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A few words from me: Hey. I don't like Britney, okay? I just have to say those words of praise about Britney (as told by Haruko and Take-san) because it's needed in the story. Thanks!

Chapter 1

Wishful Thinking

Akagi went home after the heavy practice. "Great, I'm finally home at last," he whispered under his breath as he finally approached his house.

As he went inside, he saw Haruko sitting on the couch, reading a magazine. Haruko looked at him and greeted him cheerfully. "Hello, brother!" she greeted with a smile.

"Hello, Haruko," Akagi acknowledged her greeting.

"Hey, bro," Haruko went up to him. "I have an article here about Britney and a really gorgeous pin-up of her, too! Want it?" Haruko said with a grin.

"Sure!!!" Eagerly, Akagi went to Haruko and asked for the pin-up and article.

"You really love Britney, don't you?" Haruko asked as she carefully tore the pages that Akagi was asking for.

Akagi nodded with a huge grin. "You bet!!!"

Haruko shook her head. "You are obsessed," She handed him the pin-up and article. "Here you go, bro,"

Akagi looked at Britney's pic with dreamy eyes. "You know, Haruko, this might seem impossible but…" he looked at her.

"But what?" she asked.

"…I really wanna meet her in the flesh one day. I wanna… I wanna be her friend… I wanna just…y'know, bump into her one day in the park and eventually become her friend. Then she can live here and all! And—"

"Stop the wishful thinking, brother," Haruko slapped Akagi playfully on the arm.

"But I hope it would come true,"

"Maybe… after all, she's a real lady," Haruko said. "She's so pretty, I wish I could be like her one day."

"Well, I must go up to my room now. I still have to change." Akagi turned around to go up. "Thanks for the poster,"

"No problem," Haruko said and went on to reading the mag.

Then, Akagi already went inside his room. He stared at the large picture of Britney Spears hanging on his bedroom wall and just sighed. Call me obsessed, but I think I can never get over you.

He sighed again as he lay down on his bed and faced the side to where his Britney poster was.

Then, little by little, he had already fallen asleep.

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Akagi opened his eyes slowly the next morning. It looked so bright outside.

What's the time now…? He searched for the clock. With groggy eyes he tried to look at the time.

Oh, it's seven twenty… Then he realized the shock of his life. "SEVEN TWENTY?!?"

He jumped out of bed and hurriedly took a bath and everything.

Then he went out of the house, running as fast as he could. Darn it! I have to pass by the shortcut, then.

He used the shorter way to Shohoku High School by passing by the National Kanagawa Park.

He didn't care who he was bumping into. He just had to run to school.

"That big idiot!"

"That large gorilla!" many people cried as he bumped into them. Akagi just kept saying sorry.

Then, he bumped into another one.

"Ouch!" The lady he bumped on just fell to the floor. Maybe the impact was strong, he whispered to himself.

"I'm sorry," Akagi offered his hand to get the lady up.

"Thank you," the lady brushed off the dirt on her faded jeans.

Akagi looked at the lady closely. She had dark black hair and brown eyes. She had a very beautiful smile and she was maybe 5 feet 5 inches tall or something.

"It's okay. I'm sorry," Akagi said. "I was rushing to school so, there,"

She somewhat looks like a westerner, Akagi thought while looking at the girl. She's so pretty.

"Well, I gotta go, Miss," Akagi said as he swiftly ran away again.

"Thanks again," the girl called out.

She's so pretty, Akagi thought again. Then, he realized that he was so stupid.

He forgot to ask her what her name was. Maybe she ain't so far away yet. He looked back only to see that the girl already left.

Darn it! I really hope I can see her again… Akagi thought. Then he sighed as he entered the Shohoku entrance. I'm late.

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