WARNING: female kuroko, female mayuzumi..
Discalimer: I do not own kuroko no basuke. Or kuroko and his ridiculously adorable and cute bed head, cotton ball kuroko, kuroko's flushed face and those naked bodies in episode 37. (currently having massive nosebleed, can't recover from all the fan service)
Chapter 8: Fading Shadow
The light they shine is too much that they were blinded by it. They did not even look on their backs that they did not see their shadow slowly fading until she was not seen anymore.
The alarm will wake her up. She will go to school and then she will sit in the library during her duty. She will go to practice then she will go home. She will sleep and the cycle will continue. This was her daily routine after she got demoted. She had lost track on how many days have passed since that day.
In school, no one will even notice her so she did not even have to try talking. She will always look straight not even bothering to look at the faces of other students. She did not even try observing other people like she used to.
She still goes to basketball practice despite not having to play. She would only be in the corner holding a basketball with both her hands. She will not be surprise if the others did not knew she was there.
She could not even remember how the third strings play. She would only see white pieces of fabric moving in her front. Those pieces have no faces. She could hear familiar sounds of something hitting the ground and then a metal and then the sound of it moving through the net but nothing register on her.
The basketball she held will always feels empty. Basketball that was not played at all will stiffen and will feel cold in the long run. After some time, the air inside the ball will be lost.
"It's okay, no one will notice you losing air because no one will even bother playing with you" she told the ball with her deadpan face.
She left the gym early still holding the ball in her hands. She went to the playground near her home and then she sat down on a swing.
She hugs the ball seeking warm from it but fails. Maybe if she dribbles it the ball will feel warm again. Then she would feel the warm on the ball.
She stands up and then starts dribbling. She heard a soft thump on the ground. She tried hard but she would always lose the ball. She thought that maybe the ball does not want to play with her just like everybody else.
She does not feel hurt even when she remembers that. It became a fact to her that she was alone and will always be. She walks home and left the ball on the ground because she hates the sounds that the ball makes. She hates its colour that she does not want to see it again. She hates how cold it is that she does not want to hold it again. She hates everything about the ball. She hates basketball.
She lay down on her bed and falls into a slumber. A dreamless sleep is all that she could ask for.
Kise was walking towards the school building. Every morning his fans would chase him but today, he was not running like he used to. He just let them take pictures of him. There is no point in running every time. He was busy faking his expression that he did not notice bumping into someone.
He was about to say sorry when he notice a familiar shade of blue. "Kuro-"
The girl just bow and left without saying a word. She did not even bother to look who she bumped into. She looked like she was used to this kind of treatment. He like to run to her and asked something but the moment he hesitates, the chance already slips away and he could not see her anymore.
Midorima tried to be attentive during the class but he already knew the subject so it bores him. He wished the teacher would just make them answer a quiz than listen to the boring things he says. He looked at other students who looked more bored that he was. He noticed a familiar teal head at his side.How dare she sleep in class? He looked at the teacher to see if he noticed Kuroko but to his relief he did not. I have forgotten that she had a low presence.
When the teacher is at their back, he tried waking up the girl. It irritates him that she did not even react to him shaking her shoulder. Still sleeping, she turned her head in his direction. He saw her eyes were wet from tears. He was frozen for a few seconds and then looked away. He should not touch her anymore.
During lunch break, a purple head giant is walking towards the canteen. Other students fear him so they would make a way for him so he could go straight in the front. Students will peek at him buying too many sweets but will turn their gaze when he notice them. He looked bored and did not wanted to be bothered by other students. The cashier would not be surprise in the items he would buy. Unconsciously, the cashier added a vanilla milkshake in his order.
"Ne cashier-san, I did not order a vanilla milkshake" the giant said.
"Ara, but you always asked us to add vanilla milkshake" the cashier replied.
"Uhm okay, thanks cashier-san" he replied.
He thought he would just give Kuro-chin the vanilla milkshake like he used to. He searched for almost every place she usually went but he could not find her. He felt sad as he sat in a bench looking at the vanilla milkshake.
I always thought Kuro-chin would always appear out of nowhere when I held a vanilla, how odd.
Aomine was laying down in his usual spot on the rooftop. He did not want to go to classes or do anything. Everything else is plain boring.
He was facing up the sky. The shade of the sky reminded him of Tetsumi. She was always silent just like the sky, but it brings calmness to all their hearts. Ever since he was a child, he always looked forward to see the sky like that because that means he could play basketball. He then remembers how he plays basketball with her. How weak she was but she would try hard not to lose to him. The thoughts made him smile.
Then light gray clouds covered the blue sky. The colour of the clouds reminded him of Mayuzumi. How she tried to play basketball with him. Clouds like that could cover all the sky in an area. She was strong like that clouds but she was just as cold. The warm and calmness that the sky gives him was gradually lost and the coldness was slowly felt by his body. He did not like the cold weather. The thoughts then made him frown.
He could not admit to himself but he missed the warmth of the sky.
We are blinded by our light.
Tetsumi walks towards their gym's office. She was holding a letter in her hand.
She knew that the red head will be there. She did not even bother looking up to him. She just gave him her resignation letter.
The red head read the letter and was not surprised by its contents.
I knew you will give up.
"Tetsumi, are you sure about this?" he finally asked.
Tetsumi just nodded without speaking.
"Very well then" the red head stand up. "In behalf of the team, we thank you for your hard work. You may go" he then bowed to her.
Please look at me like before.
The teal head bowed down and leave without looking at his eyes.
The red head sit down again he did not release the grip on the letter. From that day, it would be his routine to read it because it is the last time the teal head address him.
A/N: First, me and my friend Sheen-chan would like to thank all those who favourite, follow and review our story. We really appreciate it and it gives us inspiration. :)
Also I think Aomine is a bit OOC in this chapter, thinking deep about the sky :/ But I think it's ok to have Aomine think something smart sometimes rather than bully him because of his stupidness and dark skin.. xD
To: Miku In Hana and pinkus-pyon
Not that we hate Kagami but his not one of our favorites.. :D And sadly the draft for the story was already done. We are actually thinking of a sequel for the story and let us think if we can add Kagami. :)
Again, gomen for the spelling and grammatical errors. You can always pm me regarding my mistakes so I can fix them.. :) Also this chapter is short. I promise that the next chapters will be longer.
