AN: To all my dear friends, apologize again for dragging this again. I just wake up from hibernation. (That's a lie!!!). Hahhaaa, I was totally out of inspiration. I'm so happy that I finally manage to keep this alive.
Warning: Sakuno centric fics, readers has been warned.
Plot: Tenipuri x Jubei-chan crossover (some sorts)
Pairing: RyoSaku, FujiSaku, TezuSaku (?), AtoSaku (?) (maybe more pairings to come)
"…" Denotes speech
'…' Denotes thoughts
Italics denotes flashbacks
Standard Disclaimer: Give me Tenipuri!!!! Gyah!! That magical spell is not functioning. Still Tenipuri is own by Konomi-sensei.
Recap of Chapter 10 PV:
"Ore mo…I'm also not used to share my love ones with another man…" Sakuno turned her head sharply at the sound of the familiar voice, and surprise widened her eyes.
"Ryoma-kun…" His sudden intervention made her heart almost jump out from her ribcage.
Sakuno-chan no Monogatari
Chapter 10: Part 6 – Love Predicament
"Oishi, did you happen to know where Fuji and Echizen are?" Tezuka asked nonchalantly however with his two brows knitted together, Oishi could comprehend his concerns towards their teammates.
"No, I wasn't aware that the two left before us" he sighed "I'm sorry, Tezuka"
"There's no need for you to apologize" Tezuka raked a hand over his hair "As a leader to this team, I failed to look after our teammates"
"Tezuka…" Oishi felt that it's not fair that the captain takes up full responsibility; moreover this is not something which he can take control of.
"There's only one possible place that the two could have been…" Inui assumed; his sudden interjection startled both Tezuka and Oishi.
It took Ryoma sometimes to work off his anger upon seeing what he wasn't supposed to.
All of his life Ryoma had done the sensible thing. He studied hard in school and practice hard in tennis. He had never understands how love and romance works until just recently he had gotten himself to experience it.
She'd hurt him. It cut him to the bone upon seeing his rival and his beloved sharing a rather ardent kisses, but when anger cleared away enough for that realization to surface; he learned that he's so much in love with her that he could actually adjust to accept what he saw earlier.
Ryoma walked; he paced towards Sakuno and Fuji, pulling the girl away from their senior. Pair of sad gazes fixed on hers for a moment before he could get himself to speak.
"Ryuzaki" He called her first name in a level, incisive tone.
"U…Um" she swallowed a lump in her throat. Based on his stance; he looked as if he wanted to eat her alive.
"Let me get this straight…" he demanded "Me and 'that', who do you like more?"
'That?' Fuji's raised one brow upon hearing of how Ryoma addressed him tersely.
Without hesitating Sakuno replied "Both of you"
There is another moment of deadly silence between the three. Ryoma ruffled his hair to ease his annoyance. As soon as he regained his tranquility he asked again.
"Okay; I'll ask again, Fuji or me, who do you like the most?"
"Both…both of you…" Sakuno's head dropped as she replied softly beneath her breathe.
"Both…both of us?" the reply he get wasn't what he could simply comprehended. With gesture of annoyance Ryoma smacked his head hard so that he could remain rational.
"Look, Ryuzaki..." This time he gently tilted her chin up to make her look at him "I'd heard that right, but isn't it normal for a person to fall in love with one person only??"
"I know"
"Then; you should have answered me serious"
"I am serious"
"I don't get it…" he snapped "…how do you expect me to accept such absurd reply, Ryuzaki"
"But, I just can't help my feelings; I…I want to be with both of you..."
'I said it?!' Her eyes are now wide open. She couldn't believe that she actually said this straight in front of Ryoma. That wouldn't have been her in the past. She would not have such bravery to utter something like this.
'I refuse to let…go…?' there's an unfamiliar feeling that makes her heart lurch. She couldn't comprehend it well. This feeling she has now is just the same as those she felt in her whimsical dream.
Then again, she felt relieved that she did let everything out just like what she decided back then.
'Now woman; you must choose! Which!'
"I'll take both of them with me!"
'What?! This is against the rule! You must only choose one; otherwise, it'll be troublesome'
"I'm sure there won't be any problem, daijyobu"
'Kitto, daijyobu yo…I know we can make things out together…kitto'
'This is going to be okay…They'll understand' she thought for a moment.
"Sakuno-chan…" Fuji was rather pleased upon seeing that Sakuno was able to stand firm and to defend her true feelings, however he is rather upset to see the closeness between Ryoma and Sakuno.
"Ryoma-kun…" again she whispered his name with the soft indistinctness when she felt that she had somehow hurt him badly. 'I'm only trying to be honest…'
"I'm sorry…for being unreasonable…but…please believe that; when I said that I have feelings for love both of you; these feelings are definitely honest…"
"Sakuno; let me kiss you…" Ryoma demanded gallantly.
"Huh??" Startled, Sakuno quibbled.
Without giving a chance Sakuno to fully comprehend what he said earlier, Ryoma pressed his lips against hers.
He kissed her in a rather stirring way that made her weak and jittery. Her heart throbbed frantically.
Ever for Fuji who is well reputed for his gracious expression could no longer hold up his usual expression upon witnessing the girl whom he just shared his kiss with earlier was kissed by his junior, his rival in tennis and in love. His sentiment reflects directly on those used-to-be-mellow façade.
"Wa…wait! Wait! Wait!!!" Fuji immediately went in between the kissing couple; to break them apart. If he hadn't do so; the two could have take for god knows how long to break free from each other. "Echizen?! What the hell are you doing?!"
"I'm just doing what you did just now; Senpai" he replied as he nibbled his lips with satisfaction.
Sakuno stood fidgeted as soon as Ryoma released her. She thought she would expect to see Ryoma in rage, bitterness, anything that she could think of that Ryoma would react.
"You'd hugged her. Touch her hair…" Echizen continued coolly "I've decided to go along with it. I wanted to be honest to my feelings towards Sakuno too. That was my reply to her; my affection for her, do you hear me clear, Sakuno"
"That…I won't allow!!" Fuji immediately reasoned with his tone decreased in decibel as he ended "…at least not in front of me and not right after I kissed her"
"Why? Are you jealous just because I kissed her right after you? She said she likes me too and so I have every right to return her affection…"
"Echizen; you're being so insensitive" Seeing that his junior could be really stubborn and innocence when it comes to love, he decided kick some sense into his only good with tennis reflexes brain.
"You see…if you do that; it means that you're indirectly kissing me, Idiot…" he muttered softly, his face blushed liberally "It's an indirect kiss…"
"There is no way I would listen…" Ryoma smirked at first upon registering what Fuji said earlier his confidence was instantly replace by a rather dreadful expression "WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"
"Eh…" he nodded.
"…" Sakuno stood there like a dead puppet. She's in the biggest pinch in her life.
"Indirect kiss…" Ryoma was totally fidgeted by Fuji's explanation. An image of two beautiful young men running in a meadow, chasing after each other just like the scene that always happens in 'shonen ai' comics, where two hot blooded males would end up embracing each other and share a passionate kiss 'chuu'
Fuji noted that his rival's confidence has finally shaken a bit. 'More' his sadist side is pushing him to make the first year suffer, a punishment for what you did to Sakuno 'He deserves more than this!! This is for kissing my beloved Sakuno-chan'
He faked a rather sad look, his brows knitted together and a hand covering his mouth as he speaks "Echizen, I'm beginning to wonder if you're doing this on purpose. I know you've been secretly admiring me; but…you don't have to make use of Sakuno-chan just to get my kiss…"
"No way…" He felt like throwing up "What are you babbling?" Ryoma felt like a thousand tons of flying pigs landed on his head and it took him quite sometimes to comprehend his senior's prank 'So, he's trying to make fun out of me. Though it's my mistake that I'd rush things out, but hell, no way I'm going to let you humiliate me further'
Another day, when someone and someone falls in love
Somewhere in this world
Two intertwined lines becomes untied
And stays untied
It's awkward love but
You can't convey it with words
He ignored Fuji and diverts his attention back to Sakuno; he wanted to continue their former conversation.
"Ryuzaki, when you said that you like me too, I'm really happy, however, I'm not a person who likes to share…"
"Ryoma-kun…" She suppressed her tears upon hearing those words of Ryoma. She believes that the situation would turn out like what she dreamt. She'd assure to the fairy of the lake that everything's going to be alright. Nonetheless, it also makes sense; there's no way on earth anyone would date a girl who's in love with two boys.
"That's it" Fuji interjected and he quickly embraced Sakuno and let her rest her head on his chest "I assumed that you've given up right? Sakuno-chan is mine"
Look, a gentle breeze passes by, the paper is trembling
Time is trembling, we are trembling
And then someone and someone fall in love
Believing forever
Another day, someone and someone stares into the future
With a weak smile
"Wait!! I'm not done yet!!"
"But Echizen…you'd said that you're not used to sharing…more over…"
"Don't simply speak on anyone's behalf, even though, you're a senior…" he glared at his senior as he exclaimed "I didn't say I'm giving up. She'll be mine!!"
"Ryoma-kun…" Right now she is totally confused.
"Eh…" Fuji faked another meditative mode "And I thought I heard you said you're not comfortable to share your love ones with me?"
"Even I said so…" this time he muttered with slight coyness "I can't get myself to let go of her either…" Sakuno look up and could see his blushing face. He looks really cute with the crimson blush on his cheeks.
"Ryoma-kun…" Finally unable to suppress her tears anymore, she let them flowed freely. "I thought…I thought…"
"Sakuno/Ryuzaki" Both of them immediately stops their bickering and set full attention to the girl. They felt a little repentance over what they did just now.
"I'm…I'm fine…" she assured them with a smile as she wipe off her tears.
"I'm sorry" both of them said in unison.
"Hey, stop mimicking me" Ryoma fumed.
"Says who?" Fuji retaliated.
"Listen; without my consent; you're not allow to date Ryuzaki as you pleased!!" Ryoma commanded.
"The same goes to you" he smiled but obviously the senior prodigy is in a rather bad mood.
Awkward love is wonderful
Because you can't convey it with words
Look, Feel something, Forget something
Find something, Lose something
And then, someone and someone fall in love
believing forever
"What are the two of you doing?" Oishi sudden exclamation from behind shocked the three of them.
"Oishi/Senpai?! You are freaking us out!!!" The two complained in unison.
"Ops, sorry…" Oishi apologized but as soon as he realized he's not here to apologize "Wait, I haven't got an explanation yet!!" This is the first time they ever see the motherly vice captain with such stern expression "What have both of you done? Ryuzaki-kun is crying"
"I can say that the possible reason that would make Ryuzaki cry is that the two of them is fighting each other again" Inui assumed with a mischievous grin plastered on his devilish face while taking notes of what he witnessed.
"De, so the spying devil is here to pick on his junior again" Ryoma muttered beneath his breathe but was good enough for Inui to hear him.
'Spying devil…' Inui wasn't quite pleased of what Ryoma called him "Oishi, Echizen could be the one who started this. I know someone like Fuji wouldn't do something like that. He's an adult afterall"
"Inui; that comment on me was a little flattering though it is quite honest of you…"
"What?"
"Both of you, twenty laps around the garden" Tezuka trademark voice echoed into their ears like aggressive roaring of thunder storms.
"Wait, it wasn't their fault…" Sakuno said contritely "…sorry, sorry, sorry! I was the one who started this, senpai…"
"Ryuzaki…" Tezuka was startled when Sakuno confronted him. He has to praise her for being so courageous and although he really couldn't get himself to punish the girl; yet as a captain he's not suppose to yield anyone who cause trouble.
"Ryuzaki; I shall hold no leniency on you; though you're not from our team" he said sternly, once more fully in control. "Jigoujitoku; you'll reap what you sow. As I said just now; though I was expecting Fuji and Echizen to hit the lap; I supposed that you'll be taking the penalty proficiently"
"Yes..." She replied with determination in her mellow tone.
"Wait, Tezuka; that's too harsh towards a girl" A familiar derisive voice came from behind "Girls are meant to be treated like precious gems, the more you polish them; the more they shine for you. Asking someone like Sakuno-chan to run 20 laps would be too much. You're trying to torture the all-men princess"
"All-men princess??"
Few of them were clueless of what the Hyoutei ace is trying to convey, while some were rather dazed by the way he made his entrance to the scene; not his usual style when he came through the bushes and without his teammates following from behind.
"The princess's tears are the last thing this Ore-sama wished to see…" with that said, Atobe advances towards Sakuno.
He lifted her chin high with his thumb rubbing lightly at one side of her cheeks.
"Wearing a set of yukata, with such expression…it's rather exotic" he commented hoarsely.
TBC…
AN: Finally!! After all these decades; mi-chan is back with a new chapter. I hope I can finish this off soon. There will be real action in the next chapter.
This is to all my dear friends; sorry for the long wait. My bad!!
This story is still not good; but I hope I can make it more interesting in the next chapter.
I'm also editing all the previous chapters I had posted years ago. Guess most of them really need to be polish up. I felt embarrassed for putting up something like that; I'm currently on chapter 3. Yikes; there are tons of mistakes (laughs)
Oh, anyone wonder what will Atobe do to our cute lil' Sakuno-chan??
As usual, this story is specially dedicated to all Sakuno fans and of course, my dearest friends who have always be with me at all times.
Wish, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 – Akemashiteomedetougozaimasu
I've also drew a FujiSaku NY fanart. Please have a look at my profile page.
Dewa minna-sama,
Gokigenyo
mi-chan yori.