Falling Star
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A/N: Hello! :D Sorry! A LOT of days late of my promised schedule, I apologize! Also, I'm deciding to put up a FAQ category in order to reply some questions for my reviewers where everyone can see, so, feel free to ask!
FAQ - A few of my reviewers however, asked when the rest of the Seigaku Regulars were coming into the story, my answer? Very soon ;)
-oxXxoNIKKIoxXxo: So sad... I actually asked my friends if they that betrayal thing of yours. Some of them said that they believe it but not all people are like that.
Reply: Yes indeed! Please don't take what I said into heart, it was just what Yuki thought of the world :D
-SnowCharms: ! Damn ! I just hope that Ryoma will try his best to make things right...either way i'm surprised that Nanjirou and Ringo would go as far as to introduce Yuki to him when they're clear about how he feels about Sakuno...update!
Reply: You'll find out what Nanjirou... more like, what Rinko thought :) Just wait a little longer lol.
Please read and review! Enjoy!
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Chapter 5 – You Don't Deserve it
Yuki marched angrily into the study room of her mansion, barging through the door; she walked right up to Jun who had been asked to wait in the room, and gave him a furious look, "I TOLD YOU TO KEEP AN EYE ON HER!! I TOLD YOU TO INFORM ME IF SHE CAME ANY CLOSER!! WHY DIDN'T YOU WARN ME?!" She screamed in the man's face.
"Please forgive me, young madam," Jun replied respectfully, "However a call came from your father minutes ago, I apologize for not carrying out my duty immediately".
"What does that stupid father want?! Tell him not to contact me anymore if all he wants to do is criticize me! I don't wanna hear from a man who doesn't bother to show up in front of his own daughter!" Yuki spit out, slamming her palms down upon the desk. Hours ago, EVERYTHING was going just right, EVERYTHING. And now, NOTHING'S going her way at all, in fact, EVERYTHING went wrong, she even had to bring Sakuno and Kintarou back into her own mansion because of the unexpected meeting by the river.
"Please do not speak so harshly of your father, Yuki-sama," Jun said, "And if I may ask, was hurting Ryuzaki-san part of your plan? "
Collapsing into the chair, Yuki covered her face with her hands and let out a heavy sigh, "Of course not…"
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"HEH! This mansion is amazing!" Kintarou cried aloud, unable to contain his joy, he flailed his arms about in the wide space of the lounge, laughing like a little boy. But he immediately quietened down when the other two barely shared any of his joy.
He didn't blame them; it was a shock for him too… to suddenly meet Ryoma and some old friend of Sakuno's by a tiny river in the middle of the night was completely unexpected. But what was even more unexpected was the fact that Yuki had invited them into her mansion for the night…
Ryoma couldn't believe it either, this whole situation was out of his reach, so many questions were spinning around him in a dark aura: How did Sakuno know Yuki? WHY WAS KINTAROU WITH HER?!
The prince eyed the girl sitting across from him, she'd grown into a far more mature and beautiful maiden, but he could still see it, her personality, the personality that she'd covered up, the personality that he loved she didn't change at all. She seemed frightened, shaken even, if she really was a good friend of Yuki's, he guessed it would indeed hurt to hear someone close say they didn't know you…
Suddenly, Sakuno shot up, "I-I have to return to the campus…" she cried, looking like she badly wanted to leave.
"No, please stay for the night, its already very late…miss… I'm sorry, what's your name?" Yuki asked as she appeared in the lounge with Jun following behind her.
A painful sting exploded inside her, and Sakuno found that she had absolutely no energy to go anywhere, looking down at the ground she murmured, "I…I'm Sakuno…Sakuno Ryuzaki".
"I see… Ryuzaki-san, you seem to have a close relationship with my fiancé?"
Sakuno twitched as she looked at her 'friend', "F-Fiancé?" she asked in surprise.
Yuki smirked and wrapped her arms around Ryoma's, "Have you not heard? Ryoma and I are engaged," she said. But immediately, Ryoma pulled away from her and gave her a cold glare, "You never received permission to call me by my name, and it was our parents who arranged this, don't get your hopes up".
Kintarou sat silently in his seat, watching the whole event unfold, he looked over at Sakuno to find her shaking badly, that's when he decided to end the conversation, "Ne, I'm tired, can we borrow a few rooms and go to sleep already?"
"Do as you like," Yuki replied flatly, disappearing down the hallway without a single word.
Kintarou pouted, it seemed like that weird girl was just acting around with Ryoma… as if she had no interest in him either way. He stood up and gave the two a happy wave, "Oyasumi!" he called and rushed down the hall to find an empty bedroom, he loved Sakuno, but the only way to make her happy was to solve everything between Ryoma… even if he had to be hurt…
(A/N: Oyasumi - Good Night)
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"Yuki-sama, is it okay to leave the three alone?" Jun asked as he followed his mistress into yet another study room.
Yuki walked over to the phone, signalling Jun to shut the door, she said, "Let them do as they please for now… I was surprised at first… but I figured everything out".
Raising his eyebrows Jun watched with fascination as Yuki dialled the phone with a smirk upon her face, the line connected and she spoke, "Konnichiwa, this is Yuki Hikari… yes… yes, I'm the daughter of the CEO representative…" she rolled her eyes at this, her fingers glided along the edge of the polished table and she continued, "Has it not occurred to you that the world's number one star has been… silent… for quite a while?" she asked, her lips curving into a grin.
"Of course I mean Ryoma Echizen, do you even think that he's still in Los Angeles? If you want REAL information, I'm the only one to ask, don't you want to publish the best gossip anyone in the world has ever seen?"
At the sound of those words, Jun cringed slightly, he knew what she was up to, why would she go as far as this?
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"Ryuzaki, I'll show you to a room," Ryoma offered, breaking the torturing silence between them.
"I'm fine, really, I need to go back to campus," Sakuno said stubbornly, but there was no way she was going to stay alone with this guy…
Suddenly, Ryoma reached out and grabbed her by the wrist, stopping her from leaving, "Stay… please," he muttered, surprising the girl, "I came to Tokyo without the media's attention… because I wanted to find you, but Momo-senpai told me you left for Kyoto so long ago, so I came here".
He was being rather forward, she could see that, and it made her nervous with that same deep blush upon her cheeks… he wanted to see her. "I DON'T NEED YOU HERE! I SAID GOODBYE LAST NIGHT AND THAT WAS FINAL! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU EVER AGAIN BECAUSE YOU'RE A BURDEN; I PITIED YOU FOR LOSING YOUR GRANDMA SO I DECIDED TO ACT NICE! BUT YOU'RE JUST GETTING ON MY NERVES EVERYDAY SO GET OUT OF MY LIFE! I DON'T NEED YOU! YOU AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO! IT'S ALL STUPID! I HATE YOU!!" She flinched, remembering those hurtful words of his that he'd left her two years ago before he departed for the US, he'd left her broken-hearted, crying miserably, she didn't need it again. Slapping his hand away from her wrist, she backed away from him, "P-Please stay away…"
Ryoma stared at Sakuno, the frightened look in her eyes obviously told him everything, it was what he said to her back then… she couldn't forget it… He wanted to explain that he only did it because he didn't want her waiting for him to come back all alone, but he found himself in complete silence, not a single word could escape his mouth…
Dropping the subject, Ryoma sighed and sat down upon the couch, looking up at the fidgeting girl he said, "At least tell me how you know Hikari-san," he said in defeat, he'd have to build back the trust slowly, but there was no way he was handing her over to Kintarou, never.
"S-She is- was my friend in the first year of college, but she moved away and I haven't seen her until now…" Sakuno explained, she still couldn't get over it… Yuki… she'd promised to get over Ryoma and yet… here she was, his FINACEÉ and she even claimed to not know Sakuno at all. It wasn't that she cared about her relationship with Ryoma, she'd gotten over him a long time ago… maybe…
He seemed to somehow understand her situation, slowly; he reached forward and gently brushed his fingers along her pink cheeks, "This was an arranged marriage… it was a misunderstanding between my parents, I'm sure you and Hikari can solve this out," he said, it WAS all he could say to encourage her. Suddenly, he noticed tears blurring those beautiful chocolate orbs…
Sakuno covered her mouth as she sniffed, stuttering weakly, "D-Don't you… D-Don't you hate me?" Feeling her weak legs give in, she collapsed onto his lap and buried her head in his shoulder, those tears, tears that she'd been locking in for two whole years… that guy came back and easily released them all, she still loved him that was for sure.
Wrapping his arms tightly around her waist, he pulled her closer, breathing in the sweet scent of her silky hair, "Never," he murmured into her ear, he wanted to tell her how he felt, so much… but this situation was good enough for him. (A/N: Haha, Ryoma can't take too much mushiness :D)
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A twenty-year-old young man with soft chestnut hair, those familiar smiling blue eyes, and a mischievous grin sat upon the bench in a peaceful garden of Kyoto, he held a cell phone to his ear and spoke through the line, "Hikari-san? It's been quite a while, do you need something?"
As he said those words, he took a camera out of his bag and laid it in his lap, flipping through precious photos from back when he was a Seigaku Regular in the tennis club. "Saa…. An old friend in Kyoto you say? Hm? …You want me to help you publish an article on the Internet? Oh… The morning papers? I can get that of course… sure I'll have a look".
The tensai paused for a moment as he stared at a group photo of his friends, eyeing a particular short seventh grader in a white cap, "Is that all?" he asked the person on the other line, "…I see… Well, yes, I'll call you after I've read the article, ja".
Pushing the button, he switched off the camera along with his phone…
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Ending the call, Yuki stared out the window at the dark night of the lonely garden in the mansion, watching a couple embrace tightly and stayed in each other's arms for a long while.
The reflection of her own image got in the way and she could only watch a single tear slide from her lonely eyes. She tightly clutched her mobile and laid her forehead against the cold window pane, "I'm sorry…" she cried softly as her eyes caught the reflection of a letter from her father…
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His cell phone rang again as he stood up to go home, picking it up, he spoke, "Hello, Shusuke Fuji here… ah, Kiteki-san… hm? Tomorrow's article? …Of course, please send me a copy of the main story, arigatou". (A/N: Arigatou Thank you)
His eyes widened considerably at the message he received, he couldn't help but read aloud the title with complete shock, "World Tennis Star Cheats On His Fiancée..."
"I think I'll visit Hikari-san tomorrow…"
I can never understand people…
You meet the same person who hurt you…
And yet, you fall for him once more…
To be hurt again…
You don't deserve it…
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :O HAHAHAAHA xD What do you think? What do you think? PLEASE REVIEW! And feel free to leave a question along with it! I don't want the FAQ part to be wasted :) I tried to have lots of RyoSaku fluff in there but only ended up with one because the others were dragging the story too much xP
I wanted all the characters to get in place first and have some mystery before the good stuff comes! :D I'm tired now; this chapter was WAAAAY longer than I expected haha…
Oyasumi Minna-san!
Zzzzzzz, Yula
P.S Maybe it's my bad luck, but Fanfiction is having problems uploading documents... Note, my beautiful lines have turned into Os because they keep disappearing!! O,O