WARNING: female kuroko, female mayuzumi.. Spoilers for those who doesn't read the manga..
A/N: konichiwa minna! Gomen if you see any spelling or grammatical errors. English is just our 2nd language. Also this is our first fan fiction and we don't know if we're doing fine so reviews will be greatly appreciated.. :)
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Chapter 3 –Her Love for Books and Basketball
When the classes are over, Tetsumi stands up and headed to the school's library. She will submit her schedule for library duty to the head librarian. She has been an active member of the library committee since elementary. Well active means that she will sit quietly in the library for hours and read all the books that she wants. She does not have a lot of stamina to engage in other activities aside from reading until she came across the basketball club two years ago. She did not even remember how she started to become enthusiastic about the sports. Maybe the letter from her childhood friend, Ogiwara encourages her.
After trying to play basketball for the first time, she knew that the sports will give a new meaning to her life. She starts from learning the basics and from there on she practices every day. She trains hard until her body becomes numb that she could not even feel her palm and legs. Even at night, her mind is restless because she is dreaming about playing. She then remembers a certain red-haired boy who give hints about her potential. And with that, she develops her skill and manage to ascend to the first string. She then play on official games and become known as the phantom 6th memeber of the generation of miracles. She become a shadow that supports her team to claim its victory. She is quite contented the things as of now, after all, she loves basketball.
As she enters the library she notices a familiar red head. The boy is already looking at her.
"As expected" she heard him said.
"Domo" she said with a low soft voice. Her intuition says Akashi is waiting for her. Her facial expression does not change but she was searching her mind if she has done anything wrong for the fearsome captain to be there.
"How was the first day?" Akashi-kun asked with a smile. His red eyes were looking directly at hers as if reading her thoughts.
Of course, he only needed my notes and copy of our assignments. She sighed in her thoughts.
"There are no formal classes yet and everything seems normal today. I can give you my notes if you wanted it. Oh, I almost forgot, we have a new classmate." She notices a sudden change in Akashi's expression as soon as he heard the new classmate but she did not try asking him why. He will not tell her anyway.
After a few seconds of silence, as if he was weighing some thoughts she heard him said. "I will stay here for a while until our practice, you don't mind right?
His eyes followed her walking to the Head Librarian office. When she came out, she went straight to a bookshelf at the corner. She got one book and proceeded to a table at the corner. She starts reading and then he watched her get lost in her own world. At the same day, two years ago, he was looking for a certain book in the library and he had a hard time finding it. He finally found it in a table, being at the top of other books. He tried to get it but instead he grabbed something soft. It was a hand of a girl. He failed to notice her before because of all the books in her front. From the looks of it, she was the one who place all the books there and she was about to read the book that he wanted. She also did not notice him even when he unintentionally touched her hand for a few seconds. She was too engrossed in all the books she was about to read. She seems to be expressionless but he can feel a certain warm around her.
It may be her enthusiasm; it may be her quiet nature; it may be her expressionless powder blue eyes. But from that day forward he always makes sure to pass by the library whenever he can. The girl will always be there too engaged in her book that she will not even look at him.