All I Want
It seemed as though everything would turn out quite fine for Koshino that day; he had been reconciled with Miyagi, Ayako had been warmer to him, and he had been doing very well in practice for the last few days. Only one thing was missing.
"I'm going to visit Akira, I'm going to ask him out this time," he thought to himself. Sendoh was always the one who would ask him out on a date and never had it been the other way around. It would certainly be a big surprise for the Ryonan superstar if he learned about it.
"Hello, Mrs. Sendoh? Is Sen-I mean Akira home?" Koshino asked after he dialled Sendoh's number.
"Hiroaki?! Is that you?" came Mrs. Sendoh's surprised voice.
"Yeah, I've been wondering if your son's busy today. We might wanna catch a movie," Koshino had no idea why Mrs. Sendoh had to be so shocked about his call.
"Well, dear, my son's been in Osaka for 4 days. I'm quite surprised of all people he failed to inform you," this time her voice was calmer.
"Oh! I see, but why the sudden hurry? The school's startin' in the next few days." Asked Koshino, grinding his teeth.
"Well, he missed his cousin, that's all, or at least that's what he said,"
"Oh, well thanks, Mrs. Sendoh. I'll just ring when he's home. Bye." Bastard, what the hell's with him anyway? Goin' to Osaka when school's about to start, hooking up with somebody else, I guess. Koshino thought angrily.
Without anymore thought he left his home and headed straight to the park. He was thinking of biking his way in but decided it was better to walk under the setting sun. Apparently he had nothing else to do and since it wasn't practice day, sitting on an empty bench seemed to be the only reasonable compensation for playing ball. Suddenly an idea came to him
"I'll ask her out. Surely, she wouldn't refuse. I bet she's home staring at her room's ceiling thinking of me," he was thinking but, "No, Miyagi's going to kill me again and besides only a steel faced donkey would ask for another blow after getting beaten up by a kung fu master,"
He didn't notice that it was already dark. There was not a single star and grey nimbostratus clouds covered the sky, Oh nice. It's gonna rain after all. Well, I'd better be home before I soak myself with water. He thought as he ran home.
"Good evening, son. Where have you been?" Asked his father who seemed to have just gotten home from work.
"To the park," answered Koshino wanting to add sulking like an old cow.
"Akira phoned in minutes before. You should've stayed here," interrupted his brother who was watching a game show
"WHAT!" everybody stared at him, looking slightly surprised, "I mean, what did you tell him?"
"What else could I have said?' his brother asked looking annoyed.
Without a word, Koshino made for his room. He lied on his bed and stared at the ceiling. This is stupid, why did I think of asking him out in the first place? I just wanted company, why didn't I ask my new team mates to come with me? They're more fun to be with…why didn't I ask her out? Aargh what am I thinking, he'd make a bloody pulp out of me again...I'm not gonna let that… there's nothing wrong about it anyway, he doesn't own her…if she said no, I'm prepared for that…tomorrow I'll ask her, again. He was beginning to smile.
It seemed as though everything would turn out quite fine for Koshino that day; he had been reconciled with Miyagi, Ayako had been warmer to him, and he had been doing very well in practice for the last few days. Only one thing was missing.
"I'm going to visit Akira, I'm going to ask him out this time," he thought to himself. Sendoh was always the one who would ask him out on a date and never had it been the other way around. It would certainly be a big surprise for the Ryonan superstar if he learned about it.
"Hello, Mrs. Sendoh? Is Sen-I mean Akira home?" Koshino asked after he dialled Sendoh's number.
"Hiroaki?! Is that you?" came Mrs. Sendoh's surprised voice.
"Yeah, I've been wondering if your son's busy today. We might wanna catch a movie," Koshino had no idea why Mrs. Sendoh had to be so shocked about his call.
"Well, dear, my son's been in Osaka for 4 days. I'm quite surprised of all people he failed to inform you," this time her voice was calmer.
"Oh! I see, but why the sudden hurry? The school's startin' in the next few days." Asked Koshino, grinding his teeth.
"Well, he missed his cousin, that's all, or at least that's what he said,"
"Oh, well thanks, Mrs. Sendoh. I'll just ring when he's home. Bye." Bastard, what the hell's with him anyway? Goin' to Osaka when school's about to start, hooking up with somebody else, I guess. Koshino thought angrily.
Without anymore thought he left his home and headed straight to the park. He was thinking of biking his way in but decided it was better to walk under the setting sun. Apparently he had nothing else to do and since it wasn't practice day, sitting on an empty bench seemed to be the only reasonable compensation for playing ball. Suddenly an idea came to him
"I'll ask her out. Surely, she wouldn't refuse. I bet she's home staring at her room's ceiling thinking of me," he was thinking but, "No, Miyagi's going to kill me again and besides only a steel faced donkey would ask for another blow after getting beaten up by a kung fu master,"
He didn't notice that it was already dark. There was not a single star and grey nimbostratus clouds covered the sky, Oh nice. It's gonna rain after all. Well, I'd better be home before I soak myself with water. He thought as he ran home.
"Good evening, son. Where have you been?" Asked his father who seemed to have just gotten home from work.
"To the park," answered Koshino wanting to add sulking like an old cow.
"Akira phoned in minutes before. You should've stayed here," interrupted his brother who was watching a game show
"WHAT!" everybody stared at him, looking slightly surprised, "I mean, what did you tell him?"
"What else could I have said?' his brother asked looking annoyed.
Without a word, Koshino made for his room. He lied on his bed and stared at the ceiling. This is stupid, why did I think of asking him out in the first place? I just wanted company, why didn't I ask my new team mates to come with me? They're more fun to be with…why didn't I ask her out? Aargh what am I thinking, he'd make a bloody pulp out of me again...I'm not gonna let that… there's nothing wrong about it anyway, he doesn't own her…if she said no, I'm prepared for that…tomorrow I'll ask her, again. He was beginning to smile.