So Sorry guys! I went on a school trip to South East Asia and the hotel I'm staying at has terrible Wifi! Wasn't able to properly connect to the net until now!

Chapter 7: enjoy :)

**I do not own any Kuroko No Baske characters except for my OCs


Junpei rolled over to his side to snooze his alarm for the fifth time. He's honestly contemplating if he really needed an education since he has his father's barber shop already. It's 6am in the morning and it's way too early for one to be up and ready at this time. He rolled to the other side as he planned to sleep for 'just 5 more minutes', when his arm hit something solid right beside him. Strange….. I'm pretty sure I still got more room to roll over… He didn't feel like opening his eyes, so he pushed that 'thing' really hard with one hand, hoping to give him more space to sleep.

THUD.

"Ow….."

Junpei still didn't open his eyes. "it" talked?

'It' made its way back by his side, only this time it clings on to his arm. That got his attention.

He opened his eyes lazily to glare as hard as he could (with half his eyes open) at 'it'. "What?"

But when he got a better look at the object in question, He blinked once. He blinked again. His eyes shot open as he looked right at the object that turned out to be a human being that he knows very well that's practically family that happen to live right next door. "HARUKA?!"

"Morning sunshine." Haruka smiled warmly at the sleepy man who's now fully awake thanks to her. Proud of her accomplishment, she lightly kissed his forehead. "I made a bet with your mother that I'll be able to wake you up before her favourite song finishes." Junpei had no energy to question the two lady's activities. "…..and what's the price?"

Haruka smiled. That alone made Junpei very uncomfortable. That smile is hiding something terrible. A part of him hoped she wouldn't answer…

"I get a piggyback to school."

"…..she's going to carry you all the way to school? She wouldn't last a minute, you know"

"She knows, that's why she's found herself someone else to take the bet for her."

"Only my dad would be able to but he's already at the shop by now…. The little bro is probably on his way to baseball practise…" Wait a minute, but that leaves….

"m-me?!"

Haruka beamed at his answer to his own question. "You're getting smarter! It must be the glasses."

"THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT! AND WHY ME I HAD NO PART IN YOUR STUPID BET!"

"Oh Junpei I'm not even that heavy, what about a piggyback to the convenience store?"

"NO WAY!"

"…..you suck,"

"geh-!"

"…. Oh how horrible~ I guess I'll have to ask your dear mother to do it herself then….. oh how horrible of you to leave your own mother the hard work!"

"y-you…. ARGH WHATEVER JUST BUY ME LUNCH TODAY"

"You're the best~" Haruka gives him another light peck on the cheek. Junpei can't help but blush at the sudden contact. "You know, if other people see this, they'll rip you to pieces for cheating on Kise Ryouta."

"I trust you to not tell a soul what happens in this room ;)"

"That's very misleading Hal,"

"Oh you with a dirty mind"

"D-don't blame me Y-you're the one who started it!"

"Don't worry, plus you know me and Kise-san aren't really dating"

"That's even worse! You're lying to everyone!"

"Let's not have this conversation in your bed. I don't want to be cheating on Kise-san already."

"HOW'S IT CHEATING TO TALK ABOUT YOUR SO CALLED RELATIONSHIP?!"

"We'll talk about my relationship after you make a move on Riko-san."

"W-W-W-What are y-you t-talking a-a-about?!"

"Seriously, Riko-sempai is probably the only one who doesn't know"

"!" Junpei has never gotten out of bed and into the washroom this quickly before.

"Ah he ran away."

Haruka giggled. It's been 3 weeks since she started 'dating' Kise Ryouta. She had exchanged contact with him and Miyuki in order to plan stuff out, stuff being fake dates or meet ups since the two female became really good friends. Every once in a while Kise and Haruka would plan a date in order to prove their relationship is real, but the 'couple' can't seem to get along well. They would bicker about the silliest things, they would disagree with most things the other is saying, and basically they can't even have a normal conversation without bickering. When the three of them go out together, Miyuki will always sigh at the couple for their uncouple-like actions. A part of her is relieved that Haruka and her boyfriend don't get along, but a part of her really wish they did in order to convince the media that Kise Ryouta is in a 'steady relationship.'

Haruka is starting to regret the proposal she made. We can't even talk properly, let alone getting lovey dovey for our so called 'date'…. He's too…. Jumpy. How does Miyuki deal with him? She sighed, again. "This is seriously not good for my health." But she won't cut the deal. She reminds herself, again, that this is all to protect Miyuki. After that, she got up and went to the living room to wait for her childhood friend.

When Junpei walked out, Haruka was texting Kise, but with a slight frown.

"Hal, what's wrong?"

"Kise-san wants to cancel our date because he has to go to basketball practise."

"Didn't know you're one to get upset about someone cancelling a fake date."

"He wants me to go watch his practise."

"Oh."

"…."

"…"

"…."

"Well are you gonna go?"

"….. I don't know. I mean you're going to play him eventually if you guys do well."

"Why are you worrying about us? It's your date. You're going as his girlfriend, not Seirin's spy. I mean you have close to no ties to the basketball team"

"Well if you say so…."

"You sound like you don't want to go at all"

"Would you travel for 45 minutes just to watch an acquaintance play with a ball for 2 hours?"

"You could ask him out on an actual date after his practise…"

"I'm not his actual girlfriend. I shouldn't do more than I have to."

"You don't even get along with your 'boyfriend'. You should fix that before you say anything else." Junpei sighed. Haruka is usually quite mature but she can be so stupid sometimes he wonder what goes on in her brain.

"I hate it when you make a good point."

"Get used to it."

"Let's go you're going to be late for morning practise."

Junpei could only grunt in response.


Haruka actually got a piggyback ride to the convenience store. Junpei didn't even make a sound as he gently drops her to the ground outside the store. Haruka was impressed at how strong he is. But then again, he's a crazy basketball freak. She's grateful that Junpei actually carried her halfway to school. She didn't tell him but yesterday she happen to fall down the stairs and twisted her right ankle. Of course it was no accident. Even after 3 weeks she still receive hate mail in her locker and she still haven't found that English dictionary that she 'lost' 3 days ago, not that she needed it. She's still really nonchalant about the bullying, but she still silently curse Kise's crazy fangirls whenever she get pushed into the walls 'accidentally' or when Moka brings back her textbooks that should've been inside her desk the entire time. The main reason why she doesn't get along with her 'boyfriend' is because even though he knows about her being bullied, he still hasn't said a word to his fangirls even as simple as 'please stop bothering my girlfriend'. Does he enjoy seeing a new bruise on my arm every week when we meet up? "He can be quite a sadist. Who would've thought…"

She took out her phone as it vibrates inside her bag at the new texts.

6:35am from Kise Ryouta

Can you make it to my practise today? I want to introduce you to my teammates and I think you'll really like them!

6:40am from Haruka

Yeah.

6:41am from Kise Ryouta

Yatta! You've been to the gym before so you shouldn't get lost, but if you need directions just call me or Miyuki one of us can bring you here!"

"Why would I ask your real girlfriend to escort me to the place of our date you idiot…"

6:45am from Haruka

I'll be getting there a little late. Hope that's okay with you.

6:46am from Kise Ryouta

It's fiiiiine! As long as you come!

6:50am from Haruka

Would you like to go somewhere after your practise ends? I want to spend some time at Kanagawa to say that the 45 minute train ride is worth it.

6:55am from Haruka

Of course, that's if you're okay with extending our 'date'. I'll ask Miyuki's permission if you say yes.

7:00am from Kise Ryouta

Sure, we can decide what to do one you get here. Cool?

7:01am from Haruka

Cool ;)

I meant to send a smiley instead of a wink it was a wrong button sorry

7:03am from Kise Ryouta

Haha! It's okay to send winky faces to your 'boyfriend' ;P

7:03am from Haruka

;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

7:04am from Kise Ryouta

Lolol you're being silly!

Kise Ryouta smiled at Haruka's last text, but the smile turned into a frown not long after. "When will she stop treating this whole relationship as a mission to protect Miyukichi…." Kise was frustrated. It Urks him so much that they always end up bickering at the end of every conversation because Haruka would always bring up Miyuki. Don't get him wrong, he doesn't have feelings for Haruka, but he wants this to be fun while they're at it. "Haruka-chan is too serious about this… she needs to relax…"

Kise frowned. He looked at his phone again and opened his image gallery to a photo that Miyuki took with his phone of her hugging Haruka. In that photo Haruka has a gentle smile. "She's never smiled like that during our dates…" W-wait Kise Ryouta you're not supposed to be looking for another girl's smile when you got a girlfriend with the most beautiful smile in the world….

"Oi Kise! Stop playing with your phone. You're subbing in for Chiaki." Snapping back to reality, he gave his coach and Captain a small nod and dropped his phone on the bench before running on to the court.


Haruka opened the door to the school clinic. She looked at the clock on the wall. "I keep forgetting Tanaka sensei goes for lunch at 11:45…" She limped over to the bed and laid down to wait for the doctor to return. Slowly, she drifted to sleep.

She woke up to the sound of clinking of bottles. Groggily she got up to see the nurse treating someone else who must've just gone in. Taking a look at her phone, she realised she's slept through lunch and one of her classes.

"Well then… I guess it's physical education time… gotta tell sensei I can't do gym today…"

"Who can't do gym today?"

"Me…. Oh did I say that out loud?"

Turns out the one being treated was Kagami, who was too excited because the boy are playing basketball today and went for a dunk, only to hit his head on the rim. He came here on his own after being scolded by his teacher and Riko-sempai who happened to walk past the gym for some reason and had to unfortunately witness this turn of event.

"What happened to you, by the way?" He asked.

Shrugging her shoulders, she turned to put her shoes on and winced as she had to move her right ankle. For once, Kagami caught her doing that.

"Twisted an ankle, didn't you? Was it the fangirls?" Annoyed at the sight of her being hurt again, he clearly pinpoints the instigators.

"Taiga-kun, calm down. It's not a big deal-"

"It's kind of a big deal. They've gone too far this time. I'm going to go tell captain to tell them off!"

"Taiga, don't." Kagami has never seen her with such serious eyes. He shuddered a little as he sank back down on the stool in defeat as the nurse once again went to disinfect his bruised forehead.

"But you don't deserve to be treated like this! Someone has to do something!"

"I see you love me quite a lot to stand up for me to this extent."

"D-Don't joke at a time like this! Ne nurse-san, help me out here!" The nurse sighed.

"Kagami-san is right, Shibasaki-san. You shouldn't let them be in control anymore. If you don't do something soon they'll think you're too scared to do anything and won't stop! I don't want to see another student leave school because they're being bullied! And why isn't your famous boyfriend doing something about this!?"

"I didn't tell him. I don't need someone else worrying about me. I can handle myself just fine. Thanks for your concern though, sensei."

"but Shibasaki-san! He's not someone else! He's your boyfriend!"

"Oh…. Right….. well I don't want to worry him…?" Trying to cover up her mistake, Haruka found herself using a very lame excuse as to why she's not telling anyone about this.

"But you didn't even tell your childhood friend! You can't face those crazy girls alone!"

"….Sensei, should you be calling your own students crazy?"

"…Kagami-kun, you hit your head on the basketball rim. Who are you to lecture me about how I address my students!"

"GEH-!" Kagami decided that he needed to stay on good terms with this nurse or else he would be in big trouble.

"haha, you two make such a good comedy duo."

"Haruka…. Stop it."

"aww Taiga don't be shy~"

After that the nurse reapplied a new set of bandage to Haruka's ankle and wrote her a note to be excused from class. After making sure Kagami will give Haruka a hand, the two went on their way back to class. On the way, Kagami can't help but notice how his classmate always relies on herself whenever something happens.

"Ne Haruka, do you have something with asking your friends and family for help? You kind of don't do that, like, ever."

"Since when did you become so observant?" Haruka looked ahead as she walked, holding Kagami's buff arm for support. Kagami after seeing Haruka suddenly turned quiet and her face grew darker at the mention of her parents, he realised he shouldn't have said that. As he was about to apologise, Haruka spoke, with a hint of malice.

"Help is scarce in this world, Kagami, if you want to achieve something, you can't rely on other people, only yourself."

"Haruka….."

"I also happen to have great self-esteem and a lot of trust in my own ability. I know I can handle this. So let me say this again, don't worry." Haruka returned to her normal self as she turned and smiled at Kagami in reassurance.

"Well if you say so…" Kagami hesitantly gave her a look. "You know if you need anything, I'll be here…. Right? A-as well as Kuroko and Coach and Captain and Kise"

"I don't doubt you will help me. But I'm not so sure about that idiot….. he's reeeeeaaaaally slow in picking up these things. Plus he's got enough to worry about."

"if Kise heard you called him an idiot he'll never shut up about it, you know."

"I know. But what can he do? He's like 30 minutes away." Haruka giggled, thinking about all the possible reactions that Kise might have if he heard her call him an idiot.

"Anyways, Taiga-kun, I'm going to get going. I don't have to go to gym class anyways I might as well leave. Can you give this slip to our sensei, please?"

"Sure….. where are you going anyways?"

"….. Kise wanted me to go to his school to watch him practise. It's time for our monthly 'date'."

"Seriously that idiot….. he actually asked you to travel all that way to his school… does he know how to actually go on a date anyways? I don't even know him and I don't like him already."

"Taiga you never fail to make me smile."

"S-stop saying such embarrassing things and go see him already!"

"okay okay….. say hi to Kuroko, Junpei and everyone for me at practise." And with that, she bid Kagami farewell as she went on her way towards Kanagawa.

By the time she arrived at Kaijo High School, it was already 15 minutes after school ended (she left in the middle of last period). Just like the last time, she stopped a random student for directions to the gym because it's been a while since she went to his school and she forgot where it is. Again she happened to pick another male student who can't even look her in the face or stop stuttering. At that moment Haruka was sure that she's too intimidating, but all of a sudden the boy was interrupted by Miyuki who happen to be leaving school and saw this scene that was right in front of the school gates.

"Haruka-chan! You're here!" Miyuki excitedly ran over to the Seirin girl.

"Ah Miyuki. Nice to see you again. How's everything doing?"

"Things are going great!" She didn't forget to give a little wink and a whisper to Haruka's ears, "all thanks to you."

"Haha don't praise me too much, I didn't do a lot anyways."

"What do you mean you didn't do a lot! You basically made everything better!"

"You're so silly…. Anyway, your driver is waiting for you, right? You should get going."

"Yeah… I wish I could stay and spend some time with you and Ryo- Kise-san, but I have a very important piano lesson in 20 minutes."

"That's okay, we can arrange another date for a friendly gathering. Before you leave, mind pointing me to the gym? I forgot my way and that guy seemed to be afraid of me…"

"Oh Haruka-chan you're so silly! He wasn't scared he didn't know what to do around someone as pretty as you!"

"Oh come on there's no way." Haruka smiled. It wasn't every day that she gets praised like this.

Miyuki actually walked Haruka to the hallway of the gym before bidding farewell. It took Haruka almost everything to be able to keep up with the energetic girl. By the time she reached the gym doors, her ankle was throbbing in pain. She needed to sit down somewhere quick.

Just like the first time she visited the gym, everyone turned around to look at her as soon as she opened the door. Haruka scanned the gym to find the nearest bench, as she is now sweating a little from the pain. Spotted: a bench just to her left that seats the coach, the captain and a few substitutes. Immediately she started making her way to the bench.

All of a sudden, Haruka felt her feet swept off the ground as she is now in the arms of a certain flirt of a member who is carrying her, princess style, towards the bench.

"W-what are you doing?" Never experienced this sort of carrying before, Haruka was a little flustered, but still remained calm as she questions the member.

"You've come such a long way to see our silly ace, your boyfriend! Of course we have to treat you well!"

If I'm not mistaken his name was….. "Moriyama… sempai? I appreciate your… concern but I can walk on my own."

"Oh no, princess, let me walk for you."

What is his problem….. Before Haruka knew it, she was sitting on the bench beside a bunch of water bottles. Still a little daze, she looked at Moriyama. "Either way… thank you. You're very ki-"

"DON'T COMPLIMENT HIM-"

"STOP RIIIIIGHT THERE-"

"YOU MUSTN'T-"

"mmmmmph-!"Many hands tried frantically to cover Haruka's mouth before she can finish her sentence.

"W-what did you do that for?!" Haruka is now very flustered. First she was carried princess style by a random sempai, then she got silenced by like 3 hands?! What's going on?

"Don't boost his ego even more," The captain (who she remembered vividly because the first time she saw him he kicked Kise on the head) whispered with a little bit of annoyance in his voice, "The regulars are already a handful, we don't need one of them to start bragging about his non-existent popularity with the females."

Haruka laughed. She turned to Kasamatsu with a smile to which he blushed. "Sorry you have to deal with such a rowdy bunch. Maybe you should come to Seirin for a change…. Oh never mind, it's just as bad there with bakagami…."

"n-no t-thank y-y-you!"

"Why are you whispering to yourself princess?!" Suddenly Moriyama appeared right in front of her face. Giving a soft gasp, she turned to the 'random sempai' and smiled. "It's nothing, I'm just having small talks with Kasamatsu-sempai."

It's Moriyama's turn to gasp. "Captain is having small talks with a girl?! I sense adultery!"

"S-shut up Moriyama! Go run 50 laps around the entire school!"

"I don't understand you, Moriyama-sempai."

Just as they're chit chatting over at the sideline, a basketball bounced towards them. Seeing that, Haruka picked up the ball and looked to see who dropped it, only to find an annoyed blonde standing near the edge of the court closest to them, giving them disapproving looks.

"Captain, Moriyama-sempai, she's supposed to be my girlfriend. Don't flirt with her when I'm still here!"

Haruka inwardly laughed. 'your girlfriend? Why are you getting jealous over a fake girlfriend? She still smiled at the blonde. "Good afternoon Ryouta-kun. Do you want to come talk too maybe?" And he actually beamed at her offer, only to be smacked by Kasamatsu, again.

"IDIOT you still have to finish your drills! We're only talking because we're done!"

"But Kasamatsu-sempai~ I already did 40 suicides and 50 laps around the school, and I'm so good already can I cut it short?"

Haruka sighed a little. "Ryouta-kun, you shouldn't say things like that. Just because you're a little bit better than the others doesn't mean you can cut practise. In order to stay a good player, one must continue to practise and work hard. Do you want to be surpassed already?"

Everyone looked at her with wide eyes at her small lecture. Did she just lecture the generation of miracles player Kise Ryouta on basketball practise?!

Kise looked at her also with wide eyes. Haruka-san….. you…. He ended up laughing. Haruka looked at him super confused. She didn't say things to make him laugh. She meant every single word she spoke! Did he think she was joking? "Kis- Ryouta-kun, what's so funny about that?"

"Ahahaha- n-nothing! It's just that you're full of surprises!"

"….. are you serious right now?"

"Y-yes! You keep doing all these unexpected things! That's it after practise let's go for food at Maji burger!" Haruka gulped at the blonde player. She didn't understand what he meant by unexpected, she only said what was on her mind! She gulped at the mention of Maji burger. I don't want to walk any more that I have to….

Suddenly Moriyama cut in. "Kise, finish your practise before you arrange a date with the princess. Meanwhile I'm going to take her out to buy drinks for the two of us~ See ya later~~" Before Haruka even had the chance to protest, she was once again swept off her feet into the bridal style carried by Moriyama. Not giving Kise or Kasamatsu a chance to protest, he bolted out of the gym.

"W-wait Moriyama-sempai! Where are you going with my girlfriend?!"

"Come back here Moriyama you idiot! I'm adding 100 laps to your menu for the next week!"

Not knowing what's installed for him in his next couple practises, Moriyama was humming while carrying Haruka to the nearest vending machine… or so she thought.

"Moriyama-sempai where are you taking me? We just passed by 2 vending machines already, I thought you wanted drinks?"

"…. Don't fool around, princess. We're going to the infirmary first." Moriyama was no longer smiling. His face went from very easygoing to serious in the blink of an eye.

"W-what do you mean?"

"You may be able to fool Kise and everyone else, but you can't fool me. You were limping and sweating when you came in and the first thing you did was to go sit. It's clear that you can't stand for much longer after making that trip to Kaijo."

"…"

"Sigh…. I won't tell anyone if that's what you're worried about. You clearly didn't want anyone to know."

"… thanks, I guess. I didn't mean to hide it, I just didn't want to worry anyone." Haruka was a little touched that Moriyama noticed her condition. She's not used to other people's kindness.

"You'll just be hurting yourself if you think like that. Were you planning on treading all the way to Maji Burger with Kise if no one said anything?!"

"well…. Yeah it's our monthly- I mean it's a date."

"You idiot… you'll ruin your ankles if you keep walking like that! You will take a taxi home today after your date. I'm not letting you say no. Your ankle comes first."

"Moriyama-sempai…."

"Give me your phone. I'm putting my number in to make sure you take a taxi instead of the metro."

"….. that's just your excuse to get my number, right?" Moriyama laughed.

"Yes….. but no. I don't want to see princess limping to our practise the next time you come, alright? You have to take better care of yourself if you don't want to worry the people around you."

"Thanks….. sempai." Haruka gave a genuine smile to the male who's now applying ice to her ankle. She's a little happy that there's someone out there who would care for her like this.

"On the side note…. How stupid can that ace of ours be, to not notice his girlfriend is in pain!?"

"Haha, don't worry about it. We both know the kind of person he is. I don't expect him to be that observant."

"But you should! He is your boyfriend! Boyfriends are suppose to worry and be observant about their girlfriend!"

Moriyama-sempai, sorry but I've only known him for a short while…. And we're not actually dating… "You've seen his thoughts on basketball practise. As someone who has never lost a single game in their life, he's bound to be a little arrogant and tends to think of themselves before others. I don't expect him to change anytime soon, but I believe he will change for better when he experience defeat."

"… wow Princess, I didn't see that deep remark coming my way at all…. Kise was right, you're so unexpected!"

"There it is again… what's so unexpected about that? I just said what I wanted to say. That's all there is to it."

"Don't think too much into it. Just take it as a compliment. Plus we should head back soon. Kise's going to be jealous his girlfriend is spending time alone with another guy, as much as I'm enjoying this."

"he won't be jealous….." Haruka muttered.

"What did you say?" But Moriyama was not only observant, he also has a good hearing.

"Nothing. You're right let's go back before you get in trouble with your captain."

"R-right…. I forgot about that…."

"hahaha"

"You finally laughed!"

The two headed back to the gym, with Haruka in Moriyama's arms, carrying two Pocari Sweat. When they returned, the captain was fuming, as expected, and ordered Moriyama to run 100 laps around the school. Haruka intervened at that.

"Kasamstsu-sempai, don't make him run 100 laps. It's too much for anyone to handle, plus he was only concerned that I might have rushed here and needed a drink to cool down."

"O-o-o-okay now s-stop l-l-looking at me like t-t-that!" Kasamatsu freaked out and ran back into the court with his face flushed fifty shades of red. Haruka was doing her best in attempting to make a puppy dog face which didn't really look like a puppy dog face but was enough to make any nearby players blush because it was still really cute. She smiled and gave Moriyama a thumbs up and Moriyama returned the gesture before running back on to the court.

It was Kise's turn to come over. "Haruka-san why did you cover for sempai? You guys were flirting while getting those drinks, weren't you? Was that why it too you so long?"

"haha, Ryouta-kun, does it really matter? We're just acting like a couple anyways." Just like you expected, so why are you acting like this?

"….. It has to look real." Why does it bother me when she's with Moriyama…. Maybe I was just worried because it's Moriyama-sempai we're talking about…

"haha, if you say so. So what's the plan for after practise? Do you really want to go to Maji Burger? Can't we go somewhere closer to here?" I really don't think I can walk all the way to Maji…

"Hmmm…. As long as I get to eat, anywhere is fine, honestly…. And it's not like we're really going on a date…" Am I disappointed? I mean it really is not a date…. We are just acting like a couple…

"… what if we went for Ramen? I saw a shop on my way here that's close by."

"That's me and Miyuki's regular date spot, it feels weird going there with someone else..." Does it really feel weird…?

"Oh. Never mind then. I'll try and think of somewhere else…" Why do I feel bothered when he brings up Miyuki? Don't you know, Kise, to never bring up another woman's name when you're with a woman already? Anyways, why do I even care, it's all an act…

"Oh I know! What about this family restaurant that's in Tokyo that's-"

"Kise." A new voice interrupted. Moriyama was standing next to Kise, looking at him with a disapproving look.

"Yes sempai…?" Kise was confused. Why was Moriyama looking at him like he doesn't approve?

"Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"S-sure…. Haruka-san can you keep thinking? I'll be right back."

"Sure. Take your time."

Kise trotted after the tall shooting guard. They walked into the storage room on the other side of the gym. Moriyama stopped as they reached the deepest point of the room and turned to Kise.

"I want you to call off your date after practise today." Kise blinked. He blinked again.

"W-what?"

"I said I want you to call off your date tonight with the princess." Unfazed, Moriyama simply repeated his words.

"W-why? It's out date… why are you so against it?"

"Use your eyes, Kise, she came all the way here with an injured ankle, and you want her to walk all the way to Tokyo now? Can't you see she's in pain?"

"W-what…?" Injured ankle… what does he mean…

"You need to be more observant when it comes to your girlfriend, Kise. Don't be so relaxed. You fangirls are probably still on it with the fact that their beloved idol is now taken. It's obviously them who injured princess. We didn't go for drinks. I took her to the infirmary to treat her ankles since it looked so swollen."

"w-why didn't she say anything then?! I-I didn't realise…"

"Of course you didn't realise… you idiot." Kise earned a smack on the back to which he winced.

"Princess is very independent, I'm sure you can tell by now. She doesn't like to worry others, so it's up to the people who are close to her to notice it when she's pushing herself too hard. You're her boyfriend. Other than her family you're probably the one who she's closest to. Stop thinking about yourself Kise."

That silenced the blonde. Why didn't he realise when Haruka kept asking him to choose somewhere close? Why didn't he notice her limping and her facial expression every time her ankle brushed something? Moriyama is right. Fake girlfriend or not, she is his girlfriend. He shouldn't treat her like any other female. He should have been a little more concerned about her well-being and asked her if his fans is bullying her. He should have…

"Kise, no point in feeling bad now. Just make sure you treat her right. She's a good person. I'm sure that's why you picked her."

She IS a good person…. And that IS why I said yes to her offer…. "…I will." Kise replied with determination. Fake girlfriend or not, he's going to change his way of treating her. After all, she's not just some random stranger who offered to shelter Miyuki, but a friend who offered to help them when they needed the help.

Kise immediately turned around to go to Haruka. She's still thinking of other places they can go, and even went as far as asking other teammates for suggestions. Kise felt bad for thinking that Haruka is annoying. She's actually trying hard to make this work, but he's been shutting her out by not playing the role and disregarding her.

"Haruka-san, why don't I take you home instead?"

"W-what? But I thought-" Kise bended down next to her and spoke in a voice that only she can hear.

"Your ankle is hurt. Sorry I made you come all this way and almost making you accompany me to eat somewhere far. I didn't notice about your ankle until now."

"Ryouta-kun…" Haruka was surprised. Did Kise just apologise to her?

"I'll treat you to something closer to your house. We'll take a taxi there so you don't have to walk…"

"…..outa…. Ryouta!" Kise stopped muttering. Haruka smiled softly at him which made his heart beat a little faster than usual. "Thank you for your concern. I'm happy you're willing to do that." Then she whispered, "I'll apologise to Miyuki about the change of plans tonight."

"No."

"Excuse me?"

"I'll apologize, after all, I'm the one who didn't realise sooner."

"…..did Kise Ryouta just offered to apologise on my behalf?"

"…. Don't change the topic."

"pfft!" Kise blushed at the sound of Haruka's laughter.

"D-don't laugh at me! I meant it!"

"hahaha! You're the one who's so unexpected!"

"D-don't repeat my own words already!"

"Hahaha the copy cat is being shy when someone else copies him!" Haruka is actually having a lot of fun making fun of the blushing blonde.

"A-anyways! Wait for me here when practise ends. We'll go from there!" With that, he ran back to the court to shoot some hoops.

She turned to look at his back, only to see Moriyama grinning at her on the other side.

"That little…. And I even told him to not say anything." Haruka is happy. She didn't really understand why she's so happy when Kise apologised to her and offered to take her home. She didn't, but what she did understand is that things are going to be better between them from now on.

"Oh yeah I still have to call Miyuki…"


What do you think! I know the chapters aren't really that long so I'll try to update more often.

I've been thinking about having someone else fall in love with the OC to make things a little more interesting... Any suggestions?

Please review! It'll really help with the development with the story!