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1 Picture of You
Mitsui ended the practice after he had interviewed Kasumi.
'I wonder if she'll also be a troublemaker like those two. Think not, Haruko's not a troublemaker anyway. Maybe those two are just exceptions. Wonder why I haven't seen her until now.'
Kasumi was wonderful. She's looks great! Actually, she looks great in a strange sort of way. She had the eyes of Rukawa and the nose of Haruko. Her height was the height of Ryota and the length of the hair of Ayako. Her hair color was of Sakuragi's hair color but her eyes were just like those of Mitsui's. Her complexion was of Kogure's complexion and her face was the shape of Sendoh's. She looks great but again in a weird sort of way.
Mitsui went home wearing a big smile on his face.
"Found your model yet son?"
"Yep!"
"Where is she?"
"We're going to start tomorrow."
"You going to bring her here to model?"
"Maybe."
"I'm looking forward on your exhibit."
"Thanks Dad! Oyasumi!"
"Oyasumi!"
Mitsui fell asleep with a big smile on his face.
Next day…
"What a great day!" Mitsui woke up at 6 in the morning. He went to Shohoku High's gym to practice his shooting. He was in such a great mood he decided to give himself a harder training. He pretended he was guarding himself so he couldn't shoot. At last he made a shot himself. There was clapping behind him.
'I thought I was by myself.'
"Who's there?"
"Sorry Mitsui-sempai."
He saw Kasumi behind him.
"Oh, it's you. Shall we start?"
"Sure!"
They went to room 988 and Mitsui started to get his art supplies out of his locker.
"Mitsui-sempai, what am I going to do?"
"Um… Just be you. A lot wants to see natural paintings."
"Is this your first time?"
"To paint a girl?"
Kasumi nodded.
"Well, yes. It's my first time to paint a person."
"Oh…"
Silence filled the air. Kasumi just sat there and posed for Mitsui as Mitsui painted. Kasumi felt uneasy after awhile. She's not used to being in the same room with a guy without the guy hitting on her. She's popular so she never thought that Mitsui haven't even heard of her name. The bell rang.
"Oh well, I'll meet you here again later at break time."
"Um… can I bring some friends along?"
"Sure, as long as they promise to behave."
"I'll make sure they do."
They went on their separate ways.
At break time…
"I'm here!" Kasumi busted in the art room. Only to find Mitsui sitting on his usual seat sleeping.
"Sorry about this guys. Maybe Mitsui-sempai is just exhausted." She told a girl and a boy behind her while she approached Mitsui and gave him a tap on his shoulder.
"Whoa!!!" Mitsui almost jumped out of his seat.
"Ohh… It's you Kasumi. You ready?"
Kasumi nodded. "Oh, and here's my two best friends. Mitsui-sempai, meet Reiko Hagane and Himiki Himigawa."
"Nice to meet you both. I'm Hisashi Mitsui. Now, Kasumi, can we start?"
Kasumi went to her place while Reiko and Himiki sat quietly on the bench behind Mitsui. Mitsui painted his model.
'Perfect!' Mitsui thought sarcastically. He hated to paint when someone was looking.
'Why did I ever agree?'
'Just what I planned.'
The bell rang for classes to begin again.
"See ya!" Mitsui told Kasumi.
"When?" Mitsui thought for awhile. Thinking when he will be free.
"After basketball practice at the gym."
"Ok. See ya!"
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Note: Wondering who was planning something? Read on!
2
Mitsui practice wonderfully at their nightly practice. He made wonderful three points in their practice game with Kainan in the first half. But still, Kainan was leading by one point.
"Mitsui." Anzai told Mitsui during the break before the second half.
"Nani sensei?"
"Are you having a hard time tonight?"
"Iie!"
"Is that the truth?"
"Hai!"
"What are you thinking about right now?"
"Basketball. Winning the game even if it is only a practice game."
"All your heart is at basketball right now? No art?"
"No art!"
"Then, go and win this game!"
"Hai!"
Mitsui headed towards his teammates, Ryota, Rukawa, Sakuragi, and Kakuta.
"Guys, we need to win this practice game!"
They all nodded.
"What are we going to do?"
"Win!!!"
They headed straight to the court. Mitsui passed the ball to Ryota while Ryota ran to the other base. He passed the ball to Kakuta who faked a three- point shot and passed the ball to Rukawa. Rukawa was having a very hard time because of Nobunaga's defense. He has miss 3 of his 15 shots. He was having a bad night. He passed the ball to Mitsui since Mitsui have been getting most of the points for them. Mitsui faked a shot under the basket and ran to the three-point line. Gyn who became the captain for Kainan guarded him really well. He faked another shot. He nearly got a clock shot violation but he threw the bell in the air hoping he would get it. The ball nearly bounced back but as their center, Sakuragi was there and dunk the ball in! And an amazing play by the super duo! They were in lead by one point now. They rushed back to the other side and harden their defense against Kainan. They were all high spirited by the mighty duo play. The game ended with Kainan winning the game by 1 goal. Mitsui was exhausted. They all were! They had a tough game!
"Next time." Anzai said to them. Encouraging them they will win in the next time they face with Kainan again.
The rest went in the showers while Mitsui saw who was approaching him.
"Well, look who's here! Come on! Guys! Look who watched our game!"
"Gori! Glassesman!" Sakuragi said paying no respect to the two former players of Shohoku.
"Sakuragi!" Kogure greeted him.
"Great game with Kainan there!" Gori said to Mitsui
"Thanks!" Mitsui replied
"But it would have been better if you had won."
"Yeah. Hey! Kainan's a tough team!"
"Well, yeah. You all did a great job out there." Akagi praised the rest of the team. "A job so well, I want to treat all of you tonight for some ice cream before going home."
"Yey! Gori!" all of them shouted for joy of course except Rukawa who slightly smiled. Mitsui was with them when they were on their way out to get some ice cream. When suddenly two people blocked Mitsui.
"Mitsui-sempai!" Kasumi said when she saw Mitsui going out.
"Ah! Kasumi-chan! And um…"
"Himiki."
"Ah! Right! Himiki-kun!"
"Mitsui-sempai, I'm ready."
"Huh?" Akagi looked at the new captain with a questioned look.
"Ah, Kasumi-chan, you see, something came up. We'll continue it tomorrow. Is it all right with you?"
Kasumi only nodded and went with Himiki.
On their way…
"Who was that?" Kogure asked Mitsui.
"Yeah, who was that?" Akagi also asked.
"My model." Mitsui answered.
"Huh???" Both college guys looked at Mitsui with a very questioned look.
"Nyahahahha! Kasumi Sugimori, 2nd year, classmate of kitsune, model of Missy." Sakuragi informed Akagi and Kogure.
Akagi and Kogure became more interested.
"What model?"
"Well, you see, I've always have a strong urge to try out painting…"
"Painting?!"
"Yes, and I tried it out. Many liked my paintings, someone asked my to join the art club and I joined. Since many enjoyed my paintings, they gave me an offer to put up an exhibit next month. I was looking for a centerpiece that no one else has seen. So, I figured out to try something new."
"New?" Akagi was furious now.
"No, it's not what you think Akagi. I didn't paint people painting until now. That's what I meant of new."
"Oh…"
"So, you joined the art club and you're also the captain of the basketball team. Isn't it hard for you to have your own time alone?" Kogure asked Mitsui as they entered the ice cream station.
"Not really, like they say, 'an artist life is a lonely life.' And with my basketball team, I'm able to acquire the fun I need."
They ordered. Mitsui, Kogure and Akagi stayed together in one table beside the window.
"So, Mitsui, how's the team?" Akagi asked.
"It's ok. We had a lot of new freshmen this year who tried out but old players stayed so there are only two freshmen now."
"How's Rukawa and Sakuragi?" Kogure asked.
"Rukawa's been in a lot of pressure lately and I haven't had enough time to talk to him. I was finding a schedule tomorrow to ask him about things and why he's been in the dumps lately. Sakuragi's ok too. Better now that last year, of course, it's because of his camp training with Anzai-sensei."
"Camp training?"
"Yeah. He had 3 camp training the past few months. Before school starts he had two and when school started he had one again. He's so lucky! Anzai- sensei is hoping he'll be as good as you someday, Akagi."
"I'm touched!"
The three of them laughed.
"What's so funny over there?" Sakuragi asked them.
"Do'aho." the famous line of you-know-who.
Little did they know, they are being watched.
"If only…"
1 Picture of You
Mitsui ended the practice after he had interviewed Kasumi.
'I wonder if she'll also be a troublemaker like those two. Think not, Haruko's not a troublemaker anyway. Maybe those two are just exceptions. Wonder why I haven't seen her until now.'
Kasumi was wonderful. She's looks great! Actually, she looks great in a strange sort of way. She had the eyes of Rukawa and the nose of Haruko. Her height was the height of Ryota and the length of the hair of Ayako. Her hair color was of Sakuragi's hair color but her eyes were just like those of Mitsui's. Her complexion was of Kogure's complexion and her face was the shape of Sendoh's. She looks great but again in a weird sort of way.
Mitsui went home wearing a big smile on his face.
"Found your model yet son?"
"Yep!"
"Where is she?"
"We're going to start tomorrow."
"You going to bring her here to model?"
"Maybe."
"I'm looking forward on your exhibit."
"Thanks Dad! Oyasumi!"
"Oyasumi!"
Mitsui fell asleep with a big smile on his face.
Next day…
"What a great day!" Mitsui woke up at 6 in the morning. He went to Shohoku High's gym to practice his shooting. He was in such a great mood he decided to give himself a harder training. He pretended he was guarding himself so he couldn't shoot. At last he made a shot himself. There was clapping behind him.
'I thought I was by myself.'
"Who's there?"
"Sorry Mitsui-sempai."
He saw Kasumi behind him.
"Oh, it's you. Shall we start?"
"Sure!"
They went to room 988 and Mitsui started to get his art supplies out of his locker.
"Mitsui-sempai, what am I going to do?"
"Um… Just be you. A lot wants to see natural paintings."
"Is this your first time?"
"To paint a girl?"
Kasumi nodded.
"Well, yes. It's my first time to paint a person."
"Oh…"
Silence filled the air. Kasumi just sat there and posed for Mitsui as Mitsui painted. Kasumi felt uneasy after awhile. She's not used to being in the same room with a guy without the guy hitting on her. She's popular so she never thought that Mitsui haven't even heard of her name. The bell rang.
"Oh well, I'll meet you here again later at break time."
"Um… can I bring some friends along?"
"Sure, as long as they promise to behave."
"I'll make sure they do."
They went on their separate ways.
At break time…
"I'm here!" Kasumi busted in the art room. Only to find Mitsui sitting on his usual seat sleeping.
"Sorry about this guys. Maybe Mitsui-sempai is just exhausted." She told a girl and a boy behind her while she approached Mitsui and gave him a tap on his shoulder.
"Whoa!!!" Mitsui almost jumped out of his seat.
"Ohh… It's you Kasumi. You ready?"
Kasumi nodded. "Oh, and here's my two best friends. Mitsui-sempai, meet Reiko Hagane and Himiki Himigawa."
"Nice to meet you both. I'm Hisashi Mitsui. Now, Kasumi, can we start?"
Kasumi went to her place while Reiko and Himiki sat quietly on the bench behind Mitsui. Mitsui painted his model.
'Perfect!' Mitsui thought sarcastically. He hated to paint when someone was looking.
'Why did I ever agree?'
'Just what I planned.'
The bell rang for classes to begin again.
"See ya!" Mitsui told Kasumi.
"When?" Mitsui thought for awhile. Thinking when he will be free.
"After basketball practice at the gym."
"Ok. See ya!"
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Note: Wondering who was planning something? Read on!
2
Mitsui practice wonderfully at their nightly practice. He made wonderful three points in their practice game with Kainan in the first half. But still, Kainan was leading by one point.
"Mitsui." Anzai told Mitsui during the break before the second half.
"Nani sensei?"
"Are you having a hard time tonight?"
"Iie!"
"Is that the truth?"
"Hai!"
"What are you thinking about right now?"
"Basketball. Winning the game even if it is only a practice game."
"All your heart is at basketball right now? No art?"
"No art!"
"Then, go and win this game!"
"Hai!"
Mitsui headed towards his teammates, Ryota, Rukawa, Sakuragi, and Kakuta.
"Guys, we need to win this practice game!"
They all nodded.
"What are we going to do?"
"Win!!!"
They headed straight to the court. Mitsui passed the ball to Ryota while Ryota ran to the other base. He passed the ball to Kakuta who faked a three- point shot and passed the ball to Rukawa. Rukawa was having a very hard time because of Nobunaga's defense. He has miss 3 of his 15 shots. He was having a bad night. He passed the ball to Mitsui since Mitsui have been getting most of the points for them. Mitsui faked a shot under the basket and ran to the three-point line. Gyn who became the captain for Kainan guarded him really well. He faked another shot. He nearly got a clock shot violation but he threw the bell in the air hoping he would get it. The ball nearly bounced back but as their center, Sakuragi was there and dunk the ball in! And an amazing play by the super duo! They were in lead by one point now. They rushed back to the other side and harden their defense against Kainan. They were all high spirited by the mighty duo play. The game ended with Kainan winning the game by 1 goal. Mitsui was exhausted. They all were! They had a tough game!
"Next time." Anzai said to them. Encouraging them they will win in the next time they face with Kainan again.
The rest went in the showers while Mitsui saw who was approaching him.
"Well, look who's here! Come on! Guys! Look who watched our game!"
"Gori! Glassesman!" Sakuragi said paying no respect to the two former players of Shohoku.
"Sakuragi!" Kogure greeted him.
"Great game with Kainan there!" Gori said to Mitsui
"Thanks!" Mitsui replied
"But it would have been better if you had won."
"Yeah. Hey! Kainan's a tough team!"
"Well, yeah. You all did a great job out there." Akagi praised the rest of the team. "A job so well, I want to treat all of you tonight for some ice cream before going home."
"Yey! Gori!" all of them shouted for joy of course except Rukawa who slightly smiled. Mitsui was with them when they were on their way out to get some ice cream. When suddenly two people blocked Mitsui.
"Mitsui-sempai!" Kasumi said when she saw Mitsui going out.
"Ah! Kasumi-chan! And um…"
"Himiki."
"Ah! Right! Himiki-kun!"
"Mitsui-sempai, I'm ready."
"Huh?" Akagi looked at the new captain with a questioned look.
"Ah, Kasumi-chan, you see, something came up. We'll continue it tomorrow. Is it all right with you?"
Kasumi only nodded and went with Himiki.
On their way…
"Who was that?" Kogure asked Mitsui.
"Yeah, who was that?" Akagi also asked.
"My model." Mitsui answered.
"Huh???" Both college guys looked at Mitsui with a very questioned look.
"Nyahahahha! Kasumi Sugimori, 2nd year, classmate of kitsune, model of Missy." Sakuragi informed Akagi and Kogure.
Akagi and Kogure became more interested.
"What model?"
"Well, you see, I've always have a strong urge to try out painting…"
"Painting?!"
"Yes, and I tried it out. Many liked my paintings, someone asked my to join the art club and I joined. Since many enjoyed my paintings, they gave me an offer to put up an exhibit next month. I was looking for a centerpiece that no one else has seen. So, I figured out to try something new."
"New?" Akagi was furious now.
"No, it's not what you think Akagi. I didn't paint people painting until now. That's what I meant of new."
"Oh…"
"So, you joined the art club and you're also the captain of the basketball team. Isn't it hard for you to have your own time alone?" Kogure asked Mitsui as they entered the ice cream station.
"Not really, like they say, 'an artist life is a lonely life.' And with my basketball team, I'm able to acquire the fun I need."
They ordered. Mitsui, Kogure and Akagi stayed together in one table beside the window.
"So, Mitsui, how's the team?" Akagi asked.
"It's ok. We had a lot of new freshmen this year who tried out but old players stayed so there are only two freshmen now."
"How's Rukawa and Sakuragi?" Kogure asked.
"Rukawa's been in a lot of pressure lately and I haven't had enough time to talk to him. I was finding a schedule tomorrow to ask him about things and why he's been in the dumps lately. Sakuragi's ok too. Better now that last year, of course, it's because of his camp training with Anzai-sensei."
"Camp training?"
"Yeah. He had 3 camp training the past few months. Before school starts he had two and when school started he had one again. He's so lucky! Anzai- sensei is hoping he'll be as good as you someday, Akagi."
"I'm touched!"
The three of them laughed.
"What's so funny over there?" Sakuragi asked them.
"Do'aho." the famous line of you-know-who.
Little did they know, they are being watched.
"If only…"