Yoruko: This story is already pretty popular. I'm pleasantly surprised. :-)

Momo: Why are you considering pairing me up with the snake?!

Yoruko: I have no idea what you're talking about.

Momo: Like hell you don't!

Shusuke: Momo, are you bothering Yoruko-chan? *smiling*

Momo: N-no Fuji-senpai.

Shusuke: Good. We wouldn't want to be rude to a lady, now would we?

Seiichi: No, we wouldn't.

Momo: I-I've got to go. Ja!

Seiichi: I wonder where he's going.

Shusuke: Saa, I wonder.

Yoruko: *Cheshire cat grin* maybe a date?

Ryoma: Who cares?

Yoruko: True. Ryoma, say the disclaimer, please.

Ryoma: Yada.

Yoruko: At least I said please… Oh, well.

Ryoga: Oi, Chibisuke! You need to be a little nicer to a girl.

Yoruko: Don't worry about it, Ryoga.

Ryoga: If you say so.

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Prince of Tennis, Inuyasha, or anything else that you recognize.

Chapter 2: Meet Kagome Higurashi

"What?!" said a lot of people.

"I didn't know you have a brother, Ochibi!" said Eiji.

'Bakas. Use your heads for once.' "Do you guys remember Ryoga from the yacht incident?" Ryoma asked.

"Yeah…"

"Well," Ryoma continued, "he's my older brother. Kagome here has been a friend of ours since before I can remember. A couple of years ago, Aniki (big brother) finally stopped being a stubborn idiot and asked her out. They've been dating ever since. Even after we didn't live as close Kagome and I have stayed in touch… though I hadn't actually seen her for a while."

"Ii data."

"Oi, I've never seen you talk so much, Echizen. You don't have a crush on Kagome-senpai, do you?" Momo teased.

"Urusai, (shut up) Momo-senpai." Ryoma said with a glare.

"Actually, there's someone else that Ryoma-chan has in mind- a boy, of course." Kagome said.

"Ii data.

"Really?! Who?!" Eiji asked.

Kagome grinned. "Hi-mi-tsu." (Secret)

"That's not fair!" Eiji whined.

"Yeah! Tell us who it is, yo!" said Momo.

"Fsshuu. Mind your own business, baka." said Kaidou, who respected Ryoma's privacy.

"What'd you call me?!" Momo said. And you know how the rest goes if you've seen the series or read the manga. I'm not going to bother typing the whole thing out.

Kagome raised an eyebrow. That was certainly an… interesting pair, to say the least. They must make quite the doubles pair. And while they are obviously rivals they don't seem to hate each other.

"Ryoma?" said Kagome.

"Hm?"

"Do they do that all the time?" Kagome asked.

"Un."

"Is there relationship the way I think it is?" Kagome said.

"… They're both bakas." Ryoma answered.

"Ah, so it's like that." said Kagome. 'I knew it. They have feelings for each other but won't act on said feelings.'

"Like what?" Shusuke asked.

"Never mind." Kagome said, "Well, Shusuke-kun and I need to get to class now. Ja ne, minna!"

"Ja ne." then everyone headed to class- Momo and Kaidou still arguing.

Later, after school and tennis practice

Kagome and Ryoma were walking home together. They were neighbors now, after all. Kagome had been surprised, to say the least. She hadn't had a clue that poor Ryoma-chan had not one or two but three boys that always followed her around during tennis club-involved things. When it came to fans or annoying people who just wouldn't leave her alone, poor Ryoma just seemed to have the worst of luck sometimes...

"Ryoma-chan, is tennis practice always like that?" Kagome asked.

"Un. It's annoying." Ryoma said.

Kagome giggled. "I'll bet. But the regulars all seem nice- even that Inui person, to an extent."

"... I guess." Ryoma said.

"Come on, Ryoma-chan. Want to hit some street tennis courts on our way home? We both need an actual workout and we can get dinner afterwards." Kagome said.

"Sure." said Ryoma.

Ryoma really did need a work out. Sure, Seigaku's training regiment was tough- for normal people. But even if it was effective, the warm ups didn't tire her out for long if they tire her at all. Plus the tennis practice doesn't really have much of any effect on her stamina if she doesn't get to have a practice match against a regular- or someone from a rival school that was worth Ryoma's time.

Finally, Ryoma and Kagome made it to the street courts. They changed back into their tennis outfits- neither of them was wearing or even owned one that has a skirt- and headed out to the courts with their rackets, wondering if there was anyone worth playing. Not that it mattered. If there was no one worth their time, they could and would just play each other.

"... Ryoma? What are you doing here?" asked a male voice. Ryoma and Kagome turned towards the sound of the voice.

"Hello, Shinji. I'm here to play tennis. What does it look like I'm doing?" Ryoma answered.

"No need to get so snippy. It was just a question. Geesh. I was only trying to start a conversation. Who is this?" replied Shinji.

"I'm Kagome Higurashi. A friend of Ryoma's. It's nice to meet you. So you know Ryoma's so-called secret?" Kagome said.

"... It wasn't exactly that hard to tell. I mean, honestly. She was obviously a little too cute to be a boy." said Shinji.

Kagome giggled. 'So this is him.' "True- Ryoma-chan is very cute."

Ryoma blushed and pulled down her cap to hide her face. 'Mou. There she goes again teasing me. Sometimes she's as bad as Aniki or Shusuke-senpai. At least no one else is here.' "...So is your friend Kamio here?" she asked.

"No. He said something about Ann-chan. But he's probably looking for Momoshiro. Or Kaidou. Akira no baka. He needs to make up his mind which one he likes and get over it."

Ryoma chuckled. "I'd say the same about Momo. As for Kamio, I'd say that he likes Momo-senpai at least a little bit more than Kaidou senpai. Which is more than can be said about Momo-senpai. He can't ever make up his mind who he likes more."

"...You're right. Would you like to play a game?" Shinji said.

Ryoma smiled. Playing Shinji was always fun. "Un."

Ryoma and Shinji had become friends in the years since they met, after all. It wasn't like Ryoma held a grudge for her injury- which she was well aware was probably her own fault. Plus, just because they were from rival schools didn't mean that they couldn't be friends. They even had similar tastes and opinions considering things. As they had gotten closer, Ryoma had developed feelings for Shinji. Kagome knew all of this. After all, they told each other everything. There were some things that you just needed another girl to talk to about, and neither girl could identify with anyone else. Kagome noticed as she watched their game that Ryoma seemed genuinely content around Shinji. Plus, Shinji seemed to return her feelings. Kagome grinned. It looked like if they didn't get their acts together soon, she'd have to attempt to play matchmaker. Then finally, they finished with their match.

"Shinji-kun- it is all right if I call you that, isn't it?" Kagome started. Shinji nodded, and Kagome continued. "Would you like to join us for dinner? We were planning on stopping somewhere on the way home."

"Sure. I'll walk you home, too. It would be rude to let two girls walk home alone. I have no intention to be rude. My parents raised me to be a gentleman, after all." Shinji said. 'I suppose it couldn't hurt.' And Ryoma's small smile made it all the worth it for Shinji, who returned her smile with one of his own.

End of Chapter

Yoruko: I got a lot of reviews. I was pleasantly surprised.

Seiichi: You need to have more confidence, Yoruko-chan. You're a good author. And this is a good story. It's certainly interesting.

Shusuke: He's right. Yoruko: *blushes* Thank you.

Voting: Momo/Kaidou:0 Momo/Kamio:1 Momo/Kaidou/Kamio:0 Momo/Kaidou/Kamio triangle:0

Yoruko: Don't forget to vote- for what do about pairings for Rikkai Dai also- except for Seiichi/Sanada. I'll probably end up pairing Sanada with Tezuka. By the way, if you want I can turn this into a Kagome/Ryoga/Seiichi threesome. And Ryoma/Shinji is not for debate. Dream pair (Shusuke/Eiji) and Data pair (Inui/Yanagi) are also not up for debate.