[Kuroko no Basuke is not owned by me!]
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Synchronization Chapter 2.

"Kise?"
"What happened?"

"Are you okay?"

The blond player whose hand was inches away from the basket, was now sprawled on the floor, the basketball quietly bouncing away after being dropped. He appeared to take no notice of his seniors and was focused on the pain caused by the impact of the fall.

Hmm? Why am I in the Kaijou gym? Is this a dream? No, it can't be, because I still feel the pain from falling after suddenly being up in the air, just after passing a ball to Kagami-kun. This is peculiar...

The blond player blinked twice, only just noticing the seniors who seemed to be hovering over him with worried looks.

"Ah. I'm fine now. Sorry for worrying you."

He respectfully bowed his head down and got up as his teammates walked out of the way, all of them looking at him strangely. The teen in jersey number 8 bent down to whisper to the captain and the blond player craned his neck to listen in.

"Kasamatsu. Is it just me, or did Kise get substantially more polite than usual?"

"No... he did. Did he go through some life changing moment while he fell? Anyways..."

Kise? I assume they're talking about me. So that means... I'm in Kise's body now. It's impossible to believe, but if I look at the facts; I am in the Kaijou gym, and if I look at my height now, I'm taller than Kise's captain. Also, if I do admit that I am in Kise's body, that would mean tha-

Kuroko did not get to finish his thought as he was quickly interrupted by a sudden blow from his back. He glared back to see the source and his eyes immediately softened.

"KISE! STUPID! WHY DID YOU MISS THE DUNK?"

"I'm truly sorry... err... Kasamatsu-senpai. Please excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom."

Kuroko quickly left the scene, leaving the rest of the team to follow him with their eyes, confused by the strange politeness that suddenly arose in 'Kise'. Rather than actually going to the Kaijou bathroom where anyone can easily interrupt a conversation, Kuroko wandered around until he reached the back of Kaijou High and found a satisfying place to converse. He reached into the pocket of Kise's gym shorts, found the gray phone and flipped it open, dialing his own number.

"Hello? This is Kurokocc- Kuroko Tetsuya."

"Kise-kun, is that you?"

"KUROKOCCHI?"

Kuroko gave a brief sigh, glad that his assumption was correct.

Okay, it seems that I was correct in thinking that Kise-kun was in my body as well. Now... what should I tell him? I should meet up with him first, right? That would be the logical thing to do for now.

He looked at the time on the phone and did a quick calculation.

"Ah. I guess it is. It seems we have switched bodies then. Where are you now?"

"KUROKOCCHIIIIIIIIII. I'M IN A BATHROOM AT SEIREN. "

"Hmm. There's only about 15 minutes until clubs end. I'll meet you at Seiren's entrance after clubs. Don't tell anyone until we have this figured out, and Kise-kun?"

"Yes?"

"I would prefer it if you didn't do anything stupid in my body."

"Eh-?"

"Remember what I said and don't forget to be polite to my upperclassman. Bye."

Kuroko quickly shut the phone and ran back towards the gym, hoping that Kise's seniors wouldn't be suspicious of where he was. While sprinting to the sports facility, he thought of several things he had to address while staying in Kise's body.

I should probably pretend to be Kise-kun for now. That guy... probably speaks really loud. Oh yea, his fangirls too. I'm not good at speaking loud or being noticed. This is going to be a problem... as well as his basketball style.

Before he realized it, Kuroko already had reached the facility and pushed the doors open to reveal the large gym along with Kise's seniors that had turned around to see who had entered.

"KISE! WHAT WERE YOU DOING FOR SO LONG? GET BACK ON THE COURT. WE'RE HAVING A MINI-MATCH."

"Yes Kasamatsu-senpai!"

Kuroko tried to speak as loud as he could, but his voice or rather Kise's, only amounted to just above the whispering level. He ran onto the court and enjoyed this new point of view. When he had played against Kaijou before in a practice match, his sight was lower than everyone's because of his short stature compared to everyone else. Now, he saw the upper half that he was missing. It was an exhilarating experience, but he did not linger on it for too long before being scolded at again by the captain.

"KISE. HURRY UP AND MOVE. THE OTHER TEAM IS CATCHING UP."

The results of the mini-match which was just 5 minutes in, was 20-26, Kuroko's team was leading by a small margin. He was faced with a major problem. He couldn't do Kise's 'copying' skill.

Ugh. What a wall to run into. It's not like I didn't expect this. After all, we didn't switch our basketball knowledge along with our bodies. Should I try to use misdirection with this body? What might Kise's teammates think if 'Kise' suddenly could use misdirection though? Ummm-

His decision was quickly made with another kick, dealt by a familiar captain of Kise's.

"KISE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING JUST STANDING THERE? WAIT. WHERE'D YOU G-"

Before Kasamatsu realized anything, the basketball was in his hands, and he was only a few feet from the hoop. He connected the two situations instinctively and scored a 2 pointer. The score was now 20-28.

"Wh-what?"

"How did the captain get the ball?"

"Huhhh?"

Kasamatsu himself was confused, despite being the one scoring his team 2 points. He felt like he saw that somewhere before...

Kobori, the player in the jersey number 8, bent down again to talk to his captain.

"Hey captain, isn't that similar to the number 11 at Seiren?"

The captain's eyes widened after having his feelings confirmed.

"You're right... but Kise... he shouldn't have such a skill right?"

The subject of that conversation arose out of nowhere in front of the two teammates with a stoic expression that didn't seem to fit their ace's face.

"Captain, please pay attention. The mini-match is still going on, there's still about 3 minutes left on the clock."

Kuroko left the scene quickly and the two teammates were left baffled by the strange way of speaking. The mini-match continued without a word and in the 3 minutes they had left, everyone on Kuroko's team had received at least one of his passes. The mini-match ended at a score of 28-42, with Kuroko's team winning. However, after the match, no one had silently sulked after a loss or had a short celebration for a win. Everyone was left speechless by their ace's new skill. Also, the ace appeared to have disappeared, shortly after the score was announced. There was hardly any sound coming from the Kaijou sports facility.

If I played any longer, that would've been really bad. Why does Kise-kun have to such a ridiculously large presence. I could hardly use misdirection for a quarter. Anyways, clubs finally ended. We better fix this. I have no doubt that Kise's seniors found 'Kise' acting a bit strange. It's just impossible to act like him, with that ridiculously loud voice and clingy personality.


Eek. I don't think I made Kuroko too OOC. ; 7 ;
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