Kuroko and Aomine were exhausted after running back up and down trying to find the little pink box that had his bracelet in it. Aomine bought Kuroko a small strawberry milk and himself a chocolate one as they sat down on the park bench watching the little children play on the swing set.

Kuroko sighed. He wasn't going to find it. He could probably buy another one but his mom wasn't in the best sort of mood these last few days.

"Kuroko, It's okay, we can search one more time and see if we miss it. Third time is the charm." He smiled and patted Kuroko on the shoulder.

"Don't bother. It's not going to turn up."

"How can you say that? Maybe you left it at your place in the morning?"

"I didn't, I put it in my bag this morning before going to training."

"You might think you did...We'll check the gym again." He eagerly replied. He sincerely wanted to help out his friend.

"Aomine. It's okay. I might just go home." He stood up, grabbed his bag , said bye to Aomine and slowly walked home. He needed to be alone with his thoughts for now. Who would even steal a bracelet? It just didn't make sense. Was this an act of revenge for the other day? No, no, those guys never went near the gym in fear of Aomine.

As soon as he got home, he locked himself in his room in case his mom was around she wasn't. He got himself distracted with homework. It was algebra and he wasn't the best with it but his perseverance kept him going. He wrote equations and solutions till his pencil became blunt. Kuroko finished a bit early before dinner and that's when his mother came home. He really felt ashamed for losing the bracelet but he still wanted to ask her for some more cash to buy another bracelet. He caught her in the hall after she came back from work, still wearing her ironed grey skirt and jacket with a white bloused top. Kuroko's mother was tall and slim, probably because she hardly came home from dinner since being so busy. She also wore rectangular glasses like his father. He fumbled his wording but his mom got the jist of what he was saying.

"Lost it? How?" She crossed her arms and undid her hair tie letting her long brown hair lay on top of her shoulders.

"It's just gone. I don't know where."

"Nothing ever turns up lost. Can children be even more stupider?" She sighed and clearly wasn't satisfied with his response.

"I'm not stupid mother, I just seem to have misplaced it." He didn't want to get her angry but he didn't lose it. It was just gone without a trace.

'This is why kids shouldn't own expensive things."

"Then why did you let me buy it in the first place?"

"Because I was in a good mood and you asked me to." Which was true. Kuroko had proof of the day on his phone. She was happy and smiling wearing a summer hat and looking young and carefree. He wished she looked like this everyday but with the alcohol and stress it was highly unlikely. Just have to treasure moments like that.

"Then can I get a new one?"

She blurted out "No."

"Why not?"

"It's expensive."

"But we aren't poor."

"I'm not buying you another one. End of discussion. I'm famished r-." Her phone rang with a beeping tone and she picked it up and walked over to her room and closed the door behind her to have her private conversation.

Kuroko was disheartened but was glad that the conversation with his mother went alright and she didn't hit him. Dinner was alright and his mother came out of her room in a happier mood. Whatever that phone call was lifted her spirits and Kuroko decided to ask her again. Unfortunately, she still said no but patted his hand in sympathy.

In the living room, Kuroko slouched on the sofa and gazed at the tv thinking about where he could have lost it. I knew he put it in his bag because he opened the box in the morning and smiled thinking about Momoi's reaction when he gave it to her after practice but when he looked in his bag in second period it was gone. He did practice in the morning... And Haizaki...

He recalled yesterday's encounter at lunch and Haizaki trying to be all friendly and cheerful. Recalling his words he did say "Hope no one will steal anything else though" which seemed off then but slowly Kuroko pieced everything together and realised Haizaki was the one to take it. Kuroko wished he was nicer but everything was an act, to play around and tease him. 'Ugh. Of course it would be him to take it. But why... How will I get it back though?" Kuroko thought to himself as he scratched his head. He grabbed out his flip phone and dialled Aomine's number telling him his discovery on who took it.

"Are you sure it was him?" Aomine questioned. He didn't think Kuroko was stupid but why would another guy want a bracelet.

"Yes, I am. he might have gotten it to give to his girlfriend or something."

"True..." Aomine cursed on the other end and paused for a second. "How should we get it back though? We need to bait him out? We could tell Akashi?"

"No need. We can do it with just us two..." Kuroko told Aomine his plan where he would get into Haizaki's way and see if he can pinpoint the bracelet on him and have witnesses around.

"Okay. That seems to work, I'll just stick tight to you tomorrow in case it gets worse."

"Sure thing. Meet me at the park at 7:30 am and we can walk to school. Have a good evening, bye." He flipped his phone closed and sunk into the sofa feeling relieved. This plan should work and he shouldn't get that hurt by confronting Haizaki.

Kuroko decided to put his plan in action when he was nearby Haizaki. It was basketball practice and he decided to stick near Haizaki when they were doing a practice match. He still played his role well but kept him in the corner of his eye. Once people were turned away Kuroko let his arm slide past his pocket and Haizaki reacted poorly. He squinted his eyes at the blue haired brat and walked off.

'Wow. He didn't want to hit me?' Kuroko was puzzled but there was still time for training. he stuck nearby him and moved the ball out of Haizaki's grip which got him aggravated. The taller guy came closer and started to jog to get closer to the ball and bumped into Kuroko's left side as pay back.

"Oof. What the-." Kuroko bent his body forward and exhaled feeling the force of the blow. In that position he noticed something shiny coming from his basketball shorts. By moving his head slightly he saw part of the rose charm.

"Hey. That bracelet isn't yours." Kuroko stood up and rubbed his side. "It's mine."

"Oh yeah. Then how come I found it?" He smirked and put his right hand in his pocket to where the bracelet was.

"Because you stole it." Kuroko yelled out to make his point. "Give it back."

"How about... hmm, no."

"What do you mean? It's mine." Kuroko retaliated and used his voice to get the other's attention.

"Listen here you little twerp. Finder's keepers. Don't make me-." He roared but was cut off with Akashi stepping forward towards the pair.

"What's the matter. Why are you guys interrupting practice?" He was agitated and not in the mood for petty nonsense.

"Akashi, he stole my possession. a bracelet." Kuroko spoke fast, not giving Haizaki a chance to speak.

"You two come with me. Outside." All three of them walked outside and Aomine stopped under the tree's shade.

"Haizaki, give it back."

"Give what. Kuroko was the one snooping."

"You know what. The bracelet. Aomine told me how Kuroko lost it yesterday but toy were the one who stole it." There was silence for a few moments and Haizaki didn't want to grab it out of his pocket to return it. "Just give it back or you're kicked out of the club."

"Hmph, fine. Take this girly crap back." He grabbed the bracelet from his pocket and threw it directly at Kuroko's chest.

"Thanks Akashi." Kuroko mumbled and pocketed the bracelet now.

After practice Haizaki confronted Kuroko saying it was his fault for even saying anything. Haizaki had enough of Kuroko for one day so he elbowed him in the chest on accident. "Oops, didn't see you there." He didn't just stop there, he went and turned around and whacked him with his other arm which caught attention of the other males in the changing room. Another elbow came flying towards Kuroko but he stepped out of the way and it hit the metal locker instead.

"Stand here and get your punishment." He growled, kicking the locker to get Kuroko.

Akashi was there and had enough of this ruckus and drama and told the others to restrain Haizaki. "Okay. You're out of the club. You're causing trouble for us and going to give Teiko Junior High a bad name. Don't come back tomorrow."

"Fine. Whatever.." Haizaki walked off laughing.

Aomine wasn't satisfied with how Haizaki got off the hook with a simple expulsion of the club and wanted to take matters in his own hands. He managed to get dressed and follow him out of the gym.

"Oi. Hazaki. I want to show you a piece of my mind.." Aomine grabbed Haizaki by the collar and pulled him through the courtyard and to a secluded shady area.

"I haven't done anything to you." He laughed knowing that they were friends.

"This is what you get for messing with my buddy" Aomine punched Haizaki directly in the jaw and then gave him an uppercut to the stomach.

"Is that all you got?" He was wheezing from the punches but managed to stand upright.

"No. But I can't get suspended." He gave Haizaki one last punch in the stomach and walked off.

"Tell your friend Kuroko or whatever that twerp is called that I'll get back at him. No one will notice him gone." Haizaki shouted, coughing from the blows to his stomach but Aomine didn't care. He was going to be there for his friend.

Author's Notes: Thanks so much for reading. I got 300 views on my story already. That's a lot of my first ever chapter story.

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