Author's Notes:
Moshimoshi! Shohoku no Miko is back! I'm here for the fourth chapter of this fic. Thank you for coming this far. I know not everybody likes Ryota and Ayako but I just looove them! They look so cute together! Imagine them having kids with curly hair, tan skin... Gomen, I'm going too far. On with the fic.
Disclaimer: I am not the owner of Slam Dunk. I wish I were for I'd really like to have Ryota-kun!!! But all I have is a Slam Dunk eraser and yes, I'm so pathetic.
The Search Is Over
by Shohoku no Miko
Chapter Four: Why Are You Confronting Me?
The next day at practice...
"Rukawa-kun! You should rest first." Ayako shouted at the court, as Rukawa finished his solo practice. Lukawa concluded his practice with a dunk, and then went to the benches to rest.
"Next in line..." she spunkily shouted.
Then Ryota stood up from the bench. Ayako flinched, and sat down, pretending she is going to do something.
"Ayako-chan, you should study his moves, right?" Kogure approached her seat.
"Uh... you... go ahead watch him. I have to... uh... list something here for... Rukawa's... files. Yeah, Rukawa's files." she pretended to write the progress report of the Shohoku freshmen.
Kogure sat beside Ayako. "The two of you fought yesterday, ne?"
"We did not."
"Yes you did. You even cried, right?"
"I did not!"
"Come on, don't deny it. I can see how you avoid doing things with him today."
Ayako sighed. Nope. Not everybody in this team is gullible, like that Ryota is.
Ryota noticed the exchange of knowing glances between Rukawa and Kogure, as Kogure talked with Ayako. He smiled at Rukawa. That smile that the usual genki and cheeky Ryota Miyagi would give to everbody.
Rukawa returned his look with a sigh. 'When will he ever learn...' he thought.
"You broke up with him yesterday, and he didn't seem to know the reason why." Kogure adjusted his spectacles. "He was too preoccupied with his dreams of being the number one point guard in Kanagawa."
"How did you know?"
"He told us... oops..." Kogure let it slip out. Rukawa, from afar, mumbled "baka" and looked up to what Ryota is doing.
"Whatever his dreams are, I'm not going to interfere. And that's why I ended our relationship. Please go away, I'm doing something here." she tried to drive Kogure away, but was unsuccessful.
"I know you too well, Ayako-chan. I know you still love him and you will stand by him at all costs." Kogure stood up and called out Ryota.
Ayako sighed, this time, more audible. 'Everybody knows me too well. I'm not that spunky anymore. I must act like nothing happened. But still, Ryota-kun, I'll wait for you, whatever it takes.'
~You followed me through changes
And patiently you'd wait
'Til I came to my senses through
Some miracle of faith...~
After the practice Ayako packed up. The team was at the dug-out, washing themselves. Ryota, wanting desperately to talk to his girlfriend... EX-girlfriend, zoomed first into the shower room, which was unusual of course. After practice he would always hang out with Ayako and probably always be the last one to take a shower in the team. He came out three minutes after the last member of the team, Akagi-sempai, entered the dug-out.
"Oi, Ryota-kun!" Akagi shouted.
"Hai, sempai!?!" Ryota stopped and jogged in his place, as if wanting to pee. His gymbag hung on his left shoulders.
Akagi smiled. "Never mind. Go fix yourself first before talking to her."
"Hai." he said monotonously.
"Ryota-kun, be spunky! You don't want to ruin your friendship and relationship with her, ne? Cheer up, don't feel down. Everything will turn out fine." Mitsui came out from a steaming shower, a towel draped around his waist and another hung around his neck.
"Hai!" Ryota pounded his heart with his right hand, feeling spunky and ran to catch Ayako.
~I was living for a dream, loving for a moment
Taking on the world, that was just my style
Then I look into your eyes I can see forever
The search is over, you were with me all the while...~
"Aya-chan! Aya-chan! Chotto Matte!" Ryota ran as fast as the speed of light, and caught up with her in no time.
Ayako slowed down, but did not stop. She did not look back either. She continued walking towards the exit, until Ryota came up beside her.
"Aya-chan, are you mad at me?" Ryota looked at her.
Ayako looked like she has got no sleep.
"Look. You have been avoiding me since this morning. We were partners in the Laboratory experiment and sensei got angry at us because we did not do anything. During recess I went to your group and tried talking to you, you never talked. It was as if I'm talking to the wind. You did not even wait for me when we were supposed to go to the gym together. And at the gym you did not even care to look at how I performed, talked to Kogure-sempai without even giving a damn how I performed! And now you walk straight and ignore me! What's wrong?" Ryota blurted out, not containing his feelings anymore.
Ayako stopped dead on her tracks. "So you think I'm mad. Well to tell the truth I'm really mad! Like, after all these years I've come to realize that I was not of any importance to you!"
"And who so ever told you that?" Ryota raised his voice.
"Actions SPEAK louder than words, remember that, Miyagi-san."
"Oh really. Now you call me Miyagi, huh? I give a damn about you!"
"That's why you did not even know that I broke up with you! Hah, you've got some nerve to tell me that. After being dumped by ten girls I was the only one who understood you! I never thought that you are a real playboy, thinking it is only part of a boy's life to court so many girls! But while I was understanding you, all you thought of was basketball. You were too preoccupied with your dream. I don't give a damn if you dream on being the number one guard in Kanagawa, you could do that. But because of that you neglect your studies, your health and all the people around you! That's what I give a damn with!"
Ryota was speechless for a while. Ayako wiped the tears forming at the corner of her eyes. The wind rustled against the trees standing nearby, it's leaves falling. The sky quickly turned into orange, casting shadows of everything on the ground.
Finally Ryota spoke up. "What can I do?"
"What can YOU do? For Pete's sake, Miyagi Ryota, you can do everything! The thing is, you don't give your everything in it."
"No, Ayako. What can I do to bring you back? Onegai, Aya-chan. You are my source of strength. You don't know how much effect you have on me. If I don't hear your voice cheering for me I turn limp."
"I don't know if I'll ever accept you again. Demo..."
"Demo?" Ryota brightened up.
"Maybe if we won tomorrow in the game against Kainan..."
"Of course we'll win! With Akagi-sempai, Mitsui-sempai, Rukawa-kun, Sakuragi-kun and I, we will win the game."
Ayako sighed. "That's not what I meant."
"I know what you mean. Just find out tomorrow and see if I really understood you. I promise, I'll give my all... just to have you back in my life." Ryota winked at her and smiled, ranging from ear to ear.
'Please, don't smile now. I might let my secret out...'
~Now the miles stretch out
Behind me loves that I have lost
From the hearts like victims of a game...~
Author's Notes:
1. Yokatta! Chapter four done! Hope you liked this fic and read on 'til the last chapter.
2. Gomen for misspelled words and wrong grammar. How many times have I typed this? Four? Oh yeah right, just wanted to make sure I type it in every chapter.
3. Gomen for some *ehem* close-to-bad words. I just want to make the arguement realistic. But I know not everybody in this world cusses when they argue with someone.
4. If ever you think some characters are OOC, gomen. This is fanfiction, ne? We all have the freedom to express ourselves. And don't worry, maybe my other fics will not feature them being OOC.
5. Please review! I'm begging you!!! ^_^; Comments, suggestions and criticisms are welcome at ayachan_ryota@yahoo.com.
~Shohoku no Miko~
Moshimoshi! Shohoku no Miko is back! I'm here for the fourth chapter of this fic. Thank you for coming this far. I know not everybody likes Ryota and Ayako but I just looove them! They look so cute together! Imagine them having kids with curly hair, tan skin... Gomen, I'm going too far. On with the fic.
Disclaimer: I am not the owner of Slam Dunk. I wish I were for I'd really like to have Ryota-kun!!! But all I have is a Slam Dunk eraser and yes, I'm so pathetic.
The Search Is Over
by Shohoku no Miko
Chapter Four: Why Are You Confronting Me?
The next day at practice...
"Rukawa-kun! You should rest first." Ayako shouted at the court, as Rukawa finished his solo practice. Lukawa concluded his practice with a dunk, and then went to the benches to rest.
"Next in line..." she spunkily shouted.
Then Ryota stood up from the bench. Ayako flinched, and sat down, pretending she is going to do something.
"Ayako-chan, you should study his moves, right?" Kogure approached her seat.
"Uh... you... go ahead watch him. I have to... uh... list something here for... Rukawa's... files. Yeah, Rukawa's files." she pretended to write the progress report of the Shohoku freshmen.
Kogure sat beside Ayako. "The two of you fought yesterday, ne?"
"We did not."
"Yes you did. You even cried, right?"
"I did not!"
"Come on, don't deny it. I can see how you avoid doing things with him today."
Ayako sighed. Nope. Not everybody in this team is gullible, like that Ryota is.
Ryota noticed the exchange of knowing glances between Rukawa and Kogure, as Kogure talked with Ayako. He smiled at Rukawa. That smile that the usual genki and cheeky Ryota Miyagi would give to everbody.
Rukawa returned his look with a sigh. 'When will he ever learn...' he thought.
"You broke up with him yesterday, and he didn't seem to know the reason why." Kogure adjusted his spectacles. "He was too preoccupied with his dreams of being the number one point guard in Kanagawa."
"How did you know?"
"He told us... oops..." Kogure let it slip out. Rukawa, from afar, mumbled "baka" and looked up to what Ryota is doing.
"Whatever his dreams are, I'm not going to interfere. And that's why I ended our relationship. Please go away, I'm doing something here." she tried to drive Kogure away, but was unsuccessful.
"I know you too well, Ayako-chan. I know you still love him and you will stand by him at all costs." Kogure stood up and called out Ryota.
Ayako sighed, this time, more audible. 'Everybody knows me too well. I'm not that spunky anymore. I must act like nothing happened. But still, Ryota-kun, I'll wait for you, whatever it takes.'
~You followed me through changes
And patiently you'd wait
'Til I came to my senses through
Some miracle of faith...~
After the practice Ayako packed up. The team was at the dug-out, washing themselves. Ryota, wanting desperately to talk to his girlfriend... EX-girlfriend, zoomed first into the shower room, which was unusual of course. After practice he would always hang out with Ayako and probably always be the last one to take a shower in the team. He came out three minutes after the last member of the team, Akagi-sempai, entered the dug-out.
"Oi, Ryota-kun!" Akagi shouted.
"Hai, sempai!?!" Ryota stopped and jogged in his place, as if wanting to pee. His gymbag hung on his left shoulders.
Akagi smiled. "Never mind. Go fix yourself first before talking to her."
"Hai." he said monotonously.
"Ryota-kun, be spunky! You don't want to ruin your friendship and relationship with her, ne? Cheer up, don't feel down. Everything will turn out fine." Mitsui came out from a steaming shower, a towel draped around his waist and another hung around his neck.
"Hai!" Ryota pounded his heart with his right hand, feeling spunky and ran to catch Ayako.
~I was living for a dream, loving for a moment
Taking on the world, that was just my style
Then I look into your eyes I can see forever
The search is over, you were with me all the while...~
"Aya-chan! Aya-chan! Chotto Matte!" Ryota ran as fast as the speed of light, and caught up with her in no time.
Ayako slowed down, but did not stop. She did not look back either. She continued walking towards the exit, until Ryota came up beside her.
"Aya-chan, are you mad at me?" Ryota looked at her.
Ayako looked like she has got no sleep.
"Look. You have been avoiding me since this morning. We were partners in the Laboratory experiment and sensei got angry at us because we did not do anything. During recess I went to your group and tried talking to you, you never talked. It was as if I'm talking to the wind. You did not even wait for me when we were supposed to go to the gym together. And at the gym you did not even care to look at how I performed, talked to Kogure-sempai without even giving a damn how I performed! And now you walk straight and ignore me! What's wrong?" Ryota blurted out, not containing his feelings anymore.
Ayako stopped dead on her tracks. "So you think I'm mad. Well to tell the truth I'm really mad! Like, after all these years I've come to realize that I was not of any importance to you!"
"And who so ever told you that?" Ryota raised his voice.
"Actions SPEAK louder than words, remember that, Miyagi-san."
"Oh really. Now you call me Miyagi, huh? I give a damn about you!"
"That's why you did not even know that I broke up with you! Hah, you've got some nerve to tell me that. After being dumped by ten girls I was the only one who understood you! I never thought that you are a real playboy, thinking it is only part of a boy's life to court so many girls! But while I was understanding you, all you thought of was basketball. You were too preoccupied with your dream. I don't give a damn if you dream on being the number one guard in Kanagawa, you could do that. But because of that you neglect your studies, your health and all the people around you! That's what I give a damn with!"
Ryota was speechless for a while. Ayako wiped the tears forming at the corner of her eyes. The wind rustled against the trees standing nearby, it's leaves falling. The sky quickly turned into orange, casting shadows of everything on the ground.
Finally Ryota spoke up. "What can I do?"
"What can YOU do? For Pete's sake, Miyagi Ryota, you can do everything! The thing is, you don't give your everything in it."
"No, Ayako. What can I do to bring you back? Onegai, Aya-chan. You are my source of strength. You don't know how much effect you have on me. If I don't hear your voice cheering for me I turn limp."
"I don't know if I'll ever accept you again. Demo..."
"Demo?" Ryota brightened up.
"Maybe if we won tomorrow in the game against Kainan..."
"Of course we'll win! With Akagi-sempai, Mitsui-sempai, Rukawa-kun, Sakuragi-kun and I, we will win the game."
Ayako sighed. "That's not what I meant."
"I know what you mean. Just find out tomorrow and see if I really understood you. I promise, I'll give my all... just to have you back in my life." Ryota winked at her and smiled, ranging from ear to ear.
'Please, don't smile now. I might let my secret out...'
~Now the miles stretch out
Behind me loves that I have lost
From the hearts like victims of a game...~
Author's Notes:
1. Yokatta! Chapter four done! Hope you liked this fic and read on 'til the last chapter.
2. Gomen for misspelled words and wrong grammar. How many times have I typed this? Four? Oh yeah right, just wanted to make sure I type it in every chapter.
3. Gomen for some *ehem* close-to-bad words. I just want to make the arguement realistic. But I know not everybody in this world cusses when they argue with someone.
4. If ever you think some characters are OOC, gomen. This is fanfiction, ne? We all have the freedom to express ourselves. And don't worry, maybe my other fics will not feature them being OOC.
5. Please review! I'm begging you!!! ^_^; Comments, suggestions and criticisms are welcome at ayachan_ryota@yahoo.com.
~Shohoku no Miko~