Title: A Blast From Kogure's Past

Part: 1/3

Author: KangLi

Email: kangli_sama@hotmail.com

Genre: slight yaoi

Pairing: mitko / kogure + takiko(oc)

Warning: tearjerker.. (kinda..)

Author's notes: A lot of Mitko involved (duh, it's a mitko fic, you nit!) Minna-san, I would like you to meet Takiko Miragami,my original chara. She plays a major role in this fic since she is –bleep- & she'll be –bleep- so in the end –major bleep-. Just read & enjoy. This is my first fic by the way so be gentle! r&r would be greatly appreciated.

// - what the chara is thinking

""- what the chara is saying

Disclaimer: Slam Dunk belongs to Takehiko Inoue. Takiko Miragami is property of KangLi-sama! Nyahahahaha! (Did I just laugh like Sakuragi?! Nooooooooooooo!)

Chapter 1

Can't Wait To See You

Hisashi Mitsui closed the door of his apartment & sighed. It had been a long day for him. It has been really busy the past few days in the bar where he worked. Mitsui walked to the table where he usually ate alone & dropped his keys on the tabletop. He was about to fix himself dinner of instant noodles when a red & white envelope on the kitchen counter caught his eye.

/That's funny. Nobody ever writes to me./ Mitsui picked up the envelope & inspected it for a while. /Red and white../ A wave of familiarity washed over him. He then opened the envelope & saw that it was an invitation. Mitsui slowly read the invitation & gasped.

It was an invitation for the Shohoku High Homecoming!

Tingles of excitement shot up his spine. Ever since he had graduated from Shohoku High, he had lost touch of his old friends having gone to a different universities. He smiled at the fond memories. Leaving his gangster ways, joining the basketball club once again, winning the interhigh.

And Kogure Kiminobu. His beloved Min-kun.

A day would not come to pass where he did not think of the bespectacled boy whom he had once loved. They had a relationship which they had kept a secret, fearing the rejection of the present society. They had parted ways after graduation, not hearing from the other ever since. Their relationship wasn't formally called off by either one but Mitsui knew that Min-kun was still doing his part to keep it going.

Just recently, Koshino Hiroaki & Akira Sendoh came to the bar where he worked & had a little chat with them. Apparently, the two ex-Ryonan players had been living together for quite some time & were enjoying each other's company. They updated him on his old friends,which Mitsui found rather surprising. They knew what was going on with his friend's lives & yet he knew so little of what was up.

Sakuragi was living with Rukawa at the moment. Rukawa coached the Kanagawa University team while Sakuragi helped out with his friends' (aka the Sakuargi army) business. Miyagi married Ayako after they had graduated from the university. According to Koshino, they were taking care of their first baby, a year after their marriage. Akagi, their ex-captain, helped run the family business (Sendoh didn't mention what it was). Haruko Akagi was supposedly engaged to Yohei Mito, but they weren't sure. As to what had become of Kogure, they knew little. His Min-kun was rumored to be teaching in Shohoku High, but his love life was not mentioned.

Mitsui smiled. He knew Min-kun was still holding on. And after years of separation, he could finally be together with him. That's what reunions are for, right?

The former shooting guard walked over to the calendar by the bathroom wall & encircled September 22 with a bright red marker. /Only two weeks, then I'll be together with Min-kun/. Mitsui yawned. He then realized that it was getting late. After a quick dinner, he took a shower, then got ready for bed.

Mitsui stared at the framed photos on his bedside table. One was of the old Shohoku basketball team, holding the big gold trophy they had received when they emerged as the national champions. He was sitting beside a grinning Kogure, who was enjoying the moment that he had waited for all his high school life. Mitsui then fixed his eyes on another photo, this time, of him & Kogure taken during the victory party. It was a special photo. Their arms were around each other & they were not grinning at the camera but at each other.

The scarred boy put the photo back on the table. As he dimmed the lights, he whispered into the darkness, "Good night, Min-kun. Wherever you are."

And with that Mitsui fell asleep.