CR: Whew! I know the last omake was quite sad, but I promise a humorous one this time! In time, maybe I'll reveal what happened in the ITM Pakura participated in, and how she mentored Ryoma when he was a player for the ITM. Anyway, I only have an hour, so I'll start writing now!

Oh, just for your info, the rooms are as follows:

Level 1- Higa chuu

Level 2- Fudomine

Level 3- St. Rudolph

Level 4- Yamabuki

Level 5- Shitenhouji

Level 6- Seigaku

Level 7- Rokkaku

Level 8- Jousei Shonan

Level 9- Hyotei

Level 10- Rikkaidai

Level 11- Coaches room

Level 12- ITM champions team.

The next day, Ryoma woke up to the incessant knocking on his door. When he opened it, he found his mentor Pakura standing there, already dressed in training clothes. "Hello, Mr. Sleepy-head. You're going to be late if you don't get a move-on." Ryoma checked the clock, and sure enough, she was right. He quickly refreshed himself, and grabbed his training clothes. He hastily grabbed his tennis bag and a toast, and pressed for the elevator. "Coach Henry called and told me the other 6 champions will be arriving tonight. That means Tyler will be here tonight. I can't wait!" said Pakura. Ryoma nodded. "Alright." Just then, the elevator arrived, and they went in. The elevator stopped at the 10th floor, and the Rikkaidai team went in. "Hello, Echizen, long time no see." said Yukimura, smiling. Pakura and Ryoma looked at each other. "Long time no see as well, Yukimura-san." Ryoma replied acidly. Yukimura's smile widened and Marui spoke up. "You don't trust us, do you? By the tone you talk to Yukimura-buchou, you assumed we Rikkaidai players believe Seigaku."

Ryoma said nothing. They were right, of course. He didn't really trust anyone since Seigaku's betrayal, except for his mentor and the fellow champions he knew so well. "Well, doesn't matter. Anyway, they will get what they deserve eventually." Just then, the elevator stopped at the ground floor. The Rikkaidai team, Ryoma and Pakura went out and walked to the Training Center and took the elevator again to the 17th floor. Although they were on time, they were the last to arrive. The head coach, Coach Levi, explained the training schedule. "No fighting with the other players. I have set up some tennis stations to train on various fields. You all are free to do whatever you want until 12pm. Then, you will have lunch, and after that I'll pick players to screen them individually. At 4pm, I will give you your score, from 1 to 12. At 6 pm, I'll pick players to have matches against each other." He read out the skill stations. Then he blew his whistle. The training has begun. Pakura and Ryoma went to a station, where there were machines to shoot different colored balls and there are different colored targets. The objective is to hit the ball to the correct target. Of course, they did it with ease, but suddenly, the targets started moving. They realized the challenge is getting more and more difficult as the speed of the moving targets became faster. Ryoma missed a ball and it hits Momoshiro, who was at the balance station. Momoshiro stomped over to Ryoma. "Hey! What was that for?" he shouted, grabbing Ryoma's shirt. The players stopped whatever they are doing and watched the fight. "Momoshiro, I'll thank you if you let go of my shirt. And that was an accident." Momoshiro shook Ryoma, and yelled, "Liar! Now apologize!" Just then, Coach Levi approached them. Apparently, Pakura had told on Momoshiro, because he immediately went to Momoshiro and said, "I told you not to pick a fight with other players, Momoshiro."

"I did not! It was him!" Momo protested, pointing to Ryoma.

"Enough. This boy told me everything." He said, pointing to Pakura. "I am disgusted by your behavior. 70 laps around the Training Center now!" Momo gave the boy a glare, before going to do his laps. "Well, what are you guys waiting for? Continue with your training!" All the players continued training until lunch. Ryoma and Pakura tried out all the stations, and learnt a few useful skills in the process. Breakfast and dinner will be served at their floor, but at lunch, they ate at the dining room off the gymnasium. Food is arranged on carts and they serve themselves. The school teams tend to sit together. Atobe invited Ryoma and Pakura to sit with his team and they accepted. Pakura sat next to the blue haired boy while Ryoma sat next to Atobe. "Hey, what did you tell the Coach?" said Atobe. "That got Momoshiro in trouble?"

Pakura casually twirled her spoon. "I told the Coach the truth. Momoshiro is picking a fight with Ryoma. Anyway, the ball hitting Momoshiro was an accident. If I were Ryoma, I wouldn't apologize as well, I mean, he doesn't deserve one."

Atobe lowered his voice to a whisper. "By the way, does the Coach know about your actual gender?"

"Yes, but I told him to refer me as a boy for the time being." Pakura whispered. "I want to catch them by surprise."

Atobe nodded. "I see."

Just then, Coach Levi came out of the gym. "Attention players." The players looked up from their lunches. "Tonight, our guests from America are coming. All of them are previous champions of the ITM and they are the strongest 8!" Those who knew what the ITM is whispered excitedly. "Oh My God, they are really coming? I so want to play a match with them!"

"Yeah, this is the best camp ever!"

"Erm….what's the ITM?"

Inui stood up. "Well, the ITM stands for the Intensive Tenisa Matches. It happens 3 times every year in America. They pick 12 schools, and from there, they pick two tennis players, one male and one female to go to the tennis arena to play against each other for one week. Whoever wins the most matches wins. Before they go to the arena itself, they are being mentored by previous champions who go to the same school as them. Usually the champions are male, though, because the females tend to be weaker physically"

"Are there any female champions?" said Kamio.

"Not as far as I know. Also, I heard there is one champion who won the ITM even though he suffered the yips."

Ryoma face palmed. That champion was Pakura, for God's sake. And she is definitely a female. He remembered when she was bruised all over and she got up. Judging by her eyes, he knew she couldn't see. Nor could she feel the pain in her legs, as her legs were bleeding. If she could feel the pain she would have collapsed on the floor.

During lunch, they started to call them out of lunch for their private sessions with the coaches, according to alphabetical order. Atobe was one of the first, and of course, Ryoma gave him a good luck kiss on the lips. (Pakura looked away again) When it was Ryoma's turn to perform, Pakura gave him a squeeze in his hand. He left, leaving her in the dining room. After about 45 minutes, they called Pakura. (However, when they announced her name, they said Carumati Nokkela, as requested by her for the time being). Pakura stood up, and walked past the Seigaku regulars, who were glad that they finally knew the boy's name (Hahaha…but we all know what her real full name is right?) She showed the Coaches her skills at the targets, and even did some stunts while she was hitting the balls. However, when she found one coach sleeping, she got angry and she hit the ball towards him. The ball hit his head, waking him up. "Thank you for your consideration." She said sarcastically, before leaving for her room. She met Atobe and Ryoma at the 12th floor lounge. "So how was your private session?"

"Well, Ore-sama showed them his World of Ice moves at the station where they test your power. They are awed by my skills."

"I threw the racquet at the Coaches." muttered Ryoma.

"You what?" said Pakura.

"I was showing them I can hit balls while trying to jump from one gauntlet to the other. However, when I missed one ball, and I hit the next one, I realized they were not paying attention. So I threw the racquet at them. The racquet bounced and I caught it. How about you?"

"I served a ball at one of the coaches. He was sleeping for God's sake!" Pakura fumed.

"You two! Ore-sama can't believe you two don't have manners! Oh, how did I love you in the first place?" he groaned, as the two champions laughed and high-fived. Oh, Atobe, for your information, champions dare to do anything. Why do you think they are champions? Because they have courage and morals to fight despite difficulties. If they have the guts to fight, they have the guts to do anything. At 4pm, they gathered at the TV to see their training scores. Training scores are rankings given to players after their training session in front of the Coaches. They range from one to twelve, with one being the lowest. The scores are decided privately once a week in the camp to evaluate their progress. The players are called into the Training Center according to alphabetical order. During their session, they can work at any of the stations, such as targets, balance skills, speed, strength, etc. The Coaches watch the players and evaluate their performance. After fifteen minutes, or once the Coaches believe that they have seen enough, they dismiss the player and call in the next one. Coach Mabi, the coach for Rikkaidai, sat before them. "The Coaches must acknowledge that this batch of players is exceptional, as you will hear after I read out the scores. From Seigaku, Fuji Syusuke, with a score of 8. From Momoshiro Takeshi, we have a score of 7. From Kikumaru Eiji, with a score of 7. From Oishi Shuichiro, with a score of 7. From Inui Sadaharu, with a score of 8. From Kaidoh Karou, with a score of 6. From Tezuka Kunimitsu, we have a score of 9." The rest of the scores gone by in a blur. Surprisingly, Jiroh, the Sleeping Beauty, got an 8, and Atobe got a 9. Yukimura and Sanada both got a 10. Sengoku, the lucky one, got a 6. The Tanaka twins got a 5.

"And finally, to Echizen Ryoma, with a score of…." She checked the sheet, frowning. "12!" And to Carumati Nokkela, with…another score of 12!" (If you want to know a particular player's scores, you can always PM me). Atobe clapped Ryoma on the shoulder, saying congrats. "Guess they liked both your tempers." said Atobe, smiling. "Oh, it's nearly 6. Let's go." The other two nodded, and stepped in the elevator.

Meanwhile at the 6th floor…..

"WHAT THE? ECHIZEN GOT A 12?" Momo shouted. "What has he done to get that score?"

"Relax, Momo. That boy, Carumati also got a 12." said Inui. "I don't know much about Carumati's skills though. I don't know what he might have to give him that score."

"Carumati? That's a weird name for a boy." said Fuji.

"Anyway, let's go. It's nearly 6. We have to go down for the practice match." said Tezuka. The others nodded. "If I have to play against Echizen, I defeat him in my own way, and no one interferes. I'll make sure he suffers a slow defeat." With that, he pressed for the elevator. The others smirked. Echizen had better watch out.

Omake (Beauty Secrets)

Interviewer: Hello, everyone, welcome to our beauty channel. Let's welcome our beautiful female character, Pakura!

(Pakura walks in)

Pakura: Hello, everyone.

I: So, Pakura, what's your secret behind that curvaceous body?

P: Huh? Oh I don't really care about it.

I: Ok…so what's the secret to those clear eyes of yours?

P: Didn't really keep track.

I: Alright then…how about your clear face?

P: My face is clear?

I: (getting annoyed): Ok, how about those thin legs?

P: Didn't really keep track of them.

I: (getting frustrated) That silky jet black hair?

P: Not concerned.

I: How about that nice, supple skin of yours?

P: I-

I: (cuts her off) ARGH! I give up! (Throws down clipboard, and stormed off)

P: (blinks after interviewer) I was about to say I take milk baths…..

CR: Please note I only have one hour to type this whole chapter, so I think I rushed. So what do you think of the omake?