A/N: Please vote for which team you want Shikon Academy to play against first.. the team with the most votes will play Shikon Academy in the next chapter.. The choices are:

Seigaku-

Hyoutei-

Rikkaidai-

Yamabuki-

St. Rudolf-

Fudoumine-

Pairings:

Kagome Higurashi and Bunta Marui

Onesided feelings for Kagome from some people...

Maybe some Yaoi pairings

Disclaimer: Me no own characters, Anime/Manga used in this fic... Me only own the plot and any OCs added to this fic...

Warning: OOCness, Fuji's and Kagome's actions, set in PoT universe... AUish.... They are all in High School... Kantou tournament is going on... No descriptions for characters from Prince of Tennis, All Inuyasha characters are humans...

Chapter 2: Practice Matches with Jousei Shonan

The Jousei Shonan tennis team, along with their Coach, Hanamura-sensei, looked at the school they had heard so much about. They were at Shikon Academy since their Principal had asked Shikon Academy's Principal if they could have a practice match between the two teams. The Shikon Academy Principal had agreed and now, here they were, standing outside the said academy, looking at it in awe.

Shikon Academy was truly a place worth a visit and all the Tennis team regulars of the Jousei Shonan team were excited to get to play against the strongest team known in the tennis circuit. The gates of the Academy were huge with whitish-grey walls on either side. The gates were black but had a huge golden dog on either side of the gates. Each dog seemed to be holding a pinkish-blue jewel in its jaws. Shikon Academy had a huge main building made of white bricks. There seemed to be three more buildings behind the main school building, all made of white bricks. There was greenery on either side of the buildings and they could vaguely make out some tennis courts to their right hand side. To their left, there were rows ansd rows of trees, especially cherry blossom trees.

"Are you Hanamura-sensei from Jousei Shonan?" They heard a smooth male voice say from just inside the gates. They turned to the source and were quite surprised to see a boy with long blue-hued black hair tied into a braid. The boy had dark-blue, almost purple, eyes and was wearing the Shikon Academy gold and white tennis club uniform.

"Yes, This is my team." Hanamura-sensei said, bowing a bit in greeting. The boy bowed back before saying, "I'm Bankotsu Ryuu. One of the club members of our tennis team. Its nice to meet you. Everyone has been waiting for you. Please follow me."

With that, he turned and began leading the seven boys and their teacher to the courts where the Shikon Academy tennis team was practicing. All of the regulars from the Jousei Shonan tennis team, wondered how the team practiced; after all, it would be interesting considering that this team has been the strongest team for almost eight years running.

Almost five minutes later, they reached the tennis courts, but Bankotsu didn't lead them into the said courts. As they passed by, they glanced at the courts to see many boys and girls playing games against each other on the courts.

Kajimoto was just about to ask Bankotsu where they were going when Bankotsu answered, "This is where the rest of the team practices when Kagome-chan and the others practice. From the three hours for the club evening practice, the regulars only practice with the rest of the team for an hour or so. During the rest of the two hours, they are never to be disturbed, unless it is completely important." he said. "I'm taking you all to the regulars' personal courts." he said, glancing at the team from over his shoulder.

A few minutes later, they reached a fence on the other side of which were three courts, all well-managed with all the courts occupied. Six people were playing games against each other while two were standing at the side, supervising. Rin was playing against Sango, Kikyo against Shippou and Inuyasha against Miroku while Kagome and Sesshoumaru were supervising.

Bankotsu turned and said, "Please wait here for a few minutes. I'll be back in a moment." he said before turning and heading inside the fenced courts. He headed straight for Kagome and started talking to her about something. Kagome and Sesshoumaru looked at each other, Kagome asked something to which Sesshoumaru just nodded. Kagome sighed and then nodded to Bankotsu. She said something to Sesshoumaru to which he nodded before she nodded at Bankotsu.

With that, she and Bankotsu headed out of the fenced courts towards their team. The moment she stepped out of the courts, her stern expression eased as a soft smile appeared on her face. Walking over to them, Kagome looked at Bankotsu and said, "Please supervise the others now." she glanced behind them for a moment before saying, "It seems Kenichi and Korin have gotten into another fight."

The Jousei Shonan regulars noticed the boy shoot a look at the courts before nodding. Giving her a small wave, he ran back to the courts to solve the problem. As he did, Kagome turned to them and bowed, "I'm the captain of the Shikon Academy tennis team, Kagome Higurashi. Its nice to meet you."

Once she stood up straight again, she blinked in confusion seeing Wakato in front of her. "Yes?" she asked, softly. The orange-haired boy gave a charming smile, to which she just raised an eyebrow, before introducing himself, "Hello beautiful. I'm Wakato Hiroshi. And i was wondering.." Before he could continue, Kagome raised an eyebrow when Daichi Kiriyama pulled him away by the back of his jacket, saying, "Please don't embarass us, senpai."

Kagome covered her mouth with her hand politely to hide her smile, then turned to Hanamura-sensei when she said, "Please forgive him, Kagome-chan." Kagome gave a smile and replied, "It's no problem sensei." Hanamura-sensei poroceeded with the introductions and Kagome nodded to each oone as they were introduced.

"Please follow me inside" she said, then turned to head back into the fenced courts, the Jousei Shonan regulars and Coach following her. Once they had entered the courts, Kagome turned to her team, who had finished their games and gathered around Sesshoumaru, waiting for their opponents.

Stepping in front of her team, Kagome introduced her team to their opponents for the day and vice versa. Finally turning to Hanamura-sensei, who was looking at Kagome with interest, as was Kajimoto, she said, "I will tell you our arrangement, sensei. Doubles 2 will be Shippou-Rin pair, Doubles 1 Inuyasha-Kikyo pair, Singles 3 will be Miroku, Singles 2 is Sango and Singles 1 will be Sesshoumaru." she said, signalling to the people when she said their names.

"Are you not going to play, Kagome-san?" Kajimoto asked the raven-haired girl. He was going to be Singles 1 and he'd been waiting to play her. He had heard a lot about the girl and he couldn't deny that she was very skilled and beautiful. She seemed to be a perfect Captain, considering how her team followed her without any doubts or questions. Ever since their Principal had informed them about the practice match he had requested with Shikon Academy, he hadn't been able to help wanting to play the raven-haired beauty. If she were to play him, he'd feel as though it were a Captain's battle.

Kagome raised an eyebrow before replying, "No, Kajimoto-san. I usually only play as a sub, since my team is more than good enough for their opponents. Is there any particular reason you asked that of me?" The goal-oriented Captain of the Jousei Shonan team gave a small smile before replying, "I wanted to play you, Kagome-san. Since i will be playing Singles 1, i had been wondering if you would be playing the same spot."

Kagome shrugged, then replied, "I usually never play until completely necessary.." She was about to continue when Sesshoumaru said, "You may take up the Singles 1 spot, Kags. I wish to watch this time around." Kagome turned to her best friend, an eyebrow raised before shrugging, "Fine, if you are alright with it, i guess its fine."

Turning back to look at the Jousei Shonan regulars and Coach, Kagome replied, "Well, it seems there's a slight change in plans then. Singles 1 will be played by me." Coach Hanamura nodded while the others wondered why their Captain was so interested in the Shikon Academy captain. Of course, they did agree that the raven-haired girl was beautiful, but they wondered how skilled she was. After all, that time three years ago, when they had watched them all play against each other, they had heard her say that she had only played with her 75 percent.

Hanamura-sensei nedded before saying, "Doubles 2 will be Youhei-Kouhei pair, Doubles 1 will be Kiriyama-Ota pair, Singles 3 will be Wakato, Singles 2 Shinjou and, as Kajimoto-kun already revealed, he will be playing Singles 1."

Kagome gave a short nod, "Shall we start then?" she asked, looking at the Coach of the opponent team. Hanamura-sensei gave a nod as well before both teams stood facing each other on opposite sides of the net. Hanamura-sensei stood facing her team at the sidelines, as Kagome stood doing the same, facing her own team.

The two teams bowed to each other before Kagome bowed to Hanamura-sensei and said, "Let's have good games." Hanamura-sensei bowed back before smiling, "Please go easy on us." Kagome gave a small smirk before saying "Same to you."

The two females walked over to stand with their team, while Sesshoumaru took his seat as the referee. "We will start with Doubles 2 first. Shippou-Rin pair against Youhei-Kouhei pair. Shippou to serve." The game was just about to start when Kagome called out, "Shippou, Rin use full power."

The two second years looked at their team Captain before giving a "Haaaiii" The game started and about twenty five minutes later, The game ended with Shippou-Rin as the winners with a score of 6-4. Surprisingly, all the four on the court were panting hard.

Kagome looked at the two babies of their team before saying, "Good work, Shippou, Rin. Shake hands." The two second years smiled at their team Captain before saying, "Hai". With that, they walked over towards the net to shake hands with their opponents, congratulating the twins on a game well-played.

Shippou and Rin stepped out of the court only to recieve a hug each from Kagome before she handed them both a bottle each. Handing them a few more bottles, she said, "Go on, give one to each of them as well." she signalled towards the twins, who were standing in front of their coach.

Shippou and Rin smiled at the opportunity to make new friends, and ran over to the twins and handed them the bottles. As the four of them began talking to each other, Hanamura-sensei and Kajimoto turned to look at Kagome who was talking to Inuyasha and Kikyo.

"Alright guys, you know what to do. Use full power, and... try not to hurt anyone Yash" she said, directing the last line to Inuyasha, who just replied with a 'Feh" but nodded all the same. Kagome smiled and when Sesshoumaru announced, "Now lets start with Doubles 2, Inuyasha-Kikyo pair against Kiriyama-Ota pair.", Kagome said, "Go on. Remember, give it your best shot."

The two nodded before turning and heading out to stand on the courts opposite Ota and Kiriyama. The match started and Sesshoumaru announced, "Jousei Shonan's Kiriyama to serve."

This match took a little longer, about forty minutes had passed before the match had ended with Inuyasha-Kikyo winning with a score of 7-5. The four on the court shook hands before walking over towards their respective Coach and team Captain. The Singles 3 match between Miroku and Wakato lasted almost as long. It surprised them all how much Wakato seemed to be able to completely copy the professional tennis players.

Once the game ended, Kagome smiled, clapping for both the boys' hard work, Kagome said, "Very well played, both of you." Turning to Hanamura-sensei, Kagome smiled, "You truly have very talented boys in your team, sensei." Hanmura-sensei gave a nod and a smile before saying, "However, your team seems to be better than most."

Kagome smiled, "Well, our training helps us become stronger." she replied as the Singles 2 match was announced. The Singles 2 match lasted almost 45 minutes before it ended with Sango's difficult win with a score of 7-6 (13-11). By the time the game ended, Sango was panting hard. She had truly tried hard to win against her opponent. "You're ... very ... strong" she said between pants, hands on her knees, back bent slightly forward, as she looked at the dark blue-haired boy.

Shinjou, who was panting as well, gave a nod before replying, "You are very skilled. I lost because of your determination." he said, accepting his defeat. Sango gave a smile after having caught her breath. Walking over to the net, the two shook hands before Sango said, "I guess it's time you see the power and skill our Captain possesses."

Shinjou turned to look at Kagome as well, as she talked to Sesshoumaru about something. He looked at their team captain and was quite surprised to see him looking at Kagome, as though lost in thought. He turned back to look at Kagome only to see her say something, then nod.

The two stepped off of the courts and walked towards their respective Captains. Sango stood in front of Kagome and blinked when she saw her best friend pull off her jacket. She watched in confusion as Kagome lifted the sleeve off her right arm and tightened the bandages, making Sango gasp.

"Kagome-chan, you shouldn't play if your injury hasn't healed yet. It could get worse, it could.." Kagome adjusted the sleeve before locking her sapphire-blue eyes with Sango's chocolate brown eyes.

Standing up, Kagome picked up her racket and stretched her right hand every which way before turning to look at her best girl friend. She gently placed her left hand against her shoulder before saying,"I'll be fine, Sango-chan. Trust me, alright?" Sango looked a bit unconvinced before she gave out a sigh of resignation and nodded.

Kagome smiled, "Thanks Sango-chan" With that, she stepped onto the court and looked at her opponent. Apart from him being the Captain of the Jousei Shonan team, she didn't know much about him. However, she did know that he must be quite talented, seeing as he was the captain. From what she had experienced in the little over two and a half hours she had seen him, she knew he was soft-spoken and looked to be quite goal-oriented. His lithe body made her think he would be quite flexible, she shrugged.

Making up her mind, she bent down a little, her racket in her hands, legs spread a foot apart. "The final match of the day, Singles 1 Kagome against Kajimoto, Kajimoto to serve" Kagome waited for the serve and knew she was right the moment she saw the Jousei Shonan captain lean all the way back before serving.

The moment he served, she decided. As soon as the speeding ball neared her, she took a step back and hit the ball with all her strength, sending it back towards her opponent at a speed faster than the speed at which it had come towards her.

The game continued and just so that she could judge him, Kagome gave up two games in the middle. By the time the score had reached 3-2 with Kagome's lead, Kagome revealed all her potential and started playing her opponent seriously, surprising everone from Jousei Shonan while everyone from her team smiled/smirked.

Within the next twenty minutes, the game had ended with Kagome's win at 6-3. She smiled, panting softly. She had to accept that she had fun playing against the Jousei Shonan team Captain. He was truly something.

Walking over to the net, she held out her hand, "That was a great game, Kajimoto-san. I hope we get to play again." Kajimoto gave the girl a nod, now knowing why she was so popular with the other boys from most of the schools. She was beautiful, skilled in tennis, smart and oh-so-perfect. Walking over to the net, he smiled as well before accepting her hand and giving it a gentle yet firm shake.

They pulled their hands away before Kagome was pulled towards the bench by Sango. "Kagome, you shouldn't have released all your power just then. Your injury could have worsened." Kagome rolled her eyes at her friend's worries before saying, "I'm fine Sango-chan."

Sango lookd at the raven-haired girl with a small glare before saying, "I don't care. I'll check your injury first, only then will i be convinced that you're telling the truth." Kagome sighed then said, "Fine." only to find herself made to sit on the bench with Sango and Kikyo lifting her sleeve and attending to her arm. Rin and Shippou ran over and handed her a bottle, having already given one to Kajimoto, to which Kagome smiled, "Thanks."

She took a few sips before looking at her injury. It seemed to be fine. No blood was coming out, no fractures, nothing. "Are you satisfied now?" she asked, more like grounded out in slight irritation.

Sango and Kikyo gave a nod each before wrapping the bandage around her arm again. She sighed softly to calm herself down before she found Hanamura-sensei in front of her. They all continued talking to each other, discussing things until Hanamura-sensei looked at the time by her watch and called out, "It's getting late, Kagome-chan. I guess it is time we head to the school."

Kagome gave a smile and a nod before Hanamura-sensei called the Jousei Shonan regulars over. Kagome turned to Kajimoto when he said, "Kagome-san, we wish you the best for your game tomorrow. We will be there to see how you all fare tomorrow, if possible."

Kagome gave a smile and a nod before bowing a bit. Bidding the Shikon Academy tennis team regulars 'Goodbye', the Jousei Shonan team headed off towards the exit. Kagome and the others watched them go before smiling.

"Come ne guys, lets head off towards the others. After dismissing them, we have to head off home as well. We have to reach the tournament courts at 9 tomorrow morning so that we can find out our first opponents. After all, this year because of us joining it, the rules will be changed slightly." she said, looking at her friends.

They nodded back, before together, they all headed towards the courts. They were all quite excited for what would happen the next day. 'It should be a lot of fun' was the only thought running through their minds.

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That's the end of this chappy... hope you liked... please ignore any mistakes i've made and if you get confused, feel free to ask me.. :)

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