Hi everyone!! Thanks to all who read the story and special thanks to nagozualdean and Ice-creamy-life for reviewing. As a reward, I have the third chapter, It's so difficult to find time to update due to all these exams and all.
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
'Singing'
'Flashbacks'
Disclaimer: I do NOT own PoT
Previously
"Then why don't you play"
"… Because I hate it?"
"That' a lie isn't it?"
The rest of the regulars just stared in amazement and sweat dropped at their childish behaviour.
"How 'bout this, lets play a match. If I win you join the club"
"That's unfair, I haven't played in over two years
"If you don't play, then it counts as you loss"
"Fine then if I win, I want a years worth of pocky!"
"Fine!"
Chapter 3
The two stood on the tennis court while the others watched them. "You can serve first" she offered.
"No, you serve first"
"If I say you serve, then you serve!"
"Who would want to serve first if they knew that you have one hundred percent in winning if you let your opponent serve first?!"
"That was a long time ago, I haven't touched a racquet for the past two years"
"You're holding one now!"
Misao sighed, "Let's just toss" she spun the racquet, "Which?"
"Smooth" the racquet landed on rough. Yukimura smiled.
"Che" she went to the service line and served, but unfortunately it hit the net. She served again and it hit the net again. "Double fault, love-fifteen."
"Akaya, did you really not get a point from her?"
"Yeah"
"Then what is that?" asked Niou.
Misao had served again, but this time instead of hitting the net it went out.
"Love- thirty"
"Love- forty"
"Game, 1-0"
This time Yukimura served and she hit it back straight into the net again. He served again and she managed to return it properly this time. After losing the second game, she finally picked it up again. She served normally, but it was very fast which Yukimura returned, but the ball went straight out. "fifteen- love"
Chatters were heard from the regulars. "No way, Mura buchou missed"
As the game went on, Misao gained back the feelings that she missed for over two years, the thrills, enjoyment and fun. The scores were now even with four all.
"Is this for real?"
"No one has ever kept up with the buchou before!"
"Did you hear that Sei-chan?" she smirked.
"Yeah"
It was now the ninth game, Misao served again.
Niou was observing very closely, after all he was a trickster known for his observation skills. He saw that as the game went by, she became less hesitant and was starting to enjoy it, but something in her eyes told him that something was wrong. 'What was it? Loneliness, sadness? Game Misao, six games all tie-break. She was feeling extremely tired, she took the water bottle and poured some water on her face and shook her head.
"Sei-chan, when are you going to get serious?"
"When you get serious"
"Hn"
Misao switched her racquet from her right to her left hand. "Bring it on!" she called out. "No way, left handed?" someone shouted out.
Yukimura smirked "Finally serious?"
"Maybe, and you? When are you going to use that!"
"Are you joking? You're the only on that the Yips doesn't work on."
Yukimura served and she hit it the ball glided across the net and disappeared and appeared back on her own side again. "First song Tenshi no Tsubasa"
"What was that?" asked Marui.
"Misao is finally serious" said Kirihara.
"Do you know what happened?" he asked Kirihara.
"I don't really know how it works but, Tenshi no Tsubasa glides across the net and drops down and the instant it reaches the ground, it rolls around the pole and lads back on her side again." Kirihara explained.
Finally, it was Misao's match point; they hit the ball back and fourth, rallying for over ten minutes for one point. Then suddenly her arm started hurting, the wound she had on her left arm had opened again. This was one of the reasons why she did not want to use her lest hand. She missed the ball and the game was won by Yukimura. They both went to the net and shook hands. She tried to hide her injury, but unfortunately, the blood stained the sleeve of her jacket. Niou who saw this quickly went up to her, grabbed her right arm and took her to the nurse office again.
"Why are you so reckless?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You're injured right?"
"Yeah"
"How on Earth can you play with an injured ankle and arm?"
Niou disinfected the wound and took a bandage to wrap up her arm and ankle.
"… Thank you"
He smiled, "No prob."
"."
"Just now, when you were playing, you looked like you were having fun."
", "
"I want to know why you stopped playing tennis"
She didn't want to tell him. She looked slightly uncomfortable to tell him so he stopped questioning her.
"You know, if you weren't injured I might do it with you now"
Misao blushed different shades of pink and threw a pillow at him, "Perv."
He laughed "I was just joking"
"Of course you were"
Misao took a pair scissors from her bag and started cutting her hair
"Oi, what are you doing?!" he asked.
"Just trimming my hair, those fans of yours are seriously causing a lot of trouble .Ya know normally hair is a girls' life and if they do that to anybody else, they might just end up committing suicide."
"You're going to commit suicide?"
Misao hits him over the head "Stop jumping to conclusions"
"Oww" he smirked 'She is really unpredictable, she got over the bullying as if it was nothing while others shut themselves in their rooms for months'
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As promised, Misao joined the club. The bad part about it was that she had to do the job of a manager and do the same amount of practice as the regulars.
50 laps around the court now, then after that, do 100 swings finish it in 30 minutes. Misao followed the training menu before everyone else and then she went to get drinks for everyone.
'As I thought, she's a very responsible person 'thought Niou.
"Ne, Mura buchou and Misao-chan are you two going out?"
Niiou tensed up when Marui asked the question. The two people in question just stared at each other and started laughing.
"What makes you think that?"
"Well you two are close with each other and some times you fight like a couple"
They started laughing even harder and Misao waved her hand, "Sei-chan is my cousin"
Niou felt relieved yet he didn't know why.
Replying to those who reviewed!!
nagozualdean~ Me too, Rikkai is the best!! Well... I sorta have a problem, I got a challenge from my friend to make Sanada giggle which going to be a bit hard.
Ice-creamy-life~ Thanks, glad you liked it. I don't think I could make her be with anyone else aside from him.
Thank you for reading!! Please review!!
