Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of tennis. I only own the quotes, and the plot.

Ryoma hit the ball over and over as it hit the wall and came back, he was very impatient while waiting for Sakuno to get out of class. He had promised her that he'd walk her home,

Flashback

It was early in the morning and Ryoma had just gotten to school, and he was very tired.

He went to his seat and laid his head down

"Ryoma-kun" a gentle voice said.

He looked up with a tired and harsh face. "Ah, Ryuzaki. What is it?"

"Ano...Ryoma-kun, um...Tomoka-chan isn't here this morning, and...I...I...don't have anyone to wa...walk home with, and it's really lonely without you..I mean anyone...so I was wondering if maybe...you'd...um..."
"You want me to walk you home?"
"Hai! If...if it's not too much."

"Hai..."
"Arigato Ryoma-kun!"

End Flashback

She had told him to wait here, and she'd be right back, but nearly 15 minutes had passed since then. He decided to go look for her.

He looked everywhere, and found her standing in front of the school entrance, surrounded by 3 seniors who were members of the Seigaku tennis club. "So you're the grandma coach, Ryuzaki-sensei's granddaughter huh?" one of them asked.
"H...hai" Sakuno answered

"You any good? Because we'd just love a match."
"No...not really...I..I have to go now, senpais."
"Huh? You're leaving us? Don't be so modest. Give us a match, and if we win, we get your racquet, but if you win, we'll leave you alone..."
"I...i...ano...please just leave me alone..."

"Mada mada dane." A familiar voice behind Sakuno said.

She turned around. "Ryoma-kun!" she cheered.
Then out of nowhere, Eiji came in. "Leave them alone, Runo(made up name of the senior who's teasing Sakuno)"
"Why don't you make me...Eiji?" Runo stammered.
"So desperate to loose on the court like you have so many times already?" Eiji smiled

"Not at all...but I have to go...We'll settle this later!" Runo walked away quickly as his two buddies followed.

"Ochibi, Ryuzaki, you two alright?" Eiji asked.
"Hai! Arigato Kikumaru-senpai." Sakuno blushed.
Ryoma noticed this, and turned his head. "Hai..."
"Hm?" Sakuno said out loud, wondering why Ryoma was being so cold to his friend. Eiji looked and Ryoma's expression, then over and Sakuno, and smiled knowingly. "Ah Ochibi, you could have easily taken them. You're so young...Nya."
"You didn't exactly give me a chance" Ryoma replied. Then he glanced at Sakuno. "Ryuzaki, we better go."

"Hai, Ryoma-kun." She said with a nod.
He took her hand, and without noticing what he was doing, he walked away, leaving Eiji.

Momoshiro appeared from behind a tree. "Konnichiwa, Eiji."
"Ah, Momo-chan. Nya." Eiji responded. "How long have you been over there."
"Long enough to see our Ochibi's little temper tantrum. So young." He replied.
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"Ryoma-kun...why are we walking away so fast?" Sakuno asked.
"You walk too slow. We need to speed up. I don't have much time." Ryoma replied as he realized he was still holding her wrist. He let go and slowed down a bit.
"Oh.." Sakuno answered, a bit disappointed. Then a light smile formed on her face because Ryoma was taking time out of his day, which was obviously important, just to walk with her.
"Daijobu?" Ryoma asked.
"Oh! Hai hai!" Sakuno said, smiling even more.
"We're here." Ryoma responded.

"...Oh...Ryoma-kun?" Sakuno said. "Ja...Ja ne"

"Hai." Ryoma answered. He walked away silently, and Sakuno was left speechless.
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(Comments):

I hope you like. Reviews are appreciated since this is my first story. I hope you enjoy. I do appreciate criticism, and yes I know this story isn't perfect, but I hope you enjoy.
Anyway, here are the words and translations for all the Japanese I have and/or will use in this story:

-Mada mada dane: you still have a long way to go (Ryoma's favorite phrase...hopefully if you watch the anime, you probably already know that)

-Hai: yes

-Daijobu: are you okay?

-Ja ne: see you later

-Senpais: seniors

-Ano: excuse me

Also, I worked really hard on writing this so please don't copy. Thanks.