A/N: This is my first time, please be gentle...that sounds so wrong...
Translation: This is my first fanfic, please be nice in your reviews...
Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis duh...and i was inspired by the anime True Tears so some scenes may came from that anime which I don't own as well sadly...
Warning: Alternate Universe and OC-ness
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True Tears
Chapter One: The girl who can't cry
I never thought that this meeting would change my life...
Echizen Ryoma was resting soundly under the cherry tree when he heard some rustling above. He looked up and was shocked to see a girl trying to save a little kitten who got stuck on the tree. When she finally got the kitten in her arms, she rejoiced and smiled brightly.
Ryoma stared at the scene and said in a bored voice, "I can see your underwear..."
The girl 'eep-ed' and looked down at Ryoma and suddenly realized that, "Wait... I'm wearing shorts underneath so you can't see." Then she giggled.
Ryoma 'hn-ed' and was gonna walk away when, "Wait!"
Ryoma stopped walking and turned to look at the girl. The girl blushed and muttered, "I-I can't get down..." Ryoma stared at her and said, "You got up by yourself so it should be no problem to get down." The girl pouted a little and positioned herself to jump. Ryoma widened his eyes a little and when the girl jumped, he caught her in his arms. The girl blushed and quickly removed herself from Ryoma.
"Th-Thank you...uhm... I'm Ryuzaki Sakuno..."
"Stupid! I was just kidding earlier. You didn't have to take it so seriously."
Sakuno pouted, "You didn't look like you were kidding..."
"Che..." Ryoma started to walk away again and while walking he said, "Echizen Ryoma"
Sakuno stared while holding the kitten in her arms and muttered, "Ryoma-kun..."
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The next day, lunch time...
Ryoma was heading to the cherry tree to rest again when he spotted Sakuno crouching behind the bushes.
"What are you doing?"
"Ah Ryoma-kun! Look at this! It's the kitten's mother!" "Hn..."
"Aren't you the least bit happy that the kitten found its mother?" Sakuno frowned slightly.
"Should I?" Ryoma started to walk away. 'I didn't get to sleep peacefully today too...' Ryoma sighed.
Sakuno stared at Ryoma as he walks away, "Mou, you're no fun at all."
Dismissal time...
Ryoma was about to head home when he saw Sakuno crouched behind the bushes again.
Ryoma approached her and asked, "Won't you ever get tired of watching th-..." Ryoma stopped talking and stared at the scene before him. The kitten's mother was lying on the ground dead with Sakuno's head bowed down with her bangs covering her eyes. Ryoma asked, "What happened?"
Sakuno shooked her head saying she doesn't know either and still had her head bowed down. Ryoma glanced at Sakuno and thought, 'She's gonna cry. Ryuzaki Sakuno's tears...' But what she did next surprised him. Sakuno smiled and carried the kitten who was abandoned by its mother and said, "Well, let's go home."
While walking home, Ryoma kept glancing at Sakuno who was walking happily while carrying the kitten on her head. Ryoma asked her, "Aren't you sad? I mean, you look like someone who would easily cry even if its only an animal dying."
Sakuno replied, "I'm sad. Extremely. Extremely sad. But... I can't cry anymore." Sakuno smiled. Ryoma's eyes widened a bit and wondered what she meant by that and even though she's smiling, Ryoma can still notice the sadness in her eyes.
To be continued...
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A/N: Was it too short? I hope you like it though. Peace!