TITLE:  EXTRA-ORDINARY LOVE QUADRANGLE

( ayami – sakuragi -  haruko - rukawa  - ayami )

PURPOSE OF WRITING: To meddle with the lives of the SD characters…

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

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

~  rheia: TY for reviewing!

~ renei & idiotic moron: TY for reviewing! Two GREAT fanfic writers reviewing MY fic at the same time is another definition of what COOLNESS is… ^_^

~ tensaispira: TY for reviewing! Don't worry, Sendoh will eventually find out who Bakemono is…

~ ayce shade: TY for reviewing! You're a new reviewer right? So… WELCOME TO MY CRAZY WORLD! Hehehehe…  A penagram eh…? So that's how you call it… ^_^

~ just magik: TY for reviewing! Aww… thank you for expressing your concern about my health. And ty for wishing me "merry Christmas"… god bless you and your family! ^_^

~ wadohui: Nevermind…^_^

~ karen: TY for reviewing! Another new reviewer…cool! You're from UPD eh? Me from UP Mla… ^_^ I just laughed my guts out during the Oblation Run at our school cause… I just find them too amusing for my comfort. They're running around the campus naked looking like demented freaks… but it's better than hazing, ne? And I applaud them for their bravery and "kapalmuks" attitude…

~ angel-leigh: TY for reviewing! A new reviewer again…I'm sooo happy! Don't worry…I'll try to put as much Sendoh as possible, ok? ^_^

* Now, on with my story, shall we… happened during the match between Shohoku and the combined forces of Ryonan & Shoyo….

CHAPTER 17: The Unexpected Rival (Part 1)

True love cannot be found

Where it truly does not exist

Nor can it be hidden

Where it truly does

~ ANONYMOUS ~

AYAMI

SUGOI!!!! The match between these guys is really incredible. And that psychotic smiley is really good too! He's just the perfect match for Bakemono. I can see that he's really pissed off right now.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! GOOD JOB SENDOH-SAN!

I can also see that Sakuragi-kun's having a hard time making a shot. He seems too nervous.

Wonder what I should do? Got to think very fast…

HARUKO

What's wrong with Sakuragi-kun? He seems out of it….

" Ayami-chan, I think we should cheer for Sakuragi-kun! He's TOO nervous…."

" Souka…you're right. WHY didn't I think of it?! "

Then I saw her smack her forehead while muttering something under her breath.

" Anou… did I say something wrong?"

" Iie… HA! HA! I just killed a mosquito. Nothing to worry about. HA! HA! HA!"

Then, she muttered something again. It sounded like she was cursing herself for being more stupid than…someone whose name starts with a Ha-…

Ha… Haya…? Hasa…? Haru…? HARUKA? Who's Haruka?

I couldn't really understand the name so I just shrugged it off. Sometimes, Ayami-chan can be pretty weird. But, I'm glad we're on speaking terms again. I miss talking to her.   

" Ok…1…2…3…go! GAMBATTE SAKURAGI-KUN!!!"

" OI HANAMICI! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?! DON'T TELL US WE SPENT OUR WEEKENDS FOR NOTHING BAKA!!"

I saw Ayami-chan glare at Sakuragi's Guntai.

" WHAT did you…stupid imbeciles…said?!?! Can you please repeat it for me?"

I saw veins pop on her forehead and on her fist that was held in front of the Guntai's faces.

THAT made them shut up.

" I wouldn't let blood drip on this floor if you bakas will just repeat what they said!"

Uh-oh… what should I do?!

" Anou….GAMBATTE HANAMICHI! WE'LL SUPPORT YOU TILL THE END!!!"

" THAT was NOT what you said earlier….I'm not deaf you know!"

" Yes it is! Ne, Haruko-chan?"

Ayami-chan looked at me curiously, waiting for a reply.

" Anou….ummmm…."

I saw the four kneeling down, practically begging at me.

" Ha…HAI! That's what they said."

She looked suspiciously at me then turned to the Guntai. I saw them become paler than usual.

" Fine. I was just joking anyway. I wouldn't even start a fight in the middle of a game. HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!"

HARUKO & THE GUNTAI

"………¬.¬'………¬.¬'………¬.¬'…………¬.¬'…………¬.¬'………"

SAKURAGI

WOW….they're all cheering for me….

 I can't let them down….especially Haruko-san.

YOSH!!!! Time to show them what the tensai's really made of!

(starts doing what he learned from Anzai-sensei)

RUKAWA

Do'ahou Sakuragi….

I saw do'ahou ononoko gaze admiringly at that do'ahou with 'amazement' dancing in her eyes.

Che! She's really a do'ahou for admiring another do'ahou….

Now she's cheering for Mitsui…another do'ahou.

She really likes admiring do'ahous…maybe that's why she became one…

I turned my attention back at Sendoh but I saw him looking at someone while smiling.

Do'ahou smiley freak! 

When I followed his gaze, I saw that he's looking at HER.

WHAT THE --

MITSUI

So, Sakuragi really learned something while we're gone eh?

But, I'm still better than that monkey…

HAH! I'm the better than everyone here! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

" Mitsui-kun! Gambatte!"

Ayami-chan….ARIAGATOU! (blushing)

Then I saw her look at somebody else and gave that somebody a thumbs-up.

Who the hell….? Must be Sakuragi…

When I turned to look at that person, my jaw almost dropped. It's nobody else but SENDOH!

I saw him smile at Ayami-chan, which made her roll her eyes. I turned my attention to Rukawa if he saw this unusual behavior between the two. I saw him glaring at Sendoh while clenching his fist.

Uh-oh….

What the hell's happening here?! NOW, I've got to protect her from TWO conceited jerks!

ARGHHH!!!!! I shouldn't have left her here! 

SENDOH

So she was telling the truth eh? She's really a member of the team….KAWAII!

I heard her cheer for Sakuragi. When I turned to look at her, I saw that she was having a fight with some guys while a girl was pacifying her. Then, after a while, I saw her laugh.

KAWAII!

After that, she started cheering for Mitsui. He blushed.

He's a rival eh? It's okay… he's leaving next year anyway.

Then, I saw her look at me. She gave me a thumbs-up. I smiled. She rolled her eyes.

KAWAII!

I suddenly felt like someone was staring at me. When I turned around to find out who's staring at my back, I saw that it was Rukawa. I smiled at him.

" Daijoubu?"

Instead of receiving an answer, he just glared at me even more as if trying to mentally kill me.

Wonder what the hell's wrong with him this time….

" OI! YOU THREE OVER THERE! WILL YOU CONCENTRATE ON THE GAME?!?!?!?!"

It was Uozumi-san and Akagi-san.

" Hai Uozumi-san!"

" Do'ahou."

" Yare, yare Akagi…you don't have to shout you know?!"

" NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Micchi's already tired! Kitsune's being a baka, as usual! Sendoh's intimidated by my tensai skills! Gori and Uozumi's also amazed with me that's why they called those three bakas because they can't handle me! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm really a tensai! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

" URUSAI!!!!!!"

I saw all of them attack Sakuragi. Meanwhile, I just stayed back with the others and watched them.

ALL

"………¬.¬'…………¬.¬'…………¬.¬'……………¬.¬'…………¬.¬'…………¬.¬'…………"

~ After 5 minutes, they resumed the game. After 10 minutes, it was over ~

AYAMI

SUGOI!!!!! WE WON!

This team never fails to amaze me. But, I have to say the other team was good too especially that psycho and Uozumi-sempai and Fujima-sempai and that autistic and fish-looking Ryonan player and the one who was wearing glasses and….and…ha! I forgot the names of the other players….nevermind.

All I know is they're good but, of course, we're better.

As I was about to congratulate Sakuragi-kun and the others, Mitsui-kun suddenly popped out of nowhere.

" Oi! Nice play and great cheerers you've got back there. Why didn't you introduce them to me before? And by the way, congrat --"

" WHAT was THAT all about?!"

" Eh? What do you mean?"

He pointed at me and then he pointed at the psycho who was busy chatting with his teammates.

" Oh….HIM."

I smiled to add a little mystery…and to piss him off some more.

" WHAT do you mean by 'oh him'?!"

" Mitsui-kun, don't tell me your jealous?"

He blushed.

HA! HA! Strike one.

" I'M NOT JEALOUS!"

" Fine. You don't have to shout and spit saliva on my face. I already took a shower you know…."

He blushed again.

Strike two!

" Will you just answer my question?!" 

" Make me…."

I looked at him straight in the eyes while batting my eyelashes and twirling some strands of my hair. You know, those flirting strategies blonde girls do in movies. Mitsui's either too thick or too naïve if he falls for this…

…and he IS either of the two because he actually blushed.

STRIKE THREE!!!

" Will you cut it out? It doesn't suit you…."

" Fine, fine. I was just fooling around because you look so serious. Gomen…."

" It's ok… just don't do that again. It makes me feel….uneasy."

" You're so easy to get…do you know that?"

" What?!"

" Nothing. I was just babbling about something ridiculously stupid. So, what do you want to ask?"

" What's going on between the two of you?" 

" I bumped into him the day before all of you returned from your practice games. I think he got lost and ended up here. That baka…. I had an accident involving him that resulted to a bloody nose. Of course, I helped him and we kinda talked about some things while waiting for his nose to stop bleeding."

" What did you talked about?"

" Not much… just the usual stuff people talk about when they've met for the first time."

" Usual stuff?"

" You know, those things asked in autograph books."
" Oh…okay."
" So, are you done interrogating me?"

" Yeah…I think so."

" So can I go now and congratulate the others?"

" Fine… go and scamper away."

And with that, I ran off.

MITSUI

She's crazy! I actually thought she was flirting with me that time.

How I wish it was true…

" Mitsui-san…"

I turned around to see who was calling me. It was the smiley freak Sendoh.

" What do you want?"

" Just like to congratulate you. It was a nice game."

" Of course! What would you expect from me?"

" RIGHT…"

He smiled at me. Is he gay?!

" So, I guess I'll just see you around…."

" You like her don't you?"

" Eh?! Who's her?"

" Ayami-chan."

" So what if I do? You've got any problem with that?"

" Iie…I just want to know who my rival is. I like to make sure if I've got any chance. "

He gave me a smile but not a sincere one. It's as if he's provoking me to prove myself.

The nerve…

" Well, sorry to inform you but you've got the wrong person."

" Really…"

" Really. So, if I were you, I better watch out. He's just around the corner, you know. "

" But what about you? You said you like her…."

" THAT'S none of your business."

" Fine. No need to get mad….I was just asking."

He gave me another one of his freaky smiles then left.

HAH! IN YOUR DREAMS BAKA! I'd rather pick Rukawa than you because he's a teammate. CHE!

RUKAWA

Do'ahou Mitsui… acting so friendly with that freak.

Maybe they're gay….

I saw do'ahou ononoko congratulating almost everybody on the team. She even congratulated the benchwarmers. And even our rival team. She praised and congratulated everyone except me.

CHE! As if I give a damn anyway…

" Oi Rukawa! You okay?"

It was Ayako. I just nodded, as usual.

" Don't worry. She's just too pre-occupied with so many things right now. She'll eventually notice that you're here and who knows…she might end up liking you too."

WHAT THE -- I stared at her.

What did she mean by that?!

" Oh… don't mind me. I was just talking to myself."

She gave me a knowing smile then left to join the others.

DOES SHE KNOW ANYTHING?

AYAKO

I KNOW A LOT OF THINGS OTHER PEOPLE DON'T KNOW….

I had been observing everyone on our team and these freshmen stood out….

I can sense something's going on between these four….

And I'll make sure I find that out….

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!

MIYAGI

ORO? What's happening to Aya-chan?

" Aya-chan….daijoubu?"

" HUH?!"

" Is there something wrong?"

" NO! Everything's fine. I'm just happy, that's all.'

" Yokata… I thought you suddenly went crazy…."

UH-OH… bad line.

When I turned to look at her, she's already glaring at me.

" Nani?! What did you say?!"

" Aya-chan! I was just…."

" HAH! TAKE THIS!"

Oh no! Not the….SPLACK!!!

" Aya-chan…."

" HAH! You deserved that for making fun of me."

" Aya-chan…"

But Aya-chan was already following Ayami-chan and Haruko towards the locker room.

" Aya-chan…."

" MWAHAHAHAHA! Baka Ryota….MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

[hehe…I don't really know how Mitsui laughs…..GOMEN! ~_^]

" NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ryochin got slapped by Ayako-san's paper fan. NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

" Do'ahou."

What?! Even Rukawa's making fun of me?! 

" URUSAI!!!!"

(clouds of dust everywhere and inside, four guys could be seen strangling, punching, and taking the living daylights out each other)

KOGURE

" Anou… Akagi, shouldn't we stop them?"

" Let those bakas do whatever they want to do as long as they keep themselves ready for the Interhigh."

Then, he continued talking with Uozumi and the other players.

Akagi's no help at all….

" Anou… Anzai-sensei, shouldn't we stop them?"

" HO! HO! HO! HO! HO!"

Anzai-sensei's no help too…..

WHAT SHOULD I DO?!?!

" Anou… Kogure-san. Don't worry about them. Maybe that's their form of bonding together."

EH? Who ever heard such a ridiculous idea? BONDING?!

When I turned to look at whoever said that, I was surprised to see….

" Sendoh?" 

EH? What's he doing here?! Why is he talking to me?! And why is he smiling like that?!

" Don't worry about them. They're already matured enough to know when to stop."

THEM?! MATURE?! Sendoh doesn't know anything about those four….

AHHHH! THEY'RE MAKING A MESS ON THE COURT! WHY IS AKAGI AND ANZAI-SENSEI NOT DOING ANYTHING?!

Ayako…where are you?!?!?!?!

" Doshte, Kogure-san?"

" No…nothing. Anou… I suppose your right. Maybe they'll stop…someday."

" Just like what I've said, ne? So, where's your bathroom here?"

" Anou…over there. It's near the locker room. Just follow Yasuda and the others over there."

" Arigatou!"

He smiled again. I know it's bad to think bad things about other people but Sendoh's really….weird.

AAHHH!!! I'VE GOT TO THINK OF A WAY TO STOP THEM!

~ Meanwhile, at the locker room ~

AYAKO

" Ayako-san, you didn't have to do that to Miyagi-kun you know…."

" Haruko-chan's right. We all know how he much he likes you. You shouldn't have embarrassed him. "

" CHE! He deserves it. He called ME 'crazy' when the only one crazy here is Sakuragi."

" OF COURSE HE'S NOT!"

Ayami-chan and Haruko-chan both said that at the same time. They looked at each other for a moment, blushed, then looked away.

" Eh?! What's wrong with the two of you?"

" No…nothing…"

Haruko-chan said this while looking down at the floor as if waiting for it to crack open and eat her alive.

" It's really none of your business… "

Ayami-chan said this while looking at the door as if waiting for someone to suddenly open it and drag her outside.

Something's going on between these two….

Like what I've said, these first years are really interesting.  

I've got to observe them more…

" Okay….if you say so. I'll just take a shower ok?"

" HAI…"

HARUKO

Why did I suddenly felt different that time?

Why did I suddenly saw Ayami-chan as a….rival?!

Ugh! It must be the weather….

" Anou….Ayami-chan, I'll just take a shower too…if that's okay with you."

" Okay….no problem. I'll just wait for the two of you outside, ne?"

" Ha…hai!"

Something's DEFINITELY wrong with me…..

AYAMI

Whew! Finally, I'm alone.

I don't really understand what happened back there…the atmosphere was full of tension…

Ugh! I hate being confused….

Luckily, I have a bubblegum in my pocket. Chewing a gum makes me more relaxed every time I'm stressed out.

What should I do now? Those two might take forever in there…

I should have brought a book or something…

AH! Bakemono has a Walkman inside his bag. I'll just get it…he wouldn't mind anyway.

I happily went inside the boy's locker room and got his CD player and some CD's, of course. Then, I went outside again and waited for the two to finish.

I hope they finish immediately…

I DON'T want to die of boredom here…

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~_^ MY! MY!

Poor Kogure…. he's a little bit OOC ne?

So…this is just the first part. The original chapter was really long so I decided to just make it a two-part chapter. I'll just post the second part next week, k? And about the quote, I don't know if it's related to the chap. I just want to put it here…~_^…and I'm sorry for all the OOC's on every character, esp. on Rukawa.

So, just do your thing now….

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