Then again, standard disclaimers applied….
"There you go! You sure you're all right?" Ayako asked with a little concern.
"I'm fine." Rukawa replied.
"Okay then, let's continue the game, 15 seconds left to play and Rukawa get to do 2 free throws." Ayako said.
Ayako handed him the ball. Rukawa bounced it a little and shot. At first it bounced off but hit the board and went in. The second shot proved to be a lot easier as it traveled into the hoop smoothly. Then, 15 seconds later, time's up with 75-77. Juniors won.
All of them cheered joyfully. While the seniors smiled, accepting the defeat. After all, Rukawa was the MVP of the year. So, they kind of expected this sort of thing to happen.
"You're a lot better than before. Congratulations Rukawa. I knew you'd reach this level." Akagi said, shaking his hand.
"Domo." Rukawa replied humbly.
"It's no wonder you won the MVP award. You deserved it." Kogure said.
"Well, I would've been the MVP of the year if only I played in the winter tournament. Unfortunately, we were having our entrance exam then. So, you're lucky that I was out of the picture." Mitsui said in an… awkward manner.
"Stop flattering yourself." Rukawa shot back, rolling his eyes.
"How dare you say that to me?!?!?!"
As they were bickering with each other, Ayako noticed how quiet Sakuragi was. Curious, she asked Miyagi.
"Ne, Ryota, did something happen to Sakuragi?"
"You don't wanna know, Aya-chan." He smiled his usual mischievous smile.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho… Good game, minna. Now, hit the showers and you may all leave." Said Anzai sensei.
"Thank you, sir!!!" Then, they all went to the locker room to take a shower.
"Have you confirmed the practice game, Miyagi?" Akagi suddenly asked.
"Yeah, Aya-chan confirmed it for us. Don't worry, boss, that team's nothing against us."
"That's the least of my concern. Actually, I was wondering if you could include us in that match."
"…..Eh?" Miyagi said in disbelief. "You want me to include your names? All 3 of you?"
"Yes."
"Wow, I didn't know you were that desperate boss. They're just small fries. We can easily beat them without a sweat."
"There's a player worth observing in Shoyo this year." Mitsui said.
Rukawa's ears perked up. Since he finished his shower earlier than any of them, he went out right after they started talking about the Shoyo player. Sakuragi followed suit. Outside,
"Hey, Rukawa."
Rukawa sighed, showing he was bored with Sakuragi's pathetic attempt to 'talk'. He turned to face Sakuragi. "What now, Do'aho?"
"I have 2 things to say: (1), don't freak out."
"???" 'Why would I freak out?! Asshole!'
"And 2…." He gulped. Rukawa rolled his eyes again and folded his arm.
What they both didn't know was they were being spied on.
"Do you think he'll tell him?" Mitsui asked in a whisper. Miyagi shrugged. They noticed Sakuragi following Rukawa out, so, they went to see how he'll tell Rukawa and how Rukawa would react.
"Tell him what?" Ayako asked, confused.
"You'll find out." Akagi said.
"You're about to witness a declaration of love." Kogure informed her.
She gasped, "You mean…?"
"Now you understand?" Mitsui asked.
"They're… GAY?~!" Ayako said in a whisper but, everyone (yes, including Akagi) fell in an anime style.
Mitsui hit Miyagi on the head, "Baka! You didn't tell her?!" Then, Kogure gasped.
"… You what?" Rukawa asked. "Say that again, louder."
"You heard me!!! I'M IN LOVE WITH YOUR SISTER!! HAPPY?!! AND I NEED YOU TO SEND THIS LETTER TO HER!!!" Sakuragi screamed, red faced. But, from embarrassment or shyness, no one can tell. As soon as he finished his sentence, he fell on his back and a swollen cheek.
"Oops. Reflex." Rukawa said, looking at his hand which was rolled up into a fist.
'Gwoo… that hurts… why do I have to fall in love to the sisters of my worst nightmares?!!' Sakuragi wondered to himself as he rubbed his sore cheek.
"You expect me to accept you?" Rukawa asked. "You do realise she's my sister and what the consequences are, right?"
"Yes, I call you oni-chan or whatever… it's just that…" he looked down, unable to finish his sentence.
"…Hmph. Do'aho." Rukawa turned to leave but as he left, "She's not in Japan anymore. She went back to Germany, for further studies." And then, he left. Leaving a poor Sakuragi. Meanwhile, the others who were hiding,
"Sobbing Oh my! This is so sad. It's even better than the movies." Mitsui said, tear-eyed.
"Why does Rukawa have to be so cruel?!" Ayako said, blowing her nose with a tissue.
"Aw… don't be sad, Aya-chan, come here…" Miyagi said, hugging Ayako.
"!" Ayako suddenly whacked Miyagi with her trusty paper fan. "Ryota!! Please mind your manner!!" Ayako screamed.
"Aya-chan…" Miyagi said, rubbing his head.
"Hey, Sakuragi's leaving." Mitsui pointed out.
Ayako sighed. "At times like these, you'd wish the gundan are here. They can handle this situation better than any of us can."
The others nodded in agreement. The juniors, who just finished their showers, looked at each other questioningly as they saw the 'unusual' behavior of their seniors.
Sakuragi was walking home but his mind was full of the angel-devil talk. 'Hmph… I'm a fool… how can I ask her to be my girl if she's Rukawa's sister? Maybe I should've just sticked to Haruko-san. Yeah. I'll do that. …..But… there's something that Kiriko-san have that Haruko-san don't. True, Haruko-san's sweet and all but, there's something missing… Hmph… Here I go, talking to myself about some girl whom I just met once 3 days ago. 'Some girl?!' She's special! And unique! And..and…' Suddenly, he felt a light tap on his shoulder. He turned and saw Yohei and the gundan behind him, wearing a stupid smile on their face.
"Hanamichi…" They all said, still smiling stupidly.
"????"
"Were you dumped by Haruko-chan?" Yohei said.
"Well? Did you? Huh? Huh?" Noma asked eagerly.
"You guys…" Sakuragi said, teary-eyed. "YAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" And the sounds 'Bump', 'Thump', 'Thwack' and 'Thud' were heard and in a few seconds, the gundan were on the ground, each with a hissing sound and smoke coming from their swollen forehead. (You guessed it- Sakuragi's Headbutt)
After a few minutes, the gundan calmed Sakuragi down and brought him to a nearby mall to hangout. And then, Sakuragi told them what made him so blue. Upon hearing their leader's confession, their drinks fell off their grips. "Rukawa…? As in…"
"Yeah…" Sakuragi said, defeated. The gundan suddenly have party utensils. They blew party horns, popped some… 'stuffs' that they always use in the anime whenever Sakuragi get dumped and wore party hats.
"Congratulations Hanamichi! 2 enemy's sister in 2 years!! That's a record!! Find some more sisters!! Like Kiyota's or Sendoh's! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!" They all laughed happily. But, to their surprise, Sakuragi didn't react. He just sighed and looked at people going in and out of stores.
"Hanamichi?" Yohei called to get him back to reality.
"Um, sorry guys. Training was heard just now. I need to go back home. Ja." Then, he walked off.
"……. Man, Hanamichi is really serious about this girl isn't he?" Ookusu commented.
"He said 'the most beautiful girl he's ever seen'… And her brother said no…" Takamiya added.
"There's only one thing to do…." Noma said.
"Yeah. Sakuragi's our friend right? For our friends' sake, we couldn't just let this go on. He'll never be what he used to be." Yohei said.
"Though I strongly doubt that." Takamiya said.
"Hm…sou, sou…" Noma and Ookusu agreed in unison.
"Hey, you guys!" Yohei tried snapping them out of it.
To Be Continued……
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Sorry for the wrong spellings and grammar minna. I'm so caught up with typing everything. Plus, I have a very limited time in front of the computer so, I didn't check the content very thoroughly. But, I hope you all can understand the story.
Lots of Love,
Dark Gemini
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"There you go! You sure you're all right?" Ayako asked with a little concern.
"I'm fine." Rukawa replied.
"Okay then, let's continue the game, 15 seconds left to play and Rukawa get to do 2 free throws." Ayako said.
Ayako handed him the ball. Rukawa bounced it a little and shot. At first it bounced off but hit the board and went in. The second shot proved to be a lot easier as it traveled into the hoop smoothly. Then, 15 seconds later, time's up with 75-77. Juniors won.
All of them cheered joyfully. While the seniors smiled, accepting the defeat. After all, Rukawa was the MVP of the year. So, they kind of expected this sort of thing to happen.
"You're a lot better than before. Congratulations Rukawa. I knew you'd reach this level." Akagi said, shaking his hand.
"Domo." Rukawa replied humbly.
"It's no wonder you won the MVP award. You deserved it." Kogure said.
"Well, I would've been the MVP of the year if only I played in the winter tournament. Unfortunately, we were having our entrance exam then. So, you're lucky that I was out of the picture." Mitsui said in an… awkward manner.
"Stop flattering yourself." Rukawa shot back, rolling his eyes.
"How dare you say that to me?!?!?!"
As they were bickering with each other, Ayako noticed how quiet Sakuragi was. Curious, she asked Miyagi.
"Ne, Ryota, did something happen to Sakuragi?"
"You don't wanna know, Aya-chan." He smiled his usual mischievous smile.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho… Good game, minna. Now, hit the showers and you may all leave." Said Anzai sensei.
"Thank you, sir!!!" Then, they all went to the locker room to take a shower.
"Have you confirmed the practice game, Miyagi?" Akagi suddenly asked.
"Yeah, Aya-chan confirmed it for us. Don't worry, boss, that team's nothing against us."
"That's the least of my concern. Actually, I was wondering if you could include us in that match."
"…..Eh?" Miyagi said in disbelief. "You want me to include your names? All 3 of you?"
"Yes."
"Wow, I didn't know you were that desperate boss. They're just small fries. We can easily beat them without a sweat."
"There's a player worth observing in Shoyo this year." Mitsui said.
Rukawa's ears perked up. Since he finished his shower earlier than any of them, he went out right after they started talking about the Shoyo player. Sakuragi followed suit. Outside,
"Hey, Rukawa."
Rukawa sighed, showing he was bored with Sakuragi's pathetic attempt to 'talk'. He turned to face Sakuragi. "What now, Do'aho?"
"I have 2 things to say: (1), don't freak out."
"???" 'Why would I freak out?! Asshole!'
"And 2…." He gulped. Rukawa rolled his eyes again and folded his arm.
What they both didn't know was they were being spied on.
"Do you think he'll tell him?" Mitsui asked in a whisper. Miyagi shrugged. They noticed Sakuragi following Rukawa out, so, they went to see how he'll tell Rukawa and how Rukawa would react.
"Tell him what?" Ayako asked, confused.
"You'll find out." Akagi said.
"You're about to witness a declaration of love." Kogure informed her.
She gasped, "You mean…?"
"Now you understand?" Mitsui asked.
"They're… GAY?~!" Ayako said in a whisper but, everyone (yes, including Akagi) fell in an anime style.
Mitsui hit Miyagi on the head, "Baka! You didn't tell her?!" Then, Kogure gasped.
"… You what?" Rukawa asked. "Say that again, louder."
"You heard me!!! I'M IN LOVE WITH YOUR SISTER!! HAPPY?!! AND I NEED YOU TO SEND THIS LETTER TO HER!!!" Sakuragi screamed, red faced. But, from embarrassment or shyness, no one can tell. As soon as he finished his sentence, he fell on his back and a swollen cheek.
"Oops. Reflex." Rukawa said, looking at his hand which was rolled up into a fist.
'Gwoo… that hurts… why do I have to fall in love to the sisters of my worst nightmares?!!' Sakuragi wondered to himself as he rubbed his sore cheek.
"You expect me to accept you?" Rukawa asked. "You do realise she's my sister and what the consequences are, right?"
"Yes, I call you oni-chan or whatever… it's just that…" he looked down, unable to finish his sentence.
"…Hmph. Do'aho." Rukawa turned to leave but as he left, "She's not in Japan anymore. She went back to Germany, for further studies." And then, he left. Leaving a poor Sakuragi. Meanwhile, the others who were hiding,
"Sobbing Oh my! This is so sad. It's even better than the movies." Mitsui said, tear-eyed.
"Why does Rukawa have to be so cruel?!" Ayako said, blowing her nose with a tissue.
"Aw… don't be sad, Aya-chan, come here…" Miyagi said, hugging Ayako.
"!" Ayako suddenly whacked Miyagi with her trusty paper fan. "Ryota!! Please mind your manner!!" Ayako screamed.
"Aya-chan…" Miyagi said, rubbing his head.
"Hey, Sakuragi's leaving." Mitsui pointed out.
Ayako sighed. "At times like these, you'd wish the gundan are here. They can handle this situation better than any of us can."
The others nodded in agreement. The juniors, who just finished their showers, looked at each other questioningly as they saw the 'unusual' behavior of their seniors.
Sakuragi was walking home but his mind was full of the angel-devil talk. 'Hmph… I'm a fool… how can I ask her to be my girl if she's Rukawa's sister? Maybe I should've just sticked to Haruko-san. Yeah. I'll do that. …..But… there's something that Kiriko-san have that Haruko-san don't. True, Haruko-san's sweet and all but, there's something missing… Hmph… Here I go, talking to myself about some girl whom I just met once 3 days ago. 'Some girl?!' She's special! And unique! And..and…' Suddenly, he felt a light tap on his shoulder. He turned and saw Yohei and the gundan behind him, wearing a stupid smile on their face.
"Hanamichi…" They all said, still smiling stupidly.
"????"
"Were you dumped by Haruko-chan?" Yohei said.
"Well? Did you? Huh? Huh?" Noma asked eagerly.
"You guys…" Sakuragi said, teary-eyed. "YAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" And the sounds 'Bump', 'Thump', 'Thwack' and 'Thud' were heard and in a few seconds, the gundan were on the ground, each with a hissing sound and smoke coming from their swollen forehead. (You guessed it- Sakuragi's Headbutt)
After a few minutes, the gundan calmed Sakuragi down and brought him to a nearby mall to hangout. And then, Sakuragi told them what made him so blue. Upon hearing their leader's confession, their drinks fell off their grips. "Rukawa…? As in…"
"Yeah…" Sakuragi said, defeated. The gundan suddenly have party utensils. They blew party horns, popped some… 'stuffs' that they always use in the anime whenever Sakuragi get dumped and wore party hats.
"Congratulations Hanamichi! 2 enemy's sister in 2 years!! That's a record!! Find some more sisters!! Like Kiyota's or Sendoh's! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!" They all laughed happily. But, to their surprise, Sakuragi didn't react. He just sighed and looked at people going in and out of stores.
"Hanamichi?" Yohei called to get him back to reality.
"Um, sorry guys. Training was heard just now. I need to go back home. Ja." Then, he walked off.
"……. Man, Hanamichi is really serious about this girl isn't he?" Ookusu commented.
"He said 'the most beautiful girl he's ever seen'… And her brother said no…" Takamiya added.
"There's only one thing to do…." Noma said.
"Yeah. Sakuragi's our friend right? For our friends' sake, we couldn't just let this go on. He'll never be what he used to be." Yohei said.
"Though I strongly doubt that." Takamiya said.
"Hm…sou, sou…" Noma and Ookusu agreed in unison.
"Hey, you guys!" Yohei tried snapping them out of it.
To Be Continued……
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Sorry for the wrong spellings and grammar minna. I'm so caught up with typing everything. Plus, I have a very limited time in front of the computer so, I didn't check the content very thoroughly. But, I hope you all can understand the story.
Lots of Love,
Dark Gemini
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