Slam Dunk Fan Fiction ❯ Martyrs Of Love ❯ Chapter 1 ~ The New Student ( Chapter 1 )

Martyrs Of Love

Chapter 1 ~ The New Student

One year before…

It was the first day of the new semester in Ryonan high school.

The overly quiet hallway of the school slowly became filled up with sounds of the students who hustled and bustled their way through the numerous passageways. Some went to check for their classes, others went to their classes immediately, and still others, like Sendoh, preferred to avoid the school time rush by coming to school late.

Surprisingly, Sendoh had chosen to come to school early today.

"Sendoh, over here!" Koshino waved madly, trying to catch the attention of the spiky headed boy who was surrounded by girls cooing over him.

Sendoh grinned and walked towards his friend, gently, and most thankfully, disengaging himself from the numerous insufferable girls that 'happened' to bump into him on the way to school. He seriously doubted that lame excuse, seeing that nearly half of the school's female population had managed to bump into him, and that he certainly had private knowledge that two-thirds of the girls lived either a few railway stations off OR entirely not in his immediate area.

Of course, that left the question of whom these girls got his new address from; he distinctly remembered threatening to kill any team member, regardless of how much they needed him on the team, if they ever gave out his new address.

That method had worked rather well...

Until now, that is.

And he had a sneaking suspicion that someone named Aida Hikoichi was in for some sort of torture later in basketball practice.

"Good morning, Kosh," Sendoh greeted "Long time no see ne?" He took a quick look around before draping an arm over Koshino's shoulders. "Thanks for saving me back there. Those girls were starting to get irritating."

Koshino snorted. "Save it, lover-boy...you disappeared right after school had finished without a single word to ANY of your team members OR," At this Koshino glared at the unrepentant boy who was smiling away. "...Your friends. As a matter of fact, I for an instance am most curious to your whereabouts this holiday."

"In heaven." Sendoh smiled dreamily, his mind obviously on other things. Then he frowned slightly. "No. In Paradise would be more precise..." And then he promptly reverted back to the 'I'm-in-a-daze-don't-bother-me' mode, all the while smiling idiotically.

Koshino arched an eyebrow. "Paradise, huh? Well, well...it looks like Akira has managed to get himself laid last holiday after all?"

Sendoh flushed. "Kosh-"

Koshino cut him off. "Yep, by the looks of it, you definitely got laid."

"Who got laid?" A voice asked, clearly amused by the couple's choice of topic. The two friends turned to see Fukuda walking towards them.

"Fuku, nice to see you again!" The two exclaimed in unison.

"Nice to see you too." Fukuda smiled a little evilly. "So Sendoh...mind telling us where, how and who got you laid?"

Koshino snickered and piped up as well. "Fuku, you're forgetting something."

Fukuda touched his chin thoughtfully. Then he hit his left palm with his right fist. "Oh! I nearly forgot 'that'."

Koshino nodded. "You certainly did." He sneaked a look at Sendoh, who was already red.

"Yep, I forgot Sendoh was Kanagawa's residential hentai." Fukuda smiled even more widely than before. "With him around..." Fukuda shook his head.

"...People get laid, not him." Koshino finished, a wide smirk pasted on his face.

Sendoh advanced on them. "You two..."

Koshino and Fukuda laughed openly at Sendoh's embarrassment. It wasn't every day that they had a chance to bully Sendoh like this...Usually it was the other way around.

After they finally managed to control their laughter, Fukuda asked, "Who's the lucky," he shot a look at Koshino, "or unlucky guy?"

Sendoh grinned widely, his blush gone. "That's for me to know and for you to find out."

"Oh, well," Koshino, sighed. "Knowing you, that's hardly a secret, y'know?"

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Sendoh faked an innocent expression, a faint blush coloring his cheeks.

"We know how you had spent your summer holiday, Captain Hentai." Fukuda chuckled. "And with whom."

"With a certain boy..." Koshino nodded in agreement.

"Or is it a girl?" Fukuda interrupted. "Akira here is a bi, y'know?"

Sendoh flushed. "Guys..."

Koshino took on a philosophical pose and shook his head. "No, definitely a boy."

Fukuda conceded. "If you say so."

"Of course! My sources belong to Hikoichi, y'know?"

"Do you know which school he belongs to?"

"Heard of it...but don't know whether it's true or not..." Koshino smiled at Sendoh, enjoying the fact that Sendoh was powerless...at least for now.

Of course, Sendoh didn't miss the fact that Koshino and Fukuda obviously knew 'everything' already. He also knew that they were irritating him for the heck of it.

Fukuda glanced at Koshino, smirking at Sendoh's discomfort. "I heard he's a Shohoku student..."

"Apparently, he plays basketball in the school team too." Koshino continued.

Fukuda feigned surprise. "Does he?"

Koshino smiled angelically. "Yes he does. From what I've heard about the guy, he's considered one of the best."

"Guys..."

"What are his nicknames? I remember he got quite a few himself..."

Then, looking at each other, Koshino and Fukuda chorused. "'KITSUNE' AND 'ICE PRINCE'!"

"Guys!" Sendoh was at his wits' end.

"Sorry, Sendoh," Koshino managed to gasp out. "But that was 'way' too fun."

Fukuda made a series of funny faces, trying hard to keep his composure. "You have to admit," he said at last, "That we couldn't resist bullying the Great Sendoh."

Sendoh pouted slightly. "And here I thought we were buddies."

Koshino snickered. "We still are."

"We just enjoy taking the chance to annoy you in the worst way possible!" Fukuda grinned.

Koshino and Fukuda then burst into laughter. It was all they could do to keep themselves from rolling on the floor as well.

"Anou..."

Koshino and Fukuda turned serious, realizing that Sendoh needed them to be so.

"What if it was as you said?" Sendoh asked somberly. "I don't see anything wrong about it... do you?" He searched their faces anxiously for some sign that they still accepted him. "After all he's my boyfriend, isn't he?"

"Sendoh, we won't think badly of you just because of this." Koshino smiled at Sendoh. "You aren't the only homosexual in the entire world."

"And I think people who judge others by their sexual preferences are absolutely despicable." Fukuda finished his expression serious.

Sendoh smiled, heartened by his friends' easy acceptance. "Thanks guys..."

"Of course, there is still the issue of how you dumped us, your friends for 4 years now, for a boyfriend of exactly 5 months!"

Sendoh's face now wore an expression of horror.

"I agree, "Fukuda stroked his chin thoughtfully. Then he sighed heavily. "Come on, Koshino, we know when we're no longer wanted, don't we?"

"Yep. And he definitely doesn't need us... seeing how he went after his 'boyfriend of 5 months' instead of his 'friends of 4 years'."

Sendoh panicked. "I didn't mean to! He- He's my boyfriend and- and-"

"Yes, we know he is, Sendoh." Koshino looked at Sendoh fondly. "But we still would like to see you around, y'know? I never thought that he'll take you away from us all this holiday."

"Don't blame him, Kosh." Fukuda chuckled. "Once a person is in love, he forgets his friends and family and only recalls his lover. That's the way of the world.""

"Hey, guys," Sendoh, protested. "Stop making me feel guilty…you two know that the holiday was a great chance for me and Kaede to get closer and know each other better..."

Koshino snickered. "Closer? After all that, you still need to get closer?"

Fukuda grinned. "Don't forget, Koshino. This guy 'is' a hentai."

"Oh...I see..."

"That was a low blow!" Sendoh protested. Then an idea to get his own back hit him. "...Besides who needs your company when I have the 'most beautiful boy' in Kanagawa as a 'willing and loving' companion?"

"Is that so, Sendoh Akira?" Koshino put his hands on his hips. "You're gonna be sorry for what you've just said."

With that Koshino charged towards Sendoh who started to run for his life. Fukuda smiled at his friends' childish behavior and followed them quietly.

Unaware to the three friends, a sharp pair of dark green eyes followed them from a distance as they disappeared among the students.

[Sendoh Akira…we finally meet again. This time I won't 'ever' let anything stop me from making you mine...forever]

**********

Sendoh looked outside the window, blatantly ignoring the teacher's babbling about the start of the school. His mind was drift away to a certain blue-fox eyed boy. A smile appeared on his face as memories of the holiday ran in his mind. Truly, they had spent a most wonderful time together in one of the resorts in Nagano.

"Now class," the teacher continued her babbling, "let me introduce to you a new student who has transferred here from Tokyo"

All the students, excluding Sendoh who was still daydreaming, turned their faces towards the door to see a tall tanned boy with bright brown hair and dark green eyes entering the room.

The boy bowed respectfully to the teacher and turned around scanning the classroom with sharp eyes. His eyes landed on Sendoh and he continued to stare at the boy brazenly, ignoring the teacher. Everyone turned their gazes towards Sendoh who was oblivious that the whole class was staring at him.

Trying to break the tension that filled the air, the teacher asked, "Would you mind telling us your name?"

The boy looked at her and replied. "Shouzen. Shouzen Ouji"

Sendoh startled upon hearing that name...and the voice that followed.

The hairs on his neck stood up on end as a cold shudder ran through his body while his mind absorbed both the name...and the voice.

He looked up, meeting a pair of cold, familiar, dark green eyes staring at him.

Telling him that 'HE' still 'remembered'.

Telling him that he cannot escape anymore.

Telling him that 'HE' was back.

[NO…] Sendoh froze.

[NO…] His mind became numb.

[IMPOSSIBLE.] His mind screamed. [IT CAN'T BE HIM! NO WAY]

"Well...Shouzen-kun," the teacher gestured towards an empty seat. "You can sit there near Jueru-kun. I hope you two get along in future."

Shouzen nodded and walked towards the offered place. It was in the third row, next to Sendoh and Koshino's desk.

Sendoh watched Shouzen warily.

All of a sudden the happiness that once warmed up his heart had been replaced with cold fear.

[I'm must be dreaming... If this is a nightmare, please let me wake up…] Sendoh prayed to all the Gods above.

Unfortunately, this was 'only' the beginning...

T.B.C.