Romeo and Juliet's Date
One night felt like a lifetime for everyone. But finally, their patience paid off. It was 10:00 a.m., the time for Tomoka to go over to help Sakuno get ready and the tennis team to head over to Tezuka's house to get ready to stalk Ryoma and their Coach's granddaughter. Lucky enough, the boys and Tomoka ran into each other.
"E…eh?"
"WHY IS SEIGAKU'S TENNIS REGULARS HERE?!"
"WHY IS SA-CHAN'S FRIEND HERE?!" exclaimed a shocked Kikumaru.
"Alright that is enough screaming from the both of you. But, why are you headed towards Tezuka's house?" asked Inui.
"What are you talking about? This is the street that leads to Sakuno's house." Replied Tomoka.
"Hmm. I'm guessing that you're going over to help her get ready for her date then."
"That's right. Wait, how do you know about her date?"
"Tezuka. Anyway, I guess it's fine to go together as a group to get to our destinations."
Minutes later…
"Huh…so the two of them are neighbors…it was an 80% chance that Tezuka lived in a more…elaborate house, but I guess with Tezuka, we have to expect the unexpected…" said Inui.
"AW NO FAIR~! I WANNA LIVE NEXT TO SA-CHAN~!" said a whining Kikumaru.
Yeah so after Kikumaru's whining, they all went their separate ways to prepare for their…things. Tezuka and the gang were all preparing to follow the two young ones, while Tomoka was getting her friend ready for her date. Unfortunately, the other regulars and Tomoka didn't know about a certain…something. Something that Tezuka and Sakuno forgot to tell them. Something that involved…the window.
"Hm? Oi Tezuka, isn't that Sakuno over there?" asked Oishi.
"What? Oh…crap…"
"What is it Tezuka?"
"The…window…"
"What about the window?"
"Sakuno's room and my room are right across from each other, so sometimes we would talk out on the balcony…"
"So, what's your point?"
"Hey look! It's Tomoka! Didn't she say that she was gonna help Sakuno get ready?" asked Momoshiro.
"Yeah she did. Knowing girls, it's just changing clothes after looking for a while, hair, and makeup. So what?" asked Kaidoh.
"Wait Kaidoh did you say…clothes?" asked a worrying Taka-san.
"Yeah so? It's only natural for girls to choose their clothes right?"
"Then…then that means…"
At that moment, everyone including Tezuka looked outside the window and into Sakuno's room, which revealed Sakuno, in her bra and underwear with her hair down and wet while Tomoka was showing different styles of clothes to Sakuno.
"AAAAAAAAH MY EYES! THEY BURN!" yelled Momoshiro.
"WHY DID I LOOK OUT THE DAMN WINDOW!" wailed Tezuka.
"Seeing Sakuno like that…10%..."
Yeah you get it. Everyone was wailing that they saw a girl, nonetheless, Sakuno, in her underwear and here they were, acting like peeping toms. They all imagined what Ryoma would do if he knew what happened. The very thought of it sent shivers down everyone's spines.
10:30 rolled around and the boys saw Echizen approaching the Ryuzaki's, but in a way they never thought they would see. Ryoma was wearing a white shirt with a black jacket with dark blue jeans and sneakers. The very outfit brought out his dark green hair and his golden cat-shaped eyes. Ryoma rang the doorbell and Tomoka said that Sakuno would be out in just a minute because she was putting on the final touches. Soon enough, Ryuzaki came out in an outfit that brought a blush to every boy's face, even Tezuka. Ryuzaki was wearing a white spaghetti strap tank top that exposed her arms, a hot pink mini skirt with a chain, and heels to finish it off. Her long brown hair was down, which was a first for everyone to see, a bit of mascara, eye shadow, and lip gloss. Everything complemented her milk chocolate eyes. In other words, she looked like a little angel in front of Ryoma.
"Uh…I…I got these for you…" Ryoma said while showing her a bouquet of flowers.
"Ryoma these are lovely! You even remembered that lily's were my favorite flowers! I'll go put these in a vase and then we can go."
After Sakuno put the flowers in a vase, she and Ryoma left together hand in hand, with an entire tennis team and Tomoka following them.
"Ooh lala Ochibi's starting to grow up!"
"Aah…young love…young love…"
"If the two of you don't shut up right now, I'll make you run 200 laps around the courts on Monday!"
…
Ryoma and Sakuno were walking together on a street, but unfortunately there was an awkward silence between them. A VERY awkward silence. Seems like this always happens when they're alone huh?
"Um…Ryoma-kun…what did you plan today?"
Oh crap. OH SHIT! I didn't plan anything! ANYTHING! I thought that dates went along like ideas just came to you! Ohhhh now I'm in deep trouble…
"Well, Sakuno where is a place that you want to go to?"
"A place I want to go to…oh I know! Let's go my secret place!"
"Secret…place?
"Heehee…you'll find out soon!"
…
"Sakuno…where are we? We're just in front of a leafy green wall…"
"Oh contraire! Come and you'll see…"
Sakuno pushed away the leafy greens and a path revealed itself to the two children. Before they got onto the path,
"Ryoma-kun, cover your eyes."
"What? Why?"
"Because, I want it to be a total surprise for you. The place looks like it came out of a fairytale, so…please?"
Ryoma couldn't look at the girl she loved with a puppy-eyed look because he knew that he would give in right then and there. As a man, he lost to a girl. Sometimes, girls really can have a guy dancing in the palm of their hands. So, he covered his eyes and started walking with Sakuno holding onto his shirt while leading the way. After some time, they finally reached their destination.
"Ryoma-kun, you can open your eyes now."
He opened his eyes, and saw a magnificent sight. Of course their "stalkers" also followed them into Sakuno's secret place and were also bedazzled at the sight.
"Sakuno…are you sure you didn't lead me into a fairytale book?"
"Ryoma-kun, this is reality. This is my secret place."
Her secret place. Lovely as a sight. Nature was beautiful in every way, shape and form. The greenery was a healthy green and the trees were huge giving lots and lots of shade. There were fancy looking tables and a white gate that encased everything. Flower boxes lined the path from the gate. I guess you could say that it looked like the scenery from Tangled.
"Sa-chan's secret place is so pretty! Only a princess could come here!"
"I know right?! Like Kikumaru-senpai said, Sakuno found this place because she's a princess!"
"90% that what Eiji and Momo said is true there."
"Will you guys keep your voices down? We can't afford the two of them to find us! Imagine what Echizen could do to us if he sees us!"
"Oishi is right. Let's not get careless here."
Poor them, because Ryoma already planned out that the other members would tail him on his date with Sakuno. He had the urge to call out to them and humiliate them, but he decided he would to that on Monday during tennis practice.
"Hey Sakuno why don't we spend our date here?"
"Huh? I-I'm okay with that, but…what would we do here?"
"As long as I'm with you, there isn't anyway that I could be bored. I could always spend all day staring at you without looking away."
"R-Ryoma-kun…I know! Let's play hide and seek, like when we were kids!"
"Fine. I'd like to just stare at you, but playing might not be so bad. I'll start. 1…2…3…4…"
"7…8…9…"
"10! Now, where could be my little princess be hiding?"
Of course, it didn't take long for Ryoma to find Sakuno, and so they kept at it until they were hungry. So, they finally left to go and get some food, of course, while still being pursued.
They finished eating and soon they realized that there was a carnival nearby, so Ryoma and Sakuno decided to go there. When they entered, Sakuno had the eyes of a little child seeing something magical while Ryoma had a bored look, but he was happy that he could see Sakuno enjoying herself. They went on roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, a haunted house, and even a fortune telling booth. Both of them were blushing like mad when the fortuneteller said that they were perfect for each other, like how Romeo and Juliet were. Soon enough the day was coming to a close and so they both decided to ride on the Ferris wheel before Ryoma took Sakuno home. But on the ride, Ryoma was planning something. And that something even distracted him from his senpai-tachi that were in the cart right behind them, with Fuji recording them and Kikumaru snapping pictures away.
"Sakuno…"
"What is it Ryoma-kun?"
"Do you remember what today is?"
"What today is? What do you mean?"
"Today is the same day we first met each other when we were little kids."
"Oh that's right! It takes me back. It feels like it was just yesterday that we promised to…m-marry e-each o-other..."
"Your forgetting something else that is today…"
"What is it?"
"You silly girl it's your birthday today! That's why I took you out on a date today! Your birthday is a special thing to you and to me so don't forget it!"
"AH! Your right! I'm sorry Ryoma-kun I totally forgot that my birthday was today!"
"Well your lucky I remembered it because I got you three presents today instead of one."
"T-three?! B-But that's too much it must have been very expensive for you!"
"Hey three gifts for you don't really matter to me. Besides my allowance is way too big anyway."
Ryoma reached into one of his pockets and pulled out a dark-pink colored box and gave it to Sakuno. When she opened it, she was in awe, for inside the box was a beautiful necklace that was in the shape of a heart that said "You are my Juliet" on it.
"R-Ryoma-kun this is so beautiful! It would be a complete set if there was one that had Romeo on it!"
"Oh but the set is complete my little one"
After saying that, Ryoma pulled out the necklace he had on and it said "I am your Romeo".
"R-Ryoma-kun…"
"WOW! OCHIBI'S DOING GOOD FOR HIMSELF! THEY REALLY ARE LIKE ROMEO AND JULIET IN A WAY!" yelled Kikumaru.
"Eiji-senpai you are totally right! Ah young love~" exclaiming Momo.
"Fsssh You blithering idiot you sound like some old geezer talking about his old love. Idiot…"
"WHAT WAS THAT MAMUSHI?! WITH THAT ATTITUDE YOU'LL NEVER GET A GIRLFRIEND!"
"I ALREADY HAVE ONE SO YOU SHOULDN'T BE TALKING BASTARD!"
Everyone was looking at Kaidoh when he said that he had a girlfriend. I mean, it is hard to believe. The stern-faced Kaidoh had a girlfriend who wasn't afraid of him because of his face?
"A-anyway where did the two kids go to? They seem to have left already." Said an embarrassed Kaidoh.
"AH! KAIDOH'S RIGHT WHERE'D THEY GO?!"
Off in some area in the carnival, Ryoma and Sakuno were talking about the past and laughing and having fun together. Sakuno however seemed to have forgotten that Ryoma had two more gifts to give her other than the Juliet necklace.
"Sakuno, do you remember that I said I had THREE gifts for you?
"Huh? Oh my I forgot! I was so happy with the first one I forgot about the other two…"
"Hahaha that's just like you! Would you like to have my other two presents?"
"Since you went out of your way to prepare them for me of course I'd like to have it!"
"Well then, there is my second gift."
Just after he said that, Ryoma went in closer to fill the gap and gave Sakuno a very light, but wonderful and passionate kiss. Too bad for Ryoma though, because the team found them when he mentioned the two other gifts. In other words, they were there since the beginning of their romantic mood.
(The entire conversation between the regulars will be in whispers, just so you know)
"WOW! OCHIBI'S REALLY A RISK TAKER! HE ACTUALLY WENT IN FOR IT!"
"Sakuno let her guard down. This is what happens when a girl lets her guard down in front of a guy."
"Oh come on Tezuka. After all, this is a very good video that we can play at their wedding."
"Fuji you really are sadistic. But all of this things make for very good data."
"Fsshh never thought that Echizen DID have balls…"
"They are only 15! They shouldn't be…you know…Kissing!"
"Kawamura-senpai let it go! After all, this is young love!"
(Now, back to the two lovebirds)
After Ryoma broke the kiss, both of them were as red as can be. After all, it WAS, for both of them, their first kiss.
"R-R-R-R-Ryoma-kun I-I w-what j-just-"
"You really are cute when you stutter like that. So, how did you like your second present?"
"T-that was the second present?! T-then what's-"
"The third? Why it would be this."
Ryoma got down on one knee and took out a beautiful golden box from his shirt pocket. When he opened it, it revealed the most beautiful diamond ring, but this diamond was in a specific shape. The diamond was in a heart shape on the golden ring band. What was Sakuno's reaction to this? She was blushing like mad and tears were falling ever so gently from her eyes, down her face, then fell onto the ground while cupping her mouth with her hands.
"Ryuuzaki Sakuno, when it comes to pass, will you be my bride?"
"Of course! Ryoma-kun you shouldn't have done all of this for me! You know that I wouldn't be with anyone else but you!"
"Of course I knew that. But, I wanted to mark you mine so that no one else would dare to ask you out other than me."
"Ryoma-kun you are such an animal~"
"But I'm your animal. Let's go. It's getting late and I need to get you home."
"O-okay…"
So, Ryoma took Sakuno home and Sakuno told her grandma of what happened and both of them were squealing while jumping up and down. On the way home to his own house, he decided to have a little…fun.
"Senpai-tachi, I know your there. Come out of the bushes will you?"
Everyone came out of the bushes either with shocked faces, scared faces, or faces that showed guilt.
"Echizen, you knew we were following you since the beginning of the day right? So why didn't you call out to us earlier?" asked Fuji.
"Because I wanted to save the humiliation for tomorrow. And besides, I have a favor to ask of you."
"A favor? What do you mean?" questioned Kawamura.
"Tomorrow during our lunch break, tell everyone in our class to eat in the room, and then I want you to play everything that you recorded during my time with Sakuno in front of everyone."
"And why would you want us to do that?"
"Because it'll be fun. I of course will act like I had nothing to do with it while Sakuno will be…well…Sakuno."
"I will not allow this to happen to Sakuno, Echizen."
"Sorry buchou, but it looks like everyone else is in on it."