Sorry this took long. I went to the province.
***
[And now I'm all alone again
No one to turn no one to go to
Without a home without a friend without a face to say hello to
And now the night is near
Now I can make believe he's here]
Sendou waited on the overlooking view of the bay and winced at the music that played inside his car. Nice timing for it to be playing since it had something to do with him. He wanted to turn it off but something held him back from doing so and he continued to listen. Sure he did not understand them word for word but Rika had told him what it all meant word for word since the melody became a favorite of his.
[Sometimes I walk alone at night when everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and I'm happy with the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed and I can live inside my head]
'Well, at least I don't think of a boy,' he tried to assure himself looking out toward the surface of the water.
[On my own pretending he's beside me
All alone I walk with him 'till morning
Without him I feel his arms around me
And when I loose my way I close my eyes and he has found me
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever]
Sendou looked at his watch. It was already 4 PM and still, he was alone. He wondered when his companion would come - as well as why he could not turn of the radio that affected him so much.
[And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I think there's a way for us]
Blind? That was for him. He was being blind that he could not accept the fact that he could never ask Rika. Not when they were best friends. Not especially when her father was a big obstacle. He was being frustrated with himself unconscious that he was causing it himself thinking of those things.
[I love him but when the night is over
He's gone the river's just a river
Without him the world around me changes
The streets are bare and everywhere the streets are full of strangers
I love him but everyday I love him
All my life I've only been pretending
Without me his world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness that I have never known]
The last two lines tugged at his conscience. It was she who was suffering, not him. Those were probably the only things that didn't apply to him. He admitted to himself alone that he often daydreamed of her in his arms, but only until there however much he wanted it to become reality.
He stopped his train of thoughts as he saw Rika shouting at someone - or something - behind her. He waved his arms ad called her name. She waved back and smiled. He caught her last words before revving her motorcycle to life again and frowned. "Hurry up Kaede! Sure enough, Rukawa showed behind her heading toward where Rika was going to. Toward Sendou.
"Sorry I got here late, Akira," she apologized after she removed her helmet, "Kaede wanted to tag along."
"I see..." it was all Sendou could say as the Shohoku player came up to them. "One question though, how are we supposed to keep his bike? Your high tech bike can be tucked away in the compartment but..."
"I never thought of that." Rika admitted. "I'll try to figure out a way."
"Sendou?" Rukawa glared at him and paused for quite a time. He wanted to be with Rika, alone. Wait, what was creeping up his mind? "Where are we supposed to go?"
"Mitsuzawa kouen," Sendou said flatly, as unhappy as Rukawa for the fact that the other was there.
"You're going to love it there, Kaede," Rika said trying to lighten the mood sensing that tension was between them thinking it was because they were rivals in basketball and nothing else. "Ah! Now I know how we can take your bike, that is, if you agree, Sendou, Rukawa."
"I'm open to any ideas," he acknowledged her tearing his glare from Rukawa away.
"If there is a way other than leaving it here," Rukawa shrugged.
"Well, is it OK to remove the wheels so that the rest of the body can fit in?" she asked, hoping they'd agree.
'I won't leave you with that sukebe dou ahou.' Rukawa thought. "Why not?"
"He shouldn't have come," Sendou mumbled so low you'd think he was thinking about the idea, "No, problem."
With that, they began to tear it apart and beneath Rukawa's outward calm, he was grumbling inside. 'I'm letting you tear off my bike because of that dou ahou and...wait, this is not me thinking. Must be another voice in my head.'
Having finished keeping the bike, they drove to the kouen (park) at a leisurely pace. Sendou was at the driver's seat, Rukawa at the passenger seat and Rika at the back seat. Sendou popped in the CD of L'Arc en~ciel, and the music "Driver's High" played (from the anime Great Techer Onizuka). Although Rukawa hated to admit it, he liked not only the song but the band as well. Rika was singing at the back of the car like some wild rocker.
"Chiheisen ni todoku you ni
Genkai made furikitte kure woah...
Clash! Into the rolling morning
Flash! Into the coolest driver's high
Hagane no Tsubasa de..."
Sendou smiled, amused at Rika. She was always like that when Laruku was playing no matter who was watching and / or hearing. That was one thing he loved about her. A carefree soul - even if her body was imprisoned in tragedy. If Rukawa couldn't smile, he grinned. It was releasing the tension between the rivals and Rika knew it so she continued and did not care that she was out of tune in some parts.
At the park, Rukawa walked beside Sendou unknowingly and Rika smiled behind them as they walked, "Getting to be friends now, are we?"
Both stopped as they were taken aback and hurriedly faced away from each other with their noses in the air and their arms crossed across their stomachs. "Dou ahou," Rukawa said the same time as Sendou commented, "Friend my foot!"
Rika laughed as she walked past them and turned around trying to look as cute as possible, "You know, it would be better if you two were friends. I mean, you've done nothing but better each other in a basketball game. As if that's any reason to hate each other."
'Why do I have to put up with this?' Sendou thought to himself, "Oh, all right. I don't want my day ruined."
'I swear, I'm going to kill you Sendou!' Rukawa sighed and said, "If I have to."
Rika's smile broadened, and turned around in a snap "Great! Now, let's - " she suddenly cut herself off and crouched to the ground clutching her left waist.
Both ace suddenly rushed to her side without thinking asking her is she was fine. She told them that it was nothing and tried to stand up only to crouch back to the ground.
Sendou knew Rika was hiding something and roughly removed her hand from her waist. A trace of blood was evident and Sendou growled. He lifted her cap a few inches and found it bandaged. "Kuso!" Sendou cursed.
"Why are you hiding this?" Rukawa asked frantically. "What happened to you?"
Sendou shook his head, "She'll tell you when she feels like it." Turning to the girl, he shook his head "Rika, I told you not to go yet. This is worse than the last, isn't it?"
Rukawa was at a loss but all he knew was Rika was hurt and needed help. "I'll go call for an ambulance."
"Don't!" Rika and Sendou said at the same time, and the latter added, "If you do that, things will get more complicated and trouble will get worse."
"Kaede, I'll be fine," Rika said in an assuring, tone "This is not that bad. I just need rest and no, Sendou, this is just as bad as the others. Take me to that bench over there."
Both guys didn't have much choice and brought her there still worrying about her.
"Give me fourteen minutes and we can continue this trip." She told them knowingly. "Meanwhile, Akira, take Kaede around here and come back. I will join you then."
***
Sofia/3sh: Kiss??? I don't know... *evil grin*
KISS is the Best: If that was a review, consider me a snail.
AYA: I'm so sorry about the late update. I'm glad you like my work.
dunkmoonX: Thanks. My name? I'll e-mail it to you.
ninny: well, she's a different person after all.
Sekai ga owaru yo...mada...mada...koi!
***
[And now I'm all alone again
No one to turn no one to go to
Without a home without a friend without a face to say hello to
And now the night is near
Now I can make believe he's here]
Sendou waited on the overlooking view of the bay and winced at the music that played inside his car. Nice timing for it to be playing since it had something to do with him. He wanted to turn it off but something held him back from doing so and he continued to listen. Sure he did not understand them word for word but Rika had told him what it all meant word for word since the melody became a favorite of his.
[Sometimes I walk alone at night when everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and I'm happy with the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed and I can live inside my head]
'Well, at least I don't think of a boy,' he tried to assure himself looking out toward the surface of the water.
[On my own pretending he's beside me
All alone I walk with him 'till morning
Without him I feel his arms around me
And when I loose my way I close my eyes and he has found me
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever]
Sendou looked at his watch. It was already 4 PM and still, he was alone. He wondered when his companion would come - as well as why he could not turn of the radio that affected him so much.
[And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I think there's a way for us]
Blind? That was for him. He was being blind that he could not accept the fact that he could never ask Rika. Not when they were best friends. Not especially when her father was a big obstacle. He was being frustrated with himself unconscious that he was causing it himself thinking of those things.
[I love him but when the night is over
He's gone the river's just a river
Without him the world around me changes
The streets are bare and everywhere the streets are full of strangers
I love him but everyday I love him
All my life I've only been pretending
Without me his world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness that I have never known]
The last two lines tugged at his conscience. It was she who was suffering, not him. Those were probably the only things that didn't apply to him. He admitted to himself alone that he often daydreamed of her in his arms, but only until there however much he wanted it to become reality.
He stopped his train of thoughts as he saw Rika shouting at someone - or something - behind her. He waved his arms ad called her name. She waved back and smiled. He caught her last words before revving her motorcycle to life again and frowned. "Hurry up Kaede! Sure enough, Rukawa showed behind her heading toward where Rika was going to. Toward Sendou.
"Sorry I got here late, Akira," she apologized after she removed her helmet, "Kaede wanted to tag along."
"I see..." it was all Sendou could say as the Shohoku player came up to them. "One question though, how are we supposed to keep his bike? Your high tech bike can be tucked away in the compartment but..."
"I never thought of that." Rika admitted. "I'll try to figure out a way."
"Sendou?" Rukawa glared at him and paused for quite a time. He wanted to be with Rika, alone. Wait, what was creeping up his mind? "Where are we supposed to go?"
"Mitsuzawa kouen," Sendou said flatly, as unhappy as Rukawa for the fact that the other was there.
"You're going to love it there, Kaede," Rika said trying to lighten the mood sensing that tension was between them thinking it was because they were rivals in basketball and nothing else. "Ah! Now I know how we can take your bike, that is, if you agree, Sendou, Rukawa."
"I'm open to any ideas," he acknowledged her tearing his glare from Rukawa away.
"If there is a way other than leaving it here," Rukawa shrugged.
"Well, is it OK to remove the wheels so that the rest of the body can fit in?" she asked, hoping they'd agree.
'I won't leave you with that sukebe dou ahou.' Rukawa thought. "Why not?"
"He shouldn't have come," Sendou mumbled so low you'd think he was thinking about the idea, "No, problem."
With that, they began to tear it apart and beneath Rukawa's outward calm, he was grumbling inside. 'I'm letting you tear off my bike because of that dou ahou and...wait, this is not me thinking. Must be another voice in my head.'
Having finished keeping the bike, they drove to the kouen (park) at a leisurely pace. Sendou was at the driver's seat, Rukawa at the passenger seat and Rika at the back seat. Sendou popped in the CD of L'Arc en~ciel, and the music "Driver's High" played (from the anime Great Techer Onizuka). Although Rukawa hated to admit it, he liked not only the song but the band as well. Rika was singing at the back of the car like some wild rocker.
"Chiheisen ni todoku you ni
Genkai made furikitte kure woah...
Clash! Into the rolling morning
Flash! Into the coolest driver's high
Hagane no Tsubasa de..."
Sendou smiled, amused at Rika. She was always like that when Laruku was playing no matter who was watching and / or hearing. That was one thing he loved about her. A carefree soul - even if her body was imprisoned in tragedy. If Rukawa couldn't smile, he grinned. It was releasing the tension between the rivals and Rika knew it so she continued and did not care that she was out of tune in some parts.
At the park, Rukawa walked beside Sendou unknowingly and Rika smiled behind them as they walked, "Getting to be friends now, are we?"
Both stopped as they were taken aback and hurriedly faced away from each other with their noses in the air and their arms crossed across their stomachs. "Dou ahou," Rukawa said the same time as Sendou commented, "Friend my foot!"
Rika laughed as she walked past them and turned around trying to look as cute as possible, "You know, it would be better if you two were friends. I mean, you've done nothing but better each other in a basketball game. As if that's any reason to hate each other."
'Why do I have to put up with this?' Sendou thought to himself, "Oh, all right. I don't want my day ruined."
'I swear, I'm going to kill you Sendou!' Rukawa sighed and said, "If I have to."
Rika's smile broadened, and turned around in a snap "Great! Now, let's - " she suddenly cut herself off and crouched to the ground clutching her left waist.
Both ace suddenly rushed to her side without thinking asking her is she was fine. She told them that it was nothing and tried to stand up only to crouch back to the ground.
Sendou knew Rika was hiding something and roughly removed her hand from her waist. A trace of blood was evident and Sendou growled. He lifted her cap a few inches and found it bandaged. "Kuso!" Sendou cursed.
"Why are you hiding this?" Rukawa asked frantically. "What happened to you?"
Sendou shook his head, "She'll tell you when she feels like it." Turning to the girl, he shook his head "Rika, I told you not to go yet. This is worse than the last, isn't it?"
Rukawa was at a loss but all he knew was Rika was hurt and needed help. "I'll go call for an ambulance."
"Don't!" Rika and Sendou said at the same time, and the latter added, "If you do that, things will get more complicated and trouble will get worse."
"Kaede, I'll be fine," Rika said in an assuring, tone "This is not that bad. I just need rest and no, Sendou, this is just as bad as the others. Take me to that bench over there."
Both guys didn't have much choice and brought her there still worrying about her.
"Give me fourteen minutes and we can continue this trip." She told them knowingly. "Meanwhile, Akira, take Kaede around here and come back. I will join you then."
***
Sofia/3sh: Kiss??? I don't know... *evil grin*
KISS is the Best: If that was a review, consider me a snail.
AYA: I'm so sorry about the late update. I'm glad you like my work.
dunkmoonX: Thanks. My name? I'll e-mail it to you.
ninny: well, she's a different person after all.
Sekai ga owaru yo...mada...mada...koi!