君との出会い ~Our Fated Meetings~

Chapter 1: Kuroko Tetsuya - Sanada Mayumi

~I didn't think anything could affect me in any way that time~

Mayumi's view

My name is Sanada Mayumi. I'm a girl of shorter height than others, have black hair and look like your traditional Japanese girl. The only difference is that my eyes aren't black, but red. There's one thing that I loved, but there's one thing I hated too.

Sports.

I hated it.

Every time I hear someone say that word, I would frown secretly and turn away. I really hated it, partly because I don't see the fun of it, and I can't do any either. I am bad at anything related to using my body, so naturally, I wasn't a fan of sports.

Of course, I'm not too fond of people who can do it either. My mom calls it jealousy, but I don't it is. It doesn't matter because I would never have any part of it anyway.

What do I like? It's really simple. Books.

I really do love books with all my heart. They're filled with so much life and imagination, and I wish to write my own novel one day. It may be a faraway dream, but I know if I tried hard enough I would be able to make it. I have confidence in what I believe. Books are a lot deeper than people think, and people who can do sports only see the cover of it and get bored immediately.

They can't see what I see. That's why I hated sports for influencing people like that.

So, I really don't see the reason why I entered a Junior High that excelled in a sport, basketball.

Probably because the academics are the best in my area, and I wanted to go to a good school.

But of all thing, why basketball?

I couldn't understand that. Oh, what school am I talking about you may ask?

It's Teiko Junior High.

The first day wasn't too bad. I was in a good class, not too filled with people obessed with the one thing I dislike, but there was one person who made me interested in him.

Yes, the person I'm interested in is a boy. I don't like him like that though, he just perked my interest. When the teacher asked us to introduce ourselves to the class, only he wasn't called up. I was really confused, so I raised my hand and told the teacher in my monotone voice. She was really surprised when she found out that he was there and apologized. He went to the front of the class and introduced himself, but I wasn't sure whether anyone was paying attention. They all seemed really confused, as if they couldn't see him.

I couldn't take my eyes off him. Light blue hair that looked soft to the touch, and monotone baby blue eyes that held no emotion. He was different from normal people, with one look I could tell.

The next thing I knew, he wasn't there anymore.

I was really surprised, and when I looked next to me I almost got a heart attack. He was right beside me, reading his textbook and I didn't know that.

His name was Kuroko Tetsuya.

~It was surprising to know that there was someone who noticed me~

Kuroko's view

My name is Kuroko Tetsuya. I'm a boy of average height with blue hair and blue eyes. When you hear this description, you may think you're able to find me right away.

That's... not true though. For some strange reason, the moment I was born I had very little presence. Even if I was alone in a room, most people wouldn't be able to find me until I speak up. Once, I was doing P.E in the gym with my class. I had to tie my shoes since they were loose and bended down when the lesson ended. Everybody ran out and I had tried to walk out but the teacher had accidently closed the door before I could. Supposedly, he didn't see me.

I don't want to remember that so I won't talk about it anymore. I'm sure you understand how little presence I have now.

Despite that, there was something that I really love. It's basketball.

I love the energy that flows within me when I play it. I may not show it in my expression, but I truly adored the sport with all my heart. Even though I'm not good at it, I really did love playing it. I try harder to get better, even if I know I'm not moving forward much.

The fact that I couldn't play basketball never stopped me from trying. I entered Teiko Junior High because I partly heard that it had an amazing basketball club.

The first day wasn't much. I wasn't noticed by the teacher as usual when the entire class was supposed to introduce themselves. I heaved a mini sigh until someone surprised me.

The girl sitting next to me raised her hand and commented that the teacher hadn't called me up. I was shocked at the fact that she did notice me, and yet I felt... happy. Happy that someone had noticed me when nobody else did. The teacher apologized and I was called up. I introduced myself shortly, but I had a feeling no one realized I was there. It didn't matter to me though, because my eyes were completely focused on the girl that sat next to me.

She had silky, dark black hair and red eyes that seemed too blank. She was staring at me as I stared at her, and for some reason, it felt strange. I ignored the feeling and walked back to her, but her eyes didn't follow me. I sat beside her and read my textbook when I felt her eyes on me. I spared a small, secret glance at her to find that her eyes held a tinge of surprise.

Knowing the fact that she didn't notice me for a second made be a little depressed before I shook away those thoughts.

That was how I met Sanada Mayumi.

Hello everyone~

So, a review told me that that person wanted to know more about the managers, so I decided to do short drabbles every time a new character is introduced. I'll probable get the Kise - Kia one up soon.

Please review if you liked it, and check out my other story 'Kuroko no Basket: NEW!', the main story.

~LunaricFairy12~