1 Picture of You
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Flashback!
"If only…"
Continue…
Three days have passed since the day Akagi and Kogure went to watch their practice game with Kainan. Mitsui scheduled a talk with Rukawa today during break time. Meaning, yes, no Kasumi Sugimori and her friends! Mitsui's safe.
Note: Safe from what? Find out. Read on!
Mitsui found Rukawa asleep at the top of the building.
"Baka…" He shook his head.
He approached Rukawa and woke him up. As usual, Rukawa had his chibi face and his blinking eyes.
"Konnichiwa!" Mitsui sarcastically said.
"Nani?"
"It seems that something's been bothering you these past few days."
Rukawa's head fell and he didn't utter a thing.
"What is it?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"It's affecting your shooting. You can't beat Sendoh in that condition of yours. He had been chosen the new captain of Ryonan, I'm captain of Shohoku and I want to train you to the best so you can reach your goal."
"The hell you care?!"
"What?!"
"You've been stuck to that art club you barely have time to practice with us anymore."
Rukawa stood he headed for the door.
"You're wrong! I try my best for my team. I care for all of you and my goal is the same as all of your goals."
Rukawa turned back and saw Mitsui stood up too.
"Ok, ok."
He headed to Mitsui and sat down with him.
"I have been feeling someone's up to something."
"Who?"
"I still don't know. I always have the feeling of being watched every time you're around."
Mitsui made a chibi face with many question marks floating around him.
"It's true."
"Even now?"
"Not now. Maybe they don't know where you are right now."
"Since when did you felt it?"
"Since you met Kasumi."
Note: Is Rukawa Kaede right?
"Wait a minute, isn't Kasumi your classmate?"
"Yes, and I never talk to her."
"Maybe your just jealous." Mitsui joked.
"I'm serious sempai."
"Right. Why didn't you talk to her?"
"You know that guy she's always with?"
"Himiki?"
"Yes."
"What about him?"
"Do you know what relation they have?"
"She introduced me to him saying he's her friend."
"Right. He's her friend. And the girl."
"Right, Reiko."
"Yes, Reiko. Don't you know she's not in our class?"
"No. Maybe she's at the other room. Maybe Sakuragi's classmate?"
"I really don't know but she's weird."
"In what kind of way?'
"She just vanish."
"What?"
"Don't you remember the time they went to your meeting with Kasumi?"
Mitsui tried to remember. But the more he tried, the more he forgets.
"No, I don't remember."
"Exactly. People remember her name but never remember the time they spent with her."
"I really don't see the point."
"Just remember Mitsui-sempai, be careful. Watch out."
"Right. So, I expect a better Rukawa on court tonight?"
"You can count on it."
They went to their own ways.
Mitsui never really gave much thought to what Rukawa told him. He's still the same old Mitsui on court during practice. He shot 7 three point shots out of 8. He's great! Rukawa became better too. He guarded Mitsui and Mitsui guarded him. It was as if they were playing one-on-one. Rukawa scored 19 points in the first half and scored a total of 31 points after the game, beating Mitsui by 1 point. All of the spectators saw a different Rukawa and Mitsui on court. They were excellent!
They headed for the showers.
"So, Mitsui-sempai, you felt it?"
"What?"
"That someone was watching you awhile ago?"
"No. I didn't feel it."
"Better wait for me later before going out."
"Right."
They went out of the locker rooms. Rukawa looked at the window in the far end of he gym.
"There."
He didn't point he just let Mitsui know where the location is. Mitsui looked up and saw a figure spying on him. He knew who was it.
"Let's go."
"Where?"
"Up there. I know who it is."
"Ok. I'm right behind you."
They headed for the window but when they reached there, no one was around.
"Who was it?"
"It's…"
"I got you now Hisashi Mitsui."
Rukawa and Mitsui looked at the person behind them. It was Himiki and Reiko. Rukawa got ready to fight but Mitsui stopped him.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Don't you remember?"
"Remember what?"
"The painting."
"Of what?"
"Of Kasumi."
"What about it?"
"You're not done with it yet?"
"I'm done with it, yesterday. What do you want?"
"I want the painting."
Rukawa and Mitsui noticed that Reiko was not in sight. Nobody can move that fast.
"Why?"
"I asked Kasumi to pose for you. Little did I expected, she'll fall for you."
"What?"
"She's always saying Mitsui this, Mitsui that."
"So what?"
"I want the painting."
"No way! Just because Kasumi is telling things about me doesn't mean she fell for me already."
"Shut up! She told me she fell for you since she brought me and Reiko to your painting session."
"So what? You don't have a relation."
"I've known Kasumi since we were kids I've always tried to get her attention."
"So, what does that have to do with me?"
"You're the cause why I can't get Kasumi now."
"I don't care about Kasumi. She's just a model."
"How could you say that?!"
"She's all yours. But the painting will be my centerpiece."
"You really don't care about her?"
"NO! Why would I?"
"Ok. I believe you. Sorry about this."
"Sure. Can we go?"
"Of course. I'm really sorry about this."
Mitsui and Rukawa went down.
"What was that all about?"
"I don't know."
They went home to their own ways.
The next day…
"Mitsui-sempai!"
Mitsui looked back.
"Oh, it's you Kasumi."
"Are you really finish with the painting?" She said while she held on to Mitsui's strong muscular arm.
"Yes."
"May I see it?"
"Nope. You'll just have to see it next week."
"Next week's your exhibit?"
"Yes."
"Are you going to put it there?"
"Yes. It'll be the centerpiece."
"Really?"
"Yes." Mitsui was smiling
"Thank you sempai!"
Kasumi left him. Mitsui seem to have forgotten what had happen the night before. Like Rukawa said, everyone remembers Reiko but forgets the time they spent.
Rukawa approached Mitsui.
"Didn't I warn you about her?"
"Yes. I know."
He left. Rukawa left too.
Mitsui went back to the art room…
"Watch out Mitsui-sempai." Kasumi let out an evil grin that can't be seen on anyone else but her.
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3 **************************
Flashback!
"If only…"
Continue…
Three days have passed since the day Akagi and Kogure went to watch their practice game with Kainan. Mitsui scheduled a talk with Rukawa today during break time. Meaning, yes, no Kasumi Sugimori and her friends! Mitsui's safe.
Note: Safe from what? Find out. Read on!
Mitsui found Rukawa asleep at the top of the building.
"Baka…" He shook his head.
He approached Rukawa and woke him up. As usual, Rukawa had his chibi face and his blinking eyes.
"Konnichiwa!" Mitsui sarcastically said.
"Nani?"
"It seems that something's been bothering you these past few days."
Rukawa's head fell and he didn't utter a thing.
"What is it?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"It's affecting your shooting. You can't beat Sendoh in that condition of yours. He had been chosen the new captain of Ryonan, I'm captain of Shohoku and I want to train you to the best so you can reach your goal."
"The hell you care?!"
"What?!"
"You've been stuck to that art club you barely have time to practice with us anymore."
Rukawa stood he headed for the door.
"You're wrong! I try my best for my team. I care for all of you and my goal is the same as all of your goals."
Rukawa turned back and saw Mitsui stood up too.
"Ok, ok."
He headed to Mitsui and sat down with him.
"I have been feeling someone's up to something."
"Who?"
"I still don't know. I always have the feeling of being watched every time you're around."
Mitsui made a chibi face with many question marks floating around him.
"It's true."
"Even now?"
"Not now. Maybe they don't know where you are right now."
"Since when did you felt it?"
"Since you met Kasumi."
Note: Is Rukawa Kaede right?
"Wait a minute, isn't Kasumi your classmate?"
"Yes, and I never talk to her."
"Maybe your just jealous." Mitsui joked.
"I'm serious sempai."
"Right. Why didn't you talk to her?"
"You know that guy she's always with?"
"Himiki?"
"Yes."
"What about him?"
"Do you know what relation they have?"
"She introduced me to him saying he's her friend."
"Right. He's her friend. And the girl."
"Right, Reiko."
"Yes, Reiko. Don't you know she's not in our class?"
"No. Maybe she's at the other room. Maybe Sakuragi's classmate?"
"I really don't know but she's weird."
"In what kind of way?'
"She just vanish."
"What?"
"Don't you remember the time they went to your meeting with Kasumi?"
Mitsui tried to remember. But the more he tried, the more he forgets.
"No, I don't remember."
"Exactly. People remember her name but never remember the time they spent with her."
"I really don't see the point."
"Just remember Mitsui-sempai, be careful. Watch out."
"Right. So, I expect a better Rukawa on court tonight?"
"You can count on it."
They went to their own ways.
Mitsui never really gave much thought to what Rukawa told him. He's still the same old Mitsui on court during practice. He shot 7 three point shots out of 8. He's great! Rukawa became better too. He guarded Mitsui and Mitsui guarded him. It was as if they were playing one-on-one. Rukawa scored 19 points in the first half and scored a total of 31 points after the game, beating Mitsui by 1 point. All of the spectators saw a different Rukawa and Mitsui on court. They were excellent!
They headed for the showers.
"So, Mitsui-sempai, you felt it?"
"What?"
"That someone was watching you awhile ago?"
"No. I didn't feel it."
"Better wait for me later before going out."
"Right."
They went out of the locker rooms. Rukawa looked at the window in the far end of he gym.
"There."
He didn't point he just let Mitsui know where the location is. Mitsui looked up and saw a figure spying on him. He knew who was it.
"Let's go."
"Where?"
"Up there. I know who it is."
"Ok. I'm right behind you."
They headed for the window but when they reached there, no one was around.
"Who was it?"
"It's…"
"I got you now Hisashi Mitsui."
Rukawa and Mitsui looked at the person behind them. It was Himiki and Reiko. Rukawa got ready to fight but Mitsui stopped him.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Don't you remember?"
"Remember what?"
"The painting."
"Of what?"
"Of Kasumi."
"What about it?"
"You're not done with it yet?"
"I'm done with it, yesterday. What do you want?"
"I want the painting."
Rukawa and Mitsui noticed that Reiko was not in sight. Nobody can move that fast.
"Why?"
"I asked Kasumi to pose for you. Little did I expected, she'll fall for you."
"What?"
"She's always saying Mitsui this, Mitsui that."
"So what?"
"I want the painting."
"No way! Just because Kasumi is telling things about me doesn't mean she fell for me already."
"Shut up! She told me she fell for you since she brought me and Reiko to your painting session."
"So what? You don't have a relation."
"I've known Kasumi since we were kids I've always tried to get her attention."
"So, what does that have to do with me?"
"You're the cause why I can't get Kasumi now."
"I don't care about Kasumi. She's just a model."
"How could you say that?!"
"She's all yours. But the painting will be my centerpiece."
"You really don't care about her?"
"NO! Why would I?"
"Ok. I believe you. Sorry about this."
"Sure. Can we go?"
"Of course. I'm really sorry about this."
Mitsui and Rukawa went down.
"What was that all about?"
"I don't know."
They went home to their own ways.
The next day…
"Mitsui-sempai!"
Mitsui looked back.
"Oh, it's you Kasumi."
"Are you really finish with the painting?" She said while she held on to Mitsui's strong muscular arm.
"Yes."
"May I see it?"
"Nope. You'll just have to see it next week."
"Next week's your exhibit?"
"Yes."
"Are you going to put it there?"
"Yes. It'll be the centerpiece."
"Really?"
"Yes." Mitsui was smiling
"Thank you sempai!"
Kasumi left him. Mitsui seem to have forgotten what had happen the night before. Like Rukawa said, everyone remembers Reiko but forgets the time they spent.
Rukawa approached Mitsui.
"Didn't I warn you about her?"
"Yes. I know."
He left. Rukawa left too.
Mitsui went back to the art room…
"Watch out Mitsui-sempai." Kasumi let out an evil grin that can't be seen on anyone else but her.