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More than Just Friends
1 Chapter One
Hi, my name is Nanami Noboru, a sophomore studying at Ryonan High school. My hobbies are baking, singing, sleeping, playing sports, and much more. I do almost everything, except dance. I really hate dancing! I am pretty much a sporty person, that's why I chose to be the manager of the Ryonan basketball club. I'm really into basketball and I'm pretty good at it too, as my best friend Sendoh says. Sendoh's the best basketball player in the basketball club I have ever seen. He is a very talented basketball player but he doesn't boast about it. Maybe sometimes he gets carried away but I always make sure that he doesn't (I scold him sometimes), for I am his personal manager. That's right, I'm his manager. Ever since childhood, we already agreed that I would be his manager when he's become a famous basketball player. He's not yet a pro but he IS famous now.
I sighed as I was leaving my house to go to school. It's the start of a boring day at school as usual, but being the manager of the Ryonan basketball club makes every school day exciting. I wake up early in the morning just to accompany the members of the basketball club during their morning practices and to guide and help them as well. I think I'm not much of a help to the basketball players but they say that when they hear just the sound of my voice cheering for them, they become inspired to go on, even if they're tired because of how Coach Taoka makes them practice. Coach Taoka makes the basketball club practice longer and harder than any basketball club in Kanagawa, so all of us are always exhausted after every practice.
I was too busy thinking about the basketball club's future that I was surprised when a cold hand touched mine.
"Ack!" I jumped. I stopped walking then turned around to see who the heck scared me.
"It's me." Sendoh grinned. "I didn't mean to scare you."
"You didn't scare me!" I said defensively.
"Then why did you scream?" Sendoh asked.
"That scream didn't mean that I was scared."
"Then why did you scream?" Sendoh repeated.
"I was surprised! Who won't be when a cold finger touches his hand? Why the heck is your hand so cold anyway? Did you sleep in the refrigerator?"
Sendoh laughed and lifted a can of soda at me in response.
"Oh I see. You shouldn't drink that cold soda now." I told Sendoh.
"Why not?" Sendoh interrogated.
"That's because..." I started, then I quickly took his soda away from his hand, "that's because you should give me some first."
I grinned. Sendoh smiled back. "Okay. Take a sip."
I looked at his face and remarked, "You're so kind."
Sendoh blushed. "Umm..thanks."
"You're more kind if you give me all your soda." I laughed.
"No.. just take a sip." Sendoh objected.
"All right." I said sadly. I then planned to take the biggest sip I could from his soda, but my plan backfired.
I started choking. Sendoh noticed this and patted me on the back and ordered me to spit the soda out. I reluctantly spat the soda out of my mouth (No, I didn't spit it at Sendoh. I could have done that but that was too gross.) and then stopped choking.
"Thank you Sendoh." I said.
"No problem. You were trying to get most of my soda weren't you?"
I nodded.
"You did get most of the soda. But you weren't able to drink." Sendoh grinned.
"Yes, my plan backfired. I'm sorry for wasting your soda." I mumbled.
"Sheesh, it's only soda!" Sendoh laughed. "Let's get going or we'll be late for practice."
"Right."
We arrived at school after a few minutes of walking. Then, we went straight to the gym. When we arrived at the gym, Captain Uozumi, Koshino, Uekusa, Fukuda and the other players were already there.
"You're late." Uozumi boomed.
"Yes, for only three minutes." I shrugged. "That barely makes a difference. He glared at me. "Captain!" I added.
"Fine." Uozumi said. Then he turned to Sendoh. "Sendoh, start warming up now."
"Sure, sure." Sendoh smiled.
I looked at Sendoh while he was warming up. It was strange to see him still smiling even on this moment. I suddenly smiled too. Why can't he just stop smiling? If he stops smiling, the world won't be the same.
Sendoh looked at me and studied my face. "What is it?"
"Umm..nothing." I said, realizing that I was looking at him for a long time. Sendoh gave me a confused look then went back to warming up.
I didn't do anything much during the morning practice. I was just standing around, shouting, clapping, and praising the players when they do something good. After the morning practice, the basketball players and I immediately went to our respective classrooms. Sendoh, Koshino and I were classmates so we decided to go to our classroom together.
Upon entering the classroom, our friend, Yukino Mori (I don't know if she's Koshino's friend. She and Koshino aren't getting along very well but I always see those two together.) welcomed us at the door.
"Well, well, well. Here comes Akira Sendoh, the basketball team's star player and his girlfriend and also the manager of the basketball team Nanami Noboru." Yukino said.
"He's not my boyfriend!" I exclaimed, blushing. Sendoh blushed too.
"Yeah right!" Yukino smirked. "Also here is Hiroaki Koshino, a complete moron."
"What did you say?" Koshino asked Yukino angrily.
"I said you're a moron." Yukino said.
"I know you are but what am I?" Koshino teased.
"You're a brainless fool." Yukino jeered.
"At least I don't look like a monkey with the body of a squirrel."
I grinned but hid my face so Yukino won't see me. It's funny if someone calls Yukino ugly for Yukino sometimes act that she is the prettiest girl in Ryonan High, for me.
"Stop it now you guys." Sendoh sighed.
"Yeah, he's right." I agreed. "Stop fighting now, ok?" I started. "Fight later." I whispered.
"We'll settle this later, jerk." Yukino told Koshino.
"Whatever you say, squirrel girl." Koshino replied, turning away from Yukino.
I sat on my school desk that is beside Sendoh's. The rest of the day will be pretty much boring. I can't wait for this afternoon's practice!
More than Just Friends
1 Chapter One
Hi, my name is Nanami Noboru, a sophomore studying at Ryonan High school. My hobbies are baking, singing, sleeping, playing sports, and much more. I do almost everything, except dance. I really hate dancing! I am pretty much a sporty person, that's why I chose to be the manager of the Ryonan basketball club. I'm really into basketball and I'm pretty good at it too, as my best friend Sendoh says. Sendoh's the best basketball player in the basketball club I have ever seen. He is a very talented basketball player but he doesn't boast about it. Maybe sometimes he gets carried away but I always make sure that he doesn't (I scold him sometimes), for I am his personal manager. That's right, I'm his manager. Ever since childhood, we already agreed that I would be his manager when he's become a famous basketball player. He's not yet a pro but he IS famous now.
I sighed as I was leaving my house to go to school. It's the start of a boring day at school as usual, but being the manager of the Ryonan basketball club makes every school day exciting. I wake up early in the morning just to accompany the members of the basketball club during their morning practices and to guide and help them as well. I think I'm not much of a help to the basketball players but they say that when they hear just the sound of my voice cheering for them, they become inspired to go on, even if they're tired because of how Coach Taoka makes them practice. Coach Taoka makes the basketball club practice longer and harder than any basketball club in Kanagawa, so all of us are always exhausted after every practice.
I was too busy thinking about the basketball club's future that I was surprised when a cold hand touched mine.
"Ack!" I jumped. I stopped walking then turned around to see who the heck scared me.
"It's me." Sendoh grinned. "I didn't mean to scare you."
"You didn't scare me!" I said defensively.
"Then why did you scream?" Sendoh asked.
"That scream didn't mean that I was scared."
"Then why did you scream?" Sendoh repeated.
"I was surprised! Who won't be when a cold finger touches his hand? Why the heck is your hand so cold anyway? Did you sleep in the refrigerator?"
Sendoh laughed and lifted a can of soda at me in response.
"Oh I see. You shouldn't drink that cold soda now." I told Sendoh.
"Why not?" Sendoh interrogated.
"That's because..." I started, then I quickly took his soda away from his hand, "that's because you should give me some first."
I grinned. Sendoh smiled back. "Okay. Take a sip."
I looked at his face and remarked, "You're so kind."
Sendoh blushed. "Umm..thanks."
"You're more kind if you give me all your soda." I laughed.
"No.. just take a sip." Sendoh objected.
"All right." I said sadly. I then planned to take the biggest sip I could from his soda, but my plan backfired.
I started choking. Sendoh noticed this and patted me on the back and ordered me to spit the soda out. I reluctantly spat the soda out of my mouth (No, I didn't spit it at Sendoh. I could have done that but that was too gross.) and then stopped choking.
"Thank you Sendoh." I said.
"No problem. You were trying to get most of my soda weren't you?"
I nodded.
"You did get most of the soda. But you weren't able to drink." Sendoh grinned.
"Yes, my plan backfired. I'm sorry for wasting your soda." I mumbled.
"Sheesh, it's only soda!" Sendoh laughed. "Let's get going or we'll be late for practice."
"Right."
We arrived at school after a few minutes of walking. Then, we went straight to the gym. When we arrived at the gym, Captain Uozumi, Koshino, Uekusa, Fukuda and the other players were already there.
"You're late." Uozumi boomed.
"Yes, for only three minutes." I shrugged. "That barely makes a difference. He glared at me. "Captain!" I added.
"Fine." Uozumi said. Then he turned to Sendoh. "Sendoh, start warming up now."
"Sure, sure." Sendoh smiled.
I looked at Sendoh while he was warming up. It was strange to see him still smiling even on this moment. I suddenly smiled too. Why can't he just stop smiling? If he stops smiling, the world won't be the same.
Sendoh looked at me and studied my face. "What is it?"
"Umm..nothing." I said, realizing that I was looking at him for a long time. Sendoh gave me a confused look then went back to warming up.
I didn't do anything much during the morning practice. I was just standing around, shouting, clapping, and praising the players when they do something good. After the morning practice, the basketball players and I immediately went to our respective classrooms. Sendoh, Koshino and I were classmates so we decided to go to our classroom together.
Upon entering the classroom, our friend, Yukino Mori (I don't know if she's Koshino's friend. She and Koshino aren't getting along very well but I always see those two together.) welcomed us at the door.
"Well, well, well. Here comes Akira Sendoh, the basketball team's star player and his girlfriend and also the manager of the basketball team Nanami Noboru." Yukino said.
"He's not my boyfriend!" I exclaimed, blushing. Sendoh blushed too.
"Yeah right!" Yukino smirked. "Also here is Hiroaki Koshino, a complete moron."
"What did you say?" Koshino asked Yukino angrily.
"I said you're a moron." Yukino said.
"I know you are but what am I?" Koshino teased.
"You're a brainless fool." Yukino jeered.
"At least I don't look like a monkey with the body of a squirrel."
I grinned but hid my face so Yukino won't see me. It's funny if someone calls Yukino ugly for Yukino sometimes act that she is the prettiest girl in Ryonan High, for me.
"Stop it now you guys." Sendoh sighed.
"Yeah, he's right." I agreed. "Stop fighting now, ok?" I started. "Fight later." I whispered.
"We'll settle this later, jerk." Yukino told Koshino.
"Whatever you say, squirrel girl." Koshino replied, turning away from Yukino.
I sat on my school desk that is beside Sendoh's. The rest of the day will be pretty much boring. I can't wait for this afternoon's practice!