Section 2- Archer and Rin

Drabbles on Tennis

1. Forehand

Archer and Rin were playing tennis. Rin served. Archer hit the ball, but alas because he is an epic spirit, he whacked the ball so high and far, out of sight.

"Maybe you should change your stroke. I can serve a volley," Rin suggested.

"Or maybe not. Likely that you will lose ball after ball if you switch strokes," Archer said, to Rin's dismay.

"Maybe we should concentrate on forehand first."

Rin served another ball. To her utter dismay again, the ball returned to her at a frightening, quick speed. It made a hole at the fence to her court.

2. Backhand

"What was that for? I would have to spend a few hundred yen to fix that!" Rin shouted.

"You don't get it?"

"Let us try Backhand, then."

Rin served a third ball. The ball returned at frightening speed and she heard a loud impact, and alas, the ball was missing again.

"Let's try that again."

Rin served the fourth ball. However, although she was sure she hit it, the ball continued bouncing. It was only then that she realised her racket had a rather large hole (at the same time as Archer).

"That costs about another hundred yen to change."

3. Serving

Rin changed her racket in a few minutes and continued the game. However, she requested Archer to serve.

The ball came rather slowly, but right in position for Rin to hit.

Big mistake.

Rin nearly broke her wrist trying to bring the ball to Archer's direction.

"Now my wrist might take a few days to fix."

Rin requested for an hour in the library, in attempt to find that spell to mend broken bones. However, she would need several days for her wrist to work again.

Today's result: Nearly a thousand yen wasted, a broken wrist and a few days.

4. Volley

After a few days of resting, Rin played another game of tennis with Archer.

"This time, we will work on volley."

She served the fifth ball. Archer hit the ball with so much intensity that a hole appeared on the floor.

Probably the result of the power of the ball.

Rin was not discouraged by Archer's extreme performance. She served a few more balls.

Which resulted in a few large potholes on the ground. One came close to hitting the Tohsaka heiress.

"Another thousand yen down the drain," thought Rin.

"Why do you do this, Archer?" Rin asked her servant.

5. Archer's Answer

"Tennis would not be a good exercise if I used so little strength to hit the ball."

"A good exercise for the cost of around 2000 yen," said Rin.

"Not to mention a broken wrist and a few days of resting too," thought the heiress.

Archer said, "Cheer up. Maybe we can ask Shiro to reinforce everything here?"

"I personally do not think that would be enough, Archer,"

"This sucks. There is no other way to exercise," Archer said.

"Maybe the gym?" Rin suggested.

"What was I thinking?" Rin could imagine the bills fired at her by the gym owners…