There is not a lot of action in this chapter.

Chapter 4: Seirin Boys Basketball Club

Rin's phone's alarm stabbed through her dreams like an angry screeching bird. She growled and opened one eye to find the blasted thing and smash it. For a second she panicked when she didn't see it on her night stand. She shot up like a bullet and looked around frantically. She threw her blankets right and left before dropping to the floor and picking her book bag up and turning it upside down. Papers, pens, books and old tests fell out, but she still didn't see her phone.

She kicked aside a pile of clothes from the previous day and knocked over a pile of books. Finally she found it underneath her bed. She grabbed it and scrambled backwards, turning the alarm off as she did so. She stared in confusion at the phone in her hand. How in the world did it get under there? She thought about what she had done last night and realized she had fallen asleep texting Nana.

"I hope she's not mad," Rin muttered as she checked her messages. The last one said, "I guess you fell asleep, so good night. See you tomorrow." Rin sighed and ran a hand through her long, black hair, hitting every snarl and tangle on the way. "Ouch," she stood up and slowly stepped around the mess she had made and opened her bedroom door. She sleepily walked down the hall, yawning as she did. When she got to the kitchen she froze.

At her kitchen table was Nana and Kakeru. Now this was a normal occurrence as Rin often overslept and the pair came to wake her up so she was used to seeing one or both of them just sitting in her house.

However, what she was not used to was most of her team making themselves comfortable in her home. Araki and Mako were fighting in front of the cupboards over a bag of chips while Kota and Oda were looking through her soccer magazines. Thankfully, Kaoru and Takase were sitting quietly at the table with Nana and Kakeru, looking at a book together. She took a closer look at what they were doing and she freaked out.

"What the hell!" She yelled and barreled into the kitchen, snatched the notebook from under their noses and smacked everyone except Nana.

"Ouch! Rin, what was that for?" Kakeru pouted while rubbing the bump on his head.

Rin pointed an accusing finger at him and everyone. "What are you guys doing in my apartment?" Araki and Mako paused in their squabble and looked at the bedraggled girl.

"Cute shirt, Rin," Mako noted. Rin gasped and looked down. She was wearing a shirt her Mom had sent her a week ago. Her mom had not yet seemed to figure out that Rin was-under absolutely no circumstances-a girly-girl. Despite this, her mom persisted in buying her all sorts of frilly, cute outfits for her daughter. This particular shirt was hot pink and had hearts plastered all over it. She had finally decided to use it as pajamas just to make her mom happy.

Rin scowled and ran back into her room, shouting behind her, "Don't destroy my house!" She slammed the door and proceeded to change into more appropriate clothing.

Five minutes later, she reappeared with her usual t-shirt and running shorts. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and her face still wore the unhappy scowl she had when she went in.

"You," she pointed a laser-pointer finger right at Kakeru. "Why are they all in my house?" She crossed her arms.

Kakeru paled and started shaking. When Rin was mad, it was in everyone's best interest to run in the opposite direction. "Uh-mm, nnn-I-I-I," he stuttered.

Nana came to his rescue. "I invited them here, because you were the only one not ready. We decided it would just be easier to pick you up on the way." She spoke calmly, though inside she was quivering slightly.

Rin raised an eyebrow. "Oh," she uncrossed her arms. "I guess that makes sense." She started putting on her sneakers. The others stopped looking through her stuff and also put their shoes on. Rin stood up when she had finished tying her laces. Her face was scarily pleasant as she smiled. "And don't think that any of you will just get away with snooping through my stuff," she cracked her knuckles and eight spirits left their owners.

The Enoshima students arrived at the gates of Seirin. They all looked up at the school. "Cool," Kakeru murmured.

"I heard that it was only formed last year," Oda commented.

Araki was the first to move. "Well, standing here isn't going to get us closer." He started walking. "Let's go play some b-ball!" They kids behind him cheered and followed him into the school grounds.

They were met with a lot of side looks from the regular students. Kaoru looked around and asked Takase quietly. "Do they have a soccer club?" Takase looked around.

"I don't know. I can't see anything that would suggest something like that." Kaoru nodded and kept looking at the people who were staring at them.

Rin was also looking around. She wanted to stop and ask where the gym was, but she felt awkward here. Nana was the brave soul who finally approached a pair of girls and asked. "Do you know where the boy's basketball club practices?"

The girls looked at each other and then the taller one pointed at a large building to the left, in front of them. "That's the gym. You'll find the boys in there." Nana thanked her and ran back to her friends. "It's over there!" She pointed where the girl had indicated earlier.

Mako nodded. "Let's go then!" He marched of with the others behind him. They reached the large doors and Rin pushed one open a crack. She could the squeak of basketball shoes on the gym floor and the whistles. She pushed it open farther to allow the others a peek.

Oda and Araki peered over her shoulder. "Wow, that's cool," Oda said as he watched the Seirin Boys Basketball Club practice. Araki and Rin nodded in agreement.

"You can come in, you know." A quiet voice scared Rin so bad she jumped and knocked her head into Araki's chin. He stumbled back into Oda.

"Ow! Rin, you have a hard head!" He moaned. Rin apologized and then turned to look at the speaker. It was Kuroko.

"How in the world do you do that?" Rin wondered. She had a clear view of the gym and should have noticed him coming towards them, but she hadn't. Kuroko just blinked.

"Oh, Rin-chan, Nana-chan!" Aida called from the other side of the gym. "Come in, come in! We were just doing warm-ups!" She waved the soccer players into the gym. Rin went in slowly, looking around as her friends filed in behind her.

Rin and Nana walked over to Aida, "Hey, Riko-chan, sorry if we're late." Rin and Nana bowed politely. Aida waved a hand.

"No, no, it's fine. We just started. Are you guys ready to learn to play?" Aida had a big grin on her face.

Rin and Nana as well as the boys, looked at each other and then turned back to Aida and shouted, "Yes!"

I have regents and finals for the next two weeks so I will not be able to write a lot, but I hope that I can still get to a computer.

Chemistry will be the death of me! *cries in a corner*