Title : Pouring Rain
Chapter 11 : Good to be here
Genre : romance, angst, a bit smut, comedy, school life
Pairing : Akashi x oc x Aomine
Yuuka opened the shoes locker, it felt like it's been years since she came to Teiko. She had spent hours doing her hair and looked at herself wearing those blue shirt-black skirt uniform in front of the mirror.
"Hey, she's back! What a bitch.."
"She flirted with Kise-kun and ended up with Akashi-kun!"
Yuuka sighed, well, the news of her engagement had somehow spread between the teenagers too due to Yuuka's previous popularity as a model. Well, she was used to backstabbing thing so, this was nothing.
"Yuuka-chin.. ohayouu.." Murasakibara opened the locker.
"Morning Atsushi.." Yuuka smiled. "Ehh, eating snacks in the morning?"
"It's a dessert after breakfast.." Murasakibara answered.
"Oh that's right.. There's some cakes in my house if you want.. I can't finish all by myself. I'll bring it to you tomorrow, and we can eat them together after practice.."
"Really? Yeayy! Yuka-chin is like a sweets fairy!" Murasakibara's eyes sparkled imagining the cakes he could have tomorrow.
"Ne, Atsushi.. I never know that.. You're so cutteeee!" Yuuka squeezed Murasakibara's hand. "I've always wanted a little brother, will you become my little brother? Call me nee-chan!"
"Ehh? But Yuuka-chin is smaller than me! Don't wanna!" Murasakibara whined.
"Then, nee-chan won't give you any cakes tomorrow!" Yuuka pouted.
"Ehh? How mean!" Murasakibara also pouted.
"Geez, how cutee!" Yuuka squaled.
"Just how is this tall guy considered a cute little brother?" Akashi sighed.
"Aka-chin.. ohayou.." Murasakibara greeted.
"Morning Murasakibara, please step aside, you're blocking my locker.." Akashi replied.
"Seijuurou-kun so coldd!" Yuuka pouted. "You're hurting my little brother.."
"Please don't get me involved with your weird perspective.." Akashi commented.
"What's so weird about it?!" Yuuka protested.
"You know, seeing them, it's like parents arguing in front of their son'ssu.." Kise who was behind them whispered to Kuroko.
"It is part of the lessons for their future family.." Kuroko replied.
"Yuuka-chan!" Togawa immediately hugged his favorite junior once she stepped into the gym.
"I'm back.. everyone.." Yuuka was so touched to have stepped back into this court.
"You have guts to disappear without any notice!" Hagino knocked Yuuka's head.
"Ehh, Rena-chan is soo mean!" Yuuka whined.
"Hagino is worried sick that she shed tears on the first day of your disappearance.." a girl with long black hair appeared.
"Ah, Wakana-senpai! Don't speak any unnecessary things!" Hagino blushed.
"And, I think we haven't met before, I'm Wakana Mei, the vice captain. I'm sorry due my absence last week, my knee was injured and I was to rest for 2 weeks.." Wakana introduced herself.
"Yuuka, welcome back.." Fujimi also greeted her. "It's so fortunate to have Yuuka back to the team, now we can have a proper TRAINING for the upcoming summer cup.."
"Tra.. Trainning.." Yuuka shivered.
"Yes! Because Yuuka has been missing for a while, I'll give you lots to catch up to us, LOTS.." Fujimi smiled.
"Eh.."
"Due to my what has been happening to our club has given much impact on our practices, I apologize for not having a solution.." Akashi who had gathered all the Kiseki said.
"It's okay Akashicchi, it was.."
"It is indeed Kise's fault that we've been practicing with lack of focuses.." Akashi continued.
"Eh.." Kise was speechless.
"So, let me make them up for all of you.." Akashi crossed his arms. "5 times the normal menu for today's practice, don't ever think about going home before I give you permission too! Summer cup is coming and losing is not an option. Once I see any of you slack off, don't think of stepping out the gym alive!"
All the members were tensed all of the sudden, "Yes captain!"
"15 minutes break!"
Kuroko immediately flattened on the court with Kise. Akashi threw them their towel, "Wipe your sweats, I'll kill you if you catch a cold before the tournament.."
"Nee, Kurokocchi, has Akashicchi always been this scary.." Kise whined.
"Akashi-kun's spartan-ness will increase by 10 times during the practices for a tournament, and this is only an opening.." Kuroko answered.
Akashi headed outside the gym to wash his face and get a fresh air. Fresh air was needed to come up with new ideas. Outside, he spotted Yuuka was washing her face. Since the summer cup was coming, the girls and guys basketball team had an intense practice in their own gym, so Akashi hadn't met Yuuka at all since the school ended.
"Seijuurou.." Yuuka turned.
"How's practice?" Akashi asked.
"Kyouka senpai is very mad at my absence so she keeps on bullying me.." Yuuka sobbed.
"It's to be expected for a captain, though.." Akashi chuckled. His hand moved to her head, patting them. "You've been missing for a week, you have lots to catch up before the match, so keep up the good work.."
Yuuka blushed she immediately looked away, "I know that!"
"Hee, you really have free times to flirt with each other, nee.." Fujimi appeared out of nowhere and that made Yuuka got tensed.
"Sen.. Senpai.." Yuuka turned around.
"Well, see you after practice.." Akashi got up.
"Sei.. Seijuurou! How can you leave me at times like this!" Yuuka protested.
Seijuurou just waved his hand from behind.
"How cruell..." Yuuka grumbled.
"Now Yuuka, if you have that much time for flirting, why don't you come back and let me give you another extra menu?" Fujimi smiled.
"Sen.. senpai.." Yuuka trembled.
Yuuka yawned for countless time during the first period. Akashi just smiled, everyone would have the same side effect for the practice menus before annual cups. The same thing happened for all the members too. Midorima stared at Aomine's sleeping soundly behind him, Midorima himself had been trying so hard not to fall asleep during the lessons. Hagino was scolded by the teacher for sleeping during the class, but Kuroko who was just beside her wasn't even noticed for sleeping, and that made Hagino so pissed. Kise also yawned for countless times, then he turned to the huge guy beside him, Murasakibara who was sleeping with so many drools.
For today's practice, the coach decided to let the girls team and the boys team to have a practice match.
"Of course it looks unfair to have a guy vs girsl match, but I want you to use this chance to find your lacks. Of course winning is important too, and don't hold yourself back just because you're playing against the girls, they're not an ordinary girls team.." the coach said.
"Finally! I got to have my revenge against that ganggurou (a type of style in Japan where the people have dark skins) !" Hagino smirked.
"I heard that you shortie! Don't tell me you're thinking of beating me! The only who can beat me is me!" Aomine also smirked.
"Watch that your words bastard, you'll be crying over my legs later.." Hagino replied.
"Hee.. it's been a while since I saw this.." Togawa chuckle.
"Did they always act like that during practice?" Yuuka asked.
"Yes, it was always an intense play between the two of them.." Wakana answered.
"Ready? Tip off!"
Aomine got the ball and he immediately scored, but Yuuka had been waiting down the loop so she immediately grabbed the ball and passed them to Togawa. Togawa ran to the boys' loop and had Murasakibara blocking against her. She passed the ball to Yuuka again, just then, Kuroko used his misdirection to steal the ball but..
"Sorry, Tetsuya, I notice your presence.." Yuuka smirked and Yuuka passed the ball to Fujimi who had been waiting. Fujimi shot a 3 points. The ball was handed to Aomine and he dribbled through all the girls' defenses including Yuuka's just to encountered Hagino in front.
"There's no way I'm gonna let you shoot, Ahomine!" Hagino jumped.
"Bakka.. who's gonna shoot?" Aomine smirked and the ball was unexpectedly passed to Midorima. Midorima then made a perfect shoot.
Yuuka tried to block him, and Midorima was startled for a second for Yuuka was trying to imitate Murasakibara's defense style, but he still managed to do a perfect shoot.
Wakana then got the ball and passed it to Hagino, but the ball got stolen with Kuroko's misdirection and was passed to Kise.
"Can't believe we're facing against each other'ssu.." Kise chuckled to see Yuuka was putting her mark on him.
"But it's kind of exciting to see us sharing the same interest again.." Yuuka also chuckled.
"Sorry Yuukacchi, I'm going through you.." Kise winked.
Yuuka stole the ball using Aomine's style and managed to make a 3 point shoot just like Midorima. Kise was left stunned.
"What.. what was that?! How can you copy those hard moves?" Kise gasped.
"I see you haven't seen her plays, she can make a perfect copy of us all-nanodayo.." Midorima explained.
"Please don't keep dozing off Kise-kun, you're in the way.." Kuroko complained.
"If we lose Kise's gonna have a triple practice menu.." Akashi also added.
"That's not fair, Akashicchi!" Kise sobbed.
The game then ended with the guys' winning only 2 points ahead. The coach was very satisfied at the practice, it seemed that with Yuuka's perfect copy the guys also had to think of a new moves that she hadn't learned. But the side effect of the perfect copy for Yuuka was..
"I can't even stand up.." Yuuka sobbed. Her legs and stamina couldn't keep up with those moves.
"That's for overdoing it.." Fujimi helped Yuuka.
"But it's the first time for us to only have 2 points gap.." Togawa smiled. "Yuuka, you're amazing!"
"Yeah, it's the first time for someone to manage to stop me!" Aomine also stated.
"It's good to have you here in our match, Kitagawa-san.." Kuroko smiled.
"Uhm! It's good to be here.." Yuuka smiled.