Shinichi nii-chan

Genre: Romance/Humor

Pairing: Maki X OC (Hoshino Shina)

Disclaimer: Slam Dunk is the intellectual property of Takehiko Inoue sensei.

Author's note: This was written to answer a challenge from a friend. Oh yeah, I realized that I was very bad at titles and summaries for stories. But that doesn't matter. Right?

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Prologue

"Stop pulling my…my hair!" The little girl's face was scrunched up in pain and she tried to hit the older boy, who merely grinned wickedly, ignoring her futile shrieks.

"Shinichi nii-chan!" She screamed. A boy came running and ran head-on into the assaulter. The bully, caught by surprise, was flung a mile away. The six-year-old little girl stared at the nine-year-old Maki Shinichi with big teary eyes, "Shinichi 'nii-chan! You came so late!" The unchecked tears started following down her chubby cheeks in floods.

"Shina, it's okay, it's okay," Shinichi patted her head comfortingly, but Shina couldn't seem to stop crying. Well, she had cried for six whole years of her life, so he guessed it wouldn't hurt for her to cry for another three hours.

"Where were you?" She wiped her eyes violently, "Bad Shinichi nii-chan!" She punched his belly with her little pudgy fists, more tears pouring from her large hazel-brown eyes. Shinichi wondered where she obtained so much liquid to release as tears. He later decided that she was made of water.

"All right, all right, I'm sorry I'm late," He tried to dry her tears. Instead, she wailed loudly. Loud enough for their parents to come out of the house, and they looked in the direction of the playground.

"Shinichi, did you bully little Shina again?" Mrs Maki demanded, "You are older you know, you should give way to her,"

"But Mum, I didn't…"

"Shinichi, not that I'm being fussy here, but you are a boy," Mrs Hoshino nagged, "You should be a gentleman,"

"But Aunt Chieko I…"

"Shinichi, don't shirk responsibility, one should always own up to mistakes," Mrs Maki chided gently.

And it went on.

Shinichi shot a grouchy look at Shina, who was still crying like Shinichi owed her a billion. Unfortunately, his mother caught that look, "Oh my goodness, Shinichi, what's with that look? Come in, we shall talk, one should never bear grudges against anybody, especially when it's your fault…"

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