Title: Final Distance

Genre: Romance/ Death

Rating: General

Pairing: SenRu

Warning(s): Character Death

Disclaimer: Slam Dunk and the song Final Distance don't belong to me.

~ This fic is dedicated to mitchan/mitkuroi and Taiyou No Hana~

 Where you are

Near or far

   Dreams…I hate dreams…they are so fragile, like a glass rose . Once shattered….it'll be difficult and takes time to rebuild.  Why do I say these things? It's because my dreams were shattered by a force not to be reckoned with …the force of death.

Ki ni naru noni kikenai

Oyogi tsukarete kimi made mukuchi ni naru

Aitai noni mienai nami ni osarete

Mata sukoshi tooku naru

Though it weighs on my mind, I can't ask

Tired of swimming to you, I fall silent

Though I want to see you, I'm pushed by invisible waves

And I find myself even further away

  I lied to myself when I said that I could move on without your love.  Now, mornings were not as they would be. There's no cheerful smile to great me at the beginning of the day. Sometimes I feel like ending this pathetic and lonely life to join you in the world after. But, I knew that that wasn't what you wanted. You wanted me to live.  To live for you. And most of all, you wanted me to be happy. But, how can I do that without you by my side? The distance that death created is to far and wide for the both of us.

Togirenai you ni Keep it going, baby

Onaji kimochi janai nara tell me

Muri wa shinai shugi demo

Sukoshi nara shite mite mo ii yo

Keep it going, baby, so it doesn't stop

If you don't feel the same, then tell me

Though I don't believe in forcing things

It's alright to try, if it's just a little

 As I travel through the lonely space of time alone, I  ponder upon the what might have been if you haven't died. Sighing, I walked on the streets of Kanagawa searching for an answer that no human can give. As I walked on, I noticed a group of little children running and laughing amongst each other. How I envy their happiness.

I wanna be with you now

Futari de distance chijimete

Ima nara maniau kara

We can start over

Hitotsu niwa narenai

I wanna be with you now

Itsu no hi ka distance mo

Dakishimerareru you ni nareru yo

We can start sooner

Yappari I wanna be with you

I wanna be with you now

Together, let's shrink this distance

If we do it now, we can make it

We can start over, though we can't become one

I wanna be with you now

Someday, even this distance

Will become something we can embrace

We can start sooner, I wanna be with you after all

 After buying a bouquet of Freesia, I found myself at the gates of the local cemetery. Your last resting place. Funny isn't it? Coming here obliviously with a bouquet of flowers. Your favourite type of flower to be specific.  Reluctantly, I stepped inside.

Hitokoto de konna nimo kizutsuku kimi wa

Kodoku wo oshiete kureru

Mamorenai toki Keep on trying, baby

Yakusoku toori janai kedo trust me

Muri wa shinai shugi demo

Kimi to nara shite mite mo ii yo

I wanna be with you now

Futari de distance mitsumete

Ima nara maniau kara

We can start over

Kotoba de tsutaetai

I wanna be with you now

Sono uchi ni Distance mo

Dakishimerareru you ni nareru yo

We should stay together

Yappari I wanna be you with you

You can be hurt this much, by just a single word

But you'll teach me about loneliness

When you can't protect it, keep on trying, baby

Though it isn't how I promised it would be, trust me

Though I don't believe in forcing things

It's alright to try, if I'm with you

I wanna be with you now

Together, let's gaze at this distance

If we do it now, we can make it

We can start over, I want to put it into words

I wanna be with you now

Along the way, even this distance

Will become something we can embrace

We should stay together, I wanna be with you after all

  As I roamed  through that seems like an endless journey of headstones, I finally found yours.  White marble with gold engraved writings. I knew it well since I was the one who insisted on the design. Screaming at your parents saying that you'll love it. You love it, don't you? Resting my hand on top of your headstone, memories of the day death took you away from me replayed by itself.

 Why did you have to take the bullet for me? Didn't you understand that that bullet was meant for me and not you? Nor do you understand that it was suppose to be me under six feet of earth? Not you! I was I who should have been shot by Fukuda's bullet! It was I who should have died!

I wanna be with you now

Cuz I know this can't be forever

We can start over, just you and me

I wanna be with you now

Cuz I know this can't be forever

We should stay together, just you and me

I wanna be with you I wanna be with you now

Cuz I know this can't be forever

We can start over, just you and me

I wanna be with you now

Cuz I know this can't be forever

We should stay together, just you and me

I wanna be with you

 Tears started to stream down my face as I remembered all the sweet memories we created together. Our first kiss. Our first night together. I will remember them always till the day we meet again. Dropping to my knees, I silently cried.

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 On 12th August 2002, Sendoh Akira died after taking a bullet which was attended to be for Rukawa Kaede. The assailant,  Fukuda was arrested and then sentenced to 20 years in prison for first degree murder, and another 10  years for attempted murder.

~OWARI~

Madiha: Finally! I finished this! Unfortunately, this is my first and my last SenRu fic. The main reason why I even wrote this fic is because I promised a good friend of mine Mirkuroi that I would write her one.

To mitkuroi and Taiyou No Hana: I hope u guys  liked it ^^

To Ghostwriter: I did another death-fic didn't I? Gomen k?

To all SenRu lovers: I'm sorry for killing Sendoh off *sweatdrop* I mean..I had to kill one of them…right?