Standard disclaimers applied but I own Adam Garcia.
"Hey, isn't that Miyuki-chan?" Riri said spying on her neighbor. "What's she doing?" Rukawa shrugged with a puzzled look.
"Practicing waltz?" Rukawa guessed.
Suddenly, Kiriko gasped, very loudly. "Oh my god!! I forgot, Ni-chan!!! The ball!!! "
"Huh?" Rukawa asked, bewildered. It's not everyday he sees his sister suddenly over-reacting like this. But, when she does it, he's in for a major trouble and his sixth sense is screaming 'DANGER! CODE RED! RUKAWA KAEDE, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!'
"C'mon!!" She dragged him out of the door before he could even say 'Wait!'
"Riri!!! Matte yo!" Rukawa managed to pull himself free from his sister's grip and spoke very, very calmly, "I haven't had my bath. Whatever we must do has to be done later. Capice?"
No response. She just stared at him. What type of expression? He doesn't know. "Well?" she finally said. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING STARING AT ME?!!! GO TAKE YOUR BATH!!!!!!" instantly, she dragged him to his room, pushed him into the bathroom and yelled, "Hurry up with your stupid bath, bro!!"
You bet it's a stupid bath. Especially without a towel! "Hey, what about my tow." But then, sister knows better, a towel went flying to his face and followed by a big SLAM by the door. Inside, Rukawa sighed as he heard his sister rampaging through his closet and frequently asking what type of shirt, pants, under..(oops! Censored! ^v^) and color will he like to wear. "I'll find it myself when I'm done with my bath."
Let's skip the dressing up part. But, Rukawa got out after 5 minutes (he wanted to stay in longer) because Riri kept on knocking the door the whole time.
Now, we move the scene to a very busy street where everyone were either shopping, on their way to work, etc.
"Ne, Oni-chan! Where is that shop?"
"Why do you need to go there? You've tons of dress in your closet." Riri rolled her eyes skywards.
"I told you, it's for you to wear for the ball tonight!"
"I'm not going. You know I hate crowded places." They'd be the centre of attraction.
"It'll be okay. Besides, it'll be uncle Garcia's party." She hugged her brother's arm, smiling happily. Finally, an outing together! "I heard he's showing off another one of his latest artistic collection."
"Adam's dad?" Rukawa raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, yes." Riri pulled her brother into a shop and started looking around. "What color do you like? Black or white?"
"I'm not going to that ball." Then, he went out. The shop assistant went to Riri shortly after he left.
"May I help you?" she smiled.
"Yeah, sure. Do you have a bigger size for this?" she asked, holding up a black suit. Obviously, she pretended not to hear him. (^__^;;)
As Rukawa exit the store, he headed to a café just across the street. The place was glassed so, he can see her when she comes out of the store. Plus, he held his growling stomach. He hadn't eaten breakfast, so. 'why not?' he thought and entered the café.
"Hi, welcome to Cat's Eye's" greeted a woman who looked to be in her early 20's. She suddenly raised her eyebrow at Rukawa's height. "Coffee?" she asked.
"." Rukawa looked at the menu. "One breakfast set with Cappuccino" he was back in his demeanor self again.
"Coming right up." She said beaming. "So, you're a basketball player aren't you?"
"Ah.." Rukawa replied half-heartedly. With his height and popularity, everyone knows already, right? Super rookie, MVP, Ice prince, etc. He glanced sideways, to see the store's door for any signs of Riri. No such luck.
"There you go. One breakfast set with Cappuccino, enjoy." She said.
The breakfast set looked really good and the coffee brewed was amazingly good, a lot better than the instant coffee he used to drink everyday back home. Well, it's a café. It HAD to be good. As he was eating, someone came in.
"Aha! There you are! Sorry, did I keep you waiting?"
"Welcome, what would you like to have?" the waitress asked with a sweet smile.
"Oh, none for me, thanks." She replied then turned to Rukawa, "I got you a suit. I'm sure it'll fit you perfectly. So, be a darling and wear it will you? Just tonight" Somebody's ears perked up.
"..chompchomp"
Riri sweatdropped. The waitress stifled a giggle looking at the two. Suddenly, a new guest came. Guess who?
"Ah, Rukawa! Didn't expect to see you here."
"Gasp Rukawa-kun."
"Welcome." Said the waitress. It seems like she was 'programmed' to say that everytime someone enter the café's door. ^__^;;
Riri was already looking at the newcomers but, Rukawa knew those voices he kept on eating but, as to not show disrespect, he turned slightly and nodded in acknowledgement (to the guy) an then continued eating.
"Oh, am I disturbing?" Kogure asked Rukawa, looking at Riri.
Riri stood up and extended a hand. "Kiriko Rukawa, yoreshiku. (Kiriko Rukawa, nice to meet you)"
"Ah, so you're Rukawa-kun's sister! I'm Haruko Akagi. This is Kogure, one of Shohoku's ex-starting members."
"Nice to meet you, Akagi-san, Kogure-san." She bowed slightly.
"Please call me Haruko."
"I'm going home." He paid for his breakfast and went out of the café. The waitress just gave a quick nod as she had more customers to attend to. Haruko didn't (miraculously) blush when he left. She just gave way for him to pass through.
"Ah, oni-chan! Ugh. I just can't believe him!" Riri pouted. "And I thought we finally have an outing together. sigh"
"Well, that's Rukawa for you." Kogure chuckled. "Say, Haruko and I are having breakfast here. Would you like to join us?" At first, Riri did want to join them but, something in Kogure's way of inviting made her think twice. Besides, she has some convincing to do than just sit around chatting nonsense.
"Nah. I don't think I should bother you 2. Besides, I have to go home. I've some things to do. 3's a crowd you know?" She said with a wink. Both Kogure and Haruko blushed at her statement.
"Ah. you are very naughty Kiriko-chan!" Kogure said.
"So yo! (That's right!) We're just to talk about the team's progress." Haruko protested but blushing none the less.
"Hai, hai." Riri said. "Well, I'll go now. Nice meeting you. I hope we'll see each other again." She said and bowed before leaving. She took a cab and went home.
Meanwhile, back home, Rukawa was just about to enter his house when he heard waltz music played in his house. It came from the hall, a place where parties are held in that house. When he entered the hall, he saw Miyuki dancing alone according to the music. He glanced around the house to see where his parents went off to since he didn't see their car in the garage (the one they always use).
When Miyuki heard Rukawa enter, she stopped the music. "Hi, sorry, I have to use this place to practice. Otherwise, I might step onto people's feet when I dance." She said, smiling sheepishly. Rukawa just gave a slight nod. Miyuki noticed he was wearing the fake façade he wore around people again. "Bad mood?" she tilted her head anime-style.
Rukawa just 'hmph'ed and looked away. Refusing to meet her eyes. Miyuki just smiled knowingly.
To Be Continued.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Minna! This is the longest chapter I've ever typed! I hope you enjoy it! Thank you very much to my loyal reviewer, I'm glad you like rain!! ^___________^ Anyhow, the next chapter onwards might get longer and longer and if there's a time when I'm lazy, it might become short all of a sudden so, don't sue me! To those who've heard of an anime called "Cat's Eye" yes, it's not mine. It belongs to one of the tensais of animes!!!!
Lots Of Love, Dark Gemini %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
"Hey, isn't that Miyuki-chan?" Riri said spying on her neighbor. "What's she doing?" Rukawa shrugged with a puzzled look.
"Practicing waltz?" Rukawa guessed.
Suddenly, Kiriko gasped, very loudly. "Oh my god!! I forgot, Ni-chan!!! The ball!!! "
"Huh?" Rukawa asked, bewildered. It's not everyday he sees his sister suddenly over-reacting like this. But, when she does it, he's in for a major trouble and his sixth sense is screaming 'DANGER! CODE RED! RUKAWA KAEDE, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!'
"C'mon!!" She dragged him out of the door before he could even say 'Wait!'
"Riri!!! Matte yo!" Rukawa managed to pull himself free from his sister's grip and spoke very, very calmly, "I haven't had my bath. Whatever we must do has to be done later. Capice?"
No response. She just stared at him. What type of expression? He doesn't know. "Well?" she finally said. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING STARING AT ME?!!! GO TAKE YOUR BATH!!!!!!" instantly, she dragged him to his room, pushed him into the bathroom and yelled, "Hurry up with your stupid bath, bro!!"
You bet it's a stupid bath. Especially without a towel! "Hey, what about my tow." But then, sister knows better, a towel went flying to his face and followed by a big SLAM by the door. Inside, Rukawa sighed as he heard his sister rampaging through his closet and frequently asking what type of shirt, pants, under..(oops! Censored! ^v^) and color will he like to wear. "I'll find it myself when I'm done with my bath."
Let's skip the dressing up part. But, Rukawa got out after 5 minutes (he wanted to stay in longer) because Riri kept on knocking the door the whole time.
Now, we move the scene to a very busy street where everyone were either shopping, on their way to work, etc.
"Ne, Oni-chan! Where is that shop?"
"Why do you need to go there? You've tons of dress in your closet." Riri rolled her eyes skywards.
"I told you, it's for you to wear for the ball tonight!"
"I'm not going. You know I hate crowded places." They'd be the centre of attraction.
"It'll be okay. Besides, it'll be uncle Garcia's party." She hugged her brother's arm, smiling happily. Finally, an outing together! "I heard he's showing off another one of his latest artistic collection."
"Adam's dad?" Rukawa raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, yes." Riri pulled her brother into a shop and started looking around. "What color do you like? Black or white?"
"I'm not going to that ball." Then, he went out. The shop assistant went to Riri shortly after he left.
"May I help you?" she smiled.
"Yeah, sure. Do you have a bigger size for this?" she asked, holding up a black suit. Obviously, she pretended not to hear him. (^__^;;)
As Rukawa exit the store, he headed to a café just across the street. The place was glassed so, he can see her when she comes out of the store. Plus, he held his growling stomach. He hadn't eaten breakfast, so. 'why not?' he thought and entered the café.
"Hi, welcome to Cat's Eye's" greeted a woman who looked to be in her early 20's. She suddenly raised her eyebrow at Rukawa's height. "Coffee?" she asked.
"." Rukawa looked at the menu. "One breakfast set with Cappuccino" he was back in his demeanor self again.
"Coming right up." She said beaming. "So, you're a basketball player aren't you?"
"Ah.." Rukawa replied half-heartedly. With his height and popularity, everyone knows already, right? Super rookie, MVP, Ice prince, etc. He glanced sideways, to see the store's door for any signs of Riri. No such luck.
"There you go. One breakfast set with Cappuccino, enjoy." She said.
The breakfast set looked really good and the coffee brewed was amazingly good, a lot better than the instant coffee he used to drink everyday back home. Well, it's a café. It HAD to be good. As he was eating, someone came in.
"Aha! There you are! Sorry, did I keep you waiting?"
"Welcome, what would you like to have?" the waitress asked with a sweet smile.
"Oh, none for me, thanks." She replied then turned to Rukawa, "I got you a suit. I'm sure it'll fit you perfectly. So, be a darling and wear it will you? Just tonight" Somebody's ears perked up.
"..chompchomp"
Riri sweatdropped. The waitress stifled a giggle looking at the two. Suddenly, a new guest came. Guess who?
"Ah, Rukawa! Didn't expect to see you here."
"Gasp Rukawa-kun."
"Welcome." Said the waitress. It seems like she was 'programmed' to say that everytime someone enter the café's door. ^__^;;
Riri was already looking at the newcomers but, Rukawa knew those voices he kept on eating but, as to not show disrespect, he turned slightly and nodded in acknowledgement (to the guy) an then continued eating.
"Oh, am I disturbing?" Kogure asked Rukawa, looking at Riri.
Riri stood up and extended a hand. "Kiriko Rukawa, yoreshiku. (Kiriko Rukawa, nice to meet you)"
"Ah, so you're Rukawa-kun's sister! I'm Haruko Akagi. This is Kogure, one of Shohoku's ex-starting members."
"Nice to meet you, Akagi-san, Kogure-san." She bowed slightly.
"Please call me Haruko."
"I'm going home." He paid for his breakfast and went out of the café. The waitress just gave a quick nod as she had more customers to attend to. Haruko didn't (miraculously) blush when he left. She just gave way for him to pass through.
"Ah, oni-chan! Ugh. I just can't believe him!" Riri pouted. "And I thought we finally have an outing together. sigh"
"Well, that's Rukawa for you." Kogure chuckled. "Say, Haruko and I are having breakfast here. Would you like to join us?" At first, Riri did want to join them but, something in Kogure's way of inviting made her think twice. Besides, she has some convincing to do than just sit around chatting nonsense.
"Nah. I don't think I should bother you 2. Besides, I have to go home. I've some things to do. 3's a crowd you know?" She said with a wink. Both Kogure and Haruko blushed at her statement.
"Ah. you are very naughty Kiriko-chan!" Kogure said.
"So yo! (That's right!) We're just to talk about the team's progress." Haruko protested but blushing none the less.
"Hai, hai." Riri said. "Well, I'll go now. Nice meeting you. I hope we'll see each other again." She said and bowed before leaving. She took a cab and went home.
Meanwhile, back home, Rukawa was just about to enter his house when he heard waltz music played in his house. It came from the hall, a place where parties are held in that house. When he entered the hall, he saw Miyuki dancing alone according to the music. He glanced around the house to see where his parents went off to since he didn't see their car in the garage (the one they always use).
When Miyuki heard Rukawa enter, she stopped the music. "Hi, sorry, I have to use this place to practice. Otherwise, I might step onto people's feet when I dance." She said, smiling sheepishly. Rukawa just gave a slight nod. Miyuki noticed he was wearing the fake façade he wore around people again. "Bad mood?" she tilted her head anime-style.
Rukawa just 'hmph'ed and looked away. Refusing to meet her eyes. Miyuki just smiled knowingly.
To Be Continued.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Minna! This is the longest chapter I've ever typed! I hope you enjoy it! Thank you very much to my loyal reviewer, I'm glad you like rain!! ^___________^ Anyhow, the next chapter onwards might get longer and longer and if there's a time when I'm lazy, it might become short all of a sudden so, don't sue me! To those who've heard of an anime called "Cat's Eye" yes, it's not mine. It belongs to one of the tensais of animes!!!!
Lots Of Love, Dark Gemini %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%