MINNA-SAN!!
GOMEN NASAI!
Sorry! I haven't posted the continuation of this fic up until now! SORRY!
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Hope you'll forgive me and continue reading!
~Rukawa Kaede~
I can't believe it. I never smiled but then again, I just did yesterday. I can't believe it. I got dressed and made my way down. There she was her hand all bandaged up, two plasters stuck onto her face and eating a piece of toast. She must have got up early and wrapped her hand again. Now, I could see her fingers, only her palm was injured anyway. She wiggled her fingers when she saw me.
Atsui : Ohayo, onee-chan!
I sat down opposite her and was just about to pick up my piece of toast when the doorbell rang. Atsi jumped up and ran for the door. I on the other hand, being my usual self, didn't bother. She came back into the room with a big smile on her face. She shoved a shoebox towards me. Doubtful, I looked at her.
Atsui : It's for you.
For me? I opened it and got surprised instantly. In that shoebox, a pair of the basketball shoes that I had wanted since it came out.
Atsui : Like it?
I nodded. She wished me luck for the game with Ryonan that was supposed to be on today. The phone rang. No one answered it. The voice message clicked on.
…Anaki, don't forget that you have a press conference today. Don't forget. No canceling it. That is all…
I glanced at Atsi. She looked devastated and angry. I wanted her to come. She excused herself from the table. I heard her practically screaming into the phone to tell her manager to cancel her press conference. I left because I couldn't stand to hear her sobbing into the phone. I'm sorry Atsi. I got ready to leave for Ryonan High. Tsugi was going to send me there and then take Atsi to her press conference. It was a silent journey until we reached Ryonan.
Atsui : I'll come and see the game if I can.
I nodded. I swallowed as I made my way to the changing rooms and it hurt my throat. When I entered, Kogure, Ayako and Ryota were the only ones there.
Ayako : Rukawa! Are you Ok? Rukawa : … Kogure : He should be. Ryota : Anyway, basketball doesn't really involve any talking so I'm sure he'll be fine. Ayako : The others are talking to Anzai-sensei.
I changed into my uniform when I started coughing. My throat stung but it went away after a while. At least I still could play. After about ten minutes later, it was time to start. There was no sign of Atsi but other than that, everything was fine. Things only started happening during the second Sakuragi jumped to block Sendoh. Unaware that I was behind him, Sendoh moved backwards and knocked into me. I stumbled backwards and fell onto Koshino. All three of us fell on top of each other. My head hit the floor. My leg got crushed under Koshino's weight. I felt like coughing and when I did, I couldn't stop. It hurt so much. The cause of it was when I realized what Kogure just shouted and when everyone gasped.
Kogure : Blood!
~Atsui Rukawa~
I ran out of the press conference room and rushed towards the limousine. Tsugi saw me and immediately started the engine. I slammed the door shut after my body guards got in and told Tsugi to head straight to Ryonan High. I couldn't stop thinking about the news I just heard.
Ring! Ring! Atsui : Hello? Ayako : Anaki?! It's me Ayako! Your brother is coughing and some blood came out. He is alright now Kogure took his place. I think you should come straight here now. Atsui : I'm on my way now. Ayako : OK. Click.
Tsugi stopped the car. I got out and burst into the gym. I went into the gym. Shielded by my bodyguards, I made my way down towards the Shohoku bench. I saw him. Sitting there on the bench. I walked towards him and talked to Ayako.
Atsui : How is he? Ayako : Fine for now but he refuses to drink any water. Atsui : Let me handle it.
I took the water bottle form her and sat next to him. I could tell most of the audience were watching us. I didn't care. I held out the water bottle to him.
Atsui : Hey, onee-chan, here.
He looked at the water bottle without much interest and shook his head. I tried my best whining my voice and asked again.
Atsui : Please, drink some. Just a little. As long as you drink some.
He glared at the bottle for a few seconds before finally agreeing. He drank it slowly. Ayako and I relaxed a little. The game went on smoothly but a lot of people were staring at us. Just what I hated, so I told them the truth.
Atsui : He is my brother if you have to know.
Suddenly, my manager came bursting in.
Manager : Anaki! There you are! Come here right now!
He was red in the face and definitely not in a good mood but I hated to leave Kaede behind. I had no choice. I followed him silently. I could feel Kaede looking at me but I couldn't face him. I haven't told him that I'm leaving yet. I got into the limo after my manager and got told off. I was just thinking of what Kaede and I could do in the two more weeks when a sentence that he said jerked me back into reality.
Manager : We will be leaving Kanagawa tomorrow. Atsui : What?! Manager : Didn't I tell you that we are behind schedule? Atsui : Behind schedule?! Manager : I believe that you heard what I said clearly. Atsui : No! You can't make me go! Manager : You already signed the contract.
I was bursting with insults to throw at him but I didn't. Instead I just let it all drop on my head. Just like a bomb. The hope of ever getting to stay in Kanagawa is impossible.
~Rukawa Kaede~
I can't believe it. I never smiled but then again, I just did yesterday. I can't believe it. I got dressed and made my way down. There she was her hand all bandaged up, two plasters stuck onto her face and eating a piece of toast. She must have got up early and wrapped her hand again. Now, I could see her fingers, only her palm was injured anyway. She wiggled her fingers when she saw me.
Atsui : Ohayo, onee-chan!
I sat down opposite her and was just about to pick up my piece of toast when the doorbell rang. Atsi jumped up and ran for the door. I on the other hand, being my usual self, didn't bother. She came back into the room with a big smile on her face. She shoved a shoebox towards me. Doubtful, I looked at her.
Atsui : It's for you.
For me? I opened it and got surprised instantly. In that shoebox, a pair of the basketball shoes that I had wanted since it came out.
Atsui : Like it?
I nodded. She wished me luck for the game with Ryonan that was supposed to be on today. The phone rang. No one answered it. The voice message clicked on.
…Anaki, don't forget that you have a press conference today. Don't forget. No canceling it. That is all…
I glanced at Atsi. She looked devastated and angry. I wanted her to come. She excused herself from the table. I heard her practically screaming into the phone to tell her manager to cancel her press conference. I left because I couldn't stand to hear her sobbing into the phone. I'm sorry Atsi. I got ready to leave for Ryonan High. Tsugi was going to send me there and then take Atsi to her press conference. It was a silent journey until we reached Ryonan.
Atsui : I'll come and see the game if I can.
I nodded. I swallowed as I made my way to the changing rooms and it hurt my throat. When I entered, Kogure, Ayako and Ryota were the only ones there.
Ayako : Rukawa! Are you Ok? Rukawa : … Kogure : He should be. Ryota : Anyway, basketball doesn't really involve any talking so I'm sure he'll be fine. Ayako : The others are talking to Anzai-sensei.
I changed into my uniform when I started coughing. My throat stung but it went away after a while. At least I still could play. After about ten minutes later, it was time to start. There was no sign of Atsi but other than that, everything was fine. Things only started happening during the second Sakuragi jumped to block Sendoh. Unaware that I was behind him, Sendoh moved backwards and knocked into me. I stumbled backwards and fell onto Koshino. All three of us fell on top of each other. My head hit the floor. My leg got crushed under Koshino's weight. I felt like coughing and when I did, I couldn't stop. It hurt so much. The cause of it was when I realized what Kogure just shouted and when everyone gasped.
Kogure : Blood!
~Atsui Rukawa~
I ran out of the press conference room and rushed towards the limousine. Tsugi saw me and immediately started the engine. I slammed the door shut after my body guards got in and told Tsugi to head straight to Ryonan High. I couldn't stop thinking about the news I just heard.
Ring! Ring! Atsui : Hello? Ayako : Anaki?! It's me Ayako! Your brother is coughing and some blood came out. He is alright now Kogure took his place. I think you should come straight here now. Atsui : I'm on my way now. Ayako : OK. Click.
Tsugi stopped the car. I got out and burst into the gym. I went into the gym. Shielded by my bodyguards, I made my way down towards the Shohoku bench. I saw him. Sitting there on the bench. I walked towards him and talked to Ayako.
Atsui : How is he? Ayako : Fine for now but he refuses to drink any water. Atsui : Let me handle it.
I took the water bottle form her and sat next to him. I could tell most of the audience were watching us. I didn't care. I held out the water bottle to him.
Atsui : Hey, onee-chan, here.
He looked at the water bottle without much interest and shook his head. I tried my best whining my voice and asked again.
Atsui : Please, drink some. Just a little. As long as you drink some.
He glared at the bottle for a few seconds before finally agreeing. He drank it slowly. Ayako and I relaxed a little. The game went on smoothly but a lot of people were staring at us. Just what I hated, so I told them the truth.
Atsui : He is my brother if you have to know.
Suddenly, my manager came bursting in.
Manager : Anaki! There you are! Come here right now!
He was red in the face and definitely not in a good mood but I hated to leave Kaede behind. I had no choice. I followed him silently. I could feel Kaede looking at me but I couldn't face him. I haven't told him that I'm leaving yet. I got into the limo after my manager and got told off. I was just thinking of what Kaede and I could do in the two more weeks when a sentence that he said jerked me back into reality.
Manager : We will be leaving Kanagawa tomorrow. Atsui : What?! Manager : Didn't I tell you that we are behind schedule? Atsui : Behind schedule?! Manager : I believe that you heard what I said clearly. Atsui : No! You can't make me go! Manager : You already signed the contract.
I was bursting with insults to throw at him but I didn't. Instead I just let it all drop on my head. Just like a bomb. The hope of ever getting to stay in Kanagawa is impossible.
