*angelg0722 doesn't own Prince of tennis*

"Speech"- Japanese

"Speech" English+ location references

'thoughts'

"Mada mada Dane"

Ryomi shifted her focus back to the game.

"I would like to see your full potential" and with that she served once again.

And once again, it was a twist serve. Niou stepped back in anticipation of the serve. The ball hit to his feet and once again bounced toward his face.

Niou hit it. "He got it!" exclaimed an observing non-regular.

"No" remarked ryomi with her back turned toward the net, getting ready for the next ball.

Ryomi's words were true. There wasn't enough power from the angle; the ball hit the net and dropped.

"What's going on?" whispered the non-regulars.

"Niou-kun is getting over-powered."

"How did she know it wouldn't go over if her back was towards the net even before Niou-kun received the ball?"

"30-love! Girl to serve!" called the referee

Ryomi served once again. Niou hit it ... and it was out.

The game ended 40-love, all of the points from Ryomi's service aces.

"I can't believe Niou-kun lost a game!"

"And to a GIRL!"

Whispers started around the courts once again

The game continued. Now it was Niou's turn to serve.

Niou threw the ball and got into a familiar stance... The ball was hit to Ryomi's feet and rebounded to her face!

"Twist serve! Of course. After all, Niou is known as the Trickster of the courts." commented Marui, blowling a green bubble.

Ryomi stepped back and received the serve without batting an eye.

After all, it was her own serve.

The rally started.

'He's copying me' Ryomi thought. ' He's mirroring my shots.'

And while Niou was not apart of the "three demons of Rikkadai", Niou truly was the most bothersome player on the court.

"Let's get this started."

And with that, Ryomi deftly switched her racket to her left hand.

"She's a southpaw?!" exclaimed Marui.

"That means she's playing with her non-dominant hand!"

Both looked the Msster for an explanation.

Yanagi had already at some point unbeknownst to the regulars,and whipped out his black notebook and started writing furiously. Everyone sweat-dropped.

Ryomi just smirked.

"Game! 6-4! The girl wins!"

Silence. Cold and threatening silence.

Was it true? The trickster of Rikkadai was beaten by a mysterious girl?!

Impossible Rikkadai was the champion! But, the entire tennis club had watched as the girl over power Niou.

It was almost as if she KNEW where his shots would go. She was moving before Niou hit the ball and predicting his shots. If she smashed, she ran forward to the net automatically, as if she knew Niou was going to hit a drop shot...

No matter who he copied, Ryomi would somehow figure out a way to counter the shot in the next few points.

"Niou-kun. Please leave the court."

The silence was interrupted by the usually gentle captain who was frowning.

"Please collect your belongings at the end of practice. You are no longer and never will be again a regular at Rikkaidai."

Niou fell to his knees. He knew it was useless to argue. He sighed and slowly stood up, Yukimura looked and addressed Ryomi.

"You are now a member of the Rikkadai tennis team. Please see me after."

The team was too shocked to react. Niou was defeated?! And now this girl was going to be the newest member...

Even Sanada didn't know how to react. It was certainly true that Niou's loss was unacceptable but, letting a girl into a BOY's tennis team? What would happen to Rikkadai's reputation.

But, even when their hearts disagreed, the entire team wasn't able to oppose. It was a rule int the team that if a regular ever lost to a non-regular, they would be dropped and the non-regular put in, practice match or not. The rule was set in stone by many previous generations of the Rikkadai regulars.

Even so, adding a girl...

The team (without Niou) turned around and started to head back when-

"No."