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仙流物語 — Senru No Monogatari
(Part 1)
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It’s 5pm, Saturday. After a long day of fishing, Sendou packs up his gear and proceeds to walk home slowly. He’s caught three fish earlier but he let them all back into the sea. It’s not like he plans to cook them at home. After all he's not exactly big on seafood; he's more of a lemon person. It’s weird, he knows. Everyone in Ryonan says so too, but for some reason he likes the taste of sourness.
He bites on a slice of lemon as he walks home, wondering what kind of excuse he should give Taoka sensei tomorrow for having skipped out on practice today (even though he typically ends up just telling the truth anyway). And as he walks, he bumps into two familiar faces walking in the opposite direction.
Sendou: 《啊，那不是湘北的。。。》
Miyagi: 你这笨蛋！你说是你请客但为什么结果还是我来买单啊？
Sakuragi: 真对不起，小甜！我真的没想到会那么贵！（--> 他本来是叫他小良，但结果换到小田，然后再次换到小甜，因为发音一样）
Miyagi: 我真不敢相信你耶！你没钱的话为什么还要偏偏选那么豪华的餐厅？
Sakuragi: 因为路边有花的餐厅就只有那一间啊。
Miyagi: 谁管得着有没有花啊？
Sakuragi: 我管阿! 这样才浪漫嘛。反正。。。
Miyagi: 。。。反正。。。？
Sakuragi: 我是”花道”啊。。。
Miyagi: 哈...？ 你神经啊？*hits Sakuragi in the head*
Sakuragi: 好痛! *notices Sendou walking towards them* 咦？是仙道耶。
Miyagi: 哦，真的是。
Sendou: Yo. *smiles and waves*
Sakuragi: 哦哦! 仙道！我总有一天会打败你！
Miyagi hits him again: 做白日梦吧。*turns to Sendou* 仙道，真巧。
Sendou: 嗯，真巧。
Miyagi: *notices the fishing gear* 你刚才去钓鱼吗?
Sendou: *looks at his gear* 是啊，从早上一直到刚才。现在我正准备回家。
Miyagi: 从早上？陵南今天没练习吗？
Sendou: 哦。。。^^; 有是有啦，可是。。。啊不说这个了。你们呢？ --> Totally averting the question. LOL.
Sakuragi: 喔喔！问的好！我们正在约--
Miyagi interrupts: 你别吵啦。*blushes a little and hits him again* 我们只不过是刚刚在这一带吃了晚饭。
Sendou: 现在吃晚饭未免有点早吧？
Sakuragi: 哦，那是因为我们之后要去看一部浪漫电—
Miyagi: 少说废话啦！*stares fiercely*
Sakuragi: 为什么嘛，小甜。。。*pouts*
Sendou: 哈哈哈。。。听起来很好玩嘛。《原来这两个在一起啊。我还以为樱木喜欢的是赤木的妹妹呢。》那么我就不好意思继续打扰你们了。
Sakuragi: *looks at watch* 哎呀糟了，小甜！如果我们不赶快走就来不及看电影了！
Miyagi: 啊知道了。不好意思我们先走了，仙道。对于篮球，我们俩都好好加油吧。
Sendou: 没问题。再见。
Sendou watches them as the two walk away, smiling to himself when he witnesses Sakuragi trying to hold Miyagi's hand only to once again get whacked in the head. 《他们看来很恩爱嘛。》Then, he is about to turn around and continue his way home when he hears someone shout.
Passerby: 啊啊！前面的小心！
Sendou immediately turns around to see someone asleep on a bicycle riding towards him. They were almost going to crash when Sendou tactfully grabs and pulls the guy off the bike to prevent either of them from crashing into anything. The bike crashes into a tree upfront while the boys fall to the ground.
Sendou: 流川。。。？
Rukawa: 好痛。。。*rubs his eyes as he wakes up*
Sendou: 《难道他在睡觉？》
Rukawa: 。。。仙道。。。？
Sendou: 你没事吧？
Rukawa studies the surroundings and mumbles to himself: 。。。我睡着了啊？
Sendou sweatdrops: 《难不成是他的坏习惯吧。。。》
Rukawa shakes his head a bit to clear the dizziness in his head when he sees his crashed bike and gets up on his feet.
Rukawa: 。。。谢了，没让我撞树。
Sendou: 没问题。但你下次最好还是不要睡着骑自行车吧。很危险的。
Rukawa: 。。。
Sendou: 看来你的车坏了。你是骑车回家的吗？
Rukawa: 。。。嗯。不过没什么，我还可以走路。
Rukawa then picks the bike up, its wheels slightly out of shape. Sendou watches Rukawa and Rukawa stares back after getting the bike back on its wheels. After an awkward moment of silent staring (cause both of them doesn't know what else to say next), Sendou smiles and casually asks.
Sendou: 湘北今天是不是有练习？
Rukawa: 只到下午。
Sendou: 是吗。那让我猜一猜，你一定是从下午直到现在自己一个人在外头练习吧？
Rukawa: 。。。
Sendou: 哈哈哈。你真的把你的所有都献给了篮球是吧？
Rukawa interrupts: 我们来个一对一吧。
Sendou: 咦？
Rukawa: 我们的账还没算清。
Sendou: 啊，说的也是。。。《我都不记得了》我不介意，但你可以吗？你该没体力了吧？
Rukawa: 我不介意。
Sendou: 和一个疲劳的人对打不太公平吧。
Rukawa interrupts: 我不累。
Sendou sighs inaudibly and smiles: 《这家伙可真有动力。难不成是因为陵南上不了全国大赛所以才急着这样和我来分个胜负？》那好。你想现在就打吗？
Rukawa: 现在就打。
Sendou nods: 那我们走吧。
And so they go to a nearby public basketball court, the one that Rukawa just practiced at actually. Half the court is already taken by a few middle schoolers, but at least they are able to get the other half to themselves. While Sendou take a few seconds to warm up, he smiles as he watches the middle schoolers play.
Sendou: 你是富丘中来的对吧？
Rukawa: 。。。那又怎样？
Sendou smiles at the kids again: 看着那些小孩打球让我突然很想看你国中时的样子呢。
Rukawa sweat drops: 。。。
Sendou: 我们来打个赌吧？
Rukawa: 打赌？
Sendou: 不打赌就没那么精彩了嘛。
Rukawa: 。。。
Sendou: 你不要也没关系。
Rukawa: 《这家伙竟敢小看我？》打就打。条件呢？
Sendou: 先投进十粒球的人赢。条件就由赢者决定, 如何？
Rukawa: Hmph．我接受。
And so they start playing, and from the moment they do the middle schoolers stop their own game to watch the two challenge each other. Though just a one-on-one, the two look like they're in their own world where they can only see each other and the ball. It is a close match, but unfortunately for Rukawa he still loses by two shots. Tired, Rukawa bends over with his hands on his knees as he takes a breather while Sendou casually rests on a bench.
Sendou: 哈哈哈。。。真可惜。
Rukawa: 《混蛋。。。》。。。
Sendou: 不过，那么累却能够和一个体力旺盛的我相差单单两粒球，真不愧是流川枫。
Rukawa remains stubborn: 我说过我不累。
Sendou smiles: 好啦好啦。
Rukawa continues to rest for another minute before he asks: 。。。条件呢？
Sendou: 啊对。*pauses to think as he stares at the sky* 湘北明天也有练习吧？你们几点结束？
Rukawa: 。。。一点《。。。因该是。》
Sendou: 《真巧，我们也一样。》那我们明天就两点在这里见，怎样？
Rukawa: 。。。要再打吗？
Sendou: 不是。*He smiles as he points to his fishing gear* 我想要你陪我去钓鱼。
Rukawa: 。。。钓鱼？《他刚才有拿着渔具吗？》 --> totally didn't notice
Sendou: 。这样可以吧？
Rukawa: 。。。还好。
Sendou: 好。那我们决定了哦？ *Smiles, happy that he's finally 'found' himself
someone to go fishing with* 哦对了，既然你今天这么勤奋，要不要我买杯水奖励你啊？
Rukawa: =_= # 才不要。《笨蛋。》
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The next day during practice, Shohoku, 10:00am.
Sakuragi: 小甜！传球！传给我！
Guarded by center Akagi, Miyagi finds no good chances of passing the ball to Sakuragi and thus passes it to Rukawa, who's in a much better position, instead.
Sakuragi: 啊啊！小甜！为什么你偏偏传给流川？？
Rukawa rushes for an offense. He’s ready and goes for a shoot when Sakuragi leaps and smacks the ball away with his version of Gori’s ‘haetataki’... which makes everyone narrow their eyes.
Miyagi sweatdrops: 樱木花道。。。
Akagi: 你这大笨蛋！！ *punches Sakuragi in the head* 你对自己同一组的人顶什么球啊？！
Some of the people start laughing. On the side, Ayako chuckles to herself while thinking.
Ayako: 《那小子真是的。明明已经对晴子没那种意思了, 为什么还是那么在意流川啊？》
Sakuragi: 啊，大猩猩！>_<! 不好意思，不好意思！我不是故意的！我只不过是不小心――
Akagi: *strangles/chokes him* 不小心个屁！你明明就是故意的，你这饭桶！
Rukawa sighs: 白痴。。。
Ayako: 赤木学长！安西教练说他有事要宣布！
Akagi: 啊，知道了。大家集合！！
All: 呕！
Anzai: 大家，最近辛苦你们了。不好意思事情很突然，但我们今天中午一点和隔壁学校有个练习比赛。
All: 咦咦？！
Akagi: 安西教练，为什么事情这么突然呢？
Anzai: Hoh hoh hoh...对方的教练亲自过来邀请，我很不好意思拒绝。今天的练习会因此晚一点结束，但如果你们有事跟不来，你们可以放心自己先回家。Hoh hoh hoh...
Akagi: 知道了。那么，有谁有事跟不来吗？
Rukawa raises his arm... low.
Ayako: 哦，流川。。。《这孩子除了篮球会有别事情吗？真想象不出。》--> LOL
Rukawa: 我会参加练习比赛，但在那之前我必须打个电话。。。
Ayako: 啊，是吗？那你现在就打吧。
Rukawa: 可是。。。
Ayako tilts her head at Rukawa's hesitance.
Rukawa: 我不知道对方的电话号码。
Ayako almost falls over while the rest sweat drops. Indeed, Rukawa doesn't know Sendou's number.
Rukawa: 学姐有陵南篮球部任何人的电话号码吗？
Some people start whispering: 陵南。。。？
Ayako: 我好像只有那里的经理人的号码。
Rukawa: 他的就好, 谢谢。
And so he gets Hikoichi's number from Ayako and walks out of the court to the nearest phone booth when the some of the boys start gossiping amongst themselves.
Mitsui: 陵南？他和陵南之间到底会有什么事啊？难道他和敌人一起上什么秘密训练？
Akagi: 怎么可能？
Miyagi: 不对，如果说陵南，我认为因该是为了”那个人”吧。
Mitsui: 什么人？
Akagi: 仙道吗？
Sakuragi: 什么？？仙道由我来打倒！！
Akagi: 打倒个屁！ *punches him again*
Mitsui: 哈哈哈！你做梦吧！
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At the phone booth, Rukawa calls Hikoichi (cell phone) and luckily, he picks it up. It seems like they're having a short break time as well. (The power of fanfics... =P) While still on the line, Rukawa asks Hikoichi to get Sendou to pick the phone....
Sendou: 喂？
Rukawa: 是我。
Sendou: O_o! 流川？
Rukawa: 今天的练习会晚一点结束。我想我不能和你去钓鱼了。
Sendou: 是吗。。。
Rukawa: 。。。嗯。--> He really doesn't talk much, does he? Poor Sendou.
Sendou: 那你下星期可以来吗？
Rukawa: 。。。应该吧。
Sendou laughs softly on the other end:”应该”啊？哈哈哈。知道了。练习要加油喔。
Rukawa: 。。。。*and then he just hangs up*
Sendou: o__o.... *sighs* 《一句话都不说？真像他。。。》
As Sendou hangs up Hikoichi's phone, he remembers something and lightly face-palms himself.
Sendou: 《哎呀。。。忘了问他手机号码。》
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Back in the court, some of the boys start teasing Rukawa, especially Mitsui.
Mitsui: 喂，流川。我会这么好奇也是理所当然的所以你就坦白地说吧。你和陵南他们到底有什么事？
Rukawa finds it annoying. Mitsui's practically being a busybody, even though it's not hard to understand why they'd be, but still, it's annoying. Right here right now, he could choose to either tell the whole story or make a poor excuse. But to him, it’s troublesome either way. He’d rather just cut the answer so much shorter.
Rukawa: 秘密。
Most everyone else who heard them: 哦哦！
Mitsui: 哦？那你的确有鬼鬼祟祟地跟对方的队长搞些什么不可告人的事咯？？
Miyagi: 三井你怎么可以这么说人家？我们这里也不是有某某人和翔阳的某某人鬼鬼祟祟地见面吗？
Mitsui goes red in the ears and cheeks: 你在说什么啊？
Sakuragi: 哦哦！小三，难道你也在谈恋爱啊？
Mitsui: 别胡说！我可是――
Akagi interrupts: 你们吵什么啊！我们可是还在练习中！你那么有空谈天说地的话现在就给我跑五十圈！
All: 咦咦咦？！
And so they are all forced to run fifty rounds, and Mitsui blames Miyagi for it while Miyagi in turn blames Mitsui. LOL
Rukawa sighs inaudibly: 《真是的。》
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A week later on Saturday, close to 2pm, Sendou’s playing basketball with a few middle schoolers at the basketball court as he waits for Rukawa. Neither of them have talked or seen each other since last Saturday, and to be honest Sendou isn’t even sure if Rukawa would come. After all Rukawa hasn’t called again to confirm anything and god knows if he remembers about today, but it doesn’t hurt to give it a chance.
Sendou scores a ball again, laughing casually: 这就是我第十五粒球喔。
Kid#1: 不公平！大哥你太高了啦！
Sendou: 有吗？*naturally puts a hand on the top of his head*
Kid#2: 这下子根本玩不了嘛。大哥你原本不就是个专业篮球选手吗？
Sendou looks somewhat surprised: 专业篮球选手？你太夸奖我了。
Kid#1: 难道不是吗？我们一粒球都进不了耶。
Sendou: 哈哈哈。怎么说我也是个高中生嘛。
Kid#2: 什么意思嘛。*pouts*
Sendou continues to laugh and joke with the kids when one of them points a finger at someone behind them.
Kid#1: 大哥，有人一直在那盯着你耶。
Sendou turns around to see Rukawa resting against a tree with his arms folded.
Sendou: 流川！*walks over towards him* 你来了啊？怎么不叫我一声呢？
Rukawa: 。。。你打得很开心的样子。
Sendou: 会吗？反正你来了就该叫我。我可是在等你呢。
Rukawa looks over at the kids: 。。。你还想继续？
Sendou: 啊，不。我只不过是边玩边等罢了。
And so Sendou tells the kids that he has to go and waves them goodbye before he proceeds to go to the jetty. He’s brought two fishing rods this time and he’s wearing very casual – a white t-shirt and a pair of blue Bermudas. Rukawa, on the other hand, continues to wear Shohoku’s jersey pants along with his own black t-shirt. Obviously, he’s too lazy to change everything.
Sendou: 实话来说，我以为你今天不会来。
Rukawa: 。。。为什么？
Sendou: 你自从那天都没再打电话过来。
Rukawa: 。。。电话打一次不就够了？反正上星期都肯定了。
Sendou: 有吗？《骗人, 你只是说”应该”。》
Then suddenly he remembers something.
Sendou: 哦对了，我上次忘了问你的手机号码。
Rukawa: 我没手机。
Sendou: 咦？你没有？
Rukawa: 没有。
Sendou: 这个。。。为什么？
Rukawa: =_=; 没有就是没有。--> He’s lying. He actually has a few reasons but is too lazy to explain. XD
Sendou: 那么你告诉我你家的电话吧。
Rukawa: 为什么？
Sendou sweatdrops: 当然是为了以防万一啊。
Rukawa: 我等一下才告诉你。
And so they get the jetty and settle down their things. Sendou prepares their fishing rods and baits for them as he explains to Rukawa what and how to do it, even though it's written all over Rukawa's face that he's confused. Sendou can't help but laugh at Rukawa's indifference while Rukawa ignores him.
Sendou: 准备完成了。现在就只剩座着等。
Rukawa: 。。。只剩座着等？《开玩笑?》
Sendou: 嗯。这下可以练习忍耐呢。
Rukawa: =_=;。。。《这根本就是浪费时间。》
And so they both sit along the edge of the jetty with their legs sticking out, and they wait... and wait. It's a good day today – sunny but a third cloudy, just enough so that they won't get sunburn. There's also the cool sea breeze to keep them comfortable... except... the silence between them is awkward, hella awkward.
Sendou chuckles: 你真的好静。
Rukawa: -__- 。。。
Sendou: 我们有这么多时间，不如我们聊聊天吧？
Rukawa: 。。。聊什么？
Sendou: 什么都行。比如说，兴趣。
They stare at each other awkwardly in silence for a few seconds before Sendou continues.
Sendou: 比如说呢，我除了篮球还喜欢钓鱼。你呢？
Rukawa pauses to think for a few seconds before he answers.
Rukawa: 睡觉。
Sendou laughs a little: 哦是吗？《这个我好像早就知道》那么，你喜欢吃什么？
Rukawa: 。。。不知道。
Sendou: 喜欢的颜色？
Rukawa: 。。。蓝色。
Sendou: 你的生日几时?
Rukawa: 。。。新年。
Sendou: 诶,是吗？
Rukawa: 你这是在审讯我吗？
Sendou laughs again: 看来你真的是对篮球以外的事都没兴趣。
Rukawa: 。。。*looks into the horizon, his hand still holding onto his rod*
Sendou: 那么，今天早上的练习如何？
That reminds Rukawa of all the annoying teasing he has to put through ever since last week. This morning was no exception, even though no one knows what plans he has for the day. They just sorta assumed, and went on and on about it, especially Sakuragi. Yeah, especially him.
Rukawa: 。。。一般。
Sendou: 是吗。赤木他们应该很好吧，樱木那家伙怎样？他每次一见到我就要说打败我，但以他现在的实力我能够有所期待吗？
Rukawa: 。。。你期待那白痴什么？你是由我打倒的。我一定会。
Sendou sweatdrops: 《啊，我忘了他们两是同一类。》
And then they're back to silence, which makes Sendou feel awkward again. He knows Rukawa doesn't talk much to begin with, but in a situation like this he can't help but feel like they should talk, like it's the best scenario to get to know each other. Just because Rukawa's known to be a cold prince doesn't mean no one should try being his friend. The way Sendou sees it, Rukawa hides a flood of unpredictable thoughts beneath that stoic mask, and he's curious to see it.
Thirty minutes later, Sendou is just about to open another conversation when he feels something on his right shoulder. Rukawa has fallen asleep. Sendou naturally stiffens at the thought that he now can't move, but then he sighs and smiles to himself. 《兴趣是睡觉啊。。。他也真会选地方嘛。》Carefully, he takes the fishing rod from Rukawa's hand and holds it himself, just in case he hooks something and there goes the flying rod.
About an hour later, Sendou feels a tug on Rukawa's rod. The tug pulls at Sendou's arm, jerking it and waking up the sleeping one. Rukawa has just opened his eyes when he hears Sendou's voice close to him.
Sendou: 流川，你钓到鱼了。
Sendou hands his rod back to him and that's when Rukawa finally clicks. He now has the rod back but he sure doesn't know what to do next. Seeing Sendou get up his feet, he follows and tries to keep the rod steady in his hands. It feels weird to have something tug at you continuously and Rukawa's actually worried if the rod would snap when suddenly he's surprised to feel Sendou's hands around his, his body behind him. Rukawa has never had anyone invade his personal space before outside of basketball and it's totally awkward, but it's not like there's anything he could do so he tries to ignore it just so he can get it over with. (By the way, he totally doesn't realize he just slept on Sendou's shoulder. =P)
Sendou: 我会指导你的，你只需抓紧钓鱼竿跟着我的动作就好。
Rukawa: 。。。知道了。
With Sendou's help, they manage to pull the fish up. It isn't a tough one, and it shows when they see what fish they caught. It's a common fish around these waters, the size of a shoe perhaps. Nevertheless, Sendou is proud that Rukawa's able to catch something on his first try and puts the fish in a bucket of water, temporarily.
Rukawa: 然后呢？
Sendou: 然后什么？
Rukawa: 这条鱼该怎办？
Sendou: 啊，一般来讲我会把它放回海里。
Rukawa: ….Haaa….?? -__-
Sendou: 我只不过是喜欢钓鱼，不是为了想吃才钓的。而且我不喜欢亲手把活生生的动物杀掉。
Rukawa: 。。。那不是非常没意思？ =_=
Sendou: 当然有啦。因为我们不知道会钓到的是什么鱼。而且即使钩到也不表示一定钓得到。你不觉得这样很有意思吗？(--> Doesn’t this sound like a metaphor to something else...? =P)
Rukawa: 。。。。。。(--> obviously doesn't agree. LOL)
Sendou: 但如果你真得很想吃，我不介意把鱼交给鱼住学长让他煮一道菜给我们。《既然他是厨师嘛。》
Rukawa: 不用。-_- *waves his hand* 谢了。
Sendou chuckles softly: 你还要钓多一次吗？还是说你要把鱼放走然后直接回家？
Rukawa doesn't take a second to respond: 直接回家。
Sendou isn’t surprised to hear that: ＯＫ。你来放吧。
Rukawa: 我？
Sendou: 鱼是你钓的。
And so Rukawa throws the fish back in as Sendou watches. Sendou has got to admit, it’s enjoyable to have Rukawa fish with him, even if it’s only for a couple hours. He may not talk much, but knowing that someone’s there with him is good enough for Sendou.
Sendou: 啊，好像撞到石头耶。
Rukawa: 没有啦。-__-;
Sendou: 哈哈哈。开玩笑的啦。
Then suddenly, it starts raining a little. (Oh thank you lord? =P)
Sendou: 咦，下雨了吗？《刚才明明好好的。》
He then quickly pulls his line back in and packs up his gear.
Sendou: 糟了。雨下的越来越大。你就这样回家吗？要是你家太远不如你先来我家吧。我可以先借你用洗澡房和一些衣服。
Rukawa pauses to think. He is about to say that he can run home while the rain’s still small when it starts pouring heavily.
Rukawa: -__-; 看来我没选择。
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Sendou’s place isn’t very far from the jetty. It is about a ten minute run before they got there. Brushing his now-downed hair away from his face, Sendou opens his door to reveal a small studio apartment.
Sendou: 不好意思我家有些窄。我现在就拿给你个毛巾。哦还有，你的背包随便放哪里都可以。
Rukawa looks around the house before he takes off his shoes at the entrance. The place looks pretty empty except for a TV, a few drawers, a wardrobe and a bed, typical of a lone tenant perhaps, but at least it's not dirty, or messy.
Rukawa: 《原来他一个人住。。。》打扰了。
Soon enough Sendou comes back with a towel and some clean clothes for Rukawa. He insists that Rukawa showers first and so he does. When Rukawa steps out of the bathroom wearing his slightly oversized t-shirt, Sendou chuckles internally to himself thinking how adorable he looks. On the other hand, Rukawa pretends he doesn’t hear a thing. Before Sendou steps in to a take a shower, he points to the drawers beside the little TV.
Sendou: 电视柜里有些去年的NBA影片。你想看的话随便拿来看就好。最下面的柜子里也有些杂志。
Rukawa: 知道了。
And so Rukawa starts popping in the videos while Sendou’s in the shower, switching the tape every half minute until he finds one with Michael Jordan. He then lays his back against the side of the bed and continues to watch until Sendou comes out. He smiles to himself when he sees Rukawa quietly watching and walks over to sit right beside him with a towel over his head. They sit there staring at the TV in silence for a few minutes before Sendou finally speaks again.
Sendou: 那是你的目标吗？
Rukawa spaces out for a few seconds before he responds: 什么”那”？
Sendou: Michael Jordan.
Rukawa doesn’t reply and continues to stare at the TV. He probably doesn’t know the answer himself. This is Michael Jordan and the NBA they’re talking about and it is Shohoku he’s in. He can’t say no cause he does want to join the NBA someday but he can’t say yes cause he doesn’t want to be too farfetched as to say he wants to be the next MJ.
Sendou: 那个人果然很了不起。如果你追求的是他的境界，我想你该争取的不是称霸全国而是称霸世界吧？
Rukawa: 。。。
Sendou: 至少你和我们陵南不同，能够在全国大赛继续更靠近这目标一步。
Rukawa: 你说什么？我可还没打败过你一次。《所以我才这么气。》
Sendou laughs: 哈哈哈。那当然啦。
Rukawa: =__=##........ 《这家伙。。。》
Sendou: 为了继续打败你我自己也可是很拼命地努力耶。
Rukawa: 《什么拼命嘛。你自己不是也经常不去练习？》
Sendou: 你猜那是为什么？
Rukawa: 我怎么知道。
Sendou: 因为要是我输了, 你就不会把我当作目标继续追我了吧？
Rukawa: 。。。
Sendou: 我果然说中。
Rukawa stares back at the TV, not answering Sendou again. Sendou know he’s got it right, but while it’s not an encouraging answer, he internally pats himself in the back for knowing Rukawa this well enough. However, the next moment of silence is broken when the door bell rings. Sendou answers the door only to be greeted by a familiar face.
Sendou: 丽娜？ (Note: Rina’s a random original girl.) 你怎么会在这？
Rina: 拿去 *throws him a cell phone* 是你忘的。
Sendou: 啊 *grabs the phone* 谢了。你大老远过来不会是只为了还我这个吧？
Rina: 我不想看到你的东西。
Rukawa glances for a second at the person at the door before his eyes go back to the TV.
Sendou: ^^; 啊。。。你还在生气啊？
Rina: 即使现在生气也没什么用。
Sendou scratches his head innocently, not knowing what else to say. That’s when the girl peers into the apartment to see another guy inside. She can tell he’s watching those basketball videos from the noise of the TV.
Rina: 他也是篮球部的人？
Sendou: 啊，嗯。
Rina frowns: 又是篮球。
Sendou: 这个嘛。。。
He pretty much knows what she’s gonna say next.
Rina: 你果然眼中就只有篮球。你一起床就是篮球, 去到学校也是篮球, 下课后还是篮球，回到家又是篮球。篮球篮球一整天你不觉得未免太过头了吗？
Sendou sweat drops: 你这么说我也没办法啊。。。
Rina: 你的事我再也不管了。你的手机我也还了。我现在就走。
She is about to turn and leave when Sendou adds on.
Sendou: 丽娜，对不起我一直让你生气。你是个好女生，你总有一天一定会找到一个比我适合你的人。
Before she leaves, Rina shakes her head and sighs as she mumbles the words “笨蛋…” With that, Sendou closes the door and sits back beside Rukawa, and the two stare at the TV again in silence. Sendou can tell that Rukawa’s curious but hesitant to ask about the girl, and so he deliberately teases Rukawa by not starting a conversation. (LOL) It was only after five minutes of mind-fidgeting does Rukawa finally ask.
Rukawa: 。。。刚才的人是谁？
Sendou smiles to himself when he hears Rukawa initiates the question, smug.
Sendou: 啊，丽娜？她是我之前的女朋友。
Rukawa: 。。。
Sendou: 你不用在意。我跟她是很久前的事了。《虽然实话来说是上个月。》
Rukawa: 。。。
Sendou: 你呢？
Rukawa: 。。。？
Sendou: 你有女朋友吗？
Rukawa: 我没空理这些。
Sendou laughs at how blunt Rukawa is about it: 那我猜对了咯？
Rukawa: -_-; 。。。 《什么意思？》
Sendou: 啊，不好意思。我想说的是，你人长得很英俊而且前途无量。一般来讲，很多女生都会追求你。但是你对篮球这么的上隐，女生也会自然的避开你。
Rukawa looks at him with an expression that’s hard to describe, but Sendou can tell that he doesn’t quite get it and that he could probably mistake it as an offense and so he continues.
Sendou: 虽然丽娜看来那个样子，其实她以前是个很忠实的篮球迷。
Rukawa: 。。。《是吗。》
Sendou: 我们不同校，但她非常迷恋我, 所以结果还是交往了。
Rukawa: 。。。
Sendou: 可是时间久了我们慢慢地发现我们之间的问题。虽然我们彼此都爱篮球，可是她还是一定要把自己和篮球比较。最后她问我篮球重要还是她重要，而当我实话告诉他两个都一样重要时，她就发脾气了。总而言之，对女人来说那种答案永远是无法接受的。真是搞不懂她们。
Rukawa: 。。。《所以我才说女人真麻烦。》
Sendou: 可是，在这件事里我自己也有错，因为我始终不是很认真地在跟她交往。
Rukawa sweatdrops internally: 。。。
Sendou chuckles a little: 我们这种人是不是注定单身过一辈子啊？
Rukawa: 。。。反正我没兴趣。
Sendou laughs: 说的也是。反正你也没问题。你不是有超过一百人的女子球迷会吗？而且湘北那还有那个经理人和赤木的妹妹不是吗？
Rukawa sighs. He really can’t be bothered to answer that. Sendou then gets up to toss his towel away when he realizes he still has the cell phone in his hand, which reminds him…
Sendou: 哦对了。
Rukawa: 。。。？
Sendou: 你不是没手机吗？那这个给你。
Rukawa: Ha…? *looks at the phone in Sendou's hand*
Sendou: 我有两个。《这本来是给丽娜专用的。》我不需要这个了，所以给你吧。
Rukawa: 我不用。
Sendou: 其实，这也是为了我自己的方便。
Rukawa: 。。。？
Sendou: 因为你有个手机我就能够随时联络你。
Rukawa: 。。。
Sendou: 你看，这东西还能照相呢。
Sendou sits back down beside Rukawa on the floor and puts an arm around his shoulder before taking a quick shot of them without permission. Rukawa frowns but doesn’t say a word. As he stares at him wondering why he did that, Sendou goes ahead and sets that photo as the wallpaper before he shows it to Rukawa with a smug look on his face.
Sendou: 怎样？很有趣吧？
Rukawa stares at the screen blankly.
Sendou: 既然我给你了, 你就静静地拿着吧。
Rukawa holds the phone in his hand, still wondering whether to take it or not. Sendou smiles at the fact that Rukawa’s willing to hold onto it at all.
Sendou: 只要是出门就别忘了带在身上喔, 要不然就没意思了。
The corner of Rukawa’s lips curls into a small, practically invisible smile.
Rukawa: 你很像我妈耶。
Author's note:
The metaphor that could apply to something else that I was talking about earlier on is this:
因为我们不知道会钓到的是什么鱼。
With love, no one can tell who they'll fall in love with.
而且即使钩到也不表示一定钓得到。
Or whether they can win that person's heart even if they found one.
你不觉得这样很有意思吗？
Don't you think that's why love is worth looking forward to?