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Who's that girl: chapter 5
Back at home.....
Kaeze looked into the mirror.
'Call him Kaeze.If you don't call him and tell him he'll never know it was just a misunderstanding.'She could hear Rukawa's words ringing in her head.
'Call Kenji?'She thought.'Never.Its all his fault.I can't belive he didn't trust me.'
But a part of her told her she was just being difficult.
She shook her head.'Just forget him.'She pushed her face into the basin and looked up again.
Her face was dripping wet and tears started coming down, mixing with the water.
'I want to be with you Kenji but how can you love me if you don't know how to trust me?'
As she walked towards her room she could hear Rukawa's angered voice coming from the study.
The door was closed but his voice was raised from its usual tone so she could actually hear what he was saying.
"Why can't you play basketball with me?"
"Look son,I've got an extremely important trial tomorrow.I have no time for your little games."
"That's all I've been hearing since I was a kid.You never have any time for me.All you ever do is work."
"Don't raise your voice at me young man."
"I don't care dad.I know you hate me.Well, I hate you too."
Rukawa opened the door and Kaeze was standng infront of him.
"I'm going to school."He said as he grabbed his basketball.
"What's wrong?"
"Don't bother about me.Just go to bed."
He slammed the door behind him.
Rukawa held the basketball against his face.He could feel his warm breath condense upon the basketball.The sound of his heart beating was clear but all he could hear was the sound of thumping from the bouncing of the ball.He had been playing for so long he didn't notice anything else.The more he thought about his father,the more it angered him.He would throw all his frustrations into the game.
As he got up to play again, he noticed an image at the door.
"Kaeze,"he whispered in acknowledgment.
"Nii-chan...what's wrong?"she asked,her voice was full of concern.
He looked at her.His once cool eyes were tired and filled with sadness.
"Why are you asking me that? You heard him ,didn't you?"he nearly shouted.
'What do I say to him?'she thought.'What would I want if I were upset?"
"You want to know what makes me most upset?"she said.
"What?"
"C'mon...I'll show you."
She brought him to the lake near their home and pointed to the kids skating on it.
"I hate them."she said.
"Why?"
"Because they were able to skate when I couldn't and they still are.I was so left out when I couldn't skate."
"But its just skating.Its no big deal."
"Just skating? Just skating? Skating is everything to me.Just like basketball is to you.I love skating."
"Sorry."They said at the same time.
"Why are you apologizing?"he asked.
"Why are you?"
"I felt I needed to.I don't know why."
"Me neither.It's late.We'd better get going."
"Yeah."
"Knock,knock."
"Come in."
Kaeze opened the door to Rukawa's room.Rukawa was sitting at his desk.He kept on tapping his pen against the table.
"Watcha doin?"she asked, peering over his shoulder.
"Algebra.I'm never gonna get it done."
"Algebra isn't that hard."
"I don't get it.Why do they kept using x? It looks like a multiply sign.Sheesh."
"I didn't know you did your homework."
"I have to.Don't wanna get kicked out of the team."
"Mmmm..."
Kaeze scanned his room.It was pretty messy.He had a pile of clothes at the corner of his room and magazines scattered across his bed.
"When was the last time you cleaned your room?"she asked with disgust as she held up a pair of boxers on his pillow.
"Give me that."
Rukawa grabbed it and threw it to the corner of the room.
His face was red."I'm going to do the laundry tomorrow."He said in embarrassment.
"I'm sure you are,"she giggled."By the way, what's with the pyjamas?"
Kaeze pinched on the sleeve of his baby blue sweater with a basketball printed in the middle.
"It feels good.100% percent cotton?"
"I happen to like this sweater.Stop picking on me."
"I'm sorry.I've just never since a guy wearing pyjamas before."
"Really? What does Sendoh wear?"He asked in amusement.
"You don't want to find out."she said, trying to hold back a grin.
"What's so funny...oh okay don't tell me.I don't think I want to know either."
Rukawa considered that it was possible that he didn't wear much to sleep.
"Well goodnight,"she said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"What was that for?"he asked.
"Never had a goodnight kiss?"
"No."
"Well then this is your first.sweet dreams."she said, closing the door behind her.
As soon as she left the room, Rukawa rubbed the kiss off his cheek.
"What in the world is a good night kiss?"
The next day...(Saturday)
"Leave me alone Kaeze......."Rukawa mumble half asleep.
Kaeze had done everything to get him off the bed.She even tried to drag him off.
Finally, she picked up his basketball and a pair of scissors.
"Rukawa Kaede, if you dont get up now,I promise you I'll skin your basketball alive."
"What..........noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...please don't!"he pleaded.
He was definately awake now and was actually trying to tackle the ball from her.
"Hey you're pretty good,"he said as he tried to take the ball away from her arms.
"Pretty good at what?"she asked.
"Your defence.Its fast."
"Defence?"
"Yeah..you'd make a good point guard."
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Basketball."
"Oh?I learned this move from playing ice hockey.Although you're supposed to use a stick,it requires the exact same movement of the body."
"That's great.Lets go play basketball now."
"No."
"No?"
"Basketball later.Grocery shopping now."
"Grocery shopping?"
"You're fridge has absolutely nothing."
end of chapter 5
Who's that girl: chapter 5
Back at home.....
Kaeze looked into the mirror.
'Call him Kaeze.If you don't call him and tell him he'll never know it was just a misunderstanding.'She could hear Rukawa's words ringing in her head.
'Call Kenji?'She thought.'Never.Its all his fault.I can't belive he didn't trust me.'
But a part of her told her she was just being difficult.
She shook her head.'Just forget him.'She pushed her face into the basin and looked up again.
Her face was dripping wet and tears started coming down, mixing with the water.
'I want to be with you Kenji but how can you love me if you don't know how to trust me?'
As she walked towards her room she could hear Rukawa's angered voice coming from the study.
The door was closed but his voice was raised from its usual tone so she could actually hear what he was saying.
"Why can't you play basketball with me?"
"Look son,I've got an extremely important trial tomorrow.I have no time for your little games."
"That's all I've been hearing since I was a kid.You never have any time for me.All you ever do is work."
"Don't raise your voice at me young man."
"I don't care dad.I know you hate me.Well, I hate you too."
Rukawa opened the door and Kaeze was standng infront of him.
"I'm going to school."He said as he grabbed his basketball.
"What's wrong?"
"Don't bother about me.Just go to bed."
He slammed the door behind him.
Rukawa held the basketball against his face.He could feel his warm breath condense upon the basketball.The sound of his heart beating was clear but all he could hear was the sound of thumping from the bouncing of the ball.He had been playing for so long he didn't notice anything else.The more he thought about his father,the more it angered him.He would throw all his frustrations into the game.
As he got up to play again, he noticed an image at the door.
"Kaeze,"he whispered in acknowledgment.
"Nii-chan...what's wrong?"she asked,her voice was full of concern.
He looked at her.His once cool eyes were tired and filled with sadness.
"Why are you asking me that? You heard him ,didn't you?"he nearly shouted.
'What do I say to him?'she thought.'What would I want if I were upset?"
"You want to know what makes me most upset?"she said.
"What?"
"C'mon...I'll show you."
She brought him to the lake near their home and pointed to the kids skating on it.
"I hate them."she said.
"Why?"
"Because they were able to skate when I couldn't and they still are.I was so left out when I couldn't skate."
"But its just skating.Its no big deal."
"Just skating? Just skating? Skating is everything to me.Just like basketball is to you.I love skating."
"Sorry."They said at the same time.
"Why are you apologizing?"he asked.
"Why are you?"
"I felt I needed to.I don't know why."
"Me neither.It's late.We'd better get going."
"Yeah."
"Knock,knock."
"Come in."
Kaeze opened the door to Rukawa's room.Rukawa was sitting at his desk.He kept on tapping his pen against the table.
"Watcha doin?"she asked, peering over his shoulder.
"Algebra.I'm never gonna get it done."
"Algebra isn't that hard."
"I don't get it.Why do they kept using x? It looks like a multiply sign.Sheesh."
"I didn't know you did your homework."
"I have to.Don't wanna get kicked out of the team."
"Mmmm..."
Kaeze scanned his room.It was pretty messy.He had a pile of clothes at the corner of his room and magazines scattered across his bed.
"When was the last time you cleaned your room?"she asked with disgust as she held up a pair of boxers on his pillow.
"Give me that."
Rukawa grabbed it and threw it to the corner of the room.
His face was red."I'm going to do the laundry tomorrow."He said in embarrassment.
"I'm sure you are,"she giggled."By the way, what's with the pyjamas?"
Kaeze pinched on the sleeve of his baby blue sweater with a basketball printed in the middle.
"It feels good.100% percent cotton?"
"I happen to like this sweater.Stop picking on me."
"I'm sorry.I've just never since a guy wearing pyjamas before."
"Really? What does Sendoh wear?"He asked in amusement.
"You don't want to find out."she said, trying to hold back a grin.
"What's so funny...oh okay don't tell me.I don't think I want to know either."
Rukawa considered that it was possible that he didn't wear much to sleep.
"Well goodnight,"she said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"What was that for?"he asked.
"Never had a goodnight kiss?"
"No."
"Well then this is your first.sweet dreams."she said, closing the door behind her.
As soon as she left the room, Rukawa rubbed the kiss off his cheek.
"What in the world is a good night kiss?"
The next day...(Saturday)
"Leave me alone Kaeze......."Rukawa mumble half asleep.
Kaeze had done everything to get him off the bed.She even tried to drag him off.
Finally, she picked up his basketball and a pair of scissors.
"Rukawa Kaede, if you dont get up now,I promise you I'll skin your basketball alive."
"What..........noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...please don't!"he pleaded.
He was definately awake now and was actually trying to tackle the ball from her.
"Hey you're pretty good,"he said as he tried to take the ball away from her arms.
"Pretty good at what?"she asked.
"Your defence.Its fast."
"Defence?"
"Yeah..you'd make a good point guard."
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Basketball."
"Oh?I learned this move from playing ice hockey.Although you're supposed to use a stick,it requires the exact same movement of the body."
"That's great.Lets go play basketball now."
"No."
"No?"
"Basketball later.Grocery shopping now."
"Grocery shopping?"
"You're fridge has absolutely nothing."
end of chapter 5