(backstage)

Announcer: Mr Rukawa Kaede sir? Please wake up, we're going on air in two minutes. Mr Rukawa Kaede?

Sakuragi: Onna, you should just beat him up! (starts to kick the sleeping boy)

Kogure: Maa maa Sakuragi.. It's not very nice ^-^;;

Sendoh: Announcer-san.

Announcer: Yes Mr Sendoh Akira sir?

Sendoh: Why must you be so formal?

Mitsui: And so hopelessly polite? Can't you just drop the 'Mr' and 'sir' parts? Just calling me Mitsui would be fine.

Fujima: She could get into trouble if she did that.

Sendoh: Were you told to address us like that?

Announcer: Err, actually, I'm free to say what I want.

Mitsui: So? Stop calling me 'sir' and 'Mr'! I'm not used to such formal terms!

Sakuragi's gundam in the audience starts sniggering.

Okusu: Mitchy's an ex-gangster! He's not used to formalities! =D

Takamiya: He's not respectable you know! =D

Mitsui(glaring at them): Shut up you fools! X/

Camera man: We're on in ten..nine..

Announcer(panicking): Excuse me, Mr..(a glance at Mitsui changed her mind) Rukawa? Please, wake up!

Camera man: ..six...five...four..

Announcer(screaming): RUKAWA!

Rukawa lifted his head and looked around dazedly.

Rukawa(blinking): Hnn? Camera man: ...two..one..you're on!

Announcer(smiling): Welcome back to the Weakest Link, the Slam Dunk special. And we have our next question. How many continents are there on Earth? ^-^

Maki: Seven. ^-^;;

Announcer: Correct. (smiles at Maki) What do you call someone with a phobia of the dark?

Rukawa: Nyctophobia.

Announcer: Your answer is correct. (Rukawa then goes back to sleep) ^-^;; Err, okay...we'll go on to the final question of our first round. (Everyone leans forward eagerly) How long did the second world war last?

Kiyota: There was a second world war? O.O

Sakuragi: There was a world war? O.O

Mitsui(disbelieving): Don't you guys take history? O.o

Kiyota(suddenly): I know! It didn't last very long!

Maki(curious): What makes you think so, Kiyota? O.O

Kiyota: Well, since there's no world war now, the second world war couldn't have lasted could it?

Sendoh: Good point there.

Sakuragi; NYAHAHA! The tensai knew the answer all along!

Announcer: And what IS the answer? O.o

Kiyota(making a wild guess): Two years.

Announcer: Wrong.

Sakuragi: NYAHAHAHA! The tensai knew the answer was wrong all the while!

Announcer: Oookay.. ^-^;; Well, now, please vote someone out of this round. Maki? (she smiled at him)

Sendoh(in an audible whisper): Looks like our host has the hots for Maki- san.

The announcer turned slightly red.

Maki(oblivious): I say Sendoh. He's really useless.

Sendoh: What did I ever do to you?

Maki: Nothing.

Sendoh: So?

Maki: That's exactly it. You've done nothing.

Fujima: I vote Sendoh out too.

Sakuragi: I vote the Kitsune!

Kiyota: I vote the saru..(realizing Sakuragi had not voted HIM out) NO! I vote Rukawa out!

Kogure: Maa maa.. Must we really do this? (nods all around) well, I guess Sendoh since he hasn't helped us one bit.

Announcer: It's up to Mitsui then.

Mitsui(ponders thoughtfully): Hmmmm... I guess Sendoh.

Sendoh: What?

Announcer: Well, you've been voted out Sendoh and it seems you're the weakest link. Goodbye.

Sendoh: Don't I get a vote?

Announcer: Oh, yes you do (mutters) I doubt it'll change anything though.

Sendoh: Then, I vote Rukawa out! (smiles evilly)

Announcer(smiles evilly as well): And Rukawa gets a vote as well. What will it be Rukawa?

Rukawa: *drool*

Sakuragi: Oi! Kitsune! She's asking you a question! (kicks him hard)

Rukawa: Hnn? I won't let you disturb my sleep (is about to punch Sakuragi)

Kiyota(impatiently): Stupid Rukawa! Hurry up and cast your vote. We don't have time to play!

Announcer: O.O (whispers) this coming from the joker?

Rukawa: Vote?

Sakuragi: You're supposed to vote someone out you stupid kitsune! X/

Fujima(helpfully): We need your vote to decide who gets kicked out, you or Sendoh.

Maki: His reply should be obvious.

Mitsui: You'll be surprised Maki.

Rukawa: I want out.

Mitsui(smirks at Maki): Told you.

Announcer: You're voting yourself out? O.O

Rukawa nods.

Kogure(sweatdrop): He's just joking Announcer-san. Right Rukawa? ^-^;;

Mitsui: Since when did Rukawa possess a sense of humour? O.o

Fujima: Don't be such a spoil sport Rukawa.

Sendoh: Does this mean I can stay?

Rukawa(glares at Sendoh): Hnn, I'll vote that 'ahou out.

Sendoh: What? This isn't fair! Why are all of you ganging up on me? *-*

Rukawa: Do'ahou.

Announcer: You are the weakest link Sendoh. Goodbye. ^-^

Sendoh: But I haven't finished posing for the camera yet! (two bodyguards drag him off the set). Matte!

Announcer: ^-^ Our next round begins now. The first question, which day in the menstrual cycle does ovulation take place?

Kiyota: What's a menstrual cycle? @-@

Sakuragi: Ovulation? @-@

Kogure blushes.

Fujima: On the fourteenth day. ^-^

Announcer: Correct.

Mitsui: Hentai.

Kogure(turning redder): Maa maa Mitsui. Fujima-san was only answering the question.

Mitsui rolled his eyes.

Mitsui: Still very ecchi if you ask me.

Announcer: Next question, which gas gives off a pungent smell and is colourless?

Sakuragi: Gori's fart! (starts laughing maniacally)

Akagi stands up from amongst the audience, ready to throw Sakuragi out the studio.

Mitsui snickered.

Kogure: Ammonia.

Announcer: ^-^;; yes, you're right. How do Eskimos keep their food from freezing?

Kiyota: By sitting on them?

Sakuragi: Keeping them in a refrigerator obviously. Humph!

Fujima: He never fails to amaze me. O.O

Maki nodded in agreement.

Announcer: Right you are! Here's a bonus question, what is round and fat, has white hair and goes 'HO HO HO'?

Sakuragi: Oyaji! ^-^

Mitsui(angry): You fool! X/

Rukawa opened one of his eyes.

Rukawa: Santa Claus.

Announcer: Correct! Rukawa gets the bonus!

Sakuragi: Nani? The kitsune gets it? TEME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Announcer: ^-^;; On with the next question, what is the disease related to a high cholesterol level?

Maki: Atherosclerosis.

Mitsui: Thrombosis.

Kogure: Coronary heart disease.

Announcer: Well, all of you are correct. ^-^;;

Mitsui: But you asked for THE disease, not what are the diseaseS! There should only be one answer!

Kogure: I don't mean to say you're wrong but Mitsui's right. ^-^;;

Sakuragi: Ara? But if Mitchy's right, isn't the onna wrong? O.o

Kiyota: And since Kogure-san says Mitsui-san is correct then Announcer-san must be wrong!

Kogure sweatdrops.

Announcer(smiling): Well then, since I'm wrong, the correct answer is atherosclerosis. Now I'm right and you're both wrong.

Fujima: O.O (whispers) She's mean.

Announcer: Maki is correct then. ^-^

Sendoh(from backstage): I knew she had the hots for Maki-san!

Announcer(smiles sweetly while indicating for the bodyguards to gag him up): Our next question then. What is the capital of Kirghizia?

Mitsui: What the? @-@

Sakuragi: Huh? @-@

Kiyota: ? @-@ Fujima:......

Maki:.........

Kogure:....... ^-^;;

Announcer: Does anyone know the answer?

Mitsui(leaning towards Rukawa): Psstttt.. Rukawa! Oi Rukawa! What's the answer?

Sakuragi: Why are you asking the kitsune? He's stupid you know.

Mitsui: Speak for yourself idiot.

Sakuragi(bristling): TEME!!!!!!!!!!! How dare you call this tensai an idiot!

Kogure: Maa maa... (tries desperately to calm the fuming boy) ^-^;;

Announcer: Rukawa? Do you know the answer?

Rukawa: What's the question? XO (yawns)

Fujima(helpfully): What is the capital of Kirgeesa?

Announcer: Kirghizia.

Rukawa: Dunno. (promptly goes back to napping)

Announcer: ^-^;; well, since no one knows the answer, I- -

Kiyota(staring at a menu in his hands): Yum.. Fish cake..

Announcer: You are correct! The capital of Kirghizia is Bishkek! ^-^

Everyone: O.O;;

Announcer: Next one. What is Asbestos?

Mitsui: An industrial mineral.

Kogure: O.O

Sakuragi: NYAHAHAHA! Mitchy's not bad!

Mitsui: Baka! Of course not!

Announcer: And now we've come to the final question of this second round. What is an autodidact?

Rukawa(waking up): A self-taught person.

Announcer: Rukawa is correct! All right, now please vote someone out.

Sakuragi: I vote the kitsune!

Kiyota: I vote Rukawa.

Maki: I vote... Fujima? Who are you voting out?

Fujima(thinking): I don't know.... You? But definitely not Rukawa. He helps us answer when you least expect it.

Maki(nodding): Not Rukawa....

Kiyota(wailing): Maki-san! Why not Rukawa?

Mitsui: I vote Sakuragi.

Sakuragi: NANI?!!! Mitchy how could you do this to a tensai? X/

Kogure: Maa maa, Sakuragi. It's all part of the game..... ^-^;;

Rukawa: I vote the do'ahou.

Announcer: Which one? ^-^

Mitsui(whispering): Has anybody realized she's getting meaner by the minute? O.O;;

Rukawa: The noisy one. Wait. Both are noisy.

Everyone: ^-^;;

Sakuragi: TEME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! X/

Rukawa: That one. (points to Sakuragi)

Kiyota(guffawing): BWAHAHAHA!!!!!! =D

Rukawa: Am I entitled to two votes?

Announcer: Why not? ^-^ You did answer the bonus question correctly.

Rukawa: Both then.

Kiyota: BWAHA- - TEME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stupid Rukawa!!! X/

Sakuragi: NYAHAHAHA!!!!! This is what happens when you laugh at a tensai! =D

Maki: Aren't you forgetting that you've been voted as well? O.o

Sakuragi(still laughing): But so did the wild monkey! NYAHAHAHA! =D

Maki: Ah, okay. T.T

Announcer: Whom will Maki, Fujima and Kogure vote for then? ^-^

Kogure: Can you give us more time? ^-^;;

Announcer: Certainly! We'll go for another commercial break while our contestants decide. ^-^







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