…Life stinks. Doesn't it? Grr…Since I'm in a really moody…uh…mood, here's a new chapter for you to laugh at. Or make fun of. Whatever. I AM SERIOUSLY GONNA CHOP SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF!! GAH!!

Oh, and thanks for the reviews! Luv them reviews…

Ukyou-Taisuke

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Ukyou tried not to fall asleep as her teacher continued to rant about stupid…stupid…English. She KNEW all that stuff already! Why'd she have to learn about it again? After a few attempts of trying not to fall asleep, she finally gave in and put her head on her desk.

"Echizen-san!" The teacher roared, throwing a piece of chalk at her head.

Ukyou reacted to the sound of her name and snapped her head up – only to meet the flying piece of chalk. "OW! What was that for?" she demanded, the white chalk falling off her forehead.

"You know well enough that you shouldn't be sleeping in class! Outside!"

Ukyou, being a hard-headed girl, frowned and yelled back, "No! Make me!"

"Very well. I'll send you to the office, then." The teacher folded his arms and waited.

"Uh…yes, Ma'am! I mean…Sir!" Ukyou gulped and ran outside, not forgetting to slam the door shut.

Ryoma just sighed. He wished his sister would stop getting into trouble all the time. Even he wasn't as careless as she was. But at the same time, he couldn't help but worry about her. He smirked. She'd always be the stranger one…

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Ukyou grumbled to herself in the hallway and looked at her watch. There was still ten minutes of class, and she was fed up with waiting.

"Echizen, what are you doing in the hallways?"

Ukyou, not used to being called 'Echizen' like her brother, looked around to find the source of the voice. She widened her eyes as she spotted that person. "T-Tezuka-senpai…?"

Tezuka looked at her with his penetrating eyes.



Ukyou laughed sheepishly and moved a step away from him. She was a bit nervous in the presence of his aura.

Tezuka sighed and asked again, "What are you doing in the hallways?"

"Uh…trouble?" Ukyou's eyes darted back and forth nervously. She didn't like this feeling at all.

"Never mind. I need you to meet me after school in Ryuuzaki-sensei's office. Is that understood?"

Ukyou jumped. She hadn't expected this from him. "Uh…sure…?"

Tezuka grunted, nodding as he sauntered away. Ukyou called him once more. "Tezuka-senpai!"

He turned, adjusting his glasses. "What is it?"

"Would you call me Ukyou, please? So that I won't get confused with my brother? You see, having a sibling who has the exact same last name as you can be pretty confusing. So instead of calling us both 'Echizen', switch it up and call me Ukyou. Something that's not Echizen-related. Please?"

The stoic captain blinked. This was the first time she'd said more than 3 words to him. He just nodded and continued to walk off.

Ukyou stared after him and crinkled her nose. "He smells like sweat."

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"Ukyou, where're you going?" Ryoma asked as his sister walked towards the tennis courts.

"Somewhere. You go change and meet me at the courts. I gotta do something." Ukyou smiled and ran off in the other direction, leaving Ryoma baffled, although he didn't show it. He sighed and assumed that she was probably in trouble again.

Ukyou pushed the door open and found Tezuka and Ryuuzaki-sensei sitting at the desks. Wow…I feel like I'm in court. Did I get into trouble again or something?

Ryuuzaki-sensei smiled. "Ukyou, we have matters to talk to you about. Come and sit."

She quickly sat down and stared through the window. She had this strange feeling that the both of them were looking at her intensely and she squeezed her eyes shut. "Uh…am I in trouble…again? Or something? Because if you're not going to say anything, I can always leave."

Tezuka cleared his throat, making Ukyou jump. "We were wondering if you wanted to try out for the boys' tennis club. Echizen – your brother – has also mentioned that you were complaining about being in the girls' club."

Ukyou scowled. "Even if I were in it, I'd be a disgrace. What would I do?"



"Train with the regulars. Play practice matches. But you will not play in any real matches unless I make the decision to." Ryuuzaki-sensei confirmed.

"Um...can I talk to Ryo about it first?"

"Go ahead."

And with that, Ukyou rushed out of the room and toppled down the stairs to the ground floor, finally running out the door to freedom. "RYO!" she screamed, awfully loud.

Ryoma, startled by her loud voice, missed the tennis ball that was coming at him and whipped around, glaring at his sister. "What?" he hissed, mad about losing a point to his opponent, who happened to be Kaidoh.

Ukyou grabbed the wire fence and explained everything to him. She was still shocked about it herself, and she didn't want to cause trouble…on purpose.

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Ryoma furrowed his eyebrows and thought about it, excusing himself from the game for a moment. Ukyou was impatient. "Five hours later…COME ON, RYO! Pick up the pace!" she whined, waving her arms in the air.

The elder twin sighed. There was nothing he could do about it. "Do whatever you want," was his final decision.

"FINALLY! Thank you!" She squeezed his arm and rushed off, colliding into the wire fence. In her excitement, she picked herself off the ground and ran back to the school to tell sensei her answer.

Ryoma sighed. How could he have such a clumsy sister? In a way, though, he was relieved. But his mind drifted to just seconds ago. Her impatience annoyed him, and he thought: The things I do for her… and he walked, returning to his game.

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Ok, liked it? Sorta rushed, but I hope it wasn't too bad. I'm afraid I might make Ukyou too mary-sue-ish. WAH!

Ukyou-Taisuke