Caught by Cupid's Arrow

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Notes: Okay *sniff* *sniff* since I didn't know any song to fit this story. I decided to change it a little bit…hehehe…

Thank you for all the reviews esp. the ones who gave me the mysterious man's name though I wouldn't use it anymore cause it's sooo much cuter not to. Again thank you and I'm sorry it took this long!

Interlude: This Saturday morning?

"Hana…"

Hanamichi stared up at the face of his companion. Without the mask, nobody could believe that this man once branded as cold like ice would one day ever be seen expressing his emotions. No one ever would have guessed that this man knew the word but he had. For just one word, his name, so much emotions was expressed.

"Hana…" the man again repeated now breaking him out of his thoughts. Hanamichi felt his gaze go up and into his eyes making him drown in an endless swirl of blue as they stared at each other eye to eye.

"Don't worry, Hana. Those girls won't get to you anymore. I'm here."

Those words. So full of emotions that Hanamichi couldn't help but gasped.

Still locking their gazes, Hanamichi saw his companion carefully pulled himself up at his feet and moved. Towards him.

"I love you Hana, my Hana."

That was it. Hanamichi couldn't help himself anymore and stood up meeting him half way...

"Rukawa…" he breathed and leaned still closer this time focusing his gaze to Rukawa's inviting lips.

"Hana…" Rukawa breathed also moving forward as their hands slowly intertwined bringing them closer while they leaned.

And leaned.

Closer and closer still…

As Hanamichi screamed with all his might suddenly standing upright in bed. Panting, Hanamichi took a cautious look around his surroundings and found himself back at his room with the clock beside him reading a flashing 10 in the evening.

'It was only a dream! A dream!' Hanamichi mentally cursed accidentally brushing off his blankets to the floor as the cool night wind drifted from the window of his room. Shuddering, he reached for his blankets and laughed out loud. "Hahaha! Stupid Sakuragi! Of course, it was only a dream! Why would they chase you around and why would of all people will I kiss that stupid Kitsune!" he finished his voice steadily rising.

*knock* *knock*

"Hana? Are you okay dear?" Mrs. Sakuragi asked concerned as Hanamichi looked up while still muttering curses only this time lower. Of course, he wouldn't want his mother finding him an idiot for dreaming stupid things like that especially those dreams involving kissing a stupid fox in a stupid place like that. But why does he suddenly feel it was gonna happen anyway? No. No. He wouldn't kiss a stupid fox like Rukawa especially in a stupid romantic- no a stupid hideous place like that!

With that resolve, Hanamichi nodded to himself and yelled. "Don't worry ma! The Tensai's okay! You can go back to sleep now!"

"But I heard you scream. Are you sure?" Mrs. Sakuragi persisted now a little bit concerned. After all, how often do you find your son screaming at night? But then…Hanamichi is different.

"But of course, Ma! I am the Tensai, ne? Nyahahaha!!!!"

Mrs. Sakuragi just smiled and shooked her head.

"How weird…I could never understand teenagers nowadays. First he was brought home by a screaming and crying group of girls and yeah was..uhm some other guys from the basketball team and then he wakes up screaming. Oh well, he assured me that he is fine." Mrs. Sakuragi shrugged and went back to sleep. (*grin*)

Meanwhile…

Out in a public court somewhere around Shohoku, a figure of a tall man can be seen expertly shooting hoops. Suddenly, he stopped just staring at the ball as it whisked effortlessly into the basket, seemingly lost in thought…

Then, the wind drifted past making the bushes behind him moved.

The man smirked.

While the bush moved again but this time not because of the wind as three shadows within could be seen immediately sweating and shivering by Rukawa's unholy gleam…

A/N HELLO!!!! I'm back! Thank god Summer II is finished! I was supposed to be updating and finishing this story the last two weeks but our computer broke down because of the blaster worm so I would just have to update every two weeks since I have classes for fall again. So review! Review! Review! Till then! And yeah I'll update my second story next week hopefully.