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Legend: Words between * are thoughts. Flashbacks and voices from the past are italized.
Across Time
by: Asashouryuu
- Chapter 1 -
Sakuragi was still moping because of his 50th dumping. He sniffed loudly trying to forget the pain he felt. He sighed loudly... *when would I find my real love?* He wondered. And before anyone knew it, he started head-butting anyone whom he thought mentioned the word 'basketball' then he angrily left his classroom. As he walked on the hallway, he watched outside through the window with teary eyes. *Everything is already in spring but my heart is still in winter*
"Excuse me... do you like basketball?" a feminine voice asked him politely but he didn't recognize it.
He turned around with blazing eyes ready to head-butt his offender then he stopped as soon he realized it was a girl... a beautiful girl in his eyes.
The girl smiled at him and repeated her question "Do you like basketball?"
Sakuragi remained frozen.
"I wonder who is taller? You or Rukawa?"
"Rukawa" echoed Youhei
"Who is he?" asked Takamiya
"Beats me" Noma replied.
The four watched as the girl strike up a conversation with Sakuragi.
~~~
After the class... Sakuragi and Mito headed to the rooftop... ready to fight the seniors who dared to challenge them to a fight.
Rukawa was lying down on the ground of the rooftop... he was drifting to sleep while thinking of his beloved.
He sighed silently... finally he's near with his beloved. He knew that he would be able to find his beloved. There was a strong thread of fate between both of them that would pull them back together again. He had waited for this day for so long…the day that he'll finally meet his beloved again.
He had altered some things so he would be in an advantage side. Now all he has to do is befriend his beloved and he knew that would be easy. He knew his beloved would recognize him. He had no doubts. Suddenly somebody kicked him and it pissed him off.
"Oi... get out of here," A man ordered him.
And it pissed him even more to have a mere mortal ordered him, him who is a god. And without warning he retaliated by kicking the man's groin and a fight ensue which he easily win despite the attacks he received from the mortals.
"Let's go" he heard the cry of many as he heard the door being opened.
Sakuragi and the gundan were shocked to find their would-be opponents down.
"Hotta?" murmured Mito. "What are you doing there?"
"It hurts" was all the reply they heard.
Rukawa turned around and Sakuragi was a bit surprised. The two stared at each other.
*Itoshii?* Rukawa unbelievably said in his mind. His beloved was already standing in front at him and he wasn't even making any move to approach his beloved. In fact his beloved was also not doing anything. Rukawa could feel his heart beating so fast. There are a lot of things he wanted to do... lot of things he wanted to say but he couldn't budge even an inch.
"You did this alone?" Youhei asked with doubt.
"Who are you?" Ookuso asked.
Rukawa wondered why his beloved was not doing anything.
"Rukawa Kaede" He answered as he buttoned the top button of his school jacket.
"Rukawa" Sakuragi repeated in surprise.
Rukawa looked at him. Did he recognize him? Instantly he felt a fist connecting to his jaw and flung him few inches backward.
Rukawa was a bit dazed. *Why the hell are you hitting me beloved?* he screamed mentally. *Don't you know or recognize me?*
"You idiot... you're the one who break Haruko's gentle heart," Sakuragi screamed.
And the pain Rukawa felt after realizing that Sakuragi can't recognize him was greater than the physical pain. "You're hurting me as well." Rukawa retorted and retaliated. Soon the fight was over thanks to a girl whom he recognized as Akagi Haruko... one the many whom whose memory was altered by him. But it seems that he had altered Haruko's memory too much.
~~~
Rukawa slammed his bedroom door and let himself fall on his bed with a thump. He slammed his fists on his pillows for nth times before calming down. What did the highest god do to his beloved? Just when he thought they could continue their love, another problem was thrown in his way. Not only that, Sakuragi was mad at him now. dammit! dammit all!
"Itsuka kanarazu... mata de ae ro yo" Sakuragi had whispered to him before they were separated. "then we'll continue our love.."
He looked at the ceiling with a grim determination in his face. He'll have Sakuragi no matter what... He'll never give him up... He'll make him remember.
~ Tsuzuku ~
Translations
Itoshii - beloved, darling, dear
Itsuka Kanarazu mata de ae ro yo - someday we'll meet again for sure