(as of my writing this there are no reviews - this was to be expected. that stunned silence says it all. no autographs please ^_^ this is online after all, reader-chan.)

The whole classroom fell silent, except for Kagami who said "T … Tetsuya? That's the same surname as you, Kuroko!"

"actually, Kuroko is my surname."

"What?" said Kagami.

"Tetsuya is my given name."

"What?" said Kagami.

"so, none of this makes any sense."

"Now, Mr. Shiroko Tetsuya!" The teacher looked around the room. "I will be seating you over there by the window next to Kuroko and Kagami!"

The boy approached. It was only now that Kagami and Kuroko could get a good look at him. His hair was as white as a white bedsheet, styled in a way similar to Kuroko's but it was slightly longer. It reminded Kagami of silken cotton balls drifting through the wind. His eyes were white too, but they were outlined in a darker colour so as not to look like an undead scary thing. He stood at a height that was in between Kagami and Kuroko, though they were both sitting down so they couldn't tell that yet. o.o

"Hello," said Shiroko. Kagami flinched - he talks like Kuroko! He thought efficaciously. That soft monotone …. and yet ….. Kagami looked into his eyes, drawn to them, enraptured by them, swallowed by them. …He's different. He's not like Kuroko at all. Kagami found himself unable to look away.

"What's that look for, Kagami-kun?" Said Shiroko.

"How did you know my name?!" Kagami gasped!

"The class list was on the board" Shiroko explained, staring back at Kagami with a hint of a smile.

"What … but … there are no photos on that list! How do you know who-"

"EXCUSE ME M'STUDENTS!" Shouted sensei, slamming his hands onto his desk and shattering it. Many sweatdrops ensued. The class decided not to speak again until lunch time.

This was it. The time had come. The minute hand flicked, ever turning in the landscape of time and thusly soforth. Once it reached the black lettered 12, Kagami could no longer contain himself.

"This …" He growled, shaking. "IS JAPANESE LUNCH TIME RUSH!" He bolted from the classroom and tore down the halls screaming. Kuroko sat in silence.

"You have a funny friend" said Shiroko. His pale eyes locked with Kuroko's blue ones (in case you forgot).

"Kagami-kun does that every day," Kuroko told him. "Even on weekends. I wonder how he's doing now."

Meanwhile, Kagami rode a surfboard through a wave of hungry students, donning a pair of red shutter shades.

"I see," said Shiroko plainly. Kuroko stared at him, soon finding that he was not the only one. Many pairs of eyes were pinned on Shiroko. even through the classroom windows, students were pressed up against the glass.

"You're popular." Kuroko remarked.

"It is my first day as a transfer student…." said Shiroko. His gentle smile grew wider. "People get curious. I wouldn't put much thought into it."

"Right …" said Kuroko … watching Shiroko carefully ….

Once the school day was over, Kuroko had decided to put Shiroko from his mind. there were much more important things afoot, such as the xtream level basketbrawl tournament. He vowed to remember the name correctly next time.

"Alright lads it looks like everyone is here except Kuroko. where is he!"

"I'm here" said Kuroko from atop the basketball hoop.

"Oh ok. come down from there tho we have a lot of practicing to do if we're going to be able to crush the bones of our enemies in the upcoming tournament."

The court was wet with the copious amount of sweat produced by the young shounen basketball players. They had to evacuate for ten minutes so that the janitor could stop by with a mop before the basketball court became a swimming pool. When the sun was setting in the sky, the seirin boys were standing around with towels, as one does.

"Well done everyone" said Hyuga.

"Thanks" said Izuki "but where is the coach?"

Hyuga removed his pants to reveal a skirt.

"COACH, where have you been all practice?!" Screamed the whole team. In unison.

"I was watching from the stands" said Hyuuga. "Anyway I have some feedback. First .. Kagami. good shouting. nice footwork today. I like how you have that dual-colour thing going on with your hair too."

"um" said Kagami.

"Next … Kuroko … were you even playing? just joking. nice passes as usual. your misdirection overflow seems to be in tip top shape good fellow."

"thanx" said Kurok.

"Cat guy, eyebrows guy, other guy, other guy and whoever else … good job."

"thanks" said the rest of the team, except for eyebrows guy who just wiggled his eyebrows and made bizarre hand gestures.

"Izuki, nice guarding but I would appreciate if you kept your hands to yourself during matches. And Teppei …" Hyuga squinted at the tall man who was donning a pink cape today. "Why are you even here?"

"What do you mean?" Asked Teppei questioningly.

"The last game was your … last … game …. and the time before that. And the time before that. You're pretty much retired by now because of your leg, so …"

"About that …" said Teppei … "Allow me to show you …." his eyes glistened and the camera zoomed out dramatically. "What I did over the school break!"

Teppei leapt onto the court with unmistakable speed. His shoes dug into the ground as he propelled himself forward! he dribbled the ball and stuff! Zooming in and out of invisible opponents, Teppei leapt 6 feet into the air and SLAM DUNKED. He was on the ground before the ball escaped the net!

"Ah-!" Said Hyuga, taking up a fraction of the screen.

"UH-?!" choked Kagami, taking up another fraction of the screen.

"H-!" breathed eyebrows guy, taking up another fraction of the screen.

"Ahh!" Exclaimed Izuki, taking up the now crowding screen of shocked faces.

"EH?!" said the others.

"!" said Kuroko.

TEPPEI LEAPT INTO THE AIR AGAIN. A strange, mechanical whirring sound was emitting from him. "That's right everyone," he said while floating in the air, his hair rippling in slow motion as his teeth glistened. "I'm Teppei 2.0 now - in other words …" He did a spin, a jump, a kick, LASERS. "I'm … a cyborg."

Stars were in his teammates eyes. "This is it …" said Hyuga. "We can win like this … Teppei …"

"Teppei …" the team cheered. "Teppei…."

Teppei gave a thumbs up and a cool laugh, descending from his seven foot jump as the ball soared through the hoop. "Yeah," he said, sparkling with sweat and magnificence.

"Teppei …" Seirin continued to cheer, tears of joy in their eyes. "Teppei … !"

A horrible crunch could be heard as Teppei landed on the wrong part of his foot. Sparks flew from his robot knee. As Teppei laid flat on the ground, a few nuts and bolts could be seen rolling across the court …

"o crap, I broke the robot knee."