Soulmates

A/N After a week of rolling this idea around my head, I decided to write it, and upload it. This is my first fanfic so I am hoping for a good experience : ) I just want to thank everyone who read my story in advance, so thank you : )! I hope you all enjoy reading this as much as I had writing it. Take care!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basket or any of the the characters other than my OC.

Chapter 1

~ In which Mei's life changed ~

"Papa, Papa where is Mama?" The little girl with the brown hair, and violet eyes that were much too serious for a child her age, asked her father.

The little girl's father did not answer, and instead rubbed away his tears furiously.

"Papa? Are you crying? What is wrong Papa?" The little girl questioned her father.

Seeing that her father was not responding to her she decided to grab his sleeves and pull it hoping for some kind of reaction.

"Mei" Her father said slowly.

"Yes, Papa?"she answered nervously. She did not know her father's tone of voice could be so low, it scared her.

"Mei, Listen carefully to me. People are selfish. They only hurt you. If you ever open your heart to others they will trample it." Her father said this with a voice even lower than before.

"Papa…I do not understand. What are you talking about? Where is mama?" The little girl questioned her father again.

"Mei, I want to protect you and Koji. So what I tell you now maybe very confusing, and you may not like it, but it will help you in life" Her father said this with a voice that was much more familiar with her.

"Papa…" The little girl said quietly. She was already very confused; she did not want to be more confused.

"Mei people will eat you up in this world if you show kindness. So before you can be hurt, build a wall for yourself and be selfish." Her father said this with such sorrow that his normally golden, warm eyes looked almost grey.

"Papa, I do not understand. What do you mean? I like helping people" The little girl was very confused now. They were taught in school to respect, love, and help others. She could not help wondering why her father was telling her the opposite.

"Mei you are a very kind girl. That kindness will lead to your demise. If you do not want to be destroyed in life than change yourself or you will go through what I am going through." Her father said this in a voice that was much too fierce for a young girl to hear.

The girl was not only confused now but also scared. She did not know what had happened to her loving father. She also did not know where her mother had gone. She had come home from school expecting to see her mother in the kitchen, snack in hand for her. Instead she came home to darkness, and the quiet sobbing of her father.

While the girl was immersed in her thoughts her father got up and started walking up the stairs to her parent's room. He stopped after climbing a few steps, and without turning around, he said in a very malicious voice

"And about your Mother, well let's just say that she is very, very selfish. She does not love you, Koji or I. I do not want to hear her name here ever again"

After saying that her father disappeared into what was now his room. Mei helplessly sat by the base of the sofa, and put her head on her knees hugging herself. She wanted to take her school bag and walk out the door. She wanted to pretend that this did not happen, and perhaps by pretending that this did not happen would restore her life back to how it was. It was a foolish thought for someone as sensible as her, but she wanted nothing more for her mother to come back and father to be himself again.

Her mother was not selfish. She had told the girl every single night, with a kiss on her forehead that she loved her. How could someone who did not love her tell her every night that she did? But then, if her mother had truly loved her, why was she not here? Was not the lack of her mother's presences itself an agreement to what her father had said? So than maybe her mother was selfish.

The little girl felt something tugging on her sleeves, the same way she had tugged on her father's sleeves earlier. She brought her head up slightly to see identical violet eyes stare into hers.

"Maay, hunngry" The very small toddler with innocent violet eyes said to the little girl.

Bringing her head fully up she grasped the boy in her arms, and began to cry.

"Maay, why sad? Where mama?" The boy questioned

It was then where the little girl's love for her mother turned into hate. Her mother had not only abandoned her, but also her even more helpless brother. With new determination, she whispered

"Koji I will protect you, even if…even if I have to be selfish to do so" she said this while rubbing his back.

The boy, clearly not aware of what the little girl said, laughed in delight. That's it, the little girl thought. Just keep smiling.

~Present day~

The foyer of the basketball center was flooded with sunlight from the July sun. Today had been the Inter high semifinals and from the various conversations Mei picked up it been intense. Pushing a strand of brown hair behind her ears the small girl began making her way to the employees lounge. This job had not been easy to get, but her excellent academic record had made her a shoo-in. However she had no set position in this job, as today she was assigned reception duty. The brunette had to sit at the sunny, office desk all day answering calls. She was tired; however it was not the work that was tiring her out as there were only a few schools left in this competition, thus less calls. It was the constant talk about basketball that was tiring her out. Basketball to her was just as interesting as watching grass grow. Sports in general were boring to her. Thankfully though, she was done for the day.

Grabbing out her Physics workbook from her shoulder bag, she started to read it while walking to the lounge. She needed to retrieve her other belongings before she could go home. She had wanted to take cram school over summer break but because her family could not afford it she had to work instead. However she was determined to study whenever possible even if that meant multitasking.

"Nonaka-san… Nonaka-san?! Is that you?" A man yelled behind her.

Angrily closing her physics book the girl turned around to see who had interrupted her. Her anger quickly faded away as a familiar, middle aged, man walked towards her.

"Nonaka-san, it is you!" He exclaimed with such happiness that was unfamiliar with the girl as this man usually had a serious expression on his face

"Hello Takeuchi-sensei" She said uncomfortably

"Nonaka-san, what are you doing here? I never knew you liked basketball you always seem so engrossed in your studies" He asked her curiously.

"I'm working here over summer break sir" She replied.

"Work? Oh I see. Anyways Nonaka-san I'm glad I bumped into you here. I forgot my clipboard in the locker room that was assigned to us. I'm so tired from today's game, I do not think I can walk all the way there. If it's not too much to ask, could you please retrieve my clipboard for me?" The man said this with a face that Mei was very familiar with, she had seen it many times when he taught Japanese history. She knew he was not asking her, he was ordering her too.

"No I do not mind sir; I will go and get it for you. Where will you be waiting?" She asked quietly

"Oh Thank you, Thank you Nonaka-san! I will be in the front foyer of this center. I parked my car close to entrance of this building." He said with gratitude, and started to walk away.

He did not even say good bye she thought bitterly.

"See you later" she said to the empty air around her and then she turned around and started walking.

People are really selfish she thought. They always think about themselves, and not others. Sensei asked me to retrieve his clipboard because he was too tired. He did not even stop to think that I too, maybe tired. Sighing she stopped walking. Just a little bit longer Mei, a little bit she encouraged herself. Then it hit her. He did not tell her which room was assigned to her school. Sighing some more she dug out her own clipboard from her shoulder bag. Since she was an employee here she was given many sheets related to this center, one of them indicated what locker room was assigned to what school.

She took the locker room sheet from the clipboard out and started to scan the front side for the sheet. As her eyes went down she read `Kaijo High School – Room 12'. She knew that all the even numbered rooms were on her right, and the odds on her left. The room closest to her on her right read `8'. 12 is pretty close; finally something's happening in my favor she thought.

Feeling a bit more optimistic she started walking again. She quickly passed the locker room numbered 10. However she started to feel uneasy as she came to locker room '12'. She couldn't explain why she felt this way, but her intuition told her to open the door softly, and slowly. So she did.

At first all she could see was darkness. Then she saw him- a boy encompassed in darkness. The dim light of the hallway cascaded it's way into the change room. She noticed his fist first. Light pink, and angrily against a locker- as if he had been slamming the locker. He was dressed in a blue jersey, and blue shorts. Though the boy did not utter any sounds, he was shaking. She could tell he had been crying. Her heart started to hurt.

She remembered a time many years ago. It had been a few weeks after her mother had left. She was walking home from school, and it had been raining heavily. An old woman had fallen on the floor. A man close to the woman had walked up to her, and instead of helping the woman up he took her purse and ran. Mei just remembered thinking people are selfish. She had then resumed her walk home. Seeing the helpless woman on the floor, surrounded by curious bystanders, did not affect Mei at all.

Then why, why did seeing this boy, who she did not know, cry cause her heart to hurt so viciously when an old woman, soaked, and on the floor did not.

Just close the door and walk out she told herself. However for some reason she remained stationed to the door. Her body was not listening to her. She felt like a spectator to her own body, as she started to walk towards the boy.

"K-Kise?" The boy said shakily.

Hearing his voice sound so vulnerable, caused her heart to break even more. She continued to walk towards him.

"Kise, y-you moron, I told you go to ahead"

She felt the wall that she had enclosed herself in from that fateful day in her childhood start to break as she put her arms around the boy.

"Kise what the hel-" the boy started to say as he turned around.

Azure eyes, filled with shock stared into her equally shocked violet eyes.

There were silence for a few minutes, and then the boy de tangled himself from her, and slightly backed away.

"Who are you?"

She felt herself regain control over her body as she too backed away.

The boy was not a patient one as he said with frustration

"I said who the hell are you, and why did you hug me?"

Good question.