Prince of tennis
There are men playing tennis on a court. "Hey did you hear some 12 year old kid is playing in the boys 16's today. Think he'll win a match" a guy says saying to another guy next to him. The guy was using the edge of his racket to pick up 3 balls "They must have made a mistake when registered him"
"No I heard it's for
real, can you believe it."
"Whatever the whole
idea is totally ridiculous"
The board where the
matches are goes up to the names and looks at it "48 Ryoma Echizen-Age 12"
The Next scene
A train is going and little with 2 long pigtails is sitting there. The train is silent then all you hear is "Geez you're stupid" from a guy saying that to two other people on the
train with him. "You don't even know what grip you're using".
The guy takes out his
racket and shows them the grip. "If you guys really want more topspin use the
Western grip, face the racket this way vertical and hold the handle like you're
shaking hands"
The guy start to
swing the racket and the racket is about inches away from the girls face. She
closes her eyes. One of the guys says "I expect nothing less than brilliance
from the number 1 player from Kitta High School Tennis Team." He keeps swinging
making more the racket more inches away from the girls face and she closes her
eyes. "You got that right"
A boy and a girl from
the other side of the train who were sitting were annoyed "Hey" the train was
going to stop soon and it suddenly became dark "You think you morons could
chill out" The guys was looking at the boy and all of a suddenly the train
shook and knocked the racket out of the guys hand.
"Hey can you believe
it the kid's telling me to shut up" he picked up the racket off of the ground.
The girl who was sitting on a seat next to the boy in the train said "Bingo, in
order to use the Western grip you have to use the racket as if you're picking
it off from the ground. The handshake grip you were talking about is called the
Eastern grip. Hey don't worry about it lots of people make that mistake."
The train comes to a
stop and the door opens. The girl and boy who is wearing a red jacket and a cap
that has an "R" on the top walks out of the train. "Hey you two come back here"
"Wow she made you looked dumb" The 3 high scholars walked out of the train.
Then the other girl suddenly screams "Oh I have to go" and runs out of the
train.
The girl is waiting
and looking at her watch "Come one grandma, you invited me here and now you're
really late". She sighs and there is a girl and boy walking around wearing a
cap with the letter "R" on it. "Hey do you know where the Kakinokasaka Tennis
Courts are?" the boy and girl are standing in front of the girl waiting for an
answer.
The girl get a good
look at the girl and the boy and points a finger at them "Oh it's you guys"
saying suddenly. "Oh what a coincidence I'm going to the Tennis courts too to
meet my grandma. Are you both in the tournament? I don't know much about tennis
but I love it" the girl cheerfully says. The girl and boy's face looks
awkwardly confused. "There where?" The girl answers "Oh I'm sorry um go out the
south exit and go straight" The boy and the girl walks away "Oh thanks a lot
see ya." As you see when he leaves his tennis bag reads Ryoma E and the other
one says "Ren E. The girl reads the name "Ryoma and Ren, their names is Ryoma
and Ren"
Then the grandma
comes up to the girl "Grandma your late your 30 minutes late What took you so
late?" the Grandma says "Yeah I know I'm running a little late but let's go"
the Grandma heads for the north exit and the girl says "That's the North exit!"
The grandma point toward the north exit "I know that to get toward the Tennis
Courts you walk out the north exit and walk straight. Come on lets go we'll be
late"
"I'm sorry
"Grandma what happens
when a player is late to the match"
"Then they default
which mean there out"
The girl with the long
starts running and hurries so she can find the boy and girl who she gave the
wrong directions to. She spots them under a tree. The boy lying down and the
girl intensely reading on what looks like a sports magazine to her.
"Umm Hello" the
girl asks hoping to get their attention from whatever there doing.
The boy and girl looks at
the girl with the pigtails. The girl thinks "wow the boy has cat like eyes
and then the girl wow her eyes look intimidating but they have this look like
there looking into me".
"So did you get to
your match"
"No I
defaulted" the boy says.
"It was my fault
wasn't it"
"Yeah it was"
the girl said but then going back to her magazine.
"How about a
soda"
The three of them go to
the soda machine. They buy the drinks as in the boy does.
"In sorry I didn't
bring any change"
"It's ok besides my
brother brings extra it's ok" the girl with the magazine says and takes
her soda. They sit down on a bench and drink there soda.
"Thanks for what
happened on the train"
The girl and boy looked
confused. "Huh you were on the train where were you?" The girl said.
"Oh I was right in
front of you guys I was thankful for you guys because if you hadn't said
something that one guy might of hit me with his racket when he was swinging
it" the girl with the pigtails said timidly looking down at her soda can.
"Oh well we just
wanted them to shut up they were annoying us"
Then a soda can flies
between us. "Oh I'm sorry were we bothering you" the guy from the
train says. "It's the kids again"
"Hey look he
probably lost already and going home" the other guy standing next to him
says. The boy with the blue racket says "I'm the boy's top seat in boy's
16 kid and don't you forget it. So I dare you to tell me to shut up". The younger
boy stares at the guy.
The guy gets angry and
sings his racket to the boy's face and stops but while that was happening the
girl was screaming. The other girl who was reading her magazine was not paying
attention.
"Come on lets go"
"Yeah"
The boy goes over to pick
up the can and throw it out and the girl just keeps reading. "Hey did u
learn the grip that my sister taught you if you did I'd be happy to teach you
more" smugly saying to the older guy.
There on the tennis courts and the boy the other three guys are on the other side of the court chatting.
"Sasabe you got a match to play later are you sure you want to do this"
"Destroying the kid will be the perfect warm up to beating my next opponent"
"Once you put your mind to something there no talking you out of it"
Ryoma is tying his shoes. "Ryoma I think you should think twice about this" Sakuno says worriedly.
"I may as well play it dumb to go home without warming up my serve hold this please" as he hands Sakuno his jacket.
"Ren you should stop him your brother could get hurt"
Ren closes her eyes and smiles to Sakuno "He'll be fine"
He steps onto the court.
"Best of one set match Sasabe to serve"
"We don't need any line judges well judge it ourselves"
"Fine with me"
"AlrighT kid don't worry I'll give you a little handicap. I'll serve to you underhanded"
Sasabe serves the ball underhanded. Ryoma is waits a little and hits it back with some power. "You can't be serious.
"Love-15"
"Oh sakuno so this is where you went off to" Sakuno grandmother called to her.
"Grandmother you're here"
"This is gonna get interesting"
"Don't just stand there you have to do something. Grandmother these high school bullies are bullying my friends Ryoma and Ren. There just little kids"
"Nonsense you just saw that service return didn't you. This is going to get interesting." Ren wasn't paying attention but because she was sitting and listening to music and reading her magazine and found an article on a tennis school she found and starts to read about it.
"Hey Sasabe, I think you better give up and save face while you can"
"Shut up moron anyone could return an underhand serve even you"
Ryoma start to talk "Go ahead and keep it up people make excuses when there about to be humiliated"
Sasabe serves to ball overhanded "Okay punk try to return this"
"There it is Sasabe's killer serve"
Ryoma return it easily "Not good enough"
The ball speed goes fast but not fast enough.
They keep rallying and one guys says "You've got to be kidding me he returned Sasabe best serve, that's unbelievable"
Ryoma hits the ball to Sasabe and he returns it and Ryoma rushes the net and does a smash. The ball goes between Sasabe two feet and is shocked. Ren looks over and smirks then goes back to reading.
"Love-30"
Sasabe says angrily "I know what the score is you don't have to keep calling it out you stupid jerk"
Sakuno is impressed. "He's good"
"Oh don't underestimate him. He's just warming up"
"Grandma you know that boy. I just met him and his sister on the train today"
"You mean I didn't tell you. That boy and his sister are the Prince and Princess of Tennis"
"Really he's the Prince of Tennis and Ren is the Princess of Tennis"
Ryoma is focused on the match.
"Ryoma and Ren Echizen, twelve years old, He breezed through the United States Juniors with incredible ease. He won four times in a row. The kids a real deal"
"F-four times in a row!"
"He's the complete package and so is his sister. Ren Echizen, she won tournaments after tournaments in Europe and some in America too. "
"Love-40"
"There the son and daughter of my best student. The families have been away for a long time the family just got back a little while ago. Ryoma and Ren are still unknown here. But when I heard they were going to enter this tournament I told him if he really wanted to enter this tournament he should enter the boys 14s , but get this he said he wanted to enter the boys 16s. As for Ren I told her to enter the girls 14s too but she, get this, didn't want to enter the girls she entered the boys 16s too. There real competitors just like their father"
Ryoma was dominating the court and ended the game.
"Game to Echizen"
"I totally don't believe this Sasabe dropped his service game"
Sasabe looks dumbfounded. Ryoma bring out another ball from his pocket. "You're playing in the finals right so let's finish this up quickly"
Pok Pok Pok
"Sasabe thinks "How good could this kid's serve be. I bet he can't even crack 100 mph. I'll brake back in no time" Ryoma serves the ball really fast. The ball is served to the other side of the court.
"15-Love"
Ryoma looks down at the racket while he is getting ready to serve.
"Man that kid is really good"
Sasabe grips the handle of the racket and thinks "It true he is good and he has a tough serve but I've got a big edge"
Ryoma serves again and sasabe return it and goes to the net "And that's our difference in height and my wingspan if I come to the net there is no place that kid can hit it" and returns it but hitting it fast making Ryoma miss.
"15-all"
They keep rallying going back and forth.
"30-40"
Ryoma stress and thinks "This is getting annoying". Ren looks at Ryoma also thinking that's its annoying but wonders what Ryoma is going to do.
Ryoma serves the ball and Sasabe goes to the net then Ryoma hits the ball above his head.
"That's the way to do it. If you can hit a topspin lob over you opponents head theirs just about nothing he can do about"
The other guys say "Wow Sasabe is about to go down to a 7th grader"
"This is bad I'll be a totally laughing stock"
Ryoma serves and he return it then Ryoma hit a lob over his head. Sasabe tries to go and get it but the ball hits the court.
"Grandma he did it again"
"OUT to bad kid it was just a little bit long just barely out" Sasabe steps on the spot where the ball hit the court.
"What he's crazy that was clearly in" Sakuno eclaimed at she was shocked and little bit confused. Ren on the other hand was watching with interests as how Ryoma would win this.
"Forget about it were not allowed to say anything. The boys just have to work it out themselves."
"Does that mean-"
"It all them it's the job of the player to make fair line calls. He can call it anyway he wants"
"Advantage Sasabe"
Sakuno made a face that was shocked y also confused.
Pok Pok Pok
Ryoma serves and Sasabe goes to the net and hits hit. Ryoma hits a lob but it goes fast but the spin has changed. The Ball is just outside the line but doesn't bounce.
"Amazing he sliced the lob and dropped it at the line" Sakuno's Grandma exclaims shockily. Sakuno just stands there with her mouth open and is dumbfounded. Ren finally as her attention on the match and thinks out loud but says in a whisper "Showoff but what will happen next I wonder"
"So going to call that ball out" Ryoma says
Sasabe just stares and is amazed but becomes angry when Ryoma said that.
The match continues and they keep playing.
"Game to Echizen"
"Game to Echizen"
"Game to Echizen"
They keep rallying and Sasabe doesn't reach the ball and as a reaction he throws his racket at Ryoma "STUPID BRAT" Ryoma is down and there is blood on him. Sasabe pick his racket up and says smugly "Oops sorry the racket slipped out of my hand." Blood drips onto the court and suddenly Sakuno enters the court. Ren is shocked to but doesn't get into the court because she knows she is not allowed. So she just stands up and watches.
"Don't step on the court during a match" Ryoma exclaims and holds his hand out to stop her.
"But but-"
Ryoma starts to get up and turns to Sasabe "You're having problem with our grip. You still have a ways to go" Ren smirks. Sakuno is shocked
Ryoma is bouncing the ball and serves it while he does a slight jump. The ball hits the ground and almost hits Sasabe in the face. Ren smirks and think 'Game over'
"15-Love" Ryoma says monotonously
"No not the kick serve" Sasabe staying in position and is frozen.
"That's incredible his serve just jumped up the other way"
Ryoma serves the kick serve again and the same results happen but this time Sasabe gets hit in the face.
"Did you see that, the scrawny little kid can totally smoke the ball!"
"30-Love"
Ryoma serves again hitting Sasabe "40-Love" and also says holding the ball "This is its"
Ryoma throws the ball in the air and starts to hit and all of a sudden you hear "Stop!" Sasbe put his hand on his head and kneels. The Ball flies up and lands .Pok
"Bonehead"
"Game and set to Echizen"
"Sakuno won the game" Sakuno smiles
"He did it, Ryoma actually won"
"No way I let him win give me one more set and Ill win" Sasabe exclaimed
"Don't be a sore loser man just admit the kid beat you fair and square"
"It's ok I don't mind playing again"Ryoma moves his racket from his right hand to his left.
Sasabe makes a confused face. "Huh"
"Give it up already. Don't you get it know matter how many times you play him you not going to beat Ryoma Echizen"
"Why shouldn't I"
"Because-"
-he's left handed you idiot" Ren says making her appearance finally known and all heads turn towards her.
Ryoma serves it and the ball goes fast then when he served with his right hand.
Sakuno Grandma thinks "Ryoma and Ren have entered the Stadium; I can't wait to see what these kids got"
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Hey Readers I'm so sorry it took me this long to write this first chapter. Tell me your comments and who should I match Ren with.
