--part 12--
vanilla snows in the soul
It's a painful night. A night that tore away a piece of Rukawa's heart. He was still mourning, in Haruko's arms, even though they're already miles away from the hospital. His heart aches and now his stomach's grumbling. The sun's already setting and he hasn't eat a single thing since last night. His vision became blurry and he felt fireflies were flying around his sight. His eyes were sore because of crying too much, and now his head feels so depressed and dizzy. He could fell down and fainted any moment from now, and he did. "Rukawa-kun!"
Haruko's confused. She didn't know what to do? Was it to drag him around to her house, since it's near, or just to stay with him until he had regain his consciousness. She didn't know when he'll wake up, so immediately, she chained the bike and carried the collapsed Rukawa to her house.
Meanwhile, at the Akagi residence, the Shohoku basketball team captain was walking back and forth, head filled with worries. He heard from his sister's friend that she didn't attend school today, and when he got back, she's not home. She could be anywhere in town, and he didn't know how to find her nor who to call. "Imouto! Where are you?!" He cried out loud since his parent's not home. Then straight after that the doorbell rang and he went to greet the visitor.
Beyond the entrance door, he found a figure of his sister, carrying a person who's not conscious, his arms hanging around her shoulders. "Imouto! Where have you been all day, and who's that stranger?" Akagi can't determine who the person is, since his face was covered with his long bangs. Haruko ignored her brother and walked into the house, into the living room. She helped the lad to recline over the sofa and took his shoes off for him.
"He's not a stranger, Oni-chan, can't you tell?" She then brushed the strands of dark and green-tinted hair away from the wet face, giving a clear look of the person's face.
"Rukawa Kaede? Why is he with you? I know he was absent 4 days ago and today, but I didn't expect that he was with you!" He stopped to ponder about his sentence, and blushed.
Looking at Akagi's tomato-red face, Haruko blushed too, as if she knew what her brother was thinking about. "Hentai! It wasn't like what you're thinking, Oni-chan!! Now can you please fetch some cold water and towel?"
Akagi glared at her sharply. "Okay, Oni-chan! I'll tell you the whole story after that, okay? Please, Oni-chan dearest?" She begged with her hands together.
Akagi sighed, he could never resist those pleas. Haruko's face was so irresistible, especially when she put on those puppy eyes. He headed to the kitchen and grabbed a plastic bowl, filled it with cold water and ice. As he walked back, questions are still ringing in his mind. How in the world Rukawa get to her anyway? There must be something strange, very very strange indeed. He then flushed all red again. "Here," he gave his sister the cold water. Haruko received it and stared at him with a quizzical face.
"Oni-chan, where's the towel?"
Akagi blinked. He forgot to grab a towel from the kitchen. Perhaps he was thinking of too much ecchi. "I-I'll go get it…". He ran back and get a medium sized towel, all white clean and fluffy, and handed it to Haruko. Haruko bowed in apreciation and dipped it into the bowl, soaking it wet with cold water. Then she folded it neatly and placed it over Rukawa's forehead, wiping the sweats away. "Imouto, now you should tell me what happened."
She looked at him through her back and sighed. "Well, when I was going to school, I met him. He looked so confused and so desperate, so I ask what was he doing, is he going to school or not, since he was wearing this outfit," she pointed at Rukawa's clothing. "You must know how I feel, Oni- chan…" She put on those wide, teary puppy eyes.
There are sweatdrops on Akagi's head. "What have you guys been doing from morning to evening? I hope it's not something bad… Akagi's face turned boiling red again.
"Oni-chan, why do you have to be so perverted?!"
He only shrugged. "Well…"
"It's a long story, Captain. Please forgive her. I'm the one to blame." Rukawa stood up, the wet towel on his hand. He had been conscious, and Haruko was relieved.
Akagi only sighed as when he noticed Rukawa's weary face. "Okay…"
Haruko smiled and threw herself to her brother. How she loved him, his patience, and his careness to her. All of the years they passed together, Akagi had been a protective and caring brother, yet he was all independent and strong. It was really a pleasure to have Akagi as a brother, and Haruko loved him so.
Rukawa's stomach began to grumble again, now it's beginning to ache. He should grab a thing or two to eat on his way home. Haruko looked at him and smiled. "Oni-chan, have you eaten dinner?"
Akagi shook his head. "Rukawa perhaps you could join us for dinner this time, Haruko is an expert cook. She made all kinds of delicious things." He nudged Haruko's arm with his elbow joint softly. Haruko only blushed.
The Shohoku ace felt glad that he at last could eat. He only nodded and sat there silently. Suddenly his mind reminded him about the event that had occurred lately, Sendoh's death. Sendoh's dead, it's a fact, it's not a nightmare that he could just wake up from, it's real. Rukawa shuddered and covered his face with his hands.
"Rukawa are you okay? You looked all so tired."
"…Ah… Hai, Captain. I'm okay."
Akagi took a seat and faced Rukawa. "How's Sendoh doing? Did you pay a visit or two lately?"
The sentence shot through his heart like pressures of pain, causing his heart to ache so bad. Rukawa gritted his teeth and shut his eyes tight behind the hands that had been covering his face. What should he answer? Why did Akagi had to ask him that question?
The critic situation was interrupted by the sound of the bell from the door. Akagi quickly stood up and rushed to the door to see who it was. He twisted the doorknob and opened it. It was Uozumi in a blue T-shirt and black trouser with 3 white stripes on the sides of it. "Uozumi? What brings you here? Would you like to come in?"
Uozumi shook his head and bit his bottom lip. He looked aside, breaking the contact between Akagi's eyes and his. "Akagi… I'm here to deliver the news."
The gorilla-like man inside the house was confused and curious. "What news," he said. Uozumi didn't reply, then he closed his eyelids. Before speaking anymore words he took a deep breath.
"Akagi… Sendoh Akira is no more…"
Akagi freezed on the doorway. He felt like his eyes were blank for a moment and his heart skipped a beat.
"He died just then, about half an hour or so. His mom called me."
Akagi shook his head in disbelief. This couldn't be true, he thought Sendoh was doing fine and he's about to recover.
"Gomen Akagi…"
Rukawa walked to the doorway squeezed his way out between the two giants. He can't take it, listening to anymore of this sad talks about Sendoh Akira. It just make him feel like he want to run away to the middle of nowhere. "I'm leaving, Captain." Without wating for anymore answers he left and walked back to his house. It seems like he didn't care about his bike that had been chained to a light pole.
The temperature was so cold, it was freezing. The bitter cold caressed Rukawa's pale skin and it bit through his bones. He felt himself chilling, since he's not wearing any jacket at all. It could snow any moment from now.
Finally he reached his mansion and opened the gate, which was unlocked. Tiny drops of vanilla came from the sky, landing onto earth. Rukawa looked up. "Yuki da…" He whispered slowly.
He watched the snows fall down gently. It seemed so beautiful and so serene. Every bits dance in the air, twisting and turning playfully. "Kirei…" Teardrops began to fell again. He can't manage to hold back his tears, he was too overwhelmed by his grief.
a.n :: haha I've made Akagi turned to an ecchi brother in this chap! How cruel am I! Hehehe anyways, it's still going on… still still still going :)
btw, r&r plz, minna-san! I will really appreciate it :)
vanilla snows in the soul
It's a painful night. A night that tore away a piece of Rukawa's heart. He was still mourning, in Haruko's arms, even though they're already miles away from the hospital. His heart aches and now his stomach's grumbling. The sun's already setting and he hasn't eat a single thing since last night. His vision became blurry and he felt fireflies were flying around his sight. His eyes were sore because of crying too much, and now his head feels so depressed and dizzy. He could fell down and fainted any moment from now, and he did. "Rukawa-kun!"
Haruko's confused. She didn't know what to do? Was it to drag him around to her house, since it's near, or just to stay with him until he had regain his consciousness. She didn't know when he'll wake up, so immediately, she chained the bike and carried the collapsed Rukawa to her house.
Meanwhile, at the Akagi residence, the Shohoku basketball team captain was walking back and forth, head filled with worries. He heard from his sister's friend that she didn't attend school today, and when he got back, she's not home. She could be anywhere in town, and he didn't know how to find her nor who to call. "Imouto! Where are you?!" He cried out loud since his parent's not home. Then straight after that the doorbell rang and he went to greet the visitor.
Beyond the entrance door, he found a figure of his sister, carrying a person who's not conscious, his arms hanging around her shoulders. "Imouto! Where have you been all day, and who's that stranger?" Akagi can't determine who the person is, since his face was covered with his long bangs. Haruko ignored her brother and walked into the house, into the living room. She helped the lad to recline over the sofa and took his shoes off for him.
"He's not a stranger, Oni-chan, can't you tell?" She then brushed the strands of dark and green-tinted hair away from the wet face, giving a clear look of the person's face.
"Rukawa Kaede? Why is he with you? I know he was absent 4 days ago and today, but I didn't expect that he was with you!" He stopped to ponder about his sentence, and blushed.
Looking at Akagi's tomato-red face, Haruko blushed too, as if she knew what her brother was thinking about. "Hentai! It wasn't like what you're thinking, Oni-chan!! Now can you please fetch some cold water and towel?"
Akagi glared at her sharply. "Okay, Oni-chan! I'll tell you the whole story after that, okay? Please, Oni-chan dearest?" She begged with her hands together.
Akagi sighed, he could never resist those pleas. Haruko's face was so irresistible, especially when she put on those puppy eyes. He headed to the kitchen and grabbed a plastic bowl, filled it with cold water and ice. As he walked back, questions are still ringing in his mind. How in the world Rukawa get to her anyway? There must be something strange, very very strange indeed. He then flushed all red again. "Here," he gave his sister the cold water. Haruko received it and stared at him with a quizzical face.
"Oni-chan, where's the towel?"
Akagi blinked. He forgot to grab a towel from the kitchen. Perhaps he was thinking of too much ecchi. "I-I'll go get it…". He ran back and get a medium sized towel, all white clean and fluffy, and handed it to Haruko. Haruko bowed in apreciation and dipped it into the bowl, soaking it wet with cold water. Then she folded it neatly and placed it over Rukawa's forehead, wiping the sweats away. "Imouto, now you should tell me what happened."
She looked at him through her back and sighed. "Well, when I was going to school, I met him. He looked so confused and so desperate, so I ask what was he doing, is he going to school or not, since he was wearing this outfit," she pointed at Rukawa's clothing. "You must know how I feel, Oni- chan…" She put on those wide, teary puppy eyes.
There are sweatdrops on Akagi's head. "What have you guys been doing from morning to evening? I hope it's not something bad… Akagi's face turned boiling red again.
"Oni-chan, why do you have to be so perverted?!"
He only shrugged. "Well…"
"It's a long story, Captain. Please forgive her. I'm the one to blame." Rukawa stood up, the wet towel on his hand. He had been conscious, and Haruko was relieved.
Akagi only sighed as when he noticed Rukawa's weary face. "Okay…"
Haruko smiled and threw herself to her brother. How she loved him, his patience, and his careness to her. All of the years they passed together, Akagi had been a protective and caring brother, yet he was all independent and strong. It was really a pleasure to have Akagi as a brother, and Haruko loved him so.
Rukawa's stomach began to grumble again, now it's beginning to ache. He should grab a thing or two to eat on his way home. Haruko looked at him and smiled. "Oni-chan, have you eaten dinner?"
Akagi shook his head. "Rukawa perhaps you could join us for dinner this time, Haruko is an expert cook. She made all kinds of delicious things." He nudged Haruko's arm with his elbow joint softly. Haruko only blushed.
The Shohoku ace felt glad that he at last could eat. He only nodded and sat there silently. Suddenly his mind reminded him about the event that had occurred lately, Sendoh's death. Sendoh's dead, it's a fact, it's not a nightmare that he could just wake up from, it's real. Rukawa shuddered and covered his face with his hands.
"Rukawa are you okay? You looked all so tired."
"…Ah… Hai, Captain. I'm okay."
Akagi took a seat and faced Rukawa. "How's Sendoh doing? Did you pay a visit or two lately?"
The sentence shot through his heart like pressures of pain, causing his heart to ache so bad. Rukawa gritted his teeth and shut his eyes tight behind the hands that had been covering his face. What should he answer? Why did Akagi had to ask him that question?
The critic situation was interrupted by the sound of the bell from the door. Akagi quickly stood up and rushed to the door to see who it was. He twisted the doorknob and opened it. It was Uozumi in a blue T-shirt and black trouser with 3 white stripes on the sides of it. "Uozumi? What brings you here? Would you like to come in?"
Uozumi shook his head and bit his bottom lip. He looked aside, breaking the contact between Akagi's eyes and his. "Akagi… I'm here to deliver the news."
The gorilla-like man inside the house was confused and curious. "What news," he said. Uozumi didn't reply, then he closed his eyelids. Before speaking anymore words he took a deep breath.
"Akagi… Sendoh Akira is no more…"
Akagi freezed on the doorway. He felt like his eyes were blank for a moment and his heart skipped a beat.
"He died just then, about half an hour or so. His mom called me."
Akagi shook his head in disbelief. This couldn't be true, he thought Sendoh was doing fine and he's about to recover.
"Gomen Akagi…"
Rukawa walked to the doorway squeezed his way out between the two giants. He can't take it, listening to anymore of this sad talks about Sendoh Akira. It just make him feel like he want to run away to the middle of nowhere. "I'm leaving, Captain." Without wating for anymore answers he left and walked back to his house. It seems like he didn't care about his bike that had been chained to a light pole.
The temperature was so cold, it was freezing. The bitter cold caressed Rukawa's pale skin and it bit through his bones. He felt himself chilling, since he's not wearing any jacket at all. It could snow any moment from now.
Finally he reached his mansion and opened the gate, which was unlocked. Tiny drops of vanilla came from the sky, landing onto earth. Rukawa looked up. "Yuki da…" He whispered slowly.
He watched the snows fall down gently. It seemed so beautiful and so serene. Every bits dance in the air, twisting and turning playfully. "Kirei…" Teardrops began to fell again. He can't manage to hold back his tears, he was too overwhelmed by his grief.
a.n :: haha I've made Akagi turned to an ecchi brother in this chap! How cruel am I! Hehehe anyways, it's still going on… still still still going :)
btw, r&r plz, minna-san! I will really appreciate it :)