A Magical Night
written by: delusional_lady
Disclaimer: Inoue Takehiko owns SD
Author's Notes: This is the last chapter. so short, ne? Anyway, see you below.
Chapter 2: A few Familiar Faces and a Haunted House
A certain spiky-haired Ryonan player and a fiery companion were chatting at the food court. There were a lot of people in the crowd, surrounding them. A small brown bag of peanuts and two canned softdrinks lay on their table. "I can't believe that man on the Ferris Wheel! Who does he think he is?" Koshino complained. His temper was beginning to get ahead of him as usual. Sendoh merely smiled. Tonight was the last night of the carnival. It was Hikoichi who mentioned it and Sendoh thought that it was a good place for a date. His boyfriend was a bit reluctant to go as the latter didn't like crowded places very much. He could relate to his problem though. Koshino was raised in a family where manners were everything. It was really hard not to be a critic when you have a whole family tree who lived in England. They believed in honour and such. Sendoh was basically the same. He was born in a rich family but more of a Japanese background. He was taught to be calm to analyze situations. There was also the mannerims. Of course their family was certainly shocked at their relationship but they started to get used to it.
"He is...ugh!!" Koshino said and banged his fist down the metal table. "I know." Sendoh remarked, nodding his head. They had ridden the large ride an hour ago and there was a rude man, perhaps in his thirties. He sat in the booth before them. The man was practically flashing everyone in the ride. The ace player didn't like the behavior of the adult and his dislike increased when the man actually made a pass at his Koshino. That was unforgivable. After the ride, a few policemen appeared and took him to a nearby prison. Seems like this man has been flashing a lot of innocent bystanders too. "He must be some deranged animal or something." Koshino muttered as he drank his softdrink. "Hey, you know what, during the ride, I thought I heard Hanamichi's voice..And Rukawa's too." he continued. Sendoh nodded. "I thought I heard it too. Maybe they're here on a date. Like the two of us." After a moment of silence, the couple broke into laughter.
Mitsui was getting a little impatient. "I'm tired of carrying all these hotdogs! Where are they! What if they don't find us a table!" he complained. Fifteen minutes have already passed and not a trace of the others were seen. Kogure was beside him, carrying all the drinks. "It's too crowded in here. Maybe they failed to find a table." he responded. Frankly, Kogure hoped that the others would be back soon. Mitsui looked so damn hot that he was ready to jump on him any second now. He saw the hotdogs the latter was carrying. Mentally kicking his perverted mind, he muttered to himself, "Damn dogs.." Mitsui heard him and wondered what Kogure was talking about. What dogs? They haven't encountered any animals around. Besides, dogs or any pets were forbidden. He glanced down and figured out which dogs his friend was talking about. "So what about the dogs?" he asked, grinning very wide. Kogure almost dropped the drinks. "Wh-What!?" Fortunately for him, Akagi appeared. "We've found a table. Follow me!"
Ayako sat down beside Miyagi. Her eyes went from Koshino to Sendoh. "So are you guys on a date?" she asked slyly. Koshino blushed all at once. Sendoh grinned and casually placed an arm on his lover's shoulder. The Shohoku manageress burst into giggles. Hanamichi was trying to wake the poor, fainted Haruko. "Haruko! Haruko-chan!" he insisted. Rukawa sighed softly. It would have been perfect. Except that his captain's sister had to ruin everything. Even when she was unconsious, Haruko was defeating him. Miyagi noticed his small act and whispered to Ayako who frowned. The night could not go one like this. Hanamichi and Rukawa were clearly becoming friends. It was Haruko who was spoiling the situation.
"I hope you didn't mind us ntruding." Akagi said as he munched on a burger. Koshino smirked and shook his head. "Think nothing of it Akagi. By the way, how is your sister?" Akagi glanced at the sleeping form of his sister. "She's fainted twice already. Do you know where we can leave her or something? She's starting to be a burden already." Everyone was shocked. This from Akagi? Silently, Rukawa agreed. Something needed to be done. Thankfully, the Sakuragi guntai appeared out of nowhere. "Hanamichi!" Youhei shouted from behind. "We'll take Haruko-chan home!" takamiya volunteered. Rukawa raised his eyebrow. How convinient of the Sakuragi guntai to appear all of a sudden. He noticed Ayako was smiling proudly and made a mental note to thank her later. "What perfect timing!" Hanamichi said. "You can take her home now!" This shocked everyone more than ever. This was so...unlike Hanamichi. They were expecting the red head to throw a fit or offer to take Haruko home instead. "Yosh!" the guntai exclaimed and carried the sleeping Haruko away.
"So..uh...How's the food?" Kogure asked. Mitsui grinned. "Perfect! Say Kogure...." The glasses boy turned around to face him. "You have something on your cheek." the three point shooter pointed out. Before Kogure could wipe the ketchup from his face, he felt a tongue on it instead. "M-Mitsui!?" he sputtered, turning red all over again. Sendoh smiled while the rest of them stared. Suddenly, Miyagi catcalled. "Whoohoo! Get a room you two!" Hanamichi added. As Kogure was trying to recover from the stunning moment, Mitsui casually commented, "You taste hot and spicy Min-kun."
After a short snack, the Ryonan couple left. They were still going to try out a few more rides. The Shohoku team decided to leave as well. "I'm still full. Maybe we can walk around for awhile. Oh and wait! I have a camera with me!" Ayako said as she remembered her camera. It was inside her bag all this time. There was a fountain near the food court. "Let's have a group picture first!" After one shot, it was agreed upon that Ayako would develop copies for each of them. "How about one of us?" Miyagi suggested. The manageress went behind the fountain with the point guard's arms around her. The rest fooled around. There were a lot of shots with Kogure and Mitsui but everyone agreed that it was the shot of Rukawa and Hanamichi that was most special. Rukawa was sitting by the fountain and Hanamichi was right beside him. Their arms were on each other's shoulders as if they were the best of friends. Rukawa wasn't smiling but he was almost.
After a couple more shots, they walked on. Suddenly, the caught sight of Shiozaki. The brown-skinned third year whose lips were very thick. "Hey Shiozaki! Who's your girlfriend?" Miyagi shouted. The player turned around and revealed his girl to be none other than...Matsui! "It's Matsui! Haruko's friend!" Akagi pointed out. It seems like not only she decided to have fun. Fuji, the short-haired girl also appeared with...Youehi? "I thought you delivered my sister home." Akagi asked. "She's already home, asleep." Youhei answered. Everyone thought they looked adorable. "I didn't know you're dating Fuji, Youhei." Hanamichi remarked. His best friend grinned. "And I didn't know you and Rukawa are now friends." There was no answer. "Anyway, we have to go now! And Hanamichi, you two look good together." Youhei added.
Now it was Hanamichi and Rukawa who became their topic of teasing. The red head blushed as red as a tomato. Rukawa seemed to blush too. As he was paler, his red tint was much more noticeable. The wind blew once more and Kogure shivered. He was so cold that his teeth were chattering. He felt a jacket around him. "Mitsui?" The shooter didn't say anything. He just leaned on Kogure's back and closed his eyes. "Haunted house." Mistui muttered. "Let's go to the haunted house." The creepy house was just nearby. The Shohoku team saw two familiar faces in the line. It was Kiyota and Maki of Kainandai. "Hey! It's nozaru and the old man!" Hanamichi shouted. The two players heard their nicknames and sweatdropped. "I can't believe I'm even seeing that red monkey here. I must be hallucinating." Kiyota muttered.
The whole team went over and chatted with the two. The guys behind Maki and Kiyota backed away slowly and then ran away. "Hey! They left! That means we get in after they do!" Miyagi said gleefully. It wasn't long before it was finally their turn to enter the haunted house. Kiyota was cold and he was glad that Maki was right behind him. The first few steps were lighted by flashlight but the rest were filled with mirrors and mazes. The Kainan rookie shivered and held onto his captain's arm for support which Maki gave. It was their coach's idea to get out and have a little fun, some sort of a bonding session for all the team members of Kainan. They drew slots and it was pure chance that the rookie got paired up with his captain. What Kiyota didn't know was that his captain wanted to visit the haunted house. He hated creepy places like this and Maki knew it.
"Well, let's go." Maki said as he grabbed hold of the rookie's hand. He knew that the latter might faint if he didn't support him. Ayako and Miyagi were thrilled to explore but the rest of them weren't too spunky about it. Akagi went on ahead, seeking the horrific thrill of being nearly scared to death by employees in costumes. Mitsui was trying to put up a hard front but even he was a little intimidated by the decorations. Besides, it was dark. Kogure knew he was frightened and suddenly remembered a small flashlight he carried around for emergency purposes. The two of them decided to team up with Rukawa and Hanamichi. It seems like only Rukawa was not scared at all. He secured one arm around Hanamichi's own and walked around as if he was strolling in a park. "Aren't you even...you know.." the red head started. Rukawa shrugged his shoulders. "I've been here lots of time." he answered. Kogure's flashlight was not a big help as there were mirrors all around them. The vice-captain could've sworn a reflection of a vampire winked at him. He stayed close to Mitsui and hoped that they won't get lost in the maze. "Can you find the quickest way out Rukawa?" Mitsui urged. He didn't like to stay in the creepy house for long. The pale boy frowned. He wanted to stay here for awhile. It was dark and Hanamichi was with him. It was perfect. However, he didn't like to scare his comrades further. While Hanamichi wasn't looking, he pointed the way out behind his back. Taking the signal, the other two left.
"Ahhhhhhhhh! Where's micchy and glasses boy!" Hanamichi exclaimed. "They must have gotten seperated or something!" Rukawa just shrugged and walked a bit faster. The red head immediately went after him, shouting. "Oi kitsune! Wait for me!" A smile was making its way to Rukawa's face. Hanamichi finally made it to the latter and placed a hand on his shoulder. "...pant...pant....Why did you started walking without me? Do you want to leave me here or something?" There was no answer. Rukawa just held the latter's hand and started walking again.
"Gyaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Maki smirked. This was the fourth time that Kiyota screamed. He guessed that the year one was very easy to frighten. He was surprised when Kiyota suddenly flung his whole self into him. His tiny face was trying to bury itself to his chest. Running his fingers along the latter's long, black hair, he whispered words that should be able to calm him down. Meanwhile, Kiyota was thinking, "Kami-sama! What am I doing? And what is Maki-san doing? I am so humiliated, he probably thinks I'm a little kid now. Baka baka baka baka baka. " As the mantra baka continued, he tripped over something and in an instant, he was pulled from his right, away from Maki. "Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
Kogure and Mitsui jumped. "Did you hear that?" Mitsui asked. The vice-captain nodded. It sounded very much like Kiyota Nobunaga of Kainan. Ten minutes ago, Rukawa had kindly pointed the exit but along the way, two unidentified creatures with furry antennas blocked their way and the two started running away like mad. Now, they were lost. "We should just concentrate on moving forward. After all, that's where this creepy house ends, right?" Kogure said. Thinking logically, he was no longer that afraid of the haunted house. The monsters and ghosts were just employees, people working to satisfy their monthly income and to pay their taxes to the government. They even paid for the tickets to enter this entertaining establishment. With that way of thinking, Kogure was no longer afraid and walked on quite bravely. Mitsui hung on to him and hoped that they would find another way out soon. He'd heard rumors of secret passageways around places like this and some of the customers even wound up being abused.
The non-yaoi couple, Ayako and Miyagi found themselves in a dead end. "Darn! This way is wrong after all." Ayako said as she made a move to retrace their steps. They could easily head straight to the very exit but that wouldn't be too fun now, would it. They've met up with Akagi a few paces back. He was certainly enjoying himself. None of the monsters dared to approach him so he had an advantage. "I wonder how Hanamichi and Rukawa are doing?" she mused loudly. Miyagi was quite comfortable right now. His arm was around his object of affection. Things were going well, until he tripped over something hard and in less than a second, his precious Ayako disappeared. "Aya-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!" he shouted. He knelt down and tried to revert the thing he tripped over. He was puzzled to find nothing on the floor. There was absolutely nothing. Then what had he tripped on? Did it sink on the floor? It couldn't have. A thought entered his mind. Mitsui had mentioned something like this a week ago. It was actually in a newspaper clip and everyone thought it was just a public entertainment. "I think it's time to move." he said to himself as he brought out a cellphone and dialed.
Mitsui was surprised to receive a phone call from Miyagi. "That's right. I'll meet you by the glowing skeleton brothers." Clicking the phone shut, Mitsui led Kogure to the landmark they passed a minute ago. Sure enough, there was Miyagi and the point guard didn't look so good. "Aya-chan is missing! We should find her immediately! What if something happens to her?" Calming the frantic point guard down, Kogure brought out his cellphone and tried to contact the others. This was a serious matter and if his instinct was right, then Kiyota's scream was most probably from disappearing. He was actually correct. Maki walked past them, as if trying to look for something. Miyagi called his attention and they talked about what to do. They decided to gather everyone as not to lose anymore. The Kainan captain reported seeing a slight opening somewhere near the glowing skeleton brothers. He thought that there might be a secret opening there of some sort. Akagi was already outside the haunted house. He decided to pay a visit to the manager of the haunted house. Maybe he can clear things up before it becomes serious.
The odd couple, Rukawa and Hanamichi, sat down on a bench inside the haunted house. They were tired from walking around so much. Unconsiously, Rukawa let his head lean on the red head's strong shoulder. It was a welcoming gesture as Hanamichi was comfortable. Neither of them said anything. No words were exchanged as actions speak louder than words. Rukawa removed his head from the other's shoulder and stared into the eyes of his loved one. He knew he was in love with Hanamichi but he didn't expect the red head to return his feelings. He was about to confess and he prayed that if things won't work out, they would still have this newly developed friendship. It was totally uncharacteristic of him to think this way but this is what Hanamichi did to him. The red head was staring back at Rukawa. The kitsune couldn't find the right words to say and opted to express his love in another way. He leaned over and gave Hanamichi a kiss. It was soft and gentle but soon it got rough. The red head was responding to him and they were almost tearing each other's clothes off when Hanamichi's cellphone rang.
"Argh!" the red head mumbled and took out his cellphone. His eyes widened at what he heard. "Let's go kitsune! The others are in trouble!" Rukawa made a mental note to kick everyone else's butt later on. They rushed back to where two glowing skeletons were displayed. The others were there but Ayako and Kiyota were absent. "Where's Kiyota and Ayako?" Hanamichi asked. Maki pointed to a small opening that they pried open awhile ago. "We think it leads to a secret passage." Mitsui answered indirectly. Everyone went through it and discovered a small flight of stairs. It was so small that only one line could go through. Miyagi led the way, using Kogure's mini flashlight. There were cobwebs all around and suddenly, the point guard halted. He brought his fingers to his lips and hushed the rest to be quiet. They heard a conversation going on.
Ayako: You'll never get away with this!
Man 1: Won't we? We're the best people in this job and nobody can stop us. Your friends are probably outside already.
Kiyota: Mmphhhhhhhhh!
Hikoichi: I think you'd better untie his gag.
Man 2: No way! He's way too noisy! And he's hurting my ears!
Oda: You there! Untie me now!
Man 3: What if I don't want to? You're gonna send your girlfriend after us? Huh?
Oda: (turns red)
Ayako: Oh my friends are gonna tear you three from limb to limb!
Hikoichi: That's right! Her friends are from Shohoku! They will never let you guys go!
Man 2: Ooh! I'm scared!
Kiyota: Mmphhhhhhhhhh!
Man 1: But maybe we'll have a little fun first? We're waiting for the guys to arrive. Later at midnight, they'll be coming through the front door and we'll be shipping you four to a small prostitution ring! How does that sound?
Kiyota: Mmphhhhhhhhhhh!
Man 1: Maybe we'll start with this guy here. He has nice long hair and a cute one too. Are you a virgin boy?
Kiyota: (turns red) Mmphhhhhhhhhh!
Man 2: It's almost midnight! Where are they!?
Giving a signal to everyone in the back, Miyagi launches a surprise attack on the three men. They were armed but they were also taken off guard. Miyagi promptly untied Ayako's wrists and legs. Maki did the same to the remaing three. Rukawa and Hanamichi were throwing their everything and in less than a minute, the tables were turned. It was the three men who were tied and their weapons were against them. "You wait and see! Our reinforcements will arrive any minute now." As those words left his mouth, the front door opened and in came Akagi. "Reinforcements are here alright." he remarked smugly. It turned out that Akagi reported this to the manager who had a suspected the haunted house to be committing crimes. He asked for the police and just in time too as several armed men were caught. "Boy! I'm never going in another haunted house again." Kiyota said, smirking. Hikoichi nodded. "I have to go find my sister now. She may want to interview me as a witness!"
It was almost time for them to leave, but not before having another meal and watching the colorful fireworks up in the sky. On the way home, they went their seperate ways. Miyagi was taking Ayako home. Akagi hailed a cab. Mitsui and Kogure also took a cab. Maki and Kiyota met up with the other Kainan members in the exit. Takezato brought a car with him and he took them home. Koshino and Sendoh appeared too. They were going to take a train home. Hanamichi and Rukawa decided to take the train too. There were only a few people riding the train as it was already midnight. When Koshino and Sendoh stepped out on their stop, Rukawa nudged Hanamichi's shoulder. "What just happened in the haunted house do'aho?" he asked. The red head realized that this was the first time today that Rukawa called him a do'aho. He kinda missed it actually. "What just happened?" he repeated. Haruko was no longer in his mind. Sure, he always felt the need to be polite around her. She has that effect on people. Rukawa, on the other hand, inspired him to keep playing basketball. His passion was suddenly awakened and only Rukawa could provoke him like this. He knew that everything he did was for Rukawa. "What just happened? Something beautiful kitsune. Something beautiful."
Well, that's the end of it. I am going back to sleep now. I am soooo tired because I slept at one in the morning and now it's only seven. We have vacation so therefore, it's unlawful to be up this early. I'm heading back to bed as soon as I upload this.
