Title: I want to.
Chapter one: Fragile face
Author: Ria Sakazaki
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG
Pairing: Rukawa/Mayu
Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters
Notes: Minna-san, I'm kinda booked right now but I managed to make this. I
really hope that this will turn out good. For personal comments, just
email ne at rias_kair@yahoo.com Please review!
The breeze swept her black locks as she stared at the high building in front of her. her bow-shaped lips cured into a smile as she looked at the name. " Shohoku High, sounds great." she said then entered into the premises of the school.
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" Haruko!" Matsui, the pigtailed girl with full lips called Akagi Haruko, a pretty brown-haired damsel who was walking into the room that morning with a smile. " Matsui, how's your weekend?" Haruko asked her as she deposited her things on her chair. " am fine. How did you deal with problem no. 3 in algebra?" she asked her. " that problem is a killer! I had to ask help from my brother to do it." Haruko said. " yeah. It was a tough luck." Matsui agreed. " yeah, tough luck." Haruko echoed. The bell rang and the students hurried to take their seats.
Mr. Hurashi came in and started a lecture about taxonomy when the door opened and a pretty brunette came inside. " Gomen nasai, Hurashi-sensei." The girl bowed down. " don't you think it's rather early for the second period? Where have you been, Ms.?" Hurashi-sensei tapped his glasses as if trying to tell the girl to say her name. " Tanaka, Hurashi-sensei. Tanaka Mayu." The girl murmured. " Ms. Tanaka, care to tell me your reason why you're late for my class?" Hurashi-sensei asked her, eyeing at her like it's the first time he saw the girl.
" I haven't seen her here. do you?" Haruko's classmates started to whisper to each other. Matsui gave Haruko a knowing glance and she looked at Fuji at her left who shrugged.
" gomen ne. I came from the Administrator's office. I'm a new student." The pretty girl said.
" oh, Oh! you are the transferee from Rhodes International Academy of U.K.! welcome Ms. Tanaka, welcome to Shohoku High." Hurashi-sensei said.
" Rhodes what?" a boy whispered to his seatmate. " I didn't get it but I got the U.K. part." The girl he asked answered. so the whole class of 1-1 stood up to greeted the abashed girl. " take your seat now." Hurashi-sensei told her. " Arigatou gozaimashite!" Mayu bowed then went the back of the room to seat at the empty chair next to the window.
" ok, let's go back from where we've started." Hurashi-sensei started to lecture. Mayu listened to his rapture then a thought cross into her head. Nothing would change. Still the same.
the bell rang and it's time for their Algebra. Mayu was asked to introduce herself to the class by her irritating teacher. Numbness overcame her as she stepped forward. She took a deep breath then started speaking.
" I'm Tanaka Mayu, 16 yrs, old and I came from Rhodes International Academy in United Kingdom. I came here to Japan because my father's job was transferred here." she said. soon her teacher told her to seat, making Mayu thank him silently.
After a dreadful hour of number problems, tons of exercises and recitations for her, Mayu was relieved to know that the lesson was finished and it's time for recess. When she was about to unpack her food, a bunch of grapes, a shadow felt across her table. When she looked up, she saw the smiling face of Haruko and her friends. " hi!' Haruko said. " h-hi." Mayu replied. Haruko sat down in front of her.
" I'm Akagi Haruko, this is Fuji and Matsui." She lent a hand to her. Mayu accepted it. " Tanaka Mayu." Mayu said. " hope we become good friends. So, how do you find Shohoku so far?" Haruko asked her. Mayu smiled. " great!" she answered. that started a tight bond between the four girls. At last, Haruko invited Mayu to go with them to watch the practice of the basketball team.
" do you like basketball?" Haruko asked her. " um, I'm like it but soccer and gymnastics have my heart." Mayu confessed. " soccer?" Fuji asked her. " well, I have an older brother named Ken and he is the soccer star in our school. It's because of him that I liked soccer." Mayu explained. " and why gymnastics?" Matsui asked. " ah, it's because I do it. I'm may not have the Olympic potential but I can mange to grab a few medals when I was young." Mayu said while blushing. ' wow." The three girls cooed. Mayu soon agreed to come with them to the practice.
The gym is noisy as usual. There are loud squeaks of shoes rubbing the floor, bouncing of the balls and last but not the least, the angry yelps from redhead Sakuragi Hanamichi.
" what'd you do that for, Gori!" Hanamichi yelled with a steamy bump on his head. Then there was a loud BOOM and another steamy bump is currently growing on his head. " baka! I told you not to be pesky!" Akagi Takenori, the team captain growled at the junior. Kogure Kiminobu laughed nervously at the picture, while Mitsui Hisashi and Miyagi Ryota were busy laughing at the redhead. The only placid entity inside the gym is the stoic, king of Ice, Rukawa Kaede, the super rookie of the team. " do'aho." Rukawa snorted. " Urursai! Baka Kitsune!" Hanamichi cried and tried to attack Rukawa but was stopped by Mitsui and Kogure. " calm down, Sakuragi!" Kogure said. With a force of ten lions, Ayako, the manageress hit Hanamichi with her fan just above the bump on his head. " itee." Hanamichi sobbed. "baka." Ayako murmured. " ok team! Resume practice!" Akagi yelled and the team resume to their usual thing.
" there! See? That's Shohoku's basketball team." Haruko's voice rang a few seconds later making the team pause. " Haruko-san." Hanamichi murmured while blushing. " Haruko!" Ayako cried and ran towards her. they heard Mitsui hooted. " quit that Mitsui!" Akagi said, irritated. " what a babe!" Mitsui said. " where?" Ryota asked. Mitsui pointed at the long- haired brunette standing next to Haruko, Mayu. " you're right." Ryota said. Rukawa was as usual the "not joiner" turned to see the girl and his eyes gleamed. A new face? He asked himself.
Hanamichi was already at Haruko's other side. " Hahaha! What are you doing here, Haruko-san?" Hanamichi asked, looked abashed. " Sakuragi-kun! We're just touring Mayu around. she's new here." Haruko said. " oh hi! I'm Sakuragi Hanamichi, the Tensai!" Hanamichi said then boasted a n egoistical laugh. Mayu giggled. " hi! I'm Tanaka Mayu." Mayu said.
" Tanaka Mayu? The daughter of Shoichiro and Laika Tanaka and the sister of Tanaka Ken?" Anzai-sensei asked in disbelief. " h-hai." Mayu said while blushing. " did you hear that? Tanaka Ken, the number one soccer player in the U.K. junior league!" Anta said.
so delicate. So soft. Looks like an artist's master piece to me. But from my point of view, she looks rather vulnerable, fragile and weak. Is there something wrong with her? she's slightly pale. Rukawa continued to muse while looking at Mayu and then to the ball.
" this is my brother, Takenori, the captain of the team and his friend and the vice captain, Kogure Kiminobu. That's our point guard, Miyagi Ryota and our three-point shooter, Mitsui Hisashi." Haruko said. " hi." Mitsui winked at her, making Mayu blush. " and that one holding the ball is Rukawa Kaede, the Ice king. Although he's handsome (Haruko nodded in agreement), he's kinda snotty to people." Matsui said. " hey!" Haruko protested. So, that's Rukawa. No wonder why he's the named babbled by girls by the lockers this morning. Mayu thought.
" welcome to Shohoku, Mayu-san." Akagi said. " domo." Mayu said curtly.
She has black hair like mine, pale skin, blue eye-color and the only thing we're different at is that I have fox's eyes and she has doe's eyes. Rukawa continued to evaluated Mayu's personality from him when.
" Yu-chan!" Somebody called from outside. They all turned to see who called and to their surprise when an oh-so-gorgeous brunette appeared. " who's that?" Mitsui grumbled. Mayu smiled. " Haruko, Arigatou. Thank you so much for the tour. Nice meeting you all! see you tomorrow!" Mayu bid goodbye then ran towards the handsome boy.
" who is that? her boyfriend?" Matsui asked. Rukawa turned to look at them. " don't you know who that is?" Anzai-sensei asked. " no." they answered. " that boy is Tanaka Ken, Mayu's older brother, the soccer star." Anzai- sensei said while watching their back retreat from the view.
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" did you have a nice day, Yu-chan?" the boy asked her as they walk towards their car. Mayu smiled sweetly at him and held his arm. " hai, oniichan." Mayu said smiling.
The breeze swept her black locks as she stared at the high building in front of her. her bow-shaped lips cured into a smile as she looked at the name. " Shohoku High, sounds great." she said then entered into the premises of the school.
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" Haruko!" Matsui, the pigtailed girl with full lips called Akagi Haruko, a pretty brown-haired damsel who was walking into the room that morning with a smile. " Matsui, how's your weekend?" Haruko asked her as she deposited her things on her chair. " am fine. How did you deal with problem no. 3 in algebra?" she asked her. " that problem is a killer! I had to ask help from my brother to do it." Haruko said. " yeah. It was a tough luck." Matsui agreed. " yeah, tough luck." Haruko echoed. The bell rang and the students hurried to take their seats.
Mr. Hurashi came in and started a lecture about taxonomy when the door opened and a pretty brunette came inside. " Gomen nasai, Hurashi-sensei." The girl bowed down. " don't you think it's rather early for the second period? Where have you been, Ms.?" Hurashi-sensei tapped his glasses as if trying to tell the girl to say her name. " Tanaka, Hurashi-sensei. Tanaka Mayu." The girl murmured. " Ms. Tanaka, care to tell me your reason why you're late for my class?" Hurashi-sensei asked her, eyeing at her like it's the first time he saw the girl.
" I haven't seen her here. do you?" Haruko's classmates started to whisper to each other. Matsui gave Haruko a knowing glance and she looked at Fuji at her left who shrugged.
" gomen ne. I came from the Administrator's office. I'm a new student." The pretty girl said.
" oh, Oh! you are the transferee from Rhodes International Academy of U.K.! welcome Ms. Tanaka, welcome to Shohoku High." Hurashi-sensei said.
" Rhodes what?" a boy whispered to his seatmate. " I didn't get it but I got the U.K. part." The girl he asked answered. so the whole class of 1-1 stood up to greeted the abashed girl. " take your seat now." Hurashi-sensei told her. " Arigatou gozaimashite!" Mayu bowed then went the back of the room to seat at the empty chair next to the window.
" ok, let's go back from where we've started." Hurashi-sensei started to lecture. Mayu listened to his rapture then a thought cross into her head. Nothing would change. Still the same.
the bell rang and it's time for their Algebra. Mayu was asked to introduce herself to the class by her irritating teacher. Numbness overcame her as she stepped forward. She took a deep breath then started speaking.
" I'm Tanaka Mayu, 16 yrs, old and I came from Rhodes International Academy in United Kingdom. I came here to Japan because my father's job was transferred here." she said. soon her teacher told her to seat, making Mayu thank him silently.
After a dreadful hour of number problems, tons of exercises and recitations for her, Mayu was relieved to know that the lesson was finished and it's time for recess. When she was about to unpack her food, a bunch of grapes, a shadow felt across her table. When she looked up, she saw the smiling face of Haruko and her friends. " hi!' Haruko said. " h-hi." Mayu replied. Haruko sat down in front of her.
" I'm Akagi Haruko, this is Fuji and Matsui." She lent a hand to her. Mayu accepted it. " Tanaka Mayu." Mayu said. " hope we become good friends. So, how do you find Shohoku so far?" Haruko asked her. Mayu smiled. " great!" she answered. that started a tight bond between the four girls. At last, Haruko invited Mayu to go with them to watch the practice of the basketball team.
" do you like basketball?" Haruko asked her. " um, I'm like it but soccer and gymnastics have my heart." Mayu confessed. " soccer?" Fuji asked her. " well, I have an older brother named Ken and he is the soccer star in our school. It's because of him that I liked soccer." Mayu explained. " and why gymnastics?" Matsui asked. " ah, it's because I do it. I'm may not have the Olympic potential but I can mange to grab a few medals when I was young." Mayu said while blushing. ' wow." The three girls cooed. Mayu soon agreed to come with them to the practice.
The gym is noisy as usual. There are loud squeaks of shoes rubbing the floor, bouncing of the balls and last but not the least, the angry yelps from redhead Sakuragi Hanamichi.
" what'd you do that for, Gori!" Hanamichi yelled with a steamy bump on his head. Then there was a loud BOOM and another steamy bump is currently growing on his head. " baka! I told you not to be pesky!" Akagi Takenori, the team captain growled at the junior. Kogure Kiminobu laughed nervously at the picture, while Mitsui Hisashi and Miyagi Ryota were busy laughing at the redhead. The only placid entity inside the gym is the stoic, king of Ice, Rukawa Kaede, the super rookie of the team. " do'aho." Rukawa snorted. " Urursai! Baka Kitsune!" Hanamichi cried and tried to attack Rukawa but was stopped by Mitsui and Kogure. " calm down, Sakuragi!" Kogure said. With a force of ten lions, Ayako, the manageress hit Hanamichi with her fan just above the bump on his head. " itee." Hanamichi sobbed. "baka." Ayako murmured. " ok team! Resume practice!" Akagi yelled and the team resume to their usual thing.
" there! See? That's Shohoku's basketball team." Haruko's voice rang a few seconds later making the team pause. " Haruko-san." Hanamichi murmured while blushing. " Haruko!" Ayako cried and ran towards her. they heard Mitsui hooted. " quit that Mitsui!" Akagi said, irritated. " what a babe!" Mitsui said. " where?" Ryota asked. Mitsui pointed at the long- haired brunette standing next to Haruko, Mayu. " you're right." Ryota said. Rukawa was as usual the "not joiner" turned to see the girl and his eyes gleamed. A new face? He asked himself.
Hanamichi was already at Haruko's other side. " Hahaha! What are you doing here, Haruko-san?" Hanamichi asked, looked abashed. " Sakuragi-kun! We're just touring Mayu around. she's new here." Haruko said. " oh hi! I'm Sakuragi Hanamichi, the Tensai!" Hanamichi said then boasted a n egoistical laugh. Mayu giggled. " hi! I'm Tanaka Mayu." Mayu said.
" Tanaka Mayu? The daughter of Shoichiro and Laika Tanaka and the sister of Tanaka Ken?" Anzai-sensei asked in disbelief. " h-hai." Mayu said while blushing. " did you hear that? Tanaka Ken, the number one soccer player in the U.K. junior league!" Anta said.
so delicate. So soft. Looks like an artist's master piece to me. But from my point of view, she looks rather vulnerable, fragile and weak. Is there something wrong with her? she's slightly pale. Rukawa continued to muse while looking at Mayu and then to the ball.
" this is my brother, Takenori, the captain of the team and his friend and the vice captain, Kogure Kiminobu. That's our point guard, Miyagi Ryota and our three-point shooter, Mitsui Hisashi." Haruko said. " hi." Mitsui winked at her, making Mayu blush. " and that one holding the ball is Rukawa Kaede, the Ice king. Although he's handsome (Haruko nodded in agreement), he's kinda snotty to people." Matsui said. " hey!" Haruko protested. So, that's Rukawa. No wonder why he's the named babbled by girls by the lockers this morning. Mayu thought.
" welcome to Shohoku, Mayu-san." Akagi said. " domo." Mayu said curtly.
She has black hair like mine, pale skin, blue eye-color and the only thing we're different at is that I have fox's eyes and she has doe's eyes. Rukawa continued to evaluated Mayu's personality from him when.
" Yu-chan!" Somebody called from outside. They all turned to see who called and to their surprise when an oh-so-gorgeous brunette appeared. " who's that?" Mitsui grumbled. Mayu smiled. " Haruko, Arigatou. Thank you so much for the tour. Nice meeting you all! see you tomorrow!" Mayu bid goodbye then ran towards the handsome boy.
" who is that? her boyfriend?" Matsui asked. Rukawa turned to look at them. " don't you know who that is?" Anzai-sensei asked. " no." they answered. " that boy is Tanaka Ken, Mayu's older brother, the soccer star." Anzai- sensei said while watching their back retreat from the view.
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" did you have a nice day, Yu-chan?" the boy asked her as they walk towards their car. Mayu smiled sweetly at him and held his arm. " hai, oniichan." Mayu said smiling.