A Fling - Does It Mean A Thing?
Thanks to all the reviewers who had so kindly reviewed. I'm taking my AS exam this Nov, and so, I'm gonna bury my head in studies. So, don't expect any updates till December, all right? Very very sorry, to ya all.
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. And before you read this, make sure that you read What If? first, k?
A/n: Expect OOC
Chapter 10 - A month later...
"NO! NO! No! It couldn't have happened!!!" Rukawa screamed in his sleep.
"Rukawa, wake up!" Kiyota hollered. "You got a bad dream?"
Rukawa nodded. "I dreamed that Hana accepted another guy's proposal, and she's leaving me,"
"Not surprising, you left her,"
"But I love her! And you are right, I missed her too much to play seriously,"
"Call her up, and say you love her,"
"But I don't know her number..."
"Ask Haruko, ask anybody!"
"I don't know their emails,"
"Darn! You don't know your own teammates' emails? Maki-sempai always made sure we know how to contact each other if there's any problem,"
"I'll try and ask my brother, right now, I want to sleep,"
"The coach asked me to wake you up, coach wants us to do a hundred metre sprint,"
"Nani?"
"Hai,"
****
New York...
"Do you know that there's only a month left for me to stay here?" asked Hana. Len held Hana close.
"I know, and do you know what day today is?"
"Hmm, I don't know..." Hana lied.
"It's our first month anniversary, and here's for you," Len said, handing Hana a small parcel.
"What is this?" Hana asked.
"Open it,"
"Aaaah!!! How do you know that I am absolutely crazy about them?" asked Hana. Inside the parcel is an F4 cd - meteor rain and Vic Zhou's album.
"Hmm, when you asked me to teach you mandarin," Len answered. "Wo ai ni, Hana,"
"Wo ai ni, Len," Hana replied. "You have to, you know, unlike me, you know how to speak Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese and English. I only know Japanese and English,"
"Blame that to my mom, she doesn't want me to forget my Asian roots," Len answered.
****
Japan...
Shohoku...
Rukawa Taka went to Shohoku High on the request of his brother. It's afternoon, and so, he expects the basketball team to be at the gym already. The door is opened.
"Taka-san, what brings you here?" asked Ayako.
"Aniki asked me to ask any of you, Hana's number at the States. The poor boy finally confessed that he missed her too much, he's now the worst player in the youth camp," Taka answered.
"Serves him right!" Haruko stated. "I have Hana's email, though, Taka-san,"
"Can you give it to me?"
Haruko shook her head. "Sorry, Taka-san, first, Hana didn't want anybody to have it, second, Hana has a boyfriend over there already!"
"NANI???" Taka outraged.
"I know, I'm really sorry, Taka-san, if Hana-chan didn't have a boyfriend at this instant, I'll help you matchmake both of them up again, but I just couldn't. Hana sounds very happy the last time I chatted with her," Haruko explained.
Taka's face fell. "That's ok, I'll just tell Kaede that none of you know how to contact her. He sounds very sad,"
The rest of the team pitied Rukawa Kaede now. But they just couldn't do anything. Hana's already with someone else.
*****
A week later...
"Baby, won't you come and ease my pain?" sang Len to Hana.
"I will ease your pain, Len," Hana answered laughingly. As soon as Hana laughed, Len stole the ball and dribbled towards the net.
"Hey no fair!" Hana said after Len scored. "You sang to get me distracted, R.Len Xiao Tian Adam,"
"Sorry, so, I won, 10-5," Len answered. "C'mon, let's have a drink,"
"Len..."
"Hmm?"
"I've always wanted to know what R in your name stands for," Hana started.
"Actually it's my Japanese family name, my dad's side of the family is Japanese,"
"Nani?"
"Yup, but since mother got the custody for me, I decided to let it be R, and use my mother's maiden name, Adam,"
"What bout Xiao Tian, it's a Chinese name not Japanese,"
"Mom's American-Chinese, her great-great-great grandmother in HongKong married an Englishmen who eventually migrated here,"
Hana nodded in understanding. She leaned on Len's shoulders, feeling safe. She may not love Len as she had loved Kaede a month ago, but Len gave her a sense of security and comfort that made her like him more.
Liu Xing Yiu tune is heard, and it woke her up from her dream.
"Your mobile phone's ringing," Len said. Hana picked it up.
"Moshi moshi, oh, onii-chan," Hana spoke.
"Hana, come home now, we need to discuss something," Ryuen said in the phone. "It's urgent,"
"Hello, Hello?" asked Hana to the phone. "Darn, he hung up,"
"Why? Ryu asked you to go home?"
"Uhuh,"
"Okay, let me walk you home,"
"Thanks," Hana smiled. Len held her hand and together, they walked towards Hana's apartment.
****
At Hana's apartment...
"Sorry for being a little bit late, onii-chan," Hana apologized when they entered the apartment.
"Yes, Ryu, very very sorry," Len backed up Hana.
"It's ok, Len, I just need to talk about private matters with Hana," Ryuen answered.
"Ok, see you tomorrow at school, Hana," Len said to Hana and kissed Hana's forehead.
"See you tomorrow, Len," Hana said before shutting the door.
"What do you want to talk about, onii-chan?"
"Dad just faxed me, we have to be in Japan in four days time, aniki is hospitalised," Ryuen answered.
"Nani? What happened to Kei-nii-chan?" asked Hana.
"I don't know, dad didn't want to tell me, and anyway, the Shohoku team wanted to you be back as well, Miyagi Ryota injured his leg, he's now on crutches," Ryuen continued.
"Nani?"
"I know, it's sudden, but we've to be back in four days' time, better start packing up, Hana," Ryuen said.
****
School...
"Hey, Hana, why so blue?" asked Billie.
"Billie, I've just been summoned by my dad to go home to Japan," Hana answered.
"What? But Hana, we need you for the upcoming game!" Billie exclaimed.
"My other brother's hospitalized, and my old school in Japan requested me to come home as well, because the captain injured his leg," Hana explained.
"But that isn't fair, you still have a month to stay here," Billie outraged.
"I know, but I've to return to Japan," Hana replied.
"What?" asked Len. "Am I hearing things?"
"No, Len, it's true, I've to return," Hana answered, and hugged Len.
"But why?" Len asked.
"A family matter and the old school wants her back," Billie answered for Hana.
"But that's not fair, Hana, we still have a month more," Len said.
"I know, I must return in four days' time," Hana answered. "Today's my last basketball practice,"
"Come tomorrow," Billie replied. Hana nodded.
*****
Len walked with Hana to the girls' basketball court...
"It's sad that you have to return," Len started.
"I know,"
"So now, now that you are going, what about us?" Len asked.
"Well, that depends on you, if you still want us to be together, I'd want that, but, if you can't stand long distance relationship, I understand that," Hana answered.
"I don't know, Hana, I'd love a long-distance relationship, but I couldn't stand it," Len replied.
"So that's it, then, Len," Hana said, and walked a distance.
"But Hana, I love you!" Len shouted.
Hana whirled around and ran towards Len who opened his arms. He held her close, while she cried.
"I love you too, Len, but..." Hana said. Tears are already falling off her face.
"We just couldn't be together because of distance," Len continued, "Or..."
"Both of us will end up getting hurt in a way or another," Hana continued his sentence. Len nodded.
"So it's better if both of us become friends once more," Len said. Hana nodded.
End of chapter 10 - pls read and review
Thanks to all the reviewers who had so kindly reviewed. I'm taking my AS exam this Nov, and so, I'm gonna bury my head in studies. So, don't expect any updates till December, all right? Very very sorry, to ya all.
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. And before you read this, make sure that you read What If? first, k?
A/n: Expect OOC
Chapter 10 - A month later...
"NO! NO! No! It couldn't have happened!!!" Rukawa screamed in his sleep.
"Rukawa, wake up!" Kiyota hollered. "You got a bad dream?"
Rukawa nodded. "I dreamed that Hana accepted another guy's proposal, and she's leaving me,"
"Not surprising, you left her,"
"But I love her! And you are right, I missed her too much to play seriously,"
"Call her up, and say you love her,"
"But I don't know her number..."
"Ask Haruko, ask anybody!"
"I don't know their emails,"
"Darn! You don't know your own teammates' emails? Maki-sempai always made sure we know how to contact each other if there's any problem,"
"I'll try and ask my brother, right now, I want to sleep,"
"The coach asked me to wake you up, coach wants us to do a hundred metre sprint,"
"Nani?"
"Hai,"
****
New York...
"Do you know that there's only a month left for me to stay here?" asked Hana. Len held Hana close.
"I know, and do you know what day today is?"
"Hmm, I don't know..." Hana lied.
"It's our first month anniversary, and here's for you," Len said, handing Hana a small parcel.
"What is this?" Hana asked.
"Open it,"
"Aaaah!!! How do you know that I am absolutely crazy about them?" asked Hana. Inside the parcel is an F4 cd - meteor rain and Vic Zhou's album.
"Hmm, when you asked me to teach you mandarin," Len answered. "Wo ai ni, Hana,"
"Wo ai ni, Len," Hana replied. "You have to, you know, unlike me, you know how to speak Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese and English. I only know Japanese and English,"
"Blame that to my mom, she doesn't want me to forget my Asian roots," Len answered.
****
Japan...
Shohoku...
Rukawa Taka went to Shohoku High on the request of his brother. It's afternoon, and so, he expects the basketball team to be at the gym already. The door is opened.
"Taka-san, what brings you here?" asked Ayako.
"Aniki asked me to ask any of you, Hana's number at the States. The poor boy finally confessed that he missed her too much, he's now the worst player in the youth camp," Taka answered.
"Serves him right!" Haruko stated. "I have Hana's email, though, Taka-san,"
"Can you give it to me?"
Haruko shook her head. "Sorry, Taka-san, first, Hana didn't want anybody to have it, second, Hana has a boyfriend over there already!"
"NANI???" Taka outraged.
"I know, I'm really sorry, Taka-san, if Hana-chan didn't have a boyfriend at this instant, I'll help you matchmake both of them up again, but I just couldn't. Hana sounds very happy the last time I chatted with her," Haruko explained.
Taka's face fell. "That's ok, I'll just tell Kaede that none of you know how to contact her. He sounds very sad,"
The rest of the team pitied Rukawa Kaede now. But they just couldn't do anything. Hana's already with someone else.
*****
A week later...
"Baby, won't you come and ease my pain?" sang Len to Hana.
"I will ease your pain, Len," Hana answered laughingly. As soon as Hana laughed, Len stole the ball and dribbled towards the net.
"Hey no fair!" Hana said after Len scored. "You sang to get me distracted, R.Len Xiao Tian Adam,"
"Sorry, so, I won, 10-5," Len answered. "C'mon, let's have a drink,"
"Len..."
"Hmm?"
"I've always wanted to know what R in your name stands for," Hana started.
"Actually it's my Japanese family name, my dad's side of the family is Japanese,"
"Nani?"
"Yup, but since mother got the custody for me, I decided to let it be R, and use my mother's maiden name, Adam,"
"What bout Xiao Tian, it's a Chinese name not Japanese,"
"Mom's American-Chinese, her great-great-great grandmother in HongKong married an Englishmen who eventually migrated here,"
Hana nodded in understanding. She leaned on Len's shoulders, feeling safe. She may not love Len as she had loved Kaede a month ago, but Len gave her a sense of security and comfort that made her like him more.
Liu Xing Yiu tune is heard, and it woke her up from her dream.
"Your mobile phone's ringing," Len said. Hana picked it up.
"Moshi moshi, oh, onii-chan," Hana spoke.
"Hana, come home now, we need to discuss something," Ryuen said in the phone. "It's urgent,"
"Hello, Hello?" asked Hana to the phone. "Darn, he hung up,"
"Why? Ryu asked you to go home?"
"Uhuh,"
"Okay, let me walk you home,"
"Thanks," Hana smiled. Len held her hand and together, they walked towards Hana's apartment.
****
At Hana's apartment...
"Sorry for being a little bit late, onii-chan," Hana apologized when they entered the apartment.
"Yes, Ryu, very very sorry," Len backed up Hana.
"It's ok, Len, I just need to talk about private matters with Hana," Ryuen answered.
"Ok, see you tomorrow at school, Hana," Len said to Hana and kissed Hana's forehead.
"See you tomorrow, Len," Hana said before shutting the door.
"What do you want to talk about, onii-chan?"
"Dad just faxed me, we have to be in Japan in four days time, aniki is hospitalised," Ryuen answered.
"Nani? What happened to Kei-nii-chan?" asked Hana.
"I don't know, dad didn't want to tell me, and anyway, the Shohoku team wanted to you be back as well, Miyagi Ryota injured his leg, he's now on crutches," Ryuen continued.
"Nani?"
"I know, it's sudden, but we've to be back in four days' time, better start packing up, Hana," Ryuen said.
****
School...
"Hey, Hana, why so blue?" asked Billie.
"Billie, I've just been summoned by my dad to go home to Japan," Hana answered.
"What? But Hana, we need you for the upcoming game!" Billie exclaimed.
"My other brother's hospitalized, and my old school in Japan requested me to come home as well, because the captain injured his leg," Hana explained.
"But that isn't fair, you still have a month to stay here," Billie outraged.
"I know, but I've to return to Japan," Hana replied.
"What?" asked Len. "Am I hearing things?"
"No, Len, it's true, I've to return," Hana answered, and hugged Len.
"But why?" Len asked.
"A family matter and the old school wants her back," Billie answered for Hana.
"But that's not fair, Hana, we still have a month more," Len said.
"I know, I must return in four days' time," Hana answered. "Today's my last basketball practice,"
"Come tomorrow," Billie replied. Hana nodded.
*****
Len walked with Hana to the girls' basketball court...
"It's sad that you have to return," Len started.
"I know,"
"So now, now that you are going, what about us?" Len asked.
"Well, that depends on you, if you still want us to be together, I'd want that, but, if you can't stand long distance relationship, I understand that," Hana answered.
"I don't know, Hana, I'd love a long-distance relationship, but I couldn't stand it," Len replied.
"So that's it, then, Len," Hana said, and walked a distance.
"But Hana, I love you!" Len shouted.
Hana whirled around and ran towards Len who opened his arms. He held her close, while she cried.
"I love you too, Len, but..." Hana said. Tears are already falling off her face.
"We just couldn't be together because of distance," Len continued, "Or..."
"Both of us will end up getting hurt in a way or another," Hana continued his sentence. Len nodded.
"So it's better if both of us become friends once more," Len said. Hana nodded.
End of chapter 10 - pls read and review