Count your blessings
By shinichimaki_gal
Disclaimer: I do not own any Slam Dunk characters so dun bother suing coz I am broke.
Chapter 6: Too many blast from the past
"So, are you guys going out or something?" Mitsui asked Rukawa and Aya. The two just ignored his question and walked on.
"We'll take that as a yes. Aya and Rukawa sitting on a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Aya with a baby carriage. WAHAHAHA!!!" sang Sakuragi and Mitsui. (A/N: Childish, I know. Sorry!!!)
Aya suddenly froze in her steps, staring ahead. Sakuragi and Mitsui, thinking that she would finally yell at them, stood them, laughing out loud. But Rukawa knew better. He knew that Aya would not be intimated by foolishness. He followed her glance and saw a gang of 3 standing in front.
"Oi, MVP. What happened? Paralyzed?" called out one of the guys.
Mitsui looked and thought they were referring to him. He walked in front of Aya and called back, "What do you guys want?"
"We weren't talking to you. We were talking to the MVP. Come on, stop hiding!" shouted another guy.
"Move out of the way, Mitsui," a cold voice from behind him told him.
"Aya?" Mitsui did not believe his ears.
"Just move. If anything happens, do not come to my aid. I repeat do not come to my aid. I do not want to be the reason for you guys not being able to play basketball," Aya said as she walked towards them.
"The beautiful, talented MVP, Aya. Looks like you have been doing well after you dumped me. You hurt me. Take me back and my friends will not do anything to you," a guy holding a bouquet a white roses, stepped out from the gang once she was in front of them.
Aya spat on his face. "What do you think I am, stupid? Let me tell you something. If you were the last guy on earth, I rather kill myself then go out with you."
"Wrong answer, my dear," he replied, tracing her face with the bouquet. "Get her!"
The two other guys stepped forward ready to attack.
"Too slow, you bastards!" Aya said, as she delivered a punch to each one of their noses, causing it to bleed.
"This is no good. How good a fighter she is, she wouldn't be able to win," Mitsui said nervously, stepping forward getting ready to fight off the intruders.
Rukawa stopped him. "She will be fine. Do not go there. She will be angry."
Mitsui, not wanting to anger her anymore, listened to Rukawa's advice. Sakuragi, on the other hand, was just ignoring the fight.
After 5 minutes
"I told you not to mess me. Don't let me see you again!" Aya spat out leaving the three guys lying on the ground.
She turned around, and limped back to where the three guys were standing. Picking up her book bag from the ground in front of Mitsui, she pushed away her bloody hair from her face.
"Daijobu deska?" asked Mitsui, while Rukawa took out his handkerchief and wipe away the blood from her face.
"Ya, I think so. Arigatou, Rukawa-kun," as she took the handkerchief from him and tried to stop her forehead from bleeding. Suddenly, she felt woozy and fainted, falling into Mitsui's arms.
"Aya? Aya-san?" Mitsui shook her. Realizing that she had fainted, he picked her up into his arms. "Rukawa, do you know where Aya stays?" Rukawa nodded yes as he picked up her book bag and started leading the way to her apartment.
"I will look out for anymore of those stupid guys," Sakuragi announced.
The three guys made their way to Aya's apartment.
Kyo opened the door, ready to scream at Aya for returning back home so late and making him so worried. What he didn't expect was an unconscious Aya.
"Oh my god. What happened?" Kyo exclaimed letting them in, running to the kitchen for some towels, water and ice.
"She was attacked by some gangsters, Kyo," Rukawa told him.
"Rukawa? Nice to see you again. Here, put here down on the sofa. Rukawa, can you please get the first-aid kit? It is in the drawer over there," said a concerned Kyo.
Mitsui put her down on the sofa and Kyo immediately got to work on her wounds, cleaning them up and bandaging them up. After 10 minutes, he was finally done. He gently pulled Aya's hair out of her ponytail and lovingly patted her head. He kissed her forehead, making her wince.
"Sleep now, Aya. We'll talk in the morning," Kyo whispered to her.
Turning to his three visitors, he said, "I don't know what would have happened if you did not bring her over her immediately. Please, make yourself comfortable. I will get you something to drink." He went into the kitchen.
Mitsui and Sakuragi looked around the house while Rukawa just sat there, staring at Aya. After a while, Kyo came back into the room, carrying 3 glasses of coke.
"Kyo, can I ask you something?" Mitsui asked.
"Sure, shoot."
"One of the guys who beat up Aya, called her MVP. Earlier on, our assistant team manageress said she played basketball. Was Aya a player?" Mitsui asked.
"Hai, she was the MVP in junior high. She was the best. She could shoot like a dream, her defense was top-class. She was all that. It was through basketball that she and Rukawa became good friends," he said, remembering the old times.
"She was like a sister to me. Each time I felt like I was not good enough, she would encourage me to keep going," Rukawa added.
"Sou deska. So she is the woman behind your plays. Though it can't beat the tensai's playing," Sakuragi laughed out while Mitsui rolled his eyes.
"If that's the case, then why did she say that that phrase of her life was over?" Mitsui asked.
"Last year, while she was playing a game, our nanny passed away. She took care of us since we were young. Aya was really upset that she could not be there when she passed away and sweared that she would never play basketball ever again," sighed Kyo.
"She won't last," Rukawa finally said after a long silence.
"What do you mean, do'aho?" Sakuragi asked, sniffling at the sad story. "She taught me the passion of basketball. Some one so passionate about basketball would not be able to give it up," Rukawa said, staring at Sakuragi.
"Yeah, you are right. Well, it is getting late. We better get going," Mitsui said.
Rukawa got up and went over to Aya and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Oi, Kitsune! Why did you kiss her? Did you think she is sleeping beauty or something to wake up at your kiss?" shouted Sakuragi.
"Shut up, do'aho. You will wake her up," Mitsui said as the three bade farewell to Kyo and went on their way home.
"I hope she will be okay," prayed Mitsui, surprising himself.
Ok, chapter 6 is done. I am so tired right now, after writing 2 chapters back to back. I will continue tomorrow or soon ok? And please review!!! Thank you. Ja ne!
Disclaimer: I do not own any Slam Dunk characters so dun bother suing coz I am broke.
Chapter 6: Too many blast from the past
"So, are you guys going out or something?" Mitsui asked Rukawa and Aya. The two just ignored his question and walked on.
"We'll take that as a yes. Aya and Rukawa sitting on a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Aya with a baby carriage. WAHAHAHA!!!" sang Sakuragi and Mitsui. (A/N: Childish, I know. Sorry!!!)
Aya suddenly froze in her steps, staring ahead. Sakuragi and Mitsui, thinking that she would finally yell at them, stood them, laughing out loud. But Rukawa knew better. He knew that Aya would not be intimated by foolishness. He followed her glance and saw a gang of 3 standing in front.
"Oi, MVP. What happened? Paralyzed?" called out one of the guys.
Mitsui looked and thought they were referring to him. He walked in front of Aya and called back, "What do you guys want?"
"We weren't talking to you. We were talking to the MVP. Come on, stop hiding!" shouted another guy.
"Move out of the way, Mitsui," a cold voice from behind him told him.
"Aya?" Mitsui did not believe his ears.
"Just move. If anything happens, do not come to my aid. I repeat do not come to my aid. I do not want to be the reason for you guys not being able to play basketball," Aya said as she walked towards them.
"The beautiful, talented MVP, Aya. Looks like you have been doing well after you dumped me. You hurt me. Take me back and my friends will not do anything to you," a guy holding a bouquet a white roses, stepped out from the gang once she was in front of them.
Aya spat on his face. "What do you think I am, stupid? Let me tell you something. If you were the last guy on earth, I rather kill myself then go out with you."
"Wrong answer, my dear," he replied, tracing her face with the bouquet. "Get her!"
The two other guys stepped forward ready to attack.
"Too slow, you bastards!" Aya said, as she delivered a punch to each one of their noses, causing it to bleed.
"This is no good. How good a fighter she is, she wouldn't be able to win," Mitsui said nervously, stepping forward getting ready to fight off the intruders.
Rukawa stopped him. "She will be fine. Do not go there. She will be angry."
Mitsui, not wanting to anger her anymore, listened to Rukawa's advice. Sakuragi, on the other hand, was just ignoring the fight.
After 5 minutes
"I told you not to mess me. Don't let me see you again!" Aya spat out leaving the three guys lying on the ground.
She turned around, and limped back to where the three guys were standing. Picking up her book bag from the ground in front of Mitsui, she pushed away her bloody hair from her face.
"Daijobu deska?" asked Mitsui, while Rukawa took out his handkerchief and wipe away the blood from her face.
"Ya, I think so. Arigatou, Rukawa-kun," as she took the handkerchief from him and tried to stop her forehead from bleeding. Suddenly, she felt woozy and fainted, falling into Mitsui's arms.
"Aya? Aya-san?" Mitsui shook her. Realizing that she had fainted, he picked her up into his arms. "Rukawa, do you know where Aya stays?" Rukawa nodded yes as he picked up her book bag and started leading the way to her apartment.
"I will look out for anymore of those stupid guys," Sakuragi announced.
The three guys made their way to Aya's apartment.
Kyo opened the door, ready to scream at Aya for returning back home so late and making him so worried. What he didn't expect was an unconscious Aya.
"Oh my god. What happened?" Kyo exclaimed letting them in, running to the kitchen for some towels, water and ice.
"She was attacked by some gangsters, Kyo," Rukawa told him.
"Rukawa? Nice to see you again. Here, put here down on the sofa. Rukawa, can you please get the first-aid kit? It is in the drawer over there," said a concerned Kyo.
Mitsui put her down on the sofa and Kyo immediately got to work on her wounds, cleaning them up and bandaging them up. After 10 minutes, he was finally done. He gently pulled Aya's hair out of her ponytail and lovingly patted her head. He kissed her forehead, making her wince.
"Sleep now, Aya. We'll talk in the morning," Kyo whispered to her.
Turning to his three visitors, he said, "I don't know what would have happened if you did not bring her over her immediately. Please, make yourself comfortable. I will get you something to drink." He went into the kitchen.
Mitsui and Sakuragi looked around the house while Rukawa just sat there, staring at Aya. After a while, Kyo came back into the room, carrying 3 glasses of coke.
"Kyo, can I ask you something?" Mitsui asked.
"Sure, shoot."
"One of the guys who beat up Aya, called her MVP. Earlier on, our assistant team manageress said she played basketball. Was Aya a player?" Mitsui asked.
"Hai, she was the MVP in junior high. She was the best. She could shoot like a dream, her defense was top-class. She was all that. It was through basketball that she and Rukawa became good friends," he said, remembering the old times.
"She was like a sister to me. Each time I felt like I was not good enough, she would encourage me to keep going," Rukawa added.
"Sou deska. So she is the woman behind your plays. Though it can't beat the tensai's playing," Sakuragi laughed out while Mitsui rolled his eyes.
"If that's the case, then why did she say that that phrase of her life was over?" Mitsui asked.
"Last year, while she was playing a game, our nanny passed away. She took care of us since we were young. Aya was really upset that she could not be there when she passed away and sweared that she would never play basketball ever again," sighed Kyo.
"She won't last," Rukawa finally said after a long silence.
"What do you mean, do'aho?" Sakuragi asked, sniffling at the sad story. "She taught me the passion of basketball. Some one so passionate about basketball would not be able to give it up," Rukawa said, staring at Sakuragi.
"Yeah, you are right. Well, it is getting late. We better get going," Mitsui said.
Rukawa got up and went over to Aya and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Oi, Kitsune! Why did you kiss her? Did you think she is sleeping beauty or something to wake up at your kiss?" shouted Sakuragi.
"Shut up, do'aho. You will wake her up," Mitsui said as the three bade farewell to Kyo and went on their way home.
"I hope she will be okay," prayed Mitsui, surprising himself.
Ok, chapter 6 is done. I am so tired right now, after writing 2 chapters back to back. I will continue tomorrow or soon ok? And please review!!! Thank you. Ja ne!