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INVITATION --- CHAPTER 2
Ayako couldn't say anything, first Kogure-senpai, then Rukawa-kun, now Ryota.
"I told you, you shouldn't have forced me to tell you..." Ryota told him hopelessly.
"Ryota...I really don't know right now," Ayako explains. "You see, I don't want to hurt you nor Kogure-senpai and Rukawa. I don't want all of you to think that I have favoritisms...I'm so sorry, Ryota. Hope you understand..."
"That's all right Aya-chan," Ryota smiles at her trying to hide his broken hearted face. "I understand."
Ayako looks at the rose Ryota has given her. It's so sweet of him to give me a rose even if he just wants me to go with him, she thought.
"I can't take this Ryota," Ayako says while giving the rose back to Ryota.
"No, take it's really for you." He says softly. "So, bye for now..."
"Um, yeah. Thank you so much for walking me home..." She smiles at him, "And thank you for the rose, I really appreciated it!" She smiles at him sweetly to let him know that she doesn't have intentions of not going with him nor refuse his favor.
"Yeah, you're welcome, Ja!"
(Ayako's thoughts while she enters her house)
"Gosh, that was a hard decision. But why me.I'm not that attractive; sure, there are lots of girls prettier than me. I guess they grew too comfortable with me, yeah that's the reason. They're too shy to ask a girl other than me...haha!
"But honestly, if Kogure-senpai and Rukawa didn't ask me first...I'd really go with Ryota. With the kind of effort he gave...even bought me a rose and accompany me home, come to think of it, he only wants me to go with him to the party. But, he's so nice and thoughtful even made an effort with that simple thing.
"Wonder who'll they ask next...
"Oh no, what about me, who'll be my partner? Nah, that's ok...anybody from our team who doesn't have a partner, I'll go with him!
"Oh no, I can't I'm cursed! Rukawa, Kogure-senpai and Ryota will think that I don't like them! Damn it! NO partner for me...I guess I should go, um, what's the term for that...? Um, stag?"
Ayako looks at the rose Ryota had given her. She grabs a thin flower vase, perfect for the long-stemmed rose. She puts the rose in it and places the vase on her bedside table.
"He's so sweet...!"
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Enough of Ryota and Ayako...What happened to the other guy, Sakuragi?
Well, let's just say he didn't make it! Poor Sakuragi, 50 girls already dumped him and now, just for this party he's been rejected by...guess who? Let's go back...1 hour earlier.
"Sugoi! Sakuragi-kun. You're becoming better and better everyday!" Haruko commented after the team's usual practice.
As ususal, Sakuragi, being praised by Haruko, turned beet red. After all, she's the reason why he's becoming better, although he doesn't recognize this. He's still conceited about himself being the so-called 'tensai'.
"Hahaha...Really Haruko-san," Sakuragi blushed and gives Haruko a peace sign. "I Sakuragi Hanamichi, will be the best basketball player! No Sendoh, Maki nor Fujima shall hinder this tensai basketball guy!
Haruko just smiled at him...He exaggerates about him being the best all the time.
"Uuuh, Sakuragi-kun...You are having this formal party right?" Haruko smiled at him teasingly, "You're going to wear, formal clothes, formal shoes you're going to eat formally, haha...good luck!"
"Nani? Did you just say 'Formal'..."? Sakuragi was alarmed; he didn't realize that.
"Hai, that's a Formal Victory Party."
"The invitation said, they're inviting the top 8 teams, right?"
"Yup!"
"Meaning, this tensai will see Kiyota, the boss-monkey, Fujima, Fukuda, Sendoh, Maki in..."
"Formal clothes," Haruko finished.
"Nyahahahaha! And that means they'll get to see this tensai look good, nyahahaha, they'll envy me! They'll soon realize that I'm not only a tensai but they'll get to see who the best good-looking guy is! Nyahahaha!" Sakuragi laughed evilly. Haruko on the other hand just smiled at him.
"Um Haruko-san," this time the unusual Sakuragi entered --- I mean the serious Sakuragi, "Since it's formal - and the invitation said there's a dance - it said that we should invite ladies - I've decide that it'll be cool to spend that evening with --- um, Haruko-san..."
Sakuragi and Haruko didn't realize that the captain of the Shohoku team is near.
"...can you go to the party with---"
"No, she can't," a sudden deep voice answered.
Sakuragi and Haruko jumped at the voice. They turned their heads and realized that it was the captain.
"Onii-chan?" Haruko replied.
"Haruko, you can't go with that baka..." Akagi scolded Haruko lightly. "Since you're my sister, you're going with me."
"What, Gori?" Sakuragi's hope was broken into pieces. "She's your sister, you can't---"
"It doesn't mean that I can't go to the formal party with my sister. She's too young, and I can't let your dirty hands touch her, got that?" Akagi replied bossily.
"Onii-chan, I'm not that young..." Haruko was a bit irritated.
"Got that, Sakuragi?" Akagi asked Sakuragi once more.
"Yeah right, Gori..." the angry Sakuragi replied.
With that, Gori --- I mean Akagi, went to the direction where the locker rooms are located. Haruko apologized at Sakuragi for his onii-chan's behavior.
"He's just being over-protected," she added.
"That's alright Haruko-san!" Sakuragi replied.
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what do you think? Comments, suggestions, reactions? I need it badly! Third chapter will be up soon... By the way so sorry if this chapter is not good, I had author's block, but, whew, at least I was able to finish it! ^_^
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INVITATION --- CHAPTER 2
Ayako couldn't say anything, first Kogure-senpai, then Rukawa-kun, now Ryota.
"I told you, you shouldn't have forced me to tell you..." Ryota told him hopelessly.
"Ryota...I really don't know right now," Ayako explains. "You see, I don't want to hurt you nor Kogure-senpai and Rukawa. I don't want all of you to think that I have favoritisms...I'm so sorry, Ryota. Hope you understand..."
"That's all right Aya-chan," Ryota smiles at her trying to hide his broken hearted face. "I understand."
Ayako looks at the rose Ryota has given her. It's so sweet of him to give me a rose even if he just wants me to go with him, she thought.
"I can't take this Ryota," Ayako says while giving the rose back to Ryota.
"No, take it's really for you." He says softly. "So, bye for now..."
"Um, yeah. Thank you so much for walking me home..." She smiles at him, "And thank you for the rose, I really appreciated it!" She smiles at him sweetly to let him know that she doesn't have intentions of not going with him nor refuse his favor.
"Yeah, you're welcome, Ja!"
(Ayako's thoughts while she enters her house)
"Gosh, that was a hard decision. But why me.I'm not that attractive; sure, there are lots of girls prettier than me. I guess they grew too comfortable with me, yeah that's the reason. They're too shy to ask a girl other than me...haha!
"But honestly, if Kogure-senpai and Rukawa didn't ask me first...I'd really go with Ryota. With the kind of effort he gave...even bought me a rose and accompany me home, come to think of it, he only wants me to go with him to the party. But, he's so nice and thoughtful even made an effort with that simple thing.
"Wonder who'll they ask next...
"Oh no, what about me, who'll be my partner? Nah, that's ok...anybody from our team who doesn't have a partner, I'll go with him!
"Oh no, I can't I'm cursed! Rukawa, Kogure-senpai and Ryota will think that I don't like them! Damn it! NO partner for me...I guess I should go, um, what's the term for that...? Um, stag?"
Ayako looks at the rose Ryota had given her. She grabs a thin flower vase, perfect for the long-stemmed rose. She puts the rose in it and places the vase on her bedside table.
"He's so sweet...!"
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Enough of Ryota and Ayako...What happened to the other guy, Sakuragi?
Well, let's just say he didn't make it! Poor Sakuragi, 50 girls already dumped him and now, just for this party he's been rejected by...guess who? Let's go back...1 hour earlier.
"Sugoi! Sakuragi-kun. You're becoming better and better everyday!" Haruko commented after the team's usual practice.
As ususal, Sakuragi, being praised by Haruko, turned beet red. After all, she's the reason why he's becoming better, although he doesn't recognize this. He's still conceited about himself being the so-called 'tensai'.
"Hahaha...Really Haruko-san," Sakuragi blushed and gives Haruko a peace sign. "I Sakuragi Hanamichi, will be the best basketball player! No Sendoh, Maki nor Fujima shall hinder this tensai basketball guy!
Haruko just smiled at him...He exaggerates about him being the best all the time.
"Uuuh, Sakuragi-kun...You are having this formal party right?" Haruko smiled at him teasingly, "You're going to wear, formal clothes, formal shoes you're going to eat formally, haha...good luck!"
"Nani? Did you just say 'Formal'..."? Sakuragi was alarmed; he didn't realize that.
"Hai, that's a Formal Victory Party."
"The invitation said, they're inviting the top 8 teams, right?"
"Yup!"
"Meaning, this tensai will see Kiyota, the boss-monkey, Fujima, Fukuda, Sendoh, Maki in..."
"Formal clothes," Haruko finished.
"Nyahahahaha! And that means they'll get to see this tensai look good, nyahahaha, they'll envy me! They'll soon realize that I'm not only a tensai but they'll get to see who the best good-looking guy is! Nyahahaha!" Sakuragi laughed evilly. Haruko on the other hand just smiled at him.
"Um Haruko-san," this time the unusual Sakuragi entered --- I mean the serious Sakuragi, "Since it's formal - and the invitation said there's a dance - it said that we should invite ladies - I've decide that it'll be cool to spend that evening with --- um, Haruko-san..."
Sakuragi and Haruko didn't realize that the captain of the Shohoku team is near.
"...can you go to the party with---"
"No, she can't," a sudden deep voice answered.
Sakuragi and Haruko jumped at the voice. They turned their heads and realized that it was the captain.
"Onii-chan?" Haruko replied.
"Haruko, you can't go with that baka..." Akagi scolded Haruko lightly. "Since you're my sister, you're going with me."
"What, Gori?" Sakuragi's hope was broken into pieces. "She's your sister, you can't---"
"It doesn't mean that I can't go to the formal party with my sister. She's too young, and I can't let your dirty hands touch her, got that?" Akagi replied bossily.
"Onii-chan, I'm not that young..." Haruko was a bit irritated.
"Got that, Sakuragi?" Akagi asked Sakuragi once more.
"Yeah right, Gori..." the angry Sakuragi replied.
With that, Gori --- I mean Akagi, went to the direction where the locker rooms are located. Haruko apologized at Sakuragi for his onii-chan's behavior.
"He's just being over-protected," she added.
"That's alright Haruko-san!" Sakuragi replied.
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what do you think? Comments, suggestions, reactions? I need it badly! Third chapter will be up soon... By the way so sorry if this chapter is not good, I had author's block, but, whew, at least I was able to finish it! ^_^