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Yukimura opens his eyes
His blurry vision starts to clear
And he sees his parents
His team mates
And Sakuno
All of them look glad and happy
His mother's touch on his head makes him realize that he's still alive
And that means the operation succeed
A smile that's brighter than his usual renowned smile curved on his face
His parents then walk out of the room to meet the doctor
"Looks like I make it alive"
He said with a teasing tone
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"We can't wait to meet you at Rikkaidai tenis court, Buchou"
Said Yagyuu
"Yeah! We'll face the National tournament with full force!"
Marui almost jumps with happiness
"Don't yell in the hospital, Marui"
Said Jackal who can't let go his smile either
"Ah! Sorry"
Marui bows
Receiving laughters from the other team mates
and giggles from Sakuno
Yukimura glances at the girl
"Yukimura...you should rest..."
Said Sanada
"Yeah, buchou...you need more rest..you just finished your operation"
Niou added
"You're right"
Yukimura nods his head
He wants to be with his team mates longer
But in a few days
He will be back to the court
So he should be patient
"Seichi, tomorrow we'll come again"
Said Yanagi
"Yes, we will come again tomorrow after practice"
Sanada complied
"Well then see you all tomorrow"
Yukimura smiled
The regulars walk out of the room with different ramblings of goodbye and see you tomorrow
Leaving Sakuno whose confused wether she leaves or not
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"Sakuno-chan...Thank you for coming"
He starts the conversation
"Tha..that's alright"
a tint of red shows up on her cheek
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Yukimura gestured for her to sit on the bedside
Sakuno nibled her lower lips
Then sits beside him
Her face blushed more and more when she sees him
Her mind repeats the 'hugging' incident
That's the first time she was so close with a boy
"Thanks to you…I made it alive"
He said softly
Looking at her with his tender smile
"N.no…no! It's not because of me….It because of the doctors, nurse and Seichi-kun himself"
She waves her hand uncontrollably
He touches her hand
"But you're the one that made me strong to face it"
He replied never leaving contact with her eyes
Her face is red like tomatoes
"I….."
There's no words escaped from her lips
Yukimura chuckled
"Kawaii"
He said
Those words makes her couldn't stare at him
She looks at other direction
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"Ne..Sakuno-chan…do you still remember our promise?"
The blue haired boy asked
"Ah…of course I remember, Seichi-kun…So...what do you want?"
She asked him back
"Hmm….."
Yukimura stares her deeply
"Sakuno-chan…do you believe in love at first sight?"
He suddenly asked
"e…eh?"
Sakuno confused at first
But then those words reminds her of Ryoma
She believes at love first sight
Because she experienced it
The incident when he helped her at the train
Makes her falls on love with him
"I…I do.."
She answered with her face still looking at the walls
Yukimura gently hold her chin
Turns her face to him
"I have fallin in love with the girl in front of me"
He said
His face looks gentle but his eyes shows that he's serious
Sakuno slowly comprehend what he said
As she understands, she almost couldn't believe it
"Se..seichi-kun…I…"
"You don't need to answer it now…I now it's too sudden"
He replied understandingly
Her mind is confused
She loves Ryoma
Eventhough he didn't show much reaction to her
She still loves him
But why she couldn't directly reject the one in front of her
She didn't love Yukimura Seichi
Is she?
He is different from Ryoma
He is a gentle person
She feels calm when she's with her
But somehow when her senses have a contact with him
Her heart beats faster
Just like now
When his hand hold her chin
When he sets his eyes on her
But that because she's not used to have contact with boys
Is she?
Her mind starts rambling confusedly
"Seichi-kun…I….can you give me time to think about it?"
What has she said?!
Her lips betrays her mind
"Of course…I will wait patiently…"
He answered
"Th...thank you…"
She replied with flushed face
Looking at her
He couldn't hold his senses
Suddenly he kisses her right cheek
Her face now wins over a ripe tomato
But he didn't matter
"Until you prepare to answer, I will try to catch your heart"
He said with a smile
"I…I…"
She thanked god that suddenly his parents knocked the door
The petite auburn haired girl quickly stands up
After politely bids farewell to Yukimura and his parents
She leaves the room
Yukimura chuckled
But then he realized something
"I forgot to ask her phone number…."
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Sakuno lay on her bed
She felt tired
Her heart still beats fast
Her mind repeats what happened earlier
She hugs her favorite teddy bear
She felt guilty
Guilty to Ryoma
In only 2 days
Her heart beats fast because of someone else
"Sakuno-chan…do you believe in love at first sight?"
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"I have fallin in love with the girl in front of me"
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"Of course…I will wait patiently…"
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"Until you prepare to answer, I will try to catch your heart"
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She buried her face deeper on her teddy bear
Then suddenly her cellphone rings
She quickly sits
And takes her cellphone
An unknown number
"Moshi-moshi"
She answered the phone
"Konbanwa, Sakuno-chan"
A familiar voice
"Se..Seichi-kun!!"
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The caller who's none other than Yukimura Seichi, Chuckled
"I'm happy you remember my voice"
He said with a gentle tone
Just hearing those voice makes her blushed
"H…how do you know my number?"
She asked curiously
"Ah..from a friend who's a data collector, just like your senpai, Inui-san"
Sakuno tries to remember
"oh…Yanagi-san"
Her mind is curious about how Yanagi know her number, but there;s something that she's more curious now
"I'm sorry for calling you suddenly…..well…I'm so bored here…no one to talk to…"
He gives his reason
"What about Sanada-san…or the other Rikkaidai regular?"
She asked
He chuckles again
"Sanada-san is not' a talk with the phone type of person'…and even though if he wants to talk…he's a bit boring…"
He said with a playful tone
It's Sakuno's time to giggle
"Don't say like that Seichi-kun..I think Sanada-san is a good person…"
She replied
"Indeed…he IS a good and responsible person"
The blue haired boy agreed
"Well what about the others?"
She asked
"The others….Yanagi will talk with percentage of everything, Marui will only talk about cakes and sweets…Jackal is now obsessed with sunglasses …so he'll talk about different kinds of sunglasses…Niou will talk about how he tricks people today…Yagyuu likes detective kinds of book, so he'll definitely tells me the spoilers eventhough I don't want to hear it..and Akaya…he'll only ramblings about how to defeat me,Yanagi and Sanada…."
Sakuno couldn't hold her laughter
"haha..so..sorry for laughing them like this.."
She stuttered
"That's okay Sakuno-chan"
After she calm down
He continues
"That's why I call you Sakuno-chan, am I bothering you?"
"O.of course not, Seichi-kun!"
She hears him exhaled
"Glad to hear it….so Sakuno-chan…do you have anything particular that you like?"
Yukimura asked
"Me? Umm…."
"Do you have any hobbies?"
"I like…baking cakes…obaa-chan often taught me to make cakes"
"Baking cakes?...just like Marui…his hobby is baking cakes as well"
"Really?"
"Yes"
"Wow….."
The girl a bit surprised about this tiny piece of information
"Maybe sometimes you can bake for us"
"Umm…when I visit again, I'll try to bring something"
She agreed
"I'm looking forward for it"
She blushed again
"W..What about you Seichi-kun…do you have any hobbies?"
This time it's her turn to ask
"I like gardening "
"Gardening…wow…."
"I have my own small garden at my house…Gladly my mom took care for it since I was hospitalized"
"That's good to hear…I..I'm curious to see how it look like"
She didn't believe what's she saying before
"Then you should come to my house next time…after I released from the hospital"
"A..al..alright"
"Well then…It's already late…you have to go to school tomorrow, right?"
"Y…yes"
"Thank you for the chat, Sakuno-chan"
"Thank you too, Seichi-kun"
"I'm waiting eagerly for the cakes, good night Sakuno-chan, sweet dreams"
"Good night, Seichi-kun"
And he hungs up the phone
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The next day,
Just like she promise
After school, she visits Yukimura at the hospital with a jar of homemade cookies
And luckily, the regulars from Rikkaidai comes to visit their buchou too
Marui jumps happily when he looks at the cookies
As he wants to grab the cookies first
Sanada slaps his hand
And gives the jar to Yukimura first
"It's delicious, Sakuno-chan"
He said with a bright smile
Making the auburn haired girl blushed
"Really?!"
Marui looks excited
He gives Sanada puppy eyes
Sanada took a cookie then gives the jar to Yanagi
Yanagi took one then gives the jar to Yagyuu
Then Yagyuu gives the jar to Niou
Then Jackal
Then finally to Marui
Who is desperately wants to tries it
After biting the cookie
Marui screams
"DELICIOUS"
Then gets a hit on the head by Jackal
"You're disturbing the other patient"
Said the bald Brazilian boy
"Sorry…."
The red haired boy replied
Then the other tries the cookie
Yanagi starts to mumble about the percentage of the cookies mixture
Yagyuu and Jackal comment that it's delicious
While Niou after saying his praises, his face shows some sinister expression
While Sanada just nods his head as his approvement
All of them chat happily about other things aside from tennis
Because the boys didn't want Sakuno feel uncomfortable about the rivalry between Rikkaidai and Seigaku
Although sometimes Akaya slips his tongue
Then he was given death glare from Sanada
And devil's smile from Yukimura
Then he didn't dare to talk anymore
After that the regulars except Yukimura
Accompany Sakuno to the train station
On the train, she received a text message from Yukimura
'Thank you for the cookies, it's delicious'
Reading those words
She smiles happily
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A week has passed
Yukimura and Sakuno becomes closer
Although sometimes she still make a distance with him
For she is still in love with Ryoma
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"She's in love with Echizen Ryoma?"
That news shocks him
"Yes, Sadaharu told me, Ryuzaki-chan always cheers for him in the tournament and sometimes makes him cakes and bentos"
Yanagi share the information with his buchou
Yukimura becomes silent
He knows that Sakuno loves someone else
But he never thought that he's the ichinen rookie
A pang of jealousy and sadness fills his heart
"But tennis filled 98 of his mind, that he ignored the girl, you still have a chance Seiichi"
The data collector replied
Yukimura just gives him a smile
A faint smile
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"Do you still love Echizen Ryoma?"
He asked bluntly from phone
That night he calls her
"H..how do you…….."
She becomes silent
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"Yes, I still love him…"
She finally answered
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"At least now I know who my rival is"
The blue haired boy replied with a teasing smile
"Seiichi-kun…I…"
"I won't give up yet, Sakuno-chan"
He said with determination
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Finally the final between Rikkaidai and Seigaku
The match between him and Echizen Ryoma
Will determine who'll be the winner of the national tournament
Yukimura glances at the auburn haired girl
She looks worried and confused
"Don't let rage overcome your mind, Yukimura"
The advice from his close friend, Sanada
"I won't"
Yukimura enters the court
He is now face to face with Echizen
His famous angelic smile disappear
Replace with a serious expression
The Child of God, Yukimura Seiichi VS Super Rookie, Echizen Ryoma
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After the long and hard battle
Finally the match ends
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He lost
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Rikkaidai failed to get their 3rd consecutive win
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Yukimura leaves the court
Sanada gestured the others to let him alone for a while
Yukimura walks to the park
To a big tree
Looking at the green scenery
His face has back to its tender ones
Although his eyes is on the brink of tears
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"Seiichi-kun…"
A sweet voice that's so familiar with him
He didn't turn his body
Letting her looking at his back
"Why do you come here?"
He asked
"Seigaku wins the national tournament…you should celebrate it with them…with him…"
He continues
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"But I want to be here…at your side…"
She answered
Yukimura couldn't believe his ears
Until a small hand touch his left arm
"You have done well, Seiichi-kun, that's the best match I ever seen"
She said proudly
Suddenly he turns his body
His hand pulls her body to an embrace
He can feel her warm body
He hugs her tight
"Why do you come to me?"
He asked softly
Trying his best not to cry
He could feel her body trembling
Her hands touch his back
"I have told my feelings to Ryoma…and just like what I have predicted…His mind now is only for tennis…"
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"…"
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"But it's not because I was rejected that I come to you…"
His heart starts to beat faster
"It's because I realized…that my feelings for him…is admiration…"
"…"
"And…what's your feeling to me?"
He asked
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"My feelings for you…is LOVE"
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He hugs her tighter
Never wants to let her go
"Thank you, Sakuno"
He whispered
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"Let's go back now…the others are waiting for you"
She said
Yukimura finally released her
"You're right"
As she turns her body
"Sakuno…"
He called her
As she turns her face
"Yes, Seiichi-kun?"
Her lips caught by his
A tender kiss
Her face gradually becomes red
"Just call me Seiichi"
He said with a smile
Then he pulled her hand gently
Taking her back to where the others are
Both of them walk hand on hand with bright smiles on each others face
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FIN
Author note:
FINALLY a happy end for this story
I need almost 4 hours to finish this
If there's some mistakes I'm really sorry :
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