Chapter 34: An Injured Hanamichi!

"BROTHER!" Veniz cried as she rushed towards the terrible injured Hanamichi. The rest of the team huddled at Hanamichi.

"Kuso! You're bleeding like hell!" Ryota exclaimed looking at Hanamichi. "Are you okay Sakuragi?" Mitsui asked. Hanamichi didn't answer back, he was too mad to answer.

Veniz noticed that the blood is flowing still exclaimed, "We need a cold compress to stop the bleeding! Where's Ayako?" Ayako appeared with a cold compress. She handed it to veniz saying, "Here you go Veniz!"

Kogure replied, "Lie down Hanamichi! I'll substitute for you for awhile!" Hanamichi did was he was told to. Veniz pressed the cold compress on his forehead and said, "It will be okay brother! It will be fine!" Hanamichi didn't response back.

Ayako tapped Veniz at the back and exclaimed, "Better go back Veniz! It's against the rules for you to be here! I'll take care of your brother!" Veniz nod her head and said, "I know!" she then kissed her brother on the cheek saying, "When you're okay. get up and kick Fukuda's butt!"

She then stood up and walked away. Kaede approached her and asked, "Is Sakuragi all right?" Veniz's eyes watered and shook her head. "It's bad Kaede-kun! Not the injury of course! But I can feel that Fukuda stained his ego plus his spirit! I feel bad but I can't do anything! This is something my brother has to fight back on his own!"

Kaede wanted to hug her on the spot but he felt Sendo's stare piercing through him, so he jet held Veniz's hand and said, "He'll be okay! He's a Sakuragi right? He won't be down for so long!" veniz smiled wiping away her tears and said, "You're right! Well gotta go back!" with that she went back to the railing.

Meanwhile, Hanamichi was shaking mad, Ayako noticed this and thought, "He's shaking because of anger! Hanamichi."

"Kuso! I can't believe this! I don't believe this! I let that freaking idiot to defeat me! Me the genius of this team?" Hanamichi thought as he stared at the ceiling unaware of what happening in the game.

Ayako looked up and saw a worried Haruko approaching them. She held up her hand and shook her head. Haruko understood this and backed away looking at the injured Hanamichi.

"Oh Hanamichi.." Haruko exclaimed in her mind. She could feel Hanamichi's dilemma and how his spirit was trodden on. It was very hard for Hanamichi. Extremely hard.

In the court, Fukuda stared at the railing and met Veniz's cold stares at him. He felt chill on his spine and thought, "Sakuragi's sister looked furious!" he thought then suddenly someone clonked him on the head. He turned around and saw a very angry Sendo Akira.

"Dammed you Fukuda! You made Veniz cry!" Sendo exclaimed his voice shivering in anger. Fukuda replied, "I wasn't my fault he slipped!" Sendo grabbed him by the shirt and exclaimed, "Not your fault? TEME!"

Sensing trouble, Koshino broke them apart and said, "We're in a middle of a game guys! Behave properly will you?" Sendo gave Fukuda an icy glare and returned back on his post: guarding Rukawa.

Rukawa whispered to Sendo, "Never thought you cared for Sakuragi Hanamichi?" Sendo smirked and said, "So are you Rukawa!"

Poor Hanamichi, he lies there lost in thought. He was very down and no one could help him up, not even his twin sister.