"Hey, Ryoma where are you headed?" Horio asked with his obvious question. "The tennis court, where else?" Ryoma grumbled back at him.

Ah this wasn't his day. First, he over slept and was late for the opening ceremony. Second he tripped and banged his knee on the cement ground causing a bruise, which he couldn't run with. How was he going to play tennis now? He had also missed lunch due to his dimwitted father. Where was his mother when he need her?

"Hey look new freshmen." Whispered one of the second year to his friend. "Great we can make easy money off of them" Unlike most children his age, Ryoma had great hearing. Ahh, stupid second years they were going to try picking on him? Psh, he would use Horio first to see what they would do to him. I'm too hot to get bullied Ryoma thought to himself.

"Hey where can we sign up for the tennis club?"Horio screamed to a couple of freshmen. "Sorry all the sempais are out to a tennis match you have to sign up tomorrow." The tall one said. "We're just going to hit a couple of balls before we go." The shorter one replied.

"Aww, lets join next time Echizen." Argg! Did Horio have to used his last name? I reminded him how he was related to his father. The tennis champion who gave up his dream to train his son.

Well, since I'm a failure in everyway might as well play with these failures too. If you compare them to me they surely must stink as much as me Ryoma thought to himself.

"Hey, first years want to try a contest?" the tall second year asked. He was the one who had talked about picking on them. Ahh try next year, stupid second years Ryoma thought to himself as he watch Horio and the other fellow first years attempt to hit the ball.

"Arg I was so close on that one!" Horio screamed as he hit his final shot. " So that would be 200 yen right?"

"Huh? I think you misunderstood" The tall second year laughed. He turned the can over and it said 200 yen to enter, 500 yen a ball. "So, that would be 5200 yen everyone of you."

"Ehh?? We don't have that kind of money!" the three fresh year screamed. " Then you should have stayed home like a good little boy and not try to play tennis. Hey you kid over there. Don't think you can save yourself just like that" pointing to Ryoma.

"Sure I'll show you my skills." Ryoma said picking up his racket. "Don't be scared and run off. "

"I can't wait to see you wipe that smile of your face."

"You can't hit the ball when your to close to it isn't sempai?"

"What are you talking about?"

"There are rocks in there, right"?"

"Huh?''

''Arg whatever I'll just have to knock it down with my amazing tennis skills" Boasted Ryoma. "Hey, Arie, whats the kid talking about?"

"I don't know..."

How stupid still pretending. Oh well all i have to do is knock down the can. How hard is it to do?

" Hi YA," Ryoma said smacking the green tennis ball as hard as he could. dink, dink dink the tennis ball landed on the outside of the court.