Unspoken Love

The return of the prince

©All the characters belong to the manga author, only the plot is mine. If you saw the same story from another site(seen on my profile) then its mine as well. Enjoy~

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Four years had already passed when the Seigaku won as the champion in the National Tournament, it is also the time when Ryoma left to America. At those times, many things happened. After Ryoma left and never came back, Sakuno never watched the practice of her sempais anymore and only attended her tennis practice seldomly. Tomo and Horio ended up together, while Katsuo and Kato practiced tennis everyday and can already beat some of their sempais with the exception of the regulars. So yes, a lot did happen as time pass by. Unexpectedly, rumors starts to spread into Seigakuen that Sakuno and Fuji became closer and the reason was that they started dating just a week after Ryoma's departure. Everyone didn't know what was the reason how that happened but they kept their mouth shut.

As for Ryoma, US Open ended and he ranked 's quite a big achievement already for a boy in such a young age, add also the fact that he gave honor to his country by representing it. The regulars got so busy in life that they only find quite a few time only to meet and celebrate together, but even so they still update in news about how their ochibi was doing at the opposite part of the world.

IN AMERICA…after ranking as 11th in the US open, Ryoma Echizen had been so busy in life as well. He always had interviews, pictorials, letters to read from his fans and even rematch battles with his opponents. It is an everyday routine for this tennis prodigy, that he can't find time to contact his sempais anymore.

*beep!* *beep!* it was 6:30 in the morning when the alarm in the clock ringed, a small groan was heard under the soft blue blanket. *beep!* *beep!* this time he let his right arm move to reach and press the alarm button and the beeping stop. Finally he can continue his sleep without any disturbance. After 1 minute his phone ringed, Ryoma being Ryoma ignored it first. But after a few ringing, he gave up and answered his phone. "Hello, what is it Eiji sempai?" he asked in a bored tone.

"Ochibi! Hi! We missed you! Nyaa~ how are you doing?" came the happy reply of his sempai on the other line.

"I'm fine sempai, but please don't call me at this time. It's still early here. Let's just talk again sometime, bye" Ryoma said and hunged up the phone with a smirk.

"Wait! Ochibi-," cried the red haired sempai but was cut off when the call ended.

"How is he, Eiji sempai?" asked Momoshiro.

The red haired sempai only sigh, "he hung up. But I'll try calling him again."

"Wait! Sempai, let's call him later. Maybe his still sleeping since it's afternoon here…remember that when it's afternoon here, it's still early morning there."

"Guess you're right," Eiji replied and Momo walk off, and when he was gone Eiji dialed Ryoma's cellphone number again with a grinning face.

*Ring!* *Ring!* came the sound and Ryoma reached it. "Hello, Eiji sempai. I told you not to call me at this time I'm still sleeping" Ryoma answered a bit annoyed.

"Sorry Ochibi, but I just wanted to let you know that the Regulars are having a reunion next week. We will stay in a beautiful place that was reserved for us only, and we will stay there for a week. We hope you could come and join us…so what do you say?" asked Eiji sempai with a smile.

The tennis prodigy ponders it for a while then smirked, "Sure. I'll be glad so."

"So you'll come? Yeah! Thanks Ochibi! You can go back sleeping again, nyaa~ bye" eiji said with a happy tone and Ryoma answered, "Bye" then ended the call.

After that, Ryoma decided to rest but thanks to the calls of his sempai that he didn't seem to feel sleepy anymore. He tried covering his head with a blanket but it didn't work. He tried other solutions, but all failed. Ryoma sigh, he give up, not that he wants to, but he felt tired already. Suddenly Karupin jumped onto him out of nowhere and surprised the tennis prince, Ryoma smiled as his companion was now here. He played with Karupin for a few minutes then started packing his things for the reunion, he then called Mr. Yamada and informed him that he will be on vacation for a week. The manager panicked upon hearing it but later agreed as part of their deal, he will let Ryoma leave America for a week but the tennis prince have to follow his manager and do what Mr. Yamada planned in his schedule. So that week, the tennis prince was busy doing the interviews and others. Saturday came and it is time for him to leave, dressed in a simple blue polo shirt and gray cargo pants paired with white tennis shoes, Ryoma walk inside the plane at a cold night.