Goku walked out his class. Then he jumped at a sudden noise. " NYAHAHAHAHA!!" Goku looked around to see a tall redhead with three others walking towards him. Then the redhead put his arm on Goku's shoulders. "I heard you escaped kitsune's lightning hit. You must be very fast. Or him very slow. NYAHAHAHAHAHA!!" The guy seemed to be talking about a fox. Goku didn't understand any of it. Then the redhead's friend stepped forward. " Did you escape Rukawa?" The guy with green-black hair asked him. Goku nodded as a reply. " You must be very fast. Rukawa is a really fast guy. Even Hanamichi can't escape him. Right?" He elbowed the redhead. The redhead just growled, " Kitsune." " By the way, I'm Yohei. This is Takamiya, Ookutsu, Noma (all of them waved at him) and Hanamichi. We're on our way to the gym." Yohei said. Goku looked at all of them. They seemed really friendly. " Me too. I'm going to try out for the basketball team," Goku replied, feeling really homey. He could see Hanamichi brighten up. " Ore wa Tensai!! I will teach you everything you need to know!! NYAHHAHAHA!! Because I AM A TENSAI!!" " Yes, he can teach you. Especially when it comes to making fouls!!" The guy named Takamiya said. The three others laughed. Then Hanamichi flared up. Before Goku knew it, all of them started running: Hanamichi after the rest. And then they turned around the corridor and disappeared. Goku hesitated, then ran after them. After all, it's not like I know the way. | |

Hakkai and Gojyo walked towards the gym. They were supposed to meet Sanzo and Goku there. After taking four wrong turns, they were finally there. They saw Sanzo was already standing there, looking pissed. " Where's Goku?" He asked them curtly. Gojyo looked at Hakkai. Neither of them had seen Goku on the way. " Have no idea. How'd you get here so fast?"

Sanzo turned to the gym door. They could hear the faint sound of a ball being dribbled and shoes against wood. " I asked for directions from a classmate. They already started, and I had to wait for you. Hurry up. We'll go without him. He'll come when he comes." Then he slid the door open. The noise grew louder. There were more than a dozen boys on the court, all enthusiastically playing. Gojyo saw the girl from class. He decided to stay away from her. After what had happened, any guy would. But the girl came to them and greeted them cheerfully. Then she made some sort of signal to someone on court.

" SHOHOKU! ASSEMBLE!!" All the guys ran towards them and then stopped. right in front of a big, tall guy. The guy was really tall and built. in fact, he reminded Gojyo of a Gorilla. Gojyo looked around at the rest. He saw the Miyagi guy, and then took another step away from the girl. He didn't want any of it anymore.

" Welcome the people that MIGHT be joining you in the team." Gorilla started. " They are." Before he could finish, the door slid open. There stood Goku, standing right next to a really tall redhead. The redhead scratched his head. Goku looked at Gojyo, Sanzo and Hakkai.

"Are we late?" They said at the same time.

"BAKA!!" It wasn't just one voice. It wasn't just Sanzo's. Gojyo looked. It was Sanzo's and the girl's. They both had taken out identical paper fans and a loud noise filled the gym: Sanzo's fan landed on Goku's head while the girl's on the redhead's. Goku and the redhead also both had matching red marks on their faces. Sanzo turned to the Gorilla. " I apologize for his rude behavior." He then dragged Goku and then threw him next to Hakkai. He then kept hitting Goku with the fan. The Gorilla, as well as everyone else, looked amazed. " He's like another version of Gori!" Someone in the group said.

The Gorilla then took a basketball from the floor and then dribbled it to them. He threw the ball at Sanzo. " Let's see how you play." Sanzo caught the ball. Then he nodded to Gojyo, Hakkai and Goku. They walked slowly onto the court. Sanzo dribbled the ball toward the basket. Slowly at first, then his speed became higher. Then as if a silent signal had been given, they had split into two teams. Hakkai and Gojyo vs. Sanzo and Goku. Hakkai went to defend Goku while Gojyo to Sanzo. Everyone gasped. They did everything so fast. Then Sanzo really sped up, with Gojyo on his tail. Sanzo stopped, took a step back and released the ball. Suddenly, the ball was sent back down. Gojyo had stopped Sanzo from shooting. " You'll have to do better than that!!" he said to Sanzo. Goku chased after the ball, and caught it. He turned, only to see Hakkai in front of him, his arms open wide to defend the other boy. Hakkai gave a smile to encourage him, then turned serious.

Goku, all of a sudden, dove under Hakkai's arms. Before any part of his body touched the ground, he passed the ball to Sanzo. Gojyo stopped in front of Sanzo. Sanzo dribbled the ball carefully. Gojyo suddenly saw Sanzo smile mischievously. He must really be enjoying himself, Gojyo realized in surprise. Then Sanzo blew out a breath and using his left hand, pushed his messy hair back. Without warning, he ran forward. Gojyo ran after him and managed to stop right in front of him. I've got you now. But instead of trying to pass him, Sanzo suddenly moved. backwards. He jumped, and, before Gojyo knew it, scored.

Hakkai gave a soft applause. He then took the ball that had rolled to his feet then charged. He stopped when he saw Goku in his way. He raised the ball, as if preparing to shoot. Goku jumped. Hakkai smiled then passed the ball to Gojyo who was behind him. Gojyo then scored.

The ball fell to the floor and bounced for 5 times then stopped. Everyone was quiet. Suddenly a faint applause echoed through the gym. Everyone turned their heads.

There was a man with white hair and a round tummy clapping there. Suddenly the rest of the team started clapping (except for someone in particular). The Gorilla made his way towards them.

" You're good. Short, but with amazing speed," he told Goku. Then one by one he complimented each of them. Sanzo paid no attention. He just gave out an impatient sigh and asked, " So does that mean we're in?"

The Gorilla looked as if he was about to burst, but he nodded reluctantly. " We'll have to find out what size you are for your jerseys. Mitsui, Miyagi, Rukawa and.." He looked around. The redhead was jumping for attention and was shouting " Gori!!! ME, ME, ME!!" ". Sakuragi. I'm letting you go just this once, but you still have your basics to learn. Try and find them the correct size. This means I'll have an easier time handling practice. Get Going!!" with that, he jogged to the middle of the court and assembled the rest.