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Who's that girl:chapter 2


"Look, the classroom block is the one on the far left.First years are on the second level.The lunchroom somewhere around there.The basketball court is behind the classroom block.Most of the sports equipment are there too."Rukawa said as he pointed at the buildings.

Kaeze nodded as she listened attentively.
"Will I see you at lunch?"she asked.

"Probably not.I usually don't have lunch in the cafetaria."he said.

"Alright then..I'll try to find my way around.If I need anything could I come to you?"

"You won't need my help if you don't mess around the wrong people."

"Okay.I'll see you later!"she smiled and waved goodbye to him not knowing the many dangers from certain fangirls that lay ahead.





In classroom 1/7, Kaeze sat right behind.Just a few desks away from Sakuragi.

She greeted her new classmates with a cheerful smile but she did not introduce herself because she was feeling shy.

She had a hard time trying to keep awake throughout the whole lesson.
In fact, she would have fallen asleep right there and then if she wasn't so afraid of drooling all over a notes.

'I wonder how Nii-chan is doing now?'She thought.'I wonder if he's any good in geography.I'm so terrible at it."
'I wonder I wonder I wonder....."


The bell had rung and Kaeze didn't even realize it because she was so busy wondering.

"Ahem..."Rukawa was just outside her classroom.He didn't enter because Sakuragi was inside,knowing the red hed would probably make trouble for him if he saw him there .

Kaeze spotted him and got out of her seat.
"Nii-chan,what are you doi.."Rukawa cupped her mouth and hushed her.
"Look..just come with me and don't say anything."He said as he grabbed her hand.


He had brought her to the roof top through a short cut which he always took.
It was cold out and Kaeze started to shiver.
"What are we doing up here?"she asked.She certainly did not like the idea that she was out in the cold when she could be inside having her lunch.

"Its safer here."

"Safer? What are you talking about?"

"Its nothing.Which activity are you going to join?"he asked.

"I don't know.I'm into ice-skating but they don't have it here.Ballet or gymnastics would probably be my choice.Which activity are you in?"

"Basketball.We're having practice today so I won't be going back with you today."

"Basketball? I don't know how to play basketball but my stepbrother always talks about it.He did a dunk on our hoop back at home and tore it down together with the wallpaper.Mom was so furious.Are you any good at it?"

"I guess I'm alright.Anyway , I don't think you really know the way home do you?Cause you could wait for me in the library or something.I'll take you home after practice."

"sure,that'd be great but we better get going now.Lunchbreak is over and I'm cold."

Rukawa nodded and they walked back to the first year level together.

Sakuragi noticed Kaeze walking with Rukawa and thought that she was his girlfriend.But Kaeze looked more of the sweet type how could she go for a kitsune like Rukawa.
He went up to Rukawa and jabbed his finger into his chest.

"You probably bribed her to be your girlfriend didn't you?"

"Don't be sick , d'ahou."he said as he removed sakuragi's finger from his body.
"If you want to be stupid stay away from me."

He looked at Kaeze and said,"Stay away from the red head.He's an annoying monkey."

Kaeze nodded and walked back into her classroom leaving Rukawa and Sakuragi in the corridor.

Rukawa glared a Sakuragi.
"Don't even lay a finger on her,d'ahou."

He put his hands into his pockets and went into his own classroom.

Sakuragi was stunned.He didn't think baka kitsune even cared about anything let alone a someone.
When he took his place back at class he looked at Kaeze who was copying her notes.
What's so special about her? She's pretty and all but there's nothing more.

But somehow he looked closely at her and he could feel that something was so strange about her.She was so...so innocent.Someone who had a pure heart.Someone who could even stand talking to someone who was as cold person like Rukawa and thought that he was a nice guy.




The school bell rang and Kaeze grabbed her books.She knew there was going to be gymnastics practice that day and wanted to find the gym coach before it begun.Running down the corridors,she bumped into Haruko and dropped all her books.

"Oh I'm so sorry..I was in such a hurry."Kaeze said helping Haruko up on her feet.
"That's alright.I wasn't really looking at where I was going either."

Kaeze looked at the mess of notes and books on the floor.
"Oh brother..."she sighed and bent down to pick them up.
Haruko bent down too."Here let me help you."
"Thanks."

"I'm Akagi Haruko.Nice to meet you!"Haruko said with a smile.
"It was nice meeting you too, Akagi-san.I'm Rukawa Kaeze."Kaeze said returning the smile with an even bigger one.

"Did I hear you right?"Haruko choked."Did you say your name was Rukawa?"
"Yeah,why?"

"Oh its nothing..."Haruko said.It was probably just a coincidence that she and Rukawa had the same last name.

"Oh yes right..I'd better get going now."Kaeze bowed and ran off.



"Let's see...it says here that you're an ice skater and now you want to join gymnastics."

"Yes."

"And you won 3 golds, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes in the inter school competitions before you broke your arm?"

"Yes."

"Well lets see you do a split."

Kaeze nodded and did a split.

"What about a somersault?"

She did it.

"Cartwheel?"

She did it again.

"Alright,it seems you're pretty good.You can join us but lets see you on the horse."

Kaeze took a deep breath.She had never been very good at things that concerned her arm.
She jumped on the horse and stayed there for a while.
'Owww....I can't stay here anymore.My arm can't hold on any longer.'
On the horse she was high enough to see out the high windows of the gymnasium.
She noticed someone very familiar out side the school gate.

"Akira!"she screamed as she fell from the horse.
She got up from the floor and asked the coach if she could excused.
The coach nodded seeing the poor girl who fell was in definate pain.

Kaeze ran out to the gate and greeted her stepbrother.
"What are you doing here?"she asked.
Sendoh smiled at her and handed her a jacket.
"You left this back at home.Thought you might find it useful in this weather."
Kaeze unfolded the jacket.It was the Ryonan basketball team jacket with sendoh's name sewed on the side.
"This isn't mine."she said.
"Oh..right.It isn't.Its too small for me and it'd be a waste to throw it away."
Kaeze sighed."You grow so much faster than me.You make me feel like such a dwarf."
"Its not so bad. You're kinda tall for a girl."he said.

Kaeze looked into her stepbrother's eyes and saw that there was sadness.He didn't just come all the way to Shohoku just to pass her a jacket.
"You're gonna miss me aren't you?"she asked.
He nodded."Yeah...I'm missing you already.
She gave him a tight hug."I'll see you in a couple of months okay?"
"Sure...how's your brother?"
"He's nice.You wanna meet him? He's in basketball too."
'Basketball?'

end of chapter 2