A/N: One more chapter after this and the new chapters will be up!!! I'm
really excited that I can finally get this story going :-) the only bad
thing is that this year, I've been given a lot to do for school, so there
might be the weeks of delays which can turn into months, but I'll try my
best, thank you for being so patient with me! I might also be losing a bit
of touch with Fujima or Sendoh. . . since it's been yonks since I last
watched Slam Dunk, so any criticism on their characteristics and behaviours
are welcome!
Thank you:
Tze - yep yep! One more chapter not including this one, isn't it exciting? I'm really really excited to progress on with the story. . . just hope time will be good to me.
Viceversa - if all goes well, I should update one chapter each week! I'll definitely try my very best, coz I know how annoying it could be when people don't update their fics, I've been there, done that. . . hehehe I'm a bit of a hypocrite myself, becoz I know my readers can say exactly the same thing about me, I know I'm really lacky in updating fics. . . : -( But I certainly will try!
Sey Lee - Lol, don't worry! Sendoh will appear in the next chapter and he will definitely appear more from next chapter onward ( sorry to keep all those Sendoh fans out there waiting, but you have to understand this is mainly focused on Fujima and Kurako). Sorry about the wait!
Disclaimer: I own neither Sendoh nor Fujima. . . * sighs deeply * but I own the other characters and the plot, heehee
Fujima was watching TV when the phone suddenly rang. Since he was home alone, there was no other option than for him to answer the phone. Of course, he could've ignored it, but being the nice and wonderful Fujima, he picked it up.
" Moshi moshi?"
" Fujima kun?" came a girl's voice.
" Yes, it's Fujima speaking. Who's this?" Fujima could never keep track of the girls from school calling him for no reason, totally wasting his time, but he still remained polite.
" Hey. . . it's Kurako. . ."
Fujima was surprised at this, never in the world did he expect Kurako to call him. He was more worried than surprised however, she sounded extremely upset.
" What's wrong?"
Over the phone, Fujima could hear her voice tremble, as well as the little sobs she was giving out. Kurako tried her best to tell Fujima what had happened, to her own surprise, she managed to tell him without bawling her eyes out.
Fujima listened carefully, he didn't make any comments or any noise until she was finished. Kurako found this very comforting.
His voice was soothing and gentle when he finally spoke, " It's ok, she will be alright, Kurako. You just have to have faith and I'm sure everything will be fine. Whatever you do, don't give up on her, just keep hoping that she's going to live and keep trusting in her."
Kurako found Fujima's words very encouraging, she finally settled her emotions and asked, " Can you come to the hospital with me tomorrow?"
" Sure."
" Thank you for everything." Kurako was honestly grateful for having Fujima to talk to and grateful that he was willing to put up with her.
" What are friends for, right?" Fujima's voice was sincere and Kurako was even more grateful to have a friend like him.
~*~
Fujima accompanied Kurako to the hospital the next day, she was only too glad to have him by her side because she knew that she couldn't handle the situation by herself. Kurako had not been to the hospital for ages, the last time she went was when she had a broken arm from climbing trees, that happened when she was nine. The image of the hospital had always frightened her, it looked so spooky and smelled of antiseptic, she swore she would never be a doctor or a nurse when she grew up.
The hospital was like a labyrinth, although they asked the receptionist as to where Yui Ooishi was, it took them quite a while before they found the room.
Standing in front of the door, Kurako could feel her hands tremble from fright. By taking in a deep breath, she calmed herself down, just a little though. She opened the door and walked in.
Lying on the bed was Yui, motionless. Seeing her active friend so still and so helpless, Kurako felt sick in the stomach.
Fujima placed a hand on her arm, " Are you alright?"
Kurako managed to nod, only just though. She knelt next to Yui and started praying to God that she would wake up very soon.
~*~
As Fujima and Kurako were walking toward the escalator, ready to leave the hospital, a young man embracing a bunch of flowers rushed past them. He was a very tall boy who looked about 16, his long spiked hair was one of the distinct features of him and he wore a cute, sheepish look on his face.
Sendoh. . . The name crossed Kurako's mind immediately when she saw this boy running past them, her eyes didn't leave his back until he was out of sight.
Fujima noticed him too and he couldn't help but be quite certain that it was Sendoh Akira.
~*~
Kurako laid in bed thinking that night, there was no way she could fall asleep with so many things on her mind. School work, friends, Fujima, especially Yui and . . . Sendoh.
Was that really Sendoh? Kurako couldn't help but wonder. Aw, stupid Kurako, you should've called out his name when that boy ran past! Stupid, stupid, STUPID!
Although she had moved on with her life, as well as admitting to herself the feelings she had for Fujima, Sendoh still held a place within her. She missed him a great deal, she missed the way he smiled at her, the way he could make her feel better just by being there. . .
But doesn't Fujima make you feel that way too? She questioned herself.
Kurako frowned. She was so confused as to where Sendoh stood in between all her feelings, nonetheless, she missed him and it would be nice to see him once again, more than nice actually.
~*~
Fujima went to the hospital with Kurako whenever he got the chance to on the weekend, since Kurako was not able to stay for long after school any more because she had to visit Yui everyday. Fujima found himself catching the bus alone in the afternoon once again, Luciko saw this opportunity and immediately took it.
One day after basketball training, when Fujima was ready to leave the school, he saw Luciko waiting by the gate.
Fujima walked up to her and gave her a big smile, afterall, they used to be close friends. " Hi!"
" Hey!" Luciko flipped her hair back gracefully with her hand.
" Who are you waiting for?" Although he already knew the answer to that question.
Luciko's eyes beamed up, " You, of course! We haven't really been talking to each other lately, so I thought I can catch up with you and hopefully it can be like old times again."
Fujima smiled, but only out of politeness, " Yeah, that's not a bad idea. What can we do?"
Luciko smiled, " Well, we can start off by going to the coffee shop."
Before he even had time to reply, Luciko wrapped her arm around Fujima's and led him away. Fujima could only let her and wondered why he couldn't stop wishing that the one next to him was Kurako.
~*~
Fujima was sitting at his desk, his bedroom was full of basketball posters and a few photos of his friends on the wall. His bedroom was surprisingly neat for a guy, there were no clothes on the floor nor any mess lying around. In his hand was a sheet of paper stating the games they had to play for this season, funnily enough, their next game was against Ryonan.
That's Sendoh's team. . . he thought quietly.
Flashback -
Kurako spoke up, " How did you and Luciko meet?"
Fujima shrugged, " Family friends, you know. . . known her since we were little. . ."
Kurako said, " When I was little. . ." but suddenly sighed instead of finishing the sentence.
" Did. . . something. . . happen?" Fujima asked.
" Yeah, sorta. . . . there was this boy I met at the bus stop when I was eleven, I had no friends at the bus stop, but he was there. We were really good friends and all, we looked out for each other like brother and sister, he was so nice. But then because he was one year older than me, he went onto high school while I still had one year of primary school to go, then I think he moved to somewhere else, I dunno where he is. . . . I can hardly remember what he looks like, I just remember that he loved basketball and he was a very tall boy with dark sea blue eyes. . ."
" You miss. . . him?"
" Yeah. . .Yeah, I do. . . . I miss him ever since the day he was gone. . . ." Kurako tried to hold her tears back, that was one reason why she didn't like talking about Sendoh, it made her cry.
" Well, if you have missed him for so long and have wished so hard to see him again, I believe that you will, you definitely will. . ." Fujima looked at Kurako, giving her a reassuring look
" Yeah. . .I will, I will see Sendoh Akira again. . ."
End of Flashback
Fujima was sure that she didn't know she had said Sendoh's name out loud, he never bothered telling her either, because he was shocked at hearing this name himself. Fujima believed that it was fate for them to be living in the same area in Japan once again, they just needed the chance to see each other again. He was the only one who knew about this and the only one who could help Kurako, but he couldn't quite place a finger on the reason why he often felt disturbed at the idea of reuniting Sendoh and Kurako.
Fujima shook his head hard, trying to get his thought into the right direction. It's not what you want that's important, it's what has to be done! Look at yourself, Fujima Kenji, since when have you become so noxious and selfish? You like the girl, is that it?
" I don't like Kurako in that way!" he growled. Why was he so scared of this thought? Liking Kurako can't be that bad, so why was he so afraid of admitting it to himself?
" Argh!" he muttered angrily under his breath, Fujima Kenji was hardly ever frustrated with anything, he was known for keeping his cool and being able to calm down a disastrous situation. But that was only in schoolwork, and of course, in basketball. However, when it came to dealing with his emotions, it always frightened him to go into the unknown.
As he put the game paper away, it was already decided in his head, he would invite Kurako to watch the game against Ryonan, for the sake of doing a moral thing.
A/N: isn't Fujima the sweetest thing? * drool *
Thank you:
Tze - yep yep! One more chapter not including this one, isn't it exciting? I'm really really excited to progress on with the story. . . just hope time will be good to me.
Viceversa - if all goes well, I should update one chapter each week! I'll definitely try my very best, coz I know how annoying it could be when people don't update their fics, I've been there, done that. . . hehehe I'm a bit of a hypocrite myself, becoz I know my readers can say exactly the same thing about me, I know I'm really lacky in updating fics. . . : -( But I certainly will try!
Sey Lee - Lol, don't worry! Sendoh will appear in the next chapter and he will definitely appear more from next chapter onward ( sorry to keep all those Sendoh fans out there waiting, but you have to understand this is mainly focused on Fujima and Kurako). Sorry about the wait!
Disclaimer: I own neither Sendoh nor Fujima. . . * sighs deeply * but I own the other characters and the plot, heehee
Fujima was watching TV when the phone suddenly rang. Since he was home alone, there was no other option than for him to answer the phone. Of course, he could've ignored it, but being the nice and wonderful Fujima, he picked it up.
" Moshi moshi?"
" Fujima kun?" came a girl's voice.
" Yes, it's Fujima speaking. Who's this?" Fujima could never keep track of the girls from school calling him for no reason, totally wasting his time, but he still remained polite.
" Hey. . . it's Kurako. . ."
Fujima was surprised at this, never in the world did he expect Kurako to call him. He was more worried than surprised however, she sounded extremely upset.
" What's wrong?"
Over the phone, Fujima could hear her voice tremble, as well as the little sobs she was giving out. Kurako tried her best to tell Fujima what had happened, to her own surprise, she managed to tell him without bawling her eyes out.
Fujima listened carefully, he didn't make any comments or any noise until she was finished. Kurako found this very comforting.
His voice was soothing and gentle when he finally spoke, " It's ok, she will be alright, Kurako. You just have to have faith and I'm sure everything will be fine. Whatever you do, don't give up on her, just keep hoping that she's going to live and keep trusting in her."
Kurako found Fujima's words very encouraging, she finally settled her emotions and asked, " Can you come to the hospital with me tomorrow?"
" Sure."
" Thank you for everything." Kurako was honestly grateful for having Fujima to talk to and grateful that he was willing to put up with her.
" What are friends for, right?" Fujima's voice was sincere and Kurako was even more grateful to have a friend like him.
~*~
Fujima accompanied Kurako to the hospital the next day, she was only too glad to have him by her side because she knew that she couldn't handle the situation by herself. Kurako had not been to the hospital for ages, the last time she went was when she had a broken arm from climbing trees, that happened when she was nine. The image of the hospital had always frightened her, it looked so spooky and smelled of antiseptic, she swore she would never be a doctor or a nurse when she grew up.
The hospital was like a labyrinth, although they asked the receptionist as to where Yui Ooishi was, it took them quite a while before they found the room.
Standing in front of the door, Kurako could feel her hands tremble from fright. By taking in a deep breath, she calmed herself down, just a little though. She opened the door and walked in.
Lying on the bed was Yui, motionless. Seeing her active friend so still and so helpless, Kurako felt sick in the stomach.
Fujima placed a hand on her arm, " Are you alright?"
Kurako managed to nod, only just though. She knelt next to Yui and started praying to God that she would wake up very soon.
~*~
As Fujima and Kurako were walking toward the escalator, ready to leave the hospital, a young man embracing a bunch of flowers rushed past them. He was a very tall boy who looked about 16, his long spiked hair was one of the distinct features of him and he wore a cute, sheepish look on his face.
Sendoh. . . The name crossed Kurako's mind immediately when she saw this boy running past them, her eyes didn't leave his back until he was out of sight.
Fujima noticed him too and he couldn't help but be quite certain that it was Sendoh Akira.
~*~
Kurako laid in bed thinking that night, there was no way she could fall asleep with so many things on her mind. School work, friends, Fujima, especially Yui and . . . Sendoh.
Was that really Sendoh? Kurako couldn't help but wonder. Aw, stupid Kurako, you should've called out his name when that boy ran past! Stupid, stupid, STUPID!
Although she had moved on with her life, as well as admitting to herself the feelings she had for Fujima, Sendoh still held a place within her. She missed him a great deal, she missed the way he smiled at her, the way he could make her feel better just by being there. . .
But doesn't Fujima make you feel that way too? She questioned herself.
Kurako frowned. She was so confused as to where Sendoh stood in between all her feelings, nonetheless, she missed him and it would be nice to see him once again, more than nice actually.
~*~
Fujima went to the hospital with Kurako whenever he got the chance to on the weekend, since Kurako was not able to stay for long after school any more because she had to visit Yui everyday. Fujima found himself catching the bus alone in the afternoon once again, Luciko saw this opportunity and immediately took it.
One day after basketball training, when Fujima was ready to leave the school, he saw Luciko waiting by the gate.
Fujima walked up to her and gave her a big smile, afterall, they used to be close friends. " Hi!"
" Hey!" Luciko flipped her hair back gracefully with her hand.
" Who are you waiting for?" Although he already knew the answer to that question.
Luciko's eyes beamed up, " You, of course! We haven't really been talking to each other lately, so I thought I can catch up with you and hopefully it can be like old times again."
Fujima smiled, but only out of politeness, " Yeah, that's not a bad idea. What can we do?"
Luciko smiled, " Well, we can start off by going to the coffee shop."
Before he even had time to reply, Luciko wrapped her arm around Fujima's and led him away. Fujima could only let her and wondered why he couldn't stop wishing that the one next to him was Kurako.
~*~
Fujima was sitting at his desk, his bedroom was full of basketball posters and a few photos of his friends on the wall. His bedroom was surprisingly neat for a guy, there were no clothes on the floor nor any mess lying around. In his hand was a sheet of paper stating the games they had to play for this season, funnily enough, their next game was against Ryonan.
That's Sendoh's team. . . he thought quietly.
Flashback -
Kurako spoke up, " How did you and Luciko meet?"
Fujima shrugged, " Family friends, you know. . . known her since we were little. . ."
Kurako said, " When I was little. . ." but suddenly sighed instead of finishing the sentence.
" Did. . . something. . . happen?" Fujima asked.
" Yeah, sorta. . . . there was this boy I met at the bus stop when I was eleven, I had no friends at the bus stop, but he was there. We were really good friends and all, we looked out for each other like brother and sister, he was so nice. But then because he was one year older than me, he went onto high school while I still had one year of primary school to go, then I think he moved to somewhere else, I dunno where he is. . . . I can hardly remember what he looks like, I just remember that he loved basketball and he was a very tall boy with dark sea blue eyes. . ."
" You miss. . . him?"
" Yeah. . .Yeah, I do. . . . I miss him ever since the day he was gone. . . ." Kurako tried to hold her tears back, that was one reason why she didn't like talking about Sendoh, it made her cry.
" Well, if you have missed him for so long and have wished so hard to see him again, I believe that you will, you definitely will. . ." Fujima looked at Kurako, giving her a reassuring look
" Yeah. . .I will, I will see Sendoh Akira again. . ."
End of Flashback
Fujima was sure that she didn't know she had said Sendoh's name out loud, he never bothered telling her either, because he was shocked at hearing this name himself. Fujima believed that it was fate for them to be living in the same area in Japan once again, they just needed the chance to see each other again. He was the only one who knew about this and the only one who could help Kurako, but he couldn't quite place a finger on the reason why he often felt disturbed at the idea of reuniting Sendoh and Kurako.
Fujima shook his head hard, trying to get his thought into the right direction. It's not what you want that's important, it's what has to be done! Look at yourself, Fujima Kenji, since when have you become so noxious and selfish? You like the girl, is that it?
" I don't like Kurako in that way!" he growled. Why was he so scared of this thought? Liking Kurako can't be that bad, so why was he so afraid of admitting it to himself?
" Argh!" he muttered angrily under his breath, Fujima Kenji was hardly ever frustrated with anything, he was known for keeping his cool and being able to calm down a disastrous situation. But that was only in schoolwork, and of course, in basketball. However, when it came to dealing with his emotions, it always frightened him to go into the unknown.
As he put the game paper away, it was already decided in his head, he would invite Kurako to watch the game against Ryonan, for the sake of doing a moral thing.
A/N: isn't Fujima the sweetest thing? * drool *
