Music
By CheeKy
Disclaimer: The following Slam Dunk characters belong to Takehiko Inoue. Any unfamiliar names, places or otherwise will naturally be my properties.
Notes: Couple of parallel scenes with SD the manga/anime, see if you can spot them! They stick out a mile away, but no spoilers though. *wide grin*
To:
Everyone ~ Maa maa, does everyone here wants a MitKo??
rj-chan ~ *sniggers* Can you just imagine the fans screaming, "Monkeys! Monkeys! We want the Monkeys!" ?
fourteen ~ Ah, a Mitsui fan. *smiles* A MitKo fan too? Anyways, I was kinda bored with Mitsui and Kogure being the best of friends so I thought I'd write something unexpected for a change. ^___~ As for Rukawa speaking a lot, I'm trying my best to cut down on his word limit but it's hard for the story to proceed if he only mutter monosyllables. *sigh* And the pride thingy, well, I have some personal experiences too, that's why it was kinda easy to envision that in. ^__~
akane ~ *sniggers* Weird name, I know. Anyways, about the MitKo thingy, hmm, how about letting me know what you think about the pairing?
Fiery-chan ~ Oooh, thanks for the encouragements! They really uh, encourage me to continue writing. ^__~
Jo-san ~ *grin* You honestly think so? ^___~
White Meteor ~ Erm, about the part where Rukawa calls out loudly, well, at just say he's always has to be just a tad different from the rest. ^___~ As for Jin, erm, don't you think being part of The Boys is better than being part of The Monkeys?? *sniggers*
sLL ~ Hey, I thought you were a Kiyota fan? ^____~ Anyways, I really really hope you'd enjoy this latest update cause, er, you'll know soon enough! *grins evilly*
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Chapter Eight ~ The Rock Group II
The Rock Group's practise lasted slightly over two hours. As it ended, Sendoh stood up and tilted with his head for Rukawa to follow. As he neared the stage, Sendoh called out with a wide grin, "Well done guys! You sounded even better than last year."
Mitsui jabbed a finger in Youhei's direction, "All the credit has to go to Youhei; he's been proving himself to be quite a drummer."
The boy addressed laughed aloud, "Thanks Mitsui. I'll keep that in mind the next time you curse me for missing a beat."
Leaning against the grand piano, Sendoh waved a hand towards Rukawa, "Guys, meet Rukawa Kaede, the latest addition to the CMG."
Sliding the guitar strap off his shoulder, Mitsui grinned as he offered a hand towards the boy, "It's always nice to meet a new face. So, what did you think about our performance?"
Giving the young man a firm handshake, Rukawa followed with a slight shrug of his shoulders, "Not too bad."
"Not too bad? Not too bad? What's that supposed to mean? It was a prefect performance worthy of the highest praise!"
Rukawa's gaze left Mitsui's as he looked behind the young man in searched of the speaker. A look of utter disbelief marred the speaker's features and Rukawa could have sworn smoke was sprouting from the said boy's ears. A snort escaped Rukawa's lips as he muttered nonchalantly, "Perfect? I seriously doubt it."
In a blink of an eye, Sakuragi Hanamichi had grabbed onto the front of his shirt before snarling furiously, "How dare you criticises the Tensai's singing ability?"
Rukawa tilted his head to the side as he surveyed the angry redhead in front of him. His lips twitched upward ever so slightly, "Oh, is that what you were trying to do? All I heard were a bunch of loud screams and nonsensical shouts."
Sendoh sweatdropped; surely the boy wasn't trying to deliberately pick a fight?
Or was he?
First Koshino, and now Sakuragi. The small smile on the pale boy's lips alarmed Sendoh; it would seem that his young friend found great amusement in taunting the redhead. Nevertheless, a fight was avoided as both Maki and Kiyota quickly stepped in to refrain their fuming band mate from lashing out physically. Suddenly, Kiyota burst out in surprise, "Hey, I know you. You're my neighbour who refuses to stop playing his violin until the wee hours of the morning."
Rukawa looked intently at Kiyota before smirking aloud, "Ah, then you must be the boy who sings off-key everyday."
The spiky-haired boy sweatdropped some more as several rude expletives followed. This time, it was Kiyota's turn to lunge at the pale- faced boy. Mitsui sidestepped his actions with a stern warning, "Hey that's enough violence from the two of you. If you want to fight, take it outside."
Turning back to Rukawa, the bands' leader then added with a scowl, "Why did you have to go and insult them anyway?"
"I wasn't insulting, I was just stating facts."
Upon hearing that insolent admission, everyone in the room sweatdropped with the exception of Rukawa who continued glaring at Kiyota. Finally, Mitsui sighed loudly in despair, "Are you always this rude and blunt?"
Again that wordless shrug. Catching Sendoh's eye, Jin grinned mischievously, "Hey Sendoh, since your friend plays the violin, think he could show us a couple of cool moves with the guitar?"
Rukawa turned to glare in his direction, "I don't play. that kind of instruments."
Still standing behind the keyboard, Miyagi interjected without looking up, "What do you mean by 'that' kind? You biased against rock or something?"
Steady brown eyes then looked up to meet Rukawa's blue orbs. To Sendoh's surprise, it was Rukawa's gaze who fell first. The boy looked away, "No, not biased. I just don't know how to play the guitar."
Picking up his instrument, Mitsui held out the guitar towards Rukawa's direction. Noticing the downcast expression on the boy's features, The Boys' lead vocalist grinned suddenly, "Hey Rukawa, stop blushing like a girl; there's nothing to be ashamed about. If you like, I'd be more than happy to give you a few pointers."
"Why?" questioned Rukawa as he looked up to gaze wistfully at the white electrical guitar lined with red streaks hovering inches from his face. It was a magnificent instrument; whoever chose it was certainly no novice, at least, not a poor one. He remembered seeing a similar guitar in one of the Paris music shops and the price of the instrument had staggered him. His eyes widened as Mitsui proceeded to slip the guitar strap over Rukawa's shoulder and with a playful wink the guitarist added, "I happen to know for a fact that playing the guitar is a dream come true for almost every boy child. Granted that you talk funny and have some phobia against being polite, I'm not convinced that you could be any different from the next boy."
Rukawa offered the young man a small appreciative smile before casting his gaze downwards again. His long fingers ran against the metal strings almost hesitatively and Sendoh was taken aback with how gentle his friend looked. Instead of the usual attributes of aloofness and chilly outlook, Rukawa now carried a look of childlike wonder and awe. Sendoh smiled gratefully at Mitsui; trust the tough guy to discover Rukawa's weak spot.
Leaning an elbow against the lid of the piano, Maki threw the spiky-haired boy standing next to him a suggestive wink, "Hey, aren't you afraid that we might just steal him from under your nose?"
Sendoh laughed easily as he replied, "Huh, dream on Maki, dream on. Rukawa's not for the taking."
Brown eyes glint roguishly, "And who's going to stop us? You?"
"If necessary, yes."
Even though the smile was still pasted on Sendoh's face, Maki didn't miss the look of determination in the young man's dark blue orbs. Inwardly he wondered what Sendoh was really thinking of as he kept his gaze locked onto two young men before him.
t.b.c. ^_~
By CheeKy
Disclaimer: The following Slam Dunk characters belong to Takehiko Inoue. Any unfamiliar names, places or otherwise will naturally be my properties.
Notes: Couple of parallel scenes with SD the manga/anime, see if you can spot them! They stick out a mile away, but no spoilers though. *wide grin*
To:
Everyone ~ Maa maa, does everyone here wants a MitKo??
rj-chan ~ *sniggers* Can you just imagine the fans screaming, "Monkeys! Monkeys! We want the Monkeys!" ?
fourteen ~ Ah, a Mitsui fan. *smiles* A MitKo fan too? Anyways, I was kinda bored with Mitsui and Kogure being the best of friends so I thought I'd write something unexpected for a change. ^___~ As for Rukawa speaking a lot, I'm trying my best to cut down on his word limit but it's hard for the story to proceed if he only mutter monosyllables. *sigh* And the pride thingy, well, I have some personal experiences too, that's why it was kinda easy to envision that in. ^__~
akane ~ *sniggers* Weird name, I know. Anyways, about the MitKo thingy, hmm, how about letting me know what you think about the pairing?
Fiery-chan ~ Oooh, thanks for the encouragements! They really uh, encourage me to continue writing. ^__~
Jo-san ~ *grin* You honestly think so? ^___~
White Meteor ~ Erm, about the part where Rukawa calls out loudly, well, at just say he's always has to be just a tad different from the rest. ^___~ As for Jin, erm, don't you think being part of The Boys is better than being part of The Monkeys?? *sniggers*
sLL ~ Hey, I thought you were a Kiyota fan? ^____~ Anyways, I really really hope you'd enjoy this latest update cause, er, you'll know soon enough! *grins evilly*
* * *
Chapter Eight ~ The Rock Group II
The Rock Group's practise lasted slightly over two hours. As it ended, Sendoh stood up and tilted with his head for Rukawa to follow. As he neared the stage, Sendoh called out with a wide grin, "Well done guys! You sounded even better than last year."
Mitsui jabbed a finger in Youhei's direction, "All the credit has to go to Youhei; he's been proving himself to be quite a drummer."
The boy addressed laughed aloud, "Thanks Mitsui. I'll keep that in mind the next time you curse me for missing a beat."
Leaning against the grand piano, Sendoh waved a hand towards Rukawa, "Guys, meet Rukawa Kaede, the latest addition to the CMG."
Sliding the guitar strap off his shoulder, Mitsui grinned as he offered a hand towards the boy, "It's always nice to meet a new face. So, what did you think about our performance?"
Giving the young man a firm handshake, Rukawa followed with a slight shrug of his shoulders, "Not too bad."
"Not too bad? Not too bad? What's that supposed to mean? It was a prefect performance worthy of the highest praise!"
Rukawa's gaze left Mitsui's as he looked behind the young man in searched of the speaker. A look of utter disbelief marred the speaker's features and Rukawa could have sworn smoke was sprouting from the said boy's ears. A snort escaped Rukawa's lips as he muttered nonchalantly, "Perfect? I seriously doubt it."
In a blink of an eye, Sakuragi Hanamichi had grabbed onto the front of his shirt before snarling furiously, "How dare you criticises the Tensai's singing ability?"
Rukawa tilted his head to the side as he surveyed the angry redhead in front of him. His lips twitched upward ever so slightly, "Oh, is that what you were trying to do? All I heard were a bunch of loud screams and nonsensical shouts."
Sendoh sweatdropped; surely the boy wasn't trying to deliberately pick a fight?
Or was he?
First Koshino, and now Sakuragi. The small smile on the pale boy's lips alarmed Sendoh; it would seem that his young friend found great amusement in taunting the redhead. Nevertheless, a fight was avoided as both Maki and Kiyota quickly stepped in to refrain their fuming band mate from lashing out physically. Suddenly, Kiyota burst out in surprise, "Hey, I know you. You're my neighbour who refuses to stop playing his violin until the wee hours of the morning."
Rukawa looked intently at Kiyota before smirking aloud, "Ah, then you must be the boy who sings off-key everyday."
The spiky-haired boy sweatdropped some more as several rude expletives followed. This time, it was Kiyota's turn to lunge at the pale- faced boy. Mitsui sidestepped his actions with a stern warning, "Hey that's enough violence from the two of you. If you want to fight, take it outside."
Turning back to Rukawa, the bands' leader then added with a scowl, "Why did you have to go and insult them anyway?"
"I wasn't insulting, I was just stating facts."
Upon hearing that insolent admission, everyone in the room sweatdropped with the exception of Rukawa who continued glaring at Kiyota. Finally, Mitsui sighed loudly in despair, "Are you always this rude and blunt?"
Again that wordless shrug. Catching Sendoh's eye, Jin grinned mischievously, "Hey Sendoh, since your friend plays the violin, think he could show us a couple of cool moves with the guitar?"
Rukawa turned to glare in his direction, "I don't play. that kind of instruments."
Still standing behind the keyboard, Miyagi interjected without looking up, "What do you mean by 'that' kind? You biased against rock or something?"
Steady brown eyes then looked up to meet Rukawa's blue orbs. To Sendoh's surprise, it was Rukawa's gaze who fell first. The boy looked away, "No, not biased. I just don't know how to play the guitar."
Picking up his instrument, Mitsui held out the guitar towards Rukawa's direction. Noticing the downcast expression on the boy's features, The Boys' lead vocalist grinned suddenly, "Hey Rukawa, stop blushing like a girl; there's nothing to be ashamed about. If you like, I'd be more than happy to give you a few pointers."
"Why?" questioned Rukawa as he looked up to gaze wistfully at the white electrical guitar lined with red streaks hovering inches from his face. It was a magnificent instrument; whoever chose it was certainly no novice, at least, not a poor one. He remembered seeing a similar guitar in one of the Paris music shops and the price of the instrument had staggered him. His eyes widened as Mitsui proceeded to slip the guitar strap over Rukawa's shoulder and with a playful wink the guitarist added, "I happen to know for a fact that playing the guitar is a dream come true for almost every boy child. Granted that you talk funny and have some phobia against being polite, I'm not convinced that you could be any different from the next boy."
Rukawa offered the young man a small appreciative smile before casting his gaze downwards again. His long fingers ran against the metal strings almost hesitatively and Sendoh was taken aback with how gentle his friend looked. Instead of the usual attributes of aloofness and chilly outlook, Rukawa now carried a look of childlike wonder and awe. Sendoh smiled gratefully at Mitsui; trust the tough guy to discover Rukawa's weak spot.
Leaning an elbow against the lid of the piano, Maki threw the spiky-haired boy standing next to him a suggestive wink, "Hey, aren't you afraid that we might just steal him from under your nose?"
Sendoh laughed easily as he replied, "Huh, dream on Maki, dream on. Rukawa's not for the taking."
Brown eyes glint roguishly, "And who's going to stop us? You?"
"If necessary, yes."
Even though the smile was still pasted on Sendoh's face, Maki didn't miss the look of determination in the young man's dark blue orbs. Inwardly he wondered what Sendoh was really thinking of as he kept his gaze locked onto two young men before him.
t.b.c. ^_~
