Author: I own the characters that are NOT from slam dunk…. If they are from Slam dunk, they are property of Inoue Takehiko. Please don't sue me… Also, a foreword, I tend to be long winded when writing my fics, so at least you get the overall picture, as well as the locations/background, and worth your dollar on internets charges! LOL I would like to thank http://www.fanfiction.net/profile.php?userid=169806 Miss Ghost Writer, for allowing me to use SNIPPETS off from her fic, since although we may have had the same idea, she wrote her fic first, so I give you this respect, the respect of a Shohoku Mercenary! Bwa ha ha!! (Slight crossover between Slam Dunk and Shadow Skill. Ha ha…)

Words in italics or between slashes are thoughts, words within ^^ are actions, unless otherwise stated, words in brackets are locations usually before each section.

(=^_^=)  Chapter 2 – Kimiko's first day in Shohoku High  (=^_^=)

(On the street, near Shohoku High.)

"Ano, so sorry for making you fall down on your behind." Apologised the big guy.

"Mmm… Daijobu. Watashi wa Kimiko, Toyowara Kimiko desu. Hajimemashite, sempai!" and with that, she added a bow from her head.

"Ore wa Takenori, Akagi Takenori. Hajimemashite." He replied.

"Hai, Akagi-sempai! This is my first day here, as I just moved here from the Kyoto prefecture. So I don't quite know my way around here, except how to come to school by bus."

"Sou ka? Naruhodo, since it's already the 3rd day of school."

"Hai. By the way, Akagi-sempai, you can call me Kimiko."

"Aa."

Akagi and Toyowara, walking side by side, to Shohoku High. They made quite a few heads turn, and no, it wasn't because they looked perfect for each other. On the contrary, to the majority of the students on their way to Shohoku High, they looked downright ridiculous.

Upon reaching Shohoku High, and into the room, whereby students had to change their shoes into standardized school slippers, Kimiko had forgotten where was her class situated.

"Ne, Akagi-sempai, which way is… Ano…" Kimiko said, looking at her timetable. "Class 1-6?"

"Hey… we're in the same class. How about that?" Akagi chuckled, raising an eyebrow.

"Nani? So desu ka? Watashi wa honto ni LUCKY!!"

"Doshite, Kimiko?"

"You get to be my guide for the day, ne, Akagi-sempai? Hee hee!! Domo arigato!!!!"

"Yare, yare…"A huge teardrop appearing on the side of Akagi's head.

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(At the class corridor)

As the both of them entered the class of 1-6, many heads turned, to look at the class giant, and this new student, who they have never seen before. Just a couple of seconds after they arrived, the teacher entered the door, and the students of 1-6 took their seats, except for Kimiko, who reported to the teacher of her presence.

"Ohayo, Kunaka-sensei. Watashi wa Toyowara Kimiko desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu."

"Hai." Kunaka-sensei replied, looking at his class list, which had the particulars of every student. "Class, this is Toyowara Kimiko. She has joined us from the Kyoto prefecture. She will join our class from today onwards."

"Ohayo, minna. Watashi wa Toyowara Kimiko desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu." Kimiko said, bowing to the class.

"Toyowara-san, you shall sit next to Akagi Takenori." Kunaka-sensei said, pointing to the empty seat on Akagi's right, next to the window.

"Hai, Kunaka-sensei." Whilst walking to her seat, she could feel the whole class looking at her. This was not an exactly strange feeling to her, as this happened mostly on the first day of school for her. She could hear distinct murmuring, and she knew it was about her. The way she carried herself, she thought, must be weird to them. It didn't help that she was very plump, ok, fat, and she was short to boot (1.54m). It didn't matter that she had a nice smile, well kept hair, nice personality, funny, and caring. All they could see was probably a fat duck waddling to its desk in class.

"Hi again, Akagi-sempai!" smiled Kimiko, trying to hide her insecurity.

"…………"  ^Sweat drop^

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(In class 1-6)

Looking up from where he was sitting, which was on the left side beside Akagi' desk, Kogure Kiminobu noticed a girl entering the class along with his best friend, Akagi. Apparently, in Kogure Kiminobu's eyes, she was cute.

Toyowara Kimiko was not ugly by nature. She had dark brown shoulder length hair that was braided into two pigtails, dark brown eyes that shone like as if stars were in them, and with a cute smile, accompanied by cupid lips. She just happened to have a lot of fat in her body, all thanks to her doting grandmother who fed her with as much food as much as she loved her granddaughter.

/She must be a new student… Hey, she's kind of cute. Sonna, why am I thinking like this?/

Then, he noticed that she was fat.

/What the hell am I thinking? The whole class will think I'm weird. But then again, maybe she's nice. I'm sure Akagi wouldn't have made friends with her if she was the snobbish sort. I guess I'll find out more about her when lunchtime comes./

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(Day 1, in class, lunchtime)

And so the day began, for every student on Shohoku High to cram his/her brain, with subjects that would ONE day be handy in their real lives. At noon, lunchtime, the class of 1-6 was dismissed for lunch. Kimiko, turning to her left to face her sempai, asked him where the cafeteria was.

"Why would you want to know where the cafeteria is? Don't you have your lunch with you?"

 "Nani? Don't we buy lunch in school?"

/This is going to be a longggg day./ Akagi thought, mentally shaking his head, along with the huge sweat drop on the side of his head… "Nope, we usually have to bring our own lunch unless it's Monday. They only sell bentos on Monday, as the school understands about Monday blues." Akagi mused.

"Naruhodo…. Now what am I going to do?" Kimiko said, near to tears. "I didn't bring ANYTHING."

"Hi! How are you?" a deep voice interrupting their conversation.

Kimiko looked up, and in front of her was a tall bespectacled boy, with dark brown eyes and short brown hair. He was smiling at the both of them with obvious amusement.

"Aa, Kogure. Kimiko, meet my buddy, Kogure Kiminobu. I've known him, like for ages. Ha ha…." Replied Akagi.

"Hello, Kogure-san, Hajimemashite, yoroshiku onegaishimasu." ^Sweat drop^

"Yoroshiku, Toyowara-san. And please, you can delete the –san part… kind of formal for me." Kogure assured Kimiko. "What seems to be the problem, Akagi?"

"She didn't bring lunch today. I'm sharing mine with her today."

Kimiko blushed to the roots of her hair, and looked down. She wasn't expecting anyone to talk to anyone except Akagi-sempai for today, since she could hear the people in the class whispering/gossiping about her. "They don't know me yet…. They'll come around." Kimiko reassured herself.

Kogure laughed, and said, "That shouldn't be a problem then. You've got enough to feed a whole army!" A huge sweat drop appeared on Akagi head, followed by an x-shaped forehead vein. "Kogure!!!"

"Kogure-sempai, don't be so mean! Ano, may I call you Kogure-sempai?" Kimiko asked Kogure, laughing. "Ne, Akagi-sempai, are you sure you have enough for yourself? Ano, I don't mean to be disrespectful…."

"Hai, as long as I can call you Kimiko." Kogure replied.

"Daijobu, you can share my lunch with me. I think I've got enough for the both of us, Kimiko."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive" Akagi grinned, taking out his tall bento box. "My mom made a little extra for me today."

"How many layers ARE in there? Kimiko asked, looking at the tall lunchbox.

"Oh, about 3." Akagi said nonchalantly.

"…………"  ^Sweat drop^

And so, Kimiko and her two sempais had lunch together, with her taking one layer of Akagi's bento set, and they talked about anything under the sun, getting to know one another.

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