A/N: hey guys its been a long, long time, sorry I haven't updated I've been ill and tests ect. . stupid skwl! Thanks for your reviews and now it's the long awaited moment of truth the first part of my story after the poems o.o hope you enjoy it…R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own prince of tennis but I wish I did cos ryoma and Sakuno would be together! XD

Summary: After years of being apart they meet again as if by fate but one won't admit their feelings to themselves after so long yet the other knows they love each other.

-italics=thoughts or flash backs-

*sound effects*

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Ryoma is at the top of his game, winning all competitions that he has entered since that day to prove to her but she wouldn't take it not then and not now, (yet that is). Ryoma's tennis is magnificent and he is in every tennis and probably every girls magazine too, he is known through out the world and has travelled every where but he has settled down and is going to enjoy life a bit in Japan, Tokyo in his home town where he met her. Since he's still single and is very good looking you would of thought that he would have a girl friend but no, he has to wait for her. Since his career in tennis really kicked off and his band (band of princes) in the music industry started while he was in Japan and still at school with her, she's a major part or annoyance in his life, fan girls thinks she's an annoyance he thinks differently if it wasn't for her he would never have got this far that's why he's came back for her, for Sakuno Ryuzaki.

Sakuno Ryuzaki is an ordinary girl in an ordinary flat by her ordinary self, alone. Sumire died a few years back and she's managed on her own. She works as an entertainer in a local night cub and before you get the wrong idea she's a singer. It's all because of him since he came along he life turned up side down at first it was fine she got to know the team better but after she confessed the second time every thing went down hill, the third time was a mistake he was there and she just had to blurt it out.

-flash back-

'Ryoma-kun I know that your trying to hide it but I can read you like a book and I know I've already said this but I love you and you love me too and don't deny it please tell me the truth?' tears were pouring down Sakuno's cheeks and he just turned with tears in his eyes too and ran he ran from his love to protect her.

-end of flash back-

The most terrible mistake she ever made is what she thought but to him it was a miracle and yet he ran, he ran from the truth. He had competitions all over the world not long after that so he left her a note a note of love in his eyes but a note of hurt in hers.

'I'll win for you Sakuno and only you I'll come back for you I promise'.

She cried and cried after she had received the note and it hurt her the most that she kept an old she box filled with memories of those times when they were friends before he left her three times in a row before he left her for good and never came like he promised and too her those thoughts of her first love were forgotten and locked away deep in the back of her mind and also locked in a cage right in the middle of her heart and only he had the key.

Ryoma had finally arrived at his old shrine and he started to unpack, he used his old room once again to sleep in but for his things they were kept in his mother's and father's old room so he had more space. After a few hours he was sprawled across the couch looking through his mobile's contact list to get in contact with some of friends, he called up Momo, Eiji, Oishi and the other regulars. The regulars (Momo and Eiji up to their old tricks again) had decided to take Echizen to a local night club that night where a certain person sings. Not knowing why his sempai's were so set in going to that night club on that day at a certain time was against him so he went along with it anyway, but in his mind he just wanted to meet up to ask them where Sakuno is or at least where she works but he thought he needed some 'guy time' away from the rest of the world so he agreed and then he would find out.

Sakuno needed to get ready for work, she wore her best outfit (for a night club that is) it was a purple bikini like top but it was draped with netting that showed off her docile body and soft skin, she wore a short denim mini skirt that showed her slim long legs and purple ankle boots. Her hair was shorter than normal and was straight, she had little mascara on because he looked better without make up. She worked with Tomoka who has stuck with her through thick and thin. Tomoka works as a bar maid in the pub as a part time job she's also Sakuno's manager as Sakuno sometimes gets offers to sing in other places. Tomoka was normally Sakuno's fashion consultant but every so often she likes to pick what she wants to wear and also because tonight is the night that the regulars normally come to the club so she has to dress and act her best, not that she does it on purpose or anything she just loves to see them oggle (a bit OOC but I guess it is because she's older) but she still hasn't got a boyfriend and the way everyone acts around her at the club you would think she would have (sound familiar o.o). Although many guys hit on her she just hasn't found the one, well actually she did but that's forgotten about as far as she's concerned.

Ryoma had decided to go for a casual look and lost his cap, he wore faded black jeans a white sleeveless top and a black wrist band with black shoes. He didn't really want to go over dressed or under dressed for that matter so he settled with that outfit. This outfit reminded him of the band of princes and how Sakuno used to be in the front row cheering them on all the way through, but he'll never get those memories back because there just memories and he cant relive them but he wants to relive them and others where Sakuno was cheering him on all the way, but also to change some but he cant. He soon stopped daydreaming on the past and looked towards the future. Ryoma had decided to meet everyone and the night club so he could get used to his old surroundings as soon as he got there and entered everyone was chatting away and messing on like they used to.

Inside the club the atmosphere is lively and like any club you find anywhere it was packed but I guess if it's local and Sakuno's singing that's probably why, even though Ryoma still didn't know this but he was enjoying his night out at the moment. They had positioned themselves near the front of the stage and Ryoma was swigging away at his beer when she started to sing, he had positioned himself so he wasn't facing the stage because he reminded him of singing and Sakuno cheering them on but I guess he would have to turn round at some point. Momo and Eiji sniggered as they wrote something onto a piece of paper they then stood up 'to get a better view of the singer' and held the piece of paper above Ryoma's head. When Sakuno had finished singing she looked up and saw Momo and Eiji waving and pointing tat the piece of paper, she smiled at first till she read what it said 'Ryoma' and an arrow pointing down.

"WHAT?!?!?!" she shouted into the microphone, all that ran through her mind was 'Why has he came back?'.

At that point in time Ryoma turned round and there eyes locked together for a split second and Sakuno broke eye contact stormed off the stage and walked right up to Ryoma.

*slap*

Sakuno slapped Ryoma across the face. He rubbed his cheek and stared at the woman who had just slapped him.

"Why the hell did you just slap me?" he quizzed as everyone looked at him in disbelief.

"Why, WHY?!?!? Why do you think Ryoma Echizen, I'm not going to let you walk back into my life without letting you know how it feels to have your heart broken not just once but three times and that isn't even the tip of the iceberg" she ranted quite loud but not loud enough that everyone could hear. Ryoma's eyes went wide as he was hit with realisation of who it was.

"S-Sakuno?" he said astonished to see her as soon as he was back in Japan but more astonished about how she's acting and yet he couldn't blame her. After some time he just sat there ogling her because of how she dressed, showing her wonderful curves he beautiful textured skin, how she acted around him (totally ignoring him) and the other ex-regulars (talking more upfront and flirtatious). How he longed for her body, for her heart he wanted to take total possession of her and let no one touch her precious jewel he had once promised her that he would come back for her and he has come back for only her but now he promises himself that he would confess to her sooner or later or he'll regret it for the rest of his life.

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A/N: Yay! I hope you liked it! Please R&R I need hints and tips (flames are welcome not too harsh I like to be corrected) again sorry for the grammar I'm crap at it :P please continue to support me!

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