Sum: Shohoku High's celebrating its annual Sports Festival! The Basketball club decided to put up a booth where anybody could challenge them to a game for a token. Piece of cake? That depends on who their challengers would be…Please R+R!!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Slam Dunk nor any of its characters. But this fic's mine and so is it's continuation…^_^

A/N: …continuation…as in the real story… I'm planning on writing an OC fic of which this is just the prologue. That's why I really, really need your reviews on this one! Please read and review!! Tell me if I should push through with the OC fic…Help!

A Shohoku Sportsfest

By: coolpriss

Second Part: Let's Play Ball!

"Rukawa! Rukawa! L-O-V-E Rukawa! Rukawa! Rukawa! Love me! Love me, Rukawa! Aaaaahhhhhh! Rukawa!"

"URUSSAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!" the furious boy shook his fists at the very, very loud Rukawa Brigade. "That was my last chance and you ruined it by breaking my concentration!" He folded his hands on his chest and glared at Akagi. "I demand that I get my money back! I wasn't able to display my real abilities because of this cheering squad! I could easily have won any of those prizes if it weren't for them! I want my money back!"

Akagi's eyebrows were shaking dangerously. "Nani…"

"Oh, gee, look at the time…" the cheerleader with the kanji 'Ru' suddenly announced.

The one with 'Wa' gasped. "Oh no, we're late for…the…the other cheerleading comptetion!"

"You're right!" 'Ka' agreed. "We better get going! Don't worry, Rukawa-kun! We'll be back to cheer for you, we promise!" And the three were instantly gone in a cloud of dust.

"No, don't come back ever again!" Sakuragi shouted angrily after them.

"Well, what are you planning to do about this?" the spunky challenger held out his palm, smiling smugly. "Where's my money?"

Kogure looked from his agitated captain to the player and immediately went in between the two. "A-anou, I'm afraid you can't have your money back. You did use the five-minute-limit and although you were distracted, the distraction came from on-lookers and not from our team, and so…"

The arrogant boy just smirked and ran his hand through his dark brown hair. "I don't care! I still want my money back! I'd like my time back too, if that's possible! It was a waste of time playing with you guys! This basketball team sucks! You probably won the Inter High by cheating or something!"

"THAT'S IT!" Akagi blew up. He instantly turned into a red-faced, flaring-nosed gorilla with bulging eyes and smoke coming out of his ears. "You've got some NERVE talking to us like that, you…dirty little…" He stomped angrily towards the boy, ready to send him flying to the moon and back that would leave him bedridden for the next few years. It took all the strength of Miyagi, Yasuda, Kuwata, Shiozaki and Kogure to prevent their captain from taking more than four steps. The boy was obviously a visitor from a different school and most probably had never seen the Shohoku team captain mad. He cowered behind Sakuragi.

"Oi," Sakuragi nodded at the shaking boy behind him. "You shouldn't have pissed Gori off. But you can't help it if you're right. Rukawa's play does suck!" Sakuragi's eyes turned to slits and he grinned goofily. Rukawa just looked at them from the corner of his eyes for a moment. Then he continued gulping down his drink, in his usual, indifferent manner.

The visitor's mouth twitched nervously, unsure of what to do. Thinking he had found himself a defender, he decided to nod eagerly, as if that was exactly what he was talking about.

"But," suddenly, the redhead turned serious and picked him up easily like a cat. Tears were forming on the corners of the loudmouth's eyes. "As the next captain, I must do what needs to be done…" and with that, he threw the screaming boy off the school grounds.

"I've been away for only three hours and you spread havoc without me!" Mitsui pretended to pout as he followed the flying boy with his eyes. Then he turned to the line of other challengers.

"A-anou, Ayako-san…I think I'll just come back later when Akagi's cooled down a bit…ehehe…"

"Y-yeah…me too…"

"Hey, I'm next to that kid, okay! I…I'll just…go to the CR first…"

In a few seconds, the small crowd that had gathered again to watch and play with the basketball club has quickly dispersed.

"Yappari," Mitsui sighed. " So, looks like we're back to square one. Just when it's my turn to show off! You guys are heartless."

"Akagi, daijobou?" Kogure asked as he collapsed along with Miyagi, Yasuda, Kuwata and Shiozaki when Akagi finally cooled down.

The team captain just grunted. "This is better than having that kid insult us! That bastard! I could've torn him into pieces easily!" Akagi's anger was coming back again.

"Relax, Gori!" Sakuragi clapped his hands on Akagi's shoulder. "Tensai Sakuragi, the next captain, has taken care of him for you! Nyahahahaha!"

"Baka!" Akagi slammed his fist down Sakuragi's red head. "What are you talking about?!"

"Itai! What did you do that for, Gori! After I saved you, this is how you repay me?!"

"Oh, come on!" Ayako groaned from her token booth. "Stop scaring our customers, will you? We still don't have enough funds to carry us through the National Championships! Good thing Anzai-sensei took a lunch break…"

At the sound of those last two words, the gorilla and red-haired monkey turned suddenly still. Then they heard a slow, loud, intestinal growl. The two went red, their hands resting on their bellies.

"Good, you don't have customers!" a lively voice declared.

"What's so good about not having customers?!" Sakuragi snapped, turning to face the newcomer.

"It means, you can all eat with me, Sakuragi-kun!" Haruko told him, smiling sweetly.

"Aaah! Haruko-san! I didn't mean to…" Sakuragi's voice trailed off as his eyes widened and his mouth began to water.

Haruko and her friends were all carrying two large lunch boxes each. Haruko held out hers. "I was supposed to bring onii-chan his lunch when I remembered you all probably haven't eaten lunch yet so I decided to make more so that we could all eat together, ne?"

"You mean this…" Miyagi crept nearer to Fujii, his eyes never leaving the wrapped lunch boxes the sweatdropping girl was carrying.

"Is for us…" Mitsui finished, gazing at the lunch boxes Matsui was holding.

"Hai!" Haruko nodded. "Come on, minna-san, let's sit over there and eat, ne?"

Sakuragi was crying his waterfall tears as everyone else settled down and started glomping down their meal.

"Haruko-san…you're just so sweet…you remembered me…you brought me lunch that you cooked yourself…the delicious food would taste even sweeter knowing that you thought of me while you were preparing this…" Sakuragi tried to pick his food with his chopsticks but all he caught was air. "Eh?" He looked at the boxes to find only crumbs of what used to be Haruko's home-cooked food. "NANI?! Where's all the food?!"

"We ate it all, baka! You were gabbering nonsense while we were eating." Mitsui tapped his full stomach. "Thanks, Haruko! That was the best!"

"NANI?! You ate it all?! You didn't even leave one piece of Tempura or Teriyaki for me?!"

"Arigatou, Mitsui-sempai!" Haruko blushed at the compliment, not even hearing Sakuragi. She and the girls were starting to clean up the food containers, basking in the appreciation the basketball club gave them for the delicious meal.

"Well, somebody ate your share for you, Hanamichi no baka! In fact, he's one of the fastest hands that probably got the most food!" Miyagi told the distraught redhead.

"NANI?! Who ate my share?! Who?!" Sakuragi demanded, bringing his face close to Miyagi's.

The curly-haired point guard pointed at Sakuragi's back. There was Takamiya, sighing as he clutched his bloated belly.

"Oishii! Demo…it still isn't enough…I'm still hungry after all that running around I did…not even a single point…" the fat member of the guntai was muttering.

"NANI?! YOU?!" Sakuragi rushed towards his friend, grabbed his shirt and shook him hard. "You ate my share?! How dare you eat the food that Haruko-san cooked especially for me?!"

"Yaaaaah…naaaani yooooo, Hanamichiii…" Takamiya asked as his body shook vigorously under Sakuragi's hands. "What are you talking about?"

"What am I talking about?! What am I talking about?!" Sakuragi shook him harder. "You know what I'm talking about! You ate my food, you fat pig!!"

"Oi, I know I'm fat but I'm not yet a pig!" Takamiya told him defensively, his glasses falling off his nose, his eyes a couple of swirls.

"Hanase, Hanamichi!" a voice suddenly boomed.

"Eh?" Sakuragi turned around and faced the owner of the voice. "Nani?"

It was Yohei, his hands at his waist, smiling his one-sided smiles at his friend. "Let go of Anozumi, Hanamichi!" On his sides were Sauichiro and Yuji.

"Why should I?!" He narrowed his eyes at the three. "Why? Do you have any food?"

"An eye for an eye, Hanamichi!" Yohei told him diplomatically. "You give us Anozumi, we give you someone else to take his place in return. What do you say?"

"What are you talking about?" Sakuragi demanded.

"This!" the three disappeared, then reappeared pushing someone forward.

"Sendoh!" Akagi breathed. Rukawa, who had been sleeping quietly on a corner after he finished eating suddenly opened his eyes and watched the spike-haired boy coldly.

"Yaa. Konnichiwa…" Sendoh grinned sheepishly, giving them a small wave.

"Sendoh! What are you doing here?!" Sakuragi demanded, forgetting all about Takamiya, throwing the fat boy unconsciously. Yohei, Sauchiro and Yuji caught the dizzy Anozumi and hurriedly ran away from sight before they got discovered.

"Anou…I'm not sure either…" Sendoh looked around for the three that brought him there but found them nowhere in sight. "Eh?"

"Well, now that you're here, I suppose you'd be challenging us next?" Miyagi looked at the tall boy, grinning derisively.

"Or are you scared because there's only one of you and there's all of us here?" Mitsui added, looking at Sendoh the same way as Miyagi.

"Huh?" Sendoh just stared at them blankly.

"It's Sports Day here in Shohoku," Akagi explained. "You could win our prizes by shooting a ball in that hoop. It's three against one but it should be easy for you, right?" even the team captain raised an eyebrow at him, as if mocking him. "But there's always one-on-one, if you like. You choose your own opponent. We charge higher for that, of course."

His eyes traveled at each member of the basketball club, stopping longer at Rukawa. Then Sendoh closed his eyes and smiled. "Aa. Sou ka."

"Well? What are you waiting for?! Pay now to Ayako so we could start this now!" Sakuragi folded his arms across his chest and grinned eagerly. "What, are you afraid to do one-on-one with me, Sendoh? Tensai Sakuragi will beat you for sure! Nyahahahaha!"

"Do'aho," Rukawa muttered. His usually cold, blue eyes were now ablaze and never left Sendoh's face.

"Nanda yo, Rukawa?" Sakuragi turned to him angrily. "You were sleeping just minutes ago! Go back to sleep, kitsune! This isn't a game for you! It's only for those who are highly skilled like Tensai Sakuragi! A kitsune otoko has no place here! Nyahahahahahaha!"

"Ah, unfortunately, I don't have any money here with me right now…" Sendoh interrupted, emptying the pockets of his pants. "Gomen." He smiled apologetically.

"Nani?! How could you have come this far with out any money?!" Miyagi argued.

"Well, the three guys who brought me here had this pink scooter so I didn't have to pay for my fare…" Sendoh recalled. Then he brightened. "Ah! I think I may have some money with me, but it's in my fishing bag." He frowned. "Those three were hurrying me up…I think I left it near one of those booths…" He pointed at a group of booths on the other side, selling some souvenirs. He frowned deeper. "Or is it near the one that sells some fishing books?"

"There's a booth that sells fishing books?!" Miyagi cried incredulously.

"Yeah," Mitsui answered. "It was only this morning when I was looking around that I found out there is actually a fishing club here."

"Fine! Then this one's on the house!" Sakuragi declared. "You can't escape from this fight, Sendoh!"

A huge paper fan suddenly slammed on Sakuragi's short red hair. "Baka! This is a fund-raising for our plays in the Nationals! We need the money! You don't just challenge people for a game for free!" Ayako scolded him. "Besides," she looked at Sendoh. "I don't think he's the type who runs away from the challenges, right?"

Sendoh just smiled. He looked at Sakuragi, then at Rukawa and sighed. "Hai, hai. I'll go looking for my bag now. I'll come back once I find it." He turned around and started walking away.

"You'd better!" Sakuragi called out. "That is, unless you're scared of Tensai Sakuragi! Nyahahahaha!"

"Wow…Sendoh Akira of Ryonan…"

"Is that really him?"

"Yeah. And he's gonna fight with our basketball club too…"

"C'mon, let's tell the others!"

"Nyahahahahaha!! Yes, it's Sendoh from Ryonan! Watch Tensai Sakuragi defeat Sendoh!! Nyahahahahaha!!" Sakuragi placed his hands on his hips and laughed.

"Do'aho…" Rukawa muttered, closing his eyes.

"Nani…" Sakuragi's eyes narrowed. Then he just laughed some more. "You're just jealous because I'll defeat Sendoh first! Not that you have any chance of beating him! Nyahahahaha!"

Ayako tapped her chin thoughtfully. "Maybe we should charge them for watching too, what do you think, sempai?" she turned to Kogure.

"Can we do that, Akagi?" Kogure asked the captain. "Do you think Anzai-sensei would allow us? It would increase our funds."

"Do you like that Teddy bear?" they heard a soft voice ask. Akagi, Kogure and Ayako turned to see who the owner of the voice was.

A little girl holding a stick of pink cotton candy turned to do the same. She was startled to see a girl with bright green eyes and deep black hair that was tied up in a ponytail crouching next to her, also staring at the huge stuffed toy at the top shelf of the prize display of the booth.

"Kawaii, ne?" the older girl turned to face the younger one, her green eyes sparkling. "Do you like that bear?" she repeated her question.

The little girl, still confused, just nodded. The emerald-eyed girl smiled then stood up. She turned to Ayako.

"Sumimasen, how much for that bear?" she asked, pointing to the grand prize on the top shelf.

"Well," Ayako replied, "that one's kind of hard to get. That's our grand prize. You can win it if you could get at least ten points with in five minutes."

"Haaah…that is hard…only one minute per ball in…" she glanced worriedly at the little girl with pink cotton candy who looked up questioningly at her with those huge blue eyes.

"Well," the older girl said with a hesitant smile. "There's no harm in trying, right?" She took a deep breath and handed Ayako a paper bill. "I'll give it one try."

By this time, the whole basketball club was staring at the green-eyed girl. She wasn't the first girl that challenged them, but she was the only girl who dared go for the grand prize.

"Yosh, finally, I get to play!" Mitsui smirked as he, Kakuta and Kogure took their places under the ring. Mitsui was in the middle, Kogure a few paces behind him on his left, Kakuta on his right.

"Gambatte, ne!" Kogure gave her a friendly smile.

"Arigatou…I think I really need that…" the girl glanced at the little girl watching them before smiling back at him.

"Ready?" Akagi asked, his right hand positioned on the stopwatch around his neck, his left hand ready to pass her the ball.

"Hai," she replied.

"Start!"

He passed her the ball and she received it with her right hand. She knew she hasn't got much time. She let the ball bounce back to her right hand twice before sprinting between Mitsui and Kogure. The two were a bit surprised of her sudden move that their reactions were a few seconds delayed. She took the opportunity. She headed straight under the ring and sprang lightly, gently guiding the ball towards the hoop for a lay-up. It went in.

The whistle rang. "Two points!" Akagi announced, clicking his timer the moment the ball went in. He looked at it and smiled. "Fifteen point zero two seconds," he declared, clearly impressed. He grabbed another ball from the rack and looked at the panting girl as she resumed her place. "Eight more to go. Ready?"

The girl gave him a curt nod. "Start!"

She dribbled the ball for a few seconds before attacking This time, she tried to pass between Kakuta and Mitsui, dribbling the ball with her right hand. But Mitsui was prepared. He had seen that she was fast so he wasn't taken aback anymore. He tapped the ball away as the girl passed beside him. He was successful. The ball was thrown towards her left, bouncing in the direction of Kakuta. But the girl was fast. Even before it reached Kakuta, she managed to catch it with her left hand, her fingers forcing the ball to go back to her direction. Within seconds, she managed to regain control of the ball and did another lay-up.

Again the whistle sounded. "Two balls in! Four points! One minute and five seconds!"

"You're not bad," Mitsui told her as they went back to their positions.

"I think it's the adrenaline," she replied, panting. "But I'm not sure if it's enough to get me that bear…"

"Ready?" Akagi called out.

"Hai."

She was breathing heavily as she dribbled the ball. She decided to cut through Kogure's side again. But Mitsui was fast. His arms outstretched, he blocked her path right away. She blinked with surprise but didn't change her pace. She lunged towards Kakuta, but Kogure appeared out of nowhere and blocked her there too. She stopped, dribbling the ball with her right hand. Mitsui tried to steal the ball from her again but she saw his hand coming from the corner of her eye. Swiftly, she angled her dribble so that the ball would bounce directly towards her waiting left hand. Using her body to block him, she sneaked her way behind Mitsui, transferring the ball back to her right hand as she did so. She saw Kakuta guarding the place directly under the net so she couldn't make her lay-up. She quickly stopped her assault towards Kakuta and steadied herself for a second, looking at the ring. She would have to make a jump-shot. She had no time to focus on ring long enough because Mitsui and Kogure were reading her thoughts and were moving to block her. She jumped and released the ball, thinking she gave the ball a bit too much force and too little height. The ball hit the board softly and even a little bit off the center, but right at the side of the ring, so that as it bounced off the board, it balanced itself on the ring as it went around once before tipping over and going in.

The girl let out a huge sigh of relief as the whistle blew. "Six points! Two minutes and fourteen seconds!"

"Now, that was pure luck!" Mitsui remarked as took his place again in front of her.

"Hai," she grinned sheepishly. "Looks like Kami-sama's watching over me today…"

"Ready?"

"Um!" she nodded.

"Start!"

She dribbled the ball on her side as she walked slowly, trying to figure out a way to get past Mitsui. He knew now more or less her capabilities and it was getting harder and harder to evade him. She couldn't do a successful jump shot with the three of them blocking her. Kogure and Kakuta were now guarding directly under the ring so it would also be hard to do a lay-up. She's got less than two minutes now. She knew she had to act fast. She decided to go with the element of surprise. And a few fakes. She took a few steps to her left, then lunged promptly to the left of Mitsui, her left arm guarding the ball so that he couldn't swipe it off. She stopped, dribbling the ball for a few seconds, concentrating on the hoop. Then, she jumped. Believing she was making a jump-shot again, Kakuta, who had been guarding the lay-up zone on the girl's side, leapt forward and tried to block the shot. But the girl didn't release the ball. Kogure and Mitsui saw this feint and read her mind but they were too late. Just as Kakuta was going up, his arms outstretched; the girl was already going down, ball still in her hands. Her feet was barely on the ground when she started running towards the lay-up zone that Kakuta left unguarded and sprang forward, her right hand extended towards the board, her fingers lightly careening the ball into the hoop.

Akagi blew the wistle. "Eight points! Three minutes and fifty-six seconds!"

Mitsui was frowning now, a bit annoyed that the girl could pass by him so quickly. But not this time. She wouldn't even have the chance to go past him, he'll make sure of that.

"Start!"

The girl noticed the look in Mitsui's eyes. It was filled with determination. It would be impossible to get pass through him now. She shifted the ball to her left hand and glanced at the direction of the little girl. She was staring at her, open-mouthed, her pink cotton candy melting in the wind, completely forgotten. No, she couldn't disappoint the poor kid now. She gazed at Mitsui's dark blue eyes, her own green ones filling with determination as well. She ran towards his left side, but his arms blocked her straightaway. Without even taking a breath, she lurched suddenly to his right, hoping to elude him. But he wasn't to be easily dodged. He was blocking her way again in an instant. She took a couple of steps back. They were on the farther left side of the court now. She could throw the ball to her right then run after it to escape Mitsui. But then what? She was sure Kakuta wouldn't be fooled by the same trick twice. She could risk the jump-shot. But Kogure or even Mitsui could be fast enough to block it. She was loosing precious time. She glanced quickly at the little girl again. Mitsui could probably read her mind now, but she'd just have to risk it. She took a deep breath, trying to steady herself. She bounced the ball a little bit backwards, still trying to throw Mitsui off, before she gripped the ball with her right hand and sent the ball hurling to the right side of the court, with only Kakuta guarding. She ran after the ball, taking huge steps, trying desperately to catch it before Mitsui blocks her again. She stretched out her right arm, her fingers frantically reaching out for the ball. She almost had it when Mitsui, coming from her left, thrusted himself towards the ball, his hand pushing the ball out of her reach. The ball bounced to her right side, moving farther from her. Swiftly, she did a ninety-degree turn, almost stumbling herself, both her arms still reaching out for the ball.

"Ten…nine…"

Her fingers finally brushed the ball, giving it somewhat a bit of control. She was now outside the three-point-line.

"Eight…seven…six…"

Mitsui was still trying stand from his kneeling position when he hit the ball. Kogure and Kakuta were both running towards Mitsui, apparently having no intention of blocking her toss. Maybe they didn't even expect her to shoot the ball, believing it to be too late. That there was no more time. But that's exactly what she was going to do.

"Five…four…"

She stared intently at the ring, her right hand still dribbling the newly-recovered ball. She took the ball with both hands, placed her right foot a little behind her left and with the ball poised a little above her head, she jumped. She released the ball, her right hand giving it enough force to let it sail in the air in an arc towards the ring.

"Three…two…one…"

A couple of breaths after the 'one' was said, the ball went in perfectly. She was panting heavily, her hands hanging limply on her sides, as she turned to the huge captain. It was a three-point shot, giving her exactly eleven points if only the captain would recognize it. He was staring at the ring, blinking incredulously. Then he looked at the expectant face of girl. He closed his eyes and smiled, shaking his head.

"I'll count that in!" he declared. "Eleven points, five minutes and one second!" He whistled for the last time in the game.

The girl heaved a huge sigh then sank to her knees, as if her bones suddenly turned into jelly. "Yatta…now that the adrenaline's all gone, I don't think I could stand anymore…"

"Daijobou, desu ka?" Kogure asked her as he tried to support her.

"H-hai…I think so…" she smiled at him weakly.

"Nice game…" Mitsui remarked, grinning at her as the two boys helped her stand.

"Here," Ayako handed her the huge stuffed bear. "Congratulations!"

She grinned, taking the Teddy bear and giving it a squeeze. "Thanks," she replied, her eyes searching for the little girl.

Mitsui and Kogure let go of her as she walked towards the wide-eyed little girl. The older girl smiled as she kneeled, handing the soft toy to the younger one. "Here, I won this for you. I'm quite fond of Teddy bears myself, but I'll give this one to you if you promise to take good care of it, okay?"

The little girl smiled slowly, her huge blue eyes gleaming with tears and happiness. "H-hai," she nodded, her soft voice filled with gratitude.

"SHEE-YUREE-SAMAAA!" a delighted shout rang through out the school. "Shiori-sama!!"

The emerald-eyed girl froze, her grin dying on her lips. "Na…ni…" she muttered as she turned slowly around.

A formally-dressed, thin, old man was running towards the basketball club's booth. He was waving his tall, black hat frantically. "Shiori-sama!!"

"Iya…Iya…" the girl muttered as she stood up looking around for any place she could possibly hide. She spotted the entrance of the school not far from where she was standing. She looked back at the running old man, then back at the gate, as if calculating her moves. Then, all of a sudden she faced the basketball team and bowed. "Arigatou gozaimazu for the game! Gomen nasai, but I have to go now! Ja, ne!" And with that, she started running with all her might towards the gate of the school, seconds before the old man reached the booth.

"Shiori-sama!!" the panting old man cried, reaching out one hand to the direction where the girl vanished. He dropped his head and bawled. "I almost caught her! Shiori-sama!! Why are you always doing this to me? SHIORI-SAMA!!"

"Eh?" the whole basketball club stared at the old man in the tuxedo-suit, question marks all over their heads.

Mitsui looked at the confused little girl, still clutching the giant bear, then to the entrance gate where the mysterious girl disappeared. "Who was that?"

"Miyasaki Shiori," a voice answered his question. They all turned to see the owner of the voice. It was Sendoh.

"Miyasaki Shiori," he repeated, more to himself this time. His bright blue eyes were clouded with confusion. "What is she doing here?" He gripped on his fishing bag as he stared also at the Shohoku High entrance.

"Miyasaki Shiori, huh?" Mitsui repeated the name as his eyes traveled back at the gate of their school. "I wonder who she is…"

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A/N: Miyasaki Shiori. She's my OC. And in case you still haven't noticed, the two SD boys I'm planning to pair her up with are Sendoh and Mitsui. Well, what do you think? Should I continue my OC fic? Or do you think I should just write how Sendoh ended up with the one-on-one instead? Please help me out here!! What should I do? Who should she be with? Is she too Mary Sue-ish that I should just drop the whole thing? Or are you willing to give her a chance? I'll stop with the questions now, so please review!! Onegai!!