Šalom (lame attempt at Hebrew) my wonderful readers/friends. You are all so beautiful to me :)

I'M SO SORRY FOR THE FRICKING LONG WAIT! I just started school again last week and I was bombarded with exams and it doesn't help that our annual Sport's Day is coming soon. I really wanted to update but I've been buried up to my knees in school work and preparation for sports events. GOMEN! T_T

here are my (super late) replies to my precious reviewers.

CrystalBud: Hmm...Do you mean like maybe the boys would confess their love rather than the MC? Interesting.

kirika o7: Sakurai is too precious. Every time I imagine someone saying "Gomen nasai" it's always Sakurai's voice.

jigokumamono: Dai-chan has such bad timing! Wakamatsu is too much for me. I can't really imagine Wakamatsu having a normal conversation with a girl. He is such a...guy xD An anime in which hot anime guys are usually shirtless on purpose... SCORE! I cannot stop grinning like an idiot.

The 11th: I just have to add Aomine in this. I can't believe I wrote this! Baka Ahomine.

Bakamicchi: Thank you so much for your kind words :) I'm not really sure if I can make Sakurai into that out-of-character side of him because that only happens during basketball matches but I'll try not to make Sakurai whiny the entire time.

Again, I'm so sorry!

Setting: Touou Gakuen

I DO NOT OWN KUROKO NO BASKET

You lightly adjusted the bow on your box of chocolates as you walked down the road to the nearest school in the area. You were seriously nervous as every step you take brought you closer to your destination and to the cutest boy you ever encountered in your life. He's just someone whom you want to endlessly pinch his cheeks.

But it's not just because he's cute that attracted you to him. As a Touou Gakuen basketball player, you knew he was a skilled player and he is not someone whom you could push around on the court. Plus, in an environment with hot-headed idiots like Aomine and Kagami, it's nice to find a sweet, shy boy to save you from the so-called men.

Unfortunately, you weren't able to reach to the school on time as you hoped and by the time you got there, it was safe to assume that practice was over. Still, you went over to the gym in hopes that maybe...just maybe the timid brunette would still be there.

You carefully snuck you way into the gym and to your disappointment, found that no one was there. The lights were still on though and there were a few basketballs lying around on the floor. You guessed that the team just recently left and there was still someone cleaning up the place.

You let out a sigh as you walked deeper into the gym and picked up a random basketball. It was a pity, really. You were actually looking forward in meeting Sakurai today and hopefully voice out your feelings to him. Even if he couldn't return your feelings, you were more interested in visiting him today and talking with him.

Well, this was a bummer.

For old time sake, you mindlessly dribbled the basketball before leading yourself up for a 3 point shot. When the ball landed into the hoop, you smiled as you let the nostalgic feelings of basketball sooth your disappointment. At least basketball hasn't let you down.

"W-Who's there?"

You heard a voice behind you and you flinched in fear. Since this was after school hours and you weren't a student, you were technically trespassing on school property.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you!" the stranger said apologetically. It was strangely familiar.

"No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to trespass" you apologized back as you turned to bow your head in apology. In your haste, you didn't recognized who you were bowing to.

"Eh, Shirokawa-san?"

You immediately recognized that sweet, caring voice and looked up to see Sakurai looking right at you in front of your eyes. You almost couldn't believe it.

"Sakurai-san? Why are you still here?" you asked, surprised.

"I'm sorry, the guys left early, leaving me to keep all of our equipment"

"Poor thing" You thought though it's not like you couldn't imagine this happening.

"So, why are you here Shirokawa-san?" He inquired to which you fell silent. How are you going to explain to your crush the reason you came here was to confess your undying feelings to him?

"Um...I was just taking a stroll around Tokyo and thought I drop by to see your team since I was nearby" You smiled sheepishly on the outside but you were facepalming yourself for that ridiculous excuse for a lie. Your usual path was no way near Touou Gakuen. You had to take a bus here. What sort of sane man would believe something that lame?

"Ah, I'm sorry! Everyone has already left and you took the time to visit us. I'm really sorry!" Sakurai started apologizing to you again, frantically bowing his head over and over.

"He bought it?!"

"A-Aha, it's alright..." You faked a smile at him. It was a relief he believed you but at some point you hoped there was some limit to his gullible nature.

Regardless, Sakurai kept bowing and it was starting to get on your nerves. As you stepped closer to stop Sakurai from bowing, the soft-haired brunette lifted his head suddenly and actually knocked your chin rather harshly.

"Ouch!"

"A-Aaahh, I'm sorry!"

Due to the impact, you fell backwards onto the floor as your schoolbag dropped to the gym floor along with you, your things scattering all over the floor.

Ok, that was really lame

"Oh no" you regained your composure and tried to retrieve your scattered possession and Sakurai, feeling immensely guilty, got on his knees and started help you pick it up.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" he kept apologizing and every time you kept saying it was alright since it was an accident.

You couldn't help but let out a sigh. As much as you loved this part of him, you also hated it too. The timid brunette was 'moderately' confident on the court but he seemed to have little to no confidence outside of basketball.

Especially around you, you strangely noticed. If he could last a whole conversation without uttering an apology every five seconds, you would be so happy.

"Huh, what's this?" Sakurai wondered curiously. As you were too deep into your thoughts, you failed to notice as he picked up a red box and fell from your bag. Your entire body froze.

You completely forgot about that!

"No, no, no, no! Not like this!"

"Shirokawa-san, is this for m-m-me?"

Unfortunately, the cat was out of the bag –or in this case, box of chocolate – you shyly nodded your head as you kept your head down. This was not how you planned it. Not at all!

"It was not supposed to be like this" you muttered under your breath as you could swear your ears were on fire. Fortunately, you weren't the only one.

"S-S-Shirokawa-san, d-d-do you m-m-mean...t-this is for m-m-me?"

Taking a deep gulp, you courageously looked up to the young brunette who was blushing just as badly as you were and nodded affirmatively.

"This is not choco giri, Sakurai-san" you stated clearly but albeit shyly. "I want you to know of my true feelings"

After your rather shy confession, Sakurai's face exploded in red heat as he feels his head spinning from this shocking news. The short-haired brunette hung his head down and frantically ran his hands through his chestnut hair.

"S-Sakurai-san?" you panicked slightly. Was this what most guys do?

"I'm sorry!" Sakurai suddenly apologized to you, keeping his face focused on the floor. "I've never expected this to ever come true!"

"Come...true?" you repeated his words trying to understand him. To say that your confession was something that has come true...does that mean he actually thought about you confessing to him in his dreams?

"Sakurai, do you mean that..."

"A-Ah, I'm sorry! I'm in real big shock and r-right now I can't find the right words to say. I'm sorry!" the cute brunette kept frantically apologizing but you surprised him once more as you suddenly embraced him with your arms around his neck. You just wanted to wrap your arms around this bundle of cuteness.

"Silly Sakurai, you already told me how you felt~" you smiled at him and gave him a small peck on the his trembling lips. "This is a dream come true for me too!~"

Unfortunately, that small innocent kiss was proven too much for the fragile brunette's heart as once your lips brushed against his, his mind went blank and fainted in your slender arms.

"Sakurai-san?"

He didn't even try your chocolate.

RANDOM REVIEW/THOUGHT

Funny thing about Sakurai is that even though most people, including the audience, thinks of him as fragile, spineless character who is constantly being picked on by the more visibly dominant males like Aomine or Wakamatsu, I believe that Sakurai's character is a little more complexed than it seems to be.

As a fellow member, Sakurai has to learn to play along side teammates which mostly consists of narcissistic pricks who do whatever they f***ing like and being on the team proves that Sakurai isn't as fragile as his timid personality would make you believe. Even though Aomine has shown to have an insight to what going on with Kuroko and Kagami's strength, Sakurai had shown to have better awareness to the things around him and like Imayoshi, he sometimes figure out the hidden meanings behind the dialogues. Though, I'm not saying Sakurai is completely different from the rest of his team. Oh no, I'd say he has more in common with his teammates than what he appears to have, especially when it comes to basketball.

If I were to rate this chapter, perhaps a 6 out of 10? Because, since Sakurai's signature mark was him constantly apologizing for stuff that isn't even his fault, I tried my best to capture it. But, I'm still a little disappointed in this because I know Sakurai isn't just this whiny apologetic mushroom but I couldn't do much since I couldn't find a way to write in his more 'tougher' side.

There's my no good two-cents about this character. I truly hope to see him in the manga more often to see how much character development he can get or will he be just another side character only there when necessary? If you want to share your opinion or just want to rant a little, leave a review of the character, story or even review my review.

As an apology to my patient readers, expect my next chapter to come out in about two days! Imayoshi is next! Seriously, three Touou boys in a row...

See You Soon!