"What are you going to do?" Rukawa asked almost lifelessly.
"Me?" Rika smiled innocently. "Nothing, just keep my sister from finding Sendou and after that, from finding you - that is, if you want her off your back."
Rukawa sighed, "I thought she was going here earlier? Don't get me wrong, I want her off my back. I wish you the best of luck, nonetheless."
"She won't be," she shrugged, "she found out where Sendou was studying and decided to go to him, instead. Ojii-san let it slip." She sighed and shook her head in frustration. "Well, remember all your lines, OK so we don't have to keep on stopping just for you to look at your script every once in a while like what happened. You wouldn't be able to get out of that even if you make your memory worse."
Rukawa only nodded and turned around to go to the showers 'Well, at least I'll feel better with her around in the pl -' he stopped himself. What was he thinking? 'I have to go to a psychiatrist. She's making me think of things I shouldn't be thinking of.'
Walking along with those thoughts in his head, he didn't notice that he was heading for the open door of the showers.
"Hey, Rukawa!" a teammate called to him to warn him that he was heading nose-first into it.
Rukawa did not stop but turned to look at who called him - Ryota. "Watch out for -" Ryota discontinued as Rukawa's temple slammed into the door knocking him backwards.
"Nyahaha." Sakuragi laughed. "A tensai never bumps into a door like that, Kitsune." With his eyes focused on the latter, he, himself knocked his head on the door of the gym having the students outside laugh at him as well as the players inside.
"At least you admitted you're not a genius, dou ahou!" Ruklawa retorted back.
Soon enough they were matching glare for glare until Miyagi broke it up.
***
Sendou walked to the library having their practice done. He eouldn't be able to meet up with Rika so, he decided to "waste" time learning English to add more to what he already knew; which was to say a few. He languidly looked through the shelves for a book. He found a thick, hard-bound one and decided to browse through that one.
He pulled the book from where it was and checked to see if anything at all can help him improve.
"Hi!" he heard a voice from the other side. "Sendou! I thought it was you. I could never forget your face."
Sendou almost stumbled as he saw who it was. "Ri-rina? Is that you? What are you doing here?" He decided not to run for it yet hoping that obsession
"Yes," Rina nodded vigorously. "I knew you wouldn't forget me. So can we go out today?"
"Um, I still have to study and," Sendou excused, "I forgot that I'm needed by my teacher. So, bye!"
He put the book back hastily, muffling Rina's protest for him to wait, and dashed for his life.
"Wait! I'll come with you." Rina wailed and ran after him.
Sendou ran around his school and ducked behind a vending machine at the school grounds hoping she wouldn't take a second glance at the vending machine. He watched her run by and turn a corner. He sighed in relief and closed his eyes thanking the gods that he wasn't found.
"Are you finished hiding?" a delicate finger tapped his shoulder and he jumped hitting his head on the wall. "I'm sorry, I surprised you, Sendou."
He opened his eyes and rolled his eyes in relief. "Don't you dare scare me like that ever again, Rika!"
"Oh, I'm sorry," She giggled and said the words sarcastically. "Next time, I will dress up as Rina in her tube and shorts."
"Don't you dare," Sendou shook his head and laughed.
"C'mon," Rika nudged her head toward the gates, "I'll get you out of here. Put this on." She handed him a helmet and activated her motorcycle speeding off as her friend got on.
As they went, Sendou noticed a car swerving and cutting in front of other cars at top speed. "Rika, there's a swift car behind us, be careful with that one. I think the driver's crazed."
"Oh man," she said as she looked at the side mirror, "That's my sister's car! Hang on."
"Can we just -" Sendou began but was cut off as they accelerated.
They turned left at a fork on the road at great speed where a highway was. The car pursued them and went on an even faster speed, and it - being a sports car - was catching up to them. Rika sped on faster and projected another copy of the motorcycle, with them riding it, left of it. Then like the sleight of hands of magicians, there seemed to be a shuffle to the real image and the projected one. One of the two turned left and the other just went on forward.
Thinking that the one that went straight was the real one, Rina followed it.
Rika and Sendou laughed as they eluded her. A small projector on a jet- propelled homing device heading for Anzai's house was a perfect decoy. However, it was going to take her hours to get home so she knew Rukawa would be safe from her as well making sure that it didn't pass by his house. Rika knew the consequences of what she did and so did Sendou.
They soon came to a spot overlooking the sea at Kanazawa-ku. Rika stopped to check for the power storage it has left. It seemed that it had to recharge by solar means before they continue on home.
Sendou sat on the railing and faced the sea looking at the rocky beach below. He stretched out and yawned, "You know the trouble you're going to get into for this."
"Perfectly," Rika answered coming up to him.
"You shouldn't have, you know." Sendou sighed. "You'll get...well, you know."
"I can take another of my father's 'lectures' but," she shrugged, "I can't take it when my sis is using up your money and energy and pride just for her own personal wants. Besides, getting away from her is the best thing for you right now, I guess."
"You didn't even let me tall you that I'd be better off with her than what you will have tonight." He gave her a meaningful sigh.
"Well what's done is done," she shook her head and sat beside him. "Hey, I have some news for you. There's going to be a play at our school for the International Day, in English, and I was hoping if you could come and watch."
"Are you going to be a part of it?" Sendou asked.
Rika blushed then laughed, "Well, yeah, since I can speak fluent English. I really can't act at all, you know."
"Yes, you can," Sendou encouraged. "Besides, you're worth watching so, I'll be there."
"What?" Rika turned to him flushing and she looked down knowing it. "But someone is even more worth watching."
"Somebody else?" Sendou asked disbelievingly, "Who?"
"You won't believe this," she smirked at him, flush gone from her face, "Kaede Rukawa."
Sendou almost fell off the railing in surprise, "You're kidding, right?" Rika shook her head and he continued, "What is the play anyway, and what's his part?"
"King and I, main role, King Mongkut."
Sendou's eyes almost bulged out of their sockets, "I have to see that! And yours is?"
"You have three guesses." She told him mysteriously.
"Uh, his daughter?" Rika shook her head. "The teacher?" Rika bit her lower lip and nodded her head facing the rocky shore as if to hide something.
Sendou felt a pang of jealousy stab him and forced a smile. "Now I really have to see that."
The air was becoming humid and Rika seemed to shiver and her breathing became a bit ragged. Her friend noticed it and felt a lump build up in his throat. It was going to rain and everything that was done to her made her react badly to rain. "Are you OK? Can you still go on?" he asked her replacing jealousy with worry.
She couldn't answer him as she kept her eyes from changing once again. Her eyes were beginning to get hurt since her tear ducts could produce no more than enough to glaze her eyes. Her face was flushed because of slowly rising temperature.
He stood up from the blockade to the road and put a hand to her forehead. "No way...Rika, come on, you can do this. We're too far away for help." He told her frantically, "I can't use your motorcycle. Hang in there."
Rika lunged forward with her hands over her ears, sobbing without tears. Fearing she'll fall over, Sendou caught her waist feeling her shake as she broke down. 'Darn...' he thought, 'Rika don't please...' he pulled her from where she sat and set her on the ground trying vainly to look at her face. He looked up and saw the clouds rolling over. He looked over the barricade and peered under looking for something - anything - that would shelter them. He found a cavern carved beneath the road. He decided to pick her up and seek refuge there for a little while.
It was a hard climb don with her in his arms still shaking and mumbling about pain. He winced every time he was reminded about her past. With a slip, he landed on his back on a smooth rock - in contrast to the shards of rocks around them. It knocked the wind out of him and scraped and bruised his back but he pushed himself forward as the first drops of rain fell on his face.
The inside of the carved-out formation was not the cleanest place of all so he removed his school jacket and set her lying there. He pulled out his cellular phone and dialed his folk's number asking for help and telling them where they were and the motorcycle as landmark. Once the call was over, he looked at his shaking, blood-and-dirt-stained hand.
He checked on her again with the other hand and found that she was still burning with a continuing rising temperature. He looked frantically around for anything at all and having found none, he removed his shirt and set it on her. He felt the cold touch his skin and shivered against it but not as much as his best friend as he saw it even with his shirt on her. He prayed that help would arrive soon as his injuries stung him.
He tried not to listen to her murmurs but still catching phrases like, "Stop it, please...", "No more...", and a few whimpers. His throat caught his breath as if he wanted to cry himself. He knew what she had gone through. He saw it...and she didn't know.
***
dunkmoonX: Japanese? It's hard to learn any language if you're not used to it. Especially studying by yourself. Believe me, I know. Nah, hindi ako fluent sa Japanese, but I want to be. Yah, I'm trying to, but I don't know if I can continue all of them. I mean, I have a lot in my head especially for my original fiction. Ayaw mo si Sendou and Rika? Sbi naman nung isa, gusto niya. Bahala na kung ano maging mood ko sa huli. Napaka madrama nitong chapter na 'to, sobra!
Sofia/3sh: Play...yeah, it's kind of a last minute thought. Hehehe...kiss? that's interesting... Oo tutuloy ko bast andyan kayo e. ^^x
ninny: No, I'm not saying anything *evil smile*. You'll find out soon. It will mostly depend on my mood.
Nakama wa nai...watashi wa hitoride...kono sekai wakararanai.
"Me?" Rika smiled innocently. "Nothing, just keep my sister from finding Sendou and after that, from finding you - that is, if you want her off your back."
Rukawa sighed, "I thought she was going here earlier? Don't get me wrong, I want her off my back. I wish you the best of luck, nonetheless."
"She won't be," she shrugged, "she found out where Sendou was studying and decided to go to him, instead. Ojii-san let it slip." She sighed and shook her head in frustration. "Well, remember all your lines, OK so we don't have to keep on stopping just for you to look at your script every once in a while like what happened. You wouldn't be able to get out of that even if you make your memory worse."
Rukawa only nodded and turned around to go to the showers 'Well, at least I'll feel better with her around in the pl -' he stopped himself. What was he thinking? 'I have to go to a psychiatrist. She's making me think of things I shouldn't be thinking of.'
Walking along with those thoughts in his head, he didn't notice that he was heading for the open door of the showers.
"Hey, Rukawa!" a teammate called to him to warn him that he was heading nose-first into it.
Rukawa did not stop but turned to look at who called him - Ryota. "Watch out for -" Ryota discontinued as Rukawa's temple slammed into the door knocking him backwards.
"Nyahaha." Sakuragi laughed. "A tensai never bumps into a door like that, Kitsune." With his eyes focused on the latter, he, himself knocked his head on the door of the gym having the students outside laugh at him as well as the players inside.
"At least you admitted you're not a genius, dou ahou!" Ruklawa retorted back.
Soon enough they were matching glare for glare until Miyagi broke it up.
***
Sendou walked to the library having their practice done. He eouldn't be able to meet up with Rika so, he decided to "waste" time learning English to add more to what he already knew; which was to say a few. He languidly looked through the shelves for a book. He found a thick, hard-bound one and decided to browse through that one.
He pulled the book from where it was and checked to see if anything at all can help him improve.
"Hi!" he heard a voice from the other side. "Sendou! I thought it was you. I could never forget your face."
Sendou almost stumbled as he saw who it was. "Ri-rina? Is that you? What are you doing here?" He decided not to run for it yet hoping that obsession
"Yes," Rina nodded vigorously. "I knew you wouldn't forget me. So can we go out today?"
"Um, I still have to study and," Sendou excused, "I forgot that I'm needed by my teacher. So, bye!"
He put the book back hastily, muffling Rina's protest for him to wait, and dashed for his life.
"Wait! I'll come with you." Rina wailed and ran after him.
Sendou ran around his school and ducked behind a vending machine at the school grounds hoping she wouldn't take a second glance at the vending machine. He watched her run by and turn a corner. He sighed in relief and closed his eyes thanking the gods that he wasn't found.
"Are you finished hiding?" a delicate finger tapped his shoulder and he jumped hitting his head on the wall. "I'm sorry, I surprised you, Sendou."
He opened his eyes and rolled his eyes in relief. "Don't you dare scare me like that ever again, Rika!"
"Oh, I'm sorry," She giggled and said the words sarcastically. "Next time, I will dress up as Rina in her tube and shorts."
"Don't you dare," Sendou shook his head and laughed.
"C'mon," Rika nudged her head toward the gates, "I'll get you out of here. Put this on." She handed him a helmet and activated her motorcycle speeding off as her friend got on.
As they went, Sendou noticed a car swerving and cutting in front of other cars at top speed. "Rika, there's a swift car behind us, be careful with that one. I think the driver's crazed."
"Oh man," she said as she looked at the side mirror, "That's my sister's car! Hang on."
"Can we just -" Sendou began but was cut off as they accelerated.
They turned left at a fork on the road at great speed where a highway was. The car pursued them and went on an even faster speed, and it - being a sports car - was catching up to them. Rika sped on faster and projected another copy of the motorcycle, with them riding it, left of it. Then like the sleight of hands of magicians, there seemed to be a shuffle to the real image and the projected one. One of the two turned left and the other just went on forward.
Thinking that the one that went straight was the real one, Rina followed it.
Rika and Sendou laughed as they eluded her. A small projector on a jet- propelled homing device heading for Anzai's house was a perfect decoy. However, it was going to take her hours to get home so she knew Rukawa would be safe from her as well making sure that it didn't pass by his house. Rika knew the consequences of what she did and so did Sendou.
They soon came to a spot overlooking the sea at Kanazawa-ku. Rika stopped to check for the power storage it has left. It seemed that it had to recharge by solar means before they continue on home.
Sendou sat on the railing and faced the sea looking at the rocky beach below. He stretched out and yawned, "You know the trouble you're going to get into for this."
"Perfectly," Rika answered coming up to him.
"You shouldn't have, you know." Sendou sighed. "You'll get...well, you know."
"I can take another of my father's 'lectures' but," she shrugged, "I can't take it when my sis is using up your money and energy and pride just for her own personal wants. Besides, getting away from her is the best thing for you right now, I guess."
"You didn't even let me tall you that I'd be better off with her than what you will have tonight." He gave her a meaningful sigh.
"Well what's done is done," she shook her head and sat beside him. "Hey, I have some news for you. There's going to be a play at our school for the International Day, in English, and I was hoping if you could come and watch."
"Are you going to be a part of it?" Sendou asked.
Rika blushed then laughed, "Well, yeah, since I can speak fluent English. I really can't act at all, you know."
"Yes, you can," Sendou encouraged. "Besides, you're worth watching so, I'll be there."
"What?" Rika turned to him flushing and she looked down knowing it. "But someone is even more worth watching."
"Somebody else?" Sendou asked disbelievingly, "Who?"
"You won't believe this," she smirked at him, flush gone from her face, "Kaede Rukawa."
Sendou almost fell off the railing in surprise, "You're kidding, right?" Rika shook her head and he continued, "What is the play anyway, and what's his part?"
"King and I, main role, King Mongkut."
Sendou's eyes almost bulged out of their sockets, "I have to see that! And yours is?"
"You have three guesses." She told him mysteriously.
"Uh, his daughter?" Rika shook her head. "The teacher?" Rika bit her lower lip and nodded her head facing the rocky shore as if to hide something.
Sendou felt a pang of jealousy stab him and forced a smile. "Now I really have to see that."
The air was becoming humid and Rika seemed to shiver and her breathing became a bit ragged. Her friend noticed it and felt a lump build up in his throat. It was going to rain and everything that was done to her made her react badly to rain. "Are you OK? Can you still go on?" he asked her replacing jealousy with worry.
She couldn't answer him as she kept her eyes from changing once again. Her eyes were beginning to get hurt since her tear ducts could produce no more than enough to glaze her eyes. Her face was flushed because of slowly rising temperature.
He stood up from the blockade to the road and put a hand to her forehead. "No way...Rika, come on, you can do this. We're too far away for help." He told her frantically, "I can't use your motorcycle. Hang in there."
Rika lunged forward with her hands over her ears, sobbing without tears. Fearing she'll fall over, Sendou caught her waist feeling her shake as she broke down. 'Darn...' he thought, 'Rika don't please...' he pulled her from where she sat and set her on the ground trying vainly to look at her face. He looked up and saw the clouds rolling over. He looked over the barricade and peered under looking for something - anything - that would shelter them. He found a cavern carved beneath the road. He decided to pick her up and seek refuge there for a little while.
It was a hard climb don with her in his arms still shaking and mumbling about pain. He winced every time he was reminded about her past. With a slip, he landed on his back on a smooth rock - in contrast to the shards of rocks around them. It knocked the wind out of him and scraped and bruised his back but he pushed himself forward as the first drops of rain fell on his face.
The inside of the carved-out formation was not the cleanest place of all so he removed his school jacket and set her lying there. He pulled out his cellular phone and dialed his folk's number asking for help and telling them where they were and the motorcycle as landmark. Once the call was over, he looked at his shaking, blood-and-dirt-stained hand.
He checked on her again with the other hand and found that she was still burning with a continuing rising temperature. He looked frantically around for anything at all and having found none, he removed his shirt and set it on her. He felt the cold touch his skin and shivered against it but not as much as his best friend as he saw it even with his shirt on her. He prayed that help would arrive soon as his injuries stung him.
He tried not to listen to her murmurs but still catching phrases like, "Stop it, please...", "No more...", and a few whimpers. His throat caught his breath as if he wanted to cry himself. He knew what she had gone through. He saw it...and she didn't know.
***
dunkmoonX: Japanese? It's hard to learn any language if you're not used to it. Especially studying by yourself. Believe me, I know. Nah, hindi ako fluent sa Japanese, but I want to be. Yah, I'm trying to, but I don't know if I can continue all of them. I mean, I have a lot in my head especially for my original fiction. Ayaw mo si Sendou and Rika? Sbi naman nung isa, gusto niya. Bahala na kung ano maging mood ko sa huli. Napaka madrama nitong chapter na 'to, sobra!
Sofia/3sh: Play...yeah, it's kind of a last minute thought. Hehehe...kiss? that's interesting... Oo tutuloy ko bast andyan kayo e. ^^x
ninny: No, I'm not saying anything *evil smile*. You'll find out soon. It will mostly depend on my mood.
Nakama wa nai...watashi wa hitoride...kono sekai wakararanai.