Let One's Heart Decide
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk is © Inoue Takehiko and all its other companies. This fanfiction is © Hitora. It is not allowed to be put up on any other site without permission. Other characters in this fiction belongs to Hitora.
Chapter 1: First Day... New people
"Onii-chan! Get up now!"
"Gn... Haruko-san... gn..." Sakuragi Hanamichi mumbled in his sleep.
'Great. The first day of school and I'm going to be late,' Saukuragi Hatsuko grumbled silently. Feeling her temper rise, she kicked her brother in his guts and shouted at the top of her voice.
"ONII-CHAN!"
"AAH!"
Sakuragi's eyes flew open and he jumped out of bed. Unfortunately, his legs were tangled in his sheets and he fell face first onto the floor. Despite her foul mood, she had to laugh at her brother's funny antics.
"Nanda, Hatsuko?" Sakuragi asked, rubbing his nose.
Still giggling, Hatsuko pointed at Sakuragi's clock. His eyes nearly popped out of its sockets when he saw the time.
"AAH! I promised Haruko-san that I'd meet her in school now!" he yelled. "And you can still laugh?" he asked his sister in disbelief.
Pushing his still giggling sister out of his room, he shook his head.
"You know that no matter how fast we leave, we'll never make it in time, ne?" Hatsuko asked her eyes teary.
Sakuragi merely grinned in reply before shutting the door in her face.
~*~*~*~*~
"Ore wa tensai..." Sakuragi sang.
He was cycling his bicycle at top speed with his sister standing at the back, hanging onto his shoulder.
"AAAAHHHH!!"
"Heh heh," Sakuragi laughed, his eyes glinting evilly.
"Onii-chan! Yamete!!" Hatsuko screamed and proceeded to punch her brother's back with her right fist.
"I... Itai! Itai!!"
~*~*~*~*~
"Sigh. I can't believe Onii-san can't get up. I even got hit by his pillows," Rukawa sighed, cycling slowly to school.
All of a sudden, he was hit by a strong gust of wind and he saw a flash of red and blue. Accompanying the 'thing' was a shrill scream. Curious, Rukawa cycled quickly to catch up. On the way, Rukawa saw four guys in the Shohoku High uniform on a pink scooter, which moving so slowly that a little kitten was able to pass by them. Rukawa picked up the kitten as he passed by it and cradled it in the crook of his left arm while trying to balance himself. When he rode into the compounds of Shohoku High, he was immediately flocked by a group of girls who were chanting his name.
"RUKAWA! RUKAWA!"
Rukawa shook his head and parked his bicycle. Seeing a crowd, he walked towards it. As he was tall, he peered over the crowd and saw a bicycle wreck and two people sprawled over it. Suddenly, one of them, a guy with close cropped red-hair, hopped up and started laughing.
"See Hatsuko! I told you we'd get in school on time!"
"And we almost got killed too," the girl from the wreck muttered, getting up slowly, rubbing her arm and wincing.
Suddenly, the red-haired guy spotted him and his eyes turned raving mad.
"Teme, Rukawa. What are you looking at?!" he shouted, marching towards him.
The girl tried to pull him back by tugging on his uniform but to no avail. The crowd parted to let him through.
"Onii-chan! Yamete!"
"Ore?" Rukawa asked. "Everyone was looking. Was it wrong for me to look?"
His eyes widened in surprise as the guy looked into his face and examined him.
"Don't do anything to Rukawa, you red-haired weirdo!" the group of girls shouted, surrounding them.
Sakuragi backed away and laughed.
"HAHAHA! You're not Rukawa, are you? Your eye's different."
Loud whisperings were suddenly heard.
"Eh? I am Rukawa," Rukawa replied, frowning at the weird question.
"But you're not Rukawa Kaede, right?" Sakuragi countered.
Finally, realization dawned on him.
'Oh! They thought I was Onii-san!' he thought.
"No. I am Rukawa Kazuo, younger brother of Rukawa Kaede," Kazuo said, smiling.
Everyone was amazed. Rukawa Kazuo looked exactly like Rukawa Kaede except that he showed his emotions openly and there was a twinkle in his eyes, unlike Rukawa, with his straight poker face and expressionless eyes. When Kazuo smiled, it was almost like seeing Rukawa smile.
"Hah! Tensai knew it!" Sakuragi said, putting an arm around Kazuo's shoulders. "Ore wa tensai basketman, Sakuragi Hanamichi. Also the King of Rebounds." Whispering, he added, "I am a lot better than that kitsune brother of yours."
Kazuo grinned weakly and nodded.
"Ohayou! I am Sakuragi Hatsuko," the girl said, bowing.
"Ohayou," Kazuo said, blushing.
Hatsuko was beautiful. Her long raven black shoulder length hair was plaited here and there in no particular fashion and she was looking at him with her large and sparkling brown eyes. With her smile, she sent shivers down his spine. Kazuo scratched his head and looked at the ground, embarrassed. The kitten he picked up earlier began to mew around his feet.
"Ohayou, neko-chan," Hatsuko greeted the kitten and patted its head. "Is it yours?" she asked.
"Oh! I saw it this morning and picked it up..."
Suddenly, a crash was heard and Sakuragi's laugh was silenced. Kazuo saw his brother's bicycle on the ground with Sakuragi under it. His brother was about half a meter away. Sakuragi jumped up and rushed over to Rukawa wih his fists raised.
"Oi! Hanamichi!"
Kazuo looked up and saw the four guys on the pink scooter earlier, rushing over to Sakuragi. Instead of stopping him, they ended up on the ground, next to the bicycle, with lumps on their heads. Even smoke was rising from the lumps. His brother got up and blinked his eyes rapidly. Sakuragi started to curse.
"TEME! KITSUNE! HOW DARE YOU TREAT TENSAI THIS WAY!!!"
Rukawa walked off but he did not forget to add his trademark "d'aho" as he did.
"GRRR..." Sakuragi growled.
Suddenly, two people shorter that Sakuragi appeared and pulled him back.
"Yamete, Hanamichi!"
"Mitchy! Ryochin!"
Kazuo grinned slightly and jogged up to his brother.
"Onii-san," he said.
Rukawa gave him a sideway glance and nodded his head in greeting. As they walked abreast, they practically looked like twins. The same raven black hair and pale white skin. Kazuo was slightly shorter than Rukawa but his hair was slightly longish and his ice blue eyes sparkled with friendliness. Girls giggled and blushed as the brothers walked pass. Kazuo smiled sweetly at them whereas Rukawa ignored them completely.
"Rukawa-kun! Rukawa-kun!"
Both brothers turned and saw Sakuragi Hatsuko.
"Eh? Are the two of you brothers?" she asked in amazement at their similar appearances.
"Hai, he's my onii-san. The one whom everyone thought I was," Kazuo said.
"Oh! Ohayou, Rukawa Kaede-san!" Hatsuko said, bowing.
Rukawa who was just silently staring at her with his expressionless eyes, just nodded his head a little. Smiling, Hatsuko brought out the kitten from her duffel bag.
"Here, Rukawa Kazuo-kun. Neko-chan misses you, I think," she said, laughing at her silliness.
"Arigatou, Hatsuko-san," Kazuo said, before passing the kitten to his brother. "I took it for you, onii-san," he added.
The kitten snuggled itself in the crook of Rukawa's arm and yawned.
"Kawaii," Hatsuko cooed, admiring the kitten. "Oh! I have to go. Sayonara, Rukawa Kaede-san, Rukawa Kazuo-kun," she said, grinning before running off.
"She is..." Rukawa inquired.
"Sakuragi Hatsuko. Your basketball team member's sister. Doushite?" Kazuo answered.
Rukawa shook his head and walked off.
Author's note: Er... you might not like Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi Hanamichi to have siblings but I think it's cute. *shrugs* I've never read of a fic like this so... voila? heh heh.
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk is © Inoue Takehiko and all its other companies. This fanfiction is © Hitora. It is not allowed to be put up on any other site without permission. Other characters in this fiction belongs to Hitora.
Chapter 1: First Day... New people
"Onii-chan! Get up now!"
"Gn... Haruko-san... gn..." Sakuragi Hanamichi mumbled in his sleep.
'Great. The first day of school and I'm going to be late,' Saukuragi Hatsuko grumbled silently. Feeling her temper rise, she kicked her brother in his guts and shouted at the top of her voice.
"ONII-CHAN!"
"AAH!"
Sakuragi's eyes flew open and he jumped out of bed. Unfortunately, his legs were tangled in his sheets and he fell face first onto the floor. Despite her foul mood, she had to laugh at her brother's funny antics.
"Nanda, Hatsuko?" Sakuragi asked, rubbing his nose.
Still giggling, Hatsuko pointed at Sakuragi's clock. His eyes nearly popped out of its sockets when he saw the time.
"AAH! I promised Haruko-san that I'd meet her in school now!" he yelled. "And you can still laugh?" he asked his sister in disbelief.
Pushing his still giggling sister out of his room, he shook his head.
"You know that no matter how fast we leave, we'll never make it in time, ne?" Hatsuko asked her eyes teary.
Sakuragi merely grinned in reply before shutting the door in her face.
~*~*~*~*~
"Ore wa tensai..." Sakuragi sang.
He was cycling his bicycle at top speed with his sister standing at the back, hanging onto his shoulder.
"AAAAHHHH!!"
"Heh heh," Sakuragi laughed, his eyes glinting evilly.
"Onii-chan! Yamete!!" Hatsuko screamed and proceeded to punch her brother's back with her right fist.
"I... Itai! Itai!!"
~*~*~*~*~
"Sigh. I can't believe Onii-san can't get up. I even got hit by his pillows," Rukawa sighed, cycling slowly to school.
All of a sudden, he was hit by a strong gust of wind and he saw a flash of red and blue. Accompanying the 'thing' was a shrill scream. Curious, Rukawa cycled quickly to catch up. On the way, Rukawa saw four guys in the Shohoku High uniform on a pink scooter, which moving so slowly that a little kitten was able to pass by them. Rukawa picked up the kitten as he passed by it and cradled it in the crook of his left arm while trying to balance himself. When he rode into the compounds of Shohoku High, he was immediately flocked by a group of girls who were chanting his name.
"RUKAWA! RUKAWA!"
Rukawa shook his head and parked his bicycle. Seeing a crowd, he walked towards it. As he was tall, he peered over the crowd and saw a bicycle wreck and two people sprawled over it. Suddenly, one of them, a guy with close cropped red-hair, hopped up and started laughing.
"See Hatsuko! I told you we'd get in school on time!"
"And we almost got killed too," the girl from the wreck muttered, getting up slowly, rubbing her arm and wincing.
Suddenly, the red-haired guy spotted him and his eyes turned raving mad.
"Teme, Rukawa. What are you looking at?!" he shouted, marching towards him.
The girl tried to pull him back by tugging on his uniform but to no avail. The crowd parted to let him through.
"Onii-chan! Yamete!"
"Ore?" Rukawa asked. "Everyone was looking. Was it wrong for me to look?"
His eyes widened in surprise as the guy looked into his face and examined him.
"Don't do anything to Rukawa, you red-haired weirdo!" the group of girls shouted, surrounding them.
Sakuragi backed away and laughed.
"HAHAHA! You're not Rukawa, are you? Your eye's different."
Loud whisperings were suddenly heard.
"Eh? I am Rukawa," Rukawa replied, frowning at the weird question.
"But you're not Rukawa Kaede, right?" Sakuragi countered.
Finally, realization dawned on him.
'Oh! They thought I was Onii-san!' he thought.
"No. I am Rukawa Kazuo, younger brother of Rukawa Kaede," Kazuo said, smiling.
Everyone was amazed. Rukawa Kazuo looked exactly like Rukawa Kaede except that he showed his emotions openly and there was a twinkle in his eyes, unlike Rukawa, with his straight poker face and expressionless eyes. When Kazuo smiled, it was almost like seeing Rukawa smile.
"Hah! Tensai knew it!" Sakuragi said, putting an arm around Kazuo's shoulders. "Ore wa tensai basketman, Sakuragi Hanamichi. Also the King of Rebounds." Whispering, he added, "I am a lot better than that kitsune brother of yours."
Kazuo grinned weakly and nodded.
"Ohayou! I am Sakuragi Hatsuko," the girl said, bowing.
"Ohayou," Kazuo said, blushing.
Hatsuko was beautiful. Her long raven black shoulder length hair was plaited here and there in no particular fashion and she was looking at him with her large and sparkling brown eyes. With her smile, she sent shivers down his spine. Kazuo scratched his head and looked at the ground, embarrassed. The kitten he picked up earlier began to mew around his feet.
"Ohayou, neko-chan," Hatsuko greeted the kitten and patted its head. "Is it yours?" she asked.
"Oh! I saw it this morning and picked it up..."
Suddenly, a crash was heard and Sakuragi's laugh was silenced. Kazuo saw his brother's bicycle on the ground with Sakuragi under it. His brother was about half a meter away. Sakuragi jumped up and rushed over to Rukawa wih his fists raised.
"Oi! Hanamichi!"
Kazuo looked up and saw the four guys on the pink scooter earlier, rushing over to Sakuragi. Instead of stopping him, they ended up on the ground, next to the bicycle, with lumps on their heads. Even smoke was rising from the lumps. His brother got up and blinked his eyes rapidly. Sakuragi started to curse.
"TEME! KITSUNE! HOW DARE YOU TREAT TENSAI THIS WAY!!!"
Rukawa walked off but he did not forget to add his trademark "d'aho" as he did.
"GRRR..." Sakuragi growled.
Suddenly, two people shorter that Sakuragi appeared and pulled him back.
"Yamete, Hanamichi!"
"Mitchy! Ryochin!"
Kazuo grinned slightly and jogged up to his brother.
"Onii-san," he said.
Rukawa gave him a sideway glance and nodded his head in greeting. As they walked abreast, they practically looked like twins. The same raven black hair and pale white skin. Kazuo was slightly shorter than Rukawa but his hair was slightly longish and his ice blue eyes sparkled with friendliness. Girls giggled and blushed as the brothers walked pass. Kazuo smiled sweetly at them whereas Rukawa ignored them completely.
"Rukawa-kun! Rukawa-kun!"
Both brothers turned and saw Sakuragi Hatsuko.
"Eh? Are the two of you brothers?" she asked in amazement at their similar appearances.
"Hai, he's my onii-san. The one whom everyone thought I was," Kazuo said.
"Oh! Ohayou, Rukawa Kaede-san!" Hatsuko said, bowing.
Rukawa who was just silently staring at her with his expressionless eyes, just nodded his head a little. Smiling, Hatsuko brought out the kitten from her duffel bag.
"Here, Rukawa Kazuo-kun. Neko-chan misses you, I think," she said, laughing at her silliness.
"Arigatou, Hatsuko-san," Kazuo said, before passing the kitten to his brother. "I took it for you, onii-san," he added.
The kitten snuggled itself in the crook of Rukawa's arm and yawned.
"Kawaii," Hatsuko cooed, admiring the kitten. "Oh! I have to go. Sayonara, Rukawa Kaede-san, Rukawa Kazuo-kun," she said, grinning before running off.
"She is..." Rukawa inquired.
"Sakuragi Hatsuko. Your basketball team member's sister. Doushite?" Kazuo answered.
Rukawa shook his head and walked off.
Author's note: Er... you might not like Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi Hanamichi to have siblings but I think it's cute. *shrugs* I've never read of a fic like this so... voila? heh heh.