Title: For The First Time
Part: 4/?
Author: Lady Ice Dragon
Genre: Half Yaoi, Half Non-Yaoi
Pairing: MitKo (included)
Rating: G
Archive: Yes
Email: kogure_ikuko@yahoo.com.sg
Warning: Be prepared for reality, fantasy, mushy and action. ^_^
Author's Notes:
Half AU fic, characters might, or will be OOC. So be FOREWARNED, so no flames, unless you want to help cook my maggie noodles. Words in italics or between slashes are thoughts, words within ^^ are actions, unless otherwise stated, words in brackets are notes.
Disclaimer:
Slam Dunk is NOT mine, and never will be! I'm just borrowing the characters and the locales so I can have fun with them. They will be returned to their respective owners when I'm through. But whatever original characters I put in here are MINE, and you can't use them without MY permission!
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(2 weeks later)
"So how are you feeling, Sakuragi Hanamichi?" asked Ayako.
"The Tensai is fine!! Nothing can hurt the Tensai! NYA HA HA HA!!!! ITAI!"
Ayako had swiftly whacked him with her tessen. (L.I.D.[author]: ^Sweat drop^)
Suddenly, a female figure entered, along with a nurse.
"Ikuko-chan!!!" cried a happy and chibi Sakuragi.
"Hello, Sakuragi-kun! How are you feeling today?" smiled Ikuko. Noticing the murmurs in the room, she concluded that he had guests. "I see your friends have come to see you!"
"Hai… Everyone, this is Kobayashi Ikuko, a friend of mine."
Sakuragi had told everyone in advance about her and her blindness, and everyone knew not to make tactless remarks, despite Sakuragi's 'Tensai' instructions on how to behave. (L.I.D.[author]: ^Sweat drop^)
"CHUS!" Team Shohoku greeted jovially, except Rukawa, who was fast asleep leaning on a wall.
"Chus!" replied Ikuko.
"I'm Akagi Takenori, the captain of Team Shohoku." Introduced the giant, shaking her hand.
"My, you're strong. No wonder Hana-kun calls you Gori!"
An X-shaped vein appeared on Akagi's forehead, before he bellowed; "SAKURAGI!!"
Sakuragi cringed, and squeaked, covering his head. Ikuko laughed, hearing Sakuragi's fearful squeak.
"And I'm Ayako, the team manageress." Piped Ayako. "There is also Kogure-sempai, Mitsui-sempai, Miyagi Ryota, Rukawa Kaede, …"
"Wait a minute… Did you say, Rukawa? Rukawa Kaede?" cried Ikuko.
"Ano… Yes, Rukawa Kaede, do you know him?" asked a confused Ayako.
"Tell me, where is he?"
"Rukawa! Woi! Wake up!" shouted Ayako, shaking the sleeping Rukawa.
/Ha ha, he hasn't changed much…/ thought Ikuko, grinning from ear to ear mentally.
"Nani yo? (What?)" Yawned Rukawa as he rubbed his eyes.
"Sakuragi's friend says she knows you…"
/Yeah, and 100% of the whole school…/ thought Rukawa, not amused, heading towards Ikuko. "Who are you?"
"You don't remember me, Kae-chan?" chuckled Ikuko, her eyes somehow playful.
"KAE-CHAN?!?!?!" everyone mouthed.
Rukawa's mouth twitched. He was clearly not pleased. /Who is this girl? How dare she call me with such familiarity!!! / Thought Rukawa.
"Did you forget who helped you when you fell down a flight of stairs when you were younger?"
Rukawa tried his best to remember. "No."
"Maybe this will help." Ikuko took out a handkerchief, folded it into a triangle, and tied it around her face, the edge of the hanky below her nose, in some strange fashion.
"I don't believe that you would forget the massive scolding you got from your mom, even after I gave you my hanky to stop your nose from bleeding, now would you, Kae-chan?"
Suddenly, Rukawa remembered. "Iku-chan???? Is that you??? You're bli… erm…"
"Blind? So desu…" Ikuko took off the handkerchief, and grinned. "It's been a while, ne Kae-chan?"
The two stared at each other, with Ikuko looking up, and Rukawa looking down, even though she could not see. (L.I.D.[author]: I hope I'm making sense! She's looking at him from the direction from which his voice is coming from!)
"How do you know the kitsune (fox), Ikuko-chan?" piped a chibi Sakuragi.
"Kitsune?" asked a confused Ikuko. "Who's the kitsune?"
"D'aho." Sighed Rukawa.
"Teme kitsune!!!" shouted Sakuragi, who soon got a wallop from Ayako's fan. "Itai!" cried Sakuragi, rubbing the fresh smoking bump on his head.
"I understand now…" giggled Ikuko. "I see you're Sakuragi-kun's good friend, ne Kae-chan?"
"I am not. That D'aho." Replied Rukawa, blowing a mushroom puff of smoke in boredom.
"Teme kitsune!"
"Now, Sakuragi, calm down!" fretted Kogure.
"It HAS been a long time, Iku-chan…"
"Hai, Kae-chan. We have much to catch up on." Smiled Ikuko. "As for your question, Sakuragi-kun, Kae-chan's a childhood friend of mine. He knew me way back, when I could still see."
"Naruhodo…(I understand.)" Sakuragi said.
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Kogure was glad that someone managed to finally make Rukawa come out of his shell. It took quite a fair bit… No, make that a LOT to make Rukawa speak, and the blind girl, who was Sakuragi's friend managed to do just that without much effort… Kogure now felt as if the sky had just fallen, since it was all so unbelievable. Now, he wondered, what exactly would it take for him to be able to tell Mitsui how he really felt for him? Kogure looked at Mitsui, who was busy teasing Sakuragi, as well as Rukawa.
/He's so cute when he's teasing Sakuragi, that troublemaker! Ha ha! / Thought Kogure. /Too bad, he can't be mine…/
He thought he saw Mitsui look at him, and quickly looked away, beginning to talk to Ikuko, hoping that Mitsui didn't catch him looking at him. What Kogure didn't know, was that he was blushing. Furiously.
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Mitsui was trying his best to lighten his mood, for he was burning with the desire to show how much he wanted Kogure to be his. Not in a hentai way, but in a relationship kind of manner. (L.I.D.[author]: you hentai! What were you thinking?) It took all of his willpower and skills to tease Sakuragi, and Rukawa, to get his mind off the stunning vice captain. But he couldn't resist taking a glance, and when he did, he caught Kogure looking at him, before immediately looking away, to talk to Ikuko, blushing.
/He's so cute when he's blushing… Ha ha! / Thought Mitsui. /Too bad, he can't be mine…/
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(=^_^=) Meow!