Disclaimer: I don't own Slam Dunk--dammit for that… it belongs to Takehiko-sensei.
Crusty's note: This isn't a funny chapter, don't prepare yourself to laugh.
Part Three
A new morning at Shohoku High.
MIYAGI: "I wonder how Sakuragi would feel about Haruko after he knew that Haruko is a gorilla."
MITSUI: "Haruko is not a gorilla, she's only has the ability to turn into one."
MIYAGI: "Okay-okay… sorry-for I don't know what."
MITSUI: "Hey, look! It's Sakuragi."
MIYAGI: "Oi, Sakuragi. Are you okay? You look very pale."
SAKURAGI: "Every living being will look like me when they knew their future wives could turn into an ugly gorilla."
MITSUI: "Those words of wisdom of yours won't work for gorillas, moreover, all gorillas are ugly.
MIYAGI: "Don't say that, Mitsui. I'm also a man who has a woman I love, I understand how Sakuragi feel."
MITSUI: "Hey, what's with the mellowish act?"
MIYAGI: "Oh, sorry, I forgot that you're the man who only chases popularity no matter what the cost even if you have to act shonen-ai-ly!"
MITSUI: "Those words could really be offending for every seme and uke all over the world, you know!"
MIYAGI: "Hmm… Why you look so mad?" suspicious stare
MITSUI: "Why do you look at me like that!?"
SAKURAGI: "Shut uup!! I'm grieving here, pay some respect!!"
MITSUI & MIYAGI: "Sorry…"
SAKURAGI: "Actually I've made up my mind to help Haruko no matter what. I know that Gori knows the cure for Haruko. But there must be a reason why he didn't tell us."
MITSUI: "Yeah, maybe you're right. If you need any help, just mention it, okay?"
MIYAGI: "Is this one of your strategy for popularity?"
MITSUI: grins "He-he…"
MIYAGI & SAKURAGI: sighs
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At the school yard.
AKAGI: "What? You wanna know the cure for Haruko!?"
SAKURAGI: "Because I believe actually there's a cure for her and I wanna help her! I know you know, Gori! Why you don't wanna tell me?"
AKAGI: "Well, you're right. Actually there's a cure for her."
SAKURAGI: "What is it? I'll do it if that would make her normal again!"
AKAGI: "It's…."
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MITSUI, MIYAGI, & KOGURE: "Whaatt!!?"
RUKAWA: "Are you serious, Sakuragi? Captain said that could cure Haruko?"
SAKURAGI: nods
MIYAGI: "O-my-god…"
MITSUI: "I wouldn't do that even for all the popularity in the world."
KOGURE: "I wouldn't do that even for stripteasing Mitsui."
MITSUI: "What do you mean by that…" pale
SAKURAGI: "But I love Haruko. I don't mind doing that even a hundred times."
MITSUI, MIYAGI, KOGURE, & RUKAWA: "Eeeeww!!!"
RUKAWA: "But if you do love Haruko, there's another thing you should take note of."
SAKURAGI: "What?"
RUKAWA: "Yesterday captain said that an Akagi will transform into an animal if he or she is hugged by his or her opposite sex. Don't you wanna know who hugged Haruko yesterday and made her changed into a gorilla?"
MIYAGI: "That's right… I didn't think of that…"
MITSUI: "It could be Akagi, right?"
KOGURE: "I think that's impossible. It's a secret that Haruko could turn into an animal, Akagi wouldn't do such careless act."
SAKURAGI: "Damned… After I cure Haruko, I'll find that guy and give him something he will never forget!!"
MIYAGI: "By the way, Sakuragi, are you sure you will be able to do it? You know, the thing you have to do to cure Haruko… Do you have any experience in doing that?"
MITSUI: "I believe you don't."
SAKURAGI: "Well, yeah, you're right. I never did that kind of thing."
MITSUI: "I think you should practice first so you can do it perfectly tomorrow."
KOGURE: "Practice? Hey, that's not the kind of thing you can do alone!"
MITSUI: "Well, Sakuragi…if you need to practice, you just have to find someone else who's willing to do it with you."
SAKURAGI: "No. I want my first time to be with Haruko."
MITSUI: "Good luck then."
MIYAGI: "Hey, Mitsui! Why don't you be the one to help Sakuragi?"
MITSUI: "What? Why me?"
MIYAGI: "Hey, it can make you popular." grins
MITSUI: "Like I said before, I wouldn't do that even for all the popularity in the world."
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Ryonan High.
Hikoichi was walking to the basketball hall for after-school practice.
HIKOICHI: humming the words in melody "Checky-checky… Basketball is what I like… I want to be a good basketball player just like Sendoh… O-yeah… O-yeah… Akagi is good but Captain Uozumi is better… Rukawa is super but Sendoh is the master… Checky-checky… (Crusty: Should I ask for copyright to this song?)
MYSTERIOUS FIGURE: stalks Hikoichi "……."
HIKOICHI: stops and turns "Hmm… why do I feel someone is watching me?"
But Hikoichi saw no one behind him.
HIKOICHI: "Oh well, I guess it's just my imagination…" walks again "Checky-checky… Someday I'll be the best basketball player ever… Kainan is the king but Ryonan is the prime minister… O-yeah… O-yeah…"
MYSTERIOUS FIGURE: grins and continuing to stalk Hikoichi
HIKOICHI: "Oh! I forgot my text book in my classroom!"
Hikoichi threw his bag to the club room which is still empty and went back to his classroom.
MYSTERIOUS FIGURE: takes Hikoichi's bag and steals something from it
A moment later…
HIKOICHI: "Ah, now I have to change my clothes before captain scold me." takes his bag "Whaat!!? My notorious notebook consists of the data of every basketball player in Kanagawa is gone!! Noo!!"
UOZUMI: "Hikoichi! Why are you still here!? Everyone is already at the court! Hurry change and join them!!"
HIKOICHI: sulking "But captain, my notebook is gone! It was in my bag, but when I left my bag for a while in this room, the notebook was gone! What am I going to do without it!? Waaahhh!!!"
UOZUMI: "You can worry about your notebook later! Now get your ass moving!"
HIKOICHI: "But captain…"
UOZUMI: "Now!!"
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SOMEONE #1: "You hugged her?"
SOMEONE #2: "Yes, but it was an accident! I was tripped and then I ended up in her arms."
SOMEONE #1: "And she turned into a gorilla?"
SOMEONE #2: "Yes!! I couldn't believe my eyes, but she really turned into an ugly gorilla!!'
SOMEONE #1: "You're saying nonsense."
SOMEONE #2: No, I'm not! I'm telling you the truth!"
SOMEONE #1: "Not that, you said that she turned into an ugly gorilla. All gorillas are ugly! There's no such thing as pretty gorilla or average gorilla or so-so gorilla. That's why I said you're saying nonsense."
SOMEONE #2: "….." sweatdrops
SOMEONE #1: "Anyway, you'd better keep this a secret or everyone will think that you're insane."
SOMEONE #2: "Yeah… you're right."
Who are this SOMEONE #1 and SOMEONE #2?
Who took Hikoichi's notebook?
Will Sakuragi be able to help Haruko becomes normal again?
And will Crusty ask for copyright to Hikoichi's song?
Stay tune for the next episode, same ffn time, same ffn channel.
tbc