Author's note:
(Munch munch...) ( both authors spot readers looking at them and they shoved all of the food aside)
Hagaki: Gomen!!! It's just our snack time, ne? Oneechan?
Minami: Haii!
Hagaki: Here's Chap. 2!!! Mit-chin's the star here!!!!
Minami: But Mit-chin here....
Hagaki: *SHHH!!! LET THEM READ!!!!*
Minami: Okay.
BOTH: OKAERI TO CHAPTER TWO!!!!
CHAPTER 2: THE SMILE OF VICTORY
Mitsui entered the Shohoku gym with his heart beating very fast. He sat on the
bench and restlessly tapped his right foot on the floor...he was thinking...he
was thinking of what he would do...for today's game...not as a player...but as a
COACH...
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" NANI?! A COACH?!"
" Yeah..a coach..."
" Omedetou...Mitsui-kun..."
" Mit-chin!!! You're really following Coach Anzai's steps!!!"
" Mitsui-sempai!!! We'll surely watch your game tomorrow!!!"
" An old MVP becomes a coach eh?"
" We wish you luck, Mitsui."
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Mitsui couldn't believe the things that was happening right now...he felt so
happy and nervous.
Then, in all of a sudden...
BLAG!
" AH!!! Mitsui-sensei!! Go-gomen nasai!!!"
Well...Poor Mitsui, while thinking, was hit by the ball that was being used by
the PRESENT Shohoku members practicing. Not only was he hit painfully on the
face, his false teeth went flying through the air. -_-
Mitsui stood up and his face...
HAD A BIG BLACK EYE...
His teeth...INCOMPLETE....
" Mi-Mitsui-se-sensei? Da..daijo-daijoubu...? "
Mitsui just nodded and whimpered in pain. (* Both authors laugh like nuts)
" Any way...continue with your practice. We wont lose to Ryonan, UNDERSTOOD?!"
" YES!!!"
Mitsui smiled and picked up his false teeth on the ground.
" Coach Anzai...I wont lose..."
3:28. Two minutes to go before it starts. People flooded the court, and many of
them were saying/asking things like "What will happen?" or "Let's see what a
former MVP can do as a coach."
" Geez, looks like many went to see this game." Mitsui sighed as he looked
around. Fortunately, the Rukawa Shinetai wasn't there to break his eardrums
again, Nor the Sakuragi guntai...what? Hey, the Sakuragi guntai's there!
" Speaking of the saru's." Mitsui said with a sigh as he looked at Youhei's direction.
" Oi!!!Mit-chin!!" Takamiya shouted. " We're here to watch your game!!!"
" Hanamichi and the others will arrive soon." Youhei added. " Do your best Mitsui, or you'll be a big shame."
Mitsui nodded.
"Hey hey! looks like Hanamichi is here!!!" Noma exclaimed.
Sakuragi was indeed there already. The moment he and the others entered the gym, people shouted like crazy.
" THEY'RE BACK!! THE FORMER SHOHOKU BASKETBALL TEAM MEMBERS!!!"
Sakuragi (the EVER do'aho) stepped at the middle of the court waving his hands.
" HAHAHA!!! The Tensai's back!!! The TENSAI'S BAAACK!!!!"
(*boo...)
" Here he goes again..." Kogure sighed.
" Hey Sakuragi!!! Stop that!!!" Mitsui shouted.
" Mit-chin!!! Do your best or else ojiisan will be mad at you! MWAHAHAHA!!!"
" Urusai!!!!"
" A! I forgot!! I brought here the EVERLASTING fans club of yours."
" Nani...?"
Mitsui turned back and saw a big banner reading "MIT-CHAN THE BEST". His friends were there! Masaka! Mitsui turned white. Those do'aho's will be shouting 'MIT-CHAN' again!!!
"MIT-CHAAAAANNN!!!!!!!!!!" People at the court laughed at the silly (but kawaii) nickname. From white, Mitsui turned super red.
" What the...SHIIINEEE!! Sakuragi!!"
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" In a moment, the practice game of Shohoku and Ryonan will start." A woman reported to the crowd.
Mitsui was back at his seat, (his false teeth back at place -_-) tapping his foot restlessly again an the gym floor.
Okay...calm down..calm down...
" Ganbatte!!! Mitsui-sempai!!!" Ayako shouted.
" We're just here to cheer for you and support you!!!" Ryota added.
" Thanks! Yoshi! I'll do my best! Just wait!"
The referee whistled as a signal that the game will start. "LINE UP!"
Red team: Shohoku
White team: Ryonan
The members lined up and bowed, then took their positions. Jump ball. Shohoku's new center, still number four, got it and passed it to the number fifteen, the new point guard. The defense of Ryonan's point guard to the number fifteen was too tight, so he decided to pass it to their shooting guard, number eight, who was at the three-point line. Number eight didn't waste this opportunity. The one that was guarding him had a low defense. He tossed the ball and scored a three-pointer.
" Nice!!!" Mitsui exclaimed at the number eight.
" Ne...Mit-chin, did you trained that number eight? His three-pointer looks a lot like yours." Sakuragi asked.
" Yup." Mitsui said proudly.
" Wait a sec, I almost forgot to ask this question...if Mitsui is coaching Shohoku, then who is caoching at Ryonan?" Ryota asked.
" Umm..." They all shifted their attention at Ryonan's bench. The coach was holding a notebook...on the other a ball pen that he was clicking restlessly. It was...
" Masaka!"
" Hi-Hikoichi?!"
" I forgot to tell you that. Gomen ne!" Mitsui said.
The game was still running. Ryonan scored. 3-2. Shohoku was one point ahead. Mitsui decided he'll make a move later. For now, he'll let his members, specially the point guard, do the rest.
Number fifteen has the ball. " Let's score!" he exclaimed to his team mates. Shohoku members nodded. He passed it to the small forward, number eleven. Number eleven made a good fake and passed it onto number eight who was, again, at the three-point line. He tossed the ball, but he was a bit distracted with the guard in front of him.
" Rebound!" Players crowded under the basket aiming for the rebound.
" Oh, let's see who is Sakuragi's descendant." Kogure said with a chuckle.
Ryonan's number thirteen almost caught the rebound, but amazingly, Shohoku's number ten jumped higher than him and caught it. The former Shohoku team members were amazed.
" That number ten's rebound was just like Hanamichi's!!!" Takamiya shouted.
' You're right! The only thing is, that guy has a decent face while Hanamichi's face is a disaster..." Noma said giggling.
" URUSAI!!!"
Number ten passed it again to number fifteen. Number fifteen passed it to number eleven and number eleven made a jump shot. The score was 5-2.
Hikoichi looked confident on his seat. He opened his notebook and shouted ' Yo checkuya!' and started to write things on it.
" Number four...center ...number fifteen... a great point guard...Number eight...three-point sharp shooter...number ten...rebounder...number eleven...hm..lets see...he hasn't made much moves yet except his jump shot a while ago. This game seems interesting..." he said, flames surrounding him.
(Hagaki: Those players whose numbers are said like " number eleven", those are shohoku members.)
(Minami: While the ones said like " number 11", those are Ryonan members.)
He winked at all of his players and the players winked back. It's Ryonan's turn now. Number 9, Ryonan's point guard, has the ball. Number 7 was waving his hand high in the air, which was a trick. Shohoku members thought that Number 9 will pass it to number 7, so they tightened their defense on number 7 and lost concentration on the other members. Mitsui read their tactic and quickly stood up.
"No! Don't tighten your defense on that number 7!!! That's a trick!!"
But it was too late. Number 9 passed it to the now free number 5 and number 5 made a three-pointer. 5-5. it was a tie. Mitsui sat back.
Hn. That's just a three-pointer and its just a tie. We can beat you, Ryonan. I promised coach Anzai I'll win this game no matter what!
" Guys! Show them what we're made of!!" Mitsui exclaimed.
" HAII!!"
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Last one minute before halftime. Score: 29-31. Ryonan had a 2 point lead. It was all because of that number 7 and 5's combinations.
Number fifteen has the ball now. He was about to shoot when in all of a sudden, Number 9 jumped in front of him , trying to block the ball.
" Ha! Now you can't shoot!"
" Who said?" Number fifteen passed the ball under number 9 to number eleven and number eleven made a fantastic lay-up shot.
It was a tie yet again. The students inside the gym cheered louder. The referee blew his whistle and shouted 'half time'.
" Nice play everyone." Mitsui said. " But don't be fooled by the combination of that number 7 and number 5! I have a plan, come closer so that you can hear clearly..."
After whispering something, Shohoku ( Present) members' faces brightened. it just signifies that they liked their coach's tactic. Mitsui smiled. Now they'll show Ryonan that it's a bad thing that they showed their tactic to them.
At the Ryonan's part, Hikoichi was explaining how they would do their defense against that number eleven, fifteen and eight.
"...you must follow our plan so that everything will turn out perfectly, understood?"
" Yes!"
The referee blowed his whistle again as a sign that the game continues.
Number fifteen passed it to number ten and number ten passed it to number eight. The moment the ball reached number eight, number 7 and 9 double teamed him.
Number ten waved his hand high in the air.
" Hn, You copycats. We know that tactic already coz it is ours!" Number five said boastfully. He then gave his attention to number fifteen who was on the three point line and his slight to number ten. But then, unfortunately for Ryonan, number eight followed number ten's order. He passed it to him and number ten made a jump shot.
"What the-?!"
Mitsui was just on the bench, calmly wearing his victory smile, looking at the Ryonan's direction.
" So much for the MVP coach ne?" he said boastfully to himself.
" MIT-CHAAAAAN!!!!! SUGOOOOOOIIIIII!!!! MIT-CHAAAAAN!!!!" Mitsui's victory smile turned to a disgusted look.
" STOP THAT!!!!" He shouted.
" Mitsui-san is really good." Hikoichi said. " But that doesn't mean that we'll lose."
Number 9 has the ball and passed it to number7. Number 7 pretended to pass the ball to the right, and he suceeded in fooling number fifteen. But number eleven was quick. He read the move and seized the ball. He suceeded and ran towards the goal and stopped at the three-point line and shot a three-pointer. It was in!
" K'so! K'so! I knew that number eleven had the talent!"
Rukawa passed by the Shohoku gym. He wasn't wearing his 'NATIONAL TEAM' jacket, maybe because if he did, people will crowd around him. He was just in a plain blue t-shirt and jeans with a baseball hat as a disguise. He entered the gym using the back door because the front door was crowded. He then spotted the score. 39-33. Oh well, this doesn't look like a good game to watch. He was about to leave when he saw the new number eleven shot a Slam dunk that made the audience's hearts amused. He sensed thet number eleven was good. Okay, this will be a bit good.
He walked slowly towards the Shohoku bench, afraid that someone might recognize him and suddenly jump on him.When he reached the place, he tapped Kogure's shoulder. Kogure looked back and almost shouted 'RUKAWA!', but he quickly saw Rukawa make the silent sign. He quickly understood and just kept his mouth shut.
At the end of the game, Shohoku won. 46-39. Mitsui was extremely happy. First time i his life that he won not as a player but a coach. The Shohoku team celebrated humbly while T Ryonan accepted defeat graciously.
" Mitsui-san, thank you for the nice game. Next time, we'll win!" Hikoichi said as he shook hands with the former MVP.
" That's nothing Hikoichi. But I admit that you're a good coach. You gave me a hard time."
" Until then Mitsui- san. ja!"
" Ja!" Mitsui and the whole shohoku team exclaimed.
After dismissing his players, Mitsui decided to have a victory party with his former team mates. Where else? At their favorite restaurant just near Shohoku. Kogure told Mitsui that Rukawa came to watch the game. He also said that Rukawa quickly left after the game. Rukawa said he still needed to practice for their upcoming games. Oh well, it would be more fun if all of the main members were all present. But, they couldn't blame Rukawa for that.
" I couldn't wait to say this to coach Anzai!!!" Mitsui exclaimed, standing, tossing the jacket reading coach high up to the air.
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Author's note:
Hagaki: Way to go Mit-chin!!!
Minami: Sugoi! Sugoi !
Hagaki: Well, we like to apologize for the fight part. Since this scene wasn't really important, we decided not to put names on them.
Minami: Gomen!!!
Hagaki: Oh well, we're off to chap. 3!!!!
Minami: Just wait there!!
Both: Please!!!R&R!!!