Yukia's POV

I can't believe this. Ever since Seijuro publicized our engagement, everyone seemed to stare at me like I'm some sort of weirdo. I always hear gossips here and there and sometimes. It's getting on my nerves.

Right now, I'm here relaxing at the corridor of the stadium that overlooked the city lights. I needed some time out and time to calm down before our match against the ever-idiotic Aomine.

My mind is still being drowned in this engagement thing. I don't really regret it, you guys. Seijuro is almost perfect, every girl would swoon. He's sweet in his own creepy way and I'm not afraid to be with him for the rest of my life. It's just that I don't want my friends to go away.

"Shirotame."

I turned my heard sharply to the direction of the voice that technically came out of nowhere. "Wha-what?!"

"Please calm down. It's me, Kuroko."

"Where are you?"

"Right here."

I looked to my right and lowered my head a bit to see the teal-haired boy offering me a handful of sugar candies. I can tell it was from Teppei-senpai. Jeez, he really is weird.

I took one from his hands and popped it inside my mouth. I didn't realize it tasted good. Maybe it's just because I'm stressed.

"So, Kuroko. What are you doing here?"

"I thought of getting some fresh air before our game with him."

"More or less we have the same reason."

"I'm sure it's not the only reason you have."

"Yeah. Somewhat."

"Is it about your engagement with Akashi?"

"Yeah. Is it obvious?"

"A little. Do you regret it?"

"N-no. I honestly think I uh… I-" I felt my face get hot. What on Earth am I doing? Now I'm acting like a fangirl! And I can't say to other people that I'm starting to have romantic feelings for the Emperor that we are aiming to take down from his throne.

"Do you like Akashi?"

"Uh…"

"I'd take that as a yes. But believe me when I say this: Kagami loved you."

"Oh… So Kagami is- Wait. What?!"

"It's time to go back. Our game will be starting in 10 minutes."

"Kuroko, tell me!"

"No need."

"Eh?!"

Normal P.O.V.

"Kagami, I told her already." Kuroko whispered to Kagami while he tightened his shoelaces.

"Told her what?"

"That you had romantic feelings for her."

"W-what?! KUROKO! I told you it was a secret!"

"She'll be getting married after six months. Get the chance to confess while you are still out of Akashi's reach."

"A-are you sure about this?"

"Yeah. But first, we have to deal with Aomine first." His expression darkened as he looked at Touou Gakuen who just entered the stadium, obviously pumped up.

"Shirotame, you ready?" Teppei asked her in a cheerful tone.

"Yes. It's time to let them know that we don't have any intentions of losing."

"Yeah!"

"GAME ON!"

She wiped the sweat dripping from her forehead with the collar of her jersey and put her hands on her knees, her eyes trying to predict the movement of the person in front of her.

Aomine Daiki. The ball is in his possession.

Riko had already told her that she would be in charge of Aomine when he's not shooting and Kagami will be the one who'll block his shoots. A tag team, somewhat. This should work.

She stole a glance from the area where the Rakuzan members are seated before returning her gaze to Aomine.

"You seduced me even if you were engaged? Tsk tsk. You really are a bad girl." Aomine said smugly while dribbling the ball.

"Let me correct you. You were the one who was being bitchy and seductive here. I was a victim of you schemes."

"Schemes? That word is too harsh."

"Whatever."

"Bring it on, mother f***er." She snickered, earning a grimace from Aomine.

"Try and stop me."

Aomine performed a crossover and a fake, successfully passing through Yukia's defenses effortlessly. However, she was quick on her feet and started running beside Aomine, keeping at par with his speed. The crowd was amazed because no one has seen someone who's at par with Aomine's speed. Especially when that person is, surprisingly, a woman.

"I will be stopping you this time, Aomine." She said to him with determination in her eyes.

"Che. If you can."

"Seirin, time out!"

The Seirin players walked to the bench with determination. It was already the 4th quarter of the game and they have been slowly catching up with Aomine, thanks to Kagami-Kuroko-Yukia team tandem. However, Yukia looked more tired than any member of the team or than all the players on the court.

"Coach, let's keep this arrangement up." Kagami said. He turned his head towards her who was gasping for air. "Shirotame, are you okay?"

"Yeah." She got her water bottle and gulped a large amount of liquid, some droplets falling to the floor. "Let's get this game and win."

"You bet it." He performed a fist bump with her before going back to the court.

"Wait, Shirotame." Riko's voice came.

"Yes, coach?"

"If the time comes that you will use the Super Equilibrium Drive, don't hesitate to do so."

Yukia smiled. "You got it!"

"Kagami, can you hear me?" she asked as she looked at Kagami who, as people say, was in the Zone. Unfortunately, Aomine was also in the Zone. Since she didn't know what exactly Zone is, she had no idea that people in the Zone do not see colors and their hearing functions are rendered useless, since they are just too focused on the game.

Getting no answer from him, she continued guarding Sakurai since Kagami is the only one who can stop Aomine in his current state.

Aomine made another point and they went back to defense. She didn't notice someone go beside her.

"Shirotame."

"K-Kuroko?! Wha-"

"Now we are almost reaching their score. In the last seconds, I need you to perform your last move. Are you willing?"

"O-of course, I am. Leave it to me."

After Seirin scored again, their scores are just one point in difference. Also, it was the last 8 seconds of the game and the audiences were now hyped up.

"Shirotame!" Kuroko suddenly exclaimed, getting her attention. She noticed the ball coming towards her and caught it in no time. Breathing in, she furrowed her eyebrows before performing the said special drive intended for this situation.

"It's time, Shirotame." Kagetora smiled while sitting beside Shutoku's coach. Midorima caught what he just said and focused more on the game.

3 seconds left.

"GUARD HER!" Wakamatsu shouted.

"Oh no." Imayoshi frowned.

She disappeared and became a blur before stopping at the three point line and made a shot.

2 seconds.

1 second.

The buzzer rang. A swish of the net was heard followed by the loud cheering of the audiences.

"WE WON!" Koganei exclaimed and jumped around, celebrating their victory over the team who once crushed them before.

Everyone was wearing wide smiles and toothy grins as they pumped their fists in the air. Meanwhile, Touou was still shocked with their sudden defeat.

"Where's Kagami?" Hyuga asked his teammates before the redhead appeared in front of them, a sleeping Yukia being carried bridal style in his arms.

"She-she w-went to sleep." He stuttered, keeping his grip of her.

"Let's go line up."

"Thanks for the game!"

Aomine had a large frown on his face as he walked towards the bench to get his stuff and escape this nightmare called losing. Momoi clutched her clipboard tighter to her chest as she looked at her childhood friend taste defeat for the first time in his life.

"Aomine." He turned around and saw Kuroko looking at him with deadpanned eyes.

"What is it now? You have defeated me already."

"It's just that, can we do a fistbump again?"

"Huh?"

"You refused to do a fistbump the last time we were supposed to. It kind of affected me that time."

He sighed. "Fine."

Kuroko smiled before displaying his fist for Aomine to perform a fistbump with. "Thank you."

I'M REALLY REALLY REALLY SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE! SCHOOL STARTED ALREADY, YOU SEE. BUT I'LL TRY TO WRITE IT IN MY FREE TIME AND UPDATE ON WEEKENDS.