13Challenges vs. Consequences
Chapter 1
Summary: After winning the Nations for the Seigaku team, Ryoma heads to America to try to find new people to challenge and improve his tennis skills to the next level. But, what happens when he can't get a certain twin-braid wearing, clumsy girl out of his head?
AN: hey this is my first fanfic so be gentle with me but I will accept flamers because they can help me improve on my writing skills and thought processing.
"talking" & thoughts are in italics
*Shu….*tatatatata….*doka
These were the only sounds on the tennis court as the final match continued on, with the tennis ball sailing between the two competitors.
For Ryoma, the sound of the tennis ball hitting against a tennis racket, combined with the silence of their surroundings, was pure bliss; yet he kept getting a nagging sensation in the back of his mind that something was missing. Well, whatever it was it could wait till after the match was over.
His opponent was a tall, nineteen year-old, with spiky light brown hair, red eyes and was wearing an AC-DC shirt with jeans and basic tennis shoes. His name was Rick, not that Ryoma really bothered to remember his name. All Ryoma cared about was whether or not this guy was good at tennis, which so far he had been putting up a somewhat decent fight, not that Ryoma would actually admit it aloud.
Shortly after the match had started, Ryoma was mildly surprised to find out that Rick was somewhat of a power player who favored moves like the buggy-whip and the brutaliser.
The guy managed to get two games from Ryoma, but Ryoma still won 6-2.
As the last ball hit the opponent's court, the crowd that had gathered to watch the unique spectacle started to clap and cheer as the young prodigy gathered his belongings to leave the street tennis courts. As Ryoma walked past the crowd, he thought he saw a certain timid girl with twin braids.
He stopped, and turned his body to face the crowd, to get a better look at whomever he thought he saw but no one was there anymore.
AN: Hey, read and review please!
Japanese sound effects
*Shu – Whoosh!
*Tatatatata – Running noises
* Doka - Smack