[Image] Chapter 1: Love Wins! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A girl: Sorry, Baek-ho, I like Kyung-min, in the basketball team, more. Baek-ho: AH~! UR SORRY?!?!? Gang: WHOA!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gang: IT'S THE 50TH TIME HE'S BEEN DUMPED BY A GIRL IN 3 YEARS OF JUNOIR HIGH! Gang: I'LL BET NO ONE WILL EVER BREAK THIS RECORD! Gang: HAIL TO THE KING! Gang: Uh-oh. Ho-yul: Maybe we went a little too far? Yong-pal: AH~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March, Book-san High Dae-nam: hey, ho-yul, how's Baek-ho? Ho-yul: Oh, brother... don't even bring that up. ho-yul: i thought i'd mature a little in highschool... he's really sensitive. Baek-ho's thought: Baek-ho, I like Kyung-min, in the basketball team, more... dae-nam: Hey, Baek-ho, Cheer up! what's a basketball team, anyways? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ho-yul: see? u shouldn't have talked about basketball. Some kid 1: hey, how's that bisket? Baek-ho: basket? some kid 2: i saw a movie called bagdad cafe yesterday... Baek-ho: basket cafe? ho-yul: what's with him and basketball? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baek-ho: hmph... baksetball... he's probably some lame kid to play a lame sprot like basketball. Baek-ho: it's spring... it feels like winter in my heart... So-yun: um... excuse me... so-yun: do u like basketball? Baek-ho: WHAT DID U SAY?!?!?!?! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: do u like basketball? Baek-ho: (thought) is this a dream? an angel like her, talking to me? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- gang: ... so-yun: ur very tall, maybe taller than tae-woong. ho-yul: tae-woong? yong-pal: who's that? goo-sik: i don't know. so-yun: wow... all these muscle. so-yun: even the legs! u play sports! Baek-ho: he~ he~ gang: ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: people who play sports are so cool. so manly. do u like basketball? Baek-ho: YES! very much. i'm a sportsman. gang: whoa! he's back on his feet! Baek-ho: (thought) it's finally spring!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baek-ho: (thought) so-yun chae... so pretty. ah... Baek-ho: (thought) if i can walk with her, i can die right now! --his dream was walking to school with a girl he likes-- ho-yul: congrats, Baek-ho. life in highschool's getting better. Baek-ho: no, stop it... :) ho-yul: u sure ur not gonna set another record? Baek-ho: hehe... don't tease me. ho-yul: ur shy? Baek-ho: i'm gonna be a sports man!! gang: yeah, go Baek-ho! some senior 1: how's all the freshmans this year? some senior 2: got some bold ones. some senior 1: huh? Baek-ho: (heavy breathing) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baek-ho: (heavy breathing) ho-yul: Hey, Baek-ho! this is the senior's hall! ho-yul: if u get caught, ur dead! Baek-ho: gotta work that abs! gang: don't be so noisy in the hall! senior girl 1: oh, what's that? senior girl 2: looking good. freshmens r so energetic. Baek-ho: (thought) yes, i'm gonna be a sports star. gang: oh well, we'll jus have to leave him... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- senior boy 1: hey, redhead, u a freshman? what's ur name, huh? Baek-ho: Sports star, Baek-ho's my name! senior boy 1: after school, come to the roof of the school. senior boy 2: no need to run away. senior boy 1: get the hell outta my way! Baek-ho: gag, gag. Baek-ho: (thought)couldn't breath... whew. Baek-ho: hey! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baek-ho: how should i repay u after u almoste choked me? senior boy 1: ack! senior boy 2: what the...? do u know where this is? senior boy 1: ah... help... Baek-ho: should i choke u to death? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- senior boy 2: stop it! where do u think this is, huh? Baek-ho: senior hall. senior boy 2: well, i guess u know... senior boy 2: hey, that's enough, let him go. senior boy 2: hey, c'mon! ur gonna kill him! senior boy 2: somebody, help! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- senior boy 3: hey, there's a fight! somone should go get the teacher. so-yun: oh, that's... so-yun: Baek-ho! Baek-ho: ... so-yun: what're u doing? u know some seniors or something? Baek-ho: yeah... a freind... u? so-yun: my brother's a senior. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: i brought his lunch, but i always get nervous coming here. Baek-ho: uh... yeah... me too... senior boy 2: who's that? Baek-ho: (thought) brother, hm? so-yun: hm? where're u going? Baek-ho: jus to say hi to ur brother. so-yun: AH~! no! so-yun: even though it's my brother, i'm still embarassed. let's jus go back to the freshmen's hall. Baek-ho: ok... i guess so.. senior boy 4: he's pretty tough. senior girl 3: he looked kinda dumb, but that was really scary. young-gul: hey, what happened here? senior boys 1,2: young-gul! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- young-gul: WHAT!?! young-gul: stupid... getting beat up by a freshman... young-gul: who is he? young-gul: hm? Baek-ho? i've heard of him. young-gul: Baek-ho, from hae-dong junior high. he came to our school...? young-gul: u did tell him to come up after school, right? senior boys 1,2: yea, we did. young-gul: really...? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- young-gul: i'll take care of him. after school. so-yun: hey, if u have time, do u wanna stop by the gym? so-yun: i mean, if u have other plans... Baek-ho: NO! i don't have ANY plans! young-gul: i'll show him the terror of this book-san high. young-gul: come, Baek-ho! senior boy 2: go, young-gul! gang: where'd Baek-ho go? Baek-ho: ! Baek-ho: let's go! so-yun: ok --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: i guess no one's here yet. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: hey, a ball. so-yun: in junior high, we got in trouble if we left the ball on the floor like this. so-yun: i was in the girls' basketball team. Baek-ho: that's amazing --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: (imitating a sports announcer) so-yun, steals the ball... so-yun: she goes up for a lay-up... eek! so-yun: ah! so-yun: darn it... so-yun: here, u try it. Baek-ho: ... so-yun: i'm not that atheletic. so i'm not playing ball in highschool. so-yun: but i love watching. i've watched my brother all my life playing ball. so-yun: hey, u know what "dunk" is? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: no, that's a "tank". so-yun: and that's carpenter (i'm think it sounds close to dunk in japanese.). not that. so-yun: dunk is on of the most fabulous plays in basketball. so-yun: the most exciting, and one that gets all the crowd excited. so-yun: especially, the ones with alot of power, is called, "slam dunk". Baek-ho: SLAM DUNK! so-yun: in junior high, when my brother dunks the ball, not only our fans, but the fans from the other team started to cheer... so-yun: the whole stadium went wild. really amazing. so-yun: also, tae-woong's dunk was really great. Baek-ho: tae-woong? so-yun: ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: u can palm the ball? Baek-ho: huh? Baek-ho: i mean, Y OF COURSE! I'M A SPORTS MAN! HEHE so-yun: wow! so-yun: maybe u can even dunk! u look lke u can jump pretty high! because u r a sports man! so-yun: wow! try it! c'mon! Baek-ho: ALL RIGHT! so-yun: y do i feel nervous! u jump as high as u can, and u slam it down this hoop over here! Baek-ho: (thought) i guess she loves basketball! u little cute thing... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baek-ho: (thought) slam dunk, huh? all right, i'll show her! Baek-ho: here i go, so-yun so-yun: ok, good luck! so-yun: oh! so-yun: this isn't football... u should dribble it... Baek-ho: here i go, slam dunk! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baek-ho: hiya! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: amazing... Baek-ho: uh-oh. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: o my god... wow... so-yun: that's amazing! Baek-ho! u didn't make it, but that was an amazing jump! so-yun: u HAVE to go into the basketball team! Baek-ho: u think so? so-yun: yes! u must!!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- goo-sik: yo, what're u doing? we thought u left, and here u r, all beaten up... dae-nam: what's up with him? yong-pal: is he dead? ho-yul: hey, there's so-yun. so-yun: that was so kewl!! i loved it! so-yun: (thought) he's a savior for the basketball team, a savior! ho-yul: oh i get it! u got beat up by so-yun, cause u were trying to hit on her in here, huh? u poor thing so-yun: (thought) he'll be the team's savior... ho-yul: still can't get women off his mind... so-yul: (thought) he will... young-gul: what's taking him so long? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- dae-nam: hm? goo-sik: he's pretty tall, about as tall as baek-ho? yong-pal: is he a freshman? goo-sik: i always feel really crappy when i see someone better looking than i am... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- freshman kid: hey baek-ho! she's here! baek-ho: what? so-yun: how's the forehead? u hit it pretty hard... baek-ho: SO.. SO-YUN!! it's fine!! it's jus fine! ho-yul: so-yun, u should be worrying about the backboard.. his head's harder than rocks. so-yun: hahaha, really? that's what i thought... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: i told my brother about u, and he said that he needed someone with willpower. i don't think that's a prob with baek-ho, right? baek-ho: oh, did i tell u my last name's "will power"? no problem! ho-yul: what? u? going into baksetball team? so-yun: hey, there's the bell already. so-yun: ok, c u later! baek-ho: OH! my cute so-yun! if i could go with her!! baek-ho: than i could die happy!!! ho-yul: u finally lost it, huh? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun's freind: so-yun, u got some nerves. so-yun: what? so-yun's freind: talking to dangerous boy like that. so-yun: u mean, baek-ho? so-yun's freind: i heard from a freind from hae-dong junior high, that he was a gang member. baek-ho kang!ho-yul yang! and the extra! dae-nam, goo-sik, yong-pal: HEY! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun's freind: i heard he was in the gang around here. i think the seniors here are already starting fights with him. so-yun's freind: aren't u scared? so-yun: but baek-ho's really easy to talk to! he's the first guy that i can talk openly with! so-yun: he's a better person than what he looks like. ho-yul: hey, u sure u aren't gonna be dumped again? baek-ho: what? why u... ho-yul: so-yun's really cute, and kind, and calm... baek-ho: yeah, i know! ho-yul: and u don't think she'll have a boyfreind? ho-yul: u think the guys wouldn't go for her? baek-ho: ah!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- goo-sik: that's right! yong-pal: she probably has a boyfreind. Baek-ho: and i call u "freinds"... goo-dik: that "tae-woong" kid's probably her boyfreind. yong-pal: yeah, that tae-wong kid. Baek-ho: tae-woong...? Baek-ho: (thought) (so-yun) u might be taller than tae-woong... (so-yun) and tae-woong's dunk was amazing... Baek-ho: tae-woong!! yong-pal: yeah, probably. Baek-ho: AHH~~~!!!! goo-sik: hahahaha!! ho-yul: hey, stop it!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ho-yul: ur not sure yet, y don't u jus ask her? so-yun: tae-woong? so-yun: wha... what about tae-woong? Baek-ho: i mean... what i'm trying to say is... is he ur boyfreind? gang: ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ho-yul: look at that face. goo-sik: jus as i thought, he's her boyfreind. Baek-ho: jus as i thought... he's ur boyfreind. so-yun: no, no. so-yun: tae-woong doesn't even know who i am. Baek-ho: !!! gang: he's not!?!?! Baek-ho: (thought) in ur face, guys! what about boyfreind? Baek-ho: (thought)... they even made bets... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: tae-woong was in the basketball team in shin-la junior high. so-yun: i was in suh-jin junior high, and since the schools were close together, i'd goto their practice games. so-yun: our school always put many guys on tae-woong, but no one coulde guard him... so-yun: so all the time we triple teamed him. Baek-ho: triple...? so-yun: basketball's play with 5 people, so other 2 had to guard 4 people. so-yun: but he drove past 3 people and dunked on them. 4 times. so-yun: he scored 51 points that game. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: i still can see him when i close my eyes. Baek-ho: ...! gang: huh? so-yun: oh, what am i talking about? i get so comfortable when i talk to u that... Baek-ho: (thought) n...no... Baek-ho: so... u have a ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: it's jus a crush. Baek-ho: AH~! gang: finally! gang: 51st dump by a girl! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- so-yun: ah~~ i never told this to anyone. so-yun: so don't tell anyone, it's a secret. so-yun: huh...!? Baek-ho...!? ho-yul: this is historic! the first dump in highschool! yong-pal: congrats, Baek-ho! goo-sik: the record starts now! gang: ooh!! gang: not the headbutt...! Baek-ho: ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1]