Disclaimer: Do not own Slam Dunk
AN (So I guess you don't wanna read this long thing hoho YOU CAN SKIP THIS. But read it if you like Hihi): I don't know, I just took a liking to them, Rukawa and Haruko. I just, from when I started watching Slam Dunk I just really wanted them to be the pair. I'm not anti-Hanamichi though; I think he's really funny and I like him. But I like Rukawa-kun more for Haruko (even though he was quite mean to her n.n') because… I just think they look cute together! That's all! With Rukawa the cold guy with a fan girl Haruko! So yeah I think this was too many of my opinions already. Hoho so you should read it already if you're interested. Enjoy!
There goes my heart, just passing by
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Shoot.
Dribble.
Fade away. Shoot.
Kaede panted as he held his knee for support. Gasping for air, he grazed the trickle of sweat that was threatening to fall. After this short break, he started dribbling again. Shooting again. And it went on for hours again.
When at last he thought that that training was enough he caught the ball that sprung back and threw it back lazily to the ball container, landing perfectly inside. He grunted and drained his bottle of water as he started walking towards the exit. Grabbing his bag on the way, he saw something strange, or rather nothing like that. Just someone.
He just stared at her indifferently, too lazy to do anything else. And he realized that she wasn't gonna take any effort in acknowledging him either. Weird.
And when that message did register his mind, he turned on his heels and started walking outside. 'Who cares.' He thought. 'Last one who goes outside will close the gym, anyway.'
He carelessly flung his bag on his back and his feet on his bike. And as he did so, adjusting his bike, he unconsciously- meaning he didn't mean it, of course- glanced back at the gym seeing her still sitting there the way he had left her.
His brows furrowed as he gripped the handles of his bike without him really knowing it, staring. 'That Akagi. Tch, was she watching me?' No, she couldn't be watching him train with that position. She was facing the other way around, outside. So what was she actually doing there?
"She could stay there as long as she wants." He muttered grouchily as he turned his bike and started pedaling. Cold breeze blew his hair as he passed by the school gates, when a thought was restored back into his bike making him grip the brakes. He grunted.
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And she was still there. He walked up to her.
"Oy."
"…"
Twitch. He exhaled tiredly. "Oy, Akagi." He repeated, louder.
And the said girl seemed to be awakened from a trance as she finally blinked and slowly faced him. "Hnm…Rukawa-kun,"
"Nn."
She just stared at him before finally asking. "Um, what do you need with me?" she asked peculiarly.
A scowl appeared on his face.
She tilted her head.
He sighed in defeat. "I need to close the gym."
And she continued to just stare at him. A vein popped on his forehead. "And I can't do that with you still here, can I?" He raised an eyebrow.
Seconds passed by for her to register what he said then she hastily stood up from her position. "O-oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to… I just… I thought-"
"It's okay."
"But I really didn't thought that you would-"
"I said it's okay." He repeated indifferently.
"-okay." She finally plug up, feeling really embarrassed. "I-I'll just leave if that's the case. Ja." She mumbled and bowed. She quickly went on her way towards the door.
He watched her finally walk out. He clicked his tongue, feeling irritated without any reason at all or maybe part of it was because he was wondering what the hell is wrong with him right now. He dismissed that as he immediately went on his way to close the doors.
Click.
He sighed and observed the outside with his eyes. He halted and grabbed his bike. "Tch. What the hell-" he went on it, and positioned himself on his bike.
"-is wrong with me." He muttered under his breath.
And he started forget about that part of the day of his. As the cold breeze blew his hair, he listened to the loud music on his walkman, shutting the sound from his surrounding. He feels like he wants to get home already and just slump on his bed peacefully when he saw a person walking meters away from him.
No. "Her again?" he snarled. "Why does that girl have to always appear before me, what luck." He was about to turn his bike to the other way around when he noticed something.
Was she walking unusually wobbly or weakly? "Nn. That has nothing to do with me."
Thud!
He looked back and saw that she was already lying on the floor. "Nothing to do with me." He repeated under his breath.
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"So I'm still human." He stated dully as he carried the unconscious girl on his back and holding his bike with his other hand. He didn't know that she actually had a fever when he ordered her to get out of the gym a little while ago.
He paused and looked around. Stare. Stare. Look to the right. To the left. It was like a question mark appeared on his head. And he finally spoke, "Where was their house again?" he spoke with no emotions at all.
He glanced at the girl on his back that had a flushed face and had uneven breathing. "So what exactly do I do now?"
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Haruko woke up with a slight headache. She groaned as she forced her eyes to open. From a blur her vision became clearer and she noticed that she was not in her house, where she was really really supposed to be. She groaned again as she sat up. 'Onii-chan must be worried.'
She idly wandered around the house, 'Whose house is thi-' her thoughts was stopped as she just got the answer. She rushed towards the boy sitting by the kitchen table, almost dozing off.
'While eating! Really.' She couldn't believe he could sleep while eating. 'Well he could while riding a bike, who says he couldn't while eating.' She stifled a laugh and looked around.
And given an opportunity, she decided to look around first. She saw a picture frame holding such a beautiful face on the table by the stairs. Her brows furrowed. 'So beautiful, I wonder who is this…' she picked it up, to have a better look at it. She looked like someone she knew.
"What are you doing?"
"Wha-" she was too surprised that she almost lost hold of the picture. She quickly turned around and same face-to-face with the Kaede Rukawa.
"Rukawa-kun!" she had to look up at him because of their height difference. She stared back at the picture and quickly placed it back. "Oh, I'm sorry to look at it. It just caught my attention, that's all," she gulped. "She must be your…"
"My mother."
"Eh… y-you're mother." She repeated. "Oh, your mother!" she sighed in relief. Wait. Relief? 'Of course it was his mother! He was the one she looked like!' she felt herself smile.
Rukawa just stared at her with a what's-with-her look.
"Oh, I, why am I exactly here anyway?" she finally asked what she had wanted to ask in the first place.
He raised his eyebrow and placed his palm on forehead which instantly made her turn really red.
"W-what are you doing, R-Rukawa-kun!" she instantly backed away making his hand fall.
He stared at it then back at her. "Hn. So you're better now."
"Eh? B-better? You mean to say I was sick?"
"…"
"And you brought me her-"
"Hn." He turned and started walking because he didn't want to hear any of her ramblings and the truth is he's not really good in having those 'thank you' conversation. So he'd rather not hear it.
Haruko's eyes widened. 'Oh,' She rushed in front of him making him stop and stare at her. He grunted. "Um, I know you don't want to hear it, but thanks anyway." She bowed. "And sorry for the bother, I should get going." She looked up and smiled.
Rukawa just stared at her then at the window it was raining hard. He opened his mouth but she spoke first.
"But can I call my brother first?"
He nodded slowly. "The phone's over there." He pointed at the wall just beside the kitchen.
"Un. Thanks." She headed on.
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"Onii-chan,"
Rukawa glanced from the kitchen as he heard her.
"Yeah, I'm at Rukawa-kun's and- What? No!" he saw her blush. 'Hn.' "It's a long story and I don't feel like telling you now, but I'll be going home now, just to let you know."
It was not bothering him at all. Really. He took another bite.
"Eh? No, Onii-chan, wait! I can't, I'll just go- Ugh."
He watched her again as she dialed again.
"Onii-chan! I can't! Wait, don't hang up on me aga-"
He saw her staring at the phone with what seems to be a glare. "I can't believe he hung up on me again."
She slowly turned to look at him. Fortunately, he was fast enough to return his gaze on his food. Not that he was bothered by her seeing. But really, he doesn't care.
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"Um." She sat across him on the table, twiddling with her thumbs. He glanced at her.
"Oh," she jumped slightly at his gaze. Then she sighed, finally standing up, "Can I stay until the rain stops!" She said in one breath, bowing her head.
Looking up at him, she saw him staring at her with this dull expression. Her eyes widened. "Oh no, what am I saying? Of course I can't! I already bothered you for being here and I still said that-"
"You can stay."
"-if I could sta- what?"
"Nn."
She just stared at him for some minutes before finally smiling. "Thank you! Onii-chan said 'You can't go out with this rain! Just stay there!'" She repeated just as her brother said, making her voice low and deep. "So, thanks again." She bowed.
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'Thinking about it, right now, I'm actually in the same house with Rukawa-kun!' she blushed. 'I couldn't have ever dream of this to happen!' She shook her head. "No, no, no! What am I thinking!"
She had volunteered to wash the dishes to show her gratitude and he, he just nodded. She sweat-dropped and sighed. 'Uhhh, I guess he just really doesn't care in letting me stay here.' She sighed again, glancing at the window. 'And it's still raining pretty hard and it's getting dark already.'
"Hey."
She jumped a little hearing his voice, she put on a smile as she turned around. "Oh, hey--" and suddenly blood was drained from her face.
Rukawa came from the bathroom, shirtless and only a towel on his upper body, looking at her with this impassive expression.
She was left speechless, her mouth hanging open and slightly shaking. "I-I-I-I-I-I--" she quickly turned around trying to busy herself with the plates. "W-what's up Rukawa-kun?" she tried to cover her embarrassment.
"Nn. You don't really need to do that."
"Hm? No, it's really okay. I do this all the time at home and I really want to thank you, Rukawa-kun."
"Fine." He shrugged.
She glanced at him and frowned. 'He could've insisted more.' She sighed. 'Well, I don't really mind anyway.'
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She placed the phone back, looking really pale. He glanced at her wondering what that is all about. She tried to approach him, he was lying on the couch, but as she was about to reach him she stopped. "No, I should try to call again." She headed towards the phone again.
"What did he say?" he asked.
She stopped on her tracks, frozen. She turned to him. "Oh, he said nothing! I'll try calling him again! I'm sure I heard wrong! Ehehehe." She forced a laugh.
"He told you to stay for the night?"
And she almost dropped the phone. "O-of course not! How could he say that, why when, I mean, why would he… Yeah, he did." She sighed and finally answered truthfully.
"And you don't want to?"
"I want to, of course!" and he eyes widened like saucers as she realized what she just answered. She blushed deep red and gasped. "I mean, no!" she covered her mouth.
"I mean, it's okay." She finally said, removing her hand from her mouth. "But! I don't want to bother you-"
"Stop bothering of me being bothered thing. I don't understand it and it's annoying." He grunted. "You can stay if you want to." he finally stated.
"Oh." She looked down.
"You can also sweep the floor to repay me." He pointed out as he turned on the other side of the couch.
"What?"
"What." He answered back.
"Nothing." She sweat-dropped. 'I can't believe this guy. I thought he was kind, but never mind anyway.' She sighed. "Where should I start?"
"Oh, over there." He yawned and pointed at just somewhere.
She stared at him drearily. 'Really.' She sighed and lifted her sleeves up. 'Well, here goes. Goodluck, Haruko!' she nodded.
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"Hm." Grunt.
"So what now?"
"Bujamgooomdhagemawerjh!"
"What are you saying!"
"Ergoomghajooogh!"
"Oh right sorry," Mitsui removed the masking tape on Hanamichi's mouth, laughing. Ryota roared with laughter with him.
"You can't let my Haruko-chan stay with that bastard!" He whined, banging his legs. "No, no, no, no! And take off this rope around me so I can rescue her!" he was tied up because of his retaliating.
"Shut up, Hanamichi!"
"Yeah, and stop moving, will you!"
"Gorilla!" he whined with watery eyes.
Takenori Akagi sighed. "Are you sure about this Ayako?"
"Of course, I am! And you can't really let her go home with this rain, can you?" Ayako smiled. "And we're just letting our Haruko-chan have a little enjoyment." She muttered to herself.
"Well," Akagi tries to think, placing his hand on his chin.
"Besides! Aren't you surprised at our Rukawa-kun helping her out? Don't you want to see more of this? Rukawa-kun bothering something other than basketball?"
And everyone's eyes where on her. She grinned. "So?"
"Yeah." Everyone's eyes glinted. "Yosh!"
Sakuragi resisted the temptation and shook his head. "No! I can't let that happen! He can bother with other girls but not my Haruko-chan! He might do something to her!"
Akagi scowled. "What about that, Ayako?"
"What could Rukawa possibly do there? Besides sleeping?"
And they all nodded simultaneously. Ayako hid a grin. 'We'll see what else.'
AN: So yea. I kinda took a break from my current story Love me, Kiss me but don't worry I'm just working for it's ending that's why it's taking long. Hoho anyway I hope you read this, I really wanted to write a story for this pairing and now I finally did. Yey for me! Review please if you may! Thanks!