This is a re-write! I repeat! This is a re-write of chapter one. Chapter four will be updated after my exams are over and done with.
Chapter one: Encounter
It was a perfect morning in Japan today. The students of Seishun Gakuen were walking calmly to school without a care in the world. Eiji, Oishi, Tezuka, and Fuji were walking together to school. There was no morning practice today since the tennis team won the District Regional tournament. But, with the Prefectual tournament coming up, they will have afternoon practice today and for the next three weeks, they will have practice morning and afternoon.
"It feels nice out today!" Eiji said happily. He was walking backwards as he grinned at the three boys.
"Un, it's been a while since we've had a break from tennis," Fuji said.
"Everyone deserved a break. Now we have to focus on the Prefectual tournament," Oishi said.
"Un, Don't let your guard down," Tezuka said.
"Don't worry! We'll defiantly win and go to-," Eiji was cut off when he bumped into someone and fell down. He rubbed his back and looked at the person he bumped into. It was a girl with sky blue eyes and golden yellow hair that came down to her hips. She had fair skin and thin soft pink lips. She was wearing the Seishun Gakuen girl's girls uniform, a white tucked-in sailor-collar shirt, with a green long-sleeved jacket on top of it, tied with a pink bow, and a green pleated short skirt. She also wore white ankle length socks and dark brown leather shoes. Eiji blushed. This is his first time seeing such a pretty girl.
"Are you ok Eiji" Oishi said with a worried tone. Eiji snapped out of his trance and stood up.
"I'm fine! I'm so sorry for nocking you down!" Eiji yelled. The girl chuckled. Fuji extended his hand and the girl took it. She brushed the dirt off her uniform.
"Are you ok Miss?" Oishi asked.
"Yes, I'm fine," she said.
"I truly sorry" Eiji said bowing. The girl chuckled.
"It's alright, no injuries here," the girl said. Eiji sighed with relief.
"That's good," he said with a grin.
"I've never seen you before; could you be the new student?" Fuji said. The three regulars looked at him with confusion.
"What new student?" Eiji asked.
"I think you were asleep during homeroom because Tezuka made you run laps for being late. Sensei told the class two days ago that we're having a transfer student from St. Rudolph that would be coming this week" Fuji explained. Eiji only grinned. Oishi sighed. What was going to do with his doubles partner?
"Nee, are you the transfer student?" Eiji asked excitedly.
"I am," the girl said.
"What's your name?" Oishi asked.
"I'm not going to tell you," the girl said and walked away.
"Eh~ That's so mean," Eiji complained. The girl turned around and grinned.
"I'll see you guys again," the girl said and disappeared into the crowd.
"Interesting," Fuji said.
"She was mysterious," Oishi said.
"Ah," Tezuka said.
"Today's is going to be interesting," Eiji said grinning. Eiji then noticed the girl had dropped something and picked it up. It was a star shaped necklace. He put it in his pocket and the four then restarted to walk again to school.
The four friends then departed and walked to their classrooms. When Fuji and Eiji arrived at their classroom, their classmates were talking about the new student.
"I wonder if it's a boy or girl?" a girl said.
"I hope it's a boy," the friend of the girl said.
"I hope it's a girl," a boy said.
"Yeah, I hope she's hot to," the friend of the boy said.
"I heard that she was from St. Rudolph. I hope she's not stuck up," a girl said.
"I saw a girl with yellow hair this morning, maybe it's her," another girl said.
"We defiantly have a transfer student," Eiji said entering the classroom and took his seat. Fuji chuckled. The late bell soon rang and Sensei walked in.
"Good morning everyone," the Sensei said.
"Good morning," the class answered.
"Two days ago, I told you all that we will be having a transfer student. I hope you all will make her feel welcome to the school. Miss Hikari, please come in," Sensei said. The girl walked in and began to write her name on the board.
"This is Megumi Hikari; she will be attending Seishun Gakuen for now on. Make sure she feels at home. Introduced yourself," Sensei said.
"Megumi Hikari," the girl said. Sweat dropped down the teacher's head.
"She must be anit-social," Sensei thought. "Alright, does anyone have any questions for Miss Hikari?" Sensei asked. A boy raised his head.
"Are you a foreigner?" the boy asked. Megumi nodded.
"I'm from America, but I was born in Japan," she said. A girl raised her head.
"Why did you transfer to Seishun Gakuen?" the girl asked.
"I will not ask that question at this time," Megumi said coolly.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" a boy shouted.
"No and I'm not interest in guys who are trying to get fresh with me," she said. She gave the boy an icy stare, which gave shivers down her classmate spines, with the exception of Fuji who just chuckled.
"Ok, that's enough with the questions. Miss Hikari can sit next to Kikumaru. Kikumaru, raise your hand," Sensei said. Megumi walk over to her seat and sat down. She then looked at Eiji and gave him a smirk.
"Good to see you again," Eiji whispered.
"Un, nice to see you again, Kikumaru," Megumi whispered back.
"Call me Eiji," he whispered.
"Ok, then call me Megumi," Megumi said. Eiji grinned.
"Kikumaru! Megumi! Stop talking!" Sensei ordered.
At the end of the class, Megumi walked out the classroom without anyone realizing it. She hated crowds and she didn't feel like answering stupid questions about her past. She then walked towards office with the sign that said Ryuzaki on it. She entered and saw the two boy's from this morning and an old women who was wearing a pink jump suit. Old woman eyes widen and then she began to grin.
"Well if it isn't Megumi Hikari," Ryuzaki-sensei said. Megumi grinned.
"It's good to see you obaa-san," she said sweetly.
"Eh? Sensei, you have another granddaughter?" Oishi asked.
"Baka, she's the daughter of a friend of mine," Ryuzaki-sensei said.
"You guys are from this morning," Megumi said.
"Ah, I'm Oishi Shuichiro, I'm the fukubuchou of the boy tennis club, nice to meet you," Oishi said politely.
"Likewise. So if you're the fukubuchou then that means you're the buchou right," Megumi asked.
"Ah, Tezuka Kunimitsu," he said.
"So what class are you in," Ryuzaki-sensei asked.
"Class 3-6. I'm in class with a boy named Eiji," Megumi said.
"You're also in Fuji Shusuke's class," Oishi stated.
"Who?" Megumi said with a confused look.
"The one with the brunette hair and is always smiling," he said. Megumi still looked confused.
"The one that help you up this morning," Tezuka said.
"Ah, I didn't recognize him," she said. Sweat dropped down Oishi's and Ryuzaki-sensei's head.
"Sigh… you really don't care about people unless they interest you," Ryuzaki-sensei said. Megumi shrugged. "Anyway, did you need something?" she asked.
"No, I thought I come and see you and let you know that I'm attending school here," Megumi said.
"I see. Are you going to join any clubs?" Ryuzaki-sensei asked.
"I don't know yet. Nothing caught my eye," Megumi said.
"How about the tennis club?"
"Girls?" Megumi asked.
"Boy's," Ryuzaki-sensei said.
"I'll think about it," Megumi said.
"Why not? The team is strong. You'll defiantly be pushed if you tried out," she said.
"I said I'll think about it," Megumi said.
"If you join the girl, it would be a waste of your talent. Beside, your mom was a pretty good player," Ryuzaki-sensei explained.
"I'll think about it," Megumi said with a stern tone. Ryuzaki-sensei sighed.
"You play tennis Megumi-san?" Oishi asked.
"Hai," she said.
"I could always put in a good word for you since you are the daughter of a Grand Slam Champion," Ryuzaki-sensei.
"Grand Slam Champion?" Oishi said with a shocked expression.
"Un, you know of Takara Hikari, right?" Ryuzaki-sensei asked with amusement.
"Un, she was the famous Japanese-American that took the world by storm that one the U.S Open and went to the finals in the Wilmboden but suddenly disappeared from the tennis world," Oishi said. Ryuzaki-sensei pointed to Megumi.
"This is her kid," Ryuzaki-sensei said. Oishi mouth dropped and Tezuka looked at her with a surprised expression, but you couldn't tell because of his stoic expression. Megumi sighed. She knew where this was going.
"Don't you think that she would a good addition to the team?" Ryuzaki-sensei said with a grin.
"Damn old hag" Megumi cursed in her head.
"Girls can't participate on the boy's team without special permission from the principle and the tennis association," Tezuka said.
"Damn you Tezuka!" she cursed in her head again. She thought that he would at least help her out.
"Don't worry about that. I handle all that, but it's the team that I'm worried about," Ryuzaki-sensei said with a serious tone.
"Chotto matte! Isn't my decision if I want to join or not!" Megumi growled.
"Ah, the team won't take a liking to having a girl on the team," Oishi said.
"Are you all even listening?" Megumi yelled.
"I'll come up with something," Tezuka said.
"Chotto! Shouldn't you be like "We don't need her" right?" Megumi yelled.
"Well, with all that said, why don't you three get back to class," Ryuzaki-sensei said.
"Ah," Tezuka said standing up.
"Megumi-chan, let's go," Oishi said pushing the enraged girl towards the door.
"No! Hey! SENSEI" the girl said before the three students were outside. Ryuzaki-sensei giggled and walked towards her trophy case with the picture of her in young days and a girl with yellow golden hair and caramel eyes. She was hold a medal up and grinning into the camera. Ryuzaki smiled and looked out the window.
"So you've finally brought her here," Ryuzaki-sensei said. She then began to make a phone call.
Meanwhile, Tezuka and Oishi walked Megumi back to her classroom. She was upset with them and the two regulars knew it. Oishi tried to have a conversation, but Megumi would give him an icy glare and he would immediately stop talking. When they arrived in the classroom, she shot them another icy glare and shut the door.
"Tezuka," Oishi said.
"Ah, never make her mad," he said calmly while sweat dropped down his head. The two then departed to their classroom. Megumi walked calmly to her desk and sat down. She sighed.
"She always doing this," she mumbled.
"Who's doing what?" Eiji asked. Megumi look at the red head whose face was close to hers. She blushed and fell back in her sit when a pair of arms caught her. She looked up and saw Fuji smiling down at her.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Megumi nodded. She sat back up.
"Gomen Megumi-chan," Eiji said.
"It's fine and thanks for helping me…,"
"I'm Fuji Shusuke," he said.
"He's the one who helped you up this morning," Eiji explained.
"Ah, thanks for that," Megumi said. Fuji chuckled.
"You're welcome," he said.
"Where did you go?" Eiji asked.
"To the office to talk to an old friend of my mom and dad," Megumi said.
"Who was it?" Fuji asked.
"Ryuzaki Sumire," she said.
"Oh, are you joining the tennis team?" he asked.
"More like being forced," Megumi mumbled.
"Are you interested in joining?" Eiji asked. Megumi shrugged.
"I don't know. Are you two regulars?" Megumi asked.
"Un! I play doubles with Oishi!" Eiji said with a smile.
"Are you good?" Megumi asked with a smirk.
"Hm~ is that a challenge?" Fuji asked with a sadist smile.
"What if I am? I'm always looking for people to beat," she said. The bell rang and their English teacher came in and started the lesson. As the day went on, Megumi's classes were fine because she already learned all the material, so she went to sleep. The teacher tried to wake Megumi up, but the girl wouldn't wake up.
She slept till lunch, so when she woke up, Eiji and Fuji dragged her to the lunch room. She struggled to get out of Eiji's grip, but he held onto her tight while Fuji chuckled. Eiji then spotted Momoshiro and Echizen. He let go of Megumi and jumped onto Echizen's back.
"Ochibi!" Eiji yelled.
"Yo, Eiji-sempia," Momoshiro said.
"Get off me Eiji-sempia!" Echizen growled. Eiji got off and grinned.
"Yaa, Momoshiro, Echizen," Fuji said.
"Yo, Fuji-sempia and…,"
"This is Megumi Hikari. She just transferred from St. Rudolph," Fuji explained.
"Yo," she said coolly.
"Ah, Nice to meet you. I'm Momoshiro Takeshi. You can call me Momo-chan." The spikey hair boy said. She nodded. She looked at Echizen. He looked back her and the two had a staring contest until Momoshiro smacked the back of the small boy's head.
"Itai! That hurt Momo-sempia!" Echizen growled.
"Hurry up and introduced yourself," Momoshiro ordered.
"Echizen Ryoma," the small boy said. Megumi chuckled.
"How are you enjoying the school so far sempia?" Momoshiro asked.
"Its fine, I already learned half the stuff that you guys are learning so I sleep in class," Megumi said. Sweat dropped down Momoshiro heads.
"She's very straightforward and she acts like Echizen?" Momoshiro thought.
"Even though she asleep, when the teacher calls on her, she answers the question correctly," Eiji said.
"She defiantly similar Echizen," Momoshiro thought again.
"She's think of joining the tennis team," Fuji said.
"More like being forced," Megumi mumbled. Momoshiro heard the comment and laughed.
"Are you any good?" Echizen asked with a smirked.
"Hm~ are you challenging me?" Megumi said with a smirked.
"Oi! I was going to ask?" Momoshiro growled.
"Their also part of the tennis team," Eiji said.
"You should come check out the tennis club, we have practice this afternoon," Momoshiro suggested.
"I'll think about it," Megumi said with a irritated tone. Momoshiro grinned.
"Saa, this is getting interesting, right Eiji?" Fuji said with a sadist smiled.
"If Megumi-chan is coming to look at the club, I've got to be at my best," Eiji said getting pumped. As the five were talking, Oishi and Tezuka came up to them.
"Hey guys," Oishi said.
"Cheers, Oishi-sempia, Tezuka-buchou," Momoshiro said. Echizen gave a slight nod.
"Yaa~ Tezuka, Oishi," Fuji greeted.
"What's up?" Eiji asked.
"We were looking for Megumi-san?" Oishi explained.
"Ah, she's right…," Fuji stopped when he noticed that Megumi had disappeared.
"Eh? Where'd she go?" Eiji said as he looked around.
"Echizen's also gone" Momoshiro stated. While the other looked confused, Megumi and Echizen went to the rooftop and began to eat their lunch. When they were done, they decided to sit quietly next to each other until Megumi decided to say something.
"What's the club like?" she asked.
"Its fine," Echizen replied.
"Is the team strong?" she asked again.
"Does it matter?"
"Baka, of course it matters. I want to pushed to get better. I don't need a team that will waste my time," Megumi stated. Echizen looked at her and then looked up at the sky. He remembered his match with Tezuka. Megumi looked at the boy and smiled.
"Since you're so quiet, I'm going to take it as a yes," she said with a grin. He grinned back at her.
"If senpia's not strong, you won't have to worry about being on the team," he said. Megumi's left eye began to twitch and she smacked the back of small boy's head.
"Itai!"
"Have some respect for your upperclassman," she said.
"Just because you're a year older doesn't mean anything," he said. She looked at him.
"Cocky brat," she thought and sighed. She got up and walked towards the door and walked back to class. Echizen smirked and took a sip of the ponta that he brought.
As Megumi was walking to class, she saw a boy with calm looking face talking to a boy with glass that were very foggy. She was going to quietly walk pass them until the boy with glasses said something.
"You're the new transfer student, Megumi Hikari right," he asked. She looked at him and glared.
"And if I'm am?" she said.
"Sokka, very cold hearted," the boy said as he wrote something in his green book. Sweat dropped down her head. The other boy next to them chuckled.
"Sorry, he takes data on everyone," the calm looking boy said.
"A-Ahhh,"
"You're the talk of the school because of your looks. Some boy's made a fan club because of you," he said. Megumi grumbled at the thought.
"I'm Kawamura Takashi but everyone calls me Taka-san," he said with a smile.
"Megumi Hikari," she said.
"I'm Inui Sadaharu, Seigaku's tennis club manager," he said.
"Then why are you taking data on me," Megumi asked.
"He takes data on everyone," Kawamura said.
"Weirdo," Megumi muttered. Inui stopped writing data. That was the first time some call him that. (That's a lie)
"Since you're the manager, then you part of the tennis club too Taka-san?" Megumi asked.
"Un, I'm a regular," he said rubbing the back of his head.
"If you don't mind me saying this, but you don't seem like the type to play tennis," she said. He chuckled.
"Everyone tells me that," Kawamura said. She smiled. Out of all the people she met so far, he seems to be the normal one.
"Height five feet four inches, weight 120, bra size," Inui said mumbling.
"What are you writing?" Megumi hissed.
"Your data. I heard about you from Ryuzaki-sensei, so when you join the team, I'm going to need it," Inui explained.
"Well I'm not on the team, so stop it you stalker," she growled.
"Maa Maa, let's all come down," Kawamura said. The warning bell rang. Megumi glared at Inui and made a metal note to get that book later.
"Are you coming to tennis practice this afternoon?" Kawamura asked. Megumi shrugged.
"I see, well I see you tomorrow maybe," he said.
"Hai," Megumi said and walked to her class with Inui by her side.
"Why are you walking with me?" Megumi asked coldly.
"My classroom is this way," Inui said. Megumi sighed.
Classes went quickly for the day and school ended. Eiji and Fuji had already left for practice, and Megumi was straightening up desk. She grabbed her bag and flung it over her shoulder and walked out of the classroom. She decided to go to the tennis club because she knew that if she didn't, Eiji would complain about it. She sighed at the thought. When she arrived at the tennis courts, she watched the regulars practice.
"Not bad… But their still mada mada dane," she said with a smirk. Ryuzaki-sensei looked and saw Megumi watching the regulars. She chuckled and walked towards her.
"What do you think?" she asked.
"Sigh… I'm not getting out of this am I?" Megumi asked. Ryuzaki-sensei grinned and Megumi sighed again.
"Your such a child sometimes," she said.
"With that said, everything is set up. You've gotten permission from the principal and the tennis association, so you can play on the boy's team," Ryuzaki-sensei explained.
"So what do I have to do to become a regular?" Megumi asked with a smirk.
"You have to win eight matches against non-regulars and one match against a regular," she said.
"Easy enough," Megumi said with a smirk.
"Oh, your confident that you can do it?" Ryuzaki-sensei asked.
"Who do you think you're talking to?" Megumi said.
"Such a cocky brat. Alright, everyone gather!" Ryuzaki-sensei ordered. Everyone stopped what they were doing and gather towards Ryuzaki-sensei.
"Alright. I would like to introduce you all to a new member. This girl right here is Megumi Hikari. She the daughter of an old friend. I've gotten permission from the principal and the tennis association to allow her to participate on the boy's team. Also, she has confidence that she could become a regular," Ryuzaki-sensei said. The members went into an uproar.
"There's no way a girl can beat a guy," a boy yelled.
"Girls should just stay in the kitchen and cook," another boy said.
"She can't beat any of our regulars. Look at her!" another boy said.
"She wouldn't last ten second with any of us especially a regular," another boy said. The whole club laughed with the exception of the regulars and first year club members. Megumi shot an icy glare and grabbed a racquet and a ball. She threw ball in the air and hit it. It zoom pass some the club members and then flew back into Megumi's hand. The club members and the regulars looked at her with awe.
"You guy sure talk a lot of junk," Megumi said in English. The members looked at her with confused looks. She passed some of them and walked onto the nearest court.
"Who's first," she said and pointed the racquet at them. One of the boys' grabbed his racquet and went to the other side.
"You've got a lot of confidence, so I'm going to let you ser-," he stopped his sentence when the ball came zooming past him.
"Talk is cheap," Megumi said with a smirk.
"T-That was luck! The next one I will-," boy stopped his sentence again when the ball came zooming pass him again.
"Sigh… mada mada dane," she said. and served again. Within five minutes, Megumi won straight set without breaking a sweat.
"Next!" she demanded. Everyone that played Megumi, she defeated them. They laid on the ground groaning or breathing very heavily.
"Each member was defeated within five minutes. All the matches were straight sets," Inui said as he wrote book.
"She really good, nee Tezuka," Fuji said.
"Ah," He said.
"How many people did she play?" Eiji asked as he counted the lying bodies on the ground.
"Fourteen non-regulars," Oishi said. Megumi looked at her opponents and smirked.
"Nee, sensei? Which regular do you want me to play?" Megumi asked.
"Oishi will be your opponent," Ryuzaki-sensei said. Oishi took of her jersey and sweat pants and walked onto the court.
"Don't go easy on me, Oishi-fukubuchou," Megumi said.
"I wouldn't dream of it," he said with a grin.
"Which?" Oishi asked.
"Smooth," she said. Oishi spun the racquet and it landed on smooth.
"You can serve first," Megumi said and went to take her position. Oishi bounced the ball a couple of times, and then her served it. Megumi returned it easily.
*Hit*
*Hit*
*Hit* Megumi ran to the net, but Oishi just smiled. He scrapped his racquet against the court and hit his famous Moon Volley. He thought the point was over, but Megumi was already back at the baseline. Everyone eyes widen when Megumi sent the ball passed Oishi. She smirked and switched the racquet from her right hand to her left hand. After about two hours, she defeated Oishi 7-5. They both breath heavily and went up to the net to shake hands.
"You're really good. I look forward to having you on the team," Oishi said. Megumi smiled.
"Arigato," she said. Everyone in the club went back into an uproar.
"No way! She defeated Oishi-fukubuchou," a freshman said.
"She's really cool!" a girl said. Her friend next her nodded with agreement.
"Well, with that said. Welcome Megumi to Seishun Gakuen's tennis club," Ryuzaki-sensei said. Megumi grinned. She walked off the court and the regulars surrounded her.
"Your amazing, sempia!" Momoshiro cheered.
"Getting excited over something so stupid…," Kaidoh said.
"What did you say?" Momoshiro yelled.
"Fshhhhhhh!" Kaidoh hissed. Sweat dropped down Megumi's head.
"That's Kaidoh Karou, he's nickname is viper on the team," Eiji explained. She looked at the arguing two years and sighed. She broke up the fight and extended her hand to Kaidoh.
"I'm your new team Megumi Hikari," she said. Kaidoh looked at her and shook her hand.
"Kaidoh Kaoru," he said. At the end of practice, Eiji, Momoshiro, Ryoma, Fuji, Kawamura, Inui, Oishi and Megumi, decided to go into town and celebrate. Tezuka had to stay back to talk to sensei about training for the next couple of weeks. Kaidoh couldn't go because he had to watch his younger brother. Echizen and Megumi weren't going at first, but they changed their minds when Momoshiro said Eiji would pay. Much to the boy's surprised, she ate a lot, but she did it in a lady-like way. Unlike Momoshiro and Echizen, who ate away, poor Eiji's wallet when he had to pay for their meals and himself. They all soon departed. Momoshiro and Echizen made sure Megumi got home safely since they lived close to her.
"Ah! Chotto matte!" Eiji yelled at the group. They stopped and looked at the red head. He pulled out the necklace and handed it to Megumi.
"This is yours right Megumi-chan?" Eiji asked. Megumi's eyes widen.
"Un, I've been looking for it," she said as she looked the necklace and tied it around her neck.
"It fell out of your bag when I bumped into you," he said.
"Arigato, it's really important to me," she said with smile. He smiled back at her.
"She's so cute!" he thought in his head.
"I'll see you tomorrow!" he said. When she got home, she went up to her room and laid on her bed. She looked out her window at the stars and sighed. She got up and looked at a picture with a woman and a man and smiled.
"Okaa-san, Otou-san…. It's going to be one heck of a year," she said. She then walked out her and the door magical closed by itself.
Ok so I felt really lazy about the tennis scene. But don't worry! They will be better in the coming chapters! I've very sorry if any of my reader encounter my sister. She uses this account sometimes and she can be really mean to my reviewers. I'm glad that you all are giving me great ideas to help me improve as a writer. Thank you very much and I hope you will continue to read my story as it progresses. Please Review at the bottom.