The Prince and the Pauper
moontonic18
Disclaimer: I do not own prince of tennis
Chapter 2. Guest
Undeniably beautiful with her long layered chestnut brown hair dancing along the direction of the wind, our guest flashed me and grandma an angelic smile. I suddenly remembered Captain Tezuka - they'll make a good couple "Good evening" she bowed to greet us.
"Ah!! Is that you Mitsuki?" Grandma reassured our guest with full excitement.
"Yup! I missed you so much coach!" she hugged my grandma; then turned to face me "And you must be Sakuno" she gave me a warm smile "You're prettier in person" she complimented me "nice to meet you"
I immediately smiled at her "nice to meet you too" I felt my cheeks flush a little. I studied her features while we were on our way to the living room. Her dark green eyes, rosy cheeks and soft pink lips sure made me look like a total 'nobody.' But what's more beautiful about her is that she has a very gentle and warm aura that would surely make you feel cosy.
We finally arrived at the living room. Grandma sat beside her while I sat at the sofa across them.
"Hi Sakuno" she began "I'm Mitsuki Sanada. Your grandma used to teach me tennis when I was little. It's very nice to meet you" she smiled at me.
"Ummm… I'm Sakuno… I'm currently studying at Seishun Academy, the academy where my grandma coaches a tennis team. Nice to meet you too" I managed.
"Are you hungry?" Grandma suddenly spoke.
Mitsuki smiled at us "No thanks. I ate a lot at the plane" she then placed her left palm on her stomach "I'm really full" she chuckled.
KRING KRING!!
Grandma hurriedly ran to pick up the phone. She's not the type of person who'd get excited over a phone call – maybe she's expecting something important.
"Ummm… this might take a while so I think we should go upstairs first to arrange your stuffs" I lead the way to her room.
"This room is cute" she smiled while scanning it "I missed rooms like this"
I wonder what she meant by that "Ummm… if you want I could help you" I offered
"Thanks, that'd be great" she gave me a warm smile "I have one request… if that's okay with you…"
I sat down a chair "Sure, anything"
She faced me then sat at the bed "Well… I don't have a sister. I'm the only girl, so I would appreciate it if you would call me onee-chan and treat me as you big sister"
I smiled at her "I would love that. I always dreamed of having a sister" she's the perfect sister, I'm so lucky.
"And can we have a slumber party later? I would love to hear some stories about you… and we'll have a long talk…"
"Hai!" I stood up "the quicker we finish this, the sooner we could do it"
"Your friend back there was really funny" I laughed hard "and you should have mentioned before that you have a brother. But why isn't he here yet? I remember grandma using the word "they" when she told me about it" We laid sleeping mats on the floor so that it would be more convenient for us.
"Aitsu… well he's too serious when it comes to his favourite sport. He entered a tennis competition and it's not finished yet. As for mom and dad, your grandma knows about it. They will be here after one month. They have lots to do there"
"Oh… so your brother also likes tennis… how old is he?" I asked with no particular reason
"He's the same age as yours" she smiled "He really wanted to go here for a special reason…"
"Eh? What's that?" I asked a little mystified.
"Well… he had this childhood friend. The only thing is he doesn't know her name… but I don't know the exact details…" she sat up "speaking of childhood friends I also had one…"
I sat up too in order to catch up "What happened?"
"Well… my childhood friend may seem like he's the silent type of kid but in reality he has a lot to offer. He's sweet and very kind. He's not really good when it comes to expressing his feelings but still he's…" she looked at me "I'm sorry… I didn't' mean to blab so much…" she had this happy but sad look on her face; it made me wonder what happened "so how about you?" she shunned away the previous topic and changed it.
"Me? Well I have this friend, Tomoka… who's always been there for me. Even though she's too talkative, I still like her. She always makes me smile. Especially when I don't know what to do with Ryoma…" my eyes widened when I mentioned his name.
"Ryoma Echizen? The boy who's in the US nationals right now? What about him?" she asked excited.
I sighed "don't get the wrong idea… this is just one-sided. I thought at first that I only like him… but when" painful memories started to fill up my mind so I immediately finished the story "bottom line, 'I like him like him' but he doesn't" I forced a smile "but that's okay. I'm only 12 so I don't need to worry about that…" I know it would be hard to share someone this story but there's something about her that makes me feel really comfortable.
"I'm sure it'll get better soon" she comforted me. She looked at the clock which states that it's already 1:56 am "We better get some sleep. Tomorrow's Saturday so we'll definitely go out. You know… give me a detour"
"Sure… Oyasumi" I responded
"Sakuno, wake up" my dreamless sleep was put to an end by a gentle voice – which obviously belongs to Mitsuki onee-chan.
"Ohayo gozaimasu" I wearily greeted while scratching my eyes
"It's already 9:26" she smiled at me "Eat breakfast first then go get changed. You promised to give me a little detour right?" she winked at me then headed outside.
As soon as I got up to my feet I immediately rushed to the bathroom. After all, it isn't nice to make Mitsuki onee-chan wait that long. I managed to take a bath in just 10 minutes so I don't want to waste more time. My closet isn't that full - which is a good thing "I have no time for pairing clothes" I told myself while randomly grabbing some clothes.
I was ready to go downstairs when I realized I didn't even brush my hair. Brushing it would take a while… worse, tying it to my usual hairstyle will consume more time. I guess I have no choice but to leave it as it is after brushing it.
I rushed downstairs "I'm sorry it took long" I apologized to Mitsuki onee-chan while panting. She wore a simple dark green tank top matched with a denim skirt and green flip flops. Her cute headband suits her long and silky hair; her simple body bag finished the whole look. She really looks good in anything she wears.
She chuckled "It's ok… in fact, you're fast. I'm impressed" she stood up and walked in circles around me "You look nice… simple yet elegant. And your hair looks fantastic; I really like how wavy it is… you should stick to this hairstyle" she smiled at me.
I don't exactly know why she liked my style; I'm just wearing a simple beige dress that reached up to my knees matched with a ¾ jacket. I thought I don't look good in it so hearing her praise me made me feel a little happy and weird at the same time "Uhh… enough about that. You look fantastic yourself. Why don't we go to the park first? It's really nice there"
1:27 pm
After we got to the park and other restaurants we decided to go to Seishun Academy "I would love to introduce you to my Senpais… they'll be leaving at 2:00 so I guess we could still catch up with them. They're going to observe the other teams"
"Sounds great" she agreed "I really miss that school"
We hurriedly entered the school and went straight ahead to the tennis court, but it seems that they're already packing their stuffs "It's them!" I squealed at Mitsuki onee-chan who is only 1 feet away from me. I'm such an idiot.
"Sakuno!" Senpai Eiji waved at me when he immediately caught me in sight "Over here!"
I looked at Mitsuki onee-chan "Let's go there…" I invited her as she followed me.
When we reached there I introduced Mitsuki onee-chan to everyone. After I introduced her to everyone I noticed someone was missing. I faced Senpai Fuji "Where's Captain Tezuka?"
I noticed Mitsuki onee-chan's eyes suddenly widen "Te-zu-ka…?"
"The bus is here. We must go now" a familiar voice suddenly came out of nowhere. Senpai Fuji noticed I was too shy to do the introductions so he did it himself "Tezuka… this is Mitsuki" he started "She's Sakuno's friend who just got here from Britain" he turned his attention to Mitsuki "and this is our Captain, Kunimitsu Tezuka"
There was an uncomfortable silence. The two just stared at each other for a few moments. Captain Tezuka just nodded at her to be polite. He's always like that, I wonder why. Mitsuki onee-chan just smiled faintly in return- not even looking at him.
Tezuka immediately shifted his attention to the regulars "The coach is waiting for us there. We should leave now" the team followed Tezuka's order without hesitation.
"Ja-ne!" I greeted them a temporary goodbye. I turned to Mitsuki onee-chan "I'm glad you met all of them" I turned at Mitsuki onee-chan.
"Sakuno…" she kept her gaze on the ground "That Cap-" she shook her head "I mean…" she sighed heavily
I stared at her. I couldn't see her expression clearly because her bangs is covering it "What's wrong?"
She suddenly lifted her head up high in the clouds "It's nothing important, just forget about it for now" I don't get it, she's smiling but her eyes says the opposite. I think I shouldn't ask her questions now; maybe later when her mood gets a little better.
"So… you said we're going to visit your friend, Tomoka" she ran through the pavement then stopped a few feet away "I think we'll have a great time with her!" she shouted at me from afar, and then continued running.
Her current actions made me smile "Wait for me!" I followed her tracks while feeling the gentle breeze "You'll have to wait for me in order to get there! Wait!"
To.Be.Continued
Hope you liked it. Don't worry because we'll soon get to the interesting parts... :) R&R!