Chapter two: Movements of light Author: Ria Sakazaki Genre: Romance Rating: PG Pairing: Rukawa/Mayu Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters Notes: yosh! I made it! I started another story! Yeebaah! *Eherm* gomen ne. this is it, the continuation. I don't want to follow the one-month per chapter rule so if I get 20 reviews on my first chapter, then why keep you waiting? ^_^ Please review!

" Yu-chan, how's your day?" Tanaka Laika asked her daughter that night during dinner. " the school is great." Mayu answered. " I'm glad you liked it there and as to what Ken told me, you've made a couple of friends today, that's good for you." Tanaka Shoichiro told her. " t-thanks." Mayu said blushing.

" just be careful, honey. You must take care of your health." Her mother said and it made Mayu's heart beat faster. Somehow, no matter how delicious their food is, she lost appetite.

Early that morning, Mayu arrived at Shohoku and went through the club listings the principal gave her to look for the club she might have interest in.

" hmm, I can't go for gymnastics club. I'm way too tired for that. cooking club? I can't stand the fumes. And besides, my family would not agree with it. here, maybe I'll try the dance club, they only have twenty members." Mayu said and filled in the membership form, hoping that she made a good decision. Pneumonia, you are a good murderer. Mayu thought bitterly. Then went to check at the faculty room if the moderator is there. She took a deep breath before knocking.

The door opened and the smiling face of Hurashi-sensei appeared. " ohayou gozaimasu Hurashi-sensei." Mayu greeted. " ohayou Ms. Tanaka. What can I do for you?" he asked. " Um, may I talk to Otomo-sensei?" Mayu asked politely. " sure. Give me a second and I'll call her." Hurashi-sensei said then closed the door again. Mayu waited nervously outside for a few moments then the door opened again and a pretty woman in her early twenties appeared.

" Ohayou gozaimashite, Otomo-sensei. I'm Tanaka Mayu and I'd like to audition for you club." Mayu said ever politely. " oh! you're the new student from U.K. of course you can. Come inside." Otomo-sensei told her and Mayu followed nervously, not expecting an on-the-spot audition.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " where do you think Mayu went? She told me she'll be early this morning." Haruko wondered. " come on! maybe she got off her bed later that you expected it." Matsui told her. Rukawa passed by the hallway, catching Haruko's eyes.

" Rukawa-kun." Haruko said dreamily. " here we go again." Matsui said. " I heard that the basketball practice this afternoon is cancelled." Fuji said. Haruko looked at her in surprise. " why? What happened? My brother hasn't told me anything!" she gasped.

" it's because the dance club will borrow the gym. They need to organize their performance for the Annual Dance Craze." Fuji said. " oh." Haruko said. Mayu suddenly entered their classroom looking very tired but happy. " where have you been?" Haruko asked her. " guess." Mayu said. " um, you woke up late?" Matsui asked. " no." Mayu said. " well what?" Fuji asked. " I auditioned for the dance club this morning." Mayu said, sitting down.

" what? Oh my gosh! What happened?" Haruko asked. " and," Mayu started. " the suspense is killing me!" Matsui giggled. " and I got in!" Mayu announced. " oh my god!! Congratulations!" Haruko squealed. " thanks!" Mayu said, embracing Fuji. " we're happy for you." Matsui said. oops, calm down. You don't want to go to the clinic anytime soon right? Mayu reminded herself. The bell rang and they settled down.

That afternoon, the basketball team is standing in line up on the deck staring at the empty court.

" why do we have to cancel the practice?" Mitsui grumbled. " yeah! We've now lost a good deal of practice." Ryota said. " Anzai-sensei only told me this morning so stop complaining." Akagi told them. " Hehehe, it's ok." Hanamichi said. " they're going to use our neatly polished floor." Anta sighed. Rukawa sighed and took his gym bag, ready to leave any minute. he was about to walk away when the door opened and Haruko's voice rang inside the gym.

" H-Haruko-san will dance?" Hanamichi gasped while blushing. " baka." Ayako said.

" here you go, friend. good luck." Haruko said and pushed Mayu inside. she is wearing red T-shirt and black jogging pants. " you mean Mayu will dance." Ayako corrected Hanamichi. Rukawa placed his bag down and watched. " she really is gorgeous." Mitsui commented. " it's ok if they will use our floor." Anta said.

" Oniichan! Sakuragi-kun!" Haruko waved. Hanamichi waved back while Akagi looked at him like an angry gorilla. Haruko removed her shoes and ran inside to talk to her brother. " Mayu has auditioned for the dance club and she got accepted! The team is reviewing her tape right now." Haruko said excitedly. " congrats!" Ayako called to Mayu. The girl blushed. " domo." Mayu said. she set her things down and tied her hair up. Anzai-sensei appeared behind Rukawa.

" I heard that Mayu is a gymnast but she stopped a year ago. I hope she haven't lost her touch in acrobatics." The old man said.

" Mayu, practice routine." A girl who peeked from the other door told her then went away.

" great! show us your winning floor exercise!" Ayako said. Mayu blushed furiously. " come on! I know you can do it!" Mitsui encouraged her. " o- ok." Mayu agreed. she went to the corner of the gym then breathed deeply. Ok. I know you can do this. you won gold for it last, last spring in a country of great competition when it comes to gymnastics. Mayu told herself. She breathed again and started running. Everything gaped in awe when she did a cartwheel, two back dives and a summersault before landing perfectly at the opposite corner. The gym erupted in applauded when she landed. Ok, breath slowly. Control. Mayu reminded herself as she relaxed.

" that was great." Mitsui said while clapping. Mayu started doing her stretching. She's good. Rukawa thought while watching Mayu did some splits. " my god, how can she do that?" Ayako said in awe when Mayu did a perfect straddle. That moment, the door opened and in came the twenty dancers and Otomo-sensei. " Mayu, perform your last dance this morning." Otomo-sensei told her. " w-what? In front of them?" Mayu asked getting nervous.

Otomo-sensei sensed her fright so she tapped her shoulders reassuringly. " come on. they were awestruck with your tape and they want to see the real thing. You're doing this to prove to them that you can teach them how to dance." Otomo-sensei told her. Mayu tensed a bit with that news but she relaxed gradually. " o-ok." Mayu nodded. Otomo-sensei motioned the group to sit in a cluster while she got the tape ready. The music was Can't help falling in love and Mayu stood in front of them alone. " great she's going to dance!" Mitsui said as the music started playing and Mayu started moving gracefully.

Kaede started in amazement as his beautiful creature danced in front of everybody, so carefree, so graceful that you might imagine an angel dancing. He thought he saw light illuminating her as she twist and turn in a movement so creatively done in a minute of thinking.

Take my hand, take my whole life too

But I can't help falling in love with you

Rukawa reflected on those lines. Can't help falling in love. Rukawa mused. Nah! Can't be! I'm the Ice King! Rukawa insisted in his head. Oh sure? I can see you falling everytime you see her. soon you'll melt. I'll bet on that! something in his head answered. we'll see about that! Rukawa insisted. he didn't know that Mayu already finished dancing until Mitsui nudged at him. " damn that's an angelic creature." He said. Rukawa looked at him coldly. " nah! You're too cold to notice such beautiful girl like her." Mitsui snorted.

" it's a wrap! Ok everybody, line now!" Otomo-sensei yelled. Mayu was panting hard when she fell in line and she looked a little bit pale. Rukawa was quick enough not to miss that. " is she ok?" Haruko asked worriedly. " nah, maybe a little bit tired." Matsui said.

the practice started. Mayu taught them the steps for their performance. She's great, really great but only Rukawa and Haruko can notice her slight coughing and hard panting. After twenty minutes, Otomo-sensei called for a ten-minute break. Mayu went to open her bag and took out a capsule.

Rukawa was watching her every move. His forehead wrinkled in suspicion when he saw Mayu took the medicine secretly.

K'so! Just don't let them notice something is wrong! Kami-sama, I'm begging you! Mayu panicked silently, feeling irritation in her lungs as they continued practicing.

I will ask her what's going on once and for all! I can't stand seeing her like that. is she sick? Haruko mused, staring worriedly at the dancing form of Mayu.

I will know what's your secret and what's the meaning of that capsule. Just wait and see. Rukawa swore to his mind. the practice ended at 6:00. the rest of the basketball player including Mitsui went home and Haruko followed her brother. Rukawa stayed and stalked behind Mayu who was cooling off by the faucet before going home.

Mayu felt someone behind her and surprised to see Rukawa wearing a cold expression. " Moshi! What can I do for you, Rukawa-kun?" Mayu asked, her heart pounding in excitement. " I saw you took a capsule in. are you sick?" Rukawa asked coldly. Mayu rejoiced deep inside, believing that Rukawa cares for her but all shattered when he continued speaking his cold-toned sentence. " you should quit. It'll be the downfall of the team if something happened to their trusted trainer." He snorted.

Mayu's heart contracted. I thought you really cared! Mayu thought. She sighed then wiped her face with a towel before answering him. " thanks for worrying about the team. I'm ok, really. Just a little headache from the heat so I took painkiller to stop it while it's small." Mayu said coolly before smiling at him. Rukawa stared at her retreating back after a few seconds of silence. You're lying. Rukawa concluded in his mind.

Mayu was walking home when Haruko suddenly tapped her shoulders. Mayu turned around and saw the smiling face of Haruko. " you have a time for a little chitchat?" Haruko asked her. Mayu smiled and nodded. they heading for the park nearby.