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Disclaimer: I do not own The Prince of Tennis….

Next day…

"Okay class, as you know tomorrow is the Romeo and Juliet play," The teacher said to the class. "And I expect all of you to do your best, especially the leading roles." The teacher said as he eyed both Ryoma and Sakuno. "Anyways, back to our lesson…"

'Mou, I already feel the pressure…' Sakuno complained. 'It was hard enough to go to the same class as Ryoma after what he did to me!'

Flashback…

A hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her to him. Sakuno landed on Ryoma chest and she felt arms wrap around her as she blushed madly. Then they decided to let go then Ryoma bent down and kissed her cheek and whispered to her ear "Betsun." He then went out going to the direction of his house with a hint of blush on his face. While Sakuno was left standing in front of the door, blushing like a tomato.

Normal…

Sakuno blushed at the flashback of hers. 'I still feel confused! Why would Ryoma-kun do something like that?'

Sakuno sighed and shook her head fiercely as she decided to just return to listening to the teacher's lecture and taking down notes.

'What's wrong with her?' Ryoma thought as he glanced at Sakuno. 'Maybe I should ask her later during recess…'

Recess…

Sakuno sighed as she closed her notebook and laid her head on her desk. 'I feel sleepy, I didn't sleep so well last night because I had so much to think about.' Sakuno closed her eyes.

"Ryuzaki." A familiar voice called out to her. Sakuno opened her eyes and saw Ryoma in front of her.

"R-Ryoma-kun!" Sakuno said very startled. She stood up right away. "N-Nani?"

"Is there anything w-wrong?" Ryoma said as he stuttered at the last word because he felt a little nervous and unsure if he should actually ask.

"N-Nani?" Sakuno asked again to make sure she heard him right. 'Is he…worried about me?'

"I said, i-is there anything troubling you?" Ryoma rephrased the sentence so she could understand it better.

"N-Nothings w-wrong" Sakuno replied.

"Hn." Ryoma said. He handed her something. "Here"

"H-Huh?"

"This is for you."

"A-Arigatou." Sakuno took whatever Ryoma was holding, she saw it was a pork bun.

"It's almost the end of recess and you'd be late for class if you'd but food now, so eat up." Ryoma explained.

"Arigatou, R-Ryoma-kun." Sakuno said once more.

"Ryoma."

"Nani…?" Sakuno asked.

"From now on, call me Ryoma." Ryoma said as he looked back like someone suddenly called him, to hide his blush."

"O-Okay, R-R-Ryoma." Sakuno said feeling uneasy.

"Hn." Ryoma said in reply. "I better go now." Ryoma said as he headed back to his seat.

Theater Practice…

"Okay let's practice the last act, act 6!" The director announced. Everyone scattered to their places some off the stage and others part of the background. "Lights, camera, and action!"

Ryoma entered the stage in his school uniform, since they're saving the costume for tomorrows use. "If I may trust the flattering truth of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand: My bosom's lord sits lightly in his throne; If I may trust the flattering truth of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand: My bosom's lord sits lightly in his throne; And all this day an unaccustom'd spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts. I dreamt my lady came and found me dead-- Strange dream, that gives dead man leave to think!-- And breathed such life with kisses in my lips, That I revived, and was an emperor. Ah me! how sweet is love itself possess'd, When but love's shadows are so rich in joy!" Ryoma said flawlessly and with emotion leaving everyone in the backstage at awe.

Everyone except the director was still at awe after a few minutes of waiting for the other character to go on stage, the director got impatient. "BALTHASAR, COME OUT NOW!"

"A-ah, gomen!" the student playing Balthasar snapped out of his 'gaping moment' and proceeded to go on stage and say his lines.

Backstage…

"When did Ryoma become this good at acting?" a student whispered to another student.

"I know!" The student replied. Sakuno herself backstage was also in awe. 'Ryoma-kun…'

Last scene…(a.k.a. Kissing scene &grins&)

Sakuno was holding Ryoma who was laying down acting dead. "I will kiss thy lips; Haply some poison yet doth hang on them, To make die with a restorative." Sakuno said as good as Ryoma did. She stayed still for a while getting really nervous and shaking really badly. 'This is it, the kissing scene.' She thought really nervously. She moved in closer for an inch.

'Is she really going to kiss me?' Ryoma thought nervously as well. He didn't know when he'd feel her lips on his since his eyes were closed. He waited anxiously until he heard…

"Okay good! Cut!" yelled the director.

Everyone started clapping in amazement by the 2 main characters improvement.

"You two have improved a lot!" one boy yelled out.

"We're expecting that you'll do the same thing tomorrow!" one girl yelled.

"Ah, hai!" Sakuno replied.

"Okay, everyone gather around the center of the stage and sit." The director said.

"Hai!" all of the students chorused. They all sat down at the center of the stage like the director ordered them to do.

"Okay, this was a very good practice." The director complemented. "I expect all of you to do as well as you did today, or even better."

"Hai!" they all chorused.

"Everyone dismissed!"

"Arigatou!"

Outside the theater…

"Good work Sakuno!" one girl said patting her back. "Do the same thing tomorrow k?"

"Yeah." Sakuno replied smiling. She walked to the Seigaku entrance but then a group of people appeared in front of her to block her way.

"That was just a lucky break you know." One girl said to her.

"Yeah, I bet you just did that so you could get Ryoma-sama to like you!" The other girl said pushing Sakuno making her fall.

"Don't get too close to our Ryoma-sama, got it?"

"You better not attend the play if you don't want anything to happen to your other friends." One of them threatened,

"Y-You d-d-don't mean T-Tomo-chan and the o-o-o-others…?"

"Who knows?" One of them replied they left Sakuno there on the floor. Sakuno sat their fighting the tears because they threatened to fall.

'What should I do now?' Sakuno thought as she finally gave up and let the tears fall down her face.

"Sakuno nee-chan." A familiar voice called out her name. Sakuno looked up to the direction of the voice and saw Chelsea there.

"C-Chelsea-chan!" Sakuno exclaimed. She wipped the tears off her face, "what brings you here?"

"I saw everything that happened…I'm sorry." Chelsea said as she was about to cry.

"S-Sorry for what?"

"For not helping Sakuno nee-chan!" Chelsea said as she started to cry.

"It's a-alright." Sakuno said standing up going to Chelsea and hugged her until she stopped crying. "D-Don't tell anyone w-what happened alright?"

"No one?" Chelsea asked to make sure.

"Yup."

"Okay…" Chelsea said reluctantly. "I have to go now!" Chelsea said as she got out from the embrace and headed off. "Ja!"

"Ja…" Sakuno said. She stood up and headed her own way home.

Sakuno's Room…

Sakuno lay on her bed and started crying again. 'What should I do? I don't want Tomo-chan and the others to get hurt, but I don't want to ruin the play either, but isn't friends more important than the play?' Sakuno thought confusingly as she buried her face in her pillow. 'Should I go or not?'

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Kataiookami