Title: Lost & Found

Chapter: 10/15

Author: Yukijorou

Genre: Yaoi

Paring: Ru + Some girl (Fuyuzawa Miyabi), SenHana.

Rating: PG-13

Archive: SDBC, soon-to-be in Homepage.

Disclaimer: Belongs to the Powerpuff Girls. -_- (Okay, it is Takehiko Inoue. ^^;;;)

Warning: OOCs, and this chapter is of high chocolate content.



1.1 Chapter 10: [Untitled]

The wet hands clutched the ball tightly as the owner scored another two points. His hair was wet and so was his whole body, which was starting to tremble from the cold rain that fell on his tender, fair skin. Despite the freezing temperature and the drizzle, his eyes were blazing like blue flames, ready to set off a dangerous spark anytime. Sendoh and Sakuragi watched as Rukawa practised on the street basketball court by himself. Miyabi was next to Sendoh, feeling exhausted. Although all of them urged her to go home, but she defiantly made up her mind to stay.

"Kae-chan, you don't have to do that. Perhaps I can settle it myself," she had said, but Rukawa put a finger on her lips.

"Maa," was all he said. If other girls were looking at him at that moment, they would have melted into a puddle of chocolate ice-cream.

(=Miyabi: Why chocolate? *sweatdrop* That'll be a tonne of calories. =Rukawa: I don't mind. =Miyabi: (silence) =Sendoh: CHOC! *drool* =Sakuragi: -_-;;;)

Sakuragi nudged Sendoh as he noticed a comforting smile on Miyabi's lips. Sendoh sighed, "You shouldn't do that. Rukawa-kun is going to catch a flu if he plays anymore." "Wakatta. But he. Kae-chan wants to." Miyabi's eyes were already drooping. *Ready to fly to Slumber-land any moment.* Sendoh chuckled. He beckoned for Rukawa to come over.

"Take her home, Rukawa-kun. Miyabi's tired."

"Ore wa." Rukawa started, but was interrupted suddenly by a certain red- head.

"Not a Tensai! Mwahahahahha." Sakuragi laughed out loud, but switched to a more serious tone. "You have to beat that jerk. Otherwise, happy birthday Kitsune. Headbutt times three." Rukawa smiled gratefully at Sakuragi for his attempt to cheer him up.

"Arigato, Hana. Domo arigato. Ore wa." In front of Sakuragi's very eyes, the kitsune fainted and fell to the ground. Miyabi forgot her own exhaustion and sped towards Rukawa.

"Kae-chan! Daijoubu desu ka? Answer me."

Sendoh sweatdropped and shrugged. "Told you so." "Urusaii, come help," Sakuragi's eyebrow twitched. "You don't have to tell me. Ore wa Tensai ni." Miyabi looked at Rukawa worriedly and made up her mind. She decided to look for Takimoto immediately and left after saying "Help me take care of Kae- chan". Sendoh followed her, leaving Sakuragi to take care of Rukawa.

"Kuso. Where the heck can I bring him to?" A vein appeared on his forehead. "And they all left the Tensai ALONE!"

As Sendoh tried to catch up with Miyabi, he was gazing at his surroundings worriedly. What was she trying to do? Subconsciously, he bumped into someone and apologized quickly before realising that the 'someone' was actually Miyabi.

"Oni-chan. What are you trying to do?" Miyabi's eyes lowered and her head turned away from Sendoh. "Don't follow me." Sendoh was silent, urging her to say more. "Watashi. I have to find him, before he continues to harass Kae-chan. That aho."

Although Sendoh could not see Miyabi's face, he knew that tears had ran down her cheeks. He confirmed that once he saw two falling onto the concrete ground. "Oni-chan!" Miyabi ran towards Sendoh and buried her face into his body, stifling a sob.

"Promise me that you'll help," Miyabi said. Her voice was muffled. Sendoh nodded and hugged Miyabi, who looked into his face gratefully. "Arigato."

"I'll find Takimoto. You go home first. Oka-chan would get worried if you're out so late. No matter how tough you are, you are a girl after all." Sendoh said. His words comforted Miyabi as if they were soft petals of a cherry blossom brushing gently against her cheeks to make her feel better. "Okay. Takimoto should be in his school now, practising." Sendoh nodded and gave her another of his heart-warming smiles.

"I'll send you home first, it's getting dark."

"Okay!" After they reached home, Mrs. Fuyuzawa came to the entrance and they greeted her. She nodded and pulled Sendoh into the house, to his surprise. "Oka-chan? NANI?"

"You have a phone call."

Sendoh sweatdropped. That was it? Why was she so hasty in putting him on the line? Miyabi watched, her jaw almost dropping at her mother. "Nani?" Mrs. Fuyuzawa blinked and dawdled into the kitchen. Both sighed.

"Moshi moshi?"

"Fukuda desu. Sendoh? Is that you?"

"Hai. What is it?"

"I'm not really sure. Someone from Taokiyo High just called up Ryonan and asked for a practice game. I received the note after I left school, and went to find you, but you disappeared."

"Sokka. Matte. TAOKIYO?"

Miyabi's ears perked up and looked startled. "E?" Sendoh put a finger to his lip and continued speaking to Fukuda. He put down the phone three minutes later, after a confirmation of the time and location of the practice game.

"Yokata, seems that I won't have to spend bus fare to Taokiya High after all." Sendoh sat next to Miyabi, who was in a daze. "So na. It must be initiated by Aki. He's the captain of the team. Why did he choose Ryonan instead of Shohoku? He wanted Kae-chan, didn't he? There's something fishy going on." Sendoh's head cocked to one side slightly.

(=Yu: HOW I hope to see THAT~ *drool* =Sendoh: *sweatdrop*)

"Sokka. You have a point there. We have to discuss this with Hana-kun and Rukawa-kun. The game is scheduled for next week's Thursday. I don't get it. That Takimoto guy must really be an eccentric. His personality is definitely going to get himself ruined someday. I guess you really have to talk to him, Miya-chan. If he can't be persuaded to change his attitude, tell him that I'll make him." She sensed some anger in his tone, which was rather surprising. Sendoh was known to be always-cheerful and always- smiling. Being mad was definitely NOT him.

"Oni-chan, I'll be staying over at Rukawa's."

"Nani?" Sendoh's anger resided as Miyabi blushed slightly.

"He has flu. And he lives alone. If I don't take care of him, who will? Hentai." Miyabi chuckled as she said her brother's nickname (especially by Rukawa and Sakuragi). Sendoh and Miyabi laughed together. Sendoh said mock- seriously, "Oka-chan might not let you though. Picture this: A guy and a girl in the same room. What do you think that'll usually lead to?" A vein appeared on Miyabi's forehead and she hit him on the head a sledge hammer.

"Teme ni."

Takimoto Aki passed the ball to his team-mate and his rivaling members defended their basket, forcing him to pass the ball back to Takimoto, blocked by another team-mate. Making a flawless fake, Takimoto easily eluded him and did a common shot. Everyone was panting heavily, and Takimoto's team won the game by ten points.

"Good work, Takimoto-kun!" A team-mate smacked him in the back. Takimoto nodded and wiped away some of his perspiration with his towel. After the break, he announced dismissal and hi team-mates left quickly, since it was already dark. Sitting on the bench, he stared at the basketball court, remembering the old days when he competed with Miyabi and fooled about. They were happy, and unknowingly, he fell in love. Miyabi did not. She would never love another, except for Rukawa Kaede. His brows furrowed and he winced as he was reminded of his love rival.

She would never love another. The thought of it pained him as he hit a fist against the wall. That guy never knew. He would never understand how it was like to love someone with no feelings in return. He pictured Miyabi in his mind, playing by herself in the court. Her moves were graceful, like a swan, and her offending moves could even have surpassed his own. That was how he first met her. Right in the basketball court.

A smile formed on his lips, as he started dribbling across the court and dunked. The impact was so strong that the loop almost fell from the backboard. He knelt under the basket, as the ball bounced nearby, tears forming in his eyes. "Miyabi-chan."

~OWARI~

Author's Notes: Takimoto Aki. SHIMATTA~ I love that name!

^^;;; Oh well. -_- *spots a love triangle thingy coming*

*sweatdrops*