Tennis no Ohjisama (The Prince of Tennis)

Title: Another Days chapter two

By: Imitation L // WOAH! =_= I am so surprised at how much pairings there are. So many. I'm so glad this is an anime FILLED with cute guys. Ryoma especially! Yes!

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With the rain running down the young girl's face, she ran as far as she could. Stopping to catch her breath. The encounter with the PRINCE of tennis wasn't pleasant. Her headband was filled with the drenching rain. She took it off, letting her beautiful auburn hair down, she stroked against her forehead, wiping away the rain.

A shy smile appeared, even though she was embarrassed in seeing Ryoma, she still enjoyed watching him hitting the same ball over and over again. Like a simple schoolgirl, she sat down on the bus stop bench, dreaming with a wide grin.

"Neh, Ryuzaki. What are you doing?" Ryoma stepped off the bus. Grinning widely, it's rare to see him smile so much. Her hair is messy, her clothes dirty, but she is so naturally beautiful.

"Eh! What are you doing Ryoma-kun?" Sakuno shyly replied, all Ryoma ever called Sakuno is Ryuzaki. Never Sakuno, or even better, Sakuno-chan.

"I followed you, I was afraid you'd get lose. Ryuzaki does have a bad sense of direction." The sly grin appeared again.

All Sakuno could do was pout, but deep inside, an overwhelming joy filled her, thinking that Ryoma followed her. Maybe it was all the rain drowning her thoughts. But Sakuno wanted to confess, her love for Ryoma.

She whispered to herself in fluent English. "I like you Ryoma-kun.." Sakuno's words couldn't be heard, but her face was filled with anxiety and redness.

"Nani, Ryuzaki. What did you say?" Ryoma held his racquet over his shoulder.

"I like you Ryoma-kun." She whispered a little louder.

"NANI!" Like the occasional annoying little brat Echizen is, he held his hand over his ear.

"I LIKE YOU Ryoma-kun!" Sakuno screamed. She realized what she had done, covered her hand over her mouth and ran, her shoes splattered against the rain, causing her to slip and fall on the hard pavement.

"Daijoubu desu ka? (Are you okay?) Sakuno-chan!" Ryoma dropped his racquet and rushed over to help Sakuno up.

"Daijoubu…(I'm fine)" She trailed off, she took her notice off of the pain the fall had caused her. "You said, Sakuno-chan."

"Huh? Did I?" Ryoma looked away pretending not to notice. He began to blush.

Sakuno regained her pain, "Ow!" She cried out.

Ryoma snapped back into reality as well, "here." His strong muscles from tennis sure helped out, Echizen dropped his tough guy attitude and carried the fallen Sakuno on to the near by bench.

"Your knee is scraped." Ryoma spoke gently. "But nothing's wrong." His experience in cuts has aided him to classify her injury. "Here." Ryoma ripped his t-shirt and wrapped it around Sakuno's injured knee.

"Arigatou Ryoma-kun." Sakuno's heart was over-filled with happiness. After Ryoma bandaged her knee. She got up.

Suddenly, Echizen was filled with gentleness and love.

"Can you walk?" He offered to carry her home. "Here, get on my back."

Sakuno climbed onto Ryoma's back, as he carried her towards the direction of her house.

"Sakuno-chan?"

"Hai!"

"Anata ga daisuki da yo (I like you)." He spoke in plain Japanese. "Honto ni. Daisuki. (Really, I like you)"

Sakuno sighed happily and rested herself against him. They chatted happily on the way home. Never has she seen him the way he was that day, blushing and talking to Sakuno, about anything and everything. It turned out to be a good rainy day after all.

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