"Yare yare dawa."
After crying for 5 minutes straight I was finally able to stand up. There was a little bit of blood smeared under my left eye. Hmpf, Kenju must have been doing some pretty intense training with Hmmmm San.
"Matte a minute the fireworks show is about to start. I need to find Skitta chan pronto."
sssssssssss pop
"Ohhhhh crap."
A large crowd of people were gathered at the lake where the show was taking place. I tried shoving my way through them looking for Skitta chan but to no avail. A hand suddenly grabbed my wrist and started dragging me out.
"BAAAAAAKAAA… where the flub have you been."
"Ahhhhh… gomen gomen Skitta chan, Kenju used a forbidden jutsu on my dangler and I was out of commission for awhile ehehe scratches back of head."
"Whatever the show still has about 10 minutes. Come on I found a place with less ningen."
Skitta chan dragged me into the small woods near the lake while skipping and giggling. We arrived at a secluded area near the shore. Looking across the lakes surface the fireworks reflected perfectly off the water.
"I found this spot while you were having your mid off with that guy. Sugoi right ?"
"KYAAAA. Sugoi sugoi sugoi !!"
"Who was he anyway."
"Kenju was my rival back in the day. Our fathers used to be on the basketball team at TTMSHS and were besto friendos."
"Was your oto san an overthinking hooper too?"
"Bingo. And Kenjus father was the otaku hooper. He had his own special moves and would call them out during games I heard it was really badass. He and my father almost won the Big Finale together but father flubbed it for everyone…"
"Something similar happened to my oto san too. Everyone called him the underthinking hooper, but after he lost the championship for his team they gave him so many backshots he could never hoop again."
"Yare yare. Nice guys really do always finish last. Why did you become a hooper then Skitta chan ?"
"I wanted to redeem my oto sans good name. Which is why I came to TTMSHS. To meet you."
"EHHHHHHHH"
"I thought with the help of the legendary overthinking hooper we could work together. With my underthinking and your overthinking maybe we would be able to become average thinking hoopers."
"Nani ? That's been my dream since I was a little shota."
Who knew my reputation had spread so far and wide. Heh what can I say, they don't call me the Haister for nuthin.
"Alright then let's make a promise Haise kun. That we'll become the best average thinking hoopers there are. Whatever it takes. No matter what."
"Okey donkey."
"Pinky promise."
"Pinky pro-"
blam blam blam
"Ahh it's the finale !!"
As the fireworks show was reaching its climax, the two of us stood there watching in awe. The whole sky was lit up with every color imaginable. Sparks flew in every direction and the smell of smoke filled in the air. To think the ol Haister could rizz up a w gyatt like her was a miracle from kami. As I turned to Skitta chan I knew I couldn't let her down. Tryouts were next week. I needed to get on the team.