A Magical Night

written by: delusional_lady

'Disclaimer: Inoue Takehiko owns SD.

A/N: Omigod!!! I have written this fic one year ago and have suddenlt decided to make a sequel. Hope it's okay and guys!!!! Please review!!! :) This contains yaoi.. You know that already.



Chapter 3: A Happy Reunion, A Happy Ending?



Almost a year had passed since the night that Sakuragi and Rukawa admitted their feelings for each other. And as you all know, that night wasn't just special for the two of them. Let's just say that a lot of hidden emotions had voiced themselves out and paved the way for a possible romantic relationship. And now, to celebrate the special memories, Ayako suggested another outing to the carnival.

This was not the same carnival that stopped by town a year ago but the manageress thought that it would be fun just the same. Not everyone could go though. Yasuda, Shiozaki and the others were busy with their girl friends. Haruko was out on a date with some guy but the rest agreed to go and soon, they found themselves at the entrance of the carnival.

"This carnival looks creepy." Sakuragi whispered to his koi. There were a lot of clowns around and not all of them wore happy expressions. In fact, most of them seemed to look menacing. Kogure seemed to agree with him but Ayako reasoned out that they should not be afraid by a few menacing glares. Besides, they have already bought tickets and there was no refund. Akagi grunted and said that they might as well get this whole thing over with. It was just another carnival, another chance to explore his thrill junkie side.

They settled for bumped cars first. Ayako had noticed the tension building around the group and decided that she was going to make this night as fun as she could. This was supposed to be a celebration. Her idea seemed to work since everyone had fun bumping each other.

"Hey, no fair kitsune!!!" Sakuragi complained when his lover hit his car for the enth time. "You're always following my car! Hey guys, a little help here please?" The red head pleaded. Mitsui chuckled loudly. "Better you than us, Hanamichi!!!" He shouted. The others laughed as well. Miyagi grinned and said, "You're on your own, tensai!!!!"

Sakuragi did not like being ridiculed and grinned as he aimed to hit Miyagi's car. However, the muffin head already anticipated the move and swerved out of the way, causing the red head to bump against Akagi's car instead. "Yikes, Gori!!! Why did you get in the way?" Sakuragi shouted as he tried to dodge Akagi's blows. The former captain of the Shohoku basketball team wanted revenge and targetted Sakuragi's car. Somehow, the tensai managed to move out of the way and knocked Mitsui's car instead. This led to a series of bumping each other until they were all exhausted.

"Man that was fun!!! You should have seen the look on Rukawa's face when Ayako managed to hit his bumper!!" Miyagi proclaimed, proud of his girl friend. Rukawa had been the toughest to chase since he was concentrating and was amazing at bumped cars. Ayako was pretty skilled too as she was the person who managed to bump everybody. Sakuragi kept bumping into Akagi and everyone suspected that this was his way of annoying the former captain since Akagi was no longer around for practice, being a university student and all. Kogure proved that he could be pretty mean too as he kept chasing Mitsui's rear. Of course, Mitsui just couldn't resist making a private joke about that.

The next few hours were spent on trying on all the rides. Roller coasters, the carousel, the caterpillar and all sorts. "We should get something to eat! I'm starved!!!" Mitsui suggested. There was a large place reserved for eating and that's where they went. Ayako and Miyagi took care of their orders while the rest of the gang simply sat and relaxed themselves.

"I cant believe that it's been a year already!" Sakuragi remarked as he snuggled to his Rukawa. He grinned at Akagi and dared to ask, "Ne Gori, do you have a girl friend yet?" At this question, Akagi turned slightly pink and everyone chuckled. "Akagi is seeing someone. Beautiful girl, really." Kogure said. Akagi cleared his throat and tried to fight off the blush from the personal question. "A beautiful girl, eh? Well, you deserve her Akagi-sempai. Let's hope you two would get together soon." Sakuragi commented, earning him a lot of shocked expressions. Rukawa simply smiled to himself. His koi could be really nice when he wants to. "Nyahahahaha!!!! I really am the tensai!!!" Rukawa rolled his eyes. And annoying when he wants to.

Pretty soon, Ayako and Miyagi returned with their noodles, hamburgers, fried and drinks. They were in the middle of chow time when Ayako noticed a familiar looking guy walking with a girl beside him.

"Koshino?" She called out. The lad looked up and smiled weakly at her. He approached them and introduced the girl he was with. "Guys, this is Kana." Sakuragi grinned and shook her hand. "Nice to meet you. Are you Koshino's sister?" He asked politely. Once again, everyone was surprised at his courteous manners.

Kana smiled and shook her head. "Iie. I'm his girlfriend." She answered. Everyone looked surprised. They had assumed that Koshino was happy with Sendoh as his boyfriend. The silence was awkward and Kogure decided that he should break it at once. "What are you doing here? Have you eaten yet? Maybe you could join us!" Mitsui sighed in relief. It was a good thing that kogure opened his mouth to speak since Koshino seemed to be in pain.

"That's a wonderful idea! I hope we're not intruding that way.." Kana replied. Ayako shook her head and moved to make room for the couple. Kana seemed like a wonderful person, based on her actions and words. However, Mitsui noticed that Koshino did not seem in love with the girl. He was itching to ask what happened to Sendoh but knew that a direct question would be too rude. Just then, another familiar looking person appeared and Mitsui's mouth opened.

"Oi Sendoh!! What are you doing here?" Mitsui shouted. The spiky-haired boy was obviosuly out on a date with some girl and he approached their table. He was surprised to see Koshino and another girl sitting with them. The emotions on his face were brief but clear. He was hurting. The girl he was with was pretty and they could really pass for a couple, except that Sendoh did not seem to be in love with her. What a coincidence, ne?

"Is that your sister?" Sakuragi asked. Sendoh shook his head. "Iie, I'm Mina. I'm his girl friend." The girl answered. Mitsui grinned and invited the couple to sit with them. Sendoh was about to disagree but Mina beat him to it. "Thank you!! You have such lovely friends, Sendoh!!" She remarked as she sat down.

"Would you please pass the ketchup?" Sendoh asked Mitsui. Mitsui looked at the ketchup and noticed that Koshino was still using it. "Koshino, Sendoh wants to use the ketchup. Pass it to him when you're done. I still need to finish my noodles." The scarred boy said as he shoved a mouthful of noodles in his mouth. Sendoh and Koshino stared at each other for a while before the fiery Ryonan player handed the bottle to him.

Sendoh took the ketchup without so much as a thank you and started squirting the sauce all over his fries. "Oh my, you're making such a mess of the fries Akira." Mina exclaimed as she tried to teach him the right way. Koshino snickered at this and tried to hide his laughter but Sendoh saw him anyway. At that moment, Sendoh had a crazy thought and squirted the ketchup at Koshino's shirt. How he made it seem like an accident was amazing but Koshino was no novice when it came to Sendoh's antics. He knew that it was no accident.

"Your shirt is all stained, Hiro-kun. We need to get you a new one." Kana remarked as she made a move to get up and drag her boyfriend to the souvinier store. "Don't trouble yourself Kana, I'll buy a shirt myself. I'm not a baby anyway." Koshino said as he got up and left. Mina glared at Sendoh and pointed at Koshino. "You should follow him Akira. You should pay for the shirt." She commanded. Sendoh stared at her in disbelief before getting up to do as she ordered.

Once Sendoh disappeared, Ayako looked at Mina. "Aren't you afraid that those two will punch each other or something?" Mina grinned. "They won't. They'll probabaly kiss and make up instead." Now the whole Shohoku gang dropped their jaws.

Mina and Kana exchanged glances before grinning at them.

"Koshino is in love with Sendoh. No one can change the way they feel. Actually, their parents are fine with their decision but his uncle just had to butt in and include me in their lives. He somehow persuaded that Koshino should try being with me. I did not want to be part in this really, but I was kinda forced." Kana explained.

"Kana is my cousin. Koshino's uncle seemed to think that I would be suited for Sendoh since he did not want Akira to get back with Koshino. I have no interest in him anyway. No matter how handsome Akira is, I don't like to spend my life with somebody who obviously desires someone else." Mina explained.

Everyone looked at the girls in awe. They were so smart..

Meanwhile, Koshino was putting on a shirt that Sendoh bought. This brought back a lot of memories that the young lad found it hard to fight his tears. Sendoh smiled softly and pulled Koshino in a tight embrace. "Come on, Kosh-kosh.. Let's go back."

They returned with serious expressions on their faces. "We have something important to say.." Koshino started. Kana and Mina rolled their eyes. "Yeah yeah.. You guys have made up and now we're single ladies again." Mina exclaimed. The Ryonan players were taken aback by this and looked at the others for an explanation. Mitsui gave them a grin and raised a glass. "To Koshino Hiroaki and Sendoh Akira. May their love remain strong forever and ever." The rest of them raised their own drinks and made a toast.

Sendoh smiled and sat down beside his koi and nodded. "A toast to that." He said, one hand raising his glass and one hand intertwined with Koshino's.

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Ookay, so that was more centered on Koshino and Sendoh. I just like the couple so much.. :) So do you think I should stop here or make a chapter 4 to focus on another couple instead? I have not written in such a long time and I have juggled with plans whether to finish some of my fics.. Particularly SD Police, and Return Of The Darkness for Suikoden.. Hmm.. Also Rescuing the Gori's Sister, maybe... I'm sleepy. Yawn... Review guys..