Note from Author: This story doesn't take into account the events from Extra Game. This story also has a number of spoilers as well as original characters.
The Proposal
A Seirin High office aid quickly escorted a special guest to the school's gymnasium. The aid gently pushed the gym door open and walked with the guest to greet Riko Aido. The freshly cleaned floor squeaked under their shoes.
"Minori Suda, but everyone calls me Nori," the guest shook the young coach's hand.
Riko knows exactly who Minori is, she's seen her in every women's sports magazine. To be quite honest, Riko was a little starstruck.
Seirin was still practicing while the two girl's discussed what brought Minori to their school. Hyuga noticed Minori first, then Izuki and Kagami. The three boy talked about the guest while they were practicing shooting.
"She looks familiar," Hyuga narrowed his eyes to get a better look at Minori as she smiled at Riko.
Minori definitely has a face and stature that you would remember. She has clear brown skin, long, black, and wavy hair, also according to her stats; she's 5'11" (She towers over Riko.) Kuroko definitely recognizes her. He points out, "Momoi called awhile ago and said that Aomine was taking a girl out on a date."
At the sound of her boyfriend's name, Minori snapped to attention. Her eyes instantly latched onto to Kuroko (Aomine only speaks fondly of him), but she's never met Kuroko. Minori flashed a closed mouthed smile in his direction then went back to her conversation with Riko.
"I heard about your match with Tōō last week," Riko smiled nervously, "You beat them 98 to 86. That's a pretty astounding feat, especially since you've never played a men's team before."
"Well, personally I've never played a men's team before; but my school, Okanishi International High, is known for challenging a wide array of teams. Let me explain why I'm here though," Minori's face went expressionless, "We would like to play Seirin within the next two weeks. I think it would be great practice for both teams and a good opportunity for my team to leave the Kanagawa prefecture for a little while. It's been awhile since we played anyone decent there."
Riko remembered a game she saw Minori's team play in last year. They made it all the way to Nationals; only to have their star player tear their ACL in the second to last game, then Okanishi beats their rivals by 20 points in order to take 1st place. This year they're the top choice for winning the whole thing once again. Riko thought that Minori had a point, this would be good practice for Seirin since they haven't played a team since the Interhighs. Minori changed her expression to become more gentle.
"Don't keep me waiting too long, here's my coach's number in case you say yes. And I'll just warn you now, I don't take 'no's' kindly," Minori winked and left the gym.
Riko called the team to a huddle. She explained the proposition that Minori had presented to them.
Kagami was the first to speak up, "Why would we say no to that? If they're that good, it'll be an interesting math."
The rest of the team had similar reactions. Riko took this as an okay to call Okanishi's coach and letting them know that Seirin was on board.