Disclaimer: Slam Dunk isn't mine, it's Inoue-sensei's the true tensai! Nyahahaha! I'm only one of his great fans!

~ Ne, be gentle, this is my first fic. Sigh, hope you like it minna-san! ^_^ don't mind the new characters and misspelled words. What did ya expect on a 13 year old girl? ~

This is dedicated to my best pal in the mIRC, Kou Eiji! *Claps* yeay! I'm just returning the favor, cuz she always make fics about us. Darn you Kou! I don't wanna read Ryo/Aya fics! Makes me jealous! Wahh!

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Last Chapter: Kou dreamt about his long timed friend, Ru-chan. Who was really Rukawa, but couldn't believe it was him who she saw at Shohoku. He changed.

~ Changes ~

Chapter 2: Another New Face

The next day, Kou carried the fluffy teddy bear to school, she was determined to see Ru-chan again. She slowly walked towards the entrance, still early. As walking past the empty halls, he heard a basketball bouncing and the sound of hoop.

Kou was curious, she walked to the source of the sound and it led her to the school's gym. The door was half- open, she peeked inside and was surprised who was playing.

"Ru-chan?" Kou whispered, her eyes wide as looking at Rukawa playing

His blue shirt wet and he was breathing hard. He didn't notice Kou watching her, he grabbed the ball, tightened it with one hand and went for a.

BANG!

The hoop seemed to be broken, Rukawa did a fabulous Slam-dunk. Kou's eyes trembled, she flung the door open, Rukawa turned around to see.

Silence, both stared at each other. Rukawa dropped the ball, it rolled slowly away from him, it went to Kou's feet.

"Ru.Ru-chan?" Kou managed to ask

Rukawa was shocked, his eyes trembled, and did she just called me by that name? Only one person in the world did.

"Kou-chan." Rukawa answered

Kou came to a smile, he was Ru-chan! Rukawa didn't know what to do, he couldn't breath, he just kept on staring.

Suddenly. laughter? Kou was laughing, Rukawa gulped, a big one. He seemed confused at the girl's reaction. Laughing? At this time?

"What's with that look?" Kou asked, she picked up the ball from her feet

Still Rukawa made no urge to look or speak. Too shocked and too scared to do so.

Kou however, seemed perfectly normal, she bounced the ball a few times. She passed by Rukawa, the boy turned his head, still he couldn't take his eyes away from her. Kou dribbled and shoot! The ball went in without any noise, a perfect 3 point!

"What. what are you doing here?" Rukawa slowly asked, he moved closer to Kou

"I study here, you didn't see me cuz you were sleeping" Kou's head turned to him side wards

"Your in my class?" Rukawa asked, expecting for something

Kou nodded as giggling, she had the same playful smile she had year ago. Suddenly, Rukawa noticed something brown and fluffy sticking out of Kou's pocket.

Kou noticed him and got out the brown teddy bear. Rukawa, again was shocked.

"Masaka."

"See, I kept it all these years. I thought about you always, Ru-chan" Kou's eyes turned passionate, she looked at the teddy bear, brushed its brown fur with her thumb and looked at Rukawa again.

Rukawa stared at the teddy bear and back to her. My she's grown! White complexion, the long brownish curly hair, and that womanly figure. He looked at her from head to toe.

Suddenly, someone came inside. The two looked who it was

"Eh?" it was Sakuragi

"Sa-chan." Kou mumbled

"Kitsune! Gaijin-chan!" Sakuragi walked to them like a penguin do'aho.

"Sa-chan, what are you doing here?" Kou asked, his attention now on Sakuragi

"Nyahaha! Don't you know Gaijin-chan? This tensai's the ace player of the basketball team!" Sakuragi bragged

Rukawa's face went chibi, he sighed, a mushroom breath came out before saying "Do'aho."

"Basketball team huh?" Kou turned to Rukawa "I didn't know you played basketball Ru-chan"

"Ru-chan?" Sakuragi repeated, face in chibi form "Ru-chan?" he said again

"Do'aho" Rukawa turned to Sakuragi, embarrassed

"Basketball? This isn't like you" Kou smiled as bouncing the ball again

"I changed. a lot" Rukawa's face seemed irritated, he walked away to the locker room, shutting the door behind him.

"Ru-chan." Kou's voice lowered in disappointment "He has changed."

"Oi! Gaijin-chan, you know how to play basketball?" Sakuragi asked, changing the subject

Kou nodded, bouncing the ball once more

"You are tall, but I can't see you beating this tensai!" Sakuragi pointed to himself

"Baka mou." Kou angrily said, chibi form

"Kou-chan. it's nice to see you again" Rukawa was leaning on the door, he couldn't say that in front of Kou, especially with that do'aho around.

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Meanwhile, outside, another new face.

"Maa, I thought I was going to Shoyo" the light browned-hair girl complained

She was in Shohoku uniform, her shoulder-leveled light brown hair curved to her face. Her white complexion and her kawaii cheeks. Her perfect body and her green sparkling eyes. Yup, a new face alright.

She walked towards the entrance, with a small black shoulder-bag hanging on her shoulder. She kept looking at a piece of paper.

"Class 2-1" she read "For god's sake how am I gonna find my class?" she complained

She went under the cooling shades of the Sakura trees. The petals flew to her direction, a strong wind waved her skirt.

"Nice school." she smiled as looking up to the calm sky

It was still early, a few students slowly walked to the school. She too heard a basketball bounce.

"There's a basketball club here? Yosh!" she said happily as running after the sound

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"Kitsune? Nyahaha! This tensai is much better than him!" Sakuragi laughed

"I can't imagine that." Kou's head shrug in chibi form

"Suminasen, is this the basketball club?" someone else's voice asked

"Eh?" Sakuargi went to the door, he slid it open as revealing a short, light-browned hair girl

"There's no basketball team here for girls" Sakuragi beamed angrily

"Kazeno-chan!" Kou suddenly recognized the girl

"Kou-chan?" the girl was surprised

Sakuragi watched the two hugging each other in chibi form.

"Ano. you know each other?" Sakuragi pointed

"Kou-chan, I didn't know you we're here!" Kazeno patted her shoulders

"Maa, I just enrolled yesterday, I completely forgot you were enrolling here too!" Kou smiled

"I was about to enroll to Shoyo, I heard Kenji Fujima was there" Kazeno got a small blue notebook and went to a few pages.

"She's like Hikochi." Sakuragi sweat dropped

"Lucky you're here, ne how are you? I haven't seen you in a while" Kou hugged her again

Sakuragi was left puzzled. Two gaijins suddenly appeared. He tried asking, but couldn't, the two were busy talking and laughing.

"Ne, can you show me where Class 2-1 is?" Kazeno asked, getting the paper she had before

"I was lost finding my classroom" Kou turned to Sakuragi

"Class 2-1? Your in Ryochin's class then" Sakuragi said

"You mean Ryota Miyagi?" Kazeno went to another page

"Hai, you know Ryochin?" Sakuragi asked, peeking at Kazeno's notes

"Iie, I heard about him. Class 2-1, Ryota's class" Kazeno wrote in her notebook

"Organized as always" Kou sighed, mushroom breath

"I must checko!" Kazeno smiled

Kou laughed

Sakuragi sweat dropped

"Ikuso, I wanna be early at class" Kazeno closed her notes and grabbed her bag

"Hai, maybe Sa-chan can show us around" Kou smiled to Sakuragi

"Sa-chan?" Kazeno looked at Sakuragi

"By the way, this is Sakuragi Hanamchi" Kou introduced

"Nyahaha! Nyahahahaha!" he picked up track "Ore wa tensai, basketoman! Sakuragi Hanamichi!" he introduced

"Nice too meet you tensai, Kazeno Shinjou dess, Sophomore" she bowed

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~ well, that's me Kazeno! I think this chapter's kindda boring. I apologize minna! Ack, I'm loosing my touch! Chapter 4 will be up soon! Ja ne ( ~