A/N :

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AngelHeartObsession : About that, I think it's just metaphorically speaking. But maybe I'll try to figure something along the line later.

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Summer, year xxxx. The date was June 10th. There's a big circle with red marker pen marking that date on the calendar on Yuuki's bedroom wall.

'Are you coming to watch today?' - Kise

Yuuki had been staring at the ceiling from the moment Kise sent the text to her. 'Should I go or should I not go?'

Finally, she got up and prepared to leave her sweet weekend to watch the fight between the Kiseki no Sedai. 'Please don't make me regret this.'

Outside of Touo's locker room, Momoi was trying to get the hang of Aomine but failed, only to be surprised by the same person later.

"You're already warming up?" Touo's coach was also surprised to see his ace on time AND warmed up.

"Yeah. If I would be missing today, that would be bad."

"Geez! Making us worried like that every single time!" Momoi didn't let it go smoothly either.

Aomine just tied his shoelace with every words just going in one ear and out the other. "Today's opponent is Kise, right? There's no way I would be late." 'For today at least.' "I was looking forward to go against him because he's the only one of the few that I could go all out against."

Forget about the rest of the Touo. Even Momoi, his childhood friend, has never seen him with such an intimidating aura.

"Here." Kasamatsu looked up to see a canned green tea was handed to him. "You looked tensed."

Kasamatsu took it but didn't open it. Instead, he just fiddled with it. "Thanks."

"You don't like it?" Yuuki asked.

"Nah. I just don't feel like it. If you want to see Kise, he's in the locker room. You just missed him."

She chuckled. "I know." She leaned against the wall in front of Kasamatsu. "Nervous?"

Kasamatsu just nodded. "I'd be lying if I say I'm not."

"Because of last year incident?"

Kaijou had a chance to battle it out with the strongest teams using their strongest line-up aiming for their championship. But, they lost at the prelims at the crucial moment with only one-point difference when Kasamatsu missed a pass and allowed the opponent to turn the tables on them.

"You're scary, you know? Your ability to read people's hearts, that is."

"Yukio~" Yuuki called. "You're not one of the Miracles, but I guess I could make an exception."

"What exception?"

Chu~ She suddenly leaned forward and placed a kiss on his cheek. "Kise's in the locker room, right? I'll give him one on the cheek too. Don't worry~ And if you lost and want to cry, I'll be here~"

Kasamatsu was stunned. His nervousness was replaced with butterflies - no, a whole zoo in his stomach. 'Since when did she become this bold?'

In the stadium where the match between Kaijou and Touo took place, it was more crowded than usual. People were cheering for both of the teams when they came out. There are also those who cheered specifically for both Kise Ryota and Aomine Daiki.

At the most secluded area but clearest view in the stands, Yuuki was standing while watching the match that's about to take place.

"KAIJOU GOT THE BALL!" The commentator, as predicted, commented on the most obvious thing after the tip-off.

Right off the bat, Kise was against Aomine in a one-on-one. He tried to pass Aomine with high speed, but Aomine was faster. He tapped Kise's ball from behind, causing the offense to change to Touo. He passed to a brunette, who shot the ball while yelling, "I'm sorry!"

'That's Touo's number 9 – he's quick to shoot and his accuracy is almost as scary as Midori,' Yuuki thought.

Not long after Touo took the lead, Kise copied Sakurai's quick shot and attempted to score but Aomine managed to disrupt the ball's path by tipping it at the last minute, and it was caught by Imayoshi. Imayoshi, letting his guard down, didn't realize Kasamatsu was near until it was too late. He stole it and return the three-pointer.

'Yukio ain't bad either~'

Yuuki sweatdropped when she saw Kasamatsu kicked Kise in the middle of the match and wondered what the both of them were thinking. 'But that shot just now totally changed the momentum of the game.'

The next one-one-one between Kise and Aomine started with Aomine trying to do a formless shot, but Kise blocked him, earning both shock and excitement from the audiences, Touo, and Kaijou.

'Kise….'

Flashback

"They're going at it again?" Her eyes didn't leave from the blonde teen and the dark blue-haired teen. She was impressed at how energetic they are to do this over and over again and even more impressed that Kise kept on challenging Aomine despite losing every time.

"Yep." Momoi nodded. "But they looked happy, don't they?"

Yuuki couldn't help but agree. "They are idiots."

"WE HEARD THAT YUUKI/YUUKICCHI!"

End Flashback

Yuuki let out a small sigh. 'Judging by how the match flows, I'd say it's about time. Right, Aomine?'

The buzzer beater that Kasamatsu luckily made signalling the second quarter's over, leaving Kaijou with only a single-digit point difference to catch up to Touo. Both teams returned to their locker room. Yuuki had also disappeared from her standing, looking for something to drink.

Yuuki was wondering around, looking for a vending machine, but ended up outside, which led her to Kuroko and Kise.

"..During my middle school, winning a game is a given, but right now, not knowing if I can win or not, feels way better."

Kise was shocked to see Yuuki ten meters from where the he was standing previously, but his eyes soften. "You heard?"

"It was an accident. I got lost."

Kise smiled. "Your sense of direction suck."

"You don't look tense."

"Actually I do." Kise looked at his palm. It's still trembling. He just doesn't know whether it's because of fear or excitement going against Aomine. "Yuukicchi, tell me you're going inside to watch the rest of my game."

Yuuki just replied with a pat on his shoulder. "Please don't push yourself too much, Ryota."

The sound of a canned drink clanking against the metal of the vending machine sounded more peaceful than the cheering in the stadium. She brought the can close to her cheek, feeling the coldness. Feeling contempt, Yuuki tried to open the drink but failed.

'First I got lost finding the vending machine. But when I did find it, I can't open my drink. This sucks.'

"Need help?"

A purple-haired giant wearing Yosen jersey was in front of Yuuki before she knows it. Her eyes widen and her tongue was tied, leaving her speechless. Regardless of her speechlessness, the figure still took the canned drink and opened it. He took four sips of the drink before handing it back to the girl.

"Are you okay?" The giant waved his big hand in front of her face, trying to recover her from her shocked state.

"Y-You." Yuuki's finally managed to gain her composure back. "What are you doing here?"

A smile crept onto his face. "You didn't know? My school also qualified for National Quarterfinals."

'Why am I not surprised?'"Are you lost?"

He rubbed the back of his head. "I was pretty sure I went the right way. Maybe I should turn left at the last corner just now?"

Yuuki facepalmed. "If you turn left, you'll reach the ladies' restroom." 'His sense of direction is worse than mine.'

"Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh?"

'He didn't change at all!' Yuuki stared at him, until he decided to break the silence.

"Are you going to watch my match?" He took out a bag of chip from his plastic bag, which Yuuki remembered that it was always in his hands, and opened it.

Yuuki shook her head. "I'm just here to watch Kise and Aomine."

"Kise-chin and Mine-chin are having a match?" His face was shocked but was soon replaced by a content one of being able to savour the flavor of his latest favourite chips.

"Anyways." Yuuki threw her garbage into the nearby trash bin. "I'm going first. The match probably ended."

"Yuuki-chin." Yuuki turned around. "I missed you."

"Sorry, Lavender. I can't say the same thing to you."

Yuuki was right. By the time she got there, various emotions filled up the stadiums. Before the score board was erased, she managed to take a glance at the final score. 98 – 110. It's Touo's win.

Not wasting any time, Yuuki ran to Kaijou's locker room, crossing paths with the Kaijou team missing one member. When she reached there, the only thing she did was stay standing in front of its door, hands on the knob. Her eyes were emotionless but her heart could feel the throbbing effect when she could catch the sound of someone's banging on the locker and crying.

'Yukio...'