- Chapter Two -
"Wow!! Practices were amazing!!! That Mitsui sure has talent!! I've learned and improved a lot!" she tells me with so much joy. She's never been a part of a basketball varsity team so I've been listening to her yappin about Mitsui.
"Ya... I saw you make a long-range 3point shot. It was great" I told her.
"Ow yeah? Thanks!! I see you're a really great tutor. Haruko was doing so well a while ago!"
"...." I had nothing to say.
"Would you want to stay over for dinner?" she asked me the moment we set foot outside their gate.
"No thanks. I'm not yet hungry. See ya tomorrow" I said as I walked away. Okay I lied. I am hungry and Ryu's maids serve the best dishes. But I know she's just going to brag about Mitsui and how great he is so I'll just be annoyed and it'll be better if I just take out some pizza or whatever.
The next day was something that I wouldn't have expected. Ryu and I were having our usual walks to school and surprisingly, she wasn't talking about Mitsui.
"Kaede, sorry for always talking about myself last night. I know you got pissed" she apologized.
"its ok Ryu. You don't have to say sorry. I understand it's your first time" I replied. Of course I can't stay mad at her.
As soon as we entered the gates of our school, everyone looked at us. Great, I have just found out that my bestfriend had turned out to be the school's heartthrob.
"Oh Rukawa, we have a practice game against Ryonan! Tomorrow afternoon is the game! Be prepared ok?" Kogure said the moment he saw me.
"Great. Practice Game" I said
"Yup!! You can showcase your talents there Kaede! I hope you do very well!" Ryu said.
"You will watch right?" I said. Hoping that she'll say yes.
"Sure I will"
Yes! My Goddess will watch. Surely, I'll perform very well.
PRACTICE GAME
Where is she? I thought she's going to watch. The game's about to start and she's not here yet. I need my Goddess... Ryu... Where are you...
The game is starting already. Shit. I have no inspiration. And that Sendoh guy. He's getting in my nerves already. All I've been hearing the entire afternoon is people talking about how good that Sendoh guy is. As soon as my Goddess arrives, I'll do better... That much, I swear.
It's the start of the third quarter when I saw her arrive. I saw her in one of her prettiest casual outfits. God what took her so long.
The sight of her made me feel energized. At least I know that there's someone I truly care about that's cheering for me... Not those cheap "Cheerleaders" who shamelessly call themselves "rukawa's girls" and always cheering and screaming my name. They're not my girls. They'll never be. I've only got one girl. And she'll forever be my one and only girl.
I heard her cheer for me. But damn it, Sendoh was blocking the way and he stole the ball away from me. I saw her face spell disappointment. I got mad. It was my moment to show off and then that assclown Sendoh blew it. I'll do better...
I looked at her direction again and heard her cheer for a different name. I read her lips and it spelled "Sendoh". God! Why is she cheering for Sendoh? Does she have a crush on that guy? God I am So Mad!!! I got so mad that I lost control and ran as fast as I could, stole the ball from Sendoh and did the fastbreak and finished it with a dunk. I thought, that way, she'd cheer for me again. I looked at her and pointed at her direction. Everybody understood that gesture. It meant that that dunk was meant for her.
"Pretty! Is she you're girlfriend?" Sendoh asked
"No" I replied coldly.
"What's her name?" he asked again
"Ryu... Ryu Shinomori" I replied with so much irritation.
But why was I irritated? Could that be because the fastbreak and dunk didn't change her mind and cheered for me instead? Too bad. I did every acrobatic and fantastic move I could ever do. All I hear are those "Rukawa girls" screaming my name. What happened to my goddess?!
Instead of performing well, I performed badly that day. And I have myself to blame for getting distracted. We lost. Yeah Right big deal. I saw her approach me after the game.
"Kaede! Good game!" she greeted me cheerfully
"Why not go to your Sendoh and congratulate him or run up to your Mitsui and comfort him?"
"Kaede, I just thought that maybe if I cheer for him, I'll get you upset and it'll lead to you performing really well. I guess it went the wrong way. I'm sorry Kaede" she said sincerely.
Why hasn't she explained about the Mitsui thing?!
But, as I have said, I can't stay mad at her. So I forgave her right away.
"What took you so long?" I asked
"Car trouble" she replied
She drove me home with her car. How sweet.
"I'll see you tomorrow Kaede!"
"See Ya" I replied.
What am I gonna do tomorrow? Maybe the usual practices and all. The league is coming up. Its going to be a tough game. The way I see it. I've got two leagues to win. The basketball league and the league to my Goddess' heart.
A/N: how'd you like this chapter? I'll appreciate reviews!! Ehehe.. now that Rukawa chose to be true to his feelings to 'his goddess', every rival seems to show up. There's Sendoh and Mitsui. Will he win the league to her heart?