:: With Eyes that See ::
[Chapter Eleven]
[A Walk in the Park]
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk and its characters do not belong to me…
Author's Notes: Here's the next instalment…enjoy! Don't forget to review! While waiting for the next chapter, be sure to check out my other fic, "Time Heals All Wounds"…hopefully, it won't be a long wait!
Replies:
Dre@ms of Akira: Glad you've already updated your fic…here's mine!
Icko14: Your comments are always appreciated! *hugs* All the best in your studies! I'll be tuning down soon too…major exams this year too! If you do read, do drop a one-liner to tell me! Glad to know that you've not disappeared into thin air! *grins*
Cookies: *breathes sigh of relief* whew, that's one reviewer who doesn't mind the pairing…thanks!
Keax-XV: ROFL…get it now…*grin* sorry, Seiko doesn't feature here…but I tried to give a more concrete feeling of Shika's predicament as a blind person…hope you'll like it!
The park was beautiful. Rukawa and Shika strolled along, attracting stares from passers-by, though for what reason one could not say. Was it Rukawa's height and looks, or Shika's blindness and guide dog? Or maybe just the sight of two such people walking together.
Shika stopped suddenly.
She said, "I can feel the breeze."
Rukawa stopped too. He felt the wind tugging at his hair, brushing across his face.
And closed his eyes.
It had been a long time since he had paused to enjoy nature's beauty. And he was suddenly ashamed. He had needed a girl who had lost the ability to see this beauty to tell him so.
"There, to your left is a line of trees. They're in full bloom, with tiny yellow flowers."
This line was the longest Shika had ever heard from Rukawa. She swivelled her head in his direction, as if questioning his sanity.
Then smiled slightly.
Rukawa was stunned. Had he just said that?
Shika moved toward Rukawa, holding out her hand. He took it.
She said, "Rukawa-kun, let me see you."
Rukawa was looking at her with an expression of puzzlement. See?
Then he felt her hand on his cheek, its smooth surface on his skin.
Then he realised that, up to now, she had absolutely no idea how anyone she had met looked like.
Shika placed her right hand on Rukawa's cheek. He had a rather sharp chin, and a fringe that was quite long. Her thumb brushed his lips, which were slightly open. She moved to touch his shoulder. Broad, muscular.
Rukawa's heart was melting. You'd think it would take more than a walk in the park for that to happen.
But he didn't show it.
Shika let her hand hang once more by her side.
"Now I have an idea of what you look like."
"Tell me more of what is growing in the park."
Rukawa hesitantly began describing what he saw around him.
It was a mammoth task. For one who had limited himself to so little words for so long.
But it was a task he relished, now that he had rediscovered his love for the world around him. A love which he had lost ages ago.
What was growing in the park?
A love so secret only one person knew of.
A love for the beauty of nature, rediscovered.
A love for another human, newly found.
[Chapter Eleven]
[A Walk in the Park]
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk and its characters do not belong to me…
Author's Notes: Here's the next instalment…enjoy! Don't forget to review! While waiting for the next chapter, be sure to check out my other fic, "Time Heals All Wounds"…hopefully, it won't be a long wait!
Replies:
Dre@ms of Akira: Glad you've already updated your fic…here's mine!
Icko14: Your comments are always appreciated! *hugs* All the best in your studies! I'll be tuning down soon too…major exams this year too! If you do read, do drop a one-liner to tell me! Glad to know that you've not disappeared into thin air! *grins*
Cookies: *breathes sigh of relief* whew, that's one reviewer who doesn't mind the pairing…thanks!
Keax-XV: ROFL…get it now…*grin* sorry, Seiko doesn't feature here…but I tried to give a more concrete feeling of Shika's predicament as a blind person…hope you'll like it!
The park was beautiful. Rukawa and Shika strolled along, attracting stares from passers-by, though for what reason one could not say. Was it Rukawa's height and looks, or Shika's blindness and guide dog? Or maybe just the sight of two such people walking together.
Shika stopped suddenly.
She said, "I can feel the breeze."
Rukawa stopped too. He felt the wind tugging at his hair, brushing across his face.
And closed his eyes.
It had been a long time since he had paused to enjoy nature's beauty. And he was suddenly ashamed. He had needed a girl who had lost the ability to see this beauty to tell him so.
"There, to your left is a line of trees. They're in full bloom, with tiny yellow flowers."
This line was the longest Shika had ever heard from Rukawa. She swivelled her head in his direction, as if questioning his sanity.
Then smiled slightly.
Rukawa was stunned. Had he just said that?
Shika moved toward Rukawa, holding out her hand. He took it.
She said, "Rukawa-kun, let me see you."
Rukawa was looking at her with an expression of puzzlement. See?
Then he felt her hand on his cheek, its smooth surface on his skin.
Then he realised that, up to now, she had absolutely no idea how anyone she had met looked like.
Shika placed her right hand on Rukawa's cheek. He had a rather sharp chin, and a fringe that was quite long. Her thumb brushed his lips, which were slightly open. She moved to touch his shoulder. Broad, muscular.
Rukawa's heart was melting. You'd think it would take more than a walk in the park for that to happen.
But he didn't show it.
Shika let her hand hang once more by her side.
"Now I have an idea of what you look like."
"Tell me more of what is growing in the park."
Rukawa hesitantly began describing what he saw around him.
It was a mammoth task. For one who had limited himself to so little words for so long.
But it was a task he relished, now that he had rediscovered his love for the world around him. A love which he had lost ages ago.
What was growing in the park?
A love so secret only one person knew of.
A love for the beauty of nature, rediscovered.
A love for another human, newly found.
