Warnings : Typos, grammatical mistakes and errors. English is not my mother language

Pairing : Kuroko/GoM (Aomine/Akashi/Midorima)

Chapter's Summary : That girl is mysterious. And it makes GoM interested on her.

Interested (Part One)

青色

"Nee nee, Daiki. Do you know about the rumor in the third gym's string lately?" said the pink-haired male who's walking beside the navy haired boy. Natsuki titled his head a bit as a pair of concerned pink eyes met with nonchalant blue eyes.

They were walking on the school corridors. It was night already and the school was deserted. Only few lights coming from the teacher's room window and the gyms. Currently, the two were heading to the lockers that located near third string gym. The practice just end and they were planning to change their clothes. Actually, Natsuki only accompany Aomine to change since the pink-haired already changed his t-shirt and gym long pants into Teiko's normal uniform.

"Dunno." Aomine Daiki, without even turning his head into Momoi Natsuki replied with his I-don't-know-I-don't-care face. But changed right away when he noticed something "And what's with 'Daiki'? Creepy."

As Natsuki crossed his hands, he answered "Well, just few days ago, you asked me to stop calling you 'Dai-chan'. And now, I just called you 'Daiki', you protested. Besides, it will be safer if I call you 'Daiki' than 'Dai-chan'"

Aomine's attention now turned into the shorter male. His face finally showed a hint of curiousty.

"Why? What do you mean by safer, Natsu?"

The pink-haired sighed inwardly as if Aomine's question was the dumbest question ever.

"You really don't know anything about girls, Daiki."

Offended, Aomine turned to his childhood friend with a frown "The heck, Natsu? What's the deal with women and my name now? Besides, I know women! They're noisy gossippers, and complicated beings. The only thing that I consider easy from them are their boobs' size since I can recognize their cup's size at the first gla-"

"Yeah yeah, whatever." Natsuki cut in as he rolled his pink eyes. Then he continued "But you don't know their nature specifically."

Aomine raised his eyebrow. Before he even asked another question, Natsuki answered first "Most of girls in our high school, are well… " Natsuki made a false cough, and motioning Aomine to bent his head to his level. He then whispered to Aomine's ear "…beasts. Especially when we're like this."

"Huh?" Aomine clearly didn't understand his friend's meaning until they heard squeals coming behind them.

"Kyaah~!"

After the squeal that clearly from the fangirl stopped (and the stalker girl seemed ran away because she was afraid to get caught), Natsuki raised his index as he gave Aomine an explanation "They ship us with each other, very very much. I even heard some of them made an 'AoNatsu fansclub' or 'KiNatsu fansclub' or even 'AoNatsuKifansclub' for us and Ki-chan- I mean Kise-kun. There're more for Akashi-kun, Murasakibara-kun, and Midorima-kun though. In short, most of them are fujoshi."

The statement made the taller teen facepalmed "I can't believe it… Being popular is very though indeed… I missed my days before people call us GoM."

Understanding Aomine's sadness, Natsuki put a pat on Aomine's shoulder "Me too, Daiki."

"By the way, what's with the third string's rumor?" the navy haired asked, bringing the original topic back.

"That's right! You know what? Lately people heard a bouncing basketball's sound, inside the third gym and when they looked into the gym, they saw no one!" explained Natsuki worrily.

"You mean, there's a ghost inside the gym?" the bluenette scoffed as he corrected what the pinkette tried to say.

"Come one Natsu. There's no such things like ghost! I'm going to prove that, okay? You go to the check up first. I'll catch you up later!" He said, then dashed in full speed in which there's no way Natsuki could catch up. At least, not in his current condition.

Seeing his childhood friend like that as always, Natsuki sighed and went to the school's exit.

It's not his fault if Aomine texted him overnight because he is too scared to sleep anyway.

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BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE

The gym's door was slightly open, revealing lights that was supposed turned off. The ball's sound echoed throughout the gym's space and even people could hear the sound from outside.

As Aomine finally on the gym's doorstep, his ears picked the echoing sound of basketball. His heart thumping fastly. What if the rumor was right? What if there's a real ghost? But ghosts don't exist, right? Or… do they?

Aomine shook his head from the thoughts. If there's a ghost, the ghost might just like to play basketball and Aomine would just challenge it. Yep! That's a better idea! At least, that's what he thought despite his shaking figure. But his sense was battling between whether he should see the truth and challenge the ghost or he just run away due to the overwhelming fear.

"No no no. Daiki, you won't run away. Ghosts don't exist and if they do just challenge them into a one on one!" he encouraged himself despite the ridiculous idea. Then, with the courage he gained, the raven haired walked closer to the gym's door. Once he reached the door that only opened for a bit, he took a peek to confirm.

There was nothing.

BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE

Oh look. There's a ball, bouncing when there's no one there.

As his curiousty grew over the fear, he opened the gym's door, then barged in and saw…. No one. Really, there's no one inside.

A second later, he regretted that he actually entered the gym.

He laughed nervously as cold sweats coming out here and there.

"Haha… Hello… Is there anyone here?"

He checked his right and left with his navy eyes.

Right

Left

Right

Left

'There's really no one!' His jaw dropped and somehow, there's a thunder sound effect behind his back.

The athmosphere suddenly turned into a mystical one. No matter how great the Ace's reflexes are, he wouldn't be able to run as fast as a phanter once his body had been paralyzed into a complete fear.

"Anoo…" a soft, almost inaudible voice came from his back which made Aomine froze.

His head scarily turned into his behind, expecting to meet a woman in long white dress, with a very long hair that covered her scary face and came out to scare the shit out of him. Instead, his navy eyes caught a figure of a petite, pale girl with chin length blue hair with a matching eye colours.

The only reaction he gave for her was

"What the-?! Who're you?! Since when you're here?!"

The girl blinked. She still kept the orange ball inside her arms. Emotionlessly, she answered

"My name is Kuroko Tetsuyuu." She bowed, then answered the second, and most frequent questions that always thrown at her "I've been here right from the start."

Aomine blinked. And blinked until something clicked his mind. Then, he laughed.

"What's so funny, Aomine-kun?" even though she was offended, Kuroko was still as monotone as always.

Laughing as he holding his stomach, Aomine answered "So, you're the ghost that people have been talking about?"

"It's rude to call someone you just met a ghost, Aomine-kun."

"Sorry, sorry. By the way, how'd you know my name?" asked Aomine once he stopped his laugh.

"There's only a few people in this school that probably don't know you, Aomine-kun." Kuroko explained as a matter of fact.

"Oh" was Aomine's only reply. Of course he's famous. He's well aware of it. Male population in his school admire him for his excellent records as an athlete while female population in his school (mostly) admire him for his face and fame as Generation of Miracles.

"So, Kuroko-san, is it? What are you doing here?" he finally asked, adding a '-san' after noticing he's being a little rude before.

The female bluenette gave him a look as she tilted her head as her big round eyes met with his.

"Just Kuroko is fine. I was playing basketball."

"Do you like basketball?" It was a sudden question from Aomine. In which where normal people would mentally slap themselves for asking such a question in overly friendly tone, Aomine didn't. Instead he's waiting for the shorter teen's answer patiently. Which fortunately, didn't take a long time to get the answer.

"I love it."

Aomine grinned. His eyes glimmered with happiness and excitement.

"Let's play together then!" he offered.

"…. But, I can't play basketball as great as you, Aomine-kun."

"It's okay. I just can teach you anyway."

Finally Kuroko answered with a ghost smile on her lips "Alright then."

That night after playing with this Kuroko girl (and accompanying Natsu to the hospital), Aomine Daiki found himself as a ditz. Why? He did not realize that she's the girl that Akashi had mentioned before. And at that night too, Aomine also found himself to be able to communicate normaly with a girl without any blushing, stuttering, squealing or fangirling when she was with him. It made him at ease.

He was determined that he'd find her again.

Unfortunately he couldn't find her the very next day.

赤色

"Young master, it's about today's agenda." Said Akashi's butler as he stood next to Akashi.

The red head was eating his breakfast on his fancy long table. As he ate with his gracefull manner, the butler announced his agenda for the day.

"After school, at seven, you have to go to a formal dinner party with Takishima Group's CEO's grandson to discuss some matters about the alliances between Akashi Corps with Takishima Group. The dinner ended at nine. After that, Master asked me to give you pictures of some girls that you will see in omiai* this Saturday. He expected you to choose two of them. The files are long so I think it would take one hour and half to finish it. And so, your agendas ended at ten thirty."

Although it didn't seem that Akashi paid attention to his butler's announcement, he listened every detail of it as he devoured his high class meal. Despite the blank face that he put, his mind right now was quite irritated. Without giving any response to the agenda, Akashi stood as he picked his bag. Then headed to the door that lead him to the exit.

As he walked there, the butler asked "Are you sure you don't need a car to take you to school?"

Akashi, still on his back, slightly sighed an exasperated sigh.

"How many times have I told you that I don't need someone to fetch me to go to school or to go to home?"

"But young master, it's for your safe-"

"And tell my father that I will find a girl that is suitable for me." He cut in quickly. Already tired of hearing his safety this and his safety that for almost everyday.

Then, the heir of Akashi Corp closed his door as he went to the school, starting the day.

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The walk into Teikou High, took some times to Akashi.

He had to take a train and stopped at Teikou station which two stations from his house. It's only take 3 to 5 minutes using JR. And then take a short walk for 10 minutes.

While on his way home, his pair of ruby eyes saw an elderly that had a large bag of apples as she carried them. It was obvious that the old lady couldn't take the weight too much. And soon, as the redhead expected, the apples fell due to the old lady's non-resistant figure.

As a gentleman, Akashi would help her, but stopped when he noticed blue strands from someone that quickly beat him to help the old lady picking the apples.

Akashi remembered her.

It was her.

He observed her, trying to see her expression while helping the old lady since as far as he remembered, the girl is the most expressionless girl that he ever met. It wondered him why the old lady quickly noticed her while she had a very faint presence. Elderly charms perhaps? Not that matter to him right now.

Akashi finally decided to help her when she almost picked half of it.

The bluenette was too busy to help the lady. As she grabbed the apples, she didn't notice when there's another person who helped her. When there's another one left, the bluenette felt her hand brushed with someone's hand. Akashi's hand.

She then glanced up as her blue eyes met his ruby ones. Staring at it briefly.

That moment was used by Akashi to take the last apple. He then smiled to the bluenette as both of them stand, knowing that there's no more apples to pick.

"I can carry them for you too, ma'am." He offered politely to the old lady who's in awe.

The bluenette wanted to say it's okay but Akashi cut her first "It would be rude of me if I let a two ladies carry a lot of oranges while there is someone who's more than capable doing it."

"My my, thank you very much young man." The old lady thanked him as she led them to her house which thankfully, was on the same direction with Teikou High.

Neither Akashi nor the bluenette girl held any conversations during the walk. Only the oblivious old lady who talked about how she would like to make those apples into delicious apple pies during their walk. After they arrived on the lady's house, she offered them her apples as they took it.

"Thank you for helping me, Akashi-kun." The bluenette bowed to him after the old lady went in to her house as they continued walking to Teikou.

"You're welcome. And thank you for your support for all of this time in our matches too, Kuroko Tetsuyuu-san." Akashi gave her a small nod. Already know what she was going to ask, but let her ask first before he answered.

Kuroko blinked as she asked "How do you know my name, Akashi-kun?"

"You always wear your name tag during the library duty don't you?" Akashi answered the obvious answer. It was truth that he knew her name on the library when he searched for a certain book.

"Oh, right."

Then they walk was once again as it filled with silence. When they saw a group of girls and boys wearing Teikou uniform walking to the same direction, they knew Teikou was almost there. And judging by how the girls blushed as they saw Akashi in full of admiration, it seemed that they didn't notice Kuroko. At all.

Upon reaching the entrance, Kuroko stopped as she asked Akashi.

"Ano, Akashi-kun."

"What is it, Kuroko-san?"

"What do you mean by thank you?"

Akashi raised his brow. Didn't he tell her something clear before?

"Didn't I say thank you for your support for us in basketball matches, Kuroko-san? I thought it was clear enough."

"I see. I wasn't sure because no one never really noticed me before." She held her chin like a detective tried to solve a mystery as they continue walking.

Akashi didn't know what made him followed the girl until he saw the girl smiled as she said "Thank you, I'm happy." he finally knew the reason why.

As they headed to their own classroom, the redhead grabbed his chest, feeling something warm and his heart thumping noisily. Akashi then smirked to himself after the silence yet pleasant walk with Kuroko-san.

Kuroko Tetsuyuu is indeed an interesting and mysterious girl.

He should tell his father to stop choosing fiancé for him.

緑色

Midorima Shintarou thought it was weird that his economy teacher made her students to bring the ingredients first and then decided the partners afterwards.

The theme is to make something sweet and nice. And the teacher told Midorima to bring strawberries and anko (red bean paste). Knowing one of the ingredients is anko, he'd predicted that he and his partner will probably make daifuku.

He heard that it was a simple recipe, but knowing his cooking ability, Midorima knew it would be something formless. But he didn't know his partner yet. It'd be better if his partner is a male. Additionally, a male who can cook.

At least, he could make something a bit edible excluding the taste. Unlike a certain manager who once cooked for the team and all of them got food poisoned by his cooking. The green head certainly didn't want to experience the tragedy again. He prayed that at least his partner is male and can cook (which thankfully, Midorima was not the said manager's classmate this year).

"Okay class, here're your partners. Play nice okay. I hope you guys won't blow the kitchen unlike someone." That someone is definitely one Momoi Natsuki. Midorima heard from Aomine that their manager almost set this school on fire because he somehow blew the kitchen's stove. Because of Natsuki's hazardous cooking ability, Aomine got trauma over his childhood friend whenever they're in the kitchen.

After the teacher gave the lists of the student's partner, most of the girls were slumped because they didn't get paired with Midorima. Instead a girl named Kuroko Tetsuyuu. The greenhead certain that his partner was a girl from her name.

He found it was unpleasant after knowing his partner was going to be a girl. He silently prayed that the girl wouldn't fangirl or squeal or gawking at him like a prey while they make their dish. He gripped his lucky item as if his life depend on it. However, a task is still a task. He'd rather do this quickly so he had to search for Kuroko-san.

Then something clicked his mind: He didn't know how Kuroko-san looks like.

So he decided to wait for his partner but the greenhead was irritated when soon everybody got themselves their partner except him. That is until he heard a faint voice, asked him.

"Midorima-kun, why're you still here? Shouldn't we go to our counter?"

Midorima nearly had a heart attack as he looked to his right and found a girl that matched Akashi's description : Matching light blue hair color and eyes. And hard to detect.

It was her.

Once again, Midorima envy of Akashi's absoluteness about knowing anything.

"You?! Since when you're here?"

"Right from the start and I have been asked you to go, Midorima-kun."

Not wasting another time, he just nodded his head as they went to their counter and prepare everything.

Knowing it was the girl that Akashi mentioned, the green head relaxed although he wouldn't admit it.

Since Kuroko knew how to make Daifuku, while Midorima didn't, Kuroko was the one who take the lead. Kuroko asked Midorima to make the anko balls and she made the mochi dough.

As he pushed his glasses, Midorima proudly said "Hmph. Making the anko balls is an easy task. I can make it well."

"Then, please make six of them." Kuroko asked in her monotonous voice as she prepared the ingredients to make the mochi dough.

The greenhead wondered how can a human remained that monotonous. Face and voice.

His focus drifted to the ingredients as he put his lucky item of the day (Kerosuke frog) on the empty space on the counter's top. It's an easy task to make the anko balls indeed. However, due to Midorima's hand size, he couldn't meassure the balls into the appropriate size which made Kuroko helped him.

"Midorima-kun, the size is too big. We should make six of them, not two of them. Besides, the strawberry would be in waste if you make the anko balls that big." She said as she finished mixing the mochi dough and put it on the steam. Her hand took Midorima's left palm as she took the anko into an appropriate mixture.

As Kuroko made the ball on Midorima's hand, Midorima felt it was weird for him to just obey the girl without a single complain. Moreover, the former kept making Midorima's hand to make the ball. The greenhead only stunned and surprised when the tender and smaller hand released his taped hand.

"There." Said Kuroko as she stared at Midorima which made Midorima felt uncomfortable.

"What is it nanodayo?"

The former blinked as she told him bluntly "Midorima-kun, you're surprisingly only all talk, nee?"

Offended, Midorima blushed "S-shut up! I was just careless okay? I can make more of them!"

"…okay"

Then they continued their activity until Midorima finished to shape up the anko and Kuroko finished making her dough. When Kuroko wanted to ask Midorima for the anko, she frowned her brow slightly when she saw the result of the anko.

"Midorima-kun. It's not good when the strawberry is not fully spreaded by the anko. There's some strawberry's surface that still have to get covered."

"There's no enough anko nanodayo" he argued.

"It is" she said as she took the anko and then spread the strawberry's surface with the anko "See? It's enough." She let out a soft smile as she finished the daifuku.

There was no response from Midorima. His green eyes were glued on Kuroko's smile. He didn't even focused on finishing the anko although the result was not so bad.

"Midorima-kun?"

"What?"

"I finished one daifuku. For tester." She stated as she gave the snack into Midorima's lips "Here. Taste it."

The greenhead almost, almost opened his mouth to bite it. But he realized and then quickly took the daifuku with his own hand and ate it by himself.

"Not bad."

"Is it? It's good then. Let's finish this all." Said Kuroko as the two folded the remaining daifuku.

"Kuroko." One daifuku finished by Midorima.

"What is it Midorima-kun?" Kuroko still fold the daifuku.

"…" with his finger that covered in flour, Midorima adjusted his glasses as he thought of asking if she were the one who always watching them. However, since he's too prideful, he refrained himself from asking.

"Nothing. Nevermind." He continued folding again.

One thing that Midorima Shintarou found from Kuroko Tetsuyuu today are : She's weird. A very monotonous, blunt one. But once she smiled, she's… different. What a strange girl.

*Omiai : Meetings for arranged marriage

*Daifuku : Jappanese's sweet with (usually) anko and strawberry

Murasakibara's, Kise's, and Momoi's part will come soon and thanks to:

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Last Edited 06/09/17