Hidden Feelings

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Chapter 2

The Seigaku Regulars

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Flashback:

'It's him!' Sakuno said to her mind shock all over her face.

"You may now introduce yourself," their sensei said to Ryoma as he stood in front of the teacher's table.

"Hai" he started. "Echizen Ryoma, 14 years old, I came back here from America after 6 years of staying there. Nice to meet you all"

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Ryoma looked up at their sensei signaling he's done.

"Ok, Ryoma you can take that empty seat beside Sakuno-chan. Sakuno-chan pls. raise your hand".

"Hai!" Sakuno quickly said.

Ryoma looked at the girl who raised her hand. 'hn. She is the one from a while ago. At least I can say thank you now.' He thought then started walking towards her. He stopped and faced Sakuno who looked at him "ne, arigato" he said before sitting down.

"ha…hai!" Sakuno stuttered her reply. She flushed but tried not to show it. At this point, she was getting death glares from all the girls in her class and Tomoka gave her a questioning look. "He was the one I was talking to you about" she mouthed to her friend. She flustered more when she felt the girls not leaving their stares at her.

This is the first time Ryoma actually looked at her enough to see her face details well. 'She's not that cute.'He thought unconsciously then shook his head when he realized what he just thought. 'Better focus on the lesson.'

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At last, it was lunch break already. Ryoma didn't know how he survived all those boring subjects. He walked out of the room before anyone noticed him and asks him questions.

"Hey Sakuno! What's with you and Ryoma-sama? And where did he go?" Tomoka asked Sakuno while searching the room for Ryoma. She is obviously all over him the moment she saw him walked in.

"Anou…he was the one I was telling you a while ago Tomo-chan. I guess that thank you was for helping him go here." Sakuno said then turned to find empty chair beside her "I didn't see him leave. I don't know where he is. Gomene Tomo-chan"

"Is that so…" Tomoka sighed she wished Ryoma would be joining them for lunch. "Well I guess we should start heading to the canteen before it gets crowded."

"Oi!" Horio called out to the girls Horio, Katsuo, and Kachiro walked towards them.

"Konnichiwa Tomo-chan, Sakuno-chan. Can we join you at the canteen?" asked Kachiro politely as they were beside the girls.

"Hai!" said Sakuno, while Tomoka reluctantly nodded; she really doesn't want to be near Horio always bragging about his two year of tennis experience but since her friend agreed, she doesn't have much of a choice.

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Lunch was over. As Ryoma entered the room, his eyes shifted to Sakuno. He didn't know why his eyes noticed her. He just ignored it and went to his seat. Their sensei entered the room and started the lesson. Ryoma sighed. 'Another 2 boring subjects ahead' he thought as he tried hard to listen to their sensei.

After what seemed like eternity to Ryoma, their classes ended. He smiled as he thought 'tennis ahead!' with that he got his bag and started walking towards the door.

Sakuno noticed him leaving. 'Is he really always like this? He doesn't even talk to anyone in class' she thought.

"Ryoma-sama! Ryoma-sama" Tomoka called and run towards him.

"Nani?" Ryoma turned to the girl who called her.

"Kawaii!!!!" Tomoka said excitedly. Sakuno looked at her friend and can't believe what she was doing. "Welcome to our school. I'm Osakada Tomoka" she said introducing herself. "Anou…are you going home already?" she asked.

Sakuno just watched them from her seat while Horio, Katsuo, and Kachiro went beside her and looking at the ever-noisy Tomoka.

"…" Ryoma just looked at the jumping Tomoka "I'm going to the tennis courts. Ja ne" he said and walked away.

"Ja ne Ryoma-sama!" Tomoka called out waving. She ran back towards the others "he's so kawaii!!!, he's so kawaii!!!" she kept on saying.

Sakuno just smiled at her friend. 'He's also going to the tennis courts. He must be playing tennis.' Her smile deepened at the thought.

"Come on guys! We will be late for tennis sessions, I don't want to run 10 laps from being late," Horio said to his other four friends and interrupting Sakuno's thoughts. The three rushed ahead while Tomoka was almost dragging Sakuno out for being so slow.

Ryoma just stood outside the wired fence of the tennis courts waiting for Ryuzaki sensei watching others playing. 'So this is Seigaku's tennis club' he thought as he heard an annoying voice calling his name.

"Ryoma-sama! Ryoma-sama!" Tomoka called. Tomoka and Sakuno went directly to the courts while Horio, Katsuo, and Kachiro went to the boy's locker room to change.

Ryoma immediately noticed Sakuno. 'Why is she also here? She looks so timid and shy, well at least she's not like her friend here screaming almost every time.' He smirked. Then he was looking at Sakuno unaware of what he's doing.

"Anou…is there something wrong with my face?" Sakuno asked Ryoma, blushing a little as she saw him looking at her.

'Baka Ryoma! What were you doing?!' he almost hit himself for that. "Betsuni" he just said and turned his attention back at the courts.

Sakuno stood dumbfounded 'what was he looking at a while ago? Maybe I have something on my face' she turned the other way around, so uncomfortable that she might have something on her face and she didn't want Ryoma to laugh at her or something. 'I should just ask Tomo-chan later.' She said while searching her face for the unknown something.

"Ne Ryoma-sama, are you joining the tennis club?" Tomoka asked.

"Hai" he just said

"ha ha ha! The new student is here to join the club!" Horio said as he, Katsuo, and Kachiro suddenly appeared.

"Hey! What are you saying to Ryoma-sama Horio!?" Tomoka asked defending his Ryoma-sama.

"Maybe we could have a match now. But I don't believe you would last that long from my two years of tennis experience! Ha ha ha" Horio said ignoring Tomoka who is now fuming over him.

"Mada mada dane" Ryoma just smirked at this.

Tomoka and Horio are now fighting over what Horio told Ryoma.

"Horio-kun, Horio-kun" Katsuo started pulling Horio's shirt.

"WHAT?" he shouted as he was interrupted in his fight with Tomoka.

Then Katsuo pulled Horio for the last time "time to go inside now. Sensei is already here and so are the regulars," Katsuo said.

Seeing the regulars and their sensei coming Horio obeyed him and dashed inside.

Ryoma looked at his right. There they are, the Seigaku Regulars. They look so cool in their uniforms. Their sensei (Ryuzaki Sumire) in front, an old woman with grayish hair tied in a ponytail. Followed by the captain (Tezuka Kunimitsu) in glasses with almost golden brown hair and a stoic face, then the vice captain (Oishi Syuichiroh) with black hair almost only the two small strands falling in front of his face. Beside him is a red haired senpai with a plaster on his right cheek (Kikamaru Eiji). Behind them are two others one with auburn hair, eyes always closed and a smile fixed on his face (Fuji Syusuke) and one with dark blue hair and his glasses fixed in his eyes (Inui Sadaharu). Behind them are the three last regulars, on the outer right is a guy in a green bandana (Kaidoh Kaoru) "fssshhhuuu" he hissed as they walked, on the middle is a tall guy with spiky black hair and just smiling as he walks through (Momoshiro Takeshi), and lastly on the outer left is a brown haired guy shouting "BURNING!!! COME ON BABY!!!" while swinging his racket (Kawamura Takashi).

Ryoma walked towards Ryuzaki sensei but Sakuno darted past him running towards the same person. "Obaa-chan, can I stay and watch the practice?" Ryoma heard Sakuno said. 'Obaa-chan? Now that's why she looks familiar somehow' he thought as he remembered his otou-san showing him a picture of a woman with a little girl on her side, which his father introduced as his coach and her granddaughter. He stopped in his tracks and decided to wait in the court's gate.

The regulars entered the courts while Ryuzaki sensei accompanied Ryoma inside.

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A/N chapter 2 is done. Sorry for the late update. I got busy on my work that's why.

Sorry this is just boring and almost the same as the original story, I know, I can't handle updating that much lately I'm so busy with my work I do double jobs and got a little sleep almost everyday. But I have so many plans for this fic. Just for an overview there would be a rivalry (Ryoma and another guy and Sakuno with someone) you'll have to read to find out. Pls. tell me what you think about it. Thanks much!