~Chapter 10: Ryonan vs. Shohoku I:

At the game with Ryonan:

Scene: The Rukawa Brigade was up on the viewing point and cheering Rukawa on. Shohoku¡¯s supporters were pumping their fists in the air and yelling ¡°Shohoku, Shohoku, Go! Go! Shohoku!¡± Ryonan was doing practically the same thing. Ayako, Haruko, Chikato, and Rei were all sitting in the bleachers, a bit far back and unable to detect. The rest of the team is sitting in the front row of the bleachers.

Chikato and Rei of course were wearing their basketball gym strip. Chikato¡¯s consisting of a pair of navy blue shorts with two double lined stripes at both sides and a form- fitting baby blue cotton sleeveless shirt with the words ¡°swoosh¡± printed on the back while the words ¡°Allstar #1¡± embedded on the front in bold gold script. She also wore a beautiful necklace with a slender silver chain and an intricate platinum ring with a basketball charm embedded into it. She never seemed to take it off.

Rei wore similar shorts except they were a scarlet red much like the Shohoku uniform with pristine white stripes at both sides. She wore a creamish white colored T-shirt similar to Chikato¡¯s except hers read ¡°Allstar # 13¡± at the front. She had on her ruby studded B*ball earrings and a black wristband on her right arm. Since the school couldn¡¯t give the girls Shohoku boys¡¯ basketball jerseys, the girls had to wear their own from their team in the U.S.A.

¡°Hey Chi,¡± said Haruko, ¡°That guy over there¡¯s Sendoh.¡± Pointed out Haruko.

¡°Oh my god! That guy over there with the # 7 jersey and the spikey hair? He doesn¡¯t look all that bad!¡±

¡°Yeah, though Rukawa-san is so much cooler.¡± Agreed Haruko with a dreamy expression on her face.

¡°Yeah, cool is the right word. He¡¯s as cold as a block of ice!¡± Added Rei.

¡°Yup, and that¡¯s why I think Sendoh is much better. Oh sure Rukawa looks gorgeous and all, but he sure isn¡¯t as mild. Besides, Sendoh looks much more sociable.¡± Said Chikato.

¡°Sociable all right, he¡¯s the popular guy in Ryonan. He¡¯s got some girl fans too, not less indeed.¡± Added Haruko, pointing toward the girls swarming around Sendoh.

¡°He can¡¯t beat Rukawa at girls, that I¡¯m sure. At least he doesn¡¯t have his own Brigade.¡± Pointed out Rei.

¡°Oh I¡¯m glad, I can¡¯t stand anymore of those annoying girls.¡± Chikato agreed, rubbing her temples as to make her point clear.

¡°Hey the games started, let¡¯s bring this up afterwards.¡± Stated Haruko.

The girls turn to look at the game.

(OK I don¡¯t want to discribe the game, you know what Sendoh and everyone plays like right? Use your imagination if you must.)

¡°Wow, that Sendoh guy is good! He¡¯s maybe even better than Rukawa! No wonder they¡¯re rivals, I can¡¯t tell which one is more talented.¡± Exclaimed Chikato.

¡°Oh my gosh another swoosh! A three pointer! I can¡¯t agree with you more Chi.¡± Added Rei, also engrossed in the game.

¡°Sendoh! Pass!¡±

Sendoh looked at the guy and faked to pass to him, then passed to Fukuda, who did a lay-up. ¡°Yes!¡±

¡°Good job, Fukuda!¡± Commented Sendoh, patting him on the back.

Fukuda nodded as to show he heard.

The score was currently 22-19 for Ryonan.

¡°Hey, Ryonan is better this year, I hope we can still beat them.¡± Said Haruko, concern laced in her voice.

¡°Yeah, they are good. I just hope we can beat them in the 2nd part.¡± Said Rei.

¡°What do you mean by that?¡±

¡°Well, we¡¯re going on the 2nd part of the game, isn¡¯t that great?¡± Answered Chikato, not the least bit concerned.

¡°Wow really? You¡¯ve had so less practice though¡­are you sure you can do this?¡± Asked Haruko.

¡°Of course we can, I¡¯ve been practicing lots, that you don¡¯t know of. Besides I¡¯ve got my trusty chocolate to boost my energy up!¡± Chirped Chikato.

¡°Well ok, if you say so.¡± Said Haruko, still a bit inconvinced.

The score is now 24-20. Ryonan was 4 points more than Shohoku.

¡°Damn! Ryonan is better this year. I just hope Anzai-sensei knows what he¡¯s doing by putting those girls on the team.¡± Said Mitsui, wiping the sweat of his brow.

¡°I¡¯m a bit worried, but I trust Anzai-sensei¡¯s judgement. You gotta say, the old man has never failed us before.¡± Added Ryota, panting.

Rukawa didn¡¯t say anything, but he was soaked all over. We have to win this time, I really hope sensei knows what he¡¯s doing.

¡°5 minutes! C¡¯mon Rukawa! Block him! Yes, Ryota, that¡¯s it!¡± Called Ayako.

She was pretty worried too. The only ones not seemly too worried were Anzai-sensei, Chikato and Rei. No one could tell what they were scheming in their heads.

The other team of course did not know that Shohoku had planned 2 girls to play against them. They could tell, though that Shohoku had something coming.

¡°Aya! Grand-dad! Old man! Put me up now, can¡¯t you see they need me on the team? I, the great tensei will get all the rebounds and we will be tied!! Just let me on! Come- Sakuragi didn¡¯t get to finish his whining because Chikato was greatly disturbed by the show of disrespect for her grandfather the red haired monkey was displaying.

¡°Shut up, you red haired baka! You¡¯ll get to go on soon enough! Have patience! God!¡± exclaimed Chikato heatedly.

¡°Oh hohoho¡­Let it be Chikato, let it be.¡± The jolly old sensei was laughing joyfully, his glasses gleaming.

¡°But grandpa! He¡¯s gotta have some respect for elders! Right Sakuragi?¡± Asked Chikato pointedly.

¡°But Chikato! The old man¡¯s gotta have some sense doesn¡¯t he? Doesn¡¯t he know that without me, the whole game would be lost?¡±

¡°Patience Sakuragi! You¡¯re gonna be up in the 2nd part, can¡¯t you wait 3 minutes?¡±

¡°¡­¡± Sakuragi didn¡¯t answer to that, he instead, took to sulking in the bleachers.

¡°Unbelievable¡­¡± Chikato said, shaking her head.

¡°3, 2, 1!¡±

Shohoku had been successful in blocking Ryonan¡¯s ball, but had not scored in their goal either.

The score was now 27-24. Close, but still losing.

The Shohoku team members were panting and drenched in sweat. The Ryonan players were too, but they had a satisfied smirk on their faces.

¡°Yeay! We get to go on now! Yuppy! Horay!!¡± Declared Chikato, bouncing around.

¡°Oh my gosh! Have you been eating chocolate the entire 20 minutes??¡± Asked Rei, unbelieving.

¡°No, only 10 minutes!¡± pipped up Chikato, popping another piece into her mouth.

¡°Only?¡± Asked Haruko, her jaw dropping. ¡°It¡¯s a wonder why you don¡¯t get cavities.¡± She sighed, shaking her head.

¡°Hey! I don¡¯t eat like this every day ya know! I¡¯m just getting ready for the game!¡± Chikato retorted back.

Haruko and Rei sweatdrops when they see Chikato doing various stretches vigoriously.

OK, there! Two chappies! That should keep you going for a while, I probably won¡¯t be writing again for a while, or maybe not. It¡¯s up to my mood, and your reviews!! ^_^ Hehe, hope you enjoyed it so far. Next up will be when Chi and Rei goes up!

Stay toned and Reviewing!! ^_________________^

~Rebel-Sky~