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The crowd was silent for a few moments….before the whole stadium was engulfed in cheering.
"Seirin! Seirin! Seirin!" The fans of the team Seirin chanted loudly as the crowd continued to cheer.
"A-Aominecchi...isn't that…."Ryouta started but trailed off, his golden colored eyes wide in shock and mouth parted as well, the others had on similar looks on their faces as well.
"The zone….you're telling me that the idiot actually has the ability to reach it?" Daiki mumbled, his eyes narrowing slightly as he pressed his lips into a tight thin line. He then made a small sound and smirked. "Tch, maybe the idiot is something after all." He said chuckling.
Arashi blinked a few times before a slow grin appeared on his face. "Wow! That was awesome! I never saw a slam dunk like that before!" He said, his eyes wide in excitement.
Emiko giggled, a grin plastered on her own face. "See Arashi-Chan? Tiger-Chan is great!" She said, bouncing up and down in Ryouta's lap.
Arashi blinked a few times before his grin slipped off his face and he scowled, crossing his arms and looking away. "He's still an idiot…." He grumbled, but there was a small smile on his face as he glanced back at the court.
"Let's just hope that Taiga-Kun can carry Seirin to victory. They lost to Yōsen last year at the championship." Tetsuya said softly, staring at the court intensely.
"Tiger-Chan will win, I believe in him." Emiko said smiling softly, before she grinned and nodded. "He won't lose, he'll win!" She said.
Daiki made a small sound and glanced off to the side as he scowled. "Tch, don't be so sure about that, he's still an idiot, they can still lose." He said.
"Don't be so sure of yourself Daiki, I don't know what you have against the red head, but he seems like a talented basketball player. Being able to access the zone too proves it." Kazunari said. "But of course, he's no where as talented as my Shin-Chan!" He added.
The green haired male twitched next to him, but other than that he scoffed and pushed his glasses up, ignoring the snickering that Kazunari was doing in response.
Daiki rolled his eyes. "Tch, just because he's able to access the zone doesn't mean crap." He grumbled, clenching jaw slightly as he felt even more annoyed.
He may be good, but he's nowhere near my level.
Blood pumped through his veins on overdrive, his body felt weightless, his heart rate was even, and his eyes were set directly in front of him, staying focused on the task before him.
Taiga needs to win, no...Seirin needs to win. They lost to Yōsen last year in the championship, Taiga wasn't going to let that happen again.
Backing up a few steps, Taiga stared at Takahashi with blank dark red eyes, his gaze intense. The taller raven glared at the red darkly, his teeth bared.
"You think you'll be able to win just because of you're pathetic zone ability? I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU BELITTLE ME!" He snarled, he then ran forward, but instead of being blocked by Taiga like he expected, the red head let him pass him, making him pause for a moment, but due to his lack of attention on the ball, it was snatched from him making Takahashi look and growl when he saw the shorter raven who smirked.
"Forget about me?" Tatsuya asked, raising a brow at him making Takahashi growl.
"Don't mock me." He hissed.
"I'm not, if I was, you'd be able to tell." Tatsuya said before the ball disappeared from his hands making the taller raven tense.
"What?" He asked before he looked, his eyes widening when he saw Taiga running down the court to the Yōsen basket. "Don't let him through!" He shouted.
Two males appeared before Taiga causing him to stop, he dribbled once,...twice, three times before he jumped up, aiming before he pushed the ball away from him. The ball soared through the air, creating a perfect arch in the air, flying through the air from the center of the court to the Yōsen basket. It went through the hoop with a beautiful whooshing sound, not once touching the rim of the basket.
"A beautiful three Taiga!" One of the Seirin members on the bench shouted causing the red smirk without even knowing.
Takahashi bowed his head, his eyes shadowed by his bangs as he clenched his hands into tight fists, his knuckles cracking. "You….. You're really….." He trailed off, baring his teeth as he trembled in anger. "You're really starting to piss me off!" He snarled, making his way over to Taiga, he grabbed him by his jersey and yanked him close. "Don't come onto my court thinking that you can beat Yōsen, that you can beat me. You're nothing, just a spoiled little brat that doesn't know how to stop. I'll crush you, crush you so hard that you won't even be able to recover!" He hissed.
Taiga's eyes widened, his time in the zone being cut due to the sudden close threatening contact that Takahashi was bringing him into. The red head heard the raven's team members call out to him, yelling at him to stop, but either the raven couldn't hear or he didn't care, he brought his fist back and slammed it as hard as he possibly could in Taiga's stomach causing the red head to gasp out and cough, his eyes bugging out as he gasped for air.
"Either on this court or off from it, I'll fucking crush you! You don't ever challenge me you good no nothing bitch!" Takahashi screamed as he was grabbed and forcefully dragged off the court by his teammates who all gave Taiga an apologetic stare.
"Taiga!"
"Taiga-Kun!"
Taiga clenched his stomach with both of his hands, resting on his knees with his upper body bent forward, his forehead resting against the floor of the court, tears burning in the corners of his eyes.
"You good for nothing child, don't you dare ever challenge me!" His father's voice rang through his mind, causing his throat to tighten up.
He nearly jumped out of his own skin and scream when someone touched his back, rubbing soothing circles across it.
"Taiga, are you alright?"
Blinking the tears away the red head looked up and saw the concerned expression that rested on the raven's face, Tatsuya's face. Taiga stayed silent for a few moments before he nodded, his stomach throbbing in pain and also feeling very sour at the moment, the familiar burning sensation in the back of his throat returning.
"Due to the act of unacceptable behavior from the Yōsen Ace, Takahashi Thoru, Yōsen has been disqualified and therefore Seirin wins!" The referee said, blowing his whistle as he gestured to the Seirin team.
The crowd stayed silent for a few moments before cheers and clapping was heard.
It didn't even feel like a win.
"Taiga-Kun should we get you checked out? That punch looked really painful, are you alright?" Satsuki's voice asked causing Taiga to grunt and force himself up, flinching at the dulling pain.
"I'm fine...it hurts like a bitch, but I'll manage. I'll probably only get a bruise so don't worry."
The pinkette pursed her lips together before she nodded. She then made her way over to the bench as did the rest of the Seirin members that played in the match, Taiga a bit slower than the rest.
"Man, what a disappointment. What the hell was that about anyway? Why did that guy get so angry that led him to take his anger out on you! Geez, the nerve of that guy." Riko said, her arms crossed as she frowned, her eyes closed. She peeked one open a few seconds later. "Are you okay?" She asked.
Taiga nodded, not really feeling like repeating himself.
The brunette sighed and shook her head, but she then grinned brightly as she uncrossed her arms and clapped her hands together. "Proper win or not, it's still a win so let's go out and celebrate!" She said.
Taiga frowned, glancing off to the side. "I don't feel like celebrating a win that wasn't even properly ours. Have fun without me, I'm going to rest, I'm exhausted." He mumbled, turning away and making his way to the locker room.
Everyone watched him go, a frown on their faces.
"Taiga.."
When Taiga got to the locker room the red head let out an angry growling sound and spun around, punching the first hard object that came in contact with his fist. The locker suffered under his sudden act of anger and dented under the force of his blow. He then let out a small pained sound and slid down to his knees, pressing his head against the lockers in front of him.
"Fucking dammit….I wanted to win...I wanted us to win...we did….but it doesn't feel like we accomplished anything." He mumbled.
"Nothing too surprising, you did well but than again you could've been better."
Taiga jerked his head up, his eyes wide as he looked over, seeing Daiki with a few unfamiliar people, the Tetsuya dude, and the three children.
Taiga stayed silent for a few moments before he glared at the dark haired blunette. "Shut up Ahomine! I'm not in the mood for your crap!" He hissed.
The older male rolled his eyes and shoved a pinkie in his ear, glancing off to the side. "Obviously, can't you at least stop yelling? I have a headache and your loud mouth isn't fixing anything." He said.
Taiga gritted his teeth, his hands clenching into fists, he opened his mouth to say something but stopped when Emiko suddenly ran over and hugged him.
"You were amazing Tiger-Chan, don't be upset, I like it when Tiger-Chan is happy!" She said before she pulled away, she then reached up and placed her hands at the corners of his lips. She then pushed them upwards making a weird pushed up smile. She laughed making Taiga smile on his own, letting out a small laugh as he shook his head.
"Awww, that was so cute! You're so nice Emikochii!" A voice suddenly squealed.
Taiga made a small sound and turned his attention back to the others, his brows furrowed. "Who the hell are you guys?" He asked, ignoring Emiko's gasp due to him cursing, but he didn't care at the moment.
"Ah, apologies Taiga-Kun, you don't know anyone besides Aomine-Kun and myself." Tetsuya said. "The green haired male is Shintarou Midorima and the raven next to him is his lover Kuzunari Takao." Tetsuya started, ignoring how the green haired male sputtered at the word lover, glaring at him darkly as the raven laughed and cling onto the green haired male much to the others displeasure. "The tallest one is Atsushi Murasakibara, and the blonde is Ryouta Kise, my boyfriend." He finished.
Taiga blinked,staring at them all with blank expressions before something clicked in his head. His eyes then widened. "You're the generation of miracles, well maybe not the Takeo guy, but still!" He exclaimed making them all blink.
It was silent before Daiki let out a laugh. "Wow, it took you that long to figure it out!? You really are a brainless idiot!" He said making Taiga flush darkly.
"S-Shut up Aho! I-I just never thought about it before so stop laughing at me!" Taiga hissed.
Tetsuya smiled softly. "Yes, we are, but the only miracle who continues to play Basketball is Aomine-Kun, the rest of us stopped right after high school." He said.
"But just because they don't play doesn't mean they lost their talents! You would never stand a chance against my Shin-Chan!" The raven said, and in return Shintarou blushed in embarrassment and told him to shut up.
Taiga deadpanned.
Suddenly the door to the locker room opened and in walked Tatsuya, the teen paused for a moment staring at the others who had directed their attention to him due to his arrival. He then stepped inside, letting the door close behind him.
"I didn't realize that there was anyone else in here besides Taiga…" He said simply before he walked over, looking at Taiga who was still on the floor. "Are you going to stay on the floor and sulk or are you going to get up? Alex is here and she says she needs to talk to you….a woman is with her." He said.
Taiga blinked and tilted his head to the side. "Eh?" He asked before he shifted and pushed himself up, standing up once more making Emiko pout.
Tatsuya shrugged and turned around. "Whoever she is, she must be important, Alex seems very tense and the woman seems nervous." He said before he walked over to the door. "So hurry up." He said before he walked out.
The red head grumbled under his breath before he nodded. He then turned to the others and scratched the back of his head. "Um...see you around later I guess." He said before he walked over to the door.
"Hey! What about dinner?!" Daiki asked making the teen twitch.
"I'll get to it so shut up Aho! I have something important to do so it can wait!"The red head snapped back at the older male before exiting the locker room.
It was silent for a few moments before there was a snicker. "Got yourself a keeper eh Daiki~?" Kuzunari asked, wiggling his eyebrows up and down with a wide grin on his face.
Daiki scowled, his eyes narrowing into a glare. "You wish, I'm not like you dick loving freaks, I prefer my keepers to have a big pair of tits." He said making Ryouta gasp dramatically.
"You're in the presence of your children! Don't say those naughty things!" He said going to Emiko and covering her ears.
Daiki rolled his eyes. "They heard worst." He said simply before he walked out of the locker room.
When Taiga got out of the locker room he was bombarded with questions from his teammates if he was alright, he reassured them that he was doing fine and that they had nothing to worry about. When Taiga finally got out of his team's clutches, the red head ignored Daiki when the darker skinned male exited the locker room along with the others quickly behind.
Spotting Tatsuya not that far away, Taiga then walked over to him and stopped by him, a frown on his face. "So where is Alex?" He asked.
The raven stayed silent for a few moments before he gestured off to the side in the distance. Taiga looked in that direction and blinked when he saw the familiar blonde and with an unfamiliar brunette. He looked back at Tatsuya who shrugged.
"Do you want me to go with you?" He asked making Taiga scoff.
"I'm not a child Suya, I'm fine going to talk to her by myself." He grumbled making the raven chuckle softly.
"I'll go with you, just to make sure that you don't do anything stupid." He said before he followed alongside Taiga when the ten head headed towards the two women.
When they got to them Taiga gave the blonde a smile and stepped forward, wrapping his arms around her as he gave her a hug. The woman let out a small laugh as she hugged him back, patting his back.
"I missed you so much Taiga, I know I see you every year on Holidays and during your games, but I don't see you enough." She said before she looked at Tatsuya, her smile brightening. "Come here, don't try and avoid my hugs kid." She said.
Tatsuya blinked a few times before he let out a small chuckle, a small smile on his face as he stepped forward, wrapping his arms around her once Taiga had let go of her.
"I missed you too Alex, it's nice to see you." The raven said making the blonde hum.
Once they were done with all the hugging and small talk the blonde let out a small sigh. "Alright….Taiga...I have someone very important for you meet." She said.
The red head blinked and looked at the brunette. "Eh? Who's she? You're friend or something?" He asked.
Alexandria snorted at that and shook her head. "Just shut it and look at her long and hard, I'm sure you'll figure out who she is." She said as she stepped away.
Taiga opened his mouth to say something but stopped, he closed his mouth and turned his attention to the brunette who was staring at him.
Her face had a sadden, nervous, and yet a hopeful expression on her face. Her long brown hair was pulled back in a low ponytail, her dark red eyes soft and warm.-wait….red eyes? He only knew so many people with those kind of eyes, especially those that looked identical to his.
His eyes widened, body tensed, breathing stopped, and stomach souring it. He then took a quick deep breath through his nose, his jaw clenching and unclenching, his eyes unblinking, and heart quickening. He swallowed a few times, his throat suddenly really dry.
"Mommy, mommy! Where are you?!" His younger voice echoed in his mind making him blink a few times, his eyes stinging with tears as they gathered at the corners of his eyes.
"O-O-Okaa-San." He said softly, his voice barely above a whisper.
The brunette smiled softly, her own eyes glistening in tears. "Hello….Taiga."
Lower lip trembling violently, the red head let out a broken sob, and without a second thought he stepped forward, grabbing the brunette by her shoulders and pulling her close, wrapping his arms around her tightly.
"O-O-Okaa-san...O-Okaa-san." He whimpered softly, his face buried in the woman's hair.
The brunette let out a small sound, hugging him back tightly, her face buried in his chest. "I'm here….I'm here." She said softly.
Taiga stayed there, hugging the woman close to him crying into her long soft brown hair, but soon he snapped back into reality and tensed, his eyes opening.
She had abandoned him, she left them causing his father to turn abusive, she made his life hell due to leaving.
Making a small sound Taiga unwrapped his arms from her, reached down, grabbed her by her wrists and pulled her arms away from him, pushing her back.
"You left me….you left me all alone, you made my life hell…..what the fuck are you doing here now out of all places and why now? I thought you were dead!" Taiga snarled, his eyes dark in anger, his hands clenching into tight fists.
Ashlynn made a small sound and flinched back, her eyes closing as she bowed her head. "Taiga I-"
"Don't call me that! You lost that right the very same day you abandoned me, where you abandoned us, you stopped being my mother that very fucking moment!" He shouted.
His voice echoed through the now empty stadium making the brunette flinch back, stumbling back a few steps, her body trembling. His sudden shout caught the attention of the others who looked over curiously.
Taiga stood there silent for a few moments before he let out a bitter chuckle, tears still running down his face causing him to reach up and wipe them away with a shaky arm.
"You ruined my life, you made me lose things in my childhood that no child should. You left and now ten fucking years later you come back out of nowhere, coming to see me and expecting me to forgive you?! Do you honestly think that I'd actually forgive you after that?" He asked, and when the brunette didn't answer he growled. "Do you?!" He snarled.
"No! I-I don't expect you to forgive me! But please, Taiga! Let me explain, let me explain to you why I-" The brunette stopped talking, swallowing as she froze, terrified at the wild dark look in Taiga's dark red eyes.
"I don't want to hear anything that comes out of your mouth. You did enough damage to me, so do me a favor. Leave me the hell alone and go back to where you came from. You're no longer my mother." He said, his voice surprisingly calm, but it still held anger in it.
And before she could say anything more, he pushed past her, walking away from them. He paused for a moment when he saw Daiki and the others watching him, with some wide and curious eyes. He then made a sound and continued on, going back to the locker room. He wanted to get changed and get the hell out of there. And maybe punch a few things while he was at it.
Wiping away his tears with the sleeve of the black shirt under his jersey, he walked over to the locker that held his bag. Thanking his luck that everyone else was already gone so he didn't get bombarded with questions again, Taiga opened the locker, pulled out his bag, and unzipped it. He stripped his Basketball uniform off in a haste, he soon stripped out of the black long sleeved shirt and long black pants, leaving him only in his boxers. He pulled out his street clothes and put them on with equal amount of haste. Once he was fully changed he grabbed his uniform and black under clothing and shoved it in his bag, zipping it up. He then hung the bag on his shoulder by its strap and turned to leave, but he stopped and blinked when he saw Arashi standing there.
Arashi was staring at him with wide eyes making Taiga's jaw clench and unclench, he closed his eyes and felt more tears threaten to fall down.
Now that's two people other than Alex and Tatsuya who knew about his hidden markings. He then reopened his eyes and let out a small breath. "What do you want?" He asked.
Arashi blinked a few times before he frowned, crossing his arms as he glanced off to the side. "..." He stayed silent for a few moments before he let out a small sigh. "You shouldn't be so mean to your mom." He said simply making Taiga's expression go blank.
Arashi's frown deepened, his eyes now down casted, staring at the floor of the locker room. "I heard you yelling, we all did. You're mom may have abandoned you, but she wouldn't be here if she didn't care you know? You should give her a chance to….to talk to you about it " He mumbled.
Taiga scoffed. "What? Would you forgive your mother if she came back?" He hissed, but immediately regretting it when he saw Arashi flinch, his eyes widening slightly before they squeezed close.
"Of course not! I don't need a Okaa-San! I'm fine with just Tou-Chan and my siblings!" He defended. He then sighed. "But….But if I was in your position I would listen." He said.
Taiga stayed silent before he let out a small groan. "I really hate that for a four year old, you're smarter than the average all together." He then sighed. "I don't want anything to do with her, she can go back where she had been hiding for the past ten years." He said before he walked pass Arashi, but he made a small sound when Arashi ran and stood in front of him, blocking his way.
Arashi glared at him, his small hands clenched into tight fists. "You're suppose to be the nice guy here! But all I'm seeing us a stubborn butthurt crybaby who refuses to face his problems! Emiko thinks so highly of you and it seem Ayame takes a liking to you as well, if you're so great then prove it to me you stupid weird eyebrowed freak!" He shouted.
Taiga blinked in surprise, his eyes widening slightly as he stared down at the small blue haired boy. He stayed silent for a few moments, he then looked down and smiled slightly. His smile then turned into a smirk, and then into a laugh. He reached up and placed a hand on his face as he laughed, shaking his head.
"You Aomine kids are really something you know that right?" He chuckled. "I guess you're right, I need to listen to her reason huh? After all I am the nice guy here, you and your father takes up the jerk category." He said smirking, Taiga then nodded. "Alright, fine, you win, I'll go talk to her." He said.
Arashi grinned almost immediately. "Good, now get out of here and go talk to her!" He said before he walked behind Taiga, pushing against his legs making Taiga to walk forward.
The red head scowled. "I'm going, I'm going! No need to push me you brat."
Walking out of the locker room, or in Taiga's case, being pushed out of the locker room by a brat of a child, Taiga glanced around the stadium, spotting his mother sitting down on the bleachers with Alex, Tatsuya and...the others? Furrowing his brows, Taiga made his way over there, not needing Arashi to push him anymore.
When he reached where his mother sat she gasped and got up when she saw Taiga. "Taiga I-"
Taiga shook his head, he paused for a moment before he let out a small sigh. "I'm sorry that I acted that way, but you couldn't have expected me to react any other way. I'm glad to see you again, but I hate you for abandoning me when I was little then suddenly popping back up into my life after so long." He said frowning. "I'll listen to what you have to say, but I won't promise anything." He said, sitting down close by.
Ashylnn stayed quiet for a few moments before she smiled and nodded. "Okay."
"Wait a damn minute, okay, so I understand that your Taiga's mother and all, but who are you exactly?" Daiki asked, crossing his arms as he narrowed his eyes.
Ashlynn paused for a moment, she glanced at Taiga who stared at her before he shrugged with a small sigh.
She then looked back at the dark skinned blue haired man. "I'm Ashlynn Kagami, I'm the mother of Taiga." She said.
Everyone was silent before a few of their eyes widened.
"Eh?! Kagami?! As in that rich guy who is a businessman?!" Kuzunari asked with wide eyes, he then looked at Taiga, lifting his hand up and pointing at Taiga. "You're his son?!" He asked.
Taiga made a small sound and flinched slightly, he rubbed the back of his head with a small sound as he looked off to the side. "Yes, I'm a Kagami, who cares? Just because he's rich doesn't mean I'd use any of his money." He said.
"Why not? You wouldn't have to work then. You could just get all your money from daddy dearest." Daiki said, narrowing his eyes as he glared at the red head who looked at him strangely, his eyes darkening.
"I just said I don't want his money! It's already bad enough that he pays for my home which I haven't even been in since I started my job. The whole reason behind it is that I don't want anything to do with his money, I want to support myself on my own without having to depend on my father. Him and I don't have a very stable father/son relationship." He said, clenching his hands into fists. "Now do you believe me? The only money I want from you is the money I earn by watching your kids."
Daiki made a small surprised sound, his eyes widening slightly. He stared at him for a few moments before he grunted and looked away.
Ashylnn let out a small sigh, shaking her head slightly before she turned her attention back to Taiga who looked back at her.
"I don't know if you will believe me...but I will tell you every single thing of what caused me to leave, where I was, and what has happened since." She said.
Taiga stayed silent for a few moments before he nodded. "Okay then...you talk... I'll listen." He said.
A few hours passed, and within those few hours Taiga and his mother left the stadium to go somewhere more peaceful, and of course since the others were nosey they followed them along. The park was their current location now.
Ashlynn had also explained the whole reason why she had left, where she went, and what happened. She even told him about his younger sister. He was shocked. He couldn't believe it at first, but he was shown a picture. She had long dark red hair like Taiga's and dark red eyes as well, she had Ashlynn's pale skin though.
Taiga was told that his younger sister wanted to meet him, supposedly Ashlynn told her about him all the time back in Australia, Taiga didn't really believe it, but it could also be true.
The red head was at a lost of what to do. He didn't want to forgive his mother, that was for damn sure, but he also didn't want to be an complete asshole about the thing and refuse to meet his sister. He may hate his mother, but he didn't have any right to hate his little sister due to their mother's choices.
Taiga frowned as he stared at the small picture of his younger sister, running his thumb over the surface of it as he stared at it.
"It's up to you if you want to meet her, you don't have to if you don't want to, but she'd really love to meet you." Ashlynn said.
Taiga made a small sound, his brows furrowing as he thought. He then sighed and shook his head. "I don't know….. just….just let me think about it okay?" He asked as he handed the picture back to the brown haired woman.
And for some unknown reason that made Arashi snap. "Think about it? What is there to think about?!" He hissed.
Everyone blinked and looked at him.
"Arashi-" Daiki started but Arashi shook his head.
"No!" He said making Daiki blink in surprise, his brows furrowing as he narrowed his eyes, pressing his lips into a tight thin line.
"There is nothing to think about you idiot! She's your sister! She's family!"
Taiga narrowed his eyes, his nostrils flaring. "You don't know what you're talking about, you don't know how to feel in this type of situation." He said.
Arashi growled. "Just because I'm a kid doesn't mean anything! I may not be in the same situation like you, but I still know how it feels to be abandoned! I don't know my mother that well and I may not care about her at all, but you have no reason to be angry at your mom! She left you, yeah so what?! She came back to apologize, it's obvious that she loves you you stupid weird eyebrowed freak! I hate people like you, they think they had it bad, but others had it worst! My mom doesn't care about me, Emiko or Ayame either! We had so many Nannies coming in who only ended up abusing us, hating us because we took Tou-Chan's attention away from them! You think your life has been hard, try living our life! I met my mother once in my life and she told me to my face that I was nothing to her! I hate you! I hate you so much! Go die!" Arashi's screaming turned into harsh sobs, his eyes wide as tears fell from his eyes, he then turned and ran out of the park.
"Arashi!" Daiki called out, taking a few steps forward. He then growled and looked at Taiga, glaring at him darkly. "You fucking started it you idiot, you go get him!" He snarled.
Taiga sat there in silence, he stared blankly in front of him before he blinked when he was hit by Daiki. He hissed and glared at the older man before he frowned and got up. And without being yelled at Daiki again, Taiga took off after Arashi.
Dammit….I screwed up majorly, now Arashi will hate me forever. Taiga thought to himself as he jogged down the sidewalk, glancing around for Arashi. He soon turned the corner and saw Arashi further ahead, the small boy was running pretty fast, faster than any other four year that Taiga had ever saw. He hadn't even been that fast when he was that young.
"Arashi, wait up!" Taiga called out as he picked up the pace of his jogging.
Arashi either ignored him or didn't hear it because he just kept up running.
Taiga let out a small annoyed sigh and shook his head. He then broke out into a run, quickly closing the wide gap due to his long legs. As he grew closer to Arashi, Taiga noticed that Arashi was running blindly, his head bowed as he ran. He also noticed that Arashi was rushing down the sidewalk and towards a busy street.
A sudden cold feeling rushed through Taiga causing his heart rate to increase.
"Arashi, stop! You're going to run out into the street!" He shouted, but it was too late, Arashi already ran into the street but stopped dead in his tracks when he heard Taiga scream at him. He looked up and turned, his eyes widening.
Taiga turned his head slightly, his eyes widening in horror. A truck was heading towards Arashi and it didn't seem to be slowing down at all. Adrenaline pumped through his veins as he pushed himself even faster, his legs moving faster as he rushed to Arashi.
Everything seemed to move in a slow motion pace. Taiga reached Arashi, stopping in the street, grabbing the small dark skinned blue haired boy and wrapping his arms around him protectively. After that everything went back to normal, Taiga didn't have enough time to move them out of the way so he quickly turned and pulled Arashi close to his chest.
A few moments later there was a intense pain that engulfed his body, traveling from head to toe. And a few seconds later, there was darkness.