AN: Hi :) Sorry it took a while :( I was out and about this week . anyway, I hope you like this chapter. It's a bit short .. sorry.
Pot is not mine
From that day on forward Ryoma was... well.. cockier than before. Ryoma was more confident in showing his feelings to Sakuno. 1 point Ryoma, O points for Jirou , he thought. Snickering in his room.
RING RING
"Hello?" Nanjirou picked up the phone.
"Yo Nanjirou." Sumire greeted.
"Oh it's you old hag" Nanjirou shrugged.
"Oi Nanjirou , don't call your son's future in law an old hag! Sumire spat.
"Eh? In law?" Nanjirou asked.
"Yes in law, Ryoma took my dear granchild to a date." Sumire sang looking all giddy.
"That boy, And I thought we weren't related." Nanjirou said with pride as he scratched his chin.
"Ryoma carried Sakuno home." Sumire said with a gleeful voice.
"I see, I see..." Nanjirou sighed,
"Hmm But I think he needs a little more push to seal the deal." Sumire said slyly.
"You're right old hag! Don't worry, I'll help him!" Nanjirou laughed.
"Make sure that those two will get married." Sumire laughed.
"Of couse!" Nanjirou replied with certainty.
"OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!" The two laughed.
The weekend flew by, Monday morning came.
"Yo Echizen!" Momo greeted as he rang his bike.
"Morning Momo-senpai." Ryoma smirked as they walked to school.
"I had a rough weekend.." Momo yawned.
"Why?" Ryoma coolly asked.
"Anne-chan... tennis practice.. study.." Momo shrugged.
"I see." Ryoma said.
"What about you Echizen?" Momo asked.
"It was... fine.." Ryoma smirked looking away from his senpai.
Momo shrugged then suddenly he stopped walking.
"What is it?" Ryoma asked.
"Who's that?" Momo pointed, red filled his cheeks.
Ryoma looked at the direction where his senpai pointed. Oh it was horrible! Before him was his beatiful princess without her braids! What's worse is that she's talking to the orange haired bafoon.
Ryoma's eyes narrowed, he gritted his teeth and walked towards the two.
"O-Oi! Echizen! wait!" Momo gasped trying to keep up with his junior.
"Hnnnn it's so early for a pedophile to be hitting on a freshman this morning." Ryoma smirked as he placed himself beside Sakuno.
"Ry-Ryoma-kun!" Sakuno gasped.
"Yo Ryuzaki." He coolly greeted.
"You cheeky brat.." Jirou muttered to himself.
"What did you say monkey?" Ryoma retorted.
"Nothing, I was just so excited for SATURDAY." Jirou emphasized as he looked at Sakuno.
Jirou looked like a giddy cat with little blushies on his face. Indeed he was excited and happy, not even his rival could bring him down.
"Saturday?.." Ryoma asked looking at Sakuno.
"It's NONE of your business." Jirou stuck his tongue out.
"I wasn't asking yo-" Ryoma was cut off.
"OH CRAP! I'M GONNA BE LATE! SEE YA SOON SAKUNO-CHAN!" Jirou shouted as he waved goodbye to the girl who captured his heart.
"What's wi-" Ryoma attempted to ask again but failed.
"UWAAAHH! SAKUNO-CHAN! YOU LOOK REALLY CUTE!" Momo interrupted. Making Ryoma's ears perk up. He didn't realize but he was emitting a black aura to his senior.
"Eto.. I misplaced my hair ties this morning.." Sakuno explained.
"I see, I see.. But it looks good on you, ne Echizen?" Momo nudged the tennis prince's elbow.
Ryoma was speechless, he was about to say something when.
DING DONG DING
"The school bell, we better hurry." Sakuno hastily said as she walked inside the school.
It was history class and Ryoma couldn't concentrate. That thing about Saturday was bothering him. He couldn't take it anymore, he HAD to ask.
Ryoma got a piece of paper , wrote on it and placed it on his princess' desk which was beside him.
Sakuno looked at the note then to Ryoma, Ryoma looked back signalling to open the note.
Sakuno took the piece of paper and opened it.
"What's up with Saturday?" She read.
Sakuno took her pen and replied, giving the paper back to Ryoma.
The prince opened it and read
"Well, Jirou-kun wants to thank me for the Ponta...I told him it was fine but he insisted."
Ryoma scoffed and wrote back.
Sakuno opened the paper and read
"You're too soft, you should've rejected him head on."
As she read those words, she puffed her cheeks, writing her reply in an annoyed manner.
As Ryoma got the paper he read
"Sorry, I'm not that kind of girl."
THe prince place the paper on her table.
"You should be that kind of girl." Sakuno read, she looked at the person beside her. Ryoma was wearing a smirk making Sakuno blush and pout at the same time.
Sakuno gave the paper back without any reply written on it.
Ryoma replied
"So where's he taking you?"
followed by Sakuno
"He said something about a Manga Cafe near the park."
"Manga Cafe? Lame."
"Mou Ryoma-kun don't be so mean."
"What? It's true. ... Do you like Manga Cafes?"
"I think they're fine."
"Oh Really.."
"Have fun Ryuzaki."
"Thanks."
Sakuno was a bit disappointed, the smallest part of her hoped that her prince would get jealous.
The princess doesn't know that her prince was plotting something.
The day passed and the Seigaku regulars are pumped up for their match next week.
"Don't hold back Fuji." Tezuka said as he served the ball.
"I'm not planning to." Fuji replied returning the serve.
"Kaidoh, I suggest you eat these.." Inui said as he gave a piece of paper to the viper.
"GREATOOOOOOOO!"Taka shouted as he returned Oishi's moon volley.
"Nyaaaaa!" Eiji gasped as he returned Taka's volley.
"W-wooahh!" Momo ran to the farthest side of the court to return Eiji's ball.
POK POK POK meanwhile, Ryoma was practicing on the sports shed's wall.
"Hey! Did you see Ryuzaki-sensei's granddaughter? She's really cute but she's even cuter without her braids." A sophomore non regular said to the guy beside him.
"I know, I know! Let's check her out in the girl's tennis courts!" The guys suggested.
Ryoma heard them, he was certainly pissed off.
He hit the tennis ball in the duo's direction close enough to graze the two guy's shoulders.
"UWAH!" They both gasped.
"Sorry, my bad." Ryoma apologized with sarcasm.
The two didn't make it to the girl's tennis courts. They were bruised with tennis balls, Those balls that were accidentally hit by one Ryoma Echizen.
AN: Please look forward to the next one, I'll update in a week or less.