kuroko no basuke, fanfiction.
drabble, hara kazuya ft. furuhashi kojirou and hanamiya makoto.
word count: 775
warning(s): oneshot more like headcanon dump, i knew that the oneshot would be worse than the outline lol, lots and lots of headcanon background
On the first day of elementary school, Hara Kazuya accidentally shoves a boy into the mud. He doesn't mean anything by it, really; it just so happens that he uses a bit too much force when clapping someone on the back, and the puddle was just there. However, the gleeful smile that doesn't quite fade when the other boy collapses into the dirt, and thus Kazuya's actions are misinterpreted as intentional, which understandably enrages the victimised child. This misunderstanding results in a fight that takes two teachers to break up. When confronted about his actions, Kazuya refuses to give an explanation and just gives a cheeky smirk while rubbing the bruise on his jaw. Needless to say, Kazuya's parents are far from pleased at what the teacher has to say about him when they arrive to pick him up.
This incident turns out to be highly indicative of the pattern that emerges over the next decade of so of Kazuya's school life. It isn't as if the blonde actively goes out and seeks fights- it's just that even after all his years of social interaction, it seems like he hasn't quite grasped the fact that other human beings are capable of feeling pain and offense very acutely, which results in a lack of concientiousness in his words and actions. Many times has the clumsy phrasing of a statement in less eloquent company, or an unintended but rough elbow to the chest of a classmate been translated into hostile behavior. Of course, Kazuya does have to account for the factor that he gets a kick out of tricks and misfortune at others' expense; this is probably another reason why people seem to have particularly short fuses when around him.
Kojirou says it's Kazuya's wide smile and refusal to look anyone straight in the eye that pisses people off. Unlike Kazuya, who hides his eyes behind a curtain of crudely snipped blonde bangs, Kojirou stares right at people, and it's possibly the most unnerving thing ever. His eyes are wide and blank, as if there's no soul inside of him, and Kazuya thinks that this stare of his is half the reason why nobody ever successfully prosecutes him for all his trespasses- the other half is because Kojirou is smart enough not to get caught. That's why, although he gets into just as much trouble as Kazuya does- and often has to bail his blonde friend out- Kojirou's record is as clean as freshly-fallen snow; if only on paper. Nevertheless, Kojirou's exemplary academic results more than make up for the schoolyard rumors of his misdemeanor, and Kazuya's parents regard him as no less than their son's sole beacon of moral uprightness and principled behavior. Their impression of the dark-haired boy is an utter travesty, but Kazuya has no plans to correct their views any time soon.
In the last year of middle school, Kojirou applies to the prestigious Kirisaki Daiichi High School, which happens to have one of the top ten promotion percentages in Tokyo. While the word on the street is that it's a school full of rich brats, Kazuya's parents insist that he follow suit. It takes an entire year of remedial classes and study sessions with Kojirou in which they actually have to study, but by a stroke of miracle, Kazuya manages to get in as well. His parents are delighted, hoping that a higher-class environment, combined with Kojirou's company, will be a good influence on their son's wayward behavior.
It turns out that Kazuya's parents couldn't have been more wrong; on the first day of school, Kojirou and Kazuya are approached by a fellow first year by the name of Hanamiya Makoto. Upon introductions, Kazuya immediately points out that the shorter boy has eyebrows the shape of tadpoles, and for a moment, realises that this might turn out just like the first day of elementary school. Hanamiya's lips twist cruelly, but instead of spitting back another insult or beginning to yell as Kazuya expected, he retains his composure. Smiling, he asks the two boys if they'd like to join the basketball club with him. Kazuya remembers playing a few games in middle school (as well as the brawl that ensued afterwards due to several fouls that he'd committed), and looks to Kojirou. Neither of them see any harm in trying it out for a day at least, so they agree to the insistent boy's invitation, and Hanamiya smiles widely.
Hanamiya's teeth are as white as bones, and his smile is like oiled crow feathers. By the time Kazuya realises that he and Kojirou are caught in a web, it's already far too late.