My Prince, My Princess
by Sessrin Koshimae
Disclaimer: Tennis no Ojisama isn't mine. It is owned by Konomi-sensei.
Warning: OOCness ahead.
Chapter 4: Goodbye, Ryoma-kun
She clutches her hand in dismay. She could feel her muscles stiffened. She closed her eyes to try to relax herself. She's leaving so soon and nothing can't stop her now. Her meeting with her grandfather, three days ago made her depressed. She needed to say goodbye to those people who loved her since she moved in Japan from France. Four days remaining to bid goodbye. Four days left for her to say what she really feel for the certain tennis prince.
Could she do it? Obviously, she can't. She doesn't know how to deal with it. She's afraid. Afraid of what will he reply to her confession.
Sakuno took a deep breath and frowns. She couldn't do a confession. She decided not to tell anything about her feelings for him. Sakuno took her phone in her school bag and dialed Tomoka's number. After three rings, her best friend answered the phone.
"Tomo-chan.." Sakuno said.
"Oh, hello there, Sakuno-chan." Tomoka replied.
"I need to tell you something, Tomo-chan." she said.
"What is it?" her friend asked.
"I'm leaving. I'm going back to France this coming Friday." Sakuno replied with a sad tone.
"Ehh? Why so soon?"
"I don't know but certainly this is necessary."
"Have you told this to Ryoma-sama?" Tomoka asked. Sakuno didn't replied.
"You don't want to inform him?"
"Yeah." she replied somberly.
"But Sakuno-chan..."
"No, Tomo-chan. You musn't tell him about my departure." Sakuno said interrupting her friends words.
"And I must give up whatever feelings that I have for him." she added.
Sakuno took a deep breath and plastered a fake smile to her lips.
"I'm gonna miss you, Sakuno-chan." she heard her friend said somberly on the other line.
"I'll miss you too, Tomo-chan." she replied. They spent more minutes on the line saying their goodbyes and a little chat about random things.
After their conversation, Sakuno slumpered herself to her soft bed. She stares blankly at the ceiling of her room and sighed.
"Something's bothering you, isn't?" she heard a familiar voice from nothingness. Sakuno turned her head to her left and saw the ghost of her father seating on her study table with his feet resting on a chair.
"Nothing, Otou-san." she replied.
Toushiro raised a brow to his daughter. He stares at him for a moment before crossing both of his arms to his chest.
"You're really a bad liar, Sakuno." he stated.
Sakuno frowns at her father's words. She absolutely know that she couldn't lie to him. She rose from her lying position and seats on her bed.
"Is it really necessary for me to leave Japan, Otou-san?" she asked while her eyes dropped on her clenched hands on her lap.
"Yes." Toushiro replied. "You haven't any choice. Gramps and your mom needs you there at Paris." he added.
She looked back at him with her somber eyes. Toushiro felt a pang of pity for his daughter. "How about Obaa-san? She'll be left here without anyone as her companion." she asked.
"Your Grandpa told Yuu to stay here in Japan with Okaa-san." he replied.
"I'll finally be united with Okaa-san." Sakuno whispered.
...
She walked around the campus, searching for the certain office that she's looking for. Other students that she'd seen gave her a curious look. They thought that she resembles someone they'd seen in their school. Hayakawa Sayuri sighed to herself. She's just like her daughter who seems to get lost easily around. Her long wavy brown hair sways gracefully while she walks carefully. She's wearing a certain kind of elegant office suit matching with her black stilettos. Finally, after several minutes of walking around the campus, she saw someone who could help her.
"Rin-chan!" Sayuri called.
The lass turned around and saw her. She has dark green tresses and hazel eyes. She seems sad and pre-occupied.
"Sayuri-san." the lass replied.
"Hey, Rin-chan. Gomen ne! I've got lost." Sayuri said.
"That's fine. I think Ryuzaki-sensei and Saa-chan are in the other court over there." Rin said.
"Arigatou, Rin-chan." Sayuri replied.
Sayuri left Rin at the sidecourts. Rin stares blankly to the tennis court and sighed. She then heard a bounce of a tennis ball on her side. She looked at it and gently picked the ball at the grounds.
"Oops... sorry for disturbance, Miss." she heard a voice. She turned to its direction and saw two lad with brown locks. One of the lad has eyes that are both close and wearing a smile and the other one has a pair of brown orbs and wearing an eyeglasses but has a stoic cold face.
"Kakeru.." Rin whispered while looking at Tezuka.
Tezuka raised a brow to her and looked at the ball on her hand.
"The Ball." Tezuka said.
"Oh, sorry. Here." Rin said then handed the ball to Fuji. "Thanks." Fuji replied. "What are you doing here anyway? It's seems to me that you aren't a student here at Seishun." he added.
"Yes, I am not. I'm here to accompany a friend of mine." she replied.
"I saw that you enter our courts premises. I'm afraid to tell that you aren't allowed inside." Tezuka stated.
"And so? I don't care. Besides, there aren't anyone playing when I entered the court."
Tezuka narrowed his eyes to her. Fuji looked at them and then grinned.
"Everyone should obey our rules." Tezuka said.
Rin smirked sarcastically at him and shrugged her shoulders.
"Whatever, four eyed man." she replied.
Shusuke laughed mentally at her remarks and looked at Tezuka's reaction who seems not pleased in her attitude.
'Interesting. She's the first girl who backfire words to Tezuka.' Shusuke thought.
"Rin? What are you doing here?" A voice rose from their back. They turned around and saw Ryoma.
"Ryoma." Rin said somberly.
"What are you doing here? I thought you're still at Kakeru's burial." Ryoma said.
Rin's eyes become watery and she wiped it her hand and smiled bitterly.
"I promised him not to attend his burial." she replied.
"You know her, Ryoma?" Fuji asked.
Ryoma looked at him then nodded back.
"Hai, senpai. She's my sister." he replied.
"You look familiar to me." Fuji told Rin.
"Oh, really?" she asked.
"Are you Rin Takeuchi, one of the main models of Dream Fashion Collection?" Fuji asked.
Rin blinked at him then nodded.
"Yes. How did you know?" she finally said.
"I saw your picture at their catalogues." Fuji replied.
Rin's phone rang suddenly. She picked her phone and answered it. After talking to her caller, she bowed her head slightly at them.
"I'm sorry. It seems that I need to go now." she told to the two older regulars. "Ryoma, I'll see you later." she said to Ryoma.
"That's fine, Rin-san. By the way, my name is Fuji Shusuke." Fuji replied.
Rin smiled at him.
"Nice to meet you, Fuji-san." Rin replied.
"And this is our club captain, Tezuka Kunimitsu." Fuji introduces Tezuka.
She narrowed her eyes and smirked.
"Pleased to meet you, Four eyed." she replied.
Tezuka frowns at her.
"Ja ne. Bye!" Rin waves her hand and ran away from them.
"She's weird." Tezuka uttured.
"Saa.. Tezuka. She isn't afraid of you." Fuji replied.
"She's just not in herself recently." Ryoma intercedes.
"Why?" Fuji asked.
"Her boyfriend passed away last week." Ryoma said before leaving the two of them at the court.
"Saa... you like her aren't you, Mitsu?"
"Stop this ridiculous talk, Shusuke."
...
Ryoma saw her talking to a beautiful woman with Yuu at her side. He saw her smiled bitterly to the woman and then nodded. The Woman patted her head and bids goodbye.
Sakuno left Yuu at the tennis court and headed to the rooftop at their school building. She sighed to herself. Tomorrow, she'll leave Japan for good. She'd already said goodbye to her close friends and she hadn't said anything to Ryoma. She heard the door opened and saw Yuu approaching her.
"Are you ready for your flight tomorrow?" Yuu asked.
"Yeah." she replied somberly.
"Hime-chan." Yuu called with a smile.
"Yeah?" Sakuno said with a confuse look in her face.
"Let's play tennis." he uttured.
...
He stares at her face. She looks happy and contented but somehow something's telling him she isn't. He twitched as he saw her playing tennis with Sawada. Why would she play tennis with Sawada if she could directly ask him to play with him? That wouldn't be a problem for his part. Anyway, he didn't know why, but he felt disturbed and uneasy. Something's not right.
No no no! He isn't jealous. (As if he would admit such thing! Of course not.). He's wondering why she's too close and kind to that Sawada. It wasn't his fault to think that way. He knew that he's one of the best boy FRIEND she'd ever had. They were close somehow but it wasn't as close like Sakuno and Yuu shares to each other.
They took an end to their game and he saw her giggled as they walked in front of him.
"Ne, Yuu-kun. You're still good at playing tennis." he heard her say.
"But not as good as Echizen, I guess." Yuu replied sarcastically and eyed him.
He sent deathly glares at him and then smirked. 'What would that statement mean?' he thought.
"Yuu-kun." Sakuno said and he saw a distinct blush in her face. She blushed? Really?
"You should tell him already, Hime-chan." He heard Yuu said.
He raised a brow and look at her.
"What should I must know?" He asked her.
Her face turned into different shades of crimson and she gasped.
'Please don't tell me you're going out with Sawada.' Ryoma thought.
"Anou... Ryoma-kun.." she started to say.
"Yeah?"
"Nii-chan! I couldn't!" she heard her exclaimed to Yuu.
"Nii-chan?" he blinked. "You two are siblings?" he asked.
She nodded at him and then turned her gaze to Yuu.
"Yeah. You think we're couple? Naah... Hime-chan, I should leave the two of you." Yuu said and left the two of them within the court.
He stared at him while she refused to look at him. Her face is still in crimson color and he saw her trembling.
"Ryuzaki?" he called.
She lifted her head and saw his gaze. She looked at him sternly and held her own hands firmly.
"Ryoma-kun, you should know this." she started. "I like you more than a friend."
...
He took his racquet from his bag and went outside. He noticed that the other regulars aren't in the court same as their coach. He saw his classmate, Horio picking up the tennis balls that were scattered on the court and approached.
"Echizen? You're here? Aren't you suppose to be in the airport with our sempais?" Horio asked.
He raised a brow at him and gave him a confused look.
"What do you mean I should be at the airport by this moment?" he asked back.
"Eh? You didn't know?"
"Know what?"
"Ryuzaki-chan is leaving today. She's moving back at France." he heard him say.
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Preview to the Next Chapter:
How would Ryoma react to these sudden happenings? Recently, Sakuno admitted to him that she loves him and now she's leaving? Will he ever realize how much she means to him?
Chapter 5: This isn't a Fairy Tale, I'm not a Prince
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A/n: I'm so sorry for the late update of this story. I don't know if this story is lame or just fine. I updated this so I could at least have some breaks on writing heavy dramatic and emotional scenes in my other stories. I don't know when will the next chapter will be release. Better try to motivate me if you want updates. I'm just too lazy to write lately. Thank you for reading. Please review.
Glory to God almighty.
~Sessrin Koshimae
p.s: please read and review my other stories too. Thanks.