Chapter 2

Niou stood outside the south block where all 3rd years attended classes, waiting, he waited for the one who played a very important role in his plans wether she wanted to or not. When he spotted her walking out of the building by herself he seized his chance.

"Echizen Yukino-san," he said walking towards her, she didn't stop walking but slowed her pace so he could catch up. "Are you Echizen-san?"

"Are you from the girl's tennis club?" she asked back with all seriousness in her blue eyes.

"No."

"Then yes I am she," she said. Niou couldn't help but grin; she was an interesting girl, pity though he'd had to break her so.

"I'm Niou Masaharu," he explained innocently.

"Ah! The guy to stay 10 feet away from because just standing next to him you'll get pregnant," she recalled Marui telling her. "The trickster of the court, Niou Masaharu. I've heard about you, not one rumour pretty."

"Well, it depends on your definition of-" She shook her head.

"That wasn't a question." After talking to her for a few minutes he could sum her up in one word already, a bitch.

"Yes well, to be honest I've heard rumours of you too, not all pleasant either," he said to her, she raised an eyebrow.

"I've become a notorious sadist?" she asked.

A sadist?Though Niou. Why did she draw to that conclusion? He shook his head. "No, but you're a well known tennis player, won three consecutive junior championships and MVP of your school two years running."

"You've done your research," she said turning a corner to walk towards the front of the school. Niou spotted Oshitari waiting at the front gate.

"Well, to be honest I've always wanted to play a match against you, doubles or singles I'm fine and to be honest-" he twirled her hair around his fingers, she looked at him warily, she herself had not spotted Oshitari waiting for her. Suddenly he leaned forward and kissed her on the lips, gently but with enough aggression for Oshitari to see. She frowned at him and pushed him back, Niou looked towards the gate, Oshitari was gone, he grinned only to be repaid with a fist from Echizen, he fell back and hit his head against a sharp rock on the ground falling unconscious.

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"Hiroshi," Niou was dreaming, he was running, running as fast as he could to Yagyuu but Yagyuu just kept on walking, not once turning back. "Hiroshi," he whispered, he shot up and opened his eyes.

"Wake?" asked a voice, he turned his head to see Echizen sitting on a chair beside him with a very angry expression. Niou looked around, he was in the nurses room, how did he end up here?

"What happened?" asked Niou running his fingers through his hair when he touched a sore spot when he looked at his fingers there was blood. "What happened?!"

"Now you've gone and ruined it," complained Echizen, she turned Niou's head away from her and patted down at the plaster she had placed at the back of his head to stop the bleeding. "Don't touch it again or I'm not fixing it for you."

"What happened?" asked Niou, his head was dizzy and his vision blurry.

"Umm…you assaulted me, I defended myself and you hit your head against a rock," she replied.

"You could have just left me, I'm sure it wasn't easy to carry me here," replied Niou.

"My brother told me never to leave a ill or injured person alone," replied Echizen. "But then again my younger brother always told me to leave others alone."

"You're a middle child?" asked Niou.

"Yeah," Echizen patted the plaster down. "An older and younger brother. There! Now leave it alone." Niou reached to touch the plaster but Echizen slapped his hand down. "I said don't touch it, honestly, you men are…" she didn't bother finishing her sentence. "Why'd you do it?" she asked moving her fingers on her lap. "Actually you know what, I don't-" she stood up and picked up her bag from the floor.

"YOUR BOYFRIEND IS CHEATING ON YOU!" shouted Niou. Echizen stared at him and didn't speak. "Oshitari Yuushi isn't the-" Echizen slapped him across the face.

"What gives you the right to just…LIE LIKE THAT?!"she cried. "Your right I should have just left you there to die!" With that she stormed out of the Nurse's office leaving Niou alone.

"Well, it didn't end the way I wanted it to, but part one complete, planting the seed of doubt," Niou grinned.