Disclaimer: Slam Dunk doesn't belong to me but Takehiko Inoue.
Note: Thoughts are in italic.
Chapter One: Mystery Girl
Of all places, Tetsuo has to meet, it has to be here. If I meet any gangsters, I'm gonna be dead meat.
A blue haired protagonist walked down the alley. He looked at his watch. I hope Tetsuo came already, I don't want to wait for him to come all alone in a place like this.
He looked up and saw a few guys blocking his path laughing and chattering. Kuso! I'll have to ask them to move away and then get beaten up.
He cleared his throat and headed to them. In a clear voice, he said," Sumimasen, can you please let me pass? Onegai!"
The punks turned toward him and moved away. Breathing a sigh of relief, Mitsui walked pass them.
That was easy, too easy. In fact too easy to believe.
Suddenly, he tripped and fell down on his face. Under his breath, he muttered," Itai! I knew it was too easy, I knew something like that would happen."
Pulling himself up, hearing those punks laughing at him, he faked a smile and turned around to walk away.
But…one of them with black hair blocked his path and smirked. "Not so easy. This is our place, if you want to pass here, you have to pay."
Mitsui snorted," I don't have any money with me." A brunette guy scowled," Well, if you don't have any, expect the worse."
Mitsui walked backwards. All of them started beating him up. He felt an urge to counter but a little voice said to him Remember your promise to Anzai sensei.
Right, my promise…I promised not to fight anymore. Another little voice said to him, But you'll get beaten up if you don't counter.
NO, NO…I won't fight back. I will not…disappoint Anzai sensei. He winced at the pain.
Mitsui looked up and stared at the black haired guy horrifiedly when he drew out a knife from his pocket.
***
A girl passed by the alley and asked a passer-by for direction. She was lost. She was supposed to do a chore which was to buy some items from a new supermarket which was having a sale.
She thought she heard some sounds and walked down the alley, not thinking about her own safety.
As she walked, she heard loud footsteps. Then she saw an unconscious guy on the floor with bruises and a cut on his arm.
Squatting down, she inspected his cut and bruises. She took her handkerchief and wiped the blood coming from his cut and wrapped it around his arm.
Looking around to see if anybody's around to make sure that nobody's around, then she touched her right hand on the guy's cut.
Her parents warned her not to use her power but she felt so sorry for the guy that she couldn't help it.
After the cut was healed, she looked at the bruises but thought that they're not that serious so she didn't heal them.
She looked at his face. He looks kinda familiar. I wonder where I watch him before.
The guy's eyes fluttered and opened slightly and stared at her. She smiled at him and then got up and walked away, forgetting about her handkerchief.
The guy fainted again.
***
Mitsui opened his eyes and winced when he tried to sit up. His mother smiled at him. "Oh, Hisashi, I'm glad you're alright."
Mrs. Mitsui helped him to sit up. "Thanks to Tetsuo, if he didn't spot you, I'll hate to think what would happen to you."
Mrs. Mitsui asked," Now, tell me why were you in the alley?"
Mitsui stared at Tetsuo who was also in the room. Tetsuo gave him a sheepish smile and shrugged.
"Why don't you ask my saviour, okasan?" Mitsui said sarcastically. Mrs. Mitsui gave a puzzled look and glanced at Tetsuo.
"Tetsuo, what do you have to do with this?"
Tetsuo gave an apologetic smile. "Obasan, gomen nasai. I was the one who asked Hisashi to meet me at the alley."
Mrs. Mitsui sighed," Well, at least Hisashi didn't get hurt so badly."
Mitsui apologized," Gomen okasan, for making you worried."
Mrs. Mitsui caressed his cheek lovingly," It's ok, son. I'm happy you're alright."
Suddenly remember something, Mrs. Mitsui took a handkerchief with stains of blood and gave it to his son.
"The nurse said that it was wrapped around your arm. Is it your handkerchief?"
Mitsui looked at it and shook his head," It's not mine…but how can it get to me?"
Tetsuo stared at him. "Well, if it's not yours then how did it get to you?"
Mitsui ignored him, as he was deep in thought.
Then he remembered the cut on his right arm and lifted his right arm. Weird..I thought I got a cut.
Kuso!! Those guys!
Then remembering that those guys fled suddenly, he thought How come they fled suddenly?
Then an image of a girl's face appeared in his mind. That girl…I saw her at the alley. Those guys must have heard her footsteps.
Looking down at his cut, he pondered How come the cut's gone? I remember clearly that black haired guy slashed me on my right arm. There's not even a scar.
He looked at the handkerchief. This handkerchief must belong to her. I wish I'll get to meet her again and..return it to her. I wonder who she is.
Mrs. Mitsui got up and patted his son on the arm. "Well, I gotta go, son. I'll see you tomorrow morning, ok? Have a nice sleep and don't worry about school and basketball practice, I'll inform the school."
The 'basketball practice' word snapped him out of his thoughts and spoke," Arigatoo, okasan. Oyasumi."
Mrs. Mitsui kissed him on the forehead. "Oyasumi." She turned towards Tetsuo. "Let's go, Tetsuo."
Tetsuo nodded and followed him. Taking a last look at Mitsui, he waved goodbye. Mitsui waved back and was deep in thought again.
Did I imagine that cut on my arm?
There were so many questions in his mind but…no answers.
~Fin~
Author's note: Arigatoo to those who reviewed!! I'm really glad that they're people out there who like my fic. Gomen ne if I kept you waiting for another chapter to be up. Gomen if they're any grammar mistakes. I don't know when the next chapter is gonna be up because school is starting tomorrow and exams are quite near.
Note: Thoughts are in italic.
Chapter One: Mystery Girl
Of all places, Tetsuo has to meet, it has to be here. If I meet any gangsters, I'm gonna be dead meat.
A blue haired protagonist walked down the alley. He looked at his watch. I hope Tetsuo came already, I don't want to wait for him to come all alone in a place like this.
He looked up and saw a few guys blocking his path laughing and chattering. Kuso! I'll have to ask them to move away and then get beaten up.
He cleared his throat and headed to them. In a clear voice, he said," Sumimasen, can you please let me pass? Onegai!"
The punks turned toward him and moved away. Breathing a sigh of relief, Mitsui walked pass them.
That was easy, too easy. In fact too easy to believe.
Suddenly, he tripped and fell down on his face. Under his breath, he muttered," Itai! I knew it was too easy, I knew something like that would happen."
Pulling himself up, hearing those punks laughing at him, he faked a smile and turned around to walk away.
But…one of them with black hair blocked his path and smirked. "Not so easy. This is our place, if you want to pass here, you have to pay."
Mitsui snorted," I don't have any money with me." A brunette guy scowled," Well, if you don't have any, expect the worse."
Mitsui walked backwards. All of them started beating him up. He felt an urge to counter but a little voice said to him Remember your promise to Anzai sensei.
Right, my promise…I promised not to fight anymore. Another little voice said to him, But you'll get beaten up if you don't counter.
NO, NO…I won't fight back. I will not…disappoint Anzai sensei. He winced at the pain.
Mitsui looked up and stared at the black haired guy horrifiedly when he drew out a knife from his pocket.
***
A girl passed by the alley and asked a passer-by for direction. She was lost. She was supposed to do a chore which was to buy some items from a new supermarket which was having a sale.
She thought she heard some sounds and walked down the alley, not thinking about her own safety.
As she walked, she heard loud footsteps. Then she saw an unconscious guy on the floor with bruises and a cut on his arm.
Squatting down, she inspected his cut and bruises. She took her handkerchief and wiped the blood coming from his cut and wrapped it around his arm.
Looking around to see if anybody's around to make sure that nobody's around, then she touched her right hand on the guy's cut.
Her parents warned her not to use her power but she felt so sorry for the guy that she couldn't help it.
After the cut was healed, she looked at the bruises but thought that they're not that serious so she didn't heal them.
She looked at his face. He looks kinda familiar. I wonder where I watch him before.
The guy's eyes fluttered and opened slightly and stared at her. She smiled at him and then got up and walked away, forgetting about her handkerchief.
The guy fainted again.
***
Mitsui opened his eyes and winced when he tried to sit up. His mother smiled at him. "Oh, Hisashi, I'm glad you're alright."
Mrs. Mitsui helped him to sit up. "Thanks to Tetsuo, if he didn't spot you, I'll hate to think what would happen to you."
Mrs. Mitsui asked," Now, tell me why were you in the alley?"
Mitsui stared at Tetsuo who was also in the room. Tetsuo gave him a sheepish smile and shrugged.
"Why don't you ask my saviour, okasan?" Mitsui said sarcastically. Mrs. Mitsui gave a puzzled look and glanced at Tetsuo.
"Tetsuo, what do you have to do with this?"
Tetsuo gave an apologetic smile. "Obasan, gomen nasai. I was the one who asked Hisashi to meet me at the alley."
Mrs. Mitsui sighed," Well, at least Hisashi didn't get hurt so badly."
Mitsui apologized," Gomen okasan, for making you worried."
Mrs. Mitsui caressed his cheek lovingly," It's ok, son. I'm happy you're alright."
Suddenly remember something, Mrs. Mitsui took a handkerchief with stains of blood and gave it to his son.
"The nurse said that it was wrapped around your arm. Is it your handkerchief?"
Mitsui looked at it and shook his head," It's not mine…but how can it get to me?"
Tetsuo stared at him. "Well, if it's not yours then how did it get to you?"
Mitsui ignored him, as he was deep in thought.
Then he remembered the cut on his right arm and lifted his right arm. Weird..I thought I got a cut.
Kuso!! Those guys!
Then remembering that those guys fled suddenly, he thought How come they fled suddenly?
Then an image of a girl's face appeared in his mind. That girl…I saw her at the alley. Those guys must have heard her footsteps.
Looking down at his cut, he pondered How come the cut's gone? I remember clearly that black haired guy slashed me on my right arm. There's not even a scar.
He looked at the handkerchief. This handkerchief must belong to her. I wish I'll get to meet her again and..return it to her. I wonder who she is.
Mrs. Mitsui got up and patted his son on the arm. "Well, I gotta go, son. I'll see you tomorrow morning, ok? Have a nice sleep and don't worry about school and basketball practice, I'll inform the school."
The 'basketball practice' word snapped him out of his thoughts and spoke," Arigatoo, okasan. Oyasumi."
Mrs. Mitsui kissed him on the forehead. "Oyasumi." She turned towards Tetsuo. "Let's go, Tetsuo."
Tetsuo nodded and followed him. Taking a last look at Mitsui, he waved goodbye. Mitsui waved back and was deep in thought again.
Did I imagine that cut on my arm?
There were so many questions in his mind but…no answers.
~Fin~
Author's note: Arigatoo to those who reviewed!! I'm really glad that they're people out there who like my fic. Gomen ne if I kept you waiting for another chapter to be up. Gomen if they're any grammar mistakes. I don't know when the next chapter is gonna be up because school is starting tomorrow and exams are quite near.