Dear readers, once again i'm sorry for the delay, but the last days I was unable to upload. here is the next chapter, one i've been looking forward to posting! Enjoy!
-Amazon vs Midget-
A slight breeze flowed through the trees causing the leaves to rustle spookily. The birds flew away with loud cries like they had sensed the threat approaching
The scene of disaster was near…
I wrapped my tie around my forehead, like a ninja ready to fight.
I pressed my lips together watching the two basket poles standing in the afternoon light.
This was my game!
I knew it!
This match meant a lot to me…
It was a way to humiliate for once the witch and prove her that I'm no midget!
No!
Hell, no!
I looked with the corner of my eyes at her and… my jaws dropped!
What was she doing?
She… she… she just put her trucks under her skirt and… she… pulled the skirt… down!
MAAAAN!
I quickly looked away!
No, she hadn't just done it!
No, I…
Well, to be honest I hadn't seen a thing…
I'm not that perverted!
Jeez!
"Why-did-you-do-that-for?" I asked with a trembling voice.
She shot me a killer glance as she tied her long hair high in a ponytail.
She gave out this dangerous aura again.
"You didn't really expect me to play with a skirt, did you?"
I lifted my eyebrows surprised.
Well…
I didn't think of that, no!
Hmmm, so she was a girl after all!
She took out a basketball from her bag and run towards the court hitting the ball in controlled moves beside her.
I followed her slowly observing her every move, how she wrapped her palm on the black surface of the ball, how she never looked down, how she span without entangling once her looong legs.
Man, I'd definitely have a problem there!
She was good.
She was totally confident, but…*shows a fist* it's time I erase this confident smile from her face!
I ran towards her and made an attempt to steal the ball, but she turned showing me her back with a grin.
"You have to do better than that!" she shot and made her way fast towards the basket.
I followed her with greater speed and faked to try and step on her, which made her to halt suddenly. I took the chance to get a hold on the ball, but she read my move and chuckled throwing the ball high so that she could get out of my way.
I grunted quite amazed with her ability to read my attempts of stealing the ball from her.
She glanced at me.
Her cheeks had got a peach tint and some strands were sticking on her skin.
Something grabbed my heart once more.
Man, that's the last thing I need right now!
I have to concentrate.
I have to stop fooling around here.
This game is important, and I have to win!
Yosh!
So, I ran towards her with a slow pace and she walked towards me, the ball popping beautifully next to her.
"Come on, Otani-kun! Show me what you got!"
I looked from the ball up to her and kept my eyes there.
I didn't blink, neither flickered as I tried to reach deeper in her gaze. Soon the sparkle of excitement in her eyes turned into something else. Something called fear!
I did it!
I shot towards her, attacking to the front and grabbed the ball from her thin hands running away, listening to the soothing popping sound the ball made each time it left my hands.
The sound of my way to victory!
Witch, you're not the only one who can do magic!
Yeahy!
I heard her loud footsteps approaching from behind, so I maximized my speed towards the basket and some meters before I was under it, with three big steps I jumped up high and scored!
"Aya! 2 points for Otani, 0 points for the amazon!" I shouted happily and grabbed the ball before it hit the ground.
The witch grinned, looking like she had enjoyed it.
"That was mean, you know!" she said taking the ball with force from my hands.
"What was?" I asked feeling the invincible power growing up inside of me.
"That look! You really got me there!" she said hitting the ball pleasantly around her.
I felt my guts heavy for a moment.
"But I promise you, midget, the next round is mine!" she hissed the last word, and without realizing it she had left my view and was running towards the basket pole again.
I gasped and with all the strength in my legs I ran after her.
"HEY!" I growled and made a thousand attempts to steal the ball from her, but each time she would simply chuckle and take it away.
That made me mad.
I knew that look wouldn't help again. I had to find another way to steal the ball from her, but how?
She was damn good.
She was good in faking tricks or attacks.
"What? You're out of spells?" she said beaming.
"You're the witch, not me!" I shot back, bending to grab the ball while it was bouncing back from the ground to her palm, but she pushed me away with her elbow gently.
"What was your usual position?" she asked, looking so calm as she was playing and talking at the same time.
I wanted to punch her!
"Playmaker!" I said and let a long exhale as I leaned on my knees, tired of trying to get the ball out of her hands.
She was doing magic, there was no other explanation.
Some sort of attraction between her palms and the ball…
"Really?"
I noticed this laughing expression on her face again, altered as she tried to suppress her laughter.
"REALLY!" I growled and ran with my fists swinging in front of me towards her.
She stared at me with wide eyes and a wide open mouth rising her hands in the air like surrendering to the flaming mania that had got into me.
My eyes followed the ball which had slipped her hand and was bouncing away.
I looked at her, noticing that she had realized her mistake.
No!
I managed to turn the last minute before crashing on the street-lamp – I mean the witch street lamp! – to follow the black basketball.
I felt a very very tight grip slowing me down. The witch had grabbed my shirt, almost ripping it off, but I managed to release myself by pushing her hand off of me.
Eyes on the ball! Eyes on the ball!
I grinned to myself as I was running so fast, my fingers only an inch from touching the ball, but then all blurred away.
I felt my skull crack, my legs get disconnected from the rest of my body, my back break in a million pieces and of course my excitement reach the bottom.
"Autch!" I grunted with extreme pain.
"Ugh!"
I felt something heavy keeping me on the hard ground.
"What the…!"
"Get your leg off of mine! And don't you push me, you idiot midget!" the witch growled.
I finally opened my eyes looking in her eyes.
I missed a million heartbeats! Man, I'm sure ten years had just been taken from me!
Why was the witch on top of me?
Why was she staring at me?
Why was I staring back?
WHY?
"I said don't push, you idiot!"
"What are you-!"
"My leg is entangled with yours and it hurts when you push, you midget!"
Her pupils had become too huge, making her eyes pitch black and her teeth had become sharp like a shark's!
"Ok, ok!" I tried to pull my leg dragging my body on the ground.
She grunted and pulled herself up, landing on her bum.
I was panting feeling my legs and elbows torn apart with scratches.
I had no strength anymore!
Oh, no!
I lied down on the ground, my arms wide and looked up at the clouds which floated gently on the endless sky.
I sighed and for some reason I started laughing.
I laughed hard, not really knowing why, it just… felt right!
My lungs hurt but I didn't mind!
I laughed because everything was so funny!
Hahahaha!
Sad but so cool at the same time…
I couldn't believe it!
Only an hour ago I didn't want to see her face again. I hated her for humiliating me, for having such a great effect on me while I've only known her for less than two days.
Man, we've never actually talked with each other and I couldn't stand her, and now…
Now I just had the most exciting game in such a long time!
Against her!
Against Oizumi, Koizumi, or whatever!
Don't you think it's funny?
The witch started laughing hard as well and the quiet neighbourhood was drowned in our hysterical laughter.
I was holding my stomach as I tried to catch my breath after a bunch of moments.
Koizumi was leaning panting on her knees looking down at me with watery eyes.
"Does… does that mean that I win?" I asked, lifting myself up.
I noticed my trucks ripped in some spots and scratches covering my knees and hands.
So was Koizumi.
She frowned looking angry all of a sudden.
"Win?" she hissed. "Hell no! This match is cancelled because of casualties! We'll fight again, Kotani-kun!" she announced decisively placing her hands on her hips.
I brushed my hair backwards grinning with this mighty, super confidence welling my insides.
"Right! Next time you'll face the true abilities of Otani Atsushi!"
"Ohohohoho!" she giggled wearing this blank expression once more.
"Right! But don't get too confident, because Koizumi Risa is in town!"
I raised my eyebrows and pointed at her, laughing with her sayings.
Whatever!
"Yosh!"
"Yosh!"
We said and shook hands!
