AN: Chapter 8! I'm not going to say anything here! Thanks to those who have reviewed this fic!
Disclaimers: All characters of SD are not mine and I do not owe them! I only owe the OC here for I alone created her.

Chapter 8: WINTER SNOW!

A month have passed, Yuki Guerra was now ready for a game. Ms. Mizuno practically was kneeling down in front of Mitsui, praising him like a god or something. "Thank you Mitsui-san! Thank you very much! Because of you the great Winter Snow is back! Thank you!" Ms. Mizuno replied kissing Mitsui's shoes. Mitsui took a step back, looking embarrassed exclaimed, "Mizuno-sensei! Kudasai! Yamete, onegai!"

Ms. Mizuno stood up and happily wiggled tickets at Mitsui. She beamed at him and said, "As a treat! You and some of your friends are going to have the patron tickets at the game tomorrow!" Mitsui took the tickets and replied, "Patron tickets! Mizuno-sensei!" Ms. Mizuno shook one finger at him and said, "You're going Mitsui-san!" She then turned her head at Yuki who was practicing with the other girls and said, "Be there for Yuki!"

The very next day, Mitsui Hisashi along with Kogure Kiminobu watched the game. Shohoku versus Shoyo. Kogure noticed Fujima among the Shoyo side and replied, "Look it's Fujima!" Mitsui nod his and said, "I see, he's supporting the girl's volleyball team of Shoyo!"

"According to rumors, he had a crush on the team captain of their volleyball team!" Kogure replied winking at Mitsui. Mitsui blushed. He knew what Kogure meant. "You're becoming like Miyagi! I came here to support the team and besides I want to see if Yuki-san have really returned as Winter Snow." Kogure smiled and said, "Whatever you say Mitsui!"

The announced have announced the players of Shoyo; he then started announcing the names of the Shohoku players. When then announced reached Yuki's name, the whole crowd went frenzy.

"NUMBER 23! YUKI GUERRA!"

Yuki stepped out and audiences started to whisper.

"It's Yuki Guerra!"
"Winter Snow!"
"Oh my God! It's the Snow Queen!"

Kogure whispered to Mitsui, "She's famous Mitsui!" Mitsui smirked and thought, "Of course! She's the famous Yuki Guerra! The famous Winter Snow!" The team captain of Shoyo by the name of Tatewaki Michelle eyed Yuki and gave her a mean and sly smile. Yuki saw that, she stared at Tatewaki Michelle with her cold blue eyes and an instant, Michelle felt cold.

"Those eyes. Such cold blue eyes! It's like those eyes are tearing me apart" Michelle thought gripping her water bottle hard. The referee blew his whistle; it's game time! Shoyo server Wakabayashi Rumiko did a strong serve; Nakamura Seyou of Shohoku caught it, as the ball went into the air. Yuki jumped and whacked the ball to the other side. Tatewaki Michelle tried to dig it but she wasn't able to. The force was too strong. A point to Shohoku! The Shoyo players stared at Yuki. Yuki Guerra stood there unmoved, her eyes blazing not in fire but with ice and snow.

"Winter Snow! She's definitely Winter Snow!" Michelle thought. "Amazing Mitsui! Do you saw that! Amazing! Yuki froze the Shoyo players!" Kogure exclaimed looking awed.

Mitsui exclaimed, "It is bound to happen, after all she's Winter Snow!" The game progressed, on the first set; Shohoku was in the lead, Ms. Mizuno was very happy. "You're doing good Yuki! Keep it up!" Ms. Mizuno replied patting Yuki on the back. Yuki smiled and said, "I'll be the next one to serve! Expect a surprising result!"

Second set, Yuki Guerra is the server. Yuki stared at her right arm and stared at the Patron side and saw Hisashi Mitsui staring at her. His eyes saying, "You can do it!" Yuki smiled and whispered, "Mitsui no baka!" with that she raised the ball and hit it all with her might. The ball whizzed by the players of Shoyo. Again Michelle tried to hit it but into no avail! A point to Shohoku!

"I never saw a powerful serve like that before!" Kogure exclaimed. "She's something! She's truly a phenomena!" Mitsui stood up and cried, "KEEP GOING WINTER SNOW!"

Yuki eyed the Shoyo players, her cold blue eyes were scaring the wits of the Shoyo players, there thoughts were like this:

"Is she for real? She is like an icicle that keep on piercing!"
"Now I know why Yuki Guerra was feared in the field of volleyball! She's truly a snow queen!"
"Amazing! Not even Michelle could handle her!"
"Winter Snow, you have the aces!"

The second set was decided, Shohoku is going to win, it is seen that's because Yuki Guerra. The famous Winter Snow is back. After the game, Ms. Mizuno treated the girls for a pizza. "Nice job girls! Amazing play!" she exclaimed.

"All thanks to Yuki-chan!" Seyou exclaimed hugging Yuki. Shinbo Emi exclaimed, "That's right! Yuki-chan was really great! Truly the Winter Snow!" Yuki blushed in embarrassment, "Please! You're flattering me! We all did great!" she replied smiling.

"Mitsui-san! Kogure-san! Please join us!" Ms. Mizuno replied as she saw the two young basketball players passing the Pizza house. Kogure winked at Mitsui and pushed his friend inside. "Kogure-san!" Mitsui protested. Kogure replied, "You go inside! I'll head home now and besides, you're part of that team because of Yuki-san!" with that he bade goodbye to Ms. Mizuno and left.

Mitsui smiled at Ms. Mizuno who gave him seat and said, "Thanks for the offer Mizuno-sensei!" Ms. Mizuno just smiled and ordered for another pizza. Emi stared at Mitsui and replied, "Hey! You're Hisashi Mitsui! The 3-point shooter of the basketball team!" Seyou nod her head in agreement and said, "Yeah! I've heard you made waves last game with Shoyo! You must be something Mitsui-san!"

"That is correct girls! Hisashi Mitsui is one of the starters of the basketball team and he is one of the best! MVP during his junior high days and his shootings are very accurate! Doesn't miss!" Ms. Mizuno replied winking at Mitsui. Shinohora Miki winked at Yuki and said, "Hey Yuki-chan! Isn't he your personal trainer?" Yuki just nod her head in answering the question.

"Personal trainer really? I thought he was Yuki's boyfriend or something." Emi exclaimed making Mitsui blushed crimson. Yuki sputtered on her drink and protested, "He is not my boyfriend Emi-chan!" Miki let a whistle and said, "Yare Yare! It'll go there anyway, right girls?" with the whole team laughed. Ms. Mizuno shook her head and apologized, "Gomenasai Mitsui-san, these girls are a handful! I hop you can handle it!"

Mitsui laughed and said, "Are you kidding Mizuno-sensei! Yuki was handful already! This is a piece of cake!" Yuki raised and eyebrow and hissed at him, "I'm not a handful baka!" Mitsui grinned and said, "Be sport Yuki-san! You did a good job at the game today. You flustered Shoyo!" Yuki was taken a back by this.

"Anyway, why were you at the game?" Yuki asked. Mitsui took a bite of pizza and replied, "Because I don't want to waste patron tickets." Yuki growled, "Be serious or I'll choke that pizza out of you!"

Mitsui sighed and said, "But it's the truth! Plus, I wanted to see how my training affected your play, I can say it's effective and I want to see how good is Winter Snow really is." Yuki smiled and said, "Thanks. that's really thoughtful of you." Mitsui smirked and handed her some patron tickets saying, "We're up against Takezono within this week. In exchange of watching you today, please watch our game."

"P-patron t-tickets!" Yuki stammered. Mitsui nod his head and said, "Correct Yuki-san! Get some of your friends here and watch, it'll be a good game. If we win. I'll be having a party at my house." Yuki took the tickets and said, "I guess it's a waste not to go, I mean, patron tickets!" Mitsui pouted and said, "It's really okay, you don't really have to cheer on me."

"I'm just kidding Mitsui-san! Jeez, can't take a joke! I'll watch, maybe with Ms. Mizuno and the girls." Yuki replied grinning. Mitsui smiled and said, "I'll be seeing you then there!" Yuki smiled back. "God! That smile really shed some sun in her cold blue eyes." Mitsui thought, he didn't notice that he was staring at her.

"Is something wrong Mitsui-san?" Yuki asked noticing that Mitsui was staring at her two full minutes. Mitsui replied, "Uh, nothing it is just, how cold your eyes get yet your smile is warm like the sun?" Yuki blushed at this comment and answered, "Well, Mitsui-san. I don't really know. I think to make people like me, I mean my eyes send shivers down their spines!"

"I guess, you have to keep on smiling on then! You look cute when you smile!" Mitsui replied. "Whoah! Now what did the hell I said?" Mitsui though kicking himself under the table Yuki blushed even more. "Thank you Mitsui-san!" Yuki replied. "This idiot might not be truly an idiot. I mean, he's sweet" Yuki's mind exclaimed trying to hide her blushing face.

After the dinner, everyone went home. Yuki and Mitsui were left alone by themselves walking along the road. "Are you sure that you'll walk me home?" Yuki asked. Mitsui answered, "Of course! It's late and God knows what can happen to you along the way." Yuki smiled and said, "You can be sweet sometimes you know Mitsui."

"Hey! I'm a sweet person; I just don't show it to everyone, only those I'm close with! For example, Kogure-san, My mom and dad and you." Mitsui answered blushing a little. "Me?" Yuki asked pointing her finger at herself. "Why me?"

Mitsui struggled for words to say, "Well, anou... you see... don't ask questions okay, it's just that, I don't really know Yuki-san. Gomen!" Yuki held his hand and said, "Daijoubu Mitsui-san! Daijoubu!"

"I don't really know. but somehow I'm so close to you Yuki. Even though sometimes you gave me those cold stares and we bicker at each other, I feel comfortable with you. Am I falling in love with you Yuki-san?" Mitsui wondered as he waved goodbye at Yuki. Yuki Guerra waved back and entered her house. "Man, I had it really. Maybe, maybe I am falling in love with you!" Mitsui thought as he walks away from Yuki's house.

"Hisashi Mitsui... You're some guy Mitsui! You changed my perception in life. Someone like you who had hard times like me. I've never been intimate with a guy before. Ss this what is like when you're turning to like someone." Yuki thought as she watch Mitsui walk away from her house. "Yuki, you're supposed to be cold as ice, then again someone melted your ice. You're in-love!" Yuki muttered to herself looking away from the window.

AN: THAT WAS LOOOOONNNNNNGGGG! Anyway, these two are realizing their feelings for each other! Watch for Chapter 9! R&R please!