Slam Dunk Fan Fiction ❯ Summation of Love ❯ Chapter 2

SUMMATION OF LOVE

 

WARNING: This is a fictional story, obviously yaoi. If you don't like these kinds of stories please don't attempt to read this.

 

SUMMARY: Rukawa is in love with Mitsui but his ego kept denying it, until one fateful night that would make a bond they thought could never happen.

 

DISCLAIMER: Slam Dunk is not mine. Please don't sue me for making this story.

 

 

Chapter 2

 

Rukawa slowly looked up to where that voice came from and found Mitsui standing in the door. Rulawa slowly stood, trying to get his composure. He slowly walked towards Mitsui when he started to feel his legs collapse and his consciousness failing him again when he felt strong arms support him.

“Mitsui-sempai”, Rukawa repeated, wanting to apologize for what was happening but his whole body was already unstable.

“Hey, are you alright?” Mitsui asked while cradling the boy in his arms. He was surprised and suspicious when he saw those trails of water in the hallway, thinking it was Sakuragi who made the mess. But when he saw Rukawa sitting in the corner of the locker room wet and pallid he didn't know how to react.

Mitsui carefully placed Rukawa on the side of the room that is dry. He gently tapped Rukawa's face to know if he was still awake but the boy wasn't responding to his call so he grabbed his bag and looked for some clean towels and clothes.

He slowly wiped Rukawa's face and changed his clothes.

Mitsui sighed, “Of all the people I would encounter at this late hour, its you, ice prince.”

Mitsui quickly changed Rukawa's clothes, thanking himself inwardly for bringing some extra clothes in his bag. He planned to let the boy lay in the floor to let him rest but water was all over the room so he decided he would place him in the gym.

He carefully lifted Rukawa in his arms and walked towards the gym. He then placed the boy on the floor, beneath him another dry towel. He felt for the boy's forehead, checking his temperature. The boy was still hot so he covered him with his jacket. He sat down away from him to let the boy rest and for him to take some, too. He made a quick note to himself to check the boy's temperature every hour.

Sitting in the far corner, he suddenly thought, “What the hell am I doing?”

Taking care of the boy, what else?

“Who the hell am I to take care of him?” he thought.

Well Hisashi, you're just showing the good side of you, unfortunately your patient isn't the type to thank somebody for his kindness.

Mitsui raked his hair with his fingers, its just coincidence and after all, this wouldn't happen again. He tried to get some rest and after some minutes, he slowly drifted into slumber.

Rukawa tried to roll to his side but his back was aching badly and he felt like vomiting. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying in the gym. He wanted to stand up but his body was aching badly.

“Where am I?” he thought to himself.

In the gym, where else?

He tried to recall what happened earlier and remembered that he fell unconscious in front of Mitsui-sempai. Speaking of which, he slowly looked around him and found his sempai sitting way across him, sleeping.

He tried with all his force to sit up and felt that he was already in dry clean clothes and also sitting in a soft towel beneath him. He was wearing a clean white shirt and a black jogging pants with the word Shohoku printed on the left leg. It belonged to his sempai, no doubt about it.

Rukawa walked towards Mitsui and stared at him blankly. Mitsui was sleeping in a sitting position with his long legs crossed on the floor. Rukawa stooped beside him and noticed how peaceful he was. His left hand is covering his mouth while being supported by his right arm. Rukawa never thought that his sempai was, well, kind.

Its because you don't notice him or anybody else when you needed to, you idiot.

“How should I know?” Rukawa said aloud, unconsciously. He was so deep in thoughts that he didn't realize that Mitsui was already staring at him. And much more that he didn't realize that they were staring at each other so closely that Rukawa can already see Mitsui's cobalt blue eyes.

“Mitsui-sempai…” Rukawa managed to say with his face burning with color.

“Rukawa…”

Neither of them moved for a moment until Mitsui broke the silence.

“So you're awake.” Mitsui said with a smile. Rukawa could only nod in reply. Mitsui stood and walked towards where Rukawa slept, he picked up his jacket from the floor and threw it to Rukawa who only looked at him with a questioning face.

“Wear it”, Mitsui replied at the silent query, “you're are still burning with fever.” Mitsui looked at his watch, it was already pass eleven o'clock. He walked towards Rukawa and placed his hand on the young boy's forehead. Rukawa' s first instinct was to jerk away from Mitsui's touch but the ex-MVP warned him.

“Don't move, I'm just checking for your temperature.” Rukawa didn't moved as he was told to. Mitsui-sempai's hand on his forehead was comforting for him but it was as swift as a fleeing second.

Mitsui sighed. “You still have a fever. I guess you should go home already and take a really good rest.”

“I don't want to.” Rukawa said. Mitsui shrugged and picked up his bag and started walking towards the door when Rukawa called him.

“Mitsui-sempai, matte.” Mitsui turned around to find Rukawa facing him up close.

“Yeah?” Rukawa looked down, trying to avoid his sempai's gaze.

“It's my fault isn't it?” Mitsui only gave him a peculiar look. “It's my own fault that our team lost to Kainan.”

“Come on Rukawa, even you?” Rukawa was surprised at Mitsui's reaction that even his stoic expression changed.

Mitsui gave him a simple smile that made Rukawa `s face burn again. “I thought that only Sakuragi was thinking that kind of thing. I never thought that even you would have that idea.”

Rukawa could only look at his sempai with confusion. Mitsui explained that both he and Sakuragi neither went to school after their game with Kainan. All of them from the team thought that Sakuragi was blaming himself for their loss because of that faulty pass he made.

“It wasn't his fault. He gave his best even if we didn't expect anything from him.” Rukawa replied.

“Of course it wasn't his fault. And neither yours or anybody else's.” Mitsui said. “We all did our own parts in the game and we wouldn't even get that near to their score without the help of each other. It wasn't your fault that you didn't have enough energy to stand through out the game.”

“But if I didn't broke down we would…”

“We would've defeat Kainan that time, I'm sure of it.” Mitsui continued, “But we didn't. And we have to accept that fact, isn't it?”

Rukawa could only sigh heavily.

“Hey, don't put all the burdens on your back.” Mitsui said, “They're too heavy for you, and besides, you just might end up like me two years ago. Would you like that to happen?”

“…”

“Don't ever do that, Rukawa. You might just regret it for the rest of your life.” Mitsui gave him another smile, this time with more fatigue. “Why don't we just go ho…”

Mitsui hasn't finished what he was saying when Rukawa suddenly grabbed in and embraced him.

“Ru..Rukawa…hey…” Mitsui could hear small controlled sobs from the younger boy who was burying his head on his nape. He never thought Rukawa would take their loss to Kainan seriously that he didn't went to school or neither of their practices because of the burden he is trying to carry. He felt pity for the boy for that.

Rukawa couldn't control himself from embracing Mitsui. He was so distressed that he just has to cling onto someone for support. He buried his face on Mitsui's nape, trying so hard not to let tears sprang from his eyes but it stings so much that he didn't have much choice.

Suddenly he felt Mitsui's arms wrap around him, his left hand resting on his back and his right hand on his head.

“Its ok, Rukawa. All's well.” Mitsui said not realizing what kind of words he should say to the boy.

Rukawa upon hearing this made him cry more, his body was already convulsing with sobs.