The Obsessed Romance

By darkwings09

Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis. If I did, Ryoma and Sakuno will be a couple by now; Fuji will be sadistic more than ever and Kirihara and Ann's relationship will blossom! I only own the plot and the haunted mansion. (Oh, and the ghosts that lived there were only invented by me)

Some may be OC okay?

Feel my obsession and love with the RyoSaku pairing! Oh, on such a short notice…WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ALL RYOSAKU FANS OUT THERE?! Ooopsie…sorry about that. I'm just too carried away…

This is only an extra chapter! (Sort of, you have been warned) That's because Ryoma and Sakuno are having…er…nightmares. I'm going to relate about their conversation with the ghosts.

"Blah, blah" er…humans talking

"Blah, blah" ghosts talking

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Troubled nights (Extra chapter)

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9:00 pm at the Ryuuzaki residence

"Sakuno? Are you still awake?" Sumire asked her granddaughter, as she was about to knock at the door.

No response.

She sighed as she thought that Sakuno was already asleep. She went to her room directly and slammed the door quietly.

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Sakuno let out a soft moan as she buried her head deep on her pillows. For Kami's sake, it's already 11:30 in the evening! Something bothered her immensely, excluding the fact that she had left a kiss in the cheek of the Prince of Tennis.

She just couldn't sleep; no matter how many times she forced herself to do it.

"Sakuno-chan…"

The wind seemed to call her name as it gently clashed to her windows. She blinked twice before standing up to her feet and walking near the windows.

"Sakuno-chan…"

She opened the windows slowly, completely mesmerized at the familiar tone of voice. She stared at the empty space ahead of her.

'But…there's no one here' the thought immediately popped in her mind.

"D-Dareda?" she asked as her fingers touched the window silts. She was sure that she heard someone, and that someone was calling her name. Urgh, it seems awfully familiar. Lost in her train of thoughts, she tucked her finger under her chin. That feminine voice that sounded much like hers, it haunted her. After thinking and thinking, the final conclusion came to her from nowhere:

"Kirara-san!" she almost shouted in surprise. Realizing what she had done, she laid her hands quickly on her mouth, at the same time turning around to see if anyone else is there. She can almost hear the spirit let out a girlish giggle. Her head jerked up, only to see a pale face looking at her.

"Sakuno-chan can't sleep, desu ka?" Kirara murmured to her as she approached Sakuno inaudibly. (A/N: Run, Sakuno, run! Scary…Oo)

Sakuno gasped at her in fright, almost forcing her legs to run. "K-Kirara-san!"

Kirara turned to her with a worried look plastered on her pale face. "Ah, Sakuno-chan, chotto matte! I didn't mean to scare you…"

The feminine voice reached her ears. Sakuno stopped and gazed at the ghoul in front of her. "S-Sumimasen…" she apologized as she bowed down for the millionth time. She was trembling terribly, afraid of what will happen next.

"It's alright, Sakuno-chan" Kirara told her as she chuckled gleefully.

"Pardon me, but…why are you here?" Sakuno nervously asked.

"I came here to talk to you…" Kirara answered her, a sudden seriousness in her faint voice.

"T-Talk to me? Talk to me about what?" Sakuno asked further. Her mouth twitched a bit. She doesn't like where this conversation is going.

"Ne, have you thought about what I asked you earlier?"

"Eh? What was that?"

"I asked you to choose, Love or fate?"

"Mou…It's hard to choose…what do you mean by that?"

"No, I'm just testing you, love or fate?"

"What if I choose…love?"

"Love…means you are willing to sacrifice everything and will do everything for your loved ones, and fate…means that you don't have the courage to sacrifice anything for your loved ones. You only go with the flow of destiny, no matter where it leads you…"

"…"

"You know what, I also asked myself the same question, but I chose fate instead of love. Technically, maybe I was too scared of my relationship with Yuki-kun, when my parents will find out soon about it. I just go with the surge of fate and destiny, until the tragic day came. That's why I'm restless, and I continue to find Yuki-kun and the right answer to my question"

"Kirara-san, I-I think I choose…"

"No need for formality, Sakuno-chan. You can call me Kirara-chan"

"Er…Hai, Kirara-chan…love"

Silence.

"I'm happy for you, Sakuno-chan. Anyways, who, except for your family, are you willing to sacrifice for?"

Sakuno blushed feverishly at the said statement. She tore her gaze from the spirit to her study table. But the ghost beside her knew better, she grinned at her reincarnation. Kirara was positive that deep inside the hidden memories of the girl beside her, an image of a certain feline-eyed boy with an arrogant attitude seems to materialize. She finds it strange though, that every time she 'checks out' her young re-embodiment, she always catch a glimpse of the golden-eyed boy. The way Sakuno turned red all over meant only one thing; Sakuno reflects fondly of the boy.

"You like him, don't you?"

"H-Him? Eh…you mean…ano…"

"Don't be confused with your feelings, Sakuno-chan. You have the right to know and cherish them. Not until you wanted to notice them far too late and these feelings will vanish. It's your choice, Sakuno-chan"

"I only wanted to ask you one thing, Kirara-chan…when was the day you died?"

Kirara looked at her in surprise, with a spark of slight bitterness emerging from her auburn eyes. But she merely gave out a faint sigh.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Kirara-san", Sakuno apologized firmly as she shook her head in frantic, "I didn't mean to ask you about that, that-"

"You'll probably find out soon when you have your little hunting trip to our household. Anyways, keep this reincarnation thing as a secret, okay?"

"One more thing, what's with the reincarnation thing?"

"I'll explain that. I will take over your body and…well…I must find Yuki-kun, in the form of a human boy about your age…"

"Y-You mean, Ryoma-kun?"

"Hmm…I think so. It's up to fate to decide who, Sakuno-chan, but I have the strong feeling that he will be chosen…You're happy, aren't you?"

"H-Hai" Sakuno confessed in deep loss of words, a very visible tint of red swathed her features. And the next thing she knew, the specter beside her faded away in the thin mist of darkness flooding outside the house.

She looked outside for the last time, only to see the oblivion well clad with the dimness of the night. She hoped to spot her ghostly friend down the empty road, but saw nothing instead. She closed the windows in a sheepishly manner as a heavy sigh escaped her lips.

"I will choose love, Kirara-chan" she murmured to herself, wishing for the ghost she have spoken to earlier can hear what she is saying now, "I will prefer love"

Finally losing herself to sleepiness and the hours of darkness, she yawned slightly. She lay at her comfy bed, feeling the soft mattress crushed beneath her body.

Sakuno found peace as she fell in a deep slumber.

"Ryoma-kun…"

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At the Echizen's residence, around 11:30 pm:

Ryoma groaned as he gently stroked the furry ears of the sleeping Karupin.

"Purrr…" it whirred as its head gently perked up.

'Why can't I sleep?' he thought as he laid his fuzzy friend at the foot of the bed.

In his mind, he thought of a thousand and one ways on how to sleep. Counting sheep won't do, unless he is such a helpless child experiencing creepy nightmares. Playing with the calculator won't do either, he's too lazy to get up and get the pocket-sized machine from his knapsack (A/N: That's for kiddies, Echizen. Mind you). And, imagining he is having a tennis match with RikkaDai's Sanada Genichiroh won't help him either.

While in the middle of the trance he was in, the wind's pace seems to change. It blew harder, as if knocking towards his window. It clashed against the windows, as if suggesting to open it.

Ryoma blinked twice prior to looking through the window. He grunted before opening it.

"Oi, Echizen, I'm here"

Ryoma blinked once again. He was sure that he heard that voicesomewhere; it sounded no stranger to him. He felt Goosebumps all over him, but he tried hard to conceal them.

He gritted his teeth before responding, "It's you"

"Whoa, don't be aggressive"

The owner of the voice appeared before him. "Hello"

Ryoma stared at the ghost for a while. "What do you want?"

"Can we have a little chat?"

"Yadda. It's already 11:30, what do you expect?"

"Why can't you sleep?"

"It's none of your business, Yanami"

"Oh, but it is"

"And why's that?"

"Because you're my reincarnation, seshounen"

Ryoma's golden orbs grew wide, remembering his perverted father. "What did you just say?"

"You're my REINCARNATION, geez, how many times do I have to say that?"

"You're kidding me. Stop that"

"But it's the truth, Echizen, you can't turn your back on it"

"And why?"

"Because I chose you, and fate decides so"

"Hn"

"Echizen for once, can't you be a teeny little bit nice towards your elders?"

"Elders? From the looks of it, you're about 18 years old, excluding that you're a g-ghost…that is"

"Whoa, I didn't remember saying my age to you"

"Stop that now, I want to go to sleep"

"No, not until you can answer my previous question. Love or fate?"

Ryoma ceased then looked at the ghoul in front of him in surprise. He remembered that question earlier. He was uncertain on what to respond. Nevertheless, he kept his cool and answered,

"Mada mada dane"

"Very funny, answer it please"

"No, I'm confused"

"Confused about what?"

"…"

"You're one cocky brat, Echizen. But someday, you'll find the true meaning and the difference between love and fate"

"Yeah, whatever"

"Ja, I'm going now. Let's continue this tomorrow night"

"…"

That caught him off guard. The ghost disappeared from his line of sight to the darkness laid beyond the window. Ryoma turned around only to see Karupin trembling from the cold. He gently took the poor cat to his lap.

A heavy sigh escaped from his lips.

"Love or fate, desu ka…?" he muttered to himself as he soothingly stroked the fur of his beloved pet.

"Meow…"

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To Be Continued…

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Hello again, minna! Sadly, I will not update for about three days or more, because…er…for some reasons.

But I promise I'll update soon!

Thanks for those encouraging reviews!