Chapter 8

That nobody… is my special someone…

"Ryoma-kun, are you really serious?" Sakuno asked. Her eyes are focused on the book and her voice is somewhat 'depressed'.

"…"

"Ryoma-kun?" She looked at him only to find that he was already asleep. She stood from the chair and knelt beside the bed. She ran her fingers through his soft hair as she watched him sleep like a little boy. "Ryoma-kun, you know well how I admire you to the point that I maybe in love with you. So please don't make me think that you are really interested to me when in the end I will… I will…" She can no longer hold her tears. She covered her face with her palms and silently sob. She knew Ryoma. He's never close to her, she was just a classmate, and she barely considered that there was an existing friendship between them, so why all of a sudden he's going to court her? No one knows, perhaps Ryoma either.

As she continued to cry as quietly as she could, she felt a hand touched her cheek. She instantly stopped sobbing and looked at its source. It was him, wide awake, lying on his side, facing her. His thumb gently wiped away her tears. "Sleep now. We still have classes for tomorrow." He stood from her bed but Sakuno grabbed his wrist with her hands. He looked down at her and their eyes met. There was a tinge of pink on her cheeks and she was teary-eyed. "Ryoma-kun, a-are you really s-serious?" She asked him once again. "P-Please answer," but he just stared at her. "Ryoma-kun," he sighed. He knelt down and held her chin. Sakuno blushed. Slowly, he leaned closer to her, not breaking the eye contact, and kissed her gently on the forehead. "Oyasumi." Then he exited the room. Sakuno didn't know what to feel by that time.

It was just 6:15 in the morning but Sakuno has already prepared breakfast. Yet, she's still thinking of last night. He didn't answer her. Was her question that hard to answer? It was just a yes or a no, right? She just wanted to clarify everything. She didn't want to be toyed with. She promised herself. She'll change. And yes, she did. She's a strong, independent and a fine young lady now. But when he came back, it seems that the old, shy Sakuno returned as well.

"Ohayo." She was snapped out of trance. "Ohayo gozaimasu, Ryoma-kun."

"You're too early today." Ryoma asked as he sat down. Sakuno only nodded.

They ate in silence. Sakuno wanted to bring up the topic about last night, but she didn't know how to start.

"Ryuzaki, you get better and better in cooking." He said, but the girl didn't respond. Nope. Not even a tiny, bitsy reaction. Heck, she seemed like a statue.

Drowned in her deep thoughts, she didn't realize that Ryoma was already done eating his meal and was looking at her, confused about her strange behavior. "N-Nani?" she asked him.

"So distant." He boringly uttered as he propped one elbow on the table.

"Gomen." Her face saddened.

"Ne, are you sick?"

"No. I'm fine." She curtly replied. He raised an eyebrow.

"R-Ryoma-k-kun, a-about last n-night, well, y-you…a-anou, m-my question, y-y-you didn't a-answer m-" Sakuno was cut off when Ryoma stood and walked hastily to her, grabbed her hands and dragged her upstairs. He brought her to his room and closed the door loudly. He pushed her and pinned her on his bed. Sakuno was scared. Ryoma looked different. His eyes were emitting too much intensity. "You really wanna know my answer?" he asked seriously. He lowered his head. Their faces were now an inch apart. Sakuno gulped nervously. Those golden orbs were like staring to the depths of her soul. "R-Ryoma-k-kun…"

"Do you trust me?"

"A-anou, w-we w-will be l-l-late n-now,"

"Yes or no?" He lowered his head again. Their lips were so close now, approximately 3 centimeters apart?

Her heart was beating fast, very, very fast.

"R-R-Ryoma-k-kun…c-c-classes…"

And then it happened…

When the distance of his lips and hers was already zero…

When he finally close the gap in between…

And he couldn't resist anymore the temptation building up inside him…

He pressed his body against her…and then…

He kissed her. His first kiss. Her first kiss. On his bed. In such a romantic position. I bet it will be memorable for the two of them.

He kissed her passionately, moving his lips over her soft, sweet and warm ones. His eyes were closed but not Sakuno. Her eyes were open wide in shock. Until Ryoma departed her lips and he slid his tongue inside her mouth. Her eyes slowly close in pleasure and she let him to lead her. He explored the sweet caverns of her mouth and teased her tongue. She meekly imitated his actions and shyly mingled her tongue with his. Ryoma let go of her wrist and intertwined their fingers.

In their school…

"EH! This is unbelievable!" Horio yelled hysterically, pointing at the empty seat of Sakuno.

"Right. Ryuzaki-san had never been absent before." Katsuo said, his hands holding his chin in a thinking manner.

"Ryoma-kun is absent as well…" Kachiro looked at Ryoma's empty seat.

"Nani? Nani? Nani? What was the commotion about?" Tomoka joined the conversing ichinen trio.

"Osakada, do you have any idea why are those two absent today?" Horio asked then he became confused, Kachiro and Katsuo too.

"A-ano Osakada, your eyes… are sparkling…"

Luvryosaku: sorry for this short chapter! Too busy in college life! Need to maintain a high grade to stay as a scholar! REVIEWS PLEASE!