--part 1—
Rematch! Ryonan vs. Shohoku!
It's 4 pm in the afternoon. The sky was turning to deep shade of salmon. The sun was setting on the edge of the horizon while students emptied the school. "Oi, Hanamichi! Coming to practice?" Ryota ran towards him from the end of the hallway. The redhead looked at him over his shoulder.
"What are you talking about, Miyagi? I'm a tensai! Tensai never takes a day off! Well, if I did, it wouldn't affect my skills coz I'm a tensai! Mwahahahaha!"
Miyagi sighed. "Well, I'm just asking to go to the gym together, not asking you to brag about yourself."
"Mwahahahahaha! Oi, Miyagi, the tensai knows everything! Bwahahahaha!!" Hanamichi put his arm across the shorter one's shoulders and patted his head. Then they both walked together to the gym with making a hell lot of noise.
"Morons." Rukawa was there all the time, walking behind them with his Nike sports bag and his shoes in his hand.
"Oioioi, minna! Hurry up! We got important training to do before the game coming up!" Ayako shouted to them from the edge of the gym's court. It is true that they have a game coming up in 4 days. A game against Ryonan High school. The team had beaten them and now Shohoku High can't accept losing anymore. They have to win.
"What's up with Ayako today? She's so bossy and orders us around!" Sakuragi whispered to Miyagi while they run around the court for warm ups.
"I don't know…Maybe she got PMS."
BONK! Both Hanamichi and Miyagi's head was hit by Ayako's usual weapon, the folded paper-fan. "I heard that…" Her face was red and was ready to explode. Both of their faces turned blue in fear.
"Aya-chan…"
A game against Ryonan high. This is what Rukawa had been waiting for. On his last competition with them, the Shohoku High had lost just 1 point against them. Now is their chance to bring back their pride. I believe each members of the basketball here is waiting for the moment to come. And maybe I can meet that Sendoh again. Now let's see who's better…
"Akira, are you still in the team?"
"Yes, mother…"
His mother looked down and sighed deeply. "Akira, I'm suggesting that you quit. You have a serious health problem, my son. According to the doctor, your heart is in serious period right now. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings but.. If you keep on playing in the team, sooner or later… you'll…you'll…"
Sendoh smiled and held her soft hand. "Kaasan… If this were to be the last days of my life, I would spend it in basketball. That's all I've ever dreamt, Kaasan… You know I have been wishing to be a good basketball player and win trophies and everything!" He looked deep into her dark brown eyes, showing more than what he had said.
"Akira… I don't want to lose you…Just like I've lost Tousan…" Tears filled the edge of her eyes. She remembered her husband, dying while playing baseball in the J major league tournament. He had been just the same like him, wanting to be the best baseball player of all time since he was dating her. But he got serious heart problem, one that will risk his own life. "Did you remember, Akira, when you were 5 years old?"
"Tousan…?"
She nodded. Tears fell down and rolled her wrinkled cheeks. "He was playing in the Japanese Major League Tournament, an event that he's been dreaming. Our doctor had already told him not to play, but he's just the same like you, Akira, he wished to be the best pitcher even though it can cost his own life. And there he was, ready to pitch, and just about then…"She can barely continue to talk. Sendoh grabbed a tissue paper and smothered his mother's wet cheek. "He was… he was kind and energetic, happy- go-lucky, like you… just like you…"
"Kaasan… I understood but please. Just let me finish the upcoming game with Shohoku high… Onegai, Kaasan…" Sendoh pleaded softly while wiping his mother's teardrops. "I promise… that after that, I'll quit basketball."
She looked up and smiled, but then looked away and shook her head. "Akira… you're dying…"
Sendoh smiled and closed his eyes. He tightened his grip and sighed. I'm… dying… He had to face the fact. A fact that'll drive his sanity out of him. He didn't want to cry in front of his mother. It'll make her become sadder. He wanted to act tough in front of her, so that she won't have to shed her teardrops anymore.
It is just 2 more days till the game. Rukawa walked down the vacant road while listening to his Discman. It was a tiring day at school today, even at the basketball practice. "Oi there!" Rukawa turned to see who was calling him. "I believe you are that Rukawa Kaede from Shohoku, right?"
Sendoh Akira…What is he doing here? Rukawa took off his headphones and tucked it in his pocket. He nodded. "Sendoh Akira…"
"Hai, that's me! Ooh…. You look pretty much exhausted. Basketball practice today?" Sendoh was dressed in a white shirt and a blue jumper and long cotton trouser. A bag was hanging on his right shoulder.
"Yeah… Sort of…" Rukawa replied in a monotone voice, showing no intention of being asked.
"Hey, I know a good drinking place. Let's go there and of course, if you don't mind, though…" Sendoh pointed his finger to the direction of his back, "I'll pay…" Rukawa shrugged and walked beside him downtown.
a.n : the intro sucked didn't it? (
Rematch! Ryonan vs. Shohoku!
It's 4 pm in the afternoon. The sky was turning to deep shade of salmon. The sun was setting on the edge of the horizon while students emptied the school. "Oi, Hanamichi! Coming to practice?" Ryota ran towards him from the end of the hallway. The redhead looked at him over his shoulder.
"What are you talking about, Miyagi? I'm a tensai! Tensai never takes a day off! Well, if I did, it wouldn't affect my skills coz I'm a tensai! Mwahahahaha!"
Miyagi sighed. "Well, I'm just asking to go to the gym together, not asking you to brag about yourself."
"Mwahahahahaha! Oi, Miyagi, the tensai knows everything! Bwahahahaha!!" Hanamichi put his arm across the shorter one's shoulders and patted his head. Then they both walked together to the gym with making a hell lot of noise.
"Morons." Rukawa was there all the time, walking behind them with his Nike sports bag and his shoes in his hand.
"Oioioi, minna! Hurry up! We got important training to do before the game coming up!" Ayako shouted to them from the edge of the gym's court. It is true that they have a game coming up in 4 days. A game against Ryonan High school. The team had beaten them and now Shohoku High can't accept losing anymore. They have to win.
"What's up with Ayako today? She's so bossy and orders us around!" Sakuragi whispered to Miyagi while they run around the court for warm ups.
"I don't know…Maybe she got PMS."
BONK! Both Hanamichi and Miyagi's head was hit by Ayako's usual weapon, the folded paper-fan. "I heard that…" Her face was red and was ready to explode. Both of their faces turned blue in fear.
"Aya-chan…"
A game against Ryonan high. This is what Rukawa had been waiting for. On his last competition with them, the Shohoku High had lost just 1 point against them. Now is their chance to bring back their pride. I believe each members of the basketball here is waiting for the moment to come. And maybe I can meet that Sendoh again. Now let's see who's better…
"Akira, are you still in the team?"
"Yes, mother…"
His mother looked down and sighed deeply. "Akira, I'm suggesting that you quit. You have a serious health problem, my son. According to the doctor, your heart is in serious period right now. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings but.. If you keep on playing in the team, sooner or later… you'll…you'll…"
Sendoh smiled and held her soft hand. "Kaasan… If this were to be the last days of my life, I would spend it in basketball. That's all I've ever dreamt, Kaasan… You know I have been wishing to be a good basketball player and win trophies and everything!" He looked deep into her dark brown eyes, showing more than what he had said.
"Akira… I don't want to lose you…Just like I've lost Tousan…" Tears filled the edge of her eyes. She remembered her husband, dying while playing baseball in the J major league tournament. He had been just the same like him, wanting to be the best baseball player of all time since he was dating her. But he got serious heart problem, one that will risk his own life. "Did you remember, Akira, when you were 5 years old?"
"Tousan…?"
She nodded. Tears fell down and rolled her wrinkled cheeks. "He was playing in the Japanese Major League Tournament, an event that he's been dreaming. Our doctor had already told him not to play, but he's just the same like you, Akira, he wished to be the best pitcher even though it can cost his own life. And there he was, ready to pitch, and just about then…"She can barely continue to talk. Sendoh grabbed a tissue paper and smothered his mother's wet cheek. "He was… he was kind and energetic, happy- go-lucky, like you… just like you…"
"Kaasan… I understood but please. Just let me finish the upcoming game with Shohoku high… Onegai, Kaasan…" Sendoh pleaded softly while wiping his mother's teardrops. "I promise… that after that, I'll quit basketball."
She looked up and smiled, but then looked away and shook her head. "Akira… you're dying…"
Sendoh smiled and closed his eyes. He tightened his grip and sighed. I'm… dying… He had to face the fact. A fact that'll drive his sanity out of him. He didn't want to cry in front of his mother. It'll make her become sadder. He wanted to act tough in front of her, so that she won't have to shed her teardrops anymore.
It is just 2 more days till the game. Rukawa walked down the vacant road while listening to his Discman. It was a tiring day at school today, even at the basketball practice. "Oi there!" Rukawa turned to see who was calling him. "I believe you are that Rukawa Kaede from Shohoku, right?"
Sendoh Akira…What is he doing here? Rukawa took off his headphones and tucked it in his pocket. He nodded. "Sendoh Akira…"
"Hai, that's me! Ooh…. You look pretty much exhausted. Basketball practice today?" Sendoh was dressed in a white shirt and a blue jumper and long cotton trouser. A bag was hanging on his right shoulder.
"Yeah… Sort of…" Rukawa replied in a monotone voice, showing no intention of being asked.
"Hey, I know a good drinking place. Let's go there and of course, if you don't mind, though…" Sendoh pointed his finger to the direction of his back, "I'll pay…" Rukawa shrugged and walked beside him downtown.
a.n : the intro sucked didn't it? (