Disclaimer: I don't own PoT or The little mermaid (The disney one), this is taking so long. = = must be redemption for not uploading often enough.

Chapter 21 Little MERMAID

Eiji noticing Buchou was loosening up, Momoshiro was eating as he watched as Sakuno and Tezuka dined like it was truly a date! You could ALMOST see bells and love hearts coming out from that boat! It must be this magical place! Eiji cursed inwardly, what rotten luck.

"Momoshiro! We better finish eating so we can wreck that party."

Momoshiro had some form of hesitance as he watched Tezuka and Sakuno happily eat and talk. No matter how hard he tried to convince himself, he was lying... buchou and Sakuno were so happy together now... he was getting more and more suspicious whether it was the right thing to do. Nevertheless Ryoma was a friend, he gobbled up his food at a faster rate.

Fuji seeing this instantly signaled Inui to finish his meal as fast as he could... Eiji and Momoshiro were planning something. But Inui pointed at something causing Fuji to look. Fuji who would usually say God loves him but he hesitated at this point.

God must love them, or whoever was pulling the strings did. Because their boat just went and hid inside the tree branches of the willow tree. It was draped with light too, perhaps they were reenacting the little mermaid? Eiji and Momoshiro was speeding up in food intake, Fuji with full intention not to lose ate his fill in delicate but fast pace. Inui was lucky he ordered something easy. He ate at ease and finishing it adequately.

Tezuka swore inwardly, what is with this place? It was as if they were creating the ideal spot for a confession! It almost made him blurt out his feelings. At this rate his thoughts are going to be drowned! He hated his heart at points like this because he had no control over his mouth or the rest of him. HE was feeling ODD or SICK again.

Sakuno was also finding it rather strange, this scene was like from the little mermaid. She suddenly remembered that Eiji and Momoshiro borrowing her fairy tale book... now she felt like perhaps this was all the seigaku regular's doing. She knew they mean well but... she felt a sharp knife stabbed her heart... they did not know that rejection hurts.

Eiji had finished his food and Momoshiro had the remains inside his mouth. He looked like an overstuffed chipmunk, but now was not the time. They signaled for the waiter to take away their stuff and soon as that happened, they started using their hands in hopes to get to Tezuka and Sakuno before it was too late! The willow acted like a curtain against others, so they panic even more.

Fuji and Inui did the same thing, and soon their boats were almost head to head. Fuji tried throwing his tennis balls which he brought. Inui tried using data to scare them. Eiji and Momoshiro were undeterred, they kept hand paddling leaving Oishi and Kawamura to shut their eyes and sighed. Sometimes they wonder perhaps because of this, that is why life was so interesting.

"Why do you want to ruin this?"

Fuji asked as they kept paddling, but Momoshiro said back

"BECAUSE! Ryoma should be the one."

Fuji noted that Momoshiro was trying to convince themselves because Ryoma was their friend.

"But you all should agree that this is what is going to happen no matter what we do to try and prevent it."

"... You prevented Ryoma's chance, buchou... should be prevented too Nya."

Eiji was hesistant, since when did Buchou need to be denied to anything? He deserved everything he achieved but this wasn't fair! Why was Ryoma not getting a fair chance? It aggrivated him to some extent, but he hated internal rivalaries.

"... I have no choice..."

Meanwhile, Tezuka and Sakuno were seated comfortably. Tezuka felt so at ease and with the whole atmosphere dragging and influencing them... Tezuka decided to hell with what happens after today. He felt like whatever he felt should just come out in the open and be done with it. He could say it now of course... it was so easy and romantic.

"Ryuuzaki... There is something I need to tell you..."

Sakuno felt anxious and excited, could this really be? Her heart warned her she may get a different thing to what she was hoping for. Kennichi who had no one to watch, listened in with much excitement as Sakuno felt.

"I..."

SPLASH!

Sakuno and Tezuka turned around in surprise. That splash sounds close, Sakuno and Tezuka who felt like responsible citizens used their hands and paddled out to see Eiji, Momoshiro, Fuji and Inui soaking wet in the water. It seemed as though they leaped at each other and all of the sudden the atmosphere disappeared.

Tezuka realized he was being fooled, or used in a sense. It was all part of a plan! Perhaps Eiji and Momoshiro were working with them... but then a sudden memory flashed past and he found that he had figured everything out. Fuji, Inui, Eiji and Momoshiro had a rivalry going... Eiji and Momoshiro tried setting Ryoma and Sakuno while Fuji took him and Sakuno.

Maybe he felt angry but he knew these Seigaku regulars cared for them. Perhaps looking after Kennichi did teach him that sometimes people did childish things just to try and help with what they think would be helpful. His anger didn't disappear altogether.

Sakuno watched and guessed but she didn't feel cheated, she felt that they all tried to help both Tezuka and herself.

"Can you all swim?"

Eiji, Momoshiro, Inui and Fuji nodded. Tezuka then went around to rearrange the boats, unfortunately some of the things were under the water but never the less they were soon safely on boats. And they called for the waiter, the waiter was VERY understanding.

"It happens all the time, couples want to start dancing on the boat, think its smart but it isn't. Oh well, we shall retrieve it later, however there is an extra cost for that."

They all headed back and soon Eiji and Momoshiro apologised as they felt awful to have somehow successfully ruined the dinner.

"...Anything to add to that Fuji? Inui?"

Fuji and Inui knew when they have gone too far, they apologised to Tezuka. He nodded and replied in the same strict tone as if they weren't focusing on their game.

"No more of such childish things. Tomorrow I am going to work you all down to your bones. We have wasted one weekened with your fun and games. I trust you all are going to make it up for extra training?"

They all didn't reply, they felt like they somehow have been pardoned. Tezuka walked on with Kennichi as he needed to calm his heart. He was saved from making the dumb mistake! Imagine the worst scene would be awkward for the 2 more months before Sakuno's grandmother returns.

Sakuno on the other hand stood beside them all as she smiled innocently.

"I know you all mean well, but it will be much better if you let nature run its course?"

She read that somewhere as she took a drop of water from Eiji's hair as she then never said anything else but they saw the sadness in Sakuno's eyes and they weren't blind. That was the same look in Tezuka's eyes. What exactly was running through their minds? They expected it was because the night was ruined? Little did they know the couple felt like they did them a good deed.

Sakuno felt stupid to hope for him to feel the same way, that perhaps her heart wasn't the only one pounding. She thought she saw love but she realized that she may be wrong and how bad it would feel to actually hear whatever he truly wanted to say. She was determined to keep friendly just at the same time Tezuka decided the very same thing. No more delusions. If only they knew how wrong they were...

To be cont.

I had to use that analogy, FANTASTIC. Interesting fact, chapter 15 -21 was not planned. OR written before hand. It was written later and added, you ask why I dont upload them all? Because... I AM A HOGGER! And thats what HOGGERS do. = X anyway, I am just double, triple, Quadruple checking. Even after that I make mistakes. 1 word KLUTZ! Oh well, it was flowing with feeling no? Sorry, I promise this endless baby problem will end in say 10 more chapters? DONT BURN ME! *Runs far away*.