short simple n special

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 5 ~

"WOW!! You look great!!" Kaemi exclaimed.

"It looks nice." Hotaru added smiling.

"Wait!! Don't take it off!!" Kaemi said as she grasp Rukawa's arm.

"Take this thing off me!! I look ridiculous!!" Rukawa shouted as his face reddens.

"No you're not!!" Kaemi said.

"What is this thing and what is this for?!" Rukawa asked.

"It's a wreath made off crocuses. I said don't take it off!!" Kaemi said as she stops Rukawa from removing the wreath on top of his head again.

"I made it. It's my peace offering… sorry for tricking you again. Please forgive me." Kaemi said with a pleading expression on her face.

"Apology accepted. Now take it off." Rukawa said as he removes the wreath from his head.

"Mr. Snooty I said don't remove it!! Kaemi said as she puts back the wreath on top of Rukawa's head. "Do you like it?!" She asked.

"Take it off." Rukawa said with his monotone voice. "I'm gonna kill this girl!! I look like an idiot!!" Rukawa thought and his face was blushing.

"Don't!! It looks really nice, right Hotaru?! Kaemi asked.

"Yup!! It's perfect!" Hotaru replied giggling.

"Told yah!!" Kaemi said as she looks at Rukawa and smiles at him.

"TAKE THIS DAMN THING OFF MY HEAD!!" Rukawa screamed angrily at Kaemi. Kaemi and Hotaru were taken aback by Rukawa's sudden outburst of anger.

"Fine." Kaemi said as she takes off the wreath on top of Rukawa's head. Then she walks away from them while caring the wreath and she sat on the on the ground under the shade of the tree.

Rukawa watches as Kaemi's cheerful face turn into a gloomy expression and at that moment he shouted at her he wanted to take it back.

"Rukawa you shouldn't shout at her like that." Hotaru said.

"I didn't mean to. I got really annoyed." Rukawa said.

"Apologize to her." Hotaru said.

"What?! I can't. It's her fault and yours too!!" Rukawa said.

"ME?!" Hotaru asked. "Ok I'm sorry but please understand Kaemi she just wanted you to be happy." Hotaru said.

"Happy!! You're kidding!!" Rukawa exclaimed.

"Lower you're voice Kaemi might hear you." Hotaru whispered as she looks at Kaemi.

"I'm not happy… I'm totally pissed-off by that!!!" Rukawa said lowering his voice.

" And may I know the reason why you can't apologize to her?!" Hotaru asked.

"I… I…"

"You what?! Scared." Hotaru said.

"No I'm not." Rukawa said. "It's just that I… I have never apologized to anyone. That isn't my thing." Rukawa said.

"That's all!! You can't apologize because you haven't done it before?! That's crazy!!" Hotaru exclaimed.

"Say whatever you want to say!" Rukawa said.

"Kaemi apologized to you so you should too… and remember about her condition. Please Rukawa I want Kaemi to be happy while she can… Please." Hotaru said unhappily.

"Ok fine." Rukawa said.

"Great!!" Hotaru said and she pushed Rukawa towards Kaemi. "Kaemi Rukawa wants to tell you something." Hotaru said.

Kaemi didn't look at them her gazed was glued on the ground.

"She doesn't want to talk to me." Rukawa whispered to Hotaru.

"Do something." Hotaru whispered back. "You two talk I have to go somewhere." Hotaru said then she runs away from them and before Rukawa can stop Hotaru she was gone. Both were silent for a long time.

"What will I say?!" Rukawa asked his self as he looks down at Kaemi who was sitting on the ground Indian like. "She really looks so charming even she is sad." Rukawa thought. Then he suddenly threw his gaze away when Kaemi look up at him.

"What's with him?!" Kaemi asked herself then suddenly somebody get the wreath from her hands. She looks up at Rukawa and she was surprised when she saw him wearing the wreath again and he is blushing.

"Sorry for yelling at you." Rukawa said not looking at Kaemi. All Kaemi's reply was a giggle. "Stop laughing." Rukawa said a little annoyed.

"I'm sorry… It's just you look really cute wearing that wreath and with your face all red." Kaemi said laughing.

"Whatever." Rukawa just said and he kept quiet.

They were both silent again.

"Thank you Mr. Snooty… I know your not use to all this but still your trying your best to be kind to me and to Hotaru… thank you very much you don't know how happy I am… you made me so happy." Kaemi said.

"It's nothing. I am enjoying myself as well" Rukawa said. "What is happening to me?! I'm not like this." Rukawa said in his mind.

"Mr. Snooty I'm sorry at times when I pull a prank on you and if I annoy you… It's just my way of showing a person that I care for them." Kaemi said shyly. "Yikes!! Why did I say that?! He might think I like him." Kaemi thought her face blushing.

"She cares for me." Rukawa said in his mind making his heart leap with so much happiness. "No one has cared for me before." Rukawa thought. "You have a funny way of showing it" Rukawa uttered.

"Hehehe…" Kaemi chuckled and her face reddens more. "And you know I always wanted to be happy and the people me around as well." Kaemi added. "I want to be happy while I can because I know the time will come that I will be alone…" Kaemi said unhappily.

"Hotaru told me something… do you know about that already?!" Rukawa asked cautiously not wanting to hurt Kaemi's feelings. He knew from the way Kaemi talks she is already aware of it.

"So Hotaru has said it." Kaemi said as she looks at her surroundings with a timid smile on her face.

"Yes… she told me not to tell you about it but I guessed you knew it already." Rukawa said as he looks at Kaemi.

"I was sleeping then I was awakened when I heard the doctor came in our room… I heard it all. I know they don't want me to know about it but I heard it all… everything." Kaemi said. "I thought I can't accept it… it took me a long time to accept the fact because it hurt me so much… Kaemi added as tears were starting to form in her eyes.

Rukawa watches and listen at Kaemi as she talks and pour her heart out. He wanted so much to sat beside her and hug her so tight and to tell her that everything will be alright but he knew that it was a lie because Kaemi only have a month to live and it hurt him as well.

"Last year my mom died… I was so depress at that time and I don't want to be in this world anymore... It hurt me so much that I want to die but then I move on and try to be happy because I know my mom will be sad if I don't go on and just cry over her. I did my best but I find it so hard because everywhere I go I see her and I just can't live without her…" Kaemi said as tears starts to fall from her eyes. "Hehe… sorry Mr. Snooty I should not say this to you… maybe you find me stupid now. "Kaemi said as she wipes her tears with the back of her hand.

"No don't be sorry… it's ok. Say anything you want to say and I promise I will listen." Rukawa said as he sat on the ground beside Kaemi. "It will help you if you let it all out." Rukawa said as he put his hand on top of Kaemi's hands.

"Thank you…" Kaemi said as she looks at Rukawa not removing her hands under his. "All my life I spent it with her… I depended on her so much that I can't live without her… she taught me so much and for me she isn't my mother but she is my best friend as well… I love her so much and when she left me I felt like I am all alone… all alone and I feel as if I am out here on my own without anyone by my side. I was so afraid…" Kaemi said and her tears won't stop from falling.

Rukawa remove his hands from her and hug her as he stroke her hair and soothes her.

"I'm so scared Mr. Snooty… so much scared…" Kaemi said still sobbing and as she buries her face on top of his chest.

"It's ok… Shhh…stop crying." Rukawa said then unexpectedly Kaemi pulled away from him.

"Wait. You told me to just talk and you'll listen, right?!" Kaemi asked as she wipes her tears away.

"Yes I said that." Rukawa replied clueless of why suddenly Kaemi asked that.

"Then let me talk and don't shhh… me ok." Kaemi said still sobbing.

Rukawa just stared at her and nodded his head.

"Ok. Where am I?! Did I tell you I'm scared?!" Kaemi asked naively.

Rukawa just nodded again.

"Is she joking?!" Rukawa asked his self. "Moment ago she was crying then now she is like this…" Rukawa thought but as he looks at her he can see clearly that she is really telling the truth, she is not lying and she isn't joking. He can't help but smile at her, on the way she talks and on the way she sees life. He has never seen somebody that has experience so much sadness and pain but still can laugh and enjoy her life.

"Hey you're not listening!!" Kaemi said.

"I'm sorry… please continue." Rukawa said.

"Where was I?!" Kaemi asked to herself but Rukawa can hear her. "Ahh… ok!!| Kaemi said then suddenly her face went back to the very sad and depressed appearance. "And when I am getting over it I met Hotaru and eventually we became good friends and as the time passes we became very close to each other. I was so happy in all the times that we are together and as day passes I came to forget about the loneliness and sorrow that I felt but I didn't forget my mother because she still remains in my heart." Kaemi sighs and paused for a while. "Hotaru made me happy again… she is just like a little sister to me and I love her so very much." Kaemi stooped from talking again.

Rukawa looked down and saw her hands were tightly clutched together as if Kaemi was preventing herself from crying. Rukawa took Kaemi's hand and held it with his right hand and lifted her chin with his left hand for her to look at him and telling her that it is ok to cry and he would be here for her. Kaemi gave him a bashful smile and looked down again. Rukawa didn't remove his hands from her and tears were starting to fall from her eyes again.

"Then a month ago… I…I…"Kaemi can't talk clearly because the tears in her eyes were clouding her vision and it was hard for her to talk and at the same time cry. "I… found out… that… I am" –- Kaemi wasn't able to finish talking when he felt Rukawa pull her to his arms. Kaemi was surprised and wasn't able to talk anymore.

"Stop…please. I don't want to hear it." Rukawa whispered as he held Kaemi tightly in his arms. He doesn't want to hear that Kaemi is dying. "I can never accept it… no she is too important to me now. I just met her and now I will loose… why do this has to happen?! WHY?!' Rukawa asked his self.

Kaemi kept quiet and put her hands around Rukawa hugging him back. Then next thing she knew she was crying non-stop, clutching to Rukawa as if he was her life. She felt that if she would let him go she will be sucked into a dark place… a place of loneliness. The place she doesn't want to be in.

After what seems like eternity of being in each others arm Rukawa felt Kaemi's tight grip on him loosen lowering down. Her left hand rested on his chest and her right hand on his back. Then he heard a faint snore coming from her. Kaemi was asleep. Rukawa look down at her and a smile formed on his lip.

"She is like a sleeping cherub." Rukawa said as he wipes away the tears that remain on her cheeks.

He didn't move and just let Kaemi rest her head on top of his chest. He put his hand on top of her left hand that was resting on his chest and gently squeezed it. Rukawa then put his other arm on her waist moving her closer to him. He wanted to remain like this forever but he knew it was too impossible because in a month he will loose her.

"A month…I'll loose you…" Rukawa whispered then he closed his eyes and soon was lured to sleep by the wind.

And from a distant Hotaru watches them with a smile on her face.

"Rukawa thanks for coming into Kaemi's life… now everything will be alright when that time finally comes…" Hotaru said.

~ End of Chapter 5 ~

AN: Well there it is!! I change the title because I thought this title fits it than the first one… I am not really good with giving titles so if you have any suggestion on what title is better for this just tell me. You will know why this story is entitled like this by the end of the story or maybe on the second to the last chapter. Just wait for it. By the way Rukawa's flashback isn't over the continuation is on the next chapter. Hope u like this chapter!! Please send me comments n suggestion… I need them!! Thanks everyone!! Review pls!!!