You, Me and the Willow Tree

Author: Yoshi Skylark

Comments/ Feedback: Angelwings@mindless.com

Genre: Yaoi (m/m relationship), Romance and some Angst

Length: Multi-chaptered

Hosting: Ask me first and I promise that I'll give this willingly.

Disclaimers: Slam Dunk and characters is solely Takehiko Inoue's. I have no claim whatsoever on the series, and copyright infringement is not intended. No profit was made and this is for entertainment purposes only.

Warnings: This fiction contains Yaoi or male-to-male relationships. If this disturbs you, I advise that you leave IMMEDIATELY. The author will not in any way tolerate irresponsible and immature individuals that will send flames regarding the content of this work as such are an indication that the warnings were not regarded properly. Characters are slightly OOC and some plot holes may be encountered.

Did I mention some MUSH? Yes, mush dripping here and there. O_O

Read with proper discretion.

Author's notes and rants:

It's been forever since I've updated. I sincerely apologize for the delay but I've been busy with schoolwork and some matters that badly need my attention. Also, I've been rewriting this fan fiction because I find my writing skills horrifying. Wait, talk about an understatement. My writing skills need a lot of improvement. The redundancy of it all grated on my nerves. Though I am not fishing for any compliments, I honestly admit that this fiction is not that well written and needs some tinkering.

The outcome may be different from the 1st version since I've altered some parts of the fiction. It may be necessary to go over with the previous chapters. People may criticize me for this, but I can't just leave this work as it is.

Again, I apologize for the hassles.

---A million thanks goes to the people who've reviewed and mailed me asking for updates. Also, someone asked me if I could squeeze in a lemon scene...err...that would change the intended PG13 rating. Maybe a lime would do...

Why the lame title for this fan fiction?

I wanted the title to fit the fan fiction perfectly. Yes, I know it violates some grammatical rules. Deal with it.

If Hanamichi dreamt of being a basketball star when he was young, then why did he join the club when he's already in HS?

People change. Since Hanamichi's very young back then, it's possible that he had forgotten all about that. It's not possible to remember everything especially when the 'pact' happened more than 11 or 12 years ago.

Some feeble attempt at symbolisms:

Here are some of the meaningful plants that might be encountered upon reading the fic:

Willow tree- 'sorrow' or 'mourning.'

White rose- 'silence' and 'secrecy.'

Purple Hyacinth- 'I'm sorry' or 'please forgive me.'

Daffodils- 'unrequited love' or 'you're the only one.'

**Based from The Language of Flowers