From: The Fox Yuyu , Eva, RK and Slam Dunk X-over. Very huge. SLAM REIKAI ROMANTAN A Tokyo University story 1. The Advice "Black-haired!!" "RED-haired!!!" It was a real war. These two large groups of primary school girls were ready to fight: clenching their teeth, searching for boken, and preparing their kempo. Makimachi Misao jumped up and showed her lethal knives, screaming at the first girl in front her: "The black-haired one is a lot more sexy than HIM!!" "Yes! Yes!!!" screamed her companions. "It isn't true!!! The red-haired one is a lot more sexy!!!" screamed her opponent, a tall girl with brown curls and a pale brown uniform. "I, Kino Makoto, will be your opponent if you're searching for a fight!!!" "Please girls, stop..." Two first year girls of the senior school (each around seventeen), came between the two groups in the school yard. The girl who had spoken was a lovely young-lady with deep purple hair and a distinctive presence. The other girl, her best friend, was a pretty red-haired girl with a clear German accent. "...What is happening here?" "Kido-sempai!!" The girl to the right of Misao smiled softly, while her long blonde curls fell over her white uniform. Her voice was veeeeery gentle. "We are discussing the fact that black-haired boys... are the sexiest." "No!!! Red-haired boys are the best!!!" yelled a tall, black-haired girl, jumping all over her. "Please, Emerald, Hino Rei..." Saori Kido has a calm, soothing manner. "I don't know too much about these things, but I think that if the black-haired ones aren't the sexiest men, 'A' black-haired one surely — YES — is the sexiest man." She smiled dreamily. "But WHAT are you saying?!" screamed her friend, jumping at her side. "You're crazy!! Of course THAT boy isn't more sexy than my beloved REDhead!!!" "Is too!!!!" "No, IS NOT!!!" The next few minutes were a crazy cat-fight, and then a crazy cat-war. In the center of the craziness, a short, lean, red-haired third grade student tried unsuccessfully to stop a black-haired primary girl who was having a boken fight with yet another blond girl. "But, Kaoru-dono... Young ladies... please... Usagi-dono, please stop... No, no, no, not with your nails de gozaru..." "SHUT UP STUPID!!! THE FIGHT ISt ABOUT YOU!!!" "Oro..." A very cute and painfully kicked and stepped on little rounin was rescued from the middle of the crazy war by a pair of long arms. When they were safely in the gallery of the school, his best friend looked at him with a sarcastic smile. "You're crazy, do you know that?? Let them fight. It's good for fat girls." "But, Sano, I'm afraid they could get hurt..." "Noo..." Another boy (tall like Sanosuke Sagara, but muscled in an impressive way) posed at the side of the brown-haired boy. "Let the girls fight for the Tensai's love!!" "You're stupid... baka cousin... They're fighting about me, Kazuma Kuwabara!!!" screamed a third boy, another red-haired one. The two cousins began a fight of wits. Sanosuke smiled at the second-year fighters and then turned back to Kenshin. "Well, I don't believe the girls are fighting for THOSE redheads... I think it's about you, baka Kenshin..." "No, no , it isn't about me de gozaru..." The rounin smiled softly, and his gaze falls on a little group which was leaving the school (a bit early maybe). "Sano, wait for me just a second de gozaru, please?" The rounin ran as fast as he could (and it was VERY fast) to the side of the group. He smiled and bowed gracefully, trying to appear casual. "Hi, Aoshi-dono!! Hi Rei-dono and Kaede-dono!!" He quickly took a glance at the older girl in the group and smiled brightly. "Hi, Tomoe-dono!!" "Get away from my sister, Battousai." The cold voice of Aoshi Shinomori froze him. The Shinomoris (four brothers and a cousin) have the coldest voices in the school. Their family is an old and very rich one, comparable to the Winner or the Kido family. And Aoshi Shinomori clearly didn't like the patient tries of Kenshin Himura-Minamino to get close to his older sister Tomoe. "Don't talk to him, Tomoe-chan." "Yes, niisan," the tall dark-haired girl said coolly. "Rei-chan, you have swim lessons today. Kaede will pick you up after his basketball practice. Tomoe and I will wait at home." "Hai, niisan." Rei Shinomori, a very slim girl with pale blue hair and big red eyes, has the same hairstyle as her older sister. She took her swim bag and rushed to the pool. Kaede, an incredible look-alike to his older brother, just whispered the same and rushed to the gym. He is the crush of half of the primary girls, despite his iceberg personality. He is the "dark-haired one." The rest of the Shinomoris leave the school in silence, while a very sad rurouni watched the tall girl walking beside her brother. "Hey, niisan, what happened to you??" a gentle voice asked by his side. "Kenshin, I'm talking to you..." "Oro... Gomen nasai, Shuu-dono... I'm just thinking de gozaru." The rurouni looked thoughtfully at his youngest brother — very popular, and the object of desire for the other half of the primary girls — second grade student, Shuuichi Minamino-Himura. They're not really brothers; Shuuichi's mother married Kenshin's father. But the resemblance between the two is amazing. Of course, Shuu-chan was the "red-haired one." "Just because Aoshi still hasn't forgiven you doesn't mean he NEVER will. I think he is a good person." "Yes, he is... but he still hasn't forgotten the... things that happened our first year." The third year student smiled softly. "Well, time to leave de gozaru. Are you going home?" "Noo... I want to take a look and meet the new students. I'm the Friendship Delegate of my class, and I want to say hi to all the newbies." "I guess there are a lot of new boys in the basketball team de gozaru. We can take a look. And I like to watch Sano, Kuwabara-dono, and Sakuragi-dono play." "Do you think Captain Kido will mind? He is hot-tempered... He is totally the opposite of my Kido classmates, Shiryu-kun and Hyoga-kun." "Don't worry. Ikki-dono always lets me take a look. He's been bugging me since second year to join the team de gozaru. But basketball is such a violent sport for me. I prefer the kitchen team with Akira-dono and Quattre-dono." "... and Michiru-dono, I suppose..." smiled Shuuichi, two silver-haired ears pumping suddenly over his head. "You're embarrassing me, Shuu-dono." The gym was full of practicing young sportsmen. The jumping and running boys stopped when the whistle of the feared Captain Ikki Kido sounded clearly. Very fast, all the boys were sitting on the floor, listening to him. "Hi, everyone. I'm the captain of the team. I'm a third year student, and I have been on the team from the first year. My name is Ikki Kido." The captain was very, very tall; his short, black hair had blue highlights, and his diamond blue eyes belonged to a champion. His figure was well shaped, all hard muscle and bone. With his red shorts and a blue shirt, he looked almost intimidating. "I want everyone to say 'hi' when I say his name. Then, if I didn't named anyone, please let me know. Well..." A tall girl in jeans and a violet shirt entered the gym, with a white bag on her back. She has pretty, long, dark hair which falls and twists in the wind, but her eyes are cold and professional. Kenshin laughed quietly at Shuuichi's side, in their position in the gym. "Isn't she Takani Megumi? I heard many things about her." "Give her a chance, Shuu-dono. She's very different this year. Everybody makes mistakes in their first year." "Has pretty hair." "Sano has a crush on her. And Miyagi, too. This second year blonde, and all his classmates, are chasing her around, too. It's amazing she hasn't fallen with Allen Schezar IV after her." "She's resisting Allen Schezar? I'm surprised." "Pay attention." Ikki Kido was talking again, while the girl stood at his side. "Megumi Takani will take care of falls and any accidents, just don't sue her for the little things, OK? You can call me 'Captain' and call her..." "What about 'sweetheart'?" jokes a short, first year boy, with a cocky laugh. "I prefer 'honey.' 'Please, it hurts me... please... oh...'." answered another boy at his side, who has a long, long braid of brown hair. "...Takani-san. Seiya, and you — the boy with the braid — HERE. Don't go crazy, brother. Or I report you to Shun." "Oh, c'm'on , Kido-sama..." ZAP! CRASH! "Thirty abs. NOW." "HAI, CAPTAIN!!!" The practice was OK. The majority of the seconds and thirds started playing, while the firsts began their basic training under Captain Kido's supervision (and the help of two of the seniors players: a smiling Sendoh Akira and Hisashi Mitsui). Heero Yuy, a cousin of the Shinomoris, practiced passes with a serious young man with hard eyes, called Van Fanel. A pair of smiling and adorably cute boys called Soujiro "Tenken" Seta and Nagisa Kaworu made passes one to another. Seiya Kido still was making abs with Duo Maxwell. At their side the seconds Hanamichi Sakuragi, Sanosuke Sagara, and Kazuma Kuwabara were trying to defeat Trowa Barton, Oscar Jarjayes, and Haruka Tenouh, in a fight of weight and height against skills and velocity. On the other side, Kaede Rukawa Shinomori was practicing hand shots with Hyoga Kido, a handsome, blonde Siberian who was the brother of the captain. "LOOK UP, SAKURAGI!!!" yelled Sano when the defense was settled between the blonde Oscar Jarjayes. He moved behind him, ready to catch the shoot of his high jumping friend, the short-haired, blonde Haruka. The shot was perfect, but when Oscar jumped to protect it and Sakuragi suddenly took a step back to block Haruka... THUD! "GET OFF ME, BAKA!!!" "Oh, gomen nasai, Oscar-kun..." The big Hanamichi landed on Haruka's back, and all over the yelling Oscar. Sakuragi smiled happily, trying to get out of the mess. "I'm sorry, Haruka-kun. Wait, I won't get a bad note about it... Well, sure the Tensai itself doesn't hurt you, nee??" "What are you doING?! WHAT ARE YOU TOUCHING???!!! GET AWAY NOW!!!" "You have a very soft chest, did you know that, Oscar-kun??" "GET AWAY, PERVERT!!" The accident occurred while everybody was laughing about the stupid situation, and Ikki was trying to look serious so he could punish Hanamichi. It was very fast: Suddenly Mitsui made one of his trademark three-point shots; Sendoh went to talk with Rukawa Shinomori, and when he departed violently from the tall boy, the orange ball landed with strength on his head, pressing it against the foot of the basket. "Shinomori-dono!!" screamed Kenshin, running to the unconscious boy with Shuuichi at his side. He knelt, and his fingers showed blood when they touched Kaede's head. "Kaede-kun!!! Kaede-kun!!" screamed Sendoh, desperately shaking him. "Get out, Sendoh-san..." The Delegate of the Red Cross knelt between the two Himuras. "Maybe he got a concussion. You, Minamino-Himura, help me to carry him to the infirmary. Let the practice continue. I don't think it will be serious. And don't worry, Mitsui-kun. Aoshi had a true attack of rage when he found Kenshin with his unconscious younger brother. While he was yelling at him furiously in the next room, Kaede opened his blue eyes. At his side were the tall Takani-san, and a redhead of his class, Shuuichi, who smiled at him. "Good morning, Sleeping Beauty. How is your big head?" says the girl, golden-haired fox ears pumping suddenly on her head. "Are you OK, Kaede-kun?" The redhead smiled warmly. "Yes..." Kaede looked icily about the room, and (with a pair of black-haired fox ears) sat up in the bed. "Leave me alone. I'm going home." "Forget it, Mitsui-san has a hell of a lot of strength in his three-pointers. You should rest or you could faint on the way home." "He's used to it. I have treated more stupid injuries on him than on the entire team." The golden-haired fox ears still remained over the long black hair. "You have suicidal streak, Kaede-kun." The pair of silver fox ears have finally appeared. "What is the matter out there?" asked Kaede after a moment. Aoshi's yells had stopped, and the three younglings look at each other worriedly. "Go check your niisan, Minamino-san. Maybe Shinomori-san has finally killed him." "I don't understand why your brother hates my brother so, Kaede-kun." "I'm sure he has a good reason." "Hmmph. Stubborn, all the Shinomoris. And very spoiled." The girl smiled. "Hmph. Ahou." The peacemaker of the debacle outside entered the room with a soft smile. Darien Chiba was a classmate of Aoshi and Kenshin, and a very close friend of the first. these two, along with the exotic Zagato Zephir, make a love-striken group of black-haired boys. They're brilliant students, and very serious boys, but although Darien is in the scientific group, Aoshi in the Zen group, and Zagato in the Literary class, they do share a like. They like the ba... the young girls. Their girlfriends are all in the same class, primary: the hyper Misao Makimachi, the crazy Usagi Tsukino, and the sweeeeeeet Emerald. Everybody jokes about it in the school. "Hi, Kaede... Megumi-san... Shuuichi... How are you?" "I'm OK, Chiba-san." "I'm sorry if I'm disturbing you... I heard you got hurt and come to help. If I can take you home... Aoshi says he'll wait for you at home. He was very disgusted." "Of course he was. It is not the first time this boy got a stupid injury. He's an injury-magnet." "Ahou." "Ikki has assigned the teams. He asked me to give you the list, Megumi-san." The young man gave a paper to her. She smiled at him, because they are partners in the science club. "Let me see... Shinomori, you're on the Mitsui-kun team. The title players are: Mitsui, yourself, Sakuragi, Miyagi, and Sendoh. Your reserves are: this bad beast, Hanagata; Sagara; and the first years Seta and Nagisa. Seta looks fast, and Nagisa clever. It's a good group." "And my friend Kuwabara? Is he on the Ikki team?" "Yes... but the title players are: Captain Kido, the silent blonde boy... Haruka Tenouh, I guess... Trowa Barton, Oscar Jarjayes, and Hyoga Kido. The reserves are: Duo Maxwell, Seiya Kido, Van Fanel, and Heero Yuy. And this stupid Kuwabara. Well, at least Seiya Kido is fast, too, and Oscar has marvelous aim." Darien looked a bit amused. "Take care about the 'silent blonde boy;' Haruka is very good." "Thank you for giving me the list, Chiba-san. We have a game with Sukuzara High School's team next week." "You're welcome. But—" Darien waited an uneasy moment, and then sat on the bed, looking at the three with concerned eyes. "I want to tell you something: Take care of yourselves. Sometimes things can happen... bad things. Be careful." "What are you talking about, Chiba-san?" asked a worried Shuuichi. "Just this. But try to... Don't walk alone, late. And now, I will take you home in my car." "I have to bring my bicycle. I can't." Kaede answered sternly, getting out of the bed and taking up his cotton jacket. "I'm going home now." "You're a..." "Don't worry, Chiba-san. We will accompany him home." "'We'???" Megumi's voice was totally fox-ish. "Yes, 'we'." Shuuichi smiled, even more fox-ish. Two young boys walked at sundown with a girl. And a bicycle. They're really puzzled. "I can't imagine what Chiba-san was talking about." "I don't know. Maybe he's afraid some bait-liker is looking for us." "He IS a bait-liker." "Ohohohohoh..." "Heheheheheh..." "Don't laugh in such stupid ways... couple of weird ahou..." "Kaede-kun, you're sooooo predictable, do you know that?" "Hmph." Two young boys walked at sundown with a girl. And a bicycle. But they didn't know that three people watched them with a strange, dark look. Three third-year students who're grinning softly. "Tomorrow," said Sendoh Akira, smiling. At his side, his friends Kamatari and Karasu nodded. End of CHAPTER 1 --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- ONElist members, don't miss out on the latest news at ONElist! Join our community member news update ------------------------------------------------------------------------