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MAIDEN'S HEART: From A Distance

by: yunaisu

Knock.. Knock..

"Sakuno wake up already!" Mom's knocking in my door early in the morning.

"Sakuno.. c'mon get up now sweetie. Your dad and I will be out and we might return tomorrow morning, at least give your parents a goodbye kiss." Mom said.

"nmmmm.. I'm coming.." I yawned and wiped my eyes.

I looked at the clock and it's already 7:30am. "hnnnn.. it seems that I have forgotten something, what is it again?" I mumbled.

"Then let's meet there tomorrow 8am sharp"… "And don't be late" I hurried as I remember the stranger's words yesterday.

"Oh no! I promised to tour him around the town today." I said out loud.

Well, that certainly made me wake up. My eyes widened to see it's already 7:30 and here I am still lying in my bed. I jumped off my bed and hurried to the shower.

"we'll be going now sakuno." Mom shouted from downstairs.

"uh.. yes.. wait I'm coming down."I almost stumble.

My hair is still wet, dripping wet, I just came out from the shower and I still don't know what to wear.

"Ugh.. how troublesome." I mumbled.

Wait, why does it feels like I'm going in a date.. I'll just accompany a stranger and tour him around the town, it's not like we'll be wandering around like in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. So do I really need to bother to how do I look? Whatever.. I just wear my favourite dress then and rushed downstairs.

"umm. Bye mom and dad have a safe trip" I kissed their cheeks and wave goodbye.

I rushed inside the house, combed my hair and tied it like the usual my two pigtailed hair, that seems my trademark, and ready to go to the battle. Hey! Did I just say battle? Forget it… it's already 8:20am in my clock. I hope he won't get furious for me being late. Will he? I should brace myself.

I ran towards the lighthouse. And saw no one. "Where could he be?"I thought. Then I heard a screech from behind. This old wooden floor actually is too old that you could hear it screeching if you step into it. When I turned I saw him looking at me.. MAD!.. I mean he is. Well, I can't blame him. He waited here for almost half an hour and I don't have an alibi that would ease him.

"u-uhm.." I gulped, I can't look at him in the eye. I felt like I'm a kid that was caught in the act.

"You're late!" he exclaimed. His eyes are furious still studying me from head to toe.

"U-umm.. s-sorry.. I-i o-overslept.." I stuttered.

Well, honestly I slept late just by thinking I'll be accompanying a stranger and not only a stranger but a good-looking stranger that is the town's every talk and I've been wondering what might the towns' people will say. And for sure they'll talk and gossip about it. And for me, who doesn't want any attention from this especially because of a guy. For sure, if my parents will find out I'm doomed. Well, hopefully not.

I wonder if there's dark circles in my eyes that's visible for him to see. Ugh.. c'mon why am I so nervous around this guy. I thought.

Ryoma's POV

Overslept? What a lame excuse. Are the town's people also like her? Treating their visitors like this and taking them for granted. Oh c'mon! If this girl, just know who I am that she's making me wait. Well, I'm not bragging but at least she should learn to look at the time.

Or maybe she didn't oversleep but she was too busy preparing herself to look good in front of me? She even dress with a beautiful summer pink dress with a stitched sakura flower design in it, and her hair which is braided and hung until her waist, with a white doll shoes and—wait a minute, why am I studying him like a beautiful specimen ready to be carved?

"Che. Mada Mada Dane."

I know that I'm late but he doesn't need to look at me like that. My knees are already trembling. "sighs"

"Che. Mada Mada Dane." He smirked.

I looked up at him and ready to preach at him but my mouth can't utter even a single word. I should have known this is coming. Getting involved with this stranger might bring me bad luck. But I can't back out now. He might say that the people in this town are not welcoming and preach it outside the island, and if that happens there'll be no visitors will be coming. That'll be a big "No No".

"You need to be brave sakuno, If he ever do something wrong just scream your lungs out. Fight-o!" I said to myself.

"Hn. Let's just go" He pulled down his cap and begins to walk ahead, knowing that I'll follow behind.

"u-unm.. w-where d-do y-you l-like to g-go?" I asked.

"Hn. Downtown where I could buy stuffs." He replied.

I just nod and lead him the way. I've been here in this island for almost 6 years. But honestly, even I still hard to be familiar in each places. But at least I know the way downtown, since I'm the one who usually ran an errand to for my mom every morning. I chuckled to myself being an idiot to be proud of it. "pfft~ hehe"

"Why are you laughing?" He asked as he raised his head a lil, that I can see his hazel eyes piercing in me.

"uh. G-gomen. I'm j-just t-thinking o-of s-something.." I sweat dropped.

"Hn." He smirked teasingly.

As we reached in the downtown, I introduced him to a lot of known stalls. He bought himself apples, peaches, and delicious delicacies our town's proud of.

"Isn't that the mysterious good looking guy?"

"Oh! Yes. He's been here for almost a month."

"but, why is he with that braided girl?"

"Geeeez. Do they really think I can't hear what they're murmuring are?, How troublesome. I should've said no about this." I sighed. I pity myself for being in this situation but I can't turn back now.

I gasped as he grabbed my hand and said. "Don't mind them. Just focus on touring me around braided girl."

I nodded, blood rushed in my cheeks. "ugh.. am I blushing so much? This is embarrassing.." I thought.

Ryoma's POV

Why is she blushing too hard? I just held her hand. Girls are indeed girls,. Whatever. I just want to get out here. The crowd's sickening me. And why do they need to gossip like that? Like we're a celebrity— gasped. Or maybe they found out who I am. No, that can't be. I shook my head from those thoughts.

"W-wait.. did you just call me b-braided girl. I have a name and it's—"

He stopped my words again pushing his hand towards my face.

"Didn't I mention that I don't intend to know it?" He said with a stoic look.

"U-uh. B-but calling me like.." He stared at me lazily.

"f-fine then." I can't refuse him. I wonder why, but there's something in him.

"Uisu" He smirked.

"K-kei-kun.. where do you like to go now?" I asked nervously, but managed to not stutter.

Ryoma's POV

"Kei-kun? Oh! That's right I told her that my name is Kei." I mumbled.

"Hn. K-kei –kun? I-is there something wrong?" She asked.

"Betsu ni. Well, I want to—." I was cut off by a loud scream of a woman saying.. "KYAAAA!He stole my bag. Give it back!"

"What! Even in a place like this there are still—."

She's trembling. Her hand grasped my shirt tightly. She's really scared I can feel her whole body's trembling like crazy.

I saw a wooden stick near one of the stalls and grasped it. "This is just fine" I thought.

"Braided girl. Hold this" I passed the groceries I bought and told her to stay back.

This is not really the time to be a hero. But if I won't do anything I might blame myself for not helping, though I'm not the helpful type. Whatever.. Just one hit and it'll be fine. They won't know that I'm the famous pro tennis player with just one hit right? Well, it's not the time to think about it though.

I picked one apple from the bag and threw it in the air. Then I swung the wooden stick without any doubts or hesitation in hitting my target and just that. The ball speed up and hit the rubber's head. And the pitiful apple was smashed in his head. "Heh." I smirked by triumph.

My body sure is trembling. I hate seeing that kind of scene. And accidentally I gripped at his shirt tightly.

"Braided girl. Hold this" I looked up to him blankly asking myself what is he intended to do.

Then he grabbed a wooden stick and a get an apple from the bags I'm holding. He threw the apple in the air and swung the wooden stick. I stared at him hung-mouthed as I study every gesture he made, elegant and still it's flawless. His reflexes are great and even how he control the apple that supposed to be a ball.

PAAAAAAAAK!

The ball speed and hit the target's head. But my gaze is still fixed at him. The crowd echoed and whistled at him, pure joy. And the woman thanked him. While, I, who's standing still, mouth open. He lowered his cap and said that trademark and smirked. "Mada Mada Dane."

He approached me slowly, my gaze are still. "Your mouth's hung opened." He said with a smirk.

"Honestly, do they really need to make a ruckus out of it." He looked at me once again.

"Oi." He looked at me with those feline hazel eyes.

"Are you a tennis player?" That's the only words I blurted out in my mouth and without doubts, I saw him flinched.. Then lowered his cap once again.

To be continued...

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