Title: Tutor

Author: Miyo-chan02

Anime/Manga: Prince of Tennis

Pairing: RyomaxSakuno (RyoSaku)

Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis is not mine.

Previous: As Sakuno stood straight, Ryoma passed by her saying nothing.

She knew that this meant rejection.

All Sakuno could do was to cry.

Chapter VII: Just a Misunderstanding

The following morning, Sakuno went to school like she usually did.

Except for the fact that her mind wasn't set for school but for Ryoma.

Like she usually did, she went inside of the classroom.

But, before she can, a group of curious people blocked her and bombarded her with questions.

Namely, 'Are you going out with Kintarou Tooyama of Shintenhouji?' and 'Is it are true that the two of you are dating?'

Sakuno didn't know that Horio was behind this. He wasn't satisfied with the tennis club. He even said it to other sections.

Horio came to make the problem worse.

'Did you know that I heard Tooyama confessing to her. They were at a tennis court on a Saturday. Don't you call that a date?'

Sakuno didn't know how to respond.

Those people are giving her pressure. Actually, she can answer the questions easily. But with the shock she got, it's pretty impossible to think properly in that situation.

Then suddenly…

Someone pulled her wrist, 'saving' her from the crowd of people.

'What are you talking about? We just went out the other day.' A certain flat voice whom Sakuno knew very well; spoke.

The crowd of people was in a state of shock. They didn't know how to respond. Especially if Ryoma said that.

'Ahh… I see. S-sorry…' Horio said as the crowd nodded.

They left.

Ryoma pulled Sakuno. Surprisingly, neither by her wrist nor her arm, but with her hands. Yes those soft hands he've spoken of before.

If Sakuno was feeling alright, she would be blushing madly by now. But she isn't.

Ryoma felt something wet on his hand. As he looked back, he saw Sakuno wiping her crying face.

His eyes widened with confusion.

'Th-thank you for s-saving me. S-sorry.' Sakuno's voice trailed off and stuttered like it usually did, except that she stuttered because of crying not cause of her nervousness. As she said these, she tried to be out of Ryoma's hold…

But, Ryoma didn't let go of her hand.

Instead he held it tighter.

Sakuno looked at him, her eyes, still flooded with tears.

Ryoma pulled her to the nearest empty room.

Sakuno still kept on crying.

Ryoma stood before her as she fell on her knees.

'S-sorry' she repeated.

'Why are you crying?' his voice still emotionless as you hear it.

'Y-you r-rejected… please… just forget about what I said…'

Even though she didn't finish what she wanted to say, Ryoma knew what she meant.

Hearing this, he wanted to laugh. (A/N: don't think that I'm making him OOC. Scroll down to see what I mean)

Sakuno saw him smile like he's hiding his laugh. Her tears stopped.

'Wh-why are you laughing?!' her voice filled with mixed emotions.

'Why would you think I rejected you?'

'H-huh? B-but you just left me a-after I said it…'

'Huh?' Ryoma said with that innocent look on his face that Sakuno loved.

'Y-you didn't say anything to me. I-it's a rejection.' Sakuno said her eyes coming to produce tears again.

Ryoma approached her, loosening her braided hair.

He stroked it's strands as he told Sakuno something.

Ryoma's flashback

R-ryoma-kun.' Sakuno called.

'I love you!' Sakuno said her face filled with layers of blush as she bowed avoiding eye contact with Ryoma.

Sakuno's hair slipped from Ryoma's grip.

Ryoma's eyes are wide.

'Yeah. I kinda feel that too.' Ryoma said lowering his cap to cover his whole face.

Due to embarrassment, he just left Sakuno. He expected that she will follow him, cause she always did.

As Sakuno stood straight, Ryoma passed by her saying nothing.

End of flashback

'That's what happened.' Ryoma said coolly.

'Wh-what! Y-you mean… I was crying all night for nothing. S-sorry.' Sakuno started to panic.

Ryoma smiled then laughed. It's more of a chuckle and a smirk.

Sakuno pouted.

'Mou Ryoma-kun!' Sakuno pouted with her flushed face as she turned her back.

'Putting your hair down looks better on you.' Ryoma suddenly said to Sakuno.

Sakuno's eyes widened.

Before she could blink, Ryoma suddenly gave her a kiss on the forehead.

'Forget about Tooyama's kiss here. Erase it from your memory then replace it with mine.'

Ryoma said leaving Sakuno with a thousand shades of red.

One Saturday afternoon, Ryoma and Sakuno were at the park eating ice cream.

They sat on a bench.

Then suddenly, Sakuno remembered something.

This thought caused her to rose from her seat.

'I-I forgot something.' Sakuno panicked again.

Ryoma raised his eyebrow.

'Wh-what about Kintarou-kun? Who will tutor him?'

Ryoma just smirked.

'It's taken care of.'

'Hey you! Tooyama-kid! Wake up! Ryoma-sama requested me to tutor you, so don't you dare fall asleep!' Tomoka shouted.

'Hey you! Big-mouthed girl! Would you stop now! You've already told me that a thousand times!'

The two of them continued to fight.

The end ^^

Author's notes: Yay! I've finished 'Tutor' Thank you for all the support you gave me with this story, by submitting reviews, adding this to your faves and alerts. Really Thanks. And yeah sorry for the really long update. Please review. Oh yeah, if you want a sequel, just go tell me ^^

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