Chapter 7! Finally got back on track to writing! Thanks for all the support as always!

How do you all find the story up till now? Is it still interesting? Any suggestions?

Rio: Get on with it.

Rio-chan you don't have to be so cold about it !

Rio: *slience *

O-okay..

Well enjoy chapter 7!

*Disclaimer: I do not own PoT ! If I did Ryoma will really have a little sister! Hahaha !

Title: Never Anger Her Highness. Ever.

Previously:

But from the tone of her voice and her calm attitude, it seemed like she was just stating the truth. It seemed like winning to her came matter of factly.

Arai was angered by her statement. "Who does this girl think she is?"

Normal POV~~~

Fuji reqested to be the empire for the match. He was really interested in Rio and while being the empire he would be able to see everything clearly.

"Smooth or rough?" Rio questioned Arai. But before he could answer Rio continued, "Its okay, you can serve first." Rio passed the tennis ball to Arai and walked back to her side of the court and prepared herself. Leaving Arai kind of at a lost. But lucky for him, he regained his composure.

"Love-ball... One set match.. " Fuji recited. Arai tried to act as if he was really a powerful player and threw the tennis ball up and as he hit the serve he shouted, "Take that!" Oddly enough Rio didn't return it, all she did was look at the ball as it flew past her. "Hah! You see that?" Arai laughed to himself. "You couldn't even return it."

"Just how dumb is he?" Eiji said to the other regulars. "It wasn't that she couldn't recieve it. She let it past her on purpose. I'm right aren't I nya?" The other regulars nodded. Inui took the chance to grab his notebook. 'I have to get her data.' He thought to himself.

"15-Love" Fuji shouted the score. Arai the moved to the left side of his court to serve again. This time Rio stood normally in the court. Just like how normally someone would stand. Arai took no notice against it and served. But this time, Rio moved to recieve it. With one smack the ball zoomed past Arai barely missing his face but brushed against his hair. The ball curved and hit the inside of the court leaving a circular ball shape dent in the groud before bouncing off. Arai was the one that couldn't react. For that one game, no matter how much Arai tried, every ball ended up as a return-ace. Then they switched over the service.

"This is where its going to get interesting." Ryuzaki said to ther rest of the regulars. Rio threw the ball and served. Compared to her previous service in the doubles game, it was not as fast nor as heavy. Arai managed to return the ball. But due to the fact he did not have enough strength he sent it back as a lob instead. Rio ran up to the lobbed ball and lifted her arm which seemed like she was going to smash the ball right back into his face. But at the very last moment she turned the racket and gently turned it into a drop shot which landed perfectly right after the net. The entire court was slient.

"W-what?!" Eiji exclaimed. "It.. it was not like it was strong, nor was it fast. B-but..."

"Its beautiful isn't it?" Ryuzaki continued for him, "It wasn't fast nor was it strong, but she was so smooth with her movement no one who have guessed that she was going to drop it. There was no hesitance in her movement or any sign that she was going to change the smash into a drop shot."

Even Tezuka was impressed, his eyes widened for a second when he saw the act happen in front of him. Ryuzaki then continued, "That is her play. Elegance and a calm attitude that would never be affected. But there is more to it then this. She is just playing with him." Arai stood rooted to the ground. Stunned by what has just happened in front of him. 'How could someone just change their return like that?!' He thought to himself. For the rest of that set the stunned Arai could only look as Rio changed from smashes to drop shots, from drop shots to lobs and from a slice to a resounding smash.

By the third set Arai was already sweating from the amount of running. It was no ordinary amount of sweat too. Inui noticed it and questioned Ryuzaki. "Sensei, don't you think Arai is sweating a little too much for this to only be the third set?" Everyone looked at Arai and agreed with Inui that Arai was certainly sweating a little too much. Ryuzaki replied them in a more worried tone, "Elegance is part of our Ice Princess, but thats only a part of her. I'm sure Arai must be feeling very very cold right now." "What do you mean Sensei?" Inui curiously asked again. How could someone feel cold on the courts under the sun? "Well Rio has the ability to mess with your senses I guess. Its a natural born talent. When she returns you smashes or makes the ball swipe right past your skin, she makes sure that the ball irritates your sense of coldness and ability to feel. In the end cause numbness to a person."

Indeed at that time Arai was feeling cold and numb in the fingers. He couldn't understand why. By the end of the match, Arai collaped in the middle of the court. "6-0, Game and match, Echizen Rio" Fuji exclaimed before rushing to Arai wondering what in the world could have happened to him. Ryuzaki also rushed into the court. As well as the regulars. "Rio!" Ryuzaki shouted, "Just how much irritation did you cause him?" Rio walked over to Arai's side of the court and replied Ryuzaki in a monotoned voice, "Ryuzaki-sensei, I only used 25% of my play on him. Is he really that weak?" Ryuzaki sighed and looked at her, "Rio, our regulars would only be able to take 30% at most. Even if it was Tezuka, I doubt he can take anything more then 45% and you just said you used 25% on him? Hurry up and cure him will you?" The regulars listened in horror. "What?! That was 25% and sensei did you just say that we would only be able to take 30% of whatever is happening to him now?" Ryuzaki explained that whatever was happening to Arai was called blizzard and that only a few selected people who be able to take more then 50% of what Rio had to offer. Rio walked over to Arai and pushed on his pressure point to relief his numbness and the cold feeling he was having. Ryuzaki requested to the other members to bring Arai to the infirmary.

After Arai had been sent to the infirmary with a few of the other tennis members, everyone turned to look at Rio who somehow had not return to her normal cheerful self. Eiji whispered to Ryuzaki, "Ne, is she going to stay like this forever? She isn't turning back." Rio stood in the middle of the court as if she were in a daze. The Regulars slowly close in on her. Trying to figure out why Rio could be so different. It just wasn't normal. Rio noticed the people around her getting nearer to her and spoke in a icy cold voice, "Is something wrong?" The regulars shook the heads as they did not dare to approach Rio any further.

At that same moment Ryoma had already cool his head down and was on his way back to the courts. When he reached the tennis courts he was surprised at the fact all the members had gather at one particular tennis court and practice was not going on as usual. He decided to check out what was going on at the court. As he approached he noticed the familar shade of blue on a certain racket. 'Oh no she didn't.' He thought at once. 'She couldn't have.'

Ryoma rushed into the courts pushing away anyone that was in his way. "Woah!" went one of the members as Ryoma squeezed his way through.

"Rio!" Ryoma shouted at the sight of his sister. "Please tell me you di-" Ryoma was cut off as Rio turn to face him. Ryoma saw the look in her eyes and slumped his shoulders, "Rio, why?"

No one understood the look on Ryoma's face at that moment. No one knew what was going on. Everyone looked at each other quizzically. Was there more to Rio's ability?

Thats it for chapter 7 ! Please leave reviews if you like ^^