It's been a wonderful weather today. The people around her are having fun, they were happy because there were heavy rains for the past 3 days. But for her, it's just a normal day. For her, everyday is just the same as the other since HE left Seigaku and Japan. Its' been 9 years of waiting for her. She, Ryuzaki Sakuno, is hoping that he would come back. She is in her room sitting beside the window and staring at thier picture when they were still in junior high at the kawamura sushi store. "Ryoma-kun..." as she utter his name, a knock from the door came.

" Sakuno-chan! It's almost time for your pictorial!!"

"Oh... I forgot about it..." Sakuno murmured as she went through the door. As she opened the door, she was surprised when she saw her manager, the Osakada girl, swetting very hard.

"Tomo-chan!!! What happened to you!!!"

"You're hiding again from me! I went to the every room of this building just to find you!!"

"Why did you not call me?"

" Oh c'mon sakuno, you leave it to me, remember?"

"Oh gomen nasai Tomo-chan. Gomen gomen gomen go-"

"You're thinking of him again, right?"

"How did you know?"

"'coz i'm your best friend!"

"Yeah..."

"Oh c'mon! hurry!!! you'll be late!!! They are waiting for you!!!!"

"Hai!!!"

Sakuno is now a popular magazine model. She was now a very beautiful girl. Her hair, still long but unbraided. If you'll ask the guys to describe her, they'll answer 'gorgeous'.

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"WHAT!!! He's lost again!!!! Go!! Find him!!! don't come to me if he's not with you!!!

"Hai!!"

"Now, now, he escaped again!!!!" his manager, Horoko, screamed.

Echizen Ryoma, the popular tennis pro, always escapes in meetings and appointments. He hated it. There was a time that he attended once, he just sleep. He's walking maybe a kilometer away from that boring building. "Heh, I want to go back in Japan" he said this as he walk towards a vendo machine. "Hmmm, no ponta? I'll just take apple juice."

As he finished drinking it, he threw the can through the trash can. Then he headed to the park. He saw teenager boys holding a magazine. I never thought that there would be gays in America, then he saw the front cover, it is a very beautiful girl. So that's the main reason. They were not gay, but crazy over a girl. Wait. I think I've already saw her, somewhere, but I can't remember.

He was distracted when a group of guy are running, heading his way.

"Mr. Echizen! Mr. Echizen!! At last! We have founded you!!"

Looks like they were very tired, Ryoma thought. OK. I'm not gonna run anymore. I'm also tired.

"Mr. Echizen, let's go back."

"Hai.Hai." he answered in a cold voice. Damn, I want to play tennis with a person who can push me to give everything i can. Then he remembered something. Seigaku, I missed you-. Then an image of a girl appeared in his mind. Pigtails, wobbly hips, clumsy, klutz... Who is she? It looks like she's very important to me. Then he was interrupted.

"Mr. Echizen, we're already here."

"Right" Then he come down from his luxurious car.

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"Ah! At last! It's done!" sakuno moaned as she went to the rest room. At last i may take a rest after that 5 hour non-stop pictorial.

Then she remembered him again. Ryoma-kun...

Then she went to Tomoka. "Tomo-chan, i wanna go home. I'm so tired." "Ok, I understand you." Then the two gals headed home.

At Sakuno's home...

"Thanks Tomo-chan!! Thanks for the drive!!! Go home safe!!!"

"OK. Take care!"

Sakuno headed straight to her room. When she lied down, she's quickly fast asleep. She did not change her clothes yet, even though that she wanted, her bed is calling her to lay down. Her room is very neat, and its all shaded of light pink.

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"Sakuno, from now on, I'll be with you. I'll stay with you, I'll never leave you because...I love you..."

"Ryoma-kun..."

to be continued...