Hi Guys! Here's Chapter 3! Thank you for all those who reviewed the previous chapters!

This Chapter is kinda more on to Ryosaku. The previous two chapters were about Fujisaku now it'll be more into Ryosaku. But it still not decided whether it's Ryosaku or Fujisaku. So pls keep reading!

Enjoy!

Recap:

Everyone already walked their separate ways and also bid goodbye to each other. Tomoka decided to go home as well she did a lot of thinking about Ryoma's actions and behavior while they were following Fuji and her best friend. On the other hand Ryoma has also been thinking of a lot of things since 'that' happened.

'Why do I bother?! Maybe tennis will let me calm down' He thought as he decided not to go home yet, instead he went to the street tennis courts to practice tennis.

Fuji and Sakuno

They had reached their destination, Sakuno's house. "Arigatou senpai" Sakuno happily thanked her senpai as she walked towards their house. "See you tomorrow Sakuno-chan" Fuji said as he bid 'Ja ne' to his kohai. While walking Fuji looked at his watch, it was still 4:30 pm. So, he decided to do some tennis at the street tennis courts.

He also called his brother, Yuuta to have a practice match with him to make his leisure time more useful. Unfortunately, Yuuta was busy with practicing in their school. So Fuji didn't have a choice but to go there by himself and find a way to use his leisure time for tennis. As he walked towards the tennis court, he just thought of challenging other players who were there.

"The Prince Of My Heart"

Chapter 3

Tennis Courts

Ryoma was practicing tennis, he was using the wall. This was the only thing that will make his mind ease. He didn't want to admit what he really felt for Sakuno. He kept on denying it, although he always wanted her by his side and he wanted her to be the one comforting him, now.

As he hit the ball he only said one thing in his mind. 'I don't like her! I don't like her!'

He shouted in his head. He needed her presence.

Meanwhile, Fuji was on his way to the tennis courts. When he reached his destination, he heard someone playing tennis. As he went nearer he saw his kohai playing tennis.

"Echizen" Fuji called as he came closer. "Why are you here senpai?" He asked as he caught the tennis ball with his left hand. He didn't show any anger towards his senpai, for he didn't want to show any emotions that he was feeling. He felt a little angry about his senpai for what he saw, but it wasn't his senpai's fault. He only comforted Sakuno that time, he just felt jealous.

He was jealous at the fact that she was more open about her feelings at Fuji-senpai. She didn't tell him what she felt when they sometimes get the chance to talk together. She never talked about anything, that's the reason he felt jealous.

"I wanted to play tennis, so I decided to drop by" Fuji replied with a smile plastered on his face. "Sou desu ka?" Ryoma said boringly as he returned to what he was recently doing. He threw the tennis ball in the sky and hit it using his racket, he resumed in practicing. He didn't mind his senpai being there. But with his senpai there, he'll be thinking of what happened before more now. It was silent for a mere minute. Until one of them spoke.

"Echizen, do want to play tennis with me?" Fuji asked as he looked at his kohai's unreadable face. As the message reached Ryoma's mind, he stopped and immediately looked at his senpai with a questionable look on his face. As the ball rolled on the ground, Ryoma looked at his senpai with determined eyes. He then started walking toward a court.

"I'll take that as a yes" He said as he stood up and grabbed a tennis racket. He positioned himself and prepared for the match. "I'll serve first senpai" Ryoma said as he dribbled the small ball and threw it in the air and did his 'twist serve'. Fuji just smiled as he was getting ready to return his serve.

Fuji was able to return his serve and they started to rally with each other. It took a long time for one of them to earn a score. Since Ryoma wasn't that concentrated on the game, Fuji earned the first point.

"0-15" Fuji said as he looked at his opponent who was like frozen in ice, Ryoma couldn't believe he wasn't able to return that easy shot.

After that, Ryoma was more determined than before. He served once again, and was able to get a point.

They're game eventually went to '6-6' they were tied. It was now depending on the match point, whether Seigaku's Tensai will win or Seigaku's Pillar of Support will. It was Ryoma's turn to serve, but he was stopped when he felt a drop of water on his face.

(A/N: Sorry, if I had to make there match so fast, I need to coz it's a romance fic and I just wanted to show some tennis, this is a sport anime; sorry)

"Echizen, I think we should stop, it will be raining hard soon" Fuji said with a concern and disappointed expression on his face for they were not able to continue the match. He then stepped out of the court.

"Yada" Ryoma said persistently as he disobeyed his senpai's orders. He stayed where he stood and never left that spot. His face was covered by his white cap.

"Don't be persistent Echizen, you might get a cold if we continue the match" Fuji seriously said as he looked furiously at his kohai who disobeyed him. Then Ryoma gave up and walked out of the wet court. They went to a place were they could hide from the rain, so they wouldn't get wet. They found themselves near a store, they stayed there. They decided to stay there until the hard rain stops.

They both got a towel and dried themselves up using it. The rain was getting harder and harder.

They were quiet for some reason; the only thing you will be able to hear is the strong drops of rain as they hit the roofs.

"Echizen, I need to go now, its getting late" Fuji said as he looked at his watch.

"And it looks like the rain wont stop, ill just run. How about you Echizen?" Fuji continued as he looked at the strong rain then at his kohai as he mentioned his name.

"I can go home by myself" Ryoma said boringly. "Are you sure?" came a worried question from his senpai." You don't look so good" He continued still with the same worried expression.

"Hn" Ryoma replied weakly. He felt dizzy for some odd reason. "Okay, if you're sure…" Fuji said as he prepared taking his leave. "Bye!" Fuji said as he ran as fast as he can through the rain.

Ryoma felt very dizzy and cold.

'Nani? Why am I felling dizzy?' Ryoma thought. He was already shivering from the cold weather. Fuji was already far enough to not be seen. He couldn't get help, so he had to do it himself.

At Sakuno's House

Sakuno was busy preparing dinner. It was already 6 pm that night.

"Oh no! I forgot to buy onions and carrots!" Sakuno said while she panicked. She walked right and left while her hands were on her head.

"Obaa-chan! I need to buy something at the supermarket!" She said as she hurriedly approached her obaa-chan in her room and still was wearing her apron. "Why?" the coach of Seigaku asked. "I forgot to buy onions and carrots" She sadly answered as she looked down at her feet.

"It's raining hard, how will you be able to buy them?" He grandmother asked worriedly.

"Ill bring an umbrella" She persistently answered. "Won't you get lost? Again?" She asked worriedly for her granddaughter wasn't good at directions. "Hai! So ill be going now! Ja!" She said as she walked out of her grandmother's room. She left the apron she was wearing in the kitchen, and then she looked for an umbrella and walked outside the door to the store.

She hurriedly went inside the store to look for the things she needed. It only took her half an hour to gather the things she needed; she then proceeded to the counter to pay. The line wasn't that long so she finished sooner than expected.

As she walked outside the store, she opened her umbrella but she was stopped when she heard someone not far away, coughing. She was concerned for that person so she looked where she heard the coughing. She was surprised to see the tennis prince coughing while on a seated position.

"R…ryoma-kun!" She worriedly said as she went closer to Ryoma. She then touched his forehead.

"Y…you have a f…fever!" She said with concern look on her eyes and as she stuttered saying it. She wanted to help the tennis prince so badly but the rain was still pouring and she doesn't have a phone to use. Also, she doesn't have extra money for payphones.

But if she let Ryoma stay there and get help, his fever might get worse. And if she waits for the rain to stop, the result will be the same. So she had no choice but to do it by herself.

She seated beside the prince and moved his left arm over the back of her neck and she putted her arm on Ryoma's back to support him. She slightly blushed at her actions, but there were no other choice to help Ryoma.

'Nani? Who's helping me?' Ryoma thought as he slightly opened his eyes. But after that he closed them, as if he saw nothing.

'Iie! What will I do with the things I bought' Thought Sakuno as she didn't know how to carry them. So she just putted it in her arm.

They started walking together.

'I don't know where Ryoma-kun lives, if I try I might get lost' Sakuno thought worriedly as she decided to bring Ryoma at her house.

She felt like she did intensive training the whole day. Her back was already aching due to Ryoma's body that was supported by his arm.

At last Sakuno reached her destination. She was relieved to have reached home. As she opened the door she shouted "Obaa-chan! I need your help!" she shouted hardly but no one replied.

"Obaa-chan! Obaa-chan!" She continued calling but still no reply so she decided to put Ryoma on the couch and search for her grandmother. She looked at the kitchen, on the dining room, everywhere! But she couldn't see her so the last place she will be looking is in her room, where she last saw her grandmother. She didn't see her instead she saw a note on her table.

Sakuno,

There was an urgent call from a relative. It was something important so I needed to go there immediately. I might be late in going home.

I won't be joining you in eating dinner, sorry.

-Your Obaa-chan

"Iie! Why does it have to be today?!" She sadly said as she finished reading the note her grandmother left. She sighed at the fact.

Well that means she'll have to take care of Ryoma the whole night.

'I think ill just try to call their home and let them know Ryoma-kun is here, so they wouldn't get worried' Sakuno thought as she looked outside. The rain was unstoppable it was getting stronger every minute.

'Before that, I must take care of Ryoma-kun first' she thought as she ran back to the living room, where she left Ryoma. As she reached her destination, she saw Ryoma sleeping peacefully. She putted her right hand over his forehead. She wanted to know if Ryoma's temperature had become better or worse. He was a little better than before but he still has fever.

Sakuno then thought of bringing Ryoma to a bed. It's for his best. So she did the same position they had before in the rain. This will be difficult for Sakuno for they had to go upstairs to reach her bedroom! Later, Sakuno was able to carry Ryoma to her bedroom, successfully without waking him up.

She then laid Ryoma in bed. She then looked at Ryoma carefully for a minute. As she looked at him she was astonished at how cute the prince was when sleeping. After that she came back to her senses.

'What will I do? I need to get Ryoma-kun change his wet clothes! How will I be able to do that? I can't…' She thought as she was thinking of some way to change Ryoma's clothes.

'Maybe ill just wake him up?' She thought.

'But…He looks so peaceful sleeping…' She continued as she looked at the Prince's sleeping face. She didn't want to wake him up, but he'll get worst if she doesn't.

'I guess I should wake him up' She thought as she sighed heavily. So she looked for clothes for him to wear. She got clothes from her father's closet. 'Maybe it's ok for him to wear this! After all it isn't that big' she thought happily as she went back to her room, where Ryoma was.

She went closer to him in order to wake him up.

"Ryoma-kun…please wake up…" Sakuno said as she blushed a bit because this is the first time he has been this close and in contact with the Prince.

"Ryoma-kun…Ryoma-kun…" She continued as she shakes him to get a better chance of waking him up. She continued what she was doing until Ryoma will wake up.

"Hn…" He said as his eyes half opened. He looked carefully at the person who was trying to wake him up.

"Ryoma-kun please change your wet clothes" Sakuno said as she saw the prince wake up. She offered the clothes she was holding. Ryoma positioned himself in a sitting position as he grabbed the clothes from her.

"Arigatou…" He said sleepy as he quickly started taking off his clothes. Sakuno was surprised that the prince just started removing clothes in front of her!

"R…ryoma-kun!!" She shouted as soon as she was about to see Ryoma half naked. She covered her eyes with her hands in the process. Ryoma was mentally shocked when he heard her scream. He came back to his senses as he saw himself taking off clothes in front of a Girl.

When this realization came to him, he quickly pulled his shirt back. He blushed then he saw that Sakuno didn't take her hands off of her eyes yet.

So as an apology for what he did, he grabbed her hand and he was the one who took both her hands away of her eyes. He looked at her, she was still blushing hard. When Sakuno saw Ryoma staring at her, she blushed to her fullest especially when she saw Ryoma still holding her hands with his!

"Ryoma-kun…you can let go of my h…hand now" She nervously said as she shuttered and tried to pull away from Ryoma's hold.

"Yada" He seriously answered as he disobeyed her and still stared at her oddly. "But Ryoma-kun…I still need to get you a medicine…" She protested as she struggled from Ryoma. "I'm okay now" Ryoma said.

"But your fever…" Sakuno said worriedly as her eyes was already teary due to her concern. Ryoma looked at her and sighed as he given up, but without a condition.

"Okay, but in one condition" Ryoma said. As Sakuno heard him say that she immediately looked at him. "What condition?" She asked

"Tell me…"Ryoma said as he looked serious. "Tell you…what?" Sakuno asked curious of what condition Ryoma has in mind. There was silence between them. Sakuno knew Ryoma was really serious.

"Tell me…why are you… avoiding me?" He asked still with the same serious expression. Sakuno looked at him with a shocked face but looked down. Her eyes were covered with her bangs. "Because…" She started. She was thinking of saying it to him or just keep it a secret. As she thought about it she took a quick glanced at Ryoma. He was shivering again.

"Ryoma-kun change to those clothes first, I'll go outside" She said as she sighed. She now had an excuse for not saying it to him. Ryoma couldn't protest and just changed his clothes as he was sure she already left the room.

'What will I do? If I go back inside he'll…he'll keep on asking me about it' she worriedly thought as she her left hand was holding the door know and the other hand on the door of her room outside. She left the scene and went to the kitchen to prepare something to eat for Ryoma and get medicine for him.

When she came back she had a tray on her hands and with a bowl of soup, medicine and a cup of water on it. She opened the door of her room and didn't knock. It was her room anyway.

"Ryoma-kun you want to eat" Sakuno asked as she entered the room where the prince rested. "I'm not hungry" He replied coldly as he was looking outside her window. "You won't be able to drink your medicine without eating anything" She said as she looked at the prince worriedly. But still no reply came from the prince; he was still busy looking at the downpour outside.

She came closer and placed the tray on her desk. "Ryoma-kun eat now" She said as she looked at him. "Ryoma-kun…Ryoma-kun…please eat now" Sakuno said and afterwards sighed at the prince's stubbornness. She continued to say 'Ryoma-kun' until he agrees to eat.

"Ryoma-kun, Ryoma-kun…Ryo..." she was stopped when the prince spoke.

"Feed me" He said as he looked at her. Sakuno had her mouth wide open as he heard what Ryoma said. "N…nani?" She asked making sure she heard it clearly.

"Ano…R…ryoma-kun I t…think you s…should c-call home f…first" She said changing the subject. "Yada" came a cold reply from the prince. "Well anyway I know your phone number…so ill call your home and tell them to pick you up and please eat your meal" Sakuno said as she avoided Ryoma's order. She walked downstairs to call Ryoma's home.

Sakuno picked up the phone and dialed Ryoma's phone number. She nervously waited for someone in the Echizen residence that will answer. After a minute of waiting for someone to pick the phone up, someone answered it.

"Hello, Echizen residence" A sweet voice said. "H…Hello, This is Ryuzaki, I just wanted to inform you that Ryoma-kun is here" She said. "So Ryoma-kun is there!" Nanako, the cousin of Ryoma Echizen said worriedly.

"Hai, I saw him a while ago in the rain so I thought to bring him over to our house, since I have no idea where he lives" She said nervously and at the same time embarrassed.

"Is that so? Well thank you very much Ryuzaki-chan, but I don't think we'll be able to fetch him with this kind of weather" Nanako said as she took a glace outside and saw the rain continuously falling hardly. "Gomen" Nanako continued taking pity of Sakuno.

"Daijoubu! It's ok" Sakuno said trying to cheer Ryoma's cousin up. "Arigatou Gozaimasu Ryuzaki-chan, please take care of him for me" She happily said. "Hai, bye" Sakuno said as she bid farewell to Ryoma's sweet cousin.

"Ja! Uncle will be there to deliver Ryoma-kun's uniform" came a reply from Nanako as she putted the phone down. Nanako was the first one to put the phone down. That ended their conversation on the phone. Sakuno was still holding the phone while her heart beats so fast.

'I'm with Ryoma-kun the whole night until Obaa-chan comes back!' She thought nervously as she putted the phone down still her heart was beating. She went to check up on the prince. Ryoma already fell asleep on her bed and he didn't touch his food. Sakuno sighed, how will she be able to force Ryoma to eat? And where will she sleep now?

"I guess ill have to sleep with Obaa-san tonight" She sighed as she went closer to the prince. She then putted her hand over Ryoma's forehead. "He still has a fever" She said more worried than before.

She hurriedly went downstairs to get a wet cloth to put on his forehead. She went back to her room with a basin and a wet cloth and immediately placed the wet cloth on his forehead. After that she seated on the floor beside the bed where the prince was sleeping soundly.

She stared at the prince's sleeping face. 'Why didn't he eat anything?!' Sakuno complained as she closed her eyes. "Ryoma-kun please eat, your food is already cold" She said still with her eyes closed.

"Then, feed me" He said with a bored expression. He then seated on the bed as removed the wet cloth from his forehead back to the basin with water. This made Sakuno scream for she thought he was sleeping.

"I…I thought you w…were s…sleeping!" She said shocked as she moved away a little from him.

"And w…why don't you eat by y…yourself!" Sakuno continued. "I won't eat unless you feed me" Ryoma said stubbornly as he crossed his arms and stared at her. "Mou! But you're not a baby anymore!" Sakuno demanded forcing the prince to eat by himself.

"Who said that you need to be a baby to be fed?" He said still with the bored expression on his face. "But Ryoma-kun!" Sakuno continued to reject the prince's order.

"I'm sick so you need to feed me, isn't that enough for a reason?" Ryoma said confidently forcing her to feed him. "B…but…" Sakuno muttered.

"Do you want my fever to get worst?" He said now with serious eyes that stared at Sakuno's big eyes. "Iie…" She muttered as her eyes became teary as she picked the bowl of soup and a spoon to feed him. Ryoma felt guilty for treating the girl like that, he was just kidding her after all.

Sakuno putted the spoon with soup near his mouth as she was kneeling on the side of her bed. She closed her eyes in the process. She blushed furiously as the spoon came closer to the prince's mouth.

She didn't feel that Ryoma ate it; instead she felt a hand touching her red cheek. As she felt it, she immediately opened her eyes. There he saw the cocky prince southing her right cheek with his left hand. She saw for the first time the prince's sincere eyes.

She smiled. She putted the spoon back to the bowl, putted the bowl on the floor and using her free right hand, she putted her right hand on top of the prince's hand, that was on her cheek. She closed auburn eyes as she felt the warm and gentle hand of the prince. She then rubbed her cheek on the soft hand of the prince of tennis. Ryoma was shocked but later on smiled as he saw her pretty face warm on his hand.

They stayed like that for a while now until…

Ryoma's stomach growled from hunger. Sakuno chuckled as she heard it. She probably knew what that meant. Ryoma just looked at her embarrassed as he blushed.

"You should eat now Ryoma-kun" Sakuno said as she continued to chuckle hard. Ryoma went closer to Sakuno's face; they were an inch apart before being able to kiss. Sakuno blushed as she saw Ryoma's handsome face that was near her face.

Sakuno thought the prince would kiss her, but Ryoma said "feed me" and he had a grin plastered on his face.

Sakuno gave up, she had no other option. The prince was always stubborn as ever. So she reached the bowl of soup and proceeded to seat beside the prince. She didn't hesitate to feed the prince and she gladly did it. She imagined feeding a baby instead of thinking it was Ryoma.

As Ryoma ate it slowly Sakuno was so happy to see the prince satisfied. Sakuno's eyes widened when Ryoma snaked his left arm on her waist, but later on she didn't mind at all.

She felt comfortable in that position anyway. "By the way Ryoma-kun, I called your house, and Nanako-san said that they won't be able to fetch you...so she asked if you could stay here...tonight" She nervously said as she continued feeding him.

Ryoma just nodded as if he already knew that was coming. He was quite contented to sleep over.

Sakuno continued on feeding Ryoma until their phone rang.

Sakuno immediately stood up, apologized to Ryoma and went downstairs to pick the phone up. "Moshi moshi, Ryuzaki residence" Sakuno greeted as she picked up the phone. "Sakuno, it's me" greeted the person who was none other than her grandmother.

"Sakuno, I won't be able to go home tonight because of the storm, will you be alright?" Her grandmother asked worriedly. "Hai! Ryoma-kun is here!" She proudly and happily replied to her grandmother. "Ryoma? What is he doing there?" Asked her grandmother surprised.

"It's a long story Obaa-chan, but don't worry ill be okay" Sakuno replied trying to make sure that her grandmother knew that she'll be fine. "Well if you so, ill be arriving home tomorrow morning" Sakuno's grandmother said. "Hai Obaa-chan, Ja" Sakuno said. "Ja!" Her grandmother bid as she placed the phone back to where it was.

She returned to her room.

To be continued….

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