The bell rang, the school's over. Some people gathered at the gym. Yes, for the first day for basketball club that year. Freshmen stand by each other side, and in front of them are their senior and their coach. Then the glasses one spoke,
"Listen! We'll introduced ourselves first, and then you all, understand?" then he continued, " okay, me first. "My name is Hiroto Sakuba, the captain. I'm in my 3rd year, nice to meet you all"
"me next!" now the overly excited cat-eyed one, "my name is Hinata Koga and I'm in my 2nd year, nice to meetcha!" he said while waving both of his hands.
The sharp-eyed senpai spoke, "... I'm Hyuuga Harakawa, sophomore," then all of the freshmen looked at him closer, he seemed familiar but they can't put their finger about it. He's handsome, with a black hair, well-toned body, and charismatic eyes. No way they forgot somebody like this senpai if they know him!
"Senpai! Are you the one in the LuxeMag cover with Ryou Ishikawa?" one of the freshmen suddenly said. Then it all clicked. No wonder he seemed familiar, he's a model, for God's sake!
"yes, yes, he's a model, next!" Sakuba spoke nonchalantly. He's used at this reaction when some people looked at his handsome kouhai, especially girls. Yes I know he's handsome, darn!
Next is one big guy with a bald head, " Kota Shijima, in the same year as the captain, I'm the vice. Nice to know you," he said flatly, " and there's one more regular, named Ryou Sakuba in sophomore, but because of some accident he need to rest at hospital, you'll meet him later".
Then all of the member introduced theirselves to the firsties, and now is the freshmen's turn. All of them introduced themselves until the last one, the red head one, " I'm Hanabusa Rukawa, previously in Hammington Middle, new to Japan," then he smirked, "currently looking forward to strong people for an interesting match". Looking at his confidence, it seems that he didn't know about those guys.
Laughing, the coach then spoke," interesting," he smirks ," you don't know about those people then," the red-head about to ask what he meant, when the coach spoke again, " well, my name is Mike Aibara, and as you can see, I'm half Japanese," looking at the pale skin he got, and a pair of green-eyes and the face structure he got, there's a western feel about him. It's not helping that he stood beside Harakawa, when looking at the two of them, one would think that they are doing a host or modelling club instead of basketball club, as Aibara is a real looker as well. Hearing the coach name, Rukawa felt that he had heard his name somewhere before, but being the idiot he is, he forgot about it. Aibara then continued speaking, "hm, she's late. Well, she said that she need to do something at her other club. Maybe-" creak
"sorry I'm late..." all of their gaze stopped to look at the owner of the angelic voice. The girl then went in and stood next to the coach. All of them gawked in awe looking at the girl.
"hey, isn't she the cool beauty from class 1-A? oh my gosh..." one of the freshmen said.
"yes, yes, that's her," the coach said lazily, "she's Erika Hiiragi, our manager," he said while giving the basketball in his arm to the girl, "she will be in charge of your training menus, so be good to her," and maybe she will play in some game, hehe~. Not only freshmen, the seniors, but not Harakawa, also surprised to hear that. Who will not, people would think a fragile-looking beauty like her know nothing of sport, let alone the training menus. And it seemed there's someone who can't control his mouth.
"is this country standard for basketball that low?" yes, it is the idiotic red-head, "I know that I shouldn't expect anything, but letting that fragile girl to control our training menus is unacceptable," and it seemed that the captain agree to this guy. When the coach about to retaliate, Harakawa butt in,
"... you know, you gonna eat your words someday," he shudder uncharacteristically while looking at the girl who still got flat expression, then looked at the captain, " you too, capt". The said girl sighed and started to bounce the ball.
"... you, try blocking me," said the girl to the impolite red-head. Confused and feeling humiliated by the girl, he aggresively tried to take over the ball, but fail. What the...
Aibara snickered, "say that again, after you beat her, you shouldn't judge book by its cover you know," then he looked at the girl, "after all, even as a manager, she's still one of them".
Damn, so strong! The redhead tried to take the ball, but no avail, the girl manage to counter all of his moves, moreover with bored face of hers, dammitttttt
sighing, then she said, "... boring," then she stood just behind the 3-point area and shot the ball, and it smoothly went in. Rukawa just stared at the ring, the audience also. Shocked that the girl can play basketball. Can play is an understatement, she can go against a big, strong boy, and still win after all, moreover without breaking a sweat. What else, that she might be a professional athelete? scratch that, her strengh is in whole different level that even an athelete can be put into shame. the said girl then stood in front of the redhead and said, "... it's rude to just underestimate a person without seeing what they capable first," then she went back to her place earlier beside the coach, who tried to hold his laugh, which is failed. The blonde glared at the man next to her.
Finally stopped laughing, Aibara start talking, "well, no objection now right?" then grabbing the girl's head, "well, you guys maybe didn't pay attention, but this girl is well-known in sports, if you play basketball in junior high, you should already met her... if you just pay attention, though!" before they could speak, the girl interject,
"well, enough with this, let's just start training"
" the hell with those menus? my body's sore all over!" one of the freshmen said.
"ah but Hiiragi-san, oh God, she's really beautiful!" other said, " a devil behind angelic face," he said in gloom, "... succubus?"
"yep," suddenly, there's someone behind them. Startled, they immediately looked behind and found Koga there, " but really, I think I've seen her before," then he looked at Harakawa," it seems that Hara-chan knows the beauty-chan, maybe she's also a model?... ah Kawa-chan! Nice job humiliating yourself!" he hugged Rukawa from behind, "looks forward for your next gag!"
"senpai," greet Rukawa, "don't say that! I already ashamed of myself, defeated by a girl!" then he looked at the girl who is walking with their coach, "but really, who is she?"
"really, it's funny looking at their reaction!" laughed Aibara, "but really, I never expected YOU to come here. I thought you would be in the same school as his highness, or at least with one of them, not here, school with new basketball team," true, Ichizen High excels in the education and famous for its archery club, but not basketball.
"... I could speak the same for you, coach," the girl said. It is obvious that the club didn't know what the man the called coach is capable of, "as for me, I'm not that good for you to say that. I'm nothing special," the coach sweatdropped hearing her statement. With that face, wealth, excel at sports and academic, and everything? THAT'S no nothing, moreover with THAT. "well, I must retire for the day, good day, sir," as formal as always, eh... Aibara thought while seeing her retreating,
"but really, why here?" Aibara wondered out loud, well, maybe it will be more interesting with her in here, I guess.
"that is what I wonder too, sir," Harakawa suddenly stood beside Aibara, startling the older man.
Calming himself, Aibara started to speak, "I took it that you know her?" the model nod,
"I'm in the same agency as one of them, sir. The loudest one, if I may speak. He spoke almost everytime we met about her and showed photos of her that he took secretly... Almost stalker-ish." Aibara sweatdropped, "but it's true, she really is beautiful. Too beautiful."
"ahhh, that one. I think he got a thing for her, I almost felt sorry for him if not for his... strange hobby," then he continued, " eh, I think there's someone else interested in her~" he smirked.
Blushing, Hirakawa continued, "... but sir, how do you know her? It seems that you both are pretty close."
"hmmm, it happens," Aibara said nonchalantly, " what shocked me more, they don't know her. Well maybe that because her highness usually absents when there's a match," then he smirked, " well, looking forward for this year. Looks like this will be an interesting year, definitely."