((*DICLAIMER: I don't own Naruto nor do i eat humans :p ))
Chapter 2: Kapow!
Everyone whispered to each other at how things were played out. On team A, we have Naruto, a person who's complains but is actually very athletic; Shikamaru, who's extremely lazy with everything he does but is actually super intelligent to think up of strategies; and finally Sasuke, a guy who's naturally is good at everything.
On the other team, Team B, we have Neji, also a prodigy child with the gift of being good at everything; Lee who's known for his speed; and Tenten… a girl who not many people pay attention too. Well, not until now.
She just volunteered to play against guys? Of course everyone's eyes were on her.
"So are you sure Tenten?" Kakashi asked. She looked to him with lazy looking eyes before opening her mouth.
"I'm sure." Tenten reassured. Kakashi's lips formed into a smirk before tossing a red jersey to Tenten.
"Alright then. Its game time."
Neji, Lee and Tenten all wore red jersey while the opposing team wore yellow. First team to get three points wins. Easy enough, right?
"Sasuke, Neji, you come to the middle." Kakashi ordered. Sasuke made his way towards his teacher, while Neji was stopped by a small hand on his shoulders.
"Let me." Tenten said. Neji looked back to her and merely smirks.
"Suit yourself."
As soon as everyone realizes Tenten going up against Sasuke for the steal of the ball, murmurs of voices bunch together in the gymnasium. Sasuke looked amazed as the shorter girl made her way towards Sasuke.
"Well, this is interesting." Kakashi said out loud, examining the height difference between Sasuke and Tenten. Obviously it was a lot.
"Are you sure?" Sasuke said, addressing to Tenten. Tenten looked up, and said nothing, and shifted her gaze towards the ball in Kakashi's fingers. She readied herself for the jump, while Sasuke brushed it off and did the same.
"Let's have a fair game." Kakashi said. He then raised the basketball in the air, and clamped his whistle between his lips. As soon as Kakashi blew the whistle, the instant he threw the ball in the air.
Suddenly catching everyone off guard, something blew everyone's mind away. As both Sasuke and Tenten jumped for the ball, Tenten's jump was surprising higher than expected because of her small frame.
Tenten touched the ball first.
Sasuke eyes widen as soon as Tenten's finger tips touch the ball that was then forcefully pushed towards the Red team.
"Holy cow! It's Red's teams' ball!" Someone from the group yelled in shock.
The fallen ball was now in Neji hands who instantly made his move. "Lee, take the left side." Neji called while dribbling towards their basket.
"Naruto cover him!" Shikamaru yelled in desperation. He finally was in game- mode.
Naruto was pretty fast. He caught up to Neji and begins to retrieve the ball. With a few nifty dodges and moves, Neji finally was free from Naruto grasp and saw Lee who was open.
He pushed the ball forward and the ball is now soaring fast towards Lee. But everyone was shocked to see that Sasuke was there to steal the ball.
Loud cheers were made, and apparently this game was more exciting than any other game. People were actually cheering. Especially the girls.
"Go Sasuke!" The girls yelled, with faces turned red.
Sasuke ignores the yells and cheers and focused on the ball in his hand. He quickly made his way back on his side of the court, and thought he was open enough to make the shot.
He was wrong.
From right behind him, Lee had clearly caught up and stole the ball back. Dazed by such speed, Sasuke wasn't fast enough to stop Lee from passing the ball to Tenten who was in the half court line.
She was alone. And she had no one to block her. Every one was shocked as she just stood there with the ball in her hand, and was looking straight at her team's basket that was half the distance of the entire court.
"Go!" Some of the audience yells, trying to provoke Tenten to go for a lay up. Tenten ignores them, and held the ball up, ready to make a far shot.
"No way is she going to make it." Sasuke said under his breath.
Time slowed down, once Tenten threw a jump shot. The ball was now in the air, and everyone eyes watches closely.
With a sudden swish of the basket net, every guy jumped to there feet as they witness a miracle shot! Loud cheers were made.
Sasuke gawked at the sight. "What… just happened?"
Shikamaru who ran passed him, hits Sasuke in the head. "We're still playing, dope."
Sasuke nods his head before running to retrieve the ball. The guys were cheering for Tenten who had made such a wonderful shot, while the girls, stayed quietly dumbfounded. Suddenly, a pink-haired girl stood from her group of girls and begins to yell. "Let's go yellow team!" Soon after, the girl followed Sakura's lead, and begins cheering for Sasuke's team much louder and more enthusiastically.
Sasuke who now has the ball begins dribbling to his team's side of the court. No one was there to cover him, so he had a free shot to shoot. Once he was close enough, he pushed his fingers against the ball, aiming for the basket. But as the ball was in mid air, a hand was suddenly there, slamming the ball back down, failing Sasuke's attempt at making the shot. He looked to where the hand had come from and realizes it was Tenten who had blocked him. Her brown eyes had met his dark orbs.
Seeing her piercing eyes for a moment had stiffened Sasuke's body frozen. At that very second, Tenten took that chance to retrieve the ball, passing it to Neji. Cheers made from the guys had over-powered the Sasuke fan club creating tension in the stands of the students. You could tell who was cheering for who.
Sasuke head was back in reality.
Sasuke sprints in Neji direction, with Naruto right behind. Now it was two against one and Neji was struggling to continue to have possession of the ball. Soon enough, Naruto had taken the ball out of Neji's hand and tossed it in Sasuke's direction.
"Run for it Sasuke!" The girls screamed to their feet. Ignoring their presence, Sasuke had already made his way towards their hoop with Tenten closely behind. Sasuke's face was now replaced with determination, not falling for Tenten's move a second time. With his feet planted on the ground, and his knees bent- Sasuke had readied for a jump shot.
As his elbows were angled perfectly, Tenten leapt after Sasuke, hoping to block his shot once more. Little did she know, as Sasuke was making his shot, his elbow had accidentally hit the side of her head, causing her to fall back. Once Sasuke made his shot, his eyes followed the fallen girl who was holding onto her throbbing head. Although Sasuke made the shot having the game tied, his attention was to the fallen girl. All the cheering made from the girls were all mute in Sasuke's ears as he saw the girl winced in pain.
Suddenly being pushed aside; Sasuke watches as Neji made his way towards Tenten's aid.
Murmurs and whispers were made from the crowd of students finally noticing Tenten's injury. Kakashi blew his whistle, making it quickly to Tenten's side. "Are you alright?" He asked kneeling down next to Tenten. Neji who helped kept Tenten up looked to Tenten in concern.
Tenten didn't say anything, but nodded slowly. Kakashi gave a sigh of relief before standing up. Neji and Kakashi pull Tenten up to her feet. Once standing up, Kakashi noticed that she was wobbling a bit, while holding onto her head. Sasuke stiffens as realization hit him.
He was the one who had hurt her because he had gotten a bit carried away with his competitive side.
"Go and bring her to the infirmary." Kakashi order to Neji. Neji nodded, and supported Tenten, leaving the gymnasium. Sasuke looked back to the two, guilt rushing in him. Naruto who noticed this, patted Sasuke back.
"It was only an accident." Naruto assured him. Sasuke ignored, and continue to stay quiet feeling absolutely shitty.
(A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I was on vacation for so long and now that i'm back, i might as well update another chapter. Sorry again guys... and i hope you enjoyed this chapter. Remember to leave a review :D )