A/N: Hope you like this chap! ^ ^
Disclaimer: I don't own POT
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The next match was Yamada Natsume vs. Kawamura Takashi. They didn't know much about Natsume but they felt very sorry for her since she would be facing the strongest player on the team. The boys silently prayed for Natsume's safety.
Natsume knew that everyone would underestimate her since she wasn't all that strong-looking but she did look a little dangerous. Natsume sighed as she picked up her racket and went to the courts.
"Um…let's have a good match." Kawamura nervously smiled while rubbing the back of his head. He then extended his arm out for a handshake. Natsume was having her doubts.
'Is he okay? He doesn't look like he can hurt a fly on purpose. In fact, it doesn't look like he can hurt a fly on accident' Natsume thought as she went to the baseline.
"Taka-san, you forgot this." Fuji threw his racket to Kawamura.
"Haha, sorry." He said, showing a shy smile. Kawamura caught his racket and went to his side of the court.
'This only proves my case…' Natsume thought at first.
Then it seemed as though the background was heating up. Natsume looked at Kawamura again and was shocked. "BURNING! I'm going to take you down!!" he yelled. Natsume twitched. This was defiantly not what she expected. I mean anyone would be freaked out if they saw a player change their personality dramatically.
'Weirdo definitely a weirdo…' Natsume sweat dropped.
"Great-O!" Kawamura did his burning serve. As Natsume went to hit it, the ball just hit her racket right out of her hands.
'This guy…is strong…' Natsume thought. Natsume watched him serve again. This time she gripped her racket harder and returned the ball this time.
"She actually returned it, nyaa!" Eiji jaw dropped.
"Natsume-chan, used to be a Yankee and she would go on countless fights. So she really is the power player in our team." Amane explained shyly.
"It's true, she used to work at a dojo before and earned free lessons which helped increase her power by 36.9% than last time." Sakamoto said, writing in her notebook.
Natsume ignored the chattering from the sidelines. She was at a match and she hates to lose. Natsume will not lose to anyone who thinks they are stronger than her. At least that's what she thought. Her arm was aching from Kawamura's constant power shots.
'Think of something Natsume…if you're going to go down at least go down with a fight.' Natsume thought then she got an idea. "If I can't win then I'll just have to make it a tie…" Natsume whispered.
Natsume changed her stance. It looked oddly familiar. Kawamura noticed what Natsume was doing. She was using Hadoukyuu.
"Stop, Kawamura!" Oishi warned but it was too late. Kawamura already returned the ball.
Natsume was waiting for it to come closer. As the ball came closer, her stance seemed to a look more and more different than from the original Hadoukyuu. Amane knew that stance. It was more like a safer version of the Hadoukyuu, one that a powerful girl like Natsume could pull off.
Natsume hit the ball in her version of Hadoukuu. That ball went back towards Kawamura's court at an accelerating speed. Kawamura ran to the ball and hit it but the racket flew out of his hands. Now that was a shocker.
"Is she stronger than Taka-san?" Oishi asked worriedly.
"No, she's weaker than Kawamura but that shot is a powerful one." Amane said staring at her friend.
'I just hope she doesn't use it too many times…' Amane thought worriedly.
Natsume started her serve, she was determined to win the match or at least get a tie. Once she served, Natsume went up to the net. The regulars from the sidelines thought that she was crazy. Kawamura dropped his racket.
"I forfeit…" He said letting the ball pass him. Natsume, as well as the others, were shocked to see that Kawamura would throw a match away.
"What are you doing? This is a match, why are you forfeiting when it's not even close to the end?" Natsume was mad. She wanted to win but not this way. She would have rather made it a tie.
"It can't be helped Natsume. If he doesn't want to play then he doesn't have to. Ems, you're up next." Katou said sternly although it looked like a child trying to be the parent. Natsume sighed and went out. Emi went to the courts in her place.
"Um, you can go first Fuji-san." Emi said, trying to be polite.
"Hmm, ladies first." He smiled and handed Emi the ball. Emi slightly blushed. Katou's eyes widened.
"Ems! I didn't know you like Fu-…!!" Katou shouted but was stopped by the ball coming towards her way.
"Neko-chan, I'm in a match so you have to stay silent." Emi felt like beating Katou up for almost blurting out something she shouldn't have.
'I wonder if the team is out to get me or something…' Emi eyed her teammates who were grinning at her for some reason.
'I do not want to know what they are thinking' Emi twitched.
Emi ignored her teammates and began her serve though Fuji returned it easily. Emi knew that Fuji was a genius and did not want to take any chances but that didn't mean she would show all of her moves. Emi also had a feeling as though Fuji was waiting for something to happen.
'What are you waiting for?' she thought as she returned the ball. They were already rallying and it didn't seem like it was going to go anywhere.
Fuji returned the ball. Emi didn't seem very pleased; she watched his face and noticed that he kept the same smile with his eyes closed. She wondered how he did it. No one could smile that long and keep their eyes closed. She wondered if he could even see clearly.
Fuji then ended the rally by scoring a point to the right corner. Emi looked at the genius again. He was smiling like usual. It made her mad. She wanted to see his eyes, mainly because she never got a chance to see them.
Emi served again, having a new motive. She didn't want to win. Now, she wanted Fuji to open his eyes even if it was just once. 'One move, just one…' Emi thought.
Fuji returned the ball, hitting towards the service box. Emi watched the ball. In her eyes, it began to slow down. She rushed up towards the net and waited for the perfect timing. The boys were shocked at how fast Emi could go to the net. The girls, however, predicted that she was fast.
'Now!' Emi hit the ball and landed on the center of the court. The ball spun around in a circle one time then it started to go all over the court like it was on fire. Fuji opened his eyes and tried to follow a pattern the ball might have but it got out.
Emi smiled, she managed to make the genius open his eyes, and she liked the wonderful color of his eyes. 'They're blue…' she slightly blushed. She knew she was being sucked in by his natural charm. Emi shook her head.
"I forfeit." Emi said. She smiled at Fuji who seemed a bit taken aback but then returned to his light smile and closed eyes. Fuji went out of the courts first and listened to Katou and Emi's conversation.
"What!? Ems, did you lose your motivation or something?" Katou said.
"Hmm…maybe." Emi smiled. She then left the court to go near her team's side.
"Ah I know! You just wanted to stare at Fu-…" Katou was cut off.
"Silence is golden, duck tape is silver." Emi recited as she duck taped Katou's mouth.
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A/N: Hope all you readers out there like it. Next one will be Katou vs. Tezuka and *drum roll* Ryoma vs. Sakuno! Please leave a review. ^ ^
