Kogure
"Ano, Akagi will be here shortly, he's got to see to some things..." My voice trailed as I realized most of them weren't paying me any attention. Their focus was on one of our new recruits, Sakuragi Hanami. Also the only girl on the court. Ayako doesn't count. She is our manageress after all.
I clear my throat. "Ano..."
No one even spares me a glance.
I gulp. All right, Kogure, you've got this all under control. Don't panic. Just stay cool. That's it. You're cool.
"Ano, as you all know, Shohoku would like to enter the Inter High and this year, with your help, it might be possible for us to become one of the final four in the prefecture. Therefore, I hope that you will give us your full cooperation and support," I manage to say.
Sakuragi cocks her head at me, totally unaware of the effect she has on the boys.
"Megane-kun?"
"Hai, Sakuragi-chan?"
"Didn't you qualify this year?" she asks.
"Erm..well..." I begin but a cool voice cuts me off.
"Of course not, d'aho. Don't you read the papers?" Rukawa said in his monotone.
"Sou da?" Sakuragi wrinkled her nose delicately. "Of course I read the papers...not the local ones though. I read the national papers. Yomiuri Shimbun? So forgive me for not having heard about the qualifying games."
Her last sentence had a slight tinge of sarcasm embedded within.
"D'aho."
"Nani? Watashi no d'aho? Nani teme yo baka no ottoko!" Sakuragi snaps. Obviously, she doesn't like being called names.
"Yare yare~" the offending boy sighs and ignores her. This of course irks her even more and the girl directs a patented death glare at the source of irritation.
"Ano," I say stupidly, "Aren't you and Rukawa friends?"
Sakuragi's jaw goes slack. She stares at me as if I'd lost my mind. Oh my. She's behaving so strangely today. She's so much more expressive. I wonder why.
"Ooookay...you're not friends then," I relent.
She nods and resumes glaring at him.
I look up at the sky out side...... and direct a question to no one in particular.
"Why me?"
"'cos there's none better than you when it comes to this."
I start. "M-miyagi?"
"Yo." He smiles at me before entering the gym. "So we have a girl playing with us now, I hear. She can't be as pretty as my Aya-chan of course."
Ayako tries to hide her blush by thwacking him on the head with her paper fan.
"What are you doing here out of hospital? You're not supposed to leave till Friday!" she reprimands him.
Sakuragi looks at them in amusement.
"Ayako-san, this your boyfriend?" she asks, visibly amused.
"Yeah! Got a problem with that?!!" Miyagi whirled round to face her and froze. "Erm......"
"Miyagi, this is Sakuragi Hanami. Sakuragi-chan, this is Miyagi Ryota, one of the year 2 players. He's Shohoku's point guard," I introduce them cheerily.
Miyagi still looks shell shocked. Oh well. I'll give him time to recover.
Miyagi
My goodness. Who is this angel before me?
Mito
And another one bites the dust.
Ayako
He's gawking at her. Miyagi Ryota, the guy who is hopelessly devoted to me is openly drooling at another girl. Right in front of me.
I don't believe this.
Sakuragi
Is this the freaks' club or what because it really seems like one. What have I gotten myself into this time?
Kogure
I clear my throat.
"Well, let's see now. Since we're done with the introductions, we should start practicing now. Akagi won't be very pleased if he finds out that we're not utilizing our time well."
That got them moving. Finally. Kogure Kiminobu, I swear you're a genius sometimes.
Sakuragi
Start with dribbling. That's the most basic of basics. And so, we're all dribbling the great big orange ball monotonously. This is fun. I'm having so much fun I could die now with a stupid smile on my face. Right.
Anyhow, this isn't much of a challenge. I'm completely new to basketball and know nuts about it, but dribbling is not new to me. I mean, it's natural to dribble every ball you see right? I've dribbled volleyballs, soccer balls, netballs, tennis balls, and even table tennis balls. You could say I'm a veteran dribbler.
*yawn*
When are we going to start?
Mitsui
She's got very quick hands. I've never seen such smooth dribbling from a freshman before. She looks, almost, bored.
Why you cheeky little doll, you're making fun of this game.
Sakuragi
What's next? Oh. Passes. Should be easy to pull off. All right, let's see now, three in a line. Mitsui-sempai and Miyagi-sempai(he snapped out of it five minutes ago) are with me. I wonder.....
Miyagi
Let's see what this girl can do.
"Mitsui!" I yell.
He catches the ball and throws it at her. She grabs it and passes to me.
"Mitsui!" I yell again but this time, I throw the ball at her. She receives the ball and, without blinking, threw it right at me. Too high damn it! What are you trying to do?!!!
*SMACK*
The very sick sound of a basketball smacking into someone's face is heard throughout the gym. I skid to a halt and turn behind me.
There, lying on the ground with a broken nose and a very red face was one of her gundam- the one with the yellow hair. The others were laughing their heads off at him. I turn back to face Sakuragi.
"What'd he do to you?" I ask.
"Made faces," she replies, her face stoic, her voice indifferent.
I raise an eyebrow. "So you had no intention of passing it to me?"
"Iie."
I grin. To my utter surprise, not to mention delight, she actually grins back.
Yep, she's cool, this Sakuragi Hanami.
Sakuragi
Stupid Okusu. He deserves it, making stupid kissing faces at me like that. He's probably teasing me about just now. I don't want to be reminded.
Oh, and Miyagi-sempai's a pretty decent guy. I thought he was going to tell me off or something, but he only grinned at me. So I grinned back.
Next, we're practicing the basic shots. Hell, I've never tried to shoot a basketball before. That senior, Yasuda is his name right? Anyway, he managed to place the ball in. And so did Kakuta and Shiozaki, and of course, Mitsui and Miyagi. And Rukawa. He did it perfectly, according to Ayako-san and Megane-kun. Ookay. That leaves me.
I dribble the ball and sprint forward, all prepared to shoot. I try to imitate Rukawa's form earlier and aim for the net. The ball leaves my hand, heads for the net...... and misses completely.
Mito and gang go into hysterics. Yes, even Okusu with his broken nose. Damn those guys. They're obviously here to laugh at me. A comforting thought, that is.
Their maniacal laughter carries throughout the gym. Haruko and Fujii try their best to hush them up, but I can see they're not succeeding. Oh well. I suppose I should try.
"Urusai!!!!!!!" I yell. The four of them freeze. I would've laughed if it had been another place and time.
Takamiya
She yelled at us. Hanami-chan YELLED at us. She yelled at us to shut up.
Okusu
Did I just hear that or is my nose banged up so badly I actually imagined Hanami yelling at us?
Noma
..............
Mito
Yep, something's gotten under her skin today. Wonder what it is.
Sakuragi
I feel my face burning. Damn it! Why didn't the stupid orange go into the basket? I followed Rukawa's every move so why didn't the ball go in like it was supposed to?!!!!
"Maa maa, Sakuragi-chan. Daijoubu desu. You'll get better with more practice," Megane-kun assures me.
I don't want improvement with practice! I want results NOW!
So I shake my head stubbornly.
"Maybe you could get someone to teach you. I'm sure all of us are more than happy to help," he smiles comfortingly. I appreciate the kindness, but it hardly works on me. "For now though, we'll practice other shots."
I sulk. Damn it to hell. I want to shoot! I want the stinking ball to go on! Why won't it go in?!!!!!!
"Want my help?" Mitsui offers, while spinning a ball on his right finger.
"No," I snap. I will not ask for help. Not unless I can't help it and I always can. So there.
"Whoa, I was just asking," he raises his free hand in mock defense.
I give him a withering look before turning away to listen to Megane- kun's next instructions.
Rukawa
She doesn't know how to shoot. Sure, she's pretty handy at dribbling and passing but that's about it. This girl obviously doesn't know a thing about basketball. Why in the world did Kogure sempai offer to take her in? And why did Gori agree? Beats me why they want a girl in the team. Especially HER.
It wouldn't be so bad if she had actually played basketball before but it's painfully obvious she hasn't.
*sigh*
It pains me to see her feeble attempts at shooting- if those could even be called shots.
Sakuragi
GAHHHHHH!! Why can't I shoot?!!!!! WHY?!!!!!!!!!!
Ayako
That's the thirtieth consecutive shot that she's missed. I can't see what's wrong with her aim- her posture's right, her angle and tilt as well, she's in perfect form....so why doesn't the ball go in?
Kogure
She's doing it wrong......somehow. Finally! Akagi's here!
"Akagi!" I can't help but let my relief show at his appearance.
"How's the freshmen? How are Mitsui and Miyagi? They troubling you?" he asks as he takes off his shirt, revealing his gym shirt underneath.
"No, they've been very good," I insist, although in actual truth I wanted to blurt out that they'd been more than a thorn in my side.
"Oh? That so? What about the girl then? Sakuragi Hanami?" asks Akagi as he stretches his arms and legs.
"She's doing fine. She's an excellent dribbler and is very good at passing...."
"But?"
"But?" I repeat.
"But she's........?" he prods. Apparently, he can read me like an open book.
"Well, there's a slight problem."
"Aside from the very big problem that she's a girl? What else could be more troubling?" he snorts derisively.
"Well.....she can't shoot. Not at all."
Akagi raises his eyebrow at me.
"And I thought it was something of greater importance."
Akagi
There she is practicing her shots, all alone, at the far end of the gym. Everyone else has gone home. It's almost dinnertime.
"Oi! Sakuragi!"
She snaps her head at me. "Nandato?" she yells back.
"Aren't you going home?" I ask, though I could already guess her answer.
"Not just yet!"
See?
I shrug and pick my bag up. Haruko and her friends had long gone. It was her turn to make dinner today. I wonder what it'll be......
"Ano, Gori?"
"What did you call me?" I growl, snapping out of my reverie immediately. How dare she call me a gorilla!
"Gori?" she repeats.
I clench my fists, ready to pound her when she goes on.
"Arigatou."
I sputter. What? Did she just say thank you? Whatever for? I was just about to ask her when I realized that she had turned back to continue with her shots again. I can't help but smile.
"Ganbatte yo, Sakuragi," I say quietly as I leave her to her shooting.
Rukawa
Gori just left. I saw him mutter something under his breath before he went through the door. Hnn.
The d'aho's still here. She's vainly trying to place some shots but so far, she's missed them all. All 76 of them.
She should just quit and not waste her time here. She could be really good as a volleyball player. Or maybe a runner. She's light on her feet. Playing basketball doesn't suit her. But if she actually trains up.......what the hell am I thinking? Why do I even care?
"D'aho."
She ignores me. Fine. I've not got a problem with that. I don't give a rat's ass anyhow. I start to leave when she stops me short.
"Can you teach me?"
I stop and stare at her. What did she just say?
As if reading my mind, she repeats herself, very slowly this time. "Can. You. Teach. Me." She points to me, then at herself and makes some shooting motions with her hands. Like I'm an idiot who doesn't understand what she's saying.
"No." I reply. Why should I anyway? I've no obligation to.
I half expected her to beg me, but it didn't seem very possible. I don't know what I expected her to do. It's not easy to read her. Not easy at all.
But I sure didn't anticipate this.
She simply shrugged and turned away. As if she had already guessed my answer.
I don't know why but I actually feel annoyed. Annoyed that she could read me. Annoyed that she didn't press me to teach her. Annoyed that she wasn't serious about my getting to teach her. Annoyed that she simply shrugged it off. Annoyed.
"D'aho." I say. What else am I supposed to say? I'm not exactly Mister Talkative if you haven't noticed.
"Baka kitsune." She replies, her voice flat and uninterested.
I feel disappointed. I had hoped to trigger a more violent reaction from her but all I got was this. Baka kitsune. It doesn't even sound like she means it.
"Oi."
"What?" she answers, almost lazily.
"Aren't you going home?" I ask.
She shakes her head. Something crossed her features but it was gone as soon as it came. I must have imagined it. Oh well. It's none of my business anyhow.
I turn and leave.
Doujin: of course. Mitsui Hisashi is like none other. *swoons and goes in a daze* ......ara? *snaps out of it* gomen, gomen ^^;; got carried away. Anyhow, I agree- I only wish it was as fun writing the story as reading it.
Smiley- thank u. the story loves u too ^^
Chris- hai~ I wonder what's behind those crystalline eyes(or ice, more like) as well ^^
Unquestionable- hontou ni? You're reading this by recommendation? O.O ooohhh..u flatter. Yaoi? Iie. This isn't yaoi. Hana-chan is a beautiful girl who just happens to think nothing of Rukawa(who is, I must point out, a BOY). So yaoi it isn't. ^^ Sou desu! Abt chaos(clash of egos), well, I don't think I'll get on with the story..unless I'm inspired (which I am not, at least for the moment). Suman ne? *bows apologetically*
Hikaru Itsuko- no comments? *injured look* mou..
Tensai_kai- hello back at you ^^
Kimeno pebols- sou? Hontou arigatou desu! ^^ *glomps* I will! I will since I get such nice reviewers!!!!! ^^
Mrsgreenleaf- why that's very nice of you my dear missus ^^
Crescent quetzalcoatl- O.O fancy pen name. *blinks* anyways, thank u so much. Anata wa kawaii desu ^^ hai hai, more coming up! ^^
Tensai 2003-3003/hanako- oooohh, what'll happen after 3003? *laughs maniacally* oops. Gomen.got carried away...ehehe~ anyways, thank u for your erm, honesty? Ahaha~ no seriously, I take it as a compliment. ^^
Tenkai- iie. Daijoubu desu ^^
Konzen_is_mine- oh? Konzen is yours? Well, Sanzo is MINE. MUAHAHAHAH~ XD Err, moving on.. well, if you're good you're good. Ahahaha. *sweatdrop* *looks around to make sure no one's listening* actually, I don't know either. ^^;;
todesengel- sank yuu! ^^
K. Takehiro- arigatou desu! ^^
Kanasimi- Awwwww..you're just flattering me again *blush*
"Ano, Akagi will be here shortly, he's got to see to some things..." My voice trailed as I realized most of them weren't paying me any attention. Their focus was on one of our new recruits, Sakuragi Hanami. Also the only girl on the court. Ayako doesn't count. She is our manageress after all.
I clear my throat. "Ano..."
No one even spares me a glance.
I gulp. All right, Kogure, you've got this all under control. Don't panic. Just stay cool. That's it. You're cool.
"Ano, as you all know, Shohoku would like to enter the Inter High and this year, with your help, it might be possible for us to become one of the final four in the prefecture. Therefore, I hope that you will give us your full cooperation and support," I manage to say.
Sakuragi cocks her head at me, totally unaware of the effect she has on the boys.
"Megane-kun?"
"Hai, Sakuragi-chan?"
"Didn't you qualify this year?" she asks.
"Erm..well..." I begin but a cool voice cuts me off.
"Of course not, d'aho. Don't you read the papers?" Rukawa said in his monotone.
"Sou da?" Sakuragi wrinkled her nose delicately. "Of course I read the papers...not the local ones though. I read the national papers. Yomiuri Shimbun? So forgive me for not having heard about the qualifying games."
Her last sentence had a slight tinge of sarcasm embedded within.
"D'aho."
"Nani? Watashi no d'aho? Nani teme yo baka no ottoko!" Sakuragi snaps. Obviously, she doesn't like being called names.
"Yare yare~" the offending boy sighs and ignores her. This of course irks her even more and the girl directs a patented death glare at the source of irritation.
"Ano," I say stupidly, "Aren't you and Rukawa friends?"
Sakuragi's jaw goes slack. She stares at me as if I'd lost my mind. Oh my. She's behaving so strangely today. She's so much more expressive. I wonder why.
"Ooookay...you're not friends then," I relent.
She nods and resumes glaring at him.
I look up at the sky out side...... and direct a question to no one in particular.
"Why me?"
"'cos there's none better than you when it comes to this."
I start. "M-miyagi?"
"Yo." He smiles at me before entering the gym. "So we have a girl playing with us now, I hear. She can't be as pretty as my Aya-chan of course."
Ayako tries to hide her blush by thwacking him on the head with her paper fan.
"What are you doing here out of hospital? You're not supposed to leave till Friday!" she reprimands him.
Sakuragi looks at them in amusement.
"Ayako-san, this your boyfriend?" she asks, visibly amused.
"Yeah! Got a problem with that?!!" Miyagi whirled round to face her and froze. "Erm......"
"Miyagi, this is Sakuragi Hanami. Sakuragi-chan, this is Miyagi Ryota, one of the year 2 players. He's Shohoku's point guard," I introduce them cheerily.
Miyagi still looks shell shocked. Oh well. I'll give him time to recover.
Miyagi
My goodness. Who is this angel before me?
Mito
And another one bites the dust.
Ayako
He's gawking at her. Miyagi Ryota, the guy who is hopelessly devoted to me is openly drooling at another girl. Right in front of me.
I don't believe this.
Sakuragi
Is this the freaks' club or what because it really seems like one. What have I gotten myself into this time?
Kogure
I clear my throat.
"Well, let's see now. Since we're done with the introductions, we should start practicing now. Akagi won't be very pleased if he finds out that we're not utilizing our time well."
That got them moving. Finally. Kogure Kiminobu, I swear you're a genius sometimes.
Sakuragi
Start with dribbling. That's the most basic of basics. And so, we're all dribbling the great big orange ball monotonously. This is fun. I'm having so much fun I could die now with a stupid smile on my face. Right.
Anyhow, this isn't much of a challenge. I'm completely new to basketball and know nuts about it, but dribbling is not new to me. I mean, it's natural to dribble every ball you see right? I've dribbled volleyballs, soccer balls, netballs, tennis balls, and even table tennis balls. You could say I'm a veteran dribbler.
*yawn*
When are we going to start?
Mitsui
She's got very quick hands. I've never seen such smooth dribbling from a freshman before. She looks, almost, bored.
Why you cheeky little doll, you're making fun of this game.
Sakuragi
What's next? Oh. Passes. Should be easy to pull off. All right, let's see now, three in a line. Mitsui-sempai and Miyagi-sempai(he snapped out of it five minutes ago) are with me. I wonder.....
Miyagi
Let's see what this girl can do.
"Mitsui!" I yell.
He catches the ball and throws it at her. She grabs it and passes to me.
"Mitsui!" I yell again but this time, I throw the ball at her. She receives the ball and, without blinking, threw it right at me. Too high damn it! What are you trying to do?!!!
*SMACK*
The very sick sound of a basketball smacking into someone's face is heard throughout the gym. I skid to a halt and turn behind me.
There, lying on the ground with a broken nose and a very red face was one of her gundam- the one with the yellow hair. The others were laughing their heads off at him. I turn back to face Sakuragi.
"What'd he do to you?" I ask.
"Made faces," she replies, her face stoic, her voice indifferent.
I raise an eyebrow. "So you had no intention of passing it to me?"
"Iie."
I grin. To my utter surprise, not to mention delight, she actually grins back.
Yep, she's cool, this Sakuragi Hanami.
Sakuragi
Stupid Okusu. He deserves it, making stupid kissing faces at me like that. He's probably teasing me about just now. I don't want to be reminded.
Oh, and Miyagi-sempai's a pretty decent guy. I thought he was going to tell me off or something, but he only grinned at me. So I grinned back.
Next, we're practicing the basic shots. Hell, I've never tried to shoot a basketball before. That senior, Yasuda is his name right? Anyway, he managed to place the ball in. And so did Kakuta and Shiozaki, and of course, Mitsui and Miyagi. And Rukawa. He did it perfectly, according to Ayako-san and Megane-kun. Ookay. That leaves me.
I dribble the ball and sprint forward, all prepared to shoot. I try to imitate Rukawa's form earlier and aim for the net. The ball leaves my hand, heads for the net...... and misses completely.
Mito and gang go into hysterics. Yes, even Okusu with his broken nose. Damn those guys. They're obviously here to laugh at me. A comforting thought, that is.
Their maniacal laughter carries throughout the gym. Haruko and Fujii try their best to hush them up, but I can see they're not succeeding. Oh well. I suppose I should try.
"Urusai!!!!!!!" I yell. The four of them freeze. I would've laughed if it had been another place and time.
Takamiya
She yelled at us. Hanami-chan YELLED at us. She yelled at us to shut up.
Okusu
Did I just hear that or is my nose banged up so badly I actually imagined Hanami yelling at us?
Noma
..............
Mito
Yep, something's gotten under her skin today. Wonder what it is.
Sakuragi
I feel my face burning. Damn it! Why didn't the stupid orange go into the basket? I followed Rukawa's every move so why didn't the ball go in like it was supposed to?!!!!
"Maa maa, Sakuragi-chan. Daijoubu desu. You'll get better with more practice," Megane-kun assures me.
I don't want improvement with practice! I want results NOW!
So I shake my head stubbornly.
"Maybe you could get someone to teach you. I'm sure all of us are more than happy to help," he smiles comfortingly. I appreciate the kindness, but it hardly works on me. "For now though, we'll practice other shots."
I sulk. Damn it to hell. I want to shoot! I want the stinking ball to go on! Why won't it go in?!!!!!!
"Want my help?" Mitsui offers, while spinning a ball on his right finger.
"No," I snap. I will not ask for help. Not unless I can't help it and I always can. So there.
"Whoa, I was just asking," he raises his free hand in mock defense.
I give him a withering look before turning away to listen to Megane- kun's next instructions.
Rukawa
She doesn't know how to shoot. Sure, she's pretty handy at dribbling and passing but that's about it. This girl obviously doesn't know a thing about basketball. Why in the world did Kogure sempai offer to take her in? And why did Gori agree? Beats me why they want a girl in the team. Especially HER.
It wouldn't be so bad if she had actually played basketball before but it's painfully obvious she hasn't.
*sigh*
It pains me to see her feeble attempts at shooting- if those could even be called shots.
Sakuragi
GAHHHHHH!! Why can't I shoot?!!!!! WHY?!!!!!!!!!!
Ayako
That's the thirtieth consecutive shot that she's missed. I can't see what's wrong with her aim- her posture's right, her angle and tilt as well, she's in perfect form....so why doesn't the ball go in?
Kogure
She's doing it wrong......somehow. Finally! Akagi's here!
"Akagi!" I can't help but let my relief show at his appearance.
"How's the freshmen? How are Mitsui and Miyagi? They troubling you?" he asks as he takes off his shirt, revealing his gym shirt underneath.
"No, they've been very good," I insist, although in actual truth I wanted to blurt out that they'd been more than a thorn in my side.
"Oh? That so? What about the girl then? Sakuragi Hanami?" asks Akagi as he stretches his arms and legs.
"She's doing fine. She's an excellent dribbler and is very good at passing...."
"But?"
"But?" I repeat.
"But she's........?" he prods. Apparently, he can read me like an open book.
"Well, there's a slight problem."
"Aside from the very big problem that she's a girl? What else could be more troubling?" he snorts derisively.
"Well.....she can't shoot. Not at all."
Akagi raises his eyebrow at me.
"And I thought it was something of greater importance."
Akagi
There she is practicing her shots, all alone, at the far end of the gym. Everyone else has gone home. It's almost dinnertime.
"Oi! Sakuragi!"
She snaps her head at me. "Nandato?" she yells back.
"Aren't you going home?" I ask, though I could already guess her answer.
"Not just yet!"
See?
I shrug and pick my bag up. Haruko and her friends had long gone. It was her turn to make dinner today. I wonder what it'll be......
"Ano, Gori?"
"What did you call me?" I growl, snapping out of my reverie immediately. How dare she call me a gorilla!
"Gori?" she repeats.
I clench my fists, ready to pound her when she goes on.
"Arigatou."
I sputter. What? Did she just say thank you? Whatever for? I was just about to ask her when I realized that she had turned back to continue with her shots again. I can't help but smile.
"Ganbatte yo, Sakuragi," I say quietly as I leave her to her shooting.
Rukawa
Gori just left. I saw him mutter something under his breath before he went through the door. Hnn.
The d'aho's still here. She's vainly trying to place some shots but so far, she's missed them all. All 76 of them.
She should just quit and not waste her time here. She could be really good as a volleyball player. Or maybe a runner. She's light on her feet. Playing basketball doesn't suit her. But if she actually trains up.......what the hell am I thinking? Why do I even care?
"D'aho."
She ignores me. Fine. I've not got a problem with that. I don't give a rat's ass anyhow. I start to leave when she stops me short.
"Can you teach me?"
I stop and stare at her. What did she just say?
As if reading my mind, she repeats herself, very slowly this time. "Can. You. Teach. Me." She points to me, then at herself and makes some shooting motions with her hands. Like I'm an idiot who doesn't understand what she's saying.
"No." I reply. Why should I anyway? I've no obligation to.
I half expected her to beg me, but it didn't seem very possible. I don't know what I expected her to do. It's not easy to read her. Not easy at all.
But I sure didn't anticipate this.
She simply shrugged and turned away. As if she had already guessed my answer.
I don't know why but I actually feel annoyed. Annoyed that she could read me. Annoyed that she didn't press me to teach her. Annoyed that she wasn't serious about my getting to teach her. Annoyed that she simply shrugged it off. Annoyed.
"D'aho." I say. What else am I supposed to say? I'm not exactly Mister Talkative if you haven't noticed.
"Baka kitsune." She replies, her voice flat and uninterested.
I feel disappointed. I had hoped to trigger a more violent reaction from her but all I got was this. Baka kitsune. It doesn't even sound like she means it.
"Oi."
"What?" she answers, almost lazily.
"Aren't you going home?" I ask.
She shakes her head. Something crossed her features but it was gone as soon as it came. I must have imagined it. Oh well. It's none of my business anyhow.
I turn and leave.
Doujin: of course. Mitsui Hisashi is like none other. *swoons and goes in a daze* ......ara? *snaps out of it* gomen, gomen ^^;; got carried away. Anyhow, I agree- I only wish it was as fun writing the story as reading it.
Smiley- thank u. the story loves u too ^^
Chris- hai~ I wonder what's behind those crystalline eyes(or ice, more like) as well ^^
Unquestionable- hontou ni? You're reading this by recommendation? O.O ooohhh..u flatter. Yaoi? Iie. This isn't yaoi. Hana-chan is a beautiful girl who just happens to think nothing of Rukawa(who is, I must point out, a BOY). So yaoi it isn't. ^^ Sou desu! Abt chaos(clash of egos), well, I don't think I'll get on with the story..unless I'm inspired (which I am not, at least for the moment). Suman ne? *bows apologetically*
Hikaru Itsuko- no comments? *injured look* mou..
Tensai_kai- hello back at you ^^
Kimeno pebols- sou? Hontou arigatou desu! ^^ *glomps* I will! I will since I get such nice reviewers!!!!! ^^
Mrsgreenleaf- why that's very nice of you my dear missus ^^
Crescent quetzalcoatl- O.O fancy pen name. *blinks* anyways, thank u so much. Anata wa kawaii desu ^^ hai hai, more coming up! ^^
Tensai 2003-3003/hanako- oooohh, what'll happen after 3003? *laughs maniacally* oops. Gomen.got carried away...ehehe~ anyways, thank u for your erm, honesty? Ahaha~ no seriously, I take it as a compliment. ^^
Tenkai- iie. Daijoubu desu ^^
Konzen_is_mine- oh? Konzen is yours? Well, Sanzo is MINE. MUAHAHAHAH~ XD Err, moving on.. well, if you're good you're good. Ahahaha. *sweatdrop* *looks around to make sure no one's listening* actually, I don't know either. ^^;;
todesengel- sank yuu! ^^
K. Takehiro- arigatou desu! ^^
Kanasimi- Awwwww..you're just flattering me again *blush*