Ryouta suggested travelling to Kaijou with a bus which he could hire. The club members looked at him with angry eyes before the senpais started lecturing him about the value of money and the like. Kurokocchi added in his "Kise-kun might be rich but that is no reason to spend so frivolously."

Kurokocchi then proceeded to confiscate his wallet, put it in his locker before locking it leaving Ryouta muttering "meanie!" Ryouta also wanted to point out that he was a superstar and could simply not use public transports like the train.

They ended up using the train anyway and Ryouta found himself looking like a clinically ill person with a face mask and a beanie. Life was unfair, stars were not supposed to live a life of torture and public transports.

He dramatically thrust away his face mask and beanie the moment they arrived in Kaijou. In that moment screams and squeals started and they were soon surrounded by the Kaijou's branch of Ryouta's fan club.

"Could you please show us to the sports gym?" He asked, flashing his bright smile. Eyes turned to hearts before his fans let of blissful sighs and nodded. Their walked to the gum was much likened to a royal parade escorted by the Kaijou branch of 'Kise-sama fangirls.'

The Kaijou's basketball team was simply stunned as Seirin's arrival was heralded by nearly all of Kaijou's female population as they shouted a synchronized 'Kise/Oscar/Tamaki/Louis/etc.-sama!' It was to go down as Kaijou's most viewed practice match in history.

The Kaijou coach came and looked confused when Aida-senpai was a girl. Ryouta wondered how he got any right to be judgmental when he's quite … in polite terms, broad looking.

The coach refused to let Kurokocchi use the full court and Ryouta heard a snicker from a rather familiar silver-haired bully whose name he still could not remember, given his small significance. Though that caused the Ryouta much dismay that he needed to shout "Full court! Full court!"

His fans were geniuses and quickly caught on and soon the room reverberated with the words 'full court!' His demand for a full court made the broad coach looked on the verge of a migraine attack.

However, before his peaceful protest could bear its fruits, his bottom was impacted rather harshly causing him to cry a loud 'Owwww!'

Deciding whether he should call his fans to start a lynch, he turned around to find his attacker.

"Kasamatsu-senpai!" He cried as he glomped his senpai, who then hit on the head. Senpai was aggressive like that.

"You brat! Why are you calling me your senpai, we're not in the same school. And why didn't you apply to Kaijou, I even told the coach about you." Ryouta called Kasamatsu-san Kasamatsu-senpai because –senpai felt way more right than –san. To Ryouta, Kasamatsu-senpai will always be Kasamatsu-senpai.

"But Senpai! I told you that I don't like basketball and that I'm going to join the same school that my friend decided in joining." Senpai simply mumbled about a 'waste of talent' before Kuroko came up, surprised senpai by his ghostlike-appearance (to who have not seen them before) and asked.

"How does Kise-kun know the captain of Kaijou?"

"Ah, Kurokocchi! He's the one I told you about. The director's son remember?" Kurokocchi made a understanding face before he gave senpai a sincere bow.

"Kasamatsu-san I sincerely thank you for helping Kise-kun. In my 2 years of knowing him, he had not held a ball for longer than 2 seconds." Kurokocchi said and Ryouta was appalled at how easy Kurokocchi was blabbering out his secrets. Kurokocchi was so mean!

"It wasn't hard, you just need to give him some hitting and kicking until he compromise." Kasamatsu senpai was equally mean! Everyone around him was being so mean. He retaliated by hugging senpai's arms like a koala and repeated cried "mean!"

Kasamatsu senpai tried to get him off but it was futile. Around them, fans were screaming KiKasa! KiKasa in full volume and Ryouta greatly enjoyed the blush on senpai's face. His fun came to an end when Kurokocchi jabbed him in the ticklish spot leaving him giggling on the ground.

The broad coach became greatly annoyed, his eyes said 'I have enough of your shit' and declared that they quickly get changed.

Ryouta was going to stay and continue his chatting with Kasamatsu-senpai but Aida-senpai pulled him along with the group and stated that he had to get change. It was quite preposterous as he clearly did not have a uniform, not being part of the team and all, plus he had just met the team yesterday. Somehow she pulled out an old oversized #7 Seirin uniform and told him to put it on. Such clothing could be detrimental to his popularity as a model but he did not want to find out what she might do if he refused. Luckily it was not the case as fans likened it to bedroom attire and screamed their love for his sexiness in oversized clothes.

Fortunately Aida-senpai said he could just watch and did not have to participate, an offer which he willingly took. Apparently the uniform was some psychological tool to increase his love for basketball, Ryouta was sure that such a ridiculous notion could not be true.

The broad coach continued to refuse Seirin the right to use the full court, which clearly was quite undemocratic of him especially when nearly all of the commentators, who albeit were his fans voted for him to do so.

The game started, Kurokocchi got mad, stole the ball from Kasamatsu-senpai, sent it to the red savage Kagami who obliterated the hoop. The destruction of the hoop resulted in the usage of the full court and the coming in of the silver-haired bully. Ryouta thought it was karma for the broad coach, one simply do not ignore the cries of democracy.

The silver bully joined with an evil smirk as he made his way towards the court sinisterly. Everyone who wasn't Ryouta or Kurokocchi was gravely surprised when the bully started stealing moves from Seirin's players. Aida-senpai likened the thief's skill set to his and Ryouta was greatly offended. He copied moves and rectify them to make them better. The thief was simply stealing people's moves, he should be sued for intellectual infringements. There was much difference.

The thief was a good player, Ryouta at least admitted that. The high paced game was slopping tipping towards Kaijou's favour, courtesy of the Silverhead stealing skills which slowly weakened Seirin's offense.

The continuously play was counter-productive to Seirin and whilst he adored Kasamatsu-senpai, there was no way he'd allow Kurokocchi to lose against that silver-haired bully.

Moving quickly towards a stressed looking Aida-senpai, he voiced his sentiments about how the current type of the play was rather horrible for them as Kurokocchi's ability would soon run out and she looked quite shocked at his reveal. "But" He added, and proceeded to tell her the silver-haired bully's weakness aka Kurokocchi. She rewarded his kindness by smacking him in the head for not telling her such things earlier, Ryouta thought it was rather ungrateful of her.

A timeout was called, Kurokocchi was punished with a rather painful looking headlock for not telling Aida-senpai the limits of his abilities. Ryouta did felt sorry for his first friend but his desire to see the Silverhead beaten was simply too much.

Aida-senpai stated that Kurokocchi and Kagami were to collaborate so they could overcome this silver barricade. The savage made a reluctant "yes" and Kurokocchi jabbed him for not being enthusiastic, Ryouta thought that it was well deserved though he was greatly appalled when the redhead jabbed Kurokocchi back. Basketball was filled with such vile violence.

Kurokocchi's passes were like gems secured in a bank with world's class security, they simply could not be stolen. The point gap was decreasing and by the second quarter Ryouta was giggling at the silverhead's aggrieved face. This was what the bully deserved for trying to bully Ryouta two years ago, and no, he was in no way vindictive, he simply was dealing justice where justice was deserved. His beautiful heart was fair like that.

The silver bully's frustration got the best of him after he had continuously been stopped by Kurokocchi and Kagami. This frustration was probably coupled by the fact that all the Kaijou's girls in the gym, which certainly numbered in the hundreds, were good traitors and were cheering for Seirin instead. The pent up frustration resulted in a strong backhand slap to Kurokocchi. Everyone thought it was an accident but Ryouta was sure that it wasn't, especially if that smirk was anything to go by.

It was an outrage! The silver head should have learnt since Teikou that he shouldn't mess with Kurokocchi when Ryouta was there. He demanded the retribution to the silver head, but like every basketball matches, referees were quite blind and this one ignored his passionate protest. Ryouta and his troops of fangirls could only pamper Kurokocchi will the scent of milkshakes as he lay on the bench whilst the game continued.

Sadly, Kagami's attempt at guarding the silver bastard wasn't as successful as plan, the score gap widened that by the start of the fourth quarter, the score was 70-82 in Kaijou's favour.

Aida-senpai, out of frustration, muttered how they needed Kurokocchi. And Kurokocchi, reckless boy that he was, stood up after he severe bleeding and decided to continue playing.

The score gap lessened as Kurokocchi's co-ordination with Kagami continued. When they were in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter the point was 85-90 in Kaijou's favour.

The Silverhead bully got crazy as started copying his own teammates move. Kasamatsu-senpai looked on the verge of murdering the bully when his friend's irregular shot was stolen and Ryouta would even ask his fans to help Kasamatsu senpai to the task. The bully was internally breaking the Kaijou's team and was shocking everyone with his vile displays. Even the broad coach looked quite appalled at how things were being played out.

The bully's futile attempts did not help though and the score gap simply decreased to 92-95 when 3 minutes 30 seconds was left.

Ryouta didn't think it would happen but it did. Coupled by the Kaijou's team internal break, it was quite clear to Ryouta that Seirin was going to win. This desperation fueled the bully's action when his hand impacted Kurokocchi for the second time in the match.

"Kurokocchi!" He cried and ran into the court as Kurokocchi's head impacted the gym's floor with a bang. Blood was leaking out of Kurokocchi's previous wounds.

"What's the matter model kun? Can't do anything by yourself can you? Can't even save your friend. Maybe it's a good thing. After all if he gets amnesia, he might finally stop hanging out with the likes of you." And that did it. No one hurt his friend like that. That stupid bully was going to get what he deserved.

However, the referee simply gave the silver-haired boy a foul and everyone looked with stunned by the occurrence.

"Fine, I'll play you." Ryouta quickly snapped before Kasamatsu-senpai could protest the referee's decision and have the silver bastard taken out, Ryouta looked at Aida-san and said.

"Aida-sen-no I mean coach. Please let me play the last 3 minutes of this match." Coach looked like she was going to oppose his decision but after she saw the determined glance in his eyes, she merely nodded.

Kagami had the potential, Ryouta had seen that in the redhead's last jump as he slammed in the dunk. But victory wasn't certain without Kurokocchi, especially when nearly all of Kagami's skills set had been stolen. Kagami initially protested the coach's decision in changing his mark but Ryouta's angry gaze at his silver nemesis shut Kagami up. Ryouta wanted to see the silver bastard lose and with his hands, Ryouta would make him lose.

"So the normally useless model is finally going to do something." The silver nastiness mocked but Ryouta was quite angry to ignore all kinds of trash talks for the moment.

He thanked his latest film about basketball for giving him his current physical prowess. Though that alone wouldn't be enough, the silver bully was too strong for that. Any normal moves he used would simply be stolen and used against him. But Ryouta was not the pseudo-manager of Teikou for nothing. He knew that the thief could not steal the skills belonging to the Generation of Miracles. To win Ryouta simply had to play like the 4 miracles combined.

It was going to be tough and painful, Ryouta knew that much. After a few replication of Midorimacchi's half court shoots at the film set, his arms felt paralysed. But only 3 minutes were left in the match and Ryouta was on the verge of recklessness the moment the bastard hurt Kurokocchi for the second time.

The matched resumed, Ryouta got the ball, and from half court, he performed a high trajectory shot causing shock to the members of both teams whilst his fanpeople elicited loud screams. It wasn't a perfect shot like Midorimacchi, clanging against the hoop a little, but it was nearly damned good in his opinion.

The silver haired bully went for a dunk and Ryouta blocked it, copying Murasakibaracchi's moves before he dribbled the ball halfway into the court and performed another 3 points shoot.

Combining the 4 special skills of blocking, ankle break, extreme speed and half court shoots. Ryouta was performing a one-sided massacre.

It would have been harder for Ryouta to score if he had been marked by the other players from the Kaijou's team. Luckily the senpais and Kagami were doing their job in marking the other 4, perhaps this was the teamwork that Kurokocchi always talked about.

30 seconds were left and Ryouta felt as if the muscles in his body were tearing apart. Basketball seriously was a painful sport but just this once, Ryouta was going to get the bully back for what he did to Kurokocchi. Forcing his legs to move, he stopped another dunk attempted by the Silverhead.

The whistled rang and Ryouta scored the buzzer beater with another 3 points shot, ending the match with 120-95 in Seirin's favour.

"Haizaki, you're expelled from the basketball club." Said Kasamatsu-senpai, the coach nodded and all of Kaijou members agreed to his decision.

"I was going to quit anyway." Scoffed Haizaki as he rage quit basketball. A long haired brunette soon walked up to Haizaki and slapped his face rather loudly.

"You're such a vile cheater! It's over between us. I'm joining Kise-sama's fan club!" The silver bully looked on the verge of slapping her but he was physically drowned by the 'Kaijou Kise-sama fan club' as they continuously attacked him for hurting their 'Kise-sama's' feelings.

Ryouta turned to see Kurokocchi looking dizzy but was now awake. He gave his friend a smile and a thumbs up as he said.

"We won. Though my body's cringing so much at the moment and I feel like I can't even walk properly so don't ever tell me to play again." Ryouta grumbled.

Kurokocchi smiled and nodded as he walked over to Ryouta and supported him as his body finally crumbled. He still could not understand how the ganguro, Midorimacchi and Akashi played like this for 4 quarters.

Though even with his tired body, he could hear the sound of celebration from his fangirls and the Seirin's team.

The two teams shook hands as courtesy desired. The broad coach and Kasamatsu-senpai apologized for the bully's behavior and hoped that they have a better game if they ever compete again in the inter-high.

Kasamatsu-senpai looked at Ryouta worriedly but he told Kasamatsu-senpai that he was fine as he was hauled by Kurokocchi and Hyuuga-senpai.

"Sorry for causing the lost of your ace though, you did scouted him and all." He quickly said before they reached the exit.

"Don't worry about it. I think you did us all a favour just now. Anyway, that was some amazing basketball skills there, keep it up." Kasamatsu-senpai said as he walked over and patted Ryouta's head. Senpai was nice like that, though Ryouta would simply not 'keep it up.' His body pains were signs telling him to not play anymore, it simply disagreed with such a violent sport.


The coach looked at his body as they exited Kaijou and he wondered whether she would strip him again.

Contrary to the time when she looked at him in awe, she was now looking at him in shock before she forced him to see the doctor with Kurokocchi.

The coach was quite right, whilst the doctor said Kurokocchi was alright and simply had to rest for a while, Ryouta's injuries were much more severe. Apparently within the short 3 minutes, he'd managed to strain all the muscles in his arms, legs and body.

It was worsened by the fact that he didn't do any warm-ups.

The doctor advised him to not overexert himself for at least a few weeks and he wanted to retort that he didn't need anyone telling him that because after hurting himself so much within 3 minutes, he wasn't going to do it again anytime soon.

In the end, he exited the hospital looking rather unhappy. After all one did not like their arms, hands and legs to be wrapped up by bandages that one looked like a mummy.

Kurokocchi gave him a jab for being so reckless and Ryouta wanted to ask if Kurokocchi was in any position to talk.

The Seirin's team greeted them happily after coach said nothing was wrong with Kurokocchi, when they saw Ryouta's bandaged body, a raincloud of gloominess surrounded them.

He thought that was rather silly of them, he wasn't going to join the team anyway.

The team then wanted to celebrate their victory but had no money. Ryouta was going to suggest that he pay the bills but realized Kurokocchi had locked his wallet in his locker and he was now broke.

Everyone was rather glum until a steak bus passed by and the coach decided that they should have a steak 'eat it all or pay the price.'

The shop was hell on Earth.

Ryouta wanted Onion gratin soup rather than some oversized steak to celebrate! There were simply too much steak and no one, other than Kagami could finish their dish.

He felt that he ate too much and that he needed some walk, he also wanted to speak privately with Kurokocchi.

Whilst the rest of the team watched the spectacle that was Kagami squirreling down his food. His gestured to Kurokocchi and the two quietly made their way outside the shop.

"If Kurokocchi haven't noticed, Kagami has a special ability, just like the other four. I saw that jump of his before you were hit you know? The ability to rival the Generation of Miracles." He said as they arrived at a rather secluded park. "Even though you told me yesterday how much you admired his attitude towards basketball, don't you think he'll change? Kurokocchi used to tell me about how good the ganguro was all the time and look what he did to you." Ryouta continued and his friend looked away, he didn't want to depress Kurokocchi but he was worried about Kurokocchi. Worried that the sad Kurokocchi after Teikou's 3rd year basketball championship might return if Kagami change. The silence filled with tension was broken when a commotion erupted in the basketball court nearby.

Cheating happened then violence happened, but that was to be expected in a sport as emotionally hurtful as basketball. Before Ryouta had the chance to tell Kurokocchi that basketball was a sport prevalent with goons and thugs, Kurokocchi disappeared.

The next moment Kurokocchi was spinning his basketball at one of the bullies' nose causing him pain as his friend preached on how basketball was not about violence. Kurokocchi was in serious denial to the point of self sacrifice.

However, the situation worsened as Kurokocchi's collar was lifted and Ryouta quickly made his way over before the situation got out of hand. His entrance was marked by stunned looks. His reputation was no joke.

He quickly moved over to Kurokocchi and whispered a "lets get out of here," but his friend had the nerve to say "no" and continued glaring at the bullies. The glare agitated the bullies and his fame became non-existent as the bullies suggested a game of basketball to settle things and Ryouta groaned. This was like settling unregulated violence with regulated violence.

The thugs didn't seem like much when compared to evil bastards like Haizaki, Ryouta wouldn't mind humoring them if his hands and legs weren't screaming in pain when he exerted them. There was no way to win, he couldn't shoot with his arms like this and Kurokocchi simply couldn't shoot whatsoever. His panicked thoughts ended as a rather large hand landed on the light bluenette's head, Ryouta never thought he could be relieved by the appearance of the red-haired savage.

The game was a 3 on 5, or rather 2 on 5 match seeing that Ryouta mostly did nothing other than occasionally passing the ball. Fortunately, the thugs skills were rather mediocre and the still won by a large margin. Some bullies were severely lacking in skills that they didn't deserve the labeling.

Though he now felt a little wrong for badmouthing the redhead. Especially when he and Kurokocchi had just been saved by Kagamicchi. He supposed every savage have their perks, even the red and blue ones.

Kagamicchi then lectured Kurokocchi about recklessness which the phantom player clearly deserved though Ryouta doubt whether Kagamicchi should really be the one lecturing, especially when said topic was about recklessness. Though seeing them arguing, he admitted that they were good together.

He still had to reassure himself about Kagamicchi though, third year in Teikou gave it's inhabitants many emotional trauma.

"Kagamicchi," he said and Kagamicchi had the nerve to not want –cchi being added to his name, Ryouta thought he had no taste as adding –cchi to people names was totally adorable.

Apparently Kagamicchi heard their conversation and retorted with some "we're not friends" hurtful comments to Kurokocchi and Ryouta thought they probably were more than friends if Kurokocchi's euphoric look when Kagamicchi made his 'You'll always stand by the light' speech was anything to go by.

Ryouta supposed he was partially appeased though he did wanted to comment on Kurokocchi's taste on his light or whatever. The first one was not bright and the second one was a savage, it was some questionable taste. But all in all, he could respect Kurokocchi's choice, for now at least. One never know what the future holds.

Kurokocchi faced the coach's wrath for being late, luckily for Ryouta, his injuries gave him the leeway. Kagamicchi ignored the phantom's cries for help and Ryouta wondered whether the redhead could really be trusted. He tried to appease the coach by saying it was his fault but the 'I'll hurt you even if you're injured' look that she sent him ended his pursuits.