CHAPTER 2: SCHOOL
By: Alea
"Ohayou!"
"Ohayou!"
"Hey! I missed you!"
"I didn't see you! Hey!"
Greetings from all over entered Sakuragi's head but all he could think about was Haruko-Chan. He couldn't wait till after school when he could practice with her. Only Her.
"Hey Sakuragi." It was Chiharu. "You left your basketball at the court yesterday."
Sakuragi smiled and took the ball from her hands. "Thank you and Good Morning."
She smiled yet once again. "Rukawa tells me that you're a great basketball player before and still are! Despite yesterday, it's okay. I've been playing since I left here. And it's been fourteen years. Okay I lied. I've been playing since second grade. No another lie! When I was one."
Sakuragi shrugged. "I guess you're right. You probably had more practice. You know why?"
"Why Sakuragi?" Chiharu asked her head cocked to one side and she knew he was going to end up being a self-confident irritation. But, she's used to it
"Because, I am Tensai! In six months, I can do better than anyone! I am Tensai! Let me tell you.."
Rukawa walked behind Chiharu. And it cut Sakuragi off. Then he just remembered what Chiharu had said not long ago before he started his 'Tensai' speech.
Rukawa smiled at Chiharu and she smiled back. "Good Morning." He stuttered a bit in nervousness.
Sakuragi realized that fox liked Chiharu. Well, who wouldn't? She's absolutely amazing! Her basketball stunts and everything.
"Don't be so full of yourself Sakuragi." Rukawa said with his hands wrapped around the steering handle of his bicycle.
"NANI!? Did you just doubt the TENSAI?" Sakuragi shouted.
"Actually, in a matter of fact, I did. I think you'd play much better basketball without thinking of yourself too much." Rukawa took the ball from Sakuragi. "It's not hard to steal from someone who is unaware."
Sakuragi looked down and he saw that the basketball was gone. And when he looked up, Rukawa and Chiharu had disappeared too. However, in front of his eyes was someone he expected to see.
"Haruko!"
Haruko turned around and she met Sakuragi's gaze. She had been talking to Ayako about Sakuragi. "Good Morning Sakuragi-Kun!"
His face flushed bright red from seeing her smile. He'd do anything to see that smile. Just about, anything.
"Ah Sakuragi!" Ayako turned and face his way. Even if he was such an annoyment and so stupid, she missed him and was glad he got out of the hospital. She smiled at him then she did something that no one expected her to do. She hugged him.
"Aya-Chan?" Sakuragi asked as she hugged him tightly. And once the embrace was done, she let go and looked behind her to find Ryota.
Ryota had his mouth wide open. "Did something happen between the two that I didn't realize?" He thought. "Hi Aya-Chan."
Ayako smiled and she had missed everyone. "What the heck?" She thought. She ran to Ryota and hugged him too. He had grown since she last saw him.
Ryota smiled and hugged her back. He loved her since the day he saw her. And Ayako missed this one the most.
Haruko was glad that she had seen the players unite once more. "It's so sweet of Aya-Chan to hug all the players." She started to giggle.
Sakuragi only looked at her with frustration. "What's so funny?"
She giggled again. "Nothing."
"Haruko!" Sakuragi said with disappointment. "Tell me."
"Nothing!" She answered. Still giggling, the two kept talking.
Mitsui stepped onto school campus. He never realized it, but, he missed this place the most. He missed playing basketball here and he was certainly glad he was back although he was just here for one day for tomorrow he goes back to the university with Akagi. But the holiday certainly changed. everyone. A glance at Rukawa's smile certainly blew him off, Ryota's height was intriguing, but before he could say anything about the other players, he saw the most beautiful girl. The one right next to Rukawa and passing the ball back and forth. Her long blonde hair her slim body. Everyone had probably fallen for her.
"Hey Michy!" It was the sound of Sakuragi's voice.
Mitsui didn't face him. He was busy staring at the blonde and watching her basketball moves. "Michy!" Sakuragi said his hand waving up and down in front of Mitsui's eyes. Then Sakuragi turned to face his direction. "Oh. That's Chiharu."
Mitsui shook his head. "Who?"
"Chiharu. She's my friend."
Mitsui stared at Sakuragi in disbelief and then burst into a huge laughter. "When did you get all the girls all of a sudden?"
"THAT'S NOT FUNNY MICHY!"
The school bell rang its tone and the students responded.
As the students stepped in, Sakuragi started to make a huge fuss of the 'Chiharu' part.
Chiharu heard the talk and slowly walked over to them.
"Hey Sakuragi!" Chiharu smiled cheerfully. "Are you going to practice basketball today?"
Mitsui could only stare open mouthed at the beauty.
"Yeah. I'm practicing with Haruko." His face turned bright red by the words of 'H A R U K O.'
"Oh." Chiharu said in disappointment. "Rukawa and I are going to play basketball today and was wondering if you could come.."
At the moment she saw Mitsui, she looked at him slowly. "You must be.. Mitsui! The famous three pointer shooter!" Chiharu covered her mouth in disbelief. "It's so cool to see you!" She curtseyed and then looked up at him.
"I guess I am." Mitsui started to laugh and she giggled along too.
"If Sakuragi can't come to play with Rukawa and I, would you?"
Mitsui stood back he was so happy he could talk to her and not freeze. "Sure."
"Cool! I'll see you there! And Sakuragi, I'll see you later!"
Sakuragi could only shrug and got his books out for first class. "Come on now Michy. Let's go."
By: Alea
"Ohayou!"
"Ohayou!"
"Hey! I missed you!"
"I didn't see you! Hey!"
Greetings from all over entered Sakuragi's head but all he could think about was Haruko-Chan. He couldn't wait till after school when he could practice with her. Only Her.
"Hey Sakuragi." It was Chiharu. "You left your basketball at the court yesterday."
Sakuragi smiled and took the ball from her hands. "Thank you and Good Morning."
She smiled yet once again. "Rukawa tells me that you're a great basketball player before and still are! Despite yesterday, it's okay. I've been playing since I left here. And it's been fourteen years. Okay I lied. I've been playing since second grade. No another lie! When I was one."
Sakuragi shrugged. "I guess you're right. You probably had more practice. You know why?"
"Why Sakuragi?" Chiharu asked her head cocked to one side and she knew he was going to end up being a self-confident irritation. But, she's used to it
"Because, I am Tensai! In six months, I can do better than anyone! I am Tensai! Let me tell you.."
Rukawa walked behind Chiharu. And it cut Sakuragi off. Then he just remembered what Chiharu had said not long ago before he started his 'Tensai' speech.
Rukawa smiled at Chiharu and she smiled back. "Good Morning." He stuttered a bit in nervousness.
Sakuragi realized that fox liked Chiharu. Well, who wouldn't? She's absolutely amazing! Her basketball stunts and everything.
"Don't be so full of yourself Sakuragi." Rukawa said with his hands wrapped around the steering handle of his bicycle.
"NANI!? Did you just doubt the TENSAI?" Sakuragi shouted.
"Actually, in a matter of fact, I did. I think you'd play much better basketball without thinking of yourself too much." Rukawa took the ball from Sakuragi. "It's not hard to steal from someone who is unaware."
Sakuragi looked down and he saw that the basketball was gone. And when he looked up, Rukawa and Chiharu had disappeared too. However, in front of his eyes was someone he expected to see.
"Haruko!"
Haruko turned around and she met Sakuragi's gaze. She had been talking to Ayako about Sakuragi. "Good Morning Sakuragi-Kun!"
His face flushed bright red from seeing her smile. He'd do anything to see that smile. Just about, anything.
"Ah Sakuragi!" Ayako turned and face his way. Even if he was such an annoyment and so stupid, she missed him and was glad he got out of the hospital. She smiled at him then she did something that no one expected her to do. She hugged him.
"Aya-Chan?" Sakuragi asked as she hugged him tightly. And once the embrace was done, she let go and looked behind her to find Ryota.
Ryota had his mouth wide open. "Did something happen between the two that I didn't realize?" He thought. "Hi Aya-Chan."
Ayako smiled and she had missed everyone. "What the heck?" She thought. She ran to Ryota and hugged him too. He had grown since she last saw him.
Ryota smiled and hugged her back. He loved her since the day he saw her. And Ayako missed this one the most.
Haruko was glad that she had seen the players unite once more. "It's so sweet of Aya-Chan to hug all the players." She started to giggle.
Sakuragi only looked at her with frustration. "What's so funny?"
She giggled again. "Nothing."
"Haruko!" Sakuragi said with disappointment. "Tell me."
"Nothing!" She answered. Still giggling, the two kept talking.
Mitsui stepped onto school campus. He never realized it, but, he missed this place the most. He missed playing basketball here and he was certainly glad he was back although he was just here for one day for tomorrow he goes back to the university with Akagi. But the holiday certainly changed. everyone. A glance at Rukawa's smile certainly blew him off, Ryota's height was intriguing, but before he could say anything about the other players, he saw the most beautiful girl. The one right next to Rukawa and passing the ball back and forth. Her long blonde hair her slim body. Everyone had probably fallen for her.
"Hey Michy!" It was the sound of Sakuragi's voice.
Mitsui didn't face him. He was busy staring at the blonde and watching her basketball moves. "Michy!" Sakuragi said his hand waving up and down in front of Mitsui's eyes. Then Sakuragi turned to face his direction. "Oh. That's Chiharu."
Mitsui shook his head. "Who?"
"Chiharu. She's my friend."
Mitsui stared at Sakuragi in disbelief and then burst into a huge laughter. "When did you get all the girls all of a sudden?"
"THAT'S NOT FUNNY MICHY!"
The school bell rang its tone and the students responded.
As the students stepped in, Sakuragi started to make a huge fuss of the 'Chiharu' part.
Chiharu heard the talk and slowly walked over to them.
"Hey Sakuragi!" Chiharu smiled cheerfully. "Are you going to practice basketball today?"
Mitsui could only stare open mouthed at the beauty.
"Yeah. I'm practicing with Haruko." His face turned bright red by the words of 'H A R U K O.'
"Oh." Chiharu said in disappointment. "Rukawa and I are going to play basketball today and was wondering if you could come.."
At the moment she saw Mitsui, she looked at him slowly. "You must be.. Mitsui! The famous three pointer shooter!" Chiharu covered her mouth in disbelief. "It's so cool to see you!" She curtseyed and then looked up at him.
"I guess I am." Mitsui started to laugh and she giggled along too.
"If Sakuragi can't come to play with Rukawa and I, would you?"
Mitsui stood back he was so happy he could talk to her and not freeze. "Sure."
"Cool! I'll see you there! And Sakuragi, I'll see you later!"
Sakuragi could only shrug and got his books out for first class. "Come on now Michy. Let's go."