Keade's POV
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When I entered the gym of Shohoku, I noticed Miyagi and Mitsui quietly talking at one corner of the gym. Every now and then, they would look at something behind me and then nod to themselves. I just ignored them as I usually did to people who irritated me and just went to the lockers. I quickly changed in one of my practice jerseys and got a ball to practice my shooting.
It was just about a minute after I started when I heard Akagi shout, "OK guys assemble!"
I was a little irritated at this. I was in one of my 'practice all day and all night' moods and I was just disturbed. My anger faded, though, when I heard Coach Anzai's 'Hohoho' laughs and then call me.
"Rukawa," He said, just after I greeted him with a bow. He pointed to a tall red-head girl behind him. Her hair was fixed into a braid. She had brown, chocolate eyes that I could almost taste. I don't look like it, but I actually love food, especially chocolate. Mmmmm!
"This is Sakuragi, Hanamichi," Coach Anzai introduced, "She's new here in Kanagawa and wants to try out for our basketball team."
"NANI?!?" I heard most of my teammates, but mainly Miyagi and Mitsui, shout, "But she's a girl!"
"Hohoho!" The fat coach laughed, "I told her that to be able to join, she must first compete with you, Rukawa."
I glared at him, my fat, useless coach. How dare he compare my skills to that of a mere girl's skill? It was injustice, but I complied with him anyway.
I played with Hanamichi for five minutes. I beat her 10-1. I sighed, then looked at the girl that was nowhere near breathing hard. Damn! She has a good stamina! As she talked and laughed with Coach Anzai, I thought of how the girl played. She had just kept on stealing and rebounding, but she never shot. I wonder why.
"Rukawa!" I heard my name being called.
I walked over to the rest of my teammates and raised an eyebrow, signaling to them that I wanted to know what was going on.
"How did you find the game, Rukawa?" Coach Anzai asked.
"Hn. Not amusing," I murmured.
"Not amusing, eh?" Coach Anzai asked again, then said, "Would you find it amusing when I tell you that Hanamichi is one of the players of the International Youth Basketball Association (IYBA)?"
My eyes widened then, as the eyes of my other teammates.
"Yes, yes," Coach Anzai laughed, "But she has a little bit of a problem that I suppose you could help me with."
The answer I gave the fat guy was only a raised eyebrow. His eyes twinkled and I think I saw him grin at me before answering, "I want you to teach her basketball, Rukawa. Start from the basics, like passing, dribbling, that kind of stuffs. Then you can go on on teaching her how to shoot. Will that be fine with you, young man?"
"But Coach Anzai!" I heard Miyagi speak up, "Why would Rukawa need to teach Hanamichi the basics and how to shoot?"
"Hohohoho! Miyagi, did you notice that whe she played with Rukawa, all she did was steal and run to the other side? She never tried to shoot." Coach Anzai said.
"Yes," Akagi said, as if calculating something in his head, "I noticed that, too."
"I told her to do that." Coach Anzai said, "Just steal and run wherever she can. You see, Hanamichi's problem is that she doesn't know how to play basketball."
"WHAT?!?"
"Hohohoho."
I sighed, and just walked out of the gym. But as I left, I heard Coach Anzai call out to me, "I'm taking that as a yes, Rukawa."
I turned around and just nodded a goodbye and quickly went to get my sanity back.
AN:// So? I know it's short and Rukawa seems a little OOC here. But don't worry, he'll be more OOC in the next chapters.... Yes, the IYBA is my original, so I want to keep it. Thanks for reading! Please Review!
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When I entered the gym of Shohoku, I noticed Miyagi and Mitsui quietly talking at one corner of the gym. Every now and then, they would look at something behind me and then nod to themselves. I just ignored them as I usually did to people who irritated me and just went to the lockers. I quickly changed in one of my practice jerseys and got a ball to practice my shooting.
It was just about a minute after I started when I heard Akagi shout, "OK guys assemble!"
I was a little irritated at this. I was in one of my 'practice all day and all night' moods and I was just disturbed. My anger faded, though, when I heard Coach Anzai's 'Hohoho' laughs and then call me.
"Rukawa," He said, just after I greeted him with a bow. He pointed to a tall red-head girl behind him. Her hair was fixed into a braid. She had brown, chocolate eyes that I could almost taste. I don't look like it, but I actually love food, especially chocolate. Mmmmm!
"This is Sakuragi, Hanamichi," Coach Anzai introduced, "She's new here in Kanagawa and wants to try out for our basketball team."
"NANI?!?" I heard most of my teammates, but mainly Miyagi and Mitsui, shout, "But she's a girl!"
"Hohoho!" The fat coach laughed, "I told her that to be able to join, she must first compete with you, Rukawa."
I glared at him, my fat, useless coach. How dare he compare my skills to that of a mere girl's skill? It was injustice, but I complied with him anyway.
I played with Hanamichi for five minutes. I beat her 10-1. I sighed, then looked at the girl that was nowhere near breathing hard. Damn! She has a good stamina! As she talked and laughed with Coach Anzai, I thought of how the girl played. She had just kept on stealing and rebounding, but she never shot. I wonder why.
"Rukawa!" I heard my name being called.
I walked over to the rest of my teammates and raised an eyebrow, signaling to them that I wanted to know what was going on.
"How did you find the game, Rukawa?" Coach Anzai asked.
"Hn. Not amusing," I murmured.
"Not amusing, eh?" Coach Anzai asked again, then said, "Would you find it amusing when I tell you that Hanamichi is one of the players of the International Youth Basketball Association (IYBA)?"
My eyes widened then, as the eyes of my other teammates.
"Yes, yes," Coach Anzai laughed, "But she has a little bit of a problem that I suppose you could help me with."
The answer I gave the fat guy was only a raised eyebrow. His eyes twinkled and I think I saw him grin at me before answering, "I want you to teach her basketball, Rukawa. Start from the basics, like passing, dribbling, that kind of stuffs. Then you can go on on teaching her how to shoot. Will that be fine with you, young man?"
"But Coach Anzai!" I heard Miyagi speak up, "Why would Rukawa need to teach Hanamichi the basics and how to shoot?"
"Hohohoho! Miyagi, did you notice that whe she played with Rukawa, all she did was steal and run to the other side? She never tried to shoot." Coach Anzai said.
"Yes," Akagi said, as if calculating something in his head, "I noticed that, too."
"I told her to do that." Coach Anzai said, "Just steal and run wherever she can. You see, Hanamichi's problem is that she doesn't know how to play basketball."
"WHAT?!?"
"Hohohoho."
I sighed, and just walked out of the gym. But as I left, I heard Coach Anzai call out to me, "I'm taking that as a yes, Rukawa."
I turned around and just nodded a goodbye and quickly went to get my sanity back.
AN:// So? I know it's short and Rukawa seems a little OOC here. But don't worry, he'll be more OOC in the next chapters.... Yes, the IYBA is my original, so I want to keep it. Thanks for reading! Please Review!