RnR pls…

Erm… thx for the reviews, I had done some minor changes to the story cause I know it was a little too much for me to say that riko actually loss by two points only…

Thx a lot for the reviews!

HIS HOUSE

After practice, Riko went to get her bicycle to cycle back home. When she reached her bicycle, she saw that Rukawa was already at the gate cycling out of school.

Riko followed behind as they were going the same direction. That was when Riko begin to wonder where he stays. Upon reaching her house, she saw Rukawa cycling towards the direction of the park.

"He must be going to the park to practice basketball" Riko muttered.

Riko decided to go to the park too. After putting her bag in her house, she cycled to the park with only her art materials, hoping to get a few more sketches done there.

"I'm right he is here" Riko mumbled as she heard the bouncing of basketball.

Riko sat on the same spot like that time. She begins sketching while looking up a moment to study his throws. None of them made any conversation. By rukawa's 100th shot, Rukawa pack his bag and left the court quietly.

"Wow he is quieter than I thought. Didn't he even notice me?" Riko wondered

Riko remain sketching there for 15 minutes before she left. Riko must admit that she was fond of the park already, the scenery was great especially during the evening when the sunsets. It was very peaceful and quiet and no disturbance there, whereby she could sketch silently.

When she was cycling back, she halted in front of a three storey blue terrace house(same as the one she is staying in) when she spotted a pink bicycle leaning against the wall of the house beside the door.

"That is Rukawa's biclycle if I'm not wrong." Riko exclaimed.

What made her drop her jaw was that his house was just few houses away from hers.

" Why didn't I notice it in the first place…" riko thought mentally. " Oh my geesh… Aya is going to freak out if I tell her so…haha.."

Riko stood there for 5 minutes before snapping back to reality and cycle back home.

The match

For the entire week, Riko had been going to the park in the evening to do her sketching and as usual they did not even talk, they just sit there and do their own business.

However, today while Riko was sketching, a basketball rolled towards here. Riko looked up and saw him staring at her with cold expressionless face.

" Your ball." Riko said while throwing back to him.

"Why are you here everyday?" asked Rukawa all of a sudden.

" Erm I…" Riko was too surprise to talk. "Erm…Oh… I just like to do my sketching here, you see the park is peaceful and quiet which makes me relax a lot when I'm drawing."

Rukawa raised his right eyebrow before saying "Whatever"

Riko blinked at his answer and thought that he was mad with her answer and reply "You are the one who ask me a question didn't you? I was just answering it"

Rukawa just carried on in doing lay-up scoring once again.

A smile escapes her lips. She snatched the ball from Rukawa before saying " Come and get the ball back if you want, Ice prince!"

Rukawa's widens a little " What's with this girl? Can she even play basketball? He pondered.

"Stupid drawing girl. Give me back my ball."

" Nah…get it if you want" with that Riko dribbled the ball past him and throw the ball in the ring. Her move was quick and swift for a girl.

Rukawa was stunned for a while before realizing that she wanted to play with him.

"Fine. If that is what you want" He muttered loud enough for Riko to hear.

" 10 points to win! Now lets see how great you are!" Riko exclaimed.

Riko knows the rules of basketball and plays basketball regularly when she is in America. Moreover, her brother is one of the star player in America.

Rukawa defend Riko while she tries to dribble out of his defense. Riko sees that Rukawa has a very tight defense, and also sees that she could do a thee pointer at this range, thus she raised her hands and did a three pointer. 'Hoosh' it went in. Rukawa was stunned, he thought that riko might try to do a three pointer before but not at this range.

Considering her skills, Rukawa knows immediately that he is in for a serious match.

Rukawa snatched Riko's ball and dribbled to the opposite hoop but before he could do a three pointer, Riko had already blocked his move, he could not dribble the ball again as it will be foul for traveling the ball. Luckily, Riko was not as tall as him and manage to score three points A draw for now.

In a short time, the match was over, 6-10, Rukawa won. Riko was impressed and held out her hand. Though, Rukawa won the match but he must admit that he was quite impressed for a girl like her to be able to throw a three pointer right into the ring.

"Where did you learn basketball from drawing girl" Rukawa said flatly.

"My name is Riko! Riko Honda and I will be please if you call by that name" Riko fumed.

"Fine, Riko the drawing girl."

"That's nice of you." Riko replied sarcastically. "Well you see, when I'm in America I use to play basketball with my brother, who is one of the star player there."

Rukawa could manage to spoke out a 'Oh'. America was where he actually wanted to go to last year but ,Mr. Anzai, his coach disapprove for he thinks Rukawa should first make it to the Japan's top basketball first as in America is very competitive.

"So your name is Kaede Rukawa. May I call you Kaede-kun then?"

Rukawa snap out of his thoughts immediately when he heard his name called.

"Huh?" He stared at Riko confuse before nodding his head.

"So Kaede-kun, want another round? 10 to win." Riko asked, twirling the ball with her index finger.

"Sure." Rukawa he muttered before snatching the ball from Riko and dribble toward the ring with Riko screaming behind him saying his a cheat.

TO BE CONTINUED…

R&R pls…