"Woah! That's a limo!" Kagami yelled. The whole team stopped in their tracks and rubbed their eyes. A sleek, long vehicle drove pass them quickly.
Sure enough, Kagami wasn't kidding.
Kuroko looked up from drinking his vanilla shake and saw the limousine, just in time to see an oh-so-familiar crest. His straw left his mouth as he gaped at it. "No way..."
Kagami then eyed him. Kuroko froze for a while then dashed in the direction the limousine may be heading. That is, if, the one in the car is that person.
"Oi! Kuroko!" Hyuga shouted. Just as they were about to chase him, Kuroko shouted. "Don't follow me! I'll be back as soon as I can!" And he disappears from the busy area.
They stood there, stunned. "When was Kuroko able to run that fast?" Kiyoshi asked and the group simply shrugged.
Just then, Riko starts to run too.
"Oi, coach!"
"Don't follow me! I'll be back as soon as I can!" She yelled. The boys tilted their heads. "Where did we hear that?" Izuki asked. They nod their heads together at the same time.
Kiyoshi then started to walk towards the train station. Hyuuga quirked an eyebrow, "Ki-yoshi?"
"If coach says to go, we must listen. Otherwise we'll be suffering her wrath tomorrow." Kiyoshi answered.
They shuddered together at the thought of punishment. The many laps, the sweat, the torture, th- "Let's go already. We'll be catching a cold if we continue to stand out here." Kiyoshi said over his shoulder. The males started to run after the "iron heart". Kagami looked over to the alley again.
'What's going on?'
The brunet in the limo looked out of the window. He had recently arrived in Tokyo to meet another boss to sign a contract and is on his way back to his hotel when he went past a fast food restaurant. His eyes then caught sight of a familiar blue-head drinking a cup of drink. His eyes widened minutely before he faced the front again. Memories of a certain sport he used to play after transferring out of Namimori Academy to Teiko Academy suddenly came flooding back.
"What's wrong, boss?" The chauffeur asks.
"Do you remember the times when I played basketball?" Tsuna asks. The chauffeur then brightened up and nodded his head.
"Suddenly, I have this urge of playing it again. Take me to the usual place?"
The chauffeur laughed heartily. "Your clothes are in the same compartment. I won't peep, promise." He joked. Tsuna huffed.
"Thanks Leonardo." Leonardo saluted casually at his passenger.
The vehicle zoomed pass the traffic quickly with the help of mist flames from Leonardo; and before he knew it, they are at a street court. The court is still blue but dirtier, coated with a layer of particles. The basketball pole rusted slightly due to the weather. The lock hanged there, still tight and secure.
Tsuna stood in front of the gate with his drifit t-shirt on. He gestures to Leonardo to follow.
Lighting his flame, he injects it into the keyhole and unlocked the gate. Carrying his basketball, he enters the nostalgic place and wondered if he can still play as well. Leonardo sat at one side, admiring his boss.
Just then, Leonardo could hear footsteps approaching. He looked at his boss, who was still carrying a calm face. He began to fluster. Oh come on! Boss, there's someone coming! We have to go! He started gesturing wildly to his boss, going left and right, just to get his boss going.
However, they did not work.
Leonardo sighed, deciding to follow his boss.
Kuroko wheezed as he saw the familiar court. His eyes then saw the limousine from earlier and he smiled to himself. It's really him! He thought. As he was about to take another step forth, a hand, female, gripped his shoulders. He spun around and saw Riko, waving childishly at him.
"Why did you follow me? I thought I said not to?" Kuroko asked. Riko shrugs, "I felt a need to follow. For you to run off like that, this person must be really be of importance." She reasoned. Kuroko rolled his eyes.
"Fine, just don't make a sound." Riko agreed as they walked towards the court together. Kuroko began to introduce the person they were about to meet. "He was nicknamed 'the prince of basketball'. He has extremely good intuition that even got Akashi-kun to salute him. It's said that he is the first Satsuki Momoi and the first Akashi Seijuro, with the analytic ability and emperor eye and everything.
Of course, those are false because he simply relied on his amazing intuition. Of course, for some reason, he disappeared from the group and even Akashi had no idea why. Our teacher in-charge did not spill the reason as of why but after he left, the teacher was really saddened. And then, our training doubled just to make up for the loss." Kuroko explained. Riko nods in between, signalling that she is listening.
After the explanation, the female coach looked amused.
"He sounds amazing!" She exclaimed as Kuroko rubbed his ears. "It would be good if he joined the team."
Kuroko shook his head. "It's the opposite. Well, it is good when he helps the team out but he doesn't play often. He is like a prince, giving instructions but not playing. Through out the period he is in the team, he had to leave early due to family matters. Akashi-kun seemed to understand and lets him go but we really don't know why 'till now. From what I heard from Akashi, he frequents to Italy a lot." Riko looked dejected.
After a few minutes, they could hear the pounding sound against the floor. Shoes are rubbing against the floor, creating a squeaky sound.
They hid behind a couple of bushes and watched the only player in the basketball court dribble the ball gracefully. Riko looked at him with dreamy eyes while Kuroko stares in shock. All the sounds stopped suddenly.
"I know you're there Kuroko. And you've brought company." The teen chuckles. "When are you guys going to learn not to sneak up on me?"
That shocked Riko properly while the other was completely unfazed, like it was usual for such to happen. They crawled out of their hiding spots and stood outside the court.
"Don't just stand there. Come in! The gate's not locked this time." Tsuna beams. Leonardo sighs when he realize that the people he heard was his boss' acquaintance. Riko scrutinized the brunet and watched the statics hit over 9999. Her eyes widened at the rarity of such people. Tsuna stares at Riko, signalling her to stop.
"Sawada-kun, how have you been?" Kuroko asks while he bowed. Tsuna quickly gets Kuroko to stand straight again. He still could not get over the way the team always treat him.
In the team, he was like a idol in the club that even Kise worships. *shudders*
"I'm fine, Kuroko. So stand up straight again. Man, we just entered the first year in highschool and I still hasn't got used to these formalities." Kuroko straightens his back immediately. Tsuna then turns to look at Riko.
"And you are?" He asked politely, allowing her face to go red without him noticing. Kuroko managed a short-lived laughter. "My name is Riko Aida. I am the coach of Seirin high basketball team. Nice to meet you." Riko bowed more than 90 degrees, causing the brunette to fluster. Leonardo just shook his head at a corner. Boss really can't get over this, he thought.
Tsuna then stretches out his basketball at Kuroko. "A game? I want to know how much you've progressed." Kuroko lifts the basketball out of the brunette's hand. "Gladly!" Tsuna smiles brightly.
Riko finds her seat beside Leonardo and watched the two friends play. Kuroko first started. He dribbled the ball as quickly as he can while Tsuna did the usual defending stance. Riko watches the match closely and wonders why Kuroko was not making a move. Kuroko attempted to evade Tsuna's field of vision but the latter managed to snatch the ball away from him and score a 3 pointer basket.
Riko looked shocked at the sight. Kuroko was using his evasive moves but the brunet blocked him effortlessly. Just who is this man?
The 1 vs 1 match went on. Riko watches the match intensely, wanting to find out the brunet's secret as well as the reason why no one has approached the court yet. Her eyes dart around and caught the sight of a crest on the floor. Her mind then clicked as of why no crowds formed. She started to shudder. Pulling Leonardo's sleeve, she asks weakly. "Is this place a private area?"
Leonardo smirks at her. "What do you think?"
Colour drained from Riko as she absorbs the new information. Her eyes widened as she screams at Kuroko. "Kuroko! Why didn't you tell me we're on private grounds?" And just in time, both of them walk towards them, Kuroko sweating more than Tsuna. They took their towels and began to wipe up.
"I'm sorry. But since we sneaked in together and the guards recognises me, we are allowed to enter. If not, we'll be kicked out of here in record time." Kuroko answered.
"During the times when I play basketball in Teiko, the GOM frequents this place and held their training camps here. Sometimes the training is held at Akashi-kun's place but the usual would be here." Tsuna explained before turning to Kuroko to give him some advice.
Riko shook out of her stupor and taps on Tsuna's shoulders.
"I've heard everything about you from Kuroko and I was hoping you can join our team?" She asks. Kuroko's eyes lit up at the idea. Unfortunately, Tsuna shook his head. Kuroko sank almost immediately.
"Why? We can play as the GOM again if you like, creating a new team instead of joining schools!" Kuroko pleaded. Tsuna lowered his bangs. "Kuroko, you guys know my status, other than being the prince. I'm the boss of a company, not a heir like Akashi-kun. I've got no time." He commented. Riko then froze.
First, he owns a limo that is also his mode of transport. Then, he owns a large piece of land like this. Next, he has a lot of guards that could kick strangers out in seconds flat. Lastly, he owns a company. Wait, owns a company? He is Kuroko's age right? "No way! Just how rich are you?" She shouted unconsciously. Tsuna gave her a nervous smile while Leonardo smirks.
His fist shaking, Kuroko grabbed his phone and ran to the further side of the basketball court and typed a message to the GOM members (including Satsuki).
Kuroko: Sawada-kun is back. The usual place. Come or he'll leave again.
2 minutes later...
Daiki: No way! The prince is back? Satsuki! Why didn't you notice?
Satsuki: Am I your radar? I didn't see him at all, though I did noticed the limo he arrives at school in driving around. I didn't know its really him.
Midorima: I'm going to get the item of the day from him today. I'm coming.
Daiki: That Midorima...
Kise: Really? Sawada-cchi is back? I'm going to meet him right now! Wait for me, Kuroko-cchi!
Akashi: Oh? Tsunayoshi is back? I'll reach in an hour or so.
Murasakibara: Tsuna is back already? Let me buy some snacks before going.
Kuroko: See you!
Kuroko shuts his phone and walks back, smiling rather happily that crept Tsuna out. The brunet then understood why the shadow was smiling. "You called them here right?"
"Gomenasai ouji. (I apologise, prince)" Kuroko apologised teasingly. Somehow, he enjoyed making his friend fluster because, as Daiki said, it was fun to watch. Tsuna then covers his face before letting go. "Why not we go to the villa first? We have another basketball court there." He suggested. He walked off with Leonardo, leaving no space for arguments. The two from Seirin trailed behind, wondering how the brunet managed to walk so fast.
The villa is of walking distance but it was still far, so by the time both have of them reached the place, they were panting already while the other two are still standing straight, barely showing any signs of fatigue. When Riko stepped in, she felt her heart stop for a second.
The house looked so grand!
Pictures littered the huge walls and velvet carpets are like the floor tiles, covering the floor. The four of them walked towards the couch nearby and plopped down. Tsuna whipped out his phone and started to speak in a foreign language. Kuroko ignored the fact while Riko was awed.
Just then, the sound of bells reverberated through the building and it did not stop. Tsuna sighed and stood up. He then knew who was behind the door.
He opens the door and got ready to brace the amount of greetings he would get.
"~Tsuna/Boss/Tsunayoshi! We're back!" A noisy group sounded, one of them grunting.
"Welcome home guys. We have a few guests coming soon so go back to your rooms to freshen up. You've done well for your missions. Don't bother about your reports, give them to me later." He sounded like a mother hen.
A group of men and a lady in suits filed in tiredly before slumping and groaning in front of the two. One of them had left hurriedly, like he wants to get away from the group.
"Hello, everyone." Kuroko greeted, scaring the group out of their skin. How did they react? They jumped out of their seats and whipped out their weapons, definitely a funny sight to watch. "Oh, it's Kuroko." A white haired male spoke. All of them dropped their weapons immediately and slumped back down. "Nice to see you again. Who's the girl beside you?" A cheery male asked.
"My current coach. Yamamoto-kun."
"Kuroko, call me Takeshi. It's not like we've just met." Takeshi laughed. The female with purple hair nodded. "Kuroko-san, just use our names. You've been a good friend to boss ever since he transferred schools due to Reborn-san and we're really grateful. So call us by names. By the way Miss, my name is Dokuro Chrome." Riko bowed, "I'm Aida Riko. A pleasure to meet you."
"I'm Sasagawa Ryohei," the white-haired male introduced and points to the boy beside him. "He's Bovino Lambo." The curly-haired boy waved before falling asleep again.
Tsuna walks back to the table with a remote in his hand. Yamamoto noticed the design on the remote and asked, "Tsuna, you activating the helipad?" The brunet nods his head. "Akashi-kun loves to take the shortcuts. So he's arriving by air. Helipad needed. Hibari's helipad is out of bounds so I have to activate the other." The group went 'oh' (excluding Lambo. He was snoring already). Tsuna then sat beside Gokudera and fell asleep immediately. His guardians sweat drops with Kuroko and Riko. And they stayed there, waiting for the others to come.
20 minutes later...
The guardians are snoring loudly already due to fatigue. Gokudera's arm is propped up as his body leaned against that arm. His body also supported the weight of his boss, who is leaning on the silveret. Chrome was asleep against her boss while Yamamoto was asleep on the girl. Surprisingly, Gokudera's arm could take all the weight. On the other couch, Ryohei was sprawled all over the couch and Lambo's head was lying on his stomach.
Kuroko reached for his pocket and took out his smartphone. His finger pressed on the button and a light flashed, a click sounded. Suddenly, Tsuna's lips twitched before the group jumped to their feet, their hands itching for their weapons. Wow, they are very alert to react like that, Riko thought.
"I sense no malicious intent," Tsuna remarked, his eyes darting around the room except on Kuroko and Riko. Kuroko then walks up to Tsuna and waves his camera in front of him. Tsuna's sharp eyes softens and hand signals the others to follow. One by one, they relaxed, letting Riko breathe properly again.
Just then, the two doors flung open and the group jumped into action again. Kuroko slaps his forehead physically.
"SAWADA-CCHI!" Kise's voice rang aloud. He ran forward and hugged the brunet briefly, gaining insults from the overprotective right-hand man. Yamamoto and Ryohei walks over, cheerfully greeting the new comers. Chrome and Lambo calmed down and sat back down, a smile forming on their lips.
"Hi guys, welcome back to the villa!" Tsuna greeted when Kise's grip released. "A match to catch up? The usual of course." Satsuki stepped forward and hugged Tsuna. His eyes widened, never was he hugged this tight (ever since the time Kyoko hugged Tsuna to calm him down when Lambo entered the hospital due to critical injuries. That time was devastating because the enemy famiglia infiltrated and held Lambo hostage, stabbing him in front of Tsuna's eyes to get him lose focus. Unfortunately, Tsuna got enraged and took down the famiglia immediately).
"Miss me?" He asked gently. "Yeah, Onii-chan." Satsuki replied. Tsuna has always been a brotherly figure to her because he introduced her to the team when he could not keep up with the group because he saw potential in her to guide the team. He had also taught Satsuki to anticipate teams and how to find the weaknesses of their opponents. The girl became very good at it and helped the team tremendously when Tsuna was not around. Because of this, Satsuki treated Tsuna like her older brother even though they are the same age. Daiki scowled at the sight.
"Challenge you? Daiki-kun," Tsuna tempted the indigo head. Daiki brightens and whooped in glee, running for the library. The guardians watched in shock at the behaviour. Tsuna walks to Midorima and hands him a green ribbon. "Lucky item of today. You're gonna ask me for it right? You're not holding any."
Midorima smiled. He grabs the ribbon gratefully and walks behind Daiki.
"Sawada-cchi, anything for me?" Kise asked. Tsuna taps his chin thoughtfully. "I've been watching your progress in the magazines. Is that enough?" Kise then runs off, whooping happily. A heavy hand then lands on Tsuna's shoulder. He then followed to dodge a pair of scissors. The red head smiled. "Always good at dodging. And forever good at taming even the roughest." Akashi walked pass. "A great sky indeed." He whispered and walked in the general direction everyone headed. Tsuna just started at the retreating figures.
He then turns to his sleepy guardians. "You guys go sleep. I'll take care of things from here." Gokudera looked hesitant but complied anyway. Lambo remained in his seat as he wants to watch his older brother play. The older guardians stood up and walked towards the west wing. "See you later, boss." They teased. Tsuna's face turned red in embarrassment and he pushed them back to their rooms, laughing together. "Don't call me boss in unison would you!"
He walks back and dusts his hands. "Let's go to the library." He points and walks off, Leonardo and Lambo behind him. Riko stares at Kuroko but the latter shrugged. "You'll see why," he replied. They then stood up to follow Tsuna.
The door was already open and they saw the GOM lying everywhere on the beanbags comfortably. Riko stood at the huge size of the library while Kuroko joined the others in lying around.
Tsuna then walks to the tenth picture on the wall where his family's photo was hung. His hand on the left corner of the golden frame. "Guys, of the bean bags now or fall." They stood up immediately as Tsuna pushed the frame. Riko raises an eyebrow, silently asking what's going on. Her question was answered when the room rumbled. The shelves started moving on their own to cover the windows. The beanbags fell beneath the floor and baskets appeared on the wall. In an instance, the place transformed into a full basketball court. A basket of balls also appeared out of no where.
"Now, let's begin." Tsuna declares and spins a ball on his finger. "Split into the usual teams please. Lambo, join the team with lesser people. Satsuki, observe them." He orders. Daiki, Tetsuya, Murasakibara and Kise formed one team while the rest, including Tsuna and Lambo formed the other. Satsuki then climbed onto a bench with a clipboard and pen. "Aida-san, please be the referee and observe all moves please." Riko nods and readied her whistle.
Beep!
The court ran into frenzy as the ball gets passed about rapidly. Riko's eyes followed the ball while Satsuki's pen wrote as quickly as she can. Thirty minutes flew pass quickly but the smiles on their faces did not cease. By the time Riko whistled, everyone was painting heavily while Lambo and Tsuna continued to jog around the court.
"Urgh, ouji. Why do you still have the stamina to run?" Daiki grunted. Tsuna chuckled at the dying-looking group. "I have a sadistic tutor who'll make me and my friends run around town, regardless where, every morning. Guess who?"
A preppy teenager with curly sideburns and a fedora forever on his head appeared. Colour then drained on the GOM's faces (except Akashi and Kuroko. They naturally held neutral faces). "Reborn..." Tsuna gleefully nodded his head.
As cue, the grand doors swing open and there stood a teenager with a gun at hand. "Miss me?"
They laughed as Tsuna screamed, "ONCOMING BULLETS! RUN!" They started to run even though they were tired. Reborn pouted a little but a gleam can be seen in his eyes. "Aww, what's the hurry? Its just training." A shiver went down the girls' spine as they watch the boys screaming at the top of their lungs while avoiding gun shots aiming at them. Somehow, Reborn is constantly on Kuroko's tail, not allowing him to use his misdirection.
While they were all distracted, Tsuna popped up beside them. "Hey, I have a proposal."
"Aah!" They exclaimed but the boys did not stop to watch. Tsuna then waved his hands to quiet them down.
"Chill! It's just me and I have a proposal to make." They calmed down and listened properly. "I'm sure the winter cup is over so I would like to host a training camp." Tsuna said calmly while watching the two females freaked out. The first to recover was Riko. "How? And who? And where?"
"I've planned out everything already. So just follow the instructions accordingly and tell the rest by Monday." He hands them a white envelope. Cocking an eyebrow, they opened the envelope.
Dear Friends,
I'm sure the winter cup is over thus I invite you to a training camp with my colourful headed friends *Satsuki scoffs here*. If you can't make it, its fine.
Just remember to bring some clothes, your bottle of water (no water, no entry), toiletries and your items to sleep. The rest is provided at the camp.
Remember to come with your colourful headed friends or you won't be granted entry into the area. Transportation would also be provided so gather at your school and wait for a vehicle to arrive.
Report to school at 7am with at least 3 sets of clothes and everything I asked to bring in your bag.
I hope to see you soon.
Regards,
The 7th member of the GOM, the Prince
They cracked up at the letter. It was definitely an informal invitation to his house to get them trained for the next tournament. "Now help me gather the rest so that I can tell them. Satsuki, help me quell down Reborn too." They quickly did as they were told and soon, everyone (except Daiki and Kuroko since their manager and coach respectively, has it) surrounded Tsuna with sparkling as their hands held the opened letter.
"Arigatou OUJI!" they thanked loudly. Tsuna's face turned pink. "Ah, yadah... Now go or else no camp." Tsuna started to smile sadistically, sending a shiver down everyone's spine. "The limousine is downstairs. Leonardo, please?" The Italian bowed and ushered everyone out. When everyone is out, Tsuna remarked, "time to get the others working their muscles too."
Lambo looks up at him. "They play basketball too?"
"Of course, I play because of them. They looked so interested when Akashi-kun offered us to join."
Lambo's mind registered. New fact of the day: Tsuna-nii and the others play basketball.
That day...
Limousines rolled into the estate, allowing the people to alight from their long ride in front of the grand doors. The GOM led their members into the library, where the court has already been set. Standing in the center of the court is Tsuna and his guardians , all in sport gears.
"Welcome, I'm Sawada Tsunayoshi and you know me as the prince." Excited murmurings broke in between the boys. Clapping, Tsuna and his friends' eyes glint evilly.
"Let's start the camp!"
Okay, this is my first ever one-shot and I think I screwed up. I hope everyone enjoyed it so thank you for reading this half-assed work (I did do my best but I think I didn't as well). Please leave a review as you leave. Favourites are also well appreciated.
Edited: 12/5/16 (dd/mm/yy) To be honest, the first word of the whole thing was a vulgarity, but I decided against it. Sorry.