Disclaimers: I don't own Slam Dunk or any of its characters, coz
they're all Takehito Inoue's.
Warning: Still OOC characters (I love them this way)
Pairings: RuHana (for now, not too sure if I will put in SenKosh and Mitko)
'I wonder if they've changed?' Rukawa wondered. He happened to see Sakuragi yesterday as he was reading Haruko's letter. The doa'ho was still suffering from that back injury since the Sannoh match.
Things just weren't the same in the All-Japan training, all the players were so self-righteous, just like he was before he joined the Shohoku team.
But times have changed. Now he found it hard to play without the support of his team, which was more or less the opposite of himself before he joined the Shohoku basketball club.
Rukawa jogged towards the gym. Before entering, he already heard the sound of balls being dribbled.
He entered the school gym and found himself facing the Shohoku basketball team, his team, practicing for the next games.
He actually let himself smile, because he was quite abashed by the emotions overwhelming him at the very moment.
Why?
Ryota was not as good as Maki or Fujima. Akagi was not as good as Kawata Misashi and Mitsui was not as good as Jin.
Why then did he miss the Shohoku team?
Because they were his teammates and such was their bond (although he slept most of the time or spent more than a half of his time awake bickering with Sakuragi).
Assuming his usual stony-faced expression, he entered the gym and almost at once, all activities in the gym stopped.
Everyone was quite shocked to see him back. They didn't even know that he was already back in Japan. He was scheduled to come back about a week later.
He did not say "Hi" to his team mates. He simply went pass them and proceeded to the locker room. Hey it was normal for him to do this sort of thing.
He quickly changed and went back to the gym.
'Hmm.' he thought. 'Quite a bit disorganized. But it will have to do, considering that Akagi has left and Miyagi is only beginning to fit into his new position as captain of the team.'
He looked on as the team practiced, without so much as a smile on his face.
Miagi noticed that he was already out of the locker room and called out, "Oi Rukawa! Care to show us what you learned in the All-Japan team training?"
Rukawa nodded slightly and practiced along with the team.
* * * * * * * * * *
It's been a week since Rukawa came back, but Haruko didn't want to tell Hanamichi about it.yet. Because if she did, she was 100% sure that Hanamichi will do anything to get away from the hospital to challenge Rukawa.
"Haruko?"
"Huh?" Haruko asked as she turned her head towards the second year manageress.
"Have you told Sakuragi that Rukawa has returned?"
"Iie, Ayako-san," she replied. "I'm afraid that if I did tell him about it, he will skip his rehabilitation. And if that happens, he might not be able to recover before the tournament starts."
"Hai, hai," Ayako replied. "You know Sakuragi well." Ayako looked at the practicing team and thought, 'Practice is so different without him around. I hope he gets back soon, the team obviously misses him.'
"Ayako-san." Haruko's worried voice interrupted Ayako's thoughts.
"Huh? Yes, what is it Haruko?"
"The guys. there's something wrong with the way they play."
"So you noticed it too," Ayako said as she placed her chin in her hands and looked at the boys who were practicing in the school gym. "It seems as if within a few months time, Sakuragi became such a mood-changer for the team. The guys miss him so much that they are faring rather poorly even in their practice just because of the lack of Sakuragi's presence, with the exception of Rukawa of course. I see that he still plays as if nothing has changed. Anyway, your brother's leadership is much needed at this time, I only hope that they don't fall apart before the games begin."
As the girls were talking, the team was practicing very hard. But what started out as a practice became a one-on-one match between Mitsui and Rukawa. Mitsui had the ball and Rukawa proceeded to guard him.
Mitsui had a determined expression on his face as he tried in vain to get through the freshman's guard. 'Kso.' he thought. 'He's become a much better player than I thought.'
Rukawa saw that Mitsui was deep in thought so he seized the opportunity to steal the ball.
"What the-?!" Mitsui exclaimed as Rukawa sped pass him.
He immediately regained his stance and went back to defend the basket.
He was careful not to let Rukawa get near the basket. Because he knew that he was more dangerous in that position. It would be better to risk the 3- point zone.
Rukawa dribbled the ball quite effortlessly. But Mitsui was obviously putting everything he had in this match.
'Hm, not bad,' Rukawa thought. 'But not good enough!' He easily evaded the senior and landed in a perfect lay-up, giving him the first 2 points of the match.
"Sugoi." was all that Ayako and Haruko had to comment about the match.
"Well, I guess he has surpassed us all again," Miyagi said to the two girls. "I wonder what Sakuragi would think about this."
They let this sentence hang as they continued to watch the match.
TBC
Author's note:
So what do you think? This is my second Yaoi and second SD fic. Kinda dragging, sorry. As usual, C&C's are welcome.
Hanamichi: Where is the tensai?! Why is there no appearance of the great one in this lousy fic?!
Nanako *sweatdrop* : Please calm down Hanamichi. I already told you before, you and Rukawa are the stars of this fic.
Rukawa: .*silence*
Nanako: Why don't you calm down your little redhead over here?
Rukawa: .*silence*
Nanako: Please?
Rukawa:.*silence*
Nanako: *Sweatdrop* Then.*twinkling eyes* :If you won't calm him down, I won't hesitate to call Sendoh to help me over here.
That got his attention.
Rukawa: Aho, let's go, you're bugging her.
Hanamichi: Who you calling Aho? Teme Kitsune!!!
Rukawa left the room, with a fuming Hanamichi behind him.
Nanako: *sigh.*
Warning: Still OOC characters (I love them this way)
Pairings: RuHana (for now, not too sure if I will put in SenKosh and Mitko)
'I wonder if they've changed?' Rukawa wondered. He happened to see Sakuragi yesterday as he was reading Haruko's letter. The doa'ho was still suffering from that back injury since the Sannoh match.
Things just weren't the same in the All-Japan training, all the players were so self-righteous, just like he was before he joined the Shohoku team.
But times have changed. Now he found it hard to play without the support of his team, which was more or less the opposite of himself before he joined the Shohoku basketball club.
Rukawa jogged towards the gym. Before entering, he already heard the sound of balls being dribbled.
He entered the school gym and found himself facing the Shohoku basketball team, his team, practicing for the next games.
He actually let himself smile, because he was quite abashed by the emotions overwhelming him at the very moment.
Why?
Ryota was not as good as Maki or Fujima. Akagi was not as good as Kawata Misashi and Mitsui was not as good as Jin.
Why then did he miss the Shohoku team?
Because they were his teammates and such was their bond (although he slept most of the time or spent more than a half of his time awake bickering with Sakuragi).
Assuming his usual stony-faced expression, he entered the gym and almost at once, all activities in the gym stopped.
Everyone was quite shocked to see him back. They didn't even know that he was already back in Japan. He was scheduled to come back about a week later.
He did not say "Hi" to his team mates. He simply went pass them and proceeded to the locker room. Hey it was normal for him to do this sort of thing.
He quickly changed and went back to the gym.
'Hmm.' he thought. 'Quite a bit disorganized. But it will have to do, considering that Akagi has left and Miyagi is only beginning to fit into his new position as captain of the team.'
He looked on as the team practiced, without so much as a smile on his face.
Miagi noticed that he was already out of the locker room and called out, "Oi Rukawa! Care to show us what you learned in the All-Japan team training?"
Rukawa nodded slightly and practiced along with the team.
* * * * * * * * * *
It's been a week since Rukawa came back, but Haruko didn't want to tell Hanamichi about it.yet. Because if she did, she was 100% sure that Hanamichi will do anything to get away from the hospital to challenge Rukawa.
"Haruko?"
"Huh?" Haruko asked as she turned her head towards the second year manageress.
"Have you told Sakuragi that Rukawa has returned?"
"Iie, Ayako-san," she replied. "I'm afraid that if I did tell him about it, he will skip his rehabilitation. And if that happens, he might not be able to recover before the tournament starts."
"Hai, hai," Ayako replied. "You know Sakuragi well." Ayako looked at the practicing team and thought, 'Practice is so different without him around. I hope he gets back soon, the team obviously misses him.'
"Ayako-san." Haruko's worried voice interrupted Ayako's thoughts.
"Huh? Yes, what is it Haruko?"
"The guys. there's something wrong with the way they play."
"So you noticed it too," Ayako said as she placed her chin in her hands and looked at the boys who were practicing in the school gym. "It seems as if within a few months time, Sakuragi became such a mood-changer for the team. The guys miss him so much that they are faring rather poorly even in their practice just because of the lack of Sakuragi's presence, with the exception of Rukawa of course. I see that he still plays as if nothing has changed. Anyway, your brother's leadership is much needed at this time, I only hope that they don't fall apart before the games begin."
As the girls were talking, the team was practicing very hard. But what started out as a practice became a one-on-one match between Mitsui and Rukawa. Mitsui had the ball and Rukawa proceeded to guard him.
Mitsui had a determined expression on his face as he tried in vain to get through the freshman's guard. 'Kso.' he thought. 'He's become a much better player than I thought.'
Rukawa saw that Mitsui was deep in thought so he seized the opportunity to steal the ball.
"What the-?!" Mitsui exclaimed as Rukawa sped pass him.
He immediately regained his stance and went back to defend the basket.
He was careful not to let Rukawa get near the basket. Because he knew that he was more dangerous in that position. It would be better to risk the 3- point zone.
Rukawa dribbled the ball quite effortlessly. But Mitsui was obviously putting everything he had in this match.
'Hm, not bad,' Rukawa thought. 'But not good enough!' He easily evaded the senior and landed in a perfect lay-up, giving him the first 2 points of the match.
"Sugoi." was all that Ayako and Haruko had to comment about the match.
"Well, I guess he has surpassed us all again," Miyagi said to the two girls. "I wonder what Sakuragi would think about this."
They let this sentence hang as they continued to watch the match.
TBC
Author's note:
So what do you think? This is my second Yaoi and second SD fic. Kinda dragging, sorry. As usual, C&C's are welcome.
Hanamichi: Where is the tensai?! Why is there no appearance of the great one in this lousy fic?!
Nanako *sweatdrop* : Please calm down Hanamichi. I already told you before, you and Rukawa are the stars of this fic.
Rukawa: .*silence*
Nanako: Why don't you calm down your little redhead over here?
Rukawa: .*silence*
Nanako: Please?
Rukawa:.*silence*
Nanako: *Sweatdrop* Then.*twinkling eyes* :If you won't calm him down, I won't hesitate to call Sendoh to help me over here.
That got his attention.
Rukawa: Aho, let's go, you're bugging her.
Hanamichi: Who you calling Aho? Teme Kitsune!!!
Rukawa left the room, with a fuming Hanamichi behind him.
Nanako: *sigh.*