HEAVEN BY YOUR SIDE
AUTHOR: Kaoru_Himura
CHAPTER: 1 - A Dream
SUMMARY: Rukawa met a mysterious girl on his dream.and their destinies unfold.
DISCLAIMERS: I do not own Slam Dunk. I only used its characters for the sake of fun and entertainment. So, please don't sue me.
NOTE: I'm not a fan of A-1(boy band). I just borrowed the title of their song "Heaven By Your Side". Coz I found some of its lines were a relative with my fic. By the way, t'was my first fic, so I hope you'll like it.
---Dim--- Sight obscured . . .
"Fast Break!" Ryota called out as he passes the ball to Rukawa.
Rukawa caught the ball in an instant, and quickly make his drive towards the basket. Sakuragi, who's positioned underneath the basket, waiting him to execute his move. "I won't allow you this time, Rukawa!" Rukawa made his sarcastic smile and positioned his body to a shooting-like position.
'Let me see if you could pass me now. . You're trap!' Sakuragi said to his self confidently. Sakuragi jumped and was trying to block Rukawa.
"Hmph." Rukawa disregard Sakuragi's attempt. Instead, he by then said, "Got yah. . .poor monkey." Rukawa smirked merely at Sakuragi.
'Whatta' Sakuragi's eyes' opened in surprised. "Fake. . .Darn!"
Rukawa turn around, leaving Sakuragi benumbed in the air. "He's free!" Kogure still tried to catch up Rukawa. But. . .too late. Rukawa laid up the ball onto the basket. Sakuragi landed on the floor, while bursting into embarrassment.
"Kus'o!. . . kitsune!"
"Nice work Rukawa!" Ayako complimented.
Akagi taps Sakuragi on his shoulder.
"That's okay. . . next time, try to be alert and watchful on your opponents moves. Don't make rush decisions. " Akagi reminded.
"Sempai. . . "
"And always have the presence of mind, focus! Understood?!"
"Presence of mind?. . . what's that?" Sakuragi shrugs.
(A big sweatdrop appears on Akagi's head.) Akagi give him a hot punch on the head.
"Itai! . . . sempai. . ."
"Just what I've thought, he doesn't have mind either. . .doaho. . ." Rukawa blunted.
"Nani?!! Shut up you fox head!" Sakuragi's temper increases.
Ryota, Mitsui and Kogure eyed them with a blank expression.
"Sakuragi, easy! Easy!" the other teammates said, holding his arms and legs.
"Stop it guys! Time is up!" Ayako broke in.
"Nice play! And the leading team goes to Ryota's team! Nice team work!"
"Great!" Ryota said with a teasing look on Sakuragi. Blushing like crazy.
"Did you heard that?. . . Ayako" Miyagi whispered to Sakuragi. (His ears clapping.)
'Damn it!. . . again!" Sakuragi said himself.
"So the next practice game will be tomorrow, 3:30 pm! Now, It's time for me to go home. Those who were assigned to clean the gym, please take in charge! All right guys, see yah tomorrow! Dismiss!" Ayako said.
Rukawa pick his towel on the bench and went to the locker room.
At the locker room. (As usual, Rukawa is always the last person who gets out of the locker room.)
Rukawa was preparing to go home. He closed his bag and put on his shoulder.
'Next week could be the finals. . .' He thought to himself.
Suddenly a voice, from out of nowhere, interrupts and gets Rukawa's attention.
"Rukawa-kun . . ." Said in a mild tone.
Rukawa looked around, but he doesn't found anyone. Again, the voice repeats.
"Rukawa-kun . . ."
For the second time, now, Rukawa decided to look outside the room. He opens the door and looks both sides of the corridor. Rukawa found nothing, but he tries to ask;
"Who's that?"
Nobody answered . . .As he step out the room, in no time, the whole place change. From a school corridor to a beautiful and lovely meadow surrounded with sakura trees.
---Dim---
'Huh? . . . Where am I?' Rukawa asked to himself. He looked at his right and then at his left.
Then suddenly, a cold voice broke the silence.
"You don't know where you are?"
Rukawa turn back, and then he noticed a longhaired girl, in white & purple dress, who is standing under the sakura tree behind him. But Rukawa can't identify who's this girl might be, because the girl faced at the other side.
' ??? '
"Then, follow me. . . I'll let you know. . . "
The girl ran. Rukawa can't explain what is happening, but then he decided to follow the girl though confusion rose in himself.
'But what is she talking about?. . . ' Rukawa asked himself. But suddenly the girl answers.
"Just follow me if you want to know." The girl continued while running.
'Who's this girl, by the way?. . . Why did she knew what I'm thinking?' Rukawa is still confused, it seemed so getting weirder.
After a while. The girl suddenly halted in front of a small river.
"Here we are. . . " The girl said.
Rukawa was still in silence.
"Look. . . come and follow me." They go through the bridge of the river.
Rukawa kept on asking to himself.
'What's the matter with this girl?'
Without managing to look at the girl's face, he looks at the where the girl is pointing on.
"What do you see?" The girl abruptly asked.
But, Rukawa found nothing.
'This girl is pretty weird. . .'
"Take a look again. . ." The girl commanded.
Rukawa look at the river once again, he was surprised abruptly, he saw Sakuragi's image in the flowing water.
'What does this monkey doing here?'
Sakuragi's image floated in the water, then begin to speak.
"How dare you hurt Haruko's feelings!!! I'll crash you!" Sakuragi's image said clearly as crystal.
Rukawa was being astounded by the word.
'Huh . . .?'
Rukawa's mind starts to boggle. But he kept his eyes in sight to the river. He can't believe with his eyes.
Then suddenly, Haruko Akagi's image appears in the river, like what he had seen as to Sakuragi. Without winking he listen again.
"Why do you have to be so numb?! So cold?! Why do you have to pretend you can live without others? To show even a little respect! Why do you refused all the help I've offered you? Even giving appreciation to the person who you don't know that she's concern on you! (Teardrops fall from Haruko's eyes and she run away.
The image starts to blur out. He heard some weird sounds and voices. And he heard one of it saying " Selfish. . . why?!"
'W-what's this? I-I don't understand. . .?' Rukawa was a little frightened. He didn't expect this kind of a moment. He felt his blood had stocked into his nerves.
Then, the image had already disappeared but, the word 'why' remained in his mind, still echoing, as it feels like deafening to the ears. But all of a sudden the girl speaks.
"That's how people thought of you. . . and you doesn't care? . . . Selfishness . . . how pity am I . . .because of that, you will see. . ." The girl said.
Rukawa turns towards the girls as he expected to see the girl's face. But in no time the girl had already disappeared.
"Huh?? . . ."
"You'll see. . ." The voice echoed many times.
Rukawa paused and still confused.
---Dim---
Because of the words 'you'll see', Rukawa suddenly drawn back to reality. He opened his eyes and sat up on his bed. He can't almost breath. He touch his forehead and say;
"A dream. . ."
End of Chapter 1
What do you think? . Anyway, I would gladly appreciate any kind of reviews, though its negative or positive! So please send me yours!
Edited: 10-16-02
Authors note: Thanks to all the reviewers! It really helped me a lot! Now, it is fixed! Arigatou gozaimashita! ^-^ -Kaoru_himura
AUTHOR: Kaoru_Himura
CHAPTER: 1 - A Dream
SUMMARY: Rukawa met a mysterious girl on his dream.and their destinies unfold.
DISCLAIMERS: I do not own Slam Dunk. I only used its characters for the sake of fun and entertainment. So, please don't sue me.
NOTE: I'm not a fan of A-1(boy band). I just borrowed the title of their song "Heaven By Your Side". Coz I found some of its lines were a relative with my fic. By the way, t'was my first fic, so I hope you'll like it.
---Dim--- Sight obscured . . .
"Fast Break!" Ryota called out as he passes the ball to Rukawa.
Rukawa caught the ball in an instant, and quickly make his drive towards the basket. Sakuragi, who's positioned underneath the basket, waiting him to execute his move. "I won't allow you this time, Rukawa!" Rukawa made his sarcastic smile and positioned his body to a shooting-like position.
'Let me see if you could pass me now. . You're trap!' Sakuragi said to his self confidently. Sakuragi jumped and was trying to block Rukawa.
"Hmph." Rukawa disregard Sakuragi's attempt. Instead, he by then said, "Got yah. . .poor monkey." Rukawa smirked merely at Sakuragi.
'Whatta' Sakuragi's eyes' opened in surprised. "Fake. . .Darn!"
Rukawa turn around, leaving Sakuragi benumbed in the air. "He's free!" Kogure still tried to catch up Rukawa. But. . .too late. Rukawa laid up the ball onto the basket. Sakuragi landed on the floor, while bursting into embarrassment.
"Kus'o!. . . kitsune!"
"Nice work Rukawa!" Ayako complimented.
Akagi taps Sakuragi on his shoulder.
"That's okay. . . next time, try to be alert and watchful on your opponents moves. Don't make rush decisions. " Akagi reminded.
"Sempai. . . "
"And always have the presence of mind, focus! Understood?!"
"Presence of mind?. . . what's that?" Sakuragi shrugs.
(A big sweatdrop appears on Akagi's head.) Akagi give him a hot punch on the head.
"Itai! . . . sempai. . ."
"Just what I've thought, he doesn't have mind either. . .doaho. . ." Rukawa blunted.
"Nani?!! Shut up you fox head!" Sakuragi's temper increases.
Ryota, Mitsui and Kogure eyed them with a blank expression.
"Sakuragi, easy! Easy!" the other teammates said, holding his arms and legs.
"Stop it guys! Time is up!" Ayako broke in.
"Nice play! And the leading team goes to Ryota's team! Nice team work!"
"Great!" Ryota said with a teasing look on Sakuragi. Blushing like crazy.
"Did you heard that?. . . Ayako" Miyagi whispered to Sakuragi. (His ears clapping.)
'Damn it!. . . again!" Sakuragi said himself.
"So the next practice game will be tomorrow, 3:30 pm! Now, It's time for me to go home. Those who were assigned to clean the gym, please take in charge! All right guys, see yah tomorrow! Dismiss!" Ayako said.
Rukawa pick his towel on the bench and went to the locker room.
At the locker room. (As usual, Rukawa is always the last person who gets out of the locker room.)
Rukawa was preparing to go home. He closed his bag and put on his shoulder.
'Next week could be the finals. . .' He thought to himself.
Suddenly a voice, from out of nowhere, interrupts and gets Rukawa's attention.
"Rukawa-kun . . ." Said in a mild tone.
Rukawa looked around, but he doesn't found anyone. Again, the voice repeats.
"Rukawa-kun . . ."
For the second time, now, Rukawa decided to look outside the room. He opens the door and looks both sides of the corridor. Rukawa found nothing, but he tries to ask;
"Who's that?"
Nobody answered . . .As he step out the room, in no time, the whole place change. From a school corridor to a beautiful and lovely meadow surrounded with sakura trees.
---Dim---
'Huh? . . . Where am I?' Rukawa asked to himself. He looked at his right and then at his left.
Then suddenly, a cold voice broke the silence.
"You don't know where you are?"
Rukawa turn back, and then he noticed a longhaired girl, in white & purple dress, who is standing under the sakura tree behind him. But Rukawa can't identify who's this girl might be, because the girl faced at the other side.
' ??? '
"Then, follow me. . . I'll let you know. . . "
The girl ran. Rukawa can't explain what is happening, but then he decided to follow the girl though confusion rose in himself.
'But what is she talking about?. . . ' Rukawa asked himself. But suddenly the girl answers.
"Just follow me if you want to know." The girl continued while running.
'Who's this girl, by the way?. . . Why did she knew what I'm thinking?' Rukawa is still confused, it seemed so getting weirder.
After a while. The girl suddenly halted in front of a small river.
"Here we are. . . " The girl said.
Rukawa was still in silence.
"Look. . . come and follow me." They go through the bridge of the river.
Rukawa kept on asking to himself.
'What's the matter with this girl?'
Without managing to look at the girl's face, he looks at the where the girl is pointing on.
"What do you see?" The girl abruptly asked.
But, Rukawa found nothing.
'This girl is pretty weird. . .'
"Take a look again. . ." The girl commanded.
Rukawa look at the river once again, he was surprised abruptly, he saw Sakuragi's image in the flowing water.
'What does this monkey doing here?'
Sakuragi's image floated in the water, then begin to speak.
"How dare you hurt Haruko's feelings!!! I'll crash you!" Sakuragi's image said clearly as crystal.
Rukawa was being astounded by the word.
'Huh . . .?'
Rukawa's mind starts to boggle. But he kept his eyes in sight to the river. He can't believe with his eyes.
Then suddenly, Haruko Akagi's image appears in the river, like what he had seen as to Sakuragi. Without winking he listen again.
"Why do you have to be so numb?! So cold?! Why do you have to pretend you can live without others? To show even a little respect! Why do you refused all the help I've offered you? Even giving appreciation to the person who you don't know that she's concern on you! (Teardrops fall from Haruko's eyes and she run away.
The image starts to blur out. He heard some weird sounds and voices. And he heard one of it saying " Selfish. . . why?!"
'W-what's this? I-I don't understand. . .?' Rukawa was a little frightened. He didn't expect this kind of a moment. He felt his blood had stocked into his nerves.
Then, the image had already disappeared but, the word 'why' remained in his mind, still echoing, as it feels like deafening to the ears. But all of a sudden the girl speaks.
"That's how people thought of you. . . and you doesn't care? . . . Selfishness . . . how pity am I . . .because of that, you will see. . ." The girl said.
Rukawa turns towards the girls as he expected to see the girl's face. But in no time the girl had already disappeared.
"Huh?? . . ."
"You'll see. . ." The voice echoed many times.
Rukawa paused and still confused.
---Dim---
Because of the words 'you'll see', Rukawa suddenly drawn back to reality. He opened his eyes and sat up on his bed. He can't almost breath. He touch his forehead and say;
"A dream. . ."
End of Chapter 1
What do you think? . Anyway, I would gladly appreciate any kind of reviews, though its negative or positive! So please send me yours!
Edited: 10-16-02
Authors note: Thanks to all the reviewers! It really helped me a lot! Now, it is fixed! Arigatou gozaimashita! ^-^ -Kaoru_himura
