Title: A Dirty Basketball
Disclaimer: If if owned SD, I'd be filthy rich right now and I'd not have to go through fanfics if I wanted to realize this story, y'know.
Pairings: Umm, at the moment, uncertain. But this is not yaoi!
Time Setting: After Shohoku lost to Aiwa. Oh, wait! After the Interhigh was concluded. Yup, the champs are here. Of course, they're my creation. And here, the teams are still complete.
Fictional/New Character: A whole team, actually… Okay, a whole school. This includes the particular person I created, Aki Sendoh, Akira Sendoh's, umm… cousin… hehehe!
POV's: many, maybe most of my lead characters will have their own share
Summary: Sendoh confesses his feelings to his sleeping cousin…
Chapter 5: Sleeping BeautySeNDoH'S PoV:
-sigh- What should I do?
"Hey, hedgehog. What're ya thinkin?" Mitsui asked, probably expecting for a sentimental answer.
"Huh?"
"Why're you all sighing and staring into nothingness?" Rukawa asked mockingly.
"I know what you're thinking," the punk girl said, smiling grimly. She probably found a way to tease me again.
"Oh yeah? What?"
"Hey, what's your problem?" She looked into my eyes. Those dark blue eyes seemed wanting to see through mine. I stared for a few seconds, then looke away. "What's wrong with you?" She said, stepping in front of me and putting a hand on my forehead. We were walking home again, and as usual, she was beside me.
"Is he sick or somethin'?"
"Nope," she said, lowering her hand and turning to Mitsui. "Just getting all sentimental," she said with another grin.
"Shut up, you guys… It's just – nah, forget it,"
"Whatever it is, tell me, okay?"
"Not now," I said as she wrapped her right arm around my left one, as we walked down the stairs to the subway.
"Yeah, well, when you're ready,"
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" I looked at her indefinitely as we settled on a bench in the train, Rukawa and Mitsui sitting opposite us.
"Nothing. Just – when you're ready…" This girl just knows how to control me… What do they call it? Yeah. She knows the charm… She can be this innocent and still make my mind think things…
NoRMaL PoV:
When they arrieved at the house, Aki said that she was extremely tired so she went to bed earlier than any of them.
"What're ya gonna do there?" Mitsui asked as Sendoh opened the door to Aki's room, when they were already on their way to bed.
"Shhh… Don't be noisy,"
"You pervert!"
"Shut up, Mitsui!"
"No. Seriously, why're you going in?"
"-sigh- Jealous Kitsune…"
"Do ahou,"
"It's nothing. Don't get all jealous. She's my cousin, y'know," Sendoh said as he closed the door behind him. He drew a couch near Aki's bed, settled himself on it, and stared at his sleeping cousin.
"Aki…" Sendoh said under his breath. Aki turned in her sleep. She was now facing her cousin. The room was dark, but Sendoh had been seeing that face long enough, that he knew its contours, its shape, so that he knew how it looked, even in semi-darkness.
"Aki… ra…" Aki mumbled when she opened her eyes momentarily.
"Aki, go to sleep…" Sendoh said as Aki closed her eyes again.
"You, too. You still have… training tomorrow…" Aki said, then she plunged into her sleep once more.
"Aki…"
SeNDoH'S PoV:
Here's the deal. I don't know why I wanna talk this way. And she won't even hear me. She's asleep, for Pete's sake. But anyways… Guess this is the only way I can release how I feel. Hope you still hear this, even just if you think that it was a dream… Here it goes…
"Y'know what? I dunno why I want to say this. I don't even know why I feel this way… If you know why, then tell me…"
This heartless punk just doesn't realize that I'm watching her in her sleep. Well, guess she doesn't really feel my presence. Even when she's awake…
"I… love you… No! I – I think I just like you!"
What am I saying?
"No. I love you,"
Who am I trying to fool here?
"I love you, Aki… I know. You're my cousin. That's probably what you'll say when I actually tell you this. But – I can't – and you can't do anything about it. We both can't. No one can. That's what I feel,"
You're getting nowhere, Akira.
"I just – I – Okay. This is how it goes. Anyone can like you. And you can like anyone. I don't know. Can't you like me?"
-sigh-
"Look. I love you. I don't know if you even like me. But anyways. I still love you. And I'm serious about it. If you don't like me, that's all fine. Just – Just don't lose me as your best cousin, okay?"
Wow. That was hard.
NoRMaL PoV:
Sendoh hurriedly got up from the chair and got out of the room, taking a last glance at his sleeping cousin and quietly closing the door of Aki's room. Sendoh was probably so tired, that even after confessing such feelings, he fell asleep fast…
It was a very beautiful dream. He and Aki were sitting near the shore. They were sitting quietly. They were watching the orange setting sun on the flowing blue horizon. Everything was peaceful and normal; normal except for one small detail. Aki's head was resting on his shoulder. He felt more peaceful than ever. It was his definition of perfect.
Slowly, Aki lifted her head from Sendoh's broad right shoulder. She looked deep into his eyes, and Sendoh could just feel himself melting under that gaze. He leaned closer and held her cheek gently. Seeing this, Aki closed her eyes. Sendoh then closed his eyes and gave the girl a soft kiss.
The dream just ended too soon. He found himself staring into the blue ceiling as soft sunrays filled his bedroom.
"No. This is not my bedroom," He thought to himself as he slowly got up. He rubbed his eyes. "And that was certainly just a dream. That could never happen…" Sendoh got up and went out of the room. When he went downstairs, he found Aki, Rukawa, and Mitsui all already eating their breakfast.
"Hey," Mitsui greeted.
"Ohayou, Akira," Aki smiled.
"Hn," he whispered.
"What's your problem now?" Rukawa said mockingly.
"Shut up…"
"No. Seriously. Somethin' wrong?" Mitsui asked.
"Don't bother asking," Sendoh said as he picked up food from the table. (Whatever was served, just don't mind it… He he he!)
"Nan desu ka?" Aki said as she got up from her couch and went behind the long one, right at Sendoh's back.
"Na – Nani?" Sendoh said, pleasantly startled as his cousin put her hands around his chest (or neck?) and pulled his head closer, so she was kinda hugging the back of his head or something. Aki closed her eyes and buried her face into Sendoh's hair. (We all know about Sendoh's hair. How Aki buried her face into it, let's just not worry about it, ne?)
"You've been like that since yesterday. I'm getting worried," Aki said into his hair.
"Hey, you're gonna make me cry," Mitsui teased.
"There's no problem with me!" Sendoh said, turning to his cousin, who straightened up when he moved. "No! Seriously! Nothing's wrong!" He insisted as Aki looked at him disbelievingly. "Why won't you believe me? Doesn't my face look like I'm saying the truth?"
"No one's gonna believe that face of yours," Rukawa said. Mitsui and Aki bursted into laughter.
Yeah. Maybe it's impossible. But maybe someday, it'll come true. What do you think, Aki? Will it?
End of Chapter 5: Sleeping Beauty
