Rescuing the Gori's sister
written by: delusional_lady
Author Disclaimer: The slam Dunk characters are not mine but Inoue Takehiko's.
Author's Notes: We meet a lonely boatman..And the illusion forest.
And oh yeah, thanks for those who reviewed my fanfic! It motivates me to continue!
The group finally escaped from the Mystic woods and were now standing before a long river. "Hey, I thought this river was supposed to be raging and wild?" Hanamichi asked as he stared at the calm water. He then turned to Miyagi and inquired about the river. "How'd I know? I've never stepped out of the woods before."
After a minute or two of debating on what to do, Kogure decided that the horses must be left behind. "We can turn the carriage upside down and use it for a boat. Hopefully, we'll reach the end of the river and get to the next destination." So the horses were left behind and everyone clambered into the carriage. Ayako and Miyagi decided to steer the boat much to Hanamichi's protests. "But I want to steer the boat!" he whined. Everyone ignored him and settled comfortably.
After three hours, everyone was almost falling asleep. Nothing happened while they were on the boat and not even a fish was seen. It was all so boring. Where was all the excitement and the adventure. Everything was peaceful and silent oo. No sound could be heard except for the occasional munchings and crunchings of the Sakuragi guntai.
"This is so boring." Hikoichi complained. At this remark, Sendoh's face lit up. "What do you have in mind now Sendoh?" Youhei asked when he saw his friend's face turn into a sneaky expression. "Nothing Youhei. I just happen to have something that may stop our boredom." Rukawa raised his eyebrow while Kogure tried to stifle a laugh. The last time Sendoh brought something interesting was the box of kinky bondage thingys that his was confiscated by Taoka-sensei. "It's nothing hramful, I assure you. It's just a deck of cards." Everyone with the exception of Miyagi, Ayako and Hanamichi shrunk back. "What?" Sendoh asked innocently.
It was to be expected. Sendoh wanted to play a simple game of poker and Hanamichi readily agreed. "Yes let's play poker! Anything to stop my boredom!" Sendoh grinned and brought out a deck of cards from his hands. "Alright, to play poker, we have to play for something!" Sendoh said as his eyes twinkled suggestively. Hanamichi turned over his pockets. "I didn't bring any money with me." Sendoh broke into a smile and shrugged his shoulders. "We'll just have to play with clothes then." Kogure blushed while Hanamichi stammered. "T-Temee! What're you saying?" Sendoh raised his eyebrow and said, "What? Too much for you Hanamichi?" Sendoh was right on working on the red head's ego. "What! I'm the tensai! I'll show you smiley!"
"And strip poker it is!" Sendoh announced happily. Ayako and Miyagi were much too preoccupied in the corner to join and the Sakuragi guntai was asleep. Other than them, everyone joined in. "Alriiiighty!" Hikoichi remarked as he got his share of cards. Rukawa tried to conceal a smirk as he hoped that Hanamichi would lose the game and would have to shed his clothes. It was like a slow strip tease for him. Well, not for him since Sendoh must have anticipated this because of the twinkle in his eyes.
"Not again!" Hanamichi cried out as everyone laid out their cards. "Haha. You lose Hanamichi. time to take your pants off.." Sendoh drawled. The game is now composed of a shirtless Hanamichi, an eye-glass deprived Kogure and a shirtless Hikoichi were now starting to feel a little uneasy. "Damn! Now I have to lose my pants." Hanamichi muttered. As he tried to remove his pants, a hand stopped him half-way. "Huh? Kitsune!?" Sendoh's mouth curved into a smile. He wondered how Rukawa would act. "Do'aho. As much as I'd like to see you without your pants, you're forgetting that you're dealing with Sendoh here. Besides, accesories count so why don't you just remove your ring instead?" For a moment, Hanamichi debated in his head. Then he took off his ring and glared at the kitsune. *Baka kitsune, always thinking he's right! Wait a minute, what did he just say? He wanted to see me pantsless?, Hanamichi thought.
Sendoh laughed at the internal struggle on his face. At the same time, he was a bit disappointed that Hanamichi didn't take off his pants. Blushing red as Rukawa's statement sunk in, Kogure decided to clear his throat and get the game going. "Excited to play the game, aren't you?" Sendoh joked as Kogure turned red too. "Alright, let's play!" Sendoh said, smirking. When everyone laid out their cards, Sendoh grinned. "Gee, looks like I lose this time." Taking off his pants, everyone couldn't help but stare. "Hentai! Couldn't you have just taken off your shirt first?" Hanamichi cried out. The spiky-haired boy shrugged and kicked off his pants. Kogure sighed and took off his shirt. "I lost this round too. Anyone else?" Rukawa didn't say anything but took off his shirt.
"Next!" Hikoichi cried as everyone with the exception of Sendoh became worried. "No......!" Hanamichi cried out. He had lost the round. "Nothing we can do about this.." Youhei said as he started to remove his pants. Just as he was about to take them off, something crashed the serenity of the water. "Hey everyone...." Miyagi trailed off. The once peaceful waters suddenly became a raging river. "Damn water! It's unpredictable!" he cursed as he tried to steer the upside down carriage. 'We'll just have to hang on Miyagi! Can you do that?" Kogure asked. Miyagi didn't answer for a minute..and then.."WATERFALL!!!!!" That was his last word as they fell down the very very high falls.
As the carriage crashed down the river, everyone got separated and the group lost track of one another. Ayako was saved by Miyagi and they drifted off to somewhere while Rukawa dragged the red head to keep his head up the surface. The Sakuragi guntai were now very much awake and were trying to hang onto rocks. Youhei and Hikoichi were with them but Kogure was nowhere to be found.
Amidst all the commotion, no one noticed a figure wrapped in a tattered grey cloak. With him was an unconcious Kogure. Somehow, he was separated from the rest of the group. The mysterious man laid him on a small boat and used his oar to row away. Unseen, the boat entered a cave of some sort. A fog started to appear which made it hard to see.
"Is everyone alright?" Hikoichi asked. It was hard to determine because a fog was now enveloping them. The waterfall was quite a surprise and it was a miracle that he even survived the fall. The carriage was smashed to bits. Thank goodness there was land around. He could see figures moving and caught and sight of red hair. "Hanamichi!" he cried out. But it disappeared as the fog grew thicker. What was happening? He heard Ayako call for everyone. It seemed to come from the bunch of trees that were in front of him. Or what seemed like trees because the fog only made it seem like green thingys.Gathering up his courage, Hikoichi moved forward, hoping to bump into any of his teammates.
Rukawa looked behind him and cursed silently. Hanamichi disappeared. "Where'd that do'aho go?" he muttered. He had saved the red head from danger twice and this was how he repays him, by leaving him all alone. He noticed that the fog was all around him. This was not a good sign. His sword was still with him but his red head was weaponless. And he didn't think his fists would do him any good.
Hanamichi looked around. All of a sudden, Rukawa had disappeared. One minute he was right in front of him and the next, he was simple gone. He walked unsteadily and shivered at the slight brush of the wind at him. His clothes were still wet after all. He had no idea where he was right now. Kogure had said something about some place after the river.
Meanwhile, inside a small cave, Kogure started to stir. The first thing he did was to sneeze. His clothes were gone and he was only clad in his boxer shorts. "Where am I?" he asked himself as he looked around. His glasses were not with him but it wouldn't do him much good anyway as it was too dark to see anything. Suddenly, he felt someone behind him and stuck his glasses to his face. A small candle flickered. He almost screamed. "Boo!" Then, he screamed.
Kogure nearly fainted at the sight before him. He had turned around and saw someone covered with a wet and tattered cloak. He tried to inch backwards and the man chuckled. He moved closer to the latter and, "Boo!"
"Gyaaaaaah!" Kogure shouted and let his instinct take over. He tried to fight with his hands. "Ouch!", the guy said and touched his chin. He pulled off his cloak and revealed a very beautiful face. It used to be flawless but Kogure's nails had created a scar.
"S-Sumimasen!!" Kogure apologized. All his senses went back to himself as he realized that this man was probably the one who saved his life. The man rubbed his chin and then grinned. "No matter. There's some food outside. I caught a few fish while you were sleeping." Kogure nodded and followed the scarred man outside. The river was entirely peaceful. It was weird since he thought it was raging when he fell from the falls.
"My name's Mitsui." he said as he sat down on a large rock. Kogure tried to climb onto one of the rocks and almost slipped. Mitsui held out his hand to support the latter. "Kogure. I'm Kogure." The two enjoyed the serenity of the place as they munched on some fish.
Meanwhile, inside the woods....The fog was growing so thick that one can only see whiteness. Ryota narrowed his eyes. What was going on. Suddenly, the fog disappeared in a second and he found himself in a beautiful forest. A ray of sunlight was forming a rainbow. "This must be a trick!" he said aloud. Suddenly, someone tapped him by the shoulder. "Aya-chan!?" Ryota exclaimed. His eyes were blank and he was completely under a spell. He was faced with Ayako. She was wearing some sort of Greecian clothing and her hair was raised up like the Greecian women. Ryota was led to a beautiful garden and another thick fog appeared after that.
Hanamichi stopped hitting the tree in front of him and settled down on its roots. He was tired of running around and looking for the kitsune. Why was he looking for the kitsune anyway? It's not like he's worried about him or anything. He sneezed once. The fog surrounding them brought about a cold wind. The red head shivered slightly. Suddenly, something appeared in front of him. It was none other than the princess Haruko. "Hime?" he asked, rubbing his eyes in the process. The girl nodded and offered a hand. "What're you doing down on the ground Sakuragi-kun?" she asked.
Rukawa stopped walking and leaned on a tree to rest. How long has it been? Hours? He'd been walking non-stop yet there was still no sign of the red head or even the pervert Sendoh. The fog seemed to clear away and it revealed a shiny, blue pond. He could hear a humming sound. "Who's there?" he asked as he made his way silently. There was someone in the pond. His back was facing the boy. Rukawa squinted his eyes. He wondered who the boy could be. His eyes widened as he caught sight of reddish hair. "Hanamichi!?" he cried out.
"So what brings you to the river? It's been a long time since someone set foot here." Mitsui asked. He was curious. Ever since he turned ten, no one came to the river. He was left alone when his parents died. An old man was living as a hermit and took him in. "We're on a mission. My friends and I. We have to rescue a princess from a castle." Kogure explained. He too wondered what his hero was doing in such a lonely place like this.
"You're on a mission to rescue a princess?" Kogure nodded. Mitsui sighed. He thought that this man had come to stay with him. It was so lonely to be all by yourself. Kogure was so beautiful. It was fate that he was rowing out on the river. Normally, he would wait until the river was silent but something urged him to brave the torrents. He almost missed him because of the rocks.
"Mitsui?" Kogure asked. He had not spoken for awhile and he could see that his expression had changed. Mitsui looked at his friend and smiled fakely. "Your friends should be around here somewhere. Why don't I help you look for them? We can use my boat." Kogure lit up. "Thankyou! You've done so much for me already!" They got up and went over to the small boat.
written by: delusional_lady
Author Disclaimer: The slam Dunk characters are not mine but Inoue Takehiko's.
Author's Notes: We meet a lonely boatman..And the illusion forest.
And oh yeah, thanks for those who reviewed my fanfic! It motivates me to continue!
The group finally escaped from the Mystic woods and were now standing before a long river. "Hey, I thought this river was supposed to be raging and wild?" Hanamichi asked as he stared at the calm water. He then turned to Miyagi and inquired about the river. "How'd I know? I've never stepped out of the woods before."
After a minute or two of debating on what to do, Kogure decided that the horses must be left behind. "We can turn the carriage upside down and use it for a boat. Hopefully, we'll reach the end of the river and get to the next destination." So the horses were left behind and everyone clambered into the carriage. Ayako and Miyagi decided to steer the boat much to Hanamichi's protests. "But I want to steer the boat!" he whined. Everyone ignored him and settled comfortably.
After three hours, everyone was almost falling asleep. Nothing happened while they were on the boat and not even a fish was seen. It was all so boring. Where was all the excitement and the adventure. Everything was peaceful and silent oo. No sound could be heard except for the occasional munchings and crunchings of the Sakuragi guntai.
"This is so boring." Hikoichi complained. At this remark, Sendoh's face lit up. "What do you have in mind now Sendoh?" Youhei asked when he saw his friend's face turn into a sneaky expression. "Nothing Youhei. I just happen to have something that may stop our boredom." Rukawa raised his eyebrow while Kogure tried to stifle a laugh. The last time Sendoh brought something interesting was the box of kinky bondage thingys that his was confiscated by Taoka-sensei. "It's nothing hramful, I assure you. It's just a deck of cards." Everyone with the exception of Miyagi, Ayako and Hanamichi shrunk back. "What?" Sendoh asked innocently.
It was to be expected. Sendoh wanted to play a simple game of poker and Hanamichi readily agreed. "Yes let's play poker! Anything to stop my boredom!" Sendoh grinned and brought out a deck of cards from his hands. "Alright, to play poker, we have to play for something!" Sendoh said as his eyes twinkled suggestively. Hanamichi turned over his pockets. "I didn't bring any money with me." Sendoh broke into a smile and shrugged his shoulders. "We'll just have to play with clothes then." Kogure blushed while Hanamichi stammered. "T-Temee! What're you saying?" Sendoh raised his eyebrow and said, "What? Too much for you Hanamichi?" Sendoh was right on working on the red head's ego. "What! I'm the tensai! I'll show you smiley!"
"And strip poker it is!" Sendoh announced happily. Ayako and Miyagi were much too preoccupied in the corner to join and the Sakuragi guntai was asleep. Other than them, everyone joined in. "Alriiiighty!" Hikoichi remarked as he got his share of cards. Rukawa tried to conceal a smirk as he hoped that Hanamichi would lose the game and would have to shed his clothes. It was like a slow strip tease for him. Well, not for him since Sendoh must have anticipated this because of the twinkle in his eyes.
"Not again!" Hanamichi cried out as everyone laid out their cards. "Haha. You lose Hanamichi. time to take your pants off.." Sendoh drawled. The game is now composed of a shirtless Hanamichi, an eye-glass deprived Kogure and a shirtless Hikoichi were now starting to feel a little uneasy. "Damn! Now I have to lose my pants." Hanamichi muttered. As he tried to remove his pants, a hand stopped him half-way. "Huh? Kitsune!?" Sendoh's mouth curved into a smile. He wondered how Rukawa would act. "Do'aho. As much as I'd like to see you without your pants, you're forgetting that you're dealing with Sendoh here. Besides, accesories count so why don't you just remove your ring instead?" For a moment, Hanamichi debated in his head. Then he took off his ring and glared at the kitsune. *Baka kitsune, always thinking he's right! Wait a minute, what did he just say? He wanted to see me pantsless?, Hanamichi thought.
Sendoh laughed at the internal struggle on his face. At the same time, he was a bit disappointed that Hanamichi didn't take off his pants. Blushing red as Rukawa's statement sunk in, Kogure decided to clear his throat and get the game going. "Excited to play the game, aren't you?" Sendoh joked as Kogure turned red too. "Alright, let's play!" Sendoh said, smirking. When everyone laid out their cards, Sendoh grinned. "Gee, looks like I lose this time." Taking off his pants, everyone couldn't help but stare. "Hentai! Couldn't you have just taken off your shirt first?" Hanamichi cried out. The spiky-haired boy shrugged and kicked off his pants. Kogure sighed and took off his shirt. "I lost this round too. Anyone else?" Rukawa didn't say anything but took off his shirt.
"Next!" Hikoichi cried as everyone with the exception of Sendoh became worried. "No......!" Hanamichi cried out. He had lost the round. "Nothing we can do about this.." Youhei said as he started to remove his pants. Just as he was about to take them off, something crashed the serenity of the water. "Hey everyone...." Miyagi trailed off. The once peaceful waters suddenly became a raging river. "Damn water! It's unpredictable!" he cursed as he tried to steer the upside down carriage. 'We'll just have to hang on Miyagi! Can you do that?" Kogure asked. Miyagi didn't answer for a minute..and then.."WATERFALL!!!!!" That was his last word as they fell down the very very high falls.
As the carriage crashed down the river, everyone got separated and the group lost track of one another. Ayako was saved by Miyagi and they drifted off to somewhere while Rukawa dragged the red head to keep his head up the surface. The Sakuragi guntai were now very much awake and were trying to hang onto rocks. Youhei and Hikoichi were with them but Kogure was nowhere to be found.
Amidst all the commotion, no one noticed a figure wrapped in a tattered grey cloak. With him was an unconcious Kogure. Somehow, he was separated from the rest of the group. The mysterious man laid him on a small boat and used his oar to row away. Unseen, the boat entered a cave of some sort. A fog started to appear which made it hard to see.
"Is everyone alright?" Hikoichi asked. It was hard to determine because a fog was now enveloping them. The waterfall was quite a surprise and it was a miracle that he even survived the fall. The carriage was smashed to bits. Thank goodness there was land around. He could see figures moving and caught and sight of red hair. "Hanamichi!" he cried out. But it disappeared as the fog grew thicker. What was happening? He heard Ayako call for everyone. It seemed to come from the bunch of trees that were in front of him. Or what seemed like trees because the fog only made it seem like green thingys.Gathering up his courage, Hikoichi moved forward, hoping to bump into any of his teammates.
Rukawa looked behind him and cursed silently. Hanamichi disappeared. "Where'd that do'aho go?" he muttered. He had saved the red head from danger twice and this was how he repays him, by leaving him all alone. He noticed that the fog was all around him. This was not a good sign. His sword was still with him but his red head was weaponless. And he didn't think his fists would do him any good.
Hanamichi looked around. All of a sudden, Rukawa had disappeared. One minute he was right in front of him and the next, he was simple gone. He walked unsteadily and shivered at the slight brush of the wind at him. His clothes were still wet after all. He had no idea where he was right now. Kogure had said something about some place after the river.
Meanwhile, inside a small cave, Kogure started to stir. The first thing he did was to sneeze. His clothes were gone and he was only clad in his boxer shorts. "Where am I?" he asked himself as he looked around. His glasses were not with him but it wouldn't do him much good anyway as it was too dark to see anything. Suddenly, he felt someone behind him and stuck his glasses to his face. A small candle flickered. He almost screamed. "Boo!" Then, he screamed.
Kogure nearly fainted at the sight before him. He had turned around and saw someone covered with a wet and tattered cloak. He tried to inch backwards and the man chuckled. He moved closer to the latter and, "Boo!"
"Gyaaaaaah!" Kogure shouted and let his instinct take over. He tried to fight with his hands. "Ouch!", the guy said and touched his chin. He pulled off his cloak and revealed a very beautiful face. It used to be flawless but Kogure's nails had created a scar.
"S-Sumimasen!!" Kogure apologized. All his senses went back to himself as he realized that this man was probably the one who saved his life. The man rubbed his chin and then grinned. "No matter. There's some food outside. I caught a few fish while you were sleeping." Kogure nodded and followed the scarred man outside. The river was entirely peaceful. It was weird since he thought it was raging when he fell from the falls.
"My name's Mitsui." he said as he sat down on a large rock. Kogure tried to climb onto one of the rocks and almost slipped. Mitsui held out his hand to support the latter. "Kogure. I'm Kogure." The two enjoyed the serenity of the place as they munched on some fish.
Meanwhile, inside the woods....The fog was growing so thick that one can only see whiteness. Ryota narrowed his eyes. What was going on. Suddenly, the fog disappeared in a second and he found himself in a beautiful forest. A ray of sunlight was forming a rainbow. "This must be a trick!" he said aloud. Suddenly, someone tapped him by the shoulder. "Aya-chan!?" Ryota exclaimed. His eyes were blank and he was completely under a spell. He was faced with Ayako. She was wearing some sort of Greecian clothing and her hair was raised up like the Greecian women. Ryota was led to a beautiful garden and another thick fog appeared after that.
Hanamichi stopped hitting the tree in front of him and settled down on its roots. He was tired of running around and looking for the kitsune. Why was he looking for the kitsune anyway? It's not like he's worried about him or anything. He sneezed once. The fog surrounding them brought about a cold wind. The red head shivered slightly. Suddenly, something appeared in front of him. It was none other than the princess Haruko. "Hime?" he asked, rubbing his eyes in the process. The girl nodded and offered a hand. "What're you doing down on the ground Sakuragi-kun?" she asked.
Rukawa stopped walking and leaned on a tree to rest. How long has it been? Hours? He'd been walking non-stop yet there was still no sign of the red head or even the pervert Sendoh. The fog seemed to clear away and it revealed a shiny, blue pond. He could hear a humming sound. "Who's there?" he asked as he made his way silently. There was someone in the pond. His back was facing the boy. Rukawa squinted his eyes. He wondered who the boy could be. His eyes widened as he caught sight of reddish hair. "Hanamichi!?" he cried out.
"So what brings you to the river? It's been a long time since someone set foot here." Mitsui asked. He was curious. Ever since he turned ten, no one came to the river. He was left alone when his parents died. An old man was living as a hermit and took him in. "We're on a mission. My friends and I. We have to rescue a princess from a castle." Kogure explained. He too wondered what his hero was doing in such a lonely place like this.
"You're on a mission to rescue a princess?" Kogure nodded. Mitsui sighed. He thought that this man had come to stay with him. It was so lonely to be all by yourself. Kogure was so beautiful. It was fate that he was rowing out on the river. Normally, he would wait until the river was silent but something urged him to brave the torrents. He almost missed him because of the rocks.
"Mitsui?" Kogure asked. He had not spoken for awhile and he could see that his expression had changed. Mitsui looked at his friend and smiled fakely. "Your friends should be around here somewhere. Why don't I help you look for them? We can use my boat." Kogure lit up. "Thankyou! You've done so much for me already!" They got up and went over to the small boat.
