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?
Chapter 5
We followed Rukawa after basketball practice. He seemed walking absent-minded. Rukawa didn't play well in the practice today.
"He doesn't look happy." Yohei suddenly said.
I looked at Yohei and Rukawa. His seemed exhausted when walking.
"How can you know that?" Fatty asked.
"He looked exhausted from his back." Yohei, "Just like used off all his energy."
"Right. As before he didn't walk like this." Fatty added, "Head up and walk like a proud king."
"Yeap. Now, he seems lifeless." Yohei concluded.
He seems lifeless. "lifeless" that reminded me the chat with Yoshida.
//Flashback//
After practice, we went back to the changing room while Rukawa was still playing some extra at the court.
"Help me, please." Yoshida suddenly shouted, "The glare from Rukawa's senpei is too scared. Those are absolutely cold as the Pole. Can I have another trainer?"
"Ha...ha..." I laughed, "You little thing scared of Rukawa? How come you scare a fox?"
"No, Hanamichi senpei." He said, "There is absolutely emotionless in his eyes. You cannot see anything, no angry, no happy, no annoy, no sad...absolutely nothing."
I stunned to that "absolutely nothing." but I tried to ease his feeling of that.
"Ha...ha..." I acted again, "You really like the word 'absolutely'! You add it in every sentence. How can a people with absolutely nothing? He just wants to scare you to make you play harder."
"Maybe..." Yoshida nodded, "... I absolutely follow what he said to practice."
//End of Flashback//
We Kept following Rukawa. He walked non-stopped for more than 20 minutes.
"They said Rukawa studies at Shohoku because the school is near his house." I said.
"I don't think it is near." Fatty said while panted lightly, "We're walking for 20 minutes and he seems not finishing his walk."
I looked at the sky, it was darkened because the sun was going to set.
"I wanted to rest at the park." Fatty said when we walking past the park.
"You got it." Yohei said.
We looked at him.
"Rukawa is going inside the park." He pointed to Rukawa.
We looked at Rukawa, he was now sitting on the bench looking the kid's playing. We carefully walked at the other side sitting behind a big tree spying Rukawa. He seemed looking the kid's playing but his eyes didn't focus. The sound of the kid's laughing and chatting surrounded the park. But Rukawa seemed to be surrounded by sullen air.
Finally, the kids were gone, the sun set, the sky was dark, the park was silence.
"How long does he want to just sit there doing nothing?" Fatty asked, "I am getting a bit cold and hungry now."
We looked at each other and looked back to Rukawa. He was still in the same posture. Yohei looked at me wondering what to do next.
"I go to talk to him." I said.
"Hana..." Yohei asked, "Are you sure this is the good time?"
"We have to do something." I said, "Maybe you guys go first."
They wondered.
"You know, that stubborn Kitsune might take a long time to convince." I added.
"No, we wait for you both." Yohei said.
"And dine together." Fatty grinned.
I nodded to my friends, then turned and headed toward to Rukawa.
I walked closer and closer but Rukawa seemed not notice my present.
"Rukawa..." I said softly in order not to make him scared of the sudden sound.
But he didn't move an inch.
"Rukawa!" I spoke louder, "What are you doing here?"
He shocked, headed up, but muted.
"Rukawa..." I spoke again but softer, "What are you doing here?"
"Sakuragi?" He whispered while looking at me like a lost child.
"Yes, it's me." I said, "What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here?" He repeated softly.
I felt shock to his reaction. It didn't seem like his usual behaviour.
"Are you OK?" I asked.
But no reply.
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--End of chapter 5--
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I hope you like this chapter. Next chapter would be in the view of Rukawa.
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