Three Times the Charm
Prologue
The sound of racquets hitting the tennis ball back and forth echoed throughout the tennis courts where the competition for the high school students was to occur. The many high school students of seeded schools and of amateur schools came to cheer for their own teams and the players of the matches were practicing on the courts before their own games.
One of the players from an amateur school was showing off in front of the girls of his class who came to cheer for him and his team. He swung many times and gave them tips on how to hold a racquet when swinging their racquets.
There was a low whistle from a girl watching him in the crowd of girls, "So, that's how you play tennis?" He looked up to the girl who appeared to be in junior high from her height, probably a sophomore, not from his school since the students from his school were wearing their uniforms. She looked up with orange eyes framed by her chocolate brown bangs, naturally wavy.
She was beautiful, her Western descent showing from her orange eyes and naturally wavy hair tied back into a ponytail. He smirked, he knew this would earn him points on the team, "You want me to teach you how to play tennis?" She nodded with a smile, telling him that she knows the basics but was not very good at the game. He decided to show off and asked her if she wanted to play a game with him to see how well she was doing, she agreed.
He lent her a tennis racquet from one of the new members of the tennis club from his school, and when the member raised protests against him, he said that he doesn't need to practice since he wasn't good enough anyway. The girl took it from him with a smile and got ready to serve as he stood on the other side of the court, ready to receive.
"Just serve any way you want," he said to her. She nodded then threw the ball up, gripping the racquet tighter then hit the ball towards the corner of the court and it bounced off as a point. He was surprised as he looked at the ball behind him, surprised by how well she had served and he started to doubt the fact she was only a beginner.
"Hey, mister, I thought you were going to teach me how to play tennis, why didn't you hit that?" She looked up at him with a mischievous glint in her eyes and a knowing smile, the smile which said she knew everything. He laughed nervously then took the ball from the ground, "I was just taking it easy on you, but do you mind if I take the first service game?"
"Not at all, mister," she said. He then decided to take it seriously as she stood at the receiving end of the court and he served it as quick as he could. She then hit it back to him easily and he started running around the court to catch all of her shots. He hit a shot close to the net and she quickly approached it, hitting it easily and letting it land right behind him. "I believe that's a 15-luv, right?"
After minutes of playing against the girl, the captain of the team where the opponent came from came out and was surprised at the scene of his player on the ground exhausted as a girl stood on the other side of the court. "What happened here?" He got an explanation from one of the girls who were watching the game.
"Me?"