After-school hours in Shokushu in a cool friday night. That explained why there were few girls around. It seemed like finding a prey was gonna be difficult for Rahs that day.

As he kept walking around school, he came near the gymnasium, and thought that no one would be inside in their free time. He was gonna turn around until he heard a noise. It sounded like a dull slap, and he froze. And there it was again. Someone practicing a sport... maybe they are a bit bored, Rahs thought as he approached the door of the gym and looked through the window it had.

Nothing... but the sound was still there. Like someone hitting something with a broad item. The mercenary sighed and changed his angle to see better. Many ball racks and weird artifacts were laying around near the door on the other side, and at the other side of the gym there was a ball flying though the air. Interesting... Rahs opened the door slightly and could see a red haired girl hitting the ball with something similar to a bat with a round frame.

She seemed so focused on her activity that she wouldn't notice Rahs peeking though the door.

After school was over, Ryu decided to use her remaining energy to practice some tennis after she heard there's a gym around there. There was no work left for her to do anyway, and she didn't expect the other students to do anything exciting that day. Just after she changed her clothes she moved into an empty hall, and made her way to get a racket. Finally grabbing out one, she bend over and accidentally dropped a container containing various equipment on the floor. She would put everything back inside it later.

Randomly picking a wall to practice at, she threw the ball up in the air and hit it with all energy she had. It was pretty entertaining for her hitting the ball, making the stress she kept for herself disappear. Continuing with the process, repeating and trying to aim the ball at any cost, breathing deeply to increase her constitution.

Focusing on the ball, she started thinking about how she'd be doing if she'd join a club or something. Still, she wasn't that type of girl who liked to stay with others, that's the reason why she liked being alone most of the time. To get more into it, she believed the ball was a creature laughing at her because she was a girl and not rather strong to hurt it.
Damn you ball, I'm gonna crush you.

Hitting the ball, she let out a sound of satisfaction and tiredness every single time.

Haven't seen her before... I guess she must be new around here... well, I should show her how her life will be from now on.
The girl was hitting the ball furiously, like if it had done something terrible to her. After a while, she started to give out sounds of tiredness whenever she hit the ball along with some satisfaction at the successful swing. Rahs walked in slowly and locked the gym doors behind him. Sneaking behind some ball racks, he was now closer to her and could notice her frame perfectly.

The tight white t-shirt she was wearing hugged her curves nicely, making her bosom stand out. The shorts showed her sexy legs, and could see some sweat due to the constant practice. Rahs could take her right then and there, but he wanted to enjoy the sight a bit more. Maybe he'd make his move after she grew tired or finished with the activity, either after she'd return her equipment where it belonged, or after she headed for the showers.

Just after a few more hits she thought she heard a quiet sound coming from somewhere, but she wasn't able to find the exact position where it came from. She ignored it, thinking it was just the sound of the ball, echoing from the walls.

After a short amount of time she gave up swinging the racket to make the small yellow ball bounce to the wall, and catched it while still in the air. She took a deep breath to get some air into her lungs. Her arms moved over her wet shirt, revealing two imprints of her bosom slightly created by her own sweat.
I better go and take a shower. Just putting this stuff back first...

She was a bit dizzy though, not able to walk straight forward. She took her equipment anyway and tried to get anything in order. Finishing with the container she accidentally dropped, she let out a soft, quiet moan and turned around towards the exit where she came in from, to get a quick shower after all.

At last she got tired of the swinging and hitting, and took a deep breath when she caught the ball. Her sweat made her breasts get imprinted through her shirt. It was such a nice view Rahs would even pay for such a thing. The girl walked dizzily, and after leaving her stuff and the equipment on the floor in the container she let out a moan and headed for the door.

Rahs took this opportunity to approach the girl. He walked oh so silently across the wooden floor, somehow managing to avoid making it any noise as he reached the container. He took the racket and the ball she used and looked at them with a look that showed interest. The alien being noticed the girl was now closer to the locked door and she'd discover that it was locked. Would she find out there was another being in the same room as her? Would she just pay it no mind? The result to any question Rahs could think of was the same.

She would leave the room sooner or later. So he decided to attract her attention. Before she got even 10 feet close to the gym exit, he threw the ball in the air, and as it came down he hit the ball with incredible strength towards the door, mimicking his prey's moves. The ball bounced hard and Rahs caught it as it came back at him. "It is indeed a very fun thing to do..." he said out loud, looking at the girl.

Ryu was going to leave the gym in a few moments, but surprisingly a ball flew beside her against the wall with high speed, and she stopped moving. She heard a strong and loud voice coming from behinder her, and she was not quite sure if it was possible that another person had entered the gym without her noticing. Turning around quickly, she was going to show her bad behaviour to a person that had no problems scaring someone for fun.
Hell, I don't know who you are, but you're definetely in some trou-...ble...

She stopped just after she realized something is wrong about her new company. She wasn't able to identify him, but she knew it was a male person due the fact his voice was rather strong and deep. Maybe it was just someone with a costume, but it just looked too real. She made herself standing straight up to make sure he is not going to underestimate her, even though she wasn't able to correct her slightly shivering voice.
W-What do y-you want?

She didn't know how to deal with this "guy", she still stood where she was, petrified looking and catching the newcomer with her eyes. She was afraid in a way, she just wasn't able to describe.

Rahs made a slight smile, hidden by his helm, as she turned around, ready to deal with anyone, but turning to a petrified girl when she looked at him. She still stood tall, trying to show some courage, but her trembling voice was too obvious.

The girl didn't scream nor ran away, or tried to do something in particular. That meant she probably haven't had an encounter with a monster before, but definitely found him to be scaring. She asked what did he want... did she really want to know? How could he make the moment a bit more satisfying... "I'm just here to have some fun," he answered, hitting the ball once more, zooming by her cheek, bouncing against the wall and catching it again.

The way he said he wanted to have some fun was irritating her, either he wanted to play tennis or he wanted to do something else. Maybe she had to deal with one of those psychotic ones, or maybe he was just a crazy guy that liked to wear some kind of body-paint or stuff.

She wasn't quite sure why he was always hitting the ball, it made her mad deep inside. At first she thought he is just molesting her for fun, but now she tried to find a logical explanation for the situation.
Have s-some fun?

Just right now she felt how her shirt began to dry, it was pretty uncomfortable. Her eyes went around to find a close exit, she realized the main door was still behind her, maybe she could make a quick rush to run out, but maybe it was closed or worse... locked. Searching for a way to get him out of the way, not quite sure if she'd be able to, she focused back on him. Maybe she should just try, but she kept the thought in her head at first.

"Indeed... and it involves you, by the way." He could practically jump at her now, and torn off her clothes and ravage her, but he wanted her to enjoy the moment. He let the ball drop and bounced it against the floor with the racket. "How do you play this game? I'd like to try it..." he said walking slowly at her, stopping a few feet from the girl.

"I'll make a bet with you. If you win in this game, I'll leave you alone," Rahs added, catching the ball and handing her the racket. Sure, she was the one who knew how to play and maybe was a pro with tennis, but Rahs was a fast learner. He also had a superior agility and reflexes, so he would be able to be a good opponent. "But... if I win, you're mine to play with..."

She wasn't quite sure what to do now. He was taller than she expected, but he asked her how to play the game and well, it took away some of the stress she consumed in the last minutes.

He said, he'll leave her alone if she wins a game against him, and her heart told her not to play a game with this guy, but she had the natural character of someone who always keeps fighting, so she quickly agreed.
Deal.

She grabbed the racket he offered her, and looked around. Still not sure what he meant with his words, she tried to make sure he understands everything. At first she pointed at a line, to classify the field they're playing on.
This is the field we're playing on, I guess we need no net at all. Um, well. You use this racket to hit the ball through your opponent's field beyond the last line to get fifteen points. If you hit the ball out to the right or left, I'll get points, also fifteen. The only thing you should be careful about is that you are not allowed to hit your field with the ball. I guess that's enough.

So, up to how many points you want to play?

She tried to make anything understandable with gestures, hoping his opponent won't lose so fast. She was quite sure she won't, because he seemed like a beginner.

"So it is implied the ball can bounce on the contrary's field... very well," he said as he walked back to the container and grabbed a racket for himself. He went to one side of the field and motioned her to follow.

"Up to how many is this game usually played?" He asked in response, looking at her body swaying side to side as she walked. Her shirt started to dry, her orbs not as noticeable as before but still attracting his attention. "And who shall start this match of ours?"

She quietly follow her unknown opponent, just for the hell of it, and made her way to the other side of the field quickly. It was pretty unusual for her, having a match with an unknown person or whatever he was, and fighting for a price she's not sure about.

While she was walking, she felt the eyes of her companion on herself. She just felt like it, she wasn't quite sure, she had to focus on the game. It was her turn after all.
Well, I guess we won't play like professional tennis is being played, so we do it like this;
The first one who achieves the score of sixty, this means four successful hits against the other player, wins. We won't play more than one game, because of the lack of time. I wanted to go anyway. At last I'd say I am the one who starts, because you're the one who wanted to challeng me. And well, excuse my bad attempt of explaining, I am not that good at it.

A soft smile excaped her lips, she enjoyed the competition. After all she thought her opponent would be ready for the beginning, so she threw the ball in the air, jumped and smashed the ball with her racket. She just remembered why she hated to start, everytime she jumped her breasts bounced up and down, which was pretty embarassing. She hoped he didn't mind after all, or just doesn't realize anything.

"Don't worry, I think I got it," Rahs assured her and got in a position, ready to play against her. The girl smiled before throwing up the ball and jumping. What did she smile for? It looked like she was feeling uncomfortable with this, so she wouldn't smile because she found him attractive. He had a completely different skin tone to begin with. Maybe she liked to play... a lot. Maybe she liked to play against other people. In that way, she was like him... he also loved some competition.

But there was something that distracted him when she hit the ball. Her breasts bounced as she jumped, and that excited Rahs even more. He was still capable of returning the ball, but he used that moment to enjoy the sight and watch her technique carefully. The mercenary stood still, taking in the service and playing it back in his mind as the ball bounced by him, marking fifteen points for her.

"Hmm, those are fifteen for you." He took the ball and threw it at her, deciding that for the rest of the game he would be serious.

She was still thinking about her rival, who he was and what exactly he was supposed to represent. Or maybe he is not representing anyone, maybe he's just like that. She thought it looked slightly abnormal how he moved, his reactions, it just didn't fit at all.

He didn't return the ball at all, he was just standing there, still having a look on her. Possibly he was distracted by something, her breasts possibly. She was quite sure about that and decided not to jump off the ground that hard anymore.

You should pay some more attention to this game. We have running a bet here.

Giving him some more motivation by pointing to his price if he wins, she catched the ball he threw at her. Nodding shortly to herself, she threw the ball up again, just to jump up a few moments later to strike the ball another time.
Immediately her thoughts went into an unknown direction. She continued wondering about that guy, not knowing why he actually came there, not revealing anything of him to her. That guy scared her off in a way nobody ever did. She just didn't liked the way he... well she didn't know what scared her off, but she would find out in quite some time.
Mentioning to quit the game after all and rush the hell out, she decided to continue for a short amount of time and just let it go, tightening the grip of her racket to be ready for anything unusual.

It wasn't her way of thinking though, but she slowly started to grow a pile of distrust against him. Waiting for his action to take place, she kept her position at first.

No need to motivate me to win the bet... he thought as she pointed as his prize. It was practically a sure thing he would get what he wanted. She jumped again, and hit the ball; this time Rahs didn't get distracted, he was serious about winning. The ball bounced once on his field towards his general direction. His large stature gave him great range, so he didn't even move to return the ball.

He took his hand back, and swung strongly at the ball, returning it immediately and quickly at the other side. He knew the point was too get it to the far side, so he aimed at the other side of where she was. The speed was uncannily fast, only a very capable human or another alien would be able to reach the ball's trajectory and make an attempt to return it.

As the soft sphere crossed the middle line, he started to think about ways to make the poor girl's his. He knew she wasn't gonna make much of a resistance considering she already practiced by herself. Rahs also knew that she was feeling distrust against him, but it was only natural. After all, she must've thought he was maybe just a guy who liked to wear weird disguises and scare girls for fun.