A/N: I'm answering some reviews.

1) From EverlastingDreamer and Sasodei-iz-awsome:
Does Jirou know about Ryoma being a girl or he just simply likes Echizen?
I'm not answering this question now. Wait and see for the future chapters.

2) From Animemangaotaku and Meg gara:
...Kind of hoping for more Fuji. There has been no progression on that storyline.
There was a need for Ryoma to take her place within the group of people, to show how she came to fit into them, how a bonding was created between everybody and her. Now that is done, it's time for Fuji to play his role.

So, Fuji time up!

Enjoy!

Ryoma succeed to join in the regulars rang.

After defeating Kaido Kaoru, she faced Inui Sadaharu, Seisgaku's brain. The data master had collected all her informations and used them against her. She got kind of pissed off because she felt like being a machine with previsible results. She showed him that data may be reliable, but they were a sword with double edges.

"You use my data against beat me? Then I'll go above them!" she said.

To the suprise of everyone, they discovered that she was a southpaw and not a righthand player. Inui knows her speed? She added in her Slipt Step, making herself faster than her normal speed.

"Kirihara, he is as good as you with the Slipt Step," Sadana said.

"But…" Fuji focused on Ryoma's feet. "His Slipt Step is on one foot, which made him even faster."

Inui can predicte where her balls landed?

Fine! She just showed him that even if he knew the landing position of her ball, it don't mean that he could return it. She served him her Twist Serve, which was more polished then the time she played against Kaido.

She won.

"Inui-senpai, it was interesting facing you. But I don't want to play with you anymore," she told him, grimacing. Inui smiled.

"But I got new data on you, Echizen-kun. Thank you," Inui said. She scowled.

Thus, she became a Seigaku regular.

Now, she was watching the games of the qualified regulars. It was Fuji Syuusuke against Kirihara Akaya. Somehow, from the beginning of the game, Ryoma couldn't detach her eyes from Fuji Syuusuke. His play style was incredible. It was graceful, yet powerful. Their was like a mystery envelopping his being, something Ryoma never saw in her life.

Bounce. Bounce. Bounce.

Cerulean eyes opened.

The wind blew.

Listenning to the wind.

Bounce. Bounce. Bounce.

Throw. And serve.

Kirihara ran, but couldn't make it. The ball hit the ground and flew back to it original court, where Fuji caught it with his hand.

"Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh!" the crowd was once again impressed by the tensai's play.

"Sugoi, Fuji-senpai!"

Ryoma cannot believe what she saw. Her eyes were fixed on the brunette senpai.

'H-How…' A cold sweat ran down her neck. She gulped. 'How did he do that…? What kind of tennis player is he…?'

"You see Echizen, that's Hakugei, one of Fuji Syuusuke's counter techniques," Jirou said.

"Ha… Hakugei…" Ryoma repeated. Jirou nodded, not detaching his eyes from Fuji, just like Ryoma.

"But this is not his best move," Marui added.

"He has an upgraded version of Hakugei too, Hakuryuu," Niou said.

"But it's strange that he already used his move," Yagyuu said.

"Usually, even against me, he will wait until near the end of the game. But then, he never use Hakugei against me either," Oshitari said.

"Well, lately, Fuji is not himself," Kikumaru said. "His brother is still in the hospital."

"What? You mean he has not been released yet!" Ootori exclaimed. Kikumaru shook his head.

"His shoulder still have problems. They have to do new tests on him," Kikumaru said. He turned to Ryoma. "Ochibi-chan, Fuji is really not a bad guy, like you probably think he is. He is very nice to everybody. But you met him under bad circumstances. His younger brother has been hospitalized and Fuji is very worried about him. He blamed himself for his brother's injury. You shouldn't hold grudge against him," Kikumaru said.

Ryoma listened to Kikumaru's words, but don't say anything. She still have a hard time to believe what Kikumaru told her.

"Pouah! Ha… Ha… Ha…" Kirihara stomped on his back down next to Ryoma, panting heavily. Ryoma gave him a bottle of water.

"Here," she said.

"Thanks!" He took a large gulp. "Today, Fuji-senpai is going wild," he said. "I can't believe I lost so badly to him! He didn't even leave me a chance!"

They all looked at Fuji, who was leaving the court alone.

"He is very worried about his brother then," Oshitari said. Kirihara, Marui, Niou, Ootori and Kikumaru nodded, understanding. Ryoma looked silently at Fuji's retreating form.

"Kaa-san, I'll be going now!" Ryoma said as she put on her shoes.

"Be careful on the way!"

"Hai!"

Ryoma was going to see a friend. But before, she stopped at a convenient store to buy a magazine and the new DVD just recently released for him. Then, she went to the hospital.

Knock knock knock! Ryoma knocked on the door of her friend's room.

"Come in," a voice said.

Ryoma opened and stepped in.

"Ryoma!" a boy with short light brown hair happily greeted her with a smile. "Come in! And, here, take a seat!" he said, pushing to her the chair next to his bed.

"Hi Yuuta," Ryoma greeted him as she sat on the chair. "How are you doing?"

"Fine. Thanks for visiting me," Yuuta said.

"I thought that you would be bored, being stuck in a bed and not be able to play tennis," Ryoma said.

"You bet! The sooner I will be released, the better!"

Ryoma and him met at the public tennis court. Ryoma saw him performed a strange technic. He could hit a ball before it bounced to its highest point. She asked him about it. He told her about his Super Rising. Ryoma wanted to try his Super Rising. They played a match and became friends.

They often met to have a match and sometime just to talk. Ryoma discovered that he and she have many points in commun other than in tennis. First, they have each a big brother. Second, their older brother are known to be prodigy in tennis and they are their shadow. Third, they both wanted to become stronger than their brother so they no longer be their shadow. It was good to know a person who can understand their feelings.

A couple of weeks ago, on his way back home, Yuuta got hit by a car and was send to the hospital. Ryoma came to visit him to cheer him up. She knew that when you got stuck in a bed and cannot play tennis can be frustrating. They chatted for a while about any subjects. Ryoma told him what happen to her father this morning, when he got biten by Karupin again. Yuuta laughed a lot. He also told her funny moment with his family.

After a while, Yuuta kept silence. Then, he continued to speak again.

"I should have listen to you when you told me to stop using the Twist Spin Shot," Yuuta said. "If I had, maybe I would have already leaf the hospital by now."

"It's still not too late. If you just let your shoulder rest for a while, it will heal on its own. Your skeleton is still developping," Ryoma said.

Yuuta smiled.

"Thanks Ryoma," Yuuta said. "I will do as you said from now on."

"That's good to hear." She saw the time the clock on the wall was poiting. "Ah! It's already that late! I'm sorry Yuuta, but I have to go now. Kaa-san wants me to stop at the supermarket for her. Here, I brought you a magazine, the latest issue of the Montly Pro Tennis, and a DVD. My brother likes it, so I thought that you will like it too, because you two are boys," Ryoma said, grimacing.

"Hahahahaha!" Yuuta laughed. He knew that she don't like the kind of movie he likes, yet she still buy one for him. When it came to movie interests, they don't share the same tastes.

"Thanks, Ryoma. See you again then," Yuuta said.

"Bye, Yuuta. Take care of yourself," Ryoma said and left.

Yuuta picked up the DVD. Indeed, he likes this movie. He was waiting to buy one when it will be released. But because of the accident, he had to wait, deciding it will be for after he will be released from the hospital. But now, he don't need to do it anymore.

'Ryoma is a nice girl. The one who will become her boyfriend will be a lucky one,' he thought.

Someone knocked his door again.

"Come in!" Yuuta said. Fuji Syuusuke stepped in. "Ah! Aniki!"

"Hello, Yuuta. How are you?" Fuji nicely asked him.

"Fine, thank you. Here, take a seat."

As Fuji sat down, he felt heat emitting from the chair.

"Hum? Someone came to see you?" Fuji asked.

"Yeah, a friend. She brought me a DVD and the last issue of Gekkan Pro Tennis too," Yuuta said.

"She? You mean a girl?" Fuji chuckled. "Is she your girlfriend?"

Yuuta had an expression of pure horror.

"No way! She's not my girlfriend! She just a very good friend," Yuuta said. "I don't want a girlfriend like her. She's not my type. Too tomboy-ish. But she plays tennis! She's very good, you know. When I'll have the chance, I will present her to you!"

"Sou ka," Fuji said. He was happy. Yuuta seemed doing well. Whoever the girl who was here before him, Fuji was grateful to her.

Fuji talked about what happened to school. He told Yuuta about the last ranking tournament, about who got into the regulars, who became the new qualified regulars. He also mentionned about a new freshman, who became a regular too, in the Seigaku team.

"What? A freshman?" Yuuta exclaimed.

"Yes. His name is Echizen," Fuji said. "He's also in my English class."

"What! A freshman in a third year class? And in your class? No way!"

"Yes, he is," Fuji confirmed.

"He must be really good then," Yuuta said.

"Actually, he is better then Atobe. Speaking about Atobe, Echizen gave him the name of 'Monkey King'," Fuji said.

"Mon-… Monkey… King…?" Yuuta repeated. "P-Pfffffffff! Hahahahahahaha!"

"Atobe hates it, but the Echizen only call him by that name," Fuji said.

"Hahahaha! It fits him! Hahahahahaha!" Yuuta laughed. "But how can it be possible that he played in the ranking tournament? I thought only sophomores and seniors can participate!"

"Apparently, Yanagi and Inui saw something special in him. They had Sakaki-sensei and Ryuuzaki-sensei to make an exception for him. At first, I was skeptical too, but Yanagi's and Inui's judgement can never be wrong. After I saw him play, I understand what Yanagi and Inui meant. He is very good, very very good. He can do the Twist Serve. Even Sakaki-sensei couldn't believe that freshman's skill. Sakaki-sensei said that his Twist Serve is more acurate than a profesionnal tennis player."

"Sugoi… I want to play him too," Yuuta said.

"Well, maybe after you will return back to school."

They chatted for a while. When it was late, Fuji left.

"I must go now, Yuuta. Take good care of yourself, nee."

"Hai. Thanks for visiting me, aniki."

Fuji nodded. He stood up and walked to the door.

"And aniki," Yuuta said again. Fuji turned to him. "Don't blame yourself for my shoulder."

"Yuuta…"

In order to beat his brother, Yuuta discovered a special technique called the Twist Spin Shot. For months, he secretly trained himself on that technique. However, he overstrained his shoulder but didn't know about it. When they carried him to the hospital and examined him, that was when they discovered the condition of his shoulder. When Fuji learned about Yuuta's shoulder, he immediately knew what Yuuta did and why. He was not a tensai for nothing. Because of that, Fuji badly blamed himself for not noticing anything earlier.

"It was my own recklessness that caused my ingury. You did nothing wrong. I will be careful from now, so stop blaming yourself."

"Yuuta…"

Yuuta smiled to him. Fuji smiled back and nodded. Then he left, his heart light.