Count your blessings By shinichimakigal
Disclaimer: I do not own any Slam Dunk characters so dun bother suing coz I am broke.
Slamdunk-serene: So sorry. I was really tired the last few days with a lot on my mind that I found no time to write and even if I did, I had writer's block. Ne way, it is over now and YAH! Sendoh has Aya!!! Haha. Enjoy this chapter, ne?
Akane: Sendoh is lucky, eh? Mitsui ar? Hmm. we'll see how the story goes alright? Till then, enjoy chapter 17!
By the way, I am fast forwarding the story so that there will be developments. Let's just say that the championship has already begun and the next match is Shoyo okay?
Chapter 17: Misunderstanding
Aya woke up the next day with something poking her cheek. "What the." she thought as she opened her eyes. It was Sendoh, still sitting on the chair but lying on the pillow.
"God, he looks just like a sweet angel when he sleeps," she thought, chuckling softly. She gently touched the tip of his nose, making him squirm and her laugh. She poked his nose again and this time, he woke up.
He smiled at her. "Good morning, my dear Aya."
Aya smiled back at him and leaned forward and gave him a peck on his lips. "A very good morning to you too."
"Hey, I thought that day you wouldn't kiss me because you had not brushed your teeth?" pouted Sendoh.
Aya laughed as she caressed his face. "I can make an exception once in a while can't I? Anyway, you look just like an angel when you were sleeping that I couldn't help myself."
"So you do find me irresistible, eh?"
"No, just incredibly kawaii!" she teased making him pout again. "But I think this kawaii person is going to be late for school if he does not get up anytime soon."
"Oh no! I am late!" Sendoh jumped up from the chair and rushed to bathroom to take a shower. "By the way, Aya, yesterday you said yes. Is it yes to what I think it is?" he called, from behind the closed door.
"What do you think it is?" she called back, getting up from the bed and picking up her bag.
"Yes, you will be my girlfriend?"
"You are a smart person, Akira. Figure it out," she replied, closing the front door and going to her apartment.
"Aya?" Sendoh peeked out from the bathroom door. "Damn it, why is she so hard to figure out?" he cursed as he resumed his rush fest.
"Onii-chan? I'm home!" Aya called as she opened her front door.
"Well, well. When's the wedding?" Kyo teased, as he emerged from his room, all dressed for school.
Aya blushed slightly. "Onii-chan! I was sick and this is the kind of reply I get?" she yelled.
"Oops, sorry little sister. How are you feeling?" Kyo asked sheepishly.
"Better."
"Good, so when are you moving in with Sendoh? It is much better without you yelling at me everyday, you know."
Aya flushed a bright red. "KYO! Stop it! I am not marrying Sendoh, neither am I moving in with him! And since you feel that way, I am never buying or cooking food for you. Neither am I going to do anything for you anymore!" she shouted.
"Don't worry, Kyo. Once she marries me, I will slip your clothes in our laundry basket and she will wash them for you anyway," laughed Sendoh, from the front door.
"That's it! I can't take this in the morning!" Aya announced, slamming her bedroom door and made her way to her bathroom, as Kyo high-fived Sendoh.
"Aya, I have to go first alright? I am already late," Sendoh said, knocking on her door, still grinning.
"Whatever, go! See if I care!" she shouted.
"You mean, if I die on the way to school, you won't cry for me?" Sendoh asked, in mock sadness.
"Of course! I will shed 1 tear and that's all for you!" she replied, opening the door a crack.
"Great! Now that you've opened the door, how about a good bye kiss?" Sendoh asked mischievously.
Aya slammed the door. "Here, kiss the door!" she yelled, shaking in anger. "Man, he is an angel when he sleeps but a devil when he wakes up!" she exclaimed to herself, going to brush her teeth.
"That hurt, sweetie," Sendoh pretended to cry. "I will take revenge later. Ja!" he said as he and Kyo left the house. Aya sighed as she went on with her morning chores.
After bathing and changing, she grabbed her hand phone and the excuse slip from the table and locked the door before going on her way to school.
At school.
"Do you think she is alright? Mitsui-kun said she fainted yesterday. Some friend I am, not even knowing whether she is alright or not," Ayumi whispered furiously to Kogure when the teacher was writing something on the board.
"Come on, Ayumi, calm down. I am sure she is fine. Tell you what. I go with you to her house after practice today and we'll make sure she's fine, alright?" Kogure smiled gently.
Ayumi sighed and was just about to reply when the door opened. Aya stepped in and gave the teacher the excuse slip and mumbled a soft apology before dragging herself off to her seat.
"Aya," Ayumi exclaimed softly.
"See, I told you she was alright," Kogure said. Ayumi smiled at him before whispering a soft thank you.
"Ms. Ayumi and Mr. Kogure, I will really appreciate it if both of you would not whisper to each other each time I turn my back. Thank you very much," the sensei sighed as the whole class laughed and Ayumi and Kogure blushed.
Aya chuckled softly. "About time you got a boyfriend, Ayumi," she thought as she flopped down onto her chair.
"Hey, you alright?" Mitsui asked, carefully studying her face.
"I am still alive and very much pissed of, thank you very much," she replied. Just then, her hand phone vibrated and she took it out and opened the message.
"Sorry about just now. Please don't be mad," it read.
Aya snorted. "Mad? I am furious!" she exclaimed softly before replying back a "I'll think about it. And don't pick me up. I need time to cool down."
"Furious? Why?" Mitsui asked.
"Mitsui, my life, my problems, alright? Let me handle them myself," she snapped.
Mitsui rolled his eyes before reaching into his bag and getting out a folder. He tossed it over to her.
"What's this?"
"Basketball fixtures for the next rounds. Ayako asked me to pass it to you," Mitsui replied.
Aya opened the folder and studied it. "Our next match is with Shoyo?"
"Yeah, best team after Kainan last year. Really good team," Mitsui said simply.
"Shoyo. Fugima and Hanagata," she mumbled.
"Huh? You know them?" Mitsui asked confused.
"Kind of," Aya replied.
"Oh yeah, I've got something else for you too," Mitsui mumbled, digging into his bag and took out a small medicine bottle.
"What's that?" Aya asked taking the bottle from Mitsui's hand.
"Last year, I suffered from depression and that led to me being exhausted. My sister gave me this tablets recently so that even if I do get exhausted, it won't hurt me. But I never used it, so here," he said.
"Gee. thanks. I certainly did not know you cared so much for me," she teased.
"I don't. I just don't Rukawa to be upset that his friend is sick." Mitsui made a pathetic excuse.
"Oh my god! You're gay?" Aya exclaimed loudly.
Mitsui rolled his eyes at her. "Yeah, I am the gayest."
The whole class gasped. Apparently they had stopped paying attention to the teacher and were listening to their conversation.
"Wah! Mitsui's gay! No wonder he wouldn't accept our love letters!" wailed a group of girls.
"Nani? Argh! No that's not true!" Mitsui frantically waved his hands in the air as Aya laughed.
"Ahem! If you two have finished fighting over Mr. Mitsui's love life, I would like to carry on with my lesson, please," the teacher asked sternly.
"Ar. Chotto matte! I am not gay! You! How dare you try to ruin my reputation!" he accused Aya.
"I didn't! You did! You said you were the gayest!" Aya replied, falling asleep, with a grin on her face.
"Argh! What did I do to deserve this!" Mitsui wailed as the whole class sweat dropped.
Okay, that's chapter 17! I was laughing while I was writing the last part. Hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did!
Disclaimer: I do not own any Slam Dunk characters so dun bother suing coz I am broke.
Slamdunk-serene: So sorry. I was really tired the last few days with a lot on my mind that I found no time to write and even if I did, I had writer's block. Ne way, it is over now and YAH! Sendoh has Aya!!! Haha. Enjoy this chapter, ne?
Akane: Sendoh is lucky, eh? Mitsui ar? Hmm. we'll see how the story goes alright? Till then, enjoy chapter 17!
By the way, I am fast forwarding the story so that there will be developments. Let's just say that the championship has already begun and the next match is Shoyo okay?
Chapter 17: Misunderstanding
Aya woke up the next day with something poking her cheek. "What the." she thought as she opened her eyes. It was Sendoh, still sitting on the chair but lying on the pillow.
"God, he looks just like a sweet angel when he sleeps," she thought, chuckling softly. She gently touched the tip of his nose, making him squirm and her laugh. She poked his nose again and this time, he woke up.
He smiled at her. "Good morning, my dear Aya."
Aya smiled back at him and leaned forward and gave him a peck on his lips. "A very good morning to you too."
"Hey, I thought that day you wouldn't kiss me because you had not brushed your teeth?" pouted Sendoh.
Aya laughed as she caressed his face. "I can make an exception once in a while can't I? Anyway, you look just like an angel when you were sleeping that I couldn't help myself."
"So you do find me irresistible, eh?"
"No, just incredibly kawaii!" she teased making him pout again. "But I think this kawaii person is going to be late for school if he does not get up anytime soon."
"Oh no! I am late!" Sendoh jumped up from the chair and rushed to bathroom to take a shower. "By the way, Aya, yesterday you said yes. Is it yes to what I think it is?" he called, from behind the closed door.
"What do you think it is?" she called back, getting up from the bed and picking up her bag.
"Yes, you will be my girlfriend?"
"You are a smart person, Akira. Figure it out," she replied, closing the front door and going to her apartment.
"Aya?" Sendoh peeked out from the bathroom door. "Damn it, why is she so hard to figure out?" he cursed as he resumed his rush fest.
"Onii-chan? I'm home!" Aya called as she opened her front door.
"Well, well. When's the wedding?" Kyo teased, as he emerged from his room, all dressed for school.
Aya blushed slightly. "Onii-chan! I was sick and this is the kind of reply I get?" she yelled.
"Oops, sorry little sister. How are you feeling?" Kyo asked sheepishly.
"Better."
"Good, so when are you moving in with Sendoh? It is much better without you yelling at me everyday, you know."
Aya flushed a bright red. "KYO! Stop it! I am not marrying Sendoh, neither am I moving in with him! And since you feel that way, I am never buying or cooking food for you. Neither am I going to do anything for you anymore!" she shouted.
"Don't worry, Kyo. Once she marries me, I will slip your clothes in our laundry basket and she will wash them for you anyway," laughed Sendoh, from the front door.
"That's it! I can't take this in the morning!" Aya announced, slamming her bedroom door and made her way to her bathroom, as Kyo high-fived Sendoh.
"Aya, I have to go first alright? I am already late," Sendoh said, knocking on her door, still grinning.
"Whatever, go! See if I care!" she shouted.
"You mean, if I die on the way to school, you won't cry for me?" Sendoh asked, in mock sadness.
"Of course! I will shed 1 tear and that's all for you!" she replied, opening the door a crack.
"Great! Now that you've opened the door, how about a good bye kiss?" Sendoh asked mischievously.
Aya slammed the door. "Here, kiss the door!" she yelled, shaking in anger. "Man, he is an angel when he sleeps but a devil when he wakes up!" she exclaimed to herself, going to brush her teeth.
"That hurt, sweetie," Sendoh pretended to cry. "I will take revenge later. Ja!" he said as he and Kyo left the house. Aya sighed as she went on with her morning chores.
After bathing and changing, she grabbed her hand phone and the excuse slip from the table and locked the door before going on her way to school.
At school.
"Do you think she is alright? Mitsui-kun said she fainted yesterday. Some friend I am, not even knowing whether she is alright or not," Ayumi whispered furiously to Kogure when the teacher was writing something on the board.
"Come on, Ayumi, calm down. I am sure she is fine. Tell you what. I go with you to her house after practice today and we'll make sure she's fine, alright?" Kogure smiled gently.
Ayumi sighed and was just about to reply when the door opened. Aya stepped in and gave the teacher the excuse slip and mumbled a soft apology before dragging herself off to her seat.
"Aya," Ayumi exclaimed softly.
"See, I told you she was alright," Kogure said. Ayumi smiled at him before whispering a soft thank you.
"Ms. Ayumi and Mr. Kogure, I will really appreciate it if both of you would not whisper to each other each time I turn my back. Thank you very much," the sensei sighed as the whole class laughed and Ayumi and Kogure blushed.
Aya chuckled softly. "About time you got a boyfriend, Ayumi," she thought as she flopped down onto her chair.
"Hey, you alright?" Mitsui asked, carefully studying her face.
"I am still alive and very much pissed of, thank you very much," she replied. Just then, her hand phone vibrated and she took it out and opened the message.
"Sorry about just now. Please don't be mad," it read.
Aya snorted. "Mad? I am furious!" she exclaimed softly before replying back a "I'll think about it. And don't pick me up. I need time to cool down."
"Furious? Why?" Mitsui asked.
"Mitsui, my life, my problems, alright? Let me handle them myself," she snapped.
Mitsui rolled his eyes before reaching into his bag and getting out a folder. He tossed it over to her.
"What's this?"
"Basketball fixtures for the next rounds. Ayako asked me to pass it to you," Mitsui replied.
Aya opened the folder and studied it. "Our next match is with Shoyo?"
"Yeah, best team after Kainan last year. Really good team," Mitsui said simply.
"Shoyo. Fugima and Hanagata," she mumbled.
"Huh? You know them?" Mitsui asked confused.
"Kind of," Aya replied.
"Oh yeah, I've got something else for you too," Mitsui mumbled, digging into his bag and took out a small medicine bottle.
"What's that?" Aya asked taking the bottle from Mitsui's hand.
"Last year, I suffered from depression and that led to me being exhausted. My sister gave me this tablets recently so that even if I do get exhausted, it won't hurt me. But I never used it, so here," he said.
"Gee. thanks. I certainly did not know you cared so much for me," she teased.
"I don't. I just don't Rukawa to be upset that his friend is sick." Mitsui made a pathetic excuse.
"Oh my god! You're gay?" Aya exclaimed loudly.
Mitsui rolled his eyes at her. "Yeah, I am the gayest."
The whole class gasped. Apparently they had stopped paying attention to the teacher and were listening to their conversation.
"Wah! Mitsui's gay! No wonder he wouldn't accept our love letters!" wailed a group of girls.
"Nani? Argh! No that's not true!" Mitsui frantically waved his hands in the air as Aya laughed.
"Ahem! If you two have finished fighting over Mr. Mitsui's love life, I would like to carry on with my lesson, please," the teacher asked sternly.
"Ar. Chotto matte! I am not gay! You! How dare you try to ruin my reputation!" he accused Aya.
"I didn't! You did! You said you were the gayest!" Aya replied, falling asleep, with a grin on her face.
"Argh! What did I do to deserve this!" Mitsui wailed as the whole class sweat dropped.
Okay, that's chapter 17! I was laughing while I was writing the last part. Hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did!