Title : Anything But Ordinary
Author : Unquestionable
Disclaimer : Purple striped flying cows still wouldn't change the fact that Slam Dunk isn't mine.
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Italic : thoughts
Chapter 7
I splashed some water on my face and turned off the garden tap. Plastering a tired look on my face and slouching my shoulders a little, I entered my house.
One,
Two,
Three…
"Miharu!!! Where on earth have you been?" a loud voice boomed throughout the house.
My step-mother, Wairei strode into the hallway, her high heels clicking on the hard marble floor. Sugiro was trailing behind her with a you-are-so-in-trouble look.
Probably waiting to feast on my suffering… But too bad, I've got everything planned on the way here. I am ready for anything.
"Where were you at 5.37 a.m. today?" Wairei demanded and glared at me.
She remembers the time? Some things never cease to amaze me…
" I went out for an early jog," I said.
Please, please don't find out that I spent 5 hours at a guy's house and he happens to be Sugiro's dream guy….
Warning : Major trouble alert !!!!
"Really? Well, you do look like you've been jogging with all that sweat," she said examining me closely.
"You seem to have sweat a lot and I mean a lot!" Wairei said suspiciously.
"Really? Must be all that intensive jogging. I didn't even notice I sweat that much," I said, giving her a small smile.
"I see….," Wairei said, convinced a little by me.
Ahaha!!! She's convinced! Quick thinking, eh? Ore wa tensai! Nyahahha….
"But what are you jogging for anyway?" Sugiro butt in.
" To lose weight of course. I think I gained quite a lot from yesterday's er… fried chicken," I reasoned.
" We had vegetarian food yesterday. Since when did you care about losing weight? Don't tell me it all started just by eating a measly vegetarian meal," Sugiro 'kindly' pointed out.
Uh oh… Busted!
" Er.. oh, yeah! I knew that of course. Just testing your… memory! Ehehehe…hehe… ehe… he.. I think I better go take a bath now. Bye!" I said and quickly rushed up the stairs like some barbaric beast….
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"Okay, see you in an hour," I said to Rukawa over the phone.
We decided to meet in a café just down the road. I put the cordless phone on the table and opened my closet door.
What should I wear? How should I do my hair? Which colour would match best? What will Rukawa think?
I continued to ponder as I surfed through the contents of my closet. As I was throwing my shirts and pants on the bed, it struck me.
Why the HELL should I care about Rukawa's opinion? He can go drown in his pool of drool for all I care…
I randomly picked a funky blue shorts and threw on a white t-shirt hanging on the chair. After tucking in my lucky charm, I tied my hair into a simple ponytail and headed downstairs.
"Miharu, come here for a while, dear," Wairei called out, her voice sickeningly sweet.
Wonder what favor does she want me to do for her this time?
"I'm going out now. What's the matter?" I asked.
"I need to go for my weekly facial scrub and haircut now. Take care of Shota for me today," she said.
Hello-Oo? Didn't I just say I was going out? And she's asking me to take care of that little twerp!?
"I can't. I'm going out now. Ask Sugiro or someone else to take care of him," I said.
"Sugiro's in cheerleading practice now. Just take care of your brother," Wairei said, off-handedly.
"B..But I have to do my school project which is very important. Shota will probably distract us," I said.
"I don't care! You will take care of Shota whether you like it a not. End of subject," Wairei snapped.
I. Am. Doomed. Dead. Gone. Poof.
How exactly was I suppose to handle the baby, Shota and Rukawa all at the same time? That's like leaving me with a wailing banshee, a hyperactive chimpanzee and a dead log. Somehow, this three spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E…
"Fine," I spat out with annoyance.
"Good. Now, how do you think I should cut my hair? 3mm or 4mm? Maybe 3.5mm will do? Maybe some highlights on the left? What colour? Chestnut brown, sensual red or ditzy blond??? How about….," Wairei began to blabber continuously.
Seriously, she may look like some ditzy flake, but on the inside she's like a walking fashion magazine. She knows every single fashion rule that ever existed. But the amount of money she uses every month for her 'necessities'….. it's too heart breaking to mention. Imagine all those mangas I could buy! Her motto is 'I see, I like, I buy". No wonder my father has to spend hours slaving himself in the office….
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[ Rukawa's POV ]
She's late.
It's just another proof that all women make men wait.
I craned my neck to check if she was here yet. As I did that, I caught my reflection in the glass window. My hand instinctively raked though my raven black hair, attempting to make it look better.
A burst of giggles erupted from the table beside mine.
Again.
I turned around, irritation started to build up and saw a bunch of fangirls smiling and whispering to each other while sneaking glances at me from time to time. They immediately hushed down when they realized I was glaring at them. One of them actually had the guts to come up to my table.
"Hello, I'm Kiran," she said in a low, supposedly-sexy voice and gave me a 'brilliant' smile which made her look like a crossover between Gollum and Dobby.
I just stared at her, hoping she would get the message.
She licked her lips nervously and said," You're Rukawa Kaede right? I'm your biggest fan! In fact, I'm the President of the 'Rukawa's Mistresses' Club."
Get lost…
[ Miharu's POV]
"NO! For the one millionth time, Shota! You do not look like Nemo at all! Period," I said frustratingly.
"Are you sure?" Shota asked, trying to squish his cheeks together to look like a fish.
He's been crazy over that stupid clown fish since he saw 'Finding Nemo' last Thursday. I think the movie would be much more interesting if they ended up barbecueing or frying all those fishes…. *Yummy*
"Yes, I'm sure," I said wearily.
"How about if I do this?" Shota said, bloating up his cheeks.
"NO," I said without even looking at him.
As Shota continued to make funny faces, I entered the café and scanned the crowd for Mr. Drooly. Instead, my eyes landed on a girl who was almost sitting on Rukawa's lap at the corner of the shop. She was busy fawning over Rukawa and he obviously was enjoying the mome…. He's asleep?
"Hey!' I said when I reached the table.
The girl stopped 'molesting' Rukawa and shifted her attention to me.
"Eh! Why is your face like that? You have so many pimples on your face!" Shota started to say loudly to the poor girl.
"I..it's j..just like that," the poor girl said, embarassed.
"WAH! Such a big zit right on your nose! Can I touch it?" Shota said to the girl, his voice getting louder and louder and gaining everyone's attention.
"A…ahh…," the girl said and started to move away from him.She has my deepest sympathy. Shota is very capable of public humiliation… Good luck to her…
I turned my attention to Rukawa instead, trying to wake him up.
"Oi," I shouted into his ear.
He just started snoring….
"HELLO???" I said again.
He moved his hand a little…
Okay, if you're not going to wake up.. I am going to have to use violence!
I landed a punch on his jaw!
He punched me back….
At least there's a response this time….
"Do'aho," he said after 5 minutes.
"Who's that?" he asked looking at Shota who was busy torturing that poor girl.
"That's my brother, Shota. Wairei asked me to bring him with me because she has to go to her 'beautifying ritual' " I said, rolling my eyes.
"Wairei?" he asked.
"My step-mother," I replied.
He nodded.
"So, what's on the menu? Shota!!! What do you want to eat?" I called out to the little brat.
Shota quit bugging the girl and immediately grabbed a menu.
" I want two scoops of vanilla and one scoop of strawberry ice-cream. Nuts sprinkled on the top, half a teaspoon of maple syrup, a star-shaped jelly at the side and a small cherry on top!" he ordered.
Kids now a days are so fussy…
'Wait! I forgot the wafer at the side and maybe some sliced bananas too? Hmm….," he continued…
Sorry for the late update! Exams were in the way!
I know this chapter is pretty short but the next one will be longer! And if there is any spelling mistakes please tell me! My computer is a little weird nowadays… ^_^
Honest reviews please!