Title: The Other Path

Chapter One: What Next?

Summary: A story of what would happen if Kyo had lost the game against the staff in the last volume and was expelled from the school. A Chiharu and Kyo pairing.

Disclaimer: I only own Girl Got Game in my dreams.

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'The score stands at 24-25. We need 2 more points to win and one minute left. If we can just make this last shot, everything will be okay,' thought Kyo.

The principal was fired up and did his famous tornado move. The ball was passed from Imai to Hamaya to Yura to Kyo and finally to Eniwa. Eniwa shoots, everyone is silent and still. The ball moves slowly towards the hoop as the principal continues to hurl towards the ball.

BAM!

The principal blocks the ball and is run into the wall. Game over. Aizawa's team has lost.

'No!' was Kyo's reaction while staring at the fallen ball as everyone helped the principal up.

When the principal is finally on his feet again, he walks towards Kyo and says, "You've lost. It's time for you to go back to being a girl."

"Yes, sir" replied Kyo.

The rest of the team jumped in to defend Kyo but the principal cut them all off by saying, "It's going to be hard if you stay here Aizawa. You need to move on and start a new life as a girl again. I don't know what your father was thinking when he enrolled you here as a guy. Not everyone will accept this situation as openly as this basketball team. Today is your last day here. It's the weekend tomorrow, so move out of the dorm and enroll in another school."

"Yes, principal," replied Kyo kindly. She finally realized that the principal was really being sincere. Everything that he said was true. If she stayed here, the rest of the school would most likely shun her.

"But where will she go?" asked Eniwa a bit angrily.

"Why don't you go call your father from my office?" said the principal to Kyo.

"I don't know where he is. All I know is that he's somewhere in the United States. I have no home to go to and I have no money," said Kyo.

"She can stay with me for awhile until her father comes back. I'll help her get settled at Kang Institute, the high school that's 20 minutes from here," offered Tsuyaka generously.

"You mean our rival school," said some of the team members.

"Better there then in another city. At least Aizawa will be close by so we can visit," Yura responded coolly.

"Well then it's settled," said the principal. "I'll have my people track down your father as soon as possible, Aizawa."

With that the staff left the gym.

"So this is it," said Kyo sadly and left to go pack.

"I can't believe this is happening."

"Yeah she's one of our best players."

"It's going to be different without her here."

Those were comments tossed around by the other team members.

"We should throw Aizawa a farewell party," said Hamaya.

"Whoa, Hamaya actually said something decent," said one of the other guys.

"It's a good idea though. I'll tell her about it," said Imai.

Eniwa couldn't listen to anymore and stomped off towards the dorm.

Back in the room, Kyo was busy packing all her stuff. Eniwa entered the room but said nothing.

"I'll be leaving tomorrow. Thanks for putting up with me and keeping my secret," said Kyo.

'I still can't believe this is it. I don't want to leave. I don't want to be away from Eniwa. I can't even imagine how it will be like without seeing him everyday. This stinks. I have no money, I don't know where my dad is, and now I have to rely on the hospitality of Tsuyaka. I hate being so helpless,' thought Kyo getting a bit angry.

"I'm sorry I didn't make the shot," Eniwa finally broke the silence.

"You did your best. That's all I could have asked for," replied Kyo kindly.

They looked at each other without saying anything. Neither knew what to say or do.

Finally, Eniwa got up and said, "I'm going to go take a shower."

There was a knock on their door and Kyo got up to answer it.

"Oh, Imai it's you. What do you want? I'm kind of busy packing here," said Kyo with a small smile.

"Can I talk to you for a sec?" asked Imai.

"Sure, if it's for a second," replied Kyo.

"Well, the team was thinking…" started Imai but was cut off by Kyo.

"Well, that was your second there. Actually it was almost three seconds. I'm a pretty lenient person," Kyo joked.

"Hahaha, very funny Aizawa," replied Imai. "As I was saying before, the team wants to have a farewell party for you tomorrow. We're going to hold it in the gym at 10:00 am, don't be late."

Imai started to leave but Kyo held him back.

"WAIT! Imai, I don't want a party."

"Why not, it'll be fun," Imai stared at Kyo as if she were crazy.

"I just don't want to have that party. I just want to leave here quietly. If you threw me a party, it would just make it harder for me to let go," Kyo explained.

"All right, I'll grant you your wish. Good luck with your new school Aizawa," said Imai before he left.

Kyo smiled and then closed the door. She started packing her belongings but didn't accomplish much before starting to cry a little. However, when Eniwa returned, Kyo quickly wiped away her tears and started to pack again. The room remained silent when Kyo couldn't endure it anymore.

"Let's go out for a walk," Kyo said softly.

"It's kind of late and it's cold outside," replied Chiharu.

"Please?" Kyo pleaded with puppy-dog eyes.

Chiharu agreed after he caught a glimpse of the eyes.

Once outside, the two walked to the park and sat down on the bench. Again, there was only silence.

"Please say something," said Kyo.

"What's there to say? Let's head back now," replied Chiharu calmly.

"No, can't we just talk?" asked Kyo.

"There isn't anything to talk about."

"What about how you feel," pursued Kyo.

"Isn't this hard for you or is it only me? Am I the only one who cares that we're going to drift apart and that things won't be the same again!" Kyo screamed.

"Don't you understand…" Kyo tried to continue but was cut off when Chiharu kissed her.

Kyo was shocked and couldn't say anything more.

"Of course, it's going to be hard, but we'll just have to make the best of it," said Chiharu gently.

'He does care,' thought Kyo happily.

The two shared another soft kiss and started to walk back to their room.

The next morning, Kyo woke up at 6:00 am but found that Chiharu had already left. 'Well, this is my chance to make my quiet escape,' thought Kyo.

Kyo washed up and changed. After 15 minutes, she was ready to leave. She picked up her bags, opened the door and said, "Goodbye, thanks for all the memories."

Kyo walked towards the exit of the building. As she neared the doors, the entire basketball team jumped out and surprised her.

"I thought you guys were practicing," said Kyo with a smile.

"We will, we just wanted to send you off," said Imai.

"Good Luck Aizawa!" yelled the entire team.

"Don't forget about us," said Hamaya.

"Call us when you're settled so we can visit," said Yura.

"I'll see you soon," said Chiharu.

"Yes!" replied Kyo. "Thank you everyone!" said Kyo happily as she left.

'My new life starts now,' thought Kyo as she walked down the street.

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Author's Note: Hello! This is my first Girl Got Game story. This chapter was pretty short but the next one will be longer. I just wanted to set the stage with this chapter. I honestly don't know how long this story will last. All I can tell you is that I am somewhat impatient and may move the story a bit fast at times. If it does happen, just tell me and I'll try to slow it down. I hope that you will all give this story a chance and leave reviews! Thanks!