Their Basketball
Summary; She was infamous, yet famous. They never seen her, yet they see her. With one day, finding 5 teens, she gathers them. For a reason. Fem!Kuroko.
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Spring came, the start of the season where all teens were busy searching for schools.
In one certain school, Teiko Middle School to be precise, seniors were surrounding the freshmen with purpose of recruiting new members for their clubs. Being an elite school, Teiko have a variety of clubs that freshmen could join.
However, the most reputed club is basketball. It has won many championships, and is now titled as the strongest basketball club in the area.
Students mostly apply to the basketball club—since it is reputated.
Almost all of the freshmen were hindered by the seniors searching for club members. But, as many as they are, one student passed through all of that easily.
She has pretty long teal hair that is combed neatly. Her sea blue large eyes fits the porcelain skin of hers as her bangs formed her face. She was wearing a Teiko school girl's uniform.
When someone bumped into her, she paid no heed and continued to walk forward, her gaze on the book she's reading.
The girl looked at the clear blue sky.
It almost looked nothing like spring.
"Dai-chan. Have you decided which club you're going to join?" Asked a girl with shoulder length pink hair and eyes.
The person beside her answered, "Isn't it obvious already? Don't ask when you know the answer, jeez." The tanned teen scratched his head. "It's gotta be basketball, right? The school's supposed to be strong. I can't wait."
She gazed at him. "Huh.. Then should I be the manager or something? On match days, I can make you lunch—"
"No."
"Eh?"
He sighed. ".. If you do that, I won't be able to play in the match."
Offended, the girl glowered at him. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?"
He felt a shoulder bumping into him. In reflex, the tanned opened his mouth to say sorry, but before he could say so the figure said 'Pardon me.' He looked behind, and saw nothing.
"What's wrong?" His childhood friend snapped him out ofhis daze.
"Ah.. it's nothing."
"Do you like books?"
"Ah! You look like the smart type, do you want to join our club?"
"Yes! It's a very fun club—WAIT. What are you holding?"
"This is a phone book."
"A phone book, eh? Well it's fine—why are you holding a phone book to school?!"
The tall teenager with dark green hair, and glasses, pushed his glasses upwards. His left hand was taped, even though it has no injury. His left hand held a phone book.
Of course it attracted unwanted attention. Normal people wouldn't bring a phone book to school.
"It's my lucky item for the day from Oha-Asa." The teen answered.
A crowd of students gathered around, circling the new freshman. No, it's no ordinary boy.
Who has a very huge body.
"Woah! You're huge!" said one of them.
"With that big body of yours... you can just win in a volleyball match! Or even basketball!"
"That's right! How about joining the volleyball club?"
The giant youth looked down to them, yawning, answering to them with a lazy tone. "Eh~ But it's troublesome.." He dozed. "But.. I dunno, maybe... I'll keep it in mind."
"Hey, isn't that guy really hot?" whispered a girl.
"I agree."
"He must be a model or something!" They squealed.
He—a blonde teenager with model looks sweatdropped looking at the crowd that gather to him, asking for his number, name, even autograph.
The blonde sighed. "Guys.. I'm really going to be late for the ceremony."
A black expensive looking car stopped far from the front gate of the school. A man in his late thirties stepped out from the car, and walked to the passenger's seat. He opened the door, as a teenager with red scarlet hair came out.
He wore the school's uniform, which means he's a student at Teiko. The butler looked at his young master, and spoke. "Are you sure you want to be dropped off here?"
"Yeah." His master replied. "It's alright. Also, after today, don't fetch me to or from school anymore."
"B-but.. Even if you say that, your father told me to see you off from the school gates. I am also worried for your safety."
"My father has nothing to do with this. This is my own will, and I can take care of myself just fine. Doing something like this stands out, people will laugh." He went silent for a moment. "... At least, let me have my freedom here, at school."
The girl from earlier closed her book and put it into her bag. She searched for something inside, when a piece of letter had been grasped by her hand, she took it as she looked at the letter.
It was from her friend at fifth grade.
To; Kuroko Tetsuna
Yo! It's been a while, Kuroko-chan! Have you been doing well?
Okay, recently, I've tried making a pancake, like you said to me. It failed. will never eat that, and I won't let you eat it. I don't want you to die yet.
Man, you've gotta pay the money for buying the ingredients.. you were the one who told me to make pancakes you know. I KNOW that in some day, I need to learn how to cook but.. come on?! Why pancakes?! My favorite dessert was ruined by my own hands because I made it.
Next time, when we can finally meet, you've gotta teach me how to cook. That's a promise!
Oh. Also, I've joined the basketball club! It's going to be so much fun playing in the court in official matches! Wish me luck to get into the starters! Ah, I miss those times when we play basketball together. Have you tried playing again? Haha, you never get to score when we played. Oh well, your dream isn't to become a basketball player afterall.
Let's meet at the court someday, though you're not playing basketball. Just see me play it, that'll be good enough. That's another promise! Ha!
Though it's the same promise as we made once.
Remember our promise! We'll fulfill it someday.
P.S; How's your novel doing?
From your friend, Ogiwara Shigehiro.
A smile appeared on Kuroko's lips. She closed the letter and put it back to her bag. She walked with a raised head, proudly walking to her classroom.
This will be her first day of middle school.
"Alright... Introductions will start right now." The teacher coughed. "My name is Hiroyuki Saiki." He was in his late twenties, with a tall and well built structure. "First, Saeki Moriyama, stand up and introduce yourself."
"Yes, teacher!"
As the introductions keep going on, Kuroko was looking outside, seeing the activities.
"Aomine Daiki, stand up."
A tanned tall teenager boy stood up, with a grin on his face. " My name's Aomine Daiki! 14 years old. Virgo. Planning to join the basketball club soon, nice to meet you guys!"
Hiroyuki nodded. "Momoi Satsuki."
A pretty girl with pink hair and a cute face stood up. "Momoi Satsuki! I'm 14 years old. I hate frogs—" She glared at Aomine. "And loves cute things! Pretty much like that, I guess. I'm planning to be the basketball club's manager. Nice to meet you all!"
The boys stared at her, falling in love.
"Next, Akashi Seijuro."
A teen with red hair and red intimidating eyes stood up. "Akashi Seijuro. 14 years old. I like to play shogi. " He smiled a charming smile. "It is nice to meet you all."
The girls melted.
Kuroko couldn't care less.
The teacher nodded. "You are the famous son of the Akashi corporation, right?"
Begrudgingly, he nodded. "Yes, I am."
"Hn. Please sit down." Hiroyuki continued, reading the list. "Next is... Kuroko Tetsuna."
No answer came.
"Kuroko Tetsuna?" He tried repeating it. ".. Is she absent?"
That gained everyone's attention. To be absent at the first day is weird.
"Oh well... let's continue." Hiroyuki said before feeling a tap on his shoulder.
"Excuse me.." Kuroko started. "I'm Kuroko Tetsuna." She said calmly.
They looked at her with wide eyes.
Akashi raised his eyebrow.
Aomine blinked, as well as Momoi did.
"... Since when she was there?"
This year would be an interesting year.
School was done.
The club activities starts.
"Here's the basketball club!" The tanned brightened. "Satsuki, let's go!"
The girl sighed, smiling at the childish antics of her friend. It can't be helped, he loves basketball from the bottom of his heart.
"I'm coming, Dai-chan!"
"So this is the basketball club."
With people staring oddly at the phone book he was holding, the teen walked inside.
Being the tallest of them all, he stood up easily. Almost none of the students were as the same height with him.
From the crowd, he easily caught the sight of a gym—where the basketball club resides.
".. Basketball?... I think I should try joining it~"
He strode towards the gym.
"... Basketball?" He looked at the senior.
The senior, who had short messy black hair swept to his right noticed the redhead looking at him with the basketball club's brochure. He nodded. "Yeah, freshman. Interested in that?"
"..." He smirked lightly. "It seems so."
"Then join. My name's Nijimuro Shuzo, your senior and captain." Nijimura said. "You have potential it seems."
Chuckling, the teen replied. "Thank you, Nijimura-senpai."
"Woah, that club sure is noisy..." The blonde looking model awed at the gym. "Sports club huh.. maybe I should join?"
"Ah, but my sister called me that she sent my picture to the modelling agency already.." He sweatdropped.
A sigh came through his mouth. "It doesn't matter whether I join any club anyways. It would still be too easy for me."
Though they are different people, with different personalities, hobbies, likes, dislikes, they have something in common.
Each one of them had stopped at the basketball club.
From the corner, the girl looked at the activities in the gym.
It's the time when they would announce who would be in the first, second, and third strings.
"Then, it's time to announce who are in the first strings." Someone said, making all of them shocked. Normally in Teiko, there wouldn't be anyone to qualify the first strings in the first try.
"Number eight, Aomine Daiki. Number eleven, Midorima Shintaro. Number twenty three, Murasakibara Atsushi. Number twenty nine, Akashi Seijuro." He finished. "Congratulations, you four are in the first string."
Kuroko looked at them with interest.
It was evening already, she needs to go back home.
Kuroko passed two girls who were chatting happily. Even so, she still heard their conversation.
"Have you read the newest chapter from 'Shadow'?" One asked excitedly.
"I so did! It was sooo interesting! Too bad it was finished." The other said sadly, slumping her shoulders. But soon enough, she grinned and clapped her hands together. "But Shadow-kun is going to start a new series soon!"
"Oh yeah? What's the preview like? I want to know!"
"I don't know... the news said that Shadow-kun is still searching for inspiration."
"I hope he starts writing it!"
"'he'? Are you sure Shadow is a boy?" Her friend asked.
"No I don't. But it sounds like a boy so, yeah!"
"I want to know Shadow's identity! Shadow is so mysterious. The publisher won't let us look at his/her real face too. I'm curious!" She squealed.
"Me too! And don't forget the novel!"
They laughed together, enclasping their hands together.
Kuroko smiled slightly.
She glanced at the gym, smiling, remembering her friend.
Oh, she have to write her reply.
To; Ogiwara Shigehiro.
Hello Ogiwara-kun, it sure has been a while.
I've been doing great. Just fine. My school had started today, I'll tell you what happened today.
I visited the basketball gym, because I recall you saying that Teiko has the best basketball club. Thought that I can help you by saying that. The equipment are cool, it's complete and is taken care of very well.
I heard normally there wouldn't be any freshmen tojoin the first string on their first try, but there are this time, four of them too. Their names are:
Akashi Seijuro.
Murasakibara Atsushi.
Aomine Daiki.
Midorima Shintaro.
Two of them are my classmates: Aomine Daiki and Akashi Seijuro. The manager is Momoi Satsuki, and she seems to have a relationship with Aomine.
Well, that's all about today, I guess.
Does it taste so bad that you won't allow to even try it? Harsh. But okay, since you don't want to. That's part of my plan. I thought you would do your best when you make your favorite dessert so.. yeah.
Alright, it's a promise. I'll teach you.
But may I remind you that my cooking isn't the best.
And sadly, I won't be playing basketball any sooner. I'm busy with writing.
You've read my announcement, right? I'm starting a new series again. And I haven't written a thing on my paper. I need to search for ideas. Any ideas for your childhood friend, here?
A double promise? Sure.
Let's fulfill it someday.
Good luck, Ogiwara-kun.
From your friend, Kuroko Tetsuna.
A/N; First of all.. I want to thank you guys for reading, reviewing, alerting, and adding this story to your faves. I'm really grateful of it. I'm very sorry that the new chapter won't be coming that soon, because... just read my profile.
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