Furihata Kouki I

A worried expression settled on [Name]'s face as she saw that the coach decided to send Furihata into the game, and even worse, against Akashi. Unconsciously gripping on her arm, she sat next to his sister, who didn't really seem to be worried, but rather determinate to keep her brother's spirits up with a lot of cheering. Originally, she thought about doing the same, but since she researched about Rakuzan a lot the other day, she started to become worried. The other school was a seriously strong team, so she didn't really see why Riko sent her boyfriend in the game, but still she believed in the decision of Seirin's coach and her Furihata. He promised to do everything in his strength to help his team win the Winter Cup.

He promised.

"Oi, [Name]-chan!"

A happily waving Furihata greeted her as she entered Seirin's gym, heavily breathing because of Riko's usual, but still hard training. A giggle escaped her lips as she watched Mitobe wave at her too, responding to both of their greetings with a wave of her own.

"Hello, Furihata-kun!"

"Wait a moment, [Name]-chan. Shouldn't you still be in class?"

He placed a thoughtful finger under his chin and raised a suspicious eyebrow and she couldn't help but laugh again because that expression was just too cute on him. Even though he was her senpai, she liked to act like they were the same age, just to make both of them feel more comfortable. That was also a reason why she didn't use the 'senpai'-suffix on him.

"I finished my sheets early, that was why I was allowed to come here early.~ Will practice be over soon?"

He smiled in reply and gave a thumbs-up, before running to the middle of the gym after Riko's whistle could be heard. He didn't want to run extra-laps! [Name] simply sat down against one of the walls, quietly watching how the basketball-team finished their training-menu, before they were dismissed. She quickly hugged Furihata with a big smile, making him squirm.

"Waah, [Name]-chan, you shouldn't hug me, I'm all sweaty!"

"I don't care~ I planned on taking a shower when I got home, anyways!"

A sigh escaped him as she ought to her something like 'You're incorrigible', but chose to ignore it, before letting go of him. They walked along with the other basketball-team members towards the backyard where the little faucets were, chatting with each other.

"I'll so beat the shit out of that Akashi guy!"

"Kagami-kun, you know that we have a Japanese exam next week, right?~ "

"What?!"

Laughing and saying that she was only kidding, she walked a bit faster to catch up with Furihata and Kiyoshi. They were also discussing the match against Rakuzan and her boyfriend seemed nervous, but the center assured him that they'll be fine, before slapping his back and walking off to drink something. The other male didn't seem completely convinced as he whipped his sweat with the towel he brought along, staring at the ground, before his girlfriend noticed his behavior and decided to talk to him, a bit aside of the others. So after practice, she stopped him in the shadows of the gym, surprising him, but he still turned around to listen to her.

"Is something the matter, [Name]-chan…?"

She didn't say anything, but she hugged him tightly, taking him by surprise again, but after a few seconds his expression changed into a gentle one. He asked again if something was wrong and she shook her head again, before speaking.

"No, nothing's wrong. I simply wanted to wish you good luck for your next match, since this is the last time I see you, before you play. I believe that you guys can win for sure."

She pulled back and flashed him an encouraging smile and he laughed a bit in return, before pressing a quick peek to her lips, making both of them blush slightly, but smile nonetheless.¨

"Thanks, that means a lot, [Name]-chan! But you'll still be back in time to watch our match, right?"

She was visiting her grand-parents for a whole day, but luckily her parents promised to bring her back in time for them to watch Furihata's match. With a nod, she hugged him tighter for a second time, before pulling back and walking home with him hand-in-hand.

She told him that she believed in him and their chances of victory. So now she randomly stood up and screamed his name as loud as he could. He ought to hear her yell, as he scanned the rows for someone certain and as their eyes met and she got a shaky thumbs-up along with a slightly nervous smile, she knew that they were going to be just fine. Furihata included.

Author's note; He was srsly OOC, I'm sorry, but it was kinda hard to write Furihata-kun! T^T I still hope I didn't completely disappoint the requester and readers! Ah and someone asked if he or she could request someone and the answer is, of course! ^^ Go right ahead!