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Chapter dedication: Iron Duke, Night Strider
Chapter 4:
Sakuragi gazed at Tokiya as she practiced her lay ups. "How does it feel like to be the best woman player in Japan?"
"Feels the same, silly boy." She panted. "You should know that... you're a tensai."
"Oh yeah!" Sakuragi laughed. "I'm the tensai! But wait, I'm not a woman, so how should I know?"
"It goes the same as being the best male player, Michi-chan."
Sakuragi laughed. "Now I know it feels great."
Tokiya untied her hair and nodded, pulling out her cap from her gym bag. "I don't think Haruko likes me hanging out with you."
"Really? How can you say that?" Sakuragi said with disbelief. "Did she tell you that?"
"No... a woman can tell. Even if I like women better than men... I can still tell if a fellow female hates me, Michi-chan."
"Oh..."
"So you'll stop hanging out with me?"
Sakuragi smiled. "No..."
She gazed at him and raised a brow. "Why?"
Sakuragi shrugged and tried fixing Tokiya's hair. "She's not worth it."
She felt really awkward all of a sudden, they were close... too close for comfort. "You fancy her... she's so darn pretty... I don't see why you have to hide the fact you like her to bits."
Sakuragi laughed and put the cap on her head. "Well, people change. There, that looks better."
"Yup... thanks dude." She smiled and took at least four steps away from him.
6-6-6
"I'm serious!" Haruko yelled over the phone. "If you don't get your Tokiya away from MY Sakuragi, I'll scratch her bald!"
"Look, I'm happy for her... why not do the same for him?"
"Very funny Hiroaki... we both know that they don't look great together... now here's the plan..."
6-6-6
Rukawa stepped inside the school gym. "Don't tell me... practice is cancelled yet again."
"You must be a psychic." Tokiya laughed. "Just kidding, it's been moved... but you can wait til tomorrow here."
"Want me to beat you on a one on one?"
"You really want to rub it in my face, huh? I know... you're far better than I am." She snickered.
He looked at her and narrowed his eyes. "You're weird."
"I know... and I'm proud."
"You're not like those... never mind."
"What? You expect me to scream your name and kick so high people would see my panties? Ain't gonna happen shortie."
He shrugged. "Not like i like it anyway."
"Wow... this is the first time you said lots of things in a day... your mom must be proud." She laughed.
He looked at her blankly and started to dribble a basketball. "You talk too much."
"Want me to stop?"
He shrugged and started practicing. "I don't mind."
6-6-6
"I wonder what she's doing right now." Koshino sighed.
"You really like her that much?" Sendoh looked at him with a grin.
"Yeah, I guess so." Koshino trailed off. "But I don't think the feeling's mutual."
"How can you say such things? You'll never know, she might fancy you."
"She hangs out with that red-head monkey... of course she hates me." Koshino mumbled.
"So what if she's friends with him? That doesn't mean she's got no judgment of her own." Sendoh said.
"You're right, I think it's about time for me to tell her how I feel."
TBC
Author's note: Sorry it took me so long... got some stuff to do