A Brand New Day

Author: Sacharine
Feedback: yes, please!
Rating: PG-13 
Warning: Future profanities? No-beta (Please excuse any minor mistakes.)
Notes: "..." denotes speech '...' denotes thoughts
Disclaimer : All rights go to their respective owners. I claim nothing.
 
---Previously---

Kogure Kiminobu, the team manager for JABBA was sure there is something wrong with his eyes. He took off his glass, rubbed them, and then rubbed his eyes. He nudged his friend, Rukawa Kaede who was in Tokyo looking for his cousin, but presently hanging out with the rest of the old Shohoku team. "Rukawa, please tell me my eyes are wrong and that is not the Shohoku jersey number 14."

With some effort, the sleepwalking individual pried his eyes open.

"It is." Then he zoned out once more.

"But it is a girl wearing it!" Kogure exclaimed.

"So? Maybe a fan girl of Micchy..."Miyagi drawled, from the other side of Kogure.

"But... What if... Come on maybe she knows Mitsui? I have been trying to find him! He took off like a bat when the coach allowed the small break!" The normally placid Megane grabbed the arms of his companion and towed them after the red spot weaving through the crowds, like a homing missile with the two dumbfounded add-on.

-A while later-

"Irasshimase!" A bevy of youths chorused, all of them armed with either scissors or various other hairstyling tools. They were all wearing a similar black apron type overall with the saloon name in a discreet corner. And they all have hyper 'genki-genki' grins adorning their faces.

Kogure and Miyagi sweat dropped. Rukawa was nonplussed but crack open an eye, which was equivalent to a 'What?' of any other people. Kogure turned to Miyagi and smiled. And smiled. And smiled.

"Shit, Megane, don't look at me with that creepy smile!" Miyagi exclaimed, backing away, poised to run away. Nothing good had ever happen when Kogure smiled that way. Miyagi shuddered.

"Say Miyagi-kun, isn't it time you have a little hairstyling?" Kogure smiled got wider and more sinister, if it was possible.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

-Yet another while later-

"Konnichiwa. I'm Kirisawa Fuuko, your hairstylist of the day. What service do you required, sir?" Fuuko beamed her megawatt smile at Miyagi, who still has tears streaming down his cheeks. Miyagi cringed away from the scissors. Kogure came to her rescue.

"Gomen ne, Kirisawa-san. Ryota-kun here is a little scissor shy. I believe he wants a trim. Right, Miyagi?" Kogure did the smile again, almost a bit too enjoying it (terrorizing Miyagi that is).

"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Miyagi cowered from Kogure, hands crossed in front of his face. Rukawa sighed out a single word that summed up the entire situation.

"Idiots." Then promptly fell asleep leaning against a column in the shop.

-Say five to ten minutes later-

Amid the faint snips, Kogure finally spoke up.

"Kirisawa-san, actually... erm... I mean... err... We are wondering if you know Hisashi Mitsui? We have been looking for him, and your attire..."Kogure stammered uncharacteristically (but again how do you go around asking somebody you don't know if they know somebody else?).

"Yes. I'm suppose you are his friends? Wait a minute, bespectacled, polite... I know! You must be Kiminobu Kogure." Fuuko jabbed a finger at Kogure. "And you, curly hair and earrings, you got to be Ryota Miyagi." Miyagi attempted to edge away as the scissor that Fuuko had been brandishing came close to poking his eyes out. Spinning around, Fuuko pointed at Rukawa and shouted, "And you are sleeping here of all places so you have to be RUKAWA KAEDE!"

Rukawa fell over (slow-mo) in shock, startled out of his sleep by the sudden sound wave that crashed down on him, focused in his direction.

"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Rukawa died!!" Fuuko exclaimed in horror as Rukawa went crashing down on the floor.

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"I'm so sorry!" Fuuko franticly fussed over Rukawa. He sat up, yawned then rubbed his head, which had conk against the floor with a loud thump, bemusedly. Then out of the blue, three girls, with fire in their eyes that can rival Recca's flame, appeared.

"How dare you..." "Knocked over..." "Our Rukawa-kun?!" They shouted in unison.

Fuuko snapped her head up to look at who is shouting and knocked her head (by sheer luck) on the very column that Rukawa had been leaning on. Fuuko then went space, her eyes going swirly. Kogure went to the rescue once more. Shout and screams escalated.

Abruptly they silenced as a shadow fell over them.

"KI-RI-SA-WA! What is the meaning of this? Get out and bring your barbaric friends with you! OUT! AND YOU BETTER COME IN EARLIER TOMORROW TO MAKE UP!" The owner of the establishment bellowed at the crowd. Then he single-handily tossed the whole group of people out onto the streets (But not before making Miyagi pay for the trim).

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Amid the rapidly settling dust, Kogure and Miyagi looked at each other and nodded. There is only one way to thwart fan-girls. After eight years of knowing Rukawa, they have learnt very well. Hence before the 'things' multiple... they went into actions.

"I'm sorry to do this but..." Kogure grabbed Fuuko around the waist, hitch her onto his shoulder then they took off like the demons from Hell were after them. Actually... that was true, they are after him. Or more specifically they are after Rukawa. Miyagi was right behind him, dragging a comatose Rukawa until he finally caught on and start to run by himself. Fuuko was still swirly eyes and became even more so as she was bounced up and down on a bony shoulder.

"Rukawa-Kun!!!" The girls screamed after them, but eventually they were left behind in the dirt.

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"I'm so sorry, Kirisawa-san..." Kogure started to speak but Fuuko cut him off sharply with a wave of her hand, her mouth curving up into a smirk.

"I believe you can call me Fuuko. Any friend of Mitsui is my friend too."

-Recap-

"Have... have we ditch those parasites?" Kogure panted out, hunched over with the deadweight of Fuuko.

"Yeah... I think so..." Miyagi replied, wiping the sweat off his face with a careless motion.

Then Fuuko woke up.

"What... what are you doing to me?!" Fuuko struggled off Kogure then without the least bit of hesitation planted one into his face sending him soaring into the air.

-End Recap-

"Ah, then you have to call me Kogure." Kogure smiled at her. Fuuko looked away, flushing in embarrassment.

"Come on... I will bring you to Mitsui; he is at staying at my place. From what he told me this morning he was going to find you guys too."

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"Tadaima!" Fuuko hollered into her doorway, taking off her shoes. Mitsui popped up from behind the kitchen island, his hand full with a carrot and a peeler.

"Okaeri Fuuko... What are you guys doing here!?!" His welcoming drawl went into a sharp crescendo yelp as he caught sight of his intentionally misplaced friends.

Next, a few things happened at in one go.

Miyagi felled over guffawing, pointing at Mitsui and panting out 'Micchy' and 'carrot' one after another. Repetitively. Rukawa felled asleep AGAIN. Kogure stared mournfully at Mitsui and told him that if he really does not want them to be here they could leave. And the all of above increased in volume till it expanded and took over more air space, till it became a full-blown shouting match. The cat screeched sharply as Rukawa had conveniently step on the cat's tail while falling asleep.  Kogure was shouting at Mitsui to listen to him. Mitsui was yelling at Miyagi; to get him to stop laugh (It didn't work) and Fuuko was steaming at he ears, shouting at them all to shut up.

Then... then something important happened. Something incredible.

This chapter ended.

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Okay... This time...  I want 10 reviews...  It is not too much right? I know there are more people reading my fics... Sorry for the delay but I was overseas... This chapter is not too OOC right? I was in a very screamy mood hence they are screamed for me. If I did holler at home, my parents would have thought I have gone crazy or what not. (_) This chapter got to be the worst and strangest I'm ever wrote... By the way... I not bashing Rukawa here... just exaggerating his sleep-style for comic effect. Does it work? Hope so.

Sach

Thanks to:

Haze

2002-11-30

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Spreading. . . Spreading. . . Spreading. . . Spreading. . . Spreading. . . Done... (^_^) With more and more people coming in, it going be a long tough fight on Mi-chan part for Fuuko affections and attention! Wouldn't you just love to see that? Thanks!

fuuko mikagami

2002-11-26

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Anonymous

Heh heh… I'm a tofu supporter too! Though the Mitsui and Fuuko would really look good together ne? Thanks!

bishounen lovah

2002-11-25

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Anonymous

There is not much mush and tofu here but I promise you a chunk next chapter! Thanks!

yuko

2002-11-25

4

Anonymous

Ano... I haven decide yet... I will see how kay?? Smilru-smilru! Thanks

Yanagi

2002-11-24

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* Grins back* watch out for next chapter… Then feathers are really going to fly. Thanks!

chibi-chan

2002-11-24

4

Anonymous

I going to torture mi-chan more… He is just so fun (^_^)… Thanks!

veggie_eater

2002-11-24

4

Anonymous

I hope this is quick enough! Thanks!

yonfi

2002-11-24

4

Anonymous

Thanks! You took the O's too? Did you do a. maths paper? It was so incredibly hard! (_).

But the pure chem., and physic paper is incredibly easy...Is this update fast enough for you??