Wahhhh! I think I failed the entrance exam because of one subject. I would
like to blame the person who invented math because of him or her I have to
suffer. Wahhhh! Shucks! Well, sorry for taking me too long to update this
fic.
Sakuragi: What! You failed Math! Nyahahahahahaha! Rukawa: Look who's talking, do'ahou ME: Yeah, I just remembered you are the king of the. Sakuragi: Tensai! ME: No, the red mark army! Mwahahahahahahaha! (Sakuragi's face burns with humiliation) Rukawa: Serves you right. Sakuragi: Why you fox-face! (Sakuragi and Rukawa started to fight) ME: Before I start I would like to tell everyone the disclaimer: Blah, blah, I don't own this, Blah.On with the story.
***- Flashback ABC- Rukawa's inner-self +++ Character's POV
Chapter 7: Rivals!
"Must not sleep..." Kaede repeated to himself repeatedly on his way to school. Ruriko had found his 20 sets of broken bike in their basement. Only two bikes that remained unbroken the black one he is using right now and the pink one with flowers on it.
*** 15 minutes ago***
"If you ruined that one you'll be using the pink tomorrow." Akane said to him.
"Why don't you just sell it and buy me a new one?" Kaede asked his mother.
"What! No way, that bike is kawaii" Akane said starry eyed and with pastels on her background.
"Kaede, you don't want to argue with your mom when she's like that. You wont see this house standing later if you do." Ruriko said while her face turning white. Kaede's face turned white also.
"Don't worry mom.Ummm.See yah." Kaede dashed away quickly. ***
"Zzzzzzz."
@@@Kaede's dream@@@
"This is the game we've all been waiting for. The game who will decide who is the best in Japan. Today's game is between Shohoku and Aizu. Now, here comes Shohoku! (The crowds went wild). Whoa! Now enters the undefeatable champion, Aizu!" Kaede look up to see the faces of their opponent. As usual, gori's look-alike is one of their teammate but when he looked at their captain, his eyes widen with surprise. Their team captain is no other than Alex.
"Today's the day you're going down!" Alex said with a smirk. Suddenly Alex got bigger and bigger until Kaede is just only a mere ant to him. Cool dream I tell you! "Goodbye Rukawa!" he held the giant ball over his head preparing to squash Kaede with it. If you notice, I might use Rukawa or Kaede in this story because I am still not used to using Kaede. Before he throws the ball, he heard an irritating laugh. "Nyahahahahahaha! Here comes Tensai-man!" Then Akagi appeared with vein popping out of his head, "SHUT UP!" his large fist coming down to Sakuragi's head. However, Sakuragi evade his fist and it landed to Rukawa's head instead bringing stars to his eyes.
@@@END OF DREAM@@@
Rukawa woke up to find his bike stuck on Sakuragi's butt. 'Damn, I landed on the floor again. It's that do'ahou's entire fault. Wait, why is my vision turning red?' little did he know that blood is creeping out in his forehead. Before he pulled his handkerchief in his pocket, he was surrounded by "RUKAWA Fans Club".
"Rukawa is hurt!"
"Hurry, take him to the hospital!"
"Rukawa, don't die on us!"
'Stupid girls, a little scratch like this won't kill. If they touch a single fiber on me I will kill them.' The next thing he knew he was attacked by bandages.
"Nyahahahahahaha! Look everyone we have a daddy here!" Sakuragi said while laughing.
"It's not daddy you idiot, it's a mummy." Ryota just arrived with Mitsui that time. Before Ryota and Mitsui could look at Rukawa, he had already taken the bandage off and went inside the school.
"Shut up, curly!" then Sakuragi went inside to.
@@@During Lunch@@@
Rukawa just went outside the classroom when most of the second year girls are shouting and most of them are nearly fainting over something. When he saw what was the reason of their crazy behavior his facial expression became cold and his hands curled into a fist until it turns white. It was no other than Alex. He was about to turn away when Alex called him. "Kaede- kun!" Rukawa ignore him but Alex went after him. "Kaede-kun, I'm so glad I saw you." Alex put on his fakest smile ever. Rukawa just gave him a cold glare. "Since I'm new in here why don't you show me around your school? Suzume is busy right now so she can't do it."
"Find someone else." Then Rukawa went away leaving Alex with a lot of tour guide for himself.
@@@Other side of school@@@
"Wahhhh! I'm so hungry I think I'm going to die. Yohei and others won't give me their food!" Sakuragi wailed at the corridor.
"All you all right, Sakuragi." A female voice asked from behind him.
"Haruko-san," but when he turned around it was Suzume. It took him a moment to register into his mind who is the person in front of him. "Tobukiro- san!"
"You look a little pale today. Haven't you've eaten you're lunch?"
"Nyahahahahahaha! A genius like me didn't need food to live!" then Suzume heard a growling sound that made Sakuragi blush and a large sweat drop appeared in Suzume's head.
"Since, I can't find Alex anywhere I would just give you this lunch I made for him." Then Ryota, Mitsui, Ayako, and Kogure arrived.
"Hmmm. what is that wonderful smell?" Mitsui asked.
"It's Sakuragi's lunch," Suzume suddenly answered, "Hey why don't we eat lunch together." Suzume said while giving them her killer smile. While I'm typing this the only thing that is in my mind is food. Sad to say there is no food in the fridge so I'm hungry! Poor me!!!!!
"Sure!" all four of them answered.
"Hey Sakuragi don't forget to share." Ryota asked.
"Oh boy, here so you won't finish Sakuragi's lunch in just one bite." Ayako gave Ryota the other lunchbox she is holding.
"T.. thank.thank you Aya-chan"
"Where is Kaede-kun" Suzume asked looking at the hallway hoping to find Rukawa.
"Beats me." Kogure said
"He never really join any of us when it's lunch time." Mitsui said
"In fact he never really socialize with everyone, but that changed when you came along. He always smile and talks to us." Ayako said sadly.
"Oh yeah, fox-face turns soft when you came along and Haruko doesn't turn love sick anymore to Rukawa," Sakuragi said with pastels in his background. "However." Kogure, Mitsui and Ryota all covered Sakuragi's mouth.
"However what?" Suzume asked confused. "Did something happen to him?" Suzume asked worriedly. 'If anything happened to Kaede I would blame myself for leaving him over Alex.' Suzume said inside her.
"Ummm. he's just. became more aggressive when it comes to basketball." Kogure said with a large sweat drop on his head.
"Great excuse you have there." Mitsui whispered.
Suzume sighed in relief. "I taught it was something bad like he became cold to everyone that nobody have a guts to talk to him."
All of them turned dotted eye. "Yeah." the four of them said together.
"Let's go." Suzume said while smiling again.
@@@At the classroom@@@ +++RUKAWA+++
I must kill everyone right now. If I don't do it now I would lose myself.
"Really! Now I'm confused I like Rukawa but I also like Alex." The girl beside me whispered to the ugly girl with pimples.
"That problem is easy to solve, pick Rukawa because Rukawa is still single while Alex is not."
"What! Who is she? How come Alex didn't told us earlier."
"Maybe he forgot, well the girl is non other than Tobukiro."
"That bitch! She already has Rukawa now she has Alex too. That's not fair."
"You can say that again."
"Hey." I butt in their conversation because I don't want anybody calling Suzume a bitch because she is not. She is an angel for their information. When I look in their faces, it reminds me of a ripe tomato that I want to squash. Okay, their faces are still red are they sick?
"Ha.Hai?" pimple girl said.
"Stop bugging me."
"Huh?"
"You're disturbing my sleep."
"Oh, sorry Rukawa we'll not going to do it again." Thick lips said.
"You can go back to your sleep right now." Pimple girl said.
"One more thing.don't insult Suzume in front of me." I gave them a cold glare that can send shivers to their spine. Lame move yet it works every time. Thank you.
"Su.su.sure" they sure are now scared. They should be now let's go back to sleep. Wait, you forgot to tell them something. Huh? Oh yeah!
"By the way, go to the clinic I think you are sick." Then I went to sleep. Ah, the beauty of sleep that gives me. Especially, when Suzume is in it. Shut up! Why, it is true that you dream about her every night. Go to hell. Yeah sure, I don't want to ruin your dreams with her today so Jane (goodbye).
@@@Before the practice@@@
Suzume is with Ayako because she volunteered to help Ayako with the medicine supplies, when an old man in near 70's came in with Anzai-sensei. "Who's that?" Suzume asked while putting the medicine box down.
"Oh that, he is Mr. Nojarin. Mr. Nojarin is Anzai-sensei's best friend. He is the first coach here in Shohoku high."
"Really!" Suzume said in an amazed tone, "he must very old then."
"He sure is old he is turning 70 next month. You can put the supplies in there," Ayako points to the corner. Mr. Nojarin came over to them greeting Ayako.
"My, my, long time no see Ayako-san."
"Same here, Mr. Nojarin," Ayako smiled to him in a polite way. Mr. Nojarin noticed Suzume behind Ayako.
"Is she your new assistant here?" "No, she just came here to help me with these things. By the way, her name is Tobukiro Suzume." Mr. Nojarin eyes widen when he heard the name Tobukiro.
"Are you by any chance related to Noby?" Suzume is shocked when he mentioned her father's name.
"Yes, I am his daughter." Suzume smiled Mr. Nojarin because this is the first time she met someone who knows her father in Japan other than her grandparents.
"You don't look a lot like him but you had his attitude alright." He said with a smirk. "How is he right now? Is he still playing basketball or is he a successful businessman like his other dream." The smile in Suzume's face suddenly vanished when Mr. Nojarin mentioned her father's name. She hid her eyes in her hair trying to prevent the tears from coming.
"He died when I was young."
"I'm.sorry." The news brought sadness and shock to Ayako and the old man's face. "He used to be the best player here in Kanagawa prefecture during my days. Great guy he is, he served as an inspiration to all of us. Did you know that he used to be called as a "pride of Kanagawa" during his days?" the smile in Suzume's lips returned when the old man began to tell her stories about her father during his high school days. "He is the best player I ever had, I have to let him go to America because I don't want to get in his dream." Mr. Anzai went over to them with a usual face he's wearing.
"Toya-san, it's good to see you again! Ohohohohoho!" Anzai said while patting Mr. Nojarin's back.
"Anzai, still the fat geezer I know! Mwahahahaha!" both girls sweat drop at how the two are talking to each other. They left both of them and went back to what they are doing before.
"ASSEMBLE!" Akagi roared after he speaks to Anzai. Rukawa caught a glimpse of Suzume inside the court.
When Akagi shouted she looked at him and saw Rukawa staring at her. They stared at each other as if they haven't seen each other for many years. Rukawa broke it all off when he noticed the Ayako is also staring at them.
+++SUZUME+++
I saw Rukawa for the first time this whole week. I haven't talked to him since Alex came back. I really miss those days when we play basketball together, going to the park at nighttime, and sitting at their terrace while fooling around with Ruriko. There is something different to him today. I.I.just can't place it. It looks like he's distant, cold, and sad. Wait! I can talk to him today! Alex said he is busy and he can't meet me today. This is so great!
+++AYAKO+++
I knew it Rukawa loves her. My suspicions are correct but I don't know if my suspicion in Tobukiro is also correct to. Poor Rukawa for falling at the wrong moment.
+++MITSUI+++ I saw what Rukawa did. Okay, so cold boy here is actually in-love. This is one heck love story to be watch.
+++RYOTA+++ Aya-chan, you are so beautiful.
+++SAKURAGI+++ This is it the moment of truth. Gori is going to give his place to me. I will be the captain of this team. Nyahahahaha! Hey, why does fox-face's eyes are sparkling? I looked at Suzume and figured it out.
+++NORMAL+++
"We will have a new team member today." Akagi said calmly. "You may come in now." He said to someone at the door. Alex came in wearing a white short and a blue sleeveless shirt with white t-shirt inside it. He dressed like Rukawa the day the only difference is the shoes. Rukawa's blood boil when he saw Alex wearing the same outfit as he did. Everyone look at Alex in disbelief. "Hi guys." Alex gave everyone a cold glare and it vanished at the instant. Everyone in the team except Akagi and Coach Anzai immediately hate him. "We will practice for the coming game between Kainan." Akagi turns to Alex "I want you to show me what you got."
"Sure."
At the game, everyone wanted to beat Alex down. Sakuragi, Mitsui, Kogure, Ryota, and Rukawa are on one team while on the other are Akagi, Alex, and the rest. I don't know their names so please tell me. Akagi got the ball first and he passes it to Alex. Sakuragi block Alex but he eluded him easily faking. He ran past Sakuragi yet he was blocked by Mitsui. Alex was having a hard time getting pass to Mitsui so he pass the ball to the kinky eyed player. Ryota steal the ball before it got to kinky man. Rukawa's team scored first.
Ten minutes left and Alex had just only made three points for their team. Obviously, Rukawa's team is leading by twenty points. Rukawa learned that Alex could only make jump shot, running shot, and lay-up. Rukawa's team won that day and all of them grinned because they beat Alex. At the locker, Alex went to the center of the room. He was bold because Akagi has already left early. He stared at everyone and smirked in evil way. "Nice game everyone, especially you Rukawa." He said sarcastically. "Did you know that I was once a star player in our team back where I came?" he went to his duffel bag to fix everything up. "Just like there, everyone loves me especially the women." He gave Rukawa a smirk. Rukawa on the other hand pretend not to hear him. 'He is such a moron.' Rukawa said to himself. Alex was babbling about his day in basketball team but nobody is listening to him. "Well I have to go, I still have some important errand to do. Jane." When Alex is out of earshot, Mitsui suddenly spoke up. "He is such a braggart."
"More that an airhead, if that's what you mean." Ryota said.
"Star player he said, why Sakuragi is much better player than him." Kogure said
"I wonder what did Suzume-chan see in him." Sakuragi said. Everyone except Rukawa look at him in an interesting way. "Yeah, Rukawa is much better than Alex." Kogure said with an evil glint in his eyes.
"He is much quieter than Alex." Ryota said
"He is much cuter than him." Mitsui said.
"Don't forget sweeter." Kogure added.
"Yeah, Suzume is much better off ahead than air head man." Sakuragi said with his back to Rukawa. Rukawa felt his face burning hotter and hotter. He stood up and left the room.
"No matter how you put it on thing is sure for today." Kogure said
"He is the biggest rival Rukawa had ever face in his life." All of them said.
Hurray! Finished at last! Today I have a guest here, let us welcome Kogure.
Kogure: Thanks for giving me more line in there. CJ: No problem. Wait, I would like to thank those who review my fic and special tnx to Ivan, Kris, and Jock head for giving me great ideas. Kogure: Are you finished?
CJ: Yeah, sorry for taking this chapter too long to update. Kogure: You should be because if you hadn't been fooling around you would have this finish in an instant. CJ: Hey I'm sorry okay. THANK YOU FOR READING MINNA. I WOULD NOT POST THE NEXT CHAPTER IF I DON'T HAVE 11 OR 12 REVIEWS!!!!! Kogure: You had better listen cause she means it. She's scary when she's like that. CJ: What! (pulls a mallet and start beating Kogure up).
Sakuragi: What! You failed Math! Nyahahahahahaha! Rukawa: Look who's talking, do'ahou ME: Yeah, I just remembered you are the king of the. Sakuragi: Tensai! ME: No, the red mark army! Mwahahahahahahaha! (Sakuragi's face burns with humiliation) Rukawa: Serves you right. Sakuragi: Why you fox-face! (Sakuragi and Rukawa started to fight) ME: Before I start I would like to tell everyone the disclaimer: Blah, blah, I don't own this, Blah.On with the story.
***- Flashback ABC- Rukawa's inner-self +++ Character's POV
Chapter 7: Rivals!
"Must not sleep..." Kaede repeated to himself repeatedly on his way to school. Ruriko had found his 20 sets of broken bike in their basement. Only two bikes that remained unbroken the black one he is using right now and the pink one with flowers on it.
*** 15 minutes ago***
"If you ruined that one you'll be using the pink tomorrow." Akane said to him.
"Why don't you just sell it and buy me a new one?" Kaede asked his mother.
"What! No way, that bike is kawaii" Akane said starry eyed and with pastels on her background.
"Kaede, you don't want to argue with your mom when she's like that. You wont see this house standing later if you do." Ruriko said while her face turning white. Kaede's face turned white also.
"Don't worry mom.Ummm.See yah." Kaede dashed away quickly. ***
"Zzzzzzz."
@@@Kaede's dream@@@
"This is the game we've all been waiting for. The game who will decide who is the best in Japan. Today's game is between Shohoku and Aizu. Now, here comes Shohoku! (The crowds went wild). Whoa! Now enters the undefeatable champion, Aizu!" Kaede look up to see the faces of their opponent. As usual, gori's look-alike is one of their teammate but when he looked at their captain, his eyes widen with surprise. Their team captain is no other than Alex.
"Today's the day you're going down!" Alex said with a smirk. Suddenly Alex got bigger and bigger until Kaede is just only a mere ant to him. Cool dream I tell you! "Goodbye Rukawa!" he held the giant ball over his head preparing to squash Kaede with it. If you notice, I might use Rukawa or Kaede in this story because I am still not used to using Kaede. Before he throws the ball, he heard an irritating laugh. "Nyahahahahahaha! Here comes Tensai-man!" Then Akagi appeared with vein popping out of his head, "SHUT UP!" his large fist coming down to Sakuragi's head. However, Sakuragi evade his fist and it landed to Rukawa's head instead bringing stars to his eyes.
@@@END OF DREAM@@@
Rukawa woke up to find his bike stuck on Sakuragi's butt. 'Damn, I landed on the floor again. It's that do'ahou's entire fault. Wait, why is my vision turning red?' little did he know that blood is creeping out in his forehead. Before he pulled his handkerchief in his pocket, he was surrounded by "RUKAWA Fans Club".
"Rukawa is hurt!"
"Hurry, take him to the hospital!"
"Rukawa, don't die on us!"
'Stupid girls, a little scratch like this won't kill. If they touch a single fiber on me I will kill them.' The next thing he knew he was attacked by bandages.
"Nyahahahahahaha! Look everyone we have a daddy here!" Sakuragi said while laughing.
"It's not daddy you idiot, it's a mummy." Ryota just arrived with Mitsui that time. Before Ryota and Mitsui could look at Rukawa, he had already taken the bandage off and went inside the school.
"Shut up, curly!" then Sakuragi went inside to.
@@@During Lunch@@@
Rukawa just went outside the classroom when most of the second year girls are shouting and most of them are nearly fainting over something. When he saw what was the reason of their crazy behavior his facial expression became cold and his hands curled into a fist until it turns white. It was no other than Alex. He was about to turn away when Alex called him. "Kaede- kun!" Rukawa ignore him but Alex went after him. "Kaede-kun, I'm so glad I saw you." Alex put on his fakest smile ever. Rukawa just gave him a cold glare. "Since I'm new in here why don't you show me around your school? Suzume is busy right now so she can't do it."
"Find someone else." Then Rukawa went away leaving Alex with a lot of tour guide for himself.
@@@Other side of school@@@
"Wahhhh! I'm so hungry I think I'm going to die. Yohei and others won't give me their food!" Sakuragi wailed at the corridor.
"All you all right, Sakuragi." A female voice asked from behind him.
"Haruko-san," but when he turned around it was Suzume. It took him a moment to register into his mind who is the person in front of him. "Tobukiro- san!"
"You look a little pale today. Haven't you've eaten you're lunch?"
"Nyahahahahahaha! A genius like me didn't need food to live!" then Suzume heard a growling sound that made Sakuragi blush and a large sweat drop appeared in Suzume's head.
"Since, I can't find Alex anywhere I would just give you this lunch I made for him." Then Ryota, Mitsui, Ayako, and Kogure arrived.
"Hmmm. what is that wonderful smell?" Mitsui asked.
"It's Sakuragi's lunch," Suzume suddenly answered, "Hey why don't we eat lunch together." Suzume said while giving them her killer smile. While I'm typing this the only thing that is in my mind is food. Sad to say there is no food in the fridge so I'm hungry! Poor me!!!!!
"Sure!" all four of them answered.
"Hey Sakuragi don't forget to share." Ryota asked.
"Oh boy, here so you won't finish Sakuragi's lunch in just one bite." Ayako gave Ryota the other lunchbox she is holding.
"T.. thank.thank you Aya-chan"
"Where is Kaede-kun" Suzume asked looking at the hallway hoping to find Rukawa.
"Beats me." Kogure said
"He never really join any of us when it's lunch time." Mitsui said
"In fact he never really socialize with everyone, but that changed when you came along. He always smile and talks to us." Ayako said sadly.
"Oh yeah, fox-face turns soft when you came along and Haruko doesn't turn love sick anymore to Rukawa," Sakuragi said with pastels in his background. "However." Kogure, Mitsui and Ryota all covered Sakuragi's mouth.
"However what?" Suzume asked confused. "Did something happen to him?" Suzume asked worriedly. 'If anything happened to Kaede I would blame myself for leaving him over Alex.' Suzume said inside her.
"Ummm. he's just. became more aggressive when it comes to basketball." Kogure said with a large sweat drop on his head.
"Great excuse you have there." Mitsui whispered.
Suzume sighed in relief. "I taught it was something bad like he became cold to everyone that nobody have a guts to talk to him."
All of them turned dotted eye. "Yeah." the four of them said together.
"Let's go." Suzume said while smiling again.
@@@At the classroom@@@ +++RUKAWA+++
I must kill everyone right now. If I don't do it now I would lose myself.
"Really! Now I'm confused I like Rukawa but I also like Alex." The girl beside me whispered to the ugly girl with pimples.
"That problem is easy to solve, pick Rukawa because Rukawa is still single while Alex is not."
"What! Who is she? How come Alex didn't told us earlier."
"Maybe he forgot, well the girl is non other than Tobukiro."
"That bitch! She already has Rukawa now she has Alex too. That's not fair."
"You can say that again."
"Hey." I butt in their conversation because I don't want anybody calling Suzume a bitch because she is not. She is an angel for their information. When I look in their faces, it reminds me of a ripe tomato that I want to squash. Okay, their faces are still red are they sick?
"Ha.Hai?" pimple girl said.
"Stop bugging me."
"Huh?"
"You're disturbing my sleep."
"Oh, sorry Rukawa we'll not going to do it again." Thick lips said.
"You can go back to your sleep right now." Pimple girl said.
"One more thing.don't insult Suzume in front of me." I gave them a cold glare that can send shivers to their spine. Lame move yet it works every time. Thank you.
"Su.su.sure" they sure are now scared. They should be now let's go back to sleep. Wait, you forgot to tell them something. Huh? Oh yeah!
"By the way, go to the clinic I think you are sick." Then I went to sleep. Ah, the beauty of sleep that gives me. Especially, when Suzume is in it. Shut up! Why, it is true that you dream about her every night. Go to hell. Yeah sure, I don't want to ruin your dreams with her today so Jane (goodbye).
@@@Before the practice@@@
Suzume is with Ayako because she volunteered to help Ayako with the medicine supplies, when an old man in near 70's came in with Anzai-sensei. "Who's that?" Suzume asked while putting the medicine box down.
"Oh that, he is Mr. Nojarin. Mr. Nojarin is Anzai-sensei's best friend. He is the first coach here in Shohoku high."
"Really!" Suzume said in an amazed tone, "he must very old then."
"He sure is old he is turning 70 next month. You can put the supplies in there," Ayako points to the corner. Mr. Nojarin came over to them greeting Ayako.
"My, my, long time no see Ayako-san."
"Same here, Mr. Nojarin," Ayako smiled to him in a polite way. Mr. Nojarin noticed Suzume behind Ayako.
"Is she your new assistant here?" "No, she just came here to help me with these things. By the way, her name is Tobukiro Suzume." Mr. Nojarin eyes widen when he heard the name Tobukiro.
"Are you by any chance related to Noby?" Suzume is shocked when he mentioned her father's name.
"Yes, I am his daughter." Suzume smiled Mr. Nojarin because this is the first time she met someone who knows her father in Japan other than her grandparents.
"You don't look a lot like him but you had his attitude alright." He said with a smirk. "How is he right now? Is he still playing basketball or is he a successful businessman like his other dream." The smile in Suzume's face suddenly vanished when Mr. Nojarin mentioned her father's name. She hid her eyes in her hair trying to prevent the tears from coming.
"He died when I was young."
"I'm.sorry." The news brought sadness and shock to Ayako and the old man's face. "He used to be the best player here in Kanagawa prefecture during my days. Great guy he is, he served as an inspiration to all of us. Did you know that he used to be called as a "pride of Kanagawa" during his days?" the smile in Suzume's lips returned when the old man began to tell her stories about her father during his high school days. "He is the best player I ever had, I have to let him go to America because I don't want to get in his dream." Mr. Anzai went over to them with a usual face he's wearing.
"Toya-san, it's good to see you again! Ohohohohoho!" Anzai said while patting Mr. Nojarin's back.
"Anzai, still the fat geezer I know! Mwahahahaha!" both girls sweat drop at how the two are talking to each other. They left both of them and went back to what they are doing before.
"ASSEMBLE!" Akagi roared after he speaks to Anzai. Rukawa caught a glimpse of Suzume inside the court.
When Akagi shouted she looked at him and saw Rukawa staring at her. They stared at each other as if they haven't seen each other for many years. Rukawa broke it all off when he noticed the Ayako is also staring at them.
+++SUZUME+++
I saw Rukawa for the first time this whole week. I haven't talked to him since Alex came back. I really miss those days when we play basketball together, going to the park at nighttime, and sitting at their terrace while fooling around with Ruriko. There is something different to him today. I.I.just can't place it. It looks like he's distant, cold, and sad. Wait! I can talk to him today! Alex said he is busy and he can't meet me today. This is so great!
+++AYAKO+++
I knew it Rukawa loves her. My suspicions are correct but I don't know if my suspicion in Tobukiro is also correct to. Poor Rukawa for falling at the wrong moment.
+++MITSUI+++ I saw what Rukawa did. Okay, so cold boy here is actually in-love. This is one heck love story to be watch.
+++RYOTA+++ Aya-chan, you are so beautiful.
+++SAKURAGI+++ This is it the moment of truth. Gori is going to give his place to me. I will be the captain of this team. Nyahahahaha! Hey, why does fox-face's eyes are sparkling? I looked at Suzume and figured it out.
+++NORMAL+++
"We will have a new team member today." Akagi said calmly. "You may come in now." He said to someone at the door. Alex came in wearing a white short and a blue sleeveless shirt with white t-shirt inside it. He dressed like Rukawa the day the only difference is the shoes. Rukawa's blood boil when he saw Alex wearing the same outfit as he did. Everyone look at Alex in disbelief. "Hi guys." Alex gave everyone a cold glare and it vanished at the instant. Everyone in the team except Akagi and Coach Anzai immediately hate him. "We will practice for the coming game between Kainan." Akagi turns to Alex "I want you to show me what you got."
"Sure."
At the game, everyone wanted to beat Alex down. Sakuragi, Mitsui, Kogure, Ryota, and Rukawa are on one team while on the other are Akagi, Alex, and the rest. I don't know their names so please tell me. Akagi got the ball first and he passes it to Alex. Sakuragi block Alex but he eluded him easily faking. He ran past Sakuragi yet he was blocked by Mitsui. Alex was having a hard time getting pass to Mitsui so he pass the ball to the kinky eyed player. Ryota steal the ball before it got to kinky man. Rukawa's team scored first.
Ten minutes left and Alex had just only made three points for their team. Obviously, Rukawa's team is leading by twenty points. Rukawa learned that Alex could only make jump shot, running shot, and lay-up. Rukawa's team won that day and all of them grinned because they beat Alex. At the locker, Alex went to the center of the room. He was bold because Akagi has already left early. He stared at everyone and smirked in evil way. "Nice game everyone, especially you Rukawa." He said sarcastically. "Did you know that I was once a star player in our team back where I came?" he went to his duffel bag to fix everything up. "Just like there, everyone loves me especially the women." He gave Rukawa a smirk. Rukawa on the other hand pretend not to hear him. 'He is such a moron.' Rukawa said to himself. Alex was babbling about his day in basketball team but nobody is listening to him. "Well I have to go, I still have some important errand to do. Jane." When Alex is out of earshot, Mitsui suddenly spoke up. "He is such a braggart."
"More that an airhead, if that's what you mean." Ryota said.
"Star player he said, why Sakuragi is much better player than him." Kogure said
"I wonder what did Suzume-chan see in him." Sakuragi said. Everyone except Rukawa look at him in an interesting way. "Yeah, Rukawa is much better than Alex." Kogure said with an evil glint in his eyes.
"He is much quieter than Alex." Ryota said
"He is much cuter than him." Mitsui said.
"Don't forget sweeter." Kogure added.
"Yeah, Suzume is much better off ahead than air head man." Sakuragi said with his back to Rukawa. Rukawa felt his face burning hotter and hotter. He stood up and left the room.
"No matter how you put it on thing is sure for today." Kogure said
"He is the biggest rival Rukawa had ever face in his life." All of them said.
Hurray! Finished at last! Today I have a guest here, let us welcome Kogure.
Kogure: Thanks for giving me more line in there. CJ: No problem. Wait, I would like to thank those who review my fic and special tnx to Ivan, Kris, and Jock head for giving me great ideas. Kogure: Are you finished?
CJ: Yeah, sorry for taking this chapter too long to update. Kogure: You should be because if you hadn't been fooling around you would have this finish in an instant. CJ: Hey I'm sorry okay. THANK YOU FOR READING MINNA. I WOULD NOT POST THE NEXT CHAPTER IF I DON'T HAVE 11 OR 12 REVIEWS!!!!! Kogure: You had better listen cause she means it. She's scary when she's like that. CJ: What! (pulls a mallet and start beating Kogure up).