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Chapter 4
" I can't believe it! We were beaten by 15 points! Help!" Mitsui sighed as he slumped down on a bench to take a drink after the game.
" She is a very good strategist and small forward isn't she?" Anzai sensei asked him.
" Of course! They also have that Sakuragi and Rukawa!" Ryota added. Everyone laughed.
" It's just a coincidence." Acturus smiled as she wiped her face with a small towel. They all got up to change.
" I'd better make my way home now that it's late." Acturus said after she had taken her shower, " I'll see you guys tomorrow!" she gave a cheerful wave.
" Chotto-mate! Do you know your way around here?" Hanamichi asked her.
" Eh?!" She a startled expression crossed her face, " I forgot the address..." she admitted.
" Baka!" Sakuragi yelled at her.
" But I do know the house if we see it, we passed it on the way here from Kainan." She offered.
" Who knows where Maki's house is?" Ryota asked out loud, no one replied.
" It's okay really, I can try to find it." Acturus started to say.
" Baka! You'll only get lost and go hungry!" Sakuragi shouted.
" Wait a sec...I think I know the street name..." She smiled as if a light bulb had lit up her face. She told Mitsui.
" Rukawa lives quite close to there, why don't you walk her home Ru?" Ryota asked.
" I don't mind." Rukawa replied expressionlessly.
" Thanks Rukawa." Anzai sensei said.
" Thank you so much Rukawa." Acturus ran after him," Ja'ne!" she waved to the others and ran after Rukawa.
Rukawa was silent as he took out his bike.
" Thank you so much Rukawa, sorry for the inconvenience." She apologized to him but he just stayed silent as he started to get on his bike.
"Do you want to get on or not?" he asked her, beckoning to the seat behind him.
" Eh? Oh! Thanks." She climbed onto the back of the bike, carrying her little suitcase.
" It might fall down, here." Rukawa took it away and placed it in front of him.
" Thank you...err...do I have to call you Rukawa-sempai?" she asked as he started pedalling.
" No, I'm in first year." Rukawa replied coldly. Acturus frowned.
" Why are you so cold? You sound so bored! Put more enthusiasm and expression into your words!" she told him.
" If I'm boring then stop talking to me." He replied curtly and that stopped Acturus.
" Sorry, I didn't mean it to be like that." She apologized after a while.
" Stop apologizing! You're so annoying." Rukawa said. Acturus fell silent again but she was a cheerful girl by nature so soon she started again.
" Rukawa..." she whispered.
" What?!" Rukawa sounded really annoyed.
" Don't fall asleep will you?" she pleaded softly, Rukawa couldn't help but didn't yell at her.
" I won't." he reassured her.
" Sorry, I won't speak again, I promise." And after that she stayed silent.
After a few minutes Rukawa reached the street.
" Hey Acturus..." he started but he felt her head resting on his back, he tried to turn around but Acturus started to fall from the bike, " Don't fall! Do'aho!" he deftly caught her and woke her up.
" Eh?! What? It's breakfast already? Good timing, I'm hungry." She murmured in her sleep.
" Wake up!" he gently shook her.
" Eh?" She gave a large yawn and then realized what was happening, " Sorry Rukawa." She apologized as she quickly pulled away from him.
" You warned me not to sleep but you fell asleep yourself!" Rukawa is usually quiet but he couldn't help pointing it out.
" Sumimasen!" she apologized again, Rukawa fought back a smile and just patted her back.
" Daijobu, anyway why don't you tell me which one your house is?" he asked her. Acturus looked at her surrounding.
" I'm sorry...but the houses all look similar." She gave a weak smile. Rukawa wanted to yell at her but couldn't find the heart to.
"I don't blame you but how are we going to find your house?" he sighed.
" Usually sea mariners uses starts to find their way but I don't think that's going to work here." She joked. Rukawa stared up to the stars.
" Acturus..." he murmured.
" What?" she asked.
" Your name is a star right?" he asked, Acturus looked surprised and started to reply when a sudden voice startled her.
"Aaaa! Acturus-chan! How come you're with Rukawa?" Kiyota's voice pierced the sweet silence.
" Kiyota?" Acturus seemed surprised.
" Hey! You're late for dinner sis!" Maki called from behind and Acturus realized that the 5 Kainan starting members were there too.
" We decided to have dinner at your house, we were waiting for you when Kiyota saw you from the window, why didn't you come in straight away and why are you with Rukawa?" Jin asked.
" I couldn't remember the address so Rukawa was helping me. I can't even recognize the house." She confessed, blushing a deep shade of crimson.
" Now that we're here come on in!" Maki pulled her towards the house.
" All-right! Anyway did you cook onii-chan? Yes? Oh no! I don't think I'm going to survive your cooking!" she protested as the other four laughed then she noticed that Rukawa was walking away, " Rukawa!" she called out, Rukawa turned around.
" What?" he asked, as Acturus broke free from her brother's hug and ran to him.
" Thank you so very much for helping me find my way home." She bowed, " Sorry for annoying you constantly."
" Do'aho...get lots of sleep, don't get too tired." Rukawa whispered as he walked away with his bike.
" Thank you, I'll be fine. Bye!" she shouted after him before turning back to her house.
" Strange girl, I can't yell at her for some strange reason, it makes me feel guilty." Rukawa thought as he climbed back onto his bike and rode away.
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Isn't Rukawa just so sweet? I just love this chapter so much!^^ Anyway thanks for the reviews and please review.
Chapter 4
" I can't believe it! We were beaten by 15 points! Help!" Mitsui sighed as he slumped down on a bench to take a drink after the game.
" She is a very good strategist and small forward isn't she?" Anzai sensei asked him.
" Of course! They also have that Sakuragi and Rukawa!" Ryota added. Everyone laughed.
" It's just a coincidence." Acturus smiled as she wiped her face with a small towel. They all got up to change.
" I'd better make my way home now that it's late." Acturus said after she had taken her shower, " I'll see you guys tomorrow!" she gave a cheerful wave.
" Chotto-mate! Do you know your way around here?" Hanamichi asked her.
" Eh?!" She a startled expression crossed her face, " I forgot the address..." she admitted.
" Baka!" Sakuragi yelled at her.
" But I do know the house if we see it, we passed it on the way here from Kainan." She offered.
" Who knows where Maki's house is?" Ryota asked out loud, no one replied.
" It's okay really, I can try to find it." Acturus started to say.
" Baka! You'll only get lost and go hungry!" Sakuragi shouted.
" Wait a sec...I think I know the street name..." She smiled as if a light bulb had lit up her face. She told Mitsui.
" Rukawa lives quite close to there, why don't you walk her home Ru?" Ryota asked.
" I don't mind." Rukawa replied expressionlessly.
" Thanks Rukawa." Anzai sensei said.
" Thank you so much Rukawa." Acturus ran after him," Ja'ne!" she waved to the others and ran after Rukawa.
Rukawa was silent as he took out his bike.
" Thank you so much Rukawa, sorry for the inconvenience." She apologized to him but he just stayed silent as he started to get on his bike.
"Do you want to get on or not?" he asked her, beckoning to the seat behind him.
" Eh? Oh! Thanks." She climbed onto the back of the bike, carrying her little suitcase.
" It might fall down, here." Rukawa took it away and placed it in front of him.
" Thank you...err...do I have to call you Rukawa-sempai?" she asked as he started pedalling.
" No, I'm in first year." Rukawa replied coldly. Acturus frowned.
" Why are you so cold? You sound so bored! Put more enthusiasm and expression into your words!" she told him.
" If I'm boring then stop talking to me." He replied curtly and that stopped Acturus.
" Sorry, I didn't mean it to be like that." She apologized after a while.
" Stop apologizing! You're so annoying." Rukawa said. Acturus fell silent again but she was a cheerful girl by nature so soon she started again.
" Rukawa..." she whispered.
" What?!" Rukawa sounded really annoyed.
" Don't fall asleep will you?" she pleaded softly, Rukawa couldn't help but didn't yell at her.
" I won't." he reassured her.
" Sorry, I won't speak again, I promise." And after that she stayed silent.
After a few minutes Rukawa reached the street.
" Hey Acturus..." he started but he felt her head resting on his back, he tried to turn around but Acturus started to fall from the bike, " Don't fall! Do'aho!" he deftly caught her and woke her up.
" Eh?! What? It's breakfast already? Good timing, I'm hungry." She murmured in her sleep.
" Wake up!" he gently shook her.
" Eh?" She gave a large yawn and then realized what was happening, " Sorry Rukawa." She apologized as she quickly pulled away from him.
" You warned me not to sleep but you fell asleep yourself!" Rukawa is usually quiet but he couldn't help pointing it out.
" Sumimasen!" she apologized again, Rukawa fought back a smile and just patted her back.
" Daijobu, anyway why don't you tell me which one your house is?" he asked her. Acturus looked at her surrounding.
" I'm sorry...but the houses all look similar." She gave a weak smile. Rukawa wanted to yell at her but couldn't find the heart to.
"I don't blame you but how are we going to find your house?" he sighed.
" Usually sea mariners uses starts to find their way but I don't think that's going to work here." She joked. Rukawa stared up to the stars.
" Acturus..." he murmured.
" What?" she asked.
" Your name is a star right?" he asked, Acturus looked surprised and started to reply when a sudden voice startled her.
"Aaaa! Acturus-chan! How come you're with Rukawa?" Kiyota's voice pierced the sweet silence.
" Kiyota?" Acturus seemed surprised.
" Hey! You're late for dinner sis!" Maki called from behind and Acturus realized that the 5 Kainan starting members were there too.
" We decided to have dinner at your house, we were waiting for you when Kiyota saw you from the window, why didn't you come in straight away and why are you with Rukawa?" Jin asked.
" I couldn't remember the address so Rukawa was helping me. I can't even recognize the house." She confessed, blushing a deep shade of crimson.
" Now that we're here come on in!" Maki pulled her towards the house.
" All-right! Anyway did you cook onii-chan? Yes? Oh no! I don't think I'm going to survive your cooking!" she protested as the other four laughed then she noticed that Rukawa was walking away, " Rukawa!" she called out, Rukawa turned around.
" What?" he asked, as Acturus broke free from her brother's hug and ran to him.
" Thank you so very much for helping me find my way home." She bowed, " Sorry for annoying you constantly."
" Do'aho...get lots of sleep, don't get too tired." Rukawa whispered as he walked away with his bike.
" Thank you, I'll be fine. Bye!" she shouted after him before turning back to her house.
" Strange girl, I can't yell at her for some strange reason, it makes me feel guilty." Rukawa thought as he climbed back onto his bike and rode away.
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Isn't Rukawa just so sweet? I just love this chapter so much!^^ Anyway thanks for the reviews and please review.