Title: Crazy Love Webs
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk is not mine. Britney Spears, Usher and Simple Plan are not mine, neither are their albums and their songs.
Warning/s: Foul language is present; there is also yaoi and, very rarely for Slam Dunk, some Yuri. Obviously, Miyagi and Haruko are the only normal people in this fanfic.
Important A/N: I know that I have a lot other fanfic to finish. This is not Mitru, promise! Anyway, this part is not as mushy as the previous part.
Summary:
Rukawa is Sendoh's crush. Sendoh is Koshino's crush. Fukuda has two crushes: Koshino and Jin. Jin likes his best friend, Kiyota, who has a thing for Maki, who had set his eyes on Fujima. Fujima, on the other hand, kept his feelings for Hanagata who has a crush on Haesegawa, who had always hid his feelings on Mitsui, who loves Kogure, who likes Akagi. Akagi likes Uozumi, who had come to like Uekusa, who likes Miyagi, who loves Ayako, who had suppressed her feelings for Haruko. Haruko had finally come to like Sakuragi, who had tried to stop his feelings for Rukawa. Try to figure out what will happen next in this crazy love web.
man, that was long
(OoOoOo) Changing of scene
(Flashback) self-explanatory
Chapter two: Wildly idiotic
Friday.
Well, I have another word to describe the day for the Shohoku. The world here is full of students cramming to finish their "projects", namely the booths and other things that have something to do with a fair. Frankly, they do not want to do these things, but what do you expect about the newly appointed principal? He will do anything just to win the Most Active School award. After all, it is a cash prize.
Everyone in Shohoku is running around, trying to get everything done before noon. Even if it's just 5 in the morning, they were already required to report at the school and do their jobs. As the rest of the school ran around, the all purpose hall of the school is very calm. All its occupants are so peaceful. They are peacefully sleeping. All they have to wait for is an outraged principal to urge them to practice… and that tensed person is coming in right now. A nerve broke out of his temple as he saw eleven boys sprawled on the floor.
The new principal took a deep breathe, and the next thing the people in the campus knew, they are already trapped in a world of silence, without a single noise heard, all regards to the principal's scream. Just kidding. But never the less, you already have an idea.
Everyone woke up, rubbing their nape. After the principal was contented with the very long lecture, he went out of the all-purpose hall.
Kato stared at the retreating figure on the doorway and sighed. "If only he knew how we spent our time last night, and the exact time that we slept…" His voice trailed off as he gave way to his yawn. Mitsui stood up from the floor. "This is crazy. Where on Earth is Rukawa?"
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Sendoh smiled as he played with his mechanical pen. He is physically present in school, but his mind is floating somewhere. You guys don't need to guess. Yes, he was thinking of the fair tomorrow: Shohoku fair. He will be able to go to Shohoku and, well, spy on Rukawa. He does not want to trust Hiro that his prince charming has a girl friend.
But why would his best friend lie? Maybe it's true…
"Whatever happens, I'll spy on him for the whole fair!" Sendoh shouted, standing from his seat while his fist rose, getting the attention of his classmates and the teacher.
"SENDOH, DETENTION!"
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Koshino stared at the figure of a spiky haired person being sent to detention. From afar, Koshino looks like he does not give a damn: half-closed lids and non-chalance are written all over his face. But God knows how much he is preventing the tears to fall.
Whatever he do, whatever he say, his best friend does not lose hope for winning the walking ice block's heart. It seems like Akira can not notice what he is doing. Akira does not know how much he loves him. Why?
Because Akira's eyes and hearts are just for one stupid ice block!
Not wanting his classmates to notice his emotional break down, he bowed his head, hiding his glassy eyes.
0o0o0
If only one can jump so high that he would reach the moon, then Kainandai high school should have been destroyed with holes from the first floor to the third floor. The hyper-active captain of the Kainandai basketball team would be the cause of it. However, that is not possible, so the building is still in one piece.
"Maki-san? Are you alright?" The rookie of the basketball team asked the out-of-himself captain. This is very rare: Kiyota is even asking himself if this person beside him is really the uptight captain of the team or an evil twin of his highly-respected and highly liked captain of his.
Yes, highly-LIKED captain of his.
Very much highly-liked captain of his.
0o0o0
Maki feels like flying. If only he could, he would've flied from Japan to the Artic, then to Mars, then to Pluto, back to Earth, then to Mercury, then back to Kanagawa, Japan, Asia, Earth. One might ask why.
If you can not understand (you probably didn't read the long summary), refer to the first part. Maki had just asked the Shoyo captain out!
OK, maybe not with him alone, but at least it's something like… that. It took him a lot of courage to do it, and instead of inviting him alone (which he had intended to), he asked Fujima out with two close friends from each of them. Oh, well, at least he finally had the guts to do so.
He just can't wait for tomorrow!
0o0o0
He can see mist form under his breath. It's weird to have a cold morning (very cold morning at that) during summer. Yet, why is he almost freezing here? How he wishes that his father is already not there… "ACHOO!"
Great. Now he has a cold. This is stupid, if his father is there or not, he can not make a difference by standing outside their house, freezing! This is nonsense! Why is he even hiding outside the house? The guards patrolling the subdivision might suspect him as a thief. Or maybe not…
As if on cue, a figure went out of the house. His disorderly hair style and sleepy eyes tells Kaede that the person had just woken up because of his sneezing. As the sleepy eyes caught glimpse of a cold fox outside the house, it seemed like it finally woke up.
"Kaede? What the hell are you doing outside there? Now you have a cold. Hurry inside; dad was waiting for you since last night." Touya exclaimed as he opened the gate of the small but definitely elegant house of the Rukawas.
Kaede got in, and had felt warmth: just what he needed that time. However, as he saw a black car parked on the garage, he felt his whole body shiver: not with coldness but with fear.
Touya was about to step in their house when he noticed his younger brother freeze as he stared at the black car parked at the garage. He shook his head. The gap between his younger brother and father might not get smaller at the near future. He gazed inside, and saw his father watching the two of them.
He smiled at his dad. "Kaede, let's go inside."
The house is cleaner than usual. Maybe their father helped his brother clean. His brother is not really used to doing the "stupid" stuffs like waxing the floor and wiping the windows one by one, so his brother can not do this by himself. "Dad helped me clean the house… So, where did you sleep last night?"
Kaede glanced at his brother. "Mitsui's house."
He saw a flash of fear in his brother's eyes. "Mitsui Hisashi? Are you crazy? That gangster who leads "Dark Kanagawa" gang? Kaede, look! I know you're angry with dad… but to sleep with that gangster, it's too dangerous! I know you can punch, but…"
Kaede did not listen to his brother anymore. Instead, he headed to his room. "KAEDE ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?" "Yes, and you got it all wrong. We were a group who slept over there."
"So? Kaede, that is just too dangerous… blah2" Kaede just can't help but wonder. How did his brother find out about Mitsui's gang? "Make that an ex-gangster. And how did you find out about the name of his gang?"
Touya paled.
A/N: And the plot thickens… Hehehehe!
OoOoOo
Tetsuya heard the commotion outside his room. There were two deep voices, one shouting and the other barely speaking. He sat up and rubbed his eyes, listening to the argument first before stepping in it.
"Mitsui Hisashi? Are you crazy? That gangster who leads "dark Kanagawa gang"? Kaede, look! I know you're angry with dad… but to sleep with that gangster, it's too dangerous! I know you can pack a punch, but this is a dangerous gang we're talking about Kaede! KAEDE ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?"
"Yes. We were a group who slept over there."
"So? Kaede, that is just too dangerous. You slept in a group alright, but who knows what will happen? Are you sleeping in that gangster's house tonight?"
"Yes. Make that an ex-gangster. And how did you find out about the name of his gang?"
"That would be none of your business!"
"Of course it is!"
"Look, Kaede! You are not going anywhere."
"Practice."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No!"
"Yes."
"NO!"
"Yes."
Tetsuya heard enough.
OoOoOo
Touya was about to shout his ass off when his father went out of his bedroom. "Good morning." His father greeted both of them. Touya nodded curtly while Kaede… There was a brief flash of fear that ran across his eyes. Kaede nodded too.
He then went in his room to get his things. Touya glared at his brother's back. "Kaede…" "Touya…" Tetsuya's soft voice cut the argument. Touya and Tetsuya followed Kaede at the bedroom. There, they saw Kaede packing some things.
"Where are you going, Kaede?" Tetsuya asked his son, a lame attempt to patch things up with Kaede. Kaede did not look up. "School."
"School or Mitsui's house?"
Still, he did not look up. "School. After school, Mitsui's house."
"Why?"
"Practice." Kaede is done now. "Are you sleeping here on Saturday?" Tetsuya asked, his eyebrows rose, as if challenging Kaede to answer no. Anyway, he did. "No."
"YES, KAEDE!"
Tetsuya sweat dropped. Cut it out, guys. Why do you need to practice, Kaede?" Kaede closed his bag. "We need to practice for the fair."
"Since your onisan does not want you to go to other's houses, can you ask your group mates to practice here?"
Touya and Kaede stared at their dad as if he did something so stupid. In fact, he did say something stupid. Letting people stay at their house will be exposing their lives in danger!
Stalkers! Fans! Crazy girls!
"Dad, we are hiding our addresses from the whole Kanagawa!" Touya stared at his dad.
"Why?"
Touya and Kaede just stared at each other. "OK, dad, I'm letting Kaede stay at Mitsui's house." Touya said, trying to make his dad change his mind. Kaede nodded. "But as you said a while ago, Touya, this Mitsui guy is an ex-gangster. Kaede, you guys better stay here tonight."
"But…"
"No buts, you will sleep here tonight. You hear that, Kaede?"
The two gulped.
0o0o0o0
Kaede stared at the people outside. All of them are busy- it's Friday after all. And besides, even if it is not Friday, all of them will be busy. It is the end of the month: payday.
Touya whistled with the tune of the song being played at the radio. He does not know why his brother simply loves Simple Plan. What was that new release of theirs? It's something like "Welcome to my world". That does not sound quite right. Is that "Come to my life"?
Ah, he does not even care about the title frankly.
Kaede listened to the lyrics. Little did he know that the song is for people like him and his brother.
Soon, he had trouble containing his tears. The song, the lyrics… it was meant for him and his brother. "…With the big fake smiles and stupid lies, when deep inside you're bleeding… No you don't know how it's like…"
Now he knows why his brother likes it. OK, now it's time for him to meddle with his own feelings. Kaede, don't cry. It's just a stupid song not worthy of your attention… He bowed his head, just in case one of his tears at bay will slip at the tight guard of his eye lashes.
"Hey, Kaede, don't sleep now. We're near the school already." Kaede turned to his brother, and nodded. They soon entered the school, gaining the attention of his school mates because of his brother's cool car.
As soon as they stepped out of the car, girls shrieked. Boys turned green with jealous. Touya and Kaede sweat dropped, and rushed to their destination before these girls can even rush to them.
They walked to the all-purpose hall. From afar, one can already hear Britney's "Outrageous" being played. Kaede stepped in the all-purpose hall first.
/ Outrageous, When I move my body
Outrageous, when I'm at a party
Outrageous, in my sexy jeans
Outrageous, when I'm on the scene
Outrageous, My sex drive
Outrageous, My shopping spree
Outrageous, We on a world tour
Outrageous. Just be it, girl/
As the notes faded, everyone broke into two main groups, each drinking or wiping away their sweat. Rukawa approached Mitsui. However, it was not Kaede Rukawa that Mitsui saw first: It was Touya Rukawa.
Touya and Mitsui stopped dead in their tracks as they glared at each other.
Everyone in the all-purpose hall stopped as if sensing that there is something wrong, which is true. One can see lightning covering the whole hall. Kaede cleared his throat, punching his brother on the shoulder lightly, reminding that they went to tell something, not to fight.
"Mitsui-sempai, my father and my brother did not allow me to sleep anywhere except our house. Can we practice there?"
Mitsui stared at Touya, then to Kaede. He shrugged "I can't do anything about it. Besides, we need to practice. Can everybody come?"
Hanamichi smiled. "We'll ransack the house of kitsune!" Ryota nodded. "Sure, why not?" Mitsui looked at the twins. "Our parents are not yet home. Why not?" Kato said with a smile. The Fuji brothers both smiled and nodded. Aki, Shuichi and Tokiya nodded. Kauro had this mischievous smile plastered on his face. "I'll get to know you're address. I can sell it to the Rukawa brigade…"
The two Rukawas glared at him. Somehow, Touya had this feeling that something will go wrong. Especially with Hisashi around… And then glared at Mitsui once more…
Kaede pulled his brother away from Mitsui. "Onisan, you have classes in the afternoon?" Touya nodded at Kaede, and approached the gate to start his car. He drove all the way to Tokyo University.
Kaede released a sigh of relief as his brother went his way to their school. He then turned to Mitsui. "At what part are you already?" Mitsui smiled. "We're almost done, just the formation of the last chorus of Outrageous."
As Rukawa was about to put his Nike bag on the nearby bench, Mitsui stopped him by putting a hand on Kaede's shoulder. "Rukawa-kun…" Rukawa turned to Mitsui.
"Ano… Are you the brother of Rukawa Touya?" Kaede narrowed his eyes. He nodded. "Why?"
Mitsui stared at the young boy in front of him. Why did he not think of the possibility that he is the brother of that bastard Touya?
Stupid Hisashi!
Mitsui paled, and turned away from Kaede. "Uh… nothing…"
A/N: I told you the plot will thicken…
0o0o0o
"Class, if sin y…" The boring voice drifted in the air as it brings a living nightmare to the students. The voice enters the ear of every unfortunate student in the third year room, and dammed, even if they sleep, they are not safe…
They are not safe…
For even if they try to escape through the darkness of sleep, they are not safe, they are still haunted by the boring-ness of the proctor…
But there are some gifted individuals who survive the torture… Barely… Because even if they survive it, they are stuck in their own nightmares… Namely, a fever and a very, very bad dream.
Kenji stared at his pen. He hates algebra 5, but what else can he do? This is a requirement that he needs so that he can graduate from high school, and land in a nice job… But he hates it…
No choice…
He sighed as he played with his pen. Everyone in the classroom does not seem a bit interested with the lesson. But, like him, what choice do you have?
He stared at the back of his room. He saw his best friend, like him, slumped over his table. This time Hanagata is playing with his game boy. Beside him, Haesegawa is bothering Hanagata about playing the game boy next.
Fujima can't help but feel jealous. Even if Toru is his best friend, Haesegawa is now hanging out most of the time with Hanagata. Especially these times when Kenji has to do a lot of things so he can still be the top of the batch and maintain his scholarship.
Every time Hanagata is talking to Haesegawa, there seems to be this spark in his eyes that never fails to liven up his face. Does… does… his best friend like Haesegawa…?
The stupid realization slapped him in the face. The top student of Shoyo- the ultimate heart throb of his high school, the top student coach, the guy who received the leadership award- did not realize that the best friend he loves had already fallen for his other friend!
Mr. Jealousy is right, there is something going on! How can he not trust his intuition?
"This can not happen!" He suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs. The teachers, boys, and, damn Mr. Jealousy from hell to eternity, the girls all stared at the heart broken heart throb.
A/N: heart broken heart throb! Do you get it? Heart broken heart throb! Heart broken heart throb! Hehehehe…
Enough…
Kenji cursed under his breath. Damn this jealousy to eternity! He might be sent to detention, causing his moral grades to get lower, which will make him only the second of the batch!
Damn you, Mr. Jealousy!
The teacher stared at his top student. He expected everyone in the class to day dream on his class. But Kenji Fujima, the top student day dreaming?
It's so unlike the Fujima he knew.
Maybe he's not feeling well…
Right, He's not feeling well!
"Fujima, are you alright? You look pale. Do you want to go to the clinic?"
This instructor saved him from his hallucinations of being just the second of the batch. His mother will surely kill him if he became just the second of the batch.
"Yes, Urameshi-sensei… Can I go now?"
The instructor nodded. He then proceeded to teaching the boring lesson with his very boring voice.
Kenji excused himself and went to the clinic.
Twenty minutes after Kenji went out of the class room, the teacher turned to Hanagata. "Hanagata?"
Hanagata turned to the teacher, too. "Yes, Urameshi-sensei?"
"Can you bring Fujima's things to the clinic?"
Hanagata nodded. "Hai, sensei!" He went to the front row and got Fujima's bags and jug. He went out of the classroom and went to the clinic.
His best friend had been thinking of a lot of things lately. Yesterday, at their practice, he seems too lost to even concentrate. He missed 9 out of 10 shots! It's so unlike him. Every one at the club was staring at him as if he's insane, but no one can blame them.
And now, this. Why is his best friend like this? Always going to dream land, always slacking off. Why?
He worries for his best friend.
Turning to his right, Hanagata finally saw the clinic. Its door is open. Hanagata entered the clinic without even knocking, therefore hearing the conversation of his best friend and the school nurse clinic.
"Geez, Fujima-san. You need to go home. You have a high fever."
"I don't want to go home, Ms. Rika. I still have five more classes for today."
"But can you sit on class with a 42 degrees Celsius fever?"
"..."
" I don't think so, Fujima-san."
"But no one will get me from school."
"Pardon?"
"Nobody's home."
Toru peeked at the two. "I'll take you home, Kenji."
Fujima stared at the head with eye glasses that peeked at them. Who else owns that deep voice but his best friend? More than ever, he felt so damn jealous that he got angry at his best friend.
"No, thank you, Toru, but I can go home. Alone."
Hanagata can't help but feel agitated his best friend's statement. It seems like Kenji is angry at him. Why?
"Kenji, are you alright?"
Kenji glared at him. He got his bag from Toru and marched off the place.
0o0o0
The sun is setting. It is now a quarter before 6:00 pm. Some stores are already closed, but moreover, all schools except Shohoku had closed.
Now it's almost closing time.
The stereo is off, the all-purpose hall is empty. God knows where our dearest heroes are.
Oh, that's wrong, I know where they are. Perhaps you do too.
They are now on their way to Rukawa residence, and somehow, Rukawa has a feeling that everything will go wrong.
When he turned right, he saw his brother's car go in the gate. There are now two cars in the house.
He stopped cycling. He waited for the others to catch up with him before pressing the door bell.
Soon, his brother opened the gate for him. "Hi, Kaede. Are they there already?"
His younger brother nodded in response. After a few seconds, all of the noisy group mates of Kaede went in the house.
Hanamichi was the first to enter the house. "Hehehehe! This house too neat for kitsune! Ready or not, here I come!"
"Do'aho."
One by one, they entered. Kaede followed them to the house. Touya Rukawa stayed behind. However, Mitsui stayed behind.
Touya glanced at Mitsui. "What? Are you not going in?"
Mitsui nodded and went inside.
"Hisashi… I think we need to talk." Touya Rukawa held Mitsui's wrists tightly. It took him all his guts to do it: to talk to Mitsui.
Hisashi stared at the hand holding his wrists, then to the hand's owner. "It's been a long time after what happened, Touya. I think it's enough. More than enough."
0o0o0
The whole Kanagawa is hurrying. The sun is about to rise. The best school fair for this year is about to start! The sacrifice that the students gave is more than just for their grades. It involves their own sweat, tears and blood.
Everyone is hurrying to get out of their houses! Who's going to win the prizes? Who's going to win the contests?
And moreover, who's going to win over our dearest heroes' hearts?
Shohoku was once a very peaceful school. OK, maybe not very silent and serene because it used to be the cradle of the best trouble makers of Kanagawa. But nevertheless, when one wants peace, he only needs to go to the nearby playground or the rooftop.
Now, those places are not safe from the noise the teen-agers below are making. There were a lot of things happening down there, and the booths look more like a maze than a fair.
Kaede had enough. There is too much noise than how his ears can ever manage, and his costume- an oversized yellow jacket and blue fitted turtle-neck with very tight pants- is too hot for his own good. Sighing to himself, he went outside the school gates.
He'll just come back later. Besides, their first performance will still be on 8:00 am. It's just 6:30. They won't practice. They had enough practice last night.
Practice last night was worse than hell itself. Mitsui is more uptight than ever. His brother was more demanding than ever about their noise.
There seemed to be a silent argument in the air.
He knows that his brother and his sempai is related.. somewhat. His brother had been frantic when he found out that Mitsui Hisashi joined the basketball team he was in. His reaction yesterday when he told his brother that he slept over Mitsui's house is priceless.
Things are weird last night. Especially that do'aho. He's been acting really giddy and nervous all night, especially when his brother and father is around.
But, why?
Then, a familiar red van entered the school's parking lot. He knows this van. He already saw it before.
Hmm… Plate number AKG004. It is a red Isuzu Adventure and has four 19-inch diameter wheels.
Who owns this van again?
Soon, the van found a parking space in the crowded parking lot. The van's doors opened. Seven tall people went out from it.
Oh, how can he forget? It's Akagi-sempai's dad's van.
But what on Earth are those Ryonan players doing with him?
This school fair must be the "best", but it must be the most chaotic and noisiest ever!
"Hi, Rukawa-kun!" A chirpy voice greeted him. He know this voice- it's the same voice that challenged him at the basketball court when he was still a sophomore in junior high, the same voice that greeted him first when they had just moved here in Kanagawa, and the same voice that challenged him every now and then every time he plays basketball at the nearby court alone.
He need not turn.
"What?"
"Do you want a stroll?"
"…"
0o0o0
Uozumi sighed. "Here comes Sendoh's playboy attitude again."
Akagi stared at the two who went out of the school premises. "So, that's why you told me that you are certain that Sendoh will come?"
Uozumi rolled his eyes. "Did you not notice that our ace player likes your ace player?"
Akagi's eyes are still ready to hop off his face. "I don't believe it."
Sakuragi seethed with anger as he suddenly appeared between Uozumi and Akagi. "I don't believe it, too."
Koshino also seethed with the same anger like that of Hanamichi's. "I won't allow it."
Say hello to the bloodiest fair ever in history!
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A/N:
This is the most stupid, senseless chapter I ever wrote.
Guess what's going on between Mitsui and Touya.
Guess what will happen next.
Thank you for reading, and those who reviewed in the last chapter.
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