A/N: After many months, it is finally here! So sorry for the delay… school sucks! Who's going to win? Er… actually we have no idea.

Disclaimer: we don't own any character from slam dunk… we're just poor crazy fic writers trying to pay tribute to our fave anime! So don't sue us please!

Hanamichi turned and ran off, trying to find the two hosts so he could headbutt them. Luckily (for us) we had long disappeared. "Min-kun, we must try our very best to get into the final eight!"

"Hai! Gambette Hisa-kun! Then, we can be together again."

Sendoh was busily grabbing his entire luggage and Koshino's with a wide smile plastered on his face, happily, he pulled Koshino into a big hug. "Ano, Akira, haven't you heard of absence makes the heart grow fonder?" Sendoh's eyes became 2 dots and he shook his head, his ever-present smile in place.

"Minna-san, let's get going" Fujima called out. "We don't want to lose to the other team do we?"

His teammates responded instantly and they were off. = Fujima really is a born leader, he's got his whole team under his control = Maki sighed, looking at his own team. =He is really lucky, seeing as how the troublemakers are all own my team = Rukawa, Hanamichi and Kiyota had already begun to fight.

Shaking his head sadly, Maki walked over and gave each one of them a hard punch on the head.

"Itai! Maki-san, why did you do that?" Kiyota complained, rubbing his head.

Hanamichi was still grinning though, Maki's punches were nothing compared to what he had to suffer through Akagi. There wasn't even a bump in his head!

However, a very angry Mr. paper fan soon removed the smile from his face. "Baka! We're never going to set up camp if you continue like this! "

"The super rookie will help to navigate!" Kiyota grabbed the map from Maki's hands.

"Tensai will direct!"

"Do'aho."

"Teme? Baka kitsune!"

The rest of the group had already started walking, with Kiyota in front, giving orders. Hanamichi sprinted and tried to grab the map but Kiyota pulled it out of his reach.

"Fake!"

"Nani? We're not playing basketball now!"

"So? Anyway, Kainan is the best! We'll always win Shohoku!"

Four angry faces stared down at him. Kiyota sweatdropped.

*Biff!* "Don't be puffed up Nobunaga, even if it is true…"

Maki and Kiyota started running as fast as their short stubby little chibi legs could carry them. The angry mob chased after them, veins were popping out of Hanamichi's head and he was yelling loudly.

Hikoichi, who had been silent all the while as he had been scribbling frantically was also running to keep up with them. = Sugoi, they all can run so fast! = Although he was panting heavily, he still managed to scream out, "MUST CHECK!"

Meanwhile, Fujima and the others were already at their destination. Turning to Hanagata he asked, "did you hear anything?"

"Must have been Hikoichi…" Yayoi said wisely, nodding her head.

The rest all sweatdropped.

"So…" Jin announced brightly, "what shall we do now?"

The smile on his face was soon turned into a look of horror as he struggled to catch a tent that was hurled at him.

"What else? Pitch the damn tent! I don't think that those two," Mitsui gestured at Sendoh and Koshino, "will be of much help. We need all the help we can get." Smirking, he continued. "It shouldn't be much of a problem, seeing as how we're all fit people. I'm sure that I'll be good at it, after all, I'm a natural at everything!"

In response, a lot of tents were wildly flung at Mitsui, leaving him lying on the floor with swirly eyes and feeling very dazed. As he staggered to his feet, he incoherently mumbled, "I must be in heaven, see, there's an angel!" He took a few steps closer to Fujima and grabbed the confused guy by the shoulders. "What a pretty angel, but weren't they supposed to have longer hair?" Fujima suffered the very unpleasant experience of having his hair tugged at roughly.

Haruko attempted to shake Mitsui out of his stupor by gently tapping him on the back, while Yayoi tried to talk to him. "Mitsui-kun, Mitsui-kun, Daijoubu? I think you must have been hit on the head…" Fujima nodded emphatically. Jerking her thumb at Fujima, Yayoi continued, "For one thing, Fujima-san is not some pretty angel, he's a guy! And, I'm way more beautiful than he is!" Everyone sweatdropped.

(Back at Maki's group) Everyone had gotten tired of the chasing and they were too exhausted to remember what the chase was about anyway. Maki sighed with relief and proceeded to wrestle the map back from the two freshmen. Suddenly, Ayako piped up, "where's Rukawa-kun?"

"We'll be better off without him… and the nozaru! Muahahaha!"

=Why did I have to get stuck with these two? I mean, I love Kiyota as a little brother and all but being around them both is really too much! = Out loud however Maki said "Rukawa's a smart guy, I'm sure he'll find his way to the camp."

No one was paying much attention to him though, they all appeared not to take much notice of him. = I'm supposed to have a flair for leadership, how come I'm helpless when it comes to controlling my group? = Maki did an action that would become second nature to him in the weeks that followed, he heaved a great sigh.

Hikoichi, the observant one, suddenly noted that they seemed to be going around in circles. Looking ahead of them, they saw their very own footprints and a familiar sleeping figure.

A hard kick from Hanamichi helped to wake Rukawa up but a fight soon ensued while Kiyota laughed, the rest stood by helplessly and Kogure tried his utmost best to calm them down. Thoroughly exasperated, Maki questioned, "Doesn't anyone care that we are going around in circles?"

"More time with Aya-chan!" = No wonder Miyagi's been quiet all the while, he's been staring at her =

Seizing the opportunity to take hold of the map during Kiyota's laughing fit, Maki once again regained control and gathering his teammates, he started walking towards their destination, discovering that they had indeed been going in the totally wrong direction. Kogure helped to direct and with the megane's skillful navigating, they were soon well on their way to their destination.

Seeing the silhouettes of their teammates become smaller and smaller, the three freshmen rushed off, in a competition to see who could run the fastest.

Meanwhile, in the other camp, the rest of the team, minus mitsui, sendoh and koshino, had finished pitching their tents. Jin stared forlornly at his "tent" which seemed to sag on one side and the middle. " Uh, guys? I think there's something wrong with our tents…"

" Now that you mention it…" Hanagata pursed his lips thoughtfully and surveyed the tents. " They'd never withstand a storm."

" Yep!" Mitsui nodded. " Let me show you amateurs how to it's done!" saying that, he proceeded to roll up his sleeves and re-pitched Jin's sagging tent efficiently, much to everyone's shock.

Echoing him, on the other side of the island, the cry of victory could be heard. The elusive campsite had been found! "Now, all we have to do is pitch our tents, how hard can that be?" Kogure naively asked.

"Ganbette, I'm sure Sendoh-san and the others have already finished pitching theirs!" Unknown to him, the tents had been pitched, but without any of his "Sendoh-san's" effort.

"Rukawa-kun, Rukawa-kun? Are you awake?" Frustrated by his laziness Ayako started to hit him awake with her trusty paper fan. Maki shook his head =Its going to be a very long day =

gem: Oh no, I included too little of Rukawa! Never mind, if I get my way, the next chapter will be totally about him… ^__^

clare: not if I can help it man! My kenji-kun will have a part too! ^_^

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