Hidē dribbled back to the three point line. "He's pretty good for a casual…" Hidē thought. The two checked the ball, and Hidē shot for the three pointers. Yusuke's eyes widened in shock. "A three pointer!?" Yusuke thought, as he ran toward the ball.
The ball hit the backboard falling through the net.
The crowd erupted in shock. Yusuke scoffed, as the two checked the ball. Yusuke began dribbling the ball as he ran forward. Hidē suddenly appeared in front of Yusuke, stealing the ball. Yusuke's eyes widened in shock.
The two jump up to the rim in unison as Hidē slammed the ball into the hoop. Yusuke tried blocking the dunk but failed miserably. "SLAM DUNK!!" Someone shouted from the sidelines. Yusuke landed on the ground, on his butt.
Yusuke looked up at Hidē, with an angry expression. Hidē grinned, "He's making fun of me…" Yusuke thought. Hidē grabbed the ball, walking back to the three point line. "Get up… I still have three more points to score…" Hidē said.
Meanwhile, a boy about the same height as Yusuke walked toward the basketball gym. He had dark green hair in a buzz cut. He opened the door walking in. When opening the door, he noticed the crowd.
"What's going on..?" The boy said. He took his sneakers off, putting on his basketball shoes. Hanako turned seeing the boy, "Ah, you must be Ryuzaki-San!" Hanako said. Ryuzaki Kurosawa, 16 years old, 191 centimeters tall. "Uh, yeah… What's going on here..?" Ryuzaki asked.
"Yusuke-Kun is having a one on one with the captain…" Hanako said. Ryuzaki nodded, "I'm going to practice on the other side…" Ryuzaki said. Hanako nodded, as Ryuzaki walked to the basketball rack, grabbing a basketball.
He dribbled the ball while walking to the opposite side of the court. Ryuzaki stood at the free throw line, shooting free throws. "Fujimoto! Go rebound for him!" an older shouted. A slightly shorter, black haired boy shot up. "Y-Yes, Coach!" Kazuma Fujimoto, 17 years old, 178 centimeters tall.
The boy ran to the hoop where Ryuzaki was shooting. A man in his early 30s walked over to Hanako. "Good morning Coach Takeuchi" Hanako said, bowing. The coach chuckled, "No need to be so formal." The coach said. Haruto Takeuchi, 32, 200 centimeters tall.
"So, who's the brown haired kid?" Coach Takeuchi asked. Hanako smiled, "He's my childhood best friend, Yusuke Chisaka." Hanako said. Takeuchi nodded, "Chisaka..?" Takeuchi asked.
Hanako nodded, "Yup, he nearly scored against Hidēyoshi!" Hanako said. Takeuchi looked slightly surprised, "Really!? Interesting…" Takeuchi said.
Yusuke had the ball running toward the basket when suddenly, a basketball hit him on the back of the head. Hidē looked back slightly surprised. Yusuke turned to see Ryuzaki. "HEY YOU!!" Yusuke shouted. Hanako looked at Yusuke shocked. "YOU, MOLDY!!" Yusuke said.
Ryuzaki glared at Yusuke, "What did you call me. . ?" Ryuzaki asked as his veins began popping out of his forehead. Yusuke stomped over to Ryuzaki. "MOOLLDDYY!!" Yusuke growled. The two glared at eachother, as a line of lightning appeared between their eyes. "Stop it, you two." Hidē hit them both on the top of the head.
"Ow…" The two said, rubbing their heads. "Yusuke meet Ryuzaki, Ryuzaki meet Yusuke." Hidē said. The two squinted, looking at eachother. "Dumbass…" The two said in unison. "Idiots!" Hidē slapped the two on the back of the head.
"You two are going to end up being teammates!! Get yourselves together!" Hidē said. Yusuke stood up, "I'm a trial member anyways, I don't know If I wan't to join the team…" Yusuke said. Ryuzaki crossed his arms, "He's a quitter, we havent even started practice and he's quitting." Ryuzaki said.
"Shut up…" Yusuke said. Ryuzaki glared at Yusuke, "What'd you say..?" Ryuzaki asked. The glaring continued, "I told you to shut up!!" Yusuke said. Yusuke stood up, "What's so special about you anyway??" Yusuke asked.
Ryuzaki turned and walked away, "I don't need to tell you anything…" Ryuzaki said. Yusuke looked more angry, "Hey!! Don't walk away while I'm talking to you, idiot!!" Yusuke shouted.
Hidē chopped the top of Yusuke's head. "We still have a game…" Hidē said. Yusuke glared at Hidē, "So what's so special about Ryuzaki??" Yusuke asked. Hidē sighed, "He was a dominant player in Junior-High… But this is his third year… He broke his leg and got benched for the rest of the season…" Hidē explained.
"No school sent him offers to join, so he came to Kakeru… He wants to come here and prove everyone wrong I bet… That he can still dominate…" Hidē elaborated. Yusuke clenched his fists, "So he's a prodigy… Then I'll become better than that…" Yusuke said, grabbing the basketball.
Yusuke walked to the three point line, waiting for Hidē. "I'm going to beat you… Then we're going to win…" Yusuke said. Hidē smiled, "That's what I wanna hear… But lets see if you aren't just talk…" Hidē said. Yusuke nodded, "Will do, Captain!" Yusuke shouted.
Hidē smirked, as they checked the ball. Yusuke dribbled the ball walking toward the basket. Hidē stood in front of Yusuke, trying to steal the ball, but Yusuke crossed it between his legs. Yusuke dida fade away shooting at the three point line. Hidē looked at the ball in shock. "He went for it!!??" Hidē thought.
Yusuke glared at the ball, "Come on!!" Yusuke shouted. Hanako's eyes widened, "Y-Yusuke…" Hanako stuttered. Coach Takeuchi smirked, crossing his arms. The ball flew up toward the hoop. Circling around the rim, Yusuke starred at the ball hoping for it to go in.
Suddenly Hidē ran toward the hoop. Yusuke followed behind him as the two jumped up for the ball. Yusuke shouted as the two reach for the basketball. Yusuke put his hand on the ball pushing it through the net.
The ball fell through the net, hitting the ground. Yusuke landed on the ground, breathing heavily. His eyed covered by his bangs and sweat falling down his face.
Hidē looked at Yusuke, smiling. "That rush… When you feel victory against a stronger opponent…" Hidē thought. Yusuke shot his hands up, yelling. The croud erupted in cheer, as Yusuke looked up at the ceiling. "I'm coming for you…" Yusuke looked over at Ryuzaki. He pointed at him. "You're my rival!" Yusuke shouted. The two glared at eachother.