Chapter19AU: Intuition
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"
"Miyu, I don't see her anywhere" Akane whispers as she looks around, her eyes roaming towards the whole court. "Echizen- kun is here, why she's not here anyway?"
"I thought she was the Seigaku tennis manager?" Akira butted in. Her brows raise as there is a hidden contempt on her voice.
"I don't know it either." Miyu answered. Her eyes were focus on the certain tennis prince whom seems the center of teasing of his senpais courtesy of Momo- senpai. He freed himself from his senpai's hold as he took something on his pocket. It was his mobile phone, from how it looks like he seems texting, based on how his fingers keeps tapping on his phone. He automatically covers it when Kikumaru-senpai tried to peek on his phone.
"You said, she's Osakada and Tachibana's friends right? No wonder" Akane mumbled. "Birds on the same feathers, flocks together"
"What do you mean?" Akira asks skeptically.
"You see... It seems that the two bitches, didn't like Miyu ever since" Akane rolled her eyes.
Hikaru gasps "Akane! Your mouth!"
"What? Hikaru, you do know it perfectly, right? You were close to Miyu ever since middle school. I am not blind not to notice it since then. Maybe they help her to get Echizen-kun, since they don't like her for him" Akane said.
"Seriously?! Tachibana-chan and Osakada-chan maybe look mean but they are not like that!" Hikaru refuted. "So don't deliberately make stories just to justify your actions towards them!"
"Whose friend are you, Hikaru? You see... Our friend here is hurting because of some kind of snake who just came out of nowhere! It is really fishy that they both started dating even we make sure that we guarded Miyu's spot on Echizen-kun! Clearly those two were the culprits! C'mon! They were just jealous of Miyu! Since Miyu was prettier, more talented and smarter than them!" She snaps. "And besides, we both know that Osakada-chan has a huge crush on Echizen-kun way back before she started dating Kaido-senpai. She might use this as an opportunity to be close on Echizen-kun. You, see? If she couldn't be his girlfriend then at least be close enough to him."
"Haaa! I know, we are all affected towards Echizen-kun dating someone. But it doesn't mean we have to be mean towards the girl " Hikaru huffed she looks away not wanted to create another row. She couldn't believe that her friends talk shits about them. Them, who didn't do wrong. Of course, she was so concern to Miyu whom she's be with ever since. However, she couldn't deny the fact about Miyu's suspicious actions. She's her friend, she doesn't want her to be in a wrong way.
"Please ... that's enough! Akane, Hikaru is right. And I'm okay. Thank you so much for all of your concern" Miyu smiled. "Let's not talk about it. I'm sure Ryuuzaki-chan is not that kind of person same goes to Tachibana-chan and Osakada-chan"
"Ha! Why you're so good to them? EEver since that two never treated you like a friend!" Akane huffed.
"But it doesn't mean that I should treat them the same right? Whatever they done to me, it's alright." Miyu smiled. "If they done it for Ryuuzaki-chan's sake it's fine. As long as Ryoma was happy. I'm fine with it"
'What?!' Hikaru seems really shocked; she can't believe it. 'Was she obviously stirring rumors?!'
"But You said that the Seigaku team didn't know that they were dating right? Why is that?" Akira asks. "What's their reason for hiding their relationship?"
"Haaa! They might feel ashamed! You see... They started dating right away. And besides, what's good on publicizing their relationship? She's not even pretty, I don't see anything why Echizen-kun choose her over Miyu! Over Miyu that he dated for three years!" Akane snaps. "He basically downgraded his taste!"
A ghost smirked formed on Miyu's face as something interesting she heard. She quickly looks at her friend, masking her smirked. "Enough Akane, leave Ryuuzaki-chan alone" she said changing quickly her expression right away.
Hikaru who was looking at Miyu, seems it all, her brows furrowed more. She was certain that Miyu was smirking while their friends badmouthing her, and yet she quickly stood up for Ryuuzaki-chan as if it was the 'righteous thing to do.'
Hikaru gasps, she was sure now, Miyu is up to something that is not right.
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"Huh? Sakuno was sure late, where is she now?" Tomoka muttered as her eyes were keep looking around. "First double match was about to end" she said.
"I tried calling her but she wasn't answering her phone" An said, like Tomoka, she's worried towards her friend. "She texted me earlier that she was about to go"
The first double pair match is nearly to end, Hyoutei was obviously dominating the match, however, Fudomine doesn't want it to end, obviously aiming for the tie breaker, Fudomine is doing a great job to chase the score.
"Have you tried calling their house?" Oishi asks, he seems worried.
"I will call now." An excuse herself. She stood up away from the tennis court as she made a phone call on Echizen's Residence.
Seconds later, An hurriedly running towards them, with face looks bothered she face the whole team huffing.
"This is bad, Auntie told me that Sakuno came out about an hour ago!" She said, her voice quivered for the worries she felt for her friend. If she went out about an hour ago, for sure, she was supposed to be here already. It's not that far from their home anyway.
"What?!" Tomoka shouted, she stood up. Reaching for her own phone, she started dialing her number. "Sakuno's not answering her phone"
"Nani?! Did she go somewhere else?" Kikumaru asks.
"Maybe she went to somewhere?" Oishi asked. "Friends perhaps?"
"I am afraid not Oishi senpai! You see, Sakuno-chan is really bad at directions, she often got lost. That is why we always accompanied her wherever she goes" An said
"And besides, Sakuno doesn't have any friends aside from us! She might get lost again! Mou!" Tomoka uttered.
"Maybe we should go look for her; Momo, Kaido accompany Osakada-chan and Tachibana-chan." Tezuka said.
"Hai!"
"We can help too buchou!" Kachirou offered.
"Okay, talk to your senpais for possible way Ryuuzaki-chan might go."
The tennis prince whom listening to them, started to get worried for her; it's been almost an hour when she went away from their home. She supposed to be here right now. He left her sleeping soundly on their room earlier. The reason why he didn't bother to wake her up earlier since she was sleeping peacefully. How the heck she was nowhere to be seen? Possible scenarios started invading his mind. Of course, she was Sakuno! Obviously, there is a bigger chance of her losing her way. You can never really trust her navigational skills. His wife is an accident magnet too, her absentmindedness was really beyond compared. Another scenario pictured on his mind. She getting hit of a car, bloody and- okay, let's not go there, just a slightest thinking about it makes his heart pounded inside his chest. The tennis prince stood up without any word to say, he started to walks outside the court. He can't take it anymore. He badly needs to see his wife to calm himself.
"Oi... Ochibi where to?" Kikumaru asks.
"Ponta"
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"Darn it! Sakuno answer your phone" the tennis prince keeps mumbling; he was standing in front of the vending machine. His frown deepens as he heard he was connected to the operator saying she cannot be reach. He started dialing her number again, Ryoma felt a presence on his side, without looking on it, he steps aside without leaving his poor phone keep dialing his wife. 'Why she's not answering?'
Sakuno sure know how to silence her phone in important matters. Does giving her a beep hurt? Hell, he was worried to death. Did she forget her phone again? Death battery? Contemplating whether to call their house or not, he did still; his unsettled feelings doubled as no one on their home answer his call. Getting anxious more, he tried reaching their home number once again.
"Moshi moshi"
"Kaa san! What time Sakuno went outside our house?" He asks in hurry.
"Hey, Ryoma what's wrong? What's going on? An-chan did asked me the same question earlier. Something happened?" Her mother's voice laced with concern and worries.
"Kaa san, she's still not here. Can you please check her phone upstairs? I can't reach her phone either." The tennis prince massages his temples. He was starting to get more anxious; he waits patiently to his mother; he could clearly hear her steps from their staircase and opening of their door.
"Ryoma, her phone is here." Rinko said. "She left it on the table"
"Godamnit" Ryoma hissed. 'of course! Way to go wife!'
"Ryoma... Could you please calm down?"
"How can I just- Kaa san I just call you later okay, I need to find her." He said, closing his eyes trying himself to calm down.
"Son, I will ask your father to look for her too. Just calm down, okay? Update us if you see her" his mother bothered voice echoed on the other line.
"Nanjirou! Let's go outside. Sakuno-chan is missing!"
"WHAT?!"
The tennis prince heard his mother's and father's voice from the other line. He quickly put his phone back on his pocket and run fast as he could outside the tennis park.
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"Ano... Are you sure you, okay?" The guy with blue eyes asks. He looks so concern to her.
Sakuno whom sitting in the bench nodded her head, after losing her senses for a couple of seconds, this guy sitting beside her helps her. Luckily enough, he holds her before she hits the ground and carry her to the nearest bench aside.
Sakuno smiled, now that her dizziness faded away, she could clearly saw the guy wearing a round glasses on his eyes, his dark hair spiky was slightly disheveled, his facial features look like foreign, from his deep soulful eyes, pointed nose and thin lips. He was somewhat reminding her of a famous character she watched from movie.
"Anou ... Thank you so much for helping me" Sakuno smiled.
"Demo- a-are y-you sure you are o-kay?" the guy stutters from word to word, there is an obvious red hue on his face. Sakuno giggles, he reminds her of herself whenever she felt shy or embarrassed or whenever she was in front of her husband.
"Uhm ... Thank you for helping me though. I am really fine. You see... I walk under the sun; it might be because I was expose in too much heat and followed by dehydration. But I am okay now" she smiled as she gulps the water in her mouth. It is totally refreshing.
Sakuno stood up on her sit, she bowed her head on him. "Thank you so much for your kindness" she smiled.
The guy blinks, somehow her smiles remind him of morning bliss, he was staring at her for some time before finally get back on his senses. He blushed before nodding furiously.
"A-anou... C-can y-you wait for a bit?" He asks. "I just wanted to make sure that you will be fine" he added.
Sakuno tilted her head, thinking. "Demo..."
"Please? This is the only thing I can do so that I will be at ease" he said seriously. "It's just for a second. It will be quick" he said as he starts jogging away. However, before he even getting away, he accidentally lost his balance, causing him to fall. Sakuno blinks. Sure enough, they were really the same. Same in clumsiness.
Sakuno looks up to the sky, for sure the first double match was already ended. She put her hand on her forehead, she wasn't feeling dizzy now, however, she was feeling a bit under the weather. Maybe because she was lacked of sleep? She closed her eyes once again. 'Mou! I should sleep earlier later' She felt really strange these past few days. This might be because of the weather; summer is really not her close friend. She easily got tired from heat. Trying to relax for some more, she let herself drawn on slumber, her eyes started to get heavy when she felt someone hugs her. Sakuno flinched, and a familiar scent invaded her nostrils, she opens her eyes and found him. His warmth envelops on her body. Somehow, she felt more relax and okay at the same time.
"Sakuno, you really... Have a knack on scaring me to death" his voice lace with worry, concern, fear and relief. She felt his embrace tightens a little bit. Before he finally crouched down on her front.
Both looking at each other's eyes for a couple of seconds, before he could utter words, his phone ring on his pocket. The tennis prince took his phone out on his pocket and answered it.
"She's with me now, Kaa san." He briefly uttered, making Sakuno eyes widen in surprised. Did she make an uproar? For real?! With eyes gaping like a fish, she watches the tennis prince put his phone back on his pocket.
"Tachibana asks kaa san if you were still at home, they are worried since they can't reach you out" Ryoma explains. "I call kaa san earlier to asks about you. Since I left you sleeping." He added looking intently on her eyes "What happen? I can't reach your phone, you were missing for almost an hour, I'm so worried that something might happened to you. Are you okay?" He asks. He holds her waist tilting his head. His golden eyes were all bloodshot red. Realizing how she made him worried about her she looks down.
"Gomen ne Ryoma-kun" she said, she felt really guilty for making her husband worry to her. She caressed his face. "I don't mean to worry you Ryoma-kun."
Ryoma hugs her from her waist, he nuzzled on her scent as he trying to calm himself. "What really happened? Why are you here anyway?" He asks.
"Oiiii!" From the distance, Momoshiro, An together with Kaido-senpai and Tomoka were running from them. Just like the tennis prince, they were all looking worriedly at her.
"Gosh! Sakuno! Where have you been?" Tomoka huffing voice echoed.
Sakuno looks down. "Gomen ne minna" she said in low voice. On the other hand, the tennis prince didn't even budge. He remains hugging his wife from her waist, not minding the teasing stare that is given to them.
"Oi... Echizen! Are you crying?!" Momoshiro chortled. Of course, he knew really well that his kouhai was so worried. Trying out to ease his tension he teases his best friend.
"I am not!" Ryoma huffed, still hugging his wife afraid to let her go. His face was still sunk on her side waist. Hiding his face perfectly.
"She's with us Oishi-senpai! Okay, I will just inform the others that we already found her" from the corner, Sakuno heard An-chan calling their senpai, she watches her as she quickly dialed someone on her phone. "Kachirou-kun, yeah. We saw her already. You can all go back now. Yeah. Thank you so much" An ended the call.
Sakuno eyes doubled as she realized what is happening. "Mou! Did everyone look for me?" She shouted in astonishment, her face blushed hard, embarrassed on commotion that she did.
"Sakuno, of course everyone is worried! The last text we received from you is that you were already leaving! Then we can't contact you anymore after an hour!" An lamented.
"Buchou asked us to look after you Ryuuzaki-chan" Momoshiro said.
"Mou!" She felt really embarrassed. "I'm really sorry for the trouble. I didn't mean to make everyone worried about me" she said ducking her head.
"Enough for saying sorry, okay?" This time Ryoma looks up on her. Their eyes meet, "you still not answering my question, Sakuno, why are you here? What really happened?" He asked seriously. He stared at her.
Sakuno bit her own lips, she was contemplating to tell him the truth knowing that he might get really worried again.
"Stops that, don't tempt me to kiss you right now" he uttered, his eyes were looking directly on her lips.
Sakuno gasps, her eyes automatically look at their friends, seeing how they reacted differently; An covered her mouth blushing, same as Kaido senpai who simply fake a cough. Tomoka and Momoshiro senpai both smirked. She felt her cheeks heated up on her husband's blunt words
"Mou! Ryoma-kun!"
"What?!" He asks innocently. "I am waiting Sakuno. And don't you dare lie on me! It won't work!" He said, narrowing his eyes on her.
"Uhmm ... Ano... Eto..." She fidgeted her fingers. "Uhm... I kind' a felt dizzy earlier... And almost passed out ... Then ... Uhm... Someone helped me... That's why I am resting here..." She said slowly the words, ducking her head, she closed her eyes intently and waiting for her husband's outburst. However, it didn't happen. Sakuno slowly open her eyes as she peeks on his reaction, seeing that he was intently looking at her, expressionless... is somehow terrifying. Sakuno gulps as she felt nervousness all over her system. "Demo- I am fine now! You, see?! It's just because of the weather! Nothing to worry about!" She said smiling nervously while shaking both of her hands on the air.
"Are you sure you okay Ryuuzaki-chan?" This time it was Kaido senpai who asks her.
Sakuno nodded her head with a gently smile. She looks once again to her husband; the tennis prince was still looking at her.
"Ryoma-kun..." She softly mumbled. "Are...you mad?" She asks.
"Nah, Echizen! Don't be like that. You scaring her. Y'know" Momoshiro butt in. Trying to ease the heaviness of their conversation, somehow, he felt how his kouhai holding on his emotions at all, trying his best to control himself from lashing out.
The tennis prince held his breath, as he let out an air from his lungs, he closes his eyes intently as if he was trying to control himself for something. He opens his eyes and Sakuno can't helped but gasps seeing how bloodshed red it was, just like earlier; anger, frustration, fear and concerned runs through his beautiful golden eyes. Sakuno felt a pang of guilt inside her. Her heart constricts from pain, she looks down.
"Haaa!" He sighed. "I wanna get mad but I can't get mad at you" he shakes his head. "Are you hurt? Anywhere?" His voice is soothing, his eyes were nothing that pure concern on her.
"Gomen ne Ryoma-kun" she said
"That's not what I want to hear, Sakuno." He uttered. "I am asking, if you are hurt anywhere wife," he mumbled.
"I'm fine. You see, someone help me. Uhm. He's the reason why I'm here, he catches me on time before I lost my senses. Uhm. I am just waiting for his return so that I could properly bid my goodbye and say thank you once again" she smiled, and yet feeling the sudden tension arising, somehow, she felt chills allover she looks at her husband whom looking at her expressionless once again, his eyes were dark as if she said something that he didn't like. Her brows automatically furrowed; she looks at their friends only to see them sighing while shaking their heads.
The tennis prince twitches his brows for every word she says. "What is it? He?" His voice was cold as ice. Sakuno blinks.
"Uhm." She nodded her head puzzledly.
"Did he touch you?" His voice was low and menacing.
"Uhn. I told you right? He catches me on time. Of course, he needs to hold me" she innocently said wondering on her husband sudden mood change.
"WHERE?!" He shouted; his hand traces her shoulder down to her waist as if he was looking for something. Sakuno flinched. She was so shocked seeing the way he reacts.
"Mou! What's wrong with you Ryoma-kun?" She asks.
"What's wrong with me?! No one has a right to touch you! How dare he touch my wife!"
"Baka" Kaido senpai commented on their backs.
"Gah! Idiot!" Momoshiro sighed.
"So possesive huh" An shake her head smirking.
"What a jealous husband you have here Sakuno" Tomoka mumbled giggling.
Sakuno's eyes widen in fraction, she stared at him for some time trying to digest everything he say. Her eyes narrowed, and brows furrowed she took a sharp intake of her breath as she felt irritated all of the sudden.
"Mou! And how he supposed to carry me then?! Ryoma-kun you are being unreasonable!" Sakuno retorted back, she was irritated literally.
"Wait what?! Unreasonable?! " The tennis prince seems perplexed. He blinks for a couple of times.
"Yes, you are being so unreasonable! He just helps me out! Don't put something about it! Mou!" Sakuno talks back.
"Hey! He can still help without holding you!" He points out not wanting to lose in their argument.
Meanwhile, their friends comically looking at them as if they found them interesting to watch. It was so rare for them to witness them having this kind of heated debate. It was so refreshing to see that the tennis prince lost his cool because of his jealousy and possessiveness. Yep, they were really aware of it, when it comes to his wife, Echizen Ryoma's possessiveness' is incomparable. Not to mention how super and extra overly protective he was to his wife. It's really not hard to notice it by the way. His way of affection towards his wife is always beyond limits.
"Then how?! Hold me by feet and pulled me from the ground?! Mou!" Sakuno refuted back. Their friends momentarily pause, didn't expecting her outburst; it is their first time seeing her mad anyway. They all look at each other as they quickly imagine that scene on their heads. Sakuno lying on the ground and being pulled by her feet. Realizing how funny it looks like they all burst into laughter's even Kaido whom always serious crack a smile this time.
"Hahahahaa!"
"Nah! Echizen! That was so funny"
"Sakuno! I didn't know you have a knack for jokes huh" Tomoka laughed out loud.
"Urusaii!" Both Sakuno and Ryoma said as they both give their friends a deathly glared.
They all paused for a moment from their laughing before whole heartedly laugh once again.
Both Sakuno and Ryoma glared at them for the second time.
"Gomen. Gomen!" An chortled. She raised both of her hands like surrendering. "But, seriously are you two really fighting?" She asks amused. It was so unusual to see them arguing at the same time.
"We are not!" They both say once again in unison.
"Okay... Fine, you were not fighting! Just talking with intense feelings involve." An chuckled. "But anyways, are you still going to watch the game? We have to come back, they might wonder why we still coming back, y'know!"
"An is right! We have to go back now" Momoshiro said wiping the tear on his eyes because of too much laughing.
"We are not going back." The tennis prince said. He stood up from crouching. "We're going home."
Sakuno eyes widen in shocked. "Mou! Ryoma-kun! I want to watch the game!" She spoke.
"Don't be so hard headed Sakuno, I'm taking you home. You passed out! You should rest." The tennis prince refuted. They stared to each other for quite a while. However, from their friend's view they seem glaring to each other as if lightning strike started to form in between their eyes.
Their friends sighed for the second time as they concluded a possible part two of their heated debate. To avoid them for having another row, they decided to intervene.
"Maybe, Echizen-kun is right, Sakuno, you should rest for a while" An said.
"That's right Sakuno! Don't overdo it. Just go home now and rest, okay? We got you" Tomoka winks.
"If you are worried about your tasks as our manager, I will watch the game in your behalf and will tell you later everything you needed to know. I will just take you home." Ryoma said.
"Mou! But I really wanted to watch the game Ryoma-kun!" She looks at him pitifully. Eyes swollen; she pouted her lips as she can't accept the situation she was into. "Please?!" She uttered, her eyes twinkles like a puppy.
"Haaa!" Ryoma let out a sighed. He put his hand on his eyes covering them. Surrendering. "Fine!" Who wouldn't be moved on his wife charms? Only Echizen Sakuno could make him bend 90 degrees without second thought.
"Whipped"
"Simped"
Kaido senpai and Momoshiro senpai both uttered. While the girls chuckled giddily on how the tennis prince quickly change his mind when it comes to his wife.
"Okay! Now it's settled, c'mon! Sakuno let's go. You know, we have a better place. Oniichan gave us a good spot on their bench" An giggles as she put her arms on hers, encircling it together.
"That's right! We were not going to stand! Sugooi neh?!" Tomoka did the same thing. They both walks arms in arms.
Ryoma watches his wife walks away, she smiled listening for whatever his senpais' girlfriends saying. He started walking tailing them when Momoshiro grabs him from the back of his shirt.
"Nah! Echizen, where did you think you're going?" Momoshiro beams.
Little did they know; the guy who helps Sakuno was looking at them, with a bitter smile on his lips, his blue eyes watch them from afar. He holds the medicine kit on his hand a little tighter.
" We will meet each other again. Sakuno." Soon. He said as he took his 'fake glasses' away from his eyes. For some reason he looks different from earlier. He started walking away with confidence, not the same clumsy guy earlier.
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"Neh, Sakuno, how long do you plan to keep your relationship with Ryoma-sama?" Tomoka asks while they were walking.
"You see... The senpais already knew the rejection that Echizen-kun did to Kurosawa-chan, they roughly had an idea about the new relationship that he has. Maybe it's about time to talk about the two of you?" An commented.
Sakuno looks down.
"What's really making you scared? You know that Ryoma-sama was only waiting for you right?" Tomoka asks. "Sakuno, you can't hide it forever. At least put a title on your relationship with Ryoma-sama if you are not ready to tell to everyone that you both are married couple. "
"They might hate me; you both know how they supported Kurosawa-chan right? I'm afraid that they treat me differently once they knew the truth. You see... I don't want to be hated by everyone, they are like my brothers I never had and most of all, I don't want them to hate Ryoma-kun."
"And why did they hate you and Ryoma-sama?"
"Because I'm not Kurosawa-chan? They like Kurosawa-chan better for Ryoma-kun"
"Sakuno, you wouldn't know not until you try, and besides senpai tachis are not petty people. They will understand it all once you both tell them. You see... They treated each other's as siblings more than team mates. Make up your mind. Before it's too late" An patted her friend
"What are you looking at Miyu?" Akane asks, she was staring on their side, much accurate to say, the exact bench corner of Fudomine Tennis team.
"Nothing." Miyu answered.
"Hare? So, the bitch is already here" Akira mumbled. Her eyes darted towards to Sakuno together with Tomoka and An whose laughing with her.
"Akira!" Hikaru scolded her friend.
"What?!" Akira rolled her eyes. "I am not saying anything here" she said defensively.
Miyu just watches them from the other side. She saw how the brunette girl been surrounded by the senpais, she quickly ducks her head as she keeps speaking while blushing so hard, the Seigaku team laughed on whatever she said. Miyu clenched her fist. She never thought that Sakuno was already formed a bond towards the team.
The second double match already started, although not really interested with the game, Miyu keeps her composure and continue watching like she was really into it. It was Ootori- Shishido pair vs. the red guy hair and the bandana one.
However, Miyu's attention was fully concern on the certain brunette girl; most likely when the tennis prince who came together with Momoshiro and Kaido senpai, as the dunk smasher raise a something to the air making the team cheered. laughter's and teases showered from the other side; she can clearly hear how they teases their kouhai from his sudden 'generosity'. Yet, what really caught her attention was when Ryoma went straight on the pigtail girl; she clearly saw how he simply handed a bottled water to her while the rest of the gang was busy on choosing their own drinks and snacks. Miyu eyes never wavered on them, on how he handed her own food and simply tell something that makes the brunette girl pouted her lips. The way he flickered her forehead before going back on his own seat.
"Ahn, I'm seeing something interesting, nah Kabaji" From their back, Atobe Keigo was smirking, just like them, he was looking at the Fudomine's bench. A glint of amusement was evident on his eyes.
"Uss" Kabaji answered.
"Oi... Atobe!" Oshitari called their captain whom started walking towards the Fudomine bench.
Oshitari's eyes widened in shocked, seeing the girl she didn't expecting to see. Ryuuzaki Sakuno, watching intently in the game, she smiled towards the two girls whom familiar to her.
"What is she doing there?" He uttered absentmindedly before tailing their captain. "Oi... Matte!"
With confused look on their faces, the rest of the Hyotei team look on each other eyes same as Miyu and her friends.
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"Oi! Kamio! What the hell are you doing?!" Momoshiro shouted. "You are not in your rhythm baka!"
"Urusaii! You are not helping! Idiot dunk smasher!" Kanio retorted back, gaining a warning call from the umpire. It makes the Fudomine and even the rest of the Seigaku laughed.
Sakuno giggles on their banters. She looks at An and Tomoka on her side which talking on something funny. She nodded her head while laughing. They were in the middle of their funny conversation when a hand grabs her wrist harshly making her stood up on her seat. She gasps on the sudden pulled on her wrist upwards
"hisashiburi dana, ahn. Ryuuzaki Sakuno" he greeted with smirked, still holding her wrist upwards making the pigtailed girl slightly winced. Her feet almost tiptoed on the ground due to the height difference.
"I didn't expect that I will see you here" he said, looking at her intently with an arrogant smile on his face. He pulled her up once more, meeting her chocolate eyes.
"Atobe-san!" Momoshiro almost shouted due to shocked
"Oi... Atobe" Oshitari grabs his shoulder stopping him from his scene. Yet, the Hyoutei captain didn't budge, he just smirked on his teammate.
Everything happens so fast, stunned and lost in words; however, before anyone couldn't react, what shock their most is when an arm grabs the collar of the Hyoutei king. An evident fury in the tennis prince eyes were the first thing they notice. Atobe who seems surprised on his forceful pulling on him, he lowered his hold to the certain pigtailed girl, meeting the eyes of the tennis prince.
"Oi... Let her go, monkey king" he uttered icily, his face remains calm and expressionless yet his eyes tell otherwise, the rage in his golden eyes were evident.
Everyone seems shocked, the Hyoutei coach whom on the bench coach was now looking at them, watching intently. Even the Fudomine captain Tachibana Keppei was looking on their direction, stood up on his seat, ready to go to them. Even those players who were playing inside the court, they stopped from playing watching the scene right through their naked eyes. Miyu and her friends were all stood on their seat, lips parted in surprised.
"I told you to let go" his voice become chillier than earlier.
"Interesting, I've never seen you this mad before cocky brat" A amused smirked form on his lips. "I wonder what makes you mad" he smirked. He slowly lifted her hold on hers making the brunette girl whimpers softly, hearing his wife whimper, the tennis prince grabs him tightly his eyes turn menacing. He steps closer to him, gasps were heard everywhere, he seems so ready to brawl him any second. When Kaido holds him from his shoulder from behind stopping him.
"Echizen"
"Oi... Echizen" Momoshiro holds his arm he uses to grab the Hyoutei captain.
"Chotto Ochibi!"
"Atobe!" Oshitari same as Muhaki calls their captain, sensing the mood getting heavier. "Let go of Ryuuzaki-chan" Oshitari said.
"Atobe-san you're hurting Ryuuzaki-chan" Oishi said, trying to mediate the heated scene between their kouhai and the Hyoutei captain.
"Atobe..." This time it is the Seigaku captain who speaks. He looks at the Hyoutei captain with his strict and authoritative voice.
Atobe smirked, he let her go slowly, An and Tomoka quickly grabs Sakuno away from him, both of the young girls fiercely look at him, however; the tennis prince still grabbing his collar tightly. His piercing stare somehow makes the tennis trio shivered in fear. For the very first time, since they know the tennis prince for so long, it is the first time they saw him mad like this.
"Apologize to Sakuno, Monkey King" he demanded. A smirked escape from Atobe's lips. First, He was literally enjoying the expression that the tennis prince giving to him. Second, hearing the young tennis brat calls her with familiarity fascinated him. It was the same reaction towards the others. Seeing the amused smirked on the Hyoutei captain's face without any trace of remorse, his irritation sky rocket, Ryoma holds him tightly once again.
"Oi... Echizen! Let him go! That's our captain" Oshitari exclaimed.
"And that's my wi-"
"ECHIZEN!" Tezuka shouted angrily.
Everyone blinks; they were all sure that Ryoma said something that will hold closure for their growing curiosity towards their relationship, however it is completely overpowered by The Seigaku captain's voice. Still stunned from witnessing Tezuka to get mad, since it was so rare for him to be one, they all remain silent.
"Let me handle this calmly" Tezuka said to their kouhai who obviously holding on to his fury. He taps his shoulder, "Let go of Atobe first" he ordered.
He stared at his captain for a while, not wanting to do what he said nor disobey his orders, having a huge respect for his buchou, Ryoma completely contemplated, he doesn't like the idea on how this Monkey King treated his wife with disrespect; right in his front, he doesn't have any idea how they met let alone why he acted this way towards his wife, he really wanted to punch his face badly for hurting his wife. His wife whom he cherishes the most. Ryoma felt someone tugging his shirt from his back, although he completely aware who was it, he looks on her sideways. He found her scared eyes, her hands bit shaking from fear. For a seconds, he regretted not giving him a hard blown on his face and yet, realizing that it may scared his wife most, he thanks his thinnest spare thread of patience earlier. His eyes immediately soften just seeing her shaking hands. Ryoma who couldn't take any longer, looking in her eyes full of fears; he deeply sighed, his growing fury subsided, and finally he let go of Atobe's collar.
"Are you okay?" His voice softens the moment he reaches out on his wife, he took the wrist that Atobe used to grab earlier; the red marks were slightly seen from his frail hand. He cursed under his breath as he gently caressed her affected wrist.
Everyone seems astonished, as they all witness the tennis prince tending the brunette girl with gentleness. For that moment, they didn't need a confirmation from them, this is an obvious scene laid down on their eyes were the strong evidence. Miyu whom rush in hurry towards the opponent's court together with her friends because of heated scene between the Hyoutei captain and the tennis prince, clenched her hands tightly. She couldn't accept this truth right in front of her.
"Miyu" Fuji worriedly call her name, he steps forward to her and yet, Miyu just simply smiles on him assuring him.
"Atobe, I don't know what's your connection to Ryuuzaki-chan, but what have you did is something unacceptable. As a man with honor, I know you know what you should do then" Tezuka strictly said, he looks at him fiercely. "I didn't like what you did to her, she's part of our team. And Ryuuzaki-chan deserved to be treated with respect. Not just because she's one of us, but because she's a girl. A girl should need to be respected" he said in thick tone. Somehow, they could sense the irritation on their captain, though his face is remaining stoic, it was quite obvious how he didn't like what the Hyoutei captain did.
Atobe smiled, "I'm sorry for making a scene" he apologized. "I am sorry, it seems my prank becomes too much" he added.
"Haaaa!" Ryoma reacted, he looks up on the sky, eyes closed trying to hold his losing patience again, his head heated up from what he heard. "You calling this a prank? Goddamnit!" He cursed in English.
"Echizen" Tezuka calls him once again. Giving him a warning call.
Sakuno pulled his shirt once again, her only way to say to him to calm down, he looks on her, their eyes met for a while, Ryoma sighed. He immediately calms down. As he looks on the other side not wanting to see the Hyoutei's captain face.
"I didn't mean to hurt and scare you Ryuuzaki, Sakuno." Atobe said sincerely. He stared at the young girl whom been automatically covered by the tennis prince, as if shielding her from him. They could clearly hear him groaned for displeasure and unconvinced from his words. Atobe chuckled more.
"Uhm. It's okay" she slowly mumbled. She peeks through his shoulder. "I know you don't mean harm anyway" she said. Sakuno could feel how her husband turns rigid from every word she said. Of course, Echizen Ryoma was not okay with this. She was stunned at first, hurt and scared yes, however, she wouldn't voice it out anymore; seeing her husband's fury in his eyes, and knowing he would never pass it through, she wouldn't let her husband be in trouble and hurt because of her.
"Haaa! Seriously" The tennis prince shake his head, he groaned in annoyance. "None of this was okay, Sakuno" he mumbled, he lowered his gazed on hers. He pulled her waist on his; leaning her body on his, he wouldn't care less if they be seen so close like this. He badly wanted to cool his head right now, and only Echizen Sakuno could do that.
Sakuno pouted her lips. Another sighed escaped on his lips, he looks away. It was the moment of silence. They were all seems calm unlike earlier. Ryoma found himself watching on the game on his front, though for some reason, his mind was not into the game. He just needed something to divert his attention.
"Echizen" this time it was their captain who calls for his name once again.
"What is it buchou?" He asks, he turns his head towards their direction.
"Echizen, you have to apologize too for your rude behavior" Oishi, the mother hen intervened.
"I am not going to apologized to anyone." He quickly answered, turning his head once again to the court." He deserves it" he uttered. this time he looks at Atobe "You deserved it, monkey king" he smirked looking at him directly.
"Mou! Ryoma-kun!" Sakuno mumbled. Ryoma raised his brows on his wife.
"This brat!" Oshitari mumbled. He steps forward, however, Atobe stops him.
"Hahahahaha!" Atobe laughed. "Cocky brat, I never thought this day would come" he amusingly said. "You seem much, more affected than Sakuno-chan here" he taunted, his brows raised, amused on whatever reaction he would throw right now.
Though, Atobe wasn't sure on the relationship between the two, based on his reactions it seems that the cocky tennis prince cared for the brunette girl. It was his first time to throw a fit like this, knowing him since he was a 'little cocky midget boy' whom loves to challenge every opponent on the court when they were on the middle school up until now that he grown physically. His usual stoic expression never changes. However, seeing him right now, getting mad for a certain girl excites Atobe most. 'This is really interesting. So interesting'
'Sa..ku..no- chan?!' Ryoma's brows furrowed and furrowed more. Irritation fills him once more hearing him calling his wife with some familiarity. "Hey! Don't call her that!" He snaps.
"Hahahhaha!" Atobe once more laughed. Satisfied that he gets what he was expecting reaction to him.
"Oi... Oshitari, what's wrong with Echizen?" Gakuto asks, he found his behavior really weird. "And who's the girl anyway?" He asks.
"Haaa... I wish I know" Oshitari answered in puzzlement. But he roughly having an idea on whatever it is. "That's Ryuuzaki Sakuno, the one in Osaka remember?"
"Gekokuju... It seems that Echizen and the girl were a thing, right?" Wakashi said.
"Ha? The girl whom Atobe' s interested with? And why is Atobe pulled her? Masaka?! They having a love triangle?!" Gakuto said.
"Suggooii! Atobe!" Jiro's eyes twinkles in adoration. It was so rare for him to see like this, wide awake. "Fighting for his love for the girl. She's so kawaii too!"
"Baka Jiro! Stops that!" Both Gakuto and Oshitari covered his mouth.
"You expectedly still a child huh," Atobe taunted. "I don't expect anything for you though, ahn" Atobe smirked cockily.
"Heh, I'm still not done with you" Ryoma arrogantly smirked. "Wait for my payback Monkey king" he cockily added.
"Ahn... So cocky indeed" Atobe smirked. He looks at Sakuno with a serious face. "My offer stand still Ryuuzaki Sakuno, if you have a change of mind, you know where to find me. Ahn. Let's go Kabaji" he said, he started walking away, yet he stops midway as if he remembers something he forgot.
"Ah! Just a little advice, change your boring hairstyle into ponytail. That's suits you best." He smirked. " You look prettiest in ponytail. I can't get off you out of my head since the very first time I saw you" he smirked evilly seeing how the cocky brat reacted. His eyes turn into daggers, no matter how stoic his expression was, satisfied he laughed hard. "Ja. Ikuzo Kabaji"
"Yuss"
"Kono Yarou" Ryoma spats angrily.
"Ponytail?" Everyone seems had a delayed reaction. They were all blinking except from Tezuka who sighed deeply and Fuji who simply eyeing their kouhai.
"Hare?! Echizen ideal girl is someone who's good in ponytail, isn't it?" He unknowingly said. His eyes widen in fraction as he realizes something "MASAKA?! ECHIZEN IDEAL GIRL IS RYUUZAKI-CHAN ALL ALONG?!" He blurts out.
"Horio!"
Miyu looks down, she clenched her hand tightly. A memory from their middle school came out on her mind.
"Why are you asking anyway?" Ryoma asks, his one hand on his cheeks as they were in their favorite tree.
"Just answer it!" Miyu asks eagerly. She was so curious on who is she. For sure it wasn't her. Since she never tried to ponytail her hair before. The only moment she tied her hair was during ballet and it was a ballet bun.
"Hmm... I don't know, I just feel like it" he shrugs.
"Mou! Who is it? I won't get mad if you tell me?! Your first crush? C'mon! " She demanded.
"Miyu..."
Miyu snaps back on reality. She smiled to them, seeing the pity on their eyes were enough to her. At least, she got their sympathy and that's what she needed.
Sakuno bit her lips the moment she went outside of their bathroom. Sensing the unusual mood of her husband, she paused from walking as she stared on him; leaning his back on the bedframe, Echizen Ryoma is immaculately handsome on wet-look face, he was silently looking outside of their window, with his side view pose, one arm leaning on his bended knee while the other leg is stretch freely on the bed as his towel hanging on his nape, bare chest on her view, Sakuno could literally feel a sudden heat gush up on her cheeks.
Sakuno held her own breath when their eyes met. She gulps as something lump on her throat. Slowly, she walks on him, though wearing her usual sleep clothes she felt literally expose the way he looks on her intensely.
"Come here" he ordered.
Just like a scared little kitten, Sakuno obliqued. She seated right on the middle of his legs; she gasps inaudibly as she felt a hard familiar thing poking on her back.
"I will dry your hair" he mumbled. Sakuno nodded her head, she hugs her bended knees while letting him dry her hair by his towel.
'He was still mad' Sakuno thought to herself. After Atobe Keigo made a fuss, and right after her quick story-telling on them on how she met the Hyotei captain; her husband remains silent. They continue watching the game like nothing happen, yet, his usual silence is something she wasn't used too. Though he never let her away from his side, the way he watches the game as if he wasn't interested and the way he keeps his silence is somehow terrifying. Although he talks calmly earlier right after the Hyoutei wins over Fudomine, and politely decline the Hyoutei's coach invitation on their mini celebration about their winning (and his way of saying his apology on what did the Hyoutei captain). He just drags her away from everyone by pulling and holding her hand right in front of everyone. For sure, the whole team already knew about them already. She sighed. Maybe they were mad on her by now. Another sighed escape on her lips. She will think of these later. Sakuno's main concern right now was his husband at this moment.
"Gomen ne Ryoma-kun" she softly mumbled. For the trouble she always caused for him.
"What's the sorry for? Have you done something?" He asks.
"Mou. You seem mad at me" she softly whispered
"I am not mad at you. I could never be mad at you" he said sincerely. "I can be mad to others but not on you"
"Mou! Don't be like that. I don't want to see you getting mad and angry y'know!" She said, clenching her fist.
"Then, they shouldn't cross the line." He spat angrily. "What he did pisses me off Sakuno, no one has a right to do that to you." Irritation filled his voice.
"Mou! That's enough Ryoma-kun, he already said sorry, okay?! That's already settled."
"It's not okay with me, you don't have any idea how I feel." His voice sounds remorseful. " I feel so awful. I am just right there with you but I didn't do anything! I should have punch him-"
"You've done more than enough for me Ryoma-kun" she cut him off, as she faces him, she smiled to her husband as she put both of her hands on his face "You remaining calm earlier done enough for me. I don't want you to engage in some sorts of violence. I don't want you to be hurt or you hurting someone else. I know it's beyond you Ryoma-kun, you are not that kind of person" she softly said. "You see, holding a grudge to someone is not good and healthy. And you are not like that" she smiled.
"You always think that I am the bigger person Sakuno, but I am not a saint as what you think I am." He smirked. "I can do anything for you. Whether it is good or the worst thing. Anything for you Sakuno" he said, putting all the hair strands behind her ears. "I can even put my life in line for you."
"Mou! Ryoma-kun quit saying something like that!" Her brows furrowed more. "I hate hearing about dying from you. Mou!" her eyes watered in instant.
"Oi... I'm sorry okay. Don't cry" he soothes her. He gently wipes her tears away. "Such a cry baby" He kiss her forehead. Sakuno smiled. She went back on her original position as she leans her back on him. Ryoma rested his face on her neck, hugging her from behind.
"Neh Sakuno" he softly whispers in her neck. His hand started travelling upwards making little tickling touches from her stomach up to her under boob caressing it gently
"Mou! Ryoma-kun stops it!" She said gasping, her breathe started to get uneven as she started to be affected on his light touches, she softly moans as his hand reaches on her bosom, though still wearing a bassiere, she felt the tip of her crown harden on his touch.
A smirked formed on his lips hearing his wife moan. Ryoma started giving light feathery kisses on her neck while one hand fiddling on her bosoms.
"I'm still in my soar mood right now wife, what shall we do now?" He seducingly asks in between his assault on her neck and bosoms.
"Mou! Ryoma-kun, w-we d-did it already last night right?! I want to sleep early today" she said, having trouble on her own. The heat from his touches started to crawl down to her feet. She could literally feel the slightly damp on her panty.
"We were going to sleep early today I promised" he negotiate, not satisfied with only one hand giving pleasure on her twin peaks, he expertly unbuttons her button-down shirt, with one swift move, her brassiere was nowhere to be seen in her body. Ryoma's both hands gently caressed both of her bosom. Sakuno moaned, "see? Your body wanted it too" he smirks as he started giving her wet kisses on her neck. "Hmmm..." He hummed amused.
"Is it just only me, or your breasts were little bigger right now than before?" He asks, still massaging her bosom.
"Mou! What are you saying? It's still the same! Ahh!" She moans as she felt him pinch both of her twin peaks. She covered her mouth with one hand, face blushing as she was panting on his touches. "Ryoma! Ahh!"
"Nope, I am sure it is bigger now, I know every part of your body wife. It's mine, so I know about it" he whispers. Possessiveness lingers on his voice. "And you are little sensitive these past few days" he added, still giving her a good massage on her bosoms. "I wonder why"
"Mou! Ryoma! Ahh!"
"See?!" He said as he took her one hand on her folds "you're soaking wet. So wet wife..." He seductively said. " Are you sure you don't want to make love to me?" He asks; however, her hand keeps touching her sensitive parts. Sakuno moaned loudly once more. "Hmmmm... Tell me, I stop if you don't like too" he graze his fingers on her folds, ensuring that his touches hitting her delicate bud. Sakuno gasps, whenever his finger hitting her sensitive bud, she felt aroused.
"Should I stop?" He asks, he move his finger in circular motion and slightly pinching her bud. Seeing her turned on face, Ryoma couldn't get enough. He, himself was so turned on too.
"Ah! Ryoma!"
"I guess, we can't do this tonigh-" he said, A curved smile escape from his lips, as he saw how her wife parted her legs widely. He saw how red her ears was. Ryoma turns her face to him, they shared heated kisses as they lip collided, their tongues entangled to each other.
Ryoma stared at her eyes, heated desire was evident on his golden eyes, in just a quick move, he exchange their positions, Sakuno lying her back on their bed as he was above on her. The tennis prince saw how flushed and turned on her wife was. Her face was blushing yet her eyes mirrored the same desire he has. He was so wrong. Atobe Keigo was so wrong when he said that Sakuno was prettiest in ponytail. Yes, she is; however, she is prettiest when she's below him, the sexy look on her face whenever her face flushed and so turned on, only because of him. But they don't need to know it anymore. It was him and his wife secret.
Ryoma leaned as he claimed her lips once again. His tongue meets hers as they let their tongues dance to each other. His one hand keeps touching her bosom. He folded her legs on his waist, before finally connecting their bodies to be one.
"Sakuno, do you need anything aside from these?" Nanako asked as she was busy writing on her grocery lists.
"Uhm ... I think that's okay" Sakuno answered, she started putting some rice on their bento boxes.
"Anything?" She asks once again. "Aunt Rinko and I were going to buy some groceries later after work. It's just the basics you needed. How about make up kits? Something like that"
"Uhmmm... I don't need those" she smiled.
Nanako neechan look at her skeptically. "You know, it's alright to buy anything you want"
"But I am okay with those. I don't need anything extravagant" she said.
"You know, Karupin has a lot of stuffs than you. You keep buying accessories to Karupin than yourself! You barely shop for your own clothes too."
"Coz, I don't need those? Nanako-neechan my closet was full of new clothes. Kaa san and you always buy me one. I have only one body to put clothes on too." She smiled.
Nanako sighed. She went back on her list seeing that she will never win over her. "Hare?! Ah! Right! Sanitary napkin, I almost forgot!" Nanako whispers in air. "Oh! How about you, Sakuno? Do you need some pads?" She asks.
"No. I still have some on my drawer" she answered.
Rinko who came from the porch, enters gracefully to the kitchen.
"Still not done with shopping list?" She asks her niece with smiles.
"Uhm" Nanako nodded her head. She looks at Sakuno once again. "Are you sure Sakuno?" She asks.
"Uhm. I still not having my period yet" she answered while putting some vegetables on their bento.
"Huh?! You haven't had your period yet?" Nanako asks, gaining Rinko's attention at all. They look at her as if what she said is a news headline.
Sakuno sweat dropped, she looks at Nanako who is curious at all, she saw how her mother-in-law looking intently at her too.
"Uhn. It always happens to me. Sometimes my period comes really late but most of the time it comes much earlier than expected" she explains as she continues preparing for their bento.
"How often this happen Sakuno-chan? Have you already consulted about this by a medical practitioner?" Rinko asked worriedly.
"Uhm. Obaachan got really worried when she first time heard about this, uhm. Eto... But the doctor said it's kind 'a normal for a teen" she answered.
"Oi... Sakuno! Are you not done yet?" From the door frame, Ryoma peeks. "C'mon! We gotta get hurry." He whined.
"Mou! Just wait a second, will you?" She answered as she wrinkled her nose seems irritated.
Ryoma walks inside, he went straight to his wife who's frowning. "I'll help with these" he points out their bentos.
Sakuno looks at him sharply, she wrinkled her nose once again.
"What?!" The tennis prince asks innocently. The brunette girl just keeps giving him an accusingly stare. "Hey! I didn't used any cologne as what you had told me! So, don't look at me like that!" He uttered defending.
"Ryoma-kun, you should change your cologne y'know!" She demanded. "It's smell so awful" she said as she cut off some fresh fruits
Ryoma looks at her weirdly. "And that's very offending Sakuno" he said in brows furrowed.
Sakuno shrugs. She continues putting a lot of dessert on her own bento almost occupying the space for rice
"Oi... What are you? Queen of ants?! You put a lot of desserts than food!"
"It's still food! Mou!"
"It's not a food for lunch Sakuno! See? Your bento only consists of desserts in different varieties! You just basically aligned it according to what's the sweetest!" He whined.
Sakuno hits him in his shoulder. "Stops making fun of me! You're not funny! Just wait for me outside!" She started pushing Ryoma away
"Hey! What's with you? You seem so irritated to me since you woke up!" Ryoma grunted but his wife turns into deaf ear not paying attention to him now. "Fine, I just wait you outside. Make it quick please" he uttered before stepping outside the kitchen once again.
Rinko stared at her daughter in law as she watches them together. series of weird signs she took notice on Sakuno occurred on her mind from the past few days up until now from what she witnesses.
"Sakuno-chan, are you sure it's just because of your cycle? When is the last time you got your period?" Rinko asks curiously. Her gut feeling keeps telling her something.
Sakuno tilted her head, seems counting.
Ryoma peeks once again through the door, seeing that his wife is still talking to their mother he intervenes.
"Kaa san! Stops talking to Sakuno, we're late!" He uttered "C'mon wife. I don't want to drink Inui's senpai juice!" He added.
"Mou!" Sakuno pouted her lips. She hurriedly tied their bentos. Ryoma steps his feet once again inside. Getting the bentos in her hand, completely forgotten her mother in law's question.
"We are going kaa san! Neechan! Ja!" Ryoma stared at his wife for a couple of seconds, he was about to hold her hand when Sakuno encircles her arms to his. Making the tennis prince blinks, puzzled on her sudden change of mood. "You're not mad at me now?" He asks.
"I am not mad at you Ryoma-kun"
"You started to creeping me out, Sakuno. You are acting really weird" he said.
"We are going now kaa san, Nanako-neechan!" Sakuno smiled. They started walking away. She looks at her husband "ano Ryoma-kun, can we drop by at the dessert shop?" She asks smiling.
"What is it this time? Are you going to buy mochi again?" He asks, knocking her forehead a little. "Your bento screaming for desserts, is still not enough?" He laughed seeing how she looks irritated at him.
"Mou! It's not because of mochi! I just wanted to give something for senpai tachis! Mou!" she defended herself
"Heh..."
Rinko watched her children to walk away, she watched them as they were both laughing to each other until they are no longer to be seen.
"Nanako-chan, I think we need to drop by at the pharmacy store later" she said
And that's chapter 19... New characters are on the way. Hahaha. Please, don't get mad to Atobe, you will love his character on the following chapters. I already working for chapter 20. But before that, can I ask a little favor?! I am planning to use some names of those who always leave their reviews and comments in my story for the next update. There is a scene there that I needed to put some usernames. If it okay with you guys, can I use yours? Please drop your comment if you agree. (It's my way of saying thank you for supporting this fanfic up until now) advance thank you everyone! For the next chapter it will be titled:
Chapter 20: Red Lines
(Let's all overthink guys! *Insert laughing emoticon here* Ja!)