AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thank you very much for your kind words and criticisms.
Anyway, in this chapter I tried to repair why Hana's teammates weren't
surprised upon seeing Henry. Ahahaha, yeah I guess its quite weird they
aren't surprised, no? major sweatdrop Have fun!
GUIDES:
....-thoughts
{...}-flashback
DISCLAIMER: Slamdunk not mine. Kathleen, Henry, James mine. No money. Don't sue.
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Practice has finally ended and the Shohoku basketball team left the gymnasium, leaving Sakuragi with his uncle and Kathleen.
The practice didn't go as smoothly as Sakuragi wanted it. His teammates were just messing up. He noticed that most of them either ogled at Kathleen or looked quizzically at Henry. Really, who would have thought Sakuragi has an Englishman uncle. Good thing Sakuragi didn't tell them that Henry was born from a royal family or else...Maybe he'll tell them some other time when they are all sitting down with enough restraints to hold his teammates back from jumping in utter surprise.
Sakuragi laughed at the memory of Rukawa getting hit in the head with a basketball. The kitsune was always glancing at the pretty brunette and he did not see the incoming pass from Ryota. Rukawa got smacked on the face which was followed by a resounding thwack on the head from Ayako's fan.
{"CONCENTRATE!" Ayako said.
Rukawa's face was still emotionless but there's a faint blush in his cheek. }
And then there's Kathleen. Man, this girl was just something. She actually fought with his Haruko!
"Hanamichi, are you listening?"
Sakuragi was cut off from his reverie when he heard him being addressed by his uncle. "Yes, what is it?" Sakuragi asked.
"I said, two days from now we'll be leaving Japan for England," Henry repeated.
Sakuragi merely nodded. His mind was set - he'll leave Japan to see his paternal grandparents.
"Oh, Hanamichi this will be fun!" Kathleen squealed and proceeded to hug Sakuragi. The red-head scratch his head in awkwardness, not knowing what to do to the beautiful brunette.
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Sakuragi and his uncle, together with Kathleen, parted ways. His uncle said they still need to arrange his visa for his departure two days from now.
{"Hanamichi, I will go to the embassy for your visa. We'll probably stay at the hotel, so tell your mother not to wait for us," Henry said before entering the limousine.
Kathleen gave a light peck on Sakuragi's cheek. The red-head turned three shades of red upon receiving the kiss. "I'll see you in two days, ok? Take care," Kathleen whispered. Then before entering the car, she also said a bit sourly, "And stay away from that Haruko-whatever," and with a slight wave, she entered the car.}
Just as Sakuragi was about to turn in the corner, he was met full force by the basketball team.
"YOU LUCKY DOG, YOU! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAVE A PRETTY GIRLFRIEND!" Ryota said noisily, clasping Sakuragi by the neck.
Sakuragi wiggled his way out of Ryota grasps and blurted, "SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!"
Ryota merely laughed at him and whispered conspiratorially, "You don't need to hide it. Haruko's not affected. She's head over heels in love with Rukawa. Hehehe..."
Sakuragi gave Ryota a resounding head butt at the mention of Rukawa's name. The Shohoku captain lay flat on the street. The red-head walked away from his teammates but Yasuda and Ayako immediately stopped him.
"Oh, come on now, Sakuragi. Ryota's joking. Just tell us the truth, please?" Ayako said, trying to use her charm to peruse Sakuragi to tell the truth. Ryota got jealous by Ayako's flirtatious way but a sharp look from the pretty manager shut him up.
Sakuragi considered his option. If he tells them now, his dilemma will be over. At least, his teammates will not ask where he is if he leaves for England. But if he did tell them, there's a big possibility that they would think of it as a joke.
He looked at his teammates. They looked interested. Maybe it won't be a bad idea to tell them the truth. Sakuragi thought.
"All right," Sakuragi said, "Let's go to Danny's."
"Wow, you'll treat us?" Ryota excitedly asked.
"No, you baka! Of course you'll pay!" And with that, Sakuragi headed straight for the restaurant, leaving a couple of grumbling Shohoku players. Sakuragi looked back at them. "Do you want to hear the truth or not? It seems like you're not very happy with my decision," he challenged them.
Murmurs of "Of course not!" and "We'll even treat yah!" resounded in the air.
Sakuragi grinned like a Chesire cat and continued walking towards Danny's.
"One of these days....GRRRR!" Ryota said grumpily.
"Do'aho..."
GUIDES:
....-thoughts
{...}-flashback
DISCLAIMER: Slamdunk not mine. Kathleen, Henry, James mine. No money. Don't sue.
****************************************************************************
Practice has finally ended and the Shohoku basketball team left the gymnasium, leaving Sakuragi with his uncle and Kathleen.
The practice didn't go as smoothly as Sakuragi wanted it. His teammates were just messing up. He noticed that most of them either ogled at Kathleen or looked quizzically at Henry. Really, who would have thought Sakuragi has an Englishman uncle. Good thing Sakuragi didn't tell them that Henry was born from a royal family or else...Maybe he'll tell them some other time when they are all sitting down with enough restraints to hold his teammates back from jumping in utter surprise.
Sakuragi laughed at the memory of Rukawa getting hit in the head with a basketball. The kitsune was always glancing at the pretty brunette and he did not see the incoming pass from Ryota. Rukawa got smacked on the face which was followed by a resounding thwack on the head from Ayako's fan.
{"CONCENTRATE!" Ayako said.
Rukawa's face was still emotionless but there's a faint blush in his cheek. }
And then there's Kathleen. Man, this girl was just something. She actually fought with his Haruko!
"Hanamichi, are you listening?"
Sakuragi was cut off from his reverie when he heard him being addressed by his uncle. "Yes, what is it?" Sakuragi asked.
"I said, two days from now we'll be leaving Japan for England," Henry repeated.
Sakuragi merely nodded. His mind was set - he'll leave Japan to see his paternal grandparents.
"Oh, Hanamichi this will be fun!" Kathleen squealed and proceeded to hug Sakuragi. The red-head scratch his head in awkwardness, not knowing what to do to the beautiful brunette.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sakuragi and his uncle, together with Kathleen, parted ways. His uncle said they still need to arrange his visa for his departure two days from now.
{"Hanamichi, I will go to the embassy for your visa. We'll probably stay at the hotel, so tell your mother not to wait for us," Henry said before entering the limousine.
Kathleen gave a light peck on Sakuragi's cheek. The red-head turned three shades of red upon receiving the kiss. "I'll see you in two days, ok? Take care," Kathleen whispered. Then before entering the car, she also said a bit sourly, "And stay away from that Haruko-whatever," and with a slight wave, she entered the car.}
Just as Sakuragi was about to turn in the corner, he was met full force by the basketball team.
"YOU LUCKY DOG, YOU! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAVE A PRETTY GIRLFRIEND!" Ryota said noisily, clasping Sakuragi by the neck.
Sakuragi wiggled his way out of Ryota grasps and blurted, "SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!"
Ryota merely laughed at him and whispered conspiratorially, "You don't need to hide it. Haruko's not affected. She's head over heels in love with Rukawa. Hehehe..."
Sakuragi gave Ryota a resounding head butt at the mention of Rukawa's name. The Shohoku captain lay flat on the street. The red-head walked away from his teammates but Yasuda and Ayako immediately stopped him.
"Oh, come on now, Sakuragi. Ryota's joking. Just tell us the truth, please?" Ayako said, trying to use her charm to peruse Sakuragi to tell the truth. Ryota got jealous by Ayako's flirtatious way but a sharp look from the pretty manager shut him up.
Sakuragi considered his option. If he tells them now, his dilemma will be over. At least, his teammates will not ask where he is if he leaves for England. But if he did tell them, there's a big possibility that they would think of it as a joke.
He looked at his teammates. They looked interested. Maybe it won't be a bad idea to tell them the truth. Sakuragi thought.
"All right," Sakuragi said, "Let's go to Danny's."
"Wow, you'll treat us?" Ryota excitedly asked.
"No, you baka! Of course you'll pay!" And with that, Sakuragi headed straight for the restaurant, leaving a couple of grumbling Shohoku players. Sakuragi looked back at them. "Do you want to hear the truth or not? It seems like you're not very happy with my decision," he challenged them.
Murmurs of "Of course not!" and "We'll even treat yah!" resounded in the air.
Sakuragi grinned like a Chesire cat and continued walking towards Danny's.
"One of these days....GRRRR!" Ryota said grumpily.
"Do'aho..."