AUTHOR'S NOTE: Chapter 8 is up! Reviews will be deeply appreciated. Sorry
it took so long to put this up.
GUIDES:
...-thoughts
{...}-flashback
DISCLAIMER: Takehiko Inoue owned Slamdunk. I'm just trying to recreate his story.
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"You're a what?"
Every set of eyes was looking at the red-head.
"I said, Henry is a knight and my father was supposed to be a duke. But he's dead so I'll take his place."
Ryota's hand with a spoonful of ice cream was left hanging in mid-air, Ayako just stared at Sakuragi as if he was an alien, and Rukawa was....well.... being Rukawa (Translation: Emotionless as ever).
Ryota was the first to recover. He immediately ate his ice cream, followed by a drink of his ice tea. He looked formally at Sakuragi. "Ok. So what's the punchline?"
Sakuragi gawked at Ryota as if he was a dirt. "There's no punchline,"
At that word, Ryota couldn't help but burst out laughing. Ayako followed suit and next thing Sakuragi knew, everyone was laughing.
Sakuragi was already turning five shades of purple, which was clashing badly with his red-hair. He was getting annoyed - nay, murderous. They dared laughed at the tensai!
"Fine," he blurted, "laughed if that's what you want! If I leave Japan one of these days and never comes back, maybe you'll believe me!" After that emotional outburst, Sakuragi stood up angrily and stormed off the place. He had slammed the door so hard, the whole place rattled.
Sakuragi's teammates looked at each other guiltily. They weren't expecting that Sakurgi would be that angry.
"Well...what now?" Ayako was the first to break the silence.
"That was a bad thing you did. Shame on all of you!" Ryota said knowingly. He was immediately hit with Ayako's fan.
"You were the one who laughed the loudest," Ayako gave a knowing glare at Ryota. The captain felt very small under the manageress glare.
"The best thing we could do is to apologize to Hanamichi first thing in the morning. Then the second best thing is to shut up about the whole incident. And not to laugh about it..." At this Ayako gave Ryota another glare. Ryota was wise enough to nod as a sign of consent. "Good. That settled the matter,"Ayako finished.
Really...who would really thought that Do'aho was born from royalty? Rukawa thought as he sipped his ice tea to prevent himself from laughing.
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Meanwhile, back at Akagi's home, Akagi Haruko was watching the 6 o'clock news. She screamed when she saw a very familiar girl at the next segment.
The reporter was talking to Henry, Sakuragi's uncle. With him, was the girl who harassed her earlier. But Haruko wasn't paying attention to what the reporter was saying. She was looking at the words on her TV screen: Sir Henry of Lancaster.
"Oh my God, Sakuragi is...."
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At Sakuragi's home, the red-head boy was turning and tossing at his bed. He was still fuming mad at his teammates. How could they laugh at him! He could almost punched them (well, the boys anyway. He wouldn't dare hurt a girl, especially Ayako). Even though he half-expected their reaction, it was still irritating to watch them laughed at his face.
Sakuragi, in his annoyance, threw the pillow at the wall. He closed his eyes but he could see his teammates laughing. "ARRRRGH! Stop it!"
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The next morning, Sakuragi was walking to his school groggily. He did not get a decent sleep due to yesterday's ordeal. He yawned and stretched his arms to rid a bit of his sleepiness. He was turning a corner when he chanced upon his Shohoku teammates waiting for him...even Rukawa.
The Shohoku basketball team smiled at him testily, except Rukawa of course, who was fast asleep. Sakuragi glared at them and proceeded to walking to school. "Anou, Sakuragi..."Ayako started. The red-head stopped on his tracks, but he didn't turn back to look at her. "Well, we know you're angry," Sakuragi snorted, "but we're sorry. We are really sorry. Aren't we guys?" Ayako said.
"Look, Sakuragi..." At the sound of Ryota's voice, Sakuragi finally turned around and looked at Ryota menacingly. Ryota gulped. Sakuragi advanced towards Ryota. His teammates backed away, expecting a fight to ensue. Ryota stay put out of fear. He reckoned he deserved a head butt after what he did. Any moment now, he thought.
Sakuragi was looking down at Ryota. He was immensely enjoying the looked of fear at Ryota's face. He really didn't need to hear them apologize but he could have a little fun with them.
He watched as trickle of sweat formed on the captain's forehead. He moved his head closely. Ryota took another gulped. Please, let it be over soon! Ryota prayed as he closed his eyes. Then...
A laugh. Somebody was laughing. He opened his left eye and saw Sakuragi on the pavement, guffawing. "HAHAHAHAHA, RYOCHIN! You looked so afraid! HAHAHAHAHA! "
Ryota got irritated and he wanted to punch Sakuragi but he stopped on his tracks. "You're not...angry?"
"After the show you did, how could I be angry! You looked as if you'll faint any moment! HAHAHAHAHA!"
Ryota cuffed Sakuragi at the neck. "You idiot! You almost gave me a heart attack!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ryochin, what will Ayako say? HAHAHA!" Sakuragi said between chortling.
Ayako promptly gave Sakuragi a beating with her fan. Sakuragi rubbed sorely his head. "What did you do that for?"
But Ayako just smiled at him. "We promise not to laugh at you again,"
Sakuragi nodded and returned a small smile. A long silence ensued. Ayako broke the uncomfortable silence by ushering all of them to school. "Come on, now! We're gonna be late!"
The basketball team chattered happily all the way to the school. However, upon entering the gates they were met by hordes of reporter and paparazzi. The reporters and paparazzi all moved towards Sakuragi, barraging him with questions. "How do you feel that you will be a duke?" "Have you met your grandmother yet?" "How was Sir Lance as a father?" "How's you sex life?" Sakuragi looked incredulously at the reporter who asked the last question.
His teammates were gazing at the mob clobbering Sakuragi. This means that...
"You mean, he wasn't joking?" Rukawa asked.
Just then, Haruko arrived at school. "Minna, Sakuragi is a..."
"Royalty. We know," Ayako said as their gaze both fell on Sakuragi and the reporters mobbing him.
"Hanamichi-kun...." Haruko whispered.
GUIDES:
...-thoughts
{...}-flashback
DISCLAIMER: Takehiko Inoue owned Slamdunk. I'm just trying to recreate his story.
**************************************************************************** **
"You're a what?"
Every set of eyes was looking at the red-head.
"I said, Henry is a knight and my father was supposed to be a duke. But he's dead so I'll take his place."
Ryota's hand with a spoonful of ice cream was left hanging in mid-air, Ayako just stared at Sakuragi as if he was an alien, and Rukawa was....well.... being Rukawa (Translation: Emotionless as ever).
Ryota was the first to recover. He immediately ate his ice cream, followed by a drink of his ice tea. He looked formally at Sakuragi. "Ok. So what's the punchline?"
Sakuragi gawked at Ryota as if he was a dirt. "There's no punchline,"
At that word, Ryota couldn't help but burst out laughing. Ayako followed suit and next thing Sakuragi knew, everyone was laughing.
Sakuragi was already turning five shades of purple, which was clashing badly with his red-hair. He was getting annoyed - nay, murderous. They dared laughed at the tensai!
"Fine," he blurted, "laughed if that's what you want! If I leave Japan one of these days and never comes back, maybe you'll believe me!" After that emotional outburst, Sakuragi stood up angrily and stormed off the place. He had slammed the door so hard, the whole place rattled.
Sakuragi's teammates looked at each other guiltily. They weren't expecting that Sakurgi would be that angry.
"Well...what now?" Ayako was the first to break the silence.
"That was a bad thing you did. Shame on all of you!" Ryota said knowingly. He was immediately hit with Ayako's fan.
"You were the one who laughed the loudest," Ayako gave a knowing glare at Ryota. The captain felt very small under the manageress glare.
"The best thing we could do is to apologize to Hanamichi first thing in the morning. Then the second best thing is to shut up about the whole incident. And not to laugh about it..." At this Ayako gave Ryota another glare. Ryota was wise enough to nod as a sign of consent. "Good. That settled the matter,"Ayako finished.
Really...who would really thought that Do'aho was born from royalty? Rukawa thought as he sipped his ice tea to prevent himself from laughing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meanwhile, back at Akagi's home, Akagi Haruko was watching the 6 o'clock news. She screamed when she saw a very familiar girl at the next segment.
The reporter was talking to Henry, Sakuragi's uncle. With him, was the girl who harassed her earlier. But Haruko wasn't paying attention to what the reporter was saying. She was looking at the words on her TV screen: Sir Henry of Lancaster.
"Oh my God, Sakuragi is...."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At Sakuragi's home, the red-head boy was turning and tossing at his bed. He was still fuming mad at his teammates. How could they laugh at him! He could almost punched them (well, the boys anyway. He wouldn't dare hurt a girl, especially Ayako). Even though he half-expected their reaction, it was still irritating to watch them laughed at his face.
Sakuragi, in his annoyance, threw the pillow at the wall. He closed his eyes but he could see his teammates laughing. "ARRRRGH! Stop it!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next morning, Sakuragi was walking to his school groggily. He did not get a decent sleep due to yesterday's ordeal. He yawned and stretched his arms to rid a bit of his sleepiness. He was turning a corner when he chanced upon his Shohoku teammates waiting for him...even Rukawa.
The Shohoku basketball team smiled at him testily, except Rukawa of course, who was fast asleep. Sakuragi glared at them and proceeded to walking to school. "Anou, Sakuragi..."Ayako started. The red-head stopped on his tracks, but he didn't turn back to look at her. "Well, we know you're angry," Sakuragi snorted, "but we're sorry. We are really sorry. Aren't we guys?" Ayako said.
"Look, Sakuragi..." At the sound of Ryota's voice, Sakuragi finally turned around and looked at Ryota menacingly. Ryota gulped. Sakuragi advanced towards Ryota. His teammates backed away, expecting a fight to ensue. Ryota stay put out of fear. He reckoned he deserved a head butt after what he did. Any moment now, he thought.
Sakuragi was looking down at Ryota. He was immensely enjoying the looked of fear at Ryota's face. He really didn't need to hear them apologize but he could have a little fun with them.
He watched as trickle of sweat formed on the captain's forehead. He moved his head closely. Ryota took another gulped. Please, let it be over soon! Ryota prayed as he closed his eyes. Then...
A laugh. Somebody was laughing. He opened his left eye and saw Sakuragi on the pavement, guffawing. "HAHAHAHAHA, RYOCHIN! You looked so afraid! HAHAHAHAHA! "
Ryota got irritated and he wanted to punch Sakuragi but he stopped on his tracks. "You're not...angry?"
"After the show you did, how could I be angry! You looked as if you'll faint any moment! HAHAHAHAHA!"
Ryota cuffed Sakuragi at the neck. "You idiot! You almost gave me a heart attack!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ryochin, what will Ayako say? HAHAHA!" Sakuragi said between chortling.
Ayako promptly gave Sakuragi a beating with her fan. Sakuragi rubbed sorely his head. "What did you do that for?"
But Ayako just smiled at him. "We promise not to laugh at you again,"
Sakuragi nodded and returned a small smile. A long silence ensued. Ayako broke the uncomfortable silence by ushering all of them to school. "Come on, now! We're gonna be late!"
The basketball team chattered happily all the way to the school. However, upon entering the gates they were met by hordes of reporter and paparazzi. The reporters and paparazzi all moved towards Sakuragi, barraging him with questions. "How do you feel that you will be a duke?" "Have you met your grandmother yet?" "How was Sir Lance as a father?" "How's you sex life?" Sakuragi looked incredulously at the reporter who asked the last question.
His teammates were gazing at the mob clobbering Sakuragi. This means that...
"You mean, he wasn't joking?" Rukawa asked.
Just then, Haruko arrived at school. "Minna, Sakuragi is a..."
"Royalty. We know," Ayako said as their gaze both fell on Sakuragi and the reporters mobbing him.
"Hanamichi-kun...." Haruko whispered.