Hope, you'll like this chapter. And before you make conclusions Amy is not that bad in tennis, she's probablly had a bad day...

Chapter Eight

"Susan dear, you look splendid in you PE kit, like always," Amy was saying to Susan on the nice Tuesday morning.

"You too," Susan answered tying her trainers. Like always Amy made all the effort she could to look gorgeous - that morning her dark hair was curled, fine makeup on, she was taller than Susan and wore white shorts, which showed off her long legs, with a matching T-shirt, on her neck dangled a medallion with five pointed star. She smiled a comfortable smile, she would be fabulous for every boy to see. They were having a PE lesson, and that morning they were kind of playing against boys as well. Amy was never so happy for the rain to pour and leave teachers no choice but put boys with girls.

Amy took out a pink lipstick and a hand mirror from her bag. After a few minutes of gently putting it on she asked Susan: "Do you want to use it?"

"No way!" Susan answered horrified, she rarely used makeup and certainly not in school.

"Come on girls," shouted the teacher from the door to the changing room.

"Why is she always in a hurry," wondered Amy, Susan was already picking her racket up, she brought her own, in much better shape than the school's ones; like her friend she wore white shorts with a matching T-shirt, but she didn't make that glamorous impression as her friend always did, her hair was tied in a ponytail and her grey eyes were already shinning before the games, it was so much more exciting to play against boys, they hit harder and generally play better than most of the girls.

"You have that look again," said Amy.

"What look?"

"Here I come and no one will stop me look." to which Susan just smiled.

As both girls came in, they saw that all the courts were filled with already playing boys. Five out of six courts were filled with pairs playing single games. There was eleven boys, poor Rick was alone on the sixth court, and twelve girls in the sports hall, all the rest were either allowed in gym or a swimming pool, where Amy wanted to go to show off her new swimming suit, but changed her mind not wanting to leave Susan all by herself.

"When they finish their rallies two girls will join each court - I want to see how mixed pairs play," said the teacher in her usual monotonous way of speaking.

"Hey Susan, great seeing you," a gorgeous boy joined them, evidently he was late for the lesson and just changed, as he followed them in, "do you want to play me in the first set?" he asked, he was one of the other badminton players.

"Yeah, lets join Rick, then we'll have a four for doubles."

"Great!" the three of them went to the back of the room to join Rick.

"Good morning Susan."

"Good morning Rick to you as well. Meet my friend Amy and that's Eddy." he gritted both of them, then she asked, "No reservation for the court, I thought we'd make a lovely four playing each other."

"Nope no reserves surprisingly yet." he smiled a secret smile to her.

"Great again," Eddy muttered, "I'll play with Amy, against you too." Susan hoped Rick wouldn't guess the reason Eddy was so generous - as they both were in the school teams for badminton and tennis, Eddy thought that probably Rick wasn't that good in playing and thought of putting up with him and Amy if necessary but actually playing Susan.

"We'll start with your serve sweetie," said Eddy throwing the ball to Susan, she caught it with a blush. How much she has known Eddy, she still felt embarrassed by his attitude to her.

She served it diagonally to Amy, who missed it, but Eddy got the hit easily and passed it back to Susan with a beautiful hit. Susan hit the ball lightly letting it fly just a bit far than the net, Eddy passed it lightly back, Susan had a little time to react, but she managed to get it over the net. With more force Eddy hit the ball, which whizzed past Susan's head, letting Rick awkwardly hit it back to Eddy. The ball flew from one side to the other like that most hits directed by Susan or Eddy. Finally the rally finished with Susan scoring the point, or Amy letting the ball fly to the next court.

Rick picked the ball up, Susan saw a strange expression on his face, "are you alright?" She whispered to him when he passed the ball to her.

"I don't know," he whispered back, "he plays too good for me, I mean I don't want our team to be basing just on you."

"Don't worry, he's always a bit lame in the beginning that's why we scored easily, you just stand back for the first part, learn his and my tactics - how we hit the ball, like yesterday, when he heats up I'll need all you quickness and learnt skill to help me."

Susan served again, Eddy got it straight away letting it fly towards Rick, who didn't quite manage the proper tennis hit, but still passed it back other the net towards Amy, who stepped back letting Eddy hit the ball.

"Nice try," whispered Susan to Rick hitting the ball behind him.

In ten minutes Rick and Susan won two games, the second one was not that hard with Amy's poor serves. It was Rick's turn to serve and he did it finely, Eddy let the ball hit the ground once before passing it back to Rick with a hard hit. It was Rick's turn to perform a perfect tennis hit.

The lesson finished with Rick and Susan winning.

In the changing rooms Eddy shook Rick's hand saying he has to join their tennis team, Rick was astonished. Alright they won the game thanks for some miraculous miracle and of Amy's bad play. This boy who was playing against two, said he was good.

After school he played Susan, the sports hall was again only for two of them. And Susan was really tired in the end of their play. She smiled when they parted at the gates.

"Are you free tommorow evening? Amy can't make it with me and I already reserved the court in the sports centre in town."

"Yeah sure."

Strekoza: I hope you liked it R&R.