Chapter 10: Unconscious Confession
Author: Mitsui no Miko
Soon, they got to the jetty. Rukawa was amazed at Sendoh's readiness when it comes to fishing.
"Do you always carry these things in your car?", he asked, pointing to the bucket and the two fishing rods that Sendoh was holding.
"Yup, so I can fish anytime I want," replied Sendoh with a grin.
"It would seem as though you like fishing better than playing ball."
"Nope, I carry a basketball in my trunk too."
The day's catch was ok. Rukawa enjoyed himself immensely. He could see why Sendoh always goes fishing. It was so relaxing, that he felt he could fall asleep immediately.
And he did.
"So Rukawa, how do you find fishing?" asked Sendoh.
Upon turning around, he saw a snoring drooling Rukawa sprawled on the pier.
"Yappari!", he said with a sweatdrop.
Sendoh was now faced with the task of getting Rukawa home. Luckily, Rukawa was light for his 187 cm frame. He strapped him into the passenger's seat, and drove to the Rukawa residence. He fiddled with the radio dial until he found an upbeat tune that he could hum to.
Anata dake mitsumeteru
deatta hi kara imademo zutto
anata sae soba ni ireba
Hoka ni nannimo iranai
yume no High Tension
With that last line, Sendoh remembered his dream last night. He smiled wistfully. Just then, he pulled over to Rukawa's house.
He rang the doorbell a few times, but nobody answered. Then he fished around Rukawa's pockets and found the keys to his front door. Having done so, he carried Rukawa into the house and into his bedroom.
He heard an almost inaudible murmuring from the sleeping boy and leant in to hear better.
"Akira…"
"Huh?!", the spiky haired boy thought aloud.
"I love you, Akira…"
Author's notes: I got the lyrics from www.animelyrics.com. Just couldn't help myself! I know it's more of a Haruko song than a SenRu song, but you gotta admit, it captures the moment! :)