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Chapter 2
It was now the lunch break, I didn't really feel like to sit in the cafeteria and have all eyes on me, then immediately went in search of the gym and effortlessly found it, before entering I took off my shoes and leaned my lunch on the floor, I picked up the basket ball and started to aim at the hoop.
This is all I needed, all my stress, my worries and thoughts slipped away, while my body was reacting to the ball.
Almost as if I was born to master it, every movement, every rebound, every bounce, every dunk flowed instinctively. I didn't have to think about how to handle the ball, or how to dribble or even to my footwork, everything was flowing from my heart and through my body, it was like going to the rhythm of my own melody. No one could know the pace or intensity. This was my basketball. My basketball went to the rhythm of my tunes.
"Who taught you to play that way?" I was interrupted by a female voice. I turned and saw a brown-haired girl and a guy more or less as tall as me, with glasses. I stopped the ball, "Ah, I think I learned on my own." i reply to the girl. "Sorry, I didn't know the gym was already reserved." I apologized, as i was walking towards the exit. "Ah…don't worry, it's not." the four-eyed answered me "You're really good at it, you know?" the guy said. "Oh, thanks." I answered "I'm Riko Aida, second year, coach of the basketball team, and this is Hyuga Junpei, the captain, second year as well." the girl introduced herself and the guy. "Oh, so you do have a basketball team here, huh?" I smiled "I'm Sakurai Remi, first year."I introduced myself to the sempais. The sempais now was standing in front of me, the girl, Riko, was looking at me like she was scanning a…I don't really know what. I frowned a bit, I thought it was quite rude to stare just because I was an albino. "Oh, sorry I was just scanning your athletic abilities, you played basketball for a long time, didn't you?" Riko exclaimed, noticing my frowning face "Yeah, I played since I was little, I don't even remember when I started" i answered now knowing that what she staring at was not because of my albinism. Riko smirked at Hyuga. "How about after the classes are over, you come at the gym, you could help me with the team?"Riko asked me smiling "Seriously!?" i questioned excited. "I don't see why not?!" Hyuga said shrugging his shoulders "But before you officially start, I would love to see you play, is that ok?" Riko asked. "Sure. I'll be here after classes are over. I might be a little late because of the Principal." I said waving goodbye to the sempais, and headed out of the gym.
"Did she just said Principal?" Hyuga asked perplexed "Hmm.. I think so. Hyuga, did you see her ball handling?" Riko asked looking up to the guy. "Yeah, I saw." and he grinned. "It's gonna be interesting." Riko stated.
I headed back to class as lunch break was now over. Time passed by really fast actually, and I found myself already sitting in the Principal office.
"So Sakurai Remi, I heard that the first day you were absent, why's that?" the principal asked accusingly. "I was in America because of my basketball team, and my flight was cancelled. So I had to catch the later one. Sorry, I couldn't make it." I explained with no emphasis. "If you knew that school was about to begin, you should've leave sooner. Don't you think?"the old guy asked again "Like I said, my flight was cancelled, so I couldn't do nothing much about it." I snorted. The principal frowned "And plus, what is that attire for? You can't come to school looking like a rascal! What about that hair of yours!?" the principal exclaimed by now with a red face. Oh, Jeez, here we go again! "I can't do nothing much about it either, this is what i looked since i was born. And just for your info, I am actually an albino." I sighed, and explained my condition for the millionth time. Like it always been happening wherever I went. I saw the principal winded his eyes, and a vein popped out of his forehead"Are you making up things, Miss. Sakurai? I shall call your parents!" he uttered. Ah, whatever! "Aye, aye. Whatever pleases ya." i lazily answered. I told them I'm albino, they won't believe me, they call my parents. My parents clarifies. Same old same old. I don't even get pissed anymore. While I wait the Principal to finish the conversation with my folks;
I look at the time, oh shit, it's already 15 min that i'm in here, I'm so freaking late. I should head to the gym now! "click." Finally the principal hung up the phone. He clears his throat. "So, it appears that you weren't lying after all" Oh, figures! "Well, for now that's all. You may go, now." he awkwardly said. I quickly stood up and mumbled goodbye, as I speedily walking towards the gym, where the sempais told me to meet them.
While I was reaching the gym I stopped at the door amazed, just to see a whole team practicing at basketball. When I was still in America I always practiced in a park near my place, and when I saw some guys approaching I always asked them to play or go one-one but they'd always rejected me. Boys would've never played or have a match with me. I usually played with girls, but there there were few really interested in the game or that wouldn't care less about basketball, and in the end I found myself winning and left alone because they thought I was high and mighty. But the fact is the I simply loved basketball and I wanted to go all out at my opponents.
I took off my shoes just like before, and entered silently from the door, as I noticed Riko waving at me I reached her immediately. "You're late Remi-chan!"she stated while assertively looking at the guys practicing. "Gomen, I was stalled by the Principal. Won't happen again, Sempai."I quickly said, excitedly looking at the guys as well. I was startled as she unpredictably whistled to stop the mini game. "Ok, guys gather up!"Riko called the guys to assemble around her, I noticed that they've blinked their eyes wide open at seeing me as they were, then, looking at each other with an inquisitor look. I noticed that Kagami was there, and even the blue haired boy that was in my class this morning, I think his seat was behind Kagami. "So, listen up! Guys I want you to meet Sakurai Remi, she's a freshman here at the Seirin High, and she will help me with coaching."Riko explained, while the Coach introduced me one member at time, the guys widened their eyes. "Coach, at least does she knows some basics of the game?" an annoyed Kagami asked, and the others nodded in agreement as well, expect Hyuga-sempai. I twitched, glaring at him. He glared back. "Well, I guess She doesn't." the coach answered sluggishly, I looked at Riko bewildered. The guys begin to hold their laughters in. "Baaaka, don't get me wrong, she likely plays way better than all of you altogether. Remi-chan, do you remember that I said I would love to see you play? What about now?"Riko asked facing me. "Sure. I was really looking forward to it." I grinned at the guys while they were looking confused. "Ok, first years, who wants to have a mini game with Remi-chan, 3 scores needed." exclaimed the coach happily. I was looking at the freshmen, but no one seemed to stepped up. Same story again, no one would have a match with a girl. "I would like to try."
To be continued...