Itsuka, Kitto...

Disclaimer: Sessha does not own any of the characters from SD...Only the one's I created...

They all belong to Inoue Takehiko...



In his room, the Shohoku point guard sneezed. "Mattaku, don't tell me I'm getting sick, now?!"

Their match with Ryonan was tomorrow, Miyagi know that he couldn't afford to get sick. If he did, would Yasuda be able to match up against Sendoh? It was a question he would prefer not to answer.

Miyagi got up from his bed, and walked to his table. The clock on his table read 21:36. 'Great, its nine thirty, and I haven't even started on my math homework.' The point guard grumbled, as he forced himself to sit down and start on his homework, which was due two days ago.

Not long after, sleep overcame him, and Miyagi drifted into his dreams.

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"Tadaima!" Ayako shouted, as she sat down to remove her shoes. Even though the house was a little noisy, Ayako still managed to hear a faint 'Okaeri nasai...' come from the living room.

Walking down the hallway, she saw the faint glow of the television, as she walked past the living room. 'He must be watching the game now, drunk as usual.' The intoxicating smell of alcohol that hung in the air, only managed in hastening Ayako's pace as she walked to her room.

The words which Kaori had said to her earlier kept replaying in her head. Finally frustrated with herself, and her father's cheering, Ayako finally decided to go for a walk. She didn't mind where, as long as it was away from here.

Shutting her room's door behind her, Ayako dumped her books on the bed, and picked out a pair of black track pants, and a loose red t-shirt.

As soon as she was done changing, the curly haired manageress climbed out her window, and onto the fat branch of the tree. Sliding down the branch of the tree, Ayako made sure to be careful not scrape herself on her way down.

Since she was a child, Ayako had always loved to climb trees, or anything, as long as she could pull herself up on it. Thus, she had earned herself the nickname 'monkey' among some of her earlier friends. Thankfully, nobody from her new school knew about it, except Rukawa. He was one of the few who actually dared to call her that during junior high.

Slowly, Ayako scaled down the trunk of the tree, careful not to let her father spot her through the window of the living room. She dusted herself once, before walking off towards wherever her feet might bring her.

-_-_- Ayako's POV-_-_-

What am I so worried about? I mean, Miyagi is just a friend. If he decides that he wants to be with Kaori, why should I care? The same for Kaori, if they both choose each other, I guess I should be happy for them. I guess I'm too used to Miyagi hanging around me so much, that I'm getting paranoid just at the thought of him drooling over another girl. Is it normal?

The park? What am I doing here? Hahaha...I guess I must have walked here subconsciously. Since I'm here, I might as well enjoy my time here, and not too mention, get some fresh air. The stress of even thinking about loosing the match to Ryonan tomorrow is bad enough, and I still have to create other problems of my own.

Hmmm...let's see. I have one, two, three, four, five dollars. Geez, I find money in my pocket when I don't need it, and I can't find any when I do. And they all had to be coins, no wonder my pocket was so heavy.

Ahhhh...I seem to be complaining a lot tonight.

I walked to the nearest convenience shop, and bought a bag of potato chips, and a bottle of 100plus. I know it's not good to have midnight snacks, but its not every night that I sneak out of house to go for a walk. Maybe once, or twice a week.

Walking again, I found myself at the neighborhood basketball court, and realized that I was not the only one there.

I walked past the court, hoping that the person wouldn't see me.

"Aa! Aya-chan!" a familiar voice called out my name, and I cringed, as I forced a smile onto my face.

"Ryota?!" I tried my best to sound surprised, and obviously it worked, considering that Ryota didn't notice the hint of disappointment in my voice. "What are you doing here so late?" I continued.

The fake smile on my face faded, as I saw a familiar raven haired girl standing behind him. She blushed, as she turned her head to face me.

"Practicing for tomorrow's game of course. I have to be in the best shape. Besides, it's only ten." Ryota laughed. "What about you?"

"Aa? Um....nothing, I just wanted to go for a walk, that's all."

"At ten in the night?" He asked me, as his eyebrows knitted together, forming a worried look on the boy's face.

"Yeah." Then, I glanced over Ryota's shoulder.

"I guess I should walk you home. It's not safe for you to be walking alone at night." He said, tugging my by the arm. "Sho-chan! We're leaving now! Come on!"

I cringed at the sound of him calling her by her nickname. Sho-chan. I immediately jerked my arm out of his grip. Stumbling back a few steps in the process.

"It's alright, I can get home by myself. You should stay here and train for tomorrow's game, and Kaori can point out any of your mistakes. Sorry for the intrusion. Good night." With that, I turned around, and started running in the direction which I had come from. I ignored all his calls, until I reached a corner.

There, I peeked, and saw Kaori talking to him. At that moment, I would give up anything, just to hit the girl in the head with my fan. Ryota nodded, before walking back on court somewhat reluctantly. Just as he was nearing the entrance, he turned, and stared at me.

He knew I was hiding behind the corner. Damn. Sometimes, he was just too observant. Turning, I fled round the turns and bends, until I reached the house I had just came from. Guess I would eat the snacks another time then.

-_-_- Miyagi's POV-_-_-

"Aya-chan..." I mumbled, barely audible over the roaring of a motorbike being started up.

I heard the girl beside me say something, I have no idea what. Right now, my mind was focusing on 'her'.

"Ne? Earth to Ryo-chan. Earth to Ryo-chan. Anybody there?" Kaori...yeah, that's her name. She was waving a hand meekly in front of my face, as she laughed at my confusion.

"It's late Ryo-chan. I guess I should get going now. Good luck in tomorrow's game. I'll be there to watch at the sidelines, with Ayako. Good night."

Before I could register what she had just said, I could only see her long braided hair trailing behind her, as she ran in the other direction.

Aa...I guess it's back to practice then. Footwork, or shots. Shots. I guess I need to practice on my lay-ups, then I'll work my way up.

Achoo!

Kuso!...

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Aaa...finally another chapter...i guess I have to get back to my other fic now. Pls r&r, onegai, ne? helps me to write faster...* hint hint *....lol...Arigatou! Until next time...ja ne!