Title: The Wish

Author: ryosashi (green_eyed_neko@hotmail.com)

Disclaimer: Slam Dunk not mine...

Summary: Mitsui made a wish one night but what he didn't expect, was for it to come true...

Warning: Lots of OOC-ness and horrible words repeated many times; author can't find new ones.

Sorry for taking such a long time to upload. Thanks for the reviews!

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"Sure! Why not?"

"Really? Thank you, Mitchy! Can I use the phone?" Miyagi was jumping up and down in a very un-Miyagi-like way. Mitsui nodded and gestured towards the said device.

Miyagi dialed in her sister's handphone number. The other line was picked up just after one ring.

"Moshi, Moshi?"

"Neesan, I'm at Mitsui's place."

"Okay, great but we've got one small problem... You know what day today is right?"

"Sunday."

"And what day is it tomorrow...?"

"Monday. I still don't know what you're hinting at Reiko- TOMORROW'S A MONDAY!!"

"Uhuh. What kind of captain forgets about practice? You're lucky there's no school this week."

"This is not good. No good, definitely not good."

"Glad you realized it. I gotta go now. Bye!"

Reiko hung up, leaving Miyagi banging his -oops- her head against the wall in frustration. But of course Mitsui quickly came to her aid.

"Miyagi stop that! It's not good for you! I know that banging your head against the wall will lose help you to lose calories but it'll probably give you a concussion first!" That line certainly got Miyagi to stop and take up glaring at him instead.

"So you're trying to say that I'm fat, are you?!" Miyagi exclaimed. (Hey!~ He turned into a sensitive girl ok?)

"No, no! Of course not! With a figure like that? You have got to be kidding!" He winked. Mitsui Hisashi has no control over his mouth or his actions in the presents of one Miyagi Ryota.

"BAKA!" Unfortunately that didn't turn out too well, considering the fact that Mitsui was lying on the floor with a huge bump growing on his head at high speed. "Wadda ya do that for?!" The shooting guard whined. Miyagi shot him yet another glare. "So what's the big problem?"

"We've got basketball practice tomorrow! How am I supposed to go like this?" Mitsui looked thoughtful for a minute while Miyagi looked hopeful.

"I have no idea." He shrugged. (Miyagi: [falls face first anime style] WHY ME?!)

"We'll think about it later, we still got 24 hours till practice anyway. For now just calm down, kay?" The shorter one nodded her head and fell back onto the couch. Mitsui smiled then retrieved a pile of VCDs from the shelf before sitting down next to her. "For now, let's watch a movie first. Choose one." Miyagi nodded dumbly.

Miyagi browsed through the pile then held one up to Mitsui without a word. "Good choice!" Mitsui grinned and inserted it into the VCD player. And they spent two hours in front of the TV, eating popcorn and slipping soda. The two teenagers were both silent for the first time that day, their eyes focused on the glaring television in front of them.

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"Okay, so what are we going to do about tomorrow's practice?" Arms supporting her head, Miyagi leaned onto the tabletop watching Mitsui prepare their lunch. Mitsui didn't answer but continued stirring whatever it was in the pot.

"Hey! I'm talking to you mister!" Obviously annoyed by the boy's lack of reaction, she strode up to him and whacked him lightly on the arm. But instead of getting an answer, Mitsui dipped a spoon into the pot, scooping up some of the concoction before thrusting it in front of Miyagi's face. "Try it."

"No! I don't want to get food poisoning and die at such a young age!" Mitsui heaved a sigh. He pinched her arm hard, causing her to yelp in pain, allowing him to stuff the food inside her mouth. "Eat."

She threw him a death glare but obeyed. After swallowing, a look of disbelief crossed her face. "How did you learn to cook like that?" Mitsui had a smug look on it. "Oh, it's just one of the many God-given talents that I have. Can you, the poor ungifted soul, help me set the table?"

Miyagi's hands were itching to get themselves around Mitsui's neck and wring it until Mitsui turned blue in the face. She took in a deep breath and counted to ten. As soon as the anger drained out of her, she took up looking around the kitchen for the needed items and putting them neatly on the table. Mitsui dished out the food and took a seat next to the girl.

"You could go as the twin sister of Miyagi Ryota, our speedy male captain." Mitsui said, bowl in one hand, chopsticks in the other. Miyagi shook her head and frowned. "That wouldn't work. Hanamichi and Ayako know that I only have one sister and that she's three years older then me and that I look nothing like her."

Mitsui studied the girl sitting next to him from the mirror opposite them. He couldn't believe that he didn't recognize her early that day since the female Miyagi Ryota did look very much like the male Miyagi Ryota, only that her features were more feminine and she wasn't as muscular.

"How about going as your cousin then?" Her face brightened for a few seconds then fell. "If you're planning on me going as a girl then there's a problem... I don't know how to act like one."

"You'll just have to learn. Maybe you're sister could help!"

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"So what's the problem here? I had to cancel my date with the most popular guy in school so this better be good!" Reiko said as she shut the door behind her. Miyagi gulped before stepping forward to explain. "Well, I need to learn how to act like a girl."

Reiko looked blur for a minute then out of the blue she burst out laughing but with much effort she managed to suppress the giggles. "You want me to teach Ryota how to act like a girl??" She pointed at herself then at Miyagi and burst out laughing again. "You don't need me for that! He was sissy enough in the beginning!" Miyagi opened her mouth to retort but Mitsui spoke first.

"Please Reiko-san. Ryota here can only hope of attending practice by going as your cousin unless she plans on hiding in the shadows. She is the captain and is in charge of practice and needs to be there because I certainly will not be able to manage the two idiots we have as members by myself since Ayako-san already has her hands full." Miyagi flinched when Mitsui called her by her first name. Reiko raised an eyebrow.

"Why cant she just get a hair cut and go as herself? Oh yah, I forgot. She has boobs now and those will be very hard to hide if she's running around. Imagine the looks on the other players' faces when they see them bouncing- Itai! Stop kicking me already will you?!" 

"Neesan! Shush!" Miyagi's face was quite flushed.

"I was just stating the facts. Show some respect to your dear sister now will you! As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted," Miyagi shot her sister a deadly glare, cheeks still glowing while Mitsui give a pleading look. "Oh all right! I'll try my best to turn this idiot into a lady."

"Arigato Reiko-san!"

"Lesson number one," She slapped Miyagi on the back. "Never slouch! Stand up straight!" Mitsui couldn't help but grin at the two siblings. Worse still, he couldn't tear his eyes away from the grumbling teen with the green ear stud.

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"Feeling okay, Miyagi?" Mitsui whispered to the curly haired girl walking next to him. She nodded without a word, staring straight ahead where the Shohoku Basketball Gym stood.

Upon reaching their destination, Mitsui looked from the green doors separating them from the gym then to Miyagi. "Ready for your big show?" Miyagi turned to look at the shooting guard and nodded with determination. Mitsui slid the doors open and stood aside, letting Miyagi enter first.

"Ohayo!" Mitsui greeted. The basketball members stopped what they were doing and returned his greeting with their own.

"Ohayo Mitsui-sempai! I see you have brought a guest with you today." Ayako said in a cheery voice, looking curiously at the girl behind him.

Mitsui grinned at Miyagi before turning back to Ayako. "Shorty will not be able to attend practice today because of some unknown reasons." Miyagi had to restrain herself from pouncing on Mitsui and beating him into pulp. "His cousin however, has volunteered to help out at practice."

Miyagi gave a polite bow. "It's nice to meet you Ayako-san. I've heard many good things about you from Ryota."

"It's nice to meet you too, err..."

"Miyako. Please just call me Miya." Miyagi smiled at Ayako who smiled back. She had managed to convince Aya-chan. One point for the great Miyagi Ryota.

"Glad to be acquainted, Miya. I'll assemble the team and introduce them to you." Ayako blew her whistle and shouted for the team. (Does she have a whistle?? I really can't remember. *sweat drop* Ehehe...)

"Minna-san, this is Miyako. She's Ryota's cousin and she'll be helping out in his absence." Ayako announced.

"Ohayo minna-san! I'm glad that I'll be able to help out. I've always loved basketball!" Miyagi exclaimed. The manageress introduced the boys one by one. Of all the introductions, two of them made her feel uneasy.

"So you're Ryochin's cousin, are you?" The redhead asked in a loud voice. "Hai. That I am Sakuragi-kun." He did not ask any more questions but looked unconvinced.

The second was from the quiet raven-haired boy. No words came out of his mouth but he gazed into Miyagi's eyes with his cold blue ones. It gave Miyagi the creeps and sent shivers down her spine. She feared that he could look into her soul and read her thoughts. She feared he knew everything. They only broke eye contact when a warm hand landed on her shoulder. She spun around only to face another pair of exquisite blue eyes.

"Mitsui-kun! You gave me a fright!" Mitsui had a grin plastered onto his face. Bending over, he whispered. "Great acting. You deserve an Oscar." His breath tickling her ear, sending a whole set of different kind of shivers down her spine.

"Thank you very much, Mitsui-kun!" The blue haired teen chuckled. Miyagi looked back at Rukawa. He nodded in acknowledgement and sent daggers at the shooting guard. Miyagi gave him a small smile before turning back to Mitsui and starting a conversation.

Rukawa stared at her retreating figure and let out a sigh before going back to practicing.

"Captain..."

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 "Miya, could you teach Sakuragi the basics? I've got to help Mitsui-sempai with the new members." Ayako had the look on her face that Miyagi could never say no to. Besides, this was his chance to get revenge from Sakuragi for calling her short. She grinned.

"Of course I will, Aya-ch" The grin wavered slightly. Baka Ryota! "Ayako-san." One more slipup like that and the whole plan would be ruined! Thankfully, Ayako didn't seem to notice.

"Here," She placed a paper fan in Miyagi's hands, "you'll probably be needing this." Miyagi almost cackled out loud. Sakuragi Hanamichi is going to regret ever calling her short!

She walked over to the corner Sakuragi was in. Unknown to her were two pairs of blue following her every move.

"Itai!" The poor boy didn't know what hit him. Well, it was obviously a paper fan but why would the Miyako-girl want to hit him with it. Unless his suspicions were true, he couldn't find any reason. Sakuragi stopped dribbling to rub the growing bump on his head.

"Ne Sakuragi-kun, you can do better than that couldn't you?" Said Miya in a sickeningly sweet voice. She was looking down on him, he knew she was. He increased his dribbling speed by double adding little 'hun' sounds here and there. But yet the whacking still continued.

"Stop showing off, Hanamichi!" Adding one more whack before placing a self-satisfied smile on her face.

"Nani Ryochin?! Stop hitting me! I'm doing nothing wrong! The kitsune is still in one piece, see!" He pointed his finger at Rukawa just to emphasize his point. Miya's face drained of its colour.

"W-what did you call me?" She stuttered. Sakuragi had the biggest smirk on his face.

"Don't you even remember your name, Ryochin?" The whole gym went quiet and watched the scene playing be fore them. Where did the annoying and bubbly Sakuragi go? Who is this imposter? Or had he just been whacked on the head one too many times?

"I don't know what you're talking about, Sakuragi-kun!" Miya cried out, her voice shrill and panic-stricken.

"Ryota..." Mitsui's faced was etched with worry. He didn't expect this to happen. The plan was going smoothly until now.

She had made up her mind, Sakuragi knew her all too well for the plan to work. She shouldn't have come today. She could have just stayed in Mitsui's house and wallow in her self-pity.

"What are you looking at?! Get back to practice now!" But the faces did not turn away. "Is this how you respect your captain, by not listening?!" None made a move to follow her instructions but jaws dropped in disbelief (excluding Hana, Mitchy and the kitsune).

"Nyahahahahahahahaha!! I knew it was you Ryochin! You can't hide anything from the tensai!" Sakuragi roared with laughter and ruffled her dark hair. "Eh Kitsune! Does this mean you're a girl too? Since according to my studies, Kaede is a girl's name!"

If this was anime you would probably hear the crickets and see huge sweat drops forming on the basketball players' heads but since it's not, let's just say that no one dared say a word until the kitsune himself spoke.

"Do'aho."

With that the two freshmen started their usually brawls and practice went on. This was most likely because anyone who mentioned their captain's name would receive a very heated look from Mitsui. Miyagi went on with her role as captain and joined in as well. Reiko's prediction however did not come true much to Miyagi's relief.

By the time practice had finished, everyone was exhausted and drenched in perspiration. Ayako and the other guys including Sakuragi had departed already while the only two guys left headed to the showers, leaving Miyagi to practice some lay-ups and fakes by herself.

Rukawa stepped out of the locker room, all fresh and clean with his earphones in. He walked to the doors staring out at the drops of water that had just started to fall from the sky. "What happened to you, captain?"

Miyagi couldn't answer for the door to the locker room swung open and out strode Mitsui. Rukawa muttered a simple 'Ja ne' before walking out into the rain and mounting his bike.

"Hiya shorty! Ready to go back?" She hit him on the head with the paper fan and walked out the door. Mitsui ran after her, one hand still cradling his aching head.

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Second chapter finally up! It's the longest one so far. I think I squeezed too much info into this one, lots of it is useless too. It's too rushed. My writing is still pretty amateurish. You most probably would have noticed that I made no mention of Haruko here. I'm not planning to include her in the story but it will depend on the following chapters. I haven't really started on the MitMiya parts yet. It just dawned on me that the first three chapters all happened in two days... And I've also noticed that no one cleaned the gym after practice!!