Disclaimer: I don’t own Prince of tennis or what ever they call it in Japan I don’t own it period!!
“Blah” Dream or character thoughts or notes
“Blah” flash back
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The Dark Storm
The sunlight flooded in through the pink canopy above, the now in high school, Sakuno. She was lying under the one of the many Sakura trees that surrounded all of the paths from the school to the gate to the very popular tennis courts. Her dark coco colored eyes slowly opening and closing debating to sleep or not, she knew that school started soon, but she didn’t want to run in to Tomo for she knew it would end badly. Sakuno allowed her eyes to close and remember the fight her and her friend had the other day after school.
-Flashback-
Sakuno had been racing to the tennis courts for the girl’s tennis practice when it happened. Tomo was there in a one of the beginner uniforms. Sakuno ran up to her friend.
“Hey Tomo when did you sign up for the girl tennis team?” Sakuno asked
“Yesterday I thought it would be fun,” Tomo said in her loud voice.
“Cool now I can practice with you too,” Sakuno said with a smile.
“What do you mean??” Tomo asked with a confused look on her face.
“Hey Ryuzaki,” call a voice from behind the two girls near the fence.
They turned to see the prince of tennis with his hat covering his face as usual and his tennis bag slung over his shoulder. Sakuno ran over to him leaving Tomo behind to watch. Sakuno stopped at the fence and placed her fingers through the wire to leave her hand resting on the wire and her fingers to slide through the wire. Ryoma shifted his bag before looking at her.
“Hey Ryoma-kun what do you want?” Sakuno asked him.
“Can you come by the temple tomorrow so we can practice? Oh and dad wants to watch and give out 'tips'.” Ryoma said rolling his eyes at the last word.
“Can Tomo come?” Sakuno asked him as she leaned closer to the fence and him.
“I don’t know…” Ryoma said as he slyly looked at her face, and saw what he was looking for. It was her dam cute puppy dogface that Ryoma loved and hate. He loved it because she looks so dam cute, but no one yes not even Ryoma him self could say no to it, “Well...Okay I guess.”
“Great,” She said as she smiled and began to walk away, but Ryoma stopped her by placing his fingers through the fence and grabbing her hand before it could leave the fence.
“But on one condition.” He said
“What?”
“You have to stay longer with me, so we can practice alone.” Ryoma smirked as he saw her face go pink.
Then he turned, lifting his fingers off of hers and pulling them out of the wire fence. He turned quickly and walked to the other courts were the boy's tennis team had probably already started practice. Sakuno was left standing there with her face turning a million different shades of red and pink every second. Tomo ran over to her to and saw this.
“SAKUNO HOW COULD YOU!!!!!!!” Tomo screamed at the top of her lungs.
“How could I what??” Sakuno asked her as she tried to calm her face down.
“How could you go out with Ryoma when you've known all this time that I've loved him!!” Tomo screamed again now getting everyone's attention.
“Tomo what are you talking about??” Sakuno asked her in a slightly louder voice then she normally used.
“I'm talking about what happened just now when Ryoma asked you out!!”
“No he didn't he asked me to come and practice with him at the temple like we have been doing and I asked if both of us could come!!!” Sakuno said in her loud tone but the second half of this was only meet by deaf ears.
“Asked you to come and practice with him!!! At the temple!!!!! Yeah right did he tell you to tell me that well I guess you can go and hang with your new best friend because that's not me any more!!” Tomo yelled as she stormed off the tennis courts and left everyone in a dead silence.
(Time skip)
Later Sakuno tried to call her but after help Tomo hung up. Sakuno barely got any sleep because of all her worrying.
-End Flashback-
So here Sakuno was lying under the Sakura trees and trying to sleep. Soon Sakuno heard the first bell and sat bolt up right before getting up and racing to her homeroom. Sakuno sat down at her desk and waited for a) Tomo to come over a burst at her again or b) for Ryoma to come and help convince Tomo what the truth was. Thankfully Ryoma came first.
The amber cat eyed boy walked quietly into the room and sat in his seat in front of Sakuno. Sakuno bent forward and poked his shoulder. The boy turned around and rested his head in his arms on the back of his chair and looked at her intently.
“Ryoma-Kun.”
“Hai?” He said in a sleepy voice.
“Yesterday Tomo thought you asked me out, and now she’s mad at me. Can you help??” Sakuno pleaded to the dark green haired boy.
“Of course, but you owe me big time,” Ryoma, said as he spun around to face his desk.
Soon Horio, Katsuo, and Kachiro walked in and Ryoma soon stood up and walked over to talk to them. Even though Sakuno couldn’t tell what the four of them were talking about, but the three nodded and Ryoma soon came back to his seat and the other three walked to their own seats.
Tomo walked into the room with several other girls who were part of Ryoma’s fanclub. Ryoma, Horio, Katsuo, and Kachiro stood up and walked to the four girls. Horio, Mizuno, and Kato all distracted the other girls as Ryoma leaded Tomo to a corner. Sakuno turned her head to face the window. She could see the Sakura trees were she had been just minutes ago. They danced freely in the wind and as she watched them, Sakuno closed her eyes and allowed her self to slowly nod off to sleep.
-Sakuno’s dream-
Sakuno found her self in the jungles. She saw hibiscus of all different colors. She looked at her self and gasped. She was wearing a light sapphire blue two piece bathing suit with white hibiscus on it. Sakuno also was wearing a skirt that tied around her waist. It was a light blue and was made of a light fabric. (Note: Its a cover up skirt that is really cute.) Sakuno hear people laughing just up ahead. She ran to the voices. She came to a beach the sand was a viberent color like the sun, and the ocean was a brilent blue color, but the scene was distruied by two figures on the cliff near by. Sakuno walked sielently closed to the figures. At the base of the cliff Sakuno saw them. It was Ryoma and Tomo and they were kissing. Sakuno felt her heart break as she saw this. She turned and ran back into the woods behind her. She heard someone calling her name and then someone poked her shoulder…HARD!!!
-End Dream-
Sakuno awoke with a jolt to see Tomo, Ryoma, Horio, Katsuo, and Kachiro standing all around her desk. Tomo's eyes were filled with worry and Sakuno saw no hint of angryness in them. Ryoma was sitting in his seat and Sakuno saw that even his amber eyes had a little hint of worry in them.
“Sakuno what happened?” Tomo yelled in her ear.
“Ahh Tomo the girl just woke up being a little quiter wouldn't hurt you.” Said Horio.
“Oh sorry Sakuno and on the other hand it might just hurt you loser!!” Tomo said to Horio.
“Tomo its okay really.” Sakuno said quitly.
”But what did you see in your dream that made you jump like that?” Tomo asked.
“Come with me.” Sakuno said as they got up and walked away from the four boys.
-With the girls-
Sakuno lead Tomo to the back of the room. Then with out leting Tomo talk Sakuno told her about the dream. When Sakuno had finish at the part when Tomo and the others had woken her the look on Tomo's face was strange. She looked like the heavens had open when she heard that she was kissing Ryoma, but her look quickly changed when Sakuno had told her how she reacted. Tomo had tears flowing down her face and she quickly huged Sakuno.
“I'm sorry about yesturday and I have to tell you I'm over Ryoma. I've moved on to someone new. He's all yours.” Tomo said.
“Well lets agery to NOT tell the guys this. K?” Sakuno said as she and Tomo broke their hug.
“I full heartily agery,” Tomo said as she and Sakuno walked back to the guys.
-Back up with the guys-
“I wonder what Sakuno-san saw in her dream to make her that upset not to tell use?” asked Kachiro.
“Na?! What do you mean?” Horio said with a strange look at Kachiro.
“Well think about it. Sakuno-san and Tomo-san always yell and talk with or without us around to listen, but now Sakuno pulled Tomo away from us to secretly tell her only. Get it now?” Katsuo mater-of-factly.
“Okay what do you think about that Echizen?” Horio asked as he turned to see Ryoma asleep with his head on Sakuno's desk.
“Nani? Echizen you can't sleep now!!!” Horio said as he reached to shake Ryoma's shoulder.
“I wouldn't do that if I were you. He hurt Eiji and Momo the other day when they tried to wake him,” said a voice from behind them.
The three of them turned to see Fuji standing behind them with Sakuno and Tomo. He looked at Sakuno and nodded gently at her and she slowly walked up and sat at her desk. She took her hand a gently tapped Ryoma's shoulder once and they all just waited. Ryoma's head moved to one side so one of his amber eyes looked at the person who had woken him. He straiten up and yawned and then looked around at everyone.
“Yo.” was all he said before laying his head back in his arms.
“Nha! What's this we get a concussions and your little girlfriend gets a 'Yo'!” yelled a very mad Eiji and Momo who had just arrived.
Tomo and Sakuno giggled quitely until Momo and Eiji gave them deadly glares.
“Nya Nya Eiji-senpia. Momo-senpia. It's just that it took Sakuno and I months to learn that about Ryoma-sama. He doesn't like to be forced awake and half the time he just is faking anyway,” Tomo explained to the older tennis players.
“WHHHATTTT!!!!!!!!” screamed Eiji and Momo.
“Yeah it's just one more thing Echizen does to freak use out,” Fuji said as he dragged Eiji and Momo, who had just fainted, back to homeroom.
Ryoma and the others all took their homeroom seats long enough for the teacher to take attendence and then everyone was in or out of the classroom in or out of their asigned seats and also all over the school. (Note: yeah thats how my homeroom is and we don't even get in trouble. Good times good times. Ano back to the story)
Sakuno had been talking to Tomo and the other girls who were in the girl's tennis team when there was a sudden flash and a loud BANG from outside. Everyone turned and the people closet to the windows opened the blinds.
Outside it was pitch black and it was pouring cats and dogs. The only light came from the lighting that was arching from cloud to cloud. Sakuno had never told anyone, yes not even Tomo, that she was deathly afaid of lighting and thunder.
Tomo and the other girls walked briskly over to the windows to watch the storm rage on. Sakuno followed them and saw everyone doing the same.
“Wow that's one strong storm,” someone said.
“I wonder how big the storm is?” asked someone else.
As in responce to the persons question the P.A. System clicked on and it was the principle.
“Students there is no need for alarm it's just a huge storm. It should pass with in 3 to 5 hours. Please return to your......” But at that moment the lights flickered and then darkness.
Sakuno was still until the loud bang outside that made her jump and she started to cling to the person next to her. She hide her face into his chest and clug on to his shirt for dear life.( Note: If you don't get how she knows it's a guy then you are REALLY stupid! And should probobly consider consuling or something!!) What surperised Sakuno was his responce. He wrapped one of his arms around her waist and placed the other on her back to confert her.
Slowly she calmed down and noticed him trying to get her to walk with him to one of the desks with the attached seats. She happlly went with him. He let go of her waist and let the hand on her back glid smoothly down to her wrist. They walked to a desk in the center of the room away from the comotion near the windows.
He sat first and camly allowed her to sit on his lap. Sakuno planned to gracfully sit, but at that moment the sky light up and a loud ‘Bang’ made Sakuno jump. He saw this and quickly pulled her into his lap. Sakuno landed with a jolt on his lap her head tucked under his neck.
“Shhhh I won’t let anything hurt you.” he said into her ear.
Sakuno thought in the mist of her fear that the voice was kinda fimliar, but disided not to think about at the momunt. She shivered once and then felt his arm slither around her waist and a sudden wave of safety swept through Sakuno's body. Sakuno closed her eyes and allowed herself time to think. One who this guy was that she was leting hold her, and he had also found out about her deepest secret.
Sakuno tried many times to look into his face, but the room was to dark and when it light up Sakuno buried her face into his chest. She finally just gave up and just let his calming presence sooth her into a calming nap.
Sakuno woke with a jolt when she felt him shift under her. Her dark coco eyes snapped open and her head popped up to look into his darkened face. She saw a glint in his dark colored eyes and smiled.
“Well how was your nap?”
Sakuno blushed hoping he couldn't see it in this black blanket that the storm had caused before she answered.
“Fine.”
“Well the st...” but he was cut off by a flash of blue and a loud crack.
Sakuno was so surprised that her body just fell. Her head landed nitly on his chest with her face skimming his face on the way. His hands took action once he felt the warm liquid that had sunk through his shirt and was now hitting his skin. His hands seemed like magic to Sakuno he was so gentel. Sakuno's tears were soothed away as he stroked her back. Sakuno felt something brush agenst her ear.
“Better now?” He asked her in a husky voice.
Sakuno could only nod for her answer. And then she lifted her head once again. She lifted one of hert hands and as gently as she could she traced his features. That's when she felt something fimilier. A brim of a hat. It was a soft to the touch. She traced the brim up to the hat itself. That's when she found it. A square with a capital 'R' stiched into the hat.
Sakuno's hand feel off of his hat. It brushed his face before hitting her side, but then the flash of blue returned and Sakuno jolted. She slamed her head into his chest again with her arms cruled under her head, as a loud bang was heard from outside.
“Sakuno-chan...” He said as he stroked her soft hair.
“H-Hai R-Ryoma-kun.” Sakuno mumbled.
“Are you scared because you figured out it's me?”
“I-I-Iie”
“Good” Ryoma said as he bowed his head and buried his face into her hair.
“R-Ryoma-kun.”
“Hai?”
“Why are you being so kind and open?”
“Because...I...l-like you... a lot. And it hurts me to see you scared and afraid.” he said softly into her hair.
Sakuno felt the blush start at once. Her mind was in a state of confusion, but it soon calmed and she seddled into his arms once again. She felt Ryoma let his gaurd down just a tad and rested his chin on top of her head. After a little Sakuno was silently sleeping, until a loud thud woke her.
“Ryoma-kun!” Sakuno said in a loud whisper.
“Shhhhh I'm okay,” He said as he put a finger on Sakuno's mouth.
Sakuno silently rested her head on his chest, but she was still uneasy. Her mind made up so many possobilites of what the nosie could have been. Then she heard footsteps in the room above them. Sakuno felt Ryoma's arm that was around her waist tighten after the nosie keep going on. Sakuno too tighted her hands and gripped Ryoma's shirt to tell him she was scared.
“Don't worry I won't leave you," Ryoma said as he stroked Sakuno's head with his other hand, but his hand was a little stiffer then it had been the first few times.
Sakuno heard the other girls near the window had quited. The storm still raged on with the wind beatting at the windows. Sakuno's head was still tucked under Ryoma's chin. Sakuno's grip losed for a few seconds, but soon the sound and the bang of thunder made her grip tighten again.
“Shhh baby girl I'm still here,” Ryoma said once he felt her stiffen and felt her hands tighten.
Sakuno could fell Ryoma smile a little and smiled herself.
“I-I know it's just,” But she was cut off by a loud thud behind them in the hall.
“EPP!” Sakuno squeaked
Ryoma took his hand that had been on the back of Sakuno's head and push her head onto his chest. Sakuno closed her eyes and begain to silently cry into Ryoma's shirt. Ryoma innerly sighed. Then he was struck with a great idea. Ryoma shifted his body till his hand could reach Sakuno's chin. He lifed her chin till he was looking into her eyes. He saw the her tear striked eyes and melted because of how pretty she still was. Ryoma brought his mouth to her ear. Sakuno squeaked again as his lips brushed her ear lobe.
“Don't worry my Sakuno. I'll always behere to protect you,” Ryoma said and then he brought his lips away and then crashed his lips into her's.
It was a simple and quick kiss, but it still sent Sakuno into a heaven like state. Ryoma pulled back soon after and held Sakuno's wasit with both arms now until the nosie out in the hall returned.
Ryoma picked Sakuno up bridle style and quickly yet quitly he took Sakuno to a dark corner of the room away from the door and windows, and behind the mock lab table. He set her down and whispered ergently into her ear.
“Pretended your leg is hurting so you couldn't walk.”
“K?” Sakuno said with a smile and then switched to a pained face once she saw the rest of the class rushing over quietly.
“Shh!” Ryoma said to his fangirls once they had come over.
Then he derected everyone into their spots. Tomo was siting next to Sakuno and so were some of the other girls. Sakuno saw Ryoma take a seat between her and Kachiro. Ryoma set his arm around Sakuno's shoulder's and put his other hand to his lips. He hushed the class and the teacher who had joined them behind the lab table.
Everyone stiffened once they heard a nosie at the door. Sakuno turned and gripped Ryoma's shirt once again. In responce his arm pulled her closer into a tight hug. They all heard the door open and they were as quited as mice. The air around them was still. They heard one set of foot steps. Then they stopped, and the person spoke.
“You all pass. So come on out its only me Principle Maya.”
Slowly the students stood to see in the storm's light they saw the face of their principle. She walked over and shoke hands with the teacher and Ryoma who had helped keep his head on and get everyone quite.
“Well I'm very impressed you’re the first class who passed,” Maya said.
“Thank you,” the class said.
“Now I must be off,” Maya said as she turned and walked back out the door.
Ryoma walked back around to help Sakurno up. When he walked around the table he saw Sakuno and to his surprise she had nodded off to sleep. A smirk made its way to Ryoma's face. Then he looked left and right to make sure that no one was around before he kneled down and pecked Sakuno on the lips.
Sakuno's eyes flutted open to see Ryoma's face in the blue light from the storm. Sakuno lightly blushed at the stight of him, but then she jump as the thunder boomed. When Sakuno jumped Ryoma cought her and pulled her into a warming hug. After a little bit Ryoma pulled back a little to look at her. With a smalled smirk he leaned close until his mouth was near her ear.
Then he whispered into her ear, “Don't worry my princess it's moving away quickly now.”
Then he pulled away, but what Ryoma didn't expect was for Sakuno to lace her arms around his neck and pull him into a gentel and sweet kiss. Ryoma snaked his arms around her small waist and pulled her closer. When Ryoma broke the kiss he smirk again at her.
“Sakuno-chan has a devilish side.”
“Maybe, but I could always be a little devil for my Ryoma-kun.”
Ryoma's smirk widened at this. Ryoma undid his arms from around Sakuno's waist and she undid her's from around his neck. Ryoma stood and then helped Sakuno up and then they pretened still that Sakuno had sprained her foot.
Tomo ran over and helped Sakuno over to the middle of the room were the rest of the girls were. Once there Ryoma and Tomo set Sakuno in one of the chairs. Before Ryoma left he dropped a note into Sakuno's lap. Sakuno hide the note until Ryoma was with the guys and the girls were deep in conversation before reading the note.
-Sakuno
Don't forget to tell Tomo that she and you can come over to the temple for practice. And I'm moving it to tomarow since it's raining. Also dad is going to be there so please wear shorts but not short shorts. See you two then.
-Ryoma
Sakuno giggled at that then she flipped it over and when she saw small writeing at the top of the back of the note.
P.S.-Don't forget that you owe me for letting Tomo come. And for talking to her.
Sakuno blushed hard and then folded up the note and slipped it into her pocket and then leaned over and tapped Tomo on the shoulder.
“Hm?” Tomo said as she turned around and looked at Sakuno.
“Well Ryoma-kun wanted me to tell you that he moving practice to tomorrow after school. K?” Sakuno said as she grinned at her best friend.
“Alright that’s fine with me and thanks for telling me.” Tomo said before turning back to the converstation the others were in.
Minutes later a loud buzzing sound and then the lights flickered on. Everyone covered their eyes until they got use to the new yellow glow of light that fludded the room. Then the Speakers clicked and Maya's voice rang from the speakers.
“Thank you all and now you may all go home. I beg you all to walk in groups and please get home safely,” Maya said.
Everyone stood and and picked up their backpacks and then walked outside. Sakuno walked home with Tomo, but before they left the school yard Sakuno could have sworn she saw a glint in a pair of amber cat eyes from behind a soked Sakura tree branch.
