said back. Tomoka smiled. "Don't worry. This camping trip will eventually help you."
"Thanks." Sakuno said. "Anou, Tomo-chan, you haven't answer my question properly. What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Ah. Your grandmother asked me to be one of the managers, just like what happened at the camping trip last junior high." Tomoka explained.
"So, you mean that Horio-kun and the other two were here too?"
"Hai." Tomoka answered. "Anou, Tomo-chan, I want to be a manager too, so I could help you." Sakuno requested.
Tomoka smiled. "I knew it, you really wanted to help."
"Of course." She said.
I think I should recover all of my memories now. I won't let this camping trip pass without knowing my own memories. I need to search for my memories without any doubt.
Nothing is impossible in this world. We need to trust in our thoughts to prove them, ne?
Sakuno remembered what Fuji had said to her a day ago.
I need to trust in my own thought to prove them.
I can do this.
A/N: Whew! Another chapter had passed! Haha! I'm really as in really happy! I'm on DSL now, and can be on net while at the same time talking on the phone! Haha! But studies, I must improve. I'll use net in research papers. And to watch missed episodes! Huhu, at first they had cut POT, and now they will cut Burst Angel! Aw, they are grating my nerves, I hate them. TT
TO Ryoma-sama, thanks for the compliment. It helped me boost my courage in writing. I'll keep the good flow and will never try ruining it. To Milky-san, blabbing a lot reminds of myself. We are just like the same, don't you know that? I'm a very noisy person and I can't imagine myself being quiet in times of such good fun. And thanks for the forum rules. Unfortunately I can't make it to the MangaHolixxx event because of a very important reason. Sakuno-chan, is that the email address? I can't see an email add here. Same with Yingfa-san. But I better search for your email addresses. Yingfa-san, I'll contact you when I need help. Promise. and to Sakuno-chan, I wish it didn't made your stomach ache so much from laughing. Hehe. I'm happy that I made a person laugh. Bwahaha. o And to neko-chan, thanks for the advice! It helped me a lot. Thanks for understanding me. I wish I can return the favor to you. . And to others, thanks a lot! I wish you'll never stop reading my fic! Oh gosh I act like a senatorial candidate again. Hehe.
Ja'ne!
rookie-chan