Author's Note: This is just a mother's day special I thought of. Flames, comments, suggestions and reviews are greatly appreciated. ^_^

Disclaimer: Slam Dunk was never mine and will never be. *Cry- sob*



KEY:

"---" what the person is saying

'---' thought of a person



1 "Happy Mother's Day Dear Mother"



"RING"

The bell went off signaling the break time. The students piled out and headed toward the cafeteria to eat lunch. Each one of them was discussing the plans and surprises they want to give to their mother for tomorrow was, after all, mother's day.

"Oi Kitsune wake- up! It's lunch time."

In the time they spent together Rukawa Kaeda a.k.a. Ice prince became friends with Sakuragi Hanamichi self proclaimed tensai.

"Do'ahou I'm not eating lunch."

"But you never eat lunch, you'll become thinner and eventually you'll disappear!" Hanamichi exclaimed.

"That's not going to happen baka." Replied the usual monotone

Sakuragi dragged (A.N.: and I mean really drag) Rukawa out of the classroom saying "I'll treat you kitsune whether you like it or not!"

At then lunch room they met up with Mitsui Hisashi, Miyagi Ryota, Kogure Kiminobu, Akagi Takenori and their manageress Ayako.

"Red-head why are you dragging Rukawa?" A very amused Mitsui asked

"Urusai Mitchy!"

"Haha, don't tell me you finally cracked and decided to treat Rukawa to lunch?"

"I didn't crack Ryochin I just decided to treat my buddy here." Sakuragi pointed to a still sleeping Rukawa.

"Anou, Sakuragi are you sick?"

"Urusai shorty!" Sakuragi yelled at a very angry Miyagi.

"What did you call me?!" a chibi Ryota glared at Sakuragi.

WHAP! WHAP!

"If you guys don't want to keep quiet a very painful consequence will follow." Ayako said

"Aya-chan do you hate me?"

"Yare, Yare."

As the Basketball team seated themselves in one of the tables the talk turned from basketball (what else) to mother's day.

"Me and Haruko are preparing as sort-of breakfast in bed kind of thing."

"Ha! I plan to treat my mom to a dinner date!"

"You just do that because you couldn't find a real date, Mitchy!"

"What about you Kogure- sempai?"

"Um, well I plan t treat my mom around the city tomorrow."

"How sweet!"

"Very Megane-kun like."

As they continued to discuss things a lone figure thought about his gift for her. Rukawa looked at the food the red-head gave him and felt a bit happy. Today his suffering will end, after many months of no lunch he got a ticket to go to Canada were his mother was staying. He can finally spend the mother's day with his mom.

Kogure looked at Rukawa. He knew why he wasn't eating lunch.

'Mrs. Rukawa is luck to have a son like Kaeda.'

After classes (which ended early) Sakuragi walked home a bit worried. He still did not know what he would give his mother. His siblings are very talented and would sure impress her with food and art but what can he do.

"Tensai will think of something!"

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MAY 12… SUNDAY

The next day the flower shops got a hundred of orders to fill for roses, dandelions, tulips, etc. The sweet shops were also frantic in delivering the orders.

~~RUKAWA~~

The plane taxied out of Kanagawa a few hours later and now landed at Canada. Rukawa looked around and saw a taxi headed his way, stopping it he climb in and gave the address of his mom's house. As he stepped out of the taxi he saw a pretty young woman sitting on a bench in front of the house. She was looking at a picture of a younger Rukawa and murmuring softly as tears slid down her cheek.

"Mom?"

Mrs. Rukawa looked up as the familiar voice called her and fresh tears poured down her face. She stood up opened the gate and hugged her son.

Rukawa hugged her and whispered, "Happy Mother's day mom, this is my surprise for you."

"I Love you Kaeda- kun. Thank you for your surprise."

~~SAKURAGI~~

Sakuragi woke- up conveniently forgetting what today was. That is until he saw his brother dashing about the kitchen preparing delicacies and his sister hanging up decorations.

'Eep, I forgot what today is. Come on you're the tensai think! I know, I'll act kind and pamper mom.' Sakuragi thought about his plan carefully. He'll greet his mom when she gets home and carry the groceries for her.

'Hehe! The tensai is so smart!'

Sakuragi waited for his mom outside and saw her crossing the street. What he also saw was a blue sedan speeding towards her.

"MOM! GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!" Sakuragi yelled trying to signal his mom frantically but to no avail.

At the last second Hanamichi hiding all terror pushed his mother away, Mrs. Sakuragi skidded away dropping the groceries as Sakuragi himself took the fatal blow…

The groceries scattered around the dirt street but not only dirt and rocks now covered the pavement but the blood of a boy who risked his life for his mother on her special day.