Soul Vrazy: Thank you for your review. And thank you for the cookies too XD Nah, it's okay I don't mind explaining to you :)
ibookworm281: Thank you again for your review. It's nice to know you like the interaction between Tetsumi and the rest of Touou's regulars. We will see more of that in later chapters. And you're welcome. Hopefully, you will enjoy this chapter as well although it's a bit short ;)
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BrokenBlackCat: Thank you for your review. Hahaha, don't worry about Akashi agreed easily to Tetsumi's demand. He already had a hidden plan regarding his easy agreement towards Tetsumi's request. He isn't the type of person who will easily agree to do something without gaining something in return after all. Thank you, I just thought it will be great if she came and apologized to them about the whole match stuff. You will see what Aomine will do in this chapter. Hopefully, you will enjoy it as well. And you're welcome :)
NewSlove: Thank you for your long review. It's nice to know you love the previous chapter as well. Hahaha well, we can't really hate Akashi even with that personalities of him. After all, there are some charms in his demeanor as well XD Hahahaha, I agreed with you on that. Imayoshi really will get his hands full with Aomine in the future and not to forget about Wakamatsu too :D And about his need on protecting Tetsumi, that will be explained in the next chapter.
TheAiko1996: Thank you for your review. We will find out a glimpse about what had happened back in Teikou between Aomine and Kuroko in the next chapter :)
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Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroko no Basuke. If I do, surely it will be filled with lots of yaoi in it! Also, I don't own the cover for this story, I merely taken it from pixiv. The credits for the cover goes to アケ with pixiv id 635762.
Warnings: AU. OOC (it happens in this story). There will be a lot of gender bending too in this story, so if you feel bothered by it; I suggest you leave now. Unbeta, so beware of some mistakes and errors the authoress made. Also, please read the authorres' notes or the side notes (if there is one) because usually I write some important thing in there.
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Romance
Pairings: AominexFem!Kuroko, Slight AkashixFem!Kuroko, One-sided KisexFem!Kuroko, KisexFem!Midorima
"..." for memories in Italic
'...' thought in Italic
And "..." present time
-Annoying Redhead, His Jealousy-
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment...
Both teens stared at each other for a while; none of them seemed to want to break the silence which had engulfed them. While everyone in the gym was watching at their every move with anxieties and excitement coursing their veins. Momoi who had finally reached them was silent too for once; peach colored eyes watched both his friends warily. He knew that nothing he said now will change the tense atmosphere between his two friends since Aomine looked so close to snap at the petite girl in front of him.
"What the hell are you doing in here, Tetsu?" The dark blue haired teen finally asked, his voice was surprisingly calm despite the turmoil he felt at the moment.
Cerulean eyes locked with sapphire blue eyes for a while before the small girl averted her gaze away from the tanned teen. "I'm just doing something that I should have done from the start, Aomine-kun." was the only reply she gave to the tanned teen, cerulean eyes refused to look at the clearly fuming sapphire blue eyes.
"Fuck it! Why you have to apologize to them, Tetsu!? You have done nothing wrong!" Aomine growled, his anger over their current situation leaked out in each word he said towards the petite girl.
"Maybe... but it happens because I refused the challenge in the first place. Besides, there has to be one of us who apologized for the entire mess and since you're not the type to do so; it has to be me." The light blue haired girl pointed out calmly, not in the least fazed by the taller teen's rage over her apology towards the rest of the regulars.
"But it was my own decision!" The ace insisted, not once backing down from his belief that Tetsumi wasn't the wrong one in here.
"It was. But it still involved me; therefore I'm as guilty as you are in here." Hearing those kinds of answers out of his female friend only made Aomine angrier than he already was. He didn't understand it! Why she has to apologize for something which is clearly not her fault!? It wasn't her who had told him to accept the challenge in the first place; in fact she had been angry at him for doing so! But why she has to be the one who apologize in his place too?! Just how long is she going to protect him like this?! He is capable on protecting his own self, damn it!
Although it seemed like the petite girl was thinking otherwise regarding that matter. Eventually Aomine calmed his own self down, not wanting to cause more ruckus than he already was at that time. The ace sighed heavily at the other's stubbornness; sapphire blue eyes looked warily at the petite girl. "Where is the girl I used to know, Tetsu? I don't even think I know you now..."
The light blue haired girl flinched a little at the words her tanned friend had said before she composed her usual passive face back. Her bangs covered her cerulean eyes as she looked away from everyone who was looking at her anxiously. She could tell that they were worried of her reaction towards Aomine's statement. What the ace had said hurts her a little after all. But she won't show it to him; she won't let him see how much his words had hurt her.
"The girl you used to know? She left just like you did, Aomine-kun. And I don't even think she will come back soon," She said calmly, her cerulean eyes locked with sapphire blue eyes without any hint of emotions at all before she turned her gaze to the others who were still watching the two of them. "I'm sorry once again for the ruckus. It's nice to meet all of you," The petite girl continued politely as she bowed at them and walked away from the gym.
Momoi eyed his childhood friend disapprovingly; a hint of disappointment filled his peach colored eyes as he looked at the tanned player. After the cerulean eyed girl had left, everyone had immediately resumed their practice but both Momoi and Sakurai stayed for a while longer as both teens looked at Aomine who still stood frozen in his place after hearing Tetsumi's answer. Even though the frail brunet didn't say anything regarding what had happened, it was clear that he was affected by it too if the look on his large brown eyes was any signs for it. He left after some minutes though, not wanting to stay any longer to see the defeated look on the ace's face.
But it was Momoi's gaze that caught Aomine's attention as he turned to look at his childhood friend sourly. "What?" He snapped, feeling rather agitated to be on the receiving end of such gaze.
"I thought you knew better than to say something out of anger, Dai-kun. After all, you have done it once before. But I guess you just never learn..." Momoi shook his head lightly before he left Aomine alone and walked to the other regulars to give their training menu for the day.
Heterochromatic eyes watched the students who passed him walk to their home quietly. He had caught the first train to Tokyo the moment his school had ended in order to meet with the quiet girl again, thus the reason why he was still in his uniforms. After all, he still has an unfinished business with her. There is no way Akashi would just let her go that easily. It was obvious that his appearance had caught every students' attention the moment they passed him, what's with his different uniform and his aura which seemed to demand their complete attention. None of the students were brave enough to stare at him longer than necessary though the moment he looked at them.
He had been standing in front of Touou High's gate for a while now, waiting for the cerulean eyed girl to finally walk out of the school. Yet, he still hadn't spotted her. The redhead was seriously considering on just going to the petite girl's house when a familiar sight of light blue hair caught his attention. The petite girl in question was walking towards his direction, her cerulean eyes focused on the book in her hand. The book bigger size almost covered all of her face. If not for her hair color, Akashi was sure he would miss her too.
'So that's why, I didn't notice her...' He smirked inwardly at the sight of the girl. The red haired teen approached the quiet girl, with his hands in his pants' pockets.
"Is that book really interesting?" He asked once he was close enough with the light blue haired girl, snapping her out of her reading materials as cerulean eyes gazed up from the book to see Akashi.
"Ah... Akashi-kun," She said in acknowledgement the moment her eyes met his.
"Do you have time? I want to talk with you," The Rakuzan's student smiled suavely. Tetsumi eyed the redhead in front of her for a while, even though the other hadn't done anything to her yet; she never felt comfortable whenever she was around him. Akashi Seijuuro was the only person who always gives her an uneasy vibe; making her felt cautious whenever she was in his presence.
"I have to go somewhere." was her only reply at the redhead, while her right hand put her book inside her bag. It will be better if she avoids the red haired teen as much as possible. She really didn't want another repeat of trouble from the Rakuzan's student again.
"I have canceled the match just like what you want, Tetsumi. And since I have done my part, I want you to do something as well for me." Heterochromatic eyes glinted dangerously at the petite girl across him. He won't use violence against the other but that didn't mean he won't force her to come with him even if he had to blackmail her for it.
In the end, she gave him a short nod in affirmation to his request. It's not like she has a choice on that matter; since the petite girl was sure he will still take her somewhere to talk whether she agreed or not with him. Better to finish it quickly than delay it any further. A look of satisfaction filled those mismatched eyes at her agreement as he quickly dragged her out of the school grounds.
Both teens sat across from each other in silence. The redhead had taken the two of them to a small cafe nearby to talk, and since the place made a tasty vanilla milkshake as well; Tetsumi didn't has any objections to it. Akashi crossed both of his hands on the table, ruby and gold eyes stared at the girl across him unflinchingly.
Tetsumi merely gazed back at the other teen, not in the least felt uncomfortable under the redhead's penetrating gaze. The petite girl didn't continue reading her book, knowing full well that she won't get any read done when Akashi wanted to talk with her. After talking with the other teen for several times now, there's no doubt in her mind that Akashi would ask something again from her. The guy isn't the type to give up easily, after all.
"So... what do you want to talk about, Akashi-kun?" The cerulean eyed girl broke the silence between the two of them while she sipped her vanilla milkshake slowly.
"I have changed my mind," The other captain from Generation of Miracles said calmly, while stirring his coffee absentmindedly.
"Changed your mind? I'm sorry but I don't understand..." She looked questionably at the young man across her in befuddlement. Just what did he meant with that? Does he mean about the match? Or something else? Is he planning something again now? Lots of question swarmed her head at the other's simple statement.
Mismatched eyes looked amusedly at the look of confusion within those cerulean eyes which usually looked so guarded whenever the petite girl was around him. Kuroko Tetsumi really never ceased to amuse him.
"Yes, I changed my mind. I won't ask you to have a match with me but that doesn't change the fact that I'm still interested on knowing your abilities. After all, you're quite famous for being the female captain who also holds the title of Generation of Miracles. Instead of a match, I want you to accompany me on practice every weekend at the street court nearby your house. Surely you can do that, hmm? It's an equal change for cancelling my match with Daiki," Akashi explained calmly, as if the entire thing he had said wasn't a big deal at all.
The light blue haired girl stared at him incredibly. What he had said didn't change anything at all. In fact, it only made it worse in Tetsumi's mind! If it was a game, the redhead will stop looking for her the moment it had ended. But if it was to accompany him to practice every weekend, then Tetsumi has no choice except to see him once in a week when the only thing she wanted at the moment was avoiding the red haired stalker. Although, looking back at the other teen once again; the girl knew for sure that she won't get out of this no matter how hard she tried. Akashi won't change his mind about it. Period. That didn't mean she will give up either though.
"It's still the same, Akashi-kun. I don't play basketball anymore. And practicing with you means that I have to play it; I can't do that."
"...That's a pity. Maybe I should just ask Daiki about it," He said after several seconds, his face remained perfectly calm despite her refusal to practice with him.
"Are you trying to threaten me now, Akashi-kun?" Clear blue eyes looked blankly at the other teen who sat across from her; a small frown adorned her usually passive face. Although it wasn't really noticeable, Akashi could see the sudden tenseness on the girl's body the moment he mentioned the dark blue haired ace. It seemed like Aomine Daiki really means something for the cerulean eyed girl if she looked that worried over him. He really can use this to his advantages.
"Threaten you? Why I have to do such a thing now? No. It just a suggestion. Besides, there isn't anything wrong with asking Daiki to have practice with me every weekend, is there?" Akashi softly chuckled, his face feigned innocence at her accusation.
"Keep Aomine-kun out of this, Akashi-kun." She hastily said, her mind had long gone on every possibility of what will happen if Akashi approached Aomine again. She was sure nothing good will comes out of it. It was obvious how much the tanned teen dislikes the redhead Rakuzan's student from their brief encounter with each other.
"You're not in any positions to order me, Tetsumi. My words after all are absolute," He stated coldly, heterochromatic eyes stared at her unflinchingly leaving no room for any arguments as his right hand grabbed her smaller one in his and squeezed it tightly within his grasp.
The petite girl stared at her hand within Akashi's hold; cerulean eyes looked at him warily before she averted her gaze away from him. She didn't want to play basketball anymore, least of all practicing with the red haired teen. But if she refused to cooperate with what the heterochromatic teen had said; there's no doubt that he will involved Aomine again. And from everything she doesn't want to happen, involving Aomine in it was one of it.
'I didn't want another repeat of what had happened before...'
The light blue haired girl had been silent for a moment before her head looked down at the table which separates the two of them away. Her bangs hiding her cerulean eyes away from Akashi's eyes. "If I do what you asked... will you leave Aomine-kun out of this?" She asked quietly, the tone in her voice remained passive despite the turmoil within her heart at the thought of Aomine getting involved with Akashi again.
"I suppose I could leave him for a while," was the only answer he murmured out as he released her hand out of his hold and took a sip from the cup of coffee in front of him. Without another word, Tetsumi nodded her head briefly in agreement at the redhead, while clenching her hands into fists on her lap. Akashi grinned widely at the dejected aura which emitted from the girl across him, completely enjoying his whole encounter with the petite girl.
Aomine yawned loudly as he walked out of the school grounds and headed towards his home. He had once again fallen asleep at the rooftop when he was supposed to go and practice with the others. Oh well, it's not like he needs practice anyway. Nonetheless, he was still strong despite his habit on skipping practice every day.
Besides, it's not like he could focus on practice anyway. These days have left his heart in turmoil after all to even focus on practicing. If only he could talk to his petite female friend regarding that matter once again... But no, Tetsumi had gone and avoided him once again since he said those words to her in that particular morning practice. Sometimes, he wishes he could control his own self better than that. The tanned ace sighed warily at the thought of it.
Just when Aomine was going to take a turn in the direction of his house, a familiar voice of a certain red haired teen caught his ears as the dark blue haired teen halted on his steps. Sapphire blue eyes glanced curiously at the direction where the voice had come from. "Let's head to the sport store then,"
Tetsumi tore her gaze away from the setting sun before her and blinked at the redhead beside her. "Please don't drag me around as you please, Akashi-kun."
Aomine fell silent for a moment, sapphire blue eyes closed briefly before he opened his eyes once again to make sure that he wasn't dreaming when he saw the subject of his thought walking alongside the annoying redhead. But what he had seen was real because Kuroko Tetsumi was still there, at the other side of the road across from him, talking with the Rakuzan's student. The tanned teen merely stared at the pair with wide eyes, unable to believe what he had seen. It wasn't until both teens were out of his sight, did he finally snap out of his stupor.
Aomine didn't want to believe what he had just seen some minutes ago but there's no doubt that it was Tetsumi. And to think that the light blue haired girl was away with the redhead while Aomine was busy thinking over the way to apologize to her for what he had said this morning, made him angry at her. Why she had to be with that Akashi Seijuuro of all people?! Why she even went out with him and talked to him like the two of them were old friends when she was supposed to stay clear from the guy!? Does she like him? Is that why the redhead had agreed so easily at her when she asked him to cancel his match with Aomine?
The dark blue haired teen's mind was full with so many questions regarding his female friend's relationship with the redhead from Rakuzan High. He didn't know what it is about the sight of the two of them together that made him mad, the only thing he was sure of was the fact that he doesn't like it when his petite female friend was with someone else! Most of all with that red haired stalker! The sight of Tetsumi with the redhead left him with an unreasonable anger. The only thing which filled his head at the moment was how to separate his former captain away from the redhead stalker.
The thought that his petite friend probably has a relationship with the redhead only angered him further. If that was exactly what had happened then he won't accept it. He absolutely won't accept it ever! There is no way he will let someone like that to be with the light blue haired girl! In his mind, Akashi Seijuuro is absolutely unworthy for Tetsumi.
'There's no way I will ever accept it!' He thought inwardly as he gritted his teeth in anger at the thought of the redhead stalker being together with his female friend in a romantic sense before he turned around from the direction to his house, intent of seeing a certain blond friend of his.
He rang the doorbell and drummed his fingers impatiently at his sides the moment he arrived in front of the gate to his blond friend's house. It was some minutes later when Kise finally opened the door, chocolate hazel eyes looked surprised at the sight of the tanned teen before he quickly made his way towards the other teen.
"Aominecchi," The blond teen looked confusedly at his former teammate as he opened the gate and ushered the dark blue haired teen who looked so close to explode in rage inside his house. "It's rare to see you visit me. Is there something wrong?"
"Kise. I need to talk with you," was the only answer he gave to the confused blond.
Authorres' Notes: Thank you so much for all your reviews in the previous chapter. Those really made me happy. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well. I admit this chapter is shorter than the usual but that's because I have been busy with real life lately. Hence the reason for the late update. Hopefully, the next chapter won't be as short as this one though the update won't be quick either. That's why, please be patient for the update. I will try to update as soon as possible though I really can't promise you on that. Just know that I will absolutely work on the update whenever I get the chance to write on my laptop during my hectic days.
Aside from that, this chapter is mainly focused on how Akashi made Tetsumi agreed with his terms after he had cancelled his match with Aomine. After all, we all know that Akashi is the type of person who won't give up that easily once he had set his eyes on something or someone. That's why; I want to write how he managed to make Tetsumi finally agreed with him. We could also see how Aomine get all jealous at the sight of the two of them together. The next chapter will be filled with Kise and Aomine's conversation regarding their past, a small date between Kise and Midorima and also Sakurai's cooking lesson! So... what do you think of this chapter?
Anyway, I have an idea on making a one-shot with KagamixFem!Himuro pairing; please tell me if you are interested on reading it since I'm still thinking of whether or not I have to write it. So, please tell me what you really think of this chapter. Lastly, thank you once again for reading this story of mine. And like what I have stated in every of my stories before, I'm sorry if there are some mistakes and error tenses in this story of mine. Have a nice day~
