Chapter 5
Both Mitsui and Mieko played basketball for 15 minutes. The game ended at 20-18 in Mitsui's favor. Mieko had 4 consecutive 3-pointers and 3 field goals. Mitsui had 6 3-pointers and one slam dunk. After the game has ended, the basketball team was already in the gym. Kogure, Akagi, Miyagi and Rukawa were shocked. Not at Mitsui, but at the girl with short brown hair and tall slim figure. She had delivered 4 consecutive 3-pointers. Mitsui was not an easy person to elude in a game but she managed to score 18 points.
"She's cute!" whispered Miyagi to Rukawa. 'It's her! The girl who's got the guts to scold me!' Rukawa thought to himself.
Kogure went over to Mieko to compliment her on her shots. Mieko introduced herself to everbody except Rukawa. Rukawa tried to catch Mieko's eye but Mieko avoided any eye contact with him. Rukawa shook his head. 'Why am I bothering whether she's gonna treat me more warmly?'
His inner voice said, 'Because you've fallen in love with her. Because she's not like other girls. Her eyes shows wisdom and it's like a bottomless pit where you will just fall and never stop falling. It's all because you love her.'
His pride prevented him from admitting that he's actually in love with her. He took the ball and made a fade-away shot and the ball went through the net. Before the practice started, Mieko hugged Mitsui and gave him words of encouragement. Mitsui blushed and just nodded. Rukawa felt a wave of jealousy but he forced in down. When training was in prgress, Ayako and Mieko had a little conversation.
"Mieko-chan, you like Mitsui-senpai,ne? "Ayako-chan, I like Mitsui-kun as a friend.Nothing more." "You are in self denial, Mieko-chan." "But I speak the truth. What makes you think it's a lie?" "Because your eyes betray you. You eyes show what your mouth doesn't say." "Hahahaha...you think too much! Even if I did like Mitsui-kun, he might not like me." "I assure you that Mitsui-senpai like you too! His eyes burn with passion when you're around him."
Mieko just smiled and stood there in silence. 'Is it true? Am I falling for Mitsui? It can't be. I only treat him as a friend.' Her mind was plaing games with her feelings. Suddenly, there was a thundering sound. A figure was hanging at the basket. After a few seconds, he landed on the court gracefully. Mieko looked at him. He looked at her and their eyes met. 'It's him! He's the one who always insults my brother!' Mieko's thought about Mitsui shifted aside as anger took over when she looked at him.
'She's looking at me. What do I do now? His consciousness asked? 'Why bother about girls? They don't matter to you,' the egoistic side of him answered. With that, he just picked up the ball and continued the practice.
Mieko continued to observe Rukawa. She admitted to herself that his basketball skills were flawless. Such grace and precision at handling the ball. But, she can't forget her anger that she threw at him when she tried to introduce herself to him. The more she observed Rukawa, the more she got attracted to him with his great basketball skills. As she thought to herself, a ball knocked at her foot. It startled her and she bent down to pick the ball. A hand with pale-looking skin, had his hand on top of hers. She looked up and saw him. She immediately dropped the ball and pulled her hand away.
"S-s-sorry," she apologized. Rukawa picked up the ball and just shrugged her off.
'WHY THAT GOOD-FOR-NOTHING,BAKA!!'. Her mind was on fire. Mieko was terribly pissed off by what had just happened. She sat back down on her bench and waited for the practice game to end. Mitsui offered to walk her home but she kindly replied that she had something to take care of. Without feeling suspicious, Mitsui went off with Kogure. Mieko approached Rukawa and gave him a piece of her mind.
"I've had it with you! Don't you dare think that with that face, you look macho and cool!! Let's settle things between us!" She shouted. He kept on packing his sports bag and completely ignored her. "OK. FINE!! Let's have a game. One on one. Just you and me!"
Both Mitsui and Mieko played basketball for 15 minutes. The game ended at 20-18 in Mitsui's favor. Mieko had 4 consecutive 3-pointers and 3 field goals. Mitsui had 6 3-pointers and one slam dunk. After the game has ended, the basketball team was already in the gym. Kogure, Akagi, Miyagi and Rukawa were shocked. Not at Mitsui, but at the girl with short brown hair and tall slim figure. She had delivered 4 consecutive 3-pointers. Mitsui was not an easy person to elude in a game but she managed to score 18 points.
"She's cute!" whispered Miyagi to Rukawa. 'It's her! The girl who's got the guts to scold me!' Rukawa thought to himself.
Kogure went over to Mieko to compliment her on her shots. Mieko introduced herself to everbody except Rukawa. Rukawa tried to catch Mieko's eye but Mieko avoided any eye contact with him. Rukawa shook his head. 'Why am I bothering whether she's gonna treat me more warmly?'
His inner voice said, 'Because you've fallen in love with her. Because she's not like other girls. Her eyes shows wisdom and it's like a bottomless pit where you will just fall and never stop falling. It's all because you love her.'
His pride prevented him from admitting that he's actually in love with her. He took the ball and made a fade-away shot and the ball went through the net. Before the practice started, Mieko hugged Mitsui and gave him words of encouragement. Mitsui blushed and just nodded. Rukawa felt a wave of jealousy but he forced in down. When training was in prgress, Ayako and Mieko had a little conversation.
"Mieko-chan, you like Mitsui-senpai,ne? "Ayako-chan, I like Mitsui-kun as a friend.Nothing more." "You are in self denial, Mieko-chan." "But I speak the truth. What makes you think it's a lie?" "Because your eyes betray you. You eyes show what your mouth doesn't say." "Hahahaha...you think too much! Even if I did like Mitsui-kun, he might not like me." "I assure you that Mitsui-senpai like you too! His eyes burn with passion when you're around him."
Mieko just smiled and stood there in silence. 'Is it true? Am I falling for Mitsui? It can't be. I only treat him as a friend.' Her mind was plaing games with her feelings. Suddenly, there was a thundering sound. A figure was hanging at the basket. After a few seconds, he landed on the court gracefully. Mieko looked at him. He looked at her and their eyes met. 'It's him! He's the one who always insults my brother!' Mieko's thought about Mitsui shifted aside as anger took over when she looked at him.
'She's looking at me. What do I do now? His consciousness asked? 'Why bother about girls? They don't matter to you,' the egoistic side of him answered. With that, he just picked up the ball and continued the practice.
Mieko continued to observe Rukawa. She admitted to herself that his basketball skills were flawless. Such grace and precision at handling the ball. But, she can't forget her anger that she threw at him when she tried to introduce herself to him. The more she observed Rukawa, the more she got attracted to him with his great basketball skills. As she thought to herself, a ball knocked at her foot. It startled her and she bent down to pick the ball. A hand with pale-looking skin, had his hand on top of hers. She looked up and saw him. She immediately dropped the ball and pulled her hand away.
"S-s-sorry," she apologized. Rukawa picked up the ball and just shrugged her off.
'WHY THAT GOOD-FOR-NOTHING,BAKA!!'. Her mind was on fire. Mieko was terribly pissed off by what had just happened. She sat back down on her bench and waited for the practice game to end. Mitsui offered to walk her home but she kindly replied that she had something to take care of. Without feeling suspicious, Mitsui went off with Kogure. Mieko approached Rukawa and gave him a piece of her mind.
"I've had it with you! Don't you dare think that with that face, you look macho and cool!! Let's settle things between us!" She shouted. He kept on packing his sports bag and completely ignored her. "OK. FINE!! Let's have a game. One on one. Just you and me!"