-1Tennis Brings Lovers Closer

By; The Princess Of Tennis

Disclaimer! I only own the character Shizuka Yume and the plot. All others belong to Takeshi Konomi as well as the original concept.

Chapter 4; First Match

At the Echizen's house, the Regulars, Coach Ryuzaki, Sakuno and Shizuka were in the backyard. "I will beat that arrogant kid! I refuse to give in to him!" said Shizuka. "Mada mada dane" said Ryoma nonchalantly. Ryoma's dad, Nanjiroh Echizen, was the referee. "One set match! Shizuka to serve!" he yelled. Just your average serve. Or so thought Ryoma... He swung his racket, but missed! The ball dropped right in front of him, and stopped! "15-love!" said Nanjiroh. "Hey, you think you can beat me using tricks like that?" asked Ryoma. "I hate to break it to you, Ryoma, but I will beat you! That's not my only trick." said Shizuka. Shizuka served again... Twist serve? Even Ryoma couldn't get to this one, because of it's super-speed! He was getting angry now. "Mada mada dane" he said, as he lowered his cap. "30-love!" said Nanjiroh. "Wow! That Shizuka girl is beating Ochibi!" said Eiji. "C'mon, Echizen! pull yourself together!" said Momoshiro. Back to the game, Shizuka served... underhand? Probably to give Ryoma a break, but apparently he didn't take that as a good thing. Finally scored, thanks to Shizuka's underhand serve. "Mada mada dane." he said again. They really did have a long way to go...

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Sorry, kind of a cliffy... But don't worry! I will try to get the chapter up sooner than I've been. Sorry if it's not going to be as soon as you wish. I am going away soon though, so I won't be able to update often. I will try my best though! Please review!