Friends

Standard disclamation applied to this story.

This is the NON-YAOI HanaRu story. I am interesting in the two very different characters inside SD. One is fire and one is ice. Are their mind as same as their exterior showed?

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Thanks Hikaru Itsuko and Ein Auftragskiller.

Ein Auftragskiller: Thanks for your comments. I just want to make a friendship story. I know that might too hard for me especially to my English standard. However, we cannot assume every same-sex friends would become couple finally...it would be too terrible...^^! This is why I would like to write this story.

Chapter 4

"I don't know why I suddenly care about Rukawa but I thought it is because Rukawa was being nice to me and helped me regain my basketball techniques. Although he still didn't show his emotion, he did treat me as a friend." I told Yohei and others.

They nodded.

"I went to the National Basketball site next day and found that Rukawa was already left. I asked Maki what had happened to Rukawa. They were not sure but they guessed it might be family problem because of the phone the night before. Maki then told me the details."

//Flashback//

When they went outside to the corridor, they saw Rukawa talking to the phone and they "carelessly" overheard the conversation.

"Please, mum, don't cry." Rukawa said, "Mum, just calm down. Everything would be alright. I will be back tonight...as earlier as possible."

Then it was the response from another side.

"Dad haven't contacted me since we met last time." He answered.

Another pause.

"No! I haven't contacted dad neither." Rukawa sighed, "I even don't know the address and telephone number after you and dad moved to a new apartment...............No, I haven't blamed you. I..........."

Pause again.

"Calm down, mum." Rukawa said in a louder tone, "I am not leaving you alone but I just don't know you would suddenly come back. I will be back tomorrow, OK? Go to take a hot bath and sleep. I will be back ASAP..."

Pause again.

"...Where's Yoko-chan?" Rukawa took a deep breath, "She...she...goes somewhere...um...mum, I would tell you then"

...........

"Is he going to cry?" Dai Moroboshi from Aiwa asked.

"donno..." Maki asked.

"Who's Yoko-chan?"

They shook.

..........

Finally Rukawa put back the receiver. Still at the same place looking down to the floor. They then went toward him.

¡¨Rukawa? Are you alright, Rukawa?¡¨ Maki asked.

Glared blankly to Maki.

¡§What?¡¨ Rukawa said expressionlessly.

"Are you alright?¡¨ Maki asked, ¡§You looked pale."

¡§Sigh¡KI am OK!¡¨ Rukawa spoke in such soft voice which surprised everyone. None of them expected to hear such soft and expressive tone from Rukawa¡¦s mouth suddenly.

"Rukawa informed the coach and left the National Traning Site then. Well actually he left after played basketball with me." I added, "It was only a week since he last visited me in the clinic. He keeps avoiding everyone."

"Even colder and isolated than before." Yohei said, "No wonder why the freshmen are too scare of him."

"Why didn't his parents contact him?" Fatty asked, "He met them 2 years before when he was only colleague boy."

"I don't know why either." I replied, "and today he had his arm hurt."

"um..."Yohei spoke again, "Do you think it would be good for us to follow him after school tomorrow?"

We looked at each others and nodded in agree.

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--End of chapter 4--

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I hope you like this chapter. OK! I just put Rukawa into a family problem. Do you like this ideas?

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