"Captain, why are you here?" Kuroko asked tiredly. He just wanted to leave but he coldn't disrespect his senpai like that.

"I was taking a walk when I saw my idiot kohai about to jump off a bridge to his death!" Hyuuga exclaimed sounding frustrated.

However, on the inside he was in pain. He wanted to know why Kuroko didn't tell him something was wrong. He wanted to know why one of his players felt as though they couldn't confide in their own captain.

"No, I was trying to take a bath," Kuroko said blandly, struggling to keep his face blank.

"Don't be ridiculous Kuroko. I'm not stupid. What's wrong? I can help you..." Hyuuga began, looking into Kuroko's shattered eyes.

"It's my fault we lost the game. I'm sorry." replied the other, studying his shoes to avoid looking at Hyuuga's piercing gaze.

Hyuuga snorted. "Really Kuroko. Without you, we would've lost the game by 20 points or more. We need you to keep our team strong. Besides, why would Riko put you on the starting lineup if you weren't useful?"

"I don't know..." Kuroko said uncertainly.

"Trust me on this one," Hyuuga said seriously. "I know it's hard to believe, but you have to make yourself believe it. I'm sure all your friends would say the same. Especially Kyoshi. He cares for you a lot and he wouldn't want you to feel this way, unable to see the truth."

Somewhere in his mind, Kuroko know Hyuuga was right but he didn't want to believe him.

"Thank you very much Hyuuga-senpai," Kuroko said looking up at the captain.

"Do you want me to walk you home-" Hyuuga began when suddenly Izuki popped out of nowhere.

"I found him like how Dory found her parents-" Izuki began thoughtfully when Hyuuga interrupted him.

"SHUT UP IZUKI!" he yelled in frustration.

Kuroko tried to suppress his smile when an arm suddenly draped over his shoulder. He tensed up until he recognized the familiar warmth of Kiyoshi.

"Hey. You don't look well. I'll walk you home while Hyuuga yells at that idiot." Kiyoshi smiled and ruffled Kuroko's hair.

"Hyuuga," Kiyoshi called

"What Iron Heart," the annoyed boy replied.

"I'm going to walk Kuroko home; don't call me that. Bye!" Kiyoshi said cheerfully while pulling Kuroko down the street.

Izuki and Hyuuga stared at Kiyoshi for a split second before Hyuuga resumed yelling at Izuku while he tried to make more puns.

"Take care of our favorite blue haired kohai!" they yelled at Kiyoshi causing Kuroko to smile at their protectiveness.

"Kuroko-"

"Kiyoshi-senpai would you like to stay at my house for a bit? The GoM is there and we need someone who can calm everyone down." Kuroko stated.

"Alright. Are you going to explain why you're so sad?" Kiyoshi asked seriously.

"..." Kuroko looked up in surprise. He thought no one had noticed.

"It might not be obvious to other people, but it was obvious to Hyuuga and I, Kuroko. We're worried about you. We want you to be happy again." Kiyoshi said sending a bright smile toward Kuroko.

"How did you guys know?"

Kiyoshi was about to reply when Murasakibara opened the door and began glowering at him.

"Kiyoshi Teppei," he growled.

"Hello Murasakibara" Kiyoshi said smiling up at him.

"Kurochin~come in I'll call the others and tell them you're back. They all went outside to look for you." Murasakibara said holding the door open wider.

Kiyoshi and Kuroko walked in and settled on the couch with Kiyoshi's arm still wrapped around Kuroko's shoulders.


Kiyoshi, Hyuuga, and Izuku finnnally made their appearance. What do you guys think about it so far?

-Sasha