Recap:
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?
End of Recap
The Prince of My Heart
Chapter 7
Sakuno sighed for the millionth time in class. She kept thinking about her decision, Ryoma, her best friend, and well…. Ryoma.
'Was my answer for the best?' She asked herself.
"Ryuzaki-san!" called a masculine voice that rang throughout class.
"H-Hai!" She exclaimed as she stood up, blushing from embarrassment. "I've called you three times! Please pay attention in class, Never space out" her sensei advised before he sighed from stress.
"H-Hai! G-Gomenasai!" She exclaimed as she hurriedly sat back on her seat, this time paying attention.
Thus, class resumed.
School Hallways
'Iie! I can't take my thoughts about it…' She thought as she walked through the halls of the campus walking to her next class which was Science, the worst part of it, the prince himself and her best friend were attending that class together with her.
Ryoma's voice kept on ringing in her head.
"…what's your answer? I gave you a month to decide…"
. "Nande?"
"It's Fuji-senpai isn't it?"
"Why…?"
She kept on walking towards class, suddenly, she tripped. She faced herself for the impact so she closed her eyes, but a pair of arms encircled itself into her waist to prevent her from falling and hurting herself.
"Che. As clumsy as always…" she caught amber cat-like eyes.
"R-Ryoma-k—Ryoma-san!" She exclaimed. She decided a while back that since they weren't that close, she would have to call his name with a –san.
Amber eyes. Amber cat-like eyes glared at her. She was quite surprised. Why would he glare at her?
He then let her go, making her fall on the solid floor.
"I-Ittai…" She murmured as she rubbed her sore back. She just stared at the prince back. She then properly went to her own seat, thinking the possibilities that made him glare at her.
Students were having conversations with each other, while waiting for their Science teacher to enter the classroom.
"Class! Quiet down!" A stern but clam voice was heard, immediately all the student of the class started running to their seats.
"Well then, let's start classes, shall we?" She announced. "I will each and everyone a partner for our experiment, when I call out the names please go to your perspective partners."
"Kya! I wish Ill be Ryoma-sama's partner" A couple of girls exclaimed, giggling at the process.
"I hope Ryoma-sama's partner" Hoped Tomoka as she prayed to kami-sama, intertwining her left hand with her right one.
Their sensei called up a couple of names until…
"Ryuzaki and Echizen!" The class heard. "Nani??!" A girl exclaimed as she stood up. "Why her??!" She shouted as she pointed towards Sakuno, who kept her head down for embarrassment.
Tomoka's face became blue. She really wanted to be paired up with the prince.
"Quiet! I'm the one who chooses the pairs!" The teacher announced as the girl sat back down. 'Defenetly a fangirl' their sensei sighed.
From far-out a hand was raised. "What is it Echizen-kun?" asked their sensei.
"Gomenasai sensei…. Demo… Can I switch partners?" The prince asked as he stood up and said it with a serious face.
Shock. That is what a couple of chocolate eyes expressed.
'D-Doushite?'
"Very well, I guess we could change the parings…" It was too troublesome for their sensei to keep hearing oppositions when paring up students, she sighed at the thought.
This time Tomoka's face lightened up, she saw a light of hope. Same goes with Ryoma's fan girls.
"Then Echizen-kun, I guess you'll have to be partnered with Osakada-chan" Their sensei said. A smile ran through Tomoka's face as she heard her name.
"Ryuzaki-chan, I want you to pair up with…" The teacher began as she searched for anyone who was available to be her partner on the list of names of the students she has.
"… Shibuya-kun" All eyes reverted to a boy who had dark hair, who also has a firm body as well as a gorgeous face. Some people mistaken him as the prince for he looks similar to him, but they have complete different attitudes. Shibuya Kyouta. That face had a playful smirk on it as the said boy averted his face towards his partner for class.
Sakuno grew nervous. 'Why is he staring at me like that?' She asked her self as she took a quick glance on him and them immediately towards her desk. She was embarrassed with those eyes on her.
Their sensei softly coughed, bringing them back to what they were supposed to be doing.
"Well then, please be with your partners, we'll start now" Their sensei said.
Tomoka immediately went to get her partner. While Shibuya slowly walked towards his partner.
"Oi, lets start shall we?" a voice behind Sakuno said as an arm was draped on her shoulder. She glanced at the boy behind her, recognizing him as her partner.
"S-Shibuya-san" She nervously said as she blushed with ten shades of red.
"Sakuno-chan, ne?" He confirmed chuckling. "H-Hai…" Unbeknownst to them, a pair of Amber eyes was glaring at the boy with pure jealousy. "Call me Kyouta or Kyouta-kun" He asked.
Later…
"Ok class, gently pour the contents of the test tube" Their sensei instructed eyeing them.
Kyouta took hold of Sakuno's hand, which where the test tube was making Sakuno blush. Slowly they poured the contents of the test tube together, which made them look like couples. Tomoka was enjoying herself even though the prince were silent and only answers her "Hn" or "Aa" when she asked but she still seemed happy about.
They were both done fulfilling the task given by their sensei, so Ryoma took a seat while Tomoka sat beside him.
She saw Ryoma glaring towards the gorgeous boy with Sakuno. She decided to break the silence.
"They look good together ne, Ryoma-sama?" She asked looking at the same direction as him. The prince's locks were now covering his eyes.
"I…I hope they end up together" She bluntly said as she continued talking. Though this made Ryoma's clench his hand.
"It's pretty obvious the like each other ne?" She asked him but she knew he wouldn't answer her. Ryoma eyes were in rage.
"They'll end up together… for sure" "Shut up…" Ryoma murmured but unfortunately she didn't hear him. So she continued.
"I want to be able to see their children in the future, they'll be so cute!" That was the last straw for the prince.
"Urasai!" He exclaimed loudly making the whole class hear him shout. He then walked out from the classroom, hands in his pockets.
Meanwhile…
Fuji Syusuke just finished a practice match with Kawamura. "Taka-san, ill just get a drink" He said as he walked to a nearest vending machine in the tennis courts. He bought a bottle of water when he heard a tennis ball bouncing on the wall.
He saw his kohai playing tennis in his school uniform. He was amazed to see that the wall he was using as his opponent had little cracks on it.
He decided to show himself and leaned on the wall he was using. Upon seeing his senpai, he immediately stopped and took hold of the ball. "What is it?" He scowled.
"Well I just wanted to know why you were torturing the wall" He sadistically replied. "Che I was only practicing" came his reply.
"Do you call reverting your anger to the wall practicing?" He asked. "What's the problem?" He continued. "You can surely ask me about it, I am your senpai" He sadistically said.
"Che. That is the problem senpai, Not only you're my senpai, your also my rival" He retorted.
"Rival?" He confirmed. "Aa" came his reply. "But I thought Tezuka was your rival in tennis?" Fuji asked innocently.
"Not only in tennis. I know you know what I meant senpai…" With that he left Fuji and walked to the school's rooftop to do his routine, sleeping.
As the prince walked towards the rooftop, something caught his eye. There.
He saw Sakuno kissing Kyouta Shibuya in the school's garden. It wasn't only a kiss on the cheek. It was a kiss on the lips. The worst part was she was returning it.
Sakuno heard rustles behind her, when she turned around; unconsciously both her hands were clasped on her mouth from shock.
There standing the prince himself. "Ryo-" She wasn't able to call him out for he already walked away.
"S-Sonna…" She muttered as she slid on the ground trying to stop her tears from falling from her face. "G-Gomenasai K-Kyouta-kun" She said as she slowly stood up and ran to catch up with the prince. Knowing him well, she went straight to the place where he usually is.
As she walked through the stairs of the rooftop, he saw the prince sleeping with an angry expression on his face. She didn't know why she should explain things to him, but she felt she should.
She sat near the sleeping figure of the prince.
Unconsciously her hand traced itself on his sleeping face. To her he would always be handsome, whether he's smirking, sleeping, motivated or even when he scowls.
She was surprised when a hand gripped her wrist. She saw angry amber eyes. She wanted to run away but she can't.
"What is it?" He asked in an angry tone. He was already awake when he felt her touch his face but didn't show it.
"A-Anou Ry-Ryoma-kun…I…." with that he walked away. He didn't want to hear any of her explanations.
She was angry with him… a minute he kisses her and after another he ignores her.
"R-Ryoma-kun no Baka!" She exclaimed running towards the path he took and passed him.
He was surprised. She just shouted at him. It was new to him and also to her. She wasn't the type of person to just that loud. And as she passed he was sure he saw tears falling down her face.
For the first time in his life, the prince felt guilty.
He wanted to run after her but his legs wouldn't budge, maybe because of guiltiness? Nervousness?
'Ryoma-kun is such a jerk' she thought as she walked around, she wasn't even sure where she was, but she didn't care, she just continued sobbing.
"Daijoubu?" Someone asked from behind, as she turned her head he recognized it was her senpai. "A-Aa" She replied quietly.
"When did crying mean being okay?" He asked as he took a seat on the green grass. He then patted a space beside him indication her to sit down beside him. She wiped her tears and gave her senpai a fake smile.
"I-I'm okay now… Arigatou Fuji-senpai" She said as she looked down. "Is he the reason?" He asked then she raised her head to look at the prodigy. With the look in her eyes it meant it was 'yes'.
Starting from then on, Both Fuji and Sakuno spent time together more often. Since Ryoma kept ignoring her, she just had fun spending time with her favorite senpai.
"Ne, Sakuno-chan, would you like to go watch a movie this Saturday?" Fuji Syusuke asked as both Sakuno and Fuji were leaning on the tree and taking there lunch.
Sakuno swallowed the food she was eating. "Saturday?" She asked. Looking curious
"Aa… That is if you're free" He replied.
"Hai! I'll go!" came her answer.
To Be Continued…..