(Slam Dunk) Ten Years Later, Maple and Sunlight

That day, she looked Sakuragi Hanamichi straight in the eye and said, "Ten years ago, we knew so little about love. We loved each other in our own ways, and even now, we still can't weigh our places in each other's hearts..."

He cut her off. He knew she was about to turn him down.

"In my life, I can't do without any of these: basketball, sleep, and... you."

He was stubborn as a child, trying to make her believe that there had never been a time when he loved her most, only times when he loved her more.

(This novel is set against the background of all 101 episodes of Slam Dunk. It adds some characters and romances to the original work by the manga's creator. Written with respect for the original, it will eventually tell what happens after everyone has grown up.)