Title: If Looks Could Kill

Author: Blue-eyed Fox

Disclaimer: Slam Dunk doesn't belong to me, Takehiko Inoue does.

A/N: Gomen ne minna! I was having trouble with editing the first part and sorry for the cliffhangers, special thanks to those who helped me in the first chapter. ^_^ Yippee! Finally, I already got the Italization part right! Thanks again to Mist, Tina and Celeste! To those who reviewed, thanks to you all!! (Hugs and kisses)

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CHAPTER 2: Pigs Do Fly

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<Two o' clock PM>

"In you go Sakuragi-kun. You should have a beauty bath." smiled Ayako. "I already prepared the bath tub so you can soak for about half an hour then..." Ayako went on the process.

"Whoa! Ayako hold on just a second?! Why on earth do I need a BEAUTY BATH!!!"

"Hanamichi Sakuragi, trust me you won't regret it. And besides, the BEAUTY BATH will help you relax and unwind. And for a bonus it'll make your skin radiate later for this evening." Ayako said assuring to Sakuragi.

Sakuragi on the other hand can't believe what he got himself into. He promised himself to head-butt anyone who'll try to insult him later.

"Okay now, get inside the bathroom, strip and take a BATH!" bellowed Ayako. Sakuragi just winced as Ayako shoved him inside of the bathroom and closed the door shut.

"I'll be leaving you in there for about an hour and a half. Just ENJOY the bath okay. There are a few bath gels and scented soaps on the side of the tub. Try using those; they're used for aromatherapy. I'll come back a little later to check up on you okay. By the way, you can take a nap while you're at it. Okay, ja ne!" Ayako was now grinning from ear to ear as she left to get ready her.

What the hell! Sakuragi thought to himself while he undressed himself getting ready for his bath. He looked around the bathroom and saw a bathtub filled with Sakura petals.

Now look at that. Just look at that!!! First, I have to get into an evening gown, just perfect enough for someone to win an evening gown competition in a Miss World competition. And next, this! A beauty bath! Shheesh! I just wonder what's going to be next. Hanamichi was cursing the deities for his luck.

He dipped himself into the bathtub and just did what Ayako told him to do. He tried to relax and everything else, soon enough he was already enjoying his bath. He saw a couple of bath gels and other things on the side and took one to read.

Hmm… Aromatherapy-Bath Essence. With Lavender, Rose, Jasmine, and Vanilla. With moisturizers and other essential oils to make skin glow and look youthful."Sakuragi raised a brow as he turned the bottle around and continued reading it.

"Helps relieve stress and depression, contains moisturizers to make skin soft and supple. Just add a few drops in your in your bath and soak up." Sakuragi read aloud. (A/N: I hope I got the aromatherapy part right ^^;;)

After reading the label, he looked around and shot his eyes towards the door just to make sure that it was closed. As his curiosity got the better of him, he decided to add a little to his bath. After adding a few drops, he closed the bottle and then returned it to its original place. "Okay, I think that should do it." He then closed his eyes and went to dreamland.

On the other parts of Ayako's house, Ayako told Kogure and Miyagi to get ready as well, she brought them in two different rooms for them to prepare. "Look guys, if I were you, you should take a beauty sleep too. And besides it's still quite early."

"Yeah, I think Ayako-san is right. We should rest for awhile." Kogure said as he turned to look at Miyagi who nodded his head in agreement. "Oh, by the way, do you have an alarm clock in the rooms?"

"Yes there is. Oh yeah, set it around three o' clock. That should give you guys enough time to prepare and get into your tuxedos." Ayako smiled as told them. "Okay, I'm gonna leave you guys now so you can relax."

"Sure thing Aya-chan!" replied Miyagi. As they were about to retreat to their rooms, Miyagi suddenly, remembered Sakuragi and quickly turned around to ask Ayako. "Aya-chan, how's it going with Hanamichi?"

Kogure then too turned around and looked at Ayako who was grinning, "Yeah, hope he's doing fine."

"You guys don't worry about him. I'm sure by now he's already enjoying all of this." With those words they all went about and did their own business. As for our beloved Hanamichi Sakuragi, well he IS indeed enjoying his bath. And by now, he is dreaming. (A/N: Didn't I say that already before?)

<30 minutes later>

Ayako woke up from her beauty sleep and decided to check on Sakuragi. She went to the bathroom where Sakuragi is supposedly taking his bath. She knocked on the bathroom door and called out, "Ei, Sakuragi-kun. Are you doing fine in there?" Sakuragi stirred from his little nap and realized that Ayako was outside. Ayako knocked again and called out Sakuragi's name. To her relief he answered back. "Yeah, I'm doing just fine in here. Why? Is it time to get out?"

"Nope, not yet. Sakuragi-kun I'm going to take a peek okay." Sakuragi jumped from where he was. He then pushed himself deeper within the tub until only his head was popping out of the water. He thanked the Gods for the tub was long enough for him.

Ayako on the other hand already had her head inside the bathroom she chuckled as she saw Sakuragi's head was the only thing that was out of the water.

"Hey, are you doing fine in there?"

"Yeah, I'm doing just great. What's with you anyway?! You can't just stick your head out of nowhere just like that you know and for the record other people's business." Sakuragi blushed the second time of the afternoon.

Ayako sweat dropped at Sakuragi's words and apologized, "Sorry Sakuragi-kun for interrupting you. It seems that you're starting to enjoy all of this, eh? Hmm... Seems like you tried some of the bath oils didn't you? Don't worry its okay and besides I placed it there on purpose." Sakuragi's eyes widened SD chibi style with Ayako's words.

"So, when you're done soaking, use some of those bath gels beside the one bath oil you used. It should help exfoliate dead skin cells and it'll help your skin look radiant. Use the shampoo too." Ayako was already grinning from ear to ear while Sakuragi blushed a deeper shade of red.

"Okay now Sakuragi, take your time okay, I'll be back after 45 minutes. By then, you should be done with everything. Then we'll proceed with getting dressed. Okay then, Ja!"

"Wait Ayako what time is...*click*...it?" Ayako was talking continuously which didn't leave anytime for Sakuragi to comment on anything. Ayako just closed the door shut again and left Sakuragi inside. Sakuragi sighed a deep sigh as he rose a little from the tub.

"Okay then, might as well get this all over with." Sakuragi said as he turned his head to look around to see the bath gel. He saw what Ayako was talking about. So, what he did first was wet and shampoo his hair and then scrub and lather his skin with the bath gel Ayako pointed out to him. All in all, he felt silly with what he was doing. He was starting to feel like a complete idiot, doing the things women have to do to look good. "Why on Kami's name do I have to do this?!" He told himself exasperatedly.

Forty-five minutes have passed; Ayako was done with her own beauty bath. She dried and styled her hair in a simple twist at the back of her head making her look like a medieval princess. She then applied make-up to herself. Simple yet sophisticated, after which she looked at her self at the mirror.

"I think I should go and get Sakuragi now. He's probably done." With that, she took off her robe and put on a dark blue button down shirt and khaki trousers.

She walked down to bathroom and knocked at the door again.

"Sakuragi-kun, are you done?"

"Yeah, I am. Now don't you come in nor peek. I'm just gonna rinse off." Ayako heard the water running. After about two minutes,

"Ayako, do you have a bathrobe or something?" Sakuragi asked as he was looking around the bathroom.

"It's inside the cabinet near the mirror."

"Thanks." Sakuragi opened the cabinet and found what he was looking for. He dried himself up and then wrapped the robe around him. He used the towel to wrap his head just like women are used to do. He opened the door to see Ayako's back at him. Sakuragi came out from the bathroom smelling distinctly of jasmine and vanilla. Ayako looked at Sakuragi from head to toe and smiled.

"Seems like you DID enjoy your bath," teased Ayako, "complete with head wrapping too, eh."

Sakuragi smiled and said, "Well, I did enjoy it. Quite." This was accompanied with a light shrug of his shoulders.

Ayako's eyes widened at Sakuragi's reaction, it wasn't what she expected. Sakuragi was the type of person who would usually rant about his luck and others, and boast his TENSAI image.

The first thing she was expecting from the redhead was that he was going to sneer at her with what she said, but this, she was almost lost for words.

"Ne, Ayako," Sakuragi smiled at her. "You know while I was taking the bath, I made some serious thinking." Ayako was now dumbfounded. Various thought were running through her head. What did he say? Did I hear him right? Sakuragi was having serious thoughts?

"I already accept that I lost to that stupid fox that's why I have to do these things. Which also means that if I want to get through this night without killing anyone, I must get into the part."

Ayako almost dropped dead from where she was standing. Her jaw dropped to ground with what she heard. She staggered a bit to get support from the wall behind her. Everything around her was swirling. She was shook back to reality when Sakuragi waved his hands in front of Ayako's face. She quickly took some tissue paper and stuffs it inside her nose.

"Anou, Sakuragi, are you okay?"

"Hai. I'm fine. Why do you ask?"

"Ah… Well, never mind."

Ayako just can't believe what she just heard from Sakuragi. The self-proclaimed Tensai just submitted to the fact that he lost to Rukawa. I wonder if pigs are flying?! She thought. Maybe he inhaled too much of the aroma from those aromatherapy oils. Ayako was running thoughts in her head when Sakuragi asked,

"So, what's next?"

"Huh?"

"Ayako, I just asked what am I supposed to do next."

Ayako just couldn't believe what she was hearing. May be he did inhale too much of the aroma which eventually clouded his mind…

"Ah, gomen Sakuragi. Well, umm… Were going to get you dressed in the gown, put some make-up on your face and then add the few finishing touches." Ayako said as she continued to gape at Sakuragi.

"I see. By the way, where's Megane-kun and Ryota?"

"Well, they're having their own beauty rest. It's going to be a long night you know." Ayako looked at her wristwatch and then said, "I think by now their probably awake and getting prepared themselves." Ayako said as she motioned hi to follow her.

"I see. Anou, Ayako, what time is it?"

"Fifteen minutes past three."

They skidded to a stop in front of a room where Ayako opened the door and led Sakuragi in front of the dressing table where the make-up that would be applied to him was laid and the red wig he was going to use was hung.

She turned on the air conditioning system so that her make wont smudge while she would work on Sakuragi's makeover.

"I'll leave you alone for a while so you can get inside your under garments. Your underwear is inside that box. Now don't complain when you see it! It's part of the whole dress up. You can get rid of it after tonight."

Ayako opened the door and went out. As she was about to close the door, she halted and said, "By the way, wear that robe again after you get in that underwear okay. I'll just be here outside if you need anything"

"Yeah sure. Thanks."

Inside the room, Sakuragi picked up the box and opened it to see the contents. His eyes widened in surprise when he saw the piece of clothe that was in his hands. It was a black silk thong.

Sakuragi called out from the room. He couldn't believe he was getting into it.

"Ayako?! Are you sure that this IS the underwear I'm supposed to wear?"

Ayako sweat dropped, "Yup! That's the underwear you're going to wear."

"Why does it have to be in this cut? I'm not going to be comfortable in this!"

"Well, Sakuragi, for your information if you are going to wear a boxer, it would bulk through the fabric of your gown. The same goes for the full briefs. And beside you'll get used to it later on" Informed Ayako.

"Okay fine I get ya! I'll get in this thing. Ayako, I just hope you know what you're saying. I putting half the fate of my night in your hands." He said as he got into the garment. He then turned around to take a look at himself at the mirror. He blushed and almost had nosebleed at what he saw. Never did he imagine himself in it. He then quickly got into his bathrobe and called out to Ayako to tell her that he was done.

"So, what took you? Did you have a hard time getting into it?"

"Not really." Ayako was surprised at Sakuragi's reply. He was now acting like Rukawa who was limiting his vocabulary to 10 words per sentence. (A/N: I think it the effect of the aromatherapy bath he took…^__^;)

And the process began.

First step: Hair removal

Ayako prepared the wax mixture that was to be applied on Sakuragi's arms and legs Ayako slowly applied the wax step by step. She first took the right arm, applied a generous amount of wax and then applied the paper.

"Brace yourself Sakuragi. This is going to be a little painful…"

Sakuragi just looked at Ayako in bewilderment as she gave the paper a quick pull.

RIIPP!!!

"Yeowch!!!!" Sakuragi screamed at the pain. His cry echoed throughout the whole house that Ryota and Kogure paused at what they were doing.

Kogure was at the middle of his bath when he heard it. He was suddenly concerned about Sakuragi.

"I wonder what Ayako is up to know. I wonder why Sakuragi suddenly screamed." But on the other hand, he didn't want to know.

Ryota on the other hand just wished that Sakuragi would be fine. He too wondered what made Sakuragi scream like that.

"I guess I have to ask Aya-chan later what happened." He said as he walked out of his own bathroom to get dressed himself.

"Ayako why the hell did you do that for?!"

"Sakuragi, this is how you do waxing okay. You apply the wax, apply the paper, wait a second or two then rip it off." Ayako had to explain to Sakuragi the process or else they wouldn't be able to get through phase one.

"Aren't their anything else you can do? And besides why do you have to remove the hair on my skin?"

Ayako just rolled her eye. "So that you're skin would look smoother. Besides you'll look ridiculous if you had hair on your legs and arms on that kind of gown." She said as she pointed at the gown that was hanging beside the mirror.

Sakuragi, who was now in chibi mode had tears falling down his cheeks like waterfalls. Why me? He thought.

"Fine! If it's for this night only, I'll go on with this painful process!"

Ayako just sweat dropped and at the same time relieved at Sakuragi.

The left arm, the right and left leg were also waxed which made Sakuragi wince in pain. But he thank god once Ayako said that hell was over. Whew! Talk about waxing!

First step: done.

Second step: Make-up

Ayako applied a cold compress on Sakuragi's face to close all the pores on his skin. She applied a moisturizer on his skin before she applied a light foundation first followed by a concealer. Ayako noticed how smooth Sakuragi's skin was and complimented it.

Sakuragi in return posed his Tensai image that earned him a whack from Ayako's infamous paper fan. Eye shadow was applied. She then curled Sakuragi's lashes and added mascara, which was followed by the blush-on. Ayako was a natural when it came to the application of the make-up: not too heavy, not too light. Sakuragi on the other hand just sat quietly as he watched himself being transformed into drag with the magic of make-up with the help of Ayako's skills. Ayako then applied the last make-up that was to be applied.

Lipstick.

It was a pastel lipstick that made Sakuragi's lips look seductively simple and fresh. There! The application of make-up was done.

Third step: Nails

Ayako dipped Sakuragi's nails in a solution to soften the nails that would make it easier to clean after which she buffed it and applied the first coating of the nail polish. Ayako noticed how shapely Sakuragi's fingers were. But she did not dare say a word to complement it again. Never she will complement Sakuragi while she was working on him.

Ayako used the same delicate pastel on his nails. She used L'Oreal Shiny Milk Shock Resist Nail Polish in Violet. After the application of the second coating was done, she forbade Sakuragi to neither touch anything nor move his hands haphazardly.

Third task: accomplished!

Fourth step: Hair

Ayako then removed the towel from Sakuragi's head and combed it. Sakuragi's hair was as smooth as satin. She dried his hair using a blow dryer set on low heat to prevent the hair cuticles from breaking up to prevent frizz.

Ayako combed Sakuragi's hair down bringing his bangs at the side of his face then styled it. She then placed the wig at the top his hair as she styled it together with his real hair. The wig was a short red bob, which only reached up to his jaw line. Ayako secured the wig with hairpins on his head making sure it wouldn't fall nor budge an inch when touched nor tugged. There! Fourth task was accomplished in no time.

Fifth step: Getting dressed.

This time Sakuragi had to get into it alone. He had to get into the gown himself.

"Sakuragi-kun, I'll be outside waiting okay. Once you get in it, call me so I can close it and add the finishing touches."

"Sure. By the way, Ayako,"

Ayako turned around to look at Sakuragi who was clad in his bathrobe, "Hmm… What is it? Is there anything wrong? Did my make-up smudge already?" She asked.

Sakuragi just shook his head, "Iie, you look just as beautiful as you were before you helped me," Ayako blushed at what Sakuragi said. "It's just that I wanted to thank you for being patient while you were doing this, this makeover." He finished as he looked at himself.

Ayako on the other hand blushed even more.

"Well, Sakuragi-kun, I guess it's the first time you've been polite. Either ways, it was no problem. It was my pleasure doing all of this. At this rate I'll be remembered by you." She said as she posed a victory sign at Sakuragi who in return, just smiled. She then went out of the room and closed it.

"Well then, I better get dressed. There's a long night ahead of me." Sakuragi said as he approached the mirror to get dressed.

He removed his bathrobe and placed it by the chair. He then took the gown and carefully slid into it, as he didn't want it to get ruined. After slipping in the gown, he then called Ayako who then entered the room with a box of Kleenex on her left hand. Once she saw Sakuragi in the dress, she quickly took some tissue and stuffs it inside her nose.

"My what gorgeous back Sakuragi has." Ayako thought as she approached Sakuragi who was now in the magnificent halter cut evening gown that exposed his back up until his waistline. It had a Sakura blossoms and petals embroidered in it in silver at the lower part of the skirt. It showed a springtime detail. The gown itself was pure Thai silk in midnight blue.

The gown had a high slit on the right side exposing his right leg up to his thigh.

Ayako tied the string to hold the halter-top part of his gown after which she buttoned the part of the skirt to close it. The gown fitted him perfectly. It showed every beautiful detail of Sakuragi's marvelously sculpted body. The gown came with a shawl that also had silver embroidery of Sakura blossoms and petals.

He was already ready. He turned around to look at Ayako who began to have serious nosebleeds.

"Well, that's it." She said. "The only thing I have to do now is apply the final touches and then I could get dressed myself."

She then went to the dressing table and took the bottle of Davidoff's Cool Water for women. She sprayed just enough amounts all over Sakuragi's body avoiding the gown. Ayako then took a black cloth choker and placed it around Sakuragi's neck. For his ears, simple clasp dangling earrings. Ayako gave Sakuragi a pair of strap on shoes, which was an inch high. Still, it was embroidered with Sakura blossoms. He carefully slid them on and practiced walking around. As for a Tensai like him, he quickly got on with it.

"There!" exclaimed Ayako, "Were done."

Sakuragi went over the mirror to take a good look at himself. Wow. He was stunned. He couldn't believe that the beautiful girl in the mirror dressed in an award winning evening gown was he. Ayako then told Sakuragi to stay inside the room. She wanted surprise Kogure and Ryota with her work. With that, she left Sakuragi who was still in awe with himself as she went to her room to get dressed her self. Her gown was clad in black satin with a dragon detail on it. It was an empire cut gown.

Meanwhile at the living room, Kogure and Ryota waited for Ayako and Sakuragi to come down. It was already 4:45 pm and they had to be there around 5:30 pm.

"If they take 10 more minutes we'll be late. Besides if we call a taxi to get there, we'll still be late." Commented Kogure.

"Don't worry sempai. Ayako's dad will lend us his car. He didn't want Ayako to commute." Ryota said

"I see that's good news. But, who's going to drive us there?" Inquired Kogure

Ryota simply pointed to himself while he showed Kogure his driving permit.

Kogure and Ryota were in Gucci suits. Kogure had an ivory colored button down shirt in satin, which was tucked underneath a black wool blazer. Ryota on the other hand was wearing a tuxedo. No explanations and detailing necessary.

About fifteen minutes later, Ayako came down the stairs, which led to Ryota to have a nosebleed. He was practically drooling over her.

"Aya-chan! You look so beautiful!" Ryota said who had hearts in his eyes as well.

"Ayako, where's Sakuragi? Isn't he finished yet?" Kogure asked.

Ayako handed them the box of Kleenex and said, "I strongly suggest you get close to something you guys can hold. You won't believe what you're going to see."

The two men listened to Ayako's advice. "Prepare yourselves." She said.

"Hanamichi! Hanamichi Sakuragi!" she called out. "You can come down now!"

With that, a beautiful Hanamichi Sakuragi came down the stairs. One hand clutching a small purse while the other was on the stairs' railing holding on for support. He had the shawl folded and hung on his left arm. Once he was on the landing of the stairs, audible gasps were heard from the two stunned players.

"Sakuragi?! Is…is that…is that you?" asked Kogure who was gaping at the person in front of them. He was obviously drooling over the redhead, Ryota on the other hand, had to grab a couple of tissues from the box and stuff it up his nose. Both of them can't believe what they just saw. Sakuragi was able to carry himself in that gown. Just as they thought that, he would stagger and fall just on the way down the stairs.

"Hai."

"Hana, if you don't mind, would you mind giving them a 360 degree turn?" said Ayako.

Sakuragi nodded as he did what Ayako asked him to do.

Both of the stunned players' jaws literally dropped to the ground.

"So, umm... What do you guys think?" Sakuragi said as he blushed lightly.

"You…look…amazing!" exclaimed Ryota whose nosebleed was like an open faucet.

"Yeah… I …can't find the right words to say…" said Kogure.

Indeed, pigs were flying above the skies of Kanagawa.

"Well, then we better get going. We don't want to be late for Kainan's Victory Ball."

"Hai." The three players chorused.

One by one, they went out the door and got in the car that was parked outside.

Ayako suddenly pulled Sakuragi aside and said, "Sakuragi, I mean Hana, whatever happens, don't loose control of your temper okay. And besides, with Kogure and Ryota's reactions, I don't think they will be able to throw insults at you."

"I just hope so Ayako," said Sakuragi.

The two boys approached the two of them. Ryota offered to be escort to Ayako while Kogure did the same thing to Sakuragi.

"Well, two fine looking gentlemen should be escorts to two gorgeous looking ladies." Ryota said.

"Yeah, he's right and besides it's only for tonight," said Kogure who turned to look at Sakuragi.

"It's fine with me." Sakuragi said. Ayako just nodded in response.

With that, all of them got into the car and drove off to Kainan.

~TBC~

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