Konnichiwa minna-san! I hope all of you will like my second chap.
Disclaimer: I don't own Slam Dunk but I enjoy writing a fanfiction using their characters!
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Chapter 2: A perfectly clear night
"Reiko-san!" Eno-ei called one more time and tried to see through the big blanket of darkness surrounding her. Just when she had a new "interesting" chat mate, a brown-out came. Wow, how great could that be? "Rukawa…" Eno-ei was lost in her thoughts but something struck her. "Oh, I need a flashlight." Eno-ei stood up and swiped her hands in the air. She walked carefully trying not to bump into something when suddenly a bright light shone upon her face.
"Eno-ei-chan? Daijobu?" It was Reiko holding a flashlight. After hearing Eno-ei shout, she immediately grabbed the tool and rushed upstairs. "Mou…And I thought you fell or something." Reiko glared at her best friend who smiled at her enthusiastically "Uh, Eno-ei-chan, what's wrong?"
"Arigato, Reiko-san…You have always been there to support me and you took care of me for all these years…" Eno-ei laid her head on Reiko's right shoulder and hugged her.
Reiko and Eno-ei have been best friends since Eno-ei was 10 yrs. old. Reiko is 6 yrs older than her nevertheless they agree on anything so well. When Eno-ei's family decided to transfer to England, Reiko agreed to take care of Eno-ei since Eno-ei refused to go with them. "I don't want to leave Reiko-chan!" was Eno-ei's exact words. Ever since then, they have become closer than ever as if they were really sisters and help each other in any problem they encounter.
"You don't need to say thank you…" Reiko smiled and put her head on top of Eno-ei's. The two friends stared into the abyss of the darkness and listened to silence that engulfed them as they bonded. They giggled when they saw that kura-chan peed on the floor and slept right beside Reiko. "It's a good thing I brought this flashlight." Reiko laughed.
"We'll clean it when there's light. Can I borrow that?" Eno-ei took the flashlight and walked towards the computer. "Sigh…You're probably offline by now." Eno-ei whispered. She stared at the pc for a while when suddenly she heard somebody call her.
"Eno-ei! Eno-ei!" She looked outside her window and saw a guy waving a "snakes and ladders" box. "Fujima?" she wondered.
Fujima gave out a sweet smile to his girlfriend. He was facing the girl who made him smile everyday and gave out a full support to whatever he does. There may be some arguments or distractions to their relationship but he would never let her go even though if it means sacrificing his life. That was how much he loved her.
"Let's play. I missed ya…" He told her in a tone we all know when we miss someone. It's a half-sad half-happy tone that sounds so affectionate and full of love when you hear it play. That tone made Eno-ei happy.
She blushed in excitement; her heart overflowing with love and affection. "Wait for me…" she smiled and immediately rushed downstairs.
"Nani?" Reiko asked bewildered. After Eno-ei went down, Reiko looked outside the window and smiled gently seeing Eno-ei hug Fujima.
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Rukawa glanced at his watch again. It was already 10 pm and Minako or he 'thinks' it was Minako didn't come back yet. What happened to her or better yet was that really her? He sat down by his window and stared at the sky. It was perfectly clear that night and the stars were shining brightly along with the moon.
"I have to chat with her again…I want to know what's going on…" He whispered.
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Eno-ei placed her chip on the 100th square and jumped around happily on the rooftop of her house. "I won! Yipee!" She gave out a loud mocking laugh and pointed at Fujima. "You know I'll always win!" She laughed again.
"Unbelievable, it's unfair! You cheated!" He teased.
Eno-ei looked at him straight in the eye and made a face. "Kuso…Sore loser! Sore loser!" she repeated over and over again. She made funny faces but all of that stopped when Fujima pulled her down and hugged her tight.
Eno-ei's face turned so red and her heart began to beat faster than the usual. "Fujima-chan…" She whispered.
"You know that I'll always be here for you…" Fujima caressed her hair and looked at her in the eyes. He smiled and gently caressed his right cheek against hers.
Eno-ei smiled gently and closed her eyes. "I…" she said softly.
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It was half past ten and Rukawa still sat by his window. It was starting again. She's like the wind that comes and goes in those sad ruins in his mind. He rubbed his forehead and leaned against the wall. "Please come back…I need you…" He said in a soft voice.
Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and stood up. He took a picture out from his drawer and fixed his eyes on a cute 13-yr old girl who wrapped her arms around his neck as he gave her a piggy-back carry. Then, everything came back to him about that day.
-Flashback-
"Mou…My feet are so tired of walking already." Minako complained. She rubbed her right leg and grimaced in pain.
Rukawa stared at her leg and looked at her face. He didn't like looking at his girl getting hurt.
Minako saw his face and smiled softly. "Don't worry about me…I'm fine…" She said in a low voice but suddenly Rukawa's back was already down in front of her. "Rukawa?"
"Ride on my back…" He said in a neutral tone.
Minako smiled and did what she was told to do. "Arigato Rukawa…" She closed her eyes and felt the warmth of his back.
Rukawa began to walk carefully so as not to let his lover fall. Even though he didn't show any expression, he enjoyed carrying her. He was very happy and didn't want the night to end so soon.
Finally, they reached the Watanase's residence. Shoji, minako's brother, was waiting for them and was shocked to see that Rukawa was carrying his sister. "What the? You carried a pig." He told Rukawa. Shoji's eyes bulged but after a while he held his stomach and laughed so hard.
Minako woke up by the sound of his laughter and saw her brother mocking her. "Hey! Shut up!" She shouted.
"Wait, wait…The two of you looks so cute together. Let me get a camera." Shoji vanished in the house and came out again with a digi-cam.
Minako and Rukawa blushed and looked away from each other. Shoji was very good at teasing them.
"Oh come on, No need to be so lovey-dovey now. Okay, let's take a picture…1-2-3 smile!" Shoji focused the camera on the couple.
The two smiled as the flash shone. "Perfect." Shoji whispered and smiled seeing how happy the couple was.
And that was the end of that wonderful night.
-End of Flashback-
Rukawa sat down by the computer again and logged in to JMRC. He wants to chat with her again. He misses her so much.
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Fujima's lips were getting closer to Eno-ei's but he stopped feeling the warmth of their breaths. "I love you…" He said passionately.
Eno-ei smiled and the couple was about to kiss when suddenly all the lights went on and everyone shouted. "Hurray!" You could hear them reiterate the word of joy.
Eno-ei pulled back and giggled. "Almost…" she told him.
Fujima held her hand instead and gave her a look of happiness. "Too bad…" He replied. He glanced at his watch and noticed that it was already 11 pm. "I better go. It's late and we have practice tomorrow…Goodnight." He kissed her forehead and went down the rooftop.
"Goodnight…Sweet dreams…" She said to him kindly. After Fujima waved goodbye and walked away, she went back to her room and clicked on the JMRC icon.
/nick dream11
"Yes. I'm in!" Eno-ei shouted with excitement.
# New York
Rukawa waited for her again but only a person with the nick 'dream11' arrived. He sighed silently but was shocked to see that dream11 chatted with him as if he was a familiar person.
'Hey! Sorry about what happened a while ago. There was a power shortage. My JMRC got disconnected.'
Who is this person? Rukawa questioned the person's presence when he finally realized that that 'dream11' might be the one who used 'dream08' a while ago.
'Was your nick a while ago dream08?'
'Yeah…Someone else took my nick so I had to use that one'
'Why did you use dream08?'
'I wanted to use dream07 since 07 was my second favorite number but then someone else took it too so I used dream08 'coz 08 is my third favorite number'
'Oh…'
'Yeah…'
Eno-ei bit her lip thinking of what to ask Rukawa or better yet, thinking of a topic but all she could think of was…
'Do you like love letters?'
Rukawa stared at the screen blankly. Obviously, that was a weird question to him.
'Why…Do you?'
'Uh…yeah…'
'You're not Minako right?'
Now Eno-ei figured out why this 'Rukawa' guy was acting so strange a while ago, he must've thought that she was that 'Minako' girl when she used dream08.
'Nope, Sorry'
'Don't say sorry…you did nothing wrong…'
'But I like to…'
'Just don't'
'But'
'Quit it with the "buts" will you?'
'Okay! You don't have to be so rude about it'
'Sorry'
Rukawa stopped and took a look again at his reply. Did he just say "Sorry" now? Somehow, he realized that even though if he was silent and cold, he respected ladies but he never showed it.
'Haha…You said sorry too. You did nothing wrong…'
Eno-ei smiled and Rukawa somehow felt that he is going to enjoy this conversation.
'Don't laugh'
'Ow Sorry'
'What did you say?'
'Woopz! Sorry!' 'Oh! Sorry again! Argh!
Eno-ei scratched her head. "What's wrong with me?"
'Stop that. It's ok.'
'Thanks…'
'By the way, what's your name?'
Eno-ei read Rukawa's question again. "Oh yeah, I didn't mention my name to him." She said to herself. She was about to reply when suddenly Reiko shouted.
"Eno-ei, Time to go to sleep…You don't want to be late again do you!" Reiko fixed her own bed and muttered. "Mou…That girl has JMRC issues." Then, she giggled and reiterated. "Time to go to S-L-E-E-P…"
"Hai!" Eno-ei replied and hastened her typing.
'Rukawa, I better go…'
'What's your name?'
'Eno-ei…Okay gtg, bye!'
Rukawa was about to say goodbye too but then she quitted JMRC first. He gave a deep breath and closed JMRC. It was time for him to sleep too.
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Author's note:
Jessie.snow: Hi, thanks for liking my story. Yes, rane and I are friends but I'm not as good as rane. I'm still improving my writing skills and rane's helping me with it. Thank you again! And I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter!
Do all of you like the story so far? I hope you did. I'll update chapter 3 soon! Thank you and I hoped all of you enjoyed reading!
