Chapter 1

"Yo."

When pain in his knee caused him to miss the shot and the ball rolled beside him, Kagami heard a deep man's voice coming from behind him.

"You're Kagami Taiga, right?"

Kagami looked suspiciously at him. He saw a tall teenage boy with tanned skin, dark, short blue hair and deep blue eyes. Who is this guy and how does he know his name? Better yet, what does he want?

"Play me, I'll test you," the bluenette said to him.

Kagami didn't like the tone of his voice. "What? Who the hell are you?" Guys like him really pissed him off. "I don't take kindly to guys who tell me to play them without even telling me their names."

The bluenette just kept smirking at him, "I'm not asking how you feel," he responded back to Kagami, "If I tell you to play, you play." He sounded very arrogant.

"I'll tell you my name at least. It's Aomine Daiki."

"Aomine?!" Kagami was very surprised. He didn't expect to meet yet another member of the Generation of Miracles who annoyed him to the death so soon.

"I've heard about you," Kagami said to him, "but you can't expect me to just say yes when you talk down to me like-"

Aomine laughed at him, "Oi, oi, I said I'm not asking. Shut up and play. No one's expecting a real match. I told you, I'm testing you." He still kept that arrogant smirk on his face.

Kagami was really pissed off now.

"I'm not looking for something that doesn't exist, like a stronger player than myself," his look was suddenly a lot more scarier while he was saying that, "I just want to know how much you can do to relieve my boredom."

Kagami released a long, annoyed sigh.

"From Kise to Midorima, the Generation of Miracles is full of guys who piss me off. But you're exceptional even among them. I'LL CRUSH YOU!" Kagami yelled at Aomine.

As soon as they started playing Aomine has showed his bestial skills. He was really good. No wonder he was one of the Generation of Miracles. Kise and Midorima looked like little kids comparing to him. Kagami was getting tired and he sensed that he was getting into trouble. Aomine didn't even break a sweat. Just how strong is this guy?

"This is ridiculous." Aomine said in a monotone voice. "Did you really beat Midorima?"

"Bastard!" Kagami felt like Aomine is mocking him.

"Tetsu's judgement must be clouded. You can't draw out his full potential."

Kagami got struck by his words.

"He's a shadow," Aomine continued, "the stronger the light, the darker the shadow. In other words, he becomes stronger or weaker depending on the strength of the light."

Kagami was speechles. Aomine's words felt like daggers puncturing through his skin.

In a split second Aomine made his move. He was so fast. It was like he flew past Kagami.

"Your light is too dim."

"Kagami! Kagami, where the hell are you?! OI, BAKAGAMI!" Ana kept yelling while she was searching for her red headed friend.

Ana is a tall girl (since a girl that reaches 172cm in height is considered tall in Japan) with shoulder-length brown hair and big, dark brown eyes. She considered herself an average looking girl, but everyone on the team considered her a very beautiful, exotic looking girl. Ana is originally from Europe, she came to Japan with her parents because her dad got offered a job there and didn't want to leave her and her mother behind for an unknown amount of time, so he decided to take them with him. When they came to Japan the first thing Ana did is move out from her parents' house. Her parents didn't want to hear about it at the beginning but eventually they accepted it and got her a flat that was just down the street from their house so that she can be close to them. After that she enrolled in Seirin High for her first year of highschool and met her now best friends. Ana has been a part of the basketball team since the first day it had formed. She wasn't a coach or a manager. She was just there. A friend. A really good friend to all of the guys and the coach. Their biggest support. She cherished them like a family and they treated her the same way. Even the first years she met just recently.

Now, being a considerate friend she is, she was looking for Kagami who wondered off somewhere with an injured knee. She knew she'd probably meet him at the caged court just by the school so she went there to find him.

As she was getting closer to the court she could hear the creaking of sneakers.

"I knew it, that idiot Kagami is playing basketball even when he knows he shouldn't. When I lay my hands on him I'm gonna break his legs so he won't have a choice but to sit still."

"OI BAKAGAMI YOU BASTARD!" Ana yelled as she was entering the court „What the hell do you thi- GAAAAAAAAAH!"

She felt something strong pressing her against the wire fence. When she got back to her senses she could feel a strong, heavy body pressed against hers, one hand beside her head and one pressed against her own, threading fingers with hers. When she finally opened her eyes she saw a tanned face that was just millimeters away from hers. The guy pressed against her had the most amazing blue eyes. They kept staring at each other, speechles from the shock.

Ana's POV:

"What the hell-" Ana thought in herself until she opened her eyes and met with the blue ones.

"W-Who is this guy? And why is he pressed against me like this? WHY ARE OUR FINGERS THREADED?!"

She could feel herself blushing. His face was truly gorgeous.

Aomine's POV:

When he made the shot after passing Kagami, Aomine has lost his balance and was aiming for the fence to balance himself. But in that moment he saw a girl stepping in front of him and in a split second he found himself pressing his body against hers. As their hands spread in panic they somehow managed to thread each others fingers when they were pressed together. He landed his other hand beside her head, trapping her underneath him.

When he opened his eyes he saw a little more than a head shorter girl beneath him, squeezing her eyes shut. Few moments later she had opened her eyes and his eyes met the biggest dark brown orbs he has ever seen. The girl had an interesting face, he'll give her that. They kept staring at each other until he heard a yell behind him.

End of POV.

"OI ANA! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" Kagami yelled in their direction.

His yell snapped them and they separated, still looking at each other.

Kagami ran over to them, "Ana! Are you okay? Are you hurt?" he said in a rushed, but caring voice.

"I-I'm f-fine..." Ana answered, still spacing out a bit.

Aomine gave Kagami a quick glare, glanced at Ana for the last time and left the court. She returned him the glance with her lips parted a little.

"Ana. Ana! EARTH TO ANA!" Kagami yelled in front of her face.

"Huh?" was all that Ana managed to say when she looked at him.

"Are you sure you're alright? Did he hit you?"

"N-No... He didn't. Who was that anyway?"

"That's Aomine Daiki. Another bastard from the Generation of Miracles," Kagami said in an angry, annoyed voice.

"Aomine Daiki, huh?" Ana was now looking in direction in which Aomine had gone. When she got a hold of herself she started yelling at Kagami again, pulling his ear, "Idiot Bakagami! How many times do people have to tell you not to put pressure on your legs when they're injured?!"

"Itai, itai, itai!" was all Kagami managed to say, or better, whine.

When they got back to the gym everyone was already back into their regular gym clothes, training. When Riko saw the two approaching, she punched Kagami on the head, yelling at him for being an idiot. Kind of a regular training.

When she finally got home Ana had a quick dinner and then threw herself onto her bed and stared at the ceiling. She was thinking about him. About those gorgeous blue eyes. The way their threaded fingers felt. It made her heart raise a little.

"An interesting guy, indeed..." she thought to herself when she heard her phone vibrate. She got a message from... Momoi Satsuki?

"Ana-san, I'm sorry to bother you, but could you please come to Touou Gakuen tomorrow at 10am to help me with some boxes? I asked everyone else already but they declined, saying that they have to train. And when we finish we can go for a coffee, or eat something together!"

Seriously? From all the people, why her? Ana knew the guys were honest about them having to train, but still, why her? She let out a long, loud sigh.

"Oh well. It's not like I have anything better to do. I'm an excellent student so I won't have trouble with skipping classes," Ana thought to herself before finally responding back to Momoi.

"Sure, I'll be there. See ya!"

(A/N): Momoi and Ana met when Momoi came to Seirin's pool practice before Ana went to look for Kagami.