Hello! Summer is drawing near, that's why I wrote this. No, actually it has nothing to do with it. Well, anyway— this fanfic will be OCxRukawaKaede. I am not an English native speaker so please forgive me if there's some grammatical error. I hope you enjoy this fanfic!

FYI: Natsu no Omoide literally means Memories of Summer/Summer Memories.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, except maybe the OC. (You'll learn her name on chapter 2 :D)

Summer, June 12

It was the beginning of the summer.

"Today's practice is over. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

Rukawa Kaede leaked out a deep sigh and wiped his sweat with his arm. It is not even summer break yet, but the sun is shining so radiant today. So even though we are playing inside the gymnasium, we are still drenched in sweat—not because we are playing. Rather, it was actually because of the heat. And maybe, the unnecessary tension.

"Oooooi, Rukawa! Don't you dare think that this is the end!"

What did we start anyway?, Rukawa turned his face away from Hanamichi Sakuragi as if he did not hear anything. He walked to the bench outside the court and grabbed a bottle of water. He leaked out a sigh, again. It is not like he hates summer; it is just that he is not fond of its heat. The water flowed through his throat feels nice, and again, he sighed.

"That was quite a big sigh."

Rukawa lifted his head a little bit to see who it is. Not necessary—he already knows who it was. It was Ayako, their team manager. He did not say anything in respond, but that does not make Ayako stop her step towards him. "We are planning to go to karaoke today, are you coming?"

"I'll pass." Rukawa tossed the empty bottle in his hand to the nearest trash bin and the bottle went in smoothly. He is been sighing because of the heat, and these people are trying to drag him with them—for karaoke. An absolute rejection.

"You have anything to do after this?" She stood beside him with her two arms crossed in front of her chest.

"Nothing." He replied shortly. He turned his eyes off the court and grabbed his backpack. He really is not planning to do anything, but he would not bother with going to karaoke. Never. Suddenly, Ayako clapped her and tightly closed her eyes.

"Then, please! Do me a favor!" She begged.

"…A favor?"

"Yeah. Well, you know, I borrowed a book from the public library because my teacher forced me to and that book is due today. Meaning, I have to ditch the karaoke thing just to return that book, so can you do me a favor and return it? It won't take long, I'm sure!"

I do not want to, he thought, but he did not say it. Instead, he answered her with a short nod. He does not even understand why he agreed to help her. After that, she takes out a book from her bag and handed it to Rukawa, who took it without saying a word. He put that book inside his backpack and he went to the locker room to change his jersey to his uniform.

Within a few minutes, Rukawa already sat on his bike, taking a short route to the public library. He just wants to get this over and go somewhere else. Even now, he still regrets why he accepted Ayako's favor. He rode on his bike with speed since the road was empty but all of a sudden, a cat showed up running from the back alley and someone jumped to the road to catch it.

With a loud noise, he finally could get control and stopped his back in time just before his bike crashed and hit the person who jumped out of nowhere. "…Do you have some kind of death wish?" He does not think that someone could die just because a bike hit them, but this one was a dangerous one.

A black haired girl lifted her face and she was holding the black cat in her arms. "I really thought I was going to die." She said with a trembling but yet relieved voice.

"…Are you still alive?"

"I think my heart stopped."

"No kidding?"

"I'm absolutely kidding."

She stood up and tried to fix her hair but the cat still wriggle in her arms. She is not really tall, probably around 160. Her hair was a ponytailed one, but if she let her hair down, it is probably quite long. "I'm so sorry for jumping out of a blue." She bowed a little. "But you know, this buddy is really like to run away from me so I have no choice other than that."

"….."

That girl tilts her head. "Say something! I'm not dead, aren't I? Don't tell me I am!"

"…You are alive. Now move."

She glanced to the ground, realized that she is in the way. "Oh sorry." She moved a little bit to the side to make a way. "Are you Rukawa Kaede?"

Rukawa stared at her with cold looking eyes. "So what if I am?"

"Nothing. And you don't have to be that cold." She answered and shrugged. "You are quite famous and my friends have been talking about you. Well, everyone in the school knows you."

He glanced at her uniform—it was Shohoku uniform, and he did not realize it even a bit. "… Don't suddenly jumped out of nowhere again." He pushed his bike and the next second already sat on it.

"Right," she murmured. She looked at her watch and gasped. "Oh, I have to go to work. This black cat says that he is happy you stopped your bike right in time. Then, bye."

She ran so fast back to the alley and with just a minute, she disappeared from Rukawa's sight. He sighed deeply once again, pushed the pedals and rode his bike back. She knows his name, but Rukawa did not know anything about her—even her name. It is not important, he thought.

"…Weird girl." He murmured and went out from there.