Chapter 11 is up! My goodness! I was able to finish this one too. Hehehe.

Alright. This chappy is for xXRandomnessPrevailsXx, Tsuki no Sakura-11, imnobeautyqueen and Sacchiance for being the first ones to give reviews about Chapter 10! ^_^

xXRandomnessPrevailsXx, Sakuno's waking up in this one. I hope you like it.

Tsuki no Sakura-11, it's finally done! Let's talk again some time. ^_^

imnobeautyqueen, sorry that the thing we talked about will be on Chapter 12. It didn't fit the timeline so I'm sorry but I'll do it on Chapter 12. I promise.

Sacchiance, I'm also not sure what it was. I'll try to make it up with this one.

Chapter 11- Midori's Clip, Sakuno's Recovery & New Regular

"Just because you can hit Fuji-senpai's moves doesn't mean that I can't beat you. Fsshhh." Kaidoh said with knitted eyebrows.

"And just because you're bitter that your opponent's a girl doesn't mean that I'll let you win, Mamushi-kun." Midori said with a smirk which angered Kaidoh more.

"Why does it seem like Kaidoh doesn't like Nanami-san?" Kawamura asked.

"Mamushi never liked girls except for his idols. I think he's a gay." Momoshiro said while chuckling.

"Kaidoh to serve!" Eiji announced and Kaidoh started the game. That simple serve turned into a heated rally between the two. The ball kept going back and forth without the players missing a chance to return the shot. After about an 18 ball rally, Midori finally got a point.

"Love 15."

Kaidoh served again and this time, Midori used her Net Limit. Kaidoh was pushed into using his Snake which as easily returned by Tsubame Gaeshi. As they continued playing, Kaidoh became more and more pissed with Midori. After all, he never liked copy cats just like Wakato Hiroshi of Jyousei Shounan who changed over as him and even tried to copy his Boomerang Snake.

When the score was 4-4, Kaidoh finally used Tornado Snake to stop Midori from using any of Fuji's Triple Counter. He managed to get the point but not without messing with Midori's hair. The ball Kaidoh hit accidentally shattered the clip on Midori's hair which forced it down. Midori's eyebrow began twitching while looking at her shattered clip.

"Midori's not going to be happy with that." Fuji said with a worried look.

"Because of her hair? As to what I know, girls hate it when their hairs get messy." Inui asked.

"No, because of the clip. It's something I gave her."

-"EH!"-

"Mamushi's up for something terrible, huh?" Momoshiro commented with a sweatdrop.

"Kaidoh-kun~, you really hate me, don't you? I understand you don't like me but do you really have to break the clip that Syuusuke gave me? I have had it!" Midori said as she served after picking up the pieces of the clip. Everyone, except Fuji, was surprised on why there was no sound of impact when she hit the ball.

"Game Midori-chan. Five games to four!" Eiji announced.

"Eiji, what happened?" Oishi asked.

"Where's the ball?" Momoshiro asked.

"The ball's over there at Kaidoh-chan's baseline. Midori-chan's return was so fast that it silenced the impact of the return." Eiji explained.

"So, Midori mastered Fuurin." Fuji commented.

"Fuurin? As in Wind Bell?" Kawamura asked.

"Yeah."

The match progressed and Kaidoh lost with the scores being 6-4. Midori went on full power after her clip broke. When they stood at the middle of the court, Midori looked at Kaidoh while her hands were on her hips.

"You know, you're never going to find yourself a girlfriend with that I-hate-all-the-girls-in-the-world attitude of yours. Don't you know that that is so not cool? You even broke the clip that Syuusuke gave me. I hope that you change your bad attitude, Mister." Midori reprimanded before huffing and stomping back to the bench. Kaidoh just 'fssshhhed' before going out of the court. Midori sat on the bench and looked at the shattered pieces of the butterfly clip on her hands.

"Aww. The clip's really a goner." Tears started forming in her eyes.

"Don't worry about that, Midori. I'll buy you a new one." Fuji said after kneeling down on the ground in front of Midori.

"But this one's special. You gave this to me when I became a model four years ago."

"I'll do something about it. Give your best shot in the next game, okay?" Fuji said as he took the remnants of the clip on Midori's hands.

"Okay."

Ryoma woke up when he felt something grip his hand. He sleepily opened his eyes and looked for the source of pressure on his right hand only to see Sakuno's hand gripping his. His head immediately shot up, his sleep forgotten, and looked at the girl. He saw a slight movement on her eyelids and after a few more seconds, her eyes finally revealed those chocolate brown eyes.

"Ryuzaki..."

At the mention of her name, Sakuno carefully turned her head towards the source and smiled a bit at Ryoma after her gaze focused on him.

"Ryoma... -kun..."

"Wait for me here. I'll call the doctor."

Sakuno gave a weak nod and Ryoma let go of her hand before going out of the room. After a few minutes, Ryoma returned with the doctor who performed a check-up on Sakuno. After that, the doctor looked at Ryoma.

"Ryuzaki-san's condition is a lot better than last night. It's almost unbelievable that even after suffering all those injuries, she woke up almost immediately. Normally, it would take at least four days before the patient makes a full recovery but she's amazing. She can go home later but she still needs a few more hours of rest. Otherwise, her body might start to ache again."

"Does she need any painkiller?" Ryoma asked.

"No. Her body will recover on its own. Well then, good luck on recovering, Ryuzaki-san." The doctor gave Sakuno a smile before leaving the room.

"Ryoma-kun?" Sakuno asked when Ryoma sat on the chair and held her left hand again.

"Don't scare me like that, Ryuzaki." He muttered and Sakuno blushed.

"H-Hai. I'm sorry."

"Game, Nanami-san. 6 games to 4." Inui announced as Midori and Momoshiro shook hands after playing.

"You were really amazing, Nanami-san." Momoshiro said with a smile.

"Thank you, Momoshiro-kun. It was fun playing with you."

"Nanami-san, as the Captain of this team, I'm personally welcoming you as a team member." Tezuka said when he entered the court.

"Really? Thank you, Tezuka-kun. Minna, I hope we become good friends." Midori glanced at Kaidoh and mentally stuck her tongue at him then she looked at Fuji and smiled.

"I won, Syuusuke. Does that mean you'll really treat me out?"

"Yeah and here. I told you I'd do something about it, right?" Fuji placed the repaired butterfly clip on Midori's hand.

"Syuusuke... thanks a lot!" Midori used the clip to pin her hair up once again.

"I'm going to call Ochibi, nya." Eiji dialed Ryoma's phone number and waited for the boy to pick up.

-Hello?-

"Good morning, Ochibi! How's Ryuzaki-chan?"

-She's awake.-

"I see, I see. So, she's awa- EEHHHHH! Ryuzaki-chan's awake!" Eiji exclaimed.

-"Really!"-

-You're too loud, senpais. The phone's not even on loudspeaker.-

"Heh... So, how did you get her to wake up? With a kiss? Just like Rapunzel?" Momoshiro said.

"Idiot! It's not Rapunzel. It's Sleeping Beauty." Kaidoh retorted.

"Whatever, Mamushi! It's still a fairy tale!"

"You wanna fight!"

"Bring it on!"

"Momoshiro, Kaidoh. Twenty laps around the court. Now!" Tezuka ordered and the two immediately started running.

-"Ryuzaki-san, congrats on recovering so quickly."- Oishi and Kawamura said.

-Th-Thank you, Senpai-tachi.- Sakuno said on the other line.

"We'd go there later to visit." Eiji said.

-Senpai, instead of going here, just go straight to our house.-

"Why to your house, Ochibi?"

-Because Ryuzaki's staying with us at home.-

-"What?"-

"D-Do-Does that me-mean that yo-you two are together i-in your house?" Oishi stammered.

-Hai.-

"Where does she sleep at night?" Inui asked.

-In my room.-

"Eh! Ochibi, are you two sleeping on one bed?"

-No. I'm sleeping on the futon. She sleeps on the bed.-

"We we're worried back there. We thought that you might... you might..." Eiji said as he trailed off when Kawamura looked at him.

"Eiji, it's Echizen we're talking about here. It's impossible for him to think of that."

"55.04% that Echizen ever thought of that." Inui said as he adjusted his glasses.

-Can we just stop talking of whatever you're talking about and end this call? We need to go home.-

"Uhh, sure. See you later, Ochibi and Ryuzaki-chan." Eiji ended the phone call and looked at his fellow Regulars.

"So that settles it. We'll be going to Ochibi's house!"

"I'll be going with you too! I want to see Sakuno-chan." Midori said while her arms were wrapped on Fuji's arm again.

"Sure. Oh, Nanami-san. Can you write your sizes here? It's for the Regular's Jersey." Oishi said as he gave Midori a sheet of paper.

"Okay."

"Ryoma-kun, wh-why are you st-still here?" Sakuno asked while blushing.

"I'm taking care of you." Ryoma flipped his phone open and dialed a number.

-Yo, Chibisuke.-

"Aniki, can you bring the car and get us home?"

-Eh? Where are you two? Mom was really worried, you know.-

"I'll explain later. Anyway, we're here at Tokyo Hospital. We'll wait for you at the lobby."

-Ho-Hospital! Is Sakuno-chan pregnant already! Oi, Chibisuke!-

"Just go here instead of saying useless things like that." Ryoma closed his phone and sighed. He then looked at the blushing girl on the hospital bed.

"Change to my clothes so we can go home."

"H-Hai."

Ryoma stood up and went outside of the room. After a few minutes, he returned inside when Sakuno said he can do so. He looked at the girl and frowned a bit. There was too much bandage on her arms and legs. There were even patches on her cheeks.

"Let's go." He said as he held her hand again. Sakuno nodded while blushing and they went out of the room. After confirming that Sakuno was listed as a released patient; they waited for Ryoga at the lobby. A short while later, the black car stopped in front of the hospital and Ryoga went out of it. Sakuno and Ryoma went out to greet him.

"Sa-Sakuno-chan! What happened to you!" Ryoga exclaimed after seeing Sakuno's condition.

"U-Uhh, I f-fell from th-the stairs..."

"Get in the car, you two. You'll have a lot of explaining to do."

The three of them went in the car with Ryoma and Sakuno sitting next to each other at the back. Ryoma started explaining in the simplest and most brief explanation he can make.

"EH! Sakuno-chan was tortured by your fan girls!"

"Ah."

"You'd be grilled by mom later, Chibisuke."

After quite some time, they reached their house. Rinko immediately greeted them when they came back. She hugged both Ryoma and Sakuno.

"I'm glad that the both of you are home."

"Sorry for what I did yesterday, Mom." Ryoma said and Rinko nodded then looked at the kids.

"What happened to you, Sakuno-san?" Rinko asked as Nanjiroh and Nanako entered the living room.

Ryoma started explaining all over again while Sakuno was looking at her hands on her lap. When the story ended, Rinko looked at Sakuno and smiled a little.

"I'm glad you're safe, Sakuno-san. The girls who did that to you are probably going to be expelled so you won't have anything to worry about."

"Hai. It's was all thanks to Ryoma-kun and the Senpais."

"Now that Ryuzaki-chan's alright, we should celebrate!"

"Alright. We'll be cooking a feast!" Nanako said.

Nanjiroh went out on his bike and headed for the grocery store. After half an hour, he came back with lots of plastic bags containing the groceries. Rinko and Nanako cooked everything for the celebration. When they were done with cooking, the doorbel rang. Ryoga opened the door and he saw all of the Seigaku Regulars with Midori.

-"Good evening."- They all greeted.

"Come in, you guys." Ryoga moved from the door as everyone took their shoes of and entered.

-"Ojamashimasu. (Excuse us for disturbing.)"-

"Go-Good evening, Senpai-tachi. Are? Mi-Midori-san?" Sakuno said as she saw the brunette.

"Saku-chan! Long time no see! I missed you!" Midori said as she hugged Sakuno a little tighter than the girl can currently handle.

"Midori, Ryuzaki-chan's injured, in case you're forgetting." Syuusuke reminded and Midori immediately let go of Sakuno and sheepishly rubbed the back of her head.

"Oops, sorry about that, Saku-chan."

"I-It's alright."

"You're really noisy, Senpai-tachi." Ryoma said as he came from the common room.

"Ochibi! Long time no see!" Eiji said as he and Momoshiro glomped on Ryoma which made Ryoga chuckle.

"No wonder you're getting tougher, Chibisuke."

"Shut up, Aniki."

"Oh, come in. We cooked a feast for Sakuno-san." Rinko said as she looked at them.

-"Good evening, Mrs. Echizen."-

"Good evening to you too. Come on in."

They all settled in the common room while Ryoma never heard the end of his Senpais' teasing.

"So, Echizen. What did you really do?" Momoshiro asked.

"How did you get Ryuzaki-chan to wake up?" Eiji asked the young boy whose eyebrow was already twitching.

"Was it because of a kiss?" Fuji asked.

"Yeah, yeah. I want to know too, Echizen-kun." Midori said.

"Ryuzaki woke up on her own. Nothing else happened." Ryoma said.

-"Che. How boring."- Momoshiro, Eiji and Midori said altogether while Fuji was chuckling.

"Before we start eating, everyone, get your glasses please. Let's all have a toast for Sakuno-chan's recovery." Ryoga said while holding his glass of orange juice.

"And also for Midori on becoming the new Regular on our team." Fuji said while holding his glass.

-"Cheers!"-

"Congratulations, Midori-san." Sakuno said and earned another hug from Midori. This one's a gentler one, though.

"Thank you, Saku-chan. Syuusuke said you'd be joining so I joined too."

"Oh, I see. I'm glad you're on the team. When I fully recover, I'd also play against some of the Senpais to know whether or not I can join."

"You don't have to worry, Saku-chan. Your boyfriend's there for you."

"B-Boyfriend?" Sakuno stuttered while blushing and Ryoma's eyebrows furrowed.

'Who the hell...' He thought.

"Yup! Isn't Echizen-kun your boyfriend?"

-"EH!"- The two chorused while the others laughed, except for Tezuka, of course.

They spent the rest of the day celebrating. It was almost 12 when they stopped and since it was midnight, Rinko decided to let everyone sleep in the house. Since it's big enough to accommodate all of them and they got permissions from their parents or relatives, they stayed there for the night.

Yosh! It's done! Hehehehe. Hmmm. My internet connection is getting bad again so I don't that I'll be updating any time soon. Probably around next week.

T_T I'm going to miss talking to my friends on PM.

See you on the update next week! ^_^