I'm so happy I'm writing chapter two. I have nothing else better to do anyway. And the juice (If it was a juice) that I made almost made me puke. Totally nasty. Don't know why I even made it. -- Well, my friends thought it was coffee. But when they smelled it, their reaction was almost the same as the regulars when they drank Inui's juice. XD I overdid it I guess. Anyway, I'm gonna stop rambling again.

Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis but I do own Akiyo.

Oh, and thanks for the review!

Oh my gosh, what was I thinking?! Almost kissing Fuji-sempai…

Sakuno hit herself on the head. Her face was still red when she and Sumire got home. Fuji was slightly surprised and jumped a little when she screamed out loud right on his face. Still, he was amused. Sakuno was very sure of that.

"So, Sakuno-chan wants a kiss, eh?"

She remembered his exact words and turned even redder when he teased her. She could never go through a day without embarrassing herself. This was far most the most embarrassing thing she has ever done besides missing a ball in front of Ryoma and falling on her butt.

"Sakuno, are you okay? You look red," Sumire said with concern as she reached out her head and felt Sakuno's forehead.

"I-I'm fine," Sakuno lied. When they arrived in front of the Ryuzaki residence Sakuno quickly got out of the car and locked herself in her room. Her grandmother kept asking her what's wrong but Sakuno just replied, "I'm okay."

The next day Sakuno was fumbling with her thumbs. She was very nervous facing Fuji that she forgot to braid her hair and walked to school since her grandmother left early. Her hair seemed to flow and glimmer catching some people's eyes. That's when Sakuno realized she hadn't braided her hair.

Ugh, I forgot my hair ties at home. This is not my day, she thought dragging her feet towards the entrance of the school. A lot of people looked at her hair in interest and she felt someone tap her on the shoulder.

"Hey, are you new? I haven't seen anyone who has a very long hair like that except for my friend Sa-" the person stopped when Sakuno turned around and she noticed it was Tomoka.

"Hey Tomoka," she said casually with a smile.

Tomoka's eyes widened. "Sakuno? Wow, you looked so much prettier with your hair down!"

Sakuno blushed. "I-Iie."

"C'mon! Let's go to class! Hope Ryoma notices," Tomoka winked at her and grabbed Sakuno's hand dragging her through halls. Sakuno sighed and allowed herself to be dragged.

I sure hope Fuji-sempai forgets about the incident.

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But she was wrong.

When she went to the tennis court where she would eat her lunch and watch others play, she saw Fuji approaching her with his usual smile. Blushing, she turned her head away afraid he would tease her more.

"Sakuno-chan, is that you? You look very pretty with your hair down," he commented sitting next to her. Sakuno blushed even more and averted her eyes to her lunch.

"Fuji-sempai, I-I'm s-sorry about yesterday," she said turning even redder.

"Saa, it's okay. You were probably thinking I was a pillow or something," Fuji teased.

"Fuji-sempai!" Sakuno blushed more and more. By now Fuji was chuckling.

Ah, cute little Sakuno-chan. So adorable, he thought smiling mysteriously. He decided to tease her more seeing that it was his new habit.

"So, what did you dream about?" he asked, his smile widening when he saw her face turn even more red, if possible.

"F-Fuji-s-sempai," she stuttered. "I-I d-d-don't kn-know."

"Hmm? Your face is red. Something wrong?" Fuji opened his eyes slightly and enjoyed the way she looked at him. Her face was completely red which Fuji thought was even more cuter.

"I-I-I….t-there's nothing…..w-w-wrong," she stuttered even more. Her face remained completely red and her head felt very lightheaded. Fuji thought that her stuttering was from embarrassment but he felt something was wrong.

"Sakuno-chan?"

"I-I think I n-n-need to go now," she said putting her lunch aside and stood up but her legs was wobbly and stumbled a little.

"Are you okay?" Fuji's tone was filled with concern as she smiled at him and her face was still red. Sakuno knew she had a high fever because she felt her face burning. Not because of Fuji, she knew. The burning sensation still remained and her head felt even more lightheaded. Before she knew it she was falling.

The only thing she remembered was a pair of muscular arms, unlike Akiyo's, wrapping themselves around her and Fuji's worried face looking at her before everything turned dark.

"How is she?"

"When did she have a fever?"

"Fuji, what have you done?"

"Fsssshhhh…"

"Ryoma, aren't you worried about your girlfriend?"

Sakuno had been awoken by familiar voices and slowly opened her eyes. Her head throbbed in pain as she sat up.

"Mou…..what happened?" she asked, looking around the room. All the regulars were there. Even Tomoka and the trios. Sumire did not look happy but was filled with worry. Sakuno saw Fuji smiling at her.

"You collapsed," Fuji said. "I'm sorry, Sakuno-chan. I shouldn't have teased you."

"Eh?" Sakuno felt weird being apologized to. Probably because she was the one who always apologized. "A-Ano…..it's okay."

"Are you sure? He caused you a high fever," Sumire tried to remain calm but seeing her granddaughter in a sick condition did not make her day at all. She was furious with Fuji after hearing what he had done. Making her go red and pushing it too far. Tezuka punished Fuji by making him run 50 laps.

"Obaa-san, it's my fault anyway. I should've told him. And I don't want Fuji-sempai taking all the blame," Sakuno said bowing her head. She could feel everyone's eyes on her and it made her feel slightly uncomfortable.

Sumire sighed at Sakuno. She was too good. "Okay, well, the nurse said you should rest for a few more hours after you've woken up. Fuji, next time, don't push it too far. Everyone, back to class."

With that, all the regulars left. Except Tomoka.

"Sakuno-chan! You had me worried!" she cried throwing herself onto poor Sakuno.

"Tomo-chan, I'm okay. But I do need to rest now," she reminded giggling a little. Tomoka apologized and left her in peace.

Sighing, she lied back down. She didn't think it was her sempai's fault. But he did tease her a little too much. Her fault for being so sensitive. It was her fault for being too shy. After the incident, Sakuno felt her cheeks warm up whenever she was with Fuji just like at lunch. She remembered her heart skip a beat when he told her she looked prettier with her hair down.

Oh no! I can't like Fuji-sempai, can I? What about Ryoma-kun….Sakuno hit herself with her hand. Baka no Sakuno.

Closing her eyes, Fuji flashed in her thoughts. She pushed his image away and continued to go to sleep not wanting any more stress.

He probably doesn't feel the same way……..

"Fuji! Don't get too distracted, nya!" Eiji said as he hit the ball at Fuji.

"Gomen," he muttered and hit the ball back. Lately, he's been thinking about the Almost-Kissing-Sakuno-Incident. It made him a little bit distracted that some of the regulars were beginning to get suspicious.

"Do you think he has a girlfriend, nya?" Eiji asked after the practice match.

"Nah, Fuji isn't like that, is he?" Oishi was beginning to worry. "Maybe….he's planning something? He's creepy now.."

"Saa, what are you guys talking about?" Fuji asked smiling as usual. The regulars almost jumped.

"You scared us! Don't go sneaking up on us, Fuji," Oishi scolded frowning at him.

Fuji chuckled. "Gomen."

Momo sweatdropped. "Uhh…Fuji….I was wondering…..do you have a girlfriend?"

Fuji snapped his eyes opened and stared at Momo who gulped. Hey, who could blame him? The boy looked creepy (or hot) whenever his eyes were open. Some of the regulars started to back away.

"Now, what makes you say that?" he smiled mysteriously. Inui jotted down some notes and started mumbling.

"Um…just curious?" With that Momo laughed nervously and slowly backed away. Fuji sighed and closed his eyes much to the regulars' relief. He knew they noticed his odd behavior. But a girlfriend? They're just letting their imaginations get the best of them.

"Break time is over! 10 laps around the court!" Tezuka called suddenly. Everyone groaned but not too loud for the buchou to hear fearing that he'd make them run extra laps. But what mostly pushed them to run as if their lives would have ended was seeing Inui holding up his new and "improved" juice.

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Sakuno opened her eyes and looked at the clock. It was almost time for school to end. The nurse came in and informed her that she could go. Sumire had already packed all her belongings in her backpack for Sakuno while she was resting. Her fever had cooled down and grabbing her backpack she went to the tennis court to wait for her grandmother.

Sumire saw Sakuno making her way inside the court and approached her. "Sakuno, I'm going to come late because of the meeting so I can't drive you. I asked Fuji to walk you as his punishment and take responsibility in case anything happens again."

Sakuno shivered. She wanted to avoid her sempai as long as possible, afraid she would blurt out things she didn't want him to know. "O-Okay…."

The regulars were dismissed. Fuji came walking beside her that she couldn't help but blush slightly.

"Let's go, Sakuno-chan," he said smiling as if nothing happened. Sakuno nodded and waved good-bye to Sumire and the regulars before stalking behind Fuji. The two walked in silence making Sakuno uncomfortable. She didn't want Fuji to be mad at her for causing him trouble. She wanted to do something to make up for it and it was killing her.

"I apologize for making you sick," Fuji suddenly said making Sakuno look up.

"Ano….it's okay, really. It's me who should apologize. You got in trouble because of me," she said looking at the ground again.

"Saa…you shouldn't blame yourself all the time," he said, stopping and turning around. Sakuno stopped right in front of him and wondered why he didn't continue walking.

"Sakuno-chan, do you still like Ryoma-kun?" Fuji rested his hand on top of Sakuno's shoulder making her shiver at his touch. He leaned a little bit closer causing Sakuno's heart to beat faster.

Say something, Sakuno!

"Eh? Um…" Sakuno couldn't find the right words. Truth is, she wasn't sure if she even had feelings for Ryoma. "I d-don't know."

Fuji smiled and leaned back. "Let's get going."

Sakuno looked dumbfounded. Now what was that all about? Shaking her head, she followed her sempai hoping that the day would end quickly.

Okay….wasn't sure if I wrote that write. I apologize if it didn't satisfy you. But thanks to all my reviewers! I appreciate it.

I'm probably gonna go crazy. I'll do my best in the next chapter.