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Part 1
"Oh, look at him," I looked at Rukawa. He was walking toward the court with a big bag.
He was so damn cute.
Ami and I were one of the many spectators in today's bball practice.
"Where is Sakuragi the Genius?" Ami asked me with a yawn.
"Dunno," I answered.
Then, I saw a girl seated opposite from where I was seated, along with two other girls.
"Is that Haruko?" I asked my friend.
"Yup," Ami told me. "Let's call her attention," and she called her.
"Hey Haruko," Ami called.
"Oh Ami," Haruko flashed a smile. "What can I do for you?"
"Nothing, really. I just wanna call you. I want you to meet Niki. She's my classmate and best friend since elementary school." Ami told her.
"Really? Hello, I'm Haruko," Haruko said.
"Is she aware about Sakuragi's feelings for her?" I asked Ami.
"I think she doesn't. That girl doesn't know." Ami said.
"Oh well," I said. "I wanna see Rukawa play now-"
"Hellooooo Niki-chan!!!" Sakuragi exclaimed as he came into the gym while waving to me. "And hello to you too, Ami-chan!!!"
"Hello," Ami waved sarcastically while cringing.
"Hey Sakuragi!" Haruko called Sakuragi.
Hanamichi turned red. "Hello," Hanamichi said. He was obviously in love.
"Good luck!" Haruko called out to him.
"Waiii, thanks!!!" Sakuragi turned even more red. He laughed nervously.
"Go to the court now and prove to everyone what you've got, Sakuragi." Haruko waved. "Good luck!" she said again.
"Go Shohoku number 10!" Ami and I called.
"Where's Akagi?" I asked Haruko.
"Umm, wait, I think he's studying Physics so I think he's gonna be late for an hour or 45 minutes."
"Oh I see," I said.
The team already assembled on the centerline to start a practice game.
"SHOHOKU, GO!"
Then, a group of guys entered the gym.
"Stop this stupid game now! It's over."
I looked at the group of guys. It was the same group I met this morning.
And the guy that halted the game is no less than the longhaired guy.
I gasped. Ami looked at me.
"You know them?" she asked me.
"Yes. I met them this morning on the way to school. I thought they were going to do something to me but the longhaired guy stopped them."
"The longhaired guy is Hisashi Mitsui," Haruko said.
"He looks weird. With those missing teeth and all." Ami said.
"My bro said something about him but I already forgot what it is," Haruko said.
Then a curly-haired guy went to Mitsui.
"Who's that li'l boy?" I asked.
"Ryota Miyagi. He's a sophomore. He's a really good point guard. He took a leave from bball because he and Mitsui were hospitalized. Oh well, long story. Mitsui's now out to get Ryota,"
"Will there be a riot?" I asked.
"Probably. Those two guys are known for fighting," Haruko shrugged her shoulders.
"Oh my God. I hope nobody gets hurt," I said.
"Most probably, there'll be people hurt." Ami told me. "And most probably, one of them will be Mister Genius. he's also known for fighting,"
"If they fight, they'll be taken out of the games," Haruko said nervously.
"NO WAY!!" I cried. "Then I'll never see Rukawa play EVER!!!"
Then we witnessed the confrontation of Miyagi and Mitsui.
"So you're here," Miyagi said. Mitsui laughed.
"Of course," Mitsui sneered. "I'm never gonna let you enter the games. I will destroy your precious dream. All of you!" He pointed to each member of the team one by one. He laughed.
"Fight me, but never ever fight my other teammates. They have nothing to do with this." Ryota said. "Fighting me is enough,"
"This is scary-" I started to say. But Ami gasped. "Ryota!'
They hit Ryota. I closed my eyes. I couldn't bear to watch. He was bloody.
"Omigosh!" Haruko cried. "This must stop!"
"But how? If somebody finds out, Shohoku will totally be out of the games!" Ami said tensely.
What the heck shall we do? I asked myself.
Then after a while, Haruko gasped. Ami covered her mouth. My jaw just dropped.
Somebody hit Rukawa.
He sure was bloody.
He just stood there, staring straight into Mitsui's eyes.
Mitsui laughed. "That's what you get for meddling in our business, freshman!"
"You started it," Rukawa said calmly.
Mitsui and Rukawa looked at each other coldly.
I felt like crying and throwing up at the same time. This was horrible.
Then again, they hit Rukawa for the last time.
He collapsed afterwards.
I stood up and started to leave.
"Where are you going, Niki?" Haruko asked me.
"I'm going to call Coach Anzai. I know he won't get mad. It wasn't their fault," I answered.
"We're coming with you," Ami said.
"We will," Haruko added.
"Let's go, girls." I said.
They've hit Rukawa so many times. I won't allow it anymore, I thought.
The whole time we were walking, I was thinking about Rukawa.
But I was thinking about Mitsui too.
I've got a feeling he's not bad. He's just misunderstood. And he wants something. I just know it.
And we were already standing in front of Coach Anzai's office.
I just hope he won't scold the team.
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Part 1
"Oh, look at him," I looked at Rukawa. He was walking toward the court with a big bag.
He was so damn cute.
Ami and I were one of the many spectators in today's bball practice.
"Where is Sakuragi the Genius?" Ami asked me with a yawn.
"Dunno," I answered.
Then, I saw a girl seated opposite from where I was seated, along with two other girls.
"Is that Haruko?" I asked my friend.
"Yup," Ami told me. "Let's call her attention," and she called her.
"Hey Haruko," Ami called.
"Oh Ami," Haruko flashed a smile. "What can I do for you?"
"Nothing, really. I just wanna call you. I want you to meet Niki. She's my classmate and best friend since elementary school." Ami told her.
"Really? Hello, I'm Haruko," Haruko said.
"Is she aware about Sakuragi's feelings for her?" I asked Ami.
"I think she doesn't. That girl doesn't know." Ami said.
"Oh well," I said. "I wanna see Rukawa play now-"
"Hellooooo Niki-chan!!!" Sakuragi exclaimed as he came into the gym while waving to me. "And hello to you too, Ami-chan!!!"
"Hello," Ami waved sarcastically while cringing.
"Hey Sakuragi!" Haruko called Sakuragi.
Hanamichi turned red. "Hello," Hanamichi said. He was obviously in love.
"Good luck!" Haruko called out to him.
"Waiii, thanks!!!" Sakuragi turned even more red. He laughed nervously.
"Go to the court now and prove to everyone what you've got, Sakuragi." Haruko waved. "Good luck!" she said again.
"Go Shohoku number 10!" Ami and I called.
"Where's Akagi?" I asked Haruko.
"Umm, wait, I think he's studying Physics so I think he's gonna be late for an hour or 45 minutes."
"Oh I see," I said.
The team already assembled on the centerline to start a practice game.
"SHOHOKU, GO!"
Then, a group of guys entered the gym.
"Stop this stupid game now! It's over."
I looked at the group of guys. It was the same group I met this morning.
And the guy that halted the game is no less than the longhaired guy.
I gasped. Ami looked at me.
"You know them?" she asked me.
"Yes. I met them this morning on the way to school. I thought they were going to do something to me but the longhaired guy stopped them."
"The longhaired guy is Hisashi Mitsui," Haruko said.
"He looks weird. With those missing teeth and all." Ami said.
"My bro said something about him but I already forgot what it is," Haruko said.
Then a curly-haired guy went to Mitsui.
"Who's that li'l boy?" I asked.
"Ryota Miyagi. He's a sophomore. He's a really good point guard. He took a leave from bball because he and Mitsui were hospitalized. Oh well, long story. Mitsui's now out to get Ryota,"
"Will there be a riot?" I asked.
"Probably. Those two guys are known for fighting," Haruko shrugged her shoulders.
"Oh my God. I hope nobody gets hurt," I said.
"Most probably, there'll be people hurt." Ami told me. "And most probably, one of them will be Mister Genius. he's also known for fighting,"
"If they fight, they'll be taken out of the games," Haruko said nervously.
"NO WAY!!" I cried. "Then I'll never see Rukawa play EVER!!!"
Then we witnessed the confrontation of Miyagi and Mitsui.
"So you're here," Miyagi said. Mitsui laughed.
"Of course," Mitsui sneered. "I'm never gonna let you enter the games. I will destroy your precious dream. All of you!" He pointed to each member of the team one by one. He laughed.
"Fight me, but never ever fight my other teammates. They have nothing to do with this." Ryota said. "Fighting me is enough,"
"This is scary-" I started to say. But Ami gasped. "Ryota!'
They hit Ryota. I closed my eyes. I couldn't bear to watch. He was bloody.
"Omigosh!" Haruko cried. "This must stop!"
"But how? If somebody finds out, Shohoku will totally be out of the games!" Ami said tensely.
What the heck shall we do? I asked myself.
Then after a while, Haruko gasped. Ami covered her mouth. My jaw just dropped.
Somebody hit Rukawa.
He sure was bloody.
He just stood there, staring straight into Mitsui's eyes.
Mitsui laughed. "That's what you get for meddling in our business, freshman!"
"You started it," Rukawa said calmly.
Mitsui and Rukawa looked at each other coldly.
I felt like crying and throwing up at the same time. This was horrible.
Then again, they hit Rukawa for the last time.
He collapsed afterwards.
I stood up and started to leave.
"Where are you going, Niki?" Haruko asked me.
"I'm going to call Coach Anzai. I know he won't get mad. It wasn't their fault," I answered.
"We're coming with you," Ami said.
"We will," Haruko added.
"Let's go, girls." I said.
They've hit Rukawa so many times. I won't allow it anymore, I thought.
The whole time we were walking, I was thinking about Rukawa.
But I was thinking about Mitsui too.
I've got a feeling he's not bad. He's just misunderstood. And he wants something. I just know it.
And we were already standing in front of Coach Anzai's office.
I just hope he won't scold the team.
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