You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories.
-Stanislaw Jerzy Lec-
' ..(italic)..' will be thoughts
"..(italic).." will be conversation in the past
~before in the prologue~
"Konnichiwa, mina-san! My name is Momoi Hikari. I will be the assistant coach and new player for the Seirin boys' basketball team. Yoroshiku ne~" said the pale pink haired girl with big smile on her pretty face.
~3rd Person's POV~
Kagami and Kuroko stood in shock and processing what is actually happen. And Kuroko came crashing to hugging the petite girl. Hikari who didn't saw Kuroko before feeling confused when suddenly someone hugging her. And Kagami who still in shock snap out and yelled at Kuroko.
"Oi! Kuroko!" but the blue haired boy just ignored him and continue to hugging the girl.
"Hikari-chan," Kuroko whimpered. Hikari who heard the familiar voice wide eye at boy in front of her.
"Tetsu-chan..." she said in a state of shock because she never thought that she will be met with her former teammate this fast. She return the hug from the phantom boy after she felt her shoulder wet and apologize to him with hushed voice that full of guilt and regret, "Gomen, Tetsu-chan, gomen."
Kuroko just stood there while hugging her. His teammates just gaped look at the scene in front of them with wide eye because they never thought that Kuroko, the Kuroko Tetsuya who always put on stoic face with monotone voice and an expressionless boy would hug a girl and cry on her shoulder in front of them.
Kagami, the first one who snaps out from his shock state asked the girl with curiosity, "Hikari, you knew Kuroko?"
The girl answered him with a smile while hugging Kuroko, "Let's just say, that...he is my former teammate?"
"Whaaaaat?!" shout Riko and the other while Hikari just smile sheepishly.
"But, aren't you from America?" asked Riko.
"She was in Teiko before," state Kuroko to his teammates back with his stoic face that made his teammates sweatdrop, and he focuses his attention to Hikari once more, "so you go to America? Why?"
"Hmm...something like that?" she nervously answered him.
"So, when you disappear on the first year in middle school you go to Japan?!" yelled Kagami to Hikari.
"No need to yell, Tai-chan. I said that before you know? You never listened to me. Seeshh," Hikari pouts.
'Kawaaiiii' thought the boys while blushing, even Kuroko.
"Wait, you knew Kagami too?" asked Riko confusedly.
"Knew him? Tch! I knew him since elementary school," scoffed Hikari. "I even knew his embarrassing secret. Listen to this, when we are first met-" she stopped when Kagami covered her mouth with his large hand with huge blush on his face because she is going to embarrassed him in front of his friends.
"I said never said that to anyone right?! I even treated you to ice cream the last time!" yelled Kagami.
"Ehh? But an ice cream is not enough for me," whine Hikari with puppy eyes.
"Wha-what don't make that face damn it! You can't fool me!" shout Kagami with a huge blush because her cuteness while pointing his finger at her.
Meanwhile, she is still giving her infamous puppy dog eyes to him, until Kagami give up and said, "Haaaahh! I would treat you with milkshake after practice! Bu-but not because I want to!"
'Tsundere' this word entered everyone's thought with sweatdrop at their heads.
"Kagami-kun, since when you became Midorima-kun?" asked Kuroko with his stoic face.
"Kuroko teme!" shout Kagami while Hikari just laughing.
'Thank God, she can laugh again. I wonder when the last time I heard her laughing wholeheartedly like that?' thought Kuroko with a slight smile while looking at the girl. Then the girl clapped her hands to gain the attention from her new teammates.
"Enough about me, how about you guys? I heard that you lost at the Interhigh?" asked the dense girl with cheerful aura around her while everyone in the gym beside her and Teppei surrounded with gloomy aura.
"Hahaha this guys," said Teppei. And Hikari's smile widen when she heard his voice.
"Teppei-chaaaan," shout Hikari while glomping him.
Teppei caught her and said, "I wonder when you would notice me Hikari-chan. I thought that you've forgotten about me already."
"Nonsense! I would never forget about you Teppei-chan," said the hyperactive girl.
"First Kuroko, and now Kiyoshi?" said Koganei with disbelief written over his face.
"This girl, she was looking over many basketball players who have potential when she was in the middle school. That is why I knew her," said Teppei kindly while patting her head.
"Yepp!" said the girl happily with bright smile.
"You knew that Kuroko?" asked the red-haired giant quietly to his shadow so that the other can't hear them.
"No, I never knew that. She never told us anything about her," Kuroko muttered to himself.
'You're no one to talk. You never told us anything about you either,' Kagami thought to himself while eyeing Kuroko.
"Ahh anyway, why aren't you all start to practice? I can't play today because I didn't bring any clothes for change to. So I think I would love to train you," said Hikari with a big smile. While Kagami, Kuroko and Teppei's face paled while they remembering what kind of practice Hikari would give them.
The other who didn't know Hikari's hells training cheering while the red headed giant, blue-haired shadow boy, and a kind hearted center muttered with pale faces.
"Kagami-kun, please call ambulances," Kuroko said quietly to Kagami.
"Yeah, we should do that," Teppei answered.
"How about we run away? I don't want to die yet," said Kagami while panicking.
'Neither do I,' thought the other two.
~Time skip~
"I can't feel my legs! Anybody, help me!" shout someone in the pile of peoples.
"I can't even move my body," muttered someone.
"Is it heaven? I can see field full of flowers,"
"Oh no! Koganei-senpai is dying! Heeeelp"
"I can see flowers everywhere," said Koganei while daydreaming.
"Koganei-senpai! Come back to us,"
"Aah, Mr. Potato called me from the other end of the river,"
"Don't go there Koganei-senpai! You could die," the first-year student shook Koganei's shoulders to bring him to sanity.
Riko just looks at them from the bench with sweatdrop at her boys' behavior. 'This is stupid'
"This is useless," muttered Hikari to herself. Riko who sat beside her heard that Hikari said something but didn't quite catch so she asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Do all of you want to beat the Generation of Miracles with this state?" Hikari looks at Riko dead in the eyes with seriousness on her face. Riko startled at this. She never thought that the happy-go-lucky Hikari can make this kind of face, and Riko admits that she is intimidated by Hikari's aura. But what Hikari said afterward was the most shocking one.
"If they can't take my training program, they stood no chance to beat the Generation of Miracles. They can't even stand a quarter with them. All of the Generation of Miracles entered the famous schools. So you can't just focus on one member of a team. Their teammates even better that this team."
Riko then realizes that they just focused on the Generation of Miracles member and forgot about the strength and ability of their new team. But even so they still won their practice match against Kaijo. "But we won the practice match against Kaijo once. Do you think that we are that weak?" said Riko as she defended her teammates.
"Kaijo? Ryou-chan right?" Hikari asked as Riko nodded. "Ryou-chan is the person that plays basketball with emotions, he will play well when he is happy and not when he is sad or angry," Hikari added nonchalantly.
"But isn't it all players like that?" asked Riko confused.
"That is your mistake. We are the Generation Miracles is different from the average players. We've been trained to become monsters, except Tetsu-chan of course. We've trained so that we don't have a limit. But as we know that Tetsu-chan's limit is much more clearly" Riko nodded at Hikari's words, and thought.
'Yeah, I've already know that Generation of Miracles is a monster. Aomine plays like a beast indeed. But where is this conversation to?'
"What are you trying to say, Hikari-chan?" asked Riko confused. Hikari sigh and said.
"When most of the players are play basketball for fun and trained to become better, they would play with happiness in their face. But we, the Generation of Miracles are trained to become emotionless during an official match. We won't feel anything. Even the slightest happiness," said Hikari while looking at Riko with emotionless face that makes Riko wide eyes and gasps.
"We are trained, to become a monster. We are trained not because we could be better, but because we have one mission, and that is..."
"Winning," said Riko quietly. Hikari nodded. "So you say that we actually can't beat Kise? Why?" Riko added.
"Ryou-chan started to play basketball when he was in the second year of middle school. But the other member has been played basketball when we are kids, even Sei-chan and Atsu-chan. That is why Ryou-chan is not yet mature to play basketball like us. When we are playing with thinking, Ryou-chan is just like Tai-chan who plays with instinct and didn't even bother to think. But maybe actually Tai-chan can't think because he didn't have a brain," said Hikari. The last sentence from Hikari made Riko sweatdrop and silently agree in her mind.
"So when Kise can play with thinking, he will harder to win against," murmured Riko.
"Not just that. He is actually really troublesome with his ability."
"Perfect copy, right? I know that his ability is troublesome but," 'that isn't like he can copy all the Generation of Miracles ability right? He just copy the average player that aren't stronger than him.'
"You think that he just able to copy the players that weaker than him right, Riko-chan?" Hikari asked while smirking slightly.
'How did-'
"Don't worry. Your wish is going to be granted. He will become their mirror," said Hikari confidently.
'Mirror?' thought Riko 'what-' when Riko realize something her eyes wide with shock and horror.
"You get it right, Riko-chan?"
"But why he didn't use their ability when we are at the practice match?" asked Riko confusedly.
"I said will, so he can't do it now. And maybe he didn't realize it yet," Hikari chuckled at her own statement and added "So when he can do that maybe we don't have a chance to beat Kaijo" 'because it will be like a match against the Generation of Miracles itself' said Hikari in her mind.
"So you are saying that the Generation of Miracles have more potentials that they didn't realize it yet? So why Kise can't copy them?" Riko asked with utter horror.
"He needs to fight a lot stronger opponent. A lot stronger, even more than Kagami. Let's just say, maybe if his opponent is Dai-chan he can do it. The perfect copy"
Riko and Hikari just sat silently while observing their teammates that raise from their death. But Riko is too stuck up in her thought that she does not realize that Hikari has left her and walking towards the red haired giant.
"Tai-chan, come on let's go! I want my strawberry milkshake already," Hikari whined while Kagami tried to stand with his feet.
"Damn you and your training program. I think I can't even stand tomorrow," complained Kagami.
"Ehh? What do you mean Tai-chan?" asked Hikari innocently that make Kagami grew tick mark on his head. "Come on it's not that hard," added the girl.
"Yeah yeah anything that makes you sleeps at night," grumbled Kagami. "Where is Kuroko?"
"Eeh? Tetsu-chan? Where is he?"
Meanwhile, in the corner of the gym, someone is shouting something like, "Kuroko! Wake up! Don't die yet. Oh no, his soul is leaving his body. Kurokoooooo!"
~Time skip~
In the Maji Burger, they chatting for catching up the old times. Kuroko is drinking his vanilla milkshake, Hikari with her free strawberry milkshake and Kagami eating his hamburgers. When they think that it's already late Kagami, Kuroko and Hikari are walk home together. After walking for a while they arrived at Kagami's house.
"This is my house. Are you okay just the two of you?" asked Kagami.
"Of course Tai-chan. Who do you think I am? Don't be a worrywart," said Hikari.
"Who do you think you called worry wart dammit!" yelled Kagami.
"Don't yell Kagami-kun, you are disturbing the neighbors," said Kuroko while reading his book.
"Kuroko teme!" said Kagami with a low voice. Hikari just chuckled at her friend's behavior and after that, she and Kuroko continuing their walk with silent.
"Are you really okay, Hikari-chan? You said that today you can't play because you didn't bring clothes but, that was not the problem right?" asked Kuroko with worried face while closed his boo. But Hikari doesn't answer his question. She just smiles while looking at the night sky.
"How are they?" Hikari asked quietly to Kuroko.
"They are okay, I think. Just like always," said Kuroko.
"Is that so?"
"Hai"
After that, they just looking at the night sky and walking with comfortable silent. Until they have to part way and Hikari said, "Tetsu-chan I'm going this way."
"Eh? Aren't your house the other way?" asked Kuroko confusedly.
"I have to go somewhere before going home," said Hikari with smile.
"I can go with you if you want."
"No, you don't have to you know, moreover it's already late."
"Okay then"
"See you at Monday Tetsu-chan," said Hikari with bright smile that makes Kuroko blushing slightly.
When she is turn around and start to walk away, suddenly Kuroko said something while looking at her back that made her stop dead in her track.
"I'm sorry, Hikari-chan"
"You can't help anything to won this match Hikari. I know that because I'm absolute. You're just a burden."
Hikari just stood in silence with her bangs covering her eyes. She gripped her bag tightly until her knuckles turn white.
"You can't play if you like this. You're just a hindrance Hikari."
"Stop it," she whispered.
"What are you doing now is blocking our path to victory, nanodayo."
"Are you say something?" asked Kuroko worriedly.
"We don't need someone that can't help us to win this game, Kari-chin."
Hikari just stood there on the verge of crying.
"Hikaricchi, you can just sit and watch. We can do it ourself. Without you."
"Hikari-chan?" asked Kuroko quietly.
"I'm sorry, Hikari-chan."
"I said stop it!" shout Hikari. Kuroko stood there with a shocked face. Momoi Hikari just shout. Hikari the kind hearted girl that never once raising her voice just shout. And that make Kuroko felt really guilty because said something like that. Because he has said the same sentence he said 2 years ago.
Hikari starts to walking and leaving Kuroko who just stood there while gripping his bag firmly and shut his eyes tried so hard not to cry. Even so, a single tear escaped his eye. A single tear that replaced the thousand of words. A single tear that shows how he felt in 2 years after that incident. His feelings in 2 years without her around.
He felt so guilty
He felt so sorry
He felt so much hate towards himself
He felt that his world crashing down
And most importantly he realize something,
That he loves her so much, like in the past up until now, he still loves her so much that it's hurt to see her like that
"I'm so sorry, Hikari-chan"
~Time skip~
Hikari walking in silence as she comes closer to the building that she knew too well. The atmosphere that gloomy. The paint that full of white. The expression from the people that inside the building. The smell from the medic equipment. She knew that building very well, just like her second home, the hospital.
She walked towards the receptionist and asked, "Is Midorima-sensei here? I have an appointment with him. My name is Momoi Hikari" the woman looks at her with smile like old times and said kindly.
"Ah, Hikari-chan! He has been waiting for you. He is at his office. Do you remember his office?"
"Of course. Thank you by the way. Is he waiting long?" said Hikari with smile.
"Don't worry, dear. He is not waiting that long. Actually 5 minutes ago he's here looking for you but you didn't come here yet. I heard that you went to America. I missed you, you know. The nurses and the doctors too," said the woman while Hikari just chuckled.
"That is why I'm here now. Anyway, I should get going. I don't want to be scolded by him again just because I late."
"Dear, you never learned your lesson. That's okay. If you lucky maybe you can out of his office after 2 hours lecture. Take care Hikari-chan," said the woman while Hikari start to walking.
"I will. Don't worry."
After that she walking towards familiar hospital corridor, Hikari knocks a door of a certain green haired doctor's office. After she heard a faint "come in" she opened the door just to be greeted by a pissed doctor while she is just chuckled nervously.
"What did I say about never late when chek-up?!" said the man.
"Come on Midorima-sensei, I have a basketball practice today," whined the girl.
"I said that you shouldn't play again right? Just listen to me this time," said the now serious doctor.
"I can't," said the girl quietly while smiling sadly.
"It would just worsen your condition," the man sighed in frustation.
"I can't give up on basketball. This is everything I have right now, you know that. I've given up so much in the past. That is why I choose the most important to me. And most importantly, I can't give up on them"
The doctor just looks at the girl sadly and frustated. After that, they begin to start the check-up not noticing a certain bespectacled green haired male walking towards the hospital holding a carrot plush in hand for his lucky item for that day.
~Time skip~
Midorima Shintarou who just finish his practice with his teammates walking towards the hospital to visit his father. While he is adjusting his glasses and grumbling about how Takao annoying him earlier he didn't aware that he is walking towards someone and bumping into that someone.
"Ouch!" said someone who just bumped to him. While Midorima take his carrot plush that fall to the floor, the person said, "I'm so sorry, Sir."
Midorima just sighs and said "It's okay" when he realize that the voice is familiar for him, he wide eyes and look up to the person just to find that the person walking away. He just caught a glimpse of pale pink hair at the end of the hospital corridor. With that, he is running and trying to follow the person but when he is exited the front door of the hospital he can't find that person and he just sighed frustratedly.
'Impossible. It can't be her. Yeah I'm just imagining thing'
~Time skip~
After Hikari got home she takes a bath and change to something that comfortable for sleep. Before she can walk towards her bed, her mother called her.
"Hi, sweetie. How is the school?" asked her mother
"It's okay, Mom. You don't have to call me every single time," complained the girl.
"Eh? Aren't you missed me?"
"Mom, please," said the girl while massaging his temple.
"Hehee, I'm sorry dear. Anyway, what are you doing right now?"
"It's 11 pm here. Of course, I'm going to bed. And Mom, earlier I went to see Midorima-sensei"
"Really? How is it goes?" asked the woman curiously
"He said I'm okay. But I can't overwork myself"
"Hmm. What he said about basketball?"
"It's...okay. But I can't play full time" lied the girl.
"You should hear what Midorima-sensei's word sweetie. We don't want you to worsen your condition right?" said the woman worriedly.
"Don't worry, Mom. I can take care of myself" assured the girl to her mother.
"Of course I know that. You have to rest now, dear."
"But you are the one who called me," the girl sweatdrop.
"I know that. I just miss you."
"Hmm. Good night, Mom."
"Good night sweetie. Sweet dream, okay."
"Okay" with that the woman hung up the call.
Hikari just laying on her bed and staring at the ceiling thinking about the earlier event with Kuroko. That is when her cell phone ringing, signaling that she has a message. She take her cell phone and opened the message.
From : Tai-chan
Subject : Tomorrow
Message :
[Tomorrow is Friday, right? I need a new basketball shoes. Do you want to accompany me? If yes we could meet in Maji Burger near the shopping center at 10 am]
Hikari typed a message to answer the one from Kagami.
To : Tai-chan
Subject : Of course
Message :
[I'd love to Tai-chan! See you tomorrow then]
With that, she is falling into deep slumber.
~Time skip~
'How can they said something like that?' Mizuki thought while curling her fists into a ball with anger and desperation. 'I know that I don't play well today. But aren't we teammates? Aren't we friends? How come they said something like that to me. Is it because I'm a girl? Is it because I don't play well today? Or is it because I am being...me? I don't know what to do. I don't know them' she thought while looking at the court where her 'teammates' play against a strong opponent.
That day they have an official match against one of the strong team and in the 3rd quarter, they didn't even stand a chance. Momoi Satsuki can't come because she is sick, so they have to do all with themselves. 'How come it is ended up like this?' Hikari asked to herself.
'Do they didn't know what I felt? Is that why they said that hurt things to me?' she thought while her eyes become dull and emotionless.
"You can't help anything to won this match Hikari. I know that because I'm absolute. You're just a burden"
"You can't play if you like this. You're just a hindrance Hikari"
"What are you doing now is blocking our path to victory, nanodayo"
"We don't need someone that can't help us to win this game, Kari-chin"
"Hikaricchi, you can just sit and watch. We can do it ourselves. Without you"
"I'm sorry, Hikari-chan"
Each one of them said hurtful things to her without care at all. They didn't care about her. At that time, they just care about one thing. And that thing is.
Victory.
Hikari abruptly sits up at her bed with the bead of sweats rolling on her forehead and on the sides of her head. She was panting heavily like she finished running. She looks at her surrounding and realize that she is in her bedroom and that was just a dream.
She brings her knees to her chest and clutching his head. She bit her bottom lip with eyes full of tears while thought, 'how many time should I have the same dreams over and over again?'
She stayed in that position for a long time until she decided to take a bath because she was sticky from all of the sweats.
After she takes a bath she changes to white top and black short shorts. She put her hair in the high ponytail and wore a black choker. She eats her breakfast and checked the clock and it says 15 minutes before 10 am. She grabs her cellphones and wallet and put them in the small handbag. Before she is going out she wore her white shoes (the difference between Hikari and the picture is that Hikari's long pale pink hair put up in high ponytail, and she didn't bring a tennis ball)
After a short walk, Hikari entered the Maji Burger near the shopping center and order her favorite strawberry milkshake. Hikari waiting for Kagami while sat at the chair near the window. Suddenly someone tapped her shoulder and she almost scream because she is surprised.
"Hikari-chan what are you doing here?" asked the shadow boy.
"Are? Tetsu-chan?" Hikari look at the blue haired boy who currently sipping his vanilla milkshake confusedly.
"Hmm, so what are you doing here?"
"Ahh, I'm waiting for Tai-chan."
"You too?"
"Yeah-eh? What do you mean you too?" asked the girl while tilting her head.
"I'm waiting for Kagami-kun too," said Kuroko nonchalantly.
"Did he invite you too?"
"Yeah. And actually, I need a pair too. Basketball shoes,"
"Hmmm, is that so."
"Hai."
They just sat in silent while sipping their own milkshake. And then Kuroko said something to Hikari, "Hikari-cha-"
Only to be cut by Hikari, "It's okay Tetsu-chan. You don't have to worry. I'm okay"
She said that while looking out the window with a smile. While Kuroko slightly smile and thought, 'she knows me too well'
After a while, Kagami came running towards them while panting heavily and said, "Sorry, I oversleep."
"I thought so," said the blue haired boy and pink haired girl at the same time, earning a sweatdrop from the red-haired giant.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" said the girl while dragging the poor blue haired boy.
They walked around the shopping center to find two pairs of basketball shoes. A pair for Kuroko, and another pair for Kagami. Kuroko's basketball shoes are easy to find because his size is just an average high school boy. But for Kagami, they walked around all day and didn't even find one pair for his size.
"Aaah, I'm beat," whined Kagami.
"Kagami-kun, we didn't even one pair for your shoe-size. What should we do?" asked Kuroko.
"I think I have one shop in mind," state the girl while holding chin in the thinking manner.
"Where is it?" asked Kagami hopefully.
"Ahh, follow me then," said the girl while leading the way.
"You sure that shop has my size?" asked Kagami warily.
"Of course. I knew someone that has the same shoe size with you. And we used to buy his shoes in that shop," said the girl quietly.
"Ah, that shop," said Kuroko.
"You know the place Kuroko?" asked Kagami.
"Of course. Even they have Murasakibara-kun's shoe-size,"
"Really? Woah aren't his size so big?" asked Kagami.
"You're one to talk Tai-chan," the girl sweatdrop.
"So, you went to that shop with who?"
"Generation of Miracles. We used to buy there. Together," said Kuroko while looking at the back of the pale pink haired girl that lead their way. After Kagami sensing that Hikari didn't like the conversation he immediately refrained himself to says anything that will make her uncomfortable.
~While in the different place~
"Why should I follow you around just to buy a damn pair of basketball shoes?!" said a black haired boy to his partner while his partner who is surrounded by a bunch of fangirls just smile at his fangirls that asked him for pictures and signatures. "So, why are you signing that you stupid! We have to buy your shoes!" shout the black haired boy while kicking the yellow-haired boy in the back of his head and dragged him somewhere.
"Ehh senpai that is hurt," whined the yellow-haired boy while touched the spot where he was kicked by the other boy previously.
"You deserve that," said the shorter boy.
"But Kasamatsu-senpai -"
"Shut up Kise! So where is this shop? And why do you want to go there? Aren't all shop the same?" asked Kasamatsu impatiently
"We used to go there to buy basketball shoes,"
"We? Who?"
"The Generation of Miracles. And her," Kise said quietly at the end.
"Who her? Your girlfriend?" asked Kasamatsu. He noticed that Kise stop smiling.
"No. Not yet actually. I didn't have the courage to say that I like her back when we are still in the Teiko. And when I'm about to confessed my feeling, she is gone."
"Gone? What do you-"
"Ah, we are here Kasamatsu-senpai" Kise quickly cut his senpai's word when they arrived at the shop. When they are about to entered the place they heard familiar voices near them and they stop instantly while looking for the source of the familiar voices.
~Previously with Hikari, Kagami, and Kuroko~
Kuroko, Hikari, and Kagami arrived at the shop that Hikari and Kuroko mentioned. They entered the shop and Kagami look in awe.
"Woahhh, it's huge. I never knew this shop exists," said Kagami while admiring various basketball shoes. And then someone walking towards them and greet Hikari.
"Are, Hikari-chan? Is that you?" asked the man that looks like in his forty years old.
"Of course it's me, Manager-san," said Hikari with smiling face.
"It's nice to see you again. So, what do you need this time?" asked the man kindly.
"Aah, do you have basketball shoes with Dai-chan's size?" asked Hikari.
'Aomine? So she was talking about him when she said she knew someone with my shoe-size?' wondered Kagami.
"Of course I have. Actually, he came here 2 days ago."
"Is that so? Is he bought basketball shoes too?"
"Yepp. Oh, by the way, come here. I'll show you the way for the shoes,"
"Thank you as always, Manager-san"
"It's okay, Hikari-chan"
After Kagami choose the shoes, they bid their farewell to the Manager and exited the shop. What they didn't realize is that when the three of them is exited the place there are two familiar people that about to entered the same shop.
"Aah finally we got the shoes," said a happy Hikari.
"And we are lucky that we got that. Manager-san said that the shoes are the last shoes from your size, Kagami-kun" said Kuroko.
"Actually, I'm going to ask. Why you didn't bring me here in the first place?" ask Kagami.
"You didn't ask," said the other two at the same time.
"Teme-"
"Hikari-chan, where should we go now?" ask Kuroko the pale pink haired girl.
"I'm hungry," said the girl.
"We should go to Maji Burger. Actually, I'm quite hungry too" said Kagami.
"Okay. Let's go!" shout the girl with smile spread on her face. With that, they walked to the Maji Burger to grab their late lunch.
~With Kise and Kasamatsu~
While the look for the source of the familiar voice they see the red-haired giant, a blue haired shadow boy, and a petite pale pink haired girl. Kasamatsu then said, "Isn't that Kuroko and Kagami? But who is the girl?" Kasamatsu then looks at the model beside him and shocked at Kise's state. He is stood still while looking at the petite girl wide-eyed and eyes that glistening with tears.
While Kasamatsu looks at Kise with shock, Kise, on the other hand, shocked for the different reason. Actually, Kise can't see the girl's face and only saw the back and the hair of the petite girl. But what Kuroko said before proves the identity of the girl.
"Hikari-chan, where should we go now?"
That is why Kise is just stood there with shocked written clearly on her face as he eyeing the girl with many thoughts passed his head.
'Is that really her? Is that really Hikaricchi? Why is she here? I thought that we'd hurt her so much that she was running away. Is she became taller? Is she still plays basketball? Is she okay? Did she forgive me already? She changed. She became prettier, and her hair longer too. But that smiles, that smiles are fake. What happened Hikaricchi?' Kise thought. Then realization hit him hard.
'Ahh, is it because of us? It is, isn't it? We are the reason behind that fake smiles. We are the reason for your change. Because we betrayed you. Because we destroyed you. Because we turned our back to you'
While the three start to walk away Kise tried to run and follow them, but it's too late because of so many people Kise can't find them. How much he tried to focus his eyes are blurry because of the tears that threatening to fall. In his most desperate state, he only could think one thought that the best thing to do that time.
He will send them a message.
He quickly scoop his cellphone in his pocket and start to typing a message for them.
After he sent the message he stood still in the wave of people that walking with chatting while clutching his cell phone. He hopes that they would immediately read his message. He stood while thinking.
'Ne, Hikaricchi, can we go back to the past? Can we redo the things that we regret again? Can we replace the saddened memories became the happy one? If that can be done, can we go to back to the day when we betrayed you and redo that memory? So instead we betrayed you and you disappeared, how about we stayed with you together and you'll stay by our side?'
'If that can't be done, what should I do so that you would forgive me? What should I do to replace that fake smiles of yours become the real ones? What should I do so that I deserve to love you again?'
"I'm so sorry, Hikaricchi"
Kise whispered while his tears pouring down from his eyes that covered by his bangs. While at the same time his cellphone is receiving a notification that he was succeeded to sent a message.
Just a simple message.
A simple message that would bring back so many memories and feelings that they'd tried so hard to forget.
A simple message that could change even the heart of the absolute emperor.
A simple message that would bring tears of guilty pour from the people in the receiver list.
A simple message that would make them felt the same like the old times, longing.
And more importantly,
A simple message that would starts a chaos in the future.
At that time a message sent to 5 people from the world of basketball's prodigies. (including their Manager of course)
To : GoM
Subject : -
Message :
[The Creator is back]
-continue in the next chapter-
