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Disclaimer: PoT is not mine (unfortunately), I just own the plot and a few characters that I will make appear later.

Summary: She spent most of her life disguised as a man, living in the shadow of someone that will never come back, it was tiring, she was tired. Everything she ever did was for her father, and for what? to be seen just as the replacement of someone else? to be seen just as a thing? well no more, this was the ed of all that because now it was time for her to shine, not the 'Prince of Tennis', just her...

*Formerly known as 'The Queen Of Tennis'

Warnings: nothing so far...

Pairings: FemRyomaXall (for now)

"Blah..." talking

'Blah...' thinking

"Blah..." dreams or flashbacks

Published: 06-16-12

Updated: 06-09-13

Updated: 10-05-13

We Are The Tennis Regulars

- But Don't Be Afraid -

(Don't Worry I'm Not...)

*Last Time*

When I reach the school, the gates were wide open inviting me to enter, but that was not necessary because I found the idiot before entering.

"And just as I have said since the first time we met, we can't lower our guard" Ryuzaki-sensei said to who I assumed were the regulars of the tennis club (besides the fact that they wore the regulars uniform)

"I see you are still getting old and wrinkled grandma" I teased.

"Who said...?" she stopped herself as soon as she saw my face, she looked like she just saw a ghost.

"What wrong? You look like I just returned from the dead" I had to keep myself from laughing even though her face was so comical.

"Ryoko? why are you...?"

Ryoko's PoV

She gave me a big hug and I swear I heard my ribs crack.

"Stop you are breaking my bones" I tried to loose her grip but she was strong (who would have thought?)

"Sorry, it's just that I haven't see you since you were ten... you've grown so much that I almost didn't recognize you" she ruffled my hair.

"Good thing you did" I shrugged my shoulders and I realized we were not alone, Ryuzaki-sensei was accompanied by the tennis regular... and Dan...

"Ryo~ How could you do 'that' to me yesterday, I thought we were allies" Dan whined entering again in his toddler stage, I think it was the first time this happened in public...

"Shut up, you make a lot of noise" he looked at me with tears in their eyes but I ignored him.

"What are you doing here in Japan?" Ryuzaki-sensei tried distracting me so I took my foot off of Dan's (it didn't work by the way)

"It's pretty obvious, don't you think?" I shrug my shoulders again and looked at the ground it suddenly was very interesting.

"It was the best you could do" she attempt to cheer me up.

"It was the only thing I could do..."

"..." yeah, you know it's true.

"Ryuzaki-sensei, you know this girl?" I remembered that we were not alone and I turned to see the regulars just to meet the guys who tried to help the other day.

"You know her?" asked in unison Ryuzaki-sensei and Dan while pointing at me.

"We helped her yesterday to get rid of some guys" said the guy named Oishi remembered correctly, or that was his last name? anyway...

"What!?" Dan cried, great he was creating a scene "why you didn't tell me anything Ryo...?" he whined, great just what I need...

"Will you shut up?" I glared coldly at him.

"But, but..." I send him a kick in the head, one I was sure he was going to remember for a while.

"You know I don't like repeating myself" I sent him another dirty look.

"Ryoko...?" I had to forget Dan for one second to pay attention to Ryuzaki-sensei.

"Sorry" I said without emotion.

"Guys it is Echi-" oh no, you won't!

"My name is Ekahara Ryoko, nice to meet" I saluted playfully.

"Eka..." Dan began,

"Hara...?" Ryuzaki-sensei ended.

"Ryoko? but..." Ryuzaki-sensei shook her head and Dan shut up...

"Yes, Ekahara" I said "have you perhaps already forgotten my name?" Ryuzaki-sensei immediately understood what I mean and didn't pushed the issue, however... Dan was another story...

"What are you talking about? I'm sure as hell that's not your-" from one second to another Dan was lying on the floor in a pool of blood and had a wrench near his head (courtesy of Ryuzaki- sensei)

"God that happened to you?" Ryuzaki-sensei asked feigning concern as all the regular saw her with fear in their eyes (I swear their faces were turning blue, or was it purple?)

"Leave him there, there is no need to help him, he get up in a while" I think...

"You're cruel Ryo~" there you go...

"See? Still alive" unfortunately...

"Moving on, what are you doing in Seigaku?" Ryuzaki-sensei asked.

"I come to fix a few issues with some idiot" I began to crack my knuckles of both hands when I realized that Dan was beginning to hide behind of... ehm... Momoshiro was it?

"Some idiot?" she wondered "Dan you mean?"

"Obviously, now give me the boy," I said with a wicked smile to... Momoshiro? I'm confused, is that really his name? no wait... surname? whatever...

"I'm sorry Ryoko-san, but we can't do that" wow, I didn't expected that, I made a 90 degree turn.

"Tezuka-kun?" today is full of surprises.

"Tezuka-buchou why are you addressing this girl so formally?" an angry boy with a bandanna around his head asked Tezuka-kun.

"It's because she's someone I respect" he said without emotion.

"..." okay, that was totally creepy...

"..." the guy in the bandanna was silent.

"..." what the hell is with this silence?

"OCHIBI!" someone suddenly yelled, causing me to drop to the ground because of pain I felt in my ears.

"Ryoko are you okay?" Ryuzaki-sensei asked worried, she and Dan knew perfectly well that I had a very sensitive ears.

"I think I'm bleeding" I whined shaking my head from side to side trying to ease the pain.

"Are you okay?" someone stretched out his hand in front of me to help me which I accepted gladly, but when I was going to thank him/her I found the face of a sadist... I found my worst nightmare... everything was there again, his home, his basement, his lies, her smile... Shannon...

My blood ran cold as I remembered everything he did to us, damn... I felt my knees began to shake not only of fear, but also because of the anger I felt inside of me, it was like a fire being fueled by gasoline.

"-yo... Ryo!" Dan took me out of my horrible thoughts, or rather memories, and for once I was happy he is a cry baby.

"Sorry, it's just that I remembered something" I let everyone there confused, just Dan knew about Kazuma and it was very little, but I could care less.

"OCHIBI!" cried again the same person and I repeated the action of a few seconds.

"Eiji-sempai stop doing that" I heard that Dan told someone.

"Why nya?" nya? was he a cat, I looked up and I realized it was the hyperactive boy of the other day.

"Ryo has a very sharp ear, and when I say very I mean it sempai" he said a little angry.

"Let me help you" it was the guy with the sadistic smile, however this time I react very differently to what everyone imagined.

"What's wrong? why are smiling like that? are you going to rape me?" everyone around were gaping at me.

"Ryoko!" Ryuzaki-sensei scolded, but I only shrug my shoulders, I was sure they thought I was being disrespectful, but that was not the case, I just didn't want the thing with Kazuma to repeat, and it apparently worked.

"Sorry Fuji-sempai" Dan quickly apologized.

"No problem Dan," I said with a smile that reminded me so much that time "now, what makes you think that Ryo-chan?" he asked with a smile, but I could easily tell that he was angry, very angry.

"I remind me of someone who used to do that type of things" it was not a lie.

"I see" his anger seemed to disappear a little... but only a little.

"I would appreciate you to stop smiling so" I cried a little nervous.

"Why?" his smile grew bigger and my hands began shaking.

"Y-you d-don't need t-to smile if-f you a-are n-not hap-py" I managed to stutter frightened for my life.

"What makes you think I'm not happy?"

"Y-you c-an-n't fool s-someone tha-t kno-w h-ho-w y-you r-real-ly fe-el" I stuttered.

"You don't know how I feel"

"Pl-ple-se" stop... just stop...

"Why?" without really wanting to I reach to his neck and knocked him out

"What you did that?" the guy with the bandanna asked me angrily

"I-it was h-his fault, besides, I-I only knocked him out" I defended.

"Only? you think this is a game?" Momoshiro approached me.

"No! I asked him to stop!" Tezuka-kun's eyes looked me pleadingly but I ignore him.

"Ryoko..." Ryuzaki-sensei was disappointed in me and I knew it, but said nothing.

"Ugh..." Fuji began to wake up.

"Forgive her, Ryoko usually behave well unless she gets nervous," explained Dan.

"Nervous?" they asked confused.

"Of what? we should be the ones getting nervous with her here" said the guy in the bandanna and I got upset, I didn't wanted this to happen...

"Please Kaido-sempai, Ryoko has had a rough life" Dan cut him before he could say something else.

"It's okay Dan, it was my fault" I said a little sad.

"But..." Dan knew it was useless to argue with me and leave the subject.

"I hope you can forgive me" I looked at Fuji "but you really should stop smiling if you don't mean it" my voice strained "if you smile you should not use a false mask "I said with a little courage.

"Ryoko is really a good girl, don't judge her like that" I heard that Dan said as I walked away.

After being far enough I leaned against the nearest wall and began to cry, seeing that Fuji guy really brought me bad memories... and no matter how much I wanted to forget it all, I could not, because it meant I had to forget about Shannon... about Lyle and...

"Ryoko?" I looked up and found a very worried Yukimura, why would that be?

"Hey, how are you?" I asked.

"That doesn't matter, what happened to you?" he took my face between his hands.

"What do you mean?" I had nothing.

"You're crying" what...? oh, that's right...

"Ah... that..." answered distractedly.

"What happened to you?" he asked as I wiped the tears with his handkerchief gently.

"My past is chasing me" I replied.

CLIFFHANGER! how was that? what is Ryoko talking about? you love it? hate it? oh please just tell me already...

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