Three
Since Homosexual people still functon as normal as anyone; recent studies claimed that it's not a mental disorder.
It may be biologically or influence of the environment.
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Once the bell rang to signal the end of the school day in Shohoku High, Sakuragi grabbed his best friend Yohei by the arm.
The six-footer redhead forcefully tagged him in the corridors, to the lot behind the building paying no heed of his confused protests.
"Climb." Sakuragi imperatively ordered and waited until his best friend reach the top strong branch of the mango tree.
"Alright I'm here. Now what?"
"Jump on the other side."
Sakuragi climbed the trees and predicting that the tree would break with their two weights, the dark-haired Yohei immediately jumped on the other side of the cemented wall.
Yohei felt the ground quaked as his friend flopped down from the tree.
"Now What?" Yohei asked with a tinge of impatience. "Why do we have to pass here when the gates are more hassle-free???"
Sakuragi stared at him straight in the eye and murmured.
"Kaede is courting me."
Yohei froze at the sentence. It seemed like he received three headbutts from Sakuragi but he has no lump on the head.
"Just what I thought, you would be shock." Sakuragi leaned his back on the warm wall caused by the afternoon sun and flashed a face of a lonely baby.
Yohei shook his head and returned in the present time. "Not really. I mean, do you hate that?"
It was a match between two strong Junior High School Basketball teams; Tomigaoka and Yuki.
Sakuragi and Yohei were only roaming around the streets when they heard loud cheers from the gymnasium. With their curiosity burning, they went inside to watch the apparent Basketball match being held.
The two had zero knowledge about Basketball, but having no other things to busy at, they decided to join the wild crowd.
Inside thhe gymnasium there were hyperactive crowds standing from their seats and cheering at the the top of their lungs.
But one side dominated with their colorful banners and uniformed sky-blue shirt.
The banners read: GO RUKAWA GO!; RUKAWA! WE LOVE YOU!; TOMIGAOKA CAPTAIN! BRING HOME THE BACON!!!
From the unyielding obssessed fans, Sakuragi turned his gaze towards a raven-haired player with piercing cobalt blue eyes.
Rukawa, wearing the Tomigaoka's number four jersey, eluded two opponent guarding him and sprinted forward like a fox aiming for its prey.
In a hasty move, he jumped up on air and dunked the ball inside the hoop.
The crowd yelled louder that it shook the gymnasium.
"Did you see that?" Sakuragi glanced at Yohei with amazement.
"Yes I did."
"Incredible!"
The match ended in favor of Tomigaoka School and when several girls gathered towards an area where Rukawa was walking to, Sakuragi pulled his friend with him.
Rukawa was heading towards the locker room and completely ignoring his excited fans.
Sakuragi only spot Rukawa's raven-black hair because there were too many heads blocking his sight.
After half an hour, Rukawa had taken a brisk shower and dressed in clean dry clothes. He went towards his bicycle that he parked somewhere outside the gymnasium.
"Come on Sakuragi. You can do it."
Sakuragi and Yohei had their backs leaned on a cemented wall and hiding from Rukawa's sight.
"What if he won't like me?"
Sakuragi had a trace of fear on his tan-face that his best friend rarely witness especially when they're in front of a bully gang.
"At least you try."
Sakuragi felt numb from head to toe. He watched the handsome Kaede Rukawa paddled his bike like a very charming prince and moved farther and farther from him.
"Naah... just forget about it. It's useless anyway."
Sakuragi went home with a gloomy face.
"Of course I love it." The redhead exposed his face under the sun's rays and felt its comforting warmth. "I'm just so shocked, especially yesterday when he confessed his feelings to me."
"I don't get it."
Sakuragi inserted his hands inside his front pockets. "Everytime he speaks to me, I couldn't utter a word. I couldn't believe my luck. I want to bang my head to wake up from that dream, but no, it's not a dream."
Yohei placed his hands over his friend's husky shoulders.
"Hanamichi. I know how much you like him since you saw him that day. You courted so many girls just to forget about him. You thought you would never see him again." Yohei smiled to let the redhead know he understand. "Now that he's here on the same school, same Basketball team with you; don't let the chance slip away."
Sakuragi tilted his head down sullenly.
"I don't know Yohei. I'm not yet ready."
"Hana-kun!"
Sakuragi and Yohei were surprised to hear someone calling the redhead's name. They both glanced at their side and found the spiky black-haired Akira Sendoh.
"Sendoh?" Sakuragi was astounded to see the Ryonan ace several kilometers away from his school. "What are you doing here?"
Sendoh flashed his winning close-up smile and stepped nearer to the redhead. Sendoh was three inches taller than Sakuragi.
"Hana-kun, I wonder if I could invite you for a snack." Sendoh glanced at the stupefied Yohei. "You can bring your friend if you want. My treat."
Sakuragi was more flabbergasted. Sendoh? Inviting him for a snack? They're not even friends.
"Your treat?" Sakuragi confirmed and received another captivating grin from Sendoh. "Promise?"
"Sure Hana-kun. Anything for you."
The three of them walked away from Shohoku to the newly-opened Pizza House three streets from there.
Yohei watched Sendoh intently. After seeing the spiky-haired jock getting closer to the redhead and putting his arm around the other's shoulders; Yohei assumed a flirting agenda made by Sendoh.
I can't believe yaoi is a fad in the Basketball world. Yohei told himself with a slight grin.
Author's Notes
I thank everyone who read and reviewed the second chapter of this fiction.
//ShiNichi//Miyahara Yuuki//Hikaru Itsuko//kenren19//Crescent Quezatcoatl//
I hope this third part explains the rude behavior of Hanamichi Sakuragi in the previous chapter. All of the reviewers sent their sentiments for Kaede Rukawa and I understand your concern for him.
May you enjoy the next chapters to come!