28 days
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 7 ~
"Hey Kaemi tell me what happened?!" Hotaru asked as she changes into her pink pajamas.
"About what?!" Kaemi asked as she fixes her bed.
"About Rukawa and you!!" Hotaru said.
"What about us?!" Kaemi asked instead of answering.
"Come on stop acting like you don't know what I am talking about!! I know something happened between you two!!" Hotaru said.
"What do you mean?!" Kaemi asked acting innocent. She knew what Hotaru was talking about but she doesn't want to tell her about it. Just thinking about it makes her blushed what more if she talks about it.
"What do I mean?! You know damn well what I mean!!" Hotaru exclaimed her eyes widening.
"Hotaru I won't ask you if I already knew what you are talking about!!" Kaemi said calmly and hope that Hotaru would stop in persuading her to confess.
"I can't believe it your keeping a secret to me… ME you're BEST FRIEND!!" Hotaru exclaimed as she goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth.
"I am not keeping a secret!! There is nothing to say about me and Mr. Snooty." Kaemi said as she follows Hotaru to the bathroom.
"Kaemi tell me please I promise I won't tell a soul!!" Hotaru said with a pleading look.
"I don't have anything to say." Kaemi replied as she picks up her toothbrush and toothpaste.
For a moment they kept quiet and brush their teeth and when Kaemi look at Hotaru in the mirror Hotaru gave her I-know -you're-hiding-something look and as a reply Kaemi just shook her head and continued to brush her teeth. Kaemi quickly finished brushing her teeth and went out of bathroom.
"Kaemi come on tell me!!" Hotaru shouted from the bathroom.
"I have nothing to say Hotaru." Kaemi said as she changes into her light blue pajama.
"Yes you have!!" Hotaru said.
"How can you say that?!" Kaemi asked.
"Because when we are brushing our teeth you're the last one to finish now you finish first!!" Hotaru said. "And infrequently you take forever in the bathroom…um wait let me take that back… you ALWAYS take forever in the bathroom!!" Kaemi exclaimed.
"And so?! That doesn't make any sense how can the brushing of my teeth and my staying in the bathroom longer can be connected to me not saying the truth to you?!" Kaemi asked. "If really there is a TRUTH you are talking about!!" She added.
"Kaemi Hidaka you're a BIG FAT LIAR!!!" Hotaru shouted.
"Hey I'm not big, fat and I am definitely not a liar!!" Kaemi said.
They have been quiet for a moment as Hotaru finishes brushing her teeth and washing her face.
"Then you leave me no choice!! If you won't tell me anything I will confess everything to Rukawa!!" Hotaru said but got no answer from Kaemi.
When she went of out the bathroom she saw Kaemi sleeping on her bed tucked under the blanket. Hotaru approaches Kaemi and stood beside her bed.
"Sleeping eh?!" Hotaru smirked down at her. "Oh well I guess I just have to tell Rukawa the truth." Hotaru said as she went to her bed and still there was no answer from Kaemi. "Rukawa I will tell you something." Hotaru said as if she was talking to Rukawa. "Do you know that Kaemi…" Hotaru stopped talking and look at Kaemi who was still immobile. "Do you know that last night I heard Kaemi calling your name?!" Hotaru said as she lay down on her bed. "Kaemi said… Mr. Snooty Mr. Snooty I like you so much!!" Hotaru said extending both her arms and acting that she is hugging someone. She looks again at Kaemi but still she wasn't moving. "She is a tough one… maybe nothing really happened." Hotaru thought and she decide to leave Kaemi alone and went to sleep.
"Finally the pest is asleep… I thought she would never stop." Kaemi thought as she shifted her position turning her back against Hotaru. "What a day… what a very great day." Kaemi said to herself as she recall on today's event.
She definitely had a very superb day with Rukawa and thinking about it makes her shiver with so much happiness. She got to spend a whole day with Rukawa and if Hotaru hadn't been a killjoy she could have extend it till midnight but she knew visiting hour is only up to seven o'clock so whether she is a visitor or a patient there is no way she could disobey hospital rules. They have to leave and sleep to have some rest.
"This is the most memorable day of my life." Kaemi thought with a chuckle as she recalls today's event but there is a certain event today that she will remember for the rest of her life. "Mr. Snooty tried to kiss me… he wants to kiss me." Kaemi said in her mind her face starting to blush again. "I can't believe this… all I did the whole day was to blush." Kaemi thought chortling.
Kaemi can still remember Rukawa's hand on her cheeks and the feeling of his warm breath against her lips. It made her quiver from head to foot.
"Mr. Snooty wants to kiss me…" Kaemi whispered as she touches her lips.
"So he kissed you!!" Hotaru said from behind Kaemi surprising her.
"AAAHHH!! Hotaru what are you doing here?!" Kaemi asked shocked.
"Why am I here?! Of course this is our room, BAKA!!" Hotaru replied as she slaps Kaemi's shoulder.
"That's not what I mean!! What are you doing in my bed?!" Kaemi asked as she sat up and face Hotaru who was sitting on her bed. "You are supposed to be asleep!!" Kaemi exclaimed.
"I was asleep but then I heard you making weird sounds I don't know what is happening to you… I thought you were having a bad dream!!" Hotaru said. "But I guessed you are just fantasizing about Rukawa." Hotaru added as she giggle and hug her pillow.
"No I am not fantasizing about HIM!!" Kaemi said stressing the word him.
"Oh… really?!" Hotaru asked.
"Of course!! How can you say I'm fantasizing about Mr. Snooty?!" Kaemi asked trying to still herself before Hotaru finds out about the truth.
"Then why are you blushing?!" Hotaru asked. "When I arrived at Rukawa's room for lunch your face was as red as a tomato and his too. I don't know what happened to you two because you wouldn't tell me!!" Hotaru said. "Because you're keeping a SECRET to your BEST FRIEND!!" Hotaru exclaimed pointing up the two words.
"I told you that I don't have a SECRET to hide to my BEST FRIEND!!" Kaemi exclaimed mimicking Hotaru's way of talking.
"Then why are you blushing?!" Hotaru asked.
"Why?! Because…" Kaemi paused as she tries to think of a good excuse. Hotaru just sees every small detail that occurs and she is having a hard time lying to her. "Maybe I should tell her the truth about Mr. Snooty and how I feel about him after all she is my best friend." Kaemi thought. "On second thought… what if she tells it to Mr. Snooty and Mr. Snooty doesn't like me and it's only me who is thinking that he likes me!! I will be embarrassed!!" Kaemi shouted to herself.
"Kaemi I'm waiting!!" Hotaru said with a melodic tone.
"You see umm…the truth is – she was cut of by Hotaru.
"Don't you dare lie to me!!" Hotaru exclaimed glaring at Kaemi.
"Let me talk first ok!!" Kaemi said her eyes widening. "I am blushing because Mr. Snooty's friends came to visit him." Kaemi said. "Yes right I will tell her that I am blushing because I am embarrassed that Mr. Snooty's friend saw me in his room and they all thought I was his girlfriend." Kaemi thought.
"Rukawa's friend?! I haven't seen them." Hotaru said.
"I'll tell you about them they are all very tall except for this shorty guy with earring!! Then there is this gorilla guy, then matchstick head… Kaemi said narrating to Hotaru on all that happened when Rukawa's friends arrived but of course she didn't tell her about the event before his friend's arrived. "So you see I was blushing because they thought I was Mr. Snooty's girlfriend because I was in his room." Kaemi said feeling a little guilty for lying to Hotaru. "Good thing she is forgetting about the kiss thing that I said." Kaemi thought.
"HAHAHA!! Kaemi you really are hilarious and bad!! You're brave for insulted all those guys!!" Hotaru said laughing.
"Yeah I guessed so!! Mr. Snooty told me I'm brave too." Kaemi said then immediately her face blush again as she remembers how Rukawa has said those words his voice was so sexy and she felt goosebumps all over her body.
"Why are you blushing again?!" Hotaru asked.
"AAhh!! Shut up!! You ask too many questions" Kaemi said. "Go to sleep!!" Kaemi exclaimed as she pushes Hotaru out of her bed.
Hotaru came stumbling down while laughing and went to her bed.
"Goodnight Hotaru." Kaemi said as she lay down.
"Goodnight Kaemi!! Dream about Rukawa!!" Hotaru said.
"Shut up!!' Kaemi exclaimed as she throws a pillow at Hotaru.
"Hey thanks I got extra pillow!!" Hotaru said while laughing.
"Sleep tight Hotaru!!' Kaemi said as she turns off the light.
"Sleep tight Kaemi… I am very happy for you." Hotaru whispered.
~~ ** ~~
The following days Rukawa has the best and the happiest days of his life. Every morning when he wakes up the first thing he saw was the angel who he admires so much and before he sleeps it was the same face he sees and even into his dreams this angel was still there. He had never felt this joyful and pleased in his entire life just being with this angel can make him feel as if he was in heaven. Who had ever said that there is no heaven in earth?! Before he has experience hell now he is in heaven with this playful, naughty and charming angel that he likes so much and how could he forget the other charming angel with her. Hotaru and Kaemi have become his angel and his source of happiness.
~~ ** ~~
Kaemi and Hotaru were in Rukawa's room again chatting with him and interrogating him. Funny but he didn't fell irritated by their nonstop questioning instead he felt very happy answering their questions and at the same time asking them some things.
"Rukawa how's your leg?!" Hotaru asked.
"It's fine. The doctor said I'm recovering fast and before the end of the month I can go home and rest but I can't play yet." Rukawa replied happily. He was really glad to know that his leg is getting better and he can leave the hospital but he knew leaving the hospital means leaving Kaemi.
"That's nice." Kaemi said but inside her she was sad because if Rukawa leaves there won't be any chance she would see him again. "So Mr. Snooty what are your other hobbies except for basketball?!" Kaemi asked as she sat on a chair beside Rukawa's bed and she tried not to show that she is sad because of the news Rukawa said.
"Sleeping." Rukawa simply replied.
"Sleeping!! What kind of hobby is that?!" Kaemi asked wide eyes.
"What's wrong with that?!" Rukawa asked.
"Mr. Snooty you are so boring!!" Kaemi said as Rukawa snorts and Hotaru was laughing as she listens to the two talking. "You could at least do some other fun stuff except for playing basketball and sleeping." Kaemi said.
"Stop telling me what to do. You do what you want and I do what I want as well." Rukawa said.
"You are not only Mr. Snooty but Mr. Haughty too!!" Kaemi uttered.
"Stop giving me names… Ms. Clumsy Klutzy!!" Rukawa said.
"CLUMSY!! KLUTZY!! Who are you calling clumsy and klutzy?!" Kaemi asked her voice rising.
"YOU!" Rukawa replied.
"ME?!" Kaemi asked her eyes widening.
"Yes YOU!!!" Rukawa replied looking at Kaemi. "She is so adorable when she is pissed off." Rukawa thought smiling.
"Why are you smiling?!" Kaemi asked clueless on why Rukawa was smiling.
"Nothing." Rukawa replied as he cast his gaze away from Kaemi.
"Only crazy people smile without a reason." Kaemi said.
"So you're telling me I'm crazy!!" Rukawa said as he looks at Kaemi.
"You said that… not me." Kaemi said.
"You're the crazy one!!" Rukawa said.
"WHAT?!" Kaemi exclaimed as she stands and look at Rukawa.
"I already said what I said and I won't repeat it." Rukawa said.
"WHY YOU SNOOTY!!" Kaemi exclaimed and was already pissed off. "You're CRAZY!!" Kaemi exclaimed as she puts her hands at each side of her waist.
"YOU ARE!!" Rukawa said glaring at Kaemi. He was pretending he was angry but the truth he was enjoying this. He loves looking at Kaemi's flush face because of anger and her eyes that is burning with annoyance.
"HAHAHAHA!! You two are so funny!!" Hotaru said still laughing and this caught their attention.
"SHUT UP!!" Kaemi and Rukawa both yelled at Hotaru. She was taken aback and kept quiet, shock at the two when they shouted at her.
The two look at each other then started to yell at each other again.
"Um… excuse me." Somebody said interrupting the two.
"SHUT UP!!" Rukawa and Kaemi yelled as they look at Hotaru but Hotaru was looking at someone else. They followed Hotaru's gaze and found a girl wearing Shohoku uniform with flowers on her hands and her face was a picture of complete shock and fear.
"Oh Ms. I'm so sorry for yelling at you. I thought it was Hotaru." Kaemi said as she approached the girl. "Are you ok?!" Kaemi asked.
"Y-ye-yes…" The girl replied nervously as she look at Kaemi and then to Rukawa. "I never saw Rukawa like this and this girl… she is with him again." The girl thought.
"Who are you?! Are you Rukawa's friend?!" Hotaru asked snapping the girl from her thoughts.
"I'm Haruko Akagi." The girl replied.
"Ahh!! I remember you!! You're one of Mr. Snooty's visitors that I saw before!" Kaemi said pointing her finger at Haruko.
"Yes I'm one of them." Haruko replied.
"So you're his friend!!" Hotaru said.
"Y-ye-yeah?!" Haruko replied but her voice was questioning her response. He looks at Rukawa who was quiet and was looking outside the window. It hurt Haruko to see Rukawa like that; it seems he doesn't care if she visits him.
"Then we better leave you two so you can talk." Hotaru said as she grabs Kaemi's arm and pull her outside the room.
"Hotaru why are we leaving them alone?!" Kaemi asked as the door close.
"Because they need some privacy in talking and we don't have any business with her." Hotaru replied.
"But Hotaru they can talk even we are there… it's not like they are going to talk about something we should not hear. I want to know what they are going to talk about and who that girl is." Kaemi said as she hold the doorknob and was about to open it when Hotaru stopped her.
"She is Haruko Akagi didn't you heard her introduce herself?!" Hotaru asked.
"I heard her. What I mean is I want to know what her relation with Mr. Snooty is." Kaemi responded.
"Oh I see… so you want to know if she is Rukawa's girlfriend?!" Hotaru asked with a mischievous grin. "She is jealous!! My clumsy and klutzy Kaemi is jealous!!" Hotaru thought and she is so glad about it.
"Yes." Kaemi replied as she peeks inside the room.
"And why do you want to know?!" Hotaru asked as she watches Kaemi open the door of Rukawa's room slightly and look inside. "Is it because you are jealous and scared that you're Mr. Snooty has a girlfriend and it is not you?!" Hotaru asked emphasizing the two words.
"Yes." Kaemi replied not thinking what she was saying.
"HA!! GOT YOU!! YOU LIKE…" But before Hotaru can finish her sentence Kaemi covered Hotaru's mouth.
"Shut up. That's not true!!" Kaemi said. "I'm so stupid!! Me and my big mouth!!" Kaemi thought.
"Yumnp jusmd samphm imph!!" Hotaru said against Kaemi's hand.
"What did you said?!" Kaemi asked. Hotaru hold her hands and remove it from her mouth.
"You just said that you're jealous of that girl and you are afraid of the idea that she is Rukawa's girlfriend." Hotaru said.
"NO I'm NOT!!" Kaemi exclaimed as she lets go of Hotaru.
"YES YOU SAID IT!!" Hotaru yelled.
"I DIDN"T!!" Kaemi yelled back.
"You're jealous because you like Rukawa!!" Hotaru said.
"NO I DON'T!!" Kaemi exclaimed as she blushes.
"Yes you do because you're blushing!!" Hotaru said.
"NO I'M NOT!!" Kaemi yelled at Hotaru and was about to grab her neck and drain her breath out of her but Hotaru quickly run away while yelling. "YES YOU ARE!!" Kaemi run after her as she exclaimed "NO I'M NOT!!"
~~**~~
"I…don't… like… him and… I'm… not…jealous…" Kaemi said as she gasps for more air.
"Liar… you… like… him!!" Hotaru said who is in the same condition as Kaemi. The two have been running and yelling at the corridor. Hotaru won't stop teasing Kaemi and telling her that she likes Rukawa and Kaemi have been chasing Hotaru and telling her that she doesn't like Rukawa.
"I don't like him Hotaru put that in you're head!!" Hotaru said as she leans at the wall still catching her breath. "I don't like him… I… I think… I love him!" Kaemi said in her mind.
"Even you say that for one million times I won't believe you!!" Hotaru said as she sat down on the floor. "I can't believe you Kaemi… how can you lie to you're best friend!!" Hotaru said.
"I'm not lying!!" Kaemi said. "Sorry Hotaru I can't tell you how I feel because I can't understand myself either… I'm afraid…" Kaemi thought.
"Say what you want to say but I won't believe you!!" Hotaru said as she stands up and started to walk back to Rukawa's room.
"Believe in what you want to believe in but I'm telling you I don't like him!!" Kaemi said as she follows Hotaru.
When the two was halfway to Rukawa's room the door opened and Haruko came out with her head bowed down. The two approached Haruko.
"Hello there!!" Kaemi said.
"Um… hello." Haruko said still not looking up.
"Why are you living so soon?!" Hotaru asked.
"I have more things to do." Haruko said.
"Ok." The two said in chorus while nodding their head.
"Bye." Haruko said and walks away.
When Kaemi look at Haruko's face she saw that her cheeks were flushes and there were tears in her eyes.
"She is crying... why?!" Kaemi asked herself.
"Kaemi something wrong?!" Hotaru asked.
"Haruko… she is crying." Kaemi said.
"She is?!" Hotaru asked and Kaemi just nodded she was still looking at the corridor where Haruko was walking just a while ago. "You think Rukawa made her cry?!" Hotaru asked.
"I dunno." Kaemi replied. "I better talk to her!" Kaemi said and started to run away.
"Hey Kaemi wait!! I wanna go too!!" Hotaru shouted.
"Just stay with Mr. Snooty!!" Kaemi exclaimed.
"But…" Hotaru wasn't able to finish talking because Kaemi is gone. "She doesn't like Rukawa… yeah right!!" Hotaru said then she saw the huge clock on the corridor. "Oh o… its time… I almost forgot!!" Hotaru said and she leaves too.
~~**~~
"WAIT DON'T CLOSE THE DOOR!!" Kaemi yelled as she runs to the elevator. When she got inside the elevator she looks at the elevator attendant and smiled at her. "Thank you." Kaemi said while she leans at the elevator wall and catch her breath.
"No problem Ms. Hidaka." The elevator attendant said smiling at Kaemi as well.
"Hello again Haruko." Kaemi said with a smile on her face. And now she is sure that Haruko did cry because she can see her eyes still wet from tears.
"Hi." Haruko said trying to smile at Kaemi. Then after that there was a long silence.
"What will I tell her?! She looks sad… what did Mr. Snooty said that made her cry?!" Kaemi thought. "I better cheer her up!!" Kaemi said in her mind. "Say Haruko… I'm a little hungry want to eat with me?!" Akemi asked.
"I… I can't." Haruko said.
"Please!! My treat… please!!" Kaemi said pleading and giving Haruko a puppy-cute-look.
"She is so cute." Haruko thought. "Ok… if you insist." Haruko said and can't help herself from smiling.
"YEPEE!!" Kaemi exclaimed as she jump around.
"Ms. Hidaka please don't jump the elevator might have disfunctions." The attendant said nicely.
"Oh… sorry." Kaemi said and stand to one corner of the elevator.
"hehehe… She is so funny." Haruko thought giggling. Kaemi heard Haruko giggle she look up at her and saw her smiling.
"Nice… she is happy now." Kaemi thought.
"Ms. Hidaka this is the floor leading to the cafeteria." The attendant said as the elevator door opened.
"Thank you Ms. Miyu." Kaemi said to the attendant. She and Haruko came out of the elevator.
"How come you know her?!" Haruko asked.
"Um… I've been here in the hospital for quite sometime so I know some people around here." Kaemi said.
"You are very friendly and kind." Haruko said.
"Thanks." Kaemi said blushing. "Let's go to the cafeteria… this way." Kaemi said and they started to walk.
"I bet you know the people in the cafeteria." Haruko said.
"Some." Kaemi said.
~ End of Chapter 7 ~