TITLE: EXTRA-ORDINARY LOVE QUADRANGLE
( ayami – sakuragi - haruko - rukawa - ayami )
PURPOSE OF WRITING: I still don't know my purpose in writing…
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Slamdunk or any of its characters…don't sue me…^_^
* Author's notes:
[my comments] " their lines"
(the situation) no "" and italicized means their thoughts
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
~ Tensaispira : My first and ever supportive reviewer…^_^THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
~ Lady Ice Dragon: Thank you for being interested in this uninteresting fic……
* Now on with my story, shall we…happened before their game with Kainan. Why? No reason…
CHAPTER 7: The Game
RUKAWA
I wonder what's happening over there?
Never mind…I don't care remember?
ANZAI-sensei, AKAGI & KOGURE
" OOOOOHHHHHHHH….!"
AYAKO
This is going to be exciting.
Ayami-chan and Sakuragi vs. Ryota and Mitsui-sempai.
It's a best-of-15 game. Why 15? I don't know…maybe they just like that number. When I asked them, they said that it's because it was just a practice game and they decide up to how many points will the game last.
Oh well! I better start now……
Sakuragi and Mitsui-sempai were facing each other. I heard Sakuragi say to Mitsui-sempai that he'll beat him and he just replied 'in your dreams'…HOW COOL!
" Jump ball!"
Sakuragi sneered before jumping for the ball.
SUGOI! He jumped so high…" ORE WA TENSAI SAKURAGI BASKET-O-MAN!!!!!"
But as usual, he failed because he jumped a little too early.
So much for a nice start…Mitsui-sempai got the ball and passed it to Ryota. However, he was busy looking at me (rolls her eyes) so he didn't see the ball coming. Mitsui-sempai shouted at him but it was too late. Ayami-chan already intercepted the ball. Then she began running to the other court.
" Oi bakemono! Get out of there!"
Rukawa just stared at her then walked away. Then she ran faster.. When she was under the basket, she jumped and did a lay-up. It went in.
SUGOI!!!!!
AKAGI2-0…
Wow! I can't believe she could run that fast! Anzai-sensei said that it was not impossible since she was a member of the track and field club during Junior High.
Miyagi recovered the ball and started to dribble. But, Ayami was guarding him very carefully. Miyagi passed the ball to Mitsui but Ayami stole it. Sakuragi was shouting to pass him the ball but it was obvious that Mitsui will just intercept it.
She decided to attack by herself. When she was nearing the basket, she saw Miyagi jumped at her front. It was a fake. She went the other way and did a jump shot. It went in.
KOGURE4-0 in favor of Ayami's team.
I didn't know she was this good. Now, I believe she's really related to Anzai-sensei.
She was dribbling the ball. Then she passed to Sakuragi. He, on the other hand, decided to do a slam-dunk. Unfortunately, Mitsui blocked him. Then Miyagi got the ball and started running to their court but Ayami was just close by. He waited for Mitsui to come.
Then, he tried to elude Ayami but she won't give in. Then, he saw Mitsui in the 3-point line and passed it to him. Mitsui positioned himself and shoots the ball. It went in.
AYAKO
4-3…
Sakuragi now has the ball. He ran very fast to their court but because he was not paying attention, Ryota got the chance to steal it. Then, Sakuragi goes ballistic and ran after him. Ayami-chan shouted at him to guard Mitsui-sempai but he was not listening so she just went and guarded him.
Mitsui-sempai said something to her, which made her blush. Ryota saw Mitsui-sempai signaling to pass him the ball because Ayami-chan was too preoccupied. Ryota smiled, did a fake, and then passed him the ball. Then, Mitsui-sempai suddenly jumped to get the ball and evaded Ayami-chan in one quick movement.
Seeing this, Sakuragi left Ryota and tried to steal the ball from Mitsui-sempai leaving Ryota free to shoot. Mitsui-sempai passed the ball to Ryota and he in turn shoots the ball. It went in.
By this time, Ayami-chan was already screaming that Mitsui-sempai distracted her so she tried punching him. Then Sakuragi shouted at her to stop because she'll only get a foul. He suggested to the two to just do their 'lover's quarrel' later and concentrate on the game. Both of them blushed.
Ayami-chan glared at Mitsui-sempai while he just smiled at her. She stomped away and went on guarding Miyagi while Mitsui-sempai just continued on smiling.
She really loves to fight doesn't she? I wonder what Mitsui-sempai said to her…?
AKAGI
4-5 in favor Mitsui's team.
Sakuragi passed the ball to Ayami. She started dribbling it. Miyagi blocked her immediately. Ayami passed the ball to Sakuragi. Mitsui blocked him. Mitsui quickly stole the ball but Ayami easily stole it back.
Then she went to the 3-point line, jumped and prepared to shoot. Mitsui suddenly blocked her.
I thought it wouldn't get in because her movement was too fast but I was wrong. She did a fade-away. It went in.
She stuck her tongue out to Mitsui and he just smiled.
KOGURE
7-5…
Mitsui was dribbling the ball then without warning, he ran to the basket. He was already prepared to shoot when Ayami suddenly came in front of him and smacked the ball out of his hands. Sakuragi regained the ball and went for a fast break. Then he did the dunk. It went in.
He was laughing with all his might. Ayami suddenly jumped on him and started telling him how great he was. Sakuragi just laughed louder and blushed. Mitsui and Miyagi asked her to stop praising him because it was just a lucky shot. Sakuragi got mad and started beating them.
Fortunately, Ayami was not in the mood to fight that time so, she stopped the three and they continued their game. Whew!
AYAKO
9-5…
It was still Ayami-chan's turn. She was dribbling the ball. Without warning, she tried to go the other way but Miyagi was really fast. Then she tried to turn to the other way. Then, she bounced the ball under Ryota's leg and Sakuragi got it. Then, out of nowhere, Ayami-chan appeared and she got the ball from Sakuragi. She did a jump shot. It went in.
Sakuragi went over and gave her a slap on the back, which almost sent her falling. Then, Sakuragi started laughing again. Ayami-chan just smiled at him and blushed.
She blushes a lot doesn't she?
And it doesn't help that she is pale-skinned. It makes it more obvious because it's easy to see that she's reddening.
I wonder if…
AKAGI
11-5…
Miyagi has the ball. Sakuragi was guarding him. He easily eluded him because he was small. He dribbled but Ayami's hand suddenly came out of nowhere and stole the ball. She was getting ready for a fast break when Mitsui stole it and took a shot on the 3-pt. line. It went in.
AYAKO
I think the next moment was the highlight of the game.
Ayami-chan was asked by Sakuragi to guard Mitsui-sempai. He, in turn, just laughed while saying that she could never stop him. This angered Ayami-chan of course.
It was Mitsui-sempai's ball. As far as I can see, I think he's having a hard time eluding Ayami-chan, which appears to be pissing him off. He passed the ball to Ryota, hoping he would pass it to him again. Then, he ran to the other side to retrieve the ball but Ayami-chan was closely guarding him.
Suddenly, while he was trying to get away from her, Mitsui-sempai's hands accidentally came in contact with her…ummm…chest [you know what I mean……]. Of course, I whistled and made a charging foul on Mitsui-sempai.
Meanwhile, Ayami-chan was just standing there and when she heard the whistle, her face suddenly turned to a very scary shade of red. I saw Rukawa stand up and went to the other side of the court. Then, Mitsui-sempai started to back away from her.
Too late……
" HENTAIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
With that, she charged towards Mitsui-sempai who looked terrified out of his wits. Ayami-chan lifted one of the chairs and aimed it at Mitsui-sempai's head. Fortunately, he ducked just in time. Good thing Rukawa left because he was at the receiving end of the flying chair courtesy of Ayami-chan. It took Sakuragi and Ryota a hard time to pull her back and calm her down.
ALL
"…………¬.¬'……………¬.¬'…………………¬.¬'……………¬.¬'……………¬.¬'……………¬.¬'………………"
RUKAWA
Do'ahou Mitsui.
KOGURE
11-8…
Ayami has the ball. She was already pacified by this time. At first she was dribbling slowly, then faster, and faster. She suddenly launched forward but Miyagi was guarding her tightly. She passed the ball to Sakuragi.
He shoots the ball but it didn't get in. He got the rebound. He shoots again. Didn't get in. Got the rebound again. Prepares to take another shot but was blocked by Mitsui.
Miyagi got the ball and went for a fast break but Ayami was already there. As he was dribbling the ball, Ayami said something to him, which made him blush and look at Ayako's direction. Then she got the ball.
It was her turn for a fast break. Then she saw Sakuragi. I thought she wouldn't pass him the ball because of his previous blunders. I think Mitsui also thought like that because he left Sakuragi and went to guard Ayami.
Wrong move.
Ayami suddenly passed the ball to Sakuragi who made a lay-up. It went in.
AYAKO
13-8…
Two more points and Sakuragi's team wins. But I know that won't be easy.
Sakuragi has the ball. He passed it to Ayami-chan but Mitsui-sempai intercepted it. He passed it to Ryota. He began running to the other end while Ayami-chan was already catching up with him. Ryota decided to make a jump shot but Ayami tried to block her. He then passed the ball to his side. Mitsui-sempai got it and did a 3 pointer again. It went in.
I saw Ayami-chan say something to Mitsui-sempai and he blushed. It seems that she had already forgiven Mitsui-sempai. Then, both of them just laughed, which made their two teammates stare at them. Then, Sakuragi pulled Ayami-chan and told her to get serious. Ryota, on the other hand, lectured Mitsui-sempai on why not to flirt while having a game and why it's wrong to be friendly with your enemy.
Mitsui-sempai just stared at him, sighed and left him there that made Ryota angry and started punching him. When Sakuragi and Ayami-chan saw, they decided to join the rumble. If I didn't blew my whistle and slapped them, they wouldn't have stopped fighting. Then I gave each team a foul.
What a bunch of hot-headed players…
AKAGI
13-11…
After their 'intermission number', Ayami was already dribbling the ball. She eluded Mitsui who was suddenly guarding her. As she was about to shoot, Miyagi got pass Sakuragi and stole the ball from Ayami. He ran really fast to their court and when he saw that Ayami was just far enough, he did a lay-up. It went in.
Then he looked at Ayako and blushed.
BAKA…
The other players started making fun of him, including Ayami. He just shouted at them while blushing furiously. After that, Ayami said something to Sakuragi. Both of them looked at Rukawa who was surprisingly awake and was actually watching what's happening. Then they shook hands and started walking over to him.
Then, both of them began bragging to him how better they were. Rukawa muttered something, which made Sakuragi angry. He was getting ready to fight but Ayami stopped him. She said something to Sakuragi, which made Rukawa's jaw twitch for a second. Then both of them left while laughing. Rukawa just stared at them.
RUKAWA
I can't believe I'm surrounded by a two do'ahous…
Mondays really suck.
KOGURE
13-13…
It's the deciding moment. Miyagi was the one dribbling the ball. He saw that Ayami was too close for him to do anything. So he passed the ball to Mitsui. Mitsui, on the other hand, was having a hard time because Sakuragi was also guarding him so hard. It went on like this until Ayako shouted that it was a 30 second violation.
It was Sakuragi's ball. He then dribbled but Mitsui was guarding him. Then, he did a fake. Then, as he was getting ready to dunk the ball, Mitsui blocked him.
But Ayami was quick. She went pass Miyagi, got the ball and jumped so high. I mean REALLY high. I don't know how she managed to jump that high. Miyagi and Mitsui tried to block her. I heard Sakuragi shout at Ayami to pass him the ball. But she did something that awed us.
She did a turn-around in mid-air and threw the ball on the other side. The ball went around the ring and, after a few seconds, it went inside the basket.
AYAMI & SAKURAGI
15-13 We actually won…
" YEY!!!!!!!!!!!!"
MITSUI
They won.
Ayami-chan is really something… (sighs then looked at his hands)
At least I was given the chance to 'touch' her! (smiling to himself)
[I didn't mean to make him sound like a pervert ok?]
MIYAGI
Did you see how I played Aya-chan?! (blushes)
AKAGI,AYAKO & KOGURE
AYAMI was GREAT! Sakuragi was not bad either…
RUKAWA
"……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………"
ANZAI-sensei
" HO! HO! HO! HO! HO!"
AYAMI
We actually won!
After that, Sakuragi-kun lifted me and we both jumped with joy. All of them came and congratulated us.
Wow! I've never felt so good.
I watched ojii-san smile at me. Then they all began asking me where I learned all that. I told them I learned it from ojii-san of course. They all laughed. I said I wasn't joking. They stopped laughing and stared at me.
Sakuragi-kun asked if I was serious. I said yes. He laughed so hard while saying that I'm such a good liar. All of a sudden, Gor- I mean Akagi-sempai punched him on the head then went apologizing to ojii-san. Meanwhile, Miyagi-kun and Mitsui-kun lectured Sakuragi-kun about not making fun of ojii-san. Then they fought again.
We just watched them and Kogure-sempai tried to stop them but he couldn't so he just went over to us. He and Ayako-san congratulated me. Then, I suddenly remembered something. I looked around. Bakemono was nowhere to be found.
Not that I want to see him. I just want to tell to his face AGAIN that I'm better than him and he shouldn't call Sakuragi-kun a do'ahou.
Oh well……
~ After 30 min of cleaning… ~
AYAMI
" Ja minna-san!"
All of them volunteered, except Miyagi-kun who was helping Ayako-san & Akagi-sempai, if it was ok with me if they accompany me home. Because I have a high sense of pride and independence, I refused. I told them that I'm already a big girl and that I can take care of myself. After that, I left.
But, once outside, I regretted I didn't accept their offer. The place was really dark.
I started walking. Then I suddenly felt like somebody was looking at me. I walked faster. Then I started running. Then somebody, a guy I think, appeared in front of me.
I screamed and prayed to all the gods up there to save me. He suddenly placed a hand on my shoulder and I screamed some more. Then, he clasped my mouth and I heard him say something…
RUKAWA
"Shut up do'ahou."
She opened her eyes and when she saw me, she kicked me on the stomach, which sent me sprawling on the floor.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!
She rummaged through her bag, got a pen and poked it on my face.
" DON'T COME NEAR ME YOU PERVERT!!!!"
" Oi do'ahou! Look…I was just--"
She backed away, " I said don't come near me or I'll scream so that people will notice me and call the police who in turn will lock you in jail, bastard."
She's really stupid.
I looked through my pocket and when I found what I was looking for, I threw it at her face…
AYAMI
He's looking for something! HE'S GONNA KILL ME!
Uh-oh…I think he already found what he was looking for!
" Please! Let me live! I'm sorry for all the things I've done and said earlier! I'll never call you bakemono again! I--OW!"
He threw something on my face and that something went bouncing from my face to the ground. It was something small and glittering.
Is this how a deadly weapon looks like nowadays?
When I reached out for it, I was taken aback. I stared at it and made sure if it was really mine. I didn't know it got lost in the first place.
It was my b-day gift when I turned 12. It was okaa-san's…
RUKAWA
" It fell while you were playing or while you and that do'ahou were making fun of me."
She just stared at her hands.
Well…I've already done my part.
" Ja…"
" Bakemono. How did you…how did you know it was mine?"
Duh.
It was obviously owned by a girl 'cause it has a dangling heart on it. Ayako doesn't wear a ring. There were no other girls inside the court.
Go figure.
HARUKO
Huh?! Isn't that Ayami-chan & Rukawa-kun? What are they doing out here?
Are they…no! Can't be…ugh! I knew it was a bad idea to take a walk at night.
I'll just ask Ayami-chan tomorrow…
AH! It's Sakuragi-kun! I'll just talk to him…it'll get my mind out of this.
SAKURAGI
Huh?! Isn't that Haruko-san? What is she doing out here?
She must be looking for…me. She misses me! NYAHAHAHAHAHA!
HUH?! Isn't that Ayami-chan & baka kitsune?! What are they doing out here?
Maybe Ayami-chan is planning something…
Don't worry! Whatever it is you're planning on that baka kitsune, I'll always be here to support you! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Quick…better talk to Haruko-san in another place before she sees that baka……
AYAMI
Why can't he just answer my question?! And why does he have to stare at me all the time?!
" I was asking how did you know it was my ring? And how many times do I have to tell you not to stare at me? It's just a simple request you know?"
" …………………………"
"Fine! Act as if you're deaf. Ah! I forgot. You don't talk. How stupid of me to ask you something and hope for an answer. Well, I don't want to appear ungrateful so thanks anyway……Ja!!"
I was about to leave when he decided to answer my question.
" I saw it on one of your fingers while you were tending my wounds this morning and whenever you decided to kill me." He said this with his droning voice.
Hmmm…valid answer.
I turned and faced him. He looked like he was telling the truth. I suddenly felt guilty AGAIN for suddenly lashing my temper at him.
I should start getting rid of my conscience.
" Ummm…ok. Sorry for getting mad at you all of a sudden. I just don't want to be treated like that. Anou… ummm… thanks for answering my question. And…thank you for returning my ring. It was really……ummm……nice. I guess I'll just see you tomorrow."
" You played well for a girl."
What's happening here?! He's actually talking and complementing me!
How spooky……
" Uh……thanks? I guess…ummm…good-night."
I started walking again and when I turned around the corner, I didn't notice that I was actually blushing.
MITSUI
I watched her turn around the corner.
I can't believe she talked to that conceited jerk!
And I can't believe that that conceited and stuck-up jerk actually talked to her!
Better follow her…just to make sure she returns home in one piece.
There are many sick bastards lurking out here at night and one of them is that arrogant, self-proclaimed rookie Kaede Rukawa.
RUKAWA
Mitsui's following her……DO' AHOU!
I thought I could follow her again to scare her to death.
Maybe he's interested at her…not that I worry.
It's just that I haven't made my payback yet. So, she has to be always alone until then…and that's my reason.
My ONLY reason…nothing more.
~ After 10 mins. ~
AYAMI
" TADAIMA!!!! "
" Okayri, Ayami-chan! Dinner's ready. "
Good! I was so hungry I ate so much until my stomach actually hurt. Then, I told them everything that happened to me that day. Ojii-san was just laughing, as usual, while obaa-san was just smiling at me. After I helped in clearing the table, I went to my room and did my homework. After that, I decided to sleep.
But before sleeping, I made sure to talk to okaa-san first. I told her EVERYTHING and for the first time, I had a good night sleep.
RUKAWA
" ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!" (drools all over the place)
HARUKO
I can't sleep! I can't stop thinking about Ayami-chan & Rukawa-kun…
Rukawa-kun! (dreams about him…~_^)
SAKURAGI
" Ore wa tensai Sakuragi…Haruko-san…teme baka kitsune! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ……"
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At last! After a lot of chapters, Ayami's first day is finished!!!! WAHUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!! So what do you think eh?
I finished this today because people here upload VERY fast……I mean, I just uploaded a new chapter yesterday and now, its already in the 2nd page……SO FAST! And I only got two reviews……so sad. So I would like to ask for your forgiveness if you found this chapter very boring. Now, I've got to think about what'll happen next ……
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