Disclaimer: Do I have to say this repeatedly? I don't this okay.
I'm back! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!
Rukawa: She's weird today, as if she ate chocolate. Suzume: (face suddenly turns pale) Did somebody give her chocolate. CJ: I'm gonna be a super model yeah! Akagi: This is bad very bad. Ruriko: Okay which one of you do' ahou's gave her chocolate? Everyone starts to whistle. CJ starts to get away screaming chocolate. Kogure: Okay while were fixing this problem let gets on with the story.
Chapter 8: Caught in the act!
Kaede pedaled lazily on his way home. The ride home didn't go out very smoothly because his front and back tires are ruined because of the incident that took place this morning. Even though the ride didn't went smoothly he still has the nerve to sleep. He was awaken by a loud giggling and squealing as he stops at the side curb near his house. He noticed a group of girls in cheerleading uniform and a big banner of "WE LOVE RUKAWA" written on it. 'Don't tell me these bunch of do'ahou are hanging-out at my house. So that explains why did the school is quiet and eerie when I came out.' Kaede was too tired and sleepy to fight the horde of girls to enter his house. He saw a bench under the tree where no one not even the do'ahou girls could see. 'Looks tempting.must sleep.' slowly he went to the bench and sat, 'Maybe I could sit for awhile.' Highly unlikely, as far as I know you would sleep in this bench slowly.
'No I'm not.'
Yes, you are! His conscience said teasingly.
'No.yawn.' slowly Kaede lay down on the bench and drifted into deep slumber.
@@@RUKAWA'S DREAM@@@
"RUKAWA! RUKAWA! L-O-V-E RUKAWA! YAY!" the cheerleaders screamed loudly.
"The game is now on second half and surprisingly Rukawa had made only four points. In today's game, Rukawa is expected to make twenty points or more. The score is 56-59 in favor of Aidan." The announcer said.
"I will get that bald guy to pay for what he did." Sakuragi said while looking a bald guy who is wearing a yellow uniform with green border around it. The guy is about the same height of Akagi.
"Ha! Don't you guys worry because I am here in this team. I'm just saving my strength for the next quarter. We would surely win because of me." Alex said with a smirk. Sheesh I really hate him he's such a braggart. Rukawa was annoyed at Alex so he passed by him and said his famous words, "Do ahou" he said that loud enough for the other team members to hear. Alex got embarrassed and punched Rukawa in the face. He fell down and saw his surroundings are circling around him. Then Suzume came into his view but it was blurry for Rukawa. "Hey Rukawa you have to wake up." @@@END OF DREAM@@@
"Wake up boy." The man was poking Rukawa in his shoulders very hard. Rukawa was annoyed at whomever is waking him up so he punch the man in his face.
"Damn you!" Rukawa looked to see who wake him up. His eyes turn dots when he saw that the man he punch in the face is a policeman. "Come with me to the headquarters." The policeman said angrily.
"What did I do?" Rukawa said calmly.
"What? Are you blind, you assaulted a policeman and sleep in the park bench." The policeman began to drag Rukawa to the headquarters.
"Wait I can explain."
"You can explain at the headquarters."
"Do'ahou" Rukawa mumbled.
@@@HOSPITAL@@@
Ruriko is checking the data of the girl who is in coma. "Hmmm.broken bones are healed.temperature is fine. Well everything is fine except that she is in a coma. Poor child." She brushed the hair gently away from the child's closed eye. "Paging Doctor Rukawa, there is an urgent phone call for you." The paging system said. "I wonder who would be calling me?" Ruriko went to answer he call.
"Hello?"
"Onee-san?"
"Kaede?"
"Who do you think?" Kaede's voice is now annoyed.
"So, what's up?"
"Bail me out in this place." Ruriko was shocked at the news she heard. "Where are you and what the heck happened." She asked with a mixture of worry and anger.
"I'm at the jail and I can explain to you later."
"Well you better be or else you'll be dead meat. I'll be there shortly. Jane." A big sweat drop appeared at her head. "Chiaki." She said to a nurse beside her. "Something turns out today so I will be going home early. If the patient on room 205 wakes up call me or text me."
"Sure Ruriko." The nurse said with a smile. Ruriko went to her blue sports car and drove to the police station.
@@@One hour had passed at the police station@@@@
Ruriko was laughing very hard when they went to her car. "I can't believe you did that to a police officer!" she was clutching her stomach because it hurts her from laughing.
"Stop it! You've been doing that since you talked to that do'ahou policeman." Ruriko stopped laughing immediately and hid her smile when both of them got in the car.
"Sheesh Kaede you're already a teenager but you still haven't changed your sleeping problems since.hmmm.two years old."
"How about you, you're twenty-six years old and you still act like a teenager?" he said sarcastically.
"That Kaede, makes me cool and unique." She turns on left side of the street, which made them go farther to their house.
"Hey, home is that way."
"Don't tell me you forget what today is."
"Huh? Ummm.today is October 23. Hey, sem-break is next week." A large sweat drop appeared in Ruriko's head.
"Don't tell me you forgot mom's birthday today."
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"You did. Well, the reason I'm going this way is because I am going to buy a cake."
"Oh, okay. By the way, where the heck did you get this cool car?"
"I bought it." "You what?! I thought you have another car at Europe. What will happen to this when you return to Europe?" Ruriko's face turns solemn when she heard the word Europe.
Wrong move Kaede. 'Shoot, I forgot! Damn me!' Kaede curse himself when he learned his mistake.
"The head doctor at Europe said I must stay here for another month. She wouldn't tell me her reason's but I know that they could tell I still haven't recovered yet."
"Gome."
"It's okay." Silence came to them after that.
"Do you think I could have your car?"
"In your dreams" Ruriko smirked at Kaede. She turned the radio on to keep Kaede from talking.
How could an angel break my heart? Why didn't he catch my falling star?
Ruriko glared at the radio and switched it to another station.
Baby saying goodbye doesn't mean forever.
"Kaede do you have any CD in there? Anything?" Ruriko asked with veins pooping in her head.
"Well, I have "Puddle of Mudd" in here." He said while rummaging in his bag.
"That will do." Se snatched it in Kaede's hands and inserted it.
Everything's so blurry
And everyone's so fake
And everybody's empty
And everything is
So messed up
"Can I ask you something?" Kaede said while looking through the window.
"Sure."
"Did you fight for your feelings over Joey?" Ruriko was silent for a moment.
"Why did you ask?"
"Because you wouldn't give up something that easily.and.I need some advice." Ruriko looked at him questioningly. "If you don't want to answer it it's okay."
"I guess it will not hurt telling you this. Yes, I did fight for it but I guess I'm not strong enough to fight my love. Wait, I'm getting mushy this is not me. Damn you Joey!"
"How did you do it?"
"Well.I did it in my style."
***RURIKO'S POV IN FLASH BACK***
He just went in America for months and he already found a pain in the ass. I can't believe this. I plastered a fake smile on my face. "Nice to meet you.um."
"Angel" she said while flashing on her perfect smile. I bet 100 bucks that those teeth are fake.
"My.what a beautiful name." I wanted to puke all my words. "Um.Joey could you help me prepare.the.snacks?" I gave him a secret message that only us could understand. It says, we have to talk coz' you're in big trouble.
"Sure." He turned to his so-called "girl friend" and said in a sweet tone, "You can pack your thing at my room." He pointed to the room next mine.
"Sure, honey." Honey my butt. Both of us went to the kitchen to have a talk.
"Who the heck is she? Is she the reason on why you didn't call or write to me? Tell me!" I said in an angry tone.
"Is this your way of welcoming me?" his angry tone matches mine.
"No, but.I can't believe you didn't told me that you found a.a."
"Girlfriend."
"Yes. I was sick with worry don't you know that."
"Are you jealous?"
"Yes!" it took me a moment to realize what I said. "I mean." Shoot, think fast. "I'm jealous because." great, now I'm blushing. I want to die right now.
"What." He said softly. The way he say it makes my bones melt. I look at the floor pretending there is an interesting thing in there, unable to look at him because he might see right through me. For the first time I was loss of words. "I understand." "You do?" I looked at him instantly. Does he know that I love him very much?
"Yeah, you are jealous because Angel takes a lot of attention from me. Well, that wouldn't happen because you are my one and only. best friend." I wanted to cry when said that. I'm just only his best friend, no more no less. He hugged me and kissed my head. "You okay now?"
"She can sleep in my room." I said sadly.
"Thank you. Now let's fix that snack."
That night while I'm preparing to go to sleep with Angel in my bed. "At last I finally get to meet the famous Ruriko."
"Huh?" She picked the picture of Joey and me at my bedside table.
"Yeah, because Joey wouldn't stop for a day or a minute without telling a story about you. Sometimes I get jealous because he always talks about you and nothing else. Now, I can see why is so fond of you." That caught my attention.
"I bet it is clumsy, moron, and ugly?" she laughed at my description. This is the first time I have to talk to her because I spent the whole evening listening to Joey blab about her.
"No. He saw a funny, smart, beautiful, and a kind lady." That took me off guard. She thinks I'm kind. My plans of annihilating this girl suddenly erased. I have to admit she's perfect for him. Joey could never love me because I am just his best friend forever. ***
"And he left the next week with Angel. So what do you think?" Ruriko asked.
"Zzzzzzz." She punched Kaede's head very hard. "What was that for?"
"That is for sleeping."
"Don't worry I was listening and it was a happy story." Kaede lied at Ruriko. "Nah, so you lat him go. I can't believe it."
"I can't believe it either." They drove silently while Blurry was playing.
Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it
In my face
This pain you gave to me
Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it
In my face
@@@At Rukawa's residence@@@
"It's already 7:43 and those two are still aren't home?" Akane placed the steaming hotpot in the table.
"Don't worry dear, they are all grown up now. They can take care of themselves."
"I know but what if they are kidnapped or murdered," her husband sweat drop at Akane.
"Kaede and Ruriko knows self-defense." He was interrupted by the doorbell.
"I'll get it." Akane rushed to the door to see if they have returned. To her surprise, Suzume was at the gate instead of Ruriko and Kaede. "My.Suzume what a surprise. If you are looking for the two I'm sad to say but they still aren't home." Disappointment is etched in Suzume's face.
"If they returned please tell Kaede-kun that I came." Before she went away, Akane stopped her.
"They should be returning any moment from now. Why don't you come in and let's celebrated my birthday."
"Okay and Happy Birthday Mrs. Rukawa." Suzume smiled at Akane and entered the house.
@@@At the bakeshop@@@
"Good evening. How can I help you?" the lady at the counter asked Kaede and Ruriko.
"Talk to her." Kaede said to Ruriko because he notices that the lady has hearts in her eyes.
"Hmmm.let's see I'll have a." Ruriko said while looking at the variety of cakes.
"Chocolate." Kaede interrupted Ruriko.
"What! I'm taking strawberry!"
"Chocolate." They were arguing when the lady interrupted them.
"Umm.we have a cake that has both flavor that you like."
"You do?" both of them said in unison.
"Hai."
"Well, we'll take that for take out."
"Thank you. Here's your number and your cake will be given to you for another 15 minutes."
"Thanks." Ruriko and Kaede sat down while waiting for their cake. The chairs are arranged back-to-back. "I have to go to the men's room." Kaede said and went away. While waiting for the cake, a glass of Iced Tea was delivered to her. "I'm sorry but this is not mine." She said to the waiter. "I know but this is from me." Ruriko sweat drop when another strawberry cake is sent to her by another waiter. "This came from that man." He pointed to a man with black hair that waved at her. Ruriko was about to say no when the waiter suddenly said, "It would break our hearts if you refuse this." Then she remembered that she hasn't eaten lunch yet so she accepted it. She was about to eat the cake when Alex interrupted her.
"Hi, have we met?" Ruriko looked at him and felt goose bumps on her back. 'Who is this freaking guy?' she asked herself.
"No." she returned to her cake but Alex wouldn't leave her.
"Is that so, well you really look familiar. By the way, my name is Alex. What's yours?"
She just stared at his outstretched hand in front of her. "I don't talk to strangers." She said coldly. "Okay, so I'm Alex O' Neil. I just arrived from England." When she heard the word England a small smile began to form at the corner of her lips. 'Kaede where the heck are you!'
@@@Men's room@@@
'Drat, there are a bunch of do'ahou's outside the men's room. Why is it that wherever I go some raving lunatics, whom I think got escape from mental hospital, are always following me.'
Maybe they think you are one of them.
'Shut up! Now help me escape or Ruriko would get mad.'
Sure man, just do what will I tell you.
@@@Back to Ruriko@@@
"Would you please shut your big stinking mouth!" Ruriko was on her edge of patience. She was about to hit Alex when a lady with tight tank top and short miniskirt enters. "Oh, Alex baby, where have you been?" she said in a singsong tone.
"I'm just here talking to the most extraordinary and challenging woman I've ever met." Alex said while raking his brown hair. Yeah, he is Suzume's freaking boyfriend.
"Go to hell." All of the men in the shop are glaring at Alex. Alex noticed this and went away. When he was nowhere to be seen the waiter gave Ruriko her cake. "Here is your cake and an extra brownies from me."
"Thank you very much." Kaede just arrived glaring to nobody.
"Onee-san! Great you have the cake, now lets go." Ruriko was glad that Kaede came at last.
@@@1 hour later at Rukawa's residence@@@
"Thank you for a nice chat but I should be going right now coz' it's getting late and I don't want to worry grandma to death." Suzume said to Akane. They are standing at the gate.
"I'm so sorry that Kaede and Ruri still hasn't arrived."
"It's okay I'll come back tomorrow. Bye Mrs. Rukawa" Suzume waved to Akane.
"Kaede is right in falling over to Suzume. However, would she catch him?" Akane said when Suzume is out of sight. A blue sports car suddenly parked in front of their house.
"Hi mom!" Ruriko said as she stepped out of the car.
"Where the heck have you two been and where did you get that car?"
"Happy birthday!" Kaede said giving her the cake and kissed her cheek. Tears began to form on the corner of Akane's eyes.
"I thought you forgot my birthday."
"We would never do that." Kaede said innocently.
"Right." Ruriko mumbled to herself but Kaede heard it.
"Thank you. Before I forgot, Suzume came here a minute ago." She said to Kaede.
"She did?" he asked incredulously.
"Yeah but she said will return tomorrow."
"Okay."
"Why don't we eat that cake right now because I'm so hungry." Ruriko said pushing both Kaede and Akane inside.
@@@NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL@@@
"We only have four days to go till our next game with Kainan. The last time we play with them we lost but this time it will be different because this time we will WIN!" Akagi said to everyone during practice.
"YEAH!"
"Hey amateur boy!" Sakuragi shouted to Alex. Alex glared at Sakuragi for his new given nickname.
"Who are you calling amateur?" Alex said to Sakuragi.
"You, this is what I want to tell you. Watch and learn from this genius! Nyahahahaha!"
"Yeah sure." Alex went away seething with anger.
Ayako was tallying their points for the day when Suzume came to her. "Hey what's up?"
"Hi! Suzume."
"So, do you think we would win against Kainan? You know I watched their last game with them and Kainan is what you call unbeatable." Coach Anzai interrupted them.
"We may win or loss it depends on them."
"Depends on them?" Suzume asked curiously.
"In their moods." Anzai said mysteriously.
"Hi Suzume!" Haruko said together with her two friends.
"Oh, hi Haruko!"
"Here to watch Alex or Rukawa?"
"The whole team." Suzume said but her gaze is focused to Kaede. Haruko noticed this and decided to tease her.
"Really?"
"Yeah." Suzume noticed that Haruko is teasing her so she decided to tease her also. "How about did you come here to watch Rukawa or Sakuragi?" "Whole team also."
"Are you sure I thought you came here to watch my best friend?"
"No." Haruko said while blushing. "I gave up on him a long time ago."
"What!" she shouted that everyone stopped practicing and looked at her. "Sorry about that." Suzume said to everyone while blushing. 'What would happen to Kaede right now? It seems to me that Haruko loves someone else.'
"What made you gave up on him?" Suzume asked Haruko hoping she could change her mind.
"It is because Rukawa loves someone else but she is just to dense to notice it." Haruko said hoping Suzume would catch what she meant. 'If you only knew Suzume.'
"Well I have to go I just came here to see what they are doing. Jane." Haruko said to Ayako and Suzume.
"This is not happening." Suzume said to herself in a distressed way.
"What do you mean?" Ayako asked.
"Kaede once told me that he fell in-love with somebody and he plans to tell her someday. From what I see he meant to tell Haruko his true feelings but." Suzume was interrupted by Ayako who was laughing her heart out. "Why are you laughing?"
"You."
"Me?"
"It's nothing I just remembered something."
"You are a weird girl."
'And you are a dense one.' Ayako said to herself.
@@@That night 7:30pm@@@
Ding-dong
"Kaede get the door." Akane said while washing the dishes. Kaede went to open the door glaring.
"Get lost." He said coldly but when he saw Suzume both of them sweat- dropped.
"Huh?"
"I'm.sorry.I thought you were one of those do'ahou's. Well, come in." he said while blushing. They went to the terrace where Ruriko is looking at some CD's she have.
"Suzume! Long time no see."
"Hello Ruriko." Ruriko looked at Kaede because he was trying to tell her something. Kaede wanted to tell Ruriko to leave but she didn't get what he meant. 'He wants me to jump from here and kill myself?' Ruriko asked herself. Kaede was getting annoyed so he mouthed what he wanted her to do. Finally, Ruriko got what he meant. "Oh my god, my tummy hurts so much. I think I wanted to fart. If you will excuse me Suzume I have an appointment at the toilet." Ruriko acted, she takes her cassette player and her CD's.
"You're going to take those with you to the toilet?" Suzume asked her sweat dropping.
"Um. yeah coz I sing while I'm inside the toilet." Ruriko went away leaving Kaede and Suzume alone.
"Onee-san really is weird."
"You said but she is cool." Both of them sat together at the bench.
"So what brings you here?" Suzume forgot what she came for because she was enjoying Kaede's company.
"I noticed that we haven't hang out with each other since Alex returned." A scowl was formed at Kaede's mouth.
"How come you never told me about him?"
"You never asked." Kaede cursed himself mentally for that. Silence dawn to both of them because of Suzume's answer.
"It's been quite a while since you came here." Rukawa said softly to Suzume. They are watching the full moon that hangs in the middle of the dark sky.
"I missed this stuff." Suzume said while looking at the moon.
"What stuff?" he looked at her curiously.
"The balcony, Ruriko, and especially."
"Especially?"
"You." Kaede immediately looked at Suzume in disbelief. Suzume just smiled at him. 'Why is my heart thumping so hard whenever he looks at me like that? This can't be happening I have Alex who loves me so much. Yeah right. Maybe I just haven't talked to Kaede for quite some time that I felt this way. Yeah, that should be reason.' Suzume thought while looking at Kaede's blue eyes.
"Me too." Kaede said to Suzume while blushing. 'What am I doing? Suzume has a boyfriend I can't say it to her anymore.'
Yeah she got a boyfriend who is an airbag freak that hates you.
'What? Well, you're right on that thing and. where the heck did that song came from?'
I don't know how I don't know why But girl it seems you've touch my life. Your in my dreams Your in my heart.
'What the heck Ruriko is trying to do right now?'
"Is that N'sync? Oh my god I love that band. Do you think Ruriko is in her room right now?" Suzume asked excitedly.
"Yeah she is." She started to go to Ruriko's room but suddenly she stopped. "Don't you want to come?"
'Me in onee-san's room? Never, that place is her territory. I will never survive in that place.' Kaede shudders at that thought. "No thanks."
"Okay, well since tomorrow is Sunday why don't we have a one-on-one at the gym at school?"
"You can do that at Sundays?"
"Yeah."
"I don't know."
"Are you scared?"
Hey Kaede, she is challenging you. Why don't you refuse it besides you are nothing compared to her?
'That's it.' Kaede was annoyed so he accepted her challenge. Across the Rukawa's residence, there is a glint of glass behind the bushes. "Hey Mitchy, you have to move I want to see." Sakuragi push Mitsui to have a better view. "Ryota, you're stepping on foot." Mitsui whined.
"Would please stop I can't hear a thing?" Kogure said while adjusting the volume at his machine.
"They are so romantic." Ayako said.
"They look so cute together." Haruko said dreamily.
"Hey Haruko, mom has been looking for you and what are you doing in there?" Akagi popped behind Haruko.
"Shhh." All of them said in unison.
"Hey is that Rukawa and.Tobukiro? What are they doing?" Akagi said while hiding behind the bushes.
"Shut up Gori. Oh no! Tobukiro is going away. This is all your fault." Sakuragi said to Akagi. All of them held their breath when Rukawa looked in their way.
"Did I just hear Sakuragi?" Rukawa look around for some sign of Sakuragi but he found none. "Maybe it's just my imagination."
Hey imagining about that do'ahou is bad.
'Yeah I know'
"Kaede could you come here just a moment?" Akane called from the living room. Then Kaede went away leaving the whole basketball team in the bushes.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Mitsui: Since we still can't find CJ I will be your host for today.
For Mr. A. (forgot your name thousands of SORRY) : Your question about Rukawa's feelings and what will Suzume will do. Hmmm. how will I know only she knows what will happen. All I know is that Alex is going to eat my dust. As for Suzume and Rukawa, just watch out for the next chapters.
Hey there's a note in here.hmmm.what! Okay CJ, need the names of the Kainan players. She really needs it for the next game. (Ayako comes over) say please Mitsui. Okay please. Hey Sakuragi have you found her yet.
Sakuragi: Who? Mitsui: Chocolate addict. Sakuragi: Yeah she's at your home eating all of your chocolate. Mitsui: What! Gotta go, by the way Read and REVIEW. Bye!
I'm back! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!
Rukawa: She's weird today, as if she ate chocolate. Suzume: (face suddenly turns pale) Did somebody give her chocolate. CJ: I'm gonna be a super model yeah! Akagi: This is bad very bad. Ruriko: Okay which one of you do' ahou's gave her chocolate? Everyone starts to whistle. CJ starts to get away screaming chocolate. Kogure: Okay while were fixing this problem let gets on with the story.
Chapter 8: Caught in the act!
Kaede pedaled lazily on his way home. The ride home didn't go out very smoothly because his front and back tires are ruined because of the incident that took place this morning. Even though the ride didn't went smoothly he still has the nerve to sleep. He was awaken by a loud giggling and squealing as he stops at the side curb near his house. He noticed a group of girls in cheerleading uniform and a big banner of "WE LOVE RUKAWA" written on it. 'Don't tell me these bunch of do'ahou are hanging-out at my house. So that explains why did the school is quiet and eerie when I came out.' Kaede was too tired and sleepy to fight the horde of girls to enter his house. He saw a bench under the tree where no one not even the do'ahou girls could see. 'Looks tempting.must sleep.' slowly he went to the bench and sat, 'Maybe I could sit for awhile.' Highly unlikely, as far as I know you would sleep in this bench slowly.
'No I'm not.'
Yes, you are! His conscience said teasingly.
'No.yawn.' slowly Kaede lay down on the bench and drifted into deep slumber.
@@@RUKAWA'S DREAM@@@
"RUKAWA! RUKAWA! L-O-V-E RUKAWA! YAY!" the cheerleaders screamed loudly.
"The game is now on second half and surprisingly Rukawa had made only four points. In today's game, Rukawa is expected to make twenty points or more. The score is 56-59 in favor of Aidan." The announcer said.
"I will get that bald guy to pay for what he did." Sakuragi said while looking a bald guy who is wearing a yellow uniform with green border around it. The guy is about the same height of Akagi.
"Ha! Don't you guys worry because I am here in this team. I'm just saving my strength for the next quarter. We would surely win because of me." Alex said with a smirk. Sheesh I really hate him he's such a braggart. Rukawa was annoyed at Alex so he passed by him and said his famous words, "Do ahou" he said that loud enough for the other team members to hear. Alex got embarrassed and punched Rukawa in the face. He fell down and saw his surroundings are circling around him. Then Suzume came into his view but it was blurry for Rukawa. "Hey Rukawa you have to wake up." @@@END OF DREAM@@@
"Wake up boy." The man was poking Rukawa in his shoulders very hard. Rukawa was annoyed at whomever is waking him up so he punch the man in his face.
"Damn you!" Rukawa looked to see who wake him up. His eyes turn dots when he saw that the man he punch in the face is a policeman. "Come with me to the headquarters." The policeman said angrily.
"What did I do?" Rukawa said calmly.
"What? Are you blind, you assaulted a policeman and sleep in the park bench." The policeman began to drag Rukawa to the headquarters.
"Wait I can explain."
"You can explain at the headquarters."
"Do'ahou" Rukawa mumbled.
@@@HOSPITAL@@@
Ruriko is checking the data of the girl who is in coma. "Hmmm.broken bones are healed.temperature is fine. Well everything is fine except that she is in a coma. Poor child." She brushed the hair gently away from the child's closed eye. "Paging Doctor Rukawa, there is an urgent phone call for you." The paging system said. "I wonder who would be calling me?" Ruriko went to answer he call.
"Hello?"
"Onee-san?"
"Kaede?"
"Who do you think?" Kaede's voice is now annoyed.
"So, what's up?"
"Bail me out in this place." Ruriko was shocked at the news she heard. "Where are you and what the heck happened." She asked with a mixture of worry and anger.
"I'm at the jail and I can explain to you later."
"Well you better be or else you'll be dead meat. I'll be there shortly. Jane." A big sweat drop appeared at her head. "Chiaki." She said to a nurse beside her. "Something turns out today so I will be going home early. If the patient on room 205 wakes up call me or text me."
"Sure Ruriko." The nurse said with a smile. Ruriko went to her blue sports car and drove to the police station.
@@@One hour had passed at the police station@@@@
Ruriko was laughing very hard when they went to her car. "I can't believe you did that to a police officer!" she was clutching her stomach because it hurts her from laughing.
"Stop it! You've been doing that since you talked to that do'ahou policeman." Ruriko stopped laughing immediately and hid her smile when both of them got in the car.
"Sheesh Kaede you're already a teenager but you still haven't changed your sleeping problems since.hmmm.two years old."
"How about you, you're twenty-six years old and you still act like a teenager?" he said sarcastically.
"That Kaede, makes me cool and unique." She turns on left side of the street, which made them go farther to their house.
"Hey, home is that way."
"Don't tell me you forget what today is."
"Huh? Ummm.today is October 23. Hey, sem-break is next week." A large sweat drop appeared in Ruriko's head.
"Don't tell me you forgot mom's birthday today."
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"You did. Well, the reason I'm going this way is because I am going to buy a cake."
"Oh, okay. By the way, where the heck did you get this cool car?"
"I bought it." "You what?! I thought you have another car at Europe. What will happen to this when you return to Europe?" Ruriko's face turns solemn when she heard the word Europe.
Wrong move Kaede. 'Shoot, I forgot! Damn me!' Kaede curse himself when he learned his mistake.
"The head doctor at Europe said I must stay here for another month. She wouldn't tell me her reason's but I know that they could tell I still haven't recovered yet."
"Gome."
"It's okay." Silence came to them after that.
"Do you think I could have your car?"
"In your dreams" Ruriko smirked at Kaede. She turned the radio on to keep Kaede from talking.
How could an angel break my heart? Why didn't he catch my falling star?
Ruriko glared at the radio and switched it to another station.
Baby saying goodbye doesn't mean forever.
"Kaede do you have any CD in there? Anything?" Ruriko asked with veins pooping in her head.
"Well, I have "Puddle of Mudd" in here." He said while rummaging in his bag.
"That will do." Se snatched it in Kaede's hands and inserted it.
Everything's so blurry
And everyone's so fake
And everybody's empty
And everything is
So messed up
"Can I ask you something?" Kaede said while looking through the window.
"Sure."
"Did you fight for your feelings over Joey?" Ruriko was silent for a moment.
"Why did you ask?"
"Because you wouldn't give up something that easily.and.I need some advice." Ruriko looked at him questioningly. "If you don't want to answer it it's okay."
"I guess it will not hurt telling you this. Yes, I did fight for it but I guess I'm not strong enough to fight my love. Wait, I'm getting mushy this is not me. Damn you Joey!"
"How did you do it?"
"Well.I did it in my style."
***RURIKO'S POV IN FLASH BACK***
He just went in America for months and he already found a pain in the ass. I can't believe this. I plastered a fake smile on my face. "Nice to meet you.um."
"Angel" she said while flashing on her perfect smile. I bet 100 bucks that those teeth are fake.
"My.what a beautiful name." I wanted to puke all my words. "Um.Joey could you help me prepare.the.snacks?" I gave him a secret message that only us could understand. It says, we have to talk coz' you're in big trouble.
"Sure." He turned to his so-called "girl friend" and said in a sweet tone, "You can pack your thing at my room." He pointed to the room next mine.
"Sure, honey." Honey my butt. Both of us went to the kitchen to have a talk.
"Who the heck is she? Is she the reason on why you didn't call or write to me? Tell me!" I said in an angry tone.
"Is this your way of welcoming me?" his angry tone matches mine.
"No, but.I can't believe you didn't told me that you found a.a."
"Girlfriend."
"Yes. I was sick with worry don't you know that."
"Are you jealous?"
"Yes!" it took me a moment to realize what I said. "I mean." Shoot, think fast. "I'm jealous because." great, now I'm blushing. I want to die right now.
"What." He said softly. The way he say it makes my bones melt. I look at the floor pretending there is an interesting thing in there, unable to look at him because he might see right through me. For the first time I was loss of words. "I understand." "You do?" I looked at him instantly. Does he know that I love him very much?
"Yeah, you are jealous because Angel takes a lot of attention from me. Well, that wouldn't happen because you are my one and only. best friend." I wanted to cry when said that. I'm just only his best friend, no more no less. He hugged me and kissed my head. "You okay now?"
"She can sleep in my room." I said sadly.
"Thank you. Now let's fix that snack."
That night while I'm preparing to go to sleep with Angel in my bed. "At last I finally get to meet the famous Ruriko."
"Huh?" She picked the picture of Joey and me at my bedside table.
"Yeah, because Joey wouldn't stop for a day or a minute without telling a story about you. Sometimes I get jealous because he always talks about you and nothing else. Now, I can see why is so fond of you." That caught my attention.
"I bet it is clumsy, moron, and ugly?" she laughed at my description. This is the first time I have to talk to her because I spent the whole evening listening to Joey blab about her.
"No. He saw a funny, smart, beautiful, and a kind lady." That took me off guard. She thinks I'm kind. My plans of annihilating this girl suddenly erased. I have to admit she's perfect for him. Joey could never love me because I am just his best friend forever. ***
"And he left the next week with Angel. So what do you think?" Ruriko asked.
"Zzzzzzz." She punched Kaede's head very hard. "What was that for?"
"That is for sleeping."
"Don't worry I was listening and it was a happy story." Kaede lied at Ruriko. "Nah, so you lat him go. I can't believe it."
"I can't believe it either." They drove silently while Blurry was playing.
Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it
In my face
This pain you gave to me
Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it
In my face
@@@At Rukawa's residence@@@
"It's already 7:43 and those two are still aren't home?" Akane placed the steaming hotpot in the table.
"Don't worry dear, they are all grown up now. They can take care of themselves."
"I know but what if they are kidnapped or murdered," her husband sweat drop at Akane.
"Kaede and Ruriko knows self-defense." He was interrupted by the doorbell.
"I'll get it." Akane rushed to the door to see if they have returned. To her surprise, Suzume was at the gate instead of Ruriko and Kaede. "My.Suzume what a surprise. If you are looking for the two I'm sad to say but they still aren't home." Disappointment is etched in Suzume's face.
"If they returned please tell Kaede-kun that I came." Before she went away, Akane stopped her.
"They should be returning any moment from now. Why don't you come in and let's celebrated my birthday."
"Okay and Happy Birthday Mrs. Rukawa." Suzume smiled at Akane and entered the house.
@@@At the bakeshop@@@
"Good evening. How can I help you?" the lady at the counter asked Kaede and Ruriko.
"Talk to her." Kaede said to Ruriko because he notices that the lady has hearts in her eyes.
"Hmmm.let's see I'll have a." Ruriko said while looking at the variety of cakes.
"Chocolate." Kaede interrupted Ruriko.
"What! I'm taking strawberry!"
"Chocolate." They were arguing when the lady interrupted them.
"Umm.we have a cake that has both flavor that you like."
"You do?" both of them said in unison.
"Hai."
"Well, we'll take that for take out."
"Thank you. Here's your number and your cake will be given to you for another 15 minutes."
"Thanks." Ruriko and Kaede sat down while waiting for their cake. The chairs are arranged back-to-back. "I have to go to the men's room." Kaede said and went away. While waiting for the cake, a glass of Iced Tea was delivered to her. "I'm sorry but this is not mine." She said to the waiter. "I know but this is from me." Ruriko sweat drop when another strawberry cake is sent to her by another waiter. "This came from that man." He pointed to a man with black hair that waved at her. Ruriko was about to say no when the waiter suddenly said, "It would break our hearts if you refuse this." Then she remembered that she hasn't eaten lunch yet so she accepted it. She was about to eat the cake when Alex interrupted her.
"Hi, have we met?" Ruriko looked at him and felt goose bumps on her back. 'Who is this freaking guy?' she asked herself.
"No." she returned to her cake but Alex wouldn't leave her.
"Is that so, well you really look familiar. By the way, my name is Alex. What's yours?"
She just stared at his outstretched hand in front of her. "I don't talk to strangers." She said coldly. "Okay, so I'm Alex O' Neil. I just arrived from England." When she heard the word England a small smile began to form at the corner of her lips. 'Kaede where the heck are you!'
@@@Men's room@@@
'Drat, there are a bunch of do'ahou's outside the men's room. Why is it that wherever I go some raving lunatics, whom I think got escape from mental hospital, are always following me.'
Maybe they think you are one of them.
'Shut up! Now help me escape or Ruriko would get mad.'
Sure man, just do what will I tell you.
@@@Back to Ruriko@@@
"Would you please shut your big stinking mouth!" Ruriko was on her edge of patience. She was about to hit Alex when a lady with tight tank top and short miniskirt enters. "Oh, Alex baby, where have you been?" she said in a singsong tone.
"I'm just here talking to the most extraordinary and challenging woman I've ever met." Alex said while raking his brown hair. Yeah, he is Suzume's freaking boyfriend.
"Go to hell." All of the men in the shop are glaring at Alex. Alex noticed this and went away. When he was nowhere to be seen the waiter gave Ruriko her cake. "Here is your cake and an extra brownies from me."
"Thank you very much." Kaede just arrived glaring to nobody.
"Onee-san! Great you have the cake, now lets go." Ruriko was glad that Kaede came at last.
@@@1 hour later at Rukawa's residence@@@
"Thank you for a nice chat but I should be going right now coz' it's getting late and I don't want to worry grandma to death." Suzume said to Akane. They are standing at the gate.
"I'm so sorry that Kaede and Ruri still hasn't arrived."
"It's okay I'll come back tomorrow. Bye Mrs. Rukawa" Suzume waved to Akane.
"Kaede is right in falling over to Suzume. However, would she catch him?" Akane said when Suzume is out of sight. A blue sports car suddenly parked in front of their house.
"Hi mom!" Ruriko said as she stepped out of the car.
"Where the heck have you two been and where did you get that car?"
"Happy birthday!" Kaede said giving her the cake and kissed her cheek. Tears began to form on the corner of Akane's eyes.
"I thought you forgot my birthday."
"We would never do that." Kaede said innocently.
"Right." Ruriko mumbled to herself but Kaede heard it.
"Thank you. Before I forgot, Suzume came here a minute ago." She said to Kaede.
"She did?" he asked incredulously.
"Yeah but she said will return tomorrow."
"Okay."
"Why don't we eat that cake right now because I'm so hungry." Ruriko said pushing both Kaede and Akane inside.
@@@NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL@@@
"We only have four days to go till our next game with Kainan. The last time we play with them we lost but this time it will be different because this time we will WIN!" Akagi said to everyone during practice.
"YEAH!"
"Hey amateur boy!" Sakuragi shouted to Alex. Alex glared at Sakuragi for his new given nickname.
"Who are you calling amateur?" Alex said to Sakuragi.
"You, this is what I want to tell you. Watch and learn from this genius! Nyahahahaha!"
"Yeah sure." Alex went away seething with anger.
Ayako was tallying their points for the day when Suzume came to her. "Hey what's up?"
"Hi! Suzume."
"So, do you think we would win against Kainan? You know I watched their last game with them and Kainan is what you call unbeatable." Coach Anzai interrupted them.
"We may win or loss it depends on them."
"Depends on them?" Suzume asked curiously.
"In their moods." Anzai said mysteriously.
"Hi Suzume!" Haruko said together with her two friends.
"Oh, hi Haruko!"
"Here to watch Alex or Rukawa?"
"The whole team." Suzume said but her gaze is focused to Kaede. Haruko noticed this and decided to tease her.
"Really?"
"Yeah." Suzume noticed that Haruko is teasing her so she decided to tease her also. "How about did you come here to watch Rukawa or Sakuragi?" "Whole team also."
"Are you sure I thought you came here to watch my best friend?"
"No." Haruko said while blushing. "I gave up on him a long time ago."
"What!" she shouted that everyone stopped practicing and looked at her. "Sorry about that." Suzume said to everyone while blushing. 'What would happen to Kaede right now? It seems to me that Haruko loves someone else.'
"What made you gave up on him?" Suzume asked Haruko hoping she could change her mind.
"It is because Rukawa loves someone else but she is just to dense to notice it." Haruko said hoping Suzume would catch what she meant. 'If you only knew Suzume.'
"Well I have to go I just came here to see what they are doing. Jane." Haruko said to Ayako and Suzume.
"This is not happening." Suzume said to herself in a distressed way.
"What do you mean?" Ayako asked.
"Kaede once told me that he fell in-love with somebody and he plans to tell her someday. From what I see he meant to tell Haruko his true feelings but." Suzume was interrupted by Ayako who was laughing her heart out. "Why are you laughing?"
"You."
"Me?"
"It's nothing I just remembered something."
"You are a weird girl."
'And you are a dense one.' Ayako said to herself.
@@@That night 7:30pm@@@
Ding-dong
"Kaede get the door." Akane said while washing the dishes. Kaede went to open the door glaring.
"Get lost." He said coldly but when he saw Suzume both of them sweat- dropped.
"Huh?"
"I'm.sorry.I thought you were one of those do'ahou's. Well, come in." he said while blushing. They went to the terrace where Ruriko is looking at some CD's she have.
"Suzume! Long time no see."
"Hello Ruriko." Ruriko looked at Kaede because he was trying to tell her something. Kaede wanted to tell Ruriko to leave but she didn't get what he meant. 'He wants me to jump from here and kill myself?' Ruriko asked herself. Kaede was getting annoyed so he mouthed what he wanted her to do. Finally, Ruriko got what he meant. "Oh my god, my tummy hurts so much. I think I wanted to fart. If you will excuse me Suzume I have an appointment at the toilet." Ruriko acted, she takes her cassette player and her CD's.
"You're going to take those with you to the toilet?" Suzume asked her sweat dropping.
"Um. yeah coz I sing while I'm inside the toilet." Ruriko went away leaving Kaede and Suzume alone.
"Onee-san really is weird."
"You said but she is cool." Both of them sat together at the bench.
"So what brings you here?" Suzume forgot what she came for because she was enjoying Kaede's company.
"I noticed that we haven't hang out with each other since Alex returned." A scowl was formed at Kaede's mouth.
"How come you never told me about him?"
"You never asked." Kaede cursed himself mentally for that. Silence dawn to both of them because of Suzume's answer.
"It's been quite a while since you came here." Rukawa said softly to Suzume. They are watching the full moon that hangs in the middle of the dark sky.
"I missed this stuff." Suzume said while looking at the moon.
"What stuff?" he looked at her curiously.
"The balcony, Ruriko, and especially."
"Especially?"
"You." Kaede immediately looked at Suzume in disbelief. Suzume just smiled at him. 'Why is my heart thumping so hard whenever he looks at me like that? This can't be happening I have Alex who loves me so much. Yeah right. Maybe I just haven't talked to Kaede for quite some time that I felt this way. Yeah, that should be reason.' Suzume thought while looking at Kaede's blue eyes.
"Me too." Kaede said to Suzume while blushing. 'What am I doing? Suzume has a boyfriend I can't say it to her anymore.'
Yeah she got a boyfriend who is an airbag freak that hates you.
'What? Well, you're right on that thing and. where the heck did that song came from?'
I don't know how I don't know why But girl it seems you've touch my life. Your in my dreams Your in my heart.
'What the heck Ruriko is trying to do right now?'
"Is that N'sync? Oh my god I love that band. Do you think Ruriko is in her room right now?" Suzume asked excitedly.
"Yeah she is." She started to go to Ruriko's room but suddenly she stopped. "Don't you want to come?"
'Me in onee-san's room? Never, that place is her territory. I will never survive in that place.' Kaede shudders at that thought. "No thanks."
"Okay, well since tomorrow is Sunday why don't we have a one-on-one at the gym at school?"
"You can do that at Sundays?"
"Yeah."
"I don't know."
"Are you scared?"
Hey Kaede, she is challenging you. Why don't you refuse it besides you are nothing compared to her?
'That's it.' Kaede was annoyed so he accepted her challenge. Across the Rukawa's residence, there is a glint of glass behind the bushes. "Hey Mitchy, you have to move I want to see." Sakuragi push Mitsui to have a better view. "Ryota, you're stepping on foot." Mitsui whined.
"Would please stop I can't hear a thing?" Kogure said while adjusting the volume at his machine.
"They are so romantic." Ayako said.
"They look so cute together." Haruko said dreamily.
"Hey Haruko, mom has been looking for you and what are you doing in there?" Akagi popped behind Haruko.
"Shhh." All of them said in unison.
"Hey is that Rukawa and.Tobukiro? What are they doing?" Akagi said while hiding behind the bushes.
"Shut up Gori. Oh no! Tobukiro is going away. This is all your fault." Sakuragi said to Akagi. All of them held their breath when Rukawa looked in their way.
"Did I just hear Sakuragi?" Rukawa look around for some sign of Sakuragi but he found none. "Maybe it's just my imagination."
Hey imagining about that do'ahou is bad.
'Yeah I know'
"Kaede could you come here just a moment?" Akane called from the living room. Then Kaede went away leaving the whole basketball team in the bushes.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Mitsui: Since we still can't find CJ I will be your host for today.
For Mr. A. (forgot your name thousands of SORRY) : Your question about Rukawa's feelings and what will Suzume will do. Hmmm. how will I know only she knows what will happen. All I know is that Alex is going to eat my dust. As for Suzume and Rukawa, just watch out for the next chapters.
Hey there's a note in here.hmmm.what! Okay CJ, need the names of the Kainan players. She really needs it for the next game. (Ayako comes over) say please Mitsui. Okay please. Hey Sakuragi have you found her yet.
Sakuragi: Who? Mitsui: Chocolate addict. Sakuragi: Yeah she's at your home eating all of your chocolate. Mitsui: What! Gotta go, by the way Read and REVIEW. Bye!