Basket ball by Banana Poop!
Fuma tosses the ball over to Kamui; without even trying he throws it with one hand and it swooshes in the basketball hoop.
"You should join the basketball team Kamui you'd be with the varsity team in no time" Fuma exclaimed.
"I don't know about that Fuma, I'm… um… busy with stuff" said Kamui
"Stuff like what, Kamui? asked Fumma.
"Theirs nothing to be afraid of!"Fumma said reassuringly while patting Kamui on the back. "You should join I mean you have some real talent even if your only a freshman!"
"I really don't think I could do it, Fumma" he said looking shamefully at the other direction.
"Well aright than, if you say so."
Kamui beings to start walking to the exit of the basketball course, it was getting late too.
"Hey if you changed your mind, don't be afraid to join the team, you'd be great, I promise!" Fuma shouted.
"Thanks." Kamui mumbled to himself.
As he lay there in bed Kamui is thinking to himself he should join the team.
"I've never joined a team before in school… I was always picking fights in junior high and than mother died."
Kamui rolls around his bed still with his clothes on from the day on top of the sheets.
"Is it worth it?
"Am I good enough?"
"Will Fuma like me again?"
"Will I make friends?"
"AGGGGGGG ENOUGH" Kamui yelled angrily but not too loudly for the neighbors to hear.
He lays there restlessly until he has made up his mind that he should join.
"Maybe, if I join, Fuma and I can be friends again." Kamui thinks to himself before he goes into a gentle sleep.
Kamui wakes up refreshed and he notices the sun shining through his window, today is the day he will join the basketball team. He smiles as bright as the morning sunrise.
Kamui walks the long walk from his hotel room to the beautiful cherry blossom trees that are commonly along side the neighborhood roads.
"Hey Kamui!" Yelled Fumma across the street! Fumma runs across the street not looking both ways, just too exited to see Kamui walking the same time he is. He gets closer to Kamui and Kamui looks at Fuma realizing he is so close to him. Their eyes lock and Kamui looks away lightly blushing. Fumma pats him on the back and asks
"So Kamui what do you think about joining the basketball team?" Fuma asked.
Shyly, Kamui said "I think I'd like to do it."
"That's great!" Fumma added. Fumma looks down and smiles at Kamui. Fuma's eyes locked with Kamui's once again but it was a happy moment because Fuma's eyes were as bright as his smile looking at Kamui. Kamui felt Fuma's embrace and liked it. He was tempted to grab Fuma's hand which was now on his shoulder and bring it down to his chest but he didn't know how he would react to it so he just savored the embrace. The embrace didn't last long because Fumma excused himself because he saw some of his basketball buddies and left. Kamui smiled watching Fuma walk out with his bodies. Kamui walked slowly, chin up high, looking at the cherry blossoms. And for a very long time, he appreciated life again.
Try outs were today so Fuma showed were the gym was.
"Good luck!" Fumma said
"T-Thanks." Kamui mumbled.
Fumma stroked Kamui's hair and Kamui blushed.
"Don't worry about a thing, you'll do great." Fuma said reassuringly.
So Kamui went into the locker room and changed into some shorts and a tank top he thought that would be pretty basketball. Tryouts was simply a basketball game with all the other boys trying out while the coach see's who's the cream of the crop. Only 14 boys could be on the team but there had to be at least 50 kids trying out. Kamui gulped but he looked at Fumma who was sitting in his sweats with the rest of the varsity team. Fumma nodded with a reassuring nod and Kamui felt confident. Kamui felt natural with the court flowing with the ball like stream in the river. His steps quick, always passing the other boys. He passed the ball to the kids who were good and could make any shot on the court. He even tried something daring; making a shot all across courts. The other boys thought he was crazy saying
"He'll never make that shot!" or "What is this kid physco?"
But Kamui made it without a doubt. The crowd roared! He got a standing ovation! Even the varsity team was standing up! Fumma looked a Kamui with his gentle eyes and was so proud of him. All the other boys gather around Kamui asking him questions like if he played basketball before or how in the world he could do that? The coach came up to Kamui and asked him if he could not be on the freshman team but with the varsity players. Kamui wasn't really listening to the coach but as he stared at Fuma he knew he wanted to be with him. So he said yes!
"Good, come here tomorrow same place, same time for the varsity practice."
"I'll be here." Said Kamui wiping his face with a white towel someone gave him.
Fumma approached him and said "See, I know you could do it, Kamui!"
Kamui looked at Fumma's smile and quickly looked away blushing. Fumma pat his hair again making Kamui blush even harder.
"Can't wait to see you in practice!" Fumma said while begging to walk away.
"Yeah, I'll see ya!" Kamui yelled back.
Kamui went walked the same road and noticed how the sunset and cherry blossoms were the best things on earth. His heart fluttered. Life was worth living again. He smiled to himself.
To the long walk home.