Thanks to Another observer of the world for the idea of the hamster ball. I hope you like this chapter!
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If there was one thing Himuro Tatsuya couldn't stand, it was bullying. He had plenty of practice with it, staying in America like he did, and he had plenty of bloody knuckles, too. So when he saw Hanamiya laughing at something on the ground behind Seirin, he felt a familiar feeling in his hand and in his gut.
Slowly, he made his way over to the cheating, good for nothi-, he stopped his thoughts right there. He had no need to get angry yet and if he got angry too quickly, he would be in trouble with his captain for fighting without a reason.
Soon he was directly behind the boy as his attention was caught be a ball rolling around on the ground as Hanamiya used it for what seemed like soccer practice. As he focused on the ball, Himuro noticed the ball was a hamster ball, but there wasn't a hamster in it, it was… something small and blue. It was …. KUROKO?! Now he had a reason to be mad.
He marched up behind Hanamiya, grabbed him by the back of his shirt and pants, and threw him like a sack of flour. Himuro was so mad, he started swearing like a sailor in English. He knew Hanamiya was a dirt bag but this was a new low. He was about to teach the bastard a lesson when he heard the boy's voice in his mind. Himuro-kun, don't. He's not worth it and I would like to be out of this thing.
Sighing, he turned his back on Hanamiya to let Kuroko out of the hamster ball. Suddenly he heard Hanamiya yell close behind him and, turning quick like a snake about to bite, Himuro reared his fist back and smashed it into Hanamiya's nose so hard, he fell back to the floor from the force of it. Cursing and spiting, he covered his bleeding nose with one hand and ran away.
Himuro turned back to Kuroko and let him out of the ball, then crushed it under his foot. Thanking Kagami in his mind for inviting him to Seirin for a game, he felt horrified at the thought of what might have happened if he had not been here to help the small shadow.
He was startled out of his thoughts by Kuroko giving his chin a small kiss, thank you, Himuro-kun, and he smiled.