Pairing: Echizen Ryoma x Ryuzaki Sakuno
Genre: Romance/Humor/Drama
Timeframe: Senior High School Year 3 (Final Year)
Warning: Sakuno centric. Readers had been warned.
Rating: Rated (T) for suggestive adult theme
Song title: Koibito Doushi by Jyukai (The song is really good!! I recon readers to listen to it while reading this story. If anyone would like to have it, please let me know).
Standard Disclaimer: Tenipuri belongs to Konomi sensei
"…" denotes speech
"Italics" denotes flashback
'…' denotes thoughts
Bold denotes lyrics
Title: Kissing Ryoma 101 Excuses
Epilogue: Part 2 & 3
Part 2: BESIDE ME
"Such days
To always continue like this"
I'll try to wish for that
In the night sky filled with falling stars
"Ryoma-kun…look, there are so many stars in the sky tonight" Sakuno exclaimed merrily as she swirled passed Ryoma, her eyes fixed at the starry sky.
"Sakuno, watch your step. Don't spin around like this" Ryoma warned but he'd enjoy watching the present Sakuno, she's full of energy.
"Why?"
"Because you've got wobbly hips" he teased.
"Mou, Ryoma-kun, you're mean" she pouted.
With that he pulled her hand and embraced her from behind.
"I want you to walk beside me" he demanded.
"Ryoma-kun…"
He released her and stare at her with those soft gentle gaze "I like the feel of you walking beside me. Will you do that for me?"
"Hai…"
"Ne, let's continue doing this when I comes back from the States"
"Always?"
"Yes"
Part 3: SERENADE
In the middle of a childish conversation
I got to know another you
I still haven't realized it yet
That I'll find myself
"Bye everyone" with that Ryoma and Sakuno was about to leave the group when Eiji plopped on him.
"Kikumaru-senpai…you're heavy" he complained
"Nyah; both of you are going home together again?!" he said teasingly.
"I'm so envious of you, Echizen-kun" Dan muttered "I hope I'll get to find someone like Ryuzaki-san to be my girlfriend"
"Not a chance" Ryoma added nonchalantly.
Dan's world instantly turns dark and gloomy.
"Ryoma-kun; don't say that. Dan-kun might get hurt. At least you should try to consider people's feelings"
"I'm fine; Ryuzaki-san. Echizen-san is renowned for it"
"Huh?" Ryoma raised a brow. He felt like being indirectly stabbed by those words from Dan.
"With Ryoma's attitude, he should have been scaring girls off" Tomoka throws in another criticism at Ryoma.
"Sakuno, when he's gone I'll bring you to 'Gokon'" Ann suggested.
"What?!" everyone shrugged in unison.
"I'm sure there will be many guys that find you lovely" Ann said dreamily while proceed to embrace the girl tightly.
"Why waste all the money to pay for such trivial events" Atobe finally came forth to join the conversation.
"Right after Echizen left, this Ore-sama will go in full force to show my affection towards our little mountain lily" he declared proudly.
"Childish" Ryoma sighed with annoyance.
"Mountain Lily" with that said Atobe took Sakuno hands "This Ore-sama will send you roses every single day, recite love poems to you every single week, sing you love songs that will bring you to the top of the world"
"Atobe-san; that's really something" Dan praised "It sounds really sweet"
"Ano…" sweat drop formed on her forehead.
"And you call that sweet talk?" Ryoma smirked "Is this how you people woo a girl?"
"Yeah? Kinda find it mysterious; how did you woo Sakuno-chan?" Sengoku asked.
"Bring her flowers?" Ann guessed.
"Nah, Ryoma-kun won't do that" Tomoka confirmed.
"I don't need flowers" with that he pulled Sakuno back to his side. He lifted her chin up to make her face him, his fingers gently stroked against her chin.
"Ryoma-kun?!" Sakuno's heart almost leapt out.
"My cherry blossom is right here" he said and looks at her with his lady killer smile "And besides, my heart has been in full blossom since we met"
At this point Sakuno almost die of heart attack. She could not believe that Ryoma would say these words.
"Kyah?! Sakuno's nose is bleeding none stop!!"
"Hey? Ochibi? Where did you get those pick-up lines from?" Eiji asked curiously.
"Shoujo manga" he replied nonchalantly "My cousin owns tons of them"
"What?!" All of them bellowed in unison.
"Like I thought; Ryoma's effects on her is fatal" Tomoka said humorously while tending Sakuno's nose bleed.