Disclaimer: Kuroko no Basuke belongs to Tadatoshi Fujimaki, who wrote and illustrated the manga. And Production I.G adapted the anime. The only things I do own are my OCs and a simple plot story.

Note to self: This chapter was updated on January 30, 2014.

Author's note: I just want to give a BIG welcome to new reviewers Blossoming Daisy and tangmo! And to everyone who is quietly reading this from somewhere!


Chapter 7
I gotta forget that smile.

"This is Hisasuzu Sachiko, a second year student and my classmate!" the coach assistant declared to the whole group who were now facing our way. But that was seriously odd. This senpai was only going to be our mascot, there was no need to give her that much attention.

Okay, not everyone was looking this way, but still.

The coach assistant then added, "She'll be our mascot from now on! Make sure to treat her well!"

"Yes!" I noted some of the guys said rather loudly.

I frowned and rubbed the back of my head tiredly. My ears picked up the coach's voice, "Alright boys."

He was Aida-senpai's old man, Aida Kagetora. Weird, right? Father and daughter in the same the Basketball Club. I would be awkward as hell if my old man was here.

Not bothering to lift up my head, the coach had said, "Get ready to start practice now that everyone is here!"

"Yes, sir!" the boys who crowded near were now walking off.

Getting my feet to respond, I followed as I walked by Senpai, who still had the head of the dog over her. I sneered when I glanced to her. She was standing completely still. I wondered what was up with her.

When I averted my eyes, I saw the coach turning his head around. "Kuroko is here, right?" he asked out loud.

"Yes." As usual, Tetsu just appeared out from nowhere like magic. I had just noticed him too and I grabbed his neck with my arm.

"Good," the coach nodded and left, readying to start the club.

Forgetting about Senpai and the other girls, I slightly rocked Tetsu's head a bit. "Hey, Tetsu," I started to say with a smile on my face. He looked up to me and blinked. Before he could utter, I asked, "What do you think of our newly found mascot?"

Tetsu blinked once more and his eyes slowly gazing off to the girls on our right. I looked too and saw the girls were talking to themselves. Just now, Senpai seemed to have regret being here.

"I think Hisasuzu-senpai's a very nice person," Tetsu answered me.

I peered my eyes at him, "…Seriously?"

He nodded with his usual kind smile. "I talked to her a bit a while ago," he told me. The expression of my face felt the same and I moved away from him. "As part of a team, she'll do great."

"You're kidding?" I had my doubts. When did he even get the damn time to talk to her? My eyes stared over to the three girls. Senpai earnestly looked like she would regret being here. The uncertainties in her face said it all. "She doesn't look like she's into basketball either."

Tetsu shook his head and questioned, "That doesn't matter, does it?"

Not really… but still. It was almost like we were forcing her. I was not even sure if that was a good thing or bad thing. And it was not like we needed as mascot that badly. The coach assistant was just whining and exaggerating about all of this. …Satsuki too.

"Aomine-kun," Tetsu spoke. I gave him a curious look as I stopped thinking about the girls. He stared expressionlessly and inquired, "Do you… not like Hisasuzu-senpai?"

Something must have stuck in my throat as I could not answer him for a couple of seconds. "Nothing of the sort," I replied with my eyes leaving to the side.

Honestly, it was nothing like that. How did he even come to that conclusion?

"You did pick her back in the cafeteria, so please be nice to her," Tetsu quietly pleaded.

Quickly giving him a light glare, I clarified, "I randomly picked her. Nothing else. And she shouldn't be here." Tetsu smiled at me, which caused my skin to crawl. "What's so funny?"

"Daiki, Tetsuya."

Having our conversation being interrupted, both Tetsu and I snapped our heads to the left. Shit. Akashi looked pissed. He was just a few yards away from us, standing there with his same, old gaze. Deadly gaze.

So before Akashi said a single word to command us, Tetsu and I separated ways to our assigned teams. …Which I hated, by the way.

My 'assigned' teammates bored the hell out of me! There was that evil-looking guy with the glasses, Imayoshi-senpai. He was one of the seven co-captains of the club, and he was my captain. There was that irritating loudmouth, Wakamatsu, who I would never call as my 'senpai.' There was some other guy named Yoshi-something, my other senpai. And there was that whim, Sakurai. He was the same age as me.

See what I mean? Annoying pests everywhere.

And my mind just stopped there as soon as the evil-glasses guy opened his mouth to discuss something I was still not aware of.

…And my eyes wandered back to where the girls were. Senpai had just left the gym and her long, brown hair disappeared into the hall. …What the hell? Did she not just state she would join us? Why the fuck did she get to leave so soon?

Wait, that was not any of my business. Why in the world would I care?

[*~*]

Senpai was sooooooo going to be sorry agreeing to be our mascot. I just know it. I kept saying that to myself last night.

As usual, I walked with Satsuki to school. She was texting and I stared nowhere in particular. It was already the next day since our mascot was decided, but something had been bothering me…

Was this guilt? Senpai really, really didn't look so sure about joining the Basketball Club. But who wouldn't? Being a mascot did get a bit of an attention, but people's eyes would always be on the basketball players.

It was so pointless to even think of mascots. Who invented them?

Hmm… if there were no such things like mascots, then I may have never noticed Senpai yesterday.

More or less, I have been thinking about Senpai nonstop.

…Fuck. Don't tell me… that I have a crush on her…! Over a girl with thunder thighs?! She wasn't even my type of girl! Her chest is too flat! A-cup equals flat chest!

"Hisasuzu-senpai!"

I literally jumped when Satsuki suddenly called out. Realizing we were already walking pass the school's gates, Satsuki dashed forward. I saw Senpai's back and she didn't turn around.

Satsuki touched Senpai's shoulder and paced around to face her with a smile. ""How did it go with your parents?" Satsuki asked.

…What about Senpai's parents? What did these girls talk about yesterday? I walked slowly and grumbled at the thought walking any closer to the two girls.

"Ah, I can start coming in today," Senpai replied to Satsuki's question indifferently. "But when it hits five, I have to leave."

What, she couldn't even stay all the way to six? Did her parents tell her to do that? What lousy parents she had.

Satsuki said something rather happily as my mind went a bit blank.

"Seriously, she's going to be our mascot?" I sneered, walking pas the girls now. I did not look back and just waved. "Good luck. I hope you don't cry and regret it, senpai."

"Aomine-kun!" Satsuki sounded upset again. But I ignored her and strolled through the front doors and into the lobby.

I was so sure Senpai would regret it. She would, right? I felt pissed. My thoughts were overflowing about all of this with no reason.

Unless it was really a crush.

But crushes did not last long. There was no need to get worked up about it. Crushes go away with time anyway.

"Dai-chan."

I just changed my shoes when Satsuki casually approached me. I glanced to her, "What?"

She pouted and I softened my face as well as my random temper. "Are you okay?" she asked me, slightly leaning forward.

"I'm always like this," I told her, slamming my shoe locker closed. Satsuki blinked innocently and I gave her one more look before walking off by myself. Still feeling pissed about a possible crush on Senpai.

And I felt pissed also because of how I felt she was forced to join the Basketball Club as a mascot. Not on her own free will.

And I was the one who had to randomly choose her.

[*~*]

At lunch today, I ate by myself on the rooftop. Not too sure where everyone else was. I had a simple burger and coke. Nothing more.

I actually forgot about Senpai all morning, but I reminded myself since I was just thinking again. Seriously, I was making too much of a big deal about her. I should forget about it before school end.

Yeah, I would do that. It was not that hard.

The school bell rung, giving the annoying signal to let all the students know to head back to class. I frowned and got up, throwing my trash into a nearby can along the way down the stairs.

Grumbling, I passed a couple of the upperclassmen down the stairs. When I walked down pass the second floor, I was surprised as soon as I saw Senpai down at the bottom of the first floor. …And what the hell was she doing, reading and walking at the same time? Er, actually, Tetsu did that a lot too and still did it now…

Senpai just moved to the side and walked up by me without noticing me. Hell, like I cared if she saw me or not. And then I realized what she was reading… it was that stupid binder of info Satsuki and the coach assistant made last month.

Why the hell was Senpai reading it?

Then I grasped it. Was Senpai studying the members of the Basketball Club? She seemed so focused looking like that.

As soon as my feet got to the first floor, I called out to brunette girl, "You shouldn't read and walk at the same time, senpai."

She stopped hallway on the stairs and her eyes turned to look at me first. There was no respond from her and I frowned, feeling bothered by her quiet gaze.

"Does it make you feel good to pretend to read and walk at the same time?" I inquired her, just hoping to get her to say something. At least a word or two. Just what the hell was going on in her head?

Senpai just smiled a bit silly at me. I blinked once and she shook her head, laughing lightly for a second. She continued on her way to her floor and stared back to the binder.

…What the hell? That was it? Not even a single word? But then again… Senpai's smile… her cheeks puffed out… and her canine teeth were rather pointy. …Okay, so what? Gotta get myself back to class on time for once.

Plus, I gotta forget that smile.

[*~*]

Okay, so if Senpai seemed into reading that memo binder thingy… maybe she was not forcing herself to join as the mascot. Ehhhhh. Maybe she was forcing herself to read though. Yeah, that must be it.

And I was bored out of my mind today, so I ignored everything around me.

To avoid what happened last time, I decided to go to the Basketball Club early… Very early this time. Tsk. Senpai better be thankful.

In the women's locker room, I threw my shirt away to the table. While I was in the middle of tugging my fingers under my pants, the entrance door opened as soon as I almost pulled my pants down.

"God, damn it, Aomine! Don't you dare pull that thing down!"

…You have got to be kidding me.

Turning my head over my shoulder, I annoyingly glared at her. Why the fuck was she here so early?! Was she truly into the club now? That made no sense! Something must be wrong with her head!

Oh, wait a sec… what was the Suggestion Box doing with her? …Oh…

Senpai kept talking, "From now on, you're banned from coming here! Oh wait, boys aren't supposed to be here in the first place! Get dressed and go to the boys' locker room right now!"

I turned my body around to frown her angry face. "I even made the effort to come early too," I almost grumbled while talking, I believe.

"Get out!" she exclaimed. She just pointed out her hand and hit it against the wall while the Suggestion Box fell down beside her loudly. Ouch, that must have hurt. She cringed and held her left hand with a small groan.

"Senpai—" I started to say, but she had already stormed out of the locker room.

"AIDA!" Senpai screamed for the coach assistant. Her voice echoed in the hall like the first time.

…This exact scene was not going to change anytime soon, was it? Because I was starting to like this. Just a little though.


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