Disclaimer: I do not own Slam Dunk or any of its characters. XD And the song "Hands Down" and its lyrics are copyrighted to Dashboard Confessional and the people who helped them in composing the lovely song.

A/N: Song fic. "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional. If you have read my fic entitled "He Meant It", this is like a sequel to it. Or rather, the longer version of that fic. So yeah.. :) Just read on. This is also kinda like my MitRu new year ficcie na XD And op kors, in celebration of Kae-chan's birthday n.n;

Warning: Lotsa swear words :) But it's bearable, so don't worry XD

Pairing: MitRu --heart-- XD (and slight Mitko)

Summary: The cherry topping of this sugar-sweet ice cream story :) Final chapter, ne :D

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Hands Down : Chapter Four

!- Hisashi Mitsui's POV -!

Groan.. I woke up to the endless needles of pain piercing through my poor head. I didn't know what caused this brain-splitting headache of mine, but it sure was damn annoying. I stared around hoping to find something to stop this pain and.. HOLY CRAP!

"Gyaaah! What are you all doing here!?"

.. Yes, all of them were inside OUR room.

"They just need to take these medications and a little rest will do the trick." I heard a dude say and I was guessing he's a doctor.

A doctor..? What the..?

"Arigato gozaimasu, Hatori-sensei. (1)" I heard Ayako reply.

"Well, I'm off now. Ja!"

As the door shut gently, Sakuragi literally jumped at me shaking me like mad.

"Micchy!! How could both of you get sick at a time like this!? You're gonna miss all the fun!"

Sick? Both of us? Maybe that's what's causing my goddamned headache. But I wouldn't be surprised. I mean, soaking in the rain for more than an hour, who wouldn't get sick?

And I just remembered..

"The fish!" I heard Ayako say.

Oh fuck..! The fish! I am so fuckin' dead.

"Great job, Mitsui. The fish you caught was totally big and chunky. Too bad you won't be able to eat it with us at the party."

I blinked several times, dumbfounded. What fish? I didn't catch any fish. Who..? What..? When..? How..?

Oh well. Enough with those wh-questions. As long as I was out of the trouble. Haha.

"Ahaha.. And because you two aren't going to get well any time soon.."

".. We'll have the party without you! Nyahahahaa!"

And they laughed, leaving the room wish noisy "Get well soon" goodbyes. Those selfish brats! And as the last boy was about to shut the door, I called on him..

"Kiminobu.."

"Hai?" he replied with his usual gentle smile, walking closer to my bed.

"What the hell is going on? I mean, what just happened?"

"Ahh.. You see, we found both of you soaking wet in the living room last night. We brought you up here only to find the two of you with a high fever."

"I see.. What about the fish? You know me, Kiminobu. You know I won't be getting any fish for the party."

He let out a mild chuckle. "I know. And I think Rukawa knows that too."

"What?"

"He brought that fish here yesterday. He said a fisherman friend of his grandfather gave that to him as his contribution for his birthday." a smile, "The people here are so kind, don't you think so?"

I merely nodded, "Yeah.."

"Hisashi.."

"Hm?"

"Take care of Rukawa, ne?"

My eyes widened in shock. He knew about it? Gasp O.O

And as if he had read my mind..

O.O

"Yes. I know about it." He let out that annoying cheesy expression on his face "Daijobou.. Your secret's safe with me. You can come down to the party later on, if you're feeling better. I'll be going now. Have a.. er, nice rest, ne? Ja!" and he gave me a comforting smile before he left the room. As the door shut behind him, I fell back on my bed. I looked beside me and I was greeted with the ice prince's confused eyes.

"Sempai.."

"Good morning, er.. afternoon."

I smiled and I held his hand.

"We're both sick, you know."

"Hn."

"And we're not going to be able to enjoy the party like those unsick people."

"Hn."

"And we kissed last night."

"Hn."

"And I love you."

"Hn."

"And you love me too."

"Hn."

"And Kogure knows all about it."

"Hn."

Despite those stupid Hn-ing, I smiled with that last "Hn." because I knew that he trusts Kogure too.

And that's good.

No worries, Hisashi.

!- Later on -!

As the music and noisy chitchatting downstairs began to fill the house along with the sound of fire crackers outside, Kaede and I lay entwined here together in this blessed and sacred room. We didn't care if the others were partying like hell downstairs and we're stuck in this room, dead sick.

"Sempai.."

"Yeah?"

"I love you."

I smiled yet again, and gave him a quick kiss on his supple lips.

"I love you too."

And that was no doubt the best birthday party and/or new year celebration I have ever encountered.

Rukawa Kaede.. He's the sweetest dude I have ever met. Yeah, he's still a goddamned heartless bastard, but I could make room for him in my bloody, source-of-life-and-pain organ called the heart.

One question is probably hammering against the gooey walls of your brain right now..

... of which you can't wait for the answer..

.. Bwahahaha..

Is the sugar-sweet ice prince bastard oh-so-mine now?

.. Ohohoho..

AFFIRMATIVE.

O w a r i :)

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(1) Hatori -- the oh-so-hot Sohma doctor in Furuba XDXD

A/N: There yeh have it, peeps! My first chapter fic :) R&R please! And a (advanced XD) happy new year to all of yeh! n.n