It was just a normal day after practice for the Seirin basketball team...Riko had exhausted them to the brink of death, but Hyugga Junpei looked pleased, though on the verge of passing out. "Alright guys, pretty good job today! If we keep going on like this, we can definitely beat Touou at the Winter Cup. If we don't…./evil smile. Prepare to be crushed by your senpai."
**Noooo Hyugga-senpai went into clutch mode. S-scary!** The rest of the team sweat dropped, avoiding his dark aura.
They shrank back, but their looks of fear turned into even greater horror when Riko came up smiling, holding a pot of curry. "Look guys! I made you food to keep up your energy. Now, eat up…" Kuroko took one look at the contents of the pot, and then disappeared. Kagami's eyes widened at his disappearance, and he ran off as well. The rest of the team followed, forgetting their fatigue as their coach's cooking meant only inevitable death. Only Hyugga and Teppei were left at the end, Hyugga looking scared and Teppei looking confused. Riko sighed and muttered, "Well, at least you two get to taste my delicious cooking." ((Poor senpais hehehe))
Izuki was walking home with Mitobe, Koganei, and Furihata and he was just being his naturally quiet self, when the three of them heard a scream from an alleyway. Of course, the idiots naturally ran to investigate. They found a girl, who looked to be about their year in high school, lying on the ground in pain. They saw a familiar sight above her, Shogo Haizaki, from Fukuda High!
Angrily, they advanced on the bastard. Noticing the three large figures, Haizaki swore and ran off. Koganei ran forward and helped the girl sit up. She had short black hair and bangs. She wore glasses and a jade charm around her neck. Her eyes were watery and she sniffled, trying hard not to cry. Izuki thought she looked…adorable. He quickly shook that thought off. "Hey…are you alright?" he asked nervously. She gave him a quick smile. It was so cute, his heart skipped a beat. "Yeah, I am. You guys are on the basketball team right?" He then noticed that she wore a Seirin uniform. He nodded, and Mitobe silently handed her a tissue. It was then that Izuki noticed a scrape on her arm, bleeding little rivulets of blood down her arm. He felt a surge of anger, and a great desire to kick Haizaki in the balls. He then shook his head quickly. Who was this girl? Why did he feel so many emotions around her? Furihata asked, "What's your name? We'll walk you home, just in case that bastard tries to try anything again." She turned red, a cute red, and quickly bowed politely. "My name is Anna. Gomen, it's fine. Don't trouble yourself." Furihata smiled gently at her. "It's no trouble. What year are you in?" "Second, so I guess that makes me your senpai~" She laughed. Izuki's heart was beating abnormally fast. Who was this girl?
They started walking. She took out a bag, which held several pieces of flavored bread. "Here, have some." She smiled, handing it to the four boys. They gratefully accepted, being tired and hungry after practice. "Pan…" Izuki muttered to himself. "The panda bear eats bread." Anna looked over at him, surprise flickering across her face. Then she began to laugh. She just stopped in the street and laughed and laughed, till tears started forming at the side of her eyes. She noticed that Izuki had turned an uncomfortable shade of red. "Hey…" She smiled gently. "That was really funny. You're pretty cute, Izuki-kun". Izuki stared at her, the gorgeous stranger who just called him cute. He looked at her sweet smile, and felt his stomach drop again. Who is this girl? What, what is she doing to me?
((Pan: Japanese word for bread))