Chapter 1
Everybody in the basketball team in Seirin were extremely exhausted from playing two Kings in a row. Some were trying not to fall into a deep slumber while others were knocked out. But in Kuroko's class, there was loud chatter resonating in the room. They were discussing about a new student, but the chatter started to slowly die out as the teacher walked in with the new student. She had wavy, dirty blond hair that reached to her waist, and there were two clips holding her left bangs. She wore leggings underneath her skirt and had blue headphones around her neck. There was a loud chatter among the students, but the teacher yelled for them to quiet down. Once they did, the teacher asked for the new student to introduce herself. She nodded, bowed, and said, "Konnichiwa, I am Sato Ayumi." Some of the boy's eyes turned into hearts while some the girls sneered at her, but nobody noticed Kuroko's eyes widen by a millimeter. Many thoughts soared through his head, causing him to have a headache. He set his head onto the desk, hoping for the headache to reside.
The teacher was about to assign a person to give Ayumi a tour around the school, but she cut her off by asking, "May I have Kuroko-san give me the tour?" Kuroko's head shot up and all the attention was directed to him for a first. The teacher slowly nodded, confused, and assigned her to sit next to Kagami. She slowly walked to her seat with a smile on her face. During the whole class period, Kuroko was staring at Ayumi, who was humming softly and doodling in her notebook.
When class ended, all the boys were about to rush toward Ayumi's desk, but before they reached their destination, Ayumi jumped out of her seat as fast as she could, and dragged Kuroko to the school yard.
After they caught their breath, Ayumi asked, "Are you ok Tetsu?"
Kuroko just stared at her and said, "I 'm fine Ayumi-chan, but where have you been for the past two years?"
Ayumi smiled sadly and said, "I have been in the hospital." Kuroko was shocked by the sudden news. He was about to ask her what happened, but Ayumi cut him off and said, "I will tell you the reason later, K?" He nodded, and she smiled brightly. "So what happened while I was gone?" Kuroko then told her how the Generation of Miracle were trying to look for you, how Aomine has changed, and how Kuroko hated how they played. Ayumi hugged him when he was done speaking and whispered, "Sorry for not being there for you Tetsu." Kuroko just stood there, shocked, but he recovered and hugged her back. He smiled and they let go of each other. They then walked back to the classroom, prepared to be scolded for being late.
-Lunch Time-
"How come you didn't get in trouble," Ayumi yelled at Kuroko. They were on their way to the rooftop to meet up with the rest of the basketball team. Kuroko just shrugged his shoulders at Ayumi's comment and continued to walk, but Ayumi didn't notice the slight smile on Kuroko's face.
When they reached their destination, everybody in the basketball team saw them (Ayumi) and they stared at her confusingly. Ayumi bowed and said, "Konnichiwa, I am Sato Ayumi, but call me Ayumi."
"Why are you here?" Kagami asked harshly.
"Don't be so mean Taiga," Ayumi said, pretending to be offended.
"Do not call me by my first name, I don't even know you," Kagami yelled.
"But I just said my name at first and at the beginning of class. But don't tell me you have a short memory span." Ayumi joked. Kagami became irritated, and Ayumi started to laugh. She then continued, "As for why I am here, may I talk to your coach?"
Then Riko walked forward and said, "I am the coach for the basketball team. I am Aida Riko."
"Really! I was expecting some big fat guy, but you're super young and it seems like the team gives you their complete trust towards you. That's super cool." Ayumi cheerfully said.
Riko blushed and said, "Oh stop it. I am not that young. I am in a second year Ayumi-chan."
"Oh please, no need to be modest. I can see it. They follow and listen to you because they trust you," Ayumi said. Riko blushed even more from the compliment. She then looked at the team and saw most of the second years smiling at her and nodding. Ayumi then said, "Oh yeah, I forgot to ask you. Can I join the basketball team?"
Everybody's jaw fell to the floor and Riko stared at her in confusion. "What?" Riko asked.
"May I join the basketball team?" Ayume repeated.
"Umm…" Riko said, "I am not sure if girls are allowed to join, but if they can, then you can only start after the tournament ends."
"That's fine," Ayumi said, "Sorry to bother you, but if I could, may I help you when It comes to training and managing the team?"
"Sure, why not," Riko replied, "What are you good at?"
"Defense, right Tetsu," Ayumi said.
"She is right," Kuroko said, appearing right next to Kagami.
"Ahhh," everybody yelled.
"When did you get here?" Kagami yelled.
"You're going to give us a heart attack one day," Hyuga yelled.
"But I came in the exact same time Ayumi came in, "Kuroko said.
"Wait, how would Kuroko know if you're good at defense?" Riko asked.
"Well, I went to Teiko with Tetsu," Ayumi said.
"What," Everybody yelled.
"Yup and I was in charge of helping the team with defense." Ayumi said proudly.
"Really? Then please join the team and help these numbskulls with their defense," Riko said. Amyumi smiled and said her thanks, oblivious to boys who were drooling over her. Then the bell rung, signaling that lunch ended. Before they left, Riko said, "Do not forget to bring your midterm test results." Everybody nodded and left, wondering why.
- End of School -
"Why do we have to bring our midterm test results?" Kagami asked.
"Maybe it's because of the all day review tests that will take place soon." Ayumi suggested.
"But who cares about that. It's not like I will be kicked out of the team if I fail." Kagami said.
"Maybe Riko is worried that you are an absolute idiot?" Ayumi said.
"Shut up," Kagami yelled. Ayumi started to laugh while Kuroko smiled at their antics.
- Later -
"What!" everybody yelled.
"Saturday… That's the day of the Final League," Izuki said.
"Right so if you're score is low, you can't go," Riko said.
"So that's that. Everyone is coming to coach's home to study," Hyuga commanded. Everybody was shocked and did not know what to expect. They then saw Kuroko's test scores. The scores were average, but when they saw Kagami's test scores, they knew that they screwed. Everybody started to freak out, but Ayumi was trying so hard not to laugh out loud. When Riko said, "Idiots can't win." Ayumi burst out laughing. They were startled and stared at her confusingly.
Ayumi then said, "Gommie, but what Riko said is true. Idiots can't win."
"That is not true," Kagami retorted.
"Sure about that," Ayumi provoked.
"Yah I am sure," Kagami said.
"Then let's see if you can score a point off of me," Ayumi said with a smile.
"Are you sure about that? You might break a nail," Kagami joked.
"I am sure you sexist. Or are you just afraid that you might lose," Ayumi said with a smirk. Kagami scowled.
So now, there they were, standing on the basketball court with Kagami dribbling the call while Ayumi was in her defensive stance. Kagami felt confident, and he started to dribble onto the key. When he passed by her, the ball suddenly disappeared from his grasp. Everybody was shocked because their ace couldn't even score a point on a girl who was way shorter than him, and there she was spinning the ball on her middle finger like nothing happened. "See what I mean," She said, "Idiots can't win, plus it has been awhile since I played. I'm a bit rusty." They stared at her in shock. Rusty? She stole the ball from their ace, who beat two members of the Generation of Miracles. They snapped out of their thoughts when Ayumi said, "Well are you guys going to teach this idiot or not."
"Yes we are let's get going," Hyuga commanded.
"Well you guys go ahead. I have to leave. Bye, Bye." Ayumi said while leaving.
- Later that day -
"Bye, have a nice Day," Ayumi said. She was working at a restaurant that opened 24/7. She had to work there because she had to take care for herself. The workers there were kind and were like family to her unlike her father. The only thing he gave her was cuts, bruises and nightmares.
"You can go now Ayumi. Make sure not to stay out late," her manager said even though it was two in the morning.
"Thank you Misa," Ayumi said. She walked to her apartment with her headphones on. She moved out of her house because it was a living hell for her. She supports herself, by working at the restaurant and her aunt also helps her financially, but she lives in Kyoto. Plus Ayumi doesn't like to accept the money so her aunt finally agreed to only give her money monthly.
- Next Day -
Ayumi was laughing so hard to the point where her stomach started to hurt. She was laughing at Kagami's red cheeks that were inflicted on him yesterday.
"Are you ok?" Kuroko asked.
"Do you think he is ok?" Ayumi asked.
"I feel like dying," Kagami said. Ayumi started to laugh even harder, and then Kagami said, "Kise emailed me." Ayumi slowly stopped laughing and started to wonder how all the members of the Generation of Miracles were doing. When Kagami said, "I need to ace the test," with determination, Ayumi snapped out of thoughts.
"Well, I have a solution for your problem," Ayumi said, and she took out a rolling pencil. Ayumi added, "Because you're super desperate, I'll give this to you."
"Who wants this crap," Kagami yelled.
- Next Day -
Kagami fainted right after the last test of the day, the language test. "Are you ok?" Kuroko asked.
"Shut up," Kagami retorted, "I've rolled the pencil for 50 minutes."
"See the power of the pencil," Ayumi said. There was silence following the comment. "Wow, he must be out of it, right Tetsu," Ayumi said. They stared at each other and smiled.
- Next Day –-
"How did you do so well!?" the second years yelled.
"Well, all I did was roll the pencil," Kagami yelled.
"What!?" they yelled. They then stared at the pencil like it was a mythical being.
"See it works," Ayumi said.
"How did you get it?" Riko asked.
"At a temple," Ayumi answered.
"Why did you get it?" Hyuga asked
"It is because I thought it was cute," Ayumi said. They stared at her weirdly then started to talk about the upcoming game.
AN: Hello Everybody. Thank you for reading this story. Please review and tell me your opinion of this story good or bad. I came up with this idea when I was trying to fall asleep, but failed and my mind started to wander and then BAM. This was created. HAHAHA... I need to get a life. Have a nice day! :)
