Disclaimer: Again, I don't own Slam Dunk. I feel sad just writing those words :(

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Ayako slammed the door behind her. She remembered what Ryota said to her, as tears came flowing down her face. But who was she kidding.

Ayako took a deep breath, she paused for a while, and let out a sigh. This was not who she really was. Crying over a man. Over Ryota to be exact.

"That bakerou!! I'm gonna show him. Just he wait!" Ayako promised to herself. From now on, she was going to be a better Ayako. Someone Ryota would regret losing.

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The Next Morning…

Ayako walked to school feeling so much better. I don't need any guy. I'm better of alone. But no matter what she said, she could not help it but to feel sad. She never fell in love before except for Ryota.

"I've put all my heart and my feelings into that letter and all that baka did was to break my heart" Ayako thought to herself. She was going to forget him. Even if it will be hard.

"Hey Beautiful Lady!!!"

"Want to go out with me??"

"What's your name? Sexy chick*hoot hoot*"

Ayako's thoughts were interrupted by the indecent shoutings of some group of men. She turned around to see who was making them. Who did they think they were? Looking at her like some kind of meat. She took out her almighty fan and began hitting those men.

"Itai!" Yohei shouted

"Gomen!! We won't do it" Takamiya begged

Ayako stopped. All the boys were now restlessly on the floor. She should have known. It was the Sakuragi Gundam.

"Its…A..a..a..yako-san" Yohei finally said. He looked at Ayako, and he had to look twice to make sure. She was simply beautiful.

Ayako was indeed beautiful. She had her hair down. She also wore just a little make-up but enough to enhance her beautiful features like her eyes and lips. She was simply stunning.

As Ayako went to school, she was followed by Sakuragi's gundam. All with hearts in their eyes. They were clearly enchanted by Ayako's beauty. They followed her till they reached Shohoku.

"Oi, Bakas!!!" Sakuragi shouted as he saw her friends "Why do you all look so dumb?" He questioned his friends until he saw why they were acting like that.

Who is that beautiful girl? Sakuragi thought.

"I must know. After all I am  tensai" She approached the girl…

"NANIII!!" Sakuragi gasped when he saw who she was "You cannot be Ayako-san!!"

 Ayako hit him with her fan "And what do you mean by that?"

"You're supposed to be Lady-gori!! But now, you are so beautiful" Sakuragi said as he whimpered in pain.

"Hmp!!" Ayako left Sakuragi behind…with a smile on her face.

The whole day was no different, everywhere Ayako went, she was stared with admiring glances from the boys but envious glances by the girls. She was popular because she was the manageress of the basketball team, but now, she was turning to be even more popular because of what she looked right now.

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That Afternoon….

During lunchtime. Ayako was sitting alone in the table. For once, she liked being alone. The whole day, she was just swarmed by boys, all wanting to get her attention. She put her fan in view of everyone, and it seemed to work. No one tried to get close.  She was silently eating her lunch but was also quite embarrassed because she can't help but notice that all the boys who passed her table kept giving her all those looks. Quite the same look that Ryota used to give her. She missed him terribly.

"Your supposed to forget him, remember" she scolded herself. Ryota was absent during the morning. Maybe he was not able to wake-up on time like he always does. Baka!!

Suddenly, she saw Ryota.

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Ryota overslept again. As usual. He had reasons. First, He slept late thinking over and over and over the letter. Who could she be? He wondered. The letter was so sincere and it was so devoted. He jus can't keep it out of his mind. Second, was guilt. He hated feeling guilty especially because he knew it concerned Aya-chan. He hurt Aya-chan. But what can he do, there was this girl who obviously was so in love with him. He had to make a choice.

"Aya-chan we'll get over this, after all she doesn't love me that much." Ryota thought but then she saw Aya-chan.

An Angel. Ryota's first thought was after seeing Ayako. She looked beautiful ever than before. He wanted so badly to go to her but he feared that his admirer would see him and would not reveal herself to him anymore if she saw them together.

He had to stop himself at all costs from going to her Ayako. Shut up! She's no longer yours. Ryota thought. But she was so beautiful that for Ryota, it was like seeing her for the first time.

"You're so beautiful, Aya-chan" Ryota said dreamily that he absent mindedly walked towards her.

But then, he saw Mitsui, Kogure, and Akagi walk towards Ayako. Mitsui sad beside her while Kogure and Akagi sat on the chairs facing Ayako.

And to add more dislike to what was happening, Rukawa passed by the table and smiled at Ayako. Not just a smile, but what looked like an appreciative smile.

"Nani?!!!" Ryota said in disbelief. "That Kitsune!!! I should have never believed him. Inside those piercing cold and quiet eyes is a plan to steal my Aya-chan" he though with so much frustration. Different thoughts kept spinning around Ryota's mind. Thoughts that were unpleasant and….and…jealousy.

"Damn it!! What kind of friends are they?" Ryota said, fuming mad. He felt like they were stealing Ayako from him. Ryota watched them all like a hawk, when Akagi patted Ayako's shoulders.

"You keep your hands of her, you big Ape!!!" Ryota furiously wanted to shout

When suddenly he saw Mitsui whispered something into Ayako's ear, and she blushed.

"Mitsui! Bakerou! I'll kick you!!" Ryota thought. Right there and there, he wanted to kick Mitsui's face so that he'll lose his front teeth again.

But Ryota had to stop himself  from doing that when he caught Ayako, looking at him. His heart stopped. But then dropped. Ayako seemed to look right through him. She did not say a word.

Ryota's heart cried. Ryota now regrets making his choice.

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