1.1.1 Chapter 4 – Let's Play
"Stop!"
The whole basketball team skidded to a halt as Ryota ended their joy around the court. "Five minutes break, be back quick!" There was a mad frenzy as the first-years dashed for the water-cooler.
"Really," Ryota muttered. "They'll have to shape up a bit. They're like you, Mitsui," he called to the shooting guard. "No stamina."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"
"Nothing…"
"I'll get you for that, Miyagi!" Mitsui growled.
"Nah, you can't do that to the captain, Mitsui!" Ryota smirked. "Besides, remember that promise to Anzai-sensei?"
Eyebrow twitching, Mitsui backed off.
~~
"So how are we supposed to recognize either of you?" Hikari asked quizzically.
"Well," chorused the twins.
"My name's Yagami Yuki."
"And my name's Yagami Yuuki." (Note: Sorry for using the name Yuuki
"Not much of a difference, is there?" Sakura pointed out.
"Well," the twins repeated.
"Yuki is much messier."
"Yuuki is much neater."
"O-kay," Hikari sighed, scrutinizing them closely. "You're in. What positions do you play?"
"Yuki plays power forward."
"Yuuki plays small forward."
Sakura scribbled their names and positions down. "Check!" Turning to Hikari she announced, "And now we need a point guard!"
"We need MORE than a point guard," Hikari replied thoughtfully. "What if we are injured during the game? What if someone is late? There won't be any reserves to fill in for us."
"You're right," Sakura and the twins sank to the ground, thinking.
"Well, if we can't find anyone, we could always ask your brother's fanclub." Yuki suggested.
"NO, thank you. We don't need players who come just to swoon over my brother. Besides, if they're so busy looking at him, they won't be able to watch the ball." Hikari stuck her tongue out and rolled her eyes.
"Yeah…"
"Excuse me,"
"We could always go to the school gate and shout, 'Who wants to join the basketball team?'" Yuuki said.
"And get whapped on the head by the teachers for holding up their cars? If we shout that, the fanclub will be fighting with one another to sign up."
"Excuse me,"
"What?!" Hikari shouted, exasperated. "Oops, sorry."
Someone was standing behind them, fidgeting.. "Excuse me, my name is, uh, Kanzaki Reina." The girl twirled her hair around her finger, looking frightened.
"Yes, Reina?" Sakura asked.
"I'd, uh, like to, uh," Reina stammered nervously. "Join the, uh, basketball team."
"What position do you play?" Yuki, Yuuki, Sakura and Hikari demanded.
"I play, uh, uh, point, uh, guard, uh… ?" Reina sweatdropped as all four began whooping and jumping into the air.
"WE HAVE A TEAM!"
~~
"What?! Already?!" Ryota shouted disbelievingly. "You COULDN'T have found a team in such a short time!" Ryota walked around the team, inspecting them closely. "And you couldn't have trained them in just two days!"
"Well, we have a team, and we did train them." Hikari grinned and did a victory pose. "Did you ever know that girls are fast learners?"
"I think you made that up," Ryota argued.
Ignoring that comment, Hikari continued. "Thus, we demand you have a match with us!"
"Nah-uh." Ryota shook his head. "We're in the middle of practice."
"Oh, I see…" Sakura heaved a huge sigh. "You're chicken. I see. C'mon, let's go."
"I AM NOT CHICKEN! Fine, if you want a game you'll get it!" Ryota yelled. "Hanamichi, Rukawa, Mitsui, myself and Yosuke! One team!"
"And all of us here, one team. You're on!"
"Ryo-chin, don't you think it's unfair against them? Having so many senior players?" Sakuragi asked the team captain. "They are girls, after all." (Note: Looks like he's OOC here… )
"Bah! So what if they're girls?" Ryota growled. "They're GOOD I tell you."
"You've never seen them play, have you?"
"Well, Hikari's good."
"That doesn't mean it's a good team. That means it's a one-man team."
"One-woman team, rather."
"Shouldn't it be one-girl team?"
"Idiot."
"Hurry up!" Yuki shrieked them, causing them to leap a foot in the air. "STOP DAWDLING!"
"Man, that girl's LOUD," Mitsui commented, covering his ears.
"Hanamichi! Jump ball!" Ryota ordered.
"Okay, Ryo-chin."
Sakura got into position opposite Sakuragi. Sakuragi looked down at her. "YOU'RE going to do jump ball?"
Kyoiichi, a new member acted as referee. He backed away slightly from Sakura and Sakuragi's glaring competition. "Ga, game… start!" He threw the ball into the air and dashed away from the duo.
"I'm not going to lose to a girl!" Sakuragi yelled as he jumped as high as he could, reaching for the ball. His hand frantically swiped the air. "Ah… " Sakuragi muttered as he began to fall back to the ground. "AAAH! I DIDN'T GET IT!" (Note: Remember the Shohoku vs. Ryonan game, when there was a held ball?)
Seizing her chance, Sakura jumped. She neatly hit the ball towards Hikari, who immediately rushed towards the goal.
"Girls can jump high too," Sakura smirked before running off.
"That… that…" Sakuragi thought angrily. "IDIOT!"
"Hanamichi! Defense!" Ryota called as he hurried past.
~~
The scores were 23 to 21 now, going in the boys' favor. Ryota's eyes scanned the court for any free players, but all of them were under tight defense.
"Crap," Ryota muttered. "I wouldn't have picked a game with them if I knew they were this good."
Reina followed Ryota's every move unrelentingly, watching for a lapse in concentration.
"There!"
Quick as lightning, Reina stole the ball.
"Wha- HEY!" Ryota barely had time to realize the ball had been stolen from him, when Reina threw the ball towards Hikari. "Shit! She's good!"
"FAST BREAK!" Hikari shouted, and in turn passed it to Yuuki.
"Guard Hikari! She's their finisher!!" Ryota yelled. "Yosuke!"
The new member abandoned his defense on Yuki and ran over to help Rukawa, who was defending Hikari.
"Double teaming," Hikari thought. "That won't stop me!"
She feinted to the left, then abruptly changed direction and headed right. "Yuki!" she called, seeing that she had no defender. "Shoot!"
Yuki did a perfect lay-up shot. They were even.
Hikari was laughing at Rukawa. "You fell for it!" she gasped. "You never fell for my feints back in Junior High!"
"Damn," Rukawa mumbled, glaring at his sister.
At the sidelines, Sakuragi's Gundan stood, witnessing the match.
"This is getting serious," Takamiya gulped.
"It sure is," Noma added.
"I didn't know those girls were that good," Okusu shook his head wonderingly.
"Their captain IS Rukawa's sister," Yohei reminded. "But seriously. I didn't know there were girls in Shohoku who could play this good."
"Actually, three of them are transfer students."
"Haruko!" they exclaimed. Haruko, too, was observing the game.
"I thought Rukawa was good, but that girl, Hikari, is guarding him so tightly!" Haruko's friend said. "She's his sister, right?"
"Yeah," Okusu replied. "She'd know all his moves."
"Who are the transfer students?" Yohei questioned Haruko.
"That girl, Hikari is from Ryonan High, I heard she learnt many moves from Sendoh!" Haruko filled them in.
"WHOA!" The Gundan shouted in surprise.
"Sendoh?!" Noma mouthed.
"Yeah," Haruko nodded. "And the twins, Yuki and Yuuki are from Shoyo High."
"Wow, three players from the two of the top four high schools in Kanagawa," Yohei mused.
"10 seconds left!" Hikari yelled. "We'll get this one!" (Note: Doesn't the time pass so fast?!)
The players sprinted across the court as Sakuragi dribbled the ball towards the hoop. "Hanamichi, pass!" Ryota shouted at him. Sakuragi passed it to him, but it was intercepted by Hikari.
"ARGH! NO!" Sakuragi howled as Hikari dashed towards the opposite end.
"Guard her!"
But before anyone could react, Hikari had stopped before the three-point line, aimed, and released the ball from her grasp.
The players watched as the ball traveled through the air and dropped neatly into the hoop.
"Time's up!" Kyoiichi called.
"YES!" Hikari cheered.
"Aw, man!" Ryota cried, in chibi form. He turned to Sakuragi and delivered a whack on his head.
"All your fault!"
"All your fault." Rukawa echoed.
"IT WASN'T MY FAULT!"
Author's notes: I hope you liked that, everyone…. *laughs nervously* Er, the pairing will come in later chapters… bwahahaha. And I'll try to put RuHana in it. :P Okay, thanks for reading! Please review! And some of the phrases in the game may be incorrect… *^^;;* 'Kay, gotta run. C'ya all!
"Stop!"
The whole basketball team skidded to a halt as Ryota ended their joy around the court. "Five minutes break, be back quick!" There was a mad frenzy as the first-years dashed for the water-cooler.
"Really," Ryota muttered. "They'll have to shape up a bit. They're like you, Mitsui," he called to the shooting guard. "No stamina."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"
"Nothing…"
"I'll get you for that, Miyagi!" Mitsui growled.
"Nah, you can't do that to the captain, Mitsui!" Ryota smirked. "Besides, remember that promise to Anzai-sensei?"
Eyebrow twitching, Mitsui backed off.
~~
"So how are we supposed to recognize either of you?" Hikari asked quizzically.
"Well," chorused the twins.
"My name's Yagami Yuki."
"And my name's Yagami Yuuki." (Note: Sorry for using the name Yuuki
"Not much of a difference, is there?" Sakura pointed out.
"Well," the twins repeated.
"Yuki is much messier."
"Yuuki is much neater."
"O-kay," Hikari sighed, scrutinizing them closely. "You're in. What positions do you play?"
"Yuki plays power forward."
"Yuuki plays small forward."
Sakura scribbled their names and positions down. "Check!" Turning to Hikari she announced, "And now we need a point guard!"
"We need MORE than a point guard," Hikari replied thoughtfully. "What if we are injured during the game? What if someone is late? There won't be any reserves to fill in for us."
"You're right," Sakura and the twins sank to the ground, thinking.
"Well, if we can't find anyone, we could always ask your brother's fanclub." Yuki suggested.
"NO, thank you. We don't need players who come just to swoon over my brother. Besides, if they're so busy looking at him, they won't be able to watch the ball." Hikari stuck her tongue out and rolled her eyes.
"Yeah…"
"Excuse me,"
"We could always go to the school gate and shout, 'Who wants to join the basketball team?'" Yuuki said.
"And get whapped on the head by the teachers for holding up their cars? If we shout that, the fanclub will be fighting with one another to sign up."
"Excuse me,"
"What?!" Hikari shouted, exasperated. "Oops, sorry."
Someone was standing behind them, fidgeting.. "Excuse me, my name is, uh, Kanzaki Reina." The girl twirled her hair around her finger, looking frightened.
"Yes, Reina?" Sakura asked.
"I'd, uh, like to, uh," Reina stammered nervously. "Join the, uh, basketball team."
"What position do you play?" Yuki, Yuuki, Sakura and Hikari demanded.
"I play, uh, uh, point, uh, guard, uh… ?" Reina sweatdropped as all four began whooping and jumping into the air.
"WE HAVE A TEAM!"
~~
"What?! Already?!" Ryota shouted disbelievingly. "You COULDN'T have found a team in such a short time!" Ryota walked around the team, inspecting them closely. "And you couldn't have trained them in just two days!"
"Well, we have a team, and we did train them." Hikari grinned and did a victory pose. "Did you ever know that girls are fast learners?"
"I think you made that up," Ryota argued.
Ignoring that comment, Hikari continued. "Thus, we demand you have a match with us!"
"Nah-uh." Ryota shook his head. "We're in the middle of practice."
"Oh, I see…" Sakura heaved a huge sigh. "You're chicken. I see. C'mon, let's go."
"I AM NOT CHICKEN! Fine, if you want a game you'll get it!" Ryota yelled. "Hanamichi, Rukawa, Mitsui, myself and Yosuke! One team!"
"And all of us here, one team. You're on!"
"Ryo-chin, don't you think it's unfair against them? Having so many senior players?" Sakuragi asked the team captain. "They are girls, after all." (Note: Looks like he's OOC here… )
"Bah! So what if they're girls?" Ryota growled. "They're GOOD I tell you."
"You've never seen them play, have you?"
"Well, Hikari's good."
"That doesn't mean it's a good team. That means it's a one-man team."
"One-woman team, rather."
"Shouldn't it be one-girl team?"
"Idiot."
"Hurry up!" Yuki shrieked them, causing them to leap a foot in the air. "STOP DAWDLING!"
"Man, that girl's LOUD," Mitsui commented, covering his ears.
"Hanamichi! Jump ball!" Ryota ordered.
"Okay, Ryo-chin."
Sakura got into position opposite Sakuragi. Sakuragi looked down at her. "YOU'RE going to do jump ball?"
Kyoiichi, a new member acted as referee. He backed away slightly from Sakura and Sakuragi's glaring competition. "Ga, game… start!" He threw the ball into the air and dashed away from the duo.
"I'm not going to lose to a girl!" Sakuragi yelled as he jumped as high as he could, reaching for the ball. His hand frantically swiped the air. "Ah… " Sakuragi muttered as he began to fall back to the ground. "AAAH! I DIDN'T GET IT!" (Note: Remember the Shohoku vs. Ryonan game, when there was a held ball?)
Seizing her chance, Sakura jumped. She neatly hit the ball towards Hikari, who immediately rushed towards the goal.
"Girls can jump high too," Sakura smirked before running off.
"That… that…" Sakuragi thought angrily. "IDIOT!"
"Hanamichi! Defense!" Ryota called as he hurried past.
~~
The scores were 23 to 21 now, going in the boys' favor. Ryota's eyes scanned the court for any free players, but all of them were under tight defense.
"Crap," Ryota muttered. "I wouldn't have picked a game with them if I knew they were this good."
Reina followed Ryota's every move unrelentingly, watching for a lapse in concentration.
"There!"
Quick as lightning, Reina stole the ball.
"Wha- HEY!" Ryota barely had time to realize the ball had been stolen from him, when Reina threw the ball towards Hikari. "Shit! She's good!"
"FAST BREAK!" Hikari shouted, and in turn passed it to Yuuki.
"Guard Hikari! She's their finisher!!" Ryota yelled. "Yosuke!"
The new member abandoned his defense on Yuki and ran over to help Rukawa, who was defending Hikari.
"Double teaming," Hikari thought. "That won't stop me!"
She feinted to the left, then abruptly changed direction and headed right. "Yuki!" she called, seeing that she had no defender. "Shoot!"
Yuki did a perfect lay-up shot. They were even.
Hikari was laughing at Rukawa. "You fell for it!" she gasped. "You never fell for my feints back in Junior High!"
"Damn," Rukawa mumbled, glaring at his sister.
At the sidelines, Sakuragi's Gundan stood, witnessing the match.
"This is getting serious," Takamiya gulped.
"It sure is," Noma added.
"I didn't know those girls were that good," Okusu shook his head wonderingly.
"Their captain IS Rukawa's sister," Yohei reminded. "But seriously. I didn't know there were girls in Shohoku who could play this good."
"Actually, three of them are transfer students."
"Haruko!" they exclaimed. Haruko, too, was observing the game.
"I thought Rukawa was good, but that girl, Hikari, is guarding him so tightly!" Haruko's friend said. "She's his sister, right?"
"Yeah," Okusu replied. "She'd know all his moves."
"Who are the transfer students?" Yohei questioned Haruko.
"That girl, Hikari is from Ryonan High, I heard she learnt many moves from Sendoh!" Haruko filled them in.
"WHOA!" The Gundan shouted in surprise.
"Sendoh?!" Noma mouthed.
"Yeah," Haruko nodded. "And the twins, Yuki and Yuuki are from Shoyo High."
"Wow, three players from the two of the top four high schools in Kanagawa," Yohei mused.
"10 seconds left!" Hikari yelled. "We'll get this one!" (Note: Doesn't the time pass so fast?!)
The players sprinted across the court as Sakuragi dribbled the ball towards the hoop. "Hanamichi, pass!" Ryota shouted at him. Sakuragi passed it to him, but it was intercepted by Hikari.
"ARGH! NO!" Sakuragi howled as Hikari dashed towards the opposite end.
"Guard her!"
But before anyone could react, Hikari had stopped before the three-point line, aimed, and released the ball from her grasp.
The players watched as the ball traveled through the air and dropped neatly into the hoop.
"Time's up!" Kyoiichi called.
"YES!" Hikari cheered.
"Aw, man!" Ryota cried, in chibi form. He turned to Sakuragi and delivered a whack on his head.
"All your fault!"
"All your fault." Rukawa echoed.
"IT WASN'T MY FAULT!"
Author's notes: I hope you liked that, everyone…. *laughs nervously* Er, the pairing will come in later chapters… bwahahaha. And I'll try to put RuHana in it. :P Okay, thanks for reading! Please review! And some of the phrases in the game may be incorrect… *^^;;* 'Kay, gotta run. C'ya all!