Xxdreamergirl95xX: Thank you for your review :D It made me happy to know that you like this story of mine. I hope I can keep up to your expectations. Well, from what I've seen I rarely see a Male!Momoi out there so I decided to try and make one by myself in this story. Besides, after seeing a picture of Male!Momoi I kind of hooked with it :)
hitomi65: Thank you for your kind review :)
NewSlove: Thank you for your kind review :D That made me really happy to know that you like all of my Kurobasu stories. And to know that you also enjoyed the first chapter even though it was short, really made me feel like my hard work had been worth it. It will be amusing, after all the Male!Momoi will be pretty blunt too in here. Oh and thank you for liking Love Focus too. I really enjoyed writing that one :)
Haninozuka Mitsukuni: Thank you for your review. I'm glad to know you like this story as well :D
Liquid Twilight: First of all, thank you for your kind review. Yours was the longest one I got for this story of mine. Now, to answer your questions. Tetsumi won't be a player at least not until some next chapters later, because like what you've stated; she was attempting on avoiding Aomine and her painful past. It's true that even in the canon Kuroko's character has an innate love for basketball; but in this story of mine what I want to focus on about is her hatred for it. Because, like what you also have pointed; even in the canon Kuroko comes to love basketball back. And that was exactly what I want to write. I want to write how Tetsumi overcomes her hatred towards basketball and love it back again also how she overcomes her painful past with Aomine and willing to start anew again. The reason why she even bother to join with Touou was because before that year Touou's basketball wasn't really known. Hence the reason why Seirin was shocked when they found out Aomine joined Touou in canon.
And Tetsumi was also thinking the same like them in here, thus why she was surprised to see Aomine there in the first chapter. Lastly, about KisexFem!Midorima pairing; I have to admit that my choice on that pairing is rather unusual but even in the canon we can see that among all the Generation of Miracles, Midorima is rather close with Kise although they weren't really that close like Kuroko and Aomine; I still can't resist the temptation to make something out of the two of them. Besides, I found it interesting enough to make a little story about their relationship with each other as the side story in here.
naomi: Thank you for your kind review. It made me glad to know you love this story :D
Guest: Thank you for the review. I'm glad to know that you like this story so far. I really hope I can keep up to your expectations. And about Male!Momoi, I will try my best to make him as interesting as he is when he was a female :)
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Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroko no Basuke. If I do, surely it will be filled with lots of yaoi in it! Also, I don't own the cover for this story, I merely taken it from pixiv. The credits for the cover goes to アケ with pixiv id 635762.
Warning: AU. OOC (it happens in this story). There will be a lot of gender bending too in this story, so if you feel bothered by it; I suggest you leave now. Unbeta, so beware of some mistakes and errors the authoress made.
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Romance
Pairings: AominexFem!Kuroko, Slight AkashixFem!Kuroko, One-sided KisexFem!Kuroko, KisexFem!Midorima
"..." for memories in Italic
'...' thought in Italic
And "..." present time
Side Notes
About the Generation of Miracles: Unlike in the canon, the Generation of Miracles in this story of mine will be slightly different. The title of Generation of Miracles will be given to the players who are known for their superb skill even though they were just a mere middle schoolers. Also, aside from Tetsumi, Aomine and Kise; the other didn't go to the same middle school. Thus, the reason why they never meet with each other. But Murasakibara will be Akashi's childhood friend in here.
-Her Hatred, His Confusion-
It hurts to know that the thing you once love become the very same thing you hate later...
Before Tetsumi even realized, the bell which signed the first break had rang; snapping the light blue haired girl out of her daydreaming. She was too busy on her own thought until she forgot to keep track of the time. After all, knowing that the same person she was trying to avoid will be the same person she stuck with for the rest of her years in high school was a lot to take in. And today was the only first day for her, Tetsumi really can't imagine what the rest of her days in high school will be later.
She immediately sorted up her books on her table, intent on grabbing her lunch from the cafeteria and stayed out of the dark blue haired teen's presence. She really doesn't want to be in Aomine's vicinity if she can help it. It's best to stay out of the other's way as much as possible. It's not like she chose to be stuck with him anyway. But before she even had the chance to do her plan, standing right at the door to her class was none other than Momoi Satsuki.
The bright pink haired guy was smiling happily as his peach colored eyes looked around his childhood friend's classroom before he finally spotted Tetsumi. Peach colored eyes widened briefly before a wide smile made its way to his handsome face. He never expected to see the light blue haired girl here of all places, but it works well enough for him. At least in this way, he can see the usually expressionless girl everyday. This really turned to be a great day for him!
Momoi wasted no time on approaching the light blue haired girl, who looked passive as usual the moment her clear blue eyes met with his peach colored eyes. The bubbly guy failed to notice that his dark blue haired childhood friend was scowling at him as sapphire blue eyes followed his movements. Aomine was agitated. It was already hard for him to accept the fact that he has to share the same class with Tetsumi and get stuck with the girl for the rest of his high school years. But now, he also has to watch over his flirty childhood friend from trying to molest the said girl. Really, can't the guy leave Tetsumi the hell alone?
"Tetsu-chan! I don't know you enrolled in Touou too!" Momoi exclaimed once he was close enough with the light blue haired girl, wide smile adorned his face.
"Momoi-kun," The clear blue eyed girl nodded her head lightly in greeting at the bubbly guy in front of her table.
"If I knew that you will enroll in Touou too, I would look for you immediately! It just too bad that we aren't in the same class..." The bright pink haired guy said enthusiastically before he pouted at the reminder of not being in the same class with his crush. Tetsumi decided to say nothing to that statement. After all, she didn't know what the right words to reply the guy without encouraging him any further. So she chose to keep her silence.
"So, what's the reason for you to join Touou? I thought you were going to enroll in Seirin. Is it because of the basketball club?" Momoi continued, peach colored eyes looked inquiringly at his crush.
Tetsumi can felt her heart stopped beating for a second the moment the other mentioned about basketball. She really didn't choose this school because of that particular thing for sure. After all, her first reason had been to avoid one Aomine Daiki. So what use it had if she chose the school which is known for the basketball club? She sure as hell didn't choose Touou because of that factor. The light blue haired girl stayed silent for a moment, not knowing what the right answer to give towards the bright pink haired guy in front of her. She was sure if she told the other a lie, Momoi will immediately detect it.
The guy was sharp after all. But it seemed like for once the fate took pity on her as the tanned guy behind her interrupted their conversation. Aomine stood up from his chair, moving his chair loudly enough to take Momoi's attention out from the small girl. Sapphire blue eyes looked at peach colored eyes in annoyance. "Just what the hell your reason to come here? Don't tell me you are here just to annoy Tetsu."
"That was rude, Dai-kun. I'm not coming here to annoy Tetsu-chan. In fact, I was coming here to tell you about the basketball club!" The bright pink haired guy huffed before a bright smile appeared on his face. Aomine raised his eyebrow expectantly, as if waiting for his childhood friend to continue his words. It won't be the first time for Momoi to tell him some up-to-date news, the guy was a top analyst and his personal information source after all.
"Then, what the heck are you waiting for? Just tell the goddamn thing already. You annoy me," Aomine grumbled.
"Hmph. You are as impatient as ever, Dai-kun. Anyway, the basketball club will hold their first gathering for the new members today after the school ends. Make sure to be there because the coach will pretty much explain the club's rules," Peach colored eyes looked sternly at his childhood friend, knowing well enough the other's new developed habit to skip on such meetings. Aomine merely scoffed at his childhood friend's warning before his sapphire blue eyes focused on the still silent girl. Sensing the tanned teen's gaze on her, Tetsumi immediately stood up from her seat; taking both guys' attention towards her.
"Excuse me... I have to grab my lunch." Tetsumi said quickly, leaving no time for Momoi to offer her his assistance as she left the classroom quickly. Both guys stared at the light blue haired girl's back silently, the same question filled their mind. Just what it is that make the small girl react like that? Surely it's not because of basketball, right?
Tetsumi walked in the corridor absentmindedly, her mind was busy trying to repress her past memories. She really didn't need any reminder of what had happened in the past. Aomine Daiki's presence back in her classroom had been enough for that. She really didn't want to remember about it every times someone says something about basketball. She was too lost in her own musings, until she bumped into someone on her way to the cafeteria.
The person squeaked before he regained his balance again after the crash. Snapping out of her own thoughts, clear blue eyes looked at the one she had bumped into. The guy in front of her has a rather frail posture. And from what she had remembered, the guy in front of her was also one of her classmates. He has short, light brown hair and has large eyes. If Tetsumi wasn't wrong, his name was Sakurai Ryou.
The guy looked wide-eyed at her before he bowed repeatedly at her. "I'm sorry for not watching where I'm going," He said with his head still looking down at his shoes.
"No, it's fine. I'm also wrong on not watching my way," Tetsumi reassured the brunet. Even though she had said that, the brunet kept on apologizing at her to the point where he said he was sorry for living. Really, this guy was exaggerating for crying out loud! The bump was really nothing besides, it's not like Tetsumi wasn't wrong either on it. She rubbed her temple lightly, she can already felt the incoming headache from all the things that were happening. Can't she has a nice peaceful time even for a minute?
"It's fine, really. Please don't feel too guilty over it. Besides, no harm was done because of it. So please stop apologizing," That seemed to do the trick as the brunet stopped apologizing and looked up at her hesitantly. Now... is that tears on his eyes? Ugh! Tetsumi really started to feel guilty now. How can a guy start crying because of a simple matter like that? Sighing inwardly, Tetsumi rummaged her skirt pocket; trying to find her handkerchief. Once she found it, she gave it towards the brunet across her. A small smile adorning her face at the bewildered look on the other's face.
"Here, use it. I think you need it more than I do," was her only explanation as she gave the handkerchief towards the brunet who took it hesitantly from her grasp.
The frail looking guy was about to say something towards her when Tetsumi realized that she only had some few minutes left before the lunch break over. Without wasting another time, she immediately excused herself from the meek brunet and walked off to the cafeteria to grab her lunch. Sakurai watched the retreating form of light blue haired girl with a dazed look on his face. It was rare for him to be treated that kindly by a stranger especially from the other genders. Usually when he starts to apologize like that, people will get annoyed at him and quickly told him to just go away. But the girl had done nothing like that. In fact, she offered him her handkerchief once she took notice of the tears which filled his eyes.
If Sakurai wasn't wrong, he had noticed the light blue haired girl as one of her classmates. Which means it will be possible for him to meet with the kind girl once again and return her handkerchief back. The brunet only hopes he can tell the girl his gratitude without embarrassing his own self later.
Later once the school had ended, Aomine Daiki can be found standing at the basketball club's gym. Sapphire blue eyes looked around his surroundings in boredom. Truth to be told, he really didn't want to be there at the moment. After all, what use it has for him to be there? He had pretty much knows what he has to know about the rules. Besides, the basketball club's coach was the one who had recruited him. Surely there is no need for Aomine to be there anymore.
But his pushy bright pink haired childhood friend had practically annoyed him to no end just to make sure he was coming, so Aomine had no choice except to be there if he wants the other to leave him alone. The bubbly guy was nowhere to be seen anyway. After saying something about finding his cute adorable crush, the guy had immediately went off of the gym; leaving Aomine alone with all the other new members.
Now, Aomine was starting to get annoyed at Momoi. Sure the bright pink haired guy was and still is his childhood friend at all. But the guy sure as hell doesn't has any right to leave Aomine alone in here while he was off somewhere to find the small girl. After all, from everyone Aomine was the right guy to look for Tetsumi. The light blue haired girl was closest to him than the others anyway. At least, that was what Aomine thinks because he really doesn't know what it is that running through the small girl's head.
And after what had happened one year ago, Aomine wasn't sure if he is still the closest one to Tetsumi. Since the light blue haired girl had practically avoided him in every chances she can. It's not like Aomine didn't notice it since it was really obvious even for him. Even though he had thought about it again and again, he still unable to find out the reason for the other's sudden change of behaviors towards him.
'Also... where the hell is she? Tetsu practically loves basketball with her whole heart. Heck! I think her love for it was bigger than mine. So why is she not here now?' He thought inwardly, sapphire blue eyes looked around his surroundings once again; intent on finding his supposed to be partner in basketball. Both he and Tetsumi always be partner whenever it comes to basketball after all. And to think that he won't be playing with the small girl in the court in high school really bothers him. Surely the girl won't abandon him alone, right? Though, in the back of his mind even Aomine started to doubt it.
He was confused as hell for not seeing the usually expressionless girl here and aside from confusion, Aomine can felt the tell-tale sign of fear started to fill his heart at the possibility of Tetsumi not coming to there. He really wants to play with the other girl for the rest of his life if possible. Tetsumi has a special place in his heart after all, though Aomine still not sure just what kind of special the small girl's meant for him. He still wants the small girl to be always close to him as possible even in basketball.
Meanwhile, Momoi Satsuki was looking around the school frantically. He knows how weak the small girl's presence is but Momoi never once thought it will be this hard to find her. It really didn't take him this long to find her before, back in their time in middle school. Still, up until now the bubbly guy was unable to even spot the familiar light blue hair of his crush. Momoi had started to feel despair on finding the girl when his peach colored eyes finally spotted the familiar light blue hair amongst the crowds of the students who are going back home.
Wasting no time, the bright pink haired guy immediately approached his crush. Stopping right in front of the girl's way, his peach colored eyes looked at the small girl happily. Looking at his crush always lighten up his mood after all. "Tetsu-chan! I was looking for you everywhere," He smiled widely.
"Momoi-kun. Do you have something to say to me?" The light blue haired girl tilted her head to the side lightly, clear blue eyes looked inquiringly at the bright pink haired analyst.
"Actually, I was wondering why you aren't in the gym now. The basketball club is going to start their first meeting soon,"
Clear blue eyes looked back at the peach colored eyes passively before she sighed lightly. There is no use on delaying it any further, sooner or later she has to tell the other's her reason. And now is the perfect time to do it. At least if it was Momoi, the guy won't react violently towards her reason. Because there is no way Aomine will take her reason lightly.
"I'm not going, Momoi-kun." was her short answer towards the expectant look on the other's face.
Momoi really didn't expect that answer. He was kind of waiting the girl to tell him that she doesn't know the direction towards the gym. But what comes out from the small girl's mouth wasn't that. Instead, she told him that she isn't going to the gym. Surely the light blue haired girl has a reason for saying such a thing, right?
"Are you feeling sick, Tetsu-chan? Because if you do, I can tell the coach that you won't be present today." Peach colored eyes looked at her in concern.
"It's not that, Momoi-kun. I'm not feeling sick. It just... I won't be going to the gym today because I'm not going to join the basketball club," She shook her head lightly before she told the truth towards the bubbly guy. Momoi Satsuki was sure he really didn't expect to ever hear such a statement out of his crush's mouth. After all, as far as he knows; the girl practically loves basketball more than anything. There's no way she will refuse to join with basketball club in high school.
"You are kidding, right? Tetsu-chan, just tell me if you are feeling sick." Momoi smiled hesitantly at the girl across him, his peach colored eyes practically begging for the other to say that she was joking. But the solemn look and the regret which filled those clear blue eyes told Momoi all he wanted to know. Tetsumi was serious. She wasn't joking at all when she said that she won't join the basketball club.
"But-...why?" He stuttered, peach colored eyes looked at the small girl in disbelief.
"I'm not going to join the basketball club, Momoi-kun. Because I hate basketball," was her cold reply before she passed the frozen guy and continued her walk back home. For the first time in his life, Momoi Satsuki doesn't know how to react. To think that he will hear such a words coming out from his crush was unthinkable. But here he is, proven wrong by the light blue haired girl. He really didn't know how his childhood friend is going to react towards this.
'Dai-kun will be really furious if he found out... and then, he will be devastated for sure...' was his only thought regarding the dark blue haired player's reaction.
Tetsumi walked back towards her home in silence. Her mind kept on repeating the words she had said to the bright pink haired analyst. There's no doubt that Aomine will find out about it after all, Momoi always tells his childhood friend if something was wrong. She just has to wait until tomorrow to see the tanned guy's reaction. She was sure he won't take her decision on not joining the basketball club lightly, he will ask her about her reason first for sure. But then, he won't accept it.
After all, he knows how much Tetsumi loves basketball so the dark blue haired guy won't believe her even a bit if she told him that she hates it. It's not like she was lying about it either since it was really the fact. She really hates the basketball she used to love with all her heart. And all of it started one year ago, in their third year in middle school. If only she can turn back the time, she will change everything in a heart beat.
It was rather unfortunate that she doesn't has that kind of ability. She still remembers it, her joy when she was running around the court, the sound of cheering from the crowd when they won the game... all of it was something she treasured the most. But it was all in the past though. Now, she felt nothing except her hatred towards it. Even the sounds of the orange ball hitting the court floor rubbed her nerves in a wrong way, making her feels agitated easily. It feels really hurt to hate the thing she once loves with all her heart. She was too drown in her past memories until she didn't realize that she had passed the street court not too far from her house.
It was only when a familiar orange ball rolled into her shoes, did she finally snap out of her stupor. As the sounds of someone calling out for her caught her attention. The guy is rather small than the usual young man's figure Tetsumi used to see, he is only 173 cm. He has medium long, very slick red hair. His eyes are large and he has vertical pupils. His face also very oval. but what caught her eyes the most were the other guy's eyes. The red haired teen has heterochromatic eyes, with his right eye being red and his left being yellow. It was really pretty too in a sense just like how Tetsumi thinks Aomine Daiki's sapphire blue eyes are pretty.
"Can you pass the ball back?" The sounds of his voice snapped her out of her musings. Looking down at the orange ball which still stayed right in front of her shoes, Tetsumi bend down and retrieved it. Her hands holding the ball tightly within her grasp. Even holding the orange ball like this brings her back to her past memories. Gritting her teeth in annoyance, she immediately passed the ball hard enough towards the redhead. Her anger and hatred for the basketball leaked out a bit from her pass.
The redhead accepted the ball easily enough, though the force from her pass took him off guard for a minute before he looked back at the small girl with interest. Now, this was interesting. It seems like the light blue haired girl hides more than what she shows to the world. Akashi smirked at the thought of it. "Do you play basketball too? That pass of yours... it shows that you play basketball a lot." The heterochromatic teen looked inquiringly at her.
"No. I hate basketball," was the only reply she gave to him. Clear blue eyes looked coldly at the mention of playing the basketball before she walked away from there, leaving Akashi alone. Now, that was really interesting. Akashi was sure that the girl didn't hate the game before because from the look on her clear blue eyes when she said those words, Akashi saw a glimmer of regrets and sadness in it. So it means the small girl didn't really hate the basketball completely before. There must be something that makes her come to hate the game. Oh well, Akashi will make sure to find out what is it. The girl had caught his interest after all. And Akashi is never one who will back out once something caught his attention and his interest. His mismatched eyes glinted with steel determination on finding out more about the light blue haired girl. From the look of her uniform, she was Touou student.
'I will find out more about you...' Akashi vowed determinedly.
Authorres' Notes: I decided to change Momoi's nickname for Aomine. Since I don't think the Male!Momoi will call his childhood friend with Dai-chan, so I decided to make him call Aomine Dai-kun instead. After all, I do think Male!Momoi will only call Tetsumi with that suffix. That's why, in this story of mine for those people who Fem!Momoi calls with -chan will be change into -kun instead. Anyway, what do you think about this second chapter? Is it up to your expectations? We can finally see Akashi's first appearance in here. Things will get interesting now Akashi had came out. He won't take Tetsumi's attempt on ignoring him lightly after all.
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Lastly, thank you once again for reading this story of mine. And like what I have stated in every of my stories before, I'm sorry if there are some mistakes and error tenses in this story of mine. I'm still an amateur after all so it's pretty understandable. Have a nice day~