Author: I own the characters that are NOT from Slam Dunk…. If they are from Slam Dunk, they are property of Inoue Takehiko. Please don't sue me… Also, a foreword, I tend to be long winded when writing my fics, so at least you get the overall picture, as well as the locations/background, and worth your dollar on Internet charges! LOL Please do email/review me, and I can update the previous chapters. Thanks!
Words in italics or between slashes are thoughts, words within ^^ are actions, unless otherwise stated, words in brackets are locations usually before each section.
P/s: This fic MAY be in tune with what actually happened in the original anime, but as this is a fic of mine, there MIGHT be parts that will be OOC… But that's what makes it nice, ne? Bwa ha ha ha ha!!!! ^_^
(=^_^=) Chapter 11 – Ikegami's Sweet Plan (=^_^=)
(L.I.D.[author]: Please note, before reading on, if you have the song, Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know BY the singer Britney Spears on your pc or CD, please listen to it later during the fic. Thank you!)
When Yumi, Jun and Aki reached Ikegami's home, Yumi went up to the door to ring the doorbell.
-Ding Dong!
/Aa. They're here… He he he… / thought Ikegami, rubbing his hands in a mad scientist kind of way. He made sure that Aki was behind the three of them, before opening the door.
"Welcome mina!!! Come in and help yourselves to the food!" welcomed Ikegami.
Yumi: "Arigato! Here's a little something for the party!" as she handed her pack of snacks.
Uozumi: "Aa."
Aki: "Hai! Here's my contribution, soft drinks!" as Aki showed a carton of Qoo from behind.
When Yumi and Uozumi placed one step into Ikegami's home, they were surprised when their host suddenly smiled and placed his arms around their shoulders.
"Nani, Ikegami?" asked Uozumi, suddenly growing wary of his best friend.
"Nani, Ikegami-kun?" asked Yumi.
"Ano, you two, I'm afraid that you have to do something first before you can feast in my home for tonight…"
"What would that be?" both asked Ikegami, their faces showing puzzlement.
"Miru…" said Ikegami, pointing to the mistletoe that was hung above them from the door.
"Gackkk!!!" cried Uozumi, shocked out of his wits, at the sight of the mistletoe. /Ikegami!! What the HELL are you trying to do???? /
Yumi just stared at the mistletoe, and giggled. She knew the meaning of the mistletoe, and what it entailed for the people who crossed its path during Christmas season.
Uozumi heard Yumi's giggle, and sweat dropped. What showed on Yumi's face after her giggle made Uozumi blush very much. Yumi smiled. Ikegami noticed Uozumi's blush and smiled as well to himself. /Yosh! Plan A executed!!/
"That's what we have to do, Ikegami-kun?" asked Yumi.
"Hai. It's tradition, and I'm sure Yumi-chan isn't one to break traditions, now are you, Yumi-chan?" smiled Ikegami. "Tradition for mistletoe requires the persons under it to kiss on the lips during Christmas time…"
"You seem to know me quite well, Ikegami-kun!" laughed Yumi, oblivious to Uozumi's blush, which was threatening to burn his cheeks. "Ne, Jun-Jun, would you mind it if I kissed you?" asked Yumi, smiling at her male companion, subtly moistening her lips.
/Would I mind? Are you crazy? Argh! I didn't mean to call you crazy Mi-chan! Of course not! I'd love for you to kiss me! Wait, what am I thinking!!! As much as I would like you to kiss me, I can't ask that of you! Wait, this isn't to be asked, we're being forced into it! But then again, it's not forced, because, I want to do it, and apparently Mi-chan wants to, since it's Christmas and all… What the hell am I THINKING??? /
Through all that thinking, Uozumi Jun could only say one word; "Nope."
Then, will all good-naturedness, Yumi encircled her arms around Uozumi's neck and on her toes, making him bend down, and as Uozumi held Yumi's shoulders, both closed their eyes, and she kissed Uozumi lightly, yet fully on the lips. Ikegami took a photo of the scene with his slim camera, and wasn't noticed by either party. /You owe me big time, Uozumi. / Smiled Ikegami at his best friend.
After the two parted from their Christmas kiss, Yumi smiled, wished Uozumi a Merry Christmas, and proceeded to drag Aki to the buffet table, after Aki received a swift kiss on the lips from Ikegami. (L.I.D.[author]: ^Sweat drop^ Hungry thing isn't she, pointing to Yumi. ) Uozumi however, was still rooted to the same spot, and was blushing like a hot volcano. (L.I.D.[author]: hey, his blush is THAT red! ^_^ )
"Hey Uozumi, unless you want me to kiss you too, shouldn't you come in and sit down?" teased Ikegami, waving his hands in front of Uozumi.
"Aa." Replied Uozumi absentmindedly, and walked to the fireplace, Ikegami following him. "What just happened?"
"I believe, my dear best friend, that, ^Whispers into Uozumi's ear^ the girl you've been having a crush on, just kissed you on the lips!!!"
"URUSEI!!! Ano… Ikegami, am… am I dreaming?" asked Uozumi, staring at the blue bracelet Yumi had given him for his birthday.
"Nope!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah!"
"Sure?"
"YES!!!"
"Ok."
Ikegami: ^Sweat drop^ "You just relax, I've to go tend to the others…"
"Hai."
With that, Ikegami left Uozumi to slowly think about what just transpired, and smiled. /Time to execute Plan B! /
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"Yumi-chan, I can't believe you kissed Uozumi-kun on the lips!!!" cried Aki.
"Why not? It's for Christmas, and besides, Jun-Jun isn't some stranger to me, you know that…" replied Yumi, piling her plate with food.
"But what about Akagi-kun? Don't forget one IMPORTANT detail, Yumi-chan, Akagi-kun's from Shohoku High, Uozumi-kun, you and I are from Ryonan High. RYONAN HIGH!!!"
"What about Nori-kun? So?"
"What about him? WHAT ABOUT HIM??? Have you gone nuts, Yumi-chan? Don't you think Akagi-kun is going to jealous?" Aki asked disbelievingly. "And don't you think that the students from Ryonan High would think you and Uozumi-kun would be an item sooner or later? No one in Ryonan High knows about you and Akagi-kun!!!" Aki hissed at her best friend.
"Nope. Nori-kun knows about Jun-Jun, and he's fine about it. I anticipated this, my dear Aki-chan… As for what people say, I know Nori-kun would not be that shallow… do give him credit, Aki-chan… I don't care what people say… Also, Jun-Jun's very close to me, and it's only right I be free to give him a Christmas kiss… Hai, even though no one knows about Nori-kun, he knows what school rivalry is, so we're not going to let the fact that we're in different schools deter us!" Yumi replied, munching on a crab cake. (L.I.D.[author]: drools… I want a crab cake too…I'm hungry just writing this! T_T)
"Anticipated kissing Uozumi-kun?? Even if it was for Christmas, on the lips???"
"Hai. Aki-chan, if I kissed another guy, it would be wrong, but Jun-Jun? I don't' think so, since he and I are so close! Nori-kun knows there's nothing going on between me, and Jun-Jun, so don't worry!! It's tradition, so quit being a worry wart!!!"
"You and Akagi-kun… Omae ga…"
"You envy us, don't you Aki-chan?? Come on, admit it!!!!" teased Yumi, nudging her best friend.
Aki just stuffed her face with two pieces of sushi to prevent her face from openly sulking. Yumi just laughed out loud.
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"HA HA HA HA HA!!!!"
Uozumi could hear Yumi's loud and jolly laughter amongst the loud music, and he turned to see Yumi laughing with Aki, whose face was stuffed with sushi. (L.I.D.[author]: OK, this is a humour snippet… SO LAUGH!! BWA HA HA HA ha ha ha… OK, go on reading. :p ) He could only see the wide smile of Yumi in his eyes. /Did we really kiss? Would this start something between us? I don't know… They could be laughing about me for all I know… No… Mi-chan would not laugh at me, I know her that well. /
"All right, everyone! Here's the highlight of the evening!!! Let's have our Karaoke session!!! So, this evening, by a special request, the first performance tonight would be by our dear friend, Kuna Yumi!!! Give it up for her!!!" announced Ikegami. "I've been told she's a marvellous singer from a reliable source!"
Yumi sputtered out the liquid that was her drink onto her plate. "Wha…What!!! Aki……" Yumi's eyes were now daggered at Aki, who inched away from her friend. "Hey, I'm sorry! I didn't know he was going to make you sing!!! Honest!!"
"Come on, Yumi-chan, everyone's waiting!!" grinned Ikegami.
Resigned to her fate, Yumi went to where the microphone was, and smiled a forced smile.
"So, the first song for tonight will be, "Don't let me be the last to know" by Britney Spears, Yumi-chan, can you handle that?" Ikegami asked Yumi, covering the microphone, so his voice is heard by Yumi only.
"Hai… Ikegami-kun, how could you???"
"Hey, it's Christmas, ne?" grinned Ikegami back at an exasperated Yumi. /Plus, I have to help Uozumi realise his feelings for you, don't I? /
"Yare yare…"
Picking up the microphone, and looking at the crowd, and glancing at Uozumi, she smiled. Uozumi gave her a thumbs-up sign, to support her, and Yumi was thankful for his support.
"Mina (Everyone), I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, and I swear that after this song, I'm going to wring someone's neck for sabotaging me like this." Said Yumi, looking at Aki who tried to hide behind the artificial plats in Ikegami's home.
This elicited laughter from everyone. Then, Yumi began to sing.
Britney Spears - Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know
My friends say, you're so into me
And that you need me desperately ^at this, Uozumi looked kind of nervous, Ikegami looked pleased^
They say you say we're so complete
But I need to hear it straight from you
If you want me to believe it's true
I've been waiting for so long it hurts ^Yumi closes her eyes^
I wanna hear you say the words, please ^Yumi looks pleadingly^
Don't
Don't let me be the last to know
Don't hold back
Just let it go
I need to hear you say
You need me all the way
Oh, if you love me so
Don't let me be
The last to know
(In Uozumi's mind, he was debating whether to make his feelings for Yumi known or not.)
Ooh
Your body language says so much
Yeah, I feel it in the way you touch
But till you say the words its not enough ^Yumi shakes her head^
C'mon tell me you're in love
Please
Don't
Don't let me be the last to know
Don't hold back
Just let it go
I need to hear you say
You need me all the way
Oh, if you love me so
Don't let me be
The last to know
C'mon baby ^Yumi beckons the people to come over while singing^
C'mon darling
Ooh yeah
C'mon, let me be the one
C'mon now
Oooh
Yeah
I need to hear you say
You love me all the way
And I don't wanna wait another day
I wanna feel the way you feel ^points to the audience, and Uozumi thinks she's pointing at him and he blushes^
Oh C'mon
Don't; just let me be the one
Don't hold back
Just let it go
I need to hear you say
You need me all the way
So... Baby if you love me
Don't let me be the last to know
(End of song)
A roar of approval from everyone made Yumi blush, and she thanked everyone, and bowed, as she gave the microphone back to Ikegami, for the next person in line who was going to sing karaoke.
"Sugoi, Yumi-chan!!!" cried Aki.
"Yare yare… I'm going to deal with you soon enough, my dear Aki-chan…" Yumi replied, evilly smiling, at which Aki gulped.
Uozumi was rooted to the ground he stood on. This was the first time he had ever heard his Mi-chan sing a full song, ever. Sure, he had heard her humming or singing a few verses, but never one full song! Her voice, as well as the song she just sang spellbound Uozumi. It was as if Yumi was beckoning him to reveal his innermost feelings for her. His heart and mind was in turmoil from confusion. He didn't know what to do… Should he tell her? Should he keep quiet? Was there someone else in her life? He didn't know. And he also didn't know what was he going to do; after he confirmed what feeling he had in his heart.
Ai (love)? Suki (like)? Which was it? Truly?
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(=^_^=) Meow!
E.C-san: Akagi's a sweetheart! ^_^
Fehrocious-san: LOL yeap! I know what you mean, imagine a tall guy who's the guy you're dating, purposely stooping down to kiss you! Kawaii! ^_^
Yuuki-san: Hope you like this chapter! How r u getting on? ^_^
Nellie-san: LOL I love giants. ^_^