In Tokyo Metropolis, one could hear the sound of balls being hit vigorously from among the best schools in the area - Seishun Gakuen. Seishun Gakuen or Seigaku was known for its excellent sportmen, more so for its tennis club.

"All right. Everyone gather around. We will doing 30 laps around the track!" dictated an authoritative voice. This could only belong to a handsome bespectacled 17 year old boy. His hair was olive brown and parted towards the left. He wore a blue and white jersey with the name 'Seigaku' on the back along with navy blue track pants and sports shoes. Though he was but a second year in high school, he was selected to the captain of the club due to his charisma. The other members groaned at his orders but had no choice but to obey. Thus, they began their laps around the track

"Ah～Captain Tezuka is stick as usual～nya. Would it kill him to go easy on us for once?" complained a marooned haired boy. He had a parting line on the centre of his head and a plaster on his right cheek. His brown eyes glazed over towards his fellow partner.

"But you Eiji, this running is only to build up our stamina," said the other boy.

"Even so, Oishi, I'm not in the least motivated," complained Eiji Kikumaru. Oishi smiled. He had dark hair with two strands sticking inwards on top of his head. The lower half behind his neck seemed to be shaved.

"If you need motivation, I can help you with that," said the boy with square glasses and spiky hair. There was a glint of wickedness in that glistened on Sadaharu Inui's glasses. " You see, I just happened to prepare another special drink. The person who is unable to finish the lap in under 55 secs must down this. How does that sound, hmmm?" he suggested, holding a nasty greenish glass of juice. A cold chill ran down every single tennis member.

"No way in hell!" they cried in unison and began picking up their pace instantly. Unfortunately, as the laps continued, some of them drop out in exhaustion. As a result, they ended up having to gulp down the nasty juice. One by one they made a gangway to the restrooms, some even collapsing on the way. Only the 6 regulars were left. After witnessing the atrocity of the 'special drink', their determination and fear grow in leaps and bounds.

"There's no way I'm going to drink that!" cried Takeshi Momoshiro. Next to him, the bandana boy glared at him like a snake. "I'm not losing to you," hissed Kaoru Kaidou.

"Oh, yeah? Let's who's fast then!" retorted Momoshiro. The two of the picked up speed.

"No fair you guys!" cried Kikumaru. He and Oishi ran even faster. Tezuka and Fuji, the latter was a boy with slit eyes and short brown hair, seemed composed but their pace had quickened as well, ever so slightly.

"This is interesting, don't you think so Tezuka?" asked Fuji. The stern faced boy merely grunted in response. Together, all 6 of them finished the last lap almost at the same time. Inui checked his stop watch. "53 seconds. It seems you are all well within time. It's a shame that all this juice is going to waste. How about..."

"No way are we gonna drink it!" voiced the others. They sat panting on the ground. Upon seeing a golden racket leaning against the wall, Fuji said, " Taka san...He would always have this burning determination whenever he picked up the racket. It's kind of quiet not having him around. "

"Yeah, I know what you mean," said Oishi, glancing at the racket. " But he decided to take up a chef's training and quit tennis. He's following his dream, huh?"

"He is! He is, nya! Though he's not here with us doesn't mean we can't see him. He always has seats for us at his dad's restaurant!" chimed in Kikumaru. "I also miss O-Chibi chan. I wonder when he'll come to Seigaku High."

"He's still in his third year of junior high. He'll join us next spring," answered Momoshiro. "That kid must have surely polished his skills. He will be sure to give us a run for our money."

"As the seniors, we have to sharpen our techniques and skills even more, huh?" said Inui. " Maybe I'll spy on him sometime to gather new data."

"As expected of Inui-senpai," stated Kaidou. "By the way... Have you guys heard about the new transfer students coming next week?"

"Yeah, I did. I did nya～ I hope some of them will be cute girls!" said the acrobatic tennis player happily.

"Eiji... Well, anyway, I hope we can get along with them.

"Well, according to my data, they are all girls and beauties at that," stated Inui.

"Seriously? Alright!" cried Kikumaru.

"Wait! Where did you get that data from Inui-senpai," asked Kaidou.

" Well, I happened to overhear a few teachers talking about a school called Ragna and how our school's being paid big time for taking care of each of the female transfer students."

"Hmmm..." said Fuji. "Well, that is interesting. I wonder why they would go so far though."

"Maybe they have a hidden agenda for taking over Seigaku or they're a mysterious organization where these girls are part of some hidden army to protect us against some evil monsters, nya～" said Kikumaru.

"Come on, Eiji" chided Oishi. " Don't let your imagination run wild. Anyway, let's go home. I heard we have an aptitude test tomorrow."

"Oh, yeah! I forgot all about it!" said Eiji.

" That's all for practise today," announced Tezuka. He gathered all the tennis club members around. " Freshman, quickly pick up the balls lying on the court , then leave. Everyone else is dismissed."

A/N: FYI, Ryouma isn't in here yet but I will add him after a few chapters.