Chapter 14: Sleeping Gods in the Court!

SHOHOKU won the game! Shoyo was sad that they lost. All of them cried especially Fujima. Veniz felt sorry for him. "Poor Fujima.I'll try to talk to him later. Right now, I need to see my brother!" Veniz thought joining, Niki, Haruko and Ayako to the locker room.

They saw Kogure walking closing the door of the locker room behind him. "Hey Mr. Four-Eyes!" Niki exclaimed. Kogure hissed, "Shhh! Not to loud!"

"What's wrong Kogure?" Veniz asked. Kogure winked at the girls saying, "Open the door and you'll see!" with that he left. Niki frowned and opened the door wide enough for all of them to see and what a shock they see.

Akagi, Ryota, Hanamichi, Mitsui and Rukawa were all fast asleep. BOY THEY WERE TIRED. Ayako sighed and said, "I knew this would happen!" with that she fished out towels from her backpack. Niki immediately grabbed one from Ayako and rushed to Mitsui's side.

"He looks like a child sleeping." Niki thought as she wiped the sweat off Mitsui's brow. Then suddenly she got the urge to kiss him! "WHAT THE HELL I'M THINKING? He is not even courting me! We're just friends! Now where did that come from?" Niki mentally screamed.

But anyway, she continued to wipe away the sweat off Mitsui's face and whispered, "You did great Mr. MVP!" with that with Haruko, Veniz and Ayako not looking, she decided to give Mitsui a peck in the forehead saying, "You're always the best Mitsui Hisashi!"

Ayako went up to Ryota wiping the sweat off his face and whispered, "Good job Miyagi!" Haruko went up to Akagi saying, "Well done brother!" with that she wiped off his brother's face. Veniz went up to his brother. As she was about to wipe away his brother's face, Haruko came over and at the same time, the towel touched Hanamichi's forehead.

Veniz and Haruko looked at each other and blushed. Veniz smiled and replied, "Go ahead Haruko!" Haruko shook her head and said, "He's your brother!"

Veniz smiled and said, "No! I insist!" Haruko just sighed and gave in. After Haruko wiped off the sweat off Hanamichi's brow she whispered, "You are great Hanamichi!"

"Yeah.you are my twin brother all right!" Veniz chirped in. Veniz stood up and gazed at Rukawa. "He tried to save me out there too and he helped my brother to regain his composure.maybe he's not that a jerk after all!"

She approached him and was about to do the same with her brother and Haruko's hand stretched out and again they both tried to wipe Rukawa's sweat off his face. Again they looked at each other and blushed.

Veniz smiled weakly saying, "You go Haruko! He's your crush after all!" Haruko shook her head saying, "Oh no! Really, I don't have the guts and besides, you owe him right?"

Veniz started to feel uncomfortable and thought, "I shouldn't have approached him! Baka no Veniz!" but any way Veniz gave in and wiped off the sweat of Rukawa and thought, "I hate to admit it but you're really amazing out there!"

Haruko smiled at her crush and thought, "He is so cute sleeping there! I wish I could hug him!" Ayako tapped them on the shoulders and whispered, "We better go and leave the boys to rest!"

Veniz and Haruko agreed and left. They left the locker room with a huge smile on their faces! ^_~!