Kise: Ne, ne, Writer-cchi! What are we doing for the summer-ssu?
Writer: Well... You should ask Akashi-kun!
Akashi: We'll be going on a trip...
Aomine: Really!? Let's go to the beach!
Akashi: Hmmm... The beach, huh?
"Hai, then it is decided that we will go to the beach for the summer training camp. Please prepare yourself." Akashi delivers the information given by the coach after the training for the day is finished.
"Uwah, umi!" I voiced my excitement towards the fact that we are going to the ocean.
"Ano, Akari, it's actually… unwise to think that you'll be able to have as much fun as you're thinking right now."
One of the third year senpai shivered a little when he told me the information he has about the summer camp. "Ne, Nijimura, you tell her…"
"Huh? Oh yeah right… The training in summer camp would be close to deadly. Well… Last year some of the guys weren't able to stand up at night."
"Ah so? Hmm… Sei, is it safe for me to bring swimming suit?"
I asked Akashi what his thoughts for me to bring my swimming suit. Some of the members in the basketball team are still mesmerized on how I was able to call Akashi with just 'Sei'. "Akari ka? I don't think it's against the rules, it's permitted."
"Yatta~ Ne, ne, let's have lots of fun!"
*Akashi's POV*
Is the training session too hard for everyone? I don't think that last year was easier than this, but why is everyone already so tired? Where did I go wrong in making the training regime? "Sei!"
I look towards the voice that calls me, wiping the sweat off of my face with the back of my hand. There's only one person who calls me that, Akari. "Akari, is there anything wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong! The training menu is awesome! Did you make it yourself? Here's for you Sei!"
Akari gave me a bottle of Pocari and a towel, her smile never left her peach colored lips. It seems that she is one of the few first-string members that are able to get through this 'hellish' training. "Are you not tired, Akari?"
"Huh? No, not at all, Sei, I find it very refreshing! I can't wait to play on the beach later on too!"
I guess you can say that her positivism is infectious, making me smile too.
*3rd person's POV*
The hellish training made by Akashi was killing the team, but no one could complain. The training regime was so well made, and well thought out that it would definitely boosts the team's overall ability. The training continues with a beach basketball match. Kuroko unconsciously used bounce pass, and was yelled at by Aomine, "Oi Tetsu! You cannot use bounce pass on the sand!" leaving Kuroko scratching his cheeks and wiping the sweat on his face.
*Akari's POV*
The practice on the beach affects the whole team; they learned to focus on putting their weight on the correct area of the foot, causing them to get a better grip when they run. Are, my fingers feels different from before, I thought to myself.
When humans hit the ground, the first thing that touches the ground is the toe. The big toe has become more meticulous than before, in terms of power. So the real goal behind the practice in that sandy beach was to improve our muscle strength. If we keep going back and forth from the beach to the gym everyday, then… everyone's movements will definitely improve!
"Ne, ne, let's go to the beach!" I said to the guys sleeping on the ground.
"Akari-cchi, why do you have so much strength left in you-ssu? Aren't you tired?"
"Of course I'm tired, Ryou-chan, but it's not everyday that we're able to go to the beach together, right?"
"Yosssha! Akari, that's the spirit, let's go to the beach!"
After more convincing from both Daiki and my part, almost the whole team agreed to go to the beach together.
*Aomine's POV*
The beach is cool; I mean, look at all the boobs hanging around there. Summer is definitely the best season ever! Is that a red bean soup Midorima's drinking? He can get really ridiculous sometimes. "Oi Midorima, can you really drink that stuff in the summer!?"
"It's chilled-nanodayo."
"That's not what I mea- WUOH!"
I turned my head when I see Akari take off her basketball clothes, revealing the stripes bikini she's wearing underneath it. She's so damn sexy! Maybe even more than Satsuki, the team manager who's also my childhood friend…
*3rd person's POV*
The basketball team awed at the sight of Akari's body.
"Aka-chan! Do-don't reveal your body like that!" Nijimura stuttered to Akari.
"Eh? Why? We're at the beach, right?"
Nijimura sighed towards Akari's response to him, and then, not being able to take another reply to Akari, Nijimura face palmed himself, hiding the blush he's been having since a while ago.
"Neeeee, Akari-chin…" Murasakibara wrapped himself on Akari after hearing a few guys on the beach whistling on seeing her body.
"Acchan, what's wrong?"
Murasakibara turned his gaze to the guys from earlier, giving off a deadly glare towards them, causing the guys to freeze and left their area of the beach. He gains his sleepy eyes again, "Let's play in the water!"
Akari nodded to Murasakibara and heads to the ocean after picking up a red and white float near Nijimura, asking Kise and Daiki to join them. They played in the water for a while, Aomine pushed Akari's float deeper to the ocean, while Kise keeps on splashing water towards Aomine, causing his rage to pile up and they ended up doing a water gun contest. Murasakibara stayed by Akari's side, a bit afraid that the tide would push her further to the ocean.
They returned to the beach when Akashi called them in, and then Akari was given a 3-on-3-basketball tournament flyer by a passerby, asking whether they are interested in joining the match. Akari was giving off vibes that she really wanted to join the tournament, which led Akashi to sigh, deciding that they would enter the basketball match together.
*Akashi's POV*
I really can't understand why I can't refuse Akari when she's making that kind of face. I just don't want her to feel sad, down, and depressed. I decided that I'd enter the competition with her. I asked Ryouta, Daiki, Shintarou, and Atsushi to watch the competition rather than joining the team, and then I asked Tetsuya to do the tournament with us. I told Akari to put on her t-shirt before going to the tournament, covering the upper half of her body from the eyes of the audience and the players.
"Ne, ne, Sei… Are you sure the rest of the guys is okay with this kind of match-up? They looked like they wanted to play in the tournament."
"Ah, don't mind them, Akari. We got Tetsuya with us, don't we, and I know they're satisfied with seeing us play, right?"
I give off a slight killing stare at the Teikou starters, making them to answer 'yes' to my 'question'. I smiled towards my teammates when I hear the announcer called, "Team Aka please head to the court."
"Saa te, let us march to the court…"
*Akari's POV*
Our first match is against a couple of local guys; they have pretty good teamwork, the match started with our team holding the ball, Akashi's playing PG, so I can concentrate on attacking the opponent. Tetsu is being left out from the sight of the defender, leaving him open to pass.
Akashi passed the ball to me, and gave his approval of attacking normally, which I did and gave us our first points. In the next turn, Tetsu stole the ball from our opponent and Akashi made the shot, giving us another point. The first game was pretty much a breeze, collecting points for us when the other team didn't get a chance to get points for themselves.
We soon reach the final, and our opponent turned out to be a couple of male college students. Just before the game, I can feel the guys' eyes on me, and saying, "You're such a cutie, what are you doing in a court like this, why don't you just go and play with us?"
*3rd person's POV*
"What are those guys saying to Akari? I want to punch the hell out of them!"
Aomine voiced his dislike to the opposing team. Clenching his fist, he started to climb the border between the court and the audience when Kise stopped him, "Aomine-cchi stop it! You'll get them disqualified-ssu!"
"Hmph, I think that's the first time you said the correct words Kise."
"Hidoi-ssu Midorima-cchi!"
"Akashi can manage this-nanodayo." Midorima is restraining himself but gripping his lucky item of the day- a plushy teddy bear- hard.
"If they keep on eyeing Akari-chin like that, it makes me wanna crush them~"
What the college guys are saying in the court is agitating the guys that are watching the match. But soon, Akashi spoke up; "You can stop saying that to my teammate now…"
"Huh!? What is this chibi saying? You should just crawl back to your okaa-san and cry to her."
Ah, this is bad. They might anger Akashi. The watchers are settling down when they hear Akashi said those words, but there were shivers running down their spines when they think about what Akashi might be doing on the court.
"In this world, winning is everything; winners are validated and losers are denied. Until now, I've never lost at anything, and I won't be in the future. Since I always win, I'm always right."
Uh-oh. There go Akashi with his words. This is bad-
*Akari's POV*
"Ma, ma, Sei… Let's just win, shall we?"
Akashi turned to me and closed his eyes before nodding to me.
"Yarooo, I'll teach you what it means to respect your elders! You'll lose this one!"
I can see Akashi's face getting darker and his eyes are emitting a mad killing intent towards our opponents. He allowed me to get as many points as I want when we're playing this match, including three-pointers, and then, the game started.
We didn't exchange many words afterwards, Tetsu and I am as agitated as Akashi is right now and we head-on straight to the attacking mode. After a few pass and attack patterns, Akashi manages to put my three-points skills to the most use. I mercilessly throw my three-points on the opponent, making them lose 30 points from the first 5 minutes.
*Kuroko's POV*
Akari-san's shoots have become more and more accurate as I pass to her. She's unstoppable right now, along with Akashi-kun's absolute pass course and I, who manage to utilize her shoots to her best.
"Akari-san!"
I said as I passed to her. She's preparing for one more three-point when one of the opposing team members went close to her, wanting to slap her wrist, stopping her from shooting. I ran my legs off to prevent the slap, but my legs betray me. I sighed my relief when I see Akashi-kun were already there by her side, giving her a split-second opportunity to make the shot.
The match ends with our team obtaining 70-points lead from the college guys. I can see clearly that the opposing team doesn't accept our win, and left with their sour faces. We received a small trophy for our win, Akari-san's face lit up when receiving the trophy, and Akashi-kun made a small upwards curve on his lips towards her.
*3rd person's POV*
"Tch! Those brats just don't know when to stand down! We'll make them pay for it!"
"Yeah, we should make them pay!"
Three guys are discussing how to 'pay back' to Aka team that just beat the pulp out of them earlier. When they are ready to go with their plan, they moved out to grab Akari from her team. They managed to find Akari when they stroll on the beach, alone. They smirked, the time was right for them to act hostile to her.
-chapter 12 end-
Murasakibara: Ne, who are those guys approaching Akari-chin?
Aomine: Weren't they the one Aka team bashed during the three-on-three tournament?
Kise: HUH!? What are they planning to do to her-ssu!?
Writer: Well... You should just read the next chapter... *gulp*
Akashi: If you try anything to hurt Akari, you'll pay, Writer.
Writer: *gulp* Hai...