Disclaimer : I do not own any of Prince Of Tennis character or the plot.All the credit belong's to Takashi Konomi sensei desu…
A/N : Yo minna san…isashiburi ne…?I would like to apologized for not updating this fic sooner…(bowing and looking miserably)…though, I'm so happy that there's still people who keep on reading and reviewing this fic although I haven't been updating it quite a long time now…Gomen…Well to make it up, I'll upload two more chappie,just for ya!. Last but not least this chappie, I'll dedicated it to my loyal reader, suzie,speadee,DemonGirl13,and khooxp….This story also goes to all Karupin and Ryoma fan desu…To the story then…
My love, Karupin
By : eiarim.miraie
Chapter 3 : Happy happy day…
It was a cold and windy day today, where a certain golden cat eyes boys find himself trap inside a certain shop, namely a gift shop. It was quite a busy day today and oddly enough he was here shopping for a Christmas present alone in the cold for nearly two hours. Well he didn't mind much of that, but to be force waking up early in the morning really wasn't any of his style and the fact that it wasn't a morning practice and he wasn't an early bird type of person really grating on his nerves. It's all begin the night before when his okaasan insist him on buying the so called 'Christmas present' for his senpai tachi…
"Ne, Ryoma dear…has you thought on buying presents for your senpai tachi?" asked Rinko as her eyes fell on the prince.
"Iie, betsuni…"come the short reply from Ryoma.
"Mou, Ryoma…you should buy something for them…Well they were your close friend after all…It's how you express your gratitude for their kind companion…"explain Rinko to the young Echizen.
"Just listen to your mother brat," Nanjiroh added while pretending on reading the newspaper.
Ryoma glanced towards his old man and said, "see whose talking, you perverted old man!"
Nanjiroh turn abruptly towards his son direction making the things that he had been hiding slid underneath the table and before he could say a word, Rinko quickly snatched the magazine and throw it into the dustbin.Then she turn her gaze back upon he son, ignoring completely the pleading from the professional tennis player, while Ryoma just smirked in satisfaction.
"Hold it young man,I'm not done with you either.So, I guess you didn't want to give them any present…"said Rinko as her patient being suppress to it's limit.
"Hai…"reply Ryoma stubbornly as he eyes the feline fur ball.
"Meow…"purred Karupin acknowledge her master gaze.
Rinko follow his son gaze and suddenly an idea struck her. A smile radiated through her slim figure.Then she added, "If that the case, I guess you wouldn't buy any present for Karupin either…"
Ryoma quickly looked upon his mother as the realization hit him. He didn't even see that coming…And come to think of it, he would love to buy present for his beloved cat. But being a cocky prince, he suppresses his inner thought to himself and remains silence.
"Are, Ryoma…so it's true after all…I thought that you do love Karupin…"said Rinko while pretending to look sad.
Ryoma remain silent for a while…Then softly he voice out his thought…"I'll buy it…For Karupin and senpai tachi…"
Rinko lips immediately quirk into a smile…Victory for her…
Ryoma quickly put all his purchases on the counter and as soon as the sales girl wrapped all the present for him, he quickly stride towards the exit. The wind brushes past his cheek making him shudder in cold. He brushes the spray locked on his face and tugged his cap further. He keeps on walking until he stop midway in front of one of his favorite shop. Then, without hesitating he went into the shop. He keep on scanning the display item and trying to search for the perfect gift, more precisely which suite his cat best…He let out a soft chuckle upon imagining the feline reaction.
"This is harder than I thought…mada mada dane!"he thought silently while his eyes never leave all the display item. Then suddenly he catches a glimpse on one of the item and he smirked to his self.
"Not bad…" he voice out in perfect English ignoring the chuckled that had been let out by one of the sales girl. He could clearly hear she's saying 'kawai…" along the line. He tugged his cap lower to hide the creeping blush on his face.
Ryoma was actually drawn near to his house where he could vividly see it from the point he was standing. He was in fact really happy today, and he couldn't wait to be home and cradle Karupin into his arm. He keep on walking until something very familiar caught his eyes…Well it's hard for him to go unnoticed as he was gifted by a super vision eyes. He stops dead tracked and smile, and within minutes, it came to his foot demanding attention and love. He bent downed and scooped the feline into his arm, while Karupin just snuggle closer to the touch the way she usually do…
"Meow…" (Okaeri Ryo chan…)
"Tadaima, Karupin…"
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Ryoma : Che…I'm not going to that shop anymore…(pout)
Karupin : Meow (sulk)
Ryoma : Fine…I'll go…next year…
Me : Hoho that's the end of it…Like I said there will be another chappie…Just wait…Thanks for reading, and don't forget to review, ne…Ja