AUTHOR'S NOTE: SORRY! SORRY! It took me so long to upload another chapter.
Hehehe, just graduated from high school (yay! college here I come!) Anyway,
here's chapter 9.
GUIDES:
... - thoughts
{...} - flashback
DISCLAIMER: Standard disclaimer applied.
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Sakuragi had to put up with the pesky reporters for two days. They seemed to pop out from nowhere and appeared by his side every few minutes. The school needed to employ the Kanagawa police to free the school from these headaches but to no avail.
Sakuragi would have loved the attention...he craved for it every single day. To get the same attention Rukawa was getting. But he's ready to take it all back now. HE NEVER WANTED THIS! For two days, he had to endure the stares of the whole Shohoku population. It was quite uncomfortable. Before, his schoolmates would stare at him because he was so tall and he looked so mean. But now they stare at him because of his new found celebrity status.
Of course, there's a silver lining to this unwanted attention. Sakuragi really didn't mind the recognition he was getting from the female species. Each time he passed by the school hall, a number of girls would come up to him and asked for his autograph. The red-head boy would always blush each time a girl would do that. But still, the only attention he really wanted was that of Haruko.
After the news leaked that he was born from royalty, Haruko barely noticed him. When they meet at the school corridor, she always swerved past him. It hurt Sakuragi because he couldn't understand why did Haruko avoid him. Was it something he said? Or he did? He didn't know. All he wanted was that Haruko would befriend him again.
"Hanamichi its time,"
Sakuragi looked up and saw his uncle looking at him. "Already?" he asked the older man. Henry nodded.
With a heavy heart, Sakuragi stood up from his chair and headed towards the plane. His mom was already inside of it. Sakuragi looked back at the tarmac , hoping that he would see Haruko there. She wasn't present in the farewell party thrown by his teammates hours earlier. The red-head sighed and proceeded to head towards the plane.
Once inside the plane, Sakuragi slumped beside his mother. Yui saw her son's crestfallen face and smiled a tiny smile. "A penny for your thought?"
Sakuragi looked at her mother and returned a small smile. "I'm just nervous," he lied even though he knew his mother really had an idea why he's sad.
Yui just nodded and didn't push the envelope. She really couldn't blame Haruko. The girl must have been shock at the news. Maybe she thought she wasn't good for him. That was how exactly she felt when she found out Lance's status. Maybe, just maybe, that was how Haruko assessed the whole situation. Yui put her arm around Sakuragi. That was the least thing she could do for him. "I know..."
After a few minutes the plane took off from the airport.
Little did Sakuragi know, Haruko was just outside the airport the whole time. She knew Sakuragi was hurt by the way she acted. But she felt it was the right thing to do. This past few days, she really didn't know how she felt about him. Sometimes she was confused by her emotion. The thought of Sakuragi leaving rocked her world. Maybe it was selfish or wicked to ignore him. But what could she do?
Haruko watched as the plane soared through the azure sky. She felt that her eyes were getting moist. "Take care, Hanamichi..."
Haruko turned her back to the airport and started the long walk home.
GUIDES:
... - thoughts
{...} - flashback
DISCLAIMER: Standard disclaimer applied.
***************************************************************************
Sakuragi had to put up with the pesky reporters for two days. They seemed to pop out from nowhere and appeared by his side every few minutes. The school needed to employ the Kanagawa police to free the school from these headaches but to no avail.
Sakuragi would have loved the attention...he craved for it every single day. To get the same attention Rukawa was getting. But he's ready to take it all back now. HE NEVER WANTED THIS! For two days, he had to endure the stares of the whole Shohoku population. It was quite uncomfortable. Before, his schoolmates would stare at him because he was so tall and he looked so mean. But now they stare at him because of his new found celebrity status.
Of course, there's a silver lining to this unwanted attention. Sakuragi really didn't mind the recognition he was getting from the female species. Each time he passed by the school hall, a number of girls would come up to him and asked for his autograph. The red-head boy would always blush each time a girl would do that. But still, the only attention he really wanted was that of Haruko.
After the news leaked that he was born from royalty, Haruko barely noticed him. When they meet at the school corridor, she always swerved past him. It hurt Sakuragi because he couldn't understand why did Haruko avoid him. Was it something he said? Or he did? He didn't know. All he wanted was that Haruko would befriend him again.
"Hanamichi its time,"
Sakuragi looked up and saw his uncle looking at him. "Already?" he asked the older man. Henry nodded.
With a heavy heart, Sakuragi stood up from his chair and headed towards the plane. His mom was already inside of it. Sakuragi looked back at the tarmac , hoping that he would see Haruko there. She wasn't present in the farewell party thrown by his teammates hours earlier. The red-head sighed and proceeded to head towards the plane.
Once inside the plane, Sakuragi slumped beside his mother. Yui saw her son's crestfallen face and smiled a tiny smile. "A penny for your thought?"
Sakuragi looked at her mother and returned a small smile. "I'm just nervous," he lied even though he knew his mother really had an idea why he's sad.
Yui just nodded and didn't push the envelope. She really couldn't blame Haruko. The girl must have been shock at the news. Maybe she thought she wasn't good for him. That was how exactly she felt when she found out Lance's status. Maybe, just maybe, that was how Haruko assessed the whole situation. Yui put her arm around Sakuragi. That was the least thing she could do for him. "I know..."
After a few minutes the plane took off from the airport.
Little did Sakuragi know, Haruko was just outside the airport the whole time. She knew Sakuragi was hurt by the way she acted. But she felt it was the right thing to do. This past few days, she really didn't know how she felt about him. Sometimes she was confused by her emotion. The thought of Sakuragi leaving rocked her world. Maybe it was selfish or wicked to ignore him. But what could she do?
Haruko watched as the plane soared through the azure sky. She felt that her eyes were getting moist. "Take care, Hanamichi..."
Haruko turned her back to the airport and started the long walk home.