At night, in Sendoh's and Rukawa's room, it was their last night together as roommates. It was a moonless night, so with the light off the interior of the room was so dark it was impossible for them to see their hands even if they had it held in front of their faces.

Sendoh laid on his side facing the wall, and was about to fall asleep as he heard his roommate addressing him.

"Hey Sendoh."

It was the first time Rukawa ever called him by name. If Sendoh could see in the dark, he would have seen the Shohoku's Ace lying on his back starring at the ceiling, but he couldn't, so he saw nothing.

"Yes?"

"Is it true?"

"What is true?" A frown, huh?

"What you said?"

"What did I say?" Geez, can't this guy talk normally? Sendoh cursed inwardly.

"That, girls are scared of worms."

Oh that. "Hmmm, maybe… The ones that I know are." Sendoh shrugged, but Rukawa couldn't see it of course.

"OK, I will take my chances."

"What do you mean?"

"Give me three of those."

Back in Shohoku's gym.

When the team was having their usual afternoon practice, the Rukawa Brigade was squealing und howling and being painfully annoying as usual.

"Grrr…. Why can't they just shut-up? What's so great about that fox anyway?" grumbled Sakurigi to a pacifying Miyagi.

"Hey Kitsune!" yelled Sakuragi to his fox-eyed teammate, "Can't you just make them shut-up? They are disrupting practice, AGAIN!"

"…"

Rukawa stared at the red head for a silent few seconds, and to everyone's surprised, walked mutely to where his duffel bag was lying.

Then, even more to everyone's surprises, he then walked towards the three very excited girls.

"Look, look! Oh he is coming our way!" screamed one.

"Oh, I think he is looking at me!" shrieked another.

"Oh my god, he is sooooo cute up close!" squeaked yet the other.

Haruko, who was standing to one side with two of her friends, was feeling a little disappointed as her crush was finally acknowledging his groupie, but not her.

She bit her lips feeling despair.

When Rukawa finally came within an arm's length distance to the Brigade and the girls thought they were going to faint in ectasy, the icy Ace raised up a fisted hand.

The three of them stared at it...

Then, with a flick, three earthworms flew from his palm and each landed squarely on a girl's face.

When the girls finally realized what had hit them with a wiggle and some slime, a bout of screams broke out.

"Eeeeeeeekkkkkkkk! A worm! A worm!"

"Aaaaaaahhhhh! It's disgusting!"

"Getitoff getitoff getitoff!"

The trio fled like their lives depended on it.

'So, it does work.' Thought Rukawa with an inward smirk, and thanked the Ryonan's Ace secretly.

"Done." He said nonchalantly as he walked passed Sakuragi, the latter's eyes as large as a saucer at what they just witnessed.

Even Akagi's jaw dropped an inch.

And that was the end of Rukawa Brigade.