Hey guys!

Sorry for the more or less late update… if you want the reason, it's because I've been addictivly watching 'Vampire Knight'. Here's chapter 4! Hope you like it and if possible please read Kuripsuthebunny's story It 'All Started With A…' and please review it too! Also sorry if there are any typo's or grammar mistakes my editor was busy, so I couldn't ask her to proofread the whole chap

Disclaimer: I do not own The Prince of Tennis…

December 23

RIIING

RIIING

RII-

"Mou, just 5 more minutes…" an auburn haired girl mumbled as she turned to her side trying to gain more sleep. 'Why did I set up the alarm clock when it's a Saturday?' she thought as she opened her eyes a little to see a calendar that said 'December 23 buy Ryoma's present' she read in her mind. She stared at the calendar for about 10 seconds after reading the note she sprang out of bed "I can't believe I forgot about that!" she exclaimed as she went over her clothes.

After a few minutes…

Sakuno ran down the stairs all dressed with a small bag on her shoulders.

"Oi! Sakuno!" her grandmother called for her.

"Hai! Nani? Oba-chan?" Sakuno said peering into the kitchen revealing her grandmother cooking some Japanese food.

"Don't you want some breakfast before you go out?"

"Ah! No it's all right oba-chan I'm not that hungry"

"Are sure?"

"Hai!"

"There's some money on the table in case you don't have enough"

"Arigatou! Oba-chan!" Sakuno replied with a smile before going over to the table picking up the money and putting it in her small hand bag.

"Ja ne! oba-chan!" Sakuno said as she put on her shoes.

"Ja ne! be careful!" Coach Ryuzaki shouted from the kitchen.

"Hai!" Sakuno replied as she went out and walked to the mall.

At the mall…

"I wonder what I should buy for Ryoma-kun…" Sakuno said to herself as she put her index finger on her chin

"Sakuno-chan!!" A voice called her. She looked around to find no one she knew until she looked to her right and saw…

"Ah! Kintarou-kun!" Sakuno said to him as he walked over to her. "What are you doing here?"

"Buying Koshimae's gift of course!" he exclaimed with a smile "How 'bout you?"

"Same" Sakuno replied with a smile. She noticed that Kintarou had a plastic bag with him. "you already bought one?"

"Hm?" he replied as he saw Sakuno look at the plastic bag he was holding "Oh! Yeah, I bought these for him" He said as he took out a box from the plastic bag, he opened the box and it revealed a new pair of tennis shoes.

"Sugoi!" Sakuno exclaimed "you must have a lot of money don't you Kintarou-kun?"

"No! No! I borrowed the money from my parents that's all"

"Oh okay" Sakuno replied looking a little embarrassed.

"Since you didn't buy anything yet why don't I help you look?" Kintarou offered.

"I can't, I mean I don't want to trouble you"

"It's no trouble at all, besides it's dangerous for a girl like you to go around in a public place alone!"

"Okay then" Sakuno replied as she sighed in defeat. When Sakuno heard the words that Kintarou said to her, she suddenly remembered what Ryoma had told her yesterday…

Flashback

"A-arigatou, R-Ryoma-kun!"

"Hn" Ryoma said as he walked away "Don't go near any strangers like what happened before tennis practice" he shouted still walking.

The sudden thought of that made her blush in light shades of red.

"What are you planning to buy Sakuno-chan?" Kintarou asked as he broke her chain of thoughts.

"I don't know yet" Sakuno said in reply.

"Why don't we try in this shop?" Kintarou said while pointing at a sports shop.

"Hai!" Sakuno replied in hopes to find Ryoma's gift.

Meanwhile…

Ryoma's house

Ryoma rubbed his eyes as he sat up to find something heavy on his lap.

"Meow" Karupin said

"Karupin get off" Ryoma said to his cat.

"Meoww" Karupin said as he jumped out of Ryoma's lap.

"What happened yesterday again?" Ryoma asked himself. Then sudden flashbacks of Fuji wanting to talk to Sakuno then he saw Kintarou talk to Sakuno, he took her hand and walked her home. At that flashback Ryoma suddenly had a faint blush on his cheeks. 'Gah! Why did my heart feel like it was pounding faster then usual?' Ryoma thought to himself 'Maybe tennis could get my mind off of these things' Ryoma said as he changed to his tennis outfit he got his things and went downstairs.

"Oi! Oi! Ryoma!" his father called for him.

"What do you want oyaji?" Ryoma said plainly.

"Where are you going?" His father said as he was reading a 'newspaper'

'Probably has a perverted magazine hidden' Ryoma thought "None of your business"

"Aren't you going to eat breakfast Ryoma?" A female voice said which was belonging to Ryoma's cousin Nanako.

"No"

"So are you going on a date then?" Nanjiro asked with a grin.

"Uncle! Don't tease Ryoma" Nanako scolded him.

"Ja" Ryoma said plainly before closing the door.

Back to Kintarou and Sakuno…

Sakuno sighed as she and Kintarou went out of the sports shop. 'Those things were way too expensive' Sakuno thought as she continued to walk looking for a shop until…

GRUMMMBLLEE

Sakuno looked at Kintarou whose stomach was rumbling. Kintarou just put one hand on his stomach and blushed.

"Sorry" he said

"Its' okay, why don't we get something to eat first oba-chan gave me money for some food so I'll treat you" Sakuno said with a smile.

"No! I mean you don't have to pay for mine I'll do it myself I have extra money" Kintarou said as he waved two of his hands in front of him.

"Don't worry about it" Sakuno insisted "Let's just say it's my payback for accompanying me"

"Fine" Kintarou said in defeat then he sighed.

At the Park…

Pok

Pok

Pok

The sound was made by a tennis ball that was hitting the wall. Ryoma was practicing his tennis skill with the wall.

'23'

'24'

'25' Ryoma counted in his head.

"Oi! Echizen!" someone called from behind.

Ryoma stopped practicing. He caught the ball with his right hand and put his racquet on his shoulders. He looked back to see Fuji smiling at him.

"Nani? Fuji-senpai?"

"It's rare to see you at the public courts" He said grinning

'This can't be good' Ryoma thought "Hn" was the reply he gave to Fuji as he sat on the bench.

"I see you're troubled" Fuji said as he walked over to Ryoma and sat down beside him.

"Why do you say that?"

"I just know" Fuji said as he opened his eyes "You just have to trust what your heart says about her"

"What my heart says?" Ryoma asked looking perplexed 'Does he know what happened between me and Sakuno yesterday?' Ryoma thought.

"Anyways, I have to buy some things, Ja ne!" Fuji said as he got up and walked away.

"Wait Fuji-senpai, you still have to explain what you said"

"You'll figure it out" Fuji said running while waving one hand in the air.

'What my heart says? Does he mean what my heart says about her? Does he mean Sakuno?' Ryoma thought as he packed his things and went back home to think over what Fuji had just told him.

Kataiookami here!

Here's chapter 4! Hope you liked it as I said at the start I apologize for the kind of late update also please read Kuripsuthebunny's story It 'All Started With A…' and please review it but don't forget to review 'Surprise Ryoma' as well! The next chap will be on the same day starting of with Sakuno and Kintarou still at the mall make sure to tune in!

Ja!