Okay, so I'm multi-tasking here… I'm doing a SD fic and a CCS fic at the same time… but I'd reset the SD thingy… Yup, I'd already done 1 but got discouraged coz of the reviewer so now, here I am again… But it's an all new story so… Aah, just read on… PS: Constructive criticism will be very much appreciated! BTW, it's not intentional but all my fic characters' names start with letter A and two of them even have the same name, Aki…
Title: A Dirty Basketball
Disclaimer: If if owned SD, I'd be filthy rich right now and I'd not have to go through fanfics if I wanted to realize this story, y'know.
Pairings: Umm, at the moment, uncertain. But this is not yaoi!
Time Setting: After Shohoku lost to Aiwa. Oh, wait! After the Interhigh was concluded. Yup, the champs are here. Of course, they're my creation. And here, the teams are still complete.
Fictional/New Character: A whole team, actually… Okay, a whole school. This includes the particular person I created, Aki Sendoh, Akira Sendoh's, umm… cousin… hehehe!
POV's: many, maybe most of my lead characters will have their own share
Summary: This is about the summer following the Interhigh. Shohoku, Ryonan, Shoyo, and Kainan teams all go to the Interhigh champion school for their summer training. But this story is not really all about that… Umm, just find out. And by the way, add in stalker, rumor-spreading comedy and all hell breaks loose! Let's all just find out what happens. Also, I'm not Sakuragi's fan so he's not here… And the captains here are kinda best friends or somethin'… And the players are kinda friends, barkada…
Chapter 1: Hell High
NoRMaL PoV:
Interhigh was over and everything was settled. One school ruled under the ring in Japan Highschool Basketball: Jonan High. Who they were, only their district knew. How they play, only the best four of the Interhigh experienced. What their school was like, Kanagawa district players are just about to find out.
"Ah, there you guys are!" Aono slapped the back of the Shohoku captain.
"Aono, did you wait for long?" Akagi asked the man, who looked actually a lot like him, as he stepped off the train.
"Oh, not at all!"
"Well, I'm happy to finally see you again," the bespectacled guy with a green jacket said.
"Hanagata, me, too. All you guys! Maki, Uozumi! You two as well!"
"I am, too, Aono," the Ryonan captain said.
"So, how's your team? How's Jonan?" inquired Maki.
"Oh, a lot has changed. You woudn't believe…" The conversation went. The captains talked as the Shohoku, Ryonan, Shoyo, and Kainan players strode behind them to keep up. It was so hard, after all, to follor five large, gorilla-sized men without being slightly left behind. They made their way from the subway to the busy street above. As the players walked…
"Oi, Sendoh! I heard you had a cousin studying at Jonan," Mitsui brought the subject up.
"Oh, yeah. I do have one," Sendoh replied, almost carelessly.
"Hey, what's your problem? It's like you don't like that cousin of yours, eh?" Nobunaga teased.
"Wha-what? Don't be silly! I'm not afraid of that punk. She's only a girl, for cryin' out loud!"
"Only a girl? Oy, you have to learn how to treat your ladies right, Sendoh," Miyagi lectured.
"Yeah, right. Like you know how to,"
"Shut up, you fox! Thank the gods, Hanamichi's not here or I'd have beaten you to death like what he wants!"
"Whatever…" Rukawa said under his breath. "So, this cousin of yours. You say she's a punk girl? What's her name?" At these words, many heads turned to the Ice Prince in surprise.
"Are my ears deceiving me, or are you really asking me something about my cousin, who is a girl? Are you actually asking for information about a girl, Rukawa Kaede?"
"Whatever…"
"Hey, I notice your new expression's 'Whatever' now and not – " Mitsui was not able to finish his sentence.
"Do ahou,"
"Rukawa!" So, though the walk was long, fight broke out an dit was not wasted. Oh, wait… Maybe it was wasted. Anyways, as they were walking…
vrooommm…
"Whoah, cool motor bike," Mitui gaped at the red motor bike that just went by. As they reached the street corner, the vehicle came to a halt when the stoplight turned red.
"Hey, dud! Cool piece ya got there. Pity you don't look good on it," And yes, Nobunaga was picking a fight.
"Shut up, you monkey. It's a girl!" Miyagi half-yelled, half-whispered (if that's possible), while taking in the curves of the person on the bike. It was indeed a girl; wearing black rubbershoes, black jeans, a Jonan varsity jacket zipped up, and a black motor helmet, with black leather gloves on both hands, that were firmly gripped on both bike handles.
"That's a – girl?" Nobunaga now said, not bothering to keep his voice low, so the girl on the bike heard. The girl shot a cold but threatening, maybe slightly glaring look at the group through clear helmet glasses. Just then, the stoplight turned green and the biker sped off.
"She can't be a girl! I mean, she's – too cool to be a girl,"
"You already said it, 'she,'" Mitsui patted Nobunaga's back.
"Don't trick me! It was NOT A GIRL!"
"Shut up already, Nobunaga!" Maki suddenly yelled.
"I don't know what to do with you guys anymore," Akagi sighed. "Even when Sakuragi's not here, you do the trouble for him!"
"Hey, wait. Why's the red-head not here anyway?"
"He's on special training with Haruko, Mitsui," Kogure explained.
"Wi-with my sister? That bloke!" Akagi suddenly became gorilla-ish again.
"Cool down, captain," Miyagi said. "Hanamichi's gonna take good care of Haruko. He likes her!"
"That's the problem! Ahahahaha!" Mitsui laughed his head off.
So, while they were walking, the red motorbike found its way to Jonan High…
BiKeR'S PoV:
What the hell were those guys talking about? Were they talking about me? Shoot, of course they were talking about me! Of course they'd notice this punk chic, who ridesa notorious bike to school! Oh, wait… That's not a good credit, considering I've run over a couple of people with this. Hey, I paid their hospital bills! Anyways… Why'm I thinking this way? The hell do I care about those men? Yeah, just this trustworthy bike and me. All alone in this world… Wait, did I see that spiky-haired baka with them? Along with that pale fox who's rumored to be his boyfriend? Aah… I don't wanna talk like this… I sound so bad… But really, Akira and that Rukawa Kaede were with them. Oh, shoot! It's Kanagawa district training month! Why didn't take the day off? It's their first day! Argh. Oh, it's gonna be hell…
NoRMaL PoV:
As the Kanagawa players reached Jonan's gates, so did the biker girl. And as she sped past the grilled gates, which were wide open, by the way, she almost hit, and would've probably run if she did hit, Rukawa, who showed very little emotion, by following the bike with his gaze.
"Don't tell me you want to replace your bike with a motorcycle now," Sendoh said, noticing Rukawa eyeing the vehicle.
"Shut up " Rukawa shrugged. "I'm gonna beat that biker 'til she pleads for her life, after trying to run me over,"
"Wha – She's still a girl!" Mitsui said. "And it's not like you haven't run anyone over with that bike of yours,"
They reached the gym doors, but Aono forgot to get the keys from the orientation room, which was located at the third floor of the building , so told the guys to wait. From where they were standing, the school parking lot was in sight. Except for three cars, two vans and a convertible (ooh, wow…), it was empty. But suddenly came the noise of a perfectly treated, obviously taken care of motorbike.
"Hey, it's her," Mitsui pointed out.
And so it was. The rider turned the engine off and got off from the red motorcycle, revealing perfectly shaped long legs and thighs; she was as tall as no less than Mitsui himself. Pretty tall for a girl. The girl took off her gloves, which showed thin, womanly, elegant hands. Nobunaga's mouth fell open. Mitsui's eyes widened. The snow-white hands then reached for the Jonan jacket's zipper under the girl's neck. She unzipped the famed jacket. She was indeed a girl. Even Rukawa now stared, though still his face remained emotionless.
"Whoah… Now, that's NOT a girl. That's what I call a woman…" Mitsui mentioned as he stared at the mysterious biker girl, who took off her jacket to reveal a black denim sleeveless top; really a punk girl. To match those long, thin legs (though she was wearing a kinda flared jeans) were slim, white (okay, not so white… Rukawa-ish white…) arms. Finally, the girl's hands reached for for the bottom of her helmet. The suspense was to cease, as they were to finally see the face of the person they branded as "the mysterious biker girl."
SeNDoH'S PoV:
Hey… Wait a minute… Just wait a minute… That girl looks familiar…
"Okay, so she's about to take her helmet off. Big deal. Let's go," Mitsui turns around, but I put a hand on his shoulder.
"Wait. Let's see how she looks," I mutter to them, though I'm already expecting for something bad to happen. And I was right…
NoRMaL PoV:
Sendoh remained silent as the girl took off her helmet. Rukawa, noticing him, looked sideways, but laid his eyes on the now helmet-less biker again. His eyes widened. Sendoh saw his eyes and looked at the girl, too.
"Cool…" was all Mitsui could say, eyes still fixed on the girl. Her face was quite expressionless. Skin was as white as those hands, really Rukawa-ish. Eyes were a deep shade of blue. Hair was black. And the ears…
"Am I seeing things or are her ears shining?" Mitsui asked, not really hoping for an answer.
"She has piercings," Rukawa abruptly replied. He was right. On the left ear were about five or six silver earrings (Un, you just imagine what the earrings look like. ), while on the right was just one.
"Wo, there is no way I'll be interested in a punk guirl," Nobunaga shook his head.
"Of course you won't, and shouldn't be interested in her… That's my cousin, for your information!" Sendoh said through gritted teeth as he hit his knuckle on Nobunaga's head. (the kind of thing Akagi does to Sakuragi)
"Speak for yourself, you monkey, Nobunaga," Mitsui said, still not taking his eyes off the biker girl, who was officially proclaimed Sendoh's cousin and who was now rummaging in her nike compartment for her bag and other stuff. "She's absolutely gorgeous…" Mitsui's eyes now twinkled with fantasies as Sendoh glared at him. The girl found her body bag, which was black (Not a surprise, is it?), swung it across her shoulder, took some papers out from the compartment and slammed it shut. As she started walking towards the building, Sendoh called on her.
"Aki!" Sendoh called. The girl turned and looked at their group.
RuKaWa'S PoV:
So, this is Sendoh's cousin. What could I have expected? This guy's a useless bloke, so this girl is probably one, too. –sigh– Wasted expectations…
NoRMaL PoV:
Sendoh made his way to the parking lot where the biker girl named Aki stood, examining the approaching guy, her cousin, whom she has not seen for quite a long time now. Sendoh stopped just in front of her.
"Hey," Aki just stared at him.
SeNDoH'S PoV:
Okay, why did I walk up to her again? Ah, right. She's my cousin. Grrr… I hate her. She's as cold hearted as Rukawa himself. Yeah, maybe they'll get along quite well… And torment me with cold stared for the rest of my life!
"Hey," I said again. Damn, why's this punk staring at me like she's disgusted? Shoot, I shouldn't have called on her in the first place.
"Akira?" She finally replied. Why does her voice sound like doubt and disgust? I'm gonna kill her for that one day. Honestly, her voice sounds the same; not too boyish but not too girly either.
"Hey," I said for the third time.
"What – "
"Am I doing here?" I finished her sentence. Of course, she knows what I'm doing here. She's just pretending to be all concerned or something. Like I'd believe. "It's Kanagawa training month,"
"Oh, yeah…" She said, shooting a look beyond me, maybe to the players back there.
"Well, I called you last week about it already, didn't I?"
"Yeah. You know the way to the house. I can't go home with you, I've a different schedule,"
"No, I'm gonna start sleeping there tomorrow. Tomorrow's the real settling day, or something,"
"Oh, okay,"
"And, uhm… You don't mind if I bring a few friends over, do you? Just for the summer,"
"Yeah, sure,"
"But, are you sure? I mean, we're all guys and you'll be the only girl,"
"That's okay, except if you do have bad intentions, ne?"
"What? Who are you?"
"See?"
"Yeah, right,"
"Gotta go. I'll see you tomorrow then,"
"Wait! Aren't you gonna practice at the gym?
"Ah, no. I'm outta the team,"
"You're – out of the… women's varsity?"
"Yeah. Well, see ya,"
"Wait, why? How?"
"Long story. Tell ya later," Aki gave a wink and strode off, leaving me beside the bike. She must've done something really grave, to have herself kicked out of the team. As I walked back to the guys, Mitsui stared at me like I've done an amazing feat or something.
"Wow… You talked to her… You actually talked to her…" What was he thinking?
"She's grave… She's downright punk girl…" I said while shaking my head. I know it's weird but I know her. She could've gotten into a fight, and as punishment, she was banned from the team.
"Why?" Did I hear that right? My eyes shot Kitsune a surprised glance.
"Y'know, Rukawa, you've been acting weird since Sendoh's cousin was mentioned," Mitsui pointed out. Rukawa blushed. He's absolutely got it in for punk girl Aki…
NoRMaL PoV:
That day was all about orientation for the Kanagawa boys. The next day…
"No, that'd be all right. I mean, it doesn't matter. We're all busy students," Sendoh's voice carried. He was talking to Aki, who said that her house was still a complete mess. They met somewhere in Kanagawa, so they could go to Jonan together. They stepped on the train, when…
"Hey, hedgehog," Rukawa said in a low voice. He was sitting on the train bench, looking up at Sendoh. When he noticed Aki, however, he placed his gaze on the floor, which was not so interesting, and blushed.
"Hey, Sendoh Aki-san, ne?" Mitsui stood up and held his hand out, expecting a handshake. The train stopped, a few people got off, and Aki went past Mitsui's outstretched hand and sat on a vacant bench. Today, she was wearing a black fitted shirt and Khaki cargo pants (the stuff Kyo usually wears, Fruits Basket). Her hair, like yesterday, was in a somewhat untidy ponytail, and the earrings were still there. She sat oppostie Rukawa and crossed her legs in the womanly fashion, while Rukawa made no effort to hide his surveying of the girl in front of him. Aki was busy reading a folder, however, that's why she didn't notice Mitsui earlier or Rukawa presently "checking her out."
"Hey, he's talking to you," Sendoh tapped the back of the folder, so Aki lowered it and looked at the three.
"Me?"
"Yeah, you" Sendoh wore a sarcastic smile. "This is Mitsui Hisashi – "
"Yo,"
"And Rukawa Kaede,"
"…"
"Both from Shohoku,"
"Oh… Sendoh here…" Sendoh raised an eyebrow at Aki. "Oh, I mean, Sendoh Aki… Sorry about that," Aki said expressionlessly. Just then, a low tone rang, and Aki brought out a small silver cellphone.
"Hello? Uh, yeah… I'm on my way… Oh, okay… I'll drop by, then. Okay," The train stopped and the four of them got off. "Hey, I gotta run. Just meet you at Jonan, 'kay?" Aki looked at Sendoh but addressed the sentence to Mitsui and Rukawa as well. Sendoh gave a nod, and Aki jogged off ahead of them.
"Where's she going?"
"I dunno…" So, the three of them didn't know where Aki was going. When the arrived at Jonan, however, they found Aki in the Sports Office, panting as she spoke.
"There's – a new – one… I'm starting to – hate – all this crap," She complained as she collapsed on an empty chair.
"Take this to Aono," the guy behind the table said as he handed a black folder to Aki. The guy looked somewhat like Kakkei Jubei (Get Backers) but the plate in front of his desk said, "Otome Karu, Chairman, Students' Sports Committee, Jonan Highschool" written in glorious golden letters.
"A – Otome-san," Aki stood up and reached for the folder. "Is it alright if the Kanagawa players find out about this?"
"Uh, maybe. It would be best if they didn't find out. But if they gain knowledge of it, now harm would be done… I think," Aki held the folder in one hand and opened the sliding door with the other. Only after she had closed the door did she notice that three guys were waiting outside.
"Uh – Hey. What're ya doin' out here?"
"Who was that guy inside? Your boyfriend?"
"Sometimes, you can be a real bloke, Akira,"
"What's that?" said Mitsui, pointing to the black folder.
"Oh, this?" Aki held out the folder to Sendoh. Sendoh took it and he, Mitsui and Rukawa started reading. "The committee would've wanted you to not know about it at all. I'm letting you read it so you won't walk around campus knowing nothing. People might laugh at you,"
"What the?"
"What the heck is this?" Sendoh said, obviously alarmed by the writing. Mitsui was rendered speechless. Rukawa remained silent. The folder was thick with printed e-mails of Rukawa and Sendoh, Rukawa and Mitsui, Mitsui and Sendoh, and lots of other rumors about the Kanagawa players, yaoi rumors, to be exact.
"Hey, don't take your anger out on me!" Aki said as she snatched the folder from Sendoh's grip. "See ya'll later. And don't tell anybody about this just yet," She said as she walked away.
"Wait," Rukawa suddenly said, so Aki turned to face him. "Who… Who do you think did this?" He started to blush again.
"I, er… I really don't know…" Aki gave Rukawa, who turned even redder upon receiving, a smile. Funny, Aki did not seem to notice though Mitsui and Sendoh both already wanted to burst into laughter at the blushing Kitsune. "Here's a theory. Whoever this guy is, he's not mad at you. He's mad at the Sports Committee in Jonan. It just so happened that Kanagawa district players became well famed last Interhigh, that's why he's put you guys in this. Leave it to me. Otome assigned me here, so I will find out who this maniac is," Rukawa now had the courage to look Aki in the eye as she spoke. He would've been all fine if not for… "And for what it's worth, this is not new. This happens aften here in Jonan. Hell, this is Hell High! But don't worry. Since you're visitors, extra special treatment. Don't sweat it. I'll solve this," With those final words, Aki was talking to the three guys, but gave Rukawa a wink and turned to walk away. As soon as Aki had turned the corner of the corridor, Mitsui and Sendoh burst into the said laughter, angering the already heated Rukawa, a violent shade of scarlet from that wink, innocent to Aki, but already lustful to Rukawa's mind…
End of Chapter 1: Hell High
Whew! That was a long one! To my future reviewers, please don't give criticism that can be easily rebutted with the statement, "That's why it's called fanfiction." As I've mentioned, constructive criticism, please!