BASKETBALL CHALLENGE: RUKAWA FIGHTS AIRIZ
BY: AKIRA
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Slam Dunk and Fruits Basket. The ideas expressed here are owned by the corresponding owners of the corresponding series. Arigato.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Konnichiwa Minna-san! At last the third chapter is up. I hope you will like it.. Again I am telling minna that I am not good in grammar but I've poured my heart on this and dedicate it to all of you minna! Anyway.. Arigato... R&R! Onegai!
CHAPTER III: AND THE DAY OF THE CHALLENGE COMES...
Every body was excited about the challenge that they woke up early. But the people involved in it are not yet awake, they were still lost in dreams... At about 6:30 am, Rukawa awoke and stood up. He knew this was the day of the challenge. He stareted walking heavily towards the door and out, his room. Meanwhile, Airiz wakes up from he rdream because she was awaken by a servant his brother Akito sent her. But she rolled and rolled until she fell from her bed and that was the time she was really awake. Her servant sweatdropped. Then she went outside the room, still sleepy and dizzy alittle because she fell.

And then at 9:30 the Shohoku gym is full of people. This is the venue for the challenge...SD players, Shohoku classes... lots of girls and guys...

"Zofjya-chan, Toru-san!" Fujima said as he went up to them

"Ken-chan!!! Ken-chan!!!" Zofjya said excitedly

"Yo! Kenji-Taicho!" Hanagata said

"Hehe..." Fujima said

"Have you seen the other guys?" Fujima asked

"Taicho! We are here!" The other Shoyo bishounens answered in chorus.

"Matte... Where is Kazushi?" Fujima asked

"I don't know, he's here a while ago..." Hanagata said

"I'm here..." Hasegawa Kazushi suddenly said

"Oh...I see..." Fujima suddenly said sweatdropping at Hasegawa's cold treatment.

"Guys, Where is Rukawa and Airiz-kun?" Zofjya asked

"I don't know...I haven't seen them both of them around. I told her..." Fujima said suddenly interrupted by Zofjya.

"WHAT?!? YOU TOLD HER ABOUT IT?" she exclaimed. Zofjya was really shocked.

"Yes, well, I mentioned it to her. But she didn't get mad at me. She smiled and flashed her fiery eyes of determination. I also told her that we are all worried that's all." Fujima explained clearly

"NANDA?!?" Hanagata and Zofjya now were screaming at Fujima who was sweatdropping.

"Daijobu...Daijobu... She wasn't mad! She was smiling...hehe..." Fujima said as Hanagata and Zofjya was looking anxious bowing down.

"Taicho, what were you doing with Ai...Airi...Airiz-kun yesterday?" Hasegawa said as he was talking coldly against his team coach, Fujima.

"Huh... I was accompanying her home. Naze..? How did you..?" Fujima said puzzled

"Well..ano..." Hasegawa said blushing

"Ah...okay..." Fujma said grinning

"Well.." Hasegawa started but was interupted by a sudden approach of a group of persons.

"Yo!" Shin-ichi Maki of Kainan said.

"Yo! Maki-san!" Shoyo members said

"Yo! Maki" Fujima and Hanagata said

"Maki.." Hasegawa said normally now.

"Shin-chan...Kainan bishounens...SUGOI!!" Zofjya said

"Ah! My dear Zofjya! You are looking very pretty today!" Kiyota said blushing

"YURUNESAI BAKERO! GET AWAY FROM MY SISTER!" Hanagata said screaming while everybody sweatdrops because the other people were looking at them.

"Calm down...Hanagata-kun" Fujima said still sweatdropping

"Yeah, you are doing such a racket....you are embarrassing all of us.." a low voice said

"Nani?!? TEMEE!!" Hanagata said

"Yo! Minna!" Jun Uozumi said

"Ah! Uozumi-san! Soshite...Ryonan Bishounens!" Zofjya said excitedly

"Yo!" Sendoh Akira said as he came later than the other Ryonan boys.

"So! Everybody is here, huh? In our humble school..." Another low voice said

"Ah! Akagi-san!" Zofjya said

"Konnichiwa minna..." the other Shohoku boys said

"And the other schools are here...Sannoh...Aiwa...Toyotama Who could've talked them into going here?" Hisashi Mitsui said amazed

"I think I know who could've done this!" Miyagi Ryota said

"SAKURAGI HANAMICHI!" Ayako said as she turned and she hit Sakuragi with her fan

"Ouch! Ayako-san! Why did you hit the 'Tensai'?" Sakuragi said as he was holding his head and everybody sweatdropping

"BAKERO! It's embarrasing! Akagi said as he too hit Sakuragi in the head.

"Ah! Gori!" Sakuragi said

"Minna, how are you?" Haruko said as she went too.

"We're all alright, Haruko-san!" Zofjya said cheerfully

Everybody was talking to each other. They were even acquainted and made friends with the players from Sannoh, Aiwa and Toyotama. The morning seemed long because everybodyarrived early.

At about 9:30, Rukawa arrived. He arrived and all the girls cheered...

"Rukawa! Rukawa! L-O-V-E Rukawa!" the Ru-Ka-Wa girls started cheering.

"Ah! Yurunesai!!!" Sakuragi and Nobunaga screamed while the others sweatdropped.

Rukawa changed his clothes and prepared for the challenge. He sat on the bench, but he wasn't sleeping...

he was so focused...

and he somehow seemed worried...

He was thinking deeply...

And he was sleeping...

"Yaru! Rukawa! Don't Sleep!" Sakuragi said shaking Rukawa while all the girls are mad.

"Ah..." Rukawa said

After 5 minute, Airiz arrived with Akito, his brother.

"Ah...are..." Airiz started

"Airiz-kun!" everybody cheered

"Yo! Airiz-kun! Are you alright?" Akagi said

"I am...daijobu..." Airiz said

"Are you sure?" Rukawa suddenly said that girls everywhere were dreamy and at the same time jealous of Airiz

"Oh! She is an obnoxious girl!" One of the Rukawa girls exclaimed

"Yeah! Challenging Rukawa like that! She just wants to be close to him!" Another girl said

"Hai! Hai! But I know Rukawa will win! He will! And that obnoxious girl will kneel! hahahaha!" Yet another Ru-Ka-Wa girl shouted.

"Yurunesai! Yurunesai! You don't know anything about this! You are the obnoxious girls! Yurunesai!" Hanamichi shouted defending Airiz from the Ru-Ka-Wa girls

"I am, Arigato, Rukawa." Airiz said as she was sweatdropping

"Oh! She is a little Kitsune! Taking Rukawa like that!" The girls said mad at Airiz.

Rukawa was getting irritated and he suddenly shouted:

"Yurunesai! I CHALLENGED AIRIZ TO THIS! DONT BLAME HER!"

And all the girls stopped blaming Airiz but continued on cheering for Rukawa.

Akito then approached the other players of SD and he was greeted warmly since he is very famous with them. He is a university basketball player. Declared no. 1 in his batch.

"Konnichiwa...minna!" Akito said as he went near them.

"Akito-san! It's very nice to see you here! How are you?" Fujima said

"I am alright, demo Airiz is not..." Akito replied

"NANI!?!?!?" they all shouted while Akito sweatdrops

"But she told us she was A-OK! Naze, Akito? What's wrong with her?" Fujima asks while the others were anxious to know the answer.

"eh... she was having a temperature of 39.9. She can't move yesterday night. She was having convulsions."Akito said slowly and anxiously

"Oh, Airiz..." Zofjya said her eyes starting to release tears.

"I knew she was sick! Damn, I thought it was a joke! I noticed she was walking in circles and very dizzy, her color is white and sweating coldly." Hanagata said

"But she never showed that!!! She always seemed cheerful and happy. She never told us! Oh! Airiz!" Maki and the others said

"She was really burning hot! When I held her shoulders. But she just seemed determined to go through this day!" Fujima said anxiously looking at Airiz.

"But she miraculously became well this morning. But she is still having a fever of 38.8." Akito said still worried.

After that they fell silent.

They all looked at Airiz with a lot of worry. Especially those who were close to her. But everyone was close to her that's why they were all worried. Even the guys from the other schools.

"Okay...Okay..You two ready?" Akagi asked Airiz and Rukawa

"Hai. Go....Captain" Rukawa replied

"Hai! Akagi-san!" Airiz said

"Then...HAJIME-YO!" Akagi said setting the whistle and the ball.

And the long-awaited game began...

The game where mixed emotions are set and high tension is felt...

The basketball game of Airiz Souma and Kaede Rukawa....

The 'BASKETBALL GAME OF LOVE?'
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Yay! Chapter 3 done! Get ready for Chapter 4!
R&R ONEGAI!!!!