A Love Within Three Hearts
Thank you to all those that reviewed chapter 2. Here's chapter 3!!! Enjoy reading!!!!
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk, and its original characters do not belong to me. It belongs to Inoue Takehiko. All the unoriginal characters in this fic are mine, though. What If?, A Fling and A Love Within Three Hearts is a trilogy. If you haven't read the other two stories, read those first.
Summary: Hana got back from the States already. Len also too. Set during Hana and Kaede's second year.
A/n: Kaede and Taka wants their other brother, Len to fit in. So, expect OOC in Kaede's case.
Chapter 3
Len listened to the cd just before he go down and have breakfast with his 'family'.
'Sakuragi Hana and Hana Sakuragi has the same face, the same height, the same fiery hair, the same position,' Len thought. 'They could be the same person, but their attitude are so different from each other,'
"Make a wish... make a wish..." he sang, and went on singing the chinese part of it, and entered the dining room.
"I bet your mother made you learn Mandarin," Rukawa-san stated.
"Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese, Otoosan," Len replied.
"You know how to speak Mandarin?" Kaede asked. Len nodded.
"Interested, Kaede?" asked Rukawa-san.
"No, but Hana's crazy about F4 nowadays," Kaede answered.
"You are still trying to win her back, eh?" asked Taka. Kaede just nodded.
"She always humms the Vic Zhou song ever since she got back from the States," Kaede replied.
"Vic Zhou, as in 'Make a wish'?" asked Len.
Kaede nodded.
'It's the same song that Hana and I love to sing,' he thought.
Len's still clueless whether Hana, is Hana. Hana's loudness contrasted with the somewhat silent Hana he knew at the States. The style of playing is the same though.
*****
"Ryuen-nii-chan, that guy is sooooo stupid! I couldn't believe he didn't recognise me!" Hana complained to Ryuen.
"Not suprising. You were so out of character when you are at the States. The only time that you got back to 'normal' is when you are with me, and Eiji, and no one else," Ryuen replied.
"Why'd I want to show that I'm a loud girl in front of all those strangers, eh, Ryu-nii-chan?" asked Hana.
*****
'Watashi wa Sakuragi Hana, yoroshiku,' Len thought. 'Hana said that to me a few months ago, and somebody named Hana said that to me as well,'
"Are we going to pick up Hana like yesterday?" asked Len.
Kaede shook his head. "Her onii-chan volunteered to drive her to school," he answered.
"Onii-chan?"
"Uhuh, she has two brothers, who happened to be twins," Kaede answered. "Interested at her? Len?"
"Uh no, you like her already," Len replied.
***
At Shohoku...
"There she is," Kaede said.
"Thank you for bringing me to school, Ryuen-nii-chan, Kei-nii-chan," they heard Hana say.
"Ryu!" shouted Len towards Ryuen.
"Hey Len, what are you doing here?" Ryuen said.
"Mother died, and she made me live with my father," Len answered.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear Ms. Adam die," Ryuen said sympathetically. "This is my twin, Keisuke, and you know my sister,"
"Hana!" he said. "I knew it's you!"
"Du-uh!" Hana answered. "Finally remembered me, eh?"
"N-no, it's just that, your behaviour is so different," Len admitted. "The Hana I knew never shout around,"
"It's ok, Len, c'mon, Kaede, let's get to class!" Hana shouted. "Bye bye, onii-chans,"
"Bye!" both chorused.
*****
Break time...
Instead of going to the cafeteria. Hana asked Len to go to the rooftop with her, to talk about some matters.
"Actually, Len, it's not ok," Hana muttered softly.
"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you that I recognise you first," Len said. "But.."
"I'm so different, am I?" asked Hana. Len nodded.
"I still have the same red shade of hair, only longer, the same height, only taller by a 2 centimetres, the same face, the same..." Hana trailed on.
"But different behaviours. The Hana I knew back at the States is quiet, and listen attentively to the teacher. The Hana here..."
"is very loud, and cut classes," Hana supplied. Len nodded. "What do you expect? Len? I'm in a very different country with different surroundings. I have to adapt to some changes, like you now, you are acting just like Kaede when I first met him,"
"Is Kaede, I mean, my brother, your boyfriend?" Len asked.
"He used to be. He's the very same guy that I showed the picture to you months ago. Both of you look so much alike that I'm having trouble to know which one do I really love,"
"Do you still love me?" asked Len. Hana nodded.
"It does wear down a bit though, but I still love you," Hana admitted. But upon seeing Len's bright face, "But... I love Kaede as well,"
"Which one of us do you want, Hana? Me or Kaede?" Len asked.
"Give me time, please,"
Len nodded.
"And, do not tell anyone that we used to date. Haruko knew about it, but I doubt that she'll tell anyone else," Hana explained. "In the meantime, let's act as good friends,"
********
Basketball practice...
There's no doubt that the team is going fairly well. They are practicing shootings that day to prepare themselves for the game against Ryonan. Ryonan's coming over to Shohoku.
Hana practiced her three pointers. With the absence of Mitsui and Kogure, only Hana, Kaede and only one first year, Mikage knows how to do three pointers, and sometimes, it doesn't enter the basket. Some of their shooting guards did not know how to do it, and Hana's going to teach them when she has the chance.
"Tensai! Tensai! Sakuragi! Tensai! Tensai! Sakuragi!" shouted the Sakuragi shinetais.
"Love Me! Love Me! Rukawa! Love me! Rukawa!" shouted the Rukawa shinetais.
"Oi! Hana! Take a break!" shouted Miyagi.
"It's ok, Ryocchin, there's only two left to go," Hana shouted back. "299! 300! Yes! 300 shots!"
"300 shots, eh? Trying to be like Jin, are you, Hana?" asked Mitsui, who entered the court.
"Mitcchy! What are you doing in Shohoku?" asked Hana. "And no, I'm not trying to be like Jin, unlike him, I do 600 shots a day,"
"Hmm, I got a day off at the Uni today, and I decided to give you all a visit, Hana, your hair is longer!" Mitsui answered. "but I see that you are shorter!"
"Darn you, Mitcchy, I'm NOT getting shorter, I'm taller by 2 cm, you, you scarface!" Hana outraged.
"Who's he?" Len asked one of the first years.
"He's Mitsui Hisashi, Shohoku's ex-shooting guard, he's very good," answered the first year.
"Mitsui, let me introduce to you, Len," Miyagi said.
"Hey, you look just like Rukawa," Mitsui stated.
"I am Rukawa, Rukawa Len Xiao Tian Adam, call me Len," Len introduced himself.
"Mitsui Hisashi," Mitsui replied.
"Mitcchy! Let's have a one-on-one," shouted Hana.
"No, I'm tired, and I want to watch all of you play," Mitsui said.
*******
While everyone else is playing or doing some basics, Len sat watching Hana play. Mitsui watched him and strode off to sit next to the pale boy.
"You like her, don't you?" Mitsui whispered.
"How do you know?" Len whispered back.
"You are watching her just like the way Rukawa always does, when they were together," Mitsui whispered. "Unlike Rukawa, your face is like an open book, I could see that you like Hana,"
"Does that mean the whole team knows I like her?" Len asked, remembering Hana saying that they should act as good friends.
"Nope," Mitsui smiled. "I don't know why, but I can sense you liking her,"
"Kaede likes her too,"
"Is it because of that, that you don't show your feelings?"
"She knows I like her,"
"Aaah, Miyagi's problem," Mitsui said.
"Miyagi? As in captain?"
Mitsui nodded. "Miyagi loves Ayako, and Ayako knows about it, she just doesn't return his feelings,"
"Just one thing, Len, get it out of your system, tell her you like her, show her, I know she likes you too,"
"I know that as well,"
"I don't really want you to do this, but, when it comes to love, you've to gamble with consequences,"
Len nodded. And gambling is what he's going to do, if it's the way to win Hana's affections.
End of chapter 3
Thank you to all those that reviewed chapter 2. Here's chapter 3!!! Enjoy reading!!!!
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk, and its original characters do not belong to me. It belongs to Inoue Takehiko. All the unoriginal characters in this fic are mine, though. What If?, A Fling and A Love Within Three Hearts is a trilogy. If you haven't read the other two stories, read those first.
Summary: Hana got back from the States already. Len also too. Set during Hana and Kaede's second year.
A/n: Kaede and Taka wants their other brother, Len to fit in. So, expect OOC in Kaede's case.
Chapter 3
Len listened to the cd just before he go down and have breakfast with his 'family'.
'Sakuragi Hana and Hana Sakuragi has the same face, the same height, the same fiery hair, the same position,' Len thought. 'They could be the same person, but their attitude are so different from each other,'
"Make a wish... make a wish..." he sang, and went on singing the chinese part of it, and entered the dining room.
"I bet your mother made you learn Mandarin," Rukawa-san stated.
"Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese, Otoosan," Len replied.
"You know how to speak Mandarin?" Kaede asked. Len nodded.
"Interested, Kaede?" asked Rukawa-san.
"No, but Hana's crazy about F4 nowadays," Kaede answered.
"You are still trying to win her back, eh?" asked Taka. Kaede just nodded.
"She always humms the Vic Zhou song ever since she got back from the States," Kaede replied.
"Vic Zhou, as in 'Make a wish'?" asked Len.
Kaede nodded.
'It's the same song that Hana and I love to sing,' he thought.
Len's still clueless whether Hana, is Hana. Hana's loudness contrasted with the somewhat silent Hana he knew at the States. The style of playing is the same though.
*****
"Ryuen-nii-chan, that guy is sooooo stupid! I couldn't believe he didn't recognise me!" Hana complained to Ryuen.
"Not suprising. You were so out of character when you are at the States. The only time that you got back to 'normal' is when you are with me, and Eiji, and no one else," Ryuen replied.
"Why'd I want to show that I'm a loud girl in front of all those strangers, eh, Ryu-nii-chan?" asked Hana.
*****
'Watashi wa Sakuragi Hana, yoroshiku,' Len thought. 'Hana said that to me a few months ago, and somebody named Hana said that to me as well,'
"Are we going to pick up Hana like yesterday?" asked Len.
Kaede shook his head. "Her onii-chan volunteered to drive her to school," he answered.
"Onii-chan?"
"Uhuh, she has two brothers, who happened to be twins," Kaede answered. "Interested at her? Len?"
"Uh no, you like her already," Len replied.
***
At Shohoku...
"There she is," Kaede said.
"Thank you for bringing me to school, Ryuen-nii-chan, Kei-nii-chan," they heard Hana say.
"Ryu!" shouted Len towards Ryuen.
"Hey Len, what are you doing here?" Ryuen said.
"Mother died, and she made me live with my father," Len answered.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear Ms. Adam die," Ryuen said sympathetically. "This is my twin, Keisuke, and you know my sister,"
"Hana!" he said. "I knew it's you!"
"Du-uh!" Hana answered. "Finally remembered me, eh?"
"N-no, it's just that, your behaviour is so different," Len admitted. "The Hana I knew never shout around,"
"It's ok, Len, c'mon, Kaede, let's get to class!" Hana shouted. "Bye bye, onii-chans,"
"Bye!" both chorused.
*****
Break time...
Instead of going to the cafeteria. Hana asked Len to go to the rooftop with her, to talk about some matters.
"Actually, Len, it's not ok," Hana muttered softly.
"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you that I recognise you first," Len said. "But.."
"I'm so different, am I?" asked Hana. Len nodded.
"I still have the same red shade of hair, only longer, the same height, only taller by a 2 centimetres, the same face, the same..." Hana trailed on.
"But different behaviours. The Hana I knew back at the States is quiet, and listen attentively to the teacher. The Hana here..."
"is very loud, and cut classes," Hana supplied. Len nodded. "What do you expect? Len? I'm in a very different country with different surroundings. I have to adapt to some changes, like you now, you are acting just like Kaede when I first met him,"
"Is Kaede, I mean, my brother, your boyfriend?" Len asked.
"He used to be. He's the very same guy that I showed the picture to you months ago. Both of you look so much alike that I'm having trouble to know which one do I really love,"
"Do you still love me?" asked Len. Hana nodded.
"It does wear down a bit though, but I still love you," Hana admitted. But upon seeing Len's bright face, "But... I love Kaede as well,"
"Which one of us do you want, Hana? Me or Kaede?" Len asked.
"Give me time, please,"
Len nodded.
"And, do not tell anyone that we used to date. Haruko knew about it, but I doubt that she'll tell anyone else," Hana explained. "In the meantime, let's act as good friends,"
********
Basketball practice...
There's no doubt that the team is going fairly well. They are practicing shootings that day to prepare themselves for the game against Ryonan. Ryonan's coming over to Shohoku.
Hana practiced her three pointers. With the absence of Mitsui and Kogure, only Hana, Kaede and only one first year, Mikage knows how to do three pointers, and sometimes, it doesn't enter the basket. Some of their shooting guards did not know how to do it, and Hana's going to teach them when she has the chance.
"Tensai! Tensai! Sakuragi! Tensai! Tensai! Sakuragi!" shouted the Sakuragi shinetais.
"Love Me! Love Me! Rukawa! Love me! Rukawa!" shouted the Rukawa shinetais.
"Oi! Hana! Take a break!" shouted Miyagi.
"It's ok, Ryocchin, there's only two left to go," Hana shouted back. "299! 300! Yes! 300 shots!"
"300 shots, eh? Trying to be like Jin, are you, Hana?" asked Mitsui, who entered the court.
"Mitcchy! What are you doing in Shohoku?" asked Hana. "And no, I'm not trying to be like Jin, unlike him, I do 600 shots a day,"
"Hmm, I got a day off at the Uni today, and I decided to give you all a visit, Hana, your hair is longer!" Mitsui answered. "but I see that you are shorter!"
"Darn you, Mitcchy, I'm NOT getting shorter, I'm taller by 2 cm, you, you scarface!" Hana outraged.
"Who's he?" Len asked one of the first years.
"He's Mitsui Hisashi, Shohoku's ex-shooting guard, he's very good," answered the first year.
"Mitsui, let me introduce to you, Len," Miyagi said.
"Hey, you look just like Rukawa," Mitsui stated.
"I am Rukawa, Rukawa Len Xiao Tian Adam, call me Len," Len introduced himself.
"Mitsui Hisashi," Mitsui replied.
"Mitcchy! Let's have a one-on-one," shouted Hana.
"No, I'm tired, and I want to watch all of you play," Mitsui said.
*******
While everyone else is playing or doing some basics, Len sat watching Hana play. Mitsui watched him and strode off to sit next to the pale boy.
"You like her, don't you?" Mitsui whispered.
"How do you know?" Len whispered back.
"You are watching her just like the way Rukawa always does, when they were together," Mitsui whispered. "Unlike Rukawa, your face is like an open book, I could see that you like Hana,"
"Does that mean the whole team knows I like her?" Len asked, remembering Hana saying that they should act as good friends.
"Nope," Mitsui smiled. "I don't know why, but I can sense you liking her,"
"Kaede likes her too,"
"Is it because of that, that you don't show your feelings?"
"She knows I like her,"
"Aaah, Miyagi's problem," Mitsui said.
"Miyagi? As in captain?"
Mitsui nodded. "Miyagi loves Ayako, and Ayako knows about it, she just doesn't return his feelings,"
"Just one thing, Len, get it out of your system, tell her you like her, show her, I know she likes you too,"
"I know that as well,"
"I don't really want you to do this, but, when it comes to love, you've to gamble with consequences,"
Len nodded. And gambling is what he's going to do, if it's the way to win Hana's affections.
End of chapter 3