Hey yo pplz!!!! Gemme more reviews!!! Thank you so much Resha!!! I¡¯m basically writing all my chappies for you anyway since no one else really seems to care¡­ Anyway enjoy!!! Plz, give me a review. It doesn¡¯t have to be very long either; it¡¯s the actual thought that counts!!! ^_^

Disclaimer: I don¡¯t own Slam Dunk¡­wish I did though.

~Chapter.8~

At school:

¡°Hey, did you know that the new girls, Chikato and Rei, had a game with Rukawa-san and Mitsui-san yesterday?¡±

¡°Yeah, heard they tied too!¡± ¡°Can you believe it? Two girls can beat the awesome three-pointer shooter prodigy and the *gorgeous* super rookie, they must be famous!¡±

¡°Well, what did you expect from former MVPs from America? It¡¯s just hard to believe they¡¯re girls!¡±

Rumors spread like wildfire. Girls and boys from each grade in Shohoku high talked nothing but gossip and some rumors even spread to other schools!

¡°Man, looks like we¡¯re famous. We just beat the boys in basketball, who would¡¯ve thunk?¡± Said Rei offhandedly one fine day at the cafeteria.

¡°I¡¯m not sure it¡¯s in a good way though. Look over there.¡± Added Chikato, pointing to a swarm of girls from the famous ¡°Rukawa Brigade¡± staring daggers at them.

¡°Hey I don¡¯t know what¡¯s their problem, not my fault they got issues.¡± Rei replied casually.

¡°Ok off of this topic. Did you hear that there¡¯s going to be a game next Friday?¡± Said Haruko, changing the subject.

¡°How can we not? We are on the B*Ball team anyhow. Its against Ryonan is it not?¡±

¡°Yeah, your so lucky to be on the basketball team. I wonder if you guys are going to be playing next time?¡±

¡°Yeah we are, speaking of which I can¡¯t wait!¡± Replied Chikato, her cheery disposition turning into an almost bubbly state.

At Ryonan:

¡°Yo Sendoh! Are you prepared for the game next Friday?¡±

¡°¡¯Course I am.¡± Sendoh replied Mildly.

¡°Guess what? I heard Shohoku has two new players this time, heard they were former MVP¡¯s too.¡±

¡°Ah, I can handle it. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Sendoh waved it off. ¡°I actually hope they¡¯re a challenge, I hope they¡¯re people like Rukawa is all.¡± Added Sendoh.

¡°All you care about is a good challenge, don¡¯t you worry that Shohoku could possibly win this time?¡± His friend retorted back.

¡°Possibly they will; all that matters is that we try our best Hideaki.¡± Sendoh replied casually.

At Shohoku (next Friday: the game)

Everyone in Shohoku was in a hustle and bustle, the older students like Akagi and Mitsui were preparing for their game coaching and practice. The younger students were also preparing for the upcoming game. More than ½ of the school¡¯s female population was getting ready for their pep rally cheering for Rukawa. Chikato and Rei were the most anxious of all; it was their first game in Japan. Sure they¡¯ve had tons in America, but they didn¡¯t know how much different it was in Japan. From what they¡¯ve heard Ryonan was a very hard opponent.

¡°Hey Chi! Wait up! I¡¯m so excited for the game, I¡¯ll bet the spirit will be the same old, but it¡¯s the style and the people that will probably be different.¡± Called Rei.

¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll bet. I heard Sendoh Akira and this big bulky guy, called¡­ahh I forget. Anyway I heard Sendoh, number 7 I think it was, is Rukawa¡¯s ultimate Rival opponent. He must be good. Though I doubt he¡¯ll be all that great. After all I tied with Rukawa.¡± Agreed Chi.

¡°Well, be prepared for the unexpected, they just might catch you off guard.¡± Reminded Rei.

¡°Yea, yea¡­¡±

Hey¡­I¡¯m going to stop here¡­hehe, I promise the next chapter will be a lot more romance¡­well, I¡¯m not sure, depends on how fast the story is progressing. I¡¯m not sure myself. Please, I would appreciate it a lot if you review. Something small like: ¡°I think this story is nice, I can¡¯t wait until you next update!¡± Would be enough for me¡­it doesn¡¯t have to be a long paragraph. Though I would love it if you can say what you liked and how I should make it better to fit your wants. Thank you so much!

~Rebel-sky~

P.S. somebody give me some inspiration¡­tell me what pairing you like would be a start. I was thinking of:

Chi/Rukawa Chi/Sendoh or Chi/OC¡­yes I¡¯m thinking of making another character¡­I can¡¯t tell you anymore, it¡¯ll spoil it.

Rei/Mitsui Rei/Fuji

Well, choose your pick! (dunno if that made sense)

There! Something for you to review about! ^_^