::Time Heals All Wounds ::

[Chapter Eleven / Epilogue]

[The Magic]

Disclaimer: Slam Dunk and its characters do not belong to me!

Author's Notes: Just had to add this chapter in…to round off the story and to let the readers go "awww" once more! Hope you've enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it! Review, 'k? Check out my second SD fic too!



Replies:

White-angel: It was kinda like the ending, cos this is the epilogue…hope you liked the story!

Joy: Thanks! Glad you liked the story!

Cookies: sorry, this is really short…forgive and forget?







The days of summer passed quickly.

The days of summer basketball passed quickly.

At its peak, at the Inter High, Shohoku's pace was feverish and fast.

Then, after a crowning victory over Sannoh, they lost in the next game.

But everyone who was watching knew that Shohoku had emerged an uncrowned winner.

Uncrowned? Maybe not. One look at the faces of the players of Sannoh would tell of that.

But not everyone knew of the other uncrowned victor.



Suzuki Kimi watched from her place on the Shohoku bench, as honorary member of the team.



Summer was over.

Summer was gone.

But for Kimi, something lived on.

The spirit of summer, free and flying.

The spirit of a free and flying heart, healed after its awful torment.

The spirit of a free and flying heart, with its partner beside it.



Tokyo University came and went for both Kogure and Kimi.

Kimi was dancing with joy as she clutched her diploma. Smiling with equal happiness beside her were Miyuki, Kogure and his parents.



Kogure and Kimi were in a restaurant, enjoying a meal together.

They had both found jobs, his was as an architect, hers was as a solicitor.

Kogure was nervous.

Having ploughed through the courses from appetiser to dessert, Kogure and Kimi were both sitting there, sipping their coffee and talking.

Kogure slipped his hand discreetly into his pocket.

And pulled out a box.

A small box.

"Kimi-chan," he began slowly, "will you marry me?"

The ring, it is little box, glinted in the light.

As Kimi gaped in surprise.

"Definitely."



The curtain closes on the couple in a restaurant, gazing into each others' eyes with a love that can only be felt, not spoken or described.

Love. It was magic.