Yes I know that I left you hanging last time and no, I'm not sorry, but just to be nice, I'll hurry up and get to the story. Read and review. And hey, don't go yelling at me because i am posting this a day after i put chapter 3 up, and who knows, i might put up chapter 5 later today...it all depends...mehehehe.

Chapter 4: Counters against Snakes

Agony…

Too much…

Can't take it…

Help me…

Sayuri…

Sayuri…

Sayuri!

Last time…

Reira smiled slightly and said "Sylph serve." just as the ball hit the court and then vanished… Off to the side, Fuji's eyes were open and focused on Reira as he asked "Eiji, did you see the path that the ball took?" Eiji said, ever cheerful, "Of course. It bounced up into the air and then swerved around Kaido before landing dead on the line." Fuji smiled. Interesting.

"15-Love"

Reira tossed the tennis ball up into the air. Kaido hissed just as Reira jumped into the air. Reira smiled and hit the ball with her racquet. The ball winged its way toward Kaido just as he crouched, racquet ready. He swung his racquet, connecting with the ball and it flew in a curve so that it passed Reira's racquet and landed in the court before going out of the court.

"15-all"

Reira looked at Kaido and said clearly "Thanks for that. It won't get through again." Reira tossed the tennis ball into the air and then hit it, subtly putting spin on the ball. She said "First counter." The ball hit the ground and then flew up into the air and swirled around for a moment before landing just next to the net. "Wind swoop."

Kaido looked at the ball and then glanced a Tezuka as if to say Why did you stick me with a sadist that has counters of her own? Reira sighed and said "That was…slow."

"20-15"

Reira smiled sadistically and asked "Would you like to see them all? I have about 20 so far, but I'm working on 21." Kaido hissed and Reira laughed softly. "I'll take that as a 'no'." Reira tossed up the ball and served again.

~time skip~

"Match point."

Reira glanced over at Kaido and asked "Would you like to see another counter?" Kaido hissed and Reira raised one eyebrow. "Is that all you can say, Snake-boy?" Ignoring Kaido's outraged answer, Reira tossed the ball into the air and leaped up after it.

"Second counter."

Reira slammed her racquet into the ball, putting subtle spin on it, and the ball arrowed toward the ground. The ball impacted with a puff of dust as Reira landed lightly on her toes. When the dust cleared, the ball sat in a small crater with cracks streaking out from it.

"Howl of Cerberus."

Match set and won, Echizen. 6 games to love."

Every eye shifted to Reira as she lightly bowed to Kaido and said "It's my win." Ryuzaki chuckled evilly. "She will be a very good addition to our team."

Tezuka glanced at her and then said "Momo, Sayuri. You're up."

Sayuri looked at Momo and said "If you forfeit now, then you will at least retain a measure of dignity. Otherwise…" Momo shivered at the subtle hint in her tone and said "No way! I'm playing." Sayuri tossed up the ball and shot an ace right on the line. Momo glanced at her and said "You've got to be kidding."

~time skip~

" Match point."

Sayuri coughed into her hand and grimaced. "One moment, please" Sayuri turned to Reira, who handed her two silver-blue pills, and gulped them down dry. She thanked Reira and then turned back to Momo. "Hey Momo, you saw what my sister could do. Would you like me to show you one of my moves?" Without waiting for an answer, Sayuri served and let Momo return it. She went in for the shot and when she hit it she said "Slice back shot." The shot went just slightly over the net and landed on the ground before powering back to Sayuri's hand. Momo just stared at it, panting heavily as he realized that she wasn't even breathing hard.

Sayuri looked at him and said "For the record, Reira was playing with her bad hand, not her dominant. Then again, so was I." The courts were silent for a moment and then…

"Uwahhhhhhh? They're Southpaws?"

Reira sighed and asked "Did you have to give away the entertainment so quickly? I was having fun."

Sayuri looked at her watch and said "Reira, time to go home." Reira turned and waved cheerily back at Ryuzaki and said "See you tomorrow." Then she turned and walked gracefully out the gate and headed for the front of the school. Sayuri followed close behind.

~On the way home~

"Hey, Sayuri, you're sure you are okay?" Sayuri glanced over at Reira and smiled slightly. "Do not worry, Rei-chan." Reira shrugged and skipped into the house. Sayuri glanced at her palm and mentally cursed. She lowered it and entered the house. Behind her, unbeknownst to both Reira and Sayuri, someone nearly gagged at the sight of Sayuri's palm. He knew that the sight of it would haunt him for a long time to come.

Awwwww. I just totally cut you guys off at the best part. As to what happened to Sayuri, don't worry. You'll find out about it in a later chapter. Remember, I'm still open for pairings and suggestions on whether the pairings that I'm thinking of are good. Remember the pairing thoughts were:

Reira and Fuji

And

Sayuri and Tezuka

I can always switch them up to different people. I could pair Sayuri with Tezuka, Sanada, Atobe, Tachibana, Yukimura, etc. I could pair Reira with Fuji, Yukimura, Yanagi, Akaya, Atobe, etc. Just tell me what you think.

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Joining the Team

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