Chapter 5 - Two Rivals (Part I)
Author's Note: I REALLY don't know what that 'thing's name is! The thing where you dance dance dance.. I got the idea when I saw my ex-classmates playing that game. and if you see any 'Hikaru's replacing Hikari's name, SORRY! I've been reading too much Hikaru no Go! =) And there's a LOT of craziness in this chapter. Sorry it took so long! Disclaimer: I don't own Slam Dunk OR Dance Dance Revolution. Ehehe. SPOILER! I guess, about the Slam Dunk Movie 2?
Haruko shivered with excitement. "They're practicing right now." she murmured. "The inter-high preliminaries are starting in two weeks." She smiled happily as she recalled their triumph a year ago. "Work hard!" she whispered, tucking her fringe behind her ears. Dreamily, she doodled on her book. "Akagi Haruko-san, please answer question 6a." "Haruko-san?" The teacher strode briskly over to her table. He coughed politely. "Haruko- san?" Haruko's seatmate waved a hand in her face. "Earth to Haruko. Earth to Haruko." Giving up, she pulled the book from under Haruko's elbows. "I knew it!" The seatmate jabbed a finger at the book. Sure enough, a sketch of Rukawa Kaede was visible amidst the many algebra equations.
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"Oof!" Sakura grunted as she pulled a box of clothes from under her bed. "Uh, Sakura? Would you mind explaining to us why we are at your house, lazing around instead of practicing?" Hikari droned on about the many reasons why they should have not skipped basketball practice. "Boy, Hikari can be boring when it comes to listing out reasons why we shouldn't skip practice," Yuuki muttered, clapping her hands over her ears. "OOF! Damn box." Sakura could be heard cursing as she dumped yet another box onto the bed. "AtCHOO!" "Phew, you're certainly stirring up a lot of dust," Yuki fanned the air with one hand and covered her mouth with the other. "What the heck are you looking for, anyway?"
"Do you need help?" Reina asked anxiously, watching as Sakura opened the last box under the bed and started emptying its contents out. "Hey! Watch where you're emptying those!" Yuuki yelled as soft toys rolled out of the box. "OOH! Cute!" Yuki squealed a she hugged a cuddly pink elephant. Hikari scampered away swiftly from the avalanche of stuffed animals as Sakura triumphantly shouted. "Yep! This is the one!" Everyone sweatdropped as Sakura unfolded what seemed to be a mat. "What's THAT?" Hikari questioned, poking it. "You mean you don't KNOW?" Yuuki and Yuki asked disbelievingly. "C'mon." Sakura led them to the living room, where she switched on her playstation and connected the 'mat' to it. "It's a game called 'Dance Dance Revolution'," Sakura explained. "Oh, we came here to play games?" Hikari yelled at her best friend. "While we could have been PRACTICING?!" "It's to improve our stamina, duh!" Sakura shouted back. Everyone sweatdropped. "Improve?" Yuki said, puzzled. "Our STAMINA?" Yuuki asked. She shook her head. "How can this improve stamina?" "I think she just wants to play," Hikari sighed. "Wrong! You are the Weakest Link! Goodbye!" Sakura crowed. "We're supposed to dance!" "How can THAT help us?" Hikari muttered. "You just keep dancing, and dancing, and dancing."
"And dancing, and dancing? How will that improve our stamina?" "If you keep dancing and dancing, won't you get tired?" "Exactly! The idea is to dance and dance, so you won't get tired!" "YOU DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE!" All of them yelled at Sakura.
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The girls arrived at the gym five minutes later, dragging an extremely irked Sakura. "But I dug out my program specially to help all of us!" Sakura wailed. "Now I'll have to clean my room all over again!" "Of course," Hikari muttered, a huge 'X' forming on her head. "And don't look to me for help." "You're late!" Ayako chided as they stepped in. "Where did you go?" "To tear down Sakura's house just to look for a stupid program?" Yuuki said. "IT'S NOT A STUPID PROGRAM!" Sakura shrieked in Yuuki's ear. "It's DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION!" "Do I care?" Yuuki said, heading over to the changing rooms. "By the way, Hikari," Ayako shouted before Hikari disappeared behind the door. "There were two girls looking for you, they might be still hanging around the school. They said they wanted to meet you immediately." "Oh?" Hikari wondered.
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A motorcycle zoomed around the corner, picking up speed as it gradually reached its destination. It swerved dangerously to one side as the rider leaped off. Taking off his helmet, Nango Koichiro shook his head as he headed towards the sound of dribbling and footsteps. "Sakuragi Hanamichi." he growled, clenching his fists. His last incident with the redhead had left him greatly unsatisfied. "DAMNIT!" He broke into a run towards the gym. "THIS TIME I'LL GET HARUKO- CHAN!" He dashed into the gym. "SAKURAGI!" he yelled. "THIS TIME I'LL." He trailed off uneasily as a blush crept over his face. "Who's that?" Sakura whispered to Hikari. "Don't look at me, I've never met him before," Hikari returned. "The Shohoku team is out for a jog," Ayako told him. "And Sakuragi is at tuition." Nango let out huge guffaw. "TUITION! NYAHAHAHA!" The girls sweatdropped as he laughed his head off, not much unlike a certain redhead. "Unlike that idiot, here's one super rookie who doesn't need tutoring! Nyahahaha!" Yuuki and Yuki winced as they broke off pieces of tissue and used them as ear plugs. Note: If you've watched SD Movie 2, you should know what Nango's laugh sounds like! *covers ears* "So what ARE you here for, uh." Hikari paused as she looked to Ayako for his name. "Nango Koichiro," Ayako supplied helpfully. "From Tsukubu." "I'm here to issue a challenge to Sakuragi Hanamichi!" Nango declared. "What challenge?" Sakuragi stood framed in the doorway. "Oh! Nango!" Sakuragi's chibified form danced around Nango, jabbing at him. "What're you doing here? You lost! Go away! Go away!" "That's what you think! I'm not here for Haruko-chan anymore!" Nango dramatically whipped out a handkerchief and dabbed his eyes with it. "I've been improving in every aspect, but I'VE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL!" Everyone facefaulted. "I guess he means unsuccessful in attracting girls?" Reina asked Hikari. "Yeah. Unlike my brother - a girl magnet." "Now!" Nango struck a pose. "The girl I will get is." He jabbed a finger in Hikari's direction. "THAT VISION OF LOVELINESS OVER THERE!" "I am greatly tempted to grab Ayako's fan and hit him in the !@#$%." Hikari muttered. "IF WE WIN I GET TO GO OUT WITH HER! IF WE LOSE I GIVE HER UP!" Hikari shouted angrily, "D'YOU THINK I'M JUST SOMETHING TO BET ON OR WHAT?!" Nango immediately jumped to her side. "Oh, of course not, my lovely princess!" He blushed like a beetroot as he tried to console her. "Get off her, idiot." Nango whirled around. "Rukawa!" His face fell. "You don't mean to say she's taken up already?" Rukawa kicked the noisy centre on his behind. "Get outta here, doaho." Sakura was tugging urgently at Hikari's shirt. "Hikari," she whispered hurriedly. "Look! Isn't that?" One could almost hear slow music playing as everyone turned to the sound of footsteps approaching.
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Author's notes: Lot of flashbacks in the next chapter. and POVs! Sorry for the crappy ending, school starts tomorrow! *gasp* So I won't be updating often. =P Thanks for reviewing so far everyone!
Author's Note: I REALLY don't know what that 'thing's name is! The thing where you dance dance dance.. I got the idea when I saw my ex-classmates playing that game. and if you see any 'Hikaru's replacing Hikari's name, SORRY! I've been reading too much Hikaru no Go! =) And there's a LOT of craziness in this chapter. Sorry it took so long! Disclaimer: I don't own Slam Dunk OR Dance Dance Revolution. Ehehe. SPOILER! I guess, about the Slam Dunk Movie 2?
Haruko shivered with excitement. "They're practicing right now." she murmured. "The inter-high preliminaries are starting in two weeks." She smiled happily as she recalled their triumph a year ago. "Work hard!" she whispered, tucking her fringe behind her ears. Dreamily, she doodled on her book. "Akagi Haruko-san, please answer question 6a." "Haruko-san?" The teacher strode briskly over to her table. He coughed politely. "Haruko- san?" Haruko's seatmate waved a hand in her face. "Earth to Haruko. Earth to Haruko." Giving up, she pulled the book from under Haruko's elbows. "I knew it!" The seatmate jabbed a finger at the book. Sure enough, a sketch of Rukawa Kaede was visible amidst the many algebra equations.
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"Oof!" Sakura grunted as she pulled a box of clothes from under her bed. "Uh, Sakura? Would you mind explaining to us why we are at your house, lazing around instead of practicing?" Hikari droned on about the many reasons why they should have not skipped basketball practice. "Boy, Hikari can be boring when it comes to listing out reasons why we shouldn't skip practice," Yuuki muttered, clapping her hands over her ears. "OOF! Damn box." Sakura could be heard cursing as she dumped yet another box onto the bed. "AtCHOO!" "Phew, you're certainly stirring up a lot of dust," Yuki fanned the air with one hand and covered her mouth with the other. "What the heck are you looking for, anyway?"
"Do you need help?" Reina asked anxiously, watching as Sakura opened the last box under the bed and started emptying its contents out. "Hey! Watch where you're emptying those!" Yuuki yelled as soft toys rolled out of the box. "OOH! Cute!" Yuki squealed a she hugged a cuddly pink elephant. Hikari scampered away swiftly from the avalanche of stuffed animals as Sakura triumphantly shouted. "Yep! This is the one!" Everyone sweatdropped as Sakura unfolded what seemed to be a mat. "What's THAT?" Hikari questioned, poking it. "You mean you don't KNOW?" Yuuki and Yuki asked disbelievingly. "C'mon." Sakura led them to the living room, where she switched on her playstation and connected the 'mat' to it. "It's a game called 'Dance Dance Revolution'," Sakura explained. "Oh, we came here to play games?" Hikari yelled at her best friend. "While we could have been PRACTICING?!" "It's to improve our stamina, duh!" Sakura shouted back. Everyone sweatdropped. "Improve?" Yuki said, puzzled. "Our STAMINA?" Yuuki asked. She shook her head. "How can this improve stamina?" "I think she just wants to play," Hikari sighed. "Wrong! You are the Weakest Link! Goodbye!" Sakura crowed. "We're supposed to dance!" "How can THAT help us?" Hikari muttered. "You just keep dancing, and dancing, and dancing."
"And dancing, and dancing? How will that improve our stamina?" "If you keep dancing and dancing, won't you get tired?" "Exactly! The idea is to dance and dance, so you won't get tired!" "YOU DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE!" All of them yelled at Sakura.
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The girls arrived at the gym five minutes later, dragging an extremely irked Sakura. "But I dug out my program specially to help all of us!" Sakura wailed. "Now I'll have to clean my room all over again!" "Of course," Hikari muttered, a huge 'X' forming on her head. "And don't look to me for help." "You're late!" Ayako chided as they stepped in. "Where did you go?" "To tear down Sakura's house just to look for a stupid program?" Yuuki said. "IT'S NOT A STUPID PROGRAM!" Sakura shrieked in Yuuki's ear. "It's DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION!" "Do I care?" Yuuki said, heading over to the changing rooms. "By the way, Hikari," Ayako shouted before Hikari disappeared behind the door. "There were two girls looking for you, they might be still hanging around the school. They said they wanted to meet you immediately." "Oh?" Hikari wondered.
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A motorcycle zoomed around the corner, picking up speed as it gradually reached its destination. It swerved dangerously to one side as the rider leaped off. Taking off his helmet, Nango Koichiro shook his head as he headed towards the sound of dribbling and footsteps. "Sakuragi Hanamichi." he growled, clenching his fists. His last incident with the redhead had left him greatly unsatisfied. "DAMNIT!" He broke into a run towards the gym. "THIS TIME I'LL GET HARUKO- CHAN!" He dashed into the gym. "SAKURAGI!" he yelled. "THIS TIME I'LL." He trailed off uneasily as a blush crept over his face. "Who's that?" Sakura whispered to Hikari. "Don't look at me, I've never met him before," Hikari returned. "The Shohoku team is out for a jog," Ayako told him. "And Sakuragi is at tuition." Nango let out huge guffaw. "TUITION! NYAHAHAHA!" The girls sweatdropped as he laughed his head off, not much unlike a certain redhead. "Unlike that idiot, here's one super rookie who doesn't need tutoring! Nyahahaha!" Yuuki and Yuki winced as they broke off pieces of tissue and used them as ear plugs. Note: If you've watched SD Movie 2, you should know what Nango's laugh sounds like! *covers ears* "So what ARE you here for, uh." Hikari paused as she looked to Ayako for his name. "Nango Koichiro," Ayako supplied helpfully. "From Tsukubu." "I'm here to issue a challenge to Sakuragi Hanamichi!" Nango declared. "What challenge?" Sakuragi stood framed in the doorway. "Oh! Nango!" Sakuragi's chibified form danced around Nango, jabbing at him. "What're you doing here? You lost! Go away! Go away!" "That's what you think! I'm not here for Haruko-chan anymore!" Nango dramatically whipped out a handkerchief and dabbed his eyes with it. "I've been improving in every aspect, but I'VE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL!" Everyone facefaulted. "I guess he means unsuccessful in attracting girls?" Reina asked Hikari. "Yeah. Unlike my brother - a girl magnet." "Now!" Nango struck a pose. "The girl I will get is." He jabbed a finger in Hikari's direction. "THAT VISION OF LOVELINESS OVER THERE!" "I am greatly tempted to grab Ayako's fan and hit him in the !@#$%." Hikari muttered. "IF WE WIN I GET TO GO OUT WITH HER! IF WE LOSE I GIVE HER UP!" Hikari shouted angrily, "D'YOU THINK I'M JUST SOMETHING TO BET ON OR WHAT?!" Nango immediately jumped to her side. "Oh, of course not, my lovely princess!" He blushed like a beetroot as he tried to console her. "Get off her, idiot." Nango whirled around. "Rukawa!" His face fell. "You don't mean to say she's taken up already?" Rukawa kicked the noisy centre on his behind. "Get outta here, doaho." Sakura was tugging urgently at Hikari's shirt. "Hikari," she whispered hurriedly. "Look! Isn't that?" One could almost hear slow music playing as everyone turned to the sound of footsteps approaching.
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Author's notes: Lot of flashbacks in the next chapter. and POVs! Sorry for the crappy ending, school starts tomorrow! *gasp* So I won't be updating often. =P Thanks for reviewing so far everyone!