Disclaimer: Slam Dunk and its characters are not mine. They belong to the ever so talented Inoue Takehiko aka Dr. T!
What a Joke! By: Miss Hachigatsu Kuroi
Chapter7: Guys know guys like them (sorry couldn't think of a better title)
Sendoh smiled to himself assured that Mitsui will come. He was already thinking of a happy ending, Kaouru and Mitsui being friends and all, when someone covered his eyes with their hands.
"Guess who…" said a voice he would recognize anytime.
"Kaouru-chan!" he answered then turned to face the person he guessed to be Kaouru.
Well, he was right… it was Kaouru wearing a wide grin.
"I have the most wonderful news…" she started "… sofu… he knows about tomorrow's party."
"What! That's terrible! No… terrible would be the understatement of the century!"
"No…no… he knows, right? Well, it's fine with him…"
"It is? Well then we should celebrate, nee?"
"(grins) But that's not the wonderful news I was talking about…" she said raising the suspense in Akira.
"If it's not, then what?" he asked obviously excited…
"I told him about us… and he's happy… very happy. He told me it was better that I'm starting to do things on my own… and he's glad that I chose you. And I quote at least you've saved me the bother of finding you a fiancée. (pause for a while) You know what Akira, he never wanted to dictate me nor Kae-chan… he just, wanted to guide us in our decision making…"
"You're free…" he stated in a joke-like manner.
"Yeah, I guess you can say that."
She gave him a peck that was disturbed by,
"Is it a bad time?" said Kaede.
Kaouru laughed, shook her head and said, "In fact, it is…" she continued, "…but since you're here, you might as well want to hear my wonderful news I was about to tell Akira…"
"You mean that wasn't the wonderful news?" cut Akira
"Well, it's a part of it… but what I really wanted to tell you is…"
"Is…?" Akira and Kaede asked in chorus
"…about a competition, a battle of bands, to be exact…" she finished then grinned.
"What about it?" asked Kaede.
"Otousan signed our 'band' up."
"He did?" said Akira, then continued, "…one problem, where are we going to find a lead guitarist? I strum, I don't pluck."
"Oh yeah… I forgot about detail… but don't worry, we still have two months to prepare… I think we can find someone…" she assured.
"Hm… most, I mean all of the members except you Kaede, come from Ryonan… Fukuda-kun, Kaouru-chan, me… don't you know anyone from Shohoku who can be our guitarist?"
"Don't count on it Akira-chan…" Kaouru side commented.
"Mitsui-sempai." was Kaede's reply
"Hontou ni? Great! No problem then." said Akira then grinned.
"I don't know if he'll…" Kaouru could help but say "…agree to this… after what I've said… Oh! It was really stupid of me to say those words to him! I just couldn't help it; my brain can't check all the words I'm saying…"
"You can say that again." Kaede commented
"Nah, don't worry… we can get Mitsui-sempai." Akira said
"How can you be so sure?" Kaouru asked
"Well, guys know guys like them" he grinned.
"(smiles) I guess we can tell him tomorrow. That is, if he'll come. You asked him to nee, Akira-chan?"
"Of course I did… but why don't we let Kaede tell him about the band tonight, so he can answer by tomorrow…"
"That's a great idea, he will need time to think about it… text him later Kae-chan…"
"…" was Kaede's reply
"Silence means yes…" Kaouru grinned
Mitsui entered his room, disappointed that what he dreamed to be his most memorable night became a night he would never want to reminisce. He wouldn't also want to feel this way for a long time, so he was thinking, whether to attend her celebration tomorrow…
"If I come, things would either go better or worse… If I don't I'll be thinking what could have happened if I did. What am I ought to do? Am I better off like this or is there a reason why she wanted me there… Sendoh did say that I would make a good friend, what the fuck! After what she said, that I'm stupid and pathetic, she'd want us to be friends? Well, FRIENDS my ASS!"
Mitsui took a shower to freshen up a bit. He was also thinking of a sign on whether he should go or not. He was satisfied with, I'll go if someone informed me something related to music. When he got out of the showers, he checked his cellphone and there was an unread message.
Sempai, we nid a lead guitarist, r u available? The sender was Rukawa Kaede
"Lead guitarist … band … music … …Kami-sama, are you telling me to go? I mean, this wasn't the information I was hoping to get as a sign… but it's still related to music… should I go?"
Intrigued by the offer Rukawa was giving he replied, Lead guitarist? 4 wht? So their conversation through text went like this…
R:Sempai, we nid a lead guitarist, r u available?
M:Lead guitarist? 4 wht?
R:a band duh..
M:NO! I mean, s der a competition?
R:(nods) 2 months from now
M:hu r d band members?
R:me(drums), sendoh(rhythm), fukuda(bass), nee-chan(vocals), you(lead)
M:hey! don't count me in just yet… I'll think about it… I'll tell u tomorrow.
R:then, u'll b coming…
M:uh, yes I am… don't tell her just yet
(Kaede's not replying anymore)
M:Hey… promise me… don't tell her
(Still not replying)
M:Rukawa… oi! don't tell her or else I'm going to kill u!
(Still not replying)
(Mitsui miss called Rukawa)
(Still not replying)
"Oh, forget it! Bet she knows by now…" Mitsui sighed.
(beeping of cellphone)
R:OK
M:y ur nt replying
R:fell asleep
M:haha.. oyasumi then…
TBC…
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