TITLE: EXTRA-ORDINARY LOVE QUADRANGLE
( ayami – sakuragi - haruko - rukawa - ayami )
PURPOSE OF WRITING: To continue what I began a few months ago.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Slamdunk or any of its characters…don't sue me, k? ^_^
* Author's notes:
[my comments] " their lines"
(the situation) no "" and italicized means their thoughts
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* Now, on with my story, shall we… happened during Sakuragi's special training with Anzai-sensei….
CHAPTER 16: Getting Lost is Good
AYAMI
" Itekimas obaasan!"
" Take care! And please say 'hi' to your ojiisan for me, ne?"
" HAIIII!!!"
And with that, I ran off.
~ Fast Forward, At the Shohoku High gates ~
SENDOH
What a nice day to go fishing! So, this is Shohoku High eh? Not bad….but, how did I get here anyway?
(begins to ponder how the hell he ended up there)
AH! Souka…I was looking for a shortcut that would easily bring me to the bay and I ended up here… weird.
The school seems awfully quiet. I wonder if the basketball team's practicing today?
It wouldn't hurt if I take a look, right? It's not like I'm spying on them or anything. I just want to see what they're doing….
" Oi Oyaji! Hurry up and pass the ball! 200 shots more and I'm finished!"
Eh? Isn't that Sakuragi's voice?
" Ooooooh! Hanamichi! You're too fired up today eh? Are you sure you're going to make it?"
" Of course! Have you forgotten that I'm a tensai?!?! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
" Gambatte Sakuragi-kun!"
" HO! HO! HO!"
" NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'll definitely surprise those bakas with my newly acquired tensai skills! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! "
( Ø.Ø") I think it's not a good idea to spy today. Maybe I'll just do it some other time. I might not get a good spot if I don't hurry up.
Ja ne, Shohoku!
AYAMI
Drats! I'm late…
I promised ojii-san that I will bring their breakfast at exactly 7 am and what time is it now?!
IT'S ALREADY 8:30 am!!
Screw to hell that damn USELESS alarm clock!!!
I suddenly recalled that I promised Akagi-sempai that I would make sure that the gym's clean once they get back and as far as I can remember, the gym looks like a total mess right now. The floor's full of confetti and food wrappers and sleeping mats were scattered on it. And it's all because of Sakuragi-kun's special mission: to shoot 20,000 balls before the team gets back.
I wonder if he has done it already….ARGH! No time to think about that…
I just have to hurry up or ojiisan will be mad at me! If only I had a bike…oh…I forgot I HATE bikes…um….a roller skate will do just fine…or a skateboard…or…
As I was about to turn a corner, I bumped into someone that sent me falling down, butt first to the ground.
" Itee…"
I saw the tall guy I bumped into running back and forth in front of me while looking up to the sky, as if waiting for something to come down.
" Oi Psycho guy! What do you think -- AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!"
SENDOH
As I was about to leave, a girl suddenly came out of nowhere and bumped into me that sent her falling to the ground. I saw the container she's holding fly up to the sky. I was trying my best to catch it but the sunlight blinded me.
As a result, I saw it come down and land with a loud thud on her head. Then, I saw different kinds of food splattered all over her shirt and noodles were dangling on her hair. She looked as if she was about to cry. I couldn't help but smile. [HE never gets tired of smiling…~_^]
" Eh?!?! WHAT THE @!#*$% ARE YOU SMILING FOR?!?!"
" Gomen…but you look really funny, with all those noodles dangling… HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
" Why you smiley psychotic jerk! THIS IS ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT. Come here and let me remove that smile on your face!"
" Maa, maa….I don't like violence. And besides, I don't fight with girls. I go out with them." (Wink! Wink!)
" Well Mr. Perverted Smiley Psycho, I'm happy to inform you that…I'M NOT LIKE ANY OF YOUR GIRLS SO TAKE THIS, ASSHOLE!"
Uh-oh! She seems really pissed off.
I was about to talk my way out of this but it was too late. Her fist had already made friends with my face.
" ITEE…that hurts!"
AYAMI
This guy's really stupid…
He's supposed to dodge my punch like any normal guy would do…
Damn…look at all those blood…gross!
" Oi! Didn't you see my fist coming?!"
" I saw it but just like what I've said, I don't like violence. Gomen ne?"
This guy's a loony! After hurting him with MY punch, he has the guts to say sorry to ME?! That's really weird….
I saw blood gushing out from his nose so I couldn't help but feel guilty. After all, it's my fault why blood was oozing freely out of his nose.
" Hey…your nose's bleeding. Wait here ok? I'll just go get some ice from the clinic."
" Yare, yare… I think those fishes can wait."
Uh-oh! I think his brain was also damaged. He's now imagining….fishes…. HUH?!?!?!?!
" Eh?! Fishes? What are you talking about?"
" Iie….it's nothing. Could you hurry up with the ice please?"
" Oh….okay! I'll be right back in a minute."
SENDOH
I watched her as she ran inside Shohoku.
So she's a student here eh?
After a minute, I saw her coming back with a plastic of ice on her hand. KAWAII…..
" Here! Let's sit on that bench. That way you would feel relaxed."
She accompanied me to the bench and there, she sat beside me. She put the ice in an ice bag and asked me to look up to prevent blood from dripping. She also gave me a new shirt.
I wonder where she got this men's shirt…
I was on the act of taking my shirt off when I suddenly felt a hard punch on my shoulder.
" BAKA HENTAI! You could have at least warned me that you're going to change HERE!"
" HA! HA! Gomen….I thought you wouldn't mind."
" Baka….all decent guys know that it's wrong to change in front of a girl. Sheesh….you're more stupid than Bakemono!"
" HUH? Who's Bakemono?"
" AH…anou…just someone I know. You don't have to know him. He's not important."
I smiled at her. She looked at me like I had something terrible on my face.
Weird. Usually girls would already be falling head-over-heels whenever they see me smiling…
After changing, I sat down again beside her.
The air is really refreshing…and relaxing…
My nose's getting numb though.
I turned my head to ask her if she's sure this is the best remedy. I caught her looking at me. Then, she suddenly blushed and looked down, muttering something under her breath.
Hmm…she blushed. That's always a good sign…
" Gomen... I shouldn't have punched you. Now look at what I've done to your poor nose…gomen ne?"
" Iie…it was also my fault. I shouldn't have laughed."
" It's still my fault. I should have watched where I was going. That way, the food wouldn't have toppled over me."
" Iie…I was not looking too. It's my fault."
" Fine…I'm still asking for your forgiveness."
" Apology accepted. Here, use this to wipe the stain on your shirt. And here's a towel. You could wash your hair first. It's starting to look oily."
I smiled at her. She looked at me first before getting the towel from my hand.
" Ah….Arigatou."
And with that, she ran off again.
AYAMI
Hmm….he seems nice, once you get to talk to him. He's good-looking too. I bet he's a good rival for Bakemono on the looks department. He's just a little bit weird. I mean, who ever heard of a guy whose hobby is to smile?
He's completely different from Bakemono…
They should get together sometime!
After washing my hair, I saw him still sitting on the bench sucking some lemons.
Where the hell did he got those?!
I sat down beside him. I saw that he has his eyes were closed.
" Oi! You still alive?"
" Hai! I was just resting my eyes for a while. The sun's really bright! And my nose is already numb…"
" Well, you DON'T have to stare at the sun…and you can occasionally remove the ice from your nose you know…"
" I guess you're right…."
HE'S REALLY WEIRD.
SENDOH
She's more beautiful now that she washed herself up.
I'm really lucky that I got lost today….
" Anou….can I ask you something?"
" Shoot!"
She rolled her eyes. I gave her another one of my famous smiles.
" Anou…are you a student here?"
" Iie….why do you ask?"
" OH…I was just wondering why I haven't seen you before."
" So you're interested in me…?"
" Baka! I was just curious. And besides, I will never be interested on a baka hentai psychotic smiley like you! I have a very refined taste, in case you don't know."
" HAHAHAHA! I was just kidding."
" Well, I'm not."
" Ahhh….you don't have to be too straightforward you know?"
" I don't want you getting your hopes up too high."
" Yare, yare….if that's what you want."
I smiled at her. She rolled her eyes and looked at the other side.
"So, baka hentai psychotic smiley, what's your name?"
" You mean you don't know me?!"
" EH? Am I supposed to know you?"
" ORO? I thought I'm already very famous here at Kanagawa, especially to girls?"
" Well….I don't know you. I'm a girl. So, that means you're theory's wrong."
" Souka…."
" So, what's your name? I suppose you don't want me calling you a baka hentai psychotic smiley all the time, ne?"
" Sendoh. Akira Sendoh."
AYAMI
Hmmm…so the psycho's name is Sendoh.
It sounds familiar, though I can't remember where I heard it…
" Where do you study?"
" Ryonan High."
He smiled. One.
" REALLY? Then why are you here?"
" I got lost. I was supposed to go fishing but I ended up here."
He smiled. Two.
" Oh…bummer."
I looked at him and he smiled at me. Three.
" I noticed that you're pretty tall for a guy. In fact, I think you and Bakemono have the same height. Do you, by any chance, play basketball?"
" Are you seriously asking me THAT question?"
He smiled AGAIN. Four.
His smile's starting to get in my nerves…
" Do I look like I'm joking?"
" You mean you really don't know if I play basketball?"
HE SMILED. Five.
" DUHH?! I wouldn't be asking you if I know, right?"
" Souka…. Gomen!"
SMILING AGAINNNNN!!! SIX.
" So, do you play?"
I was getting pretty tired of asking the same question over and over again.
" HAI! In fact, I'm the team captain this year."
He was still smiling…Seven.
" REALLY? How come I don't know you? I know all the great players in this state."
" Just like what you've said, you're not like any other girls here, am I right?"
I hereby proclaim that he's a psycho smiley…no doubt about that.
" Yeah…right! Whatever. Anyway, I'm also on the basketball team of Shohoku High. I'm their assistant manager."
SENDOH
So, she's also on the basketball team.
How very interesting…
" Really? How come I've never seen you before? Or in our match against Shohoku last time? "
" Well, I usually just stay on the locker room or in the bleachers. And I was not there during your match because I had to stay home for personal reasons. Satisfied?"
" Whatever you say…"
I gave her my most charming smile. She rolled her eyes. Then she looked up at my hair. I saw her eyes sparkle with amazement.
" Oi! Hope you don't mind me asking….can I touch your hair?"
" Eh? What for?"
" It's just so unusual! They're all standing up. That's really….weird….and very gravity-defying. A scientific breakthrough, if I may say so!"
" I'm glad you appreciate it. It's not really easy to make it stand up. It took me hours to do this."
" Wow….and they call us girls vain. By the way, do you know that's it's bad to put too much gel on your hair.? It can make you bald at an earlier age."
She smiled. KAWAII!
" Um… I think I've heard that before. But, I like my hair this way. It's cooler."
" Cooler? You think THAT hairstyle is cool? Weird brain you have in there…"
She smiled again. KAWAII!
" Hey! You said you're the assistant manager of the basketball team right? Well, there are people inside the gym right now. Are you not supposed to be in there too?"
She blinked for a few seconds and then screamed at my face.
" DRATS! I completely forgot the time. I'm supposed to bring them breakfast but then I bumped into you and…and…I'M SO STUPID!"
" Oi…you don't have to blame yourself. Just say that you dropped it on your way here."
" Yeah…I suppose you're right. Well, ja ne! You can take care of yourself right?"
" Hai okaasan!"
" HA! HA! Very funny. Look, I'm so happy I couldn't even laugh."
" So, I guess I'll just see you around, noodle head!"
" OI! Don't call me that way or I wouldn't think twice about giving you another taste of my fist."
" Ok….I'll never do it again."
She raised one of her eyebrows then, she smiled. She's really kawaii!
" I was just kidding…JA PSYCHO SMILEY!"
PSYCHO SMILEY?! Why does she keep on calling me that way?!
" My name's S-E-N-D-O-H!"
" Whatever you say baka hentai psychotic smiley!"
AYAMI
I saw him looking confused on what I've just said.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA… I really like to annoy people.
Hmmm….but it's still best if it was Bakemono…
ARE? Why did I suddenly think about him? Maybe the noodles on my head affected my brain! [What a stupid reason…~_^]
As I was about to leave, I heard Psycho Smiley shout at me.
" Oi! I forgot to ask your name…"
" HUH? I already told you, right?"
" No you haven't."
" Well, I don't give my name to strangers you know? Especially to psycho smileys like you."
" But I'm not a stranger anymore. And I'm not a psycho smiley."
He smiled for the nth time this day. He smiled so many times that I cannot even count them anymore.
" Yes you are! I just met you today. For me, you're still a stranger. And you're smiling there like a psycho."
" That's unfair…."
" Nothing's fair in this world, my friend."
" Souka…"
He smiled again but I could tell it's not a genuine one. I rolled my eyes.
" Fine. Just stop that already. It doesn't suit you."
He smiled like a maniac.
" Well, my name is…"
SENDOH
She was about to say her name when loud cheers were suddenly heard from the gym.
" SUGOI SAKURAGI-KUN!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU FINALLY DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
" HANAMICHI!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
" NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! I'M A TENSAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
" HO! HO! HO! HO! HO!"
"AHHHHH! I've got to go. Sakuragi-kun had finally finished his training. I've got to go and congratulate him! I'll just see you around ok? JA Smiley!!"
" But your name…"
She was already running very fast. I sighed.
I didn't get to know her name after all….
" OI! SMILEY!"
I looked up and saw her standing a foot away from me.
" Sakimoto! Sakimoto Ayami! Don't forget my name, ne? And if we ever see each other again, please return that shirt I lent you. Bakemono will kill me if he finds out I took one of his spare shirts. JA!!!!!!"
With that, she went inside the court.
Sakimoto Ayami eh? KAWAII…..
I guess now I have a good reason to take the shortcut everyday even if it's out of my usual way. And who the hell is that Bakemono? Maybe it's her boyfriend…
Drats! I forgot to ask if she's still available…
Oh well! I guess I'll just find out some other time….
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MY! MY! ~_^
Before you start ranting and throwing tomatoes at me, I just want to say that…THIS WILL NOT BE A RUKAWA-OC-SENDOH fic…ok? I just want to put him here. And besides, if I make it into THAT kind of fic, the meaning of the title of my fic will be completely ruined, ne? So, I hope I've already cleared everything up…
Sorry for the late update. I'm just very busy these past few weeks with some stuff… I'm really sick right now (sick as in I have an on-off fever) and I feel like hell. Also, I'll be having my braces sometime next year… I don't know whether I'll be happy or not. The only "exciting" thing that happened to my very dull life is the Oblation Run…ASTIG! ^_^ (hehehehehe…) It's the yearly affair by one of the fraternities in my school where the neophytes will run around the campus naked…cool.
Hmm…I wonder what will happen next….
How will Rukawa react to this? How about Mitsui? Does Ayami still have feelings for Sakuragi? Or will it be replaced with only pure admiration? I really wonder what will happen next…
And before I forget…
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! ^_^
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