Chapter 10
"Yuki-chan won!" exclaimed Kiyoko eagerly. She jumped to Yuki who grinned.
"It wasn't that hard Kiyoko," said Yuki, "He wasn't even a regular. If only I could have had one of your opponents." At the end of the day, the ten members had been decided. They were, Tezuka, Oishi, Eiji, Fuji, Takashi, Takeshi, Ryoma, Kaido, Yuki, and Kiyoko.

"Kachiro, your dad is amazing!" said Horio excitedly, "To be coaching at such a big tennis club." The boys, Kiyoko, Rei, and Yuki were at a tennis club. They met with Kachiro's dad, Coach Katou. The girls bowed while Ryoma gave a bored yawn. Kiyoko nudged him.
"Try and show some respect Ryoma," said Kiyoko shaking her head disapprovingly.
"Whatever Odango," muttered Ryoma.
"You guys can use the tennis court, but don't hit or disturb the other customers," said Coach Katou.
"Yay!" said Horio jumping up and down, "I never imagined I could play in such a big tennis court!" The girls were silent. They had their own court at home and did not bother to say anymore.
"Thanks Dad!" said Kachiro happily.
"Hey Echizen, can you teach me the twist serve!?" asked Horio.
"No way," said Ryoma. A man called Kachiro's dad.
"Hey Coach Katou," said the man, "Teach us well during our evening lesson."
"Sure Mr. Sasabe, please wait at Court F." becan Coach Katou before the man objected.
"What! We have to use Court F?" asked Mr. Sasabe, "Why can't I use Court A. I have to walk all the way over there." He tossed his bag to the coach. "Take this, and don't drop it to the ground, you'd get it dirty!"
"Why's he acting like that?" asked Horio watching the scene.
"That's Mr. Sasabe," said Coach Katou, "He's a regular customer and he's selfish and hated."
"We can switch to F Court," said Kachiro.
"No that's okay," said Coach katou shaking his head, "This time I'll handle him."
"Hey! Can you go a little faster?" asked Mr. Sasabe way ahead.
"Coming!" said Coach Katou promptly.
"Didn't he say he was going to handle him?" asked Horio sweat dropping.
"There are a lot of conceited guys these days," said Ryoma with a shrug.
"I hate those who pick on the weak," said Rei with disgust. Kiyoko saw Kachiro look back at the direction his father was heading. Ryoma swung the ball to Horio who was already out of breath.
"Wait, wait a second," said Horio breathing heavily, "I need a rest. I'm exhausted."
"All you do is talk," said Yuki, "And you don't have any stamina."
"Ah! We're all like this now and you're still relaxed!" said Horio, "Plus the fact that you're only using your right hand."
"But with just a little advice from Ryoma I can already get the grasp of it!" said Kachiro.
"What did you just say?! Didn't you just hear what I said! Did you?" said a loud voice.
"It's coming from the A Court," said Rei looking in that direction.
"Bu-But if you don't warm up, you can pull a muscle or injure yourself," said Coach Katou in a stuttering voice.
"It's this again! Making us lose 15 minutes of our time."
"Hey!" said Mr. Sasabe, "Don't compare us with those weaklings. Teach us the top spin, now. I see, it's been rumored that you gave up professionals because of an injury."
"This doesn't look good," said Horio watching. Coach Katou was silent.
"Right," said Mr. Sasabe now confident, "That boy there was your son right? I heard that he joined Seigaku's tennis club. Ha! Three years from now I still see him picking up balls. Like father like son right?"
"And I heard that they even let freshmen into the team," said a man with a snicker. Rei chose to intervene before anything else happened.
"Excuse me sir," said Rei in a sugary sweet voice, "Will you teach me how to play tennis?" Mr. Sasabe looked at her and laughed.
"It's because the other coaches are so undependable right?" asked Mr. Sasabe, "Sure I'll teach you tennis." Coach Katou was about to object before Yuki and Kiyoko hurriedly took him to the sidelines.
"What's going on?" asked the coach.
"Hmph," said Ryoma, "I wanted to play."
"Sorry Ryoma-kun," said Kiyoko, "Just sit back and enjoy the show." Rei moved to one court and a man stood to be the chair umpire.
"Since your new," said Mr. Sasabe, "You can have the first serve."
"Thank you," said Rei before going up to do a serve. The man caught it with ease.
"What!" exclaimed Mizuno, "Akuma-san isn't good at all!"
"Hush," said Yuki immediately looking to see if Rei had noticed, "Just watch."
"She's very smart," said Coach Katou, "She wants to test the opponent. At this very moment she's watching the ball very closely."
"Of course!" said Horio nodding knowingly, "This is at the basics of playing tennis."
"Shut up and watch," said Yuki. The group turned to Rei as a rally was going on. Mr. Sasabe hit it at Rei's court and it went in.
"15-Love!" said the ref. Rei looked at where the ball landed and suddenly smiled.
"I guess I have no reason to be cautious," said Rei to herself. She returned the next ball with ease.
"What is this!" exclaimed the man in surprise as the ball went past him, "Her serve is completely different from before."
"15-All!" said the perplexed ref. A sudden aura took over Rei and her eyes took on an evil glint.
"Here it comes!" said Yuki eagerly, "Rei's serve." The ball whizzed at Mr. Sasabe and the racket somehow bounced off his hand.
"What was that!?" exclaimed Horio.
"It's called Devil Serve," said Kiyoko, "When the ball heads for the racket, at the exact moment of impact, a second force comes after the next in a continuous motion. That means another hit, more powerful than the last is headed for the opponent. If your first serve was already difficult to return, the second impact is invincible."
"That is the Devil Serve?!" exclaimed Mizuno.
"40-15!"
"Rei has one more trick up her sleeve," said Yuki but just then they heard a shout.
"Ow!" said Mr. Sasabe, "I think I pulled a muscle."
"Oh," whined Kiyoko, "We never got to see it." Rei pointed her racket at the older man.
"That's because you didn't stretch right," said Rei before walking off. Yuki was near tears.
"I haven't seen your move in so long!" wailed Yuki, "To think I was a second away."
"Is it that good?" asked Kachiro.
"Yes," said Kiyoko nodding, "She rarely does it because it's her ace in the hole. You would have seen something pretty crazy."
"Let's go," said Rei and Ryoma now bored.