A Fling - Does It Mean A Thing?
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk belongs to Inoue Takehiko, the 'crazy' and informative Dr. T. It doesn't belong to me at all.
Summary: Rukawa broke up with Hana because he didn't want her to be a distraction to his Japan Youth Camp. Set after Akagi, Mitsui and Kogure went to take their entrance exams, Miyagi became captain, and Rukawa's going to leave.
A/n: Expect OOC
Chapter 1
It's a typical day out for Hana and Kaede. They usually walked along the path towards the Shohoku basketball court, talking to each other,smiling, teasing and laughing(in Hana's case). Kaede tried to act normal, he really did, he smiled at Hana's jokes, he chuckled, he teased. But there's something inside him that yearned him to tell.
'Should I tell her about my plans? Should I?' he thought. Seeing Hana's cheery face, he almost didn't want to say it out loud.
"Hana-chan, you know that I'm going to the Youth Camp next week, ne?" he asked monotonely.
"I know, and I'm going to write you letters everyday!" Hana answered him, a little bit of sadness can be heard in her words. "Doesn't matter if we love each other, ne?"
"Hai," Kaede replied. "But..."
"But what, Kaede-chan?" asked Hana again.
"Let's break up!" Kaede said suddenly.
"Nani?" Hana half shouted.
"Let's break up," Kaede repeated.
"Why?"
"I think you are a distraction to me, that's why," Kaede answered.
Tears are brimming at Hana's eyes. But she wouldn't let the tears fall for the kitsune. Instead of crying and protesting, she answered, "Fine, if that's the way you want our relationship to end. I thank you for all the happy memories that you've given me,"
"Rukawa..." she said coldly.
"?"
"Tell Ryocchin I'm sick," she replied before heading back home.
******
Home... or more precisely Hana's room...
Another glass cracked, that means, another photo frame being thrown across the room. Neither Ryuen, Keisuke nor her parents are home, and so, didn't know what she's doing.
"I hate you so much Rukawa Kaede!" she whispered. The tune, 'I Hate You So Much Right Now' filled the room.
Somebody opened the door, Hana could hear it.
"Go away! I want to be alone!" she shouted.
"Hana-chan, what happened?" asked the voice, which, Hana guessed, is Ryuen. "Why's all these photographs of you and Kaede on the floor? You could hurt yourself, you know, these are glass,"
"What does it look like, Ryuen-nii-chan?" she sobbed.
Ryuen opened his arms, and Hana ran into it, and sobbed at her brother's shoulders.
"I couldn't believe he did it to me, nii-chan, what did I do to distract him?" asked Hana.
"Hana, it's okay. It's just a guy, Hana.."
"But I love him, nii-chan,"
"Why bother loving him if he doesn't love you back, Hana?"
"He loves me in return,"
"Then, why'd he dump you at the first place?"
Hana thought for a moment, and dried her eyes.
"You are right, I'm supposed to forget this kitsune, and get on with my life!" Hana lied, making her sound a little bit energetic to fool her brother.
Ryuen pretended that he was fooled. He knew his little sister too well, she may act as if she's going to forget Rukawa, but he knew, it's hard for her to do so.
*****
Night - dinner...
Even after she talked to Ryuen. Hana still felt uneasy.
"How was the basketball practice with Kaede-chan just now, Hana-chan?" asked Mrs. Sakuragi.
"Umm, it's the usual," Hana stammered.
Mrs. Sakuragi watched her daughter play with her food rather than eating it. 'Her mind seemed to be somewhere else,' she thought.
Her plate is still full of food when Hana got up. "Can I be excused?" she asked.
All four of the Sakuragi family watched her got up, Hana *never* leave dinner without finishing hers first.
"You may," Mr. Sakuragi answered.
*****
After Hana left...
"There's something wrong with that girl," Mrs. Sakuragi started.
"I agree, dear, I agree," Mr. Sakuragi replied.
"She didn't even show up for the basketball practice," Keisuke confirmed.
"Nani? How'd you know?" asked Mrs. Sakuragi.
"I came to watch their practice with Taka today, the atmosphere of the gym is different without Hana inside it. Even Rukawa looked as if he didn't have the mood to play," Keisuke answered.
"She broke up with him," Ryuen told them all.
"Nani????" All three of them asked.
End of chapter 1 - pls read and review
I do hope you guys like this chapter. I was crying myself when I wrote the breaking up part. I seemed to be a little bit angsty these days.
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk belongs to Inoue Takehiko, the 'crazy' and informative Dr. T. It doesn't belong to me at all.
Summary: Rukawa broke up with Hana because he didn't want her to be a distraction to his Japan Youth Camp. Set after Akagi, Mitsui and Kogure went to take their entrance exams, Miyagi became captain, and Rukawa's going to leave.
A/n: Expect OOC
Chapter 1
It's a typical day out for Hana and Kaede. They usually walked along the path towards the Shohoku basketball court, talking to each other,smiling, teasing and laughing(in Hana's case). Kaede tried to act normal, he really did, he smiled at Hana's jokes, he chuckled, he teased. But there's something inside him that yearned him to tell.
'Should I tell her about my plans? Should I?' he thought. Seeing Hana's cheery face, he almost didn't want to say it out loud.
"Hana-chan, you know that I'm going to the Youth Camp next week, ne?" he asked monotonely.
"I know, and I'm going to write you letters everyday!" Hana answered him, a little bit of sadness can be heard in her words. "Doesn't matter if we love each other, ne?"
"Hai," Kaede replied. "But..."
"But what, Kaede-chan?" asked Hana again.
"Let's break up!" Kaede said suddenly.
"Nani?" Hana half shouted.
"Let's break up," Kaede repeated.
"Why?"
"I think you are a distraction to me, that's why," Kaede answered.
Tears are brimming at Hana's eyes. But she wouldn't let the tears fall for the kitsune. Instead of crying and protesting, she answered, "Fine, if that's the way you want our relationship to end. I thank you for all the happy memories that you've given me,"
"Rukawa..." she said coldly.
"?"
"Tell Ryocchin I'm sick," she replied before heading back home.
******
Home... or more precisely Hana's room...
Another glass cracked, that means, another photo frame being thrown across the room. Neither Ryuen, Keisuke nor her parents are home, and so, didn't know what she's doing.
"I hate you so much Rukawa Kaede!" she whispered. The tune, 'I Hate You So Much Right Now' filled the room.
Somebody opened the door, Hana could hear it.
"Go away! I want to be alone!" she shouted.
"Hana-chan, what happened?" asked the voice, which, Hana guessed, is Ryuen. "Why's all these photographs of you and Kaede on the floor? You could hurt yourself, you know, these are glass,"
"What does it look like, Ryuen-nii-chan?" she sobbed.
Ryuen opened his arms, and Hana ran into it, and sobbed at her brother's shoulders.
"I couldn't believe he did it to me, nii-chan, what did I do to distract him?" asked Hana.
"Hana, it's okay. It's just a guy, Hana.."
"But I love him, nii-chan,"
"Why bother loving him if he doesn't love you back, Hana?"
"He loves me in return,"
"Then, why'd he dump you at the first place?"
Hana thought for a moment, and dried her eyes.
"You are right, I'm supposed to forget this kitsune, and get on with my life!" Hana lied, making her sound a little bit energetic to fool her brother.
Ryuen pretended that he was fooled. He knew his little sister too well, she may act as if she's going to forget Rukawa, but he knew, it's hard for her to do so.
*****
Night - dinner...
Even after she talked to Ryuen. Hana still felt uneasy.
"How was the basketball practice with Kaede-chan just now, Hana-chan?" asked Mrs. Sakuragi.
"Umm, it's the usual," Hana stammered.
Mrs. Sakuragi watched her daughter play with her food rather than eating it. 'Her mind seemed to be somewhere else,' she thought.
Her plate is still full of food when Hana got up. "Can I be excused?" she asked.
All four of the Sakuragi family watched her got up, Hana *never* leave dinner without finishing hers first.
"You may," Mr. Sakuragi answered.
*****
After Hana left...
"There's something wrong with that girl," Mrs. Sakuragi started.
"I agree, dear, I agree," Mr. Sakuragi replied.
"She didn't even show up for the basketball practice," Keisuke confirmed.
"Nani? How'd you know?" asked Mrs. Sakuragi.
"I came to watch their practice with Taka today, the atmosphere of the gym is different without Hana inside it. Even Rukawa looked as if he didn't have the mood to play," Keisuke answered.
"She broke up with him," Ryuen told them all.
"Nani????" All three of them asked.
End of chapter 1 - pls read and review
I do hope you guys like this chapter. I was crying myself when I wrote the breaking up part. I seemed to be a little bit angsty these days.