A/N: Hello guys! I wrote this fanfic/drabble a week ago and also posted in on tumblr and ao3. I hope you enjoy it (*´w`*) (Big thanks to letti for taking a look on it :D)

Enjoy~

"The only one who can beat me is me."

He saw that face painted with boredom and sadness. Why he saw his former, younger self from the middle school, he didn't know. But he exactly knew what the situation was. A sad smile appeared on his lips. He walked to the middle-school student and stood next to him. The two blue-heads stood at the window, watched from the school building everything that happened outside : Some groups were running, a soccer team practiced and... the basketball team just came from the gym.

The smaller student finally glanced over the taller one and tsked. Who the hell are you?

Good question. Who are you? He countered with another question.

Wha-! I asked you first! The younger yelled but noticed the painful yet gentle expression on his face. He sighed and replied I'm Aomine Daiki. .

That's funny. I'm also Aomine Daiki. The taller chuckled.

So what? Is there anything you want? The middle-school Aomine asked lazily but no answer available. However...

I think practice is gonna start soon. You should better go. The older Aomine smiled non-stop.

As if I need it.

Yeah, you're right. No one can beat you right now.

Every time I play against a team, they'll lose their will to fight after the first 5 minutes because I already scored too much for them to catch up. Middle-school Aomine laughed bitterly.

And neither your teammates nor you coach aren't at your side except for Satsuki and Tetsu.

But even those two aren't any help. At the end, what I need is me because the only one who can beat me is me. After saying that he turned to the older Aomine and the mask he put on ,broke: His eyes got wet and his lips curved into another heartbroken smile.

I'll never find what I'm searching. He whispered and eyed at the other man. So can I...just stop? His voice cracked and broke the eye contact to look at the ground. The older Aomine could see that he was shaking.

After a moment, he patted at his former self's head and spoke , No, you can't. He felt that the middle schooler stopped shaking, Just bear with it a little longer. I know it's hard and lonely at the top but if you wait patiently then you'll get rewarded.

At that statement, the young Aomine locks on his older self but remained silent.

In high-school , you'll meet the one you longed for. He continued. He is the one who beat you in a match. He is the one who plays one-on-one games with you. He is the one who brings your love for basketball back. And he is the one who will love you the way you are.

The older Aomine grinned. Just wait, okay? I'll promise that this time will come, so please continue playing basketball and never give up.

With that, he removed his hand from the other's head. His younger self locked on him and stayed quiet until he opened his mouth, Okay...if you say so then-

Aomine opened his eyes, noticing the wetness in his eyes.

What was I dreaming about? He wondered himself and wipped out his tears. A quiet snoring surprised the blue-head and he turned over to the other side to see the redhead, sleeping peacefully while drooling a bit. Aomine stared at him.

He is the one I have been waiting for.

Aomine smiled a bit and put his arm around Kagami to cuddle him.

Heh, seems the waiting has been paid off. He thought to himself and it didn't take long before he dozed off.