Falling Star
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IMPORTANT A/N: OMG! I am so sorry for the HUGE delay! But I have a good reason! So many assignments on the holidays and I still have to cook meals for everyone, do the washing, practice my violin and draw, draw, draw. So… ENJOY Chapter 6!
P.S FAQ is at the end of the chapter from now on!
P.S.S I've rewritten Chapter 6 three times now!!
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Chapter 6 – Sanctuary
"Ne, what's your name?"
Looking up in surprise, Sakuno saw a beautiful girl with long black hair and dazzling blue eyes approach her with a kind smile, "S-Sakuno Ryuzaki desu," she replied timidly.
The girl smiled once more, "I'm Yuki… Yuki Hikari. Let's get along from now on!" she said, shaking Sakuno's hand.
"H-Hikari-san… Isn't that the last name of the CEO Sports representative?"
Yuki blinked for a minute and looking hesitant, she said, "Um… yes… he's my father…"
"That sounds amazing," Sakuno mumured with a sweet smile, as pure and as innocent as a little girl, "I hope I can get to know you more, Hikari-san!"
She was surprised for a minute, as if never expecting that kind of reaction but letting out a laugh, Yuki sat down next to her classmate and looked out the window, saying, "Ne… Sakuno-san, have you ever fallen in love?"
Sakuno stared at Yuki and caught a glimpse of that dreamy look in those blue eyes, for a moment, she forgot about saying anything other than, "What about Hikari-san?"
A tiny sad smile was pasted onto her pink lips as Yuki replied quietly, "I love him very much… but I guess you can call it unrequited…"
"Sakuno… Sakuno," a soft voice whispered, waking her from her dream of her first encounter with Yuki.
Slowly opening her sleepy eyes, Sakuno found herself sitting upright on the sofa in the giant mansion, a grey jumper covered her for warmth and someone sat close beside her.
Sighing, Ryoma waved his hand in front of the young lady's dreary eyes to get her attention, "Sakuno!" he tried again in a louder voice.
Finally snapping out of her sleepy state, Sakuno turned to Ryoma with an embarrassed blush on her cheeks, clutching the grey jumper, she said, "Good morning Ryoma-kun… S-Sorry, I was just wandering why I was here…"
Ruffling his messy dark green hair, Ryoma smirked at her, "Stupid, we fell asleep here last night… are you using my jumper anymore?" he asked, eyeing the grey jumper he'd covered her with last night.
A thousand shades of red appeared on her face once more and Sakuno immediately shoved the jumper back into the prince's arms. "T-Thankyou…" For a moment there was silence and she could only find herself fiddling uncomfortably with her cringing skirt, but suddenly a soft sensation brushed against her ear and she felt herself quiver as Ryoma leaned closely. His lips gently touched her ear, whispering, "I'll make you mine for sure this time".
Before Sakuno even had a chance to react to such a thing, a sharp voice interrupted the two, "Ryuzaki-san, if you don't mind, I don't wish for such a commoner to stay in my mansion any further, let alone another night. At least the red-haired freak had some sense to leave".
Stumbling to her feet, Sakuno timidly bowed to Yuki, "I-I'm terribly sorry, I really should head back to campus now. T-Thankyou…"
Glaring at her, Yuki followed her to the door with Ryoma silently walking behind, "I never invited you anyway, just don't show your face here again," she said icily.
"Hey you should-" but before Ryoma even had a chance to speak for Sakuno, the poor girl had long swung open the door, only to have it blocked by a figure standing in the way.
"Saa… I suppose I interrupted something?" A twenty-year-old young man with short chestnut hair murmured with a mischievous grin upon his face under those always smiling eyes.
Snapping out of shock, Sakuno cried at the adult, "Fuji-senpai?!"
The tensai continued to smile, "Long time no see, Ryuzaki-san," he greeted and turned to Ryoma, "Echizen, you actually snuck out of America without the media's attention, congratulations…" finally, he turned to Yuki who seemed rather pale, his blue eyes opened narrowly at her, his smile disappeared, "And you…"
"W-Why did you have to come of all times?!" Yuki yelled as she completely forgot about Sakuno and began to stride away down the hallway, far from Shusuke, "I never asked you to come, jerk!"
"You know each other?" Ryoma asked with raised eyebrows, seeing his stupid fiancée getting annoyed like this was rather fun and amusing to watch.
"Well, I'm a journalist from her father's sports company, of course I'd know her," Shusuke replied as he simply invited himself into the mansion.
"Well you're the most clueless journalist ever!" Yuki's voice shouted back down the hall.
"I-I better get going, I don't want to be late for my lectures. It was nice meeting you Fuji-senpai, bye Ryoma-kun," Sakuno said, waving a quick goodbye, she walked down the fresh green lawn, making her way back to college. Luckily it was still quite early in the morning, she probably could've stayed a little longer but it hurt, seeing Yuki acting that way.
Unlocking the door to her room, Sakuno carefully stepped inside and took off her jumper, being extra careful not to wake the sleeping twins. But before she could get back in bed, Shiroki's voice froze her, "Where've you been?"
Taking a few steps back and trying to hide the guilt in her face, Sakuno did her best to lie, "I-I well… you see… I went for an early walk…"
Suddenly, Mikira shot up from her bed, glaring fiercely at her, "You're lying! You were with Ryoma-sama all night weren't you?!"
The young lady flinched, how did they know? More over, how did they know Ryoma was in Kyoto?
"Don't think you can hide it you slut!" Shiroki spit out rudely, throwing a pile of newspapers at the poor girl.
Quickly capturing apiece, Sakuno's eyes widened with horror at the huge headline upon the tattered paper:
World Tennis Star Cheats on his Fiancée!!
Just recently, Ryoma Echizen, the all-rounder world tennis star had been engaged to famous model Yuki Hikari, the only daughter of the CEO Sports Representative, a perfect match seen by all citizens. However just last night, this tennis prince was seen holding another girl in his arms, supposedly a childhood friend named Sakuno Ryuzaki. What's going on you ask?
It seems Echizen has snuck out of America and is now residing in Kyoto for the time being, is it for his beloved fiancée or the suspicious young lady that spent a whole night with him? Moreover, what will his worldwide fans think of this handsome young star? The media is on the roll to investigating this case…
"We knew there was something going on with you lately!" Mikira sneered.
"Ryoma-sama definitely would never cheat on his fiancée! You obviously forced him to do this! Who would fall for someone like YOU let alone a sports star!"
Sakuno stayed quiet, unable to move as all those criticisms were launched at her. So the reason Shusuke showed up this morning was probably to warn them about the news but no, she just had to leave on her own free will. Though the article was published to blame Ryoma, it seemed every single person was looking down on her instead. After all, if you didn't know anything but the article, who would you go for? A well educated, established and not to mention good looking superstar or a weird girl you know nothing about? Everything was out of control…
"Explain yourself!!" the twins screamed in unison.
But just as she was thinking of escaping again, the door flung open and Ryoma stood there, casually leaning against the doorway. "Excuse me, but I'd like to borrow your friend for a few days," he said with one of his infamous smirks, walking up beside Sakuno, he grabbed her wrist and dragged her out the door. Leaving the two girls in utter shock, a tennis star just charged into their room and 'borrowed' Sakuno?
"R-Ryoma-kun! What are you doing here without a disguise?!" Sakuno cried in surprise as they rushed down the corridor. It was still rather early in the morning and Ryoma was being tactful, picking the empty corridors to escape in.
"Don't worry, it's not like there's any use if they find out anyway, half the world already knows where I am by now," he said, slipping on his sunglasses as they stepped out of the campus.
"Where are we going?!"
"Back to the mansion, you can't stay here with this kind of news lingering around."
Finding this entire thing happening to fast, Sakuno could only allow herself to be dragged back into the mansion where Shusuke and Yuki waited. An uneasy aura filled the room as they entered, but she could tell it was far better here than to stay at the college.
"Ahh… Kidnapping Sakuno went well," the tensai said with a grin as Ryoma collapsed onto the sofa, removing his sunglasses and shaking his messy hair.
"It's not the time to be saying that," Ryoma replied with a glare, "We have to make sure the headlines can't reach any further".
"Sorry but that's too impossible," Shusuke replied, "But since we all know who did this, she can pay the price."
"And what do you expect me to do?!" Yuki growled angrily.
"Let Ryuzaki-san stay in this place with Echizen for the time being, I'm sure I can come up with a little scheme if I go and visit Momo," Shusuke offered.
"There's no way I'm letting her stay here!"
"Do that or I'll have to inform your father…" the chestnut haired young man said in a sly voice.
A deep blush crossed Yuki's cheeks and frowning unappreciatively she turned away, "Whatever," and with that, she strode off into the study with Jun following behind.
Turning back to Sakuno, Shusuke smiled kindly at her, "It's best you stay here and not go out for a while until this topic has settled down a bit, I'm sure Echizen will take care of you."
"I can't stand that girl," Ryoma mumbled darkly.
"I understand that clearly, but knowing Hikari-san, she's probably planning something again. She obviously did this for a reason; it's best to stay on her good side for the time being. Don't worry, she's an interesting person…"
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"Young madam, this situation is getting out of hand!" Jun cried as he closed the door, seeing this entire thing happening, he had to talk some sense into that girl.
"Tell that to my father!!" Yuki snapped back, shoving a huge pile of papers to the floor.
"But… Fuji-san… he…"
"I can't stand that jerk! If he's here, my plans are completely ruined!" The young lady muttered, digging her nails into the chair, full of hatred. After a moment of silence, she calmed down slightly and leaned against the back of the chair, "He only recognizes me as the daughter of a CEO…" she murmured bitterly.
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"Kintarou! Did you read this?!" Momo yelled aloud as he shoved the newspaper in front of the depressed boy.
Letting out a groan, the red head barely lifted his eyes to read the headlines, he grimly waved Momo away, "I'm huuuuuuuuuuuuungry," he moaned.
"You've been eating four hours straight! Stop being so depress-" before he could go on, the phone interrupted him.
"Hello?" Momo called to the other line.
"Aah… Takeshi, it's been a long time."
"FUJI-SENPAI?!"
"Listen, I have a favour to ask…"
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A knock came from the door, turning to the noise, Sakuno answered, "C-Come in."
Stepping inside, Ryoma looked around her new quarters that Yuki had 'unwillingly' allowed her to use for a few days. "Dinner's almost ready," he said as she finished unpacking.
"Ok, thankyou very much," Sakuno said, seating herself on her new bed.
Pausing for a moment Ryoma sat down on the bed next to her and gently laid a lock of her stray hair behind her ear, "Are you feeling ok?" he asked gently, looking closely at her tomato coloured face.
She could only nod.
"What those girls said to you this morning…"
"I-I'm used to it," she said quickly, hugging her knees to her chest, she looked out the large window at the night sky twinkling with a spray of stars with a sad smile, "It's just… today's the Star Gazing Festival and… well… it's best that I didn't go…"
Looking at her for a moment, Ryoma rolled his eyes, "Che, it's just a festival where you look at stars, you see stars everyday…"
"I-It's not like that!" Sakuno retorted in a hurry to defend her festival, "I was… I was hoping everyone could come and enjoy it, even just for a night…"
Without another word, Ryoma securely wrapped his arms tightly around her waist from behind and pulled her into his lap, leaning over her shoulder, he gave her a quick gentle peck on her soft cheeks and laid his chin on her shoulder. Breathing gently onto her ear, he whispered warmly, "Then we can watch the stars here, just the two of us."
Even though the world had turned its back on me…
You stayed with me…
In our own small sanctuary within this cruel world…
Let's watch the stars together…
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To be continued! No cliffies this time!
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