Chapter 12: Vandalism and Help
Kagome found herself sitting with Aomine at a café. He had invited her out to lunch, and she had accepted. This was their first date. She was enjoying herself. She was dressed in a skirt that came to her knees and flowed around her legs nicely. Her top was a nice button up, the first few buttons undone. She wore light brown heeled ankle boots. She barely had any makeup on. He was dressed in a pair of dark slacks and a button up shirt with a few top buttons undone. His hair was as wild as ever. They had both ordered a light lunch. He had more planned for them.
"How are your knees feeling?" She asked him.
"They are fine. I iced them when I got home and rubbed them out before going to sleep and after a nice soak." She nodded. "How was your rest?"
"Good." She smiled at him and felt as he caressed her knuckles with the pads of his fingers. They had finished their food. "What else do you have planned for our date?"
"You will have to see." He smirked at her as the bill came. They stood and he paid the bill before they walked out. He wrapped his arm around her and she placed her arm around his waist as they continued walking. He had brought her to Cosmo World and they had fun riding the rides and he managed to win her a few prizes. They enjoyed some food. When the sun started to set was when they got on the Ferris wheel. At the top, he kissed her. It was sweet and soft to not scare her. She returned it with closed eyes. She smiled. Once they got off, they got on the train to go home.
They walked home in silence. They were comfortable with each other. When they got to the shrine, he walked to the top with her before walking her to the door. They shared a kiss and said good night. They had school in the morning.
Monday morning came and she found herself in class. A few of the people were talking to her about the assignment. Some had already congratulated her on the victory. They had watched the game. Someone had run into the classroom and found her. "Taicho, I saw Hojo this morning," he whispered to her.
"Thank you for letting me know." She wondered what he was doing here. The male left the room and she looked to Daiki. He walked over and she told him what she was told. He was angered by it. "We will deal with things as they happen." He placed a hand on her shoulder. He didn't want her to be hurt again.
"I'll be back in a second." She nodded and he stepped out to the roof. He pulled out his phone and found the number he was looking for. He placed the call and it answered almost immediately.
"Akashi," he greeted. "I need help. My girlfriend is still in danger." He listened for a few. "The male that sexually assaulted her is out and back at school. I need him to leave her alone." He could hear Akashi talking. He was saying something along the lines of it being taken care of. "Thank you, Akashi." He hung up and went back to class before the teacher got in.
The day ended and she found herself in the kyudo club room. It was vandalized, targets torn apart and slanderous words painted on the wall. She knew who did this, and she sent her vice-captain to get the headmaster. He came in to see what they were talking about. The police were called and they had to move their practice. She told Daiki to come over after practice since they would be at her house practicing.
The kyudo team looked over the shrine. They were impressed and could see where she always practiced. There were bows and arrows. They took turns firing and her mother brought out a few snacks. They thanked her and went back to practicing. They stopped when the basketball team showed up. They bowed to Kagome and they left.
"So why were you guys practicing here?" Daiki asked her.
"The kyudo room was destroyed and vandalized. The police are looking into it. We do not know when we will be able to have practice there. If I know how this is going to go, he will vandalize the other club rooms as well, and maybe the gym." She was irritated. "He might even go so far as to vandalize here." He scowled and the basketball team looked angry. He sent a text on his phone and it was replied to.
They went into the house and her mother brought them snacks. She thanked Susa for helping her. She listened as her daughter joked around with the team and Satsuki. She knew her daughter was dating the male sitting next to her. He had the same look in his eyes that her late husband had when he looked at her. He was smitten with her daughter and it made her smile. He would protect her little girl.
The week had progressed as she thought it would, and it found the shrine grounds packed with four clubs and the basketball team. The kyudo had their training pitch. Kendo and bushido had split the large shrine. Kagome said it was alright. Judo was placed in the back grass. They had to learn control so they didn't end up hurt. The basketball team was currently sprinting up and down the stairs. They were unsure how long they were going to be out of their club rooms.
Cameras had been installed in the club rooms and at the shrine. Of course, Kagome didn't know about this. It gave Daiki a piece of mind, and it would provide evidence to the police. It had turned out that Hojo's father had paid off the cops to lose the paperwork. Akashi had contacts everywhere. He was researching the Hojo family. He told Daiki he would take care of it. It was the kind of person Akashi was. He would always help his old teammates.
Riko knew they were messed up after the game with Touo. She had contacted Kise and he was looking at them now.
"So, since they faced Touo, they have been like this." Hyuga had missed his shot.
"Yes. They lost, 136 to 95." She watched as Kagami got pissed off again. "We hadn't been expecting their new player."
"New player?" He was surprised.
"A woman named Higurashi Kagome. She didn't miss any shots and she moved so fluidly. They said she was their captain." He was surprised.
"Higurashi? The name sounds familiar." He got to thinking.
"I admit, she looked familiar to me. I looked into it. We had someone by that name at the start of the school year. She got expelled for fighting. The details were a bit lacking." Kise nodded and came forward. He needed to get them out of this funk.
"I am sure Touo has a game tomorrow."
"Are you guys going to watch?" She nodded.
"I think they need to watch her." Kise nodded. He had a game that day as well, but not against Touo. He wanted to see how the game went. Touo played after they did.
"My team will be watching as well." She nodded. They needed to wake up.
Saturday came and found Kaijo on the court against some other team. They were quick, but not as skilled as Kaijo. When the half came, Touo and their opponent came out for a warm up. He looked over the Touo team and found the female. She was taking basic shots, but the arc was weird to him. She never missed and Aomine looked to be in top form. The others looked good as well. They weren't missing shots. When the ten minutes was over, Touo left back to the locker room.
Their game ended with their win. They watched as Touo came out. They went to the stands and noticed how focused Kise was on Touo. The stands were packed with Touo supporters. They watched as Touo warmed up. They were surprised to see a girl on their team. She looked familiar to them as well.
When the game was started, Aomine managed to give her the ball. Without a thought, she shot the ball from half court, it going in without issue, despite the arc. The opposing team was shocked. The shot woke them up. It ended up being a quick paced game and they could not stop Higurashi. She was skilled and managed to make impossible shots, like Aomine. Kaijo was surprised, especially since their speed had shot up, as well as Aomine's jumps. He could jumo as high as Kagami now. At half time, they watched as Kagome massaged Aomine's knees. The jumps were taking a toll on his knees. She wrapped them and they replenished with lemon slices and something else. He could see Akashi watching as well. Shintaro was there as well. They were all watching.
Aomine stood, and he looked like he was still in top form. He proved it when he jumped just as high. He was able to slam it in the hoop. She was quick and the others seemed to know exactly where they needed to be. They showed a cohesiveness that wasn't there before. She was the reason for it.
The game ended at 157 to 36. The other team was hanging their head and Kagome found herself under Aomine's arm again. They went to the locker room and she looked them all over. They were eating the last of the lemon slices and were finishing off the thermos. She was massaging his knees again. He was growing in skill and speed again. She could feel it. All she could do was lend him healing energy to repair the damage before it could hurt him. They left the locker room to come face to face with Kise, Akashi, Midorima, and Murasakibara.
"Atsushi-kun. I thought I would be seeing you." She pulled out another container and held it out to him. The purple giant took it and started to snack on it as they walked off, Kagome being led off by Aomine. They waved bye to their team and told them they would meet up later.
Kuroko and Kagami seemed to join them. They were led to a secluded area away from everyone else.
"I have heard much about you, Higurashi-san," the other red head said.
"And who might you be?" She looked him over, a bit uneasy by the feel of him.
"Akashi Seijuro. Atsushi hasn't stopped talking about you, especially after you managed to beat Kagami and Kuroko." She looked at the two he mentioned. They seemed out of it. "This is Kise Ryota and Midorima Shintaro."
"I know their names, since I went to school with them." That had Kise's eyes widening. That was where he recognized her. "Why am I here?"
"I told him you were in trouble," Aomine said. "I didn't want you to get hurt again. Akashi said he was going to help."
"And I am helping," he stated. "You might not see it, but nothing should happen to you. If it does, it will be resolved pretty quickly and efficiently."
"I thank you then." She bowed slightly. She noticed the others seemed confused.
"Is someone hurting Gome-chin?" Atsushi asked. "I'll crush them." His tone was threatening.
"Dai-kun saved me, so no need to worry," she assured the purple giant. He nodded and continued to eat the desserts he had been given.
"So, you know."
"Just vague details," he said. "Aomine refused to go into details. Said it was your business." She nodded.
"Maybe some other time," she commented. "Dai-kun, mother is expecting you over for dinner." He nodded.
"Mother said next weekend, she wants you over for dinner." Kagome nodded and they watched as Kagome and Aomine left. They could see how close the two were.
Author's Note: Cosmo World is a real place in Yokohama, near Yokohama's landmark tower. The place is awesome. I would have had this chapter out yesterday, but I was tired so I went to bed early. Hopefully I can post another chapter today before I pass out for the night.
