Count your blessings By shinichimakigal
Disclaimer: I do not own any Slam Dunk characters so dun bother suing coz I am broke.
Chapter 5: Old Friends
"You were wrong. It just got worse."
Ayumi gulped, as she looked at her fuming friend. This was not good. The guy who got on her nerves was on the basketball team. It was like world war 3 was about to break out.
"Aya-sempai?" a voice called out to Aya from behind. Confused, she turned around. "That's weird. I don't know any of the juniors in this school, do I?" she thought.
A familiar, expressionless face caught her eye. As she took in the person's black hair and piercing blue eyes, realization hit her.
"Rukawa-kun?"
"Hai, sempai," nodded Rukawa, at his senior.
Aya could not believe her eyes. Rukawa studied in the same junior high school with her. She was so surprised to see him again that tears sprung to her eyes. Finally, the long-lost friend who was almost a brother to her, was found.
Rukawa walked over to his sempai and bent slightly to give her a hug. He never thought he would see her again. His teacher, his senior, his friend, his sister. As he held her close, he felt the familiar feeling rushing back to him. Finally, the long-lost friend who was almost a sister to him, was found.
"Argh! Who's that girl? Why is she hugging our Rukawa? We won't forgive her!" screamed the Rukawa cheerleaders.
Aya broke away from the embrace and looked around to find the noisemakers. She chuckled softly as she saw their matching cheerleading outfits.
"I see you haven't lost your touch in attracting girls, Rukawa," she teased him. Rukawa just looked back at her blankly. She reached up and gave him another quick hug. "But it is good to see you again, Rukawa-kun."
"Hai, sempai. It is nice to see you again," Rukawa said, with a ghost of a smile on his face.
Everyone looked at awe. Rukawa? Smiling? They all had thought that Rukawa had no muscle in his face to show any expression.
"Argh! AYA-SEMPAI!!!"
"Another one?" Aya thought as she turned to face her caller.
Ayako ran up to her and gave her a huge hug. "Aya-sempai! Do you recognize me? I was the team manager for your basketball team in junior high. It's so good to see you again! I thought the next time I would see you again would on television. I'm so happy!"
"Ayako-san. Nice to see you again. Television? Come on, stop exaggerating. Anyway, that phrase of my life is over. I don't play basketball anymore. And I will be happy if you don't mention it anymore, please," said Aya.
Before Ayako could say anything else, the principal walked up to the trio, with a smile on his face. "See, Aya? I told you that you will thank me for this."
Aya turned around, with a deadly glare on her face.
"Ok, Aya. Please come along. I will introduce to you the captains and the coach," said a frightened principal.
Aya scowled as she followed the principal.
"Aya, this is the captain, Akagi. The assistant is Kogure. And this is the coach, Anzai-sensei. Everyone, this is your new team manager, Aya. "
"Hi Aya-san. You are in my class, I sit next to your friend, Ayumi-san," smiled Kogure.
Akagi just nodded at her and Anzai-sensei gave his trademark laugh.
"Ano, Aya-san. I think I have to go now. Your onii-chan would be wondering where you are. I should go and tell him where you are, ok?" Ayumi told her friend. Aya nodded and bid farewell to her friend. Kogure smiled at Ayumi and she returned the smile before leaving the basketball court.
"Ok, I will leave now, I trust you guys to be friendly to her," the principal said, smilingly while Aya shot him another one of her deadly glares.
"Everyone gather!" Akagi boomed.
Aya winced at the loud noise. Kogure chuckled as he whispered to Aya, "Don't worry, you will get used to it." Aya smiled back at him. "He would be good for Ayumi," she thought.
"Everyone, this is Aya-san. She would be our new team manager and Ayako would be her assistant. We would go around in the circle and you will say your name and the position you play. Any questions?" Everyone shook their heads. Everything went smoothly until they got to Sakuragi and Mitsui.
"Ore-wa tensai, Sakuragi Hanamichi! You can call me the tensai!" shouted Sakuragi as Akagi pounded on his head.
"Tensai? You look more of a fire hydrant then a tensai," snorted Aya as everyone sweat dropped.
"Nani? Don't underestimate the power of a tensai or you will regret it!"
"Whatever"
Sakuragi burnt with rage as 3 other players pulled him back, preventing him from head-butting her. Akagi pounded him on the head again and called the next person to introduce himself.
"The famous Mitsui Hisashi. I play shooting-guard. But I don't expect you to know what a shooting-guard does, since all you do is kill people with books and sleep," Mitsui said as he smiled sweetly at her.
"Aaa. sempai, you still do that?" Ayako asked Aya.
"He interrupted my sleep," as everyone sweat dropped. It was no wonder that Rukawa and her were friends.
"Ok, let's practice now!" Akagi boomed.
All throughout the practice, Mitsui and Sakuragi made Aya their personal maid by making run on simple and stupid errands.
"Oi, my towel's wet. Get me a new one!"
"My water is not cold enough. Get me a fresh refill!"
Aya raged with anger as she gritted her teeth as she sweared under her breathe. That's it! Those idiotic bakas are going to get it.
Finally after a long two hours, practice was officially over. Sakuragi and Mitsui went over to their bags and change out of their jerseys. (A/N: Just imagine they were wearing the red jerseys, ok?) They threw it over to Aya. "Our jerseys are dirty. Wash it for us."
"Ok, I will do more than wash it," thought Aya with a cunning plan forming in her mind.
"Sempai. Going home?" Rukawa asked her.
"Hai. Want to walk with me?"
Rukawa nodded as the two walked out of the court.
Mitsui and Sakuragi smiled evilly at each other before following them. They were going to make the walk home as miserable as they could.
That's it for chapter 5. Going to work on chapter 6 immediately so please keep those reviews coming in. Ja ne!
Disclaimer: I do not own any Slam Dunk characters so dun bother suing coz I am broke.
Chapter 5: Old Friends
"You were wrong. It just got worse."
Ayumi gulped, as she looked at her fuming friend. This was not good. The guy who got on her nerves was on the basketball team. It was like world war 3 was about to break out.
"Aya-sempai?" a voice called out to Aya from behind. Confused, she turned around. "That's weird. I don't know any of the juniors in this school, do I?" she thought.
A familiar, expressionless face caught her eye. As she took in the person's black hair and piercing blue eyes, realization hit her.
"Rukawa-kun?"
"Hai, sempai," nodded Rukawa, at his senior.
Aya could not believe her eyes. Rukawa studied in the same junior high school with her. She was so surprised to see him again that tears sprung to her eyes. Finally, the long-lost friend who was almost a brother to her, was found.
Rukawa walked over to his sempai and bent slightly to give her a hug. He never thought he would see her again. His teacher, his senior, his friend, his sister. As he held her close, he felt the familiar feeling rushing back to him. Finally, the long-lost friend who was almost a sister to him, was found.
"Argh! Who's that girl? Why is she hugging our Rukawa? We won't forgive her!" screamed the Rukawa cheerleaders.
Aya broke away from the embrace and looked around to find the noisemakers. She chuckled softly as she saw their matching cheerleading outfits.
"I see you haven't lost your touch in attracting girls, Rukawa," she teased him. Rukawa just looked back at her blankly. She reached up and gave him another quick hug. "But it is good to see you again, Rukawa-kun."
"Hai, sempai. It is nice to see you again," Rukawa said, with a ghost of a smile on his face.
Everyone looked at awe. Rukawa? Smiling? They all had thought that Rukawa had no muscle in his face to show any expression.
"Argh! AYA-SEMPAI!!!"
"Another one?" Aya thought as she turned to face her caller.
Ayako ran up to her and gave her a huge hug. "Aya-sempai! Do you recognize me? I was the team manager for your basketball team in junior high. It's so good to see you again! I thought the next time I would see you again would on television. I'm so happy!"
"Ayako-san. Nice to see you again. Television? Come on, stop exaggerating. Anyway, that phrase of my life is over. I don't play basketball anymore. And I will be happy if you don't mention it anymore, please," said Aya.
Before Ayako could say anything else, the principal walked up to the trio, with a smile on his face. "See, Aya? I told you that you will thank me for this."
Aya turned around, with a deadly glare on her face.
"Ok, Aya. Please come along. I will introduce to you the captains and the coach," said a frightened principal.
Aya scowled as she followed the principal.
"Aya, this is the captain, Akagi. The assistant is Kogure. And this is the coach, Anzai-sensei. Everyone, this is your new team manager, Aya. "
"Hi Aya-san. You are in my class, I sit next to your friend, Ayumi-san," smiled Kogure.
Akagi just nodded at her and Anzai-sensei gave his trademark laugh.
"Ano, Aya-san. I think I have to go now. Your onii-chan would be wondering where you are. I should go and tell him where you are, ok?" Ayumi told her friend. Aya nodded and bid farewell to her friend. Kogure smiled at Ayumi and she returned the smile before leaving the basketball court.
"Ok, I will leave now, I trust you guys to be friendly to her," the principal said, smilingly while Aya shot him another one of her deadly glares.
"Everyone gather!" Akagi boomed.
Aya winced at the loud noise. Kogure chuckled as he whispered to Aya, "Don't worry, you will get used to it." Aya smiled back at him. "He would be good for Ayumi," she thought.
"Everyone, this is Aya-san. She would be our new team manager and Ayako would be her assistant. We would go around in the circle and you will say your name and the position you play. Any questions?" Everyone shook their heads. Everything went smoothly until they got to Sakuragi and Mitsui.
"Ore-wa tensai, Sakuragi Hanamichi! You can call me the tensai!" shouted Sakuragi as Akagi pounded on his head.
"Tensai? You look more of a fire hydrant then a tensai," snorted Aya as everyone sweat dropped.
"Nani? Don't underestimate the power of a tensai or you will regret it!"
"Whatever"
Sakuragi burnt with rage as 3 other players pulled him back, preventing him from head-butting her. Akagi pounded him on the head again and called the next person to introduce himself.
"The famous Mitsui Hisashi. I play shooting-guard. But I don't expect you to know what a shooting-guard does, since all you do is kill people with books and sleep," Mitsui said as he smiled sweetly at her.
"Aaa. sempai, you still do that?" Ayako asked Aya.
"He interrupted my sleep," as everyone sweat dropped. It was no wonder that Rukawa and her were friends.
"Ok, let's practice now!" Akagi boomed.
All throughout the practice, Mitsui and Sakuragi made Aya their personal maid by making run on simple and stupid errands.
"Oi, my towel's wet. Get me a new one!"
"My water is not cold enough. Get me a fresh refill!"
Aya raged with anger as she gritted her teeth as she sweared under her breathe. That's it! Those idiotic bakas are going to get it.
Finally after a long two hours, practice was officially over. Sakuragi and Mitsui went over to their bags and change out of their jerseys. (A/N: Just imagine they were wearing the red jerseys, ok?) They threw it over to Aya. "Our jerseys are dirty. Wash it for us."
"Ok, I will do more than wash it," thought Aya with a cunning plan forming in her mind.
"Sempai. Going home?" Rukawa asked her.
"Hai. Want to walk with me?"
Rukawa nodded as the two walked out of the court.
Mitsui and Sakuragi smiled evilly at each other before following them. They were going to make the walk home as miserable as they could.
That's it for chapter 5. Going to work on chapter 6 immediately so please keep those reviews coming in. Ja ne!