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Warning: Different POVs and major OOC-ness

A/N: Well, this is the final chapter. My head is overflowing with ideas. I hope I can share all my ideas with you with the stories I'll be making. It's been fun writing this and I hope you'll always support me. Thanks for the reviews as always and don't forget to RxR~ :)

Chapter Nine: Feelings of the Heart

Marui POV

This bubble gum is the best! It's so sweet. So sweet that it makes me remember the cakes the girl in pigtails brought for Akaya. I've heard that she's already dating the cocky freshman of Seigaku. I don't know why but something in my heart hurts a bit. Maybe I grew to like her in those short times we're together. Anyway, Jackal is so late. Where the hell is he?

Huh? I think I saw the pigtailed girl over there. Geez, I'm hallucinating already. Do I really like her that much? Oh wait no! I'm not hallucinating, it is her.

"Yo!" I greeted her. She turned to look at me immediately but instead of smiling like usual, she had this sad face. I wonder why? Did she broke up with Echizen? Well, that was quick.

"Marui-san, hello." She greeted but it was too sad to be a greeting.

"Is there something wrong?" I can't help but ask. I really want to see her smile. But instead of seeing her smile, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes! I panicked.

"D-did I say something wrong?" She wiped her tears away but it continued to flow out of her eyes.

"N-no. It's just... I was walking with Karupin but then he jumped off of my arms and I can't find him anymore. Ryoma-kun will surely hate me." She sniffed. Karupin? Who the heck is Karupin?

"Karupin?"

"He's Ryoma-kun's cat." I sweatdropped. Why would Echizen hate her just because she lost his cat. Is that cat more important than her? What a jerk.

"I'm sure Echizen wouldn't hate you." Even when I'm encouraging her, she just wouldn't stop crying. It kinda hurts me too. "Argh! Fine! I'll help you look for the cat." She looked at me shocked but it seems her tears stopped flowing. Well, that's good.

"Thank you so much!" She smiled. I think I'm blushing. I was about to slap my cheeks but then I saw from the distance some Seigaku regulars. I shuddered. What if they think that I made their girl cry? I'll be killed! So I hugged her reflexively to hide her tears from the Seigaku regulars and maybe wipe the tears away using my shirt. But then, maybe her eyes will be puffy and red and they would still notice that she cried. Man! I'm so doomed.

Wait! I see Jackal. My savior! Jackal approached us with a confused look. Maybe he's wondering why the heck am I hugging someone else's girlfriend. The regulars also approached us with suspicious looks. I think I saw an angry look as well.

"It's not my fault we're in this position. It's Jackal's fault. He suddenly pushed this girl to me." I pointed to Jackal.

"What? Why me?" Seigaku just gave me suspicious looks. I really am doomed. I'll be murdered by them. I can already read the headlines.

Teenager killed by a group of teenagers for stealing someone else's girlfriend.

Damn! Just when I'm starting to accept my fate, the girl I'm hugging moved and she seemed to know my distress and wiped her face on my clothes. She pulled herself away from me and looked back at the regulars with a smile.

"Marui-san was just helping me, senpai-tachi." Seigaku seems to trust their kouhai and they asked her if she's fine on her own and she nodded so Seigaku left us alone. But Jackal was still here. Stupid third party.

"Meow." I looked down at my feet and saw a cat.

"Karupin!" She shouted. She kneeled down and cuddled the cat. Well it's good that she found him. Now Echizen wouldn't hate her. Heh I'm too nice. If Echizen really did hate her, would I have had a chance? But I'd rather accept losing her than making her sad.

You're lucky, Echizen.

~xoxoxoxo~

Kirihara POV

What a clueless girl. She's too nice for her own good. But really, where the fuck is her good-for-nothing so-called boyfriend? She's being attacked by molesters for heaven's sake! I'm not that much of a cold hearted guy to leave it alone so I rushed to her side to save her. Her eyes sparkled when she saw me. it kinda felt nice knowing that I'm her guardian angel. Or devil. Whatever. But really, seeing those guys about to freaking molest her, it made me turn devil mode on them. I punched the leader so hard that blood spurted out of his nose. The other two with him turned sissy and ran away. I then turned to the girl's direction, my eyes still red but she didn't get scared or anything. Really? Doesn't she know I'm a devil. Such a stupid and clueless girl.

But after a moment of staring with each other, she just got even more stupid by heading towards me. She held my face and her lips head to my eyes. Then she blew into them. What the fuck? I thought she was going to kiss my eye. Speaking of a kiss, it would've been better if she did kiss them. Anyway, why the fuck did she blew air into my eyes?

"Your eyes are red. Did something get into them?" My devil mode disappeared and I stared at her with a blank face. She's a rare kind in this planet.

"Not really." I answered with a sweatdrop.

"Oh. I thought dirt got in that made your eyes red so I blew your eyes to get rid of the dirt." I continued staring at her with a blank face. I can't believe her. She's the most clueless of all the clueless girls in this whole wide universe!

"Ah! I have to get going. Senpai-tachi might be worried. See you, Kirihara-san!" She ran away waving at me and I waved back but then I looked shock and pointed at something she was gonna bump into.

"Look out!"

BUMP

Too late. She bumped into a post. What a clumsy girl. She stood up by herself and looked back at me with an embarrassed smile then she ran off. I smiled.

Even if she's the clumsiest, most clueless and most stupid person on earth, I still like her. Too bad she's taken.

~xoxoxoxo~

Sengoku POV

Even though they say I'm a skirt chaser, I know that what I'm feeling is real. She must've had a bad impression of me since our first meeting was me stalking her. Hehehe. But really, she's so nice. She still forgave me after all those things happened and even though our moments are just few, I know in my heart that she's really the first girl I've ever loved. Geez, I sound so cheesy. But this is really my true feelings.

Speaking of the devil, I spotted her sitting on one of the benches in the park. I ran towards her and calling her name, "Sakuno chan~!"

She turned her head to look at me and like always, she smiled and waved at me. I was so mesmerized by her smile that I tripped. What an embarrassment for an athlete like me to trip. I heard running footsteps towards me and looked up to see that Sakuno-chan is already in front of me. She pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the dirt on my face with it. Crap. With this close proximity, she might see me blushing. I sat up from my position and that put distance between us.

"Are you okay, Sengoku-san?" She asked me, her face full of worry.

"Yeah. I'm fine. I just tripped." I laughed while scratching the back of my head. Her smile was back again. I really like that smile.

I'm not worthy to be called Lucky Sengoku anymore. Maybe Echizen should inherit that title instead.

~xoxoxoxo~

Dan POV

I went to Seigaku for some unknown reason. Really, I wonder why I came here? To see Echizen-kun? Or to see Ryuzaki-chan? I messed up my hair. Ahh! I really don't know. It was just a coincidental meeting but she really made an impression on me. What is with her to make me to think of her? Is this what they call love at first sight?

"Dan-kun." It was a familiar voice. I looked up to see who called me and saw Ryuzaki-san.

"S-Sakuno-chan!" I accidentally blurted out. Wait, I called her by her first name without even asking if I could use it. "I-I mean Ryuzaki-san." I could feel my cheeks getting hot. Was it of embarrassment or it's because she's right in front of me?

She blinked and then smiled. I could feel my cheeks get hotter. "I don't mind you calling me by my first name."

I smiled. She's really nice. "Eto... Sakuno-chan? You and Echizen-kun are dating now right?"

Her face changed to a shocked one. Then she blushed. "Y-yeah. H-how did everyone know about it already?"

"Because romance just doesn't fit with Echizen-kun's vocabulary. It was very surprising really. Congratulations to both of you though." I tried to smile while congratulating them and I did it successfully. But, my heart hurts.

"T-thank you. Although, eventhough we're already dating, we don't do things like what other couples do. Ryoma-kun doesn't even call me by my first name. But it's all fine. I'm happy just being together with him." She smiled. Eventhough she smiled the smile I like most, it still hurts.

Well, at least she's happy desu.

~xoxoxoxo~

Atobe POV

Stupid Echizen. To be honest, that was my first kiss. He really should be honored! Although it's quite interesting that he got together with a girl. But what's worse is, he got a girl before ore-sama! I should go find myself a girlfriend too then. Maybe that sister of Tachibana. Wait, if I'm not mistaken, she already has a little something with Momoshiro. How about that girl who gave me a bento? Kitazono Kotoha was it? But somehow I see her stare at Oshitari. Che. Why can't I find myself a girlfriend? I'm the perfect boyfriend. What more could they ask from me?

(Isn't this supposed to be a POV for guys' feelings for Sakuno? Stupid Atobe interrupting the heartbroken moments.)

~xoxoxoxo~

Jirou POV

Marui-kun is acting weird. When I stalked him today, he has this spaced out look. I wonder what's wrong? Eh? I usually know all of Marui-kun's expressions, so this expression is something I've never seen before. So if it's something I've never seen before, it's something Marui-kun never experienced before! Ah! I know! I ran towards Marui-kun and when I got near enough and he still didn't notice me, I glomped him from the back. Marui-kun flinched and looked at me in shock.

"Maru-chan! Are you heartbroken?" I asked with my cheerful voice. I noticed Marui-kun blush and then he stuttered.

"W-w-what! Where did you hear that from? Was it Jackal?" Marui-kun said while reaching his pockets for his cellphone. I bet he was about to call that Jackal person.

"Nope! Since I know everything about Maru-chan, I guessed your expression." Marui-kun stared at me with a blank face.

"You said you know everything about me but you just guessed my expression."

"So why are you heartbroken Maru-chan?" I sat beside him and stole some of his fries. Marui-kun turned to look at me with a glare.

"Anger over food is terrifying I tell you! Also, I didn't say I was heartbroken."

"That's the face of the lying Maru-chan!"

"Geh."

In the end, Marui-kun didn't tell me the reason why he's heartbroken but no matter, since I'll always be there to cheer him up!

~xoxoxoxo~

Aoi POV

Waa! Tezuka-san is so strict. Making me run laps eventhough I'm not a member of their team. But I admit that I did something bad to the poor girl. I should've asked for her permission first. But I just wonder, I know my accuracy is perfect while I was targetting her lips. How did I fail? What a strange twist of fate. I also heard that that girl and Echizen-kun are dating. Maybe Kami-sama interfered so that Echizen-kun would get the girl's first kiss?

Well, lucky Echizen-kun. Even the gods are on his side.

~xoxoxoxo~

Kenya POV

After the incident with the pigtailed girl that we called Kin-chan's girlfriend before who now became Echizen's girlfriend, Kin-chan's been giving me angry looks. For an innocent kid like him, he sure takes grudges seriously. I had a punishment after the incident too. I don't know which is worse, Seigaku's laps and juices punishment or Shitenhouji's talk about poison plants for hours with Shiraishi and a live performance of Koharu and Yuuji's gay love punishment?

...They're both worst.

But still, the girl's lips were so soft on my forehead.

~xoxoxoxo~

Kintaro POV

I knew it. Sa-chan likes Koshimae. And Koshimae likes her back. I want to be happy for them but I can't help but feel sad. I admit I do like Sakuno-chan. Ever since she treated me as me instead of Koshimae's counterpart or something. She was my light. My hope. Faceplant. I'm so cheesy! Wah! I see Sa-chan!

"Sakuno-chan!"

She turned towards me and then smiled. I ran towards her and wanted to hug her but then I saw Koshimae beside her. It wouldn't look right to hug a girl in front of her boyfriend.

"Koshimae's here too! I didn't see you from far away."

"Hello Tooyama-kun." Sa-chan greeted me and Koshimae just nodded at me.

"I never thought you two would get together! Koshimae always treats me so coldly." I pouted. I tried to act like myself in front of them. To hide my feelings.

"Hn." What did Sa-chan like in this guy? Well, there's a lot of good things about Koshimae like being good in tennis. His sense of justice maybe?

Me and Koshimae are similar in many ways and opposites in many ways. The only difference is that I don't have someone like her by my side.

~xoxoxoxo~

Horio POV

Stupid but lucky Echizen. I'm so jealous! He took my place in the regulars and even took my place as Ryuzaki's boyfriend. Heh. I need to get back to reality. I will never be a regular with my skills right now and will never be Ryuzaki's boyfriend. But still, even if I've had many crushes in the past, and most of them I got rejected, Ryuzaki is the only one that I've really liked. She treats me the same as everyone. Even though I brag so much, it's fine with her. After I get rejected by the girls before, I would give up. But with Ryuzaki, I just can't. When I'm ready to give up, she just suddenly appear and with that smile of hers, she makes me only like her more.

I looked out the window and saw Echizen and Ryuzaki returning from school. Holding hands. Ryuzaki had a smile on her face. A different kind of smile from the one she always show to everyone. I smiled bitterly.

I'll let her go.

~xoxoxoxo~

Kachiro POV

Ryoma-kun and Ryuzaki-san got together. The dorm members are rejoicing over it saying it took years to get them together when only 11 months passed. Horio-kun still liked Ryuzaki-san even after she rejected him. It was strange since this is Horio-kun we're talking about. Horio-kun must've really liked her. Katsuo-kun also liked Ryuzaki-san. Being together with him all the time, it's easy to notice. I wonder if Katsuo-kun also noticed that I also like Ryuzaki-san.

February 14. It was Valentines' Day. I'm sure Ryuzaki-san would give Ryoma-kun chocolates. I sat in my proper place and like always, no one would give me chocolates. I'm just nothing special anyway. But, Osakada-san's nice enough to give all dorm members chocolates though. Just then, I felt someone standing in front of my desk. I looked up and saw Ryuzaki-san smiling at me. She put a box of chocolates on my desk and went to Katsuo-kun and Horio-kun to give theirs. I smiled.

Even if it was obligatory chocolates, I'm happy.

~xoxoxoxo~

Momo POV

I got chocolates from Ryuzaki-chan! She's so nice. I still can't believe how they got together. They wouldn't tell me the reason. I'm not really sad or anything that they got together. I did a lot of thinking and realized that I only like Ryuzaki-chan as a sister. Besides, she's perfect for Echizen. Like they say, a lover completes what the person doesn't have or however that quote goes. Echizen doesn't have Ryuzaki-chan's kindness and Ryuzaki-chan doesn't have Echizen's confidence. They're perfect for each other!

I left school riding my bicycle but then I noticed Tachibana-imouto leaning on the wall of the school gate. I stopped in front of her and she looked up at me. I noticed her get flustered when she saw me.

"Is something wrong, Tachibana-imouto?" I asked.

"I-I- Here!" She shoved a box at me and then ran off. I blinked then looked down on the box. It was a box of chocolates.

"Don't get it wrong Momoshiro-kun! It's just obligatory!" Tachibana-imouto shouted from far away. I blinked. She turned to run away again but I shouted something at her.

"Thank you, An-chan!" She continued running. I wonder if she heard me?

I'm sure she did.

~xoxoxoxo~

Tomoka POV

It's almost White Day! I spotted Ryoma-sama walking around the corridors followed by Karupin. I went towards him to ask about something since I don't want to see my bestfriend sad.

"Ryoma-sama! Did you get something for White Day?"

"White Day?" Ryoma-sama blinked. I feel like facepalming.

"Sakuno gave you chocolates right? It's just right to give something to her on White Day as thanks for the chocolates!" Ryoma-sama just tilted his head. I facepalmed. "Just give her something in return!" I left Ryoma-sama alone and I passed by Sakuno on the way.

"Sakuno!" I glomped on Sakuno and she just smiled at me. If I were a boy, I would steal Sakuno from Ryoma-sama!

"Hello, Tomo-chan." Since we're both not busy for the day, we decided to have girl talk.

"How far did you go with Ryoma-sama?" I asked. I feel like I have this stupid grin on my face. I saw Sakuno blush and my grin turned wider.

"J-just holding hands." Sakuno answered while her head was bowed down. My face fell. I mean, what the heck?

"WHAT!" Sakuno flinched when I shouted. She must've predicted that I would start my endless lecture to her.

"How did you even get together? I'm sure Ryoma-sama said things like 'I love you' or 'Be my girlfriend' or something like 'Go out with me' right?"

"H-he didn't say anything like that. He just held my hand on my birthday and I already knew what he felt." Sakuno blushed harder.

"How could something like that happen? That move can be easily misinterpreted you know!" Stupid Ryoma-sama! I can't believe he didn't say he loves her!

"B-but Ryoma-kun is bad in expressing his emotions by words. He always puts it into action." Poor Sakuno. She's trying so hard to defend Ryoma-sama.

"Well then, if you two don't kiss this month, I would personally ask Ryoma-sama how he really feels about you. You should know how he feels before me since it's better if you hear it from him than from some other person." I walked away leaving Sakuno thinking to herself.

Did I hurt her? I was only worried about her because Ryoma-sama is such a tennis freak who knows nothing about love.

~xoxoxoxo~

Normal POV

It was White Day. Boys are giving gifts around to girls and you can hear the girls squealing. You can see couples hugging and sometimes kissing. Ryoma and Sakuno are nowhere near that. Sakuno sighed.

'Did I really misinterpreted what Ryoma-kun did?'

"Ryuzaki, let's go home." Ryoma grabbed Sakuno's hand and semi-dragged her outside class.

"Are you in a hurry Ryoma-kun?" Sakuno asked and Ryoma slowed down upon realizing that he's practically dragging her.

"Sorry." Sakuno just smiled at Ryoma and they walked outside of the school gates.

While walking, Sakuno noticed that it wasn't the direction to the dorms. She may be directionally challenged but she knows that they weren't heading to the dorms.

"Where are we going, Ryoma-kun?" Sakuno can't help but ask and Ryoma just looked straight ahead.

"To where we first met."

~xoxoxoxo~

They arrived at the place where they first met. The wall where Ryoma was practicing.

"Why did we go here?" Sakuno asked. She doesn't know what the heck Ryoma was thinking as of now.

"For your White Day gift." Ryoma bluntly answered. Sakuno blushed. She never thought that Ryoma would even bother with a gift for her.

"I'll do what you did for me last time on my birthday." Ryoma let go of Sakuno's hand and faced her. His face was void of expressions but eventhough it was expressionless on the outside, it was haywire on the inside.

"I'm not really the type to say 'I love you' but eventhough I didn't say that to you, you still understood me." Ryoma wanted to look away since this speech is so embarrassing but he saw that Sakuno was listening intently with a blush on her face.

"You made me happy by just giving me a tennis ball with an 'I love you'. I figured that if I said 'I love you' to you, you would be happy like me as well." Ryoma put his hand on the back of his head, sliding his fingers in between his hair.

"I love you, Sakuno."

Sakuno covered her mouth with her hands and tears rolled down the side of her face. Ryoma panicked and thought that maybe he's the one who misinterpreted things.

"Did I say something wrong?" Sakuno coughed a laugh when Ryoma asked.

"No. This is tears of happiness, baka." Sakuno laughed and got rid of the tears from her eyes with the back of her finger. "I never really thought you would say something like that."

"Well, sorry for not being romantic. Maybe it was a wrong idea to say it then." Ryoma crossed his arms and looked away and it seemed that he was pouting a little. Sakuno giggled and hugged Ryoma by the waist. Ryoma looked down at Sakuno in shock but returned the hug nevertheless.

Sakuno pulled away from the hug and looked up at Ryoma. Ryoma smiled slightly at Sakuno and he slowly lowered his face and his lips met with Sakuno's. It was just a gentle type of kiss and it only lasted for a second. Ryoma's forehead touched Sakuno's and they smiled at each other.

At least it was better than kissing Monkey King.

END