Hello everybody! This is my first time writing a KuroBasu FF and I hope I did it right.
This story is set long before everything happens, even BEFORE the Teiko Arc. What I was trying to achieve in this story is the hidden story between the struggles in KuroBasu anime. I imagined that since Kuroko No Basket is a story extracted from a novel, there must be a story that triggered the production of the novel. And hence, this story!
This story is not accurately correct, I'm an idiot when it comes to medical informations. So if I'm wrong in anything, feel free to PM me : )
Enough rambling, you guys are not here to listen to me babbling XD. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroko No Basket.
In a hospital somewhere in Tokyo….
Ryouta: Seijuuroucchi, when will Tetsuyacchi wake up?
Seijuurou: *sigh* I don't know for sure, Ryouta. He could be in comatose for God knows how long.
Atsushi: I can't bear to look at him anymore. Those lingering wires on him are terrifying….*shudders*
Daiki: Remind me again. I think his sickness wasn't that bad the first time we met him.
Ryouta: I think his ailness is the same as you, Daikicchi. Just that his body is more frail.
Atsushi: It's been almost one year, isn't it?
Shintarou: I think I need to repeat my third year. This much holiday won't be tolerated by the school.
Daiki: How did you got bullied anyway? You're a freakin third-year student.
Shintarou: It's an unlikely scenario where I am small and low confidence at the same time while I was having a fever.
Seijuurou: That certainly must be awful.
Shintarou: Mine is nothing compared to you guys.
Daiki: Mehh I was just born with a weak body. *grins*
Ryouta: I only have brain tumor.
Shintarou: Grade 4, right?
Ryouta: *nods*
Seijuurou: It's hard when you have a smoking father that gives you lung cancer.
Atsushi: My diabetes is hereditary. And has nothing to do with my craving for sweets. *pouts*
Seijuurou: And you also have leukemia, if I'm not mistaken?
Atsushi: Yeah that too.
Silence occupied the atmosphere for five seconds until Shintarou speaks up.
Shintarou: Even if he do wake up, you guys don't have much time left…
Shintarou's sentence colored the gloomy mood into one that could kill one's self with the intensity. Suddenly, Daiki smacks Shintarou's head.
Daiki: We don't need you to clarify that for us.
Ryouta: …..The doctors said I might have only one month….
All but Ryouta: What?!
Atsushi: B-but…Didn't before this they say you have at least a year?
Ryouta: That is true, but recently they scanned my brain and it looks like the tumor was growing faster than they thought. No wonder my migraine was coming a lot more often nowadays.
Seijuurou: If that is the case, we can't afford to lose anymore time.
Shintarou: I agree. Let's do something for Tetsuya so when he wakes up he has something to remember to us.
Ryouta: Hey, how about we write a book about all of us?
Atsushi: Maybe make us like the Power Rangers?
Seijuurou: I agree on the book, however strongly disagree for the Power Rangers.
Shintarou: Same.
Daiki: Me too.
Atsushi: *sits at a corner, sulking*
Ryouta: Aww come on, it would be fun.
Shintarou: If you really want to be Power Rangers, I'll just keep the colors on me but I don't want the silly tight costumes.
Seijuurou: You know, Shin-san, that doesn't sound too bad.
Daiki: DIBS ON BLUE!
Ryouta: Whaattt, wait a min- OAO
Atsushi: I'll take pink.
Shintarou: Green.
Seijuurou: I want red.
Ryouta: Wha-Everyone already picked one! Fine, mine's yellow.
Daiki: Psh, laamme.
Ryouta: It's the only one left! Dx
Seijuurou: Don't forget Tetsuya.
Atsushi: He always wear that black wristband he got from his childhood friend.
Shintarou: Then let's put him as black. *writes on a book*
Atsushi: How are we gonna show our colors?
All: *puts on thinking face*
Daiki: Maybe sweat?
Shintarou: THAT'S GROSS!
Daiki: Make the sweat goes steaming whenever it went out.
Shintarou: Yea that's really not making it better-nanodayo…
Seijuurou: Let's make it the color of our hair.
Ryouta: Seicchi, you're so smart! T^T
Seijuurou: Because I always dream of having red hair.
Daiki: Hmph, blue. Sounds badass enough. *smirks*
Ryouta: Wow, I'm blonde!
Shintarou: Green….
Atsushi: Pink….
Ryouta: …..Wanna change, Atsushicchi? ^_^"
Seijuurou: You can make pink badass too. Look at Natsu from Fairy Tail.
Shintarou: If you want to change, I suggest purple.
Daiki: Still, purple as hair….
Atsushi: Okay, purple it is. We'll put pink to other characters.
Daiki: How about costumes?
Shintarou: I said no costumes-nanodayo!
Daiki: How are we supposed to be Power Rangers if we only have hair colors? -.-
Seijuurou: Maybe add superpowers?
Ryouta: That is brilliant, Seicchi!
Atsushi: Make me tall!
Daiki: Me too!
Ryouta: Me too!
Seijuurou: Me too.
Shintarou: How is this supposed to be superpower if everybody's the same?!
Ryouta: Shintaroucchi is so grumpy .
Seijuurou: Nevertheless he has a point. Then I'll allow two of us to be tall.
Atsushi: I said it first.
Shintarou: Then I'm going to be tall too.
Daiki and Ryouta: THAT IS SOME CHEAP TRICK!
Seijuurou: To make the heights average, I'll be short.
Daiki: You always take the bullet, Seijuu-kun.
Seijuurou: I don't mind if it's for the team.
Ryouta: Let's discuss one character at a time.
Atsushi: So I am tall….
Daiki: And has big d*ck.
Ryouta: Daikicchi, NO! Dx
Seijuurou: Candy-lover?
Shintarou: And childish?
Ryouta: And add some laziness?
Daiki: Fine, if no big d*ck, replace it with big stature.
Shintarou: *furiously writing them down* Okay I think that is enough for Atsushi.
Ryouta: Now mine! XD
Shintarou: Annoying.
Daiki: Noisy.
Atsushi: Crybaby.
Seijuurou: Too self-conscious.
Ryouta: You guys are meannnnn T_T
Shintarou: I need more character development rather than one annoying stock character.
Ryouta: I'm a part-time model, since I'm blonde!
Atsushi: And make the other half-time, a puppy.
Seijuurou: Maybe a fast-learner?
Daiki: Make him admire me.
Shintarou: Okay, that's good enough.
Ryouta: What, why must I admire Daikicchi? And why am I a puppy?!
Shintarou: Now Seijuurou.
Ryouta: Listen to meeee! Dx
Seijuurou: I am short, so…
Shintarou: That doesn't mean you have inferior complex.
Daiki: You are a leader.
Atsushi: *excited* Everything you say is absolute.
Ryouta: Why does he have more powerful attitude than me? T_T
Seijuurou: Deal with it, Ryouta.
Ryouta: Then I suggest he must have a problem with his short stature!
Seijuurou: *shocked* o_o)…
Shintarou: That would make things interesting *chuckles*
Seijuurou: As long as I have absolute power, I don't mind.
Daiki: Now it's me.
Shintarou: You are one tough character to shape.
Seijuurou: Daiki has always been a person who always do what he wants.
Atsushi: Oh oh I know! Let's make the pink character his childhood friend!
Ryouta: Put big boobs on her. Daikicchi likes big boobs!
Daiki: Make me overflow with abilities that people often get jealous of me.
Shintarou: …..You see, I don't know if you're joking or not, Daiki.
Seijuurou: We can't make you an all-rounder. Let's focus on only one ability.
Daiki: I'll pick speed then.
Shintarou: High….Agility….*writes down on the notebook*
Atsushi: Now for Shintarou-chin.
Ryouta, Daiki, Seijuurou: Nerd.
Shintarou: *hurt*….Must you…?
Seijuurou: I'd say studious.
Shintarou: It still means the same thing -.-
Ryouta: How about we put him as a zodiac otaku?
Daiki: And someone who stays out of trouble but always get dragged into it anyway.
Atsushi: Put one annoying brat with him.
Shintarou: Just wait a second!
Atsushi: *steals notebook from Shintarou and writes them all down* There, I wrote them down for you :3
Shintarou: *sighs* fine, but what is my superpower?
Seijuurou: Superpower in what field are we talking about anyway? ._.
Silence….
Shintarou: Why do we think about this when we're at the last man….*facepalm*
Ryouta: Want to focus on something we couldn't do?
Daiki: I always want to play basketball…
Seijuurou: But I love bowling.
Atsushi: Actually basketball doesn't sound bad.
Ryouta: I can shine in the ring with a lot of fangirls as the audience!
Daiki: Why don't we give ourselves a title?
Ryouta: Copycat Ryouta!
Atsushi: The Great Wall Atsushi.
Seijuurou: Emperor Seijuurou.
Daiki: The Sonic Daiki.
Shintarou: ….Yea I'm not planning to insert all those ridiculous titles.
Ryouta: But copycat sounds cute! Dx
Seijuurou: Let's put in just one title for all of us.
Atsushi: Saiko No Generation (The Best Generation)!
Daiki: NO.
Atsushi: Then YOU suggest something, Daiki-chin! -.-
Daiki: …How about Kiseki No Sedai?
All but Daiki: *astonished*
Seijuurou: That is actually really awesome o.o
Shintarou: Kiseki No Sedai, it is.
Ryouta: Wait!
They all look at Ryouta.
Ryouta: We kept talking about ourselves, but where is Tetsuyacchi?
Atsushi: Tetsu-chin!
Seijuurou: We want to make him special so…..Let's put him as a secret member of Kiseki No Sedai.
Daiki: And make him my follower.
Ryouta: Will you stop that!? Dx
Shintarou: What is his abilities?
Seijuurou: Well, he is quiet….
Daiki: Maybe he can disappear?
Atsushi: He does love to sneak up on people and scare them.
Ryouta: But I always jump on him whenever he tried to sneak up on me.
Seijuurou: That's why you're the only one nulled to that ability.
Shintarou: Black colored hair…..Disappears easily…
All: …..
Daiki: Somehow it sounds sad…..
Ryouta: But our Tetsuya wouldn't care about popularity anyways.
Atsushi: Maybe people didn't know him, but he will always be special in our hearts.
Ryouta: Atsushicchi, that is so beautiful! TwT
Shintarou: Alright. We have basketball as our plot, superpowers and a title…
Seijuurou: We haven't decided on our names yet.
Atsushi: Should we just pick from our real names?
Shintarou: No, in order to protect out privacy, let's not put in our real names.
Daiki: How about based on our colors?
Seijuurou: You know, Daiki. Sometimes you didn't receive enough credits from me.
Ryouta: Colors? Mine is Ki….Ryouta?
Atsushi: Ki Ryouta? What are you, Doraemon?
Ryouta: I'm thinking! Dx
Shintarou: Ki….Ki….Ki….Kim?
Ryouta: That doesn't sound cool at all.
Daiki: Kitarou.
Ryouta: No!
Seijuurou: Ki…..koe…masu…ka?(Do you hear me?)
All: …
Ryouta: …..Are you ordering me to hear you out, Seijuuroucchi? =w="
Seijuurou: No I was suggesting…
Ryouta: ….Ki….Kiss?
Daiki: Are you crazy naming yourself Kiss Ryouta?
Ryouta: B-but….
Shintarou: Kiss might be bad….But Kise Ryouta sounds great.
Ryouta: *lights up* KISE RYOUTA! OHMYGODTHATSOUNDSSOTERRIFICTHANKYOUSHINTAROUCCHI! *hugs Shintarou*
Shintarou: Okay, okay but PLEASE STOP KISSING MY CHEEK-NANODAYO!
Atsushi: *takes the notebook and writes down* Miyamoto Ryouta to Kise Ryouta. So how about Seijuurou-chin?
Seijuurou: Mine's red so Aka….
Daiki: Aka…Inu? *smacked*
Ryouta: Why a dog? =_=+
Shintarou: Aka….tori?
Ryouta: Now he's a bird!
Atsushi: Aka….Atsushi….Akatsuki?
Ryouta: Now that's just too grim….
Seijuurou: I got an idea from Atsushi's mumble just now.
Daiki: What is it?
Seijuurou: Akashi Seijuurou.
All: ….
Daiki: Wow…..He IS an emperor….
Atsushi: Even the way he stated his name sounds grand…
Ryouta: It's like the king has spoken.
Shintarou: Hikitori Seijuurou to Akashi Seijuurou….Next?
Daiki: Let's do mine.
Ryouta: Ao….
Seijuurou: Boy, you are one tough kid, Daiki. Ao names are hard.
Atsushi: Aoi?
Daiki: Aoi Daiki? I don't like the sound of it…..
Shintarou: Ao….Ao…..Aho…..
Daiki: DID YOU JUST SAID AHO(MORON), SHINTAROU?!
Shintarou: No, I didn't! It just slipped through my mind! D:
Atsushi: Man, this is so hard….
Daiki: I have one idea but this name means Spirited Away.
Seijuurou: Spill it.
Daiki: Aomine.
All: ….
Shintarou: Well, it's better than nothing. *writes it down*
Daiki: You guys don't seem to agree at all -_-
Seijuurou: We have no choice, to tell you the truth, since Ao names are hard to make.
Ryouta: Hey, how about Atsushicchi?
Atsushi: Mine's pretty long itself. Murasaki.
Seijuurou: Should we add something?
Shintarou: I think it's pretty good enough for a name.
Atsushi: But….I want to make a name that's uncommon…
Daiki: Maybe add 'maru'?
Ryouta: Murasakimaru? =.="
Atsushi: No, that sounds bad.
Seijuurou: *looks out of the window* Grass….tree…..bushes….roses….
Shintarou: Murasaki…..roses….
Seijuurou: *snaps finger* MurasakiBARA!
Ryouta, Daiki and Atsushi: …
Ryouta: So, if I want to call Atsushicchi, Murasakibara…..Murasakibaracch-Ouch!
Daiki: Such tongue-twist. Much complicated.
Atsushi: I LIKE IT! XD
Shintarou: …..Murasakibara then.
Seijuurou: Masahiro Atsushi to Murasakibara Atsushi.
Shintarou: Then that leaves me.
Ryouta: Midori Shintarou is pretty much a complete name.
Daiki: Yeah.
Shintarou: But I want uniqueness too-nanodayo!
Daiki: Midorimaru.
Shintarou: Kotowaru(I refuse)!
Ryouta: Hey, that rhymes!
Seijuurou: It's true that adding 'maru' might be easy, but it doesn't mean that it is good.
Atsushi: Nee….How about Midorima?
Seijuurou: Midorima Shintarou. Good job, Atsushi!
Shintarou: I think my real name is cooler than that -_-
Daiki: Don't try to defy the Emperor, Hakone Shintarou! Now change your name to Midorima!
Shintarou: *growls but writes them down anyway*
Ryouta: Now all that's left is Tetsuyacchi! XD
Atsushi: We always seem to leave out Tetsu-chin for the last.
Daiki: The best is always for the last.
Seijuurou: I really wanted to change his last name anyway.
Shintarou: Kuromaru…..Pfft.
Daiki: I bet his parents were too hasty on choosing Kuromaru.
Ryouta: Tetsuyacchi's color is black right?
Atsushi: Kuro…..Kuro…
Shintarou: Kuro….Crow…..Karasu…?
Seijuurou: Karasu Tetsuya? =_="
Ryouta: I won't allow Tetsuyacchi to be crow'ed! Dx
Daiki: Must it revolve around Kuro's name?
All but Daiki: Yes!
Atsushi: …..Kuro…..Kuro…..Kuro….Maguro(tuna)?
Ryouta: A t-tuna? OAO
Seijuurou: Someone fetch this kid some food.
Shintarou: You've been complaining too much, Ryouta. How about you suggest one for Tetsuya?
Ryouta: Hm….I like the sound of Kuro though….Kurocchi. But it kinda lacks a certain something.
Seijuurou: Maybe add a syllable?
Ryouta: Like how?
Seijuurou: Kuro….ko….cchi?
Ryouta: Kurokocchi….THAT IS SUPER CUTE!
Daiki: Wow wow easy there, Ryouta. You look like a kid with an overdose sugar.
Ryouta: I mean the name suited him so much! He is cute even without the name Kurokocchi! Oh my God I'm too excited I think I'm gonna have nosebleed! Someone slap meeee!
Daiki: *SLAP*
Ryouta: …Thank you.
Shintarou: Kuroko Tetsuya, then?
Seijuurou: *nods*
Shintarou: Now we have the names, now for the storyline?
Atsushi: Let's make Tetsu-chin as the main character!
Daiki: And we are a group of villains that he needs to defeat!
Ryouta: ….It's sad how exciting that sounds….
Seijuurou: We need to establish boss levels then. Easy, normal, hard, extreme, savage.
Shintarou: Ryouta for easy.
Ryouta: Heeyy! Dx
Daiki: Shintarou for normal.
Shintarou: Oy!
Atsushi: Normally I'd give you second best, Daiki-chin, but I don't want to back down in this matter.
Daiki: You want Hard or Extreme?
Seijuurou: Both of them kinda gives off the same meaning anyway.
Daiki: Give me Hard Mode.
Atsushi: I'm Extreme.
Seijuurou: Wait, why did you guys give me Savage level? ._.
Daiki: We always thought you are suitable for final boss stage.
Ryouta: You know, whenever you appear, there's a dramatic opera song playing at the background.
Shintarou: Matches with your Emperor status.
Seijuurou: Fair enough.
Atsushi: Wouldn't it be hard for Tetsu-chin to defeat all of us by himself?
Daiki: Yeah, let's make a character that can help him get through all the obstacles.
Ryouta: Maybe a fairy?
Daiki: This is not Zelda!
Ryouta: *pouts*
Seijuurou: Since Tetsuya is soft-hearted person, I suggest someone that is fiery and hard-headed.
Atsushi: Tetsu-chin is small, make this person big.
Daiki: Tetsu is quiet, make him noisy.
Shintarou: Tetsuya is sneaky, I hope this person does not sneak up on people, or rather, confront someone openly.
Ryouta: Tetsuyacchi is the shadow, this person can be the light for him….
All: …..
Seijuurou: Are we making a soulmate for Tetsuya or something? -_-
Ryouta: I'm getting jealous over this character =3=
Shintarou: I think this is good enough. I will start writing tomorrow.
Daiki: Way to go, nerd!
Shintarou: I am not a nerd-nanodayo!
Atsushi: Hey, I think I'm going to Tetsu-chin's room tonight. Wanna come along?
All: *nods*
That night, in a room filled with only beeps from the machine that's keeping Tetsuya alive, the five men walked into it while making as little noise as they can. Atsushi and Daiki snatched up the first two seats nearest to Tetsuya while the others are left with no other options than to stand.
Ryouta: Hey Tetsuyacchi, when you wake up, hope you won't forget us.
Daiki: That is why we wrote this book for you.
Seijuurou: There is still a 80% probability that he will never wake up...But I believe in you, Tetsuya.
Shintarou: You are the first person that greeted us when we come to this hospital, I hope you won't be the first to go.
Atsushi: Tetsu-chin, We'll wait for you no matter how long it takes.
Their eyes glued to a limp body lying helplessly on the white mattress. Myriad wires, each of different reason, was attached to the 20-year old man named Tetsuya. While his best friends prayed for his safety in every passing moment, they knew that only God's plan is the best. It doesn't matter if they were divided because of divine intervention or normal casualties, their brotherly love won't end.
Not even when the afterlife comes.
*wipes off tears* Do not misunderstood. This is tears of laughter, to be honest. And emotional tears. I have LOTS of stories to tell, one of them explains why Kuroko is on the deathbed. But I decided to end this one here, but maybe I will write more in case I think I have more relevant stories to tell.
Reviews and comments are most welcome! Hope you enjoyed the story. See ya!
