The Party

Note: I wrote this back in October 2015. Yep—way, way, back. Lol. I accidentally stumbled upon this lunacy and decided to play and see through it. No need to take this seriously, this is pure madness. Still, hope you liked it! Saying hi to the gang; Star7, Akiraismylover, AddictedtoSD & Rokudaime :D

Warning: This is a one-shot fic (it has one plot only) but I cut it into parts because of the length. :D Second part to be posted soon, well, depends on the feedback, I guess. Haha. If there's no feedback, then poor me. Time to stop writing for good. Bye fanfics. Lol.

Standard Disclaimers Apply

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Hey, party tonight at 6:00 pm! It's my bday, punk! My place- see you! We'll have booze! Come or DIE! – Mitsui Hisashi

Sent to many. And Mitsui started checking names on his phone- a wide grin on his face. He decided to throw a men's night on his birthday today; luckily his day landed on a Friday, which means there's no way these people can say NO because they won't be having school the next day. Mitsui himself did not went to school that day as he prepared his house for a night-filled with fun and excitement.

He stopped for a while and was contemplating before deciding to grab his phone once more and send the same message to team Ryonan. Then he grinned once more, locked his house and rode his civic to buy booze and cook something tonight for his birthday. While on the road, he threw in a party song by some known artist named Pitbull and was swaying his head to and fro as his excitement for tonight's event heightened up big time. Just then his phone rang- he held the phone on one hand while keeping his eyes on the road. It was Miyagi.

"Oi, what's with the come or die, huh? Is this for real?" Miyagi hollered on the other line. The Shohoku three-pointer cackled and replied. "Damn serious, muffin-head- either you come or you die, so I'm expecting you tonight- tell on the others!"

Ryota clacked his tongue but chuckled as well. "Hahah, by the way, where are you man? Alright, I'll tell our team, 6:00 pm, yes?"

"On the road- I'm buying stuff- yup, see you there Ryo-chin!" And he cut off the conversation, tossing the phone on the seat at the back as he hooted loudly inside the car, earning incredulous stares when he came to a stop.

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'Party tonight at 6 pm?' Koshino stared at his phone while on his Literature class and contemplated for a while. He looked at his classmate who happens to be his teammate as well to his left. Koshino fought the urge to kick the taller guy in the shin as he saw Sendoh literally dozing off, one palm on his right cheek as he pretended to read their lessons, with eyes closed. Luckily the teacher stood up for a moment and left the room to go to the washroom- the class then went to chat after. He tapped the Ryonan Ace making the spiky-haired dude's eyes opened in sheer dazed. Koshino laughed when Sendoh muttered something- pretending to suddenly read his book.

"The discovery of the Mycenaean civilization by the German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in the nineteenth century…" Sendoh went on, voice in a clear but low tone. Koshino softly whack him on the nape.

"Stop pretending will you, sensei's out…" Only Sendoh then perked up a bit- eyes widening in response as he momentarily surveyed the whole class, he let out a smile. "Oh wow, I thought its recitation already."

Koshino rolled his eyes. "Even if it was, you wouldn't be able to answer- you were apparently dozing off."

Sendoh chuckled amusedly. "How can you be so sure, I am studying at home, you know."

"So, take a look at this." Koshino showed his celphone to which the blue-eyed Ryonan Ace read in silence. Hey, party tonight at 6:00 pm! It's my bday, punk! My place- see you! We'll have booze! Come or DIE! – Mitsui Hisashi

Koshino prodded for him to check his phone and when Sendoh did so, he found that he too, has two new mails. The first one of course, was the same message his teammate has. "Oh its Mitsui-san's birthday, we should greet him then." And Sendoh found himself typing 'happy birthday' with a smile and sending it without further ado. Sendoh then proceeded on his next mail which made him a bit well, somewhat smiled.

"So, do we go? I mean, it's a clear invite." Koshino asked. "And I don't want to die. Heard he used to be a a member of some bike gangers who eats rodents for breakfast." He added. Sendoh scoffed, not believing Koshino's last statement. "Rodents? Really?" Koshino simply shrugged, grinned and flashed a v-sign.

Sendoh wordlessly shook his head. "I'm not sure, I got another invite, apparently." He grinned. Sendoh showed him his celphone and the shorter guy can only scowl back and stare incredulously as he read on the message.

One-on-One. Same place. 5:00 pm. –Rukawa Kaede

"What?! You still play with that guy?" Koshino clacked his tongue. "They already beat Sannoh, they're winners already and you still play with him like it's the start of IH?!"

Sendoh simply shrugged and chuckled. "Well, he's always inviting me."

"What? Maybe he's got a crush on you or something! Let me guess, Mister Rookie desperately wants to beat the hell out of you."

Sendoh softly chuckled and nodded, eyes looking thoughtful. "He does, apparently."

Koshino went bug-eyed. "He's crushing on you?!"

Sendoh laughed in amusement. "Silly, NO! He wants to beat me, idiot." Sendoh shook his head wordlessly as he stared back at the window waiting for the day to end but, he can't help as to why Koshino's other statement suddenly began lingering at the back of his mind.

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4:00 PM. The day ends once again in every school in Kanagawa as merrily cheers of students rushing to go out of school invaded the hallways. Feet shuffling, giggles, and chatters ensued as the weekend says hello to everyone else. The basketball team though seems unfazed by the weekend as screeches of shoes against the linoleum floor shriek and thumps of ball bouncing as baskets moved to a swoosh can be heard. From one corner, Rukawa was busy mopping one side of the gym, he momentarily looked on the court and saw the redhead running while shouting his 'Tensai-ness' amongst their other freshmen recruits. He was approached by Ryota Miyagi then who was mopping as well on the other side.

"Oi Rukawa, Mitsui invited us, it's his bday today, his place. 6 PM. Come or die." Miyagi grinned. Rukawa blinked his eyes twice and wordlessly went back to mopping. He shook his head softly. "I can't, senpai… got somewhere to be." He said softly.

"Okay, rest in peace, man." And Ryota walked away. Rukawa stared. He momentarily sneaks at his celphone and indeed there was an invite from his senpai. He simply typed, 'happy bday senpai' and sent the message wordlessly as he resumed into mopping his assigned area.

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The sound of ball thumping greeted him as he halts to a pause on that familiar half court located in between Ryonan district and Shohoku. Rukawa momentarily peeped into the fence and saw the Ace of Ryonan playing solo- while waiting for him. He took note as well that the said player was obviously singing while doing some fancy dribbles.

"And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways… maybe just the touch of a hand…"

Ed Sheeran. Everyone knows the song. The thing is, not everyone knows that Sendoh Akira- the basketball God from Ryonan can actually sing- and indeed very well. His voice was manly low but clear- just like a typical guy singer. But Rukawa chose not to be disturbed at that seemingly romantic voice. He kept his poker face on as he entered the court- his presence now felt by the taller guy. He stopped singing, Rukawa almost wished he didn't have to. 'Hey what gives?' He inwardly mused.

"I got your message." Sendoh smiled as he spins the orange leather on one tip of his finger.

Rukawa simply shrugged. "Sure you did, you're here now."

The taller guy chuckled. "Someone's having his weekly period." Rukawa glared.

"Chill, Rukawa-kun. Anyway, first to what? A thousand?" Sendoh chuckled. Rukawa almost pouted.

"Like hell, as if you could." Rukawa snorted. 'You'd be dead then, doaho.'

"Okay, first to 300, rookie." Rukawa clacked his tongue and Sendoh simply laughed, too amused suddenly. He didn't need to know why. And just like that their usual one-on-ones that's been going on for about three months now, has started once again.

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6:00 pm. The score was now 70-68 in favour of the sophomore of Ryonan. Rukawa has the ball- he was dribbling low, bent low as he anticipates his next attack to at least even the goddamn score. Sendoh was ready to block him anytime. 'Damn.' Rukawa inwardly cursed himself for not being still able to have the upper hand. Sendoh's obviously a good defender and an attacker as well. He's evaded him for quite some time now.

"Where to now, the left? The right? Straight ahead?" A laugh. Sendoh tried to humour his uptight opponent.

Rukawa simply dribbled faster, obviously annoyed at the older boy. "Ch, you're noisy and you smell."

Sendoh simply rolled his eyes in amusement and chuckled. "We're playing Rukawa, you smell too you know, I'm just trying to breathe normally." Sendoh laughed.

Rukawa rolled his eyes and irked in annoyance. "You smell worse." And just that the pale guy fake-ly dashed to his right and when Sendoh thought that it was indeed the right- he instinctively followed suit; but Rukawa has other things on his mind as he gracefully turned counter-clockwise to dashed off to his left and bounced off the ball onto his other hand as he tried to even the score with a simple-layup.

But just like a true genius perhaps- Sendoh for some reason, was able to recover back as he was able to bat away the ball clearly without foul and off of Rukawa's pale hands. The rookie's eyes widened in surprised and as the ball bounced off- he saw Sendoh ran off to have the orange rubber under his palm- a grin. The timer beeped off.

"Time's up. I won, again?" A soft chuckle. Rukawa gritted his teeth in annoyance, sending death glares at his smiling opponent. Sendoh continued laughing softly as he threw the ball to fire a long three-pointer – the ball bounced off. Sendoh cringe at his own actions. "Pfft, off."

Rukawa simply started walking towards the bench to drink and to rest for a bit. Annoyed once more as his efforts were once again waxed off by the charming Ace of Ryonan. Sendoh playfully did some fancy dribbles on his own as his opponent sat at one bench observing his every move. Rukawa's brow furrowed, he lost again. Two straight loses since last week. It can't be that bad. 'It is bad alright.'

"Oh, Rukawa, by the way, I was wondering- we sort of got an invite over Mitsui-san's house, are you guys coming?" Sendoh asks as he made a simple layup and walked over to the stoic boy once he was done. Rukawa stared back at the taller guy and took note of the time on his celphone. He suddenly remembered the party. Truth is, he doesn't mind coming or not.

"It's your senpai's birthday, right? Maybe you should go." A smile. Rukawa huffed out a sigh as he continued drinking his Pocari. 'Whatever, Rukawa.' He suddenly stood up, zipped up his bag and blurted out something that made Sendoh paused and laughed.

"I'm going if you're coming." Rukawa slightly pouted and twitched his lips. "What?" He prodded at the still laughing boy.

"Rukawa, that's supposed to be my line, right?" Sendoh clutched his sides. "I mean, he's your teammate after all." Sendoh grinned. Rukawa simply shrugged. "Whatever." As he started walking towards the exit.

"Oi Rookie, wait up!"

Sendoh insisted that they went into a small shop nearby to find something at least for the celebrant. But Rukawa wasn't interested.

"So, what do you think of this tumbler?" Sendoh asks. Rukawa snorted. "I don't know, he may have a dozen already." Sendoh sighed. He doesn't really want to go to the party without anything to give, it's the least he can do for an invite from another player of another team at least, plus the fact that Mitsui seems to be the one to cover up for the whole party expenses.

Rukawa impatiently looked at the clock in the store, the time read 6:30 PM. He swore, his senpai is probably having a fit already since Miyagi probably said that he's not going. Sendoh was still pacing to and fro at one corner, looking for something to give. Rukawa snorted, shook his head and saw something that might be at least a tad bit useful gift for their guard.

"He uses this." Rukawa handed over a pair of knee support pads for athletes. The material has an anti-slip foam that is getting popular nowadays most especially for basketball players. Sendoh's eyes widened and he grinned. He liked the idea.

"These are cool- okay, I'm fine with this then, thanks!" Sendoh queued on the cashier and was tugged by the younger boy on the arm. Rukawa is handing over a few paper bills to Sendoh's surprise. "I'll share." Sendoh simply smiled and took the payment.

"Would you like to gift wrap it?" The blushing cashier asked, obviously stunned as two good-looking men invaded their shop. She tried not to fidget much.

Sendoh simply disarmed his charming smile and nodded. "Only if it's free." A grin. Poor girl, turned into beet red as Rukawa could only roll his eyes in response. 'Flirt.' He inwardly mused at Sendoh.

Minutes later, the gift was wrapped and a blank tag was attached. Sendoh was the one who wrote to Rukawa's horror. "That's the most disgusting hand writing I've ever seen." Rukawa stated in his most passive and annoying expression ever.

Sendoh chuckled and playfully elbowed the younger guy. "This is what you call as butch handwriting, it's manly."

Rukawa snorted. "I thought its Rage Halic." Sendoh simply chuckled some more. "And you should enroll on good manners and proper conduct." He laughed. Rukawa resisted the urge to strangle the older boy.

"There!" Sendoh seemed to take pride on his hand writing. The tag read, To: Mitsui-san, Happy Birthday! Cheers! From: Sendoh Akira & Rukawa Kaede. The two decided to part ways for a while since they need to go home and change clothes. Rukawa let Sendoh take home the gift and they both agreed to be in the party by seven.

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7:00 pm. Sendoh arrived in a neighborhood, four blocks away from Shohoku. He need not need to ask where Mitsui lives since one house that screams party is literally making its way to be known to be the three-pointers humble abode. Blaring party music and loud laughter's and chatters technically made Mitsui's house, the "it" house of the night.

The house has a front lawn and porch behind a four-foot wooden fence. The tables have been set up on the lawn while the tables that carries the food in buffet type graced on the sides. He stopped by an open gate and he saw some of his teammates and the Shohoku boys, they all noticed him- and he was literally dragged on the inside while some whacked his back. Sendoh smiled to each of them. Mitsui waved at him enthusiastically as the celebrant walked over with a big grin on his face.

"Oi oi oi, glad you came spiky! Hahaha!" Mitsui said as his cheeks were faintly flushed and his breath reeks of beer, JD & coke, Jaeger Bomb, rum & coke, and the whatnots. Sendoh could not classify anymore. He tried to stifle a laugh at the dazed state of Mitsui. The celebrant is simply wearing a black tee shirt and some short pants as it was the start of summer indeed. The others were wearing something casual as well. Sakuragi was even wearing his Shohoku jersey and some cargo shorts as he laughs loudly with Yohei and the others. Sendoh himself simply wore a cotton blue shirt and a pair of khaki shorts that is knee length and just a pair of black low-cut sneakers.

"Thanks for the invite, Mitsui-san!" He grinned and nodded. The celebrant simply waved him off. "Hahaha, go get yourself some food, Sendoh! Hurry now, go! I made the stuffed squid!" And he was literally pushed.

He was about to hand over the gift but Mitsui decided to walk over to Sakuragi and the others as they all shared laughs once again.

"Sendoh, over here!" Koshino waved at one table- the Ryonan table to be exact. Fukuda, Uekusa, Ikegami, and Uozumi were there- Hikoichi is hired by Mitsui to take some shots and the exuberant freshman agreed with much gusto.

"Where have you been, why are you late?!" Uozumi asks. Sendoh sat down and grinned as Fukuda placed a can of beer in front of him. Sendoh looked at his forward surprisingly. "I intend to eat first." Fukuda smugly smirked and raised his can and drank up. Sendoh simply smiled.

Completely forgetting his Captain's query, he stood up to see what Mitsui has in store for everyone. He smiled as he saw a lot of famous party snacks and food. He saw the squid and it does looked good. Sendoh felt his tummy growled. 'Damn, great music, great food… Mitsui surely knows to party hard.' And he started digging on everything in moderation on his plate.

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Rukawa pulled on his brakes and let one foot touched the ground- he looked at the house that is fully lit and has music so deafening it literally screams of 'party at Mitsui's'. He decided to park his bike on a nearby tree, earning a few stares from some people standing outside of their houses.

Obviously, it was a weekend as it was not only his senpai's house who was celebrating, there were a few people outside- although most of them are just hanging out or chattering with their neighbours and probably prying as well on the house where noise and loud cackles emanate.

Rukawa sighed and shook his head. 'Senpai would probably kill me.' He twitched his lips and walked towards the house; sporting only a grey shirt with a familiar check on it and a pair of black shorts and his bash.

"Rukawa teme!" Sakuragi instantly fumed upon seeing the familiar face of his nemesis. His gang laughed a bit. Yohei raised his can of beer to the stoic player and Rukawa simply nodded in acknowledgement. Everyone seemed to turn their gazes at him. Rukawa simply ignored everyone else and went straight to the grinning Mitsui. Miyagi smirked as he drinks on his can of beer. Akagi and Uozumi resumed on their chatter. Sendoh didn't seem to notice him as his back was turn away from the entrance, the spiky-haired boy was busy with his food.

"Well, I thought you aint coming, Rukawa." Mitsui smirked. Rukawa simply shrugged. "I… I changed my mind, senpai…" Mitsui simply laughed. "Whatever- go get some food over there, Sendoh just arrived too, you know!" Rukawa nodded. "Happy birthday, senpai…" His senior simply tapped him on the shoulder as Mitsui resumed on talking with Sakuragi and the gang.

"Hahaha, Kitsune's afraid to die I guess, Micchy!" Sakuragi laughed as he downed his probably second can of beer that night. Damn, but the redhead, Mitsui, and Yohei and his gang can seemingly hold of their alcohol alright. They seemed to be heavy drinkers.

"I guess, he is!" Mitsui countered and the two Shohoku clanked their cans together and continued with their endless blabbers.

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Rukawa walked over to the other side, aware of the stares of the Ryonan team- they were also hurdled in two separate tables- drinking and chattering as well, sharing laughter and mundane stories. Mitsui occasionally comes up to them to sit and chat and soon they will be rolling on the floor with laughter.

The three-pointer has a good and very inviting guest-relationship aura with him. Hikoichi is busy taking literally everyone's solo and photos. Rukawa was surprised when a flashed on his right sparked as the freshman exuberantly took his candid shot.

Rukawa got himself a plate and went about the food. Sendoh was done when he turned to his left and saw his younger rival picking a slice of pork steak. He smiled and walked over.

"Oi, thought you are not coming anymore." The older guy chuckled as he fished on the sliced squid. The stoic boy simply looked back at him and shrugged. "Well, I am here now." Sendoh simply snorted and followed the younger guy as the latter picks up randomly about almost anything that's on the table.

"The squid is good, your senpai cooked them." Rukawa nodded and helped himself on a slice. "Why don't you just sit down already, Sendoh." It was more of an order, really. The taller boy shrugged and sat down randomly at a nearby table that has two vacant seats. "Let's eat together, Rukawa."

The boy found himself sitting across the taller Ryonan Ace. They eat in silence as the deafening sound of cackles, cheers, hoots, and party music emanate as their background. Sendoh occasionally stares from behind the stoic boy as silly antics from the other boys ensued. He would then find himself chuckling along as he eats.

"So, you a good drinker, Rukawa-kun?" A grin. Rukawa looked up from his food and simply glared back. Not knowing really what to answer specifically at that time. He wanted to actually say that he doesn't drink but it seems not a good option. "I drink occasionally." He answered softly.

The older boy smiled and nodded. "You drink?" It was Rukawa's turn to ask. Sendoh was eating some pasta as he answered as well. "Sort of…" He said in his low voice and glared.

The rookie was dumbfounded. 'Did this idiot just glared at me?' Sendoh imitated Rukawa's sort of in his own low voice while trying to glare and then- chuckled amusedly. "Getting a dose of your own medicine eh, Rukawa-kun?"

Rukawa found his lips slightly tugging upward as he threw in small pieces of marshmallow on Sendoh's face.

"H-hey!" The spiky-haired boy tried check if there's food on his hair, grinning as well. 'Ch, baka.' But he wondered as to why Sendoh looked cute back there for a minute.

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Just then, a few more minutes has passed when the celebrant decided to stand up in front and held onto a wireless mic. "T-test, mic?!" Everyone looked at his direction and hooted. Mitsui simply grinned. Sakuragi clutched his sides- he was kind of tipsy but not drunk. He could still play a gruesome one-on-one if he wants to.

From around the table, Yohei and their other friends seemed to be still in their head as neither of them shows any signs of being literally drunk. The Ryonan boys seemed well also. Uozumi and Akagi can be seen drinking but being seniors as they are- they act as if they're ready to be bouncers if they need to be one.

Hikoichi, being all too naïve and exuberant- well, nobody seems to bother if he's drinking or not. He was busy roaming around and chatting his hearts out while taking tons of shots. Koshino has his familiar scowl on his face for some unknown reason. Fukuda kept his smug-faced on; and has been drinking quite for some time now. Uekusa and Ikegami were talking and paused when Mitsui stood in front.

Sendoh paid heed when Mitsui decided to step up in front. The guy he's with a while back- well, Rukawa paid no heed as he simply stood up from his seat and went about to eat for the second time that night. Sendoh discreetly followed the stoic guy's actions- and snorted softly. 'Hungry much?'

"Test mic. Okay, okay- are you still with me though?!" Mitsui hollered on the mic while grinning as his other hand raised with a can of beer in it. Everyone hollered- especially Sakuragi's gang- they even waved back.

Akagi simply snorted and Miyagi chuckled while rolling his eyes. 'Attention seeking bastard.' The Ryonan team simply snickered and grinned back as well. Koshino clacked his tongue and wordlessly stood up from his seat to walk over to Sendoh. He tapped his teammate on the shoulder; the spiky-haired boy looked from behind him- a questioning look on his cobalt blues. "Arent you going to sit with us? We're over there- team Ryonan, remember?" Koshino stated as-a-matter-of-factly and snorted.

Sendoh shrugged and chuckled. "I'm just over here if you guys need me." Koshino scowled even more. 'Why can't this baka-?'

Just then, Rukawa returned to sit back on his chair with two plates on hand. The other plate filled with pasta and crème dory and the other with different desserts. Both Ryonan players wordlessly looked as if it has been the greatest miracle of their lives.

Sendoh personally was a bit stunned to know that Rukawa could gobble up alright. 'He seemed not the type though- thought he was the finesse-type.'

Koshino irritatingly twitched his lips. "Well, someone's hungry." He stated flatly. Rukawa was about to eat up some pasta when he raised his eyes over at Koshino. The smaller player gulped involuntarily but kept his scowl on. 'Ugh-what's with the attitude, anyway?'

Rukawa got one small piece of brownie on his plate and to Koshino's surprise pushed the said dessert towards his companion.

"Would you like some brownie…? Sendoh?" Rukawa quietly asks- eyes almost gleaming with unknown uncertainty but very much determined as well.

Koshino gritted his teeth in annoyance and felt his ears burn. He clutched fervently on the back of one chair as he cleared his throat. Sendoh was, well surprised. He wasn't of course expecting that kind of reaction to… Rukawa of all living souls that thrived upon this planet.

Meanwhile, Sendoh was astounded. 'What. The. Heck. Was. That. Just. Now.' He partly opened his mouth to speak but settled for a sigh as he found himself snorting- the sophomore scratched his head absent-mindedly.

Sendoh shrugged and grinned. "Actually no, but- since it came from you, why not?" He grinned. Sendoh wondered why he accepted the offer as well. Rukawa almost- well, almost felt something rise up from his cheeks but was able to simmer it down just in time. He nodded.

"It might be poisoned though." Koshino stated- Sendoh almost choked. The small player snickered and squinted his eyes at Rukawa who was glaring at him- ready to probably kill anytime. Rukawa shrugged and went on about to digging back into his own food. 'Competition.' He mused.

"Test mic for the third time, alright!" Mitsui finally said. Everyone paid heed now. "Anyway, cheesy as it may sound, lemme thank ya all for coming tonight." Hoots erupted. "No thanks to those who did not bring gifts. Hope you all choke as you eat." Mitsui joked, grinning. They all laughed. The three-pointer nodded. "Well, a party aint a party without any games in it." He laughed. Groans erupted as well as chuckles.

Sakuragi clutched his sides as he laughed boisterously, obviously he finds the idea pathetic-but he vowed his support. "Whatever game it is, the tensai is willing to join! Nyahaha!" Yohei simply rolled his eyes as well and raised his can of beer to the celebrant- so as the other peers of the redhead. "I heard ya alright Sakuragi!" Mitsui pointed towards the redhead and he snickered.

Sakuragi simply laughed. Miyagi simply snorted but he was game too. The Ryonan team, well- they don't have the choice as they simply sat back and waited for more info.

"Oh wow, a game! Unbelievable- I never thought that Mitsui-san is fond of games! Uwah!" Hikoichi pumped his fist in air as he excitedly fidgets on his seat. Uekusa simply smiled back at him and ask him to stay calm. Uozumi sighed. "Are your boys sick in the head, Takenori?"

The Shohoku's Captain nod his head vehemently. "Very much- and to think that they're all starting members."

"Games, huh?" Sendoh smirked as he drinks some water. Koshino simply shrugged. "Well, this is a party alright." Rukawa simply continued eating his pasta in silence; not the one to be quite hyped about children's games. 'Unless of course if it concerns an orange ball and a basket.' He inwardly thought.

"Well of course, our games are going to be a bit different from the usual! We're all men here and it's only natural that ours be more exciting and fun! Hahahah!" Mitsui cackled. Everyone laughed- truth is they're dreading a bit.

Men's games tend to be more bestialize most often than not- and well, quite frankly, men do enjoy green games.

Sakuragi's gang laughed the loudest-obviously quite getting the hint there. "I think, this is going to be a looonnggg and exciting night alright!" Ookuzu exclaimed.

"Nyahahahha, I'll win every game Micchy-kun gives!" Sakuragi of course hollered in glee. Everyone sweatdrop.

"Oi, do we get a prize?" Miyagi asks, smirking. Mitsui laughed as he clutched his sides. Actually, he forgot about the prize. 'Fuck prizes-forgot them!'

"Of course, muffin-head." A smirk. Then he exclaimed- much to the horror and gasps and laughter of all those in his house, "You get a free hug from me and you get to kiss anyone in here-ahahaha!"

Sakuragi vomited. Everyone chuckled and moved away from the table. Team Ryonan was dumbfounded. Akagi was pissed as he sauntered over to bonk the redhead.

Uozumi, Ikegami, and Koshino could not stop laughing. "Waha-wahaha, oh my God… that was… that was fucking disgusting. Ahahaha!" Koshino was in tears.

Hikoichi gaped as he continued taking in shots. Sendoh put a hand on top of his mouth as his shoulders obviously shook as well-, he was laughing at the crazy scene. 'Wow… that was… that was stoked.'

Rukawa's eyes were wide- obviously he felt sick in the guts. 'Sakuragi just- vomited?' He cringes in disgust. Laryngopharyngeal reflux seems to be kicking in like shit. Truth is, he almost wanted to get out of the house and pedalled home. And what was that about the prize his senpai was talking about? 'Is he drunk?' Rukawa tried hard not to be affected as the word 'kiss' seemed to make him feel uneasy. This is a sick party alright and he's almost regretting his decision to come.

"Rukawa, are you alright?" Sendoh's manly voice found a way thru him and the stoic boy looked at his right to see the calm façade of his older companion. He nodded. Sendoh simply shrugged. "You looked pale for a while back there." A chuckle.

Yohei, rushed at the redhead to ask him if he's okay but was laughing as well. Ookusu, Sauichiro, and Hakumi couldn't contain their laughter as they literally rolled down on the lawn with Miyagi joining them.

Sakuragi fumed- he was mad, terribly. He lifted his head up and wipe his mouth with the back of his hand as he pointed menacingly to his teammates- everyone dashed off and shouted 'GROSS!' "Why are you laughing, teme?!"

Akagi bonked him in the head and ordered him to go to the washroom to clean up. Sakuragi did irritably as he passed by Mitsui asking where the washroom was, as the celebrant pointed towards where but was laughing in mirth.

"Hahaha, anyway, so much for the intermission. So we head off with the games for now, so you could start getting hugs from me!" Everyone rolled their eyes, but of course, since its Mitsui's birthday and after he went with all the trouble of organizing a party, they decided to just join in the fun. "Who on earth would want to get a hug from you, anyway?" Ryota barked.

"You know, you want to!" The celebrant shot back as laughs erupted from all over the place. Miyagi snorted but chuckled as well. Kogure sighed defeatedly as he tried to approach the almost tipsy three-pointer of Shohoku. "Mitsui, I think a hug is enough- but a kiss?!"

"Hahaha, don't worry Kogure- it'll be fun, besides it's just a kiss-it's not like they're actually going to gnaw one's faces off, right? Ahahaha!" Kogure could only sighed dejectedly. Either way, he vowed that this activity that they will be having for the night, shouldn't get outside because of everyone's reputation. He gulped involuntarily and started sulking.

"Okay, first off we have warm-up games!" Mitsui exclaimed. "Wow, warm-up games?! Awesome! Do we jog around the neighbourhood?" Hikoichi exclaimed. Ikegami shook his head. "Silly, I don't think that's necessary since this is just basically a party."

"I call this game the Jacken Pon- Winner Take All Game!" Mitsui hollered as he raised his fist in air. Sakuragi was now all tidied up as he strutted his tensai-walk while cackling loudly as if nothing happened.

"Guys I need your cooperation, it's a simple game, the more the participants, the merrier! Okay, I need you all to chip in at least 1000 yen!" Groans erupted, still they chip in 1000 each.

"Okay, line up now- Ryonan on this side, Shohoku on the right. Turn on your backs, please! No peeping! This is a simple game, you'll just play jacken pon and when I shout, 'Pon'- you turn around to face your enemy with either rock, paper, or scissors! The winner gets to have the loser's money. Then the winner will continue battling other winners as well until two players are left to battle for the total cash prize! Get it?!"

Everyone was perked up. It's money talking anyway. Sakuragi was pumped up as he and the gang walked on the centre to line up. "Nyahahah, I'll get all this money!" The gang high-fived everyone and reminded themselves not to lose.

Ryonan rolled their eyes off but was perky as well. Uozumi decided to join in and perhaps try his luck.

Sendoh too, decided to stand up and scratch his nape while grinning at Koshino. "I guess, I'll bid farewell to my 1000 yen?" He chuckled.

Koshino stood up as well and shrugged. "Who knows, you might win it back and in twofold?" Then he grinned. Sendoh momentarily looked on the still eating Rukawa who was miraculously enjoying the barbeque.

Sendoh sweatdropped and chuckled amusedly at his younger protégé. "Oi, you joining, Rookie?"

Rukawa simply looked back at him and shrugged. "No money." Sendoh laughed.

"No, no, no! Everyone joins!" Mitsui saw Rukawa still sitting and munching in. "Stop eating already you Rookie, and get over the line." The Ryonan boys found themselves laughing at the rare display of scene before them.

They can't believe that Rukawa Kaede is fond of eating alright. The pale guy stood up and lazily walked to where the Shohoku boys are. He fished in for a thousand yen on his pocket and turned his back around. Everyone was now at their backs against each other.

"Okay, let's check the lines first!" Mitsui exclaimed. Sakuragi smirked and cackled evilly, ready to defeat Fukuda with a 'rock' in his mind.

Uozumi and Akagi seems to be tensed as well, thinking as to what probably the other plans on showing in his hand. Sendoh was simply standing while holding his thousand yen-a smile on his lips. Mitsui started counting the players. It has to be even.

Shohoku is way too over in numbers since the gang of Sakuragi also joined so he decided to transfer some members to the Ryonan side. He walked in the middle and eyed the 'match-ups' as he smirked and chuckled to himself.

"Hahaha, this is a winner-take-all game, guys! Say goodbye to your thousand!" Everyone groaned and laughed. He noticed Sendoh standing on the last line with no partner.

"Oi, adjust!" And when they did adjust- well, seems like fate destined for Rukawa to be matchup with the spiky-haired Ace of Ryonan even in a simple and pathetic game like this.

"Hahaha, I'd like to see you two battle it out in ken asobi!" (Fist games) Everyone cheered and hooted- except for Sakuragi who obviously favoured Sendoh.

"Teme, beat that smelly kitsune, Sendoh!" Rukawa gritted his teeth in annoyance and simply exclaimed his deadly one-liner. "Doaho."

The crowd laugh as a fiery red head flared up in flames. Sendoh simply rolled his eyes and chuckled. "I'm not really good at this, Mitsui-san." He said good-naturedly.

"Well, you could do better than that I assume." As he tapped the spiky-haired guy in the arm. Sendoh looked at his rival who was looking back at him with boredom. He disarmed his smile.

Rukawa almost flushed as he simply cast his gaze down. "Ready, Rukawa?!" Mitsui ask.

The pale guy shrugged. "If I'm rock, can I punch the enemy?" Sendoh stepped backwards as the whole crowd laughed at the pale guy's query. "Is this your first-time to play jacken pon?!" Sendoh asks incredulously as the people continuously laughed. 'He wants to punch me?!'

Mitsui simply chuckled as he placed a hand on the taller Rookie. "Shut it, Rukawa- your brain is obviously off today. And no, you can't punch the enemy—but you can kiss the enemy, if you win. Mwahahah!" Mitsui declared like some national holiday. Rukawa felt his ears burned as he glared at his senior.

"If you win." Sendoh repeated as he chuckles and shakes his head.

Rukawa glared at a grinning Sendoh. "What the hell are you laughing for?" Sendoh blinked. "Nothing, is it wrong to be having fun?" Sendoh countered, smiling. Rukawa snorted.

And so, the game began.

"Ready everyone? Turn around- on your backs, please- hands up in the air!" Everyone did as they were told. "Jack en… PON!"

Everyone simultaneously turned to face their opponent and laughed, cheered and hooted as some won, while others lost. The winners were obviously ecstatic as their one thousand turned into two thousand yen. Rukawa and Sendoh though were lock in a tie. Both hands on rock. The others started gathering around them as they wait for Mitsui.

"Okay, since you guys are tied, you have to do it again and again til one of you loses. Ready now?!" Both players nodded! People around them cheered and sneered. Sakuragi went behind Sendoh and jokingly massage the spiky-haired guy on the shoulders.

"Let's win this one, spiky! Defeat that anemic kitsune! Nyahaha!" The gang laughed at them as some of the other went behind Rukawa's side. Rukawa's brow knotted and he frowned. "Idiots." He hissed.

"Ready again, Jack en…. PON!" Everyone hooted! Both fists now in paper. Groans and chuckles erupted as another round ensued. A total of three more rounds passed by as two Aces seemed not to give up in a seemingly silly game.

"Argh, both rocks again?!" Koshino muttered. "Damn it, win this already, Sendoh!"

Rukawa hissed- angry as well because he wants the stupidity to end already. 'Kso, why is this porcupine head copying my moves anyway?!'

"Jack en PON!" Both hands now were paper. Everyone chuckled as Sendoh and Rukawa rolled their eyes off.

Mitsui laughed as the battle between these two seemed unending. "Hahaha, hey guys have you ever heard of the term, soulmates?" Everyone hooted and laughed.

Sakuragi cackled the loudest. "Kitsune & Spiky, soulmates? Hahahaha!" Sendoh grinned and stared back at his stoic opponent before shrugging nonchalantly. Rukawa almost flushed as he furrowed his brows in annoyance.

Koshino scowled, seemingly annoyed. "They can never be soul mates, excuse me. They're opposites."

Rukawa almost shot a glare at the Ryonan guard. 'Annoying.' He inwardly mused. They did a few more rounds of jack en pon until one last round…

"Jack en PON!" Cheers and hoots erupted as finally the tie ended. Sendoh's eyes widened as he was playfully whack and smack on the back! The Ryonan team celebrated in glee as he technically won over the pale Rookie. Sendoh's hands were in paper-mode and Rukawa chose to go for the rock.

Sakuragi cackled and jump in glee as his bet won over! The gang were laughing nonstop. Yohei sighed and chuckled softly. He tapped Rukawa's shoulder, the player looked down on him, eyes seemingly curious. "Rukawa, I think it's about time to give away your one thousand yen?" A grin.

Rukawa found himself frowning a bit and almost reluctantly handed over to Sendoh his thousand yen. Sendoh smiled and chuckled as he scratched his head. Mitsui hollered as he drank on his can of beer.

The game ensued and every round, one will win and the other will lose until the players dwindled down to four… then to two. The Ryonan team was ecstatic because Sendoh seems to be getting luckier as he keeps on winning! They hollered and cheered. Sendoh was chuckling and shaking his head in disbelief. 'Wow, I must be lucky tonight.' He inwardly mused to himself.

"Looks like you want to kiss someone tonight eh, Sendoh!" Mitsui teased. Sendoh felt his ears burned but simply grinned and said nothing.

"Who would have thought, Sendoh?! You're an Ace here as well!" Ikegami butted. Hikoichi was busy taking in some photos as he too, cheered his senpai. Uozumi and Akagi exchanged stares as they too await the final two.

"Hahaha, alright, the final round- oh wow, this is unexpected! Sendoh vs Kogure! Yeah!" They all cheered as two players placed themselves in front of each other to battle it out almost childishly at this so-called game.

The two players faced-off each other. Kogure nodded. "Uh, hey Sendoh. Uh, if I beat you here—well, I'm sorry, I guess." Sendoh simply blinked- confused. He chuckled and shrugged. Its not even a basketball game. "Er, no problem Kogure-senpai." He grinned. Kogure smiled, feeling a tad bit weird to be facing off Sendoh Akira, Ryonan's top player in a different game.

"Alright, on your backs!" Mitsui hollered. Everyone tuned in—cheering, hooting, laughing and betting.

"I say, Kogure-senpai takes this!"

"Sendoh all the way!"

"Hey, what again is the prize of the winner?"

"Alright- ready boys…" Mitsui started, his eyes sharp and his mouth in a wide grin. "Jack en PON!" Everyone closed in, their eyes widening, their minds wondering. Kogure turned around, his eyes widening in surprise. Sendoh, too- gasped. Loud cheers erupted. Some tapped their hands while others laughed. Rukawa wondered who won because he just placed himself a tad bit further from the crowd—he was actually standing beside the food table, forking a piece of squid.

"Whoohoo! Kogure-senpaiii!"

"Nyahaha! Megane-kkuunn! You defeated Sendoh Akira!"

"It sure pays to have four eyes!" Miyagi chortled. Everyone near him laughed.

"Four is more and more is four… four is more and more is four!" Sakuragi's gang chanted and laugh. Everyone wondered what the hell is that all about.

"Congratulations, Kogure!"

"Did I… did I really win?" Kogure asked; unbelieving as he adjusted his glasses. He stared at his hand—he was on scissor's mode and Sendoh decided paper. The Ryonan Ace grinned. "Wow, congratulations Kogure-senpai. Great game!" He extended a hand and gave his winning money to Kogure who nodded, shook his hand and grinned. Kogure playfully waved the money, as his teammates laughed.

"What the hell, Sendoh, you wasted all our money?!" Koshino shouted, irate as always. Uozumi and the others playfully ruffled his hair. "And I placed my bets on you, dammit!" Team Ryonan laughed as Sendoh simply shrugged. "Well, told you, not good with this."

"Then where are you good at?" Fukuda muttered. Sendoh simply grinned. "Fishing?" Fukuda simply snorted and said nothing.

Mitsui laughed as he took the mic and stood up on a plastic chair. "Alright, Kogure won, that means he's getting a free hug from me, hahaha! Lucky you, Kogure!" Mitsui added with a wink. They all laughed. Kogure burned red and almost shouted at Mitsui. And Mitsui wasted no more time as he jumped off the chair and extended his hands, ready to hug Kogure.

Kogure backed off but Sakuragi's gang pushed him towards Mitsui's waiting arms. Flushed and got nowhere to go, Kogure is hugged by his close friend. The crowd cheered and tootled. Mitsui patted the back of Kogure as the bespectacled boy simply tried to suppress his racing chest.

"Well, as a bonus you get to kiss anyone, hahaha!" Mitsui said. Kogure pushed Mitsui. "That's too much, Mitsui!"

"Why don't you just kiss Mitsui instead?" Sakuragi teased, immediately the cheers tripled. Akagi and Uozumi flushed as they tried to calm the awaiting crowd. "Hey, don't force him!" Akagi muttered. Uozumi nodded. "No forcing!" Sakuragi laughed. "Nyahaha, gori and boss monkey being sourpuss!" The two socked Sakuragi right on the head.

"Don't worry Captain, we're not even gonna try on you." Miyagi hollered and they all laughed to the embarrassment of the two Captains. Sendoh chuckled as he shakes his head and turned to look around. He blinked when he saw Rukawa sitting on the table—drinking some soda and eating. He scoffs and approached the rookie.

"Rukawa—what on Earth." He grinned. Rukawa simply stared at him and shrugged. "You lost?" Sendoh smiled and pulled a chair. "Yeah, lost all my money." Rukawa snorted. "Moneys on our side." Sendoh chuckled and simply stared at the pale rookie. Rukawa simply stared back while chewing food.

"What the hell, don't tell me you haven't eaten in, weeks?" Sendoh joked. He raised his hand in defense when Rukawa threw in an empty paper plate. "Never thought of you as someone who can gobble." Sendoh grinned. Rukawa snorted. "I eat a lot." Sendoh nodded. "Yeah, you don't seem one; you look slim." He smiled. Rukawa felt his ears burned as he tried to avert his gaze somewhere.

Back on the ruckus…

"Well, fine by me. I'm all game. Its my birthday anyway!" Mitsui hollered and he pfft when Kogure jabbed him on the stomach. "I cant believed you, Mitsui!"

"Or, Micchy can kiss you instead!" Sakuragi's gang stated and they all agreed. A few minutes more of ruckus and Kogure was left with no choice but to stay still as Mitsui approached him, a smug grin on his face. Mistui playfully breathe on both of his palms and rubbed them together. Kogure almost cringe in disgust. "What the h—stop it Mitsui, you're clearly drunk!"

"Who? Me? Nah, I'm completely sober." And as the space between them diminished- Mitsui leaned; Kogure is forced to close his eyes and… everyone chuckled and laughed and closed in as they watched. Sakuragi's flushed but he was laughing like some devil. "This is sooo fucking gross, but I cant stop watching, nyahaha!" Miyagi chuckled as he playfully elbowed the redhead. "Wait til Captain Akagi kisses you, wahaha!" Sakuragi gape, mad. "Fucking hell, Ryo-chin! Don't you ever!? Nightmare! Inhumane! Terrible! Ugh!" Sakuragi shuddered.

Kogure felt a light peck on the cheek and shot his eyes wide when he heard claps and hoots. Mitsui grinned and playfully ruffled his friend's brows hair. "Sorry Kimi-kun. Hehe, but thanks for being a sport!" He winked. Kogure was able to breathe a sigh of relief. Turns out, Mitsui simply 'peck' him lightly on the forehead. He can calm down now—but he thought of Mitsui as 'sweet' for being considerate.

See you on next part :D (thoughts are appreciated)

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