Unpredictable Love

By: Misumi Kanegawa

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Chapter 6: Shinta

Yuki stood there, stunned by the things she just heard. She gripped the mop shakily as she glanced at the gym doors.

'That was scary… I can't believe he did that… Why'd he even do that?! He's so dumb…' Yuki thought as she shook her head furiously.

'No, what am I thinking?! I gave him a hard time… and now… and now his coach did the same… Jeeze… I never even thought his coach can get that mad just because he missed practice- how can he sack his best player from a game?! He's such a baka coach'

Yuki stood there quietly thinking when she shook her head once more.

'I mustn't think about that… besides, who would know about what happened to him tonight? Only the Basketball varsity was here tonight… right?'


The next day…

Isumi ran to Yuki's side once she saw her enter their first classroom.

"Nani?! What's happening?! Is there something wrong?!" Yuki asked in alarm as she saw Isumi's eyes go watery.

"Yes! Everything's wrong!!!" Isumi wailed.

"Nande?! What happened?!"

"Takeshi!!! Takeshi's not here today!!!"

Suddenly, Yuki started scratching her head in annoyance.

"Was that it?! Jeeze! And I thought someone died or something!"

"But he's not here!!!" Isumi cried unhappily.

"So? He just might be sick or something, that's all…"

"Iie!!! You don't understand!!! Takeshi's not like this!!!" Isumi cried, wiping her tears away, "He's never been absent from school before! He's got a spotless record! He's never like this?! It's absolutely unbelievable!"

"Jeeze… he's human you know… he can't be that perfect…"

"Iie! There's something else!!!"

"Really? What? He suddenly became too fat or something?"

"Iie! He got suspended in his game today! And it was because he got late for a practice! Can you believe that?!" "No… he's got a harsh coach if you ask me- sacking a player like that- he was supposed to be the best- like you said, right? And jeeze- it was just his first time missing practice, isn't it?!"

"Yeah… how'd you know?" Isumi asked curiously as Yuki froze in place.

"Ah- eh- It's just a guess…" Yuki replied, scratching her head in embarrassment, "But… how about you… How'd you know? I thought…"

"What are you mumbling about Yuki?! Don't you listen to the latest news in the school?!" Isumi said in disbelief, "A group of girls –Actually it's Takeshi's fan club 'I'm part of it of course'- and they asked some of the guys from the basketball team where Takeshi was… since he was SUPPOSED to be there- but then he wasn't, so the guys told them the whole story… so now, everyone knows about it…"

"Everyone?! I mean… everyone knows… the… the whole story?" Yuki gulped slowly, trying to hide her fear.

"Duh… didn't you hear me?" Isumi said in disbelief, placing her hands on her waist, "HE got late for an important practice yesterday. His coach got mad at him for being late & not telling anyone why. He got suspended from his game today so now he's not in school… and no one knows why! Okay?! Get me now?!"

"So… no one knew why he got late?" Yuki asked slowly, crossing her fingers behind her back.

"Arghh!!! Didn't I just tell you that?! Try cleaning your ears Yuki!!! I really think something's wrong with it!" Isumi exclaimed, scratching her head in annoyance, "For the last time! NO ONE KNOWS WHY, OKAY?! Get it?! Understand now?!"

"Kisaragi! Tsujimoto! My class is now starting! Sit down right now before I give you both detentions!

"Hai sensei…"

Lunch time…

"Hey Yuki!"

"Oh… hey Shinji," Yuki greeted him as Yuki and Isumi bought their lunch.

"Do you need a table?" Shinji asked Isumi in a hurry.

"Huh? Oh…Yeah… Whatever…" Isumi replied gloomily.

"Hey- What's wrong with you?" Shinji asked her, raising a brow.

"Oh… uh… it's about… uh… the Takeshi guy…" Yuki whispered to him as he nodded.

"Ah… I see… I get it…" Shinji said, turning to Isumi, "I got a table near the entrance… You can just look for my bag on top of the table, okay? You know my bag anyway, right? The blue one… remember?"

"Ah… yeah… sure… whatever…" Isumi replied miserably as she left for Shinji's table.

Just as Yuki was about to follow Isumi, Shinji stopped her. Yuki looked at him in surprise as Shinji just held on to her arm.

"Can I speak to you?"

"Uh… what… here? Right now?" Yuki asked as Shinji nodded.

"Yeah… do you have the time?"

"Um… well… not really… I still have to submit a report to the teacher before lunch ends… So I can't…" Yuki replied as she saw the disappointment in Shinji's eyes, "I'm really sorry Shinji… Maybe we could talk tomorrow, is that okay with you?"

"Um… yeah… sure… I guess…" he replied, trying to hide his disappointment as he tried to smile at her, "Well then… let's go and eat… shall we?"

"Um… yeah… sure…"


Detention… for the fourth time…

Yuki was sweeping the floor of the First year hall. AS she threw away the dust she collected in the trash can nearby, she heard the sounds of a ball dribbling and the squeaking of shoes from inside the gym.

'That's weird… No one's supposed to be in there after school… except the basketball team and the volleyball team… and both have a game with Jouten High today…' Yuki thought, scratching her head, 'Not unless they came back to school early…'

Yuki quietly crept towards the gym doors. Slowly, she opened the door an inch or so, not daring to make a sound, and looked around the gym. She gasped as she saw a small boy, around the age of six, playing basketball.

'What's a kid doing in here?! He's not allowed in here… not unless… he's got a varsity player with him…' Yuki thought, looking puzzled.

To her surprise, someone from the other side of the gym with an older sounding voice said, "That was a nice try Shinta… Just try to bend your knees more… and try exerting more effort when shooting the ball, okay?"

Yuki gasped in surprise as she saw a brown-haired guy, in a blue shirt and black pants, walking towards the small boy.

'What the heck is he doing here?! I thought he was absent today?! If anyone finds him here- he's so dead!'

"I'm not really good in basketball…" the kid sighed unhappily, "I can never be as good as you oni-san…"

"What are you talking about? You're getting go you know…" the older guy said, patting the kid's shoulder, "All you really need is more practice… I'm sure of it…"

"I wish I was like you oni-san… You're so cool… and so popular… and you're a really really good basketball player!" the kid sighed.

"No… I suggest that you don't try to be like me too much Shinta… I'm not all that…" he sighed in reply as he ruffled his little brother's hair, "Someone helped me see that…"

Yuki blushed at his words, taking a step back from the gym doors in surprise.

'Was…Was he… Was he talking about… about me?!'

All of a sudden, a voice out the another door leading to the field was heard.

"Damn balls! They're too heavy…"

"Yipes! It's Isumi! What's she doing here?!' Yuki thought with panic as Shinta said to his brother, "Oni-san! Someone's coming! What are we going to do?!"

"We get out of here of course! I'm not supposed to be here-remember?!" he replied in a hurry as he opened a gym door leading to the school's green house, "C'mon! Let's go here!"


Isumi entered the gym panting heavily. She looked around as she pulled a bag of soccer balls in the gym.

"Hmm… I thought I heard some voices a while ago…" she mumbled to herself as she placed the soccer balls in the ball closet.

Isumi looked around once more.

"Hmm… I must be dreaming…," she said to herself as she exited the gym.


Yuki sighed in relief. She had managed to close the door to the gym just before Isumi came in.

'Jeeze… I am never doing that again…' Yuki sighed as she headed over to another hall.


After detention, Yuki walked home alone.

"I'm never doing that again… Now everyone left me… even Isumi…" Yuki sighed to herself, "I really need to sweep faster next time…"

She passed by Blue Mountain Park and stopped. She saw someone familiar sitting under a big oak tree. He was watching the sun go down behind the mountain. He then stood up from his place and turned to leave when he saw Yuki standing right in front of him.

"What are you doing here?" the both of them asked at the same time as they both blushed.

"Um… I was… I was just on my way home…" Yuki stammered as she tried her best not to blush, "Why did you even ask? I don't even know why you're here either… You were supposed to be in school you know…"

"Why? Do you even care if I go?" he asked, turning away from her as Yuki stared at him blankly.

'Uh… is this guy asking me some kind of trick question or something?!'

"Uh…No… but the other girls seem to…" Yuki replied, looking around uneasily, "Why- 'I hope no one sees us together- they'd really get the wrong idea…' Why do you ask?"

"Um… Nothing… I just… I just want to hear someone's opinion… that's all…" he replied as he looked around to see if anyone was there.

"Hey- I've got a name okay?!" Yuki mumbled, sounding a bit annoyed, "Call me Yuki. Not janitor girl or whatever name you can think of…"

"Oh… well… um… I'm sorry about before… you know… back by the janitor's closet…" he said, looking ashamed of himself, "I… I really didn't mean it… Well… normally I do… with the other girls that is… but…"

"Well… apology accepted," Yuki said, crossing her arms, "Just don't do it again-okay?"

"You got it…" he replied, smiling a bit as a small boy came and stood beside him, "Oh…yeah… um… this is my kid bro Shinta…"

"Hi! My name's Yuki!" Yuki said, smiling at Shinta.

"Nice to meet you…" he replied as he quickly turned to his brother, "We need to go! It's seven o'clock already!"

(A/N: Minna-san!!! Sorry... I'm bad at cliffies... sorry too if I took such a long time updating this story!!! I'm such a bad author!!!- dog's are set after Me!!! Waah!!!!

Anyway… I'm saying my deepest apology to aLeQz! I'm sometime's to lazy to write… it's either that- or I'm updating a different storry… gomen!!! I truly am!!! Anyway- Thanks to everyone who gave me a review! I'm really happy!!! Hehehe… to those who just read this story-Can I have a review please?! Thanks!!!)

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