Slam Dunk Fan Fiction ❯ Miss Match ❯ An Accident ( Chapter 9 )

Hello everyone, I'm so sorry for some mistakes I made with Rukawa's name!!!! Thanks to Rokawa for telling me and I recheck the Japanese version of SlamDunk, Rukawa was actually the surname and Kaede was his name… You see I had an English version of Rukawa which they had reprinted his name as Kaede Rukawa, and usually Japanese names, the person's name comes second. Instead of Kaede Rukawa, his name will be Rukawa Kaede… So that was how I made the mistake… :P It will be so much easier for me if they don't keep changing their names around like that… :D

Anyways, I think I will stick to my mistakes, for I am already half way through the story… If I need to change all of them, I have to delete this story and repost all of them again… gotta spend a lot of time unless anyone have any ideas how am I going to edit the whole story on the net…. So just telling everyone who is reading my story the mistake so it doesn't confuse you all…. Sorry!!!!! So for my story, Rukawa is his name and his surname is Kaede… bare with me please… :P

The next story I write I will make sure I get everyone's name correct… will be checking the Japanese version one first before I start writing again… not very familiar with the Japanese version even though I had them but I had read and watched the Chinese version… so all the names are of course different…. :P

And thanks to everyone who had reviewed as well of course… glad to know you all are supporting my story… ^_^

Chapter 9

Most of the Year 1 students chattered happily as they decorate up the school auditorium. They were planning to have a play for the coming Valentine's Day. The girls had come out with the idea of Cinderella. The boys didn't have any objection and chose Yuna to be Cinderella.

"Yuna, I'm sure you will be a great Cinderella." One of the boys said. "Why don't you try out for the part?"

The other boys around the auditorium nodded their agreement. Yuna stared at them implausibly. She never like plays, especially romance plays and to get a role in Cinderella will be out of the question. She smiled uneasily at the boys eager and anxious faces.

"I…" Yuna started. She didn't want to disappoint anyone but she really didn't want to take the role. She rather chooses to be the ugly sisters than Cinderella. At least they don't have any romantic scene.

"Yuna, can you help me over here?" Haruko called.

"Hai!" She said happy to get away from them. "Sorry, I have to go!" she told the boys as she ran to Haruko.

"I'm kind of afraid of heights." Haruko said giving her some stars. "Can you hang this up the stage?"

"Leave them to me." Yuna smiled and took the box of stars from her.

Just then Kutzo entered the auditorium. Everyone turned to him in surprised. Yuna turned her back sharply at him as she quickly walked up the stage. Why was he here anyway? She thought as she climbed up the ladder on the stage that some of the boys had placed to fix the lightings.

"I want to take the role as the prince." Kutzo said loudly to everyone. "I know Yuna is Cinderella in this play."

Yuna nearly slipped when she heard that. She turned to look at Kutzo angrily. Who the hell does he think he is? She said inwardly. And who said I'm going to be Cinderella anyway. I didn't agree to take the part.

Ignoring him Yuna continued up the ladder and sat on the highest step she placed the box on her lap and start taking out the stars to hang up. The year 1 boys were all staring at Kutzo angrily when they heard what he said.

"Who said you can be?" One of them shouted.

"This is a year 1 play!"

"That's right!" Others chorus.

"I won't let anyone else have romantic scene with Yuna!" Kutzo exclaimed.

"He is unbelievable…" Yuna said under her breath as she looked at them for a moment before she turned her attention back to the stars.

Meanwhile, at Year1 Group 10 class; some of the boys who didn't want any part of the play remained in class. One of them was Rukawa, he was sleeping on his desk when the door of his class slide opened. One of the boys in the auditorium ran in.

"Did you hear?" The boy said to them. "Yuna is chosen to be Cinderella and now Kutzo from year 2 came and demand the part as the prince. They are having some kind of quarrel there now!"

"Really?" The one of the boys in class said. "Yuna will be Cinderella? Maybe I should try to get the prince role too."

"Hey what are you waiting for then." Another boy shouted. "Come on."

Rukawa looked up slowly when he heard, the boys running out the class. He was slightly perturbed after being awaken so abruptly.

"Yuna?" He said under his breath.

Slowly he got up from his seat and left the class. He made his way to the auditorium slowly. There were a number of boys already there demanding for the main role. He stood by the door as he looked in, then he spotted Yuna on stage up on the ladder hanging up stars. He tilted his head slightly watching her.

She does look pretty when she isn't angry, Rukawa thought to himself.

When he realized what he was thinking he quickly shove it away. He then turned to the boys who looked like they were starting to fight now. The girls around, all trying to stop them. Rukawa pushed his hands in his pocket and leaned on the frame of the door watching them slightly amused.

All this to get the main role? He thought.

However, the fight ended when someone out of the mist of boys threw a hammer and it flew to Yuna's direction. Rukawa straightened up then when he saw the hammer hit the ladder where Yuna was sitting on. The girls screamed when the ladder toppled.

Yuna felt something hit the ladder. When she realized it was toppling, it was already too late. If she did screamed, she couldn't hear it because the other girls were screaming so loudly their voice echoed in the auditorium. It was at least ten to eight feet above when Yuna fell. She landed on her right feet before she fell forward landing flat on her face.

CRACK! The sound echoed the auditorium as she landed on the stage floor.

"Yuna chan!" Haruko cried running up the stage to her with Fujii both of them looking very worried. "Are you alright?"

Rukawa watched Yuna holding his breath, he sighed inwardly with relieved when Yuna moved slightly. They boys who were fighting stopped and looked over at Yuna in horror. Matsui advance to them angrily.

"See what you all have done!" She yelled at them with her hands on her hips.

"It's not my fault!" One of them said.

"Who threw that hammer anyway?" another asked looking abashed.

"Not me." Some of them chorus.

Yuna looked up slowly, with a huge look of disbelieve on her face. She had never felt so embarrassed in her life before. With training in China she should have landed safely on her feet but instead she fell. She cursed inwardly, they took her in such a surprise.

"Are you alright?" Fujii asked then.

"You fell like about ten feet above!" Haruko said worriedly.

Yuna forced a smile, "Don't worry, I'm fine." She said even though her right leg hurts.

Why is it hurting? Yuna wondered slightly frightened though not showing it. She slowly got up to her feet. As she stood, the pain on her right leg doubled and she fell back on the floor again. Haruko and Fujii gasped.

"Yuna chan!" Haruko cried.

Yuna looked up at Haruko looking terrified now. She didn't bother to hide it anymore. Her leg hurts like never before!

"Haruko chan, my right leg!" Yuna exclaimed her voice shaking slightly.

"What's wrong?" Haruko asked anxiously.

"IT HURTS REAL BAD!!!!!" Yuna shut her eyes tight as she shouted then.

The school nurse was called for, and she shook her head gravely for it was beyond her knowledge to treat Yuna. So Matsui ran to call for an ambulance when the nurse said that she needed to be sent to the hospital.

Rukawa watched at a corner when Yuna was carried out in a stretcher to the ambulance. Yuna looked so pale that Rukawa was slightly flustered though his face remained cool and expressionless.

He sighed inwardly, and thought; girls, they are always so troublesome. All of this because of some stupid play.

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"It is just a minor break on your short bones in your right leg." The doctor said. "It must have crack slightly by the impact when you landed on your feet by that fall. It is a good thing it is nothing serious. You will be alright in a week or two. For now your leg will be in a cast."

"Thank you," Yuna said and looked at her right leg. It was in a cast and the nurse had hung it up slightly.

"Well, get some rest, you will have to stay in the hospital for a few days." The doctor said. "When your family member comes please tell them to go to the registration counter to get some forms filled in and signed."

Yuna nodded and the doctor left. Yuna sighed and lay down the bed when Kasumi and her grandpa ran inside the room anxiously.

"Yuna!" Kasumi exclaimed. "Are you alright?"

"We got a call from school and came immediately." Ojiisan said.

"Are you alright, sis?" Yuna smiled sitting up again. "The doctor said it was nothing serious. I'll be fine in a week or two and by the way you need to get some papers filled and signed."

"Don't worry about that." Ojiisan said. "I'll go see to that."

"Arigatou, Ojiisan." Kasumi said and turned back to Yuna. "How did this happen? How can you be so careless?"

"Don't ask!" Yuna said slightly annoyed. "I'm surprised myself that this actually happened to me neechan, you are not the only one."

Not long later Ojiisan returned to the room. They stayed for a little while longer before they decided to go back because Sota will be coming home from school soon and they didn't leave a message for him on what had happened.

"I'll be back later this evening with some clean clothes for you." Kasumi said before she leaves. "At the mean time, get some rest."

"Arigatou neechan." Yuna said. "And I'm fine."

Yuna smiled reassuringly as she watched them leave. When the door shut, her smiled faded. She lay down the bed again and looked up the ceiling. She hated hospitals; how she wished she could go home. It will be so boring without anything to do.

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RIIINNGGGG!!!!!!

It was after school as all the students made their way down the corridor to get home. Haruko and her friends walked out the class together still thinking about Yuna. They walked down the corridor filled with students making their way out of the building and some going for their extra activities. They walked by class group 10 while Rukawa walked out the door about to make his way to the basketball locker room. He stopped at the door when he heard the girls talking about Yuna.

"I hope Yuna is alright." Haruko said anxiously. "She must be in such pain! She looked so pale!"

"Of course the school nurse said she might have broken her bone or something." Fujii said.

"Let's go see her now." Matsui said. "I'm sure she would be glad to have some visitors."

"OK," Haruko agreed. "I may want to come back here to see the practice later."

Rukawa turned away from them and walked down the different direction. Yuna, he thought. Wonder if she is alright? He had heard some of his classmates said that they were going to visit her too. Without much thought about it he made his way to the basketball locker room.

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Yuna threw a magazine aside and lay down the bed. All the magazines in the room they had were so old. She looked at the clock hanging on the wall opposite her bed. It showed her that school had ended half an hour ago. How she wished she was at school. She had gymnastic practice as well and pretty upset that she will miss a few matches they will be having this week. Then she remembered seeing Rukawa while she was carried out the school.

What was he doing there anyway? She wondered. Just then someone knock on the door snapping her out of her thoughts. She sat up immediately.

"Please come in." Yuna said.

"Hi!" Haruko said coming with Fujii and Matsui. She was holding a small bouquet of flowers and Fujii carried some up to date magazines.

"Haruko chan!" Yuna exclaimed slightly surprised and happy. "Fujii chan, Matsui Chan! I'm so glad you all came. I was about to die of boredom here."

"We brought you this." Haruko said showing her the flowers. "I'll put them in a vase for you. Fujii brought you some magazines, so you won't get bored."

"Thanks," Yuna said.

"How is your leg?" Matsui asked. "What did the doctor say?"

"It was just a minor crack no big deal." Yuna shrugged. "Besides it will heal in a week or two."

"That would mean you will miss the play!" Fujii exclaimed. "Who would be Cinderella then?"

"Haruko chan can be." Yuna said smiling. "I think she suit the part well."

Haruko blushed. "Me? But…"

"Don't worry, you will be great!" Yuna said extremely glad that she got out of the play though not showing it. "Besides, you had acted in plays before this. You should do well."

"Arigatou." Haruko said slightly abashed.

Not long later, someone else knocked on the door, and to Yuna surprised most of the Year 1 students came to see her. She smiled at their worried anxious face. However one person Yuna wished to see wasn't around.

He should be having basketball practice now. She thought herself. Besides, who cares whether if he comes or not.

"Thanks for coming!" Yuna said happily. "I'm really glad you all are here or I'll be bored out of my life."

"Sorry about this afternoon." Some of the boys said timidly. "It was really childish of us."

"Don't mind about it." Yuna said. "All forgotten, besides it wasn't anyone's fault. I was clumsy that's all."

Then someone came in which made Yuna feel like jumping out the hospital window. Some guys glared at him. Kutzo came in with a huge bouquet of flowers. Yuna blenched slightly when he came closer to give her the flowers.

"This is to show you my love." He said deeply.

Yuna laughed uneasily. "A.. a…arigatou." She said taking the flowers from him.

"Let me put it up for you." Haruko said taking the flowers from her.

Yuna passed them to her glad to get rid of it. She looked around all the familiar faces of her year, smiling. She was really happy they came. At least they keep her mind occupied. During late in the evening Kasumi came back with her clothes like she said she would, she was surprised to see so many visitors in Yuna's room. Sota came with her too.

"Oh?" Kasumi said putting the bag down the floor. "You all must be Yuna's friends!"

"Yuna neechan, are you alright?" Sota asked going up next to his sister. "Kasumi neechan told me what happened when I got back from school."

"I'm fine Sota." Yuna smiled messing his hair up. "Arigatou neechan."

"Well, thank you so much for coming to see my sister." Kasumi said smiling. "Yuna, I can't stay long I'll be going home to prepare dinner for ojisan.

"OK?" Yuna said under her breath slightly sad that her sister had to leave so fast.

Soon everyone was saying their goodbyes for it was late in the evening and they had to go home in time for dinner. When the last person left the room, Yuna flopped down her bed again with a loud sigh.

"What a day!" She said to herself slightly exhausted.

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"GROUP UP!" Akagi shouted after the practice. Everyone ran towards him and formed a semi circle. Akagi looked at all of them seriously. "You all did well today. Soon we will be challenging Shoyo High. We cannot be lagging around. We have to WIN!"

"HAI!" Everyone shouted.

"With the Tensai here we definitely will win!" Sakuragi shouted.

"Do'aho." Rukawa said softly.

"Dismiss!" Akagi said then.

Everyone dispersed except Rukawa, when the court was finally empty Rukawa continued with his practice. After half and hour passed he, did a dunk before he stopped to take a rest. He bent over his knees breathing hard. Suddenly, Yuna came into his thoughts. Frowning slightly he straightened up and continued with his practice.

Yuna, he thought. He had overheard the conversation Haruko and her friends were having. She will be staying in the hospital tonight. Will she be alright? He jumped up and shot in a three pointer. It went in swiftly. He was slightly flustered when he saw Yuna fell and he never felt like that for anyone before, especially for a girl.

No, Yuna is a tomboy, Rukawa corrected his thoughts.

Feeling angry at himself for thinking about her, he finally left the court and headed for the locker room. Taking a quick shower changed into his uniform he left the school building, got his bike and cycled out. Instead of heading home, he cycled to the hospital.

Even it was night, the hospital seemed very busy with nurses running around, ambulance driving up. Rukawa parked his bike at a bicycle shed and headed inside. He walked up to the registration counter. A friendly looking nurse looked up at him when he approached. The nurse swooned slightly to see how tall and good looking Rukawa was.

"I'm here to visit Yuna Tendoshi." Rukawa said apathetically.

"Yuna Tendoshi…" the nurse said checking the computer. "She came in this afternoon. She will be in room B3- 15. That will be in the third floor."

"Arigatou." Rukawa said shortly and went over to the lift.

The nurse stared at him until he entered the lift. Rukawa pressed for third floor and pushed his hands into his pocket and waited. The lift door opened on the third floor then, and he walked out slowly. There was a sign written indicating that the rooms were private rooms and directions showing were Yuna's room will be. It was on his left, he turned down to the corridor and looked for her room.

When room B3 -15 came to view, he stood in front of the door debating whether to go in or not. He didn't want to get into any stupid quarrel with her again. Though, his thoughts were interrupted by a nurse; as she walked by Rukawa pushing a tray. She smiled at Rukawa when Rukawa turned to look at her.

"Visiting?" She asked stopping. "Don't take to long. I just gave this girl some medicine. She will be tired soon."

Rukawa nodded once and watched the nurse walked on down the corridor. He pulled himself together and knocked on the door then.

"Come in." He heard Yuna's voice inside.

Slowly he twisted the doorknob and pushed the door opened. Yuna looking very frail in the white atmosphere looked back at Rukawa in surprised. Her leg was in a cast and she looked very uncomfortable because it was hung in the air. Rukawa stood by the door making no move to go any closer he shut the door softly.

"I didn't think you would come." Yuna said though she was hoping that he did. "How's practice?"

"The same." Rukawa replied shortly. He didn't know what to say.

"Arigatou for worrying about me." Yuna said softly, smiling.

"I wasn't…" Rukawa started. He didn't want to admit that he was worried. Though he stopped in mid sentence when he saw the way Yuna was smiling at him. She never smiled at him like that before.

Could it be? Rukawa thought to himself looking at her. She is really pretty. As this thought slipped into his mind again he quickly shook it off. No, this can't be.

"So you are playing Cinderella?" Rukawa blurted out instead.

Yuna raised her eyebrows. "No, what made you think that?"

"Just heard my classmates talking about it."

"Really, well they voted me to be but I didn't want the role. I never liked plays, especially romantic plays." Then she sighed. "What is most unbelievable is this has to happen."

"If you didn't get the play you won't get into trouble." Rukawa said.

"What is that suppose to mean." Yuna snapped getting all defensive. She hated it when Rukawa said things like that.

"You won't play well anyway for a tomboy like you." Rukawa said indifferently.

"Can you stop saying that? Even if I am a tomboy, you had no right to say that about me, you hentai!" Yuna retorted. "I didn't ask to get the role alright, the boys just chose me to be but I didn't say I would!"

"Girls are so troublesome." Rukawa said softly but not softly enough for Yuna heard and got really furious then.

"Oh really!" She snapped. "Why did you bother coming if so! Just leave me alone!"

"Fine!" Rukawa said unperturbed but feeling slightly annoyed as well. This is what he got when he came to see her. She gets angry on the slightest things he says. "You are really a tomboy."

With that he went out and slammed the door shut. Yuna stared at the door, breathing deeply as she clutched the blanket in her fists.

"Rukawa!" She exclaimed. "YOU… BAKA!"

Rukawa cycled out of the hospital thinking the same thing as he promised himself he will not come visit her again.

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=P again they ended up this way…. ^_^…. Hope you all don't get bored reading such endings in every chapter… I really think if they get along well so soon… they won't be anything else to write… =P Hope everyone enjoyed this chapter… anyways, remember to review ya… I wanna know some feedbacks… ^_^

I promise I will lighten up the next chapter…