My Girl
Summary: Rukawa-kun was turned into a girl by an old and bitter witch and he would have to do what it takes to get back to his own gender even if winning love is the closest thing he's got to magic. ^_^
Cast/s: SenRu; Others
Warning/s: Gender-bender/ humongous-OOCness/Romance/very LAME -_-/ and yes, this will probably be updated a bit slower so there… just to keep you posted and all! ^_^
A/N: Ahoy there! I got a new (weird and lame) idea again! I'm so happy and ecstatic every time a new SenRu fic idea comes buzzing in; although compare to the other fic- this idea of mine is somehow a little vague, so expect a lot of probable inconsistencies, loops, and lapses. And I don't think I'll exert on the details, lol! It will still be detailed but probably not as broad as my 'Osaka' fic. *Yikes* Just the same, hope to hear from you, dear readers! Thanks much!
A/N: In this fic, to avoid slight confusion- Rukawa will address himself as a 'male'- meaning, his POV will be more of regarding himself as "he"or "him"- because he is indignant about it. Sendoh will occasionally regard him either as "he" or "she"- depends on our Ryonan's Ace mood! LOL! While the others will obviously regard him as a female ("she" "her" "girl") because that is how and what they actually see 'him' as. Well, I hoped I made it a bit clear. J
A/N: I know I got a lameass title; it's not original. But let me tell you something-I got this idea from a very old song; yup, you got it right- that 1950s song from the great band, 'The Temptations' J And no, this fic has got nothing to do with that Korean drama 'My Girl' nor Macaulay Culkin's 1991 film either! Haha! J
ITALIZED WORD- read with emphasis. J
'xxxxx'- thoughts
"xxxxx"- dialogues
Chapter 1: Curse
Kanagawa. Summer. One fine day, Shohoku's Rookie decided to wake up early in the morning to play at a nearby court. But the said nearby court was already packed with children playing as well, so he decided to cycle a little bit further to find another court. Still to no avail though, he decided to cycle pretty more until he reached the second district- the Araboshi district; district prior to Ryonan. He huffed and sighed as he came across one empty court. Determined to now play on his own, (even though its summer already and there's no more classes) he stepped in and observed the place as if it was his first time seeing a basketball court. Rukawa then, started dribbling the ball- minutes later more, he can be seen running, making dunks, and shooting hoops as he enjoys the company of solitude. Twenty minutes more when he decided to sit on one worn-out bench to rest for a bit. It was a hot and humid afternoon and as the warm wind blew by, Rukawa felt his eyes droop in weariness. He sighed and tried to open his eyes only to be met by a pair of black eyes staring back at him. The rookie lazily rubbed his eyes in an attempt to woo away the sleepiness. There, he saw her. A weird and scary-looking old lady dressed in black all over! Her menacing big eyes and evil smirk, her pointy, long, and bony fingers, and her long grey hair. Rukawa was surprised as he found himself backing a bit- he knotted his brows and was preparing for a run when the old lady spoke in a voice so hunting and eerie it made the rookie experience goose bumps.
"Hihihi~ found you at last, you cold-hearted bastard." Rukawa frowned. 'Cold-hearted bastard?' Did this old lady just called him as if she is of his age? Rukawa found himself glued on the spot; he wanted to run away but something's been holding him back and he doesn't know why. He felt his throat tightened as he couldn't seem to speak or scream even. Just then, the old lady wailed and bawled as if a seven-year old kid! Rukawa sweat drop. 'What on Earth is this-?!'
"Grrggh, I hate you- it's me! I am one of those many girls who confessed my love for you but you simply turned me down and walked as if you ruled the world! Zaaaahhh!"
'Confess? What? When? This old lady?!' Rukawa could not possibly remember that. And even if he did- he couldn't possibly have someone as old as this lady coming onto him to confess! He gritted his teeth in annoyance and manageably able to speak to the horror of the old lady!
"Who are you? What do you want, leave me alone." The rookie almost shouted, fist clenching. The old lady backed away in horror as if hearing taboo. "Zaaahh, how can you speak like that? My power has little effect on you?! It's supposed to quiet you down, zaahhhh~!" Rukawa rolled his eyes and with all his strength, manages to stand up!
"I don't know you. I don't remember anything you say. Leave me alone." He hissed menacingly. The old woman was terrified, eyes spiralling in sheer surprised. Rukawa twitched his lips in response and pouted a bit as if in disgust.
'Zaaah, this boy has strong spiritual energy! It can't be helped then, if I can't turn him into a cat so that he can be my pet, guess I have no choice but to turn him into one of us! Zaahhahah!' The old lady mused as she placed both hands on his hips and cackled loudly. From behind the trees, crows suddenly started flying over- the sky somewhat darkened and a gust of wind circled around them. Rukawa tried to cover himself by raising his arms- but watching with horror as well beneath his fringes as the old hag started raising her hands up in the air while seemingly chanting in a mantra or some sort.
"Bagahi laca bachahe Lamac cahi achabahe Karrrelyos Lamac lamec bachalyos cabahagi sabalyos Baryols Lagozatha cabyolas Sam ahac et famyolas…..Harrahya!"
From above, thunder and lightning roared together and the rookie found himself in surprised- he take no heed of the situation as his feet automatically darted towards the exit, ignoring the absurdity of the situation that seemed to befell him. He ran with all his might- and weird as it may sound, clouds of nimbus and dark cumulus gathered together as it poured heavily on a summer! Rukawa ran and ran- he ran as if he's never ran before- but as he found himself getting further away from that court, he could hear somewhat the menacing and cackling voice of the old woman as if she is just right behind his ears! Rukawa closed his eyes and tried to shut it but the words… those words never failed to make it clear…
"Zaahhh-you can ran, but you can never hide, you and your selfish ways, enjoy the ride. Now it's your turn to know what it feels like to be one of them…Zaaahhhahah! I doubt if you can find someone who will like you despite your ethereal looks, unless you do, you will remain as a girl zzzaaahhahaha…"
And the voice just fade away and… gone. Rukawa stopped running when he felt his legs giving in, he huffed and puffed out his heavy breath as he felt his knees wobbling; he dropped down on the ground, tired, wet, and sweaty as the rain continued pouring in. He clung his hand onto one lamp post as he tried getting up. 'Kso, what the heck was that?!' But deep inside, it stirred something in him- he actually felt nervous suddenly. It felt all so real and… scary as well. It is as if, someone literally put a curse on him! Now, Rukawa is dreading what'll happen. He slapped his cheeks in an attempt to check if he's dreaming indeed- but turns out, he wasn't. He felt his chest thump. 'Kso, kso… that cannot be true now, or can it?!' He shook his head in anger and mixed emotions as he started walking towards nowhere; only determined to take a long route back to Shohoku and lay down to sleep and rest. But looks like his feet wouldn't let him take another step further as weariness crept inside of him like virus.
Tomorrow, how he hoped and wished that everything that has happened is just indeed a very bad nightmare… that night, Rukawa Kaede prayed and wished that he was just indeed dreaming and that he would woke up, and everything would be okay.
Sendoh looked outside his bedroom window as he heard the clapping of thunder and flash of lightning. He cock his head coyly and scratched his nape. A knock broke his solitude and in came his older brother, Akito. "Weird, it's raining I think." Akito chirped as he went inside his brother's room. "Bad luck." Then he clacked his tongue. Sendoh Akira simply chuckled softly and shrugged. "Maybe, I don't know. Could be otherwise though." The young Sendoh plopped down his body on his bed and flipped on the news, now fully aware of the water pattering outside and onto his window. He smiled as he saw a good show on TV and decided to stick to that show while his brother flipped onto some magazines. He was happy that it is indeed summer vacation and that Ryonan won on its first practised match against a certain school called Shohoku three months ago. 'Looks like it's our season after all.' He inwardly mused. A paper whacked him on his face. "Hey!" Akira immediately opened his eyes and stared almost angrily at his brother. His brother grinned back at him- eyes looking mischievously.
"Why are you smiling, you pervert?" Akito ask. Akira simply rolled his eyes. "I'm not a perv, bro… and I'm smiling because we won our first practised game." Akito laughed. "Hahahah, just that, huh? That was months ago, right? Can't seem to forget it, huh? Why so?" Akira shrugged and nodded. "Just that."
"Easy win, I presume?"
"Yup…" Then Akira paused. "Well, not really…" Seemingly reminded of something that struck him or rather someone. He somehow knew of the name but couldn't quite remember it exactly, although he is damn sure that he remembers the face. 'There's no mistaking in it…' "There's this very awesome rookie though…" He found himself mouthing the words and just then, the thunder clapped yet again and both Sendohs almost ducked their heads since it seemed so close, it scared the hell out of them.
"What the fuck was that?!" Akito yelled. "Sheesh, scaring the hell outta me! Uggh." Akito added. The younger Sendoh shook his head and stood up to close the blinds; he peered slightly outside and was a bit forlorn to see the torrential rains hovering above their district. 'Strange… really. It was scorching hot this afternoon.' He twisted the blinds and closed them.
"You were saying something?" Akito prodded further.
"I said there's this one player though from Shohoku… he was awesome." Akira flopped his face onto the pillow and nuzzled it there, suddenly feeling way too tired and lazy.
"You were trashed?" Akito prodded while looking blankly at the TV. Akira mumbled. "N...not really- but he was good. Really good…" 'Quite a stunner, too.' Sendoh softly snorted while nuzzling his face on his pillow.
"Ah, a match now, finally huh. What's the name bro? Maybe we could look it up on Facebook or something? Stalk thy enemy!" Silence. Akito looked at his side and saw his tall and younger brother now asleep. He shook him violently and Akira woke up a bit, muttering something under his breath. "The name of the rookie, bro, will look up at Facebook…"
Akira shook his head and waved his right hand lazily. He mumbled under his pillows. "Forgot… been three months… something like… Regawa? Uh…Nagewa? Rikuwa? Rikiwa? Dunno…" A snore. Akito looked and went bug-eyed as his younger brother drifted towards dreamland.
"Sheesh… what a sleepy-head." He smirked and well, draped over the sheets on his brother. He switched off the TV and turned on the lampshade nearby. He cast one last look at the dimmed room and outside the window thru a small slit into the blinds. It is still pouring hard. Akito wordlessly sighed and closed the room. 'Sweet dreams, bro.'
TBC