Hi minna! Thanks to all those who reviewed it here and in the SenRu ml! I really appreciate it! Here's Chapter 2, and it's a bit short, but there's more to come, ok?
Chapter 2: School Days
Author: Mitsui no Miko
"Ring!"
Rukawa jolted awake, courtesy of his trusty alarm clock. It was amazing how that particular clock had survived despite years of being thrown against the wall by Rukawa every morning.
He would have preferred to stay in bed, but an athlete has to go to school too. Rather than risk being ejected from the team due to excessive absences, he chose to go to school. Anyway, he could sleep during classes.
"Rukawa-kun?", a hopeful voice asked.
He looked up in annoyance, and saw it was Haruko.
"Oh, it's you. What is it?", he asked.
"Oni-chan asked me to give you this", she said, handing him a piece of paper, blushing all the while.
He murmured his thanks and started to read the note.
Practice will go on as usual. Kogure and I will be late because of advance classes.
Akagi Takenori
No one had to tell him that, he would practice basketball rain or shine. Weather never mattered. Only basketball did.
He slept through the rest of his classes, not minding his classmates' idle chatter or the teeth-grinding of his exasperated teachers.
Finally, the bell rang. He suddenly awoke, stood up, and headed to the gym, much to the amusement of his classmates.