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A/N » My second fanfic, first one on Slam Dunk! Please r+r!!! If the story
turns stupid halfway through, give me ideas on how to improve it. Arigato mina!
Basketball Love Revolution
Chapter 1 » Getting to the principal's office
Life around her was buzzing as always. Nothing in Kanagawa seemed to have changed, except for the weird fact that almost every girl here is hooked on basketball matches. Hikorou Rei squint at her new uniform. Apparently, the school had been wrong about her height and sent her skirts one size below. She didn't blame them. After all, she is a tad too tall for a girl of her age. Joining Shohoku as a freshman, her initial intention was to join the Basketball Club. That was, before she found out Shohoku didn't have a female basketball club. Sighing, she put on her mini skirt of a uniform and looked at herself in the full-length mirror.
Standing at 5'10, she was roughly the height of Fujima Kenji and Kiminobu Kogure.
Rei walked down the flight of steps to the kitchen. Her parents were both business people. They left Rei and her sister in Japan, Kanagawa living alone. A few years ago they thought it best to bring their daughters along their business trips, now, they decided it was better if the sisters remained in one place, their roots, Japan.
Rei pulled down the helm of her skirt and greeted her sister making pancakes in the kitchen.
"Ohaiyo Rei! I'm making pancakes. Wanna join me?" Asked Rei's sister Hikorou Reina. Reina and Rei are twins, sort of, they share the same birthday, and Rei came out seconds after Reina. But they don't really look alike. Both are charming in their own way.
"Nah. I'm just taking the bento and go. Shohoku's much further away from here than your Ryonan. I don't want to be late on my first day too. Bad impression"
"For the bishonens in the school. I know, I know." Reina cut her sister off.
"I was saying bad impression for the teachers, not bishonens. I'm not that boy crazy you know. Unlike some twin of mine." Grinned Rei.
Reina stuck her tongue out at her sister and sat down for her breakfast. Rei badly wanted to go to Ryonan because she knew that they had a female basketball club, unlike Shohoku. She didn't even know the reason behind her parents' motive for enrolling Reina and her into different schools.
She hastily put on her shoes and rushed out of the door. She was about to turn the corner when something came crashing into her.
"Itai!" Rei muttered after being rudely attacked. Cursing, she raised her hand to massage her bump and turned to look at her attacker.
"Teme! Who dares to knock this Tensai?!" shouted a familiar redhead angrily.
"Ten… Ten… Tensai?" Rei was so shock that some idiot came crashing into her and all he could say was who dares to knock the TENSAI?
"WHAT KIND OF TENSAI KNOCKS INTO PEOPLE WTHOUT REALISING HE'S THE ONE AT FAULT!" Rei burst out.
The redhead looked at the girl who shouted at him in awe. Although definitely not intimidated by her height, he was definitely awed by the strength in her voice.
"Eh! Girl who can shout! From that uniform you must be from Shohoku! So am I! I'm so glad you acknowledged me as a Tensai! Nyahahahahaha! Good good! Let's be friends! Watashi namea wa Sakuragi Hanamichi!" said Sakuragi as he extended his hand out to the confused girl.
Tensai? Acknowledged him as a genius? When did that happen? He changes his attitude so fast too. Weird guy. He's going to Shohoku too? Oh well, he might as well be my first friend and an most probably introduce me around the school. Thought Rei.
She allowed Sakuragi to pull her up and began introducing herself before rushing to Shohoku alongside Sakuragi.
Outside Shohoku
"Guess I'll meet you during recess then. Ja!" grinned Sakuragi as he headed to his classroom.
"Matte! Where's the principal's office?" asked Rei, but Sakuragi was already gone beyond earshot.
Rei looked around her new school. She looked around trying to ask for help but everyone was already rushing to class, afraid of getting detention. Finally, she spotted a raven black hair guy on a bicycle riding towards the school. Rei walked up to him but before she could ask for directions, he crashed into a pile of bicycles.
"Ano, daijoubu?" asked Rei.
"…"
"Watashi Hikorou Rei and I'm new here. Do you know where's the nurse office or the principal's office?" asked Rei again with a look of concern on her face.
"…"
Is he unconscious? Why isn't he answering? Dumb? This is stupid. *sigh*, guess I'm going to have to drag this guy along until I find the Nurse's office. Thought Rei.
She took Rukawa's arms and literally dragged him along till she found her destination.
"Ano, this boy crashed into some bicycles while cycling to school. Could you dress his wounds? He doesn't appear to be conscious too. Oh and I'm a new student here. Do you know where I can find the principal's office?" asked Rei as she slumped Rukawa against the wall.
The nurse smirked as she saw Rukawa. Back here again so soon eh Rukawa? I must ask the principal to increase your school fees after spending so much on your bandages. Thought the nurse.
She smiled at Rei and told her, "Of course dear, he's a regular here. He's not unconscious, just deep in slumber land. That's him, Rukawa Kaede. The principal's office is just two corridors away from here. Turn right from there and you will see it."
"Arigato." Said Rei. She left the nurse's office more confused than before, puzzling her brain by thinking of the nurse's sentence. Regular here? He must be very accident-prone then. Poor thing. Kind of reminds me of a friend I met during one of okaasan's business travels to Singapore. Thought Rei smiling to herself. She followed the nurse's directions and finally found her way to the office.