Disclaimer: I do not own Slam Dunk or any of its characters. XD
A/N: First of all, sorry for the late update. XD (Busy kasi sa cheering ekek sa iskul e. XD) Anyway, this is the last chapter for this ficcie and again, this is a fic in celebration of the coming of 2005 and Kae-chan's birthday. XD Thanks for the reviews! XDD
Pairing: SenRu
Summary: It was Rukawa's birthday and Sendoh has this diabolic surprise for him. XD Naaah, it ain't diabolic. It's.. Uhmmm.. Just read on. Lol. XDD
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A New Year Confession : Chapter Three
!- Sendoh Akira's POV -!
31st of December, 11:45 PM
"Rukawa-kun.."
"What?"
"About that thing why you couldn't understand."
"What about it?"
"Maybe.."
"..."
"Just maybe.."
"..."
" .. You've already fallen too."
"I think I just did."
It played in my mind like a crazed movie flick. He said the last five words in almost a whisper, but still, I heard it clearly. It was as clear as a crimson-red blood on a pure untainted white cloth.
That was also the time when everything went pitch black. Everything, except me, Rukawa-kun and the hazy moon smiling down at us. Yep, it was smiling all right. Just as much as I was smiling at that moment. Those five words took all my senses away from me. The moment he mentioned those five simple words, I knew that from then on, the only purpose of my eyes were to look at him, the only purpose of my ears were to listen to him whenever he talks which was very rare, the only purpose of my nose was to smell his distant yet strong and aromatic scent, the only purpose of my skin was to feel him, hoping that his mere presence would make me warm all the time, and the only purpose of my lips was to satisfy him and shower him with love through a sea of kisses.
All for Rukawa-kun and only for him.
My eyes were locked with his equally deep and blue ones. He was looking at me all the while and so was I. It was as if we never want to be away from each other anymore.
Soon we heard the cheers of people at the festival as the big countdown clock went from five..
Four..
Three..
Two..
One..
And as it reached zero, its bright green lights went off, together with all the lights in that certain festival. The first set of fireworks were then launched into the sky and marred it with blue, yellow, green and red sparkly lights. It gave off a loud boom and the people cheered altogether once more as all the lights came to life again.
We saw the whole event from that bridge. Ah, another new year for everyone.
As another set of fireworks lit up the sky, the space between me and Rukawa-kun began to disappear. I kissed him and he kissed back. His lips were so soft and tender and I can feel the longing in him, just as much as he could feel mine for his. Soon our tongues battled out for domination, in which I claimed victory and he willingly drowned into submission. Both our eyes were closed in sincerity yet I still saw his rare beauty in my mind. My hands were on his face and it felt so smooth and mild, as well as his hands on my neck. My lips were on his and he tasted sweeter than the sweetest thing in this entire universe. I felt so happy and I knew that deep inside the pits of his cooooold heart, so did he.
Slowly, we pulled back from the liplock. I pulled him into a tight embrace and he nuzzled his face on my neck.
"Rukawa-kun, I love you." I whispered lovingly in his ear.
"Hn." he replied and I felt his hot breath on my neck. That 'Hn' must've meant an insult to others from the ice prince of Kanagawa, but to me, that 'Hn' was everything. He didn't reject me. He accepted me despite all my stupid words and actions that night. He returned to me the love that I gave him.
I stood up and I offered a hand to him. This time, he took it and I felt his gentle touch again. I placed my arm around his shoulders and we crossed the birdge together-- deeply in love.
It was a perfect night after all. Just what I wanted.
Iie.
What both of us wanted from the very start.
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!- Normal POV -!
1st of January, 8:45 AM
"Idiot!"
"Gomen ne Koshy!"
"'Gomen ne Koshy', my ass! Look what you've done!"
Koshino practically screamed his head off at his best friend as he stood up to wipe the previously-choco-ice-cream off his varsity jacket. Sendoh, not really wanting to be killed by Koshino, hid behind Rukawa and clinged onto him like a child would do when it sees a man bashing a fire hydrant.
"Do'ahou."
"A big do'ahou he really is." said Koshino symphatizing with Rukawa's habitual "do'ahou" as he shot a dagger look at his best friend who was still behind the ice prince. Rukawa just gave off a heavy sigh as Sendoh finally settled on a seat beside him not taking his eyes off the currently-harmful Koshino.
Let's have a snappy flashback, shall we?
It was Rukawa's birthday and Sendoh decided to call him up at 8:00 in the morning -- in which he's probably still in Dreamland with his fluffy Dreamland friends -- and tell him that he has a surprise for him. Er, technically, that wasn't a surprise anymore because he already told him about it, but the fact that Rukawa still didn't know what Sendoh's got up his sleeves, made it a er.. semi-surprise. XD
And so here they are now. Yeap, in an ice cream shop/parlor/cafe/whatever you wanna call it.
"What the hell am I doing here anyway?" asked Koshino who seemed to have cooled himself a bit already.
"It's Kae-chan's birthday and we invited you." n.n
"Stop calling me 'Kae-chan'. And you invited him."
"'Kae-chan is cu--..!"
"Dammit, what are you implying!?" shot Koshino.
"That I did not invite you." the ice prince shot back.
"Now, now, please--.." .. was all the Ryonan ace could say.
"You cold good-for-nothing bastard. Who would want to be invited by you? Definitely not me. And in fact, I'm gonna leave now." Koshino, being short-tempered and all that, slammed his fist against the table and it startled almost everyone in the certain abused shop.
"Oh boy. Uh, we better go now before the ice cream dude kicks us out." Sendoh offered as he draped his right arm around his best friend, and the other around his boyfriend.
"Hmph." was what escaped from the lips of the two yummy lads in Sendoh's arms as they walked out of the shop.
"Seriously Akira, I better go now. I have MORE IMPORTANT things to do." said Koshino as he violently pushed Sendoh's arm off of him. "I'll see you whenever. And one more thing.."
"Yeap?"
"Tell that moronic 'boyfriend' of yours that he should know better than to start a fight with me."
Sendoh just laughed at that and Rukawa gave Koshino his infamous ice-cold death glare fresh from the North Pole. A vein popped from Koshino's temple and he walked off, lazily waving them goodbye. Sendoh smiled at him and as his best friend disappeared from view, he turned to Rukawa to give him a smile too.
1st of January, 9:12 AM
The next thing they knew, they were already strolling along their spot-- the neighborhood court. Unromantic as it was, it meant a lot to the two lovebirds for whenever they were having problems, they go there and voila, it's gone. And even before they got their butts into a more-than-friends relationship, the neighborhood court was already their favorite spot. They sat down on 'their' bench and they decided to just, y'know, chill and spend some time together. No one-on-one for now.
"It's been already 9 hours and 12 minutes, Kae-chan."
"Hn. And you still call me stupid names."
"I think it's cute."
"I think it's idiotic."
Sigh. "Fine, KAEDE. It's been already 9 hours and 12 minutes ne?"
"Hn."
"Hey.."
"What?"
A smile. A sweet, sweet Sendoh Akira smile. "Happy birthday."
"Hn."
"..."
"Akira.."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
"Aw, you are soooo sweet, Kae-chan!"
"Don't push it."
"Uhm, KAEDE, I mean. Damn, you ARE sweet."
1st of January, 9:20 AM
!- Sendoh Akira's POV -!
And so, here we are now at my apartment. It was not that big, nor was it too small. It was just fine for the two of us. One would even think that it was built exclusively for me and Kae-chan. Hehe. Now that I began to think about him AGAIN, my eyes got glued to him AGAIN. He was comfortably sprawled on my bed as he was having a date with his Dreamland friends again. I, on the other hand, was just sitting there on the edge of my bed beside my beloved. I was stroking his jet-black hair and he would grunt once in a while. What a cute sight.
Ring, ring.. goes my mobile phone.
"Hello?" I answered softly but still gleeful as ever. Wouldn't want to wake Kae-chan up.
"Akira?" O.O "Is that you? Why do you seem so.. quiet?"
"Hiro-kun.. Hey there."
"Where are you anyway?"
"At my apartment."
"And why are you so quiet?"
"Because Kae-chan's here and he's asleep."
"Really? I bet the next time I call you, I'll hear moans and screams."
T.T "Do you think I'm that perverted?"
"Yes."
Grunt. "Why did you call anyway?"
"We've got practice today, you dolt."
"What!? It's the first day of January for goodness' sake."
"Yeah and you're in your apartment having--.."
T.T "We are not doing it, Hiro-kun! You are so damn mean."
"Whatever. You going to practice or not?"
"Obvioiusly, no."
"Suit yourself then. Let Coach Taoka kill you."
"Just patch up for me, please??"
"No."
"Please???"
"No. I have to go now."
I heard the dribbling of a basketball in the background and I gulped for I knew that I was in deep trouble.
"HIRO-KUN!"
"Oh shut up, Akira."
"Mou.. Oh wait.."
"What?"
"Thank you."
"What for?"
"For your help."
"I said NO, you moron. I am NOT going to patch up for you."
"Not that. I mean.. For your help and everything else. Y'know what, last night when I was with Kae-chan, you kept on popping in my mind(1). You scowled at me and you called me names and you even made me snap out of my stupefied state. And even before that, you've been so supportive even though you don't like Kae-chan that much. Thanks a lot for that ne."
"What the..? Me? Last night? In your head?"
"Koshino!" I heard someone call in the background which I think was Uozomi.
"Oh whatever. I REALLY have to go now."
"Fine, fine. Patch up for me, hmkay?"
Grunt. "Bye."
Haha. Koshino. He is such a friend.
"What's my picture doing here?"
Gyah.
O.O "Your picture? Oh! Kae-chan. Er, your awake?"
"You think?" came Kae-chan's sarcastic reply, barely noticing that I called him 'Kae-chan' again. Hehe.
n.n; "Anou.. Your picture.. Ahahaha.."
What picture? What makes him think I keep his picture?
I looked at my bedside table.
And I saw it.
Both our eyes were fixed on the framed pictures on top of my bedside table. It seemed to have caught Kae-chan's attention. There goes my family picture. Then Ryonan basketball team's picture-- ah, I look stunning there. Next was our picture-- Koshy and I. Hehe. We look so good there, but of course I look better. Hehe. We're the best of friends, see?
And the last one, was Kae-chan's picture. I forgot where I got that but that didn't matter now. All I know is that I used to talk to that picture when Kae-chan still wasn't mine. Sendoh Akira talking to Rukawa Kaede's mere picture looked stupid but heck, I'm in love with this man and now, he's here on my bed and I was beside him.
"How's Dreamland?" I asked.
"Still the best." he replied.
"Haha. You hungry or something?"
"No."
"Ooookkkayyy.. You in for video games?"
"No."
"One-on-one?"
"Sure."
"Waaa.. Not now."
"Heck, you asked me."
I sweatdropped.
"Indeed, I asked you but you were supposed to say 'no'."
"Do'ahou."
I smiled.
He rolled his eyes.
We stared intimately at each other.. until both of us drowned in each other's stare and we dove for each other's lips. He pulled me invitingly on my bed and I willingly gave in. Our lips touched once again, soon followed by our tongues and our bodies. Hmmmm.. You still taste so damn sweet, Kae-chan. Quite a good kisser too. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.. But what made me swoon like hell was that between those hot exchange of kisses.. he whispered "I love you" several times. Many times.
Many, many, many, many, many times.
Kae-chan, just so you know, I love you so so so much as well.
And what did we do to kill time for the rest of January 1?
You don't need to know..
.. Believe me ;D
O w a r i :)
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P/N: (1) If you've read the 2nd chapter, you wouldn't be confused about that. XD
R&R please! n.n And flames are very much welcome. XDDD