Memory Loss
Kuroko no Basket Fic
Chapter One
It was a typical day at the Seirin High School basketball gym. The team was having their daily practice, but today, Riko had the boys play a practice game after they finished warming up. It was the freshman against the upperclassmen, and the freshmen were miraculously leading by a few points. This was thanks to the teamwork of Kagami and his shadow, Kuroko. The ball was currently in the upperclassmen's hands; Hyuga was dribbling the ball towards his team's hoop to prepare for a three-point shot, only to lose the ball thanks to Kuroko's ignite pass.
Kagami instantly caught the ball and dribbled towards his team's basket. He stopped in his tracks to prepare for a slam dunk. He used his super jumping ability to jump high into the air. He was about to dunk the ball into the hoop only to have it bounce off the backboard and head off into the other direction. "Damn it," the redhead said as he landed back on his feet, "I missed it."
The other players were preparing to catch it, except the ball was coming quickly towards the unexpected blue-haired freshman. The other players and Riko watched in panic as Hyuga cried out, "Kuroko, heads up!"
It was too late; the ball bounced off the back of Kuroko's head causing him to fall face first on the court. "KUROKO!" the boys cried as they ran to their teammate's side.
"Oh no, he's not moving!" Furihata said worriedly trying to shake his teammate awake.
"Oh man, he's dead!" Fukada and Kuwahara panicked in unison.
"Now, now you guys, I'm sure he's not dead…even though it seems like he is." Teppei replied.
"You idiot!" Hyuga said in anger as he smacked Kagami in the back of his head receiving a loud cry of pain in return. "What possessed you to do that?!"
"It was accident; I didn't think the ball was going to end up hitting him in the head!" the redhead replied rubbing his slightly sore head."
"That's the thing, you don't think!" Hyuga retorted in anger.
"Now everyone, let's remain calm and see if we can help Kuroko." the Iron Heart player suggested.
"Look, he's waking up!" Riko said as everyone saw the blue haired male get up on his knees, and rub the back of his head. "Are you okay Kuroko; are you hurt anywhere? Do you need anything, an ice pack, water, something?" the female couch offered.
"No I'm fine, but thank you though; you're such a nice lady." Kuroko said with a small smile.
"Sure thing Kuroko, that's why I'm here…wait a minute, did you just call me a "nice lady?" Riko asked.
"Oh I'm sorry, what am I supposed to call you?"
The brunette furrowed her eyebrow at him, "Um, your coach?"
Kuroko stared at her with perplexity while tilting his head slightly to the side, "Coach of what exactly, miss?"
A scary smile arose on Riko's face as Hyuga squatted next to Kuroko and asked, "Kuroko, you really do not recognize the coach?"
"Honestly, I don't recognize any of you; who are you guys?" Kuroko asked them seriously.
Kagami gripped the top of the blue haired teen's head with this palm, looking quite angry and irritable. "I swear Kuroko, if you're faking losing your memory to get me into even more trouble, I'll fucking kill you!" he grunted while gripping his free hand into a fist.
"I'm not faking anything, now would you kindly release my head; you're hurting me, whoever you are." Kuroko replied with a slight frown.
Everyone stared at the phantom player with worry as Kagami released his grip on the smaller's head. "Oh my God, Kuroko has no idea who we are!" Furihata cried out.
"When he got hit in the head, that basketball must have knocked the memory right out of him." Koganei stated with worry.
"Seems like it." Izuki added.
At that moment, Kagami received another sharp blow to the head by Hyuga. "Ouch!" he cried at the top of his lungs before turning to the other, "What was that for?!"
"For causing Kuroko to lose his memory you idiot, that's what! I can't believe you would do something this stupid!"
"It was an accident!" the redhead retorted while rubbing his head.
Fukuda noticed the weird, yet frightening smile on Riko's face. "Um Coach, are you okay?" he asked in slight fear.
"Oh I'm fine; I mean it's not like I'm pissed that one of our star players lost his memory right before we have a big game or anything." the brunette replied through clenched teeth.
Kagami blew a quick sigh of relief, "Phew, that's good; for a minute there, I thought I was trouble."
Riko rose to her feet as that threatening smile on her face grew wider. "Oh no you're not in trouble, but I do have a question. If I strangle Kagami-kun in the strictest of confidence, is that still considered murder?"
The redhead stared at her in disbelief as Izuki replied, "That's a definite possibility."
"Don't answer her!"
"Heck, I don't have anything to lose." Riko said before charging at the scared player, only to be head back by the other players. "Let me go, you guys so I can kill him!"
"Um Coach, don't you think that's a little harsh?!" Tsuchida asked while helping the others hold her back.
"Nope, now let me go!"
Kuroko watched the scene in confusion, despite the deadpanned look on his face. "What is wrong with these people?"
At that moment, the bluenette heard a couple of barks He looked down and saw a cute black and white puppy wearing a white, black, and red jersey, looking back up at him with bright blue eyes as it held its tongue out. Kuroko smiled as he picked up the dog in his arms. "Aren't you a cute little guy?" he said as the puppy happily licked his cheek. "I wonder if you are always surrounded with this craziness; you poor little guy."
Just then Teppei stepped in between the scared freshman and the raging coach. "Okay, everyone calm down." Once everyone relaxed he said, "Now Coach, I knew that you are upset, but strangling Kagami isn't going to help anyone."
"I knew I could count on you, Kiyoshi-senpai." the redhead said with huge appreciation.
"Even if he does probably deserve it."
"Up to five seconds."
"You're right." Riko calmed herself down as her players released her. "So what do we do about the situation at hand?"
"I dunno, but I sure hate to see what would happen if certain ears got wind of this." Koganei said as Mitobe nodded in agreement.
Tsuchida turned to him looking confused, "Certain ears?"
"Yeah as in certain teammates that Kuroko had in middle school."
Realizing what the brunet meant, Kagami groaned heavily, "Oh man, if those guys find out about this, we're dead!"
The others (excluding Kuroko) gave the redhead incredulous looks. "We? Oh no, it wasn't "we" who caused this to happen, so you're on your own." Hyuga said bluntly as the other players nodded in agreement.
Kagami gave them a skeptic look as Teppei said with his usual smile, "But come on, what are the odds of them ever finding out?"
At that moment, they all heard a familiar chipper voice say, "Hello, Seirin players!" They all turned towards the door and saw Kise Ryota walk in with a bright smile on his face and wearing his Kaito school uniform.
The redhead pursed his lips at his senpai who was nervously laughing, "You just had to say something, didn't ya?"
All of them tried to look innocent as the blond walked up to them. "So what are you guys up to; are you done with practice yet?"
"Well Kise-kun, due to an unfortunate circumstance," Riko began as she narrowed her eyes at Kagami, "we have to end practice early today."
"Oh that's great." Just then the blond noticed Kuroko and ran up to him beaming with joy. "Hey Kurokocchi!" he began as he petted No. 2's head, "Since your practice is over for today, why don't I treat you to your favorite milkshake?"
"Um sure, but I have this thing to where I don't go anywhere with someone who I don't know." Kuroko replied.
Kise stared at the other for a brief second before bursting out in laughter, "Oh Kurokocchi, I never knew you had such a great sense of humor!"
"…Um, I'm not being humorous."
"Ha-ha, you're good at that Kurokocchi!"
"Who's Kurokocchi?" the perplexed teen asked the blond.
"That's you." Furihata told him.
"I thought you guys said my name is Kuroko?"
"It is, but he always calls you that ridiculous nickname." Kagami answered.
"Okay first of all, it's a great nickname for my friend. And second of all, why is Kurokocchi acting like he doesn't know who I am?"
"That's because he really doesn't know who you or anyone is; he's got amnesia at the moment." Izuki explained.
"Oh that's crazy; there's no way that Kurokocchi can forget about me."
"We're just as surprised as you are." Hyuga said bluntly.
Kise bent down to Kuroko's eye level and said, "Kurokocchi it's me, Kise Ryota. We've been best friends since middle school. We played on the same middle school basketball team who might I add won consecutive championships; you don't remember any of that?"
Kuroko shook his head as he replied, "I'm sorry, but I really don't recall that."
Kise just stood there looking like the world was coming to an end around him. "…Unbelievable, Kurokocchi really doesn't remember me…at all!"
"Are you gonna be okay?" Kagami asked the stunned blond.
"Yes Kagamicchi, I'll be alright; I'm just adjusting to the fact that my best friend doesn't remember all of the wonderful times we had together is all." the Kaito star player replied before he passed out in the very spot that was standing in.
Riko and her players gathered around him looking worried. "Oh my God, he fainted!" the female coach said.
"You know, he's taking this a lot better than I thought he would." the redhead said before receiving yet another painful blow to the head by his captain.
"The poor guy; I wonder what's got him so upset?" Kuroko said seeming more concerned than he looked. The others looked at him like he was crazy which he noticed. "What; did I say something wrong?" he asked as the others just groaned in defeat.
To Be Continued…
A/N: Well my fellow readers, here's the first installment of my very first Kuroko no Basket fanfic. I hope you guys are enjoying as much as I loved writing it. I also hope you all are enjoying the very long-awaited second season of KnB as much as I am. Anyway, stay tuned for more comedy and antics in the next updates. I will feature the other pairings, and there will be eventual KagaxKuro as well. Also, if the characters seemed a bit too OCC, I apologize in advance. I really hope that you guys enjoy this story, and there will be another update soon. Remember to review to let me know what you think of this story so far!