DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN PRINCE OF TENNIS. NOT NOW, NOT EVER.

8. Never steal Atobe's compact mirror and lose it.

To say that Atobe Keigo, Captain of Hyotei's massive tennis club, was angry would have been the greatest understatement of the year. No, he wasn't just angry, he was seething with fury.

"…Keigo, you eye is twitching again." Ryoma pointed out as everyone was now mingling around as the practice was coming to its end.

"Do you want to know why it's twitching?" the annoyed older teen told asked.

"…I think I have a pretty good guess." The smaller boy answered as he looked back at Atobe, trying to look innocent.

"So you know why."

"Uh… yes?"

"Do you know how to make it stop twitching?"

"May…be…"

"Then if you know how, I suggest you do it fast." Atobe said as he was nearly on the edge of his patience. He was going to strangle the boy in public if Ryoma didn't return the item he took from Atobe's bag.

"…but Oshitari-sempai and Fuji-sempai already took away your Wooden Spoon of Terror."

That confused Atobe. What?

"My what?"

"You know, that evil contraption you intend to use on me when I least expect it."

"Oh..."

"Yeah."

There was an awkward silence as Atobe and Ryoma looked at each other for a few seconds.

"Give it back, brat!"

"But I don't have your Wooden Spoon of Terror."

"…::twitch::… Not. That."

"Oh, you mean that other thing."

"Yes. The other thing."

"Um…. No?"

"And why not?"

"…because I lost it?"

"…::twitch twitch::…"

Ryoma did probably the smartest thing he had ever done in his entire life and moved to where the majority of Seigaku was standing by. Standing safely among his sempais (safe because Fuji would use Atobe's Wooden Spoon of Terror on him if he even thought about attacking Ryoma through his shield of sempais). There was nothing else Atobe could do but scream,

"ECHIZEN RYOMA! YOU GIVE ME THAT MIRROR BACK NOW!"

A/N: Read and Review. Constructive Criticisms are very much welcomed.

Thanks to those who have reviewed this new series. I hope you guys won't get tired of reading my tales. ^_^

And I humbly apologized to everyone who are reading this story of mine. Real life really just got so busy that I had no time to write much. Well, I hope to be finishing this story within this week so I can start writing request stories as I said in my profile. ^_^