Disclaimer: As we all know, I'm poor and can't afford to be sued. So, D.N. Angel's not mine. The names of others that I have are merely names of characters that I adopted from some of the other anime's that I love such as Sailormoon, Prince of Tennis, Ayashi No Ceres, Fushigi Yuugi, Fruits Basket, Pretear and so on and so forth.

WARNING: This is NOT a cross-over. I've simply adopted their names since I can't think of actual Japanese names without it sounding so gay.

Stage 3

The next morning while they were hanging out at 'Pink' is when Riku informed both Hiwatari and Risa what had happened the previous night.

"Oh Riku, it looks very pretty on you. Hiwatari, why haven't you given me such a fine jewelry just like Daisuke did for my sister? Why? Why? Why?" Risa complains to Hiwatari while eyeing the necklace on her sister's neck.

"Because I never got around to it. Don't worry, I'll buy you one soon enough." Hiwatari simply replied.

Hiwatari's POV

Surely, she can't hold this against me right? How is jewelry a sign to show my affection? I love her more than all of the jewels combined in the whole entire world. Besides, jewelry is not enough to show my love alone. I really got to make a move and let her know that I love her more than she thinks, which is why she should never even question my love for her. Never.

"Can we buy one tonight then? You know, I'm free. Besides, there's not much homework for me to do anyways but write an essay. I can do it in no time flat. So please, can we go today?" Risa insisted.

"Well, I don't see why not. But as long as it's not interfering with your studies. Then, it will be fine with me." Hiwatari replied back.

"Oh great hun. Thanks a lot. I love you so much. You always spoil me."

"Yes, indeed--that's what I do. Anyways, let's meet here tonight at about 6pm then, okay?" Hiwatari told Risa.

"Oh, no problem. I'll definitely be here."

"Guys, I'm sorry but I will have to go now. My tennis starts in about 15 minutes from now and I still have to change my clothing. I'm sorry but I'll have to see you guys later. Bye you two. Daisuke, let's walk together."

"Oh yeah. Same here guys. Sorry, both of you. I have some ass-kickin' to do in my Chess Club. So, I'll ditch for now. Later."

Both Daisuke and Riku walked out of 'Pink' together to go to their respective clubs. Both ran to get to where they needed to be. But of course, before they parted, they just had to give each other a goodbye peck on the cheek and a "See you after school."

With finally reaching the tennis courts, she becomes astounded as to how many people were actually on her tennis team. She counted. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.

Riku's POV

This is the elite tennis team that they were bragging about in every single paper, magazine or news articles? What is this? Is this some kind of a joke? This must be. Come on, this must be.

Riku makes a move to one of her team members by closing the distance between her and this other brunette girl, so as to enquire about the situation at hand.

"Excuse me." Riku asked her as she turns around to face her.

"Oh hello there too. I'm Miyami Takasura and who might you be?" the brunette girl cheerfully replied.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Riku Harada." Riku said as she was shaking the girl's right hand.

"Oh. You're most likely that new girl the captain's been talking about."

"What do you mean? The captain's been talking about me?"

"Oh yes. He told us that you're one heck of a girl. He says that you're actually quite good which means that you will most likely benefit us."

"Oh I see. Well, I guess, that's very nice to hear. But am I the only new one in here?" Riku asked Miyami, completely forgetting what she had meant to ask the brunette to begin with.

"Well, so far. But I think there's also a new one coming today. The captain's testing her abilities right now as we speak, which most likely explains why he's a bit late."

"Why, is that guy…I mean captain, ever punctual to begin with?" Riku asked curiously.

"Oh most definitely. Well, actually, when it comes to his studies and everything else that he doesn't much care about, he's usually late. He's usually never punctual in other things but tennis. The captain takes tennis seriously as it is the only thing that he loves to do or enjoys doing--which is why he's devoted lots of hours to become who he is today, an unbeatable champ."

"I see." Riku said amazed.

Riku's POV

Damn. That means that I'll have to practice twice as hard as him then.

"So, I guess you could say that once the captain falls in love with some things, he actually becomes so attached and devoted to it that he's simply inseparable to what he loves." Miyami said in a tone of realization.

With this, Riku started to imagine who the famous 'Dark Mousy' really is. Somehow, Riku managed to be in her 'tranced' state without fully realizing that she has indeed, started to think about Dark Mousy yet again for the umpteenth time during that day.

Riku's POV

Oh god. Why am I being so silly like this? God, how can I even think about him at such a time? Especially when I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have Daisuke by my side. Oh, what's wrong with me! I think I'm going insane.

Dark Mousy is close to the premises so everyone started to organize themselves to greet their captain. Except for Riku who still wasn't prepared at all since some things are still making her uneasy. Too many questions dwelling in her head that needs to be answered, such as--why are there only 10 people in this team, not including the captain or whomever else recruit there may be.

"Hey Miyami, wait." Riku said in a hushed voice so as not to be overheard by anyone.

"Yes? What is it my friend?" Miyami asked.

"So, why is it that there's only 10 members on this team? I thought this was supposed to be Japan's most elite tennis team. Is having only 10 appropriate though?"

"Because that's more than enough people to beat the other universities!" Miyami replied humbly back.

"Are you serious? What do you mean by that?" Riku asked her again.

"It means that this tennis team works quite differently than that of what you're used to. In this team, we are ranked. We're all strong. We play each other first before other people from other schools so we know each other's strengths, capabilities and weaknesses. Also, in this way, we are able to know who's the strongest and so on. But since the ranking matches hasn't started yet, we're currently not ranked yet. However, we'll begin it soon. Most likely some time this week, so don't underestimate anyone in here. They're specifically chosen by Dark Mousy because it's either they're already strong or they have great potential. Only 'the best' would know best. Anyone who didn't satisfy Dark Mousy on his one-on-one isn't allowed to join the tennis club since they don't have what it takes."

"So, to cut it short?" Riku asked.

"There's only 10 so far since Dark picked only 10 to become members from the 750 contenders that tried out."

"You are SO kidding! How can 750 people try out and all of them fail but 10."

"You better believe it. Like I said, don't underestimate any of us. We wouldn't have been chosen if we're not that good right? Most of us are here to win. So, you're my buddy for now, but remember I won't go easy on you in the ranking matches. You know why? Because the whole university will know and my most important person will be watching. So, I can't lose. Not to you or to anyone, well, maybe not to anyone but Dark."

"Miyami. Don't underestimate me either. I wouldn't be here if I didn't want to win. Besides, my most important person will be watching too. So, I definitely won't lose to anyone at all. Not even Dark."

"Good luck on that then. You'll need an intense training to beat Dark Mousy, which is pretty much saying 'I wanna die while training.' But between the two of us? We'll just see who will win. Prepare yourself. I wanna have fun during our match. Make it interesting."

"Definitely. Anyways, so are you saying, 10 for the men's and 10 for the women's?" Riku asked Miyami while awakening Riku's competitive nature. Determination written all over her face.

"Oh no no no no no. 10 overall combined."

"Are you sure that it's enough to beat all of the other universities to actually go to Nationals?"

"More than positive. You better believe it. I guess you won't know until you see. But guess what? You'll see. Eventually. In a couple of days now."

"Is Dark really that good?"

"Why? You don't think so?"

"Of course, I think so. But I'll most definitely try to beat him."

"Honey, you see those three tall, good-looking guys over there?"

"Hey, they're not bad." Riku winked at her new friend.

Miyami laughs. "That's not what I meant. What I mean is that--those 3 hotties have been trying to beat Dark Mousy for approximately 5 years now. Tetsuya, Takara, and Tama. Their feud over tennis had been going on ever since they were in high school. What are the chances of you defeating the captain when those 3 have been trying to defeat him all these years. Hey, not only that, they've tried everything to defeat the captain but once they start to catch up with Dark's strength, the captain simply keeps evolving into someone far better than he was last time. Therefore, gathered information about the captain is bound to be useless since every time he's faced with a challenge, he simply keeps evolving to become someone much more powerful, someone much more better."

"So, is that why he loves tennis so much?" Riku asked interested all of a sudden.

"That's what's most of us think. Because he's so unbeatable. He's so good at it that no one's ever been able to defeat him. Or at least, nowadays, no one's ever dared to as well."

"That much strength hey. Well, guess what? I love challenges Miyami. Nothing gives me more adrenaline than that exhilarating feeling of a challenge." Riku said in a determined voice.

Dark finally reached the tennis court with every single member of the tennis team in their proper positions on the court.

"Hey everyone." Dark said in a cheery voice.

"As you know, I've tested someone just before I came here and she passed. She did very well. Now, we have Miss Usagi Matsumi included in our team as well." Dark said as Usagi went in front of him to introduce herself.

"Good afternoon everyone. I'm Ms. Matsumi Usagi. Just call me Usagi. Pleased to meet you all. Whoa. Dark, is that Tetsuya from the famous "TRIO", over there? Hmmmns…and Takara's over there. Tama, you're there too. Of course, I know Miyami. There's Rina. Miyaka. Kyou. Yuu. Hayate and Ryouma. Amazing! Everyone's here!"

She moves closer to the other members, then suddenly notices Riku.

"How about you? Who exactly are you? You weren't on the paper that had the university's tennis members interview."

"I'm Harada Riku."

"Oh, you must be a newbie. Oh well, no matter." Usagi said.

Riku's POV

Oh, quite the rude one aren't you now. No wonder, that damned Dark got you. I simply detest you already Usagi Matsumi. How rude!

Then suddenly, Usagi turns her back on Riku and immediately flails herself over Dark. Because of this, Dark suddenly blushed since Usagi's gesture of affection were simply unexpected, not to mention, unwanted.

Dark's POV.

Why does she have to do this in front of Riku! Damn it! damn it! damn it! But then, being the nice guy that I am, I have to play it cool and not exactly push her away. I should just do what I normally do. I'm so used to this that I should do it with ease but why am I so nervous all of a sudden. Play it cool. Play it cool. I should really calm down. Hey, hang on a second, maybe I can simply play along to see if I can make Riku jealous? I am most definitely irresistible after all. Fuck, who am I kidding? This is Riku we're talking about. She'll resist me in no time flat. I'll play along anyways since there's nothing else I can really do.

While Usagi's being touchy-feely with Dark, she asks in her own seductive way, "So honey, are you free tonight because I know I am. You wanna go somewhere with me? Because I'd most definitely be willing." She said it out loud so that everyone on the team can hear.

"No, I'm all set. Thanks. I already have an appointment with someone." Dark replied.

Suddenly, Tetsuya started whistling at her. "Baby, Dark's hard to please. You wanna come with me instead? I'm really not that hard. Trust me!" He yelled at her from the other side of the court.

"No thanks. You're not my type. Although you would have been, if someone like Dark never existed on the face of the Earth. But then, there's no 'What Ifs' now is there?" Usagi said while licking her lips in a seductive manner to impress and make him jealous Tetsuya.

Tetsuya laughs. "Yeah right. You actually think you're Dark's type. Woman, you don't know him as much as I do. Dark is such a complex being with high standards and expectations. He definitely won't fall for you. But I, on the other hand, am already in love with you. Please accept my heart, darling."

However, even with all this flirting from Tetsuya didn't stop Usagi from being so clingy to Dark. With all of the hardships she's gone through, just to be in the same University as the ever famous lady-magnet, Dark Mousy. All these years, knowing about him from sports magazines and now her dream has come true and there's no way that anyone or anything could get in her way of finally getting him to be hers and hers alone. She's even had to sleep with a couple of old men just so that she could support herself--money for tuition, to get into this university. So, she most definitely won't let that hardship simply go to waste.

Riku's POV

My my. Dark is indeed very popular. What a guy. Just met a girl no too long ago and she clings to him like a Super Glue. Now, that's what I call 'Freaky.' Yeah, and talk about a stalker too at that. At least, Dark will be too busy to bug me. Thank god. Praise the Lord. Amen. At least, the practice went all too well. Oh and damn. Miyami's moves kicks ass. Maybe she watches too much of that anime…what is it called again? Hmmmns..Prince of Tennis. Yeah, that's right. Oh I need to get some refreshments. This practice is way too brutal--I'm too exhausted.

Note: I'm very sorry for the late update for those who liked this fic. Thank you very much and appreciate it your reviews a lot since it encourages me to actually finish writing this fic. If not for the kind reviews that you sent me, I wouldn't have had the motivation to continue. So, I greatly thank you for appreciating my work. Even if I didn't get much, at least I got some right? Haha. Thank you. I promise to update tomorrow as soon as I can.

This chapter: Sorry, if this chapter isn't as exciting as you thought it would be. But for now, I'm merely trying to write and upload. I hope you're not too upset with the way things are going.

Next Chapter: Will have more Hiwatari and Risa. Of course, the continuation of their date. Krad will come out sooner or later. He's the evil one anyways. The evilness appears in a bit. But of course, our main characters: Dark, Riku and Daisuke.