AN: Sorry for the late update! The kissing will be probably at chapter... I'm not telling! No way I'm going to spoil you guys!
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 10: Seeing Summer

Yuki Guerra indeed made waves in the field of volleyball. She became famous once again. Everyone seemed to forget that her name is Yuki and not Winter Snow. The girls' volleyball team of Shohoku was undefeated, they were lucky but misfortune struck the basketball team of Shohoku, they just lost to Kainan.

"It's all your Sakuragi's fault!" Miki exclaimed giving Seyou a deadly glare. Seyou went red and exclaimed, "Hey don't put all the blame to him! Who fainted in the game huh? Your stupid Rukawa didn't have enough stamina to play! My Sakuragi did all what he can for the game!"

Miki stuck out her tongue and exclaimed, "My Rukawa did all his best too!" Yuki slammed her hands on the table and exclaimed, "STOP THAT! No one's to blame okay? Everyone did their best in the game, may it be Rukawa, Sakuragi or Mitsui! They did all what they can!"

"Winter Snow is right, no one is to blame!" Emi replied siding with Yuki. Seyou sighed and exclaimed, "But my Sakuragi blamed himself and look! He shaved his hair!"

"Suite him! He's better with a monk's haircut! He even looked like a monkey now!" Miki replied sarcastically. "NANI?" Seyou cried towering Miki. Emi pulled the two girls apart saying, "Stop that you two! I can't believe you're going to rip each other's head off because of your crushes! How low can you two get?" Yuki shook her head and snapped, "Low as the drainage perhaps!"

Seyou and Miki went silent. They stared at Yuki; the aura of ice can be felt. "Gomen ne Yuki-chan!" Seyou and Miki whispered together. Yuki sighed and said, "Forgiven!" She then stood up and said, "I'll just check on Mitsui! See you guys later!"

Yuki headed at the Shohoku gym, today was Sunday, practice day for the volleyball team but knowing Mitsui, he'll be practicing too in the gym. As she entered the gym, she gasped, not only Mitsui is there but the whole Shohoku team, practicing! Haruko saw her and exclaimed, "Winter Snow!" Yuki smiled and said, "Haruko- chan!" she then approached Haruko and sat down beside her on the bleachers.

"I see the whole is team is practicing today!" Yuki replied scanning for Mitsui. Haruko nod her head and said, "That's right! Shohoku is a fighter, they won't allow defeat to put them down!" Yuki nod her head and smiled, she spotted Mitsui who is doing some stretching at the corner of the gym. She stood up and went up to him.

"Hey Mitsui-san!" Yuki called out to him. Mitsui stopped his stretching and saw Yuki standing in front of him. He smiled and said, "Well isn't it Winter Snow?" Yuki clonked him in the head and exclaimed, "I have a name you know! It's Yuki! Please don't be in the crowd who seemed to forgot that I have a name and insisted on calling me Winter Snow!"

Mitsui massaged his head and said, "I know that! You don't have to hit me hard Yuki-san!" Yuki shook her head and said, "You're hopeless you know." Mitsui stood up and said, "No I am not!" with that he called out to Kogure who is shooting hoops, "Nee Kogure! Hand me the ball will ya?"

Kogure passed him the ball crying, "Here you go Mitsui!" Mitsui went into the 3-pointer place and took a shot; the ball went in. He looked at Yuki and said, "See? I'm not hopeless!" Yuki sighed and said, "Okay you win!" Mitsui raised an eyebrow and asked, "Yuki-san, what are you doing here?"

Winter Snow shrugged her shoulders and said; "I thought you might be depressed, so I thought maybe some ice can spice things up!"

"I am fine Yuki-san, arigato!" Mitsui replied smiling sweetly at her. Yuki blushed and said, "I can see that, well gotta go!"

"Matte! Yuki-san! Matte!" Mitsui called out to her. Yuki halted and asked, "Nani?" Mitsui then took a ball of volleyball and exclaimed, "How about a whack of a lifetime? Just to spice things up around her?" He then hurled the ball at Yuki. Yuki watched the ball soared in the air.

Everyone stopped in their practice and watched Yuki jumped in the air, positioning her arm, she whacked the ball to the ground. The ball slammed on the floor creating a hissing sound. Everyone was quiet. Yuki landed on her feet smiling at Mitsui. Mitsui gave her a thumb up sign, everyone clapped their hands. Yuki is certainly a phenomenal. Yuki went back at the bleachers. Haruko is not there anymore; she was tending with Sakuragi. As she sat there, Mitsui started to shoot hoops. She watched him with careful eyes.

In every way Mitsui shoots the ball, Yuki noticed there is a rhythm in it. The movements of Mitsui's hands and arms, all of them have a rhythm. Yuki can't help noticing the smile on Mitsui's face whenever he shoots the ball perfectly in the basket. "He truly loves the sport" Yuki replied in her mind.

At that instance, she knew what lure her to him; it is the love of the sport. She loved volleyball so much that revolves around her life. It's also for Mitsui. And their past. is so the same. Both of them had an injury that allowed them to stop from playing, both of them turned to hate the sport because of that and lost the pride of being number one.

"Mitsui found back his love and so do I" Yuki thought. She then stood up; she gazed at the volleyball court outside. "Mitsui gave that love to me. He awakened my dying spirit. How I wish I could return that favor he gave me that chance" Yuki thought. She didn't notice that Mitsui took a rest from his practice and now watching her.

Mitsui smiled and whispered, "She must be thinking how to defeat her next opponent! Truly an athlete!" then he watched as Yuki went down the bleachers and out of the gym. He frowned and followed her.

"I must be like him, I must put heart into the game." Yuki thought as she left the gym. She didn't noticed Mitsui following her. "Nee Yuki-san! Chotto matte!" he called out. Yuki turned around and saw Mitsui running after her. Mitsui caught up to her and said, "Is something wrong? You look odd there!" Yuki shook her head and said, "Nothing Mitsui-san!"

"Are you sure?" Mitsui asked. Yuki nod her head and said, "Hai!" Yuki then placed her hand at Mitsui's chest and said, "You know, your heart is in the sport! No wonder you found your way back." Mitsui smiled and held her hand and said, "So are you."

"I know. arigato Mitsui-san!" Yuki replied. Mitsui stared into Yuki's cold blue eyes, Yuki stared back. seemingly both of them seemed to be lost in each other's thoughts. Mitsui bent forward at Yuki, closing his eyes, Yuki closed her eyes too. As their lips was about to touch, Ryota appeared crying at Mitsui, "OI MITSUI! AKAGI IS LOOKING FOR YOU!"

Mitsui jerked back, blushing furiously at Yuki. Yuki was also blushing. "Anou, gotta go, ja!" Mitsui replied sheepishly and went towards back at the gym. Yuki covered her face as she ran back towards her friends, her mind screaming, "That was too close! Too close Yuki!"

"WHAT THE FREAKING HELL ARE YOU THINKING HISASHI MITSUI? YOU WERE ABOUT TO KISS HER!" Mitsui screamed in his mind. He then noticed Ryota's teasing looks. "I was dusting a dirt from her face Ryota, that's all!" Mitsui lied. "Dusting yeah right! you were about to kiss her!" Mitsui replied guiltily in his mind.

"But then again, I don't mind, really" Yuki thought as she joined her friends smiling. "Okay Hisashi, you're in love! Definitely in love" Mitsui replied in his mind. "Definitely in-love with Yuki"

Tsuzuku

AN: THEY NEARLY KISSED! I wonder what would be your reaction Alex's Death Chic? Hehehehehehe! Watch out for Chapter 11!