The ghost
by Star Mirage
The standard disclaimer -
Slam Dunk belongs to Takehiko Inoue and etc.
Warning: You know already: . . . Shounen ai . . . HanaRu story.
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Part 9 - "Applying
for help"
"What?!"
"Yes," Botan told Hanamichi.
"How to explain it...? Well, look, there is a link between every body and
soul. When a people dies, it breaks. On the other hand, you are not
yet dead, but since your spirit has left your body, you receive energy for movement via
the link. This results in your vital power beginning to peter
out... Therefore, you're dying."
Hanamichi, frowning, looked at the ground.
"So you come to take my soul
away?"
"No," the blue-haired girl replied. Hanamichi sighed with relief and she
continued."The fact is that it is not time for you to
die. There is a way to save you."
Hanamichi looked up impatiently.
"Which~? Which way?"
Botan stole a glance at Rukawa, who was
listening to their conversation. "Yes, there is a way to save you. Someone with
strong ki could share it with you."
Instantly, Hanamichi frose deep
in thought. But then an idea flashed through his mind. He turned to Rukawa.
"Hey, kitsune! As she said, you've got strong ki, so you
must help me!"
Rukawa just looked silently at the
red-haired boy, expecting arguments about why he 'must' do it. In his opinion, he owed
nothing to anyone. Botan looked silently from one boy to the other, not interrupting their
unilateral conversation.The red-haired 'tensai' tried to press on Rukawa's sense of duty, trying a call to principle, 'to aid for a neighbour'; he even tried to blackmail
Rukawa. That is to say that Hanamichi tried to ask for help in the most ridiculous way.
The fox-eyed boy still looked silently at the arrogant ghost.
Botan consulted her watch.
"Umm... Sakuragi-san," she
interrupted the beginning of Hanamichi's
next argument. "Hurry up. You have
only about 5 minutes. After that you really will die."
Hanamichi paled. His bravado instantly disappeared. The
panic was easy to read on his face. Somehow, he looked lost and vulnerable.
"Please, Rukawa help me," he said in an almost-whisper. "I don't want to die so young..."
Rukawa looked at his unhappy expression and sighed.
"Okay," he said. "But you owe me for this. Let's get moving."
Hanamichi's face was illuminated with a bright, grateful
smile. "Thanks, kitsune!"
Looking at them from her oar, the girl
smiled happily. "Come on guys!" She patted the section
of the oar behind her. "Quick, sit down! We have very little
time." Having noticed distrustful looks that both players shot at her oar, Botan added. "Make haste or else we will be late!"
The boys nodded and hurried to the spiritual guide - the girl
with an oar.
End of part 9.
The Ghost
By: Star Mirage