A Fling - Does It Mean A Thing?
Thank you to all the reviewers! Thank you sooooo much!!!!! To Nikkie, Ryu had been in America since he's around 15 (read What If? Chapter 13), and spent his entire time in New York, while only returning for a few weeks to Japan each year. Let's just assume that he learned his skills and with hard work and determination, he's able to defeat any of them. While, Hana, had only defeated Kerry, and not the others, who are obviously better than her.
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk belongs to Inoue Takehiko. It doesn't belong to me at all, except probably the three Sakuragi siblings.
Summary: Rukawa broke up with Hana because he didn't want her to be a distraction to his Japan Youth Camp. Set after Akagi, Mitsui and Kogure went to take their entrance exams, Miyagi became captain, and Rukawa's going to leave.
A/n: Expect OOC
Chapter 8
Japan...
Rukawa looked at his surroundings. He's in his dormroom at the youth camp. His eyes fell to his right, where a framed photograph of a smiling Hana is placed. He picked it up.
"I missed you a lot, you know..." he whispered to the picture. "Do you miss me too?"
"RUKAWA KAEDE! GET YOUR ARSE DOWN HERE FOR PRACTICE!" shouted the coach.
Rukawa sleepily went down to the gym area. Morohoshi Dai, Kiyota Nobunaga, Morishige Hiroshe, and others are snickering at him.
"Sorry, coach, I overslept," Rukawa answered.
"Rukawa, missed Hana?" Kiyota teasingly asked. He was replied with a very cold look.
"Oh, you do miss her then," Morohoshi teasingly said. And again, a blast of cold ice came towards Morohoshi.
"Gomen," both of them said to Rukawa.
The team practiced running for the day. This reminded Rukawa of the sprints that Hana used to do before practices. She'd usually run around the gym before practice starts, and then, rest for a while before practicing her shots.
As usual, Rukawa remained his cold personality along the day.
During one of their rests...
"I heard that Hana went to the States," Kiyota said.
Rukawa nodded.
"I also heard a rumor from Hikoichi that you broke up with her," Kiyota said again.
And again, Rukawa nodded.
"Have you no shame? What did she do to hurt you?" asked Kiyota, who *tried* to say it quietly.
"She didn't do anything, I just want no distraction to this camp," Rukawa answered.
"Mark my words, you'll play your worst during your time here, coz, you'll miss her support," Kiyota replied.
*****
New York...
"What should I wear? What should I wear?" Hana asked herself. It's Saturday evening, and she's ecstatic about the date. Len will arrive a few minutes later. Her eyes fell towards the white shirt that she and Rukawa bought at Takashimaya, before the split. And of course, the Tommy Hilfiger jeans she just bought at one of the malls a few days ago.
"This looks great," she said to herself. She put both of them on, and brushed back her red hair, where the end of her hair is just touching the end of her neck. (She cut it up after leaving Japan).
And then, she applied minimum make-up, natural colour lipstick, which blend with her natural lip colour, and powdered her face. She then sprayed her favourite perfume, Paco Rabanne's 'UltraViolet', to her neck, wrists and elbows. She then took out her small bag to carry her purse and her Nokia mobile phone.
She went out from her room to drink a glass of water.
"You look gorgeous, got a date tonight?" asked Ryuen.
"Yup, with Len," Hana answered.
"Really?" asked Ryuen. 'This is good,'
"Uhuh,"
Eiji's just going to the kitchen when he saw Hana. His mouth fell open, he had never seen her in any other clothing except basketball jerseys and school uniforms. Hana's clothes, while not exactly revealing, but showed her curves.
"Close your mouth, Eiji, or a fly will enter it," Ryuen said teasingly. Eiji promptly set his mouth shut.
The doorbell chime can be heard after that.
"That must be Len," Hana said, and went towards the door, and opened it. Len's outside, holding a bouquet of red roses.
"For you," he said flirtingly.
"Thank you, c'mon in, let me put this in a vase first," Hana answered.
"Hey Ryu, hey Eiji," he greeted both Eiji and Ryuen.
"Hi Len," they both answered simultaneously.
"You know each other?" Hana asked.
"I'm a freshman when Ryu played for Kennedy. And then, I knew of Eiji when he entered New York Metropolitan University," Len explained.
Hana placed the roses into a vase filled with water. "All done,"
"The movie's going to start at eight-thirty, I guess we'd better be going," Len said.
"Okay, bye onii-chan, bye Sawakita," Hana said.
"Bye," they replied.
****
At the ground floor...
"Wow! That's your car?" asked Hana, eyeing the black BMW convertible with interest.
"Yeah," Len answered, proud of his car. "I don't usually use it to school because I prefer to cycle, rollerblade, or walk. I like the latter nowadays, though,"
"Why?"
"So that I can walk you home,"
Hana smiled blushingly when she heard that.
*****
In the car...
"I heard you are just staying here for three months or two, right?" asked Len.
"Yeah, the high schools winter championship in Japan is approaching, and I'll be back just in time for that," Hana answered.
"Where in Japan did you come from?" Len asked.
"The Kanagawa prefecture,"
"Really? How was it like?"
"Very nice, it's quite a big place, but not as big as Tokyo or Osaka. It's quite quiet too. I went to Shohoku, which, actually, did not have a good basketball team, but I entered it because it's near my house,"
"But I thought you guys defeated the champions..."
"Well, Shohoku should have won the Kanagawa District Championships the year before if not because their skilled point guard and shooting guard are both in the hospital for medication. They lost during the first round of elimination," Hana explained.
"What about you, Len, did you originally come from New York city?" Hana asked. "It's okay if you don't want to talk about family,"
"It's okay, it's just me and my mom since I'm a toddler," Len answered.
"What movie are we going to watch?" asked Hana, diverting the topic.
"Rat Race, I heard it's pretty funny," Len answered.
They arrived at the cineplex after a while...
*****
They entered the cineplex and Len showed their tickets to the usher, who ushered them to the balcony seats that Len booked.
The movie is indeed funny. Hana and Len laughed out so loud that the other people were glaring at them.
****
After the movie ended...
"Do you want to eat?" Len asked.
"Hmm, okay, if there's any cafe that's still open," Hana answered.
"This is New York City. It never sleeps, Hana," Len replied. Len brought Hana to one of the cafes in Greenwich Village.
They talked about their life, with Len asking a lot about Japan.
But of course, the date must come to an end.
"Well, it's nice going out with you," Hana said, when they reached her front door.
"Yeah, same here," Len answered. "Hana..."
"Yeah?"
"Can I kiss you?" Len asked.
Hana nodded. Len smiled brightly and pulled Hana towards him. His mouth swooped over Hana's, and kissed them sweetly, and then, deeply. Len placed his hands in her hair while Hana wrapped her hands around his neck.
They stopped after a few minutes.
"Well, I'd better get inside," Hana said. Len nodded.
"Bye," she whispered, and inserted the key to the lock. Len only leaves after she closed the door.
"You look as if you've just been kissed," drawled Ryuen, eyeing his sister's swollen lips. Hana nodded.
"So, any similarities with Rukawa? they do look the same,"
"No, he's sweeter. and yes, he doesn't want to talk about his family," Hana answered. "Good night, Onii-chan, I need my beauty sleep,"
"Night,"
End of Chapter 8 - please read and review...
Thank you to all the reviewers! Thank you sooooo much!!!!! To Nikkie, Ryu had been in America since he's around 15 (read What If? Chapter 13), and spent his entire time in New York, while only returning for a few weeks to Japan each year. Let's just assume that he learned his skills and with hard work and determination, he's able to defeat any of them. While, Hana, had only defeated Kerry, and not the others, who are obviously better than her.
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk belongs to Inoue Takehiko. It doesn't belong to me at all, except probably the three Sakuragi siblings.
Summary: Rukawa broke up with Hana because he didn't want her to be a distraction to his Japan Youth Camp. Set after Akagi, Mitsui and Kogure went to take their entrance exams, Miyagi became captain, and Rukawa's going to leave.
A/n: Expect OOC
Chapter 8
Japan...
Rukawa looked at his surroundings. He's in his dormroom at the youth camp. His eyes fell to his right, where a framed photograph of a smiling Hana is placed. He picked it up.
"I missed you a lot, you know..." he whispered to the picture. "Do you miss me too?"
"RUKAWA KAEDE! GET YOUR ARSE DOWN HERE FOR PRACTICE!" shouted the coach.
Rukawa sleepily went down to the gym area. Morohoshi Dai, Kiyota Nobunaga, Morishige Hiroshe, and others are snickering at him.
"Sorry, coach, I overslept," Rukawa answered.
"Rukawa, missed Hana?" Kiyota teasingly asked. He was replied with a very cold look.
"Oh, you do miss her then," Morohoshi teasingly said. And again, a blast of cold ice came towards Morohoshi.
"Gomen," both of them said to Rukawa.
The team practiced running for the day. This reminded Rukawa of the sprints that Hana used to do before practices. She'd usually run around the gym before practice starts, and then, rest for a while before practicing her shots.
As usual, Rukawa remained his cold personality along the day.
During one of their rests...
"I heard that Hana went to the States," Kiyota said.
Rukawa nodded.
"I also heard a rumor from Hikoichi that you broke up with her," Kiyota said again.
And again, Rukawa nodded.
"Have you no shame? What did she do to hurt you?" asked Kiyota, who *tried* to say it quietly.
"She didn't do anything, I just want no distraction to this camp," Rukawa answered.
"Mark my words, you'll play your worst during your time here, coz, you'll miss her support," Kiyota replied.
*****
New York...
"What should I wear? What should I wear?" Hana asked herself. It's Saturday evening, and she's ecstatic about the date. Len will arrive a few minutes later. Her eyes fell towards the white shirt that she and Rukawa bought at Takashimaya, before the split. And of course, the Tommy Hilfiger jeans she just bought at one of the malls a few days ago.
"This looks great," she said to herself. She put both of them on, and brushed back her red hair, where the end of her hair is just touching the end of her neck. (She cut it up after leaving Japan).
And then, she applied minimum make-up, natural colour lipstick, which blend with her natural lip colour, and powdered her face. She then sprayed her favourite perfume, Paco Rabanne's 'UltraViolet', to her neck, wrists and elbows. She then took out her small bag to carry her purse and her Nokia mobile phone.
She went out from her room to drink a glass of water.
"You look gorgeous, got a date tonight?" asked Ryuen.
"Yup, with Len," Hana answered.
"Really?" asked Ryuen. 'This is good,'
"Uhuh,"
Eiji's just going to the kitchen when he saw Hana. His mouth fell open, he had never seen her in any other clothing except basketball jerseys and school uniforms. Hana's clothes, while not exactly revealing, but showed her curves.
"Close your mouth, Eiji, or a fly will enter it," Ryuen said teasingly. Eiji promptly set his mouth shut.
The doorbell chime can be heard after that.
"That must be Len," Hana said, and went towards the door, and opened it. Len's outside, holding a bouquet of red roses.
"For you," he said flirtingly.
"Thank you, c'mon in, let me put this in a vase first," Hana answered.
"Hey Ryu, hey Eiji," he greeted both Eiji and Ryuen.
"Hi Len," they both answered simultaneously.
"You know each other?" Hana asked.
"I'm a freshman when Ryu played for Kennedy. And then, I knew of Eiji when he entered New York Metropolitan University," Len explained.
Hana placed the roses into a vase filled with water. "All done,"
"The movie's going to start at eight-thirty, I guess we'd better be going," Len said.
"Okay, bye onii-chan, bye Sawakita," Hana said.
"Bye," they replied.
****
At the ground floor...
"Wow! That's your car?" asked Hana, eyeing the black BMW convertible with interest.
"Yeah," Len answered, proud of his car. "I don't usually use it to school because I prefer to cycle, rollerblade, or walk. I like the latter nowadays, though,"
"Why?"
"So that I can walk you home,"
Hana smiled blushingly when she heard that.
*****
In the car...
"I heard you are just staying here for three months or two, right?" asked Len.
"Yeah, the high schools winter championship in Japan is approaching, and I'll be back just in time for that," Hana answered.
"Where in Japan did you come from?" Len asked.
"The Kanagawa prefecture,"
"Really? How was it like?"
"Very nice, it's quite a big place, but not as big as Tokyo or Osaka. It's quite quiet too. I went to Shohoku, which, actually, did not have a good basketball team, but I entered it because it's near my house,"
"But I thought you guys defeated the champions..."
"Well, Shohoku should have won the Kanagawa District Championships the year before if not because their skilled point guard and shooting guard are both in the hospital for medication. They lost during the first round of elimination," Hana explained.
"What about you, Len, did you originally come from New York city?" Hana asked. "It's okay if you don't want to talk about family,"
"It's okay, it's just me and my mom since I'm a toddler," Len answered.
"What movie are we going to watch?" asked Hana, diverting the topic.
"Rat Race, I heard it's pretty funny," Len answered.
They arrived at the cineplex after a while...
*****
They entered the cineplex and Len showed their tickets to the usher, who ushered them to the balcony seats that Len booked.
The movie is indeed funny. Hana and Len laughed out so loud that the other people were glaring at them.
****
After the movie ended...
"Do you want to eat?" Len asked.
"Hmm, okay, if there's any cafe that's still open," Hana answered.
"This is New York City. It never sleeps, Hana," Len replied. Len brought Hana to one of the cafes in Greenwich Village.
They talked about their life, with Len asking a lot about Japan.
But of course, the date must come to an end.
"Well, it's nice going out with you," Hana said, when they reached her front door.
"Yeah, same here," Len answered. "Hana..."
"Yeah?"
"Can I kiss you?" Len asked.
Hana nodded. Len smiled brightly and pulled Hana towards him. His mouth swooped over Hana's, and kissed them sweetly, and then, deeply. Len placed his hands in her hair while Hana wrapped her hands around his neck.
They stopped after a few minutes.
"Well, I'd better get inside," Hana said. Len nodded.
"Bye," she whispered, and inserted the key to the lock. Len only leaves after she closed the door.
"You look as if you've just been kissed," drawled Ryuen, eyeing his sister's swollen lips. Hana nodded.
"So, any similarities with Rukawa? they do look the same,"
"No, he's sweeter. and yes, he doesn't want to talk about his family," Hana answered. "Good night, Onii-chan, I need my beauty sleep,"
"Night,"
End of Chapter 8 - please read and review...