A SISTER'S LIFE
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CHAPTER ONE

A.N. I guess you liked my prologue, tough I thought it was way too dramatic.

Disclaimer: I don't own Slam Dunk nor any anime on earth.

Breaking from the hug, Rukawa asked "Why are you here? I thought you were in America?" "Well…I've finished most of my studies there and oba-san thought that I should come back and work on my Japanese. She already arranged for me to go to Shohoku high?" "Soka. Now I know why she really wanted to send you. You're Japanese is horrible." said Rukawa teasingly. "Who are you to say that?! I've been in America since you've been in junior high, so you have no right to criticize my Japanese!" "Hai, I have you know." "And what lame excuse could that be?" "I'm your onii-chan." "Hmmm…good point Kae-chan." "That's nii-chan to you, imoto-chan" informed Rukawa "Hai…Hai. So are we going to stay here all day or am I going in?" Kaoru said impatiently.

When Rukawa brought her to her new room, which was well furnished and clean though there was only a bed, t.v., cabinets, drawers and thankfully a bathroom, she thanked him and went in to settle down. About an hour later, Rukawa knocked at her door figuring out that by then she would already be done settling down. He asked "So when does school start?" "The day after tomorrow." "So I'm gonna have to send you, ne?" "So." "Hai."

The next day, Kaoru got dressed and went down stairs, only to find out that Rukawa had woken up *O_o * early to get breakfast done. Looking at the time, she hurried up and said running to the table and started eating "Nii-chan we'd better hurry or else I'll be late for school!" "No need to hurry, school doesn't start for another two hours." Rukawa told her trying to calm her down. "Wakatte ruyo! Demo I want to get there early to make new friends and stuff." "Hai. So hurry up then." "What about you aren't you eating?" "Done." *Kaoru sweatdrop *

*SHOHOKU *

As they entered the campus, Rukawa could hear murmurs coming from students like "Oi! Look isn't that Rukawa-sempai?" or "Hah! Rukawa-sama's back. Look…look." But as soon as they saw Kaoru's arm interlock with Rukawa's and him talking and quietly chatting away with her, they began cursing her "Who the hall is she? Going all sweet with my Rukawa-sama!" But after it was time for Rukawa to leave Kaoru and get back home to well…sleep. *^_^() * But as he left her, he bent down to whisper something in her ear "I'll pick you up here later." "Hai Kae-chan!" Kaoru said with a smile. This made most of the campus girls burning with anger.

* DISMISSAL, SHOHOKU *

Rukawa was waiting for Kaoru where he left her. "Oi!" said Rukawa waving to Kaoru. "Hi!" she replied walking towards him. When she reached him, she tiptoed and gave him a peck on the cheek. "Kao-chan can we stop by somewhere before going home?" "Hai. Nande?" "You'll see?" and with that they headed for the gym.

When they got there, Rukawa opened the door seeing them hard at renshuu made him proud that he left the team in such good conditions. But still being polite he first went over to Anzai-sensei and greeted him "Konnichiwa sensei." "Hohohoho…Rukawa-kun. Yoroshiku ne. Daijoubodeska?" "Ah. Heki heki. Omai ne?" "Good. Good. Want to join us for practice?" "Could I?" "Of course." "Ah…Soshte…" gesturing to Kaoru to come over "…I see you still don't have a team manager since Haruko graduated last year." "Ah…Do you have anyone in mind?" "Hai. This is Kaoru, my imoto." "Ah…Kaoru-chan. You want to become our new team manager?" "Hontou?" "Ah." "Domo Arigatou Anzai-sensei, nii-chan." Kaoru said as she hugged Rukawa and he smiled down at her. "Rukawa-kun I'll leave you to announce the news to the team." "Hai sensei." So Rukawa turned around and yelled to the team "Assemble!!!" The team immediately stopped and looked you yelled. The seniors and sophomores faces then lit up to see their old captain there and ran to him. "Jush!" they all yelled in unison greeting the former captain. After the present captain, named Koji asked Rukawa "Anou…sempai do you have a girlfriend now?" pointing to Kaoru-chan, but instead received a glare from Rukawa. But he ignored it and just told the team "Minna. This is Kaoru-chan she's going to be your new manager. And if anything happens to her, I'm going to make you go through the training I did during my freshman year." threatened Rukawa. The team could only imagine what he could have gone through to win the inter-high. Then they saw her in full view because she was kind using Rukawa as cover of her shyness. Koji again asked, "Sempai…is she your girlfriend?" "Why do you ask?" "Ah! Nandemonaiyo." "Fine then. And no she isn't my girlfriend." The team then was relieved to hear this. As Rukawa turned to leave with Kaoru, he stopped and turned to the team and said "She may not be my girlfriend but she is my imoto." This made the team tense even more.

*OUTSIDE *
As Rukawa and Kaoru left campus, with Rukawa carrying Kaoru's things while chatting with her. Sendoh spotted them but was shocked when he saw Rukawa with a CUTE girl, him CARRYING HER books and CHATTING with HER! "I never knew Rukawa-kun had a girl friend?" "Ne, Aki-chan can we go home now?" interrupted a girl. "Um…yeah." replied Sendoh smiling his infamous smile.

*THE NEXT WEEK, AFTER SENDING KAORU TO SHOHOKU *
Rukawa as usual was biking towards the University of Kanagawa campus. Doing what else on his bike but sleeping and listening to his mp3 player. As he walked through the halls, after putting his bike in the bike rack outside. He got "Kawaii" whispers from girls, though he was used to it, he was still annoyed. So there he was walking down the halls to his classroom when someone suddenly nudged him and asked "Anou…Sumimasen. Omai wa Rukawa Kaede desu ka?" "Hn." Was all he replied. But he guessed that the student got the message 'coz he just bowed saying "Arigatougozaimasu." and ran off. Now he figured that by lunch the whole school will know that "the super rookie" is here.

*DISMISSAL, UNIVERSITY OF KANAGAWA *
Upon hearing the bell, signaling the end of the last subject, Rukawa immediately left for the gym to sign up for *what else * but the basketball team.

*RENSHUU-GYM, UNIVERSITY OF KANAGAWA *
When Rukawa opened the door to the gym, he found himself dumbstruck and just standing there like an idiot, except for the fact that he muttered the only word that came into his mind "sempais…". Yup, Rukawa saw his teammates, the batch who along with him won the inter-high (but without Sakuragi). Plus, not to mention the teams of Kainan, Shoyo and Ryonan all there in the gym practicing as one team. So Rukawa just stood there, at the door of the gym while everyone else was well…just staring at him this lasted for about two minuets. Finally the fact that Rukawa was joining their team registered and they all rushed up to him to welcome him. though still non-chalant inside he was happy that he could play with his teammates again. But this all faded from his mind when he saw Sendoh walking merrily up to him and *duh… * still with that annoying grin on his face. When he was right in front of Rukawa, he casually said "Yo Rukawa-kun." But Rukawa, of course still obsessing about being the number one player in the world said "Sendoh. I challenge you man to man."

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