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 9: Is That You, Miyagi?
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"Sakuragi! Don't close your eyes... Please... Don't close your eyes... Please... Please wake up..." I could feel tears dripping onto me. The voice was very familiar.. I strained my eyes to see the person. It was Haruko. Tears was consistently flowing from her eyes. "Sakuragi... As long as you don't die, I'll do anything you want me to... Please don't leave me..." Slowly, I drifted off to slumber again in the ambulance...
Incoherent with pain, I winced. Through my half open eye, I saw Haruko beside me. She was asleep. We're in the hospital. I shifted uncomfortably as I tried to get water. I feel really thirsty.
"Don't move. You will only reopen your wounds. You want water? I'll pour for you." Haruko poured water for me.
"Thanks." Was the only word that I could think of.
"You're welcome." She smiled. I saw that her eyes was totally red and puffy. She had been crying.
"Hey you're up. How you feeling buddy?" Mitsui came in to the ward. I smiled.
"Ok. I guess. It hurts a lot. How's Rukawa?" I asked.
"Detained by the police for tassault. He suffered minor injuries or rather hardly any except a cut on his hand. When we reached the class, we saw you lying in a pool of blood and Rukawa in a corner tied up. He then told us that he's the one who injured you but someone came and stopped him before he could do further damage." Mitsui said.
"Who's the someone?" I asked. Just now I had thought I saw Miyagi. But how could that be? Miyagi is dead. I slewed him 2 years ago!
"No idea." Mitsui replied.
"I think you all better make a move first. It's pretty late already. Mitsui, do me a favour. Go to the police and drop all charges against Rukawa. He didn't mean it. I do not want to have him up." I said. I want Haruko to leave. It was deliberate. To make her think that I do not like her at all.
"Haruko. On the ambulance just now, I remember you say that you will do anything I want you to as long as I survived. I want you to try your best to like Rukawa..." I was cut short by Haruko.
"What do you take me as? Something that you can give away as and when you wish? Do you really detest me that much?" I watched her ran off in tears. I really hate myself. How much I want to tell Haruko that I love her but I can't. Haruko.. I'm sorry.
"Mitsui, do me that favour. Thanks. Take care of Haruko. Bye." I said.
"Sakuragi, why? I know you love Haruko. Why do you want to give her up to Rukawa? Besides, one can't force to love.. You can't force her to like Rukawa... What you just said is really hurting to Haruko.." Mitsui asked.
"Don't ask me why. I got my own reasons. Just do what I asked you to. Take care of her. I know I can trust you." I said. Mitsui turned and leave. All alone now. I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep. Suddenly someone shook me up.
"Sakuragi! How have you been?" Before my eyes was Miyagi. I was stunned. As if Miyagi could read my mind, he continued, "Don't worry. I'm not a ghost. I'm alive. I did not die two years ago."
"How can that be?!" I was totally shocked.
"There's nothing impossible in this universe..." Someone said. I held my breath...
~To Be Continued~
Cruel -- Chapter 9: Is That You, Miyagi?
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"Sakuragi! Don't close your eyes... Please... Don't close your eyes... Please... Please wake up..." I could feel tears dripping onto me. The voice was very familiar.. I strained my eyes to see the person. It was Haruko. Tears was consistently flowing from her eyes. "Sakuragi... As long as you don't die, I'll do anything you want me to... Please don't leave me..." Slowly, I drifted off to slumber again in the ambulance...
Incoherent with pain, I winced. Through my half open eye, I saw Haruko beside me. She was asleep. We're in the hospital. I shifted uncomfortably as I tried to get water. I feel really thirsty.
"Don't move. You will only reopen your wounds. You want water? I'll pour for you." Haruko poured water for me.
"Thanks." Was the only word that I could think of.
"You're welcome." She smiled. I saw that her eyes was totally red and puffy. She had been crying.
"Hey you're up. How you feeling buddy?" Mitsui came in to the ward. I smiled.
"Ok. I guess. It hurts a lot. How's Rukawa?" I asked.
"Detained by the police for tassault. He suffered minor injuries or rather hardly any except a cut on his hand. When we reached the class, we saw you lying in a pool of blood and Rukawa in a corner tied up. He then told us that he's the one who injured you but someone came and stopped him before he could do further damage." Mitsui said.
"Who's the someone?" I asked. Just now I had thought I saw Miyagi. But how could that be? Miyagi is dead. I slewed him 2 years ago!
"No idea." Mitsui replied.
"I think you all better make a move first. It's pretty late already. Mitsui, do me a favour. Go to the police and drop all charges against Rukawa. He didn't mean it. I do not want to have him up." I said. I want Haruko to leave. It was deliberate. To make her think that I do not like her at all.
"Haruko. On the ambulance just now, I remember you say that you will do anything I want you to as long as I survived. I want you to try your best to like Rukawa..." I was cut short by Haruko.
"What do you take me as? Something that you can give away as and when you wish? Do you really detest me that much?" I watched her ran off in tears. I really hate myself. How much I want to tell Haruko that I love her but I can't. Haruko.. I'm sorry.
"Mitsui, do me that favour. Thanks. Take care of Haruko. Bye." I said.
"Sakuragi, why? I know you love Haruko. Why do you want to give her up to Rukawa? Besides, one can't force to love.. You can't force her to like Rukawa... What you just said is really hurting to Haruko.." Mitsui asked.
"Don't ask me why. I got my own reasons. Just do what I asked you to. Take care of her. I know I can trust you." I said. Mitsui turned and leave. All alone now. I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep. Suddenly someone shook me up.
"Sakuragi! How have you been?" Before my eyes was Miyagi. I was stunned. As if Miyagi could read my mind, he continued, "Don't worry. I'm not a ghost. I'm alive. I did not die two years ago."
"How can that be?!" I was totally shocked.
"There's nothing impossible in this universe..." Someone said. I held my breath...
~To Be Continued~