(c) Resha Yukira aka Rita Valentine
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Slam Dunk – Sweet and Bitter
Summary: In Elementary School, Rukawa refused a best friend and also a crush just not to embrassed himself. He blamed himself especially when his life changed after she moved. Now, three mysterious girls entered in Shohoku high. One of them was selected to be the second manager while the other was selected to be the assistant. The third one was selected to be the head of 'Rukawa Shintai'. Who are they and how do they know him? Are they Rukawa's bestfriend that he refused? If so, Which one is her?
New Characters: Hirono Kimi, Hirono Yumi, Hirono Sakura, Hirono Yutaro
I like to thank:animefreak1586
DigitalLavenderEpisode 03: Rukawa's book of steps
"I don't want to go to the past anymore!"
Sakura's tears and scream repeated in Rukawa mind whilst he was eating dinner. "Why Keade honey, what's the matter?" The mother looked at him from the corner. The dining table was huge that was filled with boys. They were Rukawa's little brothers.
Rukawa with his expressionless look didn't reply and his brothers looked at him. Hence he gave them a death glare with pouts rhythm repeated around. The parents shared the same sweat drop.
Rukawa stepped in his room and stayed his eyes to the huge image of Hirono infront of his bed and sighed deeply. "What am I thinking? I did told her I don't like her..." There were more sweat drops when his instincts keep reminding her the image was there for a long time.
He looked up determined and walked over to his desk. He opened his drawer and took out a book. He took it on the desk and blew the dusts on it. (How long have he put that book anyway?) He opened the book and started writing.
He put one page to another:- Hirono Sakura, Hirono Kimi and Hirono Yumi, writing their similarities and differences. He even drew small chibi girls under each of the three pages. He stopped and pushed the end of his pen to his chin looking up the ceiling, "Age... looks... height... weight..." He continued writing. For the first time, the famous Rukawa Keade spend on writing and thinking other than basketball.
Rukawa was cycling towards Shohoku school and saw a ponytail brown haired girl wearing his school uniform. He turned to look at her without looking up front. Her eyes widened when he saw him looking at her. She wasn't blushing instead she gasped and pointed up front. Rukawa's right eyebrow shot up and in curiosity he turned back front and saw Sakuragi's back. Even though he stopped cycling, the tire upfront still rolled over to his head. Kimi had a huge sweat drop on her head. Sakuragi's arms were open wide, his legs were shivering on the back and a sweat drop formed behind Rukawa's head.
Sakuragi's eyes were dark pitch, he was enraged. He revived and faced Rukawa angrily, saying fouls towards Rukawa, who didn't seem to listen. Rukawa had narrowed eyes looking away and plugged his right index finger in his right ear. He moved his finger in his ear that everyone in the surrounding had vertical lines on their faces.
"How rude..." The ponytail brown haired girl; Kimi had irritated eyes glaring at Rukawa. He looked at her and gazed away. "Sakuragi Hanamichi!" Sakuragi crashed down while his friends had dots. "What are you doing with 'our' Rukawa?" They turned and saw the new head Rukawa Shintai; Hirono Yumi with crossed arms. Sakuragi sweat dropped.
"Souyo! Souyo!" The other girls screamed from behind that Sakuragi's sweat drops increased. He fisted and stood up, "What am I supposed to do when I was crashed down by a bicycle??" Everyone had fire ghost flames behind. Surely Sakuragi is a type of guy who eventually chose fight in everything.
In a strike of lightning, a fist headed down towards Sakuragi's head. Thus a huge bump was created. Sakura who was a few centimeters away gasped, "Incredible..." Her eyes were opened wide. She never saw such 'hit'. "Don't worry this almost happen every morning," She heard a sweet voice and had a blush. She turned and saw smiling calm Kogure sempai, "Kogure-san!?"
"Can't be you be quiet early in the morning?" Akagi yelled to both Rukawa and Sakuragi, in Gorilla form, well that was everyone see with a fox and red monkey beside him. "Rukawa-kun, are you all right?" The worried Yumi looked at him sweetly and Mitsui had irritated eyes from behind. "That treat is different compare how you treat me..." He had a sharp tongue from behind.
Yumi heard him with narrowed eyes and turned with a huge vein on her temple, "There's a different gap between 'you' and Rukawa-kun!" Her right fist was shaking in front of chibi Mitsui. Akagi mushroom breathed, "Things get worse every morning..."
Rukawa glared at Yumi, who was busy quarreling with Mitsui and caught a glimpse of Sakura, who was blushing red while Kogure was talking to her. He transformed into chibi and crossed his arms across his chest. He closed his eyes and started thinking. Hirono is sweet like both of them but she will not get mad easily just because of a small thing and will not blush unnecessarily.
He opened his eyes and saw Kimi at the end. Kimi is a boy-like and she doesn't resemble Hirono at all. Kimi caught him looking at her and stared at him, "What are you looking at, Kitsune?" She had irritated eyes and they started giving each other a death glare.
Kogure sighed, "The morning here is so noisy..." "Better than ghosts passing by..." Ayako added from behind annoyed. Kogure and Sakura started giggling
Rukawa sat on his desk and put out his book of steps. He opened at the end page and started to write note. Thus the whole class was staring at him. For the first time ever since he entered that school, he never opened any book unless the teacher forces him to do so. He mostly enters in the class and go on for a nap. Rukawa snapped in chibi and glared at them, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen me open a book?" They sweat drops scared looking at each other and continued their fuss.
Rukawa mushroom breathed and started thinking. 1. Watch over them all the time but don't get caught. He stopped writing and looked at Sakura on the front. She was reading and writing, obviously doing some of mathematics problems. She stopped writing and Rukawa's eyes widened when he saw glasses on her nose. He sweat drops, he didn't realized Hirono Sakura wears one. He then saw her taking it off and leaned her chin on her hands looking at the white board. She looked calm like a water fauntain. She placed her specs on her desk and she started thinking.
Hirono Sakura is sweet little girl and will cry about the past he heard previously. She is the cutest and seemed to be the youngest. She is a bookworm and will read anything. Rukawa haven't found out what books she is interested but he will because he guessed that Sakura might be 'her'. She doesn't care about any cool stuff and she studies a lot among the three. She blushed all time when she is with Kogure. Strange thing that she seemed to adore him instead of liking him.
Rukawa hrmed and looked at Yumi, the center of attraction. The whole boys in the class as always, him as an exception; ringed her. Yumi was smiling sweet and she is the most prettiest compare to all three. She is sexy, well dressed, into fashion and most of all, hangs out with cool people especially his Shintai. Every girl respects her since she acted like the eldest in the class. Her long curly brown hair made the most differences between them. Rukawa admits she is the prettiest and she seemed to care only 'him'. Must be because she is the head of the Rukawa Shintai.
He stopped and heard Kimi voice from his left. There were a few boys into her. She was looking at them saying: "I am not interested to go out with any guy yet. Not even for lunch or break times." Her eyes were sharp, very different from the two sweet girls; as if it was filled with anger.
Hirono Kimi: the most different girl between the Hironos. She spends a lot of time by herself like Rukawa do. She doesn't seem to be interested with any guy, even though how handsome he is. She is okay with Sakuragi compare to all the boys. She is boy-like and has no similarities with Hirono he knew. She looked like a bad girl and mostly, almost everyday daydreaming. She is nice like the girls but she is not as friendly as Yumi or as cute sweet as Sakura.
Rukawa didn't stop looking her. For some reason, he admits Kimi has qualities of her own. He snapped and transformed into chibi shaking his head, "What am I thinking? I am just watching one of them. I am not falling for all of them..." He looked at Kimi again but she was not there.
"What are you writing here?" He heard Kimi's voice from behind and his hair moved up, startled. (You know become spikes...) He turned and moved away with his desk and chair. Kimi hrmed and saw 'Hirono' on his book. He immediately closed it down. "Nothing..." He replied expressionless. Kimi looked at him and turned away. She left the classroom.
Rukawa felt a beat inside his body; it was his heart. For the first time, well for the second in his life. The first time when Hirono was so cute, which was years ago. He mushroom breathed and felt small hands on his right arm. He turned and saw the pretty haired Hirono Yumi, smiling prettily. "Let's have lunch together na? I made home-made snack just for you!"
"Yumi-san," Sakura was in front with a worriedly, "You can't ask a guy out. You know what we passed years ago!" Rukawa looked at her and she blushed looking down. "I mean... you know what we discussed and promised..." She continued and Yumi flung her hair on her back. "Yes, I did promised but it's not I am going to repeat what has happened. I had lacks then that was the reason I was 'dumped'," Yumi said bluntly and Rukawa looked at her.
"But Kimi said-!" Sakura stopped when Kimi called her from the door. "It's okay," Every eyes set eyes on the ponytail haired girl on the door, who looked expressionless. She looked serious and her eyes were set directly at Rukawa, "We are old enough and I am sure it won't happen again. We can treat any guy we want, but we need to chose a good one." Rukawa could see anger through her eyes as if she had a deep grudge on him.
Yumi transformed into chibi and tsked, "Why are you so simple-minded anyway?" Kimi expression changed, "I am not being simple-minded. You know how it feels to be rejected and insulted!" Rukawa snapped and looked at Kimi. "Please Kimi..." Sakura's sweet voice broke the silence, "Don't pick that story up again... I don't want to go there anymore..."
Rukawa looked at Sakura. Why are these girls confusing to tell which is the Hirono he loved and cared once? Who? And What actually happened? Rukawa was curious.
To be continued
Episode 04: Second Step
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