Disclaimer: Slam Dunk does not and will never belong to me. However, this plot belongs to me. If anyone dares to duplicate Cruel, be it rename it or change the characters' names and make it your own, be ready to get a letter from my lawyer.
Cruel -- Chapter 8: You can have Haruko for all I care
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"What are you doing here? Get back to Ryonan High! This is Shohoku High!" I shouted as I pushed Sendoh to a corner.
"Haha.. You know perfectly why I'm here. I have a message for you FROM THE MASTER..." Sendoh deliberately emphasized the last 3 words.
"Cut your crap! What is it?" I replied impatiently.
"Listen carefully. Master is extremely upset by what happened in the canteen just now between you and Rukawa. I seriously can't believe the two of you can actually fight over a girl. And why did you retailiate? Your identity was almost exposed, you goon!" Sendoh said agitatedly and he pinned me to the wall.
"Don't be an idiot. Am I supposed to stand there and let him thrash me up? And moreover he was dragging me to Haruko. I do not want to see Haruko anymore. He can like Haruko for all I care."I lied.
"Oh really?! I known you for more than a decade. We went for trainings and everything together. Just as long as you twitch your eyebrow, I'll know what you're thinking of. Brother, you have fallen for Haruko. The fact that she likes you too makes things more complicated. And don't you even try to deny it. I heard everything she said. Master says he does not want you, his star assassin, to follow Miyagi's footsteps. He wants you in the organisation. He will forget that this actually happened if you would leave Haruko right away or at least you promised to leave her. Believe me brother. Master had never made such a big concession to anyone. You are an exception. However he says if you continue to persist in this mistake, he will make Haruko disappear from the face of this earth. Clear? I'm sure you wouldn't want Haruko to die because of you right? To love someone is to want the best for her and you do not need to possess her if you really love her. Give her up." Sendoh put his hand on my shoulders.
"I'll leave her. Tell Master that. Give me some time." I said. Crystalline liquid again flowed down the sides of my face. I love Haruko. To give her up is as good as cutting a part of myself off. Why do I have to be an assassin?
"I'm glad that you agreed to leave her. Otherwise, if things go out of hand, I won't even be able to help you. Love is not about possession. You don't need to have her to love her. Let Rukawa have her. Save yourself the problem. I'm sure that Rukawa will be able to love her much better than you can. After all, he's just a normal human being. You are an assassin." With that, Sendoh disappear before my eyes in a flash leaving his last four words echoing in my head.
Peer support is over. I do not have any more worries about facing Haruko. In fact, I don't think I'll actually see her anymore. At least I hope that I won't. 3 months is more than enough. These 3 months that Haruko existed in my life is the best part of my life. I should forget her for good. After all, peer support is over. I walked alone back to class. I need some time to be alone.
"Sakuragi, I'm sorry that I punched you just now. I wish you and Haruko all the best. Don't worry. I won't get angry at you anymore. I love Haruko, I want her to be happy. If she chooses you instead of me, I'm fine with it as long as she's happy. Nothing matters more than making her happy. But if I find that you let her down, I'll be the first to come after you." Rukawa said.
"You got it wrong. You can have Haruko for all I care. I'm not interested in her at all. Let me repeat, you can have her. I don't want her." I lied. Deep down inside, I want Haruko. I love her so all the more I have to leave her.
"You scumbag! How can you? What do you take Haruko as?" Rukawa gave me a punch. I did not retailiate. I just let him punch me. I deserved it. Strange enough, Rukawa's punches and kicks does not hurt at all. I was bleeding profusely but I don't care and I really don't feel anything much because the injuries Rukawa inflicted are nothing compared to the pain of giving Haruko up...
Rukawa held something in his hand that seemed all too familiar. It was a short dagger. I winced. The injuries are starting to act on me. I tried rolling out of the dagger's way but in vain. I watched as the dagger was brought nearer to me. Rukawa has lost all his senses. Time froze as the dagger was about to stab me. I closed my eyes. Suddenly I heard the shrill sound of metal. Someone had blocked the blow for me with a sword that's all too familiar and broke the dagger in Rukawa's hand. The sword... The sword was the blue sword in Miyagi's hand during our duel at Wakou... Miyagi...
Subconsciously, I could hear sirens of ambulance...
~To be continued~
Cruel -- Chapter 8: You can have Haruko for all I care
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"What are you doing here? Get back to Ryonan High! This is Shohoku High!" I shouted as I pushed Sendoh to a corner.
"Haha.. You know perfectly why I'm here. I have a message for you FROM THE MASTER..." Sendoh deliberately emphasized the last 3 words.
"Cut your crap! What is it?" I replied impatiently.
"Listen carefully. Master is extremely upset by what happened in the canteen just now between you and Rukawa. I seriously can't believe the two of you can actually fight over a girl. And why did you retailiate? Your identity was almost exposed, you goon!" Sendoh said agitatedly and he pinned me to the wall.
"Don't be an idiot. Am I supposed to stand there and let him thrash me up? And moreover he was dragging me to Haruko. I do not want to see Haruko anymore. He can like Haruko for all I care."I lied.
"Oh really?! I known you for more than a decade. We went for trainings and everything together. Just as long as you twitch your eyebrow, I'll know what you're thinking of. Brother, you have fallen for Haruko. The fact that she likes you too makes things more complicated. And don't you even try to deny it. I heard everything she said. Master says he does not want you, his star assassin, to follow Miyagi's footsteps. He wants you in the organisation. He will forget that this actually happened if you would leave Haruko right away or at least you promised to leave her. Believe me brother. Master had never made such a big concession to anyone. You are an exception. However he says if you continue to persist in this mistake, he will make Haruko disappear from the face of this earth. Clear? I'm sure you wouldn't want Haruko to die because of you right? To love someone is to want the best for her and you do not need to possess her if you really love her. Give her up." Sendoh put his hand on my shoulders.
"I'll leave her. Tell Master that. Give me some time." I said. Crystalline liquid again flowed down the sides of my face. I love Haruko. To give her up is as good as cutting a part of myself off. Why do I have to be an assassin?
"I'm glad that you agreed to leave her. Otherwise, if things go out of hand, I won't even be able to help you. Love is not about possession. You don't need to have her to love her. Let Rukawa have her. Save yourself the problem. I'm sure that Rukawa will be able to love her much better than you can. After all, he's just a normal human being. You are an assassin." With that, Sendoh disappear before my eyes in a flash leaving his last four words echoing in my head.
Peer support is over. I do not have any more worries about facing Haruko. In fact, I don't think I'll actually see her anymore. At least I hope that I won't. 3 months is more than enough. These 3 months that Haruko existed in my life is the best part of my life. I should forget her for good. After all, peer support is over. I walked alone back to class. I need some time to be alone.
"Sakuragi, I'm sorry that I punched you just now. I wish you and Haruko all the best. Don't worry. I won't get angry at you anymore. I love Haruko, I want her to be happy. If she chooses you instead of me, I'm fine with it as long as she's happy. Nothing matters more than making her happy. But if I find that you let her down, I'll be the first to come after you." Rukawa said.
"You got it wrong. You can have Haruko for all I care. I'm not interested in her at all. Let me repeat, you can have her. I don't want her." I lied. Deep down inside, I want Haruko. I love her so all the more I have to leave her.
"You scumbag! How can you? What do you take Haruko as?" Rukawa gave me a punch. I did not retailiate. I just let him punch me. I deserved it. Strange enough, Rukawa's punches and kicks does not hurt at all. I was bleeding profusely but I don't care and I really don't feel anything much because the injuries Rukawa inflicted are nothing compared to the pain of giving Haruko up...
Rukawa held something in his hand that seemed all too familiar. It was a short dagger. I winced. The injuries are starting to act on me. I tried rolling out of the dagger's way but in vain. I watched as the dagger was brought nearer to me. Rukawa has lost all his senses. Time froze as the dagger was about to stab me. I closed my eyes. Suddenly I heard the shrill sound of metal. Someone had blocked the blow for me with a sword that's all too familiar and broke the dagger in Rukawa's hand. The sword... The sword was the blue sword in Miyagi's hand during our duel at Wakou... Miyagi...
Subconsciously, I could hear sirens of ambulance...
~To be continued~
