Count your blessings By shinichimakigal

Disclaimer: I do not own any Slam Dunk characters so dun bother suing coz I am broke.

Lambie: Yeah, I know what you mean about my work having errors. Well, I writing this fic in a little of hurry cause in December, I will be having netball training and I really want to finish it by then. Well, anyway, here's chapter 7. Hope you enjoy.

Fourteen: Hey! Thanks for reviewing every time I update! You really make my day, honest! Enjoy chapter 7 and keep a look out for the next chapter, k? By the way, just wanted to give you a little piece of advice. Ur ff, spare me some confidence, is really great, but it is a little confusing when I read it. The storyline is cool and all that, but the advice is that you might want to separate your paragraphs more, coz it is kinda confusing. Well, I hope you find it useful! Enjoy!

Silhouette Panther: Hehe. I am trying to make this as funny as I can, so that none of you guys would get bored. I guess, if I have the time, I would definitely write Kogure/Ayumi. But it is not confirmed yet. We'll see how things go. But in the meantime, enjoy chapter 7!

Slamdunk-serene: Woah! Thanks for reviewing! Nah, I don't mind you reviewing at every chapter. (Actually you forgot to review at chapter 5. hehe. () Anyway, this is a Mitsui/OC fic but Mitsui not going to get Aya so easily. His competition would not be Rukawa but some one else. Maybe in the end, Mitsui will not end up with Aya. Hehe. Keep reading to find out who!!!

Chapter 7: Sweet Revenge

"Geez. Onii-chan didn't have to yell at me for something, which was hardly my fault. Stupid baka," grumbled Aya, as got out of the lift and opened the door to the streets. There was a guy on a pink bicycle, sleeping in front of her.

"Rukawa-kun? What are you doing here?" Aya asked as shook the handsome small forward awake.

"Wanted to make sure you were ok," mumbled Rukawa in his sleep.

Aya smiled as she ruffled his hair. "Arigatou, small brother. I'm fine. He just destroyed my face and sprained my ankle. Other than that, I am fine. Thanks for asking and stopping by."

"You want a lift?"

"On your bicycle? Erm, no offense or anything, Rukawa-kun but the last time you gave me a lift on your bicycle, you crashed into the lamppost and gave me a broken rib. Nah, I'm fine. Let's just get to school, ok?" Aya said, remembering the old memories.

"Fine," was all Rukawa could say, as the two made their way to Shohoku high school, making a quick stop at the basketball shop, where Aya picked up something.

Once they reached Shohoku High School, the two split up to go to their own classrooms. Aya caught up with Ayumi in the hallway and told her all that happened yesterday.

"Oh my god, Aya, you should report him to the police. It is not the first time he has physically abused you," Ayumi exclaimed.

"Not the first time, eh? That guy needs to be taught a lesson on how to treat a lady," Mitsui responded, not caring that no one was talking to him.

"Oh, Ohaiyo, Mitsui-san, Kogure-san," Ayumi said, blushing when she saw Kogure standing next to Mitsui. Kogure smiled warmly back at her before returning her greeting.

"Aaa. and I suppose you know how to treat a lady, then?" retorted Aya.

"But, of course. All you need to know is that you need to compliment her when she does not even fit the compliment, shower her with gifts and of course, the three words will seal the deal," Mitsui proudly.

"Three words, ar? Let me guess, 'Sleep with me?'" Aya shot back.

"Not bad, Aya. Maybe I should try it with you. Anyway, someone doesn't seem very grateful to my help yesterday."

"As if! And like I needed your help. Even if you weren't there, Rukawa would have brought me home, anyway. So thanks but no thanks," Aya angrily as she tried to stomp into the classroom but in vain, because of her sprained ankle.

"What's is it with her?" Mitsui exclaimed, as he followed her into the classroom.

Ayumi and Kogure shot each other a "What can you do?" look before entering the classroom. Aya had already fallen asleep and Mitsui was just sitting there, staring at basically, nothing. The teacher came in and started teaching.

After ½ hour

"Aya? Ms. Aya?" the teacher called her.

"What?" Aya asked, sleepily.

"Please answer my question, if you were awake to know what I asked."

"The answer is 585.6983," Aya said in a bored tone.

"Nani?" The teacher pulled out his calculator and realized that the answer was indeed correct. "How did you know the answer?"

"I don't know. I just told you the first answer that came to my mind. I guess my brain still works while I am sleeping," Aya replied.

The teacher, obviously embarrassed that he could not catch her, told her to sit down while the class snickered. Aya immediately fell back asleep.

Finally, the last bell was sounded and everyone scrambled to their feet.

"Hey, Ayumi. Are you going to stay behind to watch the basketball team practice?" Kogure asked Ayumi.

"Yeah, I promised Aya that I would stay behind with her until I find a club myself," Ayumi replied.

"Right on. Then we can all walk together," Kogure smiled.

"Yeah, just hold on a second. I shall go and wake Aya up," stammered Ayumi, as she made her way towards Aya. "Man, why do I always stammer whenever he smiles at me? His smile just blows me away," thought Ayumi, mentally scolding herself.

After waking Aya up, the four of them walked on their way to the basketball court when Aya remember that she had to get something from her locker. She told that she would be right back and told them to go on without her first, before limping slightly towards her locker.

Ayumi sighed as she watched her friend limp towards her locker. If only she had not mentioned a double date with her ex-boyfriend and his friend last year, all this would not have happened. Though Aya told repeated times that she did not blame her at all, Ayumi knew that, deep in her heart, it was all her fault. She hated herself for putting her friend through this, felt as though she wanted to die.

Kogure watched as Ayumi looked behind Aya's back. It was obvious that Ayumi cared a lot for her friend. He gently nudged her and told her, "We should get going."

Ayumi smiled back sadly, she followed the two guys to the gym.

After a while, Aya reached the gym. She called for Mitsui and Sakuragi to come to her and said she had something for them.

"You guys gave me your jerseys yesterday to wash, right? Well, I am sorry to say that my brother washed them in warm water causing them to shrink in size. But luckily I went to the store today morning and bought for you guys new jerseys. Here," she said, handing them a bag each.

Sakuragi and Mitsui looked at each other, thinking why she was acting so nice to them, before reaching into their bags and pulling out the jerseys.

"Oh, and the store did not have anymore red jerseys of numbers 10 and 15, so I got the closest colour I could find," added Aya, smiling sweetly.

"NANI!!! THIS IS PINK!!!" the two guys screamed.

"Now, now, Mitsui, Sakuragi. You should be grateful that Aya went out to buy them for you even though she was hurt," Akagi said, knowing that Mitsui and Sakuragi had 'bullied' her yesterday.

"NANI!!! NO WAY!!!"

"Just think of it as sweet revenge," Aya said before turning away and walking off as everyone sweat dropped.

Well, I know this chapter was not really very good but I just wanted to let you guys know how Aya knows her attackers and also let her take revenge on the those two. Stay turned for the next chapter in which Mitsui's competition will be introduce. But for now, Ja ne!