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It was such a lovely day for drinking hot chocolate and sitting idly covered by blankets. Sun rays peeked from behind the clouds and the cool breeze of the autumn wind sent people into a peaceful and comforting bliss. The townsfolk were pretty sure there is nothing that's going to ruin this moment if it weren't for 6 teams of rowdy basketball players having a picnic by the Sakura trees.
That's right, people, a picnic OUTSIDE with the winter season coming. Let's just say it was a she-demon of a coach who thought it was a great idea for practicing stamina and whatnot and shared it with the other teams' coaches.
"The hell, Ahomine?!"
"Shut up, Bakagami! I'm trying to sleep here."
"You shut up, Ahomine! Remove your feet from my food!"
"Quiet down! You're disturbing the others, nanodayo."
"Aww. Shin-chan's like a father."
"Kagamicchi, you can have mine if you want."
Cue fangirl screams from a mile away.
"Why do you have to be so sparkly when giving food?! And why are your fans just around the corner?!"
"They're all being noisy. Ah. Your food is delicious, Muro-chin."
"Thank you, Atsushi."
"I see that everyone's enjoying themselves."
All noise seized when a new voice spoke. It was none other than the former captain and mother, as dubbed by Aomine, of the Generation of Miracles, Akashi Seijuuro. His teammates were right behind him, all looking amused at their antics. The Rakuzan team proceeded to sit down on the overly large tatami mat that, strangely, fit them all.
It was awkward at first but they gradually warmed up. They almost forgot that the old Akashi is back. Not totally since he still calls them by their first name, his red scissors always near, and still scary and intimidating. Nonetheless, his two red eyes are proof that he wouldn't go psychopathic and start stabbing them.
Amidst of all that happened, a baby blue-haired boy sat quietly. He watched everything with a blank look but if you were to really know him and look closely, you would see a small subtle smile. His friends were spending time together and he couldn't be happier. Deep in thought, he didn't see a figure heading towards them.
"You must really cherish your friends to be smiling like that."
Startled by the sudden noise, he looked up only to blink as a woman with peculiar white hair walked past him. Was he hearing things? The woman's face was obscured by a scarf and he could clearly see that she was absorbed in her book. The last time he checked his lack of presence was intact. He's also sure that he wasn't showing his emotions openly. Deeming it to be just all in his head, he turned his attention back to the group when the same voice spoke again.
"This kind of friendship will certainly last long."
He searched for the voice and met eyes with the same girl, her marble-like silver eyes looking straight into his cerulean ones. They stared at each other. His eyes wide and head filled with questions. Before he could open his mouth, the girl turned and continued walking, disappearing from his sight.
"Oi, Kuroko! What are you looking at?" The red-head's question caught the attention of the others. Kuroko getting distracted? That's something worth a million yen! Maybe even more! Seeing as their interest was piqued, he decided to answer Kagami's question. "Did you see a girl pass by?" A shake of the head indicated that they didn't see her except for one. "I saw the girl. What about her?"
"As expected of Akashi-kun."
"Stop stalling, Tetsuya."
Kuroko flinched. He wasn't stalling. He just felt like what happened earlier should be his own secret. He didn't even tell them about her snow white hair and silver eyes though Akashi saw, he was sure he only saw her hair. It felt like those features, especially her eyes, were something not worthy of looking much less talking about.
Masking his uneasiness of the subject he spoke "I wasn't doing anything. Just watching all of you interact with each other when she passed by and said that I value all of you so much to make me smile." To say that they were flattered was an understatement. A chorus of stuttered 'thank you's were said when confusion hit in. "Is that it?" Kuroko was getting irritated. It was really simple. The uneasiness wasn't helping either. And the fact that the events earlier were greatly disturbing him. Why can't they just get it?!
"She saw me and said I was smiling because of you."
Like a magic spell, realization kicked in.
"WHAAAT?!"
More than a million yen indeed.
Author-san:
This is the prologue of Red Fate Book Series: Be Selfish. There's going to be 1 for each GoM and Momoi. I'm still thinking about writing a Kagami love story.
Also, I've decided that I'll be posting prologues first. The prologue that has caught most of the attention will be the first to be followed by Chapters 1-5. I did this because it will help straighten my priorities with my stories.
That's all. MissingIdentity is out!
