MERRY CHRISTMAS! Hope you all are enjoying or have enjoyed the holidays. This is the very first story I wrote and I wanted to post it on Christmas. This was inspired by the story Forbidden by OnBedAllDay and it made me want to actually make and post stories. Hope you all enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basuke
It was a cold February morning. The park was deserted except for the teal-haired 7 year old and in his hand was a basketball.
He was planning to ask other kids that showed up if they wanted to play but belatedly realized that most kids wouldn't be up so early. Just as he was about to turn back and head home, he saw a group of boys heading his way.
The shortest of them was standing in the middle of the group. He had flaring red hair, and eyes to the left of the red eyed was a tall kid holding a blue pillow and the fingers on his left hand bandaged. His hair color dark green and eyes the same color were hidden by thick eyeglasses.
On the red-haired kid's right was a blond kid with golden yellow eyes who was laughing at a dark skinned kid that had a scowl etched on his face. His hair color was dark blue and matched his eyes. In the back of the group was a very tall kid with purple hair, and eyes to match. He was the only one among the group who seemed to be eating.
The group seemed to be heading over to the court where the tealette was. As the group approached the court the tealette could hear bits of their conversation.
"-the order of teams. First one to 25 gets to pick the next order. So Atsushi can sit out for the first round so it's not uneven." said the red haired kid.
Well it doesn't seem like they've noticed me yet. I wonder if they would let me play with them since the red haired kid said that their game would be uneven thought the teal haired boy as they stopped directly in front of him.
"Umm if it's alright may I join as well?" the tealette asks tapping the dark skinned boy on the shoulder, surprising him.
"Ahhhhhh, what was that? I felt something poke me. Was it you Ryouta?" The blue haired boy exclaims while the other kids stare at him.
"Sorry for scaring you. I just wanted to ask to join." the teal boy replies in a monotone voice while bowing slightly.
The group turns around finally noticed that I was standing there
Kuroko pov
G-g-g-ghost! Everyone run!" the blond yelled. The tanned boy was frozen in place while you can see the green haired boy trembling slightly. Only the purple and red haired boy didn't have any visible reaction other than staring at me.
"That's rude. My name is Kuroko Tetsuya and I am very much alive. I just have a low presence. " I say, my gaze blank and my voiced laced with annoyance.
The red haired kid seemed to snap out of his shock first as he is the one to answer my question.
"Hello, I'm Akashi Seijuro. We apologize for our rudeness but you did surprise us. And I don't mind if you join us as long as everyone else is okay with it.." the redhead trailed, looking at the others.
"So you're not a ghost? Thank goodness! Names Aomine Daiki, nice to meet ya I guess. It's cool with me. More the merrier. "the blue haired kid said no longer petrified.
"Kise Ryouta at your service. Sorry for calling you a ghost earlier but you seemed to appear out of nowhere. And I don't mind either if you want to play. " the blond said as he scratched the back of his head. I didn't feel like explaining that I had been here even before they arrived.
"Honestly, you should know that ghosts aren't real. I don't care whether he plays or goes home. By the way, my name is Midorima Shintarou." The green haired one said while crossing his arms around the pillow and turning his head.
"It's fine by me. Although I want to finish my snacks first. Ah, I'm Murasakibara Atsushi. Nice to meet you." the tallest out of the group said, opening a box of pocky.
"I guess we can wait a while before we start. So Kuroko-san do you actually know how to play basketball." the red head, now known as Akashi, asks me.
"I know the basics since a friend of mine showed me. But since I don't get to play with others often, I'm not really all that good. But I do love the sport. " I reply, my face impassive except for the small blush on my face.
"Awesome. And it's fine of you suck. You gotta start someplace. How long have you been playing?" asked Aomine.
"Only a few months."I reply and notice that the tallest boy finished his box of pocky.
"Ok, how about we show you a few moves, then we play a round? That way we can see some of your skills." Akashi says and I nod.
They all gather around show how me how to pass, which is something I can do pretty easily. Dribbling was tough but it was something I could manage and shooting was just a disaster. Aomine's laughing only got louder after every missed shot and I could feel a blush on my face. After they showed me ways I could improve we took a small break.
"So how did you get into basketball in the first place Kuroko-san? You said someone showed you how to play." Kise asked while sitting on the bench next to me.
"I wanted to play after watching it on tv. Before he moved away my best friend, Ogiwara,taught me. He saw me attempting to play and joined me. Before he moved we would come almost everyday to the court."
"Ok, break times over, let's start a game. First round will be me, Daiki, and Kuroko-san vs. Ryouta, Atsushi, and Shintarou. First team to 15 wins." Akashi says and pick up the discarded ball.
Breaking off into teams,we begin the match. Although I'm the weak link both Aoimine and Akashi have the skill to back up any mistakes I make. By the end of the match the score is 13-15 with us barely winning and I feel ready to pass out. But I'm having so much fun that my body doesn't seem to care it's tired. And eventually we lose track of time.
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