Chapter 5

(Sakuno's POV)

I was not feeling well. I could barely feel my feet as I entered the school. The three of them were already there already. They were waiting for me like always.

"Morning, Megan!" Tricia grinned.

"M-Morning." My voice shook. I saw the way Courtney eyed me. Her gaze full of ridicule missed no part of me as it travelled from head to toe. I knew exactly what she would think. I was wearing too little makeup. I actually used as little as I can which meant only lip gloss and the mascara that the personal shopper added.

"Courtney, I-I couldn't join you today. I'm not feeling well. I promise I'll be with you tomorrow." I shot her a pleading look. She has no idea how the pain I feel makes me almost numb.

"Okay. But remember, tomorrow." She sighed.

"Yes," I promised. That was when I left them. I went up the rooftop. It was the only place where I could actually relax. When I finally reached it, everything was worse. My vision was blurry. And then, everything went black.

When I opened my eyes, I instantly saw a pair of golden ones staring at me. Somehow, I felt like he could see through me. My whole face was hot and I was scared to look at him straight in the eye.

"Wh-What happened?" I decided to ask.

"You lost consciousness." He simply stated.

"Oh." My cheeks continued burning up. "Th-Thank you for bringing me h-here, Echizen-san, I mean, Ryoma-kun."

"Hn."

He quickly turned his head and lowered his cap. I wonder if I said something wrong. But I liked to stare at Ryoma-kun. His eyes were just the right shade. His face looks like it doesn't know what a 'smile' was. He's very cool. He shows a cold attitude towards all.

"I'm leaving."

"Um… where are you going, Ryoma-kun?" I didn't want to sound to clingy but I was very curious.

"Tennis partner."

"U-Um… Ryoma-kun…" I couldn't find the words to phrase what I was trying to say.

"Hm?" he arched an eyebrow.

"U-Um. Nothing." I smiled.

He turned and left me completely- leaving a question lingering on my head.

Aren't I here already? Why does he need look for me?

(Ryoma's POV)

I closed the door gently. I wonder where Ryuzaki would be as of now. Come to think of it, I haven't seen her in the people entering the school today.

"Ryoma" a voice called me. I looked back to see the head of the clique where the newbie belonged to. She probably came to check out the girl.

"Hm?" I asked her.

"Why are you with Megan?" She asked- with furrowed brows. She looked as if I did something bad to her just because I helped her friend.

"She fainted." I told her. She then turned with an angry 'hmph' while stomping her foot angrily.

Megan, huh? So that was the new girl's name. She does look a bit like Ryuzaki. They have the same hair color but are very different people.

After literally going around school for many times, I gave up looking for her. She was nowhere to be found. Nobody knew where she was. Out of nowhere, I saw the muscle guy head to the infirmary. He had an evil smile on his face. I suddenly remembered something. The newbie was there.

He was probably up to no good again. For some reason, I felt like I had to protect that girl. Che. I served the tennis ball on my hand and it went up- straight to his head.

"Looks like my shots are getting better." I gave him a mocking grin. With that, he turned to the opposite direction. I sighed. Well, I've finished searching the whole school. Where the heck is she? And why the hell did I feel protective of that Megan-person?

(Sakuno's POV)

When Ryoma-kun left, I was alone in the infirmary. I stayed there for a long time until the classes were over so my driver would come pick me up. But he never came. I decided to go home instead. My eyes were starting to get irritated by the contacts so I took them off and fixed my hair in braids. The weather here was much warmer and I'm guessing it'll help if my hair was sort of tied. I changed my clothes into just plain jeans, a shirt and rubber shoes. I definitely couldn't walk the long distance to our house in high heels.

I couldn't believe my luck. I found Echizen-san, I mean, Ryoma-kun, walking home, too. Somehow, my attention was all focused on him. I literally can't take my eyes off of him. I decided to try to catch up to him. I ran.

Ryoma-kun paused to look behind. This is a good chance to tell him about the misunderstanding he had about my identity.

Go Sakuno! Left foot. Right. Go! Almost there…but, like always, my luck ran out. I stepped on a piece of paper that was lying around. And before I fell I closed my eyes and waited till I hit the ground.

But I didn't. I was lying on something- much rather, someone. The next thing I knew, I was on top of Ryoma-kun. His face was just a few inches from mine. I couldn't help but feel embarrassed. I scrambled to get up.

Why did I self-renounced klutz try to run? I have both left feet and might trip on an even, smooth surface.

"Gomenasai." I bowed. I can't believe I just did that. Even if it was an accident, it was a very awkward moment.

"Ryoma-kun, I'm- I'm really sorry." I pleaded.

He gave me another one of his grunts and stood up too. He looked at me straight in the eye. "Why weren't you at practice?"

"Um…" actually, I was at the infirmary. You know, I'm actually Megan, those were the words I should say but the ones which came out were… "I was p-pretty busy. I w-was also feeling a b-bit of pain so I went t-to the infirmary afterwards. S-sorry I couldn't come, ryoma-kun. I p-promise I'll go tomorrow."

He handed me a can of Ponta. "Do better tomorrow," he smirked.

A car pulled over the road. It was my driver. I recognized the car easily. It was tinted really dark. It also had a small sticker on the upper left side. It was one for all the vehicles allowed to enter our school.

"Ja ne, Ryoma-kun." I smiled.

I ran to the car. I felt something different. As the driver revved up the engine, an idea popped into my mind. What if, just what if, I'm actually falling for Ryoma-kun?

END OF CHAPTER

AUTHOR's NOTES:

Well, here goes the fifth chapter. Summer is ending here at the Philippines so I might not have time to update this again… due to my hectic school schedule…(-_-)

BTW, I'm looking for someone who can help me in writing etalocohC. For those who are interested, please PM me… I might only check my account until next week (*Cries*). Once again, I'll be banned from the computer once school is back… haha. So, please, please, help…

Thanks for reading this chap.. hope you enjoyed it!