"Ryoma kun... Promise me that no matter what you'll never leave me, or forget me."
"I promise."
"Promise me that I'll be the only one you love, the only one in your heart."
"I promise..."
Promises are meant to be broken...
"So Sakuno, what happened between you two after high school?" Tomoko asked, as the now more mature, yet still childlike girl took off her flip flops and dipped her feet into the cool water.
"Well, I went to college, and he went tournaments."
"Come on Sakuno!!! Spill it I know something big had to have happened! Is that all you want to tell me after what seven years?" Tomoko whined, making Sakuno picture the old Tomoko.
"Fine... Well, you know I went to almost all his matches, but soon he became distant." Sakuno said calmly trying not to remember how much Ryoma had hurt her.
"Distant?"
"You know how busy I became, finishing with a phd in four years is very stressful and hard, but I always made time for him. Yet, he never showed up. I was ever to certain to why he never made it to those days. All I remember was Fuji sempai telling me I just missed him."
"Well, with the whole phd thing, you did all your under graduate classes in high school after school, so don't tell me how stressful it is! Cheater..."
"Tomoko!"
"I'm just kidding, gosh Sakuno can't you take a joke?" Tomoko stated while she started laughing, and put her hand behind her head. "So how in the world did you two break up? You guys were like the ultimate couple."
"He never really did break up with me." Sakuno said as her voice became shaky.
"... What in the world do you mean by that?"
"Well, he never said anything to me. I found out by passing by a magazine stand one monday morning while heading out to my Anatomy class, during my second year of college."
"And..."
"And, I read the headline: "Winner of Wimbledon aka Prince of tennis, gets married! After reading that I skipped Anatomy class, and went to this very lake." Sakuno said as she faced Tomoko with tear in her eyes as she tried to smile, not wanting her childhood best friend to worry about her.
"Goodbye my prince..."
A/n: I know this is short, but it is the prologue, don't worry I'll update tomorrow, or the day after. Don't want to keep everyone waiting.
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of tennis... I wish I did, because then that would mean I own fuji!