A/N: the competition between Sendoh and Rukawa to get Helois' attention was
on. please
forgive Ria-chan for the wrong terms.kudasai.^_^
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The three of them entered the frozen rink and they noticed that almost all of the new students were standing by the wall of the rink to avoid themselves slipping. Only Ayako was able to stand on her own.
" Ayako-san already knows how to skate." Helois murmured. She stood perfectly stable on the ice. " ok, let's do some warm up." she told her two students. " warm-up? how?" Sendoh asked. " Just do some stretching to condition your muscles." She said. but when Sendoh and Rukawa tried to do what she said, they landed perfectly on their butts. " itee." Sendoh winced. 'itee.' Rukawa concealed his pain. Helois took a deep breath and lend them a hand.
" here, stand up." she said. Sendoh took her hand and stood up with great difficulty. She then lend her other hand to Rukawa. The brunette hesitated but he took her offer, not wanting to have cold creep up his body while sitting. He flushed a little when he felt full grasp of Helois' hand. When he was up, Helois removed her jacket and it revealed her sexy body wearing white tights and black leotards with a black see-through cloth tied around her waist like a skirt. Upon seeing this, the other trainers did the same. Yohei was wearing black t-shirt and black pants.
Sendoh and Rukawa were too caught up staring at her when she threw her jacket on the bleachers. She turned to face them with a determined face.
" first, take off your jackets." She told them. " but its cold." Rukawa said. " once you start moving, the cold won't catch you." she insisted. the two ace-players hesitantly removed their jackets and gave it to her and she threw it on the bleachers.
" second, try to bury the posterior or anterior point of your skates into the ice so you won't fall." She said. the two followed her advice. Surprisingly, they remained still. " wow. That does it." Sendoh said with a smile. " now do your stretching." She said and turned away. " where are you going?" Rukawa asked. " I'll be back." She replied without turning towards them. " wow, she's really like you, Rukawa." Sendoh said and did his job. Rukawa remained silent while doing his stretching. He new what Sendoh was up to and he doesn't like it a bit. ' she's Iris' mommy and I'm her daddy so don't butt in the picture.' his mind said.
Helois returned inside the rink with a first-aid kit. She bumped into Yohei. " please help me survive this day." Yohei said. " God bless you." Helois murmured. " can we switch students?" he asked and followed her. " no. you were assigned to the redhead, you stay with him. I have my own problems to deal with." She said. Yohei looked at where Rukawa and Sendoh are standing and he nodded. " Aaaa." he nodded and smiled. " good luck! Ja ne." he said and skated away. " ja ne." she replied. When she reached her students, she felt an invisible thread of tension between the two.
" leave the basketball rivalry aside. You'll have much more to worry about than that." she said. Sendoh and Rukawa looked at her with confused faces. " ok, I'm Tachibana Helois and I'll be your sensei for today. I'm not that strict but I want you to follow every word I said." she said. " and you are?" she pointed at Sendoh. " Sendoh Akira, second year from Ryounan high." the boy said with a smile. " and you are?" she turned to Rukawa. " Rukawa Kaede, first year from Shohoku." The boy answered. Helois nodded in recognition. " so how tall are you?" she looked up to them. " 199 cm, sensei." Sendoh answered. " 187 cm." Rukawa said. " Rukawa, call her sensei." Sendoh told the younger boy. " its ok. I don't need that formality." Helois said. Rukawa narrowed his eyes at Sendoh. It was clear that the older boy was flirting.
" so your angle is a little more than 450." She murmured. Rukawa and Sendoh stared at her. " ok. first lesson, inside the rink, you don't take a step, you glide in a V-shape angle. When you glide, be sure that the posterior points of your skates are pointed against the ice. The blades of your skates measures 5/32 inch wide and is slightly concave so that one or the other edges grips the ice while the skates glides on a thin film of water. The water is produced by the pressure of the skate melting the ice." They nodded to indicate that they got what she said.
" ok, try." She said. Sendoh looked at Rukawa and the two boys did what she said but to no avail because another dramatic landing was made by the two ace-players. " hahahaha! Baka Kitsune!!!" Hanamichi laughed out loud that made Yohei hit him on the head causing the redhead to slip and land perfectly flat on his butt. " do'aho." Rukawa said and accepted Helois' hand to help him up. but he pulled too much, making Helois loose her balance and land right on top of the two.
" bullshit!" Helois cursed when she fell. Sendoh and Rukawa blushed because Helois was right on top of them. " g-gomen nasai." Rukawa muttered. Helois straightened up and if Rukawa was not mistaken, she was blushing. " gomen ne." Sendoh said. " its ok. just don't pull me too hard. I'm just a girl, you know." Helois said and helped them up. she was unbelievably strong for she was able to pull Rukawa and Sendoh up.
" this is so embarrassing." Sendoh murmured. " you'll have more if you won't listen." Helois told him so Sendoh straightened up. " here, take my hand." Helois offered her hands to them. " what for?" Sendoh asked. " I will guide you." she said. Rukawa and Sendoh blushed and took her hands. " now, execute the one I've been telling you." she said and she started moving slowly backwards. Rukawa and Sendoh did not get what she said. " what?" Sendoh asked but too late, Helois was already pulling them slowly. " n-no..!!" Sendoh yelled. ' shit!' Rukawa's mind screamed when he and Sendoh started to slide across the ice. They fidgeted.
" don't fidget-!" Helois said but it was too late. They slipped altogether and landed one of top of the other. " Ru.kawa.damn it! your leg!" Sendoh hissed. Sendoh was at the very bottom, above with was Rukawa and on top of Rukawa was Helois. Rukawa was oblivious to Sendoh's presence because he can't ignore the heat that Helois was causing just because of being above him. " damn!" Helois grumbled and slid off Rukawa. Rukawa did the same. " are you ok?" Ayako asked. " we're fine.maybe." Helois said. " kami-sama Rukawa! I can't imagine you're so heavy." Sendoh panted.
" gomen nasai! I was on top of him." Helois raised her hand. " iie, Tachibana-san. It's ok." Sendoh said while blushing. " I told you to skip the formality. Call me Helois." She said while panting. Yohei was doing the same with Fujima and Hanamichi and they stopped at them.
" Sendoh, Rukawa, please be reminded that your sensei is a girl so you just can't treat her like that." Yohei said while looking at Helois worriedly. " baka kitsune." Hanamichi added. " I'm ok, Yohei. It's my fault." Helois said and she stood up. " demo." Rukawa murmured. " I pulled them before they knew what to do so they were caught off guard." She said. " it's not really-!" Sendoh tried to protest but Helois cut him off. " its ok now. don't bother." She told Yohei. " ok." the boy said and lead his two students away. " ok.if you need help, just call me." Ayako told Helois then she skated away.
" why did you defend us?" Sendoh said. " I'm not defending you. I just told the truth, hadn't I?" Helois asked them then offered her hands. " ne.I'll try to stand up alone." Rukawa said. Not wanting to be overrun by the younger boy, Sendoh did the same. " arigatou, Helois." Sendoh said.
when they were up, Helois held her hands again. " I hope you're not too scared to try it again?" Helois challenged the boys. " try me." Rukawa said, taking her challenge and her hand. " me too!" Sendoh joined in. Helois nodded and they started doing the moves again.
After a few minutes (with accidental slips) Rukawa and Sendoh were gliding steadily across the ice with Helois' assistance. When they met up with Yohei, they saw Hanamichi and Fujima looking pale. " what happened?" Sendoh asked. " someone must have lowered the temp. the cold is catching on them." Yohei said. Helois' face contorted with concern. " take them." Helois told Yohei, handing Sendoh and Rukawa's hands. " where are you going, sensei?" Sendoh asked. " I'll be back." She said while gliding towards Fujima and Hanamichi.
" here, take my hands." She said. the two boys accepted her offer. It was luck that they haven't started shaking yet. " Yohei, continue my program." Helois said. she stood between Hanamichi and Fujima. They started gliding side by side. Rukawa and Sendoh paused to watch them.
they took up speed, which was unbelievable because Hanamichi and Fujima are beginners. But to everyone's surprise, they learned fast. the three of them made rounds at a high level speed. Helois suddenly released their hands. She told them to swing their hands to take up speed.
" that shall warm them." Yohei uttered. " what?" Rukawa asked him. " if you move simultaneously, you'll be perspiring and you'll be immune to cold." The young boy answered, watching Helois with awe. When they went back, Hanamichi and Fujima were weak. " that.was.exhausting." Fujima panted. " yeah.hard.to.breathe." Hanamichi added. " you're not cold anymore?" Sendoh asked them. The boy shook their head vigorously. " certainly.not.anymore." Hanamichi panted.
Helois wiped her forehead. " give them a few more rounds." She said to Yohei. she then took back Rukawa and Sendoh. " come! you need to catch up with them fast." she said and pulled them forward again. " let's now try the axel." She said. " how?" Rukawa asked. " you saw what Hanamichi and Fujima did? Their footwork?" she asked them. " oh that's it!" Sendoh said. " you think you can do it?" she asked them. the two boys nodded in determination. so the three of them practiced on their axels. After ten minutes, Sendoh and Rukawa can skate on their own though awkwardly.
Then there was a whistle.
" people! Break time!" Houjo-san called. " ok, that's for now." Helois panted. The players slowly emptied the rink.
They took off their skates and tried to calm down by the refreshment tables. Helois went directly towards the locker room.
" Daddy!" Iris yelled. Rukawa slumped down a chair when the little girl ran to him. he is very tired.
" you ok?" the little girl asked. " your mommy gave your daddy a hard time." Yohei said. they joined tables because the more the merrier. " yeah.but I'm ok." Rukawa said, trying to regulate his breathing.
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Helois was taking her dark blue sweater from her locker when somebody tapped her shoulders. " having luck?" Ishiki Hanna asked her. " I'm fine. Rukawa and Sendoh are not that much pain in the ass." Helois replied. " I've been watching you occasionally." Hanna said. Helois stared at her. " you seemed accustomed with Rukawa and Sendoh's company. I wonder who between the two boys won that marvelous glimmer in your eyes. hmm, maybe Rukawa did." Hanna said smiling.
" you're kidding." Helois gave a dry laugh. " you're so naïve. I can see that the boys are in love with you." Hanna added. Helois snorted. They walked out of the locker room. " you're hallucinating." Helois said. " my Helois, just remember, fools rush in where angels fear to tread." She said with a smile. Helois shook her head.
' she must be barking mad! And besides, Rukawa is a stone cold Ice King.' She pondered. ' and you are the Ice Queen, remember?' somebody in her mind answered. ' yeah like.whatever!' Helois retorted silently. she went immediately to the counter to order coffee.
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" oh there's mommy!" Ryota pointed at Helois who was at the counter. " she's really good. And damn fast." Fujima said. " I never thought you'd learn skating that fast." Hiro suddenly said. everybody turned to look at him.
" yeah. What's the other type of Ice Skating?" Sendoh asked Yohei." Ice- skating is classified into two. First is the figure skating, which we all do and the other one is the speed skating which is all about who you maneuver yourself around the speed course in top speed, just like in racing." Yohei said.
" look, mommy's coming." Iris squeaked. Rukawa turned around and saw Helois walking towards them wearing a dark blue knitted sweater holding a cup of coffee on the other hand and a glass of milk on the other.
" see you've changed." Yohei said. Helois just shrugged and gave Iris her milk. " thanks mommy." Iris said. Helois patted her head then walked away to sit on an empty seat far away from them. " see? I told you she's distant." Hiro said. he kneeled down until he reach Iris' level. " tell your mommy to join us." Hiro told his little sister. " hai!" Iris smiled and jumped off Rukawa's lap and ran towards Helois who was sipping her cup of coffee silently.
" mommy, come with us!" Iris told her. Helois looked at her little sister. " don't worry. I'm ok here. Go to your daddy." Helois patted her rear. " but I want you to join us!" Iris insisted. ' damn she's irresistible!' Helois mused while looking at her sister but she reminded herself that Iris would grow up like a spoiled brat if she's given everything she demanded. And besides, she needs her peace right now. " no baby." Helois answered. the girl started to wail. Rukawa heard her and turned around, only to see Iris crying. Helois sighed. " my your such a pain in the ass." She murmured and picked her up.
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The three of them entered the frozen rink and they noticed that almost all of the new students were standing by the wall of the rink to avoid themselves slipping. Only Ayako was able to stand on her own.
" Ayako-san already knows how to skate." Helois murmured. She stood perfectly stable on the ice. " ok, let's do some warm up." she told her two students. " warm-up? how?" Sendoh asked. " Just do some stretching to condition your muscles." She said. but when Sendoh and Rukawa tried to do what she said, they landed perfectly on their butts. " itee." Sendoh winced. 'itee.' Rukawa concealed his pain. Helois took a deep breath and lend them a hand.
" here, stand up." she said. Sendoh took her hand and stood up with great difficulty. She then lend her other hand to Rukawa. The brunette hesitated but he took her offer, not wanting to have cold creep up his body while sitting. He flushed a little when he felt full grasp of Helois' hand. When he was up, Helois removed her jacket and it revealed her sexy body wearing white tights and black leotards with a black see-through cloth tied around her waist like a skirt. Upon seeing this, the other trainers did the same. Yohei was wearing black t-shirt and black pants.
Sendoh and Rukawa were too caught up staring at her when she threw her jacket on the bleachers. She turned to face them with a determined face.
" first, take off your jackets." She told them. " but its cold." Rukawa said. " once you start moving, the cold won't catch you." she insisted. the two ace-players hesitantly removed their jackets and gave it to her and she threw it on the bleachers.
" second, try to bury the posterior or anterior point of your skates into the ice so you won't fall." She said. the two followed her advice. Surprisingly, they remained still. " wow. That does it." Sendoh said with a smile. " now do your stretching." She said and turned away. " where are you going?" Rukawa asked. " I'll be back." She replied without turning towards them. " wow, she's really like you, Rukawa." Sendoh said and did his job. Rukawa remained silent while doing his stretching. He new what Sendoh was up to and he doesn't like it a bit. ' she's Iris' mommy and I'm her daddy so don't butt in the picture.' his mind said.
Helois returned inside the rink with a first-aid kit. She bumped into Yohei. " please help me survive this day." Yohei said. " God bless you." Helois murmured. " can we switch students?" he asked and followed her. " no. you were assigned to the redhead, you stay with him. I have my own problems to deal with." She said. Yohei looked at where Rukawa and Sendoh are standing and he nodded. " Aaaa." he nodded and smiled. " good luck! Ja ne." he said and skated away. " ja ne." she replied. When she reached her students, she felt an invisible thread of tension between the two.
" leave the basketball rivalry aside. You'll have much more to worry about than that." she said. Sendoh and Rukawa looked at her with confused faces. " ok, I'm Tachibana Helois and I'll be your sensei for today. I'm not that strict but I want you to follow every word I said." she said. " and you are?" she pointed at Sendoh. " Sendoh Akira, second year from Ryounan high." the boy said with a smile. " and you are?" she turned to Rukawa. " Rukawa Kaede, first year from Shohoku." The boy answered. Helois nodded in recognition. " so how tall are you?" she looked up to them. " 199 cm, sensei." Sendoh answered. " 187 cm." Rukawa said. " Rukawa, call her sensei." Sendoh told the younger boy. " its ok. I don't need that formality." Helois said. Rukawa narrowed his eyes at Sendoh. It was clear that the older boy was flirting.
" so your angle is a little more than 450." She murmured. Rukawa and Sendoh stared at her. " ok. first lesson, inside the rink, you don't take a step, you glide in a V-shape angle. When you glide, be sure that the posterior points of your skates are pointed against the ice. The blades of your skates measures 5/32 inch wide and is slightly concave so that one or the other edges grips the ice while the skates glides on a thin film of water. The water is produced by the pressure of the skate melting the ice." They nodded to indicate that they got what she said.
" ok, try." She said. Sendoh looked at Rukawa and the two boys did what she said but to no avail because another dramatic landing was made by the two ace-players. " hahahaha! Baka Kitsune!!!" Hanamichi laughed out loud that made Yohei hit him on the head causing the redhead to slip and land perfectly flat on his butt. " do'aho." Rukawa said and accepted Helois' hand to help him up. but he pulled too much, making Helois loose her balance and land right on top of the two.
" bullshit!" Helois cursed when she fell. Sendoh and Rukawa blushed because Helois was right on top of them. " g-gomen nasai." Rukawa muttered. Helois straightened up and if Rukawa was not mistaken, she was blushing. " gomen ne." Sendoh said. " its ok. just don't pull me too hard. I'm just a girl, you know." Helois said and helped them up. she was unbelievably strong for she was able to pull Rukawa and Sendoh up.
" this is so embarrassing." Sendoh murmured. " you'll have more if you won't listen." Helois told him so Sendoh straightened up. " here, take my hand." Helois offered her hands to them. " what for?" Sendoh asked. " I will guide you." she said. Rukawa and Sendoh blushed and took her hands. " now, execute the one I've been telling you." she said and she started moving slowly backwards. Rukawa and Sendoh did not get what she said. " what?" Sendoh asked but too late, Helois was already pulling them slowly. " n-no..!!" Sendoh yelled. ' shit!' Rukawa's mind screamed when he and Sendoh started to slide across the ice. They fidgeted.
" don't fidget-!" Helois said but it was too late. They slipped altogether and landed one of top of the other. " Ru.kawa.damn it! your leg!" Sendoh hissed. Sendoh was at the very bottom, above with was Rukawa and on top of Rukawa was Helois. Rukawa was oblivious to Sendoh's presence because he can't ignore the heat that Helois was causing just because of being above him. " damn!" Helois grumbled and slid off Rukawa. Rukawa did the same. " are you ok?" Ayako asked. " we're fine.maybe." Helois said. " kami-sama Rukawa! I can't imagine you're so heavy." Sendoh panted.
" gomen nasai! I was on top of him." Helois raised her hand. " iie, Tachibana-san. It's ok." Sendoh said while blushing. " I told you to skip the formality. Call me Helois." She said while panting. Yohei was doing the same with Fujima and Hanamichi and they stopped at them.
" Sendoh, Rukawa, please be reminded that your sensei is a girl so you just can't treat her like that." Yohei said while looking at Helois worriedly. " baka kitsune." Hanamichi added. " I'm ok, Yohei. It's my fault." Helois said and she stood up. " demo." Rukawa murmured. " I pulled them before they knew what to do so they were caught off guard." She said. " it's not really-!" Sendoh tried to protest but Helois cut him off. " its ok now. don't bother." She told Yohei. " ok." the boy said and lead his two students away. " ok.if you need help, just call me." Ayako told Helois then she skated away.
" why did you defend us?" Sendoh said. " I'm not defending you. I just told the truth, hadn't I?" Helois asked them then offered her hands. " ne.I'll try to stand up alone." Rukawa said. Not wanting to be overrun by the younger boy, Sendoh did the same. " arigatou, Helois." Sendoh said.
when they were up, Helois held her hands again. " I hope you're not too scared to try it again?" Helois challenged the boys. " try me." Rukawa said, taking her challenge and her hand. " me too!" Sendoh joined in. Helois nodded and they started doing the moves again.
After a few minutes (with accidental slips) Rukawa and Sendoh were gliding steadily across the ice with Helois' assistance. When they met up with Yohei, they saw Hanamichi and Fujima looking pale. " what happened?" Sendoh asked. " someone must have lowered the temp. the cold is catching on them." Yohei said. Helois' face contorted with concern. " take them." Helois told Yohei, handing Sendoh and Rukawa's hands. " where are you going, sensei?" Sendoh asked. " I'll be back." She said while gliding towards Fujima and Hanamichi.
" here, take my hands." She said. the two boys accepted her offer. It was luck that they haven't started shaking yet. " Yohei, continue my program." Helois said. she stood between Hanamichi and Fujima. They started gliding side by side. Rukawa and Sendoh paused to watch them.
they took up speed, which was unbelievable because Hanamichi and Fujima are beginners. But to everyone's surprise, they learned fast. the three of them made rounds at a high level speed. Helois suddenly released their hands. She told them to swing their hands to take up speed.
" that shall warm them." Yohei uttered. " what?" Rukawa asked him. " if you move simultaneously, you'll be perspiring and you'll be immune to cold." The young boy answered, watching Helois with awe. When they went back, Hanamichi and Fujima were weak. " that.was.exhausting." Fujima panted. " yeah.hard.to.breathe." Hanamichi added. " you're not cold anymore?" Sendoh asked them. The boy shook their head vigorously. " certainly.not.anymore." Hanamichi panted.
Helois wiped her forehead. " give them a few more rounds." She said to Yohei. she then took back Rukawa and Sendoh. " come! you need to catch up with them fast." she said and pulled them forward again. " let's now try the axel." She said. " how?" Rukawa asked. " you saw what Hanamichi and Fujima did? Their footwork?" she asked them. " oh that's it!" Sendoh said. " you think you can do it?" she asked them. the two boys nodded in determination. so the three of them practiced on their axels. After ten minutes, Sendoh and Rukawa can skate on their own though awkwardly.
Then there was a whistle.
" people! Break time!" Houjo-san called. " ok, that's for now." Helois panted. The players slowly emptied the rink.
They took off their skates and tried to calm down by the refreshment tables. Helois went directly towards the locker room.
" Daddy!" Iris yelled. Rukawa slumped down a chair when the little girl ran to him. he is very tired.
" you ok?" the little girl asked. " your mommy gave your daddy a hard time." Yohei said. they joined tables because the more the merrier. " yeah.but I'm ok." Rukawa said, trying to regulate his breathing.
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Helois was taking her dark blue sweater from her locker when somebody tapped her shoulders. " having luck?" Ishiki Hanna asked her. " I'm fine. Rukawa and Sendoh are not that much pain in the ass." Helois replied. " I've been watching you occasionally." Hanna said. Helois stared at her. " you seemed accustomed with Rukawa and Sendoh's company. I wonder who between the two boys won that marvelous glimmer in your eyes. hmm, maybe Rukawa did." Hanna said smiling.
" you're kidding." Helois gave a dry laugh. " you're so naïve. I can see that the boys are in love with you." Hanna added. Helois snorted. They walked out of the locker room. " you're hallucinating." Helois said. " my Helois, just remember, fools rush in where angels fear to tread." She said with a smile. Helois shook her head.
' she must be barking mad! And besides, Rukawa is a stone cold Ice King.' She pondered. ' and you are the Ice Queen, remember?' somebody in her mind answered. ' yeah like.whatever!' Helois retorted silently. she went immediately to the counter to order coffee.
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" oh there's mommy!" Ryota pointed at Helois who was at the counter. " she's really good. And damn fast." Fujima said. " I never thought you'd learn skating that fast." Hiro suddenly said. everybody turned to look at him.
" yeah. What's the other type of Ice Skating?" Sendoh asked Yohei." Ice- skating is classified into two. First is the figure skating, which we all do and the other one is the speed skating which is all about who you maneuver yourself around the speed course in top speed, just like in racing." Yohei said.
" look, mommy's coming." Iris squeaked. Rukawa turned around and saw Helois walking towards them wearing a dark blue knitted sweater holding a cup of coffee on the other hand and a glass of milk on the other.
" see you've changed." Yohei said. Helois just shrugged and gave Iris her milk. " thanks mommy." Iris said. Helois patted her head then walked away to sit on an empty seat far away from them. " see? I told you she's distant." Hiro said. he kneeled down until he reach Iris' level. " tell your mommy to join us." Hiro told his little sister. " hai!" Iris smiled and jumped off Rukawa's lap and ran towards Helois who was sipping her cup of coffee silently.
" mommy, come with us!" Iris told her. Helois looked at her little sister. " don't worry. I'm ok here. Go to your daddy." Helois patted her rear. " but I want you to join us!" Iris insisted. ' damn she's irresistible!' Helois mused while looking at her sister but she reminded herself that Iris would grow up like a spoiled brat if she's given everything she demanded. And besides, she needs her peace right now. " no baby." Helois answered. the girl started to wail. Rukawa heard her and turned around, only to see Iris crying. Helois sighed. " my your such a pain in the ass." She murmured and picked her up.