1 Against all odds
Okay, this chapter has some humor and drama in it. I figure out that the story would be boring if there is no humor in it. Nyahahahaha!!!!!! I really love the way Sakuragi laugh.
LEGEND:
*** - Flashback
Italic word- my "sort of POV" in the story
2 Chapter 2: Secrets
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!!! HITTING ME WITH YOUR BIKE AGAIN FOX-FACE!!!!" Sakuragi screamed to Rukawa. He was sleeping when he hit Sakuragi in his butt with his bike. Then a crowd of cheerleader gathered over Rukawa. "Go away Red-hair monster!!! Girls get him!!!!" The cheerleaders attacked Sakuragi but all of them back off because Sakuragi showed them his scary face.
"All of you are crazy! Worshiping that fox-face! Humph." Sakuragi shouted at the cheerleaders. 'Why do all of the girls love that fox-face? I'm much cuter than him.' He went away with smoke coming out of his head.
"Baka." Rukawa mumbled to himself then he saw Suzume smiling. Rukawa was about to go over to Suzume but his admirers came to him and Suzume's friend drag her away. "Are you okay Rukawa?" asked the girl with a headband on her head. Rukawa just ignored the girl and went to his class.
@@@At the locker room@@@
Rukawa came first in the locker room. When he was about to open his locker he heard a knock. 'Now who would be this be? Better not one of those crazy cheerleaders again.' When he opened the door with a scowl on his face he saw Suzume. "I think this is a bad time to get my towel." Suzume said.
"Oh. I'm sorry I taught it was somebody else." Then Rukawa smiled.
"It's okay." Suzume said while still standing at the doorway. "Well?"
"What?"
"My towel?"
"Oh yeah. Your towel." Rukawa went to his duffel bag and take the towel .He gave the towel to Suzume.
"Thanks." Suzume said, "I heard you had a game next week for the Inter high championship."
"Yeah."
"Well good luck on your game." Suzume said then she looked at her watch. "Oh, I have to go now. Tadaima." Rukawa watched Suzume leave while his smile turn into a frown.
'I can't believe it I smiled.'
After Suzume left Sakuragi came in. He saw Rukawa changing his uniform. 'This is my chance to make revenge on what you did this morning. Ha! Ha! Ha!' Sakuragi said to himself. He pushed the door of Rukawa's locker and it hit him in the head. "What the?!" Rukawa said looking at Sakuragi. "Oh my. I didn't notice you when I came. I thought there was nobody around." Sakuragi said innocently. Rukawa let this pass but Sakuragi done it again. "Oh there's a fly."
"That's it!" Rukawa hit Sakuragi in his head then they started to rumble. Fight! Fight! Fight! Good thing Akagi and Kogure came in. Is it?
"Stop it you two." Akagi said while going in between Sakuragi and Rukawa. Suddenly Sakuragi hit Akagi in his face.
"Gori?" Sakuragi asked. "YOU!?! WHO ARE YOU CALLING GORI?" Akagi said while choking Sakuragi.
"Rukawa stop them. Please." Kogure said.
"Why should I?" Rukawa went to his locker then Ryota and Mitsui came in. when they saw Akagi and Sakuragi a large sweat drop form in their heads. "Hey Rukawa if you don't help me I'll tell them about the girl who you were talking with a moment ago." Sakuragi said. "What girl? I don't know any." Rukawa said innocently while blushing. "A girl huh? Yah sure." Mitsui said to Sakuragi. "Yeah. Rukawa is not a flirt you know." Ryota said Kogure just looked at Rukawa because he is blushing. 'Maybe Sakuragi is telling the truth. Well no one knows. Ah! Who cares.' Kogure said.
It was late when Rukawa finished practicing. After he took his bike he saw Suzume. "Tobukiro-san? What are you doing at this late hour?" Rukawa asked.
"Well I've been busy today because of countless meetings for the student council."
"Student council?"
"Don't you know I'm the youngest president this school ever have."
"The school approves?"
"Yeah." Suzume said looking at him in a funny like he's an alien.
"So where do you live?" Rukawa asked.
"Huh? Are you planning to rob my house this night?" Suzume asked. "No. It's just…it is very late…and a person like you shouldn't be going home alone." Rukawa said. 'What a lame excuse it's just only 8:00 pm. Hope she bought it. I just want to talk to her. Wait where did that thought come from?'
"It's that way." Suzume said while pointing to her right side.
"Whoa. We have the same direction." Rukawa said "Can I walk you home?"
Suzume looked at him in a weird way and smiled at him "Thank you."
They walk on their way home. As in walk. Rukawa was holding the bike while walking with Suzume. "You really are serious when you said walk." Suzume said.
'Because I wanted to be with you much longer. What was that? I really am sick, maybe I should stop eating those junk food.' Rukawa said. "Um… my tires got flat today." Rukawa looked at Suzume hoping she would buy his lies. Apparently she did. Rukawa couldn't resist looking at Suzume for a long time.
"You know what? You are freaking me out. Is there something in my face?" Suzume asked while touching her face.
"Huh? Oh, it's just that you don't look like a Japanese even though you speak like one and you have a name like one."
"It's because I'm a half Japanese. I was named after my grandmother. My father was a Japanese and my mother is an American." Suzume said. "I watched you play this afternoon and I noticed that you are umm… different…it's like something is pushing you. Why?" Suzume changed the subject. It is obvious that she is not comfortable talking about her family.
"It's because I want to be the best player in Japan so I can go to America." When Suzume heard the word America she stop walking. "What is it?" Rukawa asked worriedly.
"Oh, it's nothing." Suzume doesn't want Rukawa to worry so she smiled even though she knows it is a fake one. Rukawa didn't bought Suzume's acting but he let it pass away because he thinks it is his entire fault that Suzume is acting weird. They walked in silence until they stop in a big mansion with a large garden. "Well here we are." Suzume finally said.
"This is your house?" Rukawa asked not believing that Suzume is rich. For the first time in that night Suzume laughed. Rukawa was glad she is smiling again. "Why do you think we stop here? Well see you tomorrow I guess."
"You guess? Were sure be seeing each other tomorrow. After all we went in the same school." Suzume laughed at what Rukawa said.
"You do huh? You sure are a funny man. Well Tadaima."
"Tadaima."
@@@Rukawa's home@@@
"I'm home." Rukawa said.
"Is that you Rukawa? You don't usually announce yourself when your home." Rukawa's mother, Akane, said while looking at him in weird way. "Well…I… just felt it's good time to announce myself."
"Really." Akane said. 'My son sure does act weird these days. Maybe it's the food I cook.'
After Rukawa change he went to the terrace, his favorite spot, just to get fresh air. Suddenly a voice came out of nowhere. "Do you know what there are a lot of stars today."
"Onee-san?" Rukawa couldn't see the woman because it's dark so he went closer to get a closer look.
"Long time no see."
"Onee-san! When did you come back?" Rukawa was happy to see his sister again. His sister, Ruriko, has the same blue eyes like Rukawa where you can see her attitude. What I mean is it's not cold Rukawa. Just like Rukawa she has also a black hair but she highlighted it with dark brown. She was away for two years due to her job in England, which is pediatrics.
"Just this morning. It's so hard to have a vacation when you have a job like that."
"Why didn't you tell us that you're coming back?"
"Don't wanna spoil the surprise. So how is my little bro doing right now? I heard you're studying at Shohoku. Are the girls in Shohoku… umm… how do I put it… crazy for you just like your old school?" Hey I don't know the old school Rukawa went. Ruriko asked.
"Just fine except for the fact I failed some subjects." Rukawa said while his eyes turn into a dot.
"Let me guess sleeping."
"Yeah." Rukawa said with a sigh. "And as for the girls. They're worse than my usual school. Can you believe that they actually had a club or something just for me? It's disgusting. Then there's this idiot in our team named Sakuragi. I hate him." Rukawa said with a scowl in his face. "Then I met the most wonderful girl I ever had." Rukawa mumbled to himself. Apparently Ruriko heard it. "So, who is this wonderful girl that you're talking about?"
"Huh?"
"The one you said a moment ago."
"Oh. It's nothing."
"Really?" Ruriko eyed him suspiciously.
"Her name is Suzume." Rukawa said with a groan. "I don't know how did you do it to me. You could easily get out some of my secrets from me with that look."
"That's easy, because I've been your best friend, enemy, hmm… what else… oh yeah and I'm your only sister." Ruriko said in as-a-matter-of-fact way. "So tell me how does she look like? She has to be beautiful you know."
"Well she has a golden hair and a wonderful blue eyes."
"Wonderful? You never used that term before." Ruriko looked at him in a suspicious way again. "Oh, I see you love her don't you?"
"WHAT?! She is just my friend that's all and maybe she hates me after what I did to her." Rukawa said while blushing.
"Don't tell me you throw a ball at her." Rukawa looked at Ruriko in a grim way. "Can't you take a joke. Sheesh, you still haven't change a bit. What did you do to her?"
"I don't know. It's just that I said something that offended her." Rukawa said sadly.
"Hmm. I think you should talk to her and tell her your sorry." Rukawa looked at her in a weird way. 'Huh, why should I do that? If I did that it would appear as if were a couple on which were not. We're just friends.' Rukawa said in his mind. "I know what your thinking and that's not what I meant. What I mean is if you want to stay as her friend then it would be better if you say sorry."
"Thanks onee-san. I don't know what would I do without you." Mushy isn't it. Rukawa and Ruriko talked until midnight that day.
@@@Next day after practice@@@
As usual Rukawa stayed at the gym just to have a self-practice. He didn't saw Suzume the whole day. Someone came in after he did a dunk. When he looked who came is was Suzume. Today she wore her hair in pigtail. "Hey, what's up?" Rukawa said.
"Fine." Suzume said in a cheerful tone.
"Hey, I'm sorry about yesterday."
"Huh? Why are saying sorry to me?" Suzume asked with a confused face.
"Coz' I said something that made you mad." Rukawa said while looking downward.
"What?" Suzume was confused at what Rukawa is saying to her, and then she remembers what he is talking about. "Oh, that you shouldn't say that because it has nothing to do with you and you shouldn't worry because it's not your fault." The cheerfulness in Suzume's voice suddenly disappears. Then Suzume looked at the ring and smiled faintly. "You know what my father is a great basketball player, that's why he got a scholarship for it, in America. He is also the reason why I became so interested in basketball."
***When Suzume is still 5 years old***
"Daddy what are you doing?" the chibi Suzume while watching her father doing some lay-ups.
"You know what my angel this is a game called basketball. Do you know that I used to play in the varsity."
"Varsity?"
"Varsity is the best team the school ever had."
"Really daddy." Suzume said wide-eyed. "Then can you teach me how to play basket the ball?"
"It's basketball angel and sure why not."
***End of flashback***
Suzume smiled this memory while a single teardrop flowed in her cheeks. Rukawa gave her a handkerchief. "Here. So…where is your father?"
"He's…dead."
Rukawa was shocked at what Suzume said to him. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Suzume sighed. "People say that I look like my mother but I have my father's attitude. That's why I love basketball so much." Another teardrop fell on her face. "Everything was perfect for me back then. My mother always watching us play while my father have a one-on-one with me." Suzume smiled a little but then she frowned. "But everything ends on that on that one horrible night. It was my sixth birthday. My parents took me out for a dinner just to celebrate my birthday. On our way home we were blocked by a group of thieves demanding to my parents to get out of the car. My parents wanted to protect me so they went out but before they did that my mother hid me under the seat and gave me her necklace with the picture of us inside it. After they got out of the car my father gave them all of the money he have on that day but the thieves weren't satisfied on what they got so they killed them. I saw all of their faces on the window because I got curious on what was happening outside. They never saw me that moment. After they killed my parents they ran away. Three days after their death my grandparents came in America for the first time. Since my mother is already orphaned my grandparents is the only living relative I have. A month had passed the thieves were caught and they were sentenced lifetime imprisonment. After what had happened I closed myself to everyone. This made my grandparents very worried so we went to Japan and that's how I ended up in Japan but my attitude still didn't change. So they took me to numerous psychiatrists to cure. A year had passed I return what I used to be the "cheerful Suzy" they all knew but nobody call me Suzy anymore except for my grandparents." Rukawa was quiet the whole time Suzume tells him about her past. 'Why is she saying all of this to me? I can't believe she's doing this to me.'
***Rukawa when 13 with his sister in the living room***
"You know when a person say his/her secrets to you it means they trust you. That is why I tell all of my secrets to you."
"So you mean you trust me. Oh no! I told mom about your boyfriend."
"You didn't" Ruriko's face turned pale and when she was about to tackle Rukawa, he smiled. "Fooled yah." Then both Rukawa and Ruriko laughed.
***End of flash back***
"I can't I'm saying all of this to you." Suzume smiled at Rukawa. "Maybe it's because I feel I can trust all of my secrets to you. Thanks for listening to me."
"No prob. You know what you've kept two secrets to me. Can't believe it." Rukawa smiled.
"You know what you're cute when you smile. You should do that a lot." Rukawa blushed at Suzume's compliment. "Well it's getting late I should be going. By the way Kaede-kun the next time we meet, call me Suzume okay?"
"I would do that if you call me Rukawa. Deal?"
"Deal."
"Um… can I walk with you again today?"
"Sure." then they left the gym went home together from that day on.
Notes:
Whew! Finished at last. Here is my short Japanese vocabulary.
Tadaima- See you later or tomorrow or something like that.
Jane- bye
Onee-san- elder sister.
According to my friend who is a Japanese if you call a person in their first name that means you are close friends. Well watch out for my next chapter. I know this chapter is mushy and all that. Please don't sue me. Well thanks to Krystal and Ivan for the comments and suggestions.
Okay, this chapter has some humor and drama in it. I figure out that the story would be boring if there is no humor in it. Nyahahahaha!!!!!! I really love the way Sakuragi laugh.
LEGEND:
*** - Flashback
Italic word- my "sort of POV" in the story
2 Chapter 2: Secrets
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!!! HITTING ME WITH YOUR BIKE AGAIN FOX-FACE!!!!" Sakuragi screamed to Rukawa. He was sleeping when he hit Sakuragi in his butt with his bike. Then a crowd of cheerleader gathered over Rukawa. "Go away Red-hair monster!!! Girls get him!!!!" The cheerleaders attacked Sakuragi but all of them back off because Sakuragi showed them his scary face.
"All of you are crazy! Worshiping that fox-face! Humph." Sakuragi shouted at the cheerleaders. 'Why do all of the girls love that fox-face? I'm much cuter than him.' He went away with smoke coming out of his head.
"Baka." Rukawa mumbled to himself then he saw Suzume smiling. Rukawa was about to go over to Suzume but his admirers came to him and Suzume's friend drag her away. "Are you okay Rukawa?" asked the girl with a headband on her head. Rukawa just ignored the girl and went to his class.
@@@At the locker room@@@
Rukawa came first in the locker room. When he was about to open his locker he heard a knock. 'Now who would be this be? Better not one of those crazy cheerleaders again.' When he opened the door with a scowl on his face he saw Suzume. "I think this is a bad time to get my towel." Suzume said.
"Oh. I'm sorry I taught it was somebody else." Then Rukawa smiled.
"It's okay." Suzume said while still standing at the doorway. "Well?"
"What?"
"My towel?"
"Oh yeah. Your towel." Rukawa went to his duffel bag and take the towel .He gave the towel to Suzume.
"Thanks." Suzume said, "I heard you had a game next week for the Inter high championship."
"Yeah."
"Well good luck on your game." Suzume said then she looked at her watch. "Oh, I have to go now. Tadaima." Rukawa watched Suzume leave while his smile turn into a frown.
'I can't believe it I smiled.'
After Suzume left Sakuragi came in. He saw Rukawa changing his uniform. 'This is my chance to make revenge on what you did this morning. Ha! Ha! Ha!' Sakuragi said to himself. He pushed the door of Rukawa's locker and it hit him in the head. "What the?!" Rukawa said looking at Sakuragi. "Oh my. I didn't notice you when I came. I thought there was nobody around." Sakuragi said innocently. Rukawa let this pass but Sakuragi done it again. "Oh there's a fly."
"That's it!" Rukawa hit Sakuragi in his head then they started to rumble. Fight! Fight! Fight! Good thing Akagi and Kogure came in. Is it?
"Stop it you two." Akagi said while going in between Sakuragi and Rukawa. Suddenly Sakuragi hit Akagi in his face.
"Gori?" Sakuragi asked. "YOU!?! WHO ARE YOU CALLING GORI?" Akagi said while choking Sakuragi.
"Rukawa stop them. Please." Kogure said.
"Why should I?" Rukawa went to his locker then Ryota and Mitsui came in. when they saw Akagi and Sakuragi a large sweat drop form in their heads. "Hey Rukawa if you don't help me I'll tell them about the girl who you were talking with a moment ago." Sakuragi said. "What girl? I don't know any." Rukawa said innocently while blushing. "A girl huh? Yah sure." Mitsui said to Sakuragi. "Yeah. Rukawa is not a flirt you know." Ryota said Kogure just looked at Rukawa because he is blushing. 'Maybe Sakuragi is telling the truth. Well no one knows. Ah! Who cares.' Kogure said.
It was late when Rukawa finished practicing. After he took his bike he saw Suzume. "Tobukiro-san? What are you doing at this late hour?" Rukawa asked.
"Well I've been busy today because of countless meetings for the student council."
"Student council?"
"Don't you know I'm the youngest president this school ever have."
"The school approves?"
"Yeah." Suzume said looking at him in a funny like he's an alien.
"So where do you live?" Rukawa asked.
"Huh? Are you planning to rob my house this night?" Suzume asked. "No. It's just…it is very late…and a person like you shouldn't be going home alone." Rukawa said. 'What a lame excuse it's just only 8:00 pm. Hope she bought it. I just want to talk to her. Wait where did that thought come from?'
"It's that way." Suzume said while pointing to her right side.
"Whoa. We have the same direction." Rukawa said "Can I walk you home?"
Suzume looked at him in a weird way and smiled at him "Thank you."
They walk on their way home. As in walk. Rukawa was holding the bike while walking with Suzume. "You really are serious when you said walk." Suzume said.
'Because I wanted to be with you much longer. What was that? I really am sick, maybe I should stop eating those junk food.' Rukawa said. "Um… my tires got flat today." Rukawa looked at Suzume hoping she would buy his lies. Apparently she did. Rukawa couldn't resist looking at Suzume for a long time.
"You know what? You are freaking me out. Is there something in my face?" Suzume asked while touching her face.
"Huh? Oh, it's just that you don't look like a Japanese even though you speak like one and you have a name like one."
"It's because I'm a half Japanese. I was named after my grandmother. My father was a Japanese and my mother is an American." Suzume said. "I watched you play this afternoon and I noticed that you are umm… different…it's like something is pushing you. Why?" Suzume changed the subject. It is obvious that she is not comfortable talking about her family.
"It's because I want to be the best player in Japan so I can go to America." When Suzume heard the word America she stop walking. "What is it?" Rukawa asked worriedly.
"Oh, it's nothing." Suzume doesn't want Rukawa to worry so she smiled even though she knows it is a fake one. Rukawa didn't bought Suzume's acting but he let it pass away because he thinks it is his entire fault that Suzume is acting weird. They walked in silence until they stop in a big mansion with a large garden. "Well here we are." Suzume finally said.
"This is your house?" Rukawa asked not believing that Suzume is rich. For the first time in that night Suzume laughed. Rukawa was glad she is smiling again. "Why do you think we stop here? Well see you tomorrow I guess."
"You guess? Were sure be seeing each other tomorrow. After all we went in the same school." Suzume laughed at what Rukawa said.
"You do huh? You sure are a funny man. Well Tadaima."
"Tadaima."
@@@Rukawa's home@@@
"I'm home." Rukawa said.
"Is that you Rukawa? You don't usually announce yourself when your home." Rukawa's mother, Akane, said while looking at him in weird way. "Well…I… just felt it's good time to announce myself."
"Really." Akane said. 'My son sure does act weird these days. Maybe it's the food I cook.'
After Rukawa change he went to the terrace, his favorite spot, just to get fresh air. Suddenly a voice came out of nowhere. "Do you know what there are a lot of stars today."
"Onee-san?" Rukawa couldn't see the woman because it's dark so he went closer to get a closer look.
"Long time no see."
"Onee-san! When did you come back?" Rukawa was happy to see his sister again. His sister, Ruriko, has the same blue eyes like Rukawa where you can see her attitude. What I mean is it's not cold Rukawa. Just like Rukawa she has also a black hair but she highlighted it with dark brown. She was away for two years due to her job in England, which is pediatrics.
"Just this morning. It's so hard to have a vacation when you have a job like that."
"Why didn't you tell us that you're coming back?"
"Don't wanna spoil the surprise. So how is my little bro doing right now? I heard you're studying at Shohoku. Are the girls in Shohoku… umm… how do I put it… crazy for you just like your old school?" Hey I don't know the old school Rukawa went. Ruriko asked.
"Just fine except for the fact I failed some subjects." Rukawa said while his eyes turn into a dot.
"Let me guess sleeping."
"Yeah." Rukawa said with a sigh. "And as for the girls. They're worse than my usual school. Can you believe that they actually had a club or something just for me? It's disgusting. Then there's this idiot in our team named Sakuragi. I hate him." Rukawa said with a scowl in his face. "Then I met the most wonderful girl I ever had." Rukawa mumbled to himself. Apparently Ruriko heard it. "So, who is this wonderful girl that you're talking about?"
"Huh?"
"The one you said a moment ago."
"Oh. It's nothing."
"Really?" Ruriko eyed him suspiciously.
"Her name is Suzume." Rukawa said with a groan. "I don't know how did you do it to me. You could easily get out some of my secrets from me with that look."
"That's easy, because I've been your best friend, enemy, hmm… what else… oh yeah and I'm your only sister." Ruriko said in as-a-matter-of-fact way. "So tell me how does she look like? She has to be beautiful you know."
"Well she has a golden hair and a wonderful blue eyes."
"Wonderful? You never used that term before." Ruriko looked at him in a suspicious way again. "Oh, I see you love her don't you?"
"WHAT?! She is just my friend that's all and maybe she hates me after what I did to her." Rukawa said while blushing.
"Don't tell me you throw a ball at her." Rukawa looked at Ruriko in a grim way. "Can't you take a joke. Sheesh, you still haven't change a bit. What did you do to her?"
"I don't know. It's just that I said something that offended her." Rukawa said sadly.
"Hmm. I think you should talk to her and tell her your sorry." Rukawa looked at her in a weird way. 'Huh, why should I do that? If I did that it would appear as if were a couple on which were not. We're just friends.' Rukawa said in his mind. "I know what your thinking and that's not what I meant. What I mean is if you want to stay as her friend then it would be better if you say sorry."
"Thanks onee-san. I don't know what would I do without you." Mushy isn't it. Rukawa and Ruriko talked until midnight that day.
@@@Next day after practice@@@
As usual Rukawa stayed at the gym just to have a self-practice. He didn't saw Suzume the whole day. Someone came in after he did a dunk. When he looked who came is was Suzume. Today she wore her hair in pigtail. "Hey, what's up?" Rukawa said.
"Fine." Suzume said in a cheerful tone.
"Hey, I'm sorry about yesterday."
"Huh? Why are saying sorry to me?" Suzume asked with a confused face.
"Coz' I said something that made you mad." Rukawa said while looking downward.
"What?" Suzume was confused at what Rukawa is saying to her, and then she remembers what he is talking about. "Oh, that you shouldn't say that because it has nothing to do with you and you shouldn't worry because it's not your fault." The cheerfulness in Suzume's voice suddenly disappears. Then Suzume looked at the ring and smiled faintly. "You know what my father is a great basketball player, that's why he got a scholarship for it, in America. He is also the reason why I became so interested in basketball."
***When Suzume is still 5 years old***
"Daddy what are you doing?" the chibi Suzume while watching her father doing some lay-ups.
"You know what my angel this is a game called basketball. Do you know that I used to play in the varsity."
"Varsity?"
"Varsity is the best team the school ever had."
"Really daddy." Suzume said wide-eyed. "Then can you teach me how to play basket the ball?"
"It's basketball angel and sure why not."
***End of flashback***
Suzume smiled this memory while a single teardrop flowed in her cheeks. Rukawa gave her a handkerchief. "Here. So…where is your father?"
"He's…dead."
Rukawa was shocked at what Suzume said to him. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Suzume sighed. "People say that I look like my mother but I have my father's attitude. That's why I love basketball so much." Another teardrop fell on her face. "Everything was perfect for me back then. My mother always watching us play while my father have a one-on-one with me." Suzume smiled a little but then she frowned. "But everything ends on that on that one horrible night. It was my sixth birthday. My parents took me out for a dinner just to celebrate my birthday. On our way home we were blocked by a group of thieves demanding to my parents to get out of the car. My parents wanted to protect me so they went out but before they did that my mother hid me under the seat and gave me her necklace with the picture of us inside it. After they got out of the car my father gave them all of the money he have on that day but the thieves weren't satisfied on what they got so they killed them. I saw all of their faces on the window because I got curious on what was happening outside. They never saw me that moment. After they killed my parents they ran away. Three days after their death my grandparents came in America for the first time. Since my mother is already orphaned my grandparents is the only living relative I have. A month had passed the thieves were caught and they were sentenced lifetime imprisonment. After what had happened I closed myself to everyone. This made my grandparents very worried so we went to Japan and that's how I ended up in Japan but my attitude still didn't change. So they took me to numerous psychiatrists to cure. A year had passed I return what I used to be the "cheerful Suzy" they all knew but nobody call me Suzy anymore except for my grandparents." Rukawa was quiet the whole time Suzume tells him about her past. 'Why is she saying all of this to me? I can't believe she's doing this to me.'
***Rukawa when 13 with his sister in the living room***
"You know when a person say his/her secrets to you it means they trust you. That is why I tell all of my secrets to you."
"So you mean you trust me. Oh no! I told mom about your boyfriend."
"You didn't" Ruriko's face turned pale and when she was about to tackle Rukawa, he smiled. "Fooled yah." Then both Rukawa and Ruriko laughed.
***End of flash back***
"I can't I'm saying all of this to you." Suzume smiled at Rukawa. "Maybe it's because I feel I can trust all of my secrets to you. Thanks for listening to me."
"No prob. You know what you've kept two secrets to me. Can't believe it." Rukawa smiled.
"You know what you're cute when you smile. You should do that a lot." Rukawa blushed at Suzume's compliment. "Well it's getting late I should be going. By the way Kaede-kun the next time we meet, call me Suzume okay?"
"I would do that if you call me Rukawa. Deal?"
"Deal."
"Um… can I walk with you again today?"
"Sure." then they left the gym went home together from that day on.
Notes:
Whew! Finished at last. Here is my short Japanese vocabulary.
Tadaima- See you later or tomorrow or something like that.
Jane- bye
Onee-san- elder sister.
According to my friend who is a Japanese if you call a person in their first name that means you are close friends. Well watch out for my next chapter. I know this chapter is mushy and all that. Please don't sue me. Well thanks to Krystal and Ivan for the comments and suggestions.