Reina changed after all the boys tennis club and Regular's changed into their practice clothes. Reina sat in the Boys Tennis Club room half dressed and stared at her tennis racket and back at her hand. She stared at it for what seemed to be a long time.

Momochan, "What could be taking her so long? Does it really take that long for a girl to get changed into practice clothes?" Kawamura looked at him.

"Why you're already changed."

"Yeah but I forgot my racquet in there, and if captain finds out I'll have to run laps."

"Oh yeah…"

Fuji overheard their conversation and looked back at the small building, which is the Boys Tennis Club room. He did notice how long she's been in there. Tezuka looked at him.

"Everyone run 10 laps" he shouted.

"Even the Regulars?" Tezuka looked at them, "No you practice here on these courts."

Oishi stood beside him, "Are you sure it's ok to play her? You don't know anything about her playing style, except that she learned from the same person Ryoma did."

Tezuka looked at his arm, "It's ready. I beat him once, I can beat her."

Fuji walked up on the other side, "But are really going to put her as a Regular? Is it allowed to have nine on a team? That would be interesting."

"That'll be decided later."

Oishi, "But she is taking an awful long time. Oh by the way have you seen Ryoma-kun? I don't see him?"

They all looked around and he wasn't anywhere.

Fuji walked over to the Tennis Room and Reina was sitting there still by herself half dressed. As he put his hand on the door Eiji yelled in back of him, "Hey Fuji, no peeping!"

Tezuka, "Eiji do you want to run laps?"

"Egh!?"

Fuji smiled and nodded and opened the door. The rest of the Regulars saw this and thought it was weird.

"Reina." Fuji stood in front of her. "Reina if you don't want to play why are you playing? You don't have to." She didn't answer. "I didn't know you knew Ryoma-kun." She sat quietly and spoke, "Syusuke-kun, I have to finish changing, please leave." He looked down at her and could have sworn she was tearing but he left anyways. As he left Ryoma came around the corner and saw him leave, he looked in the door and saw Reina.

"Reina-neechan, are you going to play against him? You should know, I lost to him once." Reina didn't move. He stood next to the door to make sure no one else came in and stood there quietly waiting for her. She wiped her face and put on her shirt. She stood up and looked at Ryoma, "Let's go" and smiled.

The door opened and everyone stopped and looked at her, except for Fuji and Tezuka who were talking. "Oishi, something the matter?" and Fuji turned around. Reina came out in a short tennis skirt and a cut off tennis tank top and sunglasses.

Tezuka, "Hey everyone run 10 extra laps."

"Eh!!!"

Inui, "Everyone, I've made a new menu today for your training. Reina-san, would you like to join?"

"Ii cha"*

"Ryuzaki-sensei?" Kawamura asked her.

"It's ok, I asked him to add her."

"Were going to continue with the weights on our legs, adding 450kg altogether. Also using the cones. If you lose you have to drink this." And he lifted up a cup with purplish green liquid. Everyone got a sour look.

Reina looked at Ryoma and everyone's face and asked him why they had that look. He told her that he puts weird stuff in there and it makes them sick.

"Hm… Let me try."

"Rein---" he tried to stop but she was already at Inui.

"Inui-san, can you let me have a sip?" Inui looked at her funny, "Sure" and he handed her the drink. Eiji, Kawamura, Momo, Kaido, Fuji, Ryoma and Tezuka stared at her. She sipped it at first then took another drink. They all dropped their jaws.

Eiji, "Ochibi-chan, she going to be ok?" Ryoma couldn't say anything he was surprised.

Reina, "Ryoma come bring my bag here." Ryoma came and brought her, her bag. She opened it and took out a small bottle and put 5 drops of whatever was in there into the drink. Inui was very disturbed. "There, Inui-san you've tried your drinks right?" he nodded, "Try this, it's much better" she winked. Inui hesitated and took a drink. He almost puked on the courts.

"Goood…." He said with a dying voice. The rest of them looked both of them.

As they practiced, they each lost eventually and all officially felt sick to their stomach's with whatever was in there. Inui told them to put an extra weight; they now had 13 blocks on their feet and were to practice with one another. Inui stopped Reina and asked what she put in it, "naisho" she winked and put the other weights on.

They practiced, Eiji vs. Fuji, Momo vs. Kaido, Oishi vs. Tezuka, Kawamura vs. Inui and Ryoma vs. Reina. They each had a difficult time with the extra weights, except for Reina. Ryoma seemed to be barely keeping up. The rest stopped and watched their game.

Reina, "Ryoma, hurry." And she smacked it back. Ryoma was mildly getting irritated, but in a good way.

Eiji, "Wow how can they keep going on? Ryoma is barely keeping up, but Reina… Reina doesn't even look tired." Ryuzaki-sensei walked up behind them.

"Look at her." They all looked but didn't notice anything. Then Fuji opened his eyes wider.

"Ryuzaki-sensei, how did she usually practice when you knew her?" he asked. She smiled.

"Your right." She said. The rest of them looked dumbfounded except for Tezuka. "Not only does she have your 13 weights on her feet Inui," she looked at him, "but she had an extra 10 on her feet before you even put them on, excluding the 6 she took off before you gave her those extra."

"23?" Kawamura yelped as they all did.

"Yeah, she practices with 16 weights on her feet everyday. Look at her hands." They all looked at her hands.

Momo, "She has wrist bands."

Ryuzaki smirked, "Those aren't just bands, they're weights that weight about ¾ of what is on her feet."

"Is that even possible?" Momo asked.

Fuji, "For her it is." He looked at her.

Tezuka was amazed. Fuji looked at him and so did Oishi, "Maybe you shouldn't play against her today. We'll just wait."

"Ryoma, let's stop."

"No, I'm going to make you cry just once Reina-neechan."

She walked over to him, "No, let's stop." As she walked away she fell to the floor.

"REINA!" Fuji and Ryoma said at the same time and ran to her. Fuji held her on the ground, "Reina, oi, Reina, wake up!"

"Neechan, oi, Reina-neechan, get up!"

The rest of them went over there.

Ryoma, "Fuji-senpai, let's take her to the nurses office." Fuji nodded and picked her up and brought her there. They laid her down and Ryoma stayed with her. Fuji stood above watching not sure if he should tell Ryoma about them.

The rest waited in the hallway.

Oishi, "Oi, Tezuka, does Fuji know Reina?"

Tezuka didn't say anything at first, "Don't say anything to Ryoma. He doesn't know…"

"Doesn't know what?" Eiji blurted out.

Fuji walked out, "That we used to date."

"DATE!?" everyone had a surprised look on their face.

Ryuzaki-sensei, "Since when? How long has she been back? Last I heard she was with her father after America."

"She's been here for a little over 3 years. I met her at a tournament two years ago. We were just friends but during my 2nd year we were together."

They didn't say anything then Ryoma walked out.

Fuji, "How is she?"

"Fuji-senpai, why are you so worried about her? You just met her so why are you so worried?"

Fuji kept quiet for a while and told him. Ryoma didn't act surprised, actually he didn't react at all, in which they thought that was a bad sign, considering he's very protective of her. Ryoma went back in the room and Reina was awake.

"Reina-neechan, you should drink and eat more. The doctor said you lack these."

"Sorry to worry you."

"Hey, I have to ask you something."

"What?"

"Were you dating Fuji-senpai, before?"

Reina stared at him but he didn't look at her, "Look at me. I'm fine so don't worry. And yes we did. He stayed with me for almost a year at my house. I'm sorry for not telling you."

"I'm just worried that's all."

She smiled and the rest of them walked in. Fuji, "Reina, my sister and I will be staying with you so your not alone, or you can stay at our home."

"No it's ok. It's just this little thing, don't worry."

"Little thing? Reina how many times has this happened in the past?"

Ryoma, "in the past?"

"Syusuke, shut up."

"Fuji-senpai, don't worry she'll be staying with us, my father wants to see her anyways."

"Both of you just stop it, please. I'm tired I want to go home to my own bed. If you want you both can stay in my house ok?"

Fuji, "Reina!"

"It's alright. I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys I knew each of you, but I really didn't think it was necessary."

Tezuka walked up to her, "I would like you to join our team as a Regular."

Eiji, "But that means one of us has to step out."

Inui, "No, not really…"

Kawamura, "I'll step out of this one, I would like to see Reina play and it'd be nice to have a girl on the team."

Eiji, "Kawamura…"

"You really don't have to."

Fuji pressed her more until she gave in and she was going to play. Ryoma looked at her and didn't say anything.

Tezuka, "Reina, do you normally practice like that?"

"Yes, it builds strength, I need it when I play Volleyball and Tennis. Oh and Inui-san, that drink really tasted like shit, I only added that to give it some flavor, drinks like that are healthy just shitty tasting."

They all laughed.

Ryoma, Fuji and Reina arrived at her house. Then the doorbell rang and it was Eiji and Momochan.

Ryoma, "What are you doing here? How did you know…"

"We followed" Eiji said with a smiling face. "We can't leave her alone with you two, especially Fuji."

Fuji looked at confused.

Momo, "Yes so we came to keep an out."

Eiji, "And she needs to eat properly right? Well I'm sure she doesn't want to die from your guys' cooking."

Ryoma, "Kikumaru-senpai is weird, he can cook."

"Oi, Ryoma that's mean!"

Eiji and Reina both cooked dinner for them all. It was really good. Although Ryoma didn't like the fact that Reina cooked other food other than Japanese food. He really didn't like that other food, but her cooking was good.

Momo, "Reinachan, what kind of food was that you cooked?"

Eiji nodded and so did the rest, "Can you show me sometime?" Eiji asked.

"Sure." She said smiling, "It was Filipino good. I ate a lot of it in America and had some Filipino friends."

As they cleaned up the doorbell rang and it was Kawamura, Oishi and Tezuka.

Eiji, "Tezuka?"

Tezuka, "They made me come here." he said with a sour look and they all laughed.

Kawamura handed Reina a bag, "My father owns a sushi shop and he wanted me to give you this as a get well gift."

Reina, "You guys really don't have to do this. I'm fine really."

They all sat and looked around her house, Eiji, "you live here all by yourself? Its so big."

Reina didn't answer at first then spoke, "Not all the time, my father comes home once in a while." She got up "Anyone want something else to drink?" she left to go get a drink.

Fuji, "Eiji-san, please refrain yourself."

"Sorry."

Oishi looked for Ryoma but he wasn't around, "Where's Ryoma?"

Ryoma walked up stairs into her room and looked at the pictures. He remembered how they met and how much he didn't want to befriend her that much. He was jealous that she was stronger, but in the long run she grew on him and it became like he felt he needed to protect her from certain things. He turned to the desk that had a picture of them right before she left. Ryoma was sitting down and Reina had her arms around him from behind. That was the picture her friend took, "Taka" he whispered and Reina appeared behind him.

"Do you remember when we took this?" taking it off the mirror. "It was at my going away party, honestly they didn't need to give me one, and I was only there for several years."

"I highly doubt six years qualifies as several to them." Reina sat on the bed. "Reineechan,"

"Reineechan, he used to call me that."

"They're waiting downstairs." Ryoma didn't know what else to do.

"Does… your father know?"

Ryoma turned to her, "Yes of course, how could that be hidden from everyone that knew him? That's why he wanted to see you, to see how you were doing, he didn't think you'd be back here, going to Seigaku."

"I wanted to see you again and Syusuke, to be honest. I missed you both."

Ryoma smiled, "Well they're waiting downstairs we should get back."

"I'm going to shower and get out of these clothes."

They all sat down talking and saw Ryoma come down.

Momo, "Oh Echizen, what were you doing up there?"

"Reina-neechan said she's going to shower and be back down."

Syusuke looked at him, "I saw your picture."

Eiji, "Picture? A picture of Ryoma and Reina?"

Ryoma, "Yes, it was when we were in America at her going away party."

Kawamura, "How did you guys meet."

Ryoma didn't really want to talk but he did anyways, "Our fathers knew each other and her father pressured her into learning tennis because it was much like Volleyball, just he didn't like that as much. She started to take lessons from my father and became very good. She never entered any tournaments, if she did I don't think I would have won those four championships."

"Four?" Oishi looked at him. Tezuka just gave him a look. Ryoma smirked.

"Yes four"

"What league"

"The 16 year old junior division."

Tezuka, "That would explain why you could be the Regulars, Kaido and Inui."

They laughed then thought of how Inui would make their menu more hideous than it already is.

Reina was done and came down in one of Fuji's shirts. "Sorry Syusuke-kun, you left this here I hope you don't mind me wearing it, I found it in my closet."

"It's ok," he said with a smile.

It was pretty big on her considered her frame, but even more disturbing because Fuji himself was skinny, but then he liked to wear big shirts.

Eiji, "Oi, Fuji what's your shirt doing here?"

"I have a room here, when I used to stay with her here sometimes, a lot of my clothes are here.

Kawamura got up, "Well I think we should be going, it's getting late and I promised my dad I would help him clean up." Oishi and Tezuka got up.

Oishi, "Oi Eiji, Momo aren't you coming."

Eiji, "No, I can't leave her with these guys."

Momo, "Me too."

Oishi, Fuji and Kawamura got this weird look.

"Oh, Kawamura-san, please take some of these." Reina handed them to him, "They're called 'ensimada' imported from the Philippines, and they're really good to thank your father for the sushi."

Kawamura nodded. "Thank you."

"Oishi, Tezuka" she yelled and threw them a piece each, "take some and try it it's good" they both got a weird look, "no there is nothing in them to make you sick." She laughed.