Chapter five: Kogure
I sighed and took off my glasses to wipe them……what a day…..I wonder what happened with Sakuragi……
Sho…it's a nice night……I opened the window…
Sakuragi….he's like a hurricane….and with Miyagi…..it's like playing with two fires at once….Mitsui-kun…he should be doing well now that he's back….Akagi-senpai has never been happier….and Rukawa…well, no one really knows what he's thinking…..
It's a great team this year….we can really go to the nationals….Akagi…..though he doesn't say it…he's proud…three years of dreaming is finally coming true…..
Flashback~ "Ano….senpai….I want to join the basketball club…" stammered a young Kogure politely. A hulking dark-faced youth turned and replied, " I am a freshman…"
"Akagi senpai…I don't ever want to stop playing basketball…" sniffed a tearful Kogure..
"Mitsui? MVP Mitsui, you have come to Shohoku?!?"
" My aim is to become the number one in the nationals!"
Kogure glanced at Akagi and smiled shyly, "Just like you, senpai…"~
I was afraid that it was going to be my….no, our….last year…..we had some great years together…I was afraid of leaving…before seeing the nationals with Akagi senpai…
We've come so far…but there've been times when……
As the wind blew across Kogure's diary, a sakura petal flew in, landing on one of the pages...
Flashback~ "Kogure!" In a panic, Kogure lunges out to catch the ball…..five seconds to go….his fingers slipped….iya…the ball rebounded off the shiny floor….a whistle blew……they had lost……~
Our last game of junior high…we were finished in the first round….my fault…..I could have……sigh..
I closed the window…it's the past after all…
Flashback~ Kogure caught the ball…..Akagi's eyes widened, "Kogure, you're free!" Kogure jumped….the ball smoothly left his hands…three point shot…..~
Shohoku's basketball club vice captain smiled sweetly….hai…it's a great year…
Till a voice within darkness cries out,
And the wind responds