Author: Crystal Arie
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Hanamichi Sakuragi and Kaede Rukawa
Disclaimers: I don't own Slam Dunk. It belongs to Takehiko Inoue. I am merely borrowing it. And please don't get mad at me if ever you do not approve of YAOI pairings and such. I am just a beginner so don't be too hard on me, 'kay? ^_^ Thanks!
CHAPTER ONE
Hanamichi sighed in relief as he entered the basketball court of the park, seeing that it was empty and had enough sunlight. He checked his watch. 5:50 am...
"Yosh!" He dribbled his ball lazily as he walked towards the hoop, and stopped in front of it. Remembering what Anzai-sensei taught him, he raised his arms, bent his knees, and jumped, aiming the ball at the center of the board. In slow motion, he watched the ball turn and sail towards the ring until-
-it went in.
He laughed with delight and grabbed the ball, all the while whistling his 'I'm a Tensai' song. When he was about to shoot again, he imagined the form of Rukawa blocking him.
Rukawa looked like his usual self; emotionless, bored, sleepy, and at the same time, serious. He had his arms up and his feet spread, guarding Hanamichi with everything.
Hanamichi grinned arrogantly at his imagination and shouted, "DIE KITSUNE!!!" And he charged forward.
His imagined Rukawa narrowed his eyes and instinctively blocked Hanamichi's way, holding his arms out. Hanamichi tried to move to every angle, but he was always blocked. He sweat-dropped. Aren't your imaginations suppose to go according to how you want it to? If so, why couldn't he pass? He stared at Rukawa's eyes and frowned thoughtfully.
He dribbled and tried to pass Rukawa on the left, but Rukawa saw that coming and easily blocked him. He started to sweat. Even though this Rukawa was only a figment of his imagination, he was still hard to beat.
Hanamichi saw that there was no other way to score but this...
He stopped dribbling, held the ball tightly in front of him, and looked up at Rukawa's cold, blue eyes with a smile. The raven-haired boy blinked at that, and stared hard, his defense still tight, thinking that Hanamichi would try to elude him.
Hanamichi's smile widened even more as he jumped in the air, aimed the ball towards the ring, and gave a loud shout when it went in.
"YOSHA!!!" He landed on the ground and pointed his fingers at the kitsune's shocked face. "ORE WA TENSAI! BAKA KITSUNE! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...!!!" He laughed loudly, happy that he defeated his rival. He looked up to see the kitsune's reaction, and fell silent immediately.
Rukawa stood there, his arms at his side, his chest rising and falling slowly, his hair disheveled. But that wasn't what shocked Hanamichi. Normally NR Rukawa was actually...
...smiling. Hanamichi just had to stare in stunned silence. He has never seen the dark-haired boy smile, not even once, but now, his imagined rival was doing just that. Hanamichi stared. He really looks cute when he smiles like that..
"NANI?!" He gasped at what he just thought and mentally head-butted himself. "Baka! Nani o shiteru no ka?! Yaro!" He looked up and sighed, seeing that his imagined Rukawa was gone. He shrugged, remembering the way the kitsune smiled, and how those usual cold eyes looked warm... He blushed. "Kirei..."
He coughed and gave a shout of frustration, scratching his head in annoyance. "ARGH! What the hell is wrong with YOU?! Stop thinking about that smile! HARUKO! Remember HARUKO!"
Immediately, he saw the face of a smiling Haruko and literally drooled, murmuring in a happy tone, "Haruko-chan..." He saw her face smiling and praising him. He chuckled with happiness.
All of a sudden, the kitsune's face smiling face covered Haruko's. Hanamichi stared at it for 5 seconds-
-then he screamed.
TBC