A/N: here's chapter 4 up and ready for those feisty readers out there :P enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own prince of tennis even though I wish I could!

*italics-thoughts or flashbacks*

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After a long and tiring night of being ignored completely by the one you love and probably making things worse between them Ryoma was in no fit state the next morning, he was supposed to go and meet Momo and An (who are now together) as well as Kaidoh and Tomoka (who are also together) not that he wants to meet them or anything he was forced to make plans with them. Ryoma decided to call it off and let the couples be alone since it would get him more depressed being alone with two sets of couples and last night didn't help either. Not only was he being ignored by Sakuno but she was flirting with Fuji! Fuji and Tesuka were more or less the only two of the group not to have a girlfriend barring Ryoma himself of course. Worst of all he got totally wasted and tried make a move on Sakuno, which didn't end very well. The only good thing he did get out of last night was Sakuno's address and mobile number a small gift from Eiji and Momo. He thought long and hard about what to do about Sakuno and in the end Ryoma had often thought that the daisy most represented Sakuno when she was younger so he called a local flower shop and ordered three bouquets of daisies to be sent to her flat with a note attached saying 'a promise is a promise and sorry about last night'. he had thought hard about the message as well but to him this made the most sense, he came back for her and only her and he wont rest till he gets her and obviously he was saying sorry because of what happened the night before. Deep down in his heart a fire is raging and wont seize till Sakuno is rightfully his so he decided to make it up to her in the most ways possible.

Sakuno woke to the door bell ringing, she groaned and rose from her bed, she moved slowly towards the door, she opened it to find three bouquets of daisies. She brought them into the house and placed them on the coffee table in her flat, then went to get changed. She appeared not long after wearing a tennis outfit and sweatbands carrying a tennis bag and her ipod. She walked past the daisies but something caught her eye, a note. 'A promise is a promise and sorry about last night', she clenched her other fist as tears rolled down her cheeks.

-flash back 10 years earlier-

Sakuno was sitting at her desk in class with puffy eyes from crying all night the night before, looked out of the window at the tennis courts and beyond when someone tapped her on the shoulder, she turned to see someone handing her a note. The same someone who had broke her heart three times, the moment she received it he walked out of the class and out of the school never to be seen in person until 10 years later the night before. Sakuno was about to rip it up but curiosity had overcame her, she opened it to read a relieved but hurtful message: 'I'll win for you Sakuno and only you I'll come back for you I promise'. at that she ran out of the classroom and went straight home to cry more.

-flash back end-

She wasn't that bothered about last night, because emotions were running high anyway but she can't forgive him not now not yet.

"Why? Why now?" she asked herself, "Why did he have to come back now, why did he have to reopen those hurtful memories, why did he try to open up my feelings?" Sakuno continued to cry. After a while she decided she needed some fresh air and to let out some frustration with a ball and racket, she left the flat and placed her ipod earphones into her ears which was playing 'Ayumi Hamasaki'. she placed the bag on her back and jogged towards the local tennis courts which were situated in the park.

Ryoma couldn't get her out of his mind nor could he forget the past he needed to do something, anything. He grabbed his tennis bad and walked, he walked and walked till he became aware of his surroundings.

"I've ended up here huh?" he said to himself. He had walked along pathways which were filled with his memories back along to the park where he used to practise with Sakuno. Ryoma turned to what sounded like a tennis ball and headed towards the sound, when he reached the sound he stood among the shrubbery amazed. Sakuno was there practising and continually hitting the ball back to the same place. 'she's improved…a lot!' ryoma thought as she caught the ball and wiped her forehead, a small clapping sound came from behind her, there stood the person who she had cried about not that long ago, Ryoma with his usual trade mark smirk.

"Are you stalking me or something?" Sakuno asked sarcastically. Ryoma just smirked and walked away once again. Sakuno was even more frustrated now and hurt 'he really must like walking away from the person he loves…wait loves, me, no…No way!' she thought as she went back to hitting the ball to release the new tension which has just built up inside of her. After a confusing battle with herself and her old emotions which are starting to leak out of her cage deep in the centre of her heart she retired home for a good nights rest, only to find a note outside her door. 'Want a match tomorrow then lunch? Ryoma', she opened the door and put the note down on the table she then filled three vases with water and put her bouquets in them, she smiled to herself more and more about how she's going out on a date with Ryoma and yet she still cant seem to forgive him fully and he's only been back 2 days what is she going to do isolate her self? She couldn't get out of this weird mood she felt so venerable and depressed as well as happy and overjoyed. That night she went to bed with a bandage up her wrist seeping with blood and with in her bathroom lay a razor and a pool of blood.

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A/N: please R&R tip of continuing wanted! flames welcome! :)