Nyahahahahahaha!!!!!! I'm BACK! (Rukawa and the gang enters) Hey, where
did you guys go last chapter? (Everyone except Rukawa laughs sheepishly.)
Rukawa: Isn't it obvious we went away.
CJ: Nande (Why)?
Rukawa: It's none of your business. (Gave me a cold glare)
CJ: Do' ahou (Rukawa starts to boil up and chases CJ away.) Suzume!
Sakuragi! Onegai, HELP! (CJ runs away)
Mitsui: Yes! This part is ALL mine. Hahahahahahaha! Now that the chocolate
freak is out for a moment, I Hashashi Mitsui (correct?) will take over.
I've wanted to do this ever since.
Ryota: Move over denture man. (Pushes Mitsui away) Let us now start the
story.
Disclaimer: You all know it already! This is not mine okay. Mwahahahahahahaha!
Chapter 10: Ruined game
"Wait!" Ayako shouted to them.
"What now?" Ryota asked.
"How can you all play if you are just odd numbers." All of them turn dotted eye on this.
"Well let's see, we have: Akagi, Kogure don't know his last name, Mitsui, Ryota, Sakuragi, Kaede, and me. Haruko, do you know how to play basketball?" Suzume asked hopefully. Haruko's eyes lit up with delight and excitement.
"Yah."
"Sugoi! Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Suzume went to Haruko with her eyes sparkling. Haruko on the other hand just sweat dropped.
"Minna, if it isn't any bother to all of you I would like to put myself at the other team on where Kaede is playing? We kinda have this competition on who is much better." Suzume asked hopefully. Rukawa just stayed silent the whole time but kept on glaring at everyone. 'Why did everyone have to be in here? They'll just ruin the game, especially that red haired monkey!' Rukawa thought to himself.
"Well." Kogure said with uncertainty in his voice as he looked at his teammates. All of them nodded. "Okay."
"Under one condition." Mitsui butt in. What a word.
"Okay.what is it?" Suzume asked nervously.
"You have to include Sakuragi in your team." Suzume sighed with relief.
"Hah! It doesn't matter which you guys will put me because I am certain I will WIN! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Sakuragi said which earned him a large bump in head by Gori.
Gori: What did you say! (Turns into a mean gorilla in the background) CJ: (sweats nervously) I mean Akagi-san. Gori: That's much better
"Is that all?" Suzume said to everyone. Everyone looked at her as though she had developed three legs. "Did I just said something wrong?" she asked innocently. All of them face-faulted except Sakuragi who immediately went to her side.
"You have made a wonderful choice Suzume-chan," Sakuragi said while holding both of her hands in his. Kaede sent a death glare to Sakuragi, "Do ahou." He said loud enough for Sakuragi to hear.
"You're just jealous because I got to be in Suzume's team and you don't." Sakuragi said with a sneer. "Nyahahahahahaha!" Kaede couldn't take it anymore so he lunged at Sakuragi.
"Die do'ahou!"
"Die kitsune!"
"Here they go again." Ayako said to Suzume and Akagi in a bored tone. All of them sweat dropped at the scene.
"Haruko-chan, would you like to be in my team?" Suzume asked Haruko wile she was watching Sakuragi and Rukawa beat each other up.
"Sure, it will be so much fun beating those guys up but." Haruko stopped to think something.
"But what?"
"Well I'm not sure if we could beat Rukawa." All of a sudden, Suzume started to laugh. "Did I just said something funny? I am serious here girl, Rukawa is one of the best players we have. When he still in junior high he beat all of our team members and." Haruko noticed that Suzume isn't listening because she was laughing her head off. Rukawa and Sakuragi just stopped from beating each other to see why is Suzume laughing so hard. Everyone now turned to look at Suzume.
"I'm so.giggle.sorry.giggle.let's just see at the game, right Kaede?" she looked at Kaede challengingly. Rukawa soon got her message and just gave her a challenging glare. "You're on Suzume."
"So Rukawa, who would be in your team?" Kogure asked.
"Dunno." Rukawa said in a bored tone. 'I don't care who goes in my team as long as he can play he can be in my team as long as Suzume is mine to beat.'
As if you can do that.
'Which side do you belong mine or hers?'
Let me think first.Ummm. Rukawa was beginning to be ticked at his inner self. 'Just return to where you came from.'
Good idea, Bye!
'Do'ahou'
"Hmmm.I have an idea why don't we draw sticks?" Ryota suggested to everyone.
"For once you suggested a great idea." Ayako said sarcastically which earned her a glare from Ryota.
"Very funny." Ryota said.
"Okay, the one who will pick the stick with red ink will be the one on Suzume's team." Mitsui said while giving the sticks to Ayako. Everyone pick a stick and the one who picked the red stick is. let's just stop in here I don't want to continue this. Everyone started to throw stuff at me. Okay, okay I'm just joking okay.none other than Mitsui.
"Okay that settles everything, Mitsui will be on my team with Haruko, Sakuragi, and me. While Kaede's team will be Akagi, Ryota, and Kogure." Suzume said. "Now let's see who will be the referee?"
"Ayako can do it." Mitsui said.
"Me?"
"Yeah you. You know the rules in basketball and everything so you can do it." Akagi butted in.
"Well okay."
"Now everything is fix, let's play ball." Suzume said.
Everyone went to their respective team to plan their strategies. On Rukawa's team, everyone is silent. "Well Rukawa we're waiting." Ryota said to Rukawa in an annoyed tone. "Why," everyone fell in an anime style when Rukawa said that. "Argh this is so frustrating." Ryota said while pulling his curly hair. "Take it easy, Ryota. Now why don't we let Akagi do the planning, okay?" Kogure suggested. Rukawa just stayed quiet for the whole time.
'Why don't we just play right now?' Rukawa said to himself.
"I've been dreaming about this game since I was a boy." Akagi started while closing his eyes in a dramatic way.
"WAIT! Isn't that supposed to be your line for Kainan's game?" Kogure said.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Akagi said in a confused way.
"It say's right here on page 556," Kogure pulled out a book out of nowhere and points to a page, "You will say in here, "I know this is not the actual game between Kainan and blah.blah.blah." Ryota and Rukawa just sweat dropped at that moment.
"Oh sorry wrong page. As I was saying, this game is not the actual game between Kainan but a game is a game and we must win this one." Akagi said in a serious tone. All of them nodded in agreement.
"Okay here is the plan, we will play man-to-man defense. Ryota you take Sakuragi, Kogure you take my sister, and you Rukawa you take Tobukiro. Any questions?" Akagi waited for something, "Okay, let's beat them up!" Akagi said.
@@@RUKAWA'S THOUGHT@@@
'At last they have finished it. Now we can play peacefully, but why do I have this feeling that everything would be ruined?' Rukawa said to himself.
Well, it is because Sakuragi is in Suzume's team and you don't.
'I thought I told you get the hell away from here?!'
It's so lonely in there, there is no one to torment
'Do'ahou'
Hey, look on the bright side Alex is not in here. I just couldn't figure out why he did he became Suzume's, throws up, boyfriend. I mean they are just: like angel and devil, chocolate and milk (no offense but I don't like milk, I'm lactose intolerant.), you and Sakuragi.
'Do me a favor, just shut up' Rukawa thought bitterly. There is a tinge of sadness in his voice.
Oh sorry, man. I kinda forgot it hurts you to know that Suzume will never be yours. Why don't you just go for that girl? The one who has thick lips.
'Do' ahou'
Well must go, bye.
@@@RYOTA'S THOUGHT@@@
Oh my Aya-chan, I would show you today how much I love you. I would win this game just for you. I am starting to get sick. I just couldn't understand why you don't notice me. I always go whenever you go, except the bathroom you hentai. I always study just for you even though I hate it. I always write you some poems, which doesn't mean anything. Why oh why oh why?
It's because you are a lunatic, just look at your hair!
No, I'm not, I am just a man who is hopelessly in-love with her and my hair is completely normal.
Yeah sure, that is the first sign of being a lunatic. I suggest you confine yourself in a sanitarium right now.
That's it I'm going to kill you!
@@@KOGURE (got tired of typing)@@@
Why am I here again? Oh yeah to snoop around Suzume and Akagi, I mean Rukawa. Wait Suzume and Akagi.gross. The idea of that thing shall always hunt my dreams forever. (Shudders)
@@@AKAGI@@@
Damn these stupid scripts they are always too thick and sappy. I want to go home and eat my banana.
@@@END OF THEIR THOUGHTS@@@
Meanwhile at Suzume's team, they to have the same tactic just like Rukawa's team. However.
"I refuse to accept this plan! I shouldn't be guarding Gori; I should be guarding fox-face because he is my worthy opponent."
"Whoa, where did you get those kind of words? The world must be coming to its end." Mitsui said.
"Nyahahahahahaha! I am a genius!" everyone sweat dropped at that time.
"Yeah right but did you forget the plan." Mitsui whispered to Sakuragi.
"Missy, don't you know I don't that? I am just acting. Nyahahahahahaha!"
"What plan?" Suzume said popping between Mitsui and Sakuragi.
"The plan to win this game." Haruko said immediately when everyone started to panic.
"Oh, we are gonna win for sure." Suzume said happily. "Well let's play right now!"
@@@HARUKO@@@ Suzume-chan is really a dense person. She doesn't see how much Rukawa loves her. I have a talk with Ayako-chan about this and she told me that Suzume is not the only person who is dense. I mean who could be much denser than Suzume-chan. Ayako-chan said I knew this person. Poor girl, good thing it wasn't I.
@@@SAKURAGI@@@
Nyahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Fox-face doesn't know what's coming to him today. I will surely beat Gori and fox-face today. After I beat them, I will not just only be the Tensai-man but a captain and Ace player of Shohoku.
"Nyahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" After that, I noticed everyone is looking at me. Maybe they just realized that I am the real Tensai here and nobody else. After all, I am good looking person nobody would make a mistake right. YUCK!!!!!
Then how can you explain the 50 turndowns of those wonderful ladies?
They just don't know me yet. Nyahahahahahahahaha!
Do'ahou.
What the.?
@@@MITSUI@@@
AHHHHHHHH! The game is about to start and I can't take this anymore! I can't play if I didn't see Anzai-sensei. Good thing I brought his picture in here. I looked around the bush to look for my duffel bag. I knew I put it in here somewhere. I started to panic because I couldn't see my bag. Then I saw the strap of my bag hiding among the bushes.
Before everyone came to the park, I woke up early to hide this bag. Hehehehehehe! Brilliant huh?
Enough of that, I pulled out a picture of Anzai-sensei and put it in a bench. I started to pray for blessing when suddenly.WHAM!
"OUCH! What the heck, which one of you did that?" I said in annoyance and glared at everyone. I saw Akagi and Sakuragi glare at me.
"Don't you dare do that because Old man isn't dead." Sakuragi said with flames on his background.
"So what!" through that I earned another attack from Gori.
"STOP THAT THING!" Gori shouted.
"But I can't stay put without seeing Anzai-sensei." I whined to Akagi. Damn I hate it when they do that to me.
"Oi Missy, you are such a cry baby don't you know that." Monkey-face taunted. "This is just only a fun game okay. Geez you are such an obsessed person when it comes to Old man. The only thing that is missing is that you'll kiss him. Gross." Yeah sure, as if I would do that thing, I just only glared at them and sulk at the corner.
@@@SUZUME@@@
Kiss
Kiss
The image of me kissing Kaede while he's sleeping came back to me the moment Sakuragi said the word kiss. I felt myself getting hotter and something else, which I couldn't explain. I don't want to know what kind of feeling that is because I am scared to know. I am scared because it might change my relationship with Alex and Kaede. I want everything to stay as they are.
You know keeping this feeling unanswered might do badly for you.
I don't care as long as everything is okay.
But are you happy?
With what?
With Alex as your boyfriend and Kaede as your best friend?
.
Well?
.Why do you keep on asking me these bizarre questions?
I want to know the truth.
Of course I am. I've never been happier than before.
Okay thanks for answering me.
She just left after that. Geez, conscience could be so annoying. OMG! I'm getting sappy here. It's that entire conscience fault. ARGHHHHHHHHHH!
@@@NORMAL POV@@@
Everyone took their places in the court. Akagi and Sakuragi stood face-to- face with each other at the center. On Akagi's left side, stood Suzume while on his right side is Ryota behind Akagi is Haruko. On Sakuragi's side, Rukawa stood on the right side while Mitsui stood on his left while Kogure stood behind Sakuragi. Ayako looked at both Akagi and Sakuragi and she tossed the ball very high. Akagi and Sakuragi jumped the moment the ball is within their reach.
Then all of a sudden a gunshot was heard and all of the characters are lying on the pool of blood.
CJ: What are you doing in here!? Mitsui: Well I just added some action in this story. Yours is sooo sappy and BORING. CJ: (flames in her background) I JUST WENT OUT FOR A MOMENT THEN YOU. Mitsui: HELP!
Now let's go back to the story.
.Akagi got to the ball first before Sakuragi does and Akagi threw it at Rukawa's direction. Mitsui and Sakuragi saw all of this so they began to run to Rukawa. Moving by instinct, what a word, Rukawa dashed to the ring and lay-up the ball.
"TEME KITSUNE!" Sakuragi shouted in frustration.
"Don't mind it, it's just only a lucky shot." Suzume said with a smirk on her face. The ball is now at Suzume's team. Suzume got hold of the ball first then she passed it to Mitsui. When Mitsui was just entering their side of court he was blocked by Ryota. Mitsui looked for someone to pass the ball but he saw that everyone is guarded. Then he saw Haruko somehow getting past by Kogure's defense. He eluded Ryota and passed the ball to Haruko. Haruko ran inside the shooting ring but she was guarded by Akagi. Haruko noticed that he somehow left Sakuragi defenseless. She passed the ball to Sakuragi, who just stood there looking at the ball as if it might turn it into a frog. Kogure stole the ball to Sakuragi and dribbled it to their side of court.
@@@SAKURAGI'S POV DURING THAT TIME@@@
Haruko-chan passed the ball to me. I can't believe it; she actually passed the ball to me. I'm so lucky. I'll never leave this out of my.WHAT THE HECK!
@@@END OF POV@@@
Suzume saw all of this and rush to Kogure to steal the ball. Kogure was surprised to see the Suzume had the same style that Rukawa had. Suzume ran to the other side of the court but Rukawa just blocked her.
"Here we are again, aren't we?" Suzume said with a smirk. Before Rukawa knew it, Suzume eluded him and took a running shot and she scores.
"Not bad." Rukawa said to Suzume. Rukawa's team now has the ball. Kogure got to the ball first and he passed it to Ryota. Ryota ran as fast as he could to their side of court but once again guarded by Mitsui. Ryota tried to pass the ball to Rukawa but it was cut by Sakuragi who ran to their side of court. The ball was once again stolen by Ryota but this time he passed it to Akagi. Everyone was just shifting from offense to defense at that time so that took Akagi some time to do his famous GORILLA DUNK!
@@@SIXTEEN MINUTES HAD PASSED@@@
The score is 39-37 in favor of Rukawa's team. The ball is now in Suzume's team. Haruko has the ball now but she was guarded closely by Kogure. Two players who are near at the shooting ring and those are Suzume and Sakuragi. However, they are both tightly guarded. Mitsui manages to get past to Ryota to get the ball from Haruko but Haruko ignored him and passed all of them and did a lay-up. Now their score is all tied up and the ball is now in the possession of Rukawa's team. Rukawa got the ball and he was about to enter their side of court when he was blocked by none other than Sakuragi.
"Don't even think you can shoot that one because this Tensai is here. Nyahahahahahahahaha!"
"Do'ahou"
"Damn you, fox-face!" then Sakuragi tried to grab the ball from Rukawa when they heard a whistle.
"FOUL!" Ayako shouted. Sakuragi sweat-dropped at the decision Ayako gave.
"Ne Ayako-chan, we're friends right? How could you give that decision to this Tensai? Give it to that fox-face. He really needs it right." Sakuragi said while slinging his arms to her shoulders.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF AT AYA-CHAN!" Ryota was having a fit that he was being stopped by Mitsui and Kogure.
"Why Ryochin? Don't tell me your jealous? Nyahahahahahahahaha!" out-of- nowhere a paper fan appeared and hit Sakuragi in his head, which earned him a large bump.
"GET BACK TO THE GAME!" Ayako shouted. Sakuragi stuck his hands in his shorts and walk slowly to the court. Ryota on the other hand calmed down while his face burning with humiliation at what Sakuragi had said but still glared at him.
The first half has ended and Suzume's team is on the lead. Hehehehehe!
"Whoa, I didn't know you are so good in basketball." Ryota said to Suzume. Everyone gathered around Suzume after that first half. Suzume blushed at Ryota's remark.
"Yeah, who taught you to be so good?" Haruko asked.
"My.my.father." Suzume forced a smile at that time.
"Oh yeah I remembered, your father used to be an ace player of Shohoku high, right?" Ayako said.
"Yeah." Suzume really wanted to cry at that time but she just swallowed it all hard. Rukawa noticed Suzume's uneasiness at that time so he decided to butt in.
"I'm just glad that do'ahou didn't turned out to be an ace player of Shohoku or else everything will be ruined." Rukawa said flatly. Everyone laughed at that remark.
"Your right about that one." Kogure said.
"Damn you kitsune." Rukawa just ignored him. Then we could hear squealing and gushing outside the court.
"Hey look girls, its Rukawa!" one of the cheerleaders squealed.
"AHHHHHHH! RUKAWA! RUKAWA! L-O-V-E RUKAWA!"
"Where the hell did they come from?" Sakuragi's fat guy friend said.
"They are just like mushrooms in our backyard." The blond guy said.
"Damn they are so annoying." The mustache man said. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE? GET AWAY, YOU'RE JUST RUINING MY DAY!" Sakuragi shouted to them.
"SHUT UP UGLY RED-HAIRED MONKEY!" Sakuragi was about to beat the bimbos when he was stopped by his army.
"Stop it Sakuragi! You don't want to end your life because of these.ummm.lunatics." Yohei said. Sakuragi still screaming bloody murder to the cheerleaders and so did the cheerleaders.
Suzume looked at Rukawa's face. Good thing Rukawa doesn't notice it because his face is hidden in his towel. While watching Rukawa, Suzume noticed that Rukawa is breathing heavily.
"Are you okay?" worry is etched clearly on her face. Rukawa was taken aback by her actions at that time.
"Hai." He said quietly.
"Are you sure because you looked pale today?"
"This is my skin color."
"Oh, okay." Before she could talk again, her vision is blocked by a horde of bimbos.
"Here's a towel for you."
"Oh I have a water here just only for you."
The RUKAWA fans club kept on pampering Rukawa that he didn't noticed Suzume went away.
'PLEASE GET THESE PEOPLE OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I KILL ALL OF THEM.' Rukawa mentally said to himself. On cue, Ayako blew her whistle to announce the second half of the game. 'THANK YOU!'
The game has started and Suzume's team got the ball. She dribbled it to their side but Rukawa blocked her way. At that time, Rukawa has a few of his stamina left because he used much more during the first half.
'I can still do this. I can still do this.' Rukawa mentally repeats to himself. Rukawa looked at Suzume's face and still saw the worry in her face but there is something new in it. He couldn't figure it out because the next thing he knew Suzume had lay-up the ball. Suzume glanced at him for another time and realized it was pain. He then remembered why.
@@@SUZUME' POV@@@
What's wrong with Kaede today? He is acting as if he has a PMS. One minute he is a caring guy then the next minute he turns into a grouch. Could it really be that he has PMS? Nah.
Okay the game has started but Kaede is not himself at that time. He looks like he is about to faint any minute. It's true that he has a creamed colored skin but today his skin can be compared to tofu. He blocked my way as usual but he seems to be occupied at something so I manage to elude him and shoot the ball.
Maybe it's because of me. Maybe I should been so nosy about him that he said that thing.
Maybe you might be in trouble.
What are you talking about?
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something that shocked me. This couldn't be happening.
@@@RUKAWA'S POV@@@
I shouldn't have spaced out at that time. Good thing it was just only two points. Akagi passed the ball to me. I was expecting to be blocked by Suzume but lo and behold Sakuragi just blocked my way again. Doesn't he ever learn? I passed the ball to Ryota and looked for Suzume. I saw her standing at the other side of the court looking like she had seen a ghost. I turned to see what is she looking at that made her look like that. Just across the street.
Let's end it here okay. I'm too tired. Ruriko: I will give you a box of chocolates if you finish it today. Those chocolates shouldn't have milk in it.
Just across the street parked a black car but it is not just any other car, it is her grandmother. Suzume would be in trouble if they found her playing basketball here. I went to Suzume, pulled her out in this court, and went to the forest-like part of the park. I use this way whenever I am late for dinner or when I just want to get away from the cheerleaders. I'll just think of an excuse for the team later right now I have to get Suzume out of here.
@@@NORMAL POV@@@
"What the.where are Rukawa and Tobukiro?" Kogure asked.
"I don't know they just vanished." Haruko said.
"Well I saw Rukawa went to Suzume after he passed the ball to Ryota but I just ignored it because the game is great." Yohei said.
"Maybe they went somewhere together just to have a romantic time together." Ryota said. Everyone looked at him in amazement. "Hey it's just a thought."
"You know what, maybe you are right." Ayako said.
"AHHHH, RUKAWA IS NOT IN HERE ANYMORE! COME ON GIRL LET'S LOOK FOR HIM!" Wa said to everyone.
"Hey what are you guys doing in here?" Alex said as he entered the room.
"Ummm.nothing" Mitsui said.
"Yeah right, oh by the way where is that pasty face jerk, I mean Rukawa."
"Not here.I have to go I suddenly feel sick in here." Akagi said. "Come on Haruko I don't want you to get that disease."
"What disease oni-chan?" Haruko asked densely.
"Don't ask cause it might get onto you." Akagi and Haruko went away.
"Wait for me Haruko-chan, I don't want to get stuck in here with an airbag." Sakuragi said.
"Wait for me Akagi." Kogure said.
"Ryota can you come with me to the supermarket? I want to buy an alcohol. I want to get rid of this germs." Ayako said to Ryota and they went away.
"Hey Mitsui, there is this great movie I want to show you. It is called "The arrival of the jerk."
"Sounds great come on." Before all of them went away to their way, they stopped at the exit gate and Ryota looked at Alex and said. "One thing Rukawa is not a pasty faced jerk. The pasty faced jerk is the one who said it." Then they went away.
"I may be a jerk today but tomorrow I will be the one who would ruin your lives forever, especially you Rukawa, Kaede." Alex said evilly.
On the other side of the street, Suzume's grandparents just went out of their car happily.
"I'm so happy today. It feels like our first date." Suzume's grandmother said.
"It's just got better."
"I just hope Suzume is here."
"Let's not worry about her for now. Today let's have fun." Then they went inside the flower shop.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
I'm so sorry for not updating for so long but I have to fix my college stuff. YAY! I am now an official college student. I would really try very hard to update the next chappie soon.
BYE FOR NOW!!!
Disclaimer: You all know it already! This is not mine okay. Mwahahahahahahaha!
Chapter 10: Ruined game
"Wait!" Ayako shouted to them.
"What now?" Ryota asked.
"How can you all play if you are just odd numbers." All of them turn dotted eye on this.
"Well let's see, we have: Akagi, Kogure don't know his last name, Mitsui, Ryota, Sakuragi, Kaede, and me. Haruko, do you know how to play basketball?" Suzume asked hopefully. Haruko's eyes lit up with delight and excitement.
"Yah."
"Sugoi! Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Suzume went to Haruko with her eyes sparkling. Haruko on the other hand just sweat dropped.
"Minna, if it isn't any bother to all of you I would like to put myself at the other team on where Kaede is playing? We kinda have this competition on who is much better." Suzume asked hopefully. Rukawa just stayed silent the whole time but kept on glaring at everyone. 'Why did everyone have to be in here? They'll just ruin the game, especially that red haired monkey!' Rukawa thought to himself.
"Well." Kogure said with uncertainty in his voice as he looked at his teammates. All of them nodded. "Okay."
"Under one condition." Mitsui butt in. What a word.
"Okay.what is it?" Suzume asked nervously.
"You have to include Sakuragi in your team." Suzume sighed with relief.
"Hah! It doesn't matter which you guys will put me because I am certain I will WIN! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Sakuragi said which earned him a large bump in head by Gori.
Gori: What did you say! (Turns into a mean gorilla in the background) CJ: (sweats nervously) I mean Akagi-san. Gori: That's much better
"Is that all?" Suzume said to everyone. Everyone looked at her as though she had developed three legs. "Did I just said something wrong?" she asked innocently. All of them face-faulted except Sakuragi who immediately went to her side.
"You have made a wonderful choice Suzume-chan," Sakuragi said while holding both of her hands in his. Kaede sent a death glare to Sakuragi, "Do ahou." He said loud enough for Sakuragi to hear.
"You're just jealous because I got to be in Suzume's team and you don't." Sakuragi said with a sneer. "Nyahahahahahaha!" Kaede couldn't take it anymore so he lunged at Sakuragi.
"Die do'ahou!"
"Die kitsune!"
"Here they go again." Ayako said to Suzume and Akagi in a bored tone. All of them sweat dropped at the scene.
"Haruko-chan, would you like to be in my team?" Suzume asked Haruko wile she was watching Sakuragi and Rukawa beat each other up.
"Sure, it will be so much fun beating those guys up but." Haruko stopped to think something.
"But what?"
"Well I'm not sure if we could beat Rukawa." All of a sudden, Suzume started to laugh. "Did I just said something funny? I am serious here girl, Rukawa is one of the best players we have. When he still in junior high he beat all of our team members and." Haruko noticed that Suzume isn't listening because she was laughing her head off. Rukawa and Sakuragi just stopped from beating each other to see why is Suzume laughing so hard. Everyone now turned to look at Suzume.
"I'm so.giggle.sorry.giggle.let's just see at the game, right Kaede?" she looked at Kaede challengingly. Rukawa soon got her message and just gave her a challenging glare. "You're on Suzume."
"So Rukawa, who would be in your team?" Kogure asked.
"Dunno." Rukawa said in a bored tone. 'I don't care who goes in my team as long as he can play he can be in my team as long as Suzume is mine to beat.'
As if you can do that.
'Which side do you belong mine or hers?'
Let me think first.Ummm. Rukawa was beginning to be ticked at his inner self. 'Just return to where you came from.'
Good idea, Bye!
'Do'ahou'
"Hmmm.I have an idea why don't we draw sticks?" Ryota suggested to everyone.
"For once you suggested a great idea." Ayako said sarcastically which earned her a glare from Ryota.
"Very funny." Ryota said.
"Okay, the one who will pick the stick with red ink will be the one on Suzume's team." Mitsui said while giving the sticks to Ayako. Everyone pick a stick and the one who picked the red stick is. let's just stop in here I don't want to continue this. Everyone started to throw stuff at me. Okay, okay I'm just joking okay.none other than Mitsui.
"Okay that settles everything, Mitsui will be on my team with Haruko, Sakuragi, and me. While Kaede's team will be Akagi, Ryota, and Kogure." Suzume said. "Now let's see who will be the referee?"
"Ayako can do it." Mitsui said.
"Me?"
"Yeah you. You know the rules in basketball and everything so you can do it." Akagi butted in.
"Well okay."
"Now everything is fix, let's play ball." Suzume said.
Everyone went to their respective team to plan their strategies. On Rukawa's team, everyone is silent. "Well Rukawa we're waiting." Ryota said to Rukawa in an annoyed tone. "Why," everyone fell in an anime style when Rukawa said that. "Argh this is so frustrating." Ryota said while pulling his curly hair. "Take it easy, Ryota. Now why don't we let Akagi do the planning, okay?" Kogure suggested. Rukawa just stayed quiet for the whole time.
'Why don't we just play right now?' Rukawa said to himself.
"I've been dreaming about this game since I was a boy." Akagi started while closing his eyes in a dramatic way.
"WAIT! Isn't that supposed to be your line for Kainan's game?" Kogure said.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Akagi said in a confused way.
"It say's right here on page 556," Kogure pulled out a book out of nowhere and points to a page, "You will say in here, "I know this is not the actual game between Kainan and blah.blah.blah." Ryota and Rukawa just sweat dropped at that moment.
"Oh sorry wrong page. As I was saying, this game is not the actual game between Kainan but a game is a game and we must win this one." Akagi said in a serious tone. All of them nodded in agreement.
"Okay here is the plan, we will play man-to-man defense. Ryota you take Sakuragi, Kogure you take my sister, and you Rukawa you take Tobukiro. Any questions?" Akagi waited for something, "Okay, let's beat them up!" Akagi said.
@@@RUKAWA'S THOUGHT@@@
'At last they have finished it. Now we can play peacefully, but why do I have this feeling that everything would be ruined?' Rukawa said to himself.
Well, it is because Sakuragi is in Suzume's team and you don't.
'I thought I told you get the hell away from here?!'
It's so lonely in there, there is no one to torment
'Do'ahou'
Hey, look on the bright side Alex is not in here. I just couldn't figure out why he did he became Suzume's, throws up, boyfriend. I mean they are just: like angel and devil, chocolate and milk (no offense but I don't like milk, I'm lactose intolerant.), you and Sakuragi.
'Do me a favor, just shut up' Rukawa thought bitterly. There is a tinge of sadness in his voice.
Oh sorry, man. I kinda forgot it hurts you to know that Suzume will never be yours. Why don't you just go for that girl? The one who has thick lips.
'Do' ahou'
Well must go, bye.
@@@RYOTA'S THOUGHT@@@
Oh my Aya-chan, I would show you today how much I love you. I would win this game just for you. I am starting to get sick. I just couldn't understand why you don't notice me. I always go whenever you go, except the bathroom you hentai. I always study just for you even though I hate it. I always write you some poems, which doesn't mean anything. Why oh why oh why?
It's because you are a lunatic, just look at your hair!
No, I'm not, I am just a man who is hopelessly in-love with her and my hair is completely normal.
Yeah sure, that is the first sign of being a lunatic. I suggest you confine yourself in a sanitarium right now.
That's it I'm going to kill you!
@@@KOGURE (got tired of typing)@@@
Why am I here again? Oh yeah to snoop around Suzume and Akagi, I mean Rukawa. Wait Suzume and Akagi.gross. The idea of that thing shall always hunt my dreams forever. (Shudders)
@@@AKAGI@@@
Damn these stupid scripts they are always too thick and sappy. I want to go home and eat my banana.
@@@END OF THEIR THOUGHTS@@@
Meanwhile at Suzume's team, they to have the same tactic just like Rukawa's team. However.
"I refuse to accept this plan! I shouldn't be guarding Gori; I should be guarding fox-face because he is my worthy opponent."
"Whoa, where did you get those kind of words? The world must be coming to its end." Mitsui said.
"Nyahahahahahaha! I am a genius!" everyone sweat dropped at that time.
"Yeah right but did you forget the plan." Mitsui whispered to Sakuragi.
"Missy, don't you know I don't that? I am just acting. Nyahahahahahaha!"
"What plan?" Suzume said popping between Mitsui and Sakuragi.
"The plan to win this game." Haruko said immediately when everyone started to panic.
"Oh, we are gonna win for sure." Suzume said happily. "Well let's play right now!"
@@@HARUKO@@@ Suzume-chan is really a dense person. She doesn't see how much Rukawa loves her. I have a talk with Ayako-chan about this and she told me that Suzume is not the only person who is dense. I mean who could be much denser than Suzume-chan. Ayako-chan said I knew this person. Poor girl, good thing it wasn't I.
@@@SAKURAGI@@@
Nyahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Fox-face doesn't know what's coming to him today. I will surely beat Gori and fox-face today. After I beat them, I will not just only be the Tensai-man but a captain and Ace player of Shohoku.
"Nyahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" After that, I noticed everyone is looking at me. Maybe they just realized that I am the real Tensai here and nobody else. After all, I am good looking person nobody would make a mistake right. YUCK!!!!!
Then how can you explain the 50 turndowns of those wonderful ladies?
They just don't know me yet. Nyahahahahahahahaha!
Do'ahou.
What the.?
@@@MITSUI@@@
AHHHHHHHH! The game is about to start and I can't take this anymore! I can't play if I didn't see Anzai-sensei. Good thing I brought his picture in here. I looked around the bush to look for my duffel bag. I knew I put it in here somewhere. I started to panic because I couldn't see my bag. Then I saw the strap of my bag hiding among the bushes.
Before everyone came to the park, I woke up early to hide this bag. Hehehehehehe! Brilliant huh?
Enough of that, I pulled out a picture of Anzai-sensei and put it in a bench. I started to pray for blessing when suddenly.WHAM!
"OUCH! What the heck, which one of you did that?" I said in annoyance and glared at everyone. I saw Akagi and Sakuragi glare at me.
"Don't you dare do that because Old man isn't dead." Sakuragi said with flames on his background.
"So what!" through that I earned another attack from Gori.
"STOP THAT THING!" Gori shouted.
"But I can't stay put without seeing Anzai-sensei." I whined to Akagi. Damn I hate it when they do that to me.
"Oi Missy, you are such a cry baby don't you know that." Monkey-face taunted. "This is just only a fun game okay. Geez you are such an obsessed person when it comes to Old man. The only thing that is missing is that you'll kiss him. Gross." Yeah sure, as if I would do that thing, I just only glared at them and sulk at the corner.
@@@SUZUME@@@
Kiss
Kiss
The image of me kissing Kaede while he's sleeping came back to me the moment Sakuragi said the word kiss. I felt myself getting hotter and something else, which I couldn't explain. I don't want to know what kind of feeling that is because I am scared to know. I am scared because it might change my relationship with Alex and Kaede. I want everything to stay as they are.
You know keeping this feeling unanswered might do badly for you.
I don't care as long as everything is okay.
But are you happy?
With what?
With Alex as your boyfriend and Kaede as your best friend?
.
Well?
.Why do you keep on asking me these bizarre questions?
I want to know the truth.
Of course I am. I've never been happier than before.
Okay thanks for answering me.
She just left after that. Geez, conscience could be so annoying. OMG! I'm getting sappy here. It's that entire conscience fault. ARGHHHHHHHHHH!
@@@NORMAL POV@@@
Everyone took their places in the court. Akagi and Sakuragi stood face-to- face with each other at the center. On Akagi's left side, stood Suzume while on his right side is Ryota behind Akagi is Haruko. On Sakuragi's side, Rukawa stood on the right side while Mitsui stood on his left while Kogure stood behind Sakuragi. Ayako looked at both Akagi and Sakuragi and she tossed the ball very high. Akagi and Sakuragi jumped the moment the ball is within their reach.
Then all of a sudden a gunshot was heard and all of the characters are lying on the pool of blood.
CJ: What are you doing in here!? Mitsui: Well I just added some action in this story. Yours is sooo sappy and BORING. CJ: (flames in her background) I JUST WENT OUT FOR A MOMENT THEN YOU. Mitsui: HELP!
Now let's go back to the story.
.Akagi got to the ball first before Sakuragi does and Akagi threw it at Rukawa's direction. Mitsui and Sakuragi saw all of this so they began to run to Rukawa. Moving by instinct, what a word, Rukawa dashed to the ring and lay-up the ball.
"TEME KITSUNE!" Sakuragi shouted in frustration.
"Don't mind it, it's just only a lucky shot." Suzume said with a smirk on her face. The ball is now at Suzume's team. Suzume got hold of the ball first then she passed it to Mitsui. When Mitsui was just entering their side of court he was blocked by Ryota. Mitsui looked for someone to pass the ball but he saw that everyone is guarded. Then he saw Haruko somehow getting past by Kogure's defense. He eluded Ryota and passed the ball to Haruko. Haruko ran inside the shooting ring but she was guarded by Akagi. Haruko noticed that he somehow left Sakuragi defenseless. She passed the ball to Sakuragi, who just stood there looking at the ball as if it might turn it into a frog. Kogure stole the ball to Sakuragi and dribbled it to their side of court.
@@@SAKURAGI'S POV DURING THAT TIME@@@
Haruko-chan passed the ball to me. I can't believe it; she actually passed the ball to me. I'm so lucky. I'll never leave this out of my.WHAT THE HECK!
@@@END OF POV@@@
Suzume saw all of this and rush to Kogure to steal the ball. Kogure was surprised to see the Suzume had the same style that Rukawa had. Suzume ran to the other side of the court but Rukawa just blocked her.
"Here we are again, aren't we?" Suzume said with a smirk. Before Rukawa knew it, Suzume eluded him and took a running shot and she scores.
"Not bad." Rukawa said to Suzume. Rukawa's team now has the ball. Kogure got to the ball first and he passed it to Ryota. Ryota ran as fast as he could to their side of court but once again guarded by Mitsui. Ryota tried to pass the ball to Rukawa but it was cut by Sakuragi who ran to their side of court. The ball was once again stolen by Ryota but this time he passed it to Akagi. Everyone was just shifting from offense to defense at that time so that took Akagi some time to do his famous GORILLA DUNK!
@@@SIXTEEN MINUTES HAD PASSED@@@
The score is 39-37 in favor of Rukawa's team. The ball is now in Suzume's team. Haruko has the ball now but she was guarded closely by Kogure. Two players who are near at the shooting ring and those are Suzume and Sakuragi. However, they are both tightly guarded. Mitsui manages to get past to Ryota to get the ball from Haruko but Haruko ignored him and passed all of them and did a lay-up. Now their score is all tied up and the ball is now in the possession of Rukawa's team. Rukawa got the ball and he was about to enter their side of court when he was blocked by none other than Sakuragi.
"Don't even think you can shoot that one because this Tensai is here. Nyahahahahahahahaha!"
"Do'ahou"
"Damn you, fox-face!" then Sakuragi tried to grab the ball from Rukawa when they heard a whistle.
"FOUL!" Ayako shouted. Sakuragi sweat-dropped at the decision Ayako gave.
"Ne Ayako-chan, we're friends right? How could you give that decision to this Tensai? Give it to that fox-face. He really needs it right." Sakuragi said while slinging his arms to her shoulders.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF AT AYA-CHAN!" Ryota was having a fit that he was being stopped by Mitsui and Kogure.
"Why Ryochin? Don't tell me your jealous? Nyahahahahahahahaha!" out-of- nowhere a paper fan appeared and hit Sakuragi in his head, which earned him a large bump.
"GET BACK TO THE GAME!" Ayako shouted. Sakuragi stuck his hands in his shorts and walk slowly to the court. Ryota on the other hand calmed down while his face burning with humiliation at what Sakuragi had said but still glared at him.
The first half has ended and Suzume's team is on the lead. Hehehehehe!
"Whoa, I didn't know you are so good in basketball." Ryota said to Suzume. Everyone gathered around Suzume after that first half. Suzume blushed at Ryota's remark.
"Yeah, who taught you to be so good?" Haruko asked.
"My.my.father." Suzume forced a smile at that time.
"Oh yeah I remembered, your father used to be an ace player of Shohoku high, right?" Ayako said.
"Yeah." Suzume really wanted to cry at that time but she just swallowed it all hard. Rukawa noticed Suzume's uneasiness at that time so he decided to butt in.
"I'm just glad that do'ahou didn't turned out to be an ace player of Shohoku or else everything will be ruined." Rukawa said flatly. Everyone laughed at that remark.
"Your right about that one." Kogure said.
"Damn you kitsune." Rukawa just ignored him. Then we could hear squealing and gushing outside the court.
"Hey look girls, its Rukawa!" one of the cheerleaders squealed.
"AHHHHHHH! RUKAWA! RUKAWA! L-O-V-E RUKAWA!"
"Where the hell did they come from?" Sakuragi's fat guy friend said.
"They are just like mushrooms in our backyard." The blond guy said.
"Damn they are so annoying." The mustache man said. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE? GET AWAY, YOU'RE JUST RUINING MY DAY!" Sakuragi shouted to them.
"SHUT UP UGLY RED-HAIRED MONKEY!" Sakuragi was about to beat the bimbos when he was stopped by his army.
"Stop it Sakuragi! You don't want to end your life because of these.ummm.lunatics." Yohei said. Sakuragi still screaming bloody murder to the cheerleaders and so did the cheerleaders.
Suzume looked at Rukawa's face. Good thing Rukawa doesn't notice it because his face is hidden in his towel. While watching Rukawa, Suzume noticed that Rukawa is breathing heavily.
"Are you okay?" worry is etched clearly on her face. Rukawa was taken aback by her actions at that time.
"Hai." He said quietly.
"Are you sure because you looked pale today?"
"This is my skin color."
"Oh, okay." Before she could talk again, her vision is blocked by a horde of bimbos.
"Here's a towel for you."
"Oh I have a water here just only for you."
The RUKAWA fans club kept on pampering Rukawa that he didn't noticed Suzume went away.
'PLEASE GET THESE PEOPLE OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I KILL ALL OF THEM.' Rukawa mentally said to himself. On cue, Ayako blew her whistle to announce the second half of the game. 'THANK YOU!'
The game has started and Suzume's team got the ball. She dribbled it to their side but Rukawa blocked her way. At that time, Rukawa has a few of his stamina left because he used much more during the first half.
'I can still do this. I can still do this.' Rukawa mentally repeats to himself. Rukawa looked at Suzume's face and still saw the worry in her face but there is something new in it. He couldn't figure it out because the next thing he knew Suzume had lay-up the ball. Suzume glanced at him for another time and realized it was pain. He then remembered why.
@@@SUZUME' POV@@@
What's wrong with Kaede today? He is acting as if he has a PMS. One minute he is a caring guy then the next minute he turns into a grouch. Could it really be that he has PMS? Nah.
Okay the game has started but Kaede is not himself at that time. He looks like he is about to faint any minute. It's true that he has a creamed colored skin but today his skin can be compared to tofu. He blocked my way as usual but he seems to be occupied at something so I manage to elude him and shoot the ball.
Maybe it's because of me. Maybe I should been so nosy about him that he said that thing.
Maybe you might be in trouble.
What are you talking about?
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something that shocked me. This couldn't be happening.
@@@RUKAWA'S POV@@@
I shouldn't have spaced out at that time. Good thing it was just only two points. Akagi passed the ball to me. I was expecting to be blocked by Suzume but lo and behold Sakuragi just blocked my way again. Doesn't he ever learn? I passed the ball to Ryota and looked for Suzume. I saw her standing at the other side of the court looking like she had seen a ghost. I turned to see what is she looking at that made her look like that. Just across the street.
Let's end it here okay. I'm too tired. Ruriko: I will give you a box of chocolates if you finish it today. Those chocolates shouldn't have milk in it.
Just across the street parked a black car but it is not just any other car, it is her grandmother. Suzume would be in trouble if they found her playing basketball here. I went to Suzume, pulled her out in this court, and went to the forest-like part of the park. I use this way whenever I am late for dinner or when I just want to get away from the cheerleaders. I'll just think of an excuse for the team later right now I have to get Suzume out of here.
@@@NORMAL POV@@@
"What the.where are Rukawa and Tobukiro?" Kogure asked.
"I don't know they just vanished." Haruko said.
"Well I saw Rukawa went to Suzume after he passed the ball to Ryota but I just ignored it because the game is great." Yohei said.
"Maybe they went somewhere together just to have a romantic time together." Ryota said. Everyone looked at him in amazement. "Hey it's just a thought."
"You know what, maybe you are right." Ayako said.
"AHHHH, RUKAWA IS NOT IN HERE ANYMORE! COME ON GIRL LET'S LOOK FOR HIM!" Wa said to everyone.
"Hey what are you guys doing in here?" Alex said as he entered the room.
"Ummm.nothing" Mitsui said.
"Yeah right, oh by the way where is that pasty face jerk, I mean Rukawa."
"Not here.I have to go I suddenly feel sick in here." Akagi said. "Come on Haruko I don't want you to get that disease."
"What disease oni-chan?" Haruko asked densely.
"Don't ask cause it might get onto you." Akagi and Haruko went away.
"Wait for me Haruko-chan, I don't want to get stuck in here with an airbag." Sakuragi said.
"Wait for me Akagi." Kogure said.
"Ryota can you come with me to the supermarket? I want to buy an alcohol. I want to get rid of this germs." Ayako said to Ryota and they went away.
"Hey Mitsui, there is this great movie I want to show you. It is called "The arrival of the jerk."
"Sounds great come on." Before all of them went away to their way, they stopped at the exit gate and Ryota looked at Alex and said. "One thing Rukawa is not a pasty faced jerk. The pasty faced jerk is the one who said it." Then they went away.
"I may be a jerk today but tomorrow I will be the one who would ruin your lives forever, especially you Rukawa, Kaede." Alex said evilly.
On the other side of the street, Suzume's grandparents just went out of their car happily.
"I'm so happy today. It feels like our first date." Suzume's grandmother said.
"It's just got better."
"I just hope Suzume is here."
"Let's not worry about her for now. Today let's have fun." Then they went inside the flower shop.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
I'm so sorry for not updating for so long but I have to fix my college stuff. YAY! I am now an official college student. I would really try very hard to update the next chappie soon.
BYE FOR NOW!!!