Out Here on my Own

By: purplerose28

Disclaimers apply: I don't own Slam Dunk characters… but I would like to own Rukawa and Sendoh (hehehe just kidding!!) I hope you'll like my story… Please send me all you're comments, suggestions and violent reactions!! My e-mail add is kitsune_rukawa11@yahoo.com... Thank you to those who reviewed my story!! ENJOY!!

~ Chapter 4 ~

"Come on Kaemi it's already late we have to go back to our room!! I'm sure Rukawa wants to sleep!!" Hotaru said.

"Ten more minutes and after that we'll go back to our room!!" Kaemi said.

"You have said that for the twentieth time and we are still here!!" Hotaru retorted.

"This will be the last… please Hotaru!!" Kaemi said giving Hotaru a pleading look.

"NO!! LET'S GO!!" Hotaru exclaimed as she drags Kaemi out of Rukawa's room.

"Bye Mr. Snooty!! See yah tomorrow!!" Kaemi exclaimed before she was completely drag out of the room.

Rukawa was left in his room he sighed and lay down on his bed. This has been his most tiring day because of the two girls who just left especially the irritating and noisy girl, who else but Kaemi. He has spent the whole day with them. In the morning when he opens his eyes because he was "ruthlessly" awaken Kaemi was the first person that he saw. She has this very sweet and lovely smile on her face and even how much he wanted to smile back at her he didn't. What he did was to yell at her for waking him up so early. It was only six o'clock in the morning when the two "pests" came to his room.

~ Flashback ~

"Mr. Snooty… Mr. Snooty wake up!!" Kaemi said as she harshly yanks Rukawa but he didn't open his eyes all he did was stir and push her away.

"Kaemi we shouldn't disturb him… Rukawa needs some rest." Hotaru said trying to stop Kaemi from waking Rukawa.

"He needs to wake up to eat his breakfast and we will stroll around!! It's good for his health so he will recover fast." Kaemi said as she looks at Hotaru who was sitting on the bed beside Rukawa's bed. "Mr. Snooty… Mr. Snooty wake up!! Your breakfast is here you need to eat!! Mr. Snooty!!" Kaemi said as she continues to tug Rukawa.

"Mmm…" Was all that Rukawa said.

"Let's just go and we will come back when he is awake." Hotaru suggested but Kaemi didn't mind her instead Kaemi knelt at the chair beside Rukawa's bed then…

"MR. SNOOTY WAKE UP!!!" Kaemi screamed directly to Rukawa's ear.

"AAAHH!!!" Rukawa yelled as he bolted up from his bed.

"See his awake." Kaemi said as she stands up and look at Hotaru. "Good morning Mr. Snooty!!" Keami said as she flashes Rukawa a very sweet and lovely smile.

"Good morning Rukawa." Hotaru said as she waved her right hand at him.

"What the hell was that for?!" Rukawa asked angrily.

"What do you mean?! Kaemi ask innocently.

"Why did you yell at my ear?!" Rukawa exclaimed.

"Ahh that…You won't wake up so I thought of yelling at you!! It worked right?!" Kaemi asked as she smiles.

Rukawa was about to yell again when Kaemi handed him something.

"Here I brought you this!!" Kaemi said as she gives Rukawa some flowers similar to the ones she gave to him before. "Since you told me you love it I brought you some more. I'll just put this here." Kaemi said as she placed the flowers on the vase on top of Rukawa's table beside his bed.

"She is so sweet!!" Rukawa thought as he looks at Kaemi and prevents his self from smiling. "What do you want?!" Rukawa asked as he lay back on the bed surrendering since he knows there is no point in arguing with Kaemi and he closed his eyes pretending that that little act of kindness of Kaemi doesn't affect him at all. But deep down inside his heart was leaping with so much happiness.

"I told her we should go back later but she insisted on visiting you and inviting you to stroll around with us." Hotaru said.

"I don't wan to go out." Rukawa said still his eyes were closed.

"But Mr. Snooty I want you to see the hospital's garden there is lots of crocuses there and I want you to see it because I knew you like it." Kaemi said.

"I don't want to go anywhere all I want is too sleep here." Rukawa said as he turns his back against Kaemi and Hotaru.

"You know Mr. Snooty you should make the best out of anything that came in your way because you'll never know when your time will come. You know you're luckier because there are some people who have a limited time" Kaemi said and that caught Rukawa's attention. "And even how much they want to make the best out of there remaining time they can't because..." Kaemi didn't finish her sentence and just sat down looking at the floor.

"Is she referring to herself?!" Rukawa thought. He then remembers what Hotaru just said to him yesterday about Kaemi's condition that Kaemi has only a month to live and he too wanted to do something for her so he agreed to stroll around with her and Hotaru. "Ok fine I'll go with you." Rukawa said.

"YEEPPEEE!! THANK YOU MR. SNOOTY!!" Kaemi exclaimed happily as she hugs Rukawa and instantly his face blushed. "Let's go… let's go!!" Kaemi exclaimed as she holds Rukawa's arm and pulls him out of the bed.

"Wait… I can't stand." Rukawa said.

"And Kaemi… Rukawa needs to eat first." Hotaru said.

"Oh yeah…hehehehe… I forgot." Kaemi said giggling.

"Baka." Rukawa whispered with a smile on his face.

~~ ** ~~ ** ~~

After Rukawa ate his breakfast they called the nurse to help them put Rukawa in a wheelchair and after that they were on their way to the garden at the back part of the hospital.

"I'm sure you'll like it in here Mr. Snooty." Kaemi said as she pushes Rukawa's wheelchair and Hotaru was walking beside her. Rukawa didn't say a thing and that annoyed Kaemi and she smack Rukawa's head.

"OUCH!! WHAT?!" Rukawa exclaimed as he looks at Kaemi and touch the spot where Kaemi hit him.

"You didn't reply." Kaemi said as she looks down at Rukawa.

"And what should I say… you didn't ask me anything." Rukawa said.

"You should say… Thanks for bringing me here or I'll surely enjoy it here!! Some things like that instead of being so quiet!" Kaemi said gallingly. "Can't you do a good conversation?!" Kaemi asked.

"Thanks for bringing me here or… I'll surely enjoy it here?!" Rukawa said sarcastically.

Kaemi just rolled her eyes and Hotaru laughed at the two. When they arrive at the garden Rukawa was stunned at the place. The place has lots of cherry blossoms tree and under the biggest tree was a chair and a swing hanging on the branch of the tree. The place was covered with different kinds of flowers in all colors. It is just like a paradise. He was too stunned that he didn't notice they are already under the big tree and Kaemi was talking to him with Hotaru besides her looking at him with a question in her face.

"You ok?!" Hotaru asked. Rukawa just nodded.

"Hotaru let's go to the swing!!" Kaemi said as she pulls Hotaru to the swing.

"Just sit there Rukawa and relax." Hotaru said. Rukawa didn't say anything and just watched as Kaemi sat on the swing while Hotaru pushes her.

Rukawa watches Kaemi. She was wearing a light blue turtle neck blouse, dark blue jeans and a pair of rubber shoes. He watches her as her face brightens and a very charming smile form on her lip. The wind was playing with her short hair and as Hotaru pushes harder and as the swing moves back and forth faster the smile on her face turns to laughter that sounded so pleasant to his ears.

"Mr. Snooty!!" Kaemi shouted as she waves both her hands at Rukawa and that made her loose her balance and she fall on the ground.

"KAEMI!!" Hotaru and Rukawa exclaimed anxiously as they move towards Kaemi. When they were near Kaemi she wasn't moving and her eyes were closed.

"Kaemi… Kaemi… wake up!!" Hotaru exclaimed.

"Hey wake up!!" Rukawa said nervously as he dismounted his wheelchair and knelt down beside Kaemi. He is so worried that something happened to her. "What if she got hurt and what if she hit her head?!" Rukawa's thought was disturbed by a giggle that suddenly turns into laughter.

"HAHAHAHA! You fell for it again!!" Kaemi said as she laughs she was still lying on the ground.

"Kaemi that's not funny." Hotaru said.

Rukawa didn't utter a single word he just sit back to his wheelchair and went back under the shade of the big tree. Kaemi and Hotaru watches Rukawa and Kaemi felt guilty for making fun of Rukawa again.

"Your dead Kaemi you fooled him again!!" Hotaru said.

"You think he is mad?!" Kaemi asked.

"Positive." Hotaru replied.

Rukawa on the other hand was very angry because Kaemi tricked him again he has been worried to death that something might had happened to her but here she was faking and making all things up. But at the same time he was so relief that nothing happened to her. He really doesn't know what he will do when something awful happened to Kaemi.

"Why am I so worried about her?!" Rukawa thought. "Is it because I like her?!" Rukawa asked his self. "No that's impossible! I just met her!!" Rukawa answered his self then he look at Kaemi. "YOU DO LIKE HER!!" He shouted at his self.

~ End of Chapter 4 ~

AN: Rukawa's flash back isn't over yet and it will be continued in the next chapter,,, thanks gain for the review n please send me your reviews please!! I would love to hear from all of you… thanks again!!