The red phone rings yet again. After the fifth rings, it was finally answered by a duo coloured red head. Tapping the answer button without looking at the caller ID, he already know who was behind the other line.
"Hello, father."
"..."
"I'm sorry, I just had my shower."
"..."
"I still have found nothing, father. The informations that you gave me were too vague."
"..."
"I know I only have time untill the end of the year, but I need more time."
Kagami absently flinched at the tired sighs from his father on the other line.
"..."
"Alright, thank you,father. I will try my hardest to find her."
"..."
"Good bye. And please don't worned yourself too much. And don't miss too many meals."
His tense shoulders loosen slowly when he heard the joyful laugh. He didn't even bother to warn his father to never miss any meals anymore, knowing that it would be fruitless.
"..."
"I love you too, dad. Good night."
The call ended with his father disconnecting the line first. Kagami would never cut off calls from anyone older than him first, it just seems rude for him. He leaned back on the sofa and stare at the ceiling above him, phone still clutched in his hand.
He closed his eyes and take a deep breath before exhaling softly. Cold night winds slipping in from his unclosed sliding door refreshing him. As he repeat his breathing practise, he could feel his body finally regained its energy back.
After a few minutes, he finally stood up and closed the sliding door. Afterall he still have a few school works to done and also to review the lessons from the day before and for tomorrow. Not to mention some paperwork to check for.
Kagami Taiga's busy life never ends, even at night. Unbeknownst to him, a few troubles from school were just upon his door.
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Akashi rolled his stiff shoulder, winching at the cracked sound. Slouching in his chair tiredly, he gave in at the rare moment of relaxation. His mind wandered in the memories of his late mother.
Her gentle smile. Her sweet laughter. Her bright red hair that he inherited. Her long fingers coordinating his own small untrained ones when playing the piano. Her warm hugs.
Seijurou's breathe in sharply from the sudden pain in chest. He touched his cheek and was surprised to find it wet with... tears. Suddenly he felt so insecure so weak. He didn't like this feeling of fragility. It felt so wrong.
But he couldn't bring himself to pretend being strong anymore. Even just for a moment, he wanted to buried himself deep in his own despire.
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Its almost twelve but he didn't stop running and jumping to slammed the basketball in the hoop. Again and again and again.
It irritated him. Being so strong.
Basketball seems to lost its fun. Its getting too easy. And he's getting too frustrated. Everything seems so wrong and driving him crazy.
He never knew he would longed for someone that can beat him so much right now. Someone that is equal to him. Well maybe that damn giant Murasakibara and Akashi could matched his strength but that's different.
He stared at the bouncing ball with emptiness. Before picking it up and preparing himself to go home.
Aomine Daiki is getting tired of this one-sided game.
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Kuroko Tetsuya rubbed his tired eyes. And yawn widely for the countless time. He was so sleepy but he needed to finish this current book before he could read the one that Kagami-kun lent could never understand people who can read two books in the same time.
It's no use. He's too sleepy. He couldn't take it anymore. And so he bookmarked the last page he had read and put the book on the night stand by his bed.
Now this is weird. He didn't feel sleepy anymore. Or was that book too boring that it makes him sleepy. It must be it.
Blinking in the darkness of his room, his toughts fly toeards the thought of his team mates. He couldn't shake off the feeling that the friendship that have been built since their first year of middle school were getting distant.
Their strengths have increased too rapidly. Once they step in the court, they changed and become monsters, no matter while training or in a real match. It scared and worried him.
Especially his light.
Aomine-kun had change. He skipped training much more often now, no matter how much punishment that Akashi-kun had give him. His tamper had also getting worser. And there's no longer fist bumps whenever they scored marks in a match anymore.
But he could also felt himself changing. It definitely not in the good way.
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Kise Ryouta praised the god once his tired body landed on his lovable comfy bed. He sighed blissfully on the fluffy pillow. Today's photo shoot had worned him real bad this time.
Or it was just the basketball training.
The game that was once would refresh him make him more tired now. He knew he's not as strong as Aomine-chii or Midorima-chii, in fact he's the weakest in the group.
Unlike the others, he doesn't have any original skills. He could only copy others movement and it's just half of their ability. Even Kuroko-chii had his own low presence to be proud of. And he couldn't even copy that one.
But he was not one of the Generation of Miracles for nothing. He was still had more strenght than normal players. He just need to be more strong.
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The giant is hungry.
But no matter how much he have eaten, it barely could satisfied his hunger. But that was what he thought. In reality, it was not his bottomless stomach but his heart. It was empty. His heart was yearning for something that he couldn't figured out.
So the only solution he could think of was eating. But it's fruitless and waste of time. He tried to search for another resolution but his head was not untrained for hard and complex thinking, that's Akashi-chin's job.
After some time, Murasakiba could no longer bring himself to care about the emptiness in his heart anymore.
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He had worked on the equation for a while now. Even after he had done the others to save some time, he still unable to solve it. But he was pretty sure it was because he couldn't focus on his work.
The stunt durin the mock match that had left him speechless keep distracting him. He's clueless how from furious, he became light-headed after the encounter with Kagami Taiga after school.
He walked home silently and continue his day normally without any problem. As if he never felt like to strangled someone to death before.
Midorima didn't remember the last time he was this relaxed. As if something had filled the void in him that he never knew he had.
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A/N: YO MY DEAR READERS! im sorry for not updating for so long. Please forgive me.
ANYWHO! In this chapter we have the sneak peek for the reason Kagami came back to Japan. And somehow everything else feels like a filler or something. I'm sorry about that...
But anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter
And also please forgive my grammaticall errors
*cough* please read and review my new Uke!Kagami drabbles*cough*
