一 (One)
- - Third-Person's POV: - -
Akari ran away out of their sight. She ran behind a tree and started leaning on it. She put her bag down and took some deep breaths.
How.. Akari thought. I didn't know Akashi went to this school! Heck, I didn't even know he knew Kotarō–er–nii! Are they in some sort of club together?! Akari began thinking deeply.
Wait.. I remembered Akashi played basketball in middle school... And I also remembered Father told me Kotarō-nii played basketball too! So then.. THEY'RE ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM TOGETHER?! At the thought of that, she widen her eyes.
God.. I just hope I won't be in the same class as him.. She thought. Akari then picked up her bag and sighed as she walked into the building.
- - Akari's POV: - -
So I'm strolling through the hallways of Rakuzan High. No sign of Akashi at the moment. That's a good.
..I can't seem to find Classroom 1-A... I've even tried looking on the map, but it didn't help as much..
GOD! I'm such an idiot! I should have asked Kotarō-nii for help! Instead, I just scrammed out of that place like a person who was about to witness a killing!
- - Third-Person's POV: - -
Akari pulled out her phone and was about to text Kotarō, but he beat her to it.
To: Akimura Akari
From: Hayama Kotarō-nii
"Aka-chan!"
Aka-chan? Well, that name isn't half-bad. She thought.
"Did you find your classroom yet?! If you need any help, just text me! :D - Kotarō-nii"
Akari stood still for a moment and began texting back.
To: Hayama Kotarō-nii
From: Akimura Akari
"Um.. Actually, I am lost. I can't seem to find Classroom 1-A. I don't want to ask anyone else for help, not just because they're strangers, so um, could you please help me? - Aka-chan" She sent the text message. Then she received a fast reply.
To: Akimura Akari
From: Hayama Kotarō-nii
"OH! You're in Class 1-A?! I could help you get there! :D With the help of Akashi~ (^-^) - Kotarō-nii"
WITH THE HELP OF AKASHI?! OH HECK NO. She thought.
To: Hayama Kotarō-nii
From: Akimura Akari
"KOTARŌ-NII, WHY AKASHI?! Why can't you help me instead T^T - Aka-chan"
To: Akimura Akari
From: Hayama Kotarō-nii
"Well, that's because Akashi's in Class 1-A. He might or might not be willing to help you, but you'll see if he does show up. - Kotarō-nii" Akari face-palmed.
To: Hayama Kotarō-nii
From: Akimura Akari
"..you told him about it already?! WHY–HOW COULD YOU KOTARŌ-NII! Q_Q - Aka-chan"
To: Akimura Akari
From: Hayama Kotarō-nii
"Teehee. Well good luck with Akashi and finding your class! Bye bye little imōto-chan! (^-^) - Kotarō-nii"
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! She thought. GOODNESS GRACIOUS! IT HAD TO BE HIM. Q_Q
Once she put her phone away, she heard approaching footsteps.
HOW THE HECK DID HE FIND ME IN LESS THAN 3 MINUTES?! THIS IS MADNESS! LORD HELP ME... She thought. Then he appeared right in front of her.
Akari was a lot shorter than Akashi. She was only standing at 5'0", while he– on the other hand–was standing at 5'8". Akashi smirked as his heterochromatic eyes glistened.
"Well, Akari.." He said. "Don't just stand there. Let's go to class." He turned away and began walking to class with his hands in his pockets.
Akari–confused–nodded also knowing that she can't defy him–began walking behind him.
God.. Is he actually doing this?.. She thought. Then while she was walking, someone bumped into her and she ended up dropping most of the books she was carrying. Akashi turned around as he heard the loud crash.
Are you serious... Akari pouted at the thought and began picking up her books. What she didn't notice was that Akashi was helping her until he held out the books to her. She was flustered and took them from him. He got up after.
I'm such a klutz... I hope he won't notice that in the future... X_X
"..t-thanks.." She said as her face got more red by the second. Akari then got up.
"You should be a lot more careful next time." Akashi said. He turned around and began walking again. Akari caught up to his pace.
"We're here." Akashi simply implied and walked in and sat in his seat. Akari stood in front of the classroom and introduced herself.
"H-hello, my name is Akimura Akari. Nice to meet you all!" She said and bowed.
"Okay Akimura-san, your seat will be behind–" The teacher began scanning the room, and noticed an empty seat.
"–your seat will be behind Akashi-san." She said. Akari kept a poker-face on, but deep down–she was really surprised.
"Um, okay." Akari replied. She walked past Akashi–who was side-glancing her, but she didn't notice and sat down in the seat behind him.
After a few hours of learning, it was finally lunch time. Akari was too busy organizing everything that she forgot she was wearing her glasses. Akashi–turned around, looked at her and was actually surprised by how neat she was, but he didn't show it. Heck, Akari didn't even notice him turning around, until he spoke.
"So–Akari, do you want to join me for lunch?" He asked plainly. Akari stopped what she was doing and was alarmed by the sudden invite.
Oh god... Great now I can't deny for who knows what will happen... T_T She thought.
"Um, sure?" She said, confused. He then got up out of his seat and waited by the door-frame. Akari began cleaning up all the papers and placed them back into her bag neatly. Akashi gestured for her to go out of the room first as he went out after. All the people were giving Akari looks, but she didn't care. Akashi then started a conversation.
"I see that you and Kotarō are soon-to-be siblings." He said, emotionless. Akari nodded in response.
"Yeah. You see–my father went on a trip to Kyoto, and that's when he met Kotarō-nii's mother." She stated and Akashi nodded. Then he spoke again.
"By the way, you look nice with glasses." He said without looking at her.
Good thing he wasn't looking because Akari's face had noticeable shade of pink on her cheeks.
Holy crap.. Did Akashi Seijūrō just compliment me?! She thought.
Then they approached the place where Akashi and the regulars of the basketball team wanted to eat lunch at.
"AKA-CHAN!" Kotarō said and gave her a light hug. Akari was shocked by the sudden hug, but smiled a few seconds later. Then a person came out.
"Well, if you guys are going to be siblings, you might as well know that Kotarō is a hugger and childish." He stated.
"Reo-nee!" Kotarō cried. Akari was on the verge of laughing, but kept a poker-face on knowing that Akashi was around.
"Yeah, I know he is. Father told me lots of things about him." Akari said and eye-smiled.
At this moment, Akashi–who was looking–was actually flustered at the sight of seeing Akari smile. He then took a deep breath and cleared his throat.
"Excuse me. I need to go somewhere. I will be back later." Akashi said. Everyone nodded in acknowledgement and he disappeared off to somewhere.
"Well, Reo-nee, introduce yourself!" Kotarō said with a hyperactive tone.
"I'm Mibuchi Reo. Nice to meet you." He said with a light smile.
"Nice to meet you too, Mibuchi-senpai!" Akari said and bowed. Then another guy appeared.
"Hey–um, Akimura–you don't happen to have some extra rice do you?" The another guy asked. Akari took out her bento box, and in the bento box was an extra small container with rice in it. She then offered it to him.
"Thanks. I'll return the box after. I'm Nebuya Eikichi by the way!" He said. Then sat down somewhere and ate. Akari lightly laughed. Then she noticed another guy who was reading a light novel. He had grey hair and his appearance reminded her of a certain someone from middle school.
"Kotarō-nii–who's that?" She asked. Kotarō looked in the direction she was looking at.
"Oh–him–that's Mayuzumi Chihiro. He's the third-year in our basketball team. Apparently–he enjoys reading light novels." Kotarō said. Akari nodded.
"I see." She replied.
"Oh! Here's your small bento box back! Sorry for asking for it and then eating it." Eikichi said as he rubbed the back of his nape sheepishly. Akari laughed.
"It's fine, Nebuya-senpai! I still have lunch to eat." Akari said and smiled. Eikichi nodded.
After that, everyone began eating their lunches peacefully.
Moments later, Akashi came back.
"My apologizes. I had to do something at the meeting. I forgot to mention it." He said calmly.
Akashi Seijūrō? The so-called perfect Akashi Seijūrō forgetting something? Jeez I never heard of that before.. Akari thought as she became confused. I wonder why did he actually forget..
"Oh, it's cool." Kotarō replied. Everyone was just as confused as Akari was. But they let it go anyway. Then they all started to head toward the gym with Akari tagging along.
After entering the gym, Akari's eyes sparkled. Kotarō chuckled and ruffled her hair.
"Oi! Kotarō-nii! My hair!" Akari cried and began fixing it. Kotarō bursted out laughing.
"Now you guys really seem like siblings." Reo commented. Eikichi just smiled. Chihiro ignored them and continued to read his light novel silently. Kotarō just remembered something.
"Oh! Aka-chan! You should see my dribbling skills!" Kotarō said excitingly and ran to the stand to get a basketball. Kotarō held the ball first and got into ready-position.
"...you might want to cover your ears though.." He said and then smiled innocently. Then he began to dribble the ball.
The loud vibrations coming from the basketball filled the court, but no one other than Akari (because the other members already saw it coming and has gotten used to it) was impressed.
Then the lightning sparks came. He dribbled the ball and jumped for a lay-up. The basketball made it into the hoop. Kotarō picked up the ball and with his other hand he smiled and gave Akari a thumbs-up.
"What you just witnessed was–the Lightning Dribble, by Hayama Kotarō aka, Second-year senpai, Rakuzan's Regular, Small Forward #7!" Kotarō shouted with pride. Akari laughed lightly.
"Wow, Kotarō-nii. That was awesome!" Akari said while her brown eyes were glistening. Kotarō smiled. Then a question popped into his mind.
"Aka-chan, do you play basketball?" He asked.
"Um, no. Sometimes if I'm lucky my shots would go in." She stated and Kotarō nodded. He then passed the ball to Akari and apparently she caught it. Kotarō smirked, impressed. Akashi was also surprised that she actually caught the ball.
"Wow, you actually caught the ball. Nice reflex skills." Kotarō commented. Akari nodded and smirked.
She put her bag down and began dribbling toward the center of the court with the fingers on her right hand. She dribbled to the high-post area and shot the ball. Surprisingly, the ball made it in. Everyone looked at her, shocked.
"See, the shot went in–I consider it lucky. For me, it's easier to shoot in the high-post area. It's probably because I believe that it's a lot easier to shoot from the middle." She stated. Then she dribbled again.
She dribbled the ball toward the right side of the hoop in the low post area, jumped up from her left leg and shot the lay-up with her right hand. Again, the shot was made into the hoop. This time, almost half of them were jaw-dropped. Then she dribbled the ball back and passed it back to Kotarō–who also had his jaw-dropped.
"That lay-up was also lucky. Most of the time I don't make any of those." She said and laughed.
"Aka-chan... I didn't know you knew the basics of basketball..." He said as he caught the ball. Akari rubbed the back of her nape.
"Don't mention it. Also, Kotarō-nii, please don't boost my confidence any longer." Akari joked and laughed after. She went back to pick up her bag.
Akashi–on the other hand–was actually impressed once again by Akari–but this time it was by the sight of her scoring–walked up to her.
"Akari, you should become the co-manager of the basketball team. You do score pretty well and you also know the basics of basketball." Akashi stated. Akari stared at him astonished, but she didn't not speak as he started talking again.
"You don't have to if you don't want to, but please do not feel any pressure by this offer." He assured. She nodded in understanding. Then she flashed the precious smile that slowly made Akashi flustered deep inside.
"Okay. I'll think about it. Thank you, Akashi-kun." She said and was about to leave the practice area. She waved to everyone and bidded them goodbye. Everyone around them was still shocked.
Akari.. playing basketball and making her shots.. Wow.. and Akashi... telling her that it's okay for her to decide on her own and is not be forced to join... Wow... What a crazy day.. Most of them thought.
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Chapter 1! Check!
Sorry if I rushed through the chapter! I kind of lost got still!
Once again, I only write these stories for fun so there might be some typos.
Teehee~ Akari knew the basics of basketball. :3
Wow, am I making Akashi sound too OC? My bad! Q_Q His personality is slowly "changing"? :3 We'll see.
And wow Kotarō and Akari's relationship as siblings... It's so innocent. Kind of the opposite of my brother and I. xD lol not really.
Thank you for reading! :D
Again, I'm sorry if it's boring, not humorous, and has a butt load of typos. Thank you for understanding though. :)
I tried to make it a lot longer than the Prologue. If this chapter is too short, I'll try work on the next chapter a bit lot longer.
I think this story will mainly be in Third-Person's POV. I'm not that great at creating First-Person's POV, so I'm sorry. But although I'm not good at creating First-Person, there will be some First-Person's POV. xD
Again sorry and thanks for understanding! Omg I'm apologizing too much, if I keep it up I'll turn into Ryō Sakurai (Tōō's Shooting Guard). xD Naw, I'm kidding. :3
- hxtsugaya
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