Way too long, I'm sorry, I was so terribly busy and only make one shot. But, I'll try to continue this more on time XD (And note: this is a romance fiction not a bold-sport one)

CHAPTER 3

Still on the same morning at the elite street where Sasori mansion's located in, as usual, Deidara was serving his master's breakfast at the dining table. Next beside him, the red hair boy, Sasori was enjoying his breakfast without noticing how Deidara looked so joyful for he could serve his master properly.

"I'll have a P.E. class today (note: Physical Education)," Sasori informed while chewing his omelet sandwich which Deidara has served him.

"Really? Then you should eat more, Master," His blonde assistant replied him wisely while sitting next Sasori.

"Of course not!" The red haired snapped back, "Or I'll have gripes at the time I do running,"

"Oh, then I'm gonna put your breakfast in your lunchbox," He suggested.

Sasori nodded as Deidara got up respectfully and walked ahead toward the pantry for serving another his master's daily stuff.

"And about your hips? Does it still hurt?" The blonde remained about his master's previous incident before he soon noticed how Sasori frowned at him. Truthfully, Sasori was kind of person who hates and easily gets irritated whenever someone remains him about his embarrassing moment. For I'm a master.

"No, I'm okay," He quick replied.

"I'll take you again –"

"No, you don't have to," This time, Sasori would make sure himself that he would return home way safely and even so he would make sure to approach Gaara more intense than yesterday. It's an absolute goal.

Wait. Does it mean that I would stay at that public school even longer? Did I say that I want to discontinue studying there?

"Huh?" Deidara still didn't sure about his master's real intention. He has finished preparing Sasori's lunchbox and was about to hand it to his master.

"I mean, I can walk alone," Sasori assured.

"But, mast-,"

"I told you I'm okay, Deidara," Sasori take his lunchbox and put it into his bags as he was ready to leave.

"But your grandma asked –"

"I'm 17 years old already," He glared toward Deidara with his furious eyes, the only way that Deidara would never have a way to win against him from time to time.

"I'm sorry,"

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"Okay everyone, let's have some warm-up," The sport's teacher spread up his both arms while shouting toward the pupils to lead the warming-up motion.

It was a bright day and Sasori's class was doing P.E. at the outer court together with his new friends. It was something that he has never done before when he still on private school. What is sport? He probably think that he would be better spending his valuable time by learning or improving his art skill. That's all, or let's say he's pretty sure that he's health enough at his age.

"Yo, freshman," Kankurou came over near to Sasori, late as usual. He took the row beside him and started the warm up with his own motion ignoring the teacher's instruction.

"Oh, you," Sasori replied coldly while seriously following the other instruction to move his biceps.

"What's up?" The squiggle boy grinned at him.

"Not bad,"

"Great," He murmured about something before sudden stared spiritedly at Sasori, "So you'll be in our team," Kankurou then stretched his legs, doing a little cantering and finally ended up with exhaling the air movements. He really didn't pay attention to what Kazuma-sensei –the sport's teacher asked them for.

"What---?" Sasori halted taking another pose and stared at Kankurou before he heard someone's coming.

"I never ask you to insert a new member in our team, Kankurou," A sudden voice sounded from Sasori's back. The voice that he has been used to although he was still a new freshman but he could exactly guess who that was.

"Oh, Gaara," Kankurou turned his head and halted his next motion, "But its okay, right? I guess this lil boy looks good,"

"Tsk," Gaara looked annoyed as he looked at Sasori's bewilderment expression.

"Besides, Lee looks injured so he can't play with us and we need a substitute for his position," The squiggle boy added.

"Hey, what're you talking about, guys?" Sasori finally got distracted over the rambling conversation that he felt like he was out of the topic.

"Tell him," Kankurou nudged the red boy Gaara along with his teasing smile.

"You can play basket, huh?" Gaara asked through his toneless voice.

"What? Basket?" Never heard it before, but—Sasori recalled the basket word in his mind. It seemed like he ever had it somewhere with Deidara back then, about something like dribbling or shooting or kinda something? He tried to remember all the things about his private school, Ah, yeah, I guess that was basketball. "Um, well, yeah," Sasori stuttered.

For short, Sasori really didn't want to be such an idiot before the guy he likes.

"Okay, it settled!" The squiggle shouted enthusiastically while looking at Sasori and winked.

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"Hey! Give to Gaara! He's free!" A boy yelled at Sasori while he was dribbling the ball.

The truth was Sasori has finally considered as one of Gaara's team –replacing their main player, Lee for basketball match against another team who was still their class mates, just a fun match as one of P.E subject.

"Sasori, shoot!" Another player who's at the same team with Sasori instructed him realizing that Sasori was perfectly able to bring the ball through the line. Just a few steps before the ring when Sasori did a little jump directing to it and sudden he threw the ball—

--and succeed.

"Waw, Sasori-kun is cool!" Some girls who were watching them yelled from the stage, they cheered for Sasori's action a while ago, "Gosh, he's hot!" The other replied.

The whistle blew. Three points for Sasori's team and soon they continued it with another free throw. Kankurou seemed throw a little cheers toward Sasori and winked at him.

"C'mon, c'mon Sasori! Passing! Passing!" The other team member yelled at Sasori who's bringing the ball with him, he looked nervous because none of his team was in the line. Who would he pass the ball to?

"Eghhk," Sasori stopped while still dribbling the ball with him, only a few steps to the ring but he couldn't help it. The opposite team has guarded the zone strictly and he couldn't merely through it without having a partner along with him.

"Hey! Watch your back!" Sasori heard something came after him.

--Late, the ball's already taken by the opposite team and brought to the reverse line. Sasori sighed while running to the other side of the court.

Another time has passed by and Sasori's team has already succeed to retake the ball. Now is Kankurou who was dribbling the ball.

"Sasori!" Kankurou passed the ball toward Sasori, noticing that he was the only one who got near the ring. Truthfully, Sasori's rolled was the forward player knowing that he has a knack on it.

"Shoot it, dude! Shoot!" Kankurou shouted ambitiously.

"Hell! I couldn't do this!" He yelled back, there was two players hindered his way toward the ring which made him couldn't move even a step.

"Gaara! Gaara! Get it to him!" Neji – another Sasori's team member who's running after him countered.

Sasori soon made his move noticing Gaara was near him, he just need to pass it through the two players around him. He tried to jump and quickly passed the ball toward Gaara.

But, unexpectedly one of the players pulled him from his back made him tripped and suddenly fell against someone before him.

"Heyy!" Sasori lost direction, for a glance he could see he was directing toward another player- but who?

Hurt. Stiff. But he was on the floor. Felt like he was felt above someone. Wait? Someone?

Sasori opened his eyes.

"Eghk! Gheez, what the-- hey are you okay?" A voice came through his ears.

GAARA! For a second, Sasori couldn't help his thoughts and desire for he was actually above Gaara. But it was really Gaara.

"FAULT for Sai, TIMES OUT!" The referee halted the match.

"Gosh! I'm sorry!" Sasori got up while his face was blushing. He raised while helping Gaara got up from his state.

"Way hot, dude!" Kankurou stepped toward the two boys and suddenly slapped Sasori's back.

"Hey---!" Sasori was about to snap back but he halted his words while noticing that Gaara has already left him without leaving any words.

And for another next 45 minutes they began to continue their game.

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"Woah, I never feel as this tired," Kankurou sighed, after all they have been played for the rest two hours and ended with his team came as the winner, he sat on the bench at the court side. Sasori and Gaara were also sat around him, "Anyway, you're playing good, dude!" He told Sasori who wasvstill hardly taking his breath, exhausted. They were given about ten minutes for resting before they're continuing another class.

"Oh, thanks. I'm just a beginner; I haven't been playing basketball for 2 years so I wasn't sure about playing well," The red hair shrugged while staring at Gaara, "Gaara was even cooler,"

"Oh," Gaara just stared at Sasori expressionless which made Sasori felt more nervous and turned his head toward Kankurou.

"Hahaha, that's s-ck, you're awesome! You should play more often with us, huh? Don't you think so, Gaara?"

"Hmph," The referred boy nodded, once again, with his cold face.

"Well, Gaara is the captain here, so you shouldn't wonder why he could play so great," He looked at Gaara conceitedly.

"Oh, Gaara-kun, I'm –"

"Well, I'll buy another food," Kankurou cut Sasori's next word while getting up and began to walk. He easily recognized how Sasori was about to start making his move to approach the cool boy, "Wait for me here, guys," He smirked toward Sasori with a slight grin on his face. He then simply went and left a heavy ambience between Sasori and Gaara.

"So, what did you say?" Gaara threw the isotonic water bottle which he had drunk into the garbage and looked at Sasori.

"Um, wanna say sorry, you know, the way I fell. Did you hurt somewhere?" Sasori replied nervously within his bold and trembling voice. However, it's just two of them, he and Gaara and yet he still didn't know what would he say.

"I'm okay," Gaara answered, "Bit okay than yours yesterday," He smiled. What? How can he easily smile like this? I've just seen it!

"Oh," Sasori blushed, somehow this wasn't the conversation topic he preferred to discuss, "Yeah, I haven't said thanks to you too for that one," Sasori pretended to act more composed and tried to reduce his irritated feelings as he doesn't want to ruin this big chance with Gaara.

"You're a bit careless," Gaara added concernedly, "Watch your move next time," He advised while arising from the bench.

"Thanks," Sasori nodded.

"Let's go back to class,"

"But, how's Kankurou-kun?"

"He knows the way back himself," As Gaara arose form the bench and began to walked enter the school building while Sasori following at his back.

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"Sasori-kun you were awesome back then," A pink haired girl greeted him as she passed at Sasori's desk when the class over.

"Oh, not at all, thanks Sakura-san," Sasori replied though he couldn't help his face was blushing. It was his first time to receive a direct compliment or he felt like he has never been acknowledged for capable on doing something.

"Wanna go home together?" She invited.

"Um?" Surprised, but Sasori is kind of quick-thinker person for realizing that he has another intention, "Well, I have another thing to do. Perhaps, next time?"

"Oh," Sakura smiled though she couldn't hide her disappointed face, "Okay," She shrugged before she finally walked out of the class with another classmates.

"Hey, dude! Gosh, how bad of you ignoring that pretty chick Sakura," Kankurou jumped at Sasori from his desk and pounced his back eagerly.

"What do you mean?" Sasori replied while trying to resist; somehow he still felt some stiff in his body, as two days he felt for some different incidents.

"Joking," He laughed, "Hey, are you going home?" He asked enthusiastically.

"Yeah, why?" Sasori packed up the rest books into his bag and got ready to leave Kankurou.

"Don't you want to visit my place?" He bent his brows showing his unpleasant look for Sasori seemed ignoring his existence.

"Huh?"

"Yeah, so we can talk about more things, you know I'm impressed with your basketball skill," He replied impatiently.

"Oh, sorry, but I –"

"You can't?" Kankurou kept frowning showing his awkward expression as he didn't like when someone refuse his invitation.

"I mean--,"

"Kankurou, c'mon," Gaara asked him while leaving the class not paying attention toward Sasori who's fully anxious toward whatever Gaara's doing near him.

"Ah, wait, Gaara," Kankurou was about to take his bag on his shoulder and began to pace slowly, "Anyway, I'm living with Gaara," he smirked.

What? "I mean, yeah, I'm in!" Sasori hastily ran following Kankurou.

To be continue

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