Prologue

Niou cringed at the memory. He'd forgotten his wig in his club room locker and had to return to Rikkai High school to retrieve it.

It was long after tennis club activities were over, he had expected the Captain or Vice-Captain to be still at school so he wasn't surprised to find the light to the changing rooms still on. Many things told him something was off, there was a pink sweatband on the floor and a country road bag beside it, Niou could hear a quiet groan echoing from inside the changing room. Quietly, Niou snuck up to the door to spot Sanada-fukbucho's hat lying neglected on the floor with a strapless lace bra beside it.

Is the Fukbucho into that sort of hobby? Was Niou first reaction until he realised that Sanada was not alone, leaning against the locker door his shirt unbuttoned while his fingers found its way under his companion's shirt. He couldn't see her face as Sanada caressed her neck with his tongue. Suddenly they shift positions and she was now the one pinned against the locker door and there, she spotted him. Niou bolted out the changing room and off the Rikkai Campus, if Sanada had realised he spotted him in such a manner, he was dead.

The memory her chocolate brown eyes fixed in his brain he gently knocked his head repeatedly against the nearest tree, not from what he saw, but from the fact that there was a chance that Sanada had lost his virginity before he did… It was 'Sanada' after all…Sanada of all people…

Chapter 1

"That was horrible," stated Yukimura as Marui and Kuwahara finished their match, they'd won 6-0 but Yukimura was still unhappy. "You took too long."

"Blame Marui for mucking about too much," remarked Kuwahara wiping his skull.

"It's my fault!?" exclaimed Marui as his green bubble popped.

"Both of you 10 laps now you don't deserve a break," said Yukimura.

"Hai!" The two third years ran to do their laps.

"Is something wrong Niou?" asked Yagyuu pushing up his glasses. Niou looked at him and frowned.

"No, why?"

"Your oddly quiet, that's all," replied Yagyuu.

Niou shrugged. Who was Sanada with last night?

"Hey Kirihara!" shouted Niou.

"What senpai?"

"You have a girlfriend right?"

"Yeah," was the bored reply.

"So, have you two had any roaming in the forbidden garments?" asked Niou. Kirihara blushed.

"I don't see how it's any of your business!" he remarked.

"I'm not even going to ask," said Yagyuu walking away despite his words he was curious on why Niou asked Kirihara so.

* * *

"Hey Strategist!" said Niou as he walked toward Yanagi who was drinking from the taps.

"Hmm?" Niou put an arm over his shoulder and whispered in his ear.

"Does Sanada have a…" he trailed off, the mere though was hilarious. The word Sanada and girlfriend should never be used in the same sentence, then again he too was only human, to some extent, he had needs but Niou always assumed he and Yukimura was like Yagyuu and himself.

"A what?"

"Girlfriend," Niou mouthed.

"Why?" Niou didn't want to tell him, he was afraid he'd tell Yukimura or worse Sanada himself.

"Nothing just…"

"He's straight if you're wondering," replied Yanagi taking another sip of water.

"What!? No, why do you assume-!?"

"Your voice is 75% higher than usual, something happened I assume then," Niou just nodded. "You don't want to tell me?" Niou shock his head. "I see… what ever it is it has kept you quiet all morning." Niou nodded. "So you're not in love with Genichiro." Niou shock his head. "I see…" mused Yanagi. There was a pause as Yanagi deliberated. "Well, I see no harm in telling you, but yes, Genichiro has a girlfriend, but it's hard to tell they're dating, the most they do in public is hold hands or a kiss on the cheek. Sometimes I think he's using her as a cover to hide the fact that he's really homo-"

Homo my arse, though Niou. Damn it, she saw me saw them, I'm so dead what if she tells Sanada-fucbucho! Shit…better make my will now, wish I at least told him I-

"Hurry!" shouted Kuwahara running towards them. "Something incredible is happening at the court!"

* * *

"What!? How is think possible?" remarked Niou as the three reached the tennis courts.

Kirihara was loosing the match 5 games to love, his opponent a tall slim female no more than a year older that Sanada. She had long black hair that was clipped up, brown eyes and a delicate nose. She wore an oversized grey t-shirt with a black belt around her waist and black shorts, 4 inch high Mary Jane pumps made from patent leather and a pair of white gold hoops.

"Akaya has never lost this badly since first year," whispered Yanagi. "Incredible."

Kirihara threw the ball in the air and served, she hit the ball back and although it looked like a normal return Akaya could not return, it slipped right past him under his racket.

"She's aiming for his pressure points," stated Yanagi.

"Pressure points?"

"The human body has over 720 pressure points, when one is pressed it can increase and improve a person's head or decrease it," explained Yanagi. "When she hits the ball Akaya shifts his body to return it, but when he does that it puts pressure on different pressure points in his body causing his muscles to twitch shifting his arm centimetres, no millimetres even. But that tiny shift can change the balls trajectory even his ability to prepare himself for the next return."

"And she can see that from the other end of the court during a match?" remarked Kuwahara. "Hard to believe."

Kirihara served against, when the female returned the ball he ran towards the ball once more just as he swung to return the ball he tangled his feet together causing him to fall and hit the ground.

"Not good!" said Kuwahara. True enough when Kirihara stood up, his eyes were bloodshot.

"Not good we have to stop this," said Yagyuu. "To let a lady get hurt is ungentle men behaviour." As he walked towards the court Yukimura grabbed his elbow.

"She can handle herself," he said sitting down.

Kirihara squeezed the ball in his hand, he threw it in the air and served, it bounced towards her and towards her face, she ducked just in time but the ball grazed her right cheek.

"To aim for a lady's face," Yagyuu shock his head as he pushed up his glasses.

"Akaya just got his first point in the entire match," said Yukimura. Kirihara served again, this time his opponent was prepared, the fact he was aiming for body gave her knowledge on where the ball would bounce, and sure enough it was towards the face once more. She quickly shifted her weight and returned the ball in the form of a lob.

"Impressive footwork," admired Marui. Kirihara laugh as he jumped.

"This one's to you!" he shouted slamming the ball with all his strength. The ball hit her square in the stomach sending her flying back a fair few meters.

"Looks like she hit her head …Is she alright?" asked Marui. Kirihara's opponent lied on the court, with her left hand over her stomach, not moving.