MY HANA-KUN!!!

Disclaimer : None of the characters in Slam Dunk are mine…but I'm planning to steal Sashi-kun for myself…don't tell anyone, okay?

Chapter Five : Nightmare

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       "Hana-kun, do you like basketball?" A red-haired woman asked her son.

       "Of course I do, Kaa-san! Basketball is sooo cool. Min-kun, Kenji-chan, Nobu-kun, and Hiro-chan also like basketball, too. We made a promise that we'll play in NBA when we are older." The boy, probably eight years old, with red hair answered excitedly.

       "Really? I like basketball too, Hana-kun. I'll teach you more about basketball when I have time." A Japanese man joined the conversation.

       "I don't know you can play basketball, Tou-san." The boy raised an eyebrow.

       "Your Tou-san was a good player in his high school, Hana-kun. You have to be like him, too." The woman winked to her husband.

       "Okay, Kaa-san. Ne, Tou-san, I want to see Bull's game this week. Can you go with me? Come on! It'll be fun!"

       "Alright…alright… Let's go together then."

       "But, Lucrezia, you know I have…"

       "Oh, come on, Subaru. You rarely spend time with your only son."

       "I guess…it's okay then."

       "Yay! It's a promise then, Tou-san, Kaa-san!"

       "But you have to behave yourself this week or we're not going."

       "I will, Kaa-san! We'll bring Take-san along, won't we?"

       "What do you think, Takeshi?" The woman asked an old butler stood behind her.

       "It's all up to you, Lucrezia-sama."

       "You HAVE to go with us, Take-san!" The boy was jumping up and down.

       "I'll go with you, Hanamichi-sama." The old butler chuckled.

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       "Where are Tou-san and Kaa-san?" An eleven-year-old boy asked his maid.

       "Subaru-sama and Lucrezia-sama aren't home yet." The maid answered.

       "Take-san, has Tomo-chan slept?

       "She is sleeping, Hanamichi-sama."

       "Maa, I'm bored. Where are Tou-san and Kaa-san?"

       "They will be here soon, Hanamichi-sama. Be patient, okay?" The old butler smiled.

       Then there was a loud ringing of a phone. A maid picked the phone and answered.

       "Sakuragi Residence. Good evening."

       "Good evening. May I speak to one of Sakuragi Subaru's relatives?"

       "You might want to speak with Saionji Takeshi, he is the family's butler."

       "Yes, please."

       The maid called out.

       "Takeshi-san, someone on the phone wants to speak with you!"

       "Hai...hai…" The old butler picked up the phone. "Hello, Saionji is speaking."

       "Good evening, Mr. Saionji. I'm afraid I have a bad news."

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       "Kaa-san! Kaa-san! Please answer me! Kaa-san!" The red-haired boy shook his mother's body. The beautiful woman was laid on a hospital bed, she was covered in bandages. And those bandages are bloodstained. Another body, covered with white sheet, occupied the other bed in the room.

       "Ha…na…kun…"

       "Kaa-san! Hold on!" Tears were streaming down the boy's face.

       "Ha…na…kun… To…mo…chan… I…can't…hold on… You…have…to…be…strong… Live…happily…"

       "Kaa-san! You can't leave Tomo-chan and me alone! Tou-san… Tou-san has…!!!"

       "Promise me…Hana…kun…"

       "I promise you! I promise you! But you have to get better! You have to!"

       "…love…you…"

       "KAA-SAN!!! DON'T LEAVE ME!!! KAA-SAN!!!"

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       "NOOOO!" Hanamichi screamed and found himself stared at the ceiling with wet eyes. His body was covered in sweat and tears stained his smooth face.

       It was another nightmare. He kept having them since his parents' death. Hanamichi cupped his face with his hands and continued sobbing quietly.

       "Tou-san… Kaa-san…"

       After crying for a few minutes Hanamichi wiped his tears-stained face with the silky sheet of his bed. Then he turned his head toward a phone beside his bed. He took it and dialed a number. After waiting for a few seconds, a furious-sounding voice answered with slightly accented English.

       "Damnit! What time do you think it is now!? It's two o'clock! Two o'clock!"

       "It's me, Hiro-chan." Hanamichi spoke softly.

       "Ara? Hana-kun? What's wrong?" The voice reduced its fierceness. "Was it another nightmare?"

       "Uh-huh."

       "Do you want to talk about it?"

       "It was still the same… I just want to talk…about anything."

       "Oh yeah, that reminds me. You know Akira Sendoh-sempai, right? That hair-weirdo who always smiling like an idiot."

       "Yeah, I know that smiley. What's with him?"

       "He IS my new neighbor! Oh, and Uozumi-sempai is my new neighbor, too."

       "That bosuzaru?" Hanamichi chuckled.

       "Yes! Man, I can't believe I'm so unlucky." Koshino groaned.

       "Why don't you like Smiley?"

       "Because he looks like a pervert, with that smile and all."

       "I think he's not that bad. You won't believe my bad luck either. My new neighbors are Micchy-sempai and Kitsune-sempai!"

       "Huh?"

       "I mean Hisashi Mitsui-sempai and Kaede Rukawa-sempai."

       "I see you've given them nicknames already. It's so like you." Koshino laughed. "So…feeling better already?"

       "Hai. Thank you, Hiro-kun."

       "Anytime, Hana-kun. Try to get some sleep."

       "I will. See you tomorrow, Hiro-chan. G'night."

       "G'night."

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       "Onii-chan! Wake up!!!" a cheery high-pitched voice followed by something heavy landed on him, made Sakuragi Hanamichi's morning quite eventful.

       "Tomo-chan. I told you not to do that again, didn't I?" He mock-glared at his beloved sister.

       "But it's fun, Onii-chan!" The beautiful red-haired little girl beamed at his brother.

       "It's fun just for you! I'm suffering because of that, Tomo-chan!"

       "Let's have breakfast!"

       "Okay…okay…just let me wash my face, brush my teeth, and change clothes first, ne?"

       Tomoka saluted while grinning cutely. Then she dashed out of her brother's bedroom. Hanamichi shook his head in amusement seeing his sister's antics. He jumped from his bed and walked to the bathroom. He stared at the mirror. His eyes were quite clear after sleep. There was almost no trace from his previous nightmare. Yep, guess talking with Hiro-kun was really good.

       "I have to be strong." Hanamichi spoke to himself. "For Tomo-chan…and for myself."

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This is short. But still I updated this in a quite short time, didn't I?

Thanks for all the reviews. I've never gotten this many, ya know! Love you all!

Let's pray together that I'll get the next chapter out soon.

Oh, maybe you'll have a little romance in the next chapter. Veerrrryyyy little. SenHana, maybe? Or RuHana? What about MitHana? Or should it be MakiHana? He…he…he…

See you in the next chapter!

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