A/N: Moshi! I'm back!!!!!! I'm soooo happy to be again in the Fanfiction
world again!!! I wish we could have Meteor Garden Fanfictions! Oh well,
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Helois woke up very early that morning to prepare for her comeback in the world of skating. She's scared, knowing that she will be in a group of good skaters, probably aspirants and they may recognize her. she wants to leave the image of Helois Tachibana, the US Ice Skater. She doesn't want to remember any of it.
Before leaving she picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.
" mhoshi?" a sleepy voice answered. " you're coming?" Helois asked. " whhhat?" the voice asked again. " I asked if you're coming." Helois repeated. " oh." the recipient seemed to wake up. " well?" Helois asked. " oh yeah. I'm coming. But it's still too early. Kami-sama Helois! It's 3:00 in the morning!" the recipient told her. " up with your silly butt. I'll meet you at KISR, 3:30 sharp." Helois said then placed the receiver down, not waiting for his reply. Meanwhile at the place of the recipient.
" is she barking mad? Every dog in Kanagawa is still in deep slumber by this time." he said then sighed.
When the Anzai residence woke up at 5:30, they found out that Helois' bed was fixed and empty.
" where could she be?" Hiro grumbled. " I think I know where she is." Anzai- sensei said while sipping his tea. " Oba-san, where is onessan?" the little girl asked her grandmother. " I'm sorry Iris, but I don't know." the old lady answered. ' I think my guess is correct.' Anzai-sensei thought.
One hour later, the Shohoku team piled up to board the bus; every one of them wore their jacket. " ok, last reminders." Anzai-sensei said. Rukawa opened his eyes to acknowledge the old man. He moved his body and heard a familiar chime-like sound. His lips curved just a little, remembering that the girl's key chain is in his pocket.
" please be polite to your sensei today. You will be assigned to your own sensei. Some of them are with the same age as you are but remember, they are your sensei." Anzai-sensei said. " and don't play too much in the rink, it's dangerous." He added. " yeah right." Hanamichi grumbled. " because there are some accounts that some died in ice skating." The old man smiled seeing Hanamichi's face went pale. " chicken!" Ryota teased Hanamichi. " Ryonchin!" Hanamichi hit the older boy in the head. Then there were two slaps heard. " itee." the two boys winced. Ayako appeared behind them. " you'll get another slap if you two won't behave." She threatened. Anzai- sensei smiled.
" ok, let's go." The old man said and took his seat.
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The skaters from Ryounan eyed Helois when she sat by the stairs. They were shocked seeing her and her partner early that morning. They must think her queer. Helois ignored their stares. Her partner, Yohei Mito is in the dressing room. In fact, she even like the way their stare at her. it means that her weirdness will help them ignore every details of her true identity.
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the Shohoku bus entered the gate of KISR and parked near a bus with a banner containing the name of Kainan University High.
" hey! Kainan is already here!" Anta said. before they could start getting off the bus, two other busses arrived. It is obvious that Ryounan and Shoyo are there.
The bus was emptied and the players lined outside. Here comes now Kiyota Nobunaga marching towards them. " so you're Rukawa" the boy asked. Rukawa merely glanced his way. " you maybe good in basketball but I'll bet that you stink in Ice Skating! Hahahaha!" the boy laughed arrogantly.
" another do'aho." Rukawa sighed. " what?! I heard that, ushi!" Kiyota retorted. A shadow fell over him. " Kiyota, stop that." a voice ordered him. everybody started and the form of Maki Shinichi towering over Kiyota. " sempai!" Kiyota greeted. " ohayou, Anzai-sensei." Maki bowed. " ohayou, Maki-san." Anzai-sensei said. " Anzai-sensei!" somebody called from behind. Everybody spun around and saw a middle aged woman with short brown hair, running towards them.
" Houjo-san. Ohayou gozaimashite." Anzai-sensei greeted. The woman smiled at them. " so are you ready? The skaters arrived early today to practice especially Shohoku. I think they were here since 3:30 just to practice." Houjo-san said. then she noticed the confused faces of the young basketball players. Anzai-sensei snapped back into reality.
" oh by the way, this is Houjo Rika. Manager of the Kanagawa Ice Skating Rink and a former National finalist for the Japan Ice Skating League." Anzai-sensei introduced the woman to the. The basketball players stared in awe. " Hajimemashite! Dozo yoroshiku!" Houjo-san greeted them. " yoroshiku! Ohayou gozaimashite!" the players answered curtly. " ne, are you ready? Come on! four lines please, by team." She said. the students abided. " ok! follow me!" Houjo-san said and then they moved on inside the towering dome of KISR.
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" hey." Yohei sat next to Helois. " un." Helois groaned. they were sitting by the stairs while watching other skaters from other schools practice. They took the time for rest since they've been practicing for two hours since Helois told them to come 3:30 sharp. They had an easy chemistry, making Helois and Yohei fit in the four-man group. They were awestruck, knowing the Helois was the real Helois Tachibana that won the Junior Championship held in USA three years ago, the Helois Tachibana that was suppose to be the no. one contender of USA for Sidney Olympics, the Helois Tachibana who failed her fans and country because of an unwanted accident that happened in her life two years ago.
Helois offered Yohei a pair of earphones and he accepted it. they listened to the music playing, oblivious to their surrounding.
" look at them. don't they look good together?" a Ryounan skater said while watching Helois and Yohei. " they look weird." Her friend answered. " but she's pretty." A boy from Kainan suddenly spoke up. " she's snooty but I like her punctuality. No, she's a pretty early bird." Another boy from Kainan added. " she looks familiar." A girl from Kainan said, eyeing Helois carefully. Upon hearing this conversation, Ishiki Hannah wanted to butt into their conversation and brag about Shohoku having one of the world's best skater. But she changed her mind, not wanting to add up to the pain Helois is bearing up to this point. She decided that she wanted to see their dumbstruck faces when they see Helois perform.
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the basketball players with couches are inside the conference room having some lectures about ice skating.
" you must use the back edge of you skates for break." Houjo-san droned on. it was a surprise though, seeing Rukawa awake and alive.
" hey, look at the kitsune. First time that he hadn't slept while there is lecture." Hanamichi whispered to Ryota. The point guard turned to look at their ace player and was utterly surprised, seeing Rukawa wide-awake.
Rukawa on the hand was fully awake because Helois' face kept on appearing in his head. ' what's the matter with me? Why I feel so different with her?' Rukawa's head was full of these kind of questions. He felt the key chain in his pocket and raked his soft black hair, too unusual for an ice prince like him.
" ok everybody, you wait here and I'll get your sensei. There is one sensei per two players because not all of our skaters are present and we estimated that you are 64 in all. Sumimasen." Houjo-san exited the room. " I wish my trainer will not be snooty." They heard Hikohichi said. " don't worry Hikohichi. Just wish that you're sensei is from Ryounan." Sendoh said.
" hey not fair! Our skaters are polite and courteous too!" Hasegawa said. " ok. enough." Fujima said.
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Houjo-san went outside and found the skaters in the rink. " ok guys! Follow me!" Houjo-san yelled. The skaters obliged but Helois and Yohei remained sited. Their earphones are still on so they didn't hear the call. Houjo-san smiled and put on her skates and went towards the two kids.
She tapped their shoulders. " hey. we're up." she said with a kind voice. " a, gomen nasai Houjo-san." Yohei said. Helois nodded curtly. They stood up and followed Houjo-san to fall in line. Other skaters from the KISR itself joined the pile making them thirty-one.
They entered the conference room and everybody stared in surprise. Not because the girls are wearing sexy outfits but because of Yohei and Helois. Yohei is wearing a black trench coat with red strips on the sleeves while Helois wore her black jacket with San Francisco Ice Skating Team at the back.
" YOHEI?!" Hanamichi asked in outrage, seeing his friend in the line-up. " ohayou Hanamichi." Yohei said with a smile. " wait right here. I know you know how to skate but you didn't tell me you joined the team!" Hanamichi asked. Anzai-sensei stood up. " I asked for his help, Sakuragi. Since two of the members of the team are still in medication, I asked them to fill in." he said. Hanamichi sighed and sat down.
Rukawa was rather transfixed at the stoic face of Helois. She just stood there with elegance and grace. He can also see Sendoh murmuring something to Koshino and pointing at Helois.
" I WANT her to be my sensei." Sendoh told Koshino. " right! You always want attractive girls to be yours." Koshino rolled his eyes.
" ok, let's meet them!" Houjo-san said. she introduced first the 7 skaters from the KISR then from Ryounan, Kainan and Shoyo.
" ok, from Shohoku, the team captain is Ishiki Hannah, a second year student." She said. Hannah bowed. Ayako waved at her and the girl smiled and waved back. " you know her?" Mitsui asked Ayako. " she's from our class." Ayako replied. " and the members are Ryuchi Hinoto, Matsudaira Ken and Ichibana Tetsuo." Houjo-san said.
' wait. Aren't they a part of the team?' Shizu from Ryounan asked looking at Yohei and Helois. ' what's her name?' Rukawa asked silently.
" and last but certainly not the least, the most talented skaters that I've ever met in my whole life," Houjo-san started. ' most talented? Is she serious?' Saika from Kainan wanted to shout out loud. " we met them two months ago because they are frequent here. they became friends in an ' I- don't-know-kind-of-way' and they started skating as partners. The talented boy here is Yohei Mito, a first year of Shohoku high," she paused. 'come on! hurry up goddamnit!' Helois though.
" and my you won't believe this.she is one of the granddaughters of Anzai- sensei here." then she paused again. " granddaughter? Micchy, I won the bet!" Ryota yelled. Mitsui groaned and Anzai-sensei laughed. " she is the former Champion of the National Junior Competition held in San Francisco three years ago and a finalist in the National Senior Competition of USA, Tachibana Helois." Houjo-san said proudly. Helois nodded curtly but didn't smile. the audience was too dumbstruck especially the skaters from other school to clap. Only Anzai-sensei and a cute five-yr-old girl from the back clapped.
" onessan!" the girl squeaked and ran towards Helois. " Iris." Helois murmured. " oh, here's Helois' younger sister, Iris. She trains here." Houjo-san added. Helois bent down to catch the overjoyed girl in her arms. " Ri-chan." Yohei smiled and pinched the girl's cheek. " Mito-chan." the girl waved at him. Helois stepped off the platform and went to her grandfather. " classes are canceled today, Iris. Why did you come here after all?" Helois asked her. " because Iris wants to see mommy." The little girl said. Rukawa saw Helois' body froze and her pretty blue eyes clouded.
" hey look! Daddy is here." Iris pointed at Rukawa. Everybody was shocked. " ne, Iris, that's not daddy. He will never be daddy." Helois said. she placed her little sister in her grandfather's arms and kissed her forehead. Everybody was touched by the scene before them. " Oyaji-san." Helois started. " Chotto Helois. its ok. let her stay here. I'll look after her." Anzai-sensei said, cradling the dainty figure of his granddaughter. " domo." Helois said then turned her back. Surprising, after two yrs, she was able to stand a conversation about her parents without crying. On the other hand, Iris was smiling at Rukawa wholeheartedly making Rukawa's ice-cold heart melt. " daddy." Iris murmured and climbed down her oyaji-san's leg. She went to Rukawa and tugged his pants. " daddy." she said.
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Helois woke up very early that morning to prepare for her comeback in the world of skating. She's scared, knowing that she will be in a group of good skaters, probably aspirants and they may recognize her. she wants to leave the image of Helois Tachibana, the US Ice Skater. She doesn't want to remember any of it.
Before leaving she picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.
" mhoshi?" a sleepy voice answered. " you're coming?" Helois asked. " whhhat?" the voice asked again. " I asked if you're coming." Helois repeated. " oh." the recipient seemed to wake up. " well?" Helois asked. " oh yeah. I'm coming. But it's still too early. Kami-sama Helois! It's 3:00 in the morning!" the recipient told her. " up with your silly butt. I'll meet you at KISR, 3:30 sharp." Helois said then placed the receiver down, not waiting for his reply. Meanwhile at the place of the recipient.
" is she barking mad? Every dog in Kanagawa is still in deep slumber by this time." he said then sighed.
When the Anzai residence woke up at 5:30, they found out that Helois' bed was fixed and empty.
" where could she be?" Hiro grumbled. " I think I know where she is." Anzai- sensei said while sipping his tea. " Oba-san, where is onessan?" the little girl asked her grandmother. " I'm sorry Iris, but I don't know." the old lady answered. ' I think my guess is correct.' Anzai-sensei thought.
One hour later, the Shohoku team piled up to board the bus; every one of them wore their jacket. " ok, last reminders." Anzai-sensei said. Rukawa opened his eyes to acknowledge the old man. He moved his body and heard a familiar chime-like sound. His lips curved just a little, remembering that the girl's key chain is in his pocket.
" please be polite to your sensei today. You will be assigned to your own sensei. Some of them are with the same age as you are but remember, they are your sensei." Anzai-sensei said. " and don't play too much in the rink, it's dangerous." He added. " yeah right." Hanamichi grumbled. " because there are some accounts that some died in ice skating." The old man smiled seeing Hanamichi's face went pale. " chicken!" Ryota teased Hanamichi. " Ryonchin!" Hanamichi hit the older boy in the head. Then there were two slaps heard. " itee." the two boys winced. Ayako appeared behind them. " you'll get another slap if you two won't behave." She threatened. Anzai- sensei smiled.
" ok, let's go." The old man said and took his seat.
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The skaters from Ryounan eyed Helois when she sat by the stairs. They were shocked seeing her and her partner early that morning. They must think her queer. Helois ignored their stares. Her partner, Yohei Mito is in the dressing room. In fact, she even like the way their stare at her. it means that her weirdness will help them ignore every details of her true identity.
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the Shohoku bus entered the gate of KISR and parked near a bus with a banner containing the name of Kainan University High.
" hey! Kainan is already here!" Anta said. before they could start getting off the bus, two other busses arrived. It is obvious that Ryounan and Shoyo are there.
The bus was emptied and the players lined outside. Here comes now Kiyota Nobunaga marching towards them. " so you're Rukawa" the boy asked. Rukawa merely glanced his way. " you maybe good in basketball but I'll bet that you stink in Ice Skating! Hahahaha!" the boy laughed arrogantly.
" another do'aho." Rukawa sighed. " what?! I heard that, ushi!" Kiyota retorted. A shadow fell over him. " Kiyota, stop that." a voice ordered him. everybody started and the form of Maki Shinichi towering over Kiyota. " sempai!" Kiyota greeted. " ohayou, Anzai-sensei." Maki bowed. " ohayou, Maki-san." Anzai-sensei said. " Anzai-sensei!" somebody called from behind. Everybody spun around and saw a middle aged woman with short brown hair, running towards them.
" Houjo-san. Ohayou gozaimashite." Anzai-sensei greeted. The woman smiled at them. " so are you ready? The skaters arrived early today to practice especially Shohoku. I think they were here since 3:30 just to practice." Houjo-san said. then she noticed the confused faces of the young basketball players. Anzai-sensei snapped back into reality.
" oh by the way, this is Houjo Rika. Manager of the Kanagawa Ice Skating Rink and a former National finalist for the Japan Ice Skating League." Anzai-sensei introduced the woman to the. The basketball players stared in awe. " Hajimemashite! Dozo yoroshiku!" Houjo-san greeted them. " yoroshiku! Ohayou gozaimashite!" the players answered curtly. " ne, are you ready? Come on! four lines please, by team." She said. the students abided. " ok! follow me!" Houjo-san said and then they moved on inside the towering dome of KISR.
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" hey." Yohei sat next to Helois. " un." Helois groaned. they were sitting by the stairs while watching other skaters from other schools practice. They took the time for rest since they've been practicing for two hours since Helois told them to come 3:30 sharp. They had an easy chemistry, making Helois and Yohei fit in the four-man group. They were awestruck, knowing the Helois was the real Helois Tachibana that won the Junior Championship held in USA three years ago, the Helois Tachibana that was suppose to be the no. one contender of USA for Sidney Olympics, the Helois Tachibana who failed her fans and country because of an unwanted accident that happened in her life two years ago.
Helois offered Yohei a pair of earphones and he accepted it. they listened to the music playing, oblivious to their surrounding.
" look at them. don't they look good together?" a Ryounan skater said while watching Helois and Yohei. " they look weird." Her friend answered. " but she's pretty." A boy from Kainan suddenly spoke up. " she's snooty but I like her punctuality. No, she's a pretty early bird." Another boy from Kainan added. " she looks familiar." A girl from Kainan said, eyeing Helois carefully. Upon hearing this conversation, Ishiki Hannah wanted to butt into their conversation and brag about Shohoku having one of the world's best skater. But she changed her mind, not wanting to add up to the pain Helois is bearing up to this point. She decided that she wanted to see their dumbstruck faces when they see Helois perform.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
the basketball players with couches are inside the conference room having some lectures about ice skating.
" you must use the back edge of you skates for break." Houjo-san droned on. it was a surprise though, seeing Rukawa awake and alive.
" hey, look at the kitsune. First time that he hadn't slept while there is lecture." Hanamichi whispered to Ryota. The point guard turned to look at their ace player and was utterly surprised, seeing Rukawa wide-awake.
Rukawa on the hand was fully awake because Helois' face kept on appearing in his head. ' what's the matter with me? Why I feel so different with her?' Rukawa's head was full of these kind of questions. He felt the key chain in his pocket and raked his soft black hair, too unusual for an ice prince like him.
" ok everybody, you wait here and I'll get your sensei. There is one sensei per two players because not all of our skaters are present and we estimated that you are 64 in all. Sumimasen." Houjo-san exited the room. " I wish my trainer will not be snooty." They heard Hikohichi said. " don't worry Hikohichi. Just wish that you're sensei is from Ryounan." Sendoh said.
" hey not fair! Our skaters are polite and courteous too!" Hasegawa said. " ok. enough." Fujima said.
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Houjo-san went outside and found the skaters in the rink. " ok guys! Follow me!" Houjo-san yelled. The skaters obliged but Helois and Yohei remained sited. Their earphones are still on so they didn't hear the call. Houjo-san smiled and put on her skates and went towards the two kids.
She tapped their shoulders. " hey. we're up." she said with a kind voice. " a, gomen nasai Houjo-san." Yohei said. Helois nodded curtly. They stood up and followed Houjo-san to fall in line. Other skaters from the KISR itself joined the pile making them thirty-one.
They entered the conference room and everybody stared in surprise. Not because the girls are wearing sexy outfits but because of Yohei and Helois. Yohei is wearing a black trench coat with red strips on the sleeves while Helois wore her black jacket with San Francisco Ice Skating Team at the back.
" YOHEI?!" Hanamichi asked in outrage, seeing his friend in the line-up. " ohayou Hanamichi." Yohei said with a smile. " wait right here. I know you know how to skate but you didn't tell me you joined the team!" Hanamichi asked. Anzai-sensei stood up. " I asked for his help, Sakuragi. Since two of the members of the team are still in medication, I asked them to fill in." he said. Hanamichi sighed and sat down.
Rukawa was rather transfixed at the stoic face of Helois. She just stood there with elegance and grace. He can also see Sendoh murmuring something to Koshino and pointing at Helois.
" I WANT her to be my sensei." Sendoh told Koshino. " right! You always want attractive girls to be yours." Koshino rolled his eyes.
" ok, let's meet them!" Houjo-san said. she introduced first the 7 skaters from the KISR then from Ryounan, Kainan and Shoyo.
" ok, from Shohoku, the team captain is Ishiki Hannah, a second year student." She said. Hannah bowed. Ayako waved at her and the girl smiled and waved back. " you know her?" Mitsui asked Ayako. " she's from our class." Ayako replied. " and the members are Ryuchi Hinoto, Matsudaira Ken and Ichibana Tetsuo." Houjo-san said.
' wait. Aren't they a part of the team?' Shizu from Ryounan asked looking at Yohei and Helois. ' what's her name?' Rukawa asked silently.
" and last but certainly not the least, the most talented skaters that I've ever met in my whole life," Houjo-san started. ' most talented? Is she serious?' Saika from Kainan wanted to shout out loud. " we met them two months ago because they are frequent here. they became friends in an ' I- don't-know-kind-of-way' and they started skating as partners. The talented boy here is Yohei Mito, a first year of Shohoku high," she paused. 'come on! hurry up goddamnit!' Helois though.
" and my you won't believe this.she is one of the granddaughters of Anzai- sensei here." then she paused again. " granddaughter? Micchy, I won the bet!" Ryota yelled. Mitsui groaned and Anzai-sensei laughed. " she is the former Champion of the National Junior Competition held in San Francisco three years ago and a finalist in the National Senior Competition of USA, Tachibana Helois." Houjo-san said proudly. Helois nodded curtly but didn't smile. the audience was too dumbstruck especially the skaters from other school to clap. Only Anzai-sensei and a cute five-yr-old girl from the back clapped.
" onessan!" the girl squeaked and ran towards Helois. " Iris." Helois murmured. " oh, here's Helois' younger sister, Iris. She trains here." Houjo-san added. Helois bent down to catch the overjoyed girl in her arms. " Ri-chan." Yohei smiled and pinched the girl's cheek. " Mito-chan." the girl waved at him. Helois stepped off the platform and went to her grandfather. " classes are canceled today, Iris. Why did you come here after all?" Helois asked her. " because Iris wants to see mommy." The little girl said. Rukawa saw Helois' body froze and her pretty blue eyes clouded.
" hey look! Daddy is here." Iris pointed at Rukawa. Everybody was shocked. " ne, Iris, that's not daddy. He will never be daddy." Helois said. she placed her little sister in her grandfather's arms and kissed her forehead. Everybody was touched by the scene before them. " Oyaji-san." Helois started. " Chotto Helois. its ok. let her stay here. I'll look after her." Anzai-sensei said, cradling the dainty figure of his granddaughter. " domo." Helois said then turned her back. Surprising, after two yrs, she was able to stand a conversation about her parents without crying. On the other hand, Iris was smiling at Rukawa wholeheartedly making Rukawa's ice-cold heart melt. " daddy." Iris murmured and climbed down her oyaji-san's leg. She went to Rukawa and tugged his pants. " daddy." she said.