Hi Guys!! Chapter 6! Hehehehe…. Sorry for the late reply^^ Pls forgive me!!
Enjoy Minna
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis. Takeshi Konomi-san does.
Warning: A bit? OOC… between the characters^^
Recap:
So Tomoka decided to check out her self, to make sure that Sakuno wasn't there. But she stopped her tracks as she heard her crush's voice.
She was shocked at what she heard. She couldn't believe it herself.
She heard Ryoma confessed.
"I think… I like you Ryuzaki"She heard Ryoma say from the rooftop.
Her world stopped and she became more intense as she heard….
Ryoma's voice once again.
"I think that…. I might even… Love you…"
"The Prince of My Heart"
Chapter 6
"Hai… I love Fuji-senpai…" Sakuno nervously answered as Ryoma's eyes became dark.
Shock filled the prince of tennis' cat-like eyes. He couldn't believe it. He had a hunch that the pig-tailed freshman had a crush on him. And now, he, the prince himself confessed the strange feelings he had for her… But she was rejecting him?
Sakuno saw the bitterness of Ryoma's eyes.
"D-Demo… only as a brother…" Immediately, the prince's eyes perked up. There was a slight, very slight relief featured in his eyes, which is unnoticeable.
"…Aniki…?" Ryoma wanted to be assured of what she said.
"H-Hai…" Sakuno replied shuttering. Why was Ryoma curious about it? Why is he so concerned for what she feels for other men? This question also roamed around her mind.
"…I'm…glad…" Ryoma blunted which surprised Sakuno and which led her to blush with ten shades of red. Take note that Sakuno was still sandwiched between Ryoma and the wall.
"E-Eh?!! What d-do y-you mean, R-Ryoma-k-kun?" She asked as she struggled free from Ryoma's grasp.
"Listen..!" Ryoma half demanded. His bangs covered his amber, cat-like eyes that the pigtailed angel melt in.
"I think… I like you Ryuzaki" Ryoma continued as the same position occurred. Sakuno was in full of shock. Never had he seen the prince say… such things.
"I think that… I might even… Love you…" There. He confessed.
Everyday he sees her; he wants to be the one she is with, every single day. Everytime he saw a boy talking to her, he would beat the day lights out of them. But he never had the guts to do these things…. But… he had the guts to tell her that he wants to be with her every moment of his life.
He never knew when he started liking this girl. Its just that one day, magically, he noticed the qualities he liked of a girl. One of the qualities he likes of a girl is someone who wasn't annoying him to the end.
It wasn't until they heard a sobbing voice of a person. There behind the rooftop door, stood Ryoma Echizen's fan club president, Osakada Tomoka… Also known as Ryuzaki Sakuno's best friend.
"T-Tomoka-c-chan! W-What a-are y-you d-doing h-here?" Sakuno asked as Ryoma finally freed her from his grasp. Why did her best friend have to interrupt their conversation? He desperately needed an answer now.
He best friend just stood there like a zombie and her bangs covered her chocolate eyes.
'I can't believe it! Why did Ryoma-sama have to like Sakuno….' Tomoka thought angrily as she clenched her fists.
"What's wrong with me? Why not me?" She said a little out loud, Sakuno and Ryoma were even able to hear it.
"W-What do y-you m-mean?" She said as she approached her best friend. She wanted to comfort her. She reached her arm as a sign of comfort.
But Tomoka slapped her hand away.
"Don't touch me!" She roared. She was in rage. Why? She kept on asking that to her self.
"W-What's w-wrong?!" Sakuno yelped. Tears started filling her eyes. She didn't know what's wrong with her best friend.
"Betsuni…" Tomoka said, still her bangs covered her eyes.
"Sensei just called for you…" Tomoka started. "Excuse me…" She excused herself as she ran slowly down the stairs.
Sakuno tried to catch up on her. She wanted to know what's wrong with her. But a hand gripped her wrist and prevented her from running away.
"R-Ryoma-kun?" She said as she turned around to meet the prince's face.
"I need it now." He blunted determinately. "N-Nani?" his hand still gripped on her arm.
"The answer" He simply replied.
"B-But… I need to follow T-Tomo-chan n-now!" She said tears filling her auburn eyes again. He didn't want to see her cry. Not ever.
"Okay. But I need an answer…I'll give you a month…" Ryoma said as he released her arm. "By then… I want an honest answer." With that she just nooded. She understood what he meant by "The Answer".
But now, her priority was her best friend. She would have a month to think the answer over.
She had been searching everywhere, everywhere for her best friend. She looked throughout the campus.
She was so worried about her best friend that she didn't notice who she bumped in to.
"G-Gomenasai!" She exclaimed while she rubbed her sore back. And her eyes where close.
"Nya! Ryuzaki-chan!"
"E-Eiji-senpai!?" Sakuno exclaimed as she saw Eiji reached out a hand for her. She gladly accepted it.
"Why are you here senpai?" She asked. "I was looking for Fuji" He then chuckled. "Have you seen him?" Eiji asked.
"Iie… I haven't seen him…" Sakuno replied smiling her best. "But I was also looking for Tomo-chan… Have you seen her senpai?"
"Iie, why don't we look for them together?!" He happily exclaimed as he took her arm and began searching for their two best friends.
They searched around school again for any sign of the. Unfortunately… there was none… So they decided to look outside the school grounds.
Soon they found Sakuno's best friend.
"Sakuno-chan! Osakada-chan's there!" He pointed out as they say her sitting on the bench, alone.
"Arigatou Eiji-senpai! I need to talk to her!" She said as she approached her best friend. "Ja! Eiji-senpai!" She bid as she waved good bye to her senpai.
"To-Tomo-chan!" Sakuno exclaimed as she reached her best friend. Tomoka just raised her head and stared at her best friend.
"What do you want?" She asked in a rude and emotionless voice.
"I-I wanted t-to know what's w-wrong…" She said as she took a seat beside her best friend. Tears were already starting to drip from her face.
There was a pregnant silence. Then out of the blue Tomoka spoke.
"You do know" She started and looked at her best friend. "…that I love Ryoma, right?" This shocked Sakuno. Not because of the confession but because the suffix –sama wasn't present in Ryoma's name.
"You know right?" Tomoka asked for their was no reply from Sakuno. "H-Hai…" Sakuno said as she lowered her head.
"Then…I promise me something…" She said. Sakuno just stared at her as sign for her to continue.
"I…I want you to promise me…" She started as she gave a heavy sigh. "that… You'll give me a chance to be with him…"
"I heard his confession on the rooftop…" She confessed her eavesdropping. "And probably your answer would be 'yes'"
"Am I right?" She continued. Sakuno was speechless throughout the conversation. "So… Would you give me a chance?" She requested as Sakuno went face-to-face with a serious Tomoka Osakada.
"H-Hai…" Sakuno nervously answered. She desperately wanted to answer 'no'. But she was talking with the person she pretty much grew up with.
"D-Demo…"
"Only one month… Tomo-chan…" Sakuno said determinately. "Why?" Tomoka asked.
"R-Ryoma-k-kun only gave me a m-month to give him my answer…" Sakuno sadly said.
There was a pregnant silence.
Sakuno sighed and eventually nodded.
AFTER A MONTH
It was time. Time to give her answer. Will it be a yes or no?
There facing each other were Sakuno and the Prince himself ready to hear her answer that would add one step to his future.
The answer that will decide the future of the both of them.
"…what's your answer? I gave you a month to decide…" Ryoma wasn't the most patient person you would meet. So, he broke the silence.
"Ano…"
"It's just yes or no…" Ryoma said facing her with seriousness in his amber eyes.
"Ano… Ryoma-kun… G-Gomen N-nasai…. Demo…. My answer is…no…" There. She said it. As she promised her best friend, that she would give her a chance with the Prince.
But her answer wasn't honest like what she promised him.
Amber eyes. His eyes widen. He was confident that she would say yes. He was confident for she herself gave her hints that proved her love for the Prince. He wasn't that dense not to notice.
His dark hair covered his cat-like amber eyes. "Nande?" She heard the prince mumble.
She just gave him pleading eyes saying 'What…?'
"It's Fuji-senpai isn't it?" He roared still with the same stance.
"I-ie! I told you! Fuji-senpai is just like a brother to me!" She defended herself. Her tears were starting to drop.
He didn't move. He still couldn't believe her answer was a no.
"G-Gomen ne…" She mumbled as she lowered her head.
Ryoma came closer to her until their faces were an inch apart. He trapped her once again. Her, between his two arms.
"Why…?" He asked. He looked straight to her chocolate brown eyes.
"A-…" She was unable to answer as warmth took over. She can't believe it. She won't believe it. But there it was.
Her first kiss. Stolen by the tennis heartthrob himself.
She didn't feel that the prince's arm was already wrapped around her slim waist, preventing her from escaping.
He nibbled on her cherry lips savoring the wonderful taste.
Then, his hands found it selves between her red cheeks, putting her in place so he was able to hold on the feeling of her plump strawberry lips on his.
She couldn't control her urges any longer, so…. She returned that kiss with same intensity.
She then wrapped her arms around his torso. Then they both felt the warmth from each others lips.
Finally it was time to let go. As they released each others lips, they both stared at each others eyes.
Chocolate eyes drowned in Amber. They cherished the moment. Sakuno slowly closed her eyes and slowly leaned in for another warm sensation.
After what seemed an eternity they let go.
Then it hit her.
"I…I want you to promise me…"
"that… You'll give me a chance to be with him…"
"So… Would you give me a chance?"
"Hai…" She mumbled. She remembered her promise.
"G-Gomen N-nasai, R-Ryoma-kun!" Then she made a runaway.
"Ryuzaki! Matte!" He then followed her.
She was running through the hallways crying her eyes out.
'Gomen ne Tomo-chan…' 'I don't know what happened back there'
She kept on running until someone grabbed her arm and she felt arms around her small frame.
She was embraced. She raised her head to see who it was.
All she could see was auburn. Auburn hair.
"F-Fuji-senpai?" She shuttered.
"Aa…"
She began to cry and accepted the embrace at the same time, returning it.
"Daijoubu desu ka? Sakuno-chan?"
"H-Hai…" She managed to mumble in spite the tears that streamed through her face.
With Ryoma
He searched for auburn everywhere. He lost track of her a moment ago.
"Kuso!" He cursed.
As he searched through the halls of the school, he saw brunette pigtails.
"Ryu-!" he was stopped as he saw a familiar person grabbed her arm and flung her in the person's arms.
His eyes were as wide as before. It stabbed him when he saw her hug his senpai back.
Back with Fuji and Sakuno
"Arigatou senpai.." Sakuno said as she was released from the hug.
"It's ok"
"Ill be returning to my class now, Fuji-senpai" She said as she gave the renowned tensai an innocent smile.
"Should I take you there?"
She shook her head. "Iie ill be fine"
"Sou Dane. Ja ne Sakuno-chan" "Ja! Fuji-senpai"
They bid their goodbye as Sakuno went to hr next class.
Tennis Courts
"Echizen, are you sure you didn't see Fuji-senpai" Momoshiro asked as the whole team started training while waiting for the Fuji to arrive.
"Aa…" He lied.
"Nya! Where could Fuji be? It's your fault O-chibi!" Exclaimed Ryoma's senpai, Kikumaru.
"Yeah! If you weren't late for practice then we wouldn't have asked Fuji-senpai to look for you!" exclaimed Momoshiro.
"…I lost track of time…" replied the prince.
"Che! Ill bet you were on a date with Ryuzaki-chan! Ne?" teased Momoshiro.
They waited for his reply instead they heard a mumble.
"Eh? Nani? What was that?" insisted his senpai.
"I said Urasai!" With an angered voice as he walked away to train by himself.
(A/N: it's rare to se him mad, ne? well I can't think of any other reaction from the previous scenes that he saw)
"Oi… Why is he so hot-tempered today" He asked himself and ended it with a sigh.
"Gomen minna!" said a Fuji as he arrived.
"Ah! Fuji!" Everyone exclaimed except for the captain and Kaido.
"Is Echizen here already?" He asked.
"Hai, He is" Momo answered. "That's good." Fuji replied.
Thus, practice started.
After a week everything seemed to change, especially for Sakuno's sake.
The prince started to be colder to her and ignored her more. She understood why though. Then she told her best friend what she answered the previous week.
Flashback
They were eating lunch together with some other friends of theirs.
"Ano… Tomo-chan… I already answered him" She quietly said. Tomoka stopped eating to stare at her.
"…What did you say?" Her best friend asked as she stared at her food, not prepared for her reply. For she knew that her best friend also loved the Prince.
"I…I said…no…" Tomoka immediately gaped at Sakuno. "Its because I promised" She ended.
She closed her eyes waiting for Tomoka's response. She was then hugged.
"Arigatou Sakuno-chan!" She exclaimed.
"H-Hai…"
End of Flashback
Now she saw her best friend cheerfulness because of that she was at least happy. Though she would also be happy of only her answer was a yes but she would be betraying her best friend that way.
So she could see her best friend following the prince. She sighed at the thought.
Was it the right thing to do?
To be continued…..
A/N: Minna! Sorry for the late reply^^
Anyway I wanted to greet Eiji an advance Happy Birthday!!XD
Hehehe…..
I would like to thank those who read and review this fic^0^
Its fine with me don't review ill just be happy that you at least have interest in this story I write^0^ Arigatou!!