Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis just my OC, Richiyo
CHAPTER 13
CONFUSING GOAL
As the match begin, Richiyo got all nervous
She doesn't know what to do… she have no idea what to do?, all she knows… she must lose
'I must lose…I must lose, I HAVE to lose' On that thought, Richiyo borrowed a racket from the other tennis players
"Here, you can use this" Shiraishi handed Kintarou's racket to Richiyo
Richiyo gave a small nod as thanks as she run back to the net with Ryoma
"which?" Ryoma ask, he turn his racket upside down on the ground
"Smo-" Richiyo bit her lower lip as she realized that a beginner wouldn't know what that is, so she immediately cover it up
"Uh… excuse me?" Richiyo ask with a innocent act as Ryoma sigh, he held out his fist… gesturing for a rock, paper and scissor
Richiyo smile in delight, as she nodded in understanding… as they did a rock paper scissors, Richiyo won meaning she get to decide who will go first
"So… I get to decide huh~… well you can go first" Richiyo simply said as Ryoma slowly back away from the net but look at Richiyo
On Ryoma's stare, Richiyo can't help but to stare back and ask
"w-what?" Ryoma's eyes sharpen
"Richi…I don't know why you change your gender and quit tennis…" Richiyo vein pop at this
"I didn't change my gender, Echizen-san"
"…But I assure you, you can't fool my eyes" Ryoma turn his back on her "I've look up to you for as long as I can remember, I waited for you on the Grand slam tournament too… and I waited and look for you for a little long time…Richi, I want you to know…"
Richiyo's eyes widen as her face turn crimson red
'W-wait a minute… is he confessing to me! OMG, wait WAIT, I'M NOT PREPARED FOR THIS!' Richiyo panic on her head
"E-echizen-san" Richiyo shutter, there's a imaginary flowers roaming around her and Echizen
Richiyo's heart are beating wildly, she never had a confession before and…
"I'll crush you in tennis right here and now" Ryoma look back with a cocky smirk
BAMM!
Richiyo fall down anime style at this
Ryoma blink at her
"What are you doing?" Richiyo immediately stood up and stomp on back on her side
"NOTHING!" Richiyo said not facing back on Ryoma's dense face
There's a big vein pop on the of Richiyo's head 'What am I thinking~ sure I have a crush on him when we met six years ago… but that is when we were playmate on the new York tennis park…plus he treats me like a boy then AND STILL THINKS I'm boy… ugghhh this is WHY~ I quit tennis, I just want a normal LIFE and not THIS!'
On that thought Richiyo's is fired up to act like a beginner
'That's right, The goal is not to win…I'll win by convincing and fooling them that I'm NOT the Demon King, I'll show him… I'll make a fool of this brat… I might lose my house… but just like Naru said' Richiyo look up to her friends who is cheering at her 'I'm no longer demon king, I'm Richiyo Asami now'
On that determination, Richiyo waited for Ryoma to serve…she gave simple form where she will look like a beginner
'Okay~ I have to act this out….since I'm the new Richiyo, I'm good at sports… but I haven't tried playing tennis at all…. I'm good in karate… so maybe…I can use that… but, I have to lose… 6-0… no, that's too harsh… how about 6-3… no, no… I can't do that… 6-1 then' Richiyo gave a small lady like smirk
She observe her surrounding and to Ryoma, who's preparing to serve
'Its been a while since I step in this court, its been a while since I hold on a racket' Richiyo tighten her grip on to the racket 'Too bad, I already quit this'
FWOoooooooooooooSHHHHHHHH~ POK!
Richiyo's eyes widen as she was frozen shock, there's a scratch on her left cheek…. The twist serve Ryoma gave was really sharp… that if Richiyo didn't have a fast reflexes and dodge her head…. She would have hit square in the face
Richiyo's was at daze as she stare at the ball who bounce back at the wall
"You might be thinking… that I should purposely lose this so I can make a fool out of Echizen-san and other tennis players that you are Not Demon King Richi, right?" Richiyo's head snap back dangerously to Ryoma who's bouncing the ball with his racket not looking to her direction while speaking so coldly
Richiyo hands were shaking her face were wide in shock 'H-how did he get this good…w-what was that serve?'
"Well too bad that even if you don't pretend~ you will never prove to us that you are Demon King anymore, because after this…I'll erase it all for you" Ryoma smirk and caught the ball
And serve… so it was just like that Ryoma got
"3-0 Echizen to lead" the umpire shouted
On the background, Ryoma's senpai were scolding him
"OI, OCHIBI GO EASY ON HER !" Eiji shouted
"GEEZ ECHIZEN WHAT ARE YOU THINKING HITTING A TWIST SERVE and OTHER OF FREAKING SPECIAL MOVES ON A BEGINNER" Momo added
"Will you guys~ shut up" Both Momo and Eiji glare at Atobe who's sitting like a mighty King "That girl is just pretending to look like a beginner … Ore-sama knows it by sight and if Ore-sama's is on Echizen's place I would do the same, not giving your all in a match is just like Insult to a player" Atobe said while his hands were on forehead checking Richiyo's form out "And…its pathetic" Atobe added
Tezuka can't help but clutch his fist at this while watching the event
"HEY YOU!" the tennis players look up to the audience where Richiyo's friend is
"HEY YOU,…SHE'S A FREAKING BEGINER FOR PETE SAKE, IS IT A CRIME TO GO EASY ON HER? OR ATLEAST LET HER SCORE…" Karin shouted on the top of her lungs "TRY ACTING LITTLE GENTLE MAN, BEAN HEAD"
"Bean head?" Ryoma react
Richiyo who also heard this, look up to Karin… She's sweating a lot and she looked a little depress and confuse. She wasn't able to move on that three set… not because she's pretending but she literally can't. But when she heard Karin's voice, her head immediately jolt up
"K-karin-chan~ don't shout~ you're embarrassing us" Arisa scolded
"E-everybody are looking at us" Nagi shyly said as she cower on her seat
"DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT RICHI THREE POINT IS NOT A LOST TO YOU, I'M SURE YOU CAN BEAT THAT COCKY KID, HE'S NOTHING, JUST USE YOUR KARATE SKILLS" Karin cheered
"Ughh~! Karin-rin your voice stings on our ears" Melo whine
Richiyo who heard this, pull up a small visible smile
"Geez… what does karate got to do with tennis?" She murmur amusingly as she gaze at her friend
She gave a small smile and gave thumbs up
"THAT'S THE SPIRIT" Karin shouted back with a grin
'What am I thinking…' Richiyo thought as she pull up her hair in a messy bun
'When I was the Demon King…I was mad and wild because I hated people who looked down on me because I am kid who's playing in the street…I hated whenever, I got told by… their going easy on me because I'm a kid'
Richiyo then remove her school ribbon, kicking her school shoes aside and her socks
The tennis players watch her amusingly as she prepare, they were excited to see what will Richiyo shows but not as excited as Ryoma right now
Ryoma smirk knowing he can finally had that game he wants so much
'I love playing tennis, even when I quit being Demon King… I still play It with Naru, because…' Richiyo gave a small smile
"I only vanish my identity but… not the thing I love the most" Richiyo finally remember that after all this time, and it took her…a scratch on the cheek and crush of ego on her first crush to realize that
"Geez~ Richiyo, you don't hate tennis… you hate Demon King….how could I mix that up"
"Oh~ Naru is completely right" Richiyo stretch out her arms, like she was awaken or something "I'm getting stupider and stupider" Richiyo giggle as she went back to her side of the court
"R-richiyo-chan, you can't play on barefoot" Nagi shouted on her sit
"Its okay… its easier to move like this" Richiyo smile as she started walking back
"Sorry to make you wait, Echizen-san" Richiyo said and smile
"Finally showing your Demon side?" Ryoma pass her a ball that she will served
"Nope~ I had no such thing, but~" Richiyo start bouncing the ball… on the background Fuji, Yanagi, Eiji , Atobe and all the other tennis player who notice Richiyo's form raise an eyebrow
"If you are willing to play… with a girl who owns Dorm A, Richiyo Asami, freshmen? Then you might see something else" with that lady like smirk
Richiyo served a normal served as Ryoma return it but to his surprise Richiyo's is already on the net and
FWOOOOSHH POK!
Richiyo hit it fast AND scored
"0- 15"
"OH YEAH!WAY TO GO, RICHI!" Karin cheered along with the other girls
Richiyo also gave a full smile and pull her fist up "YAY!"
"GO FOR IT~ RICHIYO-SAN/ YEAH~ ASAMI, WE ARE CHEERING FOR YOU" The other of Haganasaki's student also cheer for Richiyo
Richiyo who's giggling amusingly thought 'wow~ I only got one point and they are all happy about it…' Richiyo look at Ryoma 'Then I better make sure I win, I regretted that I have thought of losing on purpose…I didn't thought about how they will feel..No, I will win this…sorry Naru… but the rules didn't say that If I win, I'm the Demon King…I'm just showing that, RICHIYO is not half bad at tennis too… plus… ' Richiyo smirk and look up to the studio room 'I want to say IN YOUR FACE again to that, Crazy woman'
"Ne Atobe bonchou~ " Mukahi called staring at Richiyo from afar
"Heh~?" Atobe ask
"I think you are wrong on this one" Mukahi said while Choutarou supported
"I also think, Asami-san… is just doing her best to compete with Echizen…and I praise her for that" Choutorou said ever so softly
"Oi~ don't tell me you two, falling for the brat?" Shishidou ask , Choutorou and Mukahi can't help but to blush crimson red as they look away
"Of course not don't be stupid/ of course not senpai, how could that be" The deny right on the same time
"Then Ore-sama will just pretend he didn't heard that" Atobe shrug that off
"Hmm~ Asami-san is not half bad at all… her form is simple but… I think it can match up with Echizen" Saeki murmur
"She is short like a CHIYO but she is RICHIYO ppppppshhhhhuuuuuu-" Amane made a lame pun and GOT hit by Kurobane
"SHUT UP, NO ONE'S LISTENING TO YOU"
(A/N: Chiyo is japanese word for CHICK)
"This can't be…ughh~ if this keeps up, I'll lose again!, I thought that Echizen guy is good.. he could have beat Richiyo 6-0…ughhh HOW STUPID" Hana shouted inside the studio room watching Richiyo's game on tv
BACK ON Ryoma and Richiyo:
"40- 15"
Richiyo served again but this time she served a FAST BALL
Ryoma ran after it and hit it back
"Ehh~ you're getting good at this, Asami" Ryoma said cockily as Richiyo ran up the net along with RYOMA
"Aww~ you call me Asami" Richiyo giggle as she hit the ball on Ryoma's left but
POK POK POK POK POK POK POK POK POK!
It was just like that, they started rallying in the net
It was a fast and they were surprise Richiyo can actually keep up
"Eh~ and you're quite fast too.. are you really sure you're not Richi?" Ryoma tease while rallying
"Ugh~ D-don't. Dis- Tract me… I watching the ball! Kyah~" Richiyo accidently lob it, giving Ryoma a chance to smash it… and he did
SMASH!
But to Richiyo's reflexes, she actually got that heavy ball and hit it back to a lob
"You're giving me too many chances" Ryoma smirk as he jump again to smash
He SMASH! Again
So Richiyo ran all the way back to get it
POK!
Richiyo got it back and hit it on the net, it accidently touch the net… giving a miraculous score but Ryoma is fast enough to catch that and hit it back as a top spin
Richiyo smirk at this as she disappear and reach the net
Ryoma's eyes widen as he saw Richiyo look up ready to hit it a strong lob
"TAKKKKEEEE~~~~~ THIS" Ryoma turn back to chase after the ball on the back but
Thumb~ *giggle~
Ryoma pause as he look back and saw Richiyo smiling on the net holding her racket close
"Ahahaha~ Made ya look" Richiyo pull down her left eyelid and her tongue out "sucker~3"
Ryoma blink at this as he look down on the ball…. Rolling on near the net
Ryoma's left eye twitch
'I-I got tricked by..THAT! lame trick?' Ryoma thought in disbelief
Fuji, Eiji and Momo can't help but to snickered at that
"Ahahaha she fooled you Echizen, she fooled ya~" Momo laugh, Eiji clap his hand at Richiyo
"NICE ONE, CHIYO-CHAN! YOU LOOK SO COOL NYAH AHAHAHA" Eiji laugh
"Ahahaha I can't believe Echizen, got tricked on that" Kenya along with the others also gave in
The pleasing atmosphere of the game and the fun…Richiyo brought, affected them all that even Sanada can't help but to give a small smile which caught by Yukimura which he disperse and turn it on a scowl
Ryoma who's still in daze at that look at the ball then to Richiyo who's still laughing
And there, not seen by anyone… Ryoma's eyes soften
'Ahaha I AM THE MIGHTY DEMON KING RICHI BUAHAHAH, I CHALLEGED YOU-OH HEY I'M STILL TALKING TO YOU ENGLISH BRAT!"
A boy who had a silly grin flash into Ryoma's memory
Both Richiyo's face and that boy on Ryoma's memory is identical and~
Pok!
"made ya look~" Ryoma blink as he look at his opponent
Richi gave a toothty grin
"SUCKER BLEEHHHHH"
"I WIN AGAIN, RYOBAKA!"
"You haven't change a bit" Ryoma simply murmur tipping his hat down with a rare smile
Ryoma pointed back at Richiyo
"3-1, Echizen to serve"
"We're not done here…but I am convince… you are not, The Demon king, Richi wouldn't know how to give a lame trick like that" he said
"Yah~, a lame trick that actually fooled yah~ right?" Richiyo wink as Ryoma shrug his shoulder
"Whatever… but you are still" Ryoma smirk "Mada mada dane~"
"Uhuh~ I heard that the last time… come on Ryobaka, how long do you plan till you serve" Richiyo totally forgot the whole mission, hide your true identity and said that
Ryoma who notice that smirk wider on Richiyo's clueless expression
"Hai hai, Richi~"
"Hurry up!"
"I really still don't get why you change gender, doesn't that hurt"
"Shut up and serve… and how many times do I have to tell you… ' . my gender… I am girl on a very beginning you are just stupid to realize that"
and it was just like that… the friendship and their bond came back, without Richiyo knowing, she actually just confess that SHE IS the Richi, Ryoma know
"Idiot" Ryoma murmur
TBC .
A/N: ahahaah MAN~ I HAD FUN DOING THIS~ Anyway… please Review… the match is not over and there is still a lot of twist, you'll see….My writings are all unpredictable I'm telling you guys… so if I were you I'll stay tune, because I'm crazier and twisted than my PLOTS ahahaha just kidding
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