Lucky Match
pt 2
By Izumi
Takuro
sighed as he looked at the stadium. What was happening to his teammates? They
were getting weaker by the minute . Heaving another
sigh, he stepped in. He was greeted by the sound of a ball bouncing againts the
ring.He was even more surprised when he saw Ami there, trying her best to shoot
a hoop. She deftly catched the ball in her two hands and turned around to face
him.
“Konnichiwa,Takuro-san,” she bowed politely.Takuro bowed back.
“Uh,
Ami-chan, what are you doing here?” Takuro asked. Ami looked at him and tossed
the ball from hand to hand.
“Just to
shoot some hoops.Oh,and also to win my Teru back,” she
answered coolly.
“Excuse
me?” this was a surprise. Ami stopped tossing the ball and repeated her answer.
“To win my
Teru back,” she said.Takuro dropped his duffel bag and
sat down on the bench. He motioned for Ami to do the same. She sat down next to
him and heaved a heavy sigh.
“Why win
Teru back? Isn’t he already yours?” Takuro pointed out. Ami looked at him.
“If he were
already mine, there would be a reason for me wanting to win him back,” she
replied.
“And that
reason is….”
“ I think
he likes Jiro-kun,” she finished for him.Takuro froze.
“WHAT!!!!!!!”
Takuro cried out, standing up. Ami slowly stood up and faced him.
“I’m just
worried, that’s all. Even though he doesn’t really show it, and even though it
looks like that he likes Hisashi, I still think he likes Jiro-kun,” she
continued.”And I’m still part of this team, so I have the right to be worried.”
Takuro
shook his head and headed for the locker room. He returned for his duffel and
barged off.
~*~
“ Okay
guys, spill,” Takuro said to them as they finished a one on one.They looked at
him strangely.
“Spill
what, Takky?” Jiro asked.
“ What
was that?! What kind of a one on one was that?!” he shouted. Jiro retreated
behind Teru.
“Anou,
Takky, we’re all going through a hard time. Between classes,
and practice…” Sugizo replied for Jiro.
“Uh-huh, what happenings?” Takuro challenged them.
“Well, you
know I take Life Science. I was studying this beetle, and because of lack of
attention the beetle died. I could flunk cause of that,” Sugizo told him.
“…….”
“It’s all
right, Takky. We’ll be fine. Just give us a day off tomorrow, and we’ll be as
fresh as larks,” Teru said comfortingly. Takuro looked at him graciously.
“Okay.
We’ll practice for a few more hours, tomorrow you guys
go finish your stuff. I gotta finish my star chart, anyway,” Takuro finally said.
The
following week……….
“Okay,
that’s our flight. Come on, guys,” Masahide told them.
Ami and ten
other teammates followed him onto the plane.They sat according to their seats
and started talking with each other.
“Okay guys.
We’ll arrive in Narita in less than an hour, I think. Our first match is
againts
Hisashi
took out his laptop. And started typing who knows what.Teru fumbled with the
book and finally fell asleep.
“We have
arrived in Narita Airport.Thank you for flying
“
They had
checked in at a hotel nearby and were checking the tournament schedule. Ami was
right.They’re first match was against
**
“Anou,were againts
“Yup,
didn’t I tell you all on the trip?” he said. ”Or where you
sleeping?” he
asked.
Toshiya
looked down guiltily. He lifted his head and saw another team checking out the
schedule.
“Anou, Levin,
who are those people?” Kaoru asked before he could. He was pointing at the
“Oh, them?
They should be from
~*~
The referee
blew his whistle when the game was over.Hokkaido had it’s
first win againts
“Wohooooooooo!!!! I knew we could do it!!! I knew it!!!!!” Takuro yelled at the top of
his lungs later that night. The others laughed to see him so happy.
~*~
“ I’m
sooooo tired. Wake me up tomorrow,” Toshiya whined.
“Well, at
least we beat them. I’m going to shoot some hoops,” Kaoru said.
“Now?
When we should be celebrating?” Die exclaimed. Kaoru waved that off and headed
towards the stadium.
He heard
someone dribbling and shooting. He peeked inside. It was some one from the
He watched
him a little while longer, admiring the way he aimed at shot perfectly at the
ring. He liked his style, his way of carrying and dribbling the ball. Oh,
yes.He certainly wished for a chance to compete with him.
Jiro shot
another goal.
“Yess!” he
hissed to himself. He ran a few feet back and dribbled the ball. Aiming
perfectly, he shot. And it cleanly went into the ring.
“Three pointer!” he called out. He held the ball and dribbled it for a few more minutes.Then he turned around and realized that someone was looking at him. A guy with purple hair was actually *staring* at him. The guy finally realized and looked sheepish.
“Yes?” Jiro
asked suspiciosly. Where had he seen this guy before?
“Uh,ano…Kaoru desu,” Kaoru stammered.’Caught!’
“Wayama
Yoshihito desu.Just call me Jiro,” Jiro offered his
hand. Kaoru shook it.
“Pleased to
meet you, sorry for interrupting your practice. I just liked the way you shot
the ball,” he explained.
Jiro shook
his head.”Not at all. Where are you from?”
“
“
“Oh,”
“Uh,well.I guess I gotta go. My teammates are probably chuging
beer back at the hotel, and their leader isn’t there,” Kaoru finally said after
a moment of silence.
“You’re
number Four?” Jiro asked.
“Umm hum,”
“Oh,”
“Well, see
ya!” and Kaoru made a mad dash for the door.
“Uh,okay,I hope I get to compete with you sometime. You look
like a good player,”Jiro called out.
~End of
Part2~
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