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DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Prince of Tennis.
CHAPTER SIX:
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Drops of rain seem to fall endlessly from the sky making everyone run for shelter and warmth from the heavy downpour and strong gust of winds. Everyone seems to be comfortably sitting at their home sipping warm chocolate and coffee talking leisurely with their family about their day. Everyone but her. Her – Ryuzaki Sakuno who seem to be fidgeting every now and then.
A sigh escape her lips as she prepares some warm chocolate. Her ears perked up and her head turned to the direction of the bathroom when she heard the shower turns off, knowing very well who would be emerging out from the shower. Heart thumping and cheeks blushing she quickly looked away from the door of the bathroom thinking how he would look like after a nice warm bath but quickly disregarded the thought.
'Mou, Sakuno stop thinking such things!' She scolded herself and once again focused her attention in preparing dinner. But she can't seem to focus at the task at hand knowing that her prince is inside her house taking a bath. That's right folks Echizen Ryoma is currently at the Ryuzaki residence taking a bath.
'How did it turn out like this anyway?' Sakuno thought and start chopping some vegetables. After their embarrassing encounter – Sakuno thought it was embarrassing, drops of rains started falling hard and Sakuno remember that there would be a storm. They quickly run to her house since it's nearer than Ryoma's house but they were already drenching wet from head to toes when they arrived. Sakuno being a worry wart invited Ryoma inside to take a shower and change his clothes before he catch a cold. Ryoma of course agreed after all who would want to go home in such a bad weather.
Sakuno sigh once again. She too had already done showering in her grandmother's bathroom. Absentmindedly her hand reach out to her almost dry hair which is falling freely down her shoulder and tuck some strands of hair behind her ear. She is wearing a light blue t-shirt and a white short which shows clearly her long flawless legs.
She sighed once again and starts cooking dinner when the bathroom door opened revealing a fresh from the bath Ryoma.
He's currently wearing a plain white t-shirt and black shorts from some old clothes of Sakuno's father. It was a normal outfit but with Ryoma, he makes it look so much more that Sakuno can't help not to stare.
"Like what you see?" Ryoma asked with a smirked. Knowing full well that Ryoma is teasing her, Sakuno just puffed her cheeks at him.
"Mou, Ryoma-kun is teasing me again."
"Hn." Ryoma said and sit himself at one of the chairs in the kitchen and drink the cup of warm chocolate in front of him as if bored.
Sakuno smiled to herself. 'That's just so like him.' Sakuno thought and continue preparing dinner when she remembered something.
"Ano... Ryoma-kun I don't think that the storm would stop soon maybe you should call your parents they might be worried right now. The phone is on the living room you can use it." Sakuno offered.
Ryoma nodded and stand up from his chair.
Sakuno resume her cooking humming a soft tune as she adds some meat in the soup. After chopping more vegetables she washed it and put it also in the boiling water where the meat is. Adding some seasonings she stir the soup with concentration that she didn't realize that Ryoma was done using the phone and is now right behind her.
"What are you cooking?"
Sakuno gasped and almost drop the ladle; she quickly turned around forgetting that Ryoma was just behind her, a hand at her chest.
"Don't sneak on me like that Ryoma-kun." Sakuno said not yet realising their position due to her shock earlier.
"Sorry." Ryoma murmured softly his breath fanning her cheeks and his eyes looking directly onto hers. Sakuno now realising their very close position blush her now almost calming heart thump faster again but this time not because of shock.
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There was silence between them only the simmering soup and the soft pattering of rain could be heard and if you listened very very carefully you could also hear two hard thumping of heartbeat.
Sakuno was lost in his eyes. She felt herself drowning in them she tried to look away but there was something in his eyes that make her frozen in her spot. They were gazing at her with an unmasked emotion that she couldn't figure out. Her heartbeat thump even faster that she felt her heart would get out of her ribcage when he reached out his hand and tucked the fallen hair from her ear safely back and when his hand softly traced her cheeks down to her chin tilting her face a bit. She closed her eyes as he leaned down.
BANG!
And the moment was gone before he could capture her lips.
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"Sakuno I'm home." Sumire Ryuzaki announced as she went to the kitchen to where she knew Sakuno is. Imagine her surprise to see not only her granddaughter but also Echizen Ryoma sitting calmly at a chair sipping some warm chocolate. Sumire raised an eyebrow seeing a blush at her granddaughter's face she looked at Ryoma and at Sakuno again then back to Ryoma and- wait was that a blush on Ryoma's cheeks.
"O-obaa-chan. Welcome home." Sakuno's soft voice brings her attention back to her granddaughter and decided to let the matter slip for now.
"Sensei." Ryoma greeted with a nod.
After explaining to her grandmother about what happened earlier—the incident with the three drunken men and as to why Ryoma is in their house, Sumire invited Ryoma to sleep over at their house knowing full well that it would be dangerous to travel in such a bad weather.
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'At dinner'
Sumire feels something was odd between the two. Sakuno seems to be fidgeting every now and then and blushing at an unknown reason while Ryoma well Ryoma seem himself but you can see that he's shoulder is tense? Sumire's curiosity got the better of her so she asked the two teenager.
"Did something happen while I was gone?"
Sakuno choked at her meat before answering hastily.
"N-no, n-nothing happened obaa-chan. W-why would you think that ahaha." Sakuno said and drink at her glass of water.
Sumire sweat dropped at Sakuno's failed attempt to lie. Sumire looked at Ryoma who quickly looked away a faint blush can be seen if you look at him very closely.
"Betsuni." Ryoma answered and continue his eating.
Their reaction seems to answer Sumire's question that something did happen, but figured out that their already old enough to handle it so she didn't bring up the topic again.
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Their dinner was spend eating in silence and an exchanged of few words courtesy of Sumire herself. After dinner Sakuno gathered the dishes and went to the kitchen to clean them while Ryoma and Sumire continue their 'chitchat' with a cup of tea for them both prepared by Sakuno.
"So how's the team today Ryoma?" Sakuno can hear her grandmother asked as she scrubs the plates with soap.
"They're still Mada mada dane. " Ryoma answered arrogantly that Sakuno couldn't hold back her giggle.
'Ryoma-kun will always be Ryoma-kun.' Sakuno thought as her mind drifted to what happened earlier before her grandmother appear and the conversation between Ryoma and her grandmother was slowly being silence as her mind processed the incident.
'He wasn't really trying to kiss me does he? I wonder how his lips would feel like against mine.' Sakuno thought then blushed at the last thought. Shaking her head she continues with her task.
After making sure that the kitchen is clean and in order she walked out of the kitchen and found out that Ryoma and Sumire is in the living room watching television. Her grandmother is sitting at sofa while Ryoma sit at the chair adjacent to it looking bored.
"I see you're done with the dishes." Sumire said when she noticed Sakuno.
"Hai." Sakuno said with a smile and sit herself at the other chair opposite to Ryoma.
They watch some news and some TV programs until Sumire announced that it's getting late and they should head to bed.
"Sakuno, Ryoma will be using the room next to yours okay? And help him fix his bed. I don't think he knows how." Sumire said and chuckled at Ryoma's insulted face.
"Che." Ryoma scoffed and pout a little. Sakuno giggles softly at his antics.
After Sumire climb the stairs, Sakuno look at Ryoma.
"Anou, let's go Ryoma-kun I'll show you your room." Sakuno said and smiled at the prince before climbing up the stairs.
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At 'Ryoma's' room:
Sakuno is currently busy putting some cover at Ryoma's bed and pillows while Ryoma is leaning against the doorframe watching her. After a few more minutes-
"There it's done; you can sleep now Ryoma-kun." Sakuno said and look at Ryoma who is now standing straight up at the door.
"Sankyuu." Ryoma said.
"Y-you're welcome." Sakuno stuttered out a slight blush decorating her cheeks. It's not every day that Ryoma says Thank You' after all, well not to her anyway. Sakuno made her way to door where Ryoma is standing but he made no move to step away.
"A-anou Ryoma-kun will you move aside please?" Sakuno asked timidly her heartbeat beating fast. Ryoma was gazing at her again like the one earlier. Ryoma seem to contemplate for a while before finally stepping away. Sakuno feel disappointed but quickly smashed the feeling she walked past Ryoma and when she is in front of his door she look back again and smile at Ryoma.
"Goodnight Ryo-" her sentence was cut off as he cover her lips with his.
Ryoma kissed her. Slowly, gently pressing his lips to hers.
A rush of desire hit him low in the gut. 'Damn she's so damn sweet, so damn better than that dream.' It took every ounce of his self control not to pull her against him and kiss her savagely. Instead he made himself slow down.
Gently, so gently, he ran his tongue across her lips, he heard her gasped and he took the opportunity to slip his tongue and slowly gaining passage to the softness of her mouth. He closed his eyes as Sakuno closed her eyes. She tasted like strawberries. He caressed her tongue with his own and when she responded, when she opened her mouth to him, granting him access and deepening their kiss, he felt dizzy with pleasure.
This was absolutely the sweetest kiss Ryoma could ever have.
Slowly, still slowly, he explored the warmth of her mouth, the softness of her lips. He touched only her mouth with his, and the side of her face with the tips of his finger. She wasn't locked in his arms; their bodies weren't pressed tightly together. Still, with this gentle, purest of kisses, she had the power to make his heart pound in a wild, frantic rhythm. And as he pulled away and looks into her eyes he knows that she feels the same too.
"Goodnight Sakuno." He murmured softly at her ear before pushing her gently and closing his door. A satisfied smile was etched on his face as he drifted off to sleep.
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THE NEXT MORNING
Ryoma yawned as he walks his way to school. He was woken up early by Ryuzaki-sensei to bring him back home to changed clothes and get his things so he wouldn't be late for school. He didn't even manage to see Sakuno before he left their house.
'Sakuno.' Ryoma thought and smiled as he remembered the kiss they share last night.
"Oi Echizen!"
Ryoma turned to look at the running Horio with Kachiro and Katsuo behind him.
"Good morning Ryoma-kun. " Kachiro and Katsuo greeted him when they reach him.
"Hn." Ryoma muttered and the four of them walked to the school together with Horio bragging about something he didn't care to hear and the two talking animatedly with each other. Ryoma didn't paid them any attention for he was busy thinking on how to get another kiss from his Sakuno.
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