Chapter 3: Together Again
Rukawa quietly pushed the door opened. He saw the figure sitting on the bed, sobbing quietly.
"Hana?"
Hanamichi looked up with angry tears in his eyes.
"What are you doing here? I don't want to see you! Get lost!"
"Hana, look here! I did not marry that girl."
"Yeah right! After what you have done, you come and tell me all these? Sorry! But I don't appreciate it!" Hanamichi was getting furious.
'And he dares to tell me all these when he brought her back to Kanagawa!'
"Look here, Rukawa Kaede! You think I'm crying because of you? Dream on! I'm upset because Haruko rejected me! Is that alright with you?"
"Hana, please!"
"You really think I'm such an idiot as to wait for you for three years? I'm not! I have been with Haruko. But she has dumped me."
"No, Hana!"
"Whether you want to believe it or not it's up to you. You can ask Ayako and the others if you don't believe me." Hanamichi gave a bitter smile. But he was wincing inwardly at the lame excuse he has given. (A/N: And it's really lame. I can't think of any other. Not at 1am in the morning when my brain is almost not working.)
"I got together with Haruko two months after you left. She filled up the empty space in my heart. And when I received news you are getting married, it was then I realized that I no longer love you because it did not affect me at all." Hanamichi lied.
"You are lying. Why are you so worked up then?" Rukawa said.
"I'm worked up? Of course I am! Haruko left me because she still likes you!" Hanamichi said angrily. Rukawa closed his eyes.
"Wakatta!" He said and turned and left the room, and saw the Shohoku team standing outside with Tsuki and Sendoh.
"Onii-chan?" Tsuki looked at her brother.
"I'm alright. Akira, help me book the flight tonight back to America." Rukawa walked off. Tsuki noticed the pained look in his eyes.
Everyone's attention turn to Haruko, who was standing beside Yohei.
"I have nothing to do with it!" Haruko vehemently denied.
"That means he is lying then?" Ayako frowned. They entered the room.
"Hanamichi?" Yohei called out, uncertainly.
"Why did you lie?" Ayako asked. Sakuragi shook his head.
"I don't want him to break to me the news first. Gomen, Haruko-san."
"It's a misunderstanding, Sakuragi-san." Sakuragi turned his head and saw Rukawa's 'fiancée'. He looked away.
"Hanamichi, Tsuki-san is not Rukawa's fiancée. She's the one who explained everything to us." Sakuragi turned away, refusing to listen.
Sendoh was getting exasperated. He walked up to Sakuragi and grabbed his collar.
"Listen up, Sakuragi Hanamichi! Tsuki is a Rukawa. She is NOT Kaede's fiancée or girlfriend or anything. BAKA! She is Kaede's sister!"
Sakuragi turned his head at Sendoh's last sentence.
"Hontou ka?" Everyone nodded. Tsuki sighed.
"Now I know why you guys are looking at me accusingly earlier on. I should have guessed. You guys think I'm nii-chan's fiancée?"
Everyone smiled sheepishly.
"Gomen ne, Tsuki-san!" Tsuki laughed. Then she frowned.
"I'm fine with it. But I don't think my brother is alright though. He's leaving tonight, Sakuragi-san!" With that sentence, everyone fell silent. They looked at the floor uneasily. Then they heard the front door being bang shut. They looked up.
"Where's Sakuragi?"
"After his own happiness." Yohei said, with a wink.
"How does he know where to find nii-chan?"
"I told him." Sendoh laughed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rukawa started packing his things as he tried to hold back his tears. He did not expect things to turn out this way.
'Perhaps I will not come back anymore.' He walked over to the balcony and looked at the night scenery of Kanagawa. He closed his eyes and recalled the first time when he met Hanamichi, the time when they confess their love, the first kiss they exchange and everything they have done together.
'How did things ever turn out this way?' He sat on the bed and grieved over the broken relationship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hanamichi arrived at Sendoh's apartment. He unlocked the door with the key Sendoh had handed him, wondering what to say to Rukawa. He took a deep breathe.
'Maybe I should apologize.'
He entered the hall and heard a soft whimpering noise. He walked over to the door where the sound was coming from and pushed the door open. It almost broke his heart in two when he saw his koibito hiding under the covers, seemingly crying. He walked over, uncertainly.
"Kae.Kaede?"
The covers were thrown off. Rukawa looked up and saw Hanamichi standing in front of him.
God! Is this a dream? If it is, please don't let me wake up from it.
Hanamichi kneeled down in front of Rukawa and wiped his tears away.
"Gomen, Kaede! I've wronged you." Hanamichi pulled Rukawa into a tight embrace.
"Hana." Rukawa tightened his arms around Hanamichi, as if afraid that Hanamichi would disappear if he let go.
Hanamichi pulled back and looked at Rukawa. Then he captured Rukawa's lips with his own, engaging in a passionate kiss. Rukawa kissed back. The pent- up passion of three years was released in that one kiss. They kissed for as long as their lungs allowed them to, exploring each other's mouth. Finally, they broke free, taking in oxygen. Hanamichi looked at Rukawa.
"Forgive me! I did not mean to hurt you. But I was so afraid to lose you."
Rukawa gave a small smile. One that was only reserved for his boyfriend. He hugged him.
"Nothing matters as long as you understand."
"Don't leave me anymore. Please!" Hanamichi hugged back. Rukawa nodded.
"I won't leave. Never."
"Promise me that you would be with me wherever I am, Kaede." Hanamichi looked at his boyfriend in the eyes.
"I promise."
Hanamichi smiled and gave Rukawa a kiss. Then he pulled him into a tight embrace.
"I love you, Kaede."
"So do I, Hana." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Owari~
A/N: Alright! My second HanaRu fic. Gomen, minna-san! It's not a very good fic. But it's the best I can manage at 1 am in the morning. My brain juices are running dry. But anyway, since I was gone for so long, I decided that maybe I should write a fic. And the first one that came to my mind is a HanaRu since I hardly write it. *sweat drops*
Sakuragi: Hey! Yure-chan, when did I become such an unreasonable person?
Rukawa: You always were, do'aho!
Sakuragi: Teme, kitsune! *squabble with Rukawa*
Yure: *covers ear* Please don't quarrel in my room, Hana!
Sendoh: Maa. Calm down, Sakuragi-kun! *sips on lemonade *
Fujima *pops into the room*: Yure-chan, ready for bed? It's 2am in the morning. You have to wake up early tomorrow!*smiles*
Yure: *yawns* Hai, Kenji-kun! Akira, it's time for you to sleep as well.
Sendoh: Hai! *Yure exits the room with Fujima and Sendoh*
Sakuragi: Wait Yure-chan! I haven't finished talking! Wait! HELP!!! *being dragged off by Rukawa*
Rukawa quietly pushed the door opened. He saw the figure sitting on the bed, sobbing quietly.
"Hana?"
Hanamichi looked up with angry tears in his eyes.
"What are you doing here? I don't want to see you! Get lost!"
"Hana, look here! I did not marry that girl."
"Yeah right! After what you have done, you come and tell me all these? Sorry! But I don't appreciate it!" Hanamichi was getting furious.
'And he dares to tell me all these when he brought her back to Kanagawa!'
"Look here, Rukawa Kaede! You think I'm crying because of you? Dream on! I'm upset because Haruko rejected me! Is that alright with you?"
"Hana, please!"
"You really think I'm such an idiot as to wait for you for three years? I'm not! I have been with Haruko. But she has dumped me."
"No, Hana!"
"Whether you want to believe it or not it's up to you. You can ask Ayako and the others if you don't believe me." Hanamichi gave a bitter smile. But he was wincing inwardly at the lame excuse he has given. (A/N: And it's really lame. I can't think of any other. Not at 1am in the morning when my brain is almost not working.)
"I got together with Haruko two months after you left. She filled up the empty space in my heart. And when I received news you are getting married, it was then I realized that I no longer love you because it did not affect me at all." Hanamichi lied.
"You are lying. Why are you so worked up then?" Rukawa said.
"I'm worked up? Of course I am! Haruko left me because she still likes you!" Hanamichi said angrily. Rukawa closed his eyes.
"Wakatta!" He said and turned and left the room, and saw the Shohoku team standing outside with Tsuki and Sendoh.
"Onii-chan?" Tsuki looked at her brother.
"I'm alright. Akira, help me book the flight tonight back to America." Rukawa walked off. Tsuki noticed the pained look in his eyes.
Everyone's attention turn to Haruko, who was standing beside Yohei.
"I have nothing to do with it!" Haruko vehemently denied.
"That means he is lying then?" Ayako frowned. They entered the room.
"Hanamichi?" Yohei called out, uncertainly.
"Why did you lie?" Ayako asked. Sakuragi shook his head.
"I don't want him to break to me the news first. Gomen, Haruko-san."
"It's a misunderstanding, Sakuragi-san." Sakuragi turned his head and saw Rukawa's 'fiancée'. He looked away.
"Hanamichi, Tsuki-san is not Rukawa's fiancée. She's the one who explained everything to us." Sakuragi turned away, refusing to listen.
Sendoh was getting exasperated. He walked up to Sakuragi and grabbed his collar.
"Listen up, Sakuragi Hanamichi! Tsuki is a Rukawa. She is NOT Kaede's fiancée or girlfriend or anything. BAKA! She is Kaede's sister!"
Sakuragi turned his head at Sendoh's last sentence.
"Hontou ka?" Everyone nodded. Tsuki sighed.
"Now I know why you guys are looking at me accusingly earlier on. I should have guessed. You guys think I'm nii-chan's fiancée?"
Everyone smiled sheepishly.
"Gomen ne, Tsuki-san!" Tsuki laughed. Then she frowned.
"I'm fine with it. But I don't think my brother is alright though. He's leaving tonight, Sakuragi-san!" With that sentence, everyone fell silent. They looked at the floor uneasily. Then they heard the front door being bang shut. They looked up.
"Where's Sakuragi?"
"After his own happiness." Yohei said, with a wink.
"How does he know where to find nii-chan?"
"I told him." Sendoh laughed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rukawa started packing his things as he tried to hold back his tears. He did not expect things to turn out this way.
'Perhaps I will not come back anymore.' He walked over to the balcony and looked at the night scenery of Kanagawa. He closed his eyes and recalled the first time when he met Hanamichi, the time when they confess their love, the first kiss they exchange and everything they have done together.
'How did things ever turn out this way?' He sat on the bed and grieved over the broken relationship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hanamichi arrived at Sendoh's apartment. He unlocked the door with the key Sendoh had handed him, wondering what to say to Rukawa. He took a deep breathe.
'Maybe I should apologize.'
He entered the hall and heard a soft whimpering noise. He walked over to the door where the sound was coming from and pushed the door open. It almost broke his heart in two when he saw his koibito hiding under the covers, seemingly crying. He walked over, uncertainly.
"Kae.Kaede?"
The covers were thrown off. Rukawa looked up and saw Hanamichi standing in front of him.
God! Is this a dream? If it is, please don't let me wake up from it.
Hanamichi kneeled down in front of Rukawa and wiped his tears away.
"Gomen, Kaede! I've wronged you." Hanamichi pulled Rukawa into a tight embrace.
"Hana." Rukawa tightened his arms around Hanamichi, as if afraid that Hanamichi would disappear if he let go.
Hanamichi pulled back and looked at Rukawa. Then he captured Rukawa's lips with his own, engaging in a passionate kiss. Rukawa kissed back. The pent- up passion of three years was released in that one kiss. They kissed for as long as their lungs allowed them to, exploring each other's mouth. Finally, they broke free, taking in oxygen. Hanamichi looked at Rukawa.
"Forgive me! I did not mean to hurt you. But I was so afraid to lose you."
Rukawa gave a small smile. One that was only reserved for his boyfriend. He hugged him.
"Nothing matters as long as you understand."
"Don't leave me anymore. Please!" Hanamichi hugged back. Rukawa nodded.
"I won't leave. Never."
"Promise me that you would be with me wherever I am, Kaede." Hanamichi looked at his boyfriend in the eyes.
"I promise."
Hanamichi smiled and gave Rukawa a kiss. Then he pulled him into a tight embrace.
"I love you, Kaede."
"So do I, Hana." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Owari~
A/N: Alright! My second HanaRu fic. Gomen, minna-san! It's not a very good fic. But it's the best I can manage at 1 am in the morning. My brain juices are running dry. But anyway, since I was gone for so long, I decided that maybe I should write a fic. And the first one that came to my mind is a HanaRu since I hardly write it. *sweat drops*
Sakuragi: Hey! Yure-chan, when did I become such an unreasonable person?
Rukawa: You always were, do'aho!
Sakuragi: Teme, kitsune! *squabble with Rukawa*
Yure: *covers ear* Please don't quarrel in my room, Hana!
Sendoh: Maa. Calm down, Sakuragi-kun! *sips on lemonade *
Fujima *pops into the room*: Yure-chan, ready for bed? It's 2am in the morning. You have to wake up early tomorrow!*smiles*
Yure: *yawns* Hai, Kenji-kun! Akira, it's time for you to sleep as well.
Sendoh: Hai! *Yure exits the room with Fujima and Sendoh*
Sakuragi: Wait Yure-chan! I haven't finished talking! Wait! HELP!!! *being dragged off by Rukawa*