The dream

"Sakuno, its already late at night. Please sleep already," a gentle voice said and Sakuno looked at her smiling face.

When she saw her, she smiled too and hugged her saying, "But why Mom? I still wanted to play with you." The lady giggled and ruffled Sakuno's hair, as she did, some of her auburn hair touched Sakuno's cheek.

"Let's continue playing tomorrow, alright Sakuno? Besides, you need to sleep so that you'll grow taller," Sakuno's mom said and Sakuno pouted, "Alright mom, goodnight! I love you!" Sakuno's mom kissed her daughter's forehead and said, "Goodnight too, Sweetheart. I love you too."

Mom, Sakuno thought. She was now crying but she didn't notice it. Finally she opened her eyes. "It was only a dream," Sakuno whispered to herself as she sat up on her bed looking at the full moon during that silent night.

She glanced at her clock, it read 12:05 in the morning. She looked at her bed and saw that her grandma was sleeping beside her, upon seeing her grandma she smiled. She yawned as she slowly got out of her bed and into the kitchen, she smiled as she got there without being notice.

Upon entering the kitchen, she shouted and jumped in fear and immediately grabbed a pan that was near her. "Wh-who are you?" she asked with a shaking voice, she slowly walk towards the person that was searching food in the refrigerator. Upon hearing Sakuno's voice, the person turn around and looked at her.

"Ryuzaki?" he asked as he slowly stood up and close the refrigerator holding a bottle of milk and a glass.

Sakuno's eyes widened, "Ry-ryoma-kun."

The tennis prodigy sigh as he saw Sakuno holding a pan, "You've mistaken me as a burglar, didn't you? Sorry for scaring you."

The auburn haired girl flinched and looked at Ryoma confused, "Burglar?" she then looked at her hand and saw that she was holding a pan, when she did, she immediately hid it behind her back. "Im sorry too Ryoma-kun. It was just for self defense, but you should turn on the lights when you're in a room you know" she manage to say as she felt embarrass of her action a while ago.

The tennis prince smirked, he then went to the switch and turned on the lights. "By the way Ryuzaki, what are you doing here still awake at the middle of the night?" Ryoma asked with his face as serious as before.

Sakuno smiled weakly, "Just getting some water." She went for the cabin and got a glass then pour some water in it, she then drank it in one move.

Ryoma watched her then asked her looking at his glass of milk, "Got a bad dream?"

Upon saying that, Sakuno looked at Ryoma with surprise, she then smiled saying, "Not really a bad dream."

The tennis prince looked at the auburn haired girl, "Want to talk about it?" "…" Ryoma sigh, "Well, it's fine if you don't want to share it."

After saying those words ryoma put his glass on the sink then slowly walked out of the kitchen, Sakuno bit her lower lip then suddenly run towards Ryoma and grabbed his left hand. Ryoma got surprise with Sakuno's sudden action but kept it to himself, he then turn towards the auburn haired girl and found her crying. Ryoma couldn't stand the scene, he didn't want to see her crying, seeing a girl cry in front of him is something that he hated.

The tennis prince sighed and walk towards the kitchen, dragging with him the crying girl. He stopped and leaned on a wall, "So what is it about?" Sakuno stopped crying after hearing Ryoma's words, she wiped off her tears and looked at him smiling weakly.

"A dream about my mom," she said then after that her smile vanished and she looked down at the floor.

Ryoma eyed her, "I don't know if your dream with your mom is bad or good but, you need to think that a dream is just a dream and would never come true."

Sakuno looked at him, "I know. I just missed…her, that's all." The tennis prince didn't want to ask her more questions because he was feeling sleepy already and this has nothing to do with him, but since he was the one who brought up the topic and he felt curious about Sakuno's mom, he asked.

"Where is she now?" Ryoma regretted saying those words afterwards as he saw Sakuno frown and was about to cry again.

"She's gone…along with dad during the plane crash that happened when I was still small," she said in a hushed tone.

The tennis prince couldn't believe that Sakuno has experienced something so tragic at a young age, he felt hugging her tightly but he couldn't because it isn't the right thing to do. "Well just think that wherever your mom and dad is, they are always watching you and protecting you from danger," Ryoma said and the auburn haired girl faced him with a smile, "Yeah. Anyway thanks for the comfort Ryoma-kun, sorry for making you stay late."

The tennis prince smiled, "it's nothing. Glad to help. Goodnight Ryuzaki."

The auburn haired girl replied, "Goodnight too Ryoma-kun." after that, both of them dressed in pajamas of blue and pink went towards their respective rooms and slept without others knowing what just happened in that silent night.