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And NO, Ryoga isn't with Sakurei… he hates the girl for being obnoxious, and greedy…well, I'll skip for the details…dunwanna spoil it cha!! Lols :3

And the poll has spoken!! As much as I wanted SakureixRyomaxSakuno, you guys chose the RyogaxSakunoxRyoma, -sigh- oh well….who says im not gonna put a little more added twist huh? I love twist! Im sure you'll hate me for that soon, wahaha!! Ryomaxsakuxryoga all the way!!

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CHAPTER SIX: Samurai meets the Princess

"Mada Mada daze…" Ryoga muttered as he inwardly groaned, and made his way to the velvet duvan cushion right beside the marble post, and relaxed himself as he waited for the car, he spared a glance at the pink haired lady who was now making her way up to the staircase, as she paused.

"Oh, and by the way…Im really sad I won't be able to entertain Sakuno-chan, but don't worry I can still see her before my flight." She smiled as she proceeded to her way up.

Ryoga couldn't help but snicker at Sakurei's antics, what a wonderful face for a demonic host, who would've thought that her pretty face could do wonders beyond comprehension, Ryoga knew this girl ever since she step a foot in Japan after the Sakurafubuki incident, He saw her and Jiroubu watching him play tennis years ago, who would've thought he caught the tingy interest of the bachelor, At first impression, Honestly speaking, Ryoga was attracted with Sakurei, he found her presence really different from the foreign girls he met, few months later he stepped his foot to Paris, everything changed, when he realized how Akacho worked, Ryoga had nothing against the organization since he was a part of it now…but then he was shocked about how different he knew her, that how exact opposite she is in reality…

"Sir, the car is ready." Vernet spoke as he smiled slightly at the lad who in turn gave him a good pat on the shoulder, as he waited at the end of the stairs.

"Oi!! Pinkie…faster."He yelled as he smirked and proceeded to the sleek black BMW waiting jus outside the gate.

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She was standing at the lobby, with her luggage resting on her side, as she sighed, and removed her sunglasses, and held her jacket closer to her, Ryoma's jersey sweater…as she smiled, a genuine bright smile, as thoughts of yesterday flashed in her mind, his remarks, his smile, his voice, it was pictured perfectly in her mind.

"I promise…I'll come back." She muttered.

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Ryuzaki Sumire shoved the papers inside her drawer as she planted her head in her palms,and she slowly shook it in shame and sorrow, thoughts burned her conscience as it seep down into her heart eating her whole.

'Sakuno…I shouldn't have let you.'

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He was sitting in his chair as usual, eyes fixed at the sky as it hurls up into dark clouds threatening for a storm, he scowled, he looked at the seat across him, and started to ponder.

'She's late…again?' he thought, as he groaned and closed his eyes.

Suddenly the door opened, as the current teacher paused from what she was doing, and spared a glance at the visitor.

Ryoma, with a jolt, he almost jumped in his seat, with hopes that it might be some auburn haired girl with hip length braids, he opened his eyes and looked at the door.

"Sou ka…can I excuse Osakada Tomoka for a moment." Ryuzaki Sumire, her face stern and serious.

"Ah…Sure Ryuzaki-san!"The teacher said.

Much to Ryoma's dismay, it was none of that he thought of,-wait! Thought of? Finally, he thought of something else other than Tennis and Karupin! Momoshiro would jump in over flowing happiness if he knows this.

'Like hell he would.'

"So how's Sakuno-chan?I heard she-."

"She's…um, She's alright." She said not giving the teacher the chance to continue her statement.

Tomoka stood up and made his way to the tennis coach at the door, she was puzzled,Ryuzaki Sumire never does this, going to someone's class and excuse someone, she looked at her with confused look, she received a red envelope with a kanji of her name on it.

"Its from Sakuno-chan…"Tomoka muttered with pure hesitation as she looked at the elder woman for some more information.

"She said…she was sorry." And with that she left as she gave her thanks to the teacher.

"Oh….Arigato, Ryuzaki-sensei" she muttered as she walked back to her seat still fixed her gazed at the letter on he hand, as she felt a pair of eyes glued at the same item,as she met his amber gaze full of enthusiasm.

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She was walking out of the airport wearing her sunglasses on her head as she pushed her luggage as she started looking for some people she doesn't even know, until tall French men wearing tuxedos and sunglasses went up to her and lowered their heads.

"Welcome to Paris, mademoiselle Sakuno." They both said in chorus causing the girl to widen her eyes in sudden attention,good thing she paid attention to English class, and…

'Ryoma-kun'

"Oi!! Hime-chan! Welcome to Paris!!" a voice came from behind as the men in tuxedos made a way in between them.

Her eyes grew wide she felt her grip loosen, her hand carry fell on her sides as the men hurriedly picked it up with the ones in the cart, as he shades fell from her head, slacked jaw, eyes wide, and numb as ever, Sakuno was startled.

"Eh? Daijobu?" He asked as he ruffled his hair and held his jacket behind him, as he eyed the girl curiously, and walked near her.

'T-This…c-can't be…H-He….-Ryoma.'

"Mou…Watashi wa Echizen Ryoga. Nice to meet you Sakuno-chan!" he said as he picked her shades from the ground, and looked down at the startled girl.

"R-Ryo-Ryoga E-Echi-Echizen?" She doesn't know what to say, after the longest time, she stuttered, she forced her eyes to blink in disbelief, he looks a lot like Ryoma, its like a carbon copy of him- no he's like the original Ryoga in the flesh! Indeed her stay here in Paris would be a lot more surprising than she expected it to be.

Ryoga nodded and smirked at the girl, she was a lot more than he expected, from the portrait at the mansion, she was a grown up now, and he could say, she's pretty like a doll,her braids kept her innocent aura, her eyes were full of wonders, and-fear, she was scared of something, he frowned at this.

'She's got something to fear of anyway…'

Then something hit him, this girl knew him?

"Have I met you before?"He asked questioningly as he scratched his cheek.

"Ah!um….no, its just…oh well…nothing." She smiled at the thought of him again, and looked up at the person in front of her.

"Take those to the car." Ryoga said as he motioned at the black Limousine lone at the parking lot.

As if on cue, Sakurei came out of the other end of the Limousine with her hair tied in a high ponytail eyes covered with bug eyed shades, wearing a pleated skirt and a tanktop as she zipped on her frappe, and strolled over the two, with a bodyguard on her trail, Sakuno noticed her right away, she was taken aback.

'She's…pretty…' she thought, as she keep staring at the girl.

Sakuno noticed her appearance, she looks like a Japanese pop-star, she mused, her stance, the way she took a step, her hair followed follows her every movement her eyes covered with the tinted glasses, her skin was somehow glistening under the sunshine, she was indeed- a perfect image of beauty and poise put together to form a person called 'Dreamgirl', but the closer she came, somehow Sakuno felt strange, as if she was some kind of a juror or rather her executioner, somehow her aura was somewhat awkward and at the same time…intimidating her, is it the way she walks?the way her nose crinkle, her eyes hidden, or is it her posture that bugs her, Sakuno doesn't know, but one thing's for sure…Sakurei isn't a fancy party she would enjoy.

"So…you're Sakuno Ryuzaki,Im Sakurei Shitsuraki." She said, as she removed her shades revealing her cerulean orbs and long eyelashes that batts just to scrutinize the girl with a fake smile plastered on her face.

"Pleased to meet you.."Sakuno answered not missing her Japanese accent, well, it's going to be degrading if she wouldn't answer in the same tongue, and besides, Sakuno didn't study for the longest time without having the chance to apply it in real life, She had enough tutors, specially some of Ryoma's remarks repeating endlessly on her mind.

"As much as I wanted to tour you here in Paris, my plane is about to leave."Sakurei said in Japanese knowing that its Sakuno's language, Sakurei would always want to impress everybody, and the fact that she's not only bilingual, she's trilingual, living in Paris for the straight seven years, she adopted their culture even their language, and besides it's required to learn at least two languages to take part of Akacho, and she knew exactly by her 'insight' –much like Atobe's- how to crush a person within the shake of their knees, pulverizing their self-control, and most likely, having their jaw drop.

"Don't worry, I'll be taking care of her" Ryoga said emphasizing his words, for he knew exactly how Sakurei feels right now, he knew very well, she will even out the odds just to get what she wants, because that's how she plays her game, in reality, Sakurei always wins the game she plays, how dirty it might be, she doesn't care, how hard it would be, it doesn't matter, as her passion fixed on the sweet taste of glory.

Sakuno found these two amusing, not only that she realized the world is small after all, Ryoga Echizen is here with her, and is now taking full responsibility of her, and nonetheless making her feel really odd, these two were speaking in codes, or hinting each other's points, she cringed.

'This is going to be a very long day.'

Sakurei gave him a snicker, as she looked back at Sakuno, having a good look of her from head to toe, scrutinizing her in ways anyone could imagine.

"A lot more like Oji-san…"She muttered as she faked a smile at the girl.

Sakuno's cinnamon eyes widened, she knew her father, her father she couldn't barely remember the face, her father whom left her for the Corporation, somehow, Sakurei had that sense of sarcasm in her tone, as she looked at Sakuno into the eyes, as if they clash into a staring battle, shooting innocence in each others identity.

"Y-You…know Tou-san?"Sakuno muttered as her eyes pleaded for more information from the pink haired lady.

"Yeah, unfortunately,as much as I wanted to chit chat, I have to go…" she said as she grabbed her Louis Vuitton hand carry and motioned her bodyguards to take her luggage to the carts, she faced Ryoga once more..

"I'll miss you Ryoga-kun, Ja." She said mocking him a smile as she turned her back and passed by Sakuno.

"Have a great time…Cousin."She whispered to her ears as she proceeded to the lobby.

Sakuno was frozen at her position, her eyes planted over to nowhere, her hands felt cold, and her senses were completely neglected.

'Cousin…She's my cousin?' she thought as she looked back at the pink haired porcelain doll walking towards the lobby.

Her every move was so different, the way she speaks, the way she smiles and the way she looks into her eyes, she's deeper on the inside, Sakuno was sure of that, She maybe naïve at times, but her instincts always get the best of her, there's something more about Sakurei, that she must know, something more that she needs to know.

"Oi!Hime-chan! You want a tour or lets eat for a while?you must be hungry."Ryoga said as he sneaked behind her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder that knocked Sakuno out of her world and blushed furiously.

"A-Ano…sure."

"Great, I know this good Japanese Restaurant, lets go!"Ryoga cheered as her guided her to the black sleek Jaguar stretch Limousine.

Sakuno froze once more, okay, she saw Limos with movie stars and pop stars in it, chauffer and all that jazz with the glitz and the glamour rolling over the lime light was something she never even dreamed of having, she was awestruck with the whole scenario, a while ago she was an ordinary girl with seriously big inferiority complex who's really bad at directions, and now, she's going to ride in a first class Limousine, with three bunches of convoys and to add a cheery on top, she's going to ride with none other than Ryoga Echizen, the thought made her blush, its like having Ryoma beside her, only a taller one that is.

"Don't worry Hime-chan! That's bullet proof!"Ryoga said as he chuckled and grabbed her hand and led her indside the car.

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Her eyes wandered inside the stretch, Ryoga was sitting in front of her legs crossed eyes hazy plastered on her, his smile-no, his smirk were nothing like Ryoma's his were, a little bit more, playful, while Ryoma's were intimidating, his eyes were a bit more, hazy, while Ryoma's were lazy, who would notice these very small details anyway? Somehow, she can't even look him straight in the eye, she just can't whenever her eyes met his something sparks in her insides, was it because of his stare, she doesn't know, but one thing's for sure, he's something else.

"R-Ryoga-san, how long have you been in Japan?"She asked trying to throw up a conversation, to avert her attention to something else.

He smiled at her questions, and darted a gaze outside, then back at her eyes again.

"Im born in Japan, the last time I went there was after I played in a cruise ship, Sakurafubuki." He said.

"Sakura Fubuki?"She repeated, she knew that story, that cruise ship who tricked the Seigaku regulars, the fake cruise ship, Ryuuzaki Sumire being her grand mother is enough reason to be aware of these happenings, when she found out what happened, she hurriedly checked if Ryoma was safe and alright, and that night, she rest assured when Ryoma answered the phone and told her he was fine.

"Were you there back then?"He asked a finger on his cheeks, he can't remember people's names and faces that much, he's really bad at it, genes maybe.

"Iie, B-But Senpai-Tachi's were there."she said as she listened to him intently.

"They play Tennis too?"He asked.

"H-Hai! Tezuka-senpai is our Captain."she said as she smiled.

"Oh! I know them, Chibisuke's team mates," he said as he glanced back at the auburn haired girl.

"H-Hai!"Sakuno answered, so that's how he address Ryoma.

'Chibisuke…'she repeated it in her mind over and over again like a broken cassette tape ringing to her mind endlessly, as it makes her smile.

"You know Chibisuke?"He asked as he looked at her straight on her eyes.

There it is again, his stare slowly penetrating her insides, making her stomach churn, she's feeling somewhat nervous around him, maybe because of their strange connections and probably because she's still not use with his presence around her, yes that must be it.

She avoided her gaze as she fixed her eyes on her shoes, as she opened her mouth to speak.

"H-Hai, I know Ryoma-kun."She muttered, with just the name itself making her blush furiously.

"Ne, are you his girlfriend?"He looked at her intensely trying to pry an answer from her lips.

Sakuno's emotions were triggered, that question was enough to make her check reality, and stare back at his eyes, he smiled at this as he moved beside her that made hold her breath with a sudden closeness.

"I-i-ie."

"Good."

A.N:Yeeey!! pinished-whoops Finished!!! Chapter six is done, whoa!! I did it for thirty minutes, kazaaam!! Kewwlness, naaah!! Leave a review ne? sorry for the lateness, I think I won't be able to update this following week for the prelims, but I promise I'll update right after ne?, I'll be deleting the chapter "poll" okeiz…I need reviews okay!! Need it!!darn darn!! That stupid girl spilling coffee over my notebook!! Ima kill her!! Ima kill her!!!and i know!! its slow!! coz i don't wanna rush the ryoxsakuxryoma coz if i did i think its would be sooo darn useless, in chapter six, expect more events, and i'll do the time skip right after Sakuno finds out everything. okie?!!