Author's Notes: Hi there! This is my first Slam Dunk yaoi fanfic. I made this for my friends Hanabi Reeza, Yumehime Yana Hossuru, and Madie-nee. Hehehe… I can't really say anything! Anou…  Please bear with my craziness! This is my first fic after all!

Disclaimers: Slam Dunk is not mine!!! WAAAHHH!!!

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Tell Me

Chapter One:

The Big Break-up

[Koshino's POV]

Well, that's another day of hard training… My muscles are aching like mad. I just want to go home and re-

"Kosh!"

I turned around to see who the speaker was. Well… it was…

"Akira? What are you doing here?"

"Kosh, I just wanted to ask you if you would like to go with me to the park… I'm meeting Kaede there."

Kosh, I just wanted to ask you if you would like to go with me to the park… I'm meeting Kaede there.

K'so! Why can't he just pick you up here? Why are you the one who'll need to go all the way to his house or anywhere? You're always the one doing things for him…

"Gomen, Akira. Can't go. I have chores to do. And besides, my body aches." My heart aches too…

"Ah… okay! Ja!"

Why can't I just tell Akira the truth? Why do I have to suffer like this? I can't be like this forever… can I? I shouldn't be blaming anybody because it's my fault in the first place. I should've told him earlier, then he and Kaede wouldn't be together now… A stupid, silly, absurd thing to do…

I reached my home without any difficulty. Kami-sama, arigatou, its Friday tomorrow. I immediately took a shower. After that, I relaxed myself by watching some movies and playing my favorite games, may it be in my GameBoy Color or Playstation 2. I ate dinner afterwards and decided to go to sleep. Everything went well that day except for 1 thing… I can't sleep… I kept on thinking about him… I think I better take a walk…

[Sendoh's POV]

"Um… Akira… I've got to tell you something…"

"What is it, Kaede?"

"I think we should break up…"

SILENCE.

"Demo… Kaede… Doshite?"

"Akira, gomen. I just realized… I love…"

"You love who?"

He kept silent, obviously still finding for the correct words to say to me.

"Kaede?" Tears should be falling any minute…

"I'm really sorry, Akira… I… I mean… I just realized that I love… Kogure-sempai…"

I stared at him silently, feeling my heart beat three times faster than before. I stood up and walked away from him. I don't want to believe that these things are happening.

[Rukawa's POV]

He just stared at me, not saying a word. He walked away. His face looks like a child's who is lost in a grocery store. I didn't stop him. I think he needs time to understand and accept all of this.

[Sendoh's POV]

I walked away, thinking this was all a dream. I went straight to my house. When I arrived, I went straight to my room, opened the radio, and sat on my bed.

"That song…"

Maybe it was a coincidence that the song played. It made me cry harder than ever.

"Tell me, where did I go wrong?

What did I do to make you change your mind completely?

When I thought this love would never end?

But if this love is not ours to have, I'll let it go with your goodbye…"

I cried even harder when I heard the word goodbye. Everything is now clear to me. He tricked me. Maybe he didn't mean to hurt me. I mean, after all those sacrifices I made for him… the excuses I told Taoka-sensei just to get me out of the practices… Why? Why?

[Koshino's POV]

I went to the park where Akira and Kaede would meet. I looked everywhere but I can't see them. Where the hell are they?!?!

After a few minutes, I saw a silhouette of a person who was none other than Kaede.

"Oi, Kaede. Where's Akira? He told me you'd be meeting here."

"Anou, Hiroaki-san, can you please return Aki- I mean Sendoh's bag to him? Just a small favor."

Sendoh? Why is he calling Akira SENDOH? Aren't they… Maybe they're… No, it can't be…

"Ah, okay."

"Domo."

Kaede walked away silently, and boy do I mean silent. What's going on here? And where is Akira?

I started to walk to Akira's house to confirm what happened. I arrived in no time. I just stood at his doorstep.

Knock. Knock.

"I am in no state to entertain anyone so please go away."

"It's me, Kosh."

"Come in, the door is open."

I came in and locked the door behind me. I went to his room only to see him crying.

"What happened?"

"We're finished."

"Eh?"

He tried to keep him self cool, calm and collected but he failed miserably. He burst into tears and hugged me.

"He said he loved Kogure-san."

"I'm so… sorry…"

"I wish it didn't have to end this way."

"Yeah, so do I."

"Thanks for coming Hiroaki."

Hiroaki? Did he just call me Hiroaki? Oh my God!

"It's nothing."

He pulled away form the hug.

"Hey, you better get some rest."

"Okay."

Sigh.

"You know what?"

"No."

"You're the bestest best friend one could ever get."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

He pulled up the blanket and drifted at once into sleep.

Aishiteru, Akira…

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"Hiroaki!"

"You're awake?!"

"Of course I am."

"Fine."

We sat beside each other on the couch. I slept at Akira's place for the night. I didn't want him to commit suicide anyway.

"Listen, Hiroaki, I gotta talk to you."

"What is it?"

"You know what?"

"I don't"

"Last night, when I was falling asleep, I heard someone… something…"

Please… onegai... please don't…

"You heard who?"

"I heard you."

OH.MY.OH.MY.OH.MY.GOD!!! I knew it! I shouldn't have said that!

"Don't worry, it's okay."

"No, it's not! You still love him!"

"It's okay. I'll try."

"You'll try what?"

"I'll try to forget him and, someday, I'll learn to accept and love you more than a friend, but not yet… This isn't the time… I hope you'll understand."

"It's fine with me. Just fine. I'll wait."

I felt a feeling of happiness, a feeling of… giddiness? Maybe I do have a chance… I just have to wait…

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Author's Notes: YAY! I finally finished the first chapter! WOOHOOO! I wrote this a long time ago but didn't have the time to publish it. My friend, Hanabi Reeza, was really touched by it. Guess it makes this fic kinda good, ne? Please R&R!