Small oneshot about the 168 poll.
"Kiyoshi senpai!" Furihata shouts. "You're called to be in the bench with the top ten in the popularity polls!
"Hmm?" Kiyoshi says. "That's weird. I heard it's all first years."
Riko shows the popularity board in his face. "Check again. You're name is there no doubt."
"For a guy that just appeared after interhigh in the story, that's pretty bizarre!" Izuki said.
"Idiot. His backstory and goofy personality got him there. It's no surprise," Hyuuga said.
"My backstory was over twenty chapters ago, Hyuuga," Kiyoshi says, moving his eyebrow. "And what about Koga? He's goofy and way cuter in my opinion and the fangirls."
"You're really lucky, Kiyoshi!" Koganei said. "You get to sit with Kuroko and four of the Miracles!"
Kiyoshi's eyes widened, hands shaking a bit. He tries to pull of a smile. "Really? That's weird!~"
"It's not like Atsushi's there so why are you trembling?"
"That's why it's weird! Why me and not him? It feels weird!~"
"Quit talking like a happy airhead, da'ho!"
"Just go, Teppei! Here's a book. They said to look busy," Riko says, trying to throw a book to him but aims too high and hits him in the head.
"Ow...Thanks..." Kiyoshi says, rubbing the top of his head.
"Sorry, Teppei. Get going!"
"Yeah!"
Kiyoshi enters the studio to see pairs of eyes from the Miracles. He turns to see Kuroko and waves, "Hi, Kuroko!"
"Kiyoshi senpai is in the poll. Only senpai apparently?" Kuroko said.
Kiyoshi rubs the back of his head, giving his goofy smile. "Hah hah. It might not be after a while. You still maintain the top position being main character and all. Speaking of that, how come Kagami didn't make it into the top ten? I still don't even understand how I got here."
"I see. You're a Gemini. Like Kise," Midorima says, shifting his glasses.
"Eh? Midorma-icchi! Quit being nosy. Reading a senpai like a book!" Kise says.
"Yes. And that's okay, Kise. Hyuuga tends to do that sometimes," Kiyoshi says, looking down, still rubbing his head. Cept he could care less for astrological things.
"Guess you beat Bakagami to the top!" Aomine says, smirking. "Congrats, Uncrowned General."
"Funny you two are similar in personality but one of you gets here, Aomine-kun," Kuroko says.
"Keep it quiet! As for you, senpai, please take your seat so this can be done quicker.
They all turn to see Akashi and immediately sit in the reserved seats that correspond to their ranks. After the photoshoot, Kiyoshi went to Akashi. "Sorry for stalling the time. Hey, your popularity might sky rocket when fans get to know you more. You're still mysterious," Kiyoshi said.
"True. But can you please stop patting my head? My patience is at it's limit and the last thing I want to do is ankle break a player who's already having a joint injury."
"Oh? Sorry," Kiyoshi moves his hand away. "Your hair is quite red like Kagami."
"I see. Anyways, what do you plan on doing after the cup? You'll be unable to play."
"Hm? Who knows? I plan to think about that when that time comes. Until then, I'll play until Kami-san hits me with all he's got!" Kiyoshi said, a determined smile planted on his face.
"I see..." Akashi said. This is the same Shohei's "Iron Heart" no doubt. Somebody keep his hands away from red buttons though...
Close!
Kise: Aww!~ I barely got to talk to him!~ You're mean!
Midorima: I believe the focus was between Akashi and Kiyoshi-senpai because they were former captains in the respective middleschools.
Aomine: If the Uncrowned Kings played together, we would've had some awesome matches rather than mediocre ones.
Midorima: I believe that was why we beat them easily. But, their relationship isn't that different from ours. Probably had poor coaches no doubt.
Kise: Well, we sport the number 7 as highschoolers!
Aomine: Quit complaining, idiot!