The Rumor
Author: Yure-chan (Yureko Fujima) Status: Finished Rating: PG Genre: Shounen-ai, Romance Pairings: HanaRu Characters: Rukawa, Sakuragi, Shohoku team, Sendoh, Tsuki Disclaimer: Slam Dunk does not belong to me. The characters
does not belong to me. Slam Dunk and all Slam Dunk
characters belong to Takehiko Inoue-san. Whatever is
not part of SD are characters from my imaginations.
Chapter 1: Bad News
Hanamichi closed his eyes, lost in his own thoughts. He fought the urge to cry as the news repeated in his mind.
'Rukawa's getting married!'
He remembered Ayako announcing to the whole group. He hugged himself as he tried to lure himself to sleep.
'He's gone. Forever. I should have made him stay.'
Flashback ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Hana?"
Hanamichi looked up and smile at his lover. He stood up and pulled him into a tight embrace. He released his koibito and scrutinized his face. Then he frowned.
"You don't look too happy, Kaede. What's wrong?" Rukawa arched an eyebrow.
"How do you know I'm not happy?"
"Coz' your face is not smiling." Hanamichi said innocently. Rukawa rolled his eyes.
"Do'aho! When have I ever smiled?"
"You do! When we are alone at night." Hanamichi grinned. He could not resist pulling his beloved into another hug.
"So why are you looking for me?" Hanamichi finally asked as he pulled Rukawa down on the couch beside him.
"I have been accepted into the university in America, specializing in basketball." Rukawa looked as Hanamichi's smile disappeared. He immediately regrets breaking the news to his boyfriend. Then Hanamichi smiled again.
"That's good, isn't it? You have been waiting. Now's finally your chance." Hanamichi bounced back to his cheerful mood. Rukawa winced inwardly. He knew that his koibito was only putting on a brave front.
"So when are you leaving?" Hanamichi asked, his smile still plastered to his face.
"Next Wednesday."
"Well! We should get you prepared then! There's only four days left! Come on! Let's go shopping!"
Hanamichi pushed his boyfriend out of the door and helped him to pick up things he would need for his stay in America, as they walked through the shops. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"How long will you be going?" Hanamichi asked as they sat at a restaurant, having their dinner.
"Three years." Rukawa looked at Hanamichi, an unreadable expression in his eyes. But Hanamichi understood that look.
"I will wait for you, Kaede." Hanamichi smiled. Rukawa nodded.
"Are you going to stay with your parents then?" Rukawa nodded. Hanamichi smiled.
"Good. At least there's someone to take care of you."
Rukawa was disappointed. He was hoping that Hanamichi would make him stay. But it seems to him that Hanamichi was encouraging him to go.
"Hana, I don't think I want to go over." Rukawa said quietly.
"Don't be silly. This is your only chance! Three years will soon pass." Hanamichi chided gently. Rukawa looked up at him and nodded. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
During his last night in Kanagawa before he flew to America, Rukawa spent his whole day with Hanamichi. As he nestled in Hanamichi's embrace that night, he started to think about his decision to go America.
As if reading his thoughts, Hanamichi hugged him closer.
"Just go ahead. I will support you all the way. Even if we are separated in two lands. I will wait for you."
Rukawa nodded. He knew he had made the right choice in being with Hanamichi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hanamichi looked around the house, trying to find out what was lacking.
Rukawa was coming back in two weeks' time and he wanted the house to be in perfect condition. He smiled as he started to think about the things he and Rukawa would do when he get back. Then he frowned.
Rukawa had kept in touch with Hanamichi through letters, long-distance calls and emails during his stay in America. But all these ceased about five months back and he did not receive any news from Rukawa since then. He had however, calculated that Rukawa would be back in the next two weeks, though he does not know when.
Taking a look at his watch, Hanamichi cursed under his breathe as he hurried out of his house to meet the Shohoku team for their weekly get together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Sakuragi is late again!" Mitsui growled.
"Maa maa... Be patient! I think he will be here any moment." Kogure tried to soothe the impatient man. Ayako ran up to them.
"Hey guys! Look at this!" Ayako flashed the newspaper in front of them." Everyone crowded around the newspaper.
"What, Ayako?" Akagi looked at the manageress.
"This! Look!" Ayako pointed insistently at an article in the gossip column. "Rukawa is getting married!" Ayako said just as Hanamichi stepped into the fastfood restaurant. He froze in his steps.
Did I hear that right?
He pushed past the people crowding around Ayako and looked at the newspaper she was holding.
True enough. There in the article was written: Rukawa Kaede, son of Rukawa Seiji, getting married in one month's time.
Hanamichi held back his tears as he saw Rukawa's photo next to the article. He walked out of the restaurant immediately, with his teammates looking at him. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ End of flashback
Hanamichi cried to himself.
'How could you do this to me, Kaede?'
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Author: Yure-chan (Yureko Fujima) Status: Finished Rating: PG Genre: Shounen-ai, Romance Pairings: HanaRu Characters: Rukawa, Sakuragi, Shohoku team, Sendoh, Tsuki Disclaimer: Slam Dunk does not belong to me. The characters
does not belong to me. Slam Dunk and all Slam Dunk
characters belong to Takehiko Inoue-san. Whatever is
not part of SD are characters from my imaginations.
Chapter 1: Bad News
Hanamichi closed his eyes, lost in his own thoughts. He fought the urge to cry as the news repeated in his mind.
'Rukawa's getting married!'
He remembered Ayako announcing to the whole group. He hugged himself as he tried to lure himself to sleep.
'He's gone. Forever. I should have made him stay.'
Flashback ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Hana?"
Hanamichi looked up and smile at his lover. He stood up and pulled him into a tight embrace. He released his koibito and scrutinized his face. Then he frowned.
"You don't look too happy, Kaede. What's wrong?" Rukawa arched an eyebrow.
"How do you know I'm not happy?"
"Coz' your face is not smiling." Hanamichi said innocently. Rukawa rolled his eyes.
"Do'aho! When have I ever smiled?"
"You do! When we are alone at night." Hanamichi grinned. He could not resist pulling his beloved into another hug.
"So why are you looking for me?" Hanamichi finally asked as he pulled Rukawa down on the couch beside him.
"I have been accepted into the university in America, specializing in basketball." Rukawa looked as Hanamichi's smile disappeared. He immediately regrets breaking the news to his boyfriend. Then Hanamichi smiled again.
"That's good, isn't it? You have been waiting. Now's finally your chance." Hanamichi bounced back to his cheerful mood. Rukawa winced inwardly. He knew that his koibito was only putting on a brave front.
"So when are you leaving?" Hanamichi asked, his smile still plastered to his face.
"Next Wednesday."
"Well! We should get you prepared then! There's only four days left! Come on! Let's go shopping!"
Hanamichi pushed his boyfriend out of the door and helped him to pick up things he would need for his stay in America, as they walked through the shops. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"How long will you be going?" Hanamichi asked as they sat at a restaurant, having their dinner.
"Three years." Rukawa looked at Hanamichi, an unreadable expression in his eyes. But Hanamichi understood that look.
"I will wait for you, Kaede." Hanamichi smiled. Rukawa nodded.
"Are you going to stay with your parents then?" Rukawa nodded. Hanamichi smiled.
"Good. At least there's someone to take care of you."
Rukawa was disappointed. He was hoping that Hanamichi would make him stay. But it seems to him that Hanamichi was encouraging him to go.
"Hana, I don't think I want to go over." Rukawa said quietly.
"Don't be silly. This is your only chance! Three years will soon pass." Hanamichi chided gently. Rukawa looked up at him and nodded. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
During his last night in Kanagawa before he flew to America, Rukawa spent his whole day with Hanamichi. As he nestled in Hanamichi's embrace that night, he started to think about his decision to go America.
As if reading his thoughts, Hanamichi hugged him closer.
"Just go ahead. I will support you all the way. Even if we are separated in two lands. I will wait for you."
Rukawa nodded. He knew he had made the right choice in being with Hanamichi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hanamichi looked around the house, trying to find out what was lacking.
Rukawa was coming back in two weeks' time and he wanted the house to be in perfect condition. He smiled as he started to think about the things he and Rukawa would do when he get back. Then he frowned.
Rukawa had kept in touch with Hanamichi through letters, long-distance calls and emails during his stay in America. But all these ceased about five months back and he did not receive any news from Rukawa since then. He had however, calculated that Rukawa would be back in the next two weeks, though he does not know when.
Taking a look at his watch, Hanamichi cursed under his breathe as he hurried out of his house to meet the Shohoku team for their weekly get together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Sakuragi is late again!" Mitsui growled.
"Maa maa... Be patient! I think he will be here any moment." Kogure tried to soothe the impatient man. Ayako ran up to them.
"Hey guys! Look at this!" Ayako flashed the newspaper in front of them." Everyone crowded around the newspaper.
"What, Ayako?" Akagi looked at the manageress.
"This! Look!" Ayako pointed insistently at an article in the gossip column. "Rukawa is getting married!" Ayako said just as Hanamichi stepped into the fastfood restaurant. He froze in his steps.
Did I hear that right?
He pushed past the people crowding around Ayako and looked at the newspaper she was holding.
True enough. There in the article was written: Rukawa Kaede, son of Rukawa Seiji, getting married in one month's time.
Hanamichi held back his tears as he saw Rukawa's photo next to the article. He walked out of the restaurant immediately, with his teammates looking at him. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ End of flashback
Hanamichi cried to himself.
'How could you do this to me, Kaede?'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~