*Disclaimer* I do NOT OWN kuroko no basket, I just really wanted to write a fic about it, these chapters are all rewritten but I cant garentee perfection. For people who liked and follow this I would like you guys to read from the beginning as I have changed it up in some areas and to know if I did better or worse from the last I would greatly appreciate it if you guys left comments at the end of said chapter. Thanks for reading this tid bit as for the next three chapters, they will be put up within the next three days, and if anyone is interested in being a beta for this story I would welcome you in a heart beat as it would be very much appreciated!

'It's unusually calm for Tokyo' Kagami thought as he walked home from practice that evening, the street lights were just starting to come on and people were rushing back from they're jobs to get home. Looking around, Kagami sighed before putting on his headphones and listening to the new Nirvana album he had just downloaded the previous evening. Walking down the streets, Kagami quickly turned right so as to cut along the alleyways to take a shortcut through the park.

Even though it was a shorter route to get home, he also took this route because it seemed to cut through the basketball courts. He quickly scanned the area, taking in the empty courts before picking one and dropping his bag and sweater on the bench, making sure to keep his IPod and headphones out of the way as he started his stretches. It was just around after six, so the setting sun cast just the perfect amount of lighting around the area while he finished up his last set. Lying his back down on the ground Kagami looked up at the stars as some started to show up in the ever darkening skies before sighing and quietly getting up.

Quickly Kagami grabbed the basketball and headed out to do a couple of simple drills, trying to loosen up some more before kicking back and shooting the ball. It had become like a pattern now: go to practice, shoot a few hoops then go home and make something to eat. All part of an endless cycle coming into play, in fact he could already feel the noose starting to take form around his neck, but coming here to shot hoops after a long treacherous day of practice... it felt refreshing and wonderful to let loose and let his body have the freedom to move the way it wanted to.

So that's what he usually did, he played until the noose around his neck would disappear and his body began to feel a little lighter and his head a little clearer. After about an hour and a half of playing Kagami walked over to the bench and picked up his towel, wiping away all the sweat and dirt he manage to accumulate on his body without his notice. Though he cringed at the thought of all the muscle pains he was going to be feeling in the morning, before growling at the thought of returning home. He really didn't want to go home just yet, there was no one waiting there for him, hell his own father was all the way over in America so it's not like he could call him anytime he wanted.

In the end Kagami didn't really have anyone to talk to once he got home, no one to come back to or cook for, not to mention the place was far too big for one person to live there alone. Glaring at his towel, he packed it back into his bag before grabbing his sweater and heading out. There was no more reason to linger about, he got what he came for, going through his songs he settled on just putting it on shuffle. Not really in the mood for anything in particular, he headed home for the night. It didn't take long to reach his apartment considering it was just the next couple blocks over. Keying himself in he headed straight for the kitchen he started getting out left over curry from three days ago.

Singing along with the songs, Kagami usually tended to listen to western music when left alone more than anything else. It gave a sense of familiarity in the otherwise very different world that he has come to associate with Japan, getting out two bowls he didn't have to wait long before he heard the door bell.

"Doors open Kuroko!" he shouted before he heard the door open, he had just turned off the stove and was starting to put dinner on the table. Scratch what he had said earlier, he wasn't truly alone anymore, because he still had Kuroko Tetsuki, his neighbor. She never really went out much do to her vulnerable health, she had even home schooled most of her life, though she only lived with her father. Who, much like Kagami's, was hardly ever home to began with because of that, he took care of her when her father was away on business. She had beautiful long light blue hair and dark blue expressionless eyes though small and petite in size, she also had a heart-shaped face with soft peach colored lips.

Yet she was very hard to notice, it wasn't because she looked plain. In fact, she was surprisingly beautiful in an eerily supernatural way, but because of her sickness and with how shy she is, her presence was very hard to notice. Because of this Kagami himself was often the victim to her random appearing and disappearing acts, sometimes Kagami would even walk into the room and realize she was sitting next to him the whole time without him noticing. Other times it would only be after she would have talked or if he had accidentally touched her that he would take notice of her presence within the room or beside him. As she sat down at the table, he went over and placed some of her favorite tea in front of her, he had bought it earlier for times such as these.

"Where were you today Kagami-kun? You're back later then usual today" she asked, tilting her head to the side as she watched him put the food on the plates. "Eh?" looking up, Kagami brought her the food before settling down, "Oh, yeah nothing really... practice ran a little longer than usual so afterwards I went over to the park a couple blocks over to let off some stress is all." Looking up, he watched as she took another sip of her drink, "Why are you asking all of a sudden? I didn't think I was out that late, was I?" he said as he stuffed an impressive amount of curry into his mouth.

"Hmm, while you weren't out that late, it was much later then usual is all. I guess I was just curious about the reason." Tetsuki said as she took a bite of her food, her face still as expressionless as before. Kagami didn't answer her as he watched her eat. Ever since he first took notice of her, he's wondered what it would take to make the usually expressionless Tetsuki show a different expression. Ah, but there was that one time where she showed him her smile, though it was small she did smile,

* Three months earlier*

Kagami had first met her when he had been settling into his new apartment for the past couple of weeks, he had been busy trying to carry in some of the boxes when the fruit bowl started to tip over.

"Shit!" before he could grab it a pair of small delicate, white hands came up and grabbed it before the bowl shattered on the floor and, looking up, he saw the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. She looked up at him with clear pearl white skin and blue expressionless eyes, "Thank you."

"Your welcome," she had said before putting it back on top of the box, "You should be more careful, Kagami-kun," she warned as she looked me in the eyes, "You shouldn't try to do everything at once. It would be very risky for your belongings,"

"Ah thank you," he said before stopping to give her an odd look. He didn't remember telling her his name and yet she had already known it. Looking down at her, he raised my eyebrow. "How'd you know my name? I don't think we've meet yet?"

"It's a small building, all the other occupants knew who you were before you even passed through the door. The women in this complex tend to gossip more then anything else."

"That's how it is huh? Guess I better keep my nose clean if I don't want any trouble then huh?" He smirked down at the girl, who just continues to stare at him with a deadpanned look on her face. "That would be the wisest path to go down yes, but something tells me that you are not one for following what others tell you." she said before cocking her head to the side to look up at him and something about that rubbed him the wrong way,

"What's that's supposed to mean huh? Matter of fact, you haven't even given me your name yet!" Kagami said faking a dubious expression."My apologies, my name is Kuroko Tetsuki, as of now I'm your new neighbor," she said before bowing, "Please take care of me."

This time Kagami wasn't pretending to be shocked when he saw her bow, still not used to such mannerisms from his time in America, looking around he turned to her quickly.

"Okay! Just stand up, alright?" watching her stand up with the same expression did not bode well with him. Opening the door, he place the box to the side and look back at her, " Are you hungry? I could make you something to eat, if you want?" he said trying not to show how uncomfortable he was with this situation.

"Are you sure?"

"I don't mind, think of it as a thank you for saving the fruit bowl, it was my mothers so my father would of killed me if I had broken it."

"Then if you don't mind," turning around as she took off her shoes as Kagami once again picked up the box he had put down and walked to the kitchen. It was the last of the boxes and even though his father didn't move with him as planned, he wasn't going to allow such a thing bother him.

"I hope you don't mind having Ramen do you?" Kagami asked as he turned to look at her, only to find her looking at a picture he had just put up on the counter. It was showing both him and his childhood friend from America hanging out at a local court, though both him and Alex were young at the time. "Kuroko?" he inquired looking from both the picture then to her, unlike before she had a sense of an expression on her face,

"You play basketball?" she asked, her voice gone quiet and soft to the point where Kagami almost didn't hear it at all. "Yeah, I used to be on a team back in America, of course I wasn't very good at first, but my friend helped me out, and before I knew it I was able to play well enough with the kids from the neighborhood."

"I've always loved the game, I often go with my friends to the Inter high or the Winter Cup games to cheer on they're schools teams." she said smiling softly before putting the picture down. "Why their schools? Doesn't your school also get into the games?" Kagami asked as he started getting the Ramen ready. "I don't go to school anymore, my health was never good to begin with and that along with the fact that I spent more time staying at the hospitable then I did going to class... Well, I guess you could say I just stopped going through the trouble and started home schooling."

"Hey what time do your studies end?" He asked over his shoulder as he put in the package flavoring, along with a couple of other ingredients. "Why?"

"Well if you want, why not just come over here and hang out with me afterwards? Since I've got no one else to hang with, I don't mind you coming over whenever you want." Looking up at her, Kagami smiled as he hands her a bowl of Ramen. She just stood there and gave me a soft smile. "Okay, I will."

*present time*

"So how were your studies today? Did you have any troubles with any of the subjects?" He asked as he took another sip of his drink, before once again stuffing his face with more helpings from the left over spicy curry they had a couple of days ago. "No, not really, unlike you bakagami, I don't have much trouble with keeping my grades up." she replied her face straight forward and not betraying a single thought that passed through her mind.

"That's harsh, I might not be as smart as you, but I'm still passing," he defended himself looking only a little put out.

"Yeah... barely."

"Shut up Kuroko, finish you're food, you've hardly touched it." Kagami said pointing to the hardly eaten curry. Usually, it was the one food she ate most of, that and the vanilla milkshakes he would occasionally make for her.

"Easy for you to say, you chugged down most of it all ready. Also for you information I'm just a very slow eater... " She said before spacing out, "B*** you just don't feel up to it, do you? Did you go to the hospitable today?" He asked dumping another helping into his bowl.

"Yes, and just like the last time, they took some blood and gave me the usual check up." looking up at him, she frowns. 'What the hell?' Swallowing, he chugged down some water before looking back up at her,

"What's up? Why the frown?"

"Nothing, just wondering if you had any games so far?"

"Oh, no, not really, I mean, we had a practice game today with some other school but nothing to serious, why?"

"Just wondering, you know I've always wanted to see you and your team play together," she said as she took another bit of her food, "Well, I'll tell you as soon as I know the schedule for the games, in the meantime, why don't you come over tomorrow. I'm borrowing a movie from the rentals place down the street." He said before taking another sip of his soda. "Fine but as long as it's a scary movie," Raising an eyebrow, he gave her a look as if she had grown a second head.

"Why? I thought you couldn't stand scary movies, besides, don't you remember what happened last time? I put on 'one missed call' and you almost fainted."

"Yeah, well, last time I wasn't prepared ... This time though I will not lose!" She said her usually dull eyes shining with determination as she looked off into some far away world of hers.

"Uh huh," 'lose to what? What is it that she lost to?' "Fine, but if I think that your not up to it, I'll turn it off without a second thought." Kagami warned, his chopsticks pointing at her to convey his seriousness, at lest until he remembered that he was still carrying noodles on them and immediately ate them before the could fall off.

"Don't worry, I will not lose," Tetsuki replied choosing to ignore his actions in favor of looking off in the distance with a strongly competitive look.

"Whatever, just come by tomorrow, unless your dad's home?"

"He's not here; he left for California last night."

"Oh, okay then the usual time then?" Kagami ask as he raised an eyebrow at her. "Okay," she said looking down at the floor, "Well, I should probably go, my father's supposed to call soon. See you later."

"See you," Kagami answered as he walked her to the door, after she had left he went back to the living room and turned on the TV, trying to ignore the obvious difference of atmosphere when Tetsuki wasn't around. Eventually he gave up and decided to turn in early for tonight; after all he had a long day tomorrow.

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