A/N: I went through war and luckily made it back alive. Have fun reading!

"... Kagami, you look angrier than usual," Kuroko said as he glanced at his friend. The team is walking through the path leading to one of Kaijo's gymnasium.

Kagami looked away and continued to stare at nothing at all. "Shut up," he said.

In truth, he hasn't even slept one bit last night due to excitement. He's really pumped battling one of the Generation of Miracles on the court, even if it is just a practice match.

'You'll see Kise! I'll show you! I will beat your ass up until you can no longer dunk!' Kagami thought.

Kuroko sighed as he was fairly aware of what happened last night, since he hasn't got a wink of sleep either.

"I was a little too excited," Kagami said. He grabbed his nose and looking every bit dejected due to not sleeping last night.

"What are you? A kid going on a field trip?" Kuroko asked blankly.

Kagami turned to look at him as he clutched Kuroko's head tightly. "What did you say? For all I know, you haven't slept either!" Kagami yelled.

Kuroko looked like he's ready to kill him with a deodorant stick as someone called out to them.

"Hey guys!" Kise called out as he was running up to them. He was wearing simple black tops and brown shorts with simple white basketball shoes. He jumped to tackle Kuroko but was quickly blocked by Shiori as Momoi completely obliterated his head.

With his eyes spinning, he cried, "What would you do that for?"

"Honestly! You're trying to jump to Tetsu-kun every time you see him!" Momoi replied fuming.

"So? I haven't seen him in ages!" Kise said as he continued to press on, only to find out Shiori getting on his way. Baffled, he smiled dazzlingly and asked her, "Who is the cute lady that guards Kurokocchi?"

"He's my sister and if you lay even a finger on her, I will personally make sure you regret your action for the rest of your life," Kuroko said blankly.

Kise shrieked as his hair stood up from fright. Kagami walks up to him and tried to start a conversation with the blonde. Kise disregarded him though, as he finally found a way to Kuroko. He fakes a cry as he said, "You know Kurokocchi, when you turned up my offer in you joining us, I cried under my pillow at night," he said as he continued to rub his eyes with her arms.

"What's wrong with him?" Hyuga asked his teammates as they just shrugged their shoulders with sweat drops in their foreheads.

"Are you ignoring us? Just show us the way," Kagami said as he narrowed his eyes (if it got more narrower than before, I applaud him).

"What I'm interested though, is about the guy that makes Kurokocchi avoid me," Kise said as he turned to Kagami. Walking to him he said, "I don't care much being called the Generation of Miracles, but I can't accept you playing with him. I'm not mature enough to let it slide. Sorry, but I will crush you with everything I have."

"Bring it on!" Kagami replied.

Everyone in Seirin felt clumping in their throats as the two continued to glare each other down. Their little... conversation was interrupted by Alex and Aida. Alex asked him in English without even realizing it, "Can you lead us the way to your court?"

Kise stared at her with a smile like that of a sheep's. Kuroko tapped Alex and said in English, "He can't understand what you're saying. He's not good with academics."

"Oh..." she said. With a look of consternation in her eyes, she repeated what she said earlier in Japanese (well it does sound like one).

"Your coach is not very good with Japanese," Kise said.

"He says that you're not very good with the language," Kuroko translated for her.

"WHY YOU?!" she walked to Kise, well stomping actually. Kise's hair once again stood as he felt killing intent coming from the woman. Kagami tried to stopped her but looked like he was failing miserably. Kuroko stepped up and finally asked Kise, "Could you take us to your gym?"

Kise, still frightened by Alex's actions towards him, simply nodded as he led the way in front of the group. He still felt killing intent coming from Momoi, Shiori and Alex.

To say they were surprised when they saw one of the gyms is an understatement. They all felt their jaw drop as they watched players practicing in every corner of the room. Well, except for Kuroko, Kagami, Momoi, and Alex though, as they played in a much better environment in the US. What surprised them most of all is... The half court is already used for the practicing members.

"We're playing halfcourt?" Kagami asked, as if stating the obvious.

The coach noticed them and welcomed them to the gym. The coach wasn't much, he was a fat guy in his late thirties with his rugged beard not hiding his chins. Yes chins, with an 's'. His black, messy hair was short and barely touched the scruff of his neck.

He introduced himself as Coach Takeuchi. He looked around with bafflement in his face. "Where is the head coach?" he asked.

Alex stepped forward and introduced herself. She didn't say she was a former WNBA player though.

The coach just looked at her with disbelief in his eyes. 'She's young! Bet she doesn't even know the rules about basketball! She's a girl after all. I'll bet my money that she was just put as their head coach due to the school being weak and new and can't hire a decent one,' he mused to himself.

"This is my subordinate coach, Riko Aida," Alex said as she glanced at Riko.

"That's me!" Riko said as she held out her hand for him to shake. Kaijo's coach, however, just pointed his fingers at her.

"You- You're not the manag-" Takeuchi yelled as he was interrupted by Momoi.

"That would be me! Nice to meet ya!" Momoi interjected. She really needs to work on her interruptions.

Riko just stepped forward and said, "I'm Coach Riko Aida," she bowed and continued, "we look forward to be playing with you today! Please take care of us!"

"L- likewise," the opposing coach said as he scratched his head.

"Uh... What is this?" Momoi asked the coach.

"Exactly what it is, we've prepared for minimal arrangements for today's game. Limiting it to only a half court game. As there won't be enough to learn to make this game worth watching with my players sitting and doing nothing," he said with complete obliviousness.

"I see," Riko said uncontrollably gritting her teeth.

The team looked angry. Alex got the gist of it as she looked a bit angry too. She tried to persuade the coach but he just kept refusing. Kuroko and Kagami made a plan in their minds.

"I hope we won't triple your score," with that bomb left to the Seirin team, he exited and got his rookies to play.

"They're treating this like a slideshow for a practice. Don't worry guys, we'll show them how basketball is done," Kagami whispered to his team.

The team just looked at the two with confusion in their faces. They just nodded though.

As the team was getting ready for the match, Kise was asking his coach to play for this match. He was constantly refused though.

"If we let you play, it won't be called a game anymore," the coach said as he walked to the court.

Kise looked at Seirin and frantically waved his hands. He ran to them and muttered apologies. "If you give his guys a beating, I'm sure he will take you seriously," he said to them. He straightened and narrowed his eyes as he continued, "Besides... if you can't force him to put me into the game, you shouldn't go around saying you can beat the crap out of us."

"It's fine, please get ready for your beating. We don't have time to wait," Kuroko said as the team went to the locker rooms.

"What?" Kise mused to himself as he smiled and narrowed his eyes with determination.

Line Break

Let the practice game between Kaijo High and Seirin High begin!

"YOOOOSH!" Teppei yelled as he rearranged his knee caps.

"Uhh... the game's about to start, so Seirin, please go have your line of five up," the acting referee said.

"There's five of us," Kuroko said as he raised his hands.

"EEEHHHH!" the rookies from Kaijo yelled in disbelief as they didn't saw Kuroko until now. Kise, Momoi, Shiori, and the whole of Seirin just smirked at them.

"What the hell? He's got no presence!" one of Kaijo's team said.

"He's one of their starters? He's right in front of me, but I didn't even notice him! And he's tall too!" another one said.

"This is ridiculous. After all their boasting, I thought they may have even one decent player," the coach of Kaijo thought out loud. "Especially that blue haired boy and that red haired one."

"We'll see," Kise said beside him on the bench, "I myself watched their practice in their gym. Don't underestimate them any longer. They might even defeat us even with me in the match. And frankly, they're not just decent."

The coach just looked at him in astonishment. It was rare to hear his ace compliment someone.

Riko Aida watched in the sidelines and analyzed each Kaijo player. They were all 'above average' as she would say. Though her team fairly has its share of 'above averages' too. Alex noticed this and patted her in the back, or should I say, smashed her in the back. Riko looked at her incredulously as the woman of a beast before her laughed. She said to not worry and watch the game carefully.

She continued to doubt as she thought, "We had improved over the summer break, plus, we've got Kuroko and Kagami with us. But how far can we go?"

The first possession was given in Seirin's favor. Their captain, Junpei, has the ball. He passed the ball to Kuroko.

Kagami ran to the basket explosively, leaving imaginary dust in the ground. The opposing team got very scared. They all swore they saw a bull charging just behind Kagami. They cleared the way and Kagami passed every defender.

"GIMME IT!" Kagami shouted over his teal-haired friend. Kuroko smirked as he threw the ball. Well he passed it, but for the spectators in the sidelines and the court alike, they thought the ball magically teleported into Kagami's hands.

Kagami winced in pain as he caught the ball. Turning up his strength to the limits, he slammed the ball with one hand. Needless to say, the impact was very hard making the glass break and the entire rim collapse. He looked at the coach sheepishly as he still has his hands on the rim.

"AAWW YEAAH!" he looked to the others who was currently looking at him in shock. He was confused as he looked to his hands and to the board, it was completely broken.

The people who just watched the display of skill was left frozen. The coach was hanging his mouth open as his chin suddenly doubled. Even Kise, who was just watching in piece fell from where he was sitting.

"WHAT?! HE DESTROYED THE HOOP!" one of the players said.

"I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT!" another one replied.

'Heh, arrogant fucks,' Kagami thought.

"We're sorry!" Momoi said as she was bowing to the coach. She went back to her seat.

"I'm sorry we broke your hoop. Since we can't play like this, please reconsider using the whole court," Kuroko bowed to the coach respectfully as Kagami gave the coach their hoop. They all went to their respective places as the coach assessed the situation.

"The board was inspected before the game started. And it was in a fairly good condition. So how did he just destroyed it with sheer strength?" the coach asked and continued, "UGH! We're going on full court. You'll be playing Kise."

With that Kise smiled like a child and nodded quickly. He removed his t-shirt he wore earlier to ready himself.

"And return the favor!" his coach added.

Kise walked up to the Seirin team and announced that the conditions have changed. A new basketball hoop was brought down and the players started cleaning the whole gym to use for a full-court match.

"HA! Serves them right," Kagami said to his teammates. He was smacked in the head by Riko and Alex.

"Though you're right, could you please tell us first what you two had planned?" Riko said with rolled newspapers in her hands.

Kagami nodded as he scratched his head in pain.

"How much do you think a replacement hoop will cost?" Momoi asked as she continued to pamper Kuroko to death.

Kagami stood there with a mix of shock and depression in his face. "Huh?! We have to pay for that?!" he yelled.

"Of course baka," Kuroko replied timidly.

The game continued on as Kise walked over the court.

"You're finally in," Kuroko said.

"Yeah," Kise replied. There was a wave of girls watching at the second floor. They were waving at Kise and he waved back.

"It always happens here every time he plays," Kasamatsu sighed and looked down. He then continued, "And..." he ran and kicked Kise in the back, "stop waving at them or I'll hit you!"

"You already hit me senpai," Kise said as he scratched his butt and stood up.

"Do you understand what's going on ya big ape?" their captain asked. "Who is number 10?!"

"Oh! That's just Kagami," he replied as he glanced at him. "Forget about him! Did you see what Kurokocchi just did? He's the one who passed the ball!"

"And who is he?"

"That's my mentor Kuroko Tetsuya!" he chirped.

"Wha-" he was left there hanging. He tried to analyze the play earlier again. He and Kise were the only ones who saw the incredible pass Kuroko made. It was insanely fast and the stunt left scratch marks to Kagami's hand. It was obviously not from the dunk because his hand must be marked horizontally due to the hoop's shape but no, he had scratches all over his hand. He was also surprised to know that he was Kise's former mentor. Gasping in shock at the realization, he slapped his face solidly as he put his determined face back on.

"LET'S GO!" Kise yelled just to find out his captain karate chopped him in the head. "Don't yell too loud!" he said.

The ball was on Kasamatsu. He spun halfway as he juked his defender, Junpei, and dribbled the ball behind his back. He then switched the ball on his free hand and made it bounce between Hyuga's legs as Kise quickly grabbed the loose ball. Kise went straight to the basket and copied Kagami's movements earlier. Though he slammed the ball harder than him, the rim didn't break as it is just brand new. The glass behind it shattered though, and made most of Seirin's team standing frozen with their mouths agape. Kuroko was thinking just how Kise improved while Kagami noticed that Kise displayed much more strength than him.

"I told you to break it!" Kasamatsu yelled at Kise as he slammed a rolled-up newspaper in his head. Where did he get it? Only God knows where. Now, two people are gonna pay for two brand new backboards. As soon as Kise realized he was the other one, he tried to escape the gym but later found out he was in the grasp of his captain with nerves in his head.

Kise was muttering apologies as the whole of Seirin was contemplating about what just happened. Kagami's dunk was hard enough, but this, this is a whole new level. Kagami was getting fired up, he always wants strong opponents that challenges his talent.

As a new board was brought back, the game rolled on. They all went to their respective positions as the ball was passed to Kuroko on the corner. His 6 foot stature and ripped physique made him very flexible. He decided that he would be selfish handling the ball just this time, to see how Kise improved. He drove towards Kise, who is currently guarding him now. He made complex dribble combinations left and right. He smirked as he continued to do this until Kise slowed down his pace, clearly getting tired. Kuroko was still in control as he trained his body just for the sake of getting a better stamina. His efforts were rewarded though, as it seemingly proved better against Kise in a show of continuous straining movements. He let his invisibility trick on as he passed Kise. He accidentally locked his legs and was sent down unto the ground as Kuroko seemed to be gone without a moment's notice. Kuroko turned off his invisibility just as he went to the rim, but was quickly guarded by Kasamatsu. He evaded him by jumping in a spinning motion as he lowered his hands and threw the ball in an upward motion, making a very complex 360 reverse layup.

It was Kaijo's turn to be surprised. It is suffice to say that they were completely silenced by the young man's display of skill and talent. It was as if they were dealing with a real phantom that can either show or hide himself using it to his advantage. Kise was greatly devastated as he was left there on the ground in all fours. Kuroko walked over him and offered his hand to Kise. Kise genuinely smiled at the offer but politely refused and stood back using his own two feet. The people around them were amazed by the show of sportsmanship between the two. The girls squealed and fainted at the two good-looking young men.

The game continued on with renewed looks of determination and seriousness between the two teams. They were going back and forth with each other. Kuroko noticed how big Kise's improvement was. He was not like this when in Teiko. Well, he expected this much when he went to the States. But it was still refreshing to him to see the brand new Kise. He was dependent before, as he just copied his opponents moves and stored it somewhere in his mind. But now, he was combining different movements making him very unpredictable in the court. He can't copy whole combinations though, it was proven when he tried to copy Kuroko in his first set of ball handling and while giving his best, he just couldn't copy it perfectly. Kasamatsu, as always, was going all over the place trying to make a play for his team. It was truly undeniable that his presence on the court makes Kaijo move. It is enough to say that he is the heart and mind of the team while Kise is the soul.

The whole of Seirin however, played the given role for them. Kuroko setting them up and causing chaos to the other team. He was scoring tremendously while also getting various assists. Kagami showing off his athleticism and also scoring steadily while also blocking shots. Hyuga shooting threes like there is no tomorrow. Teppei rebounding and defending the low post tremendously, and Izuki stealing balls left and right while also signalling the required play based on the situation.

The first quarter was going strong and both teams were just getting fired up as they heard the signal announcing the end of the quarter.

The two teams went to their respective places and glanced at the score board. No one even bothered to look at the score and just continued playing. The score surprised everyone because it was so unusual for an average first quarter. 10 minutes into the game and the score was already tied at 40! They have not seen anything like this before. They can go 200 if they want to.

They were not given any instructions by their coaches but told them to keep the pace going. Momoi and Shiori gave Kuroko a small bottle of water and a fresh towel. Kuroko gladly accepted it. The girls on the upper floors glared at the two murderously but then sighed a bit wistfully as they noticed how fitting Kuroko and that pink haired girl was. The boys however, were just giving Kuroko looks of jealousy and rage, player or not. 'The world is not fair,' they all thought.

"Jeez, nii. Please always turn on that invisibility thing of yours," Shiori said. Momoi just nodded in agreement.

The buzzer was heard signalling the start of the second quarter.

"YOSH! Keep going you guys!" Alex shouted at the top of her lungs, making the whole of Seirin wince and cover their ears.

'Hmm... I think I'll let loose a little bit this time,' Kuroko thought.

The game went on. The possession is in Kaijo. Kasamatsu once again handling the ball. He was ready to make his move unto Junpei's guard. He dribbled hard but was suddenly interrupted as he saw Kuroko behind Junpei, his hands stretching out to the left where the ball is currently at. He gritted his teeth and tried desperately to avoid Kuroko's hands as he switched the ball unto the left. He was left in shock as Kuroko grabbed the ball. Kuroko suddenly disappeared and appeared just as fast at his right just inches behind him. Kise ran after him and tried to contest him. But Kuroko just repeated his Vanishing Drive into him. He threw the ball softly with his left hand as it arced gracefully unto the net.

Kasamatsu was left wondering at what just happened. He was sure that Kuroko went for the right, but he still stole the ball away from his hands. And his drive, a sudden disappearance is news for him. He thought it was his speed and agility for that. Boy was he wrong. You see, if Kuroko partnered his Vanishing Drive with his new skillsets, he was one hell of a monster in the court.

Kise sighed with a tone of defeat and slight annoyance. He was passed easily by Kuroko, who in the past can't even dribble decently!

"Hoh? Did I see Kise give up just easily as that?" Kasamatsu said with an evil smile plastered in his face. He readied his newspaper to smack his kohai. He slapped it just as hard as Kagami's dunk from earlier.

Kise cried as he caressed a growing lump at the top of his head. "Really senpai? Do you think I would just give up like that?" He told his upperclassman with a glint of determination in his eyes. Kasamatsu just nodded and turned back to get ready for another round.

'I will get you to join my team Kurokocchi! Just you wait!' Kise thought with a genuine smile full of mirth.

Going back to the game, Kaijo took possession with the ball in the hands of Kise. Kuroko was in front of him with his eyes sparking with electricity. Kise was wide-eyed because he though Kuroko is in the zone. No, he was not, it was just Kuroko raised his focus up a notch. Kise failed to notice this slight difference when he tried to pass the ball to his teammate. It was deflected once again by Kuroko as he ran towards the other side of the court. He was alone there, he was running lightning fast. When he went near the free throw line, he threw the ball down hard, causing it to bounce high up in the air. Kuroko jumped as he caught the ball mid-air and got ready to slam it with a windmill stance. He rotated his arms and with legs bent backwards, he dunked the ball rather harshly.

He went back to the other side passing each flabbergasted face. He saw a smirking Kagami. He chuckled and fist bumped Kuroko. "Show-off," he said.

The display of skill was noticed by the calculating eyes of Coach Takeuchi. He watched it with nervous sweat pouring out from his fat nape.

"You know, this reminds me of my WNBA days," Alex said as she made her way to the sweating coach.

Takeuchi was sweating heavily and the sudden surprise from the female coach made him sweat more. He just chuckled nervously.

"Kuroko's still not getting serious. I hope you make him go all out this game. He was really looking forward to this match, he sure is one heck of a monster. Never ever underestimate one of us again, we'll make sure you pay for it with every insult you throw at us," Alex continued as she glared at Kaijo's coach. She went back to their bench and left a very intimidated Takeuchi.

"You went too far with that Alex-san," Riko said as she sweat dropped.

"That's what they get for underestimating my Tetsu-kun!" Momoi said with her chest high.

"He's not yours Momoppai," Shiori said with a deadpanned look.

"Wha- what did you say pervert?" Momoi said with a blush on her cheeks.

Alex just smiled at their antics. She looked over the court and watched her team play. Kuroko threw another lob to Kagami as he posterized a Kaijo player. The game was looking very well. 4 minutes into the second quarter and the lead was already double digits. Kise tried to go for a three but was stopped when Kagami appeared behind Kuroko and blocked the ball.

"Brat watch out!" Alex shouted over to Kuroko when Kise turned.

Kise accidentally hit Kuroko in the head when he turned back to go after the ball. His hands met Kuroko's face resulting in an injury. He was on the ground clutching his head. Everybody was stunned at what happened, Kise just stared at him with his mouth wide open and muttered apologies. Kuroko just shrugged it off and stood up.

"Tetsu-kun!""Onii!" the two girls cried with worried looks for Kuroko.

"Oh no young man! You're not playing now until I say so," Alex said as she substituted Kuroko with Shinji Koganei. Kuroko refused but was taken aback when Junpei headlocked him and dragged him to the bench.

"Brat you're going with me!" Junpei said.

"Oi don't injure him more than he is!" Teppei yelled at him.

"Oh you wanna go too?" Junpei glared at him murderously. Teppei turned blue as he escaped the wrath of the quick-release shooter. Junpei catched him and headlocked him. Teppei's soul was levitating just outside his mouth.

The others just sweat dropped at the two. The others smartly looked away and did not dare to utter a single word.

The game continued. The two were still going strong until Kagami started to slow down and panted audibly. He was starting to get exhausted, he can't handle this match by himself. Riko and Alex forced him to sit back at the bench.

With the two aces out of the match, the game was finally going to Kaijo's favor. They slowly caught up to Seirin's lead. The quarter ended with a tie of 76 points. Both team's players were heavily exhausted with the fast paced gameplay. Luckily for them, they can rest up long enough to continue playing until the end of the fourth quarter.

Kaijo's captain was very frustrated that the end result of the first half was a tie. He decided to get all his starters play. Namely, Ryota Kise (SF), Mitsuhiro Hayakawa (PF), Yukio Kasamatsu (PG), Yoshitaka Moriyama (SG), and Koji Kobori (C).

Seirin's team composes of Shin Koganei (SF), Kagami Taiga (PF), Shun Izuki (PG), Junpei Hyuga (SG), and Teppei Kiyoshi (C). Kuroko's head was bandaged. He head was resting on Momoi's lap. Shiori was giving her looks of jealousy and rage while most of the boys just glared at Kuroko but their faces turned purple when they saw Momoi and Shiori glaring at them with murderous streaks.

The game resumed after long minutes of resting. Seirin's team was as ready as ever, especially Kagami. He will show Kise that his resolve on beating the Generation of Miracles is stronger than what he thought.

The pace of the game was relatively slower than the first half. Kasamatsu was still making crossovers here and there, but it decreased as he was saving his stamina for the fourth quarter. Kise was still copying others moves with a twist of his own. The new face Koji Kobori was giving Teppei a hard time in the low post. While the ever energetic Mitsuhiro was making Kagami very frustrated, this man was guarding him to avoid going after Kise. Which infuriated him, he wants to guard Kise for fuck's sake. But the biggest surprise of all was Moriyama, his shooting stance was very peculiar to say the least. He was shooting underhanded shots from the three point range, making the ball unblockable at a distance. It was not spinning too, making it very unpredictable where the ball will end up when it grazes the rim.

Alexandra was not having a great time. She was thinking of ways to stop Kise from shooting. She tried double teaming him, but id just doesn't work. With Mitsuhiro guarding him, it was almost impossible to get to Kise. She also tried to put Kiyoshi on him, but also failed. Whenever he was in him, Kise will just pass inside to Koji. Who will then go for an easy point. Their hope lies on stealing the ball, unfortunately, Izuki was not getting any lucky attempts.

Offensively however, Seirin was not falling behind. They developed strategies over the week. They were keeping up with Kaijo offensively, but with the tenuous attempts at defending, they tire out more than the other team.

Near the 9th minute of the game, Alex decided to call a timeout. The team was panting loudly. They were wet with sweat up and down, their mental strength weakening whenever they failed to make a break. Just then, Kuroko stood up and begged Alex and Riko to play. He's trying to convince everyone that he can play. He was rejected in his every attempt. He convinced them enough to play on the fourth quarter. He smiled in acceptance and went back to his seat.

Kuroko smacked everyone in the back and cheered for them. The whole team smiled in response and got their grips in the game back. Momoi smiled sweetly to Kuroko. She reminisced all the times he had done this to Teiko. She smiled he hasn't changed a bit. Shiori was giving her weird looks.

"What?" Momoi asked her when she noticed Shiori.

"Why are you looking at onii like that?" she asked.

"Oh, nothing. He just keeps getting everyone's hopes up. Just like in the past, I'm glad he hasn't changed."

"Ahh, he's like that before. That's why I love him! He always helps me in every way he can." Shiori was smiling as she said this. She looked at her elder brother and gave him two thumbs up. Kuroko patted her hair cutely. His sister smiled and blushed at the same time.

'CUTE!' the boys over the stands thought as they watched the two's interaction. While the girls wished that they were the one in her place.

The game went on until the end of the quarter. Kagami was panting heavily as he collapsed on the floor. The players followed his lead and sat on the floor while trying to dry their juices with their towels. Momoi and Shiori gave them their jugs. They emptied it almost immediately as they stood back up. The score was 98-87 on Kaijo's favor.

Alex and Riko was giving them their final instructions as the buzzer goes off.

Kuroko re-entered the court. The girls were squealing with delight, they were hoping to see another round of their crush's one on one match. Kuroko and Kise was eyeing each other carefully, they did not take their eyes off each other.

The ball was given by the referee to Teppei. He passed it to Izuki. He made his way to the midcourt line. He scanned the whole court for open passes. He saw Kuroko vanish on the corner and appeared behind Kise as he ran through the basket. Izuki threw the ball without wasting time. Kuroko grabbed it in the air and made a reverse slam dunk.

The game went on, Kise was trying to copy Kuroko's moves without the vanishing part. He went for a reverse slam too. The game went on for the two, the two teams were astonished at the two's unending match. It was as if they don't care a thing in the world but their duel. Kise was very determined. He will take Kuroko into his team no matter what. Kuroko was not falling behind. He was just as determined as Kise was, he could not lose now. He will end up victorious against all of GoM.

Kuroko fastened his pace and continued to appear and disappear at will. He was making shots and steals and assists. He was a step away from a triple double. Only one assist remain and he will get his triple double. He is now on his 40th point as he made a three in the corner. Kise was not falling behind and made a three on his own on the middle.

The duel was getting harsher at every minute. Each move taking a toll on each other's body. Kise was the first to show signs of exhaustion. He grabbed the ball from Kasamatsu and lazily dribbled the ball. Kuroko saw the opportunity and stole it. He made his way to the basket and made his 42nd point with a tomahawk dunk.

The people watching them was feeling the heavy pressure in the air. The tension these two was giving off was tremendous. They can only watch in amazement as Kise passed Kuroko and dunked over Izuki who tried to block him.

Kise was getting frustrated. Unwanted desperation was showing off on him. He was getting angry at the steals from Kuroko, he was depressed he could not keep up with him now that he needed it most. On a last grasp of desperation, he tried to block the ball that Kuroko just shot. He ended up successful. The whole court gave off the breath they were holding out until now.

Kise furrowed his brows, his pupil was glowing slightly with yellow lines in them. He looked more focused than ever, he was not minding the unneeded sounds in his surroundings. All he care about is playing the damn game and get victorious in the end and get Kuroko to join his team.

Kise entered the zone.

HI! Sorry for the late upload, I rewrote this a couple of times. I stumbled upon a "writer's block" as any writer would call it. I took a break for a week when frustration took a toll on my mind. That's that, I hope you enjoyed the new chap. I'm out! Please review.