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1st year – Too Academy
Mac caught the ball and was already moving across the court, the defender was backing up with a scrunched up look on his face as his eyes flickered from the ball she was dribbling and to her face before back to the ball. She took advantage of the moment he looked away from her to spin around and change direction leaving the path to the hoop open.
She jumped and released the ball quickly before the defender managed to get back and she smirked lightly as the ball flew through the hoop with a swish.
"Too! Too! Too!"
"Potter! Potter! Potter!"
Mac could hear the cheering from the sidelines and wished they would stop, she felt uncomfortable with them calling her name like that. She smiled, however, when Susa nudged her shoulder smiling down at her proudly.
"Good shot," he said simply.
"Thanks," she smiled.
They went back to their positions and Adachi High School basketball team had the ball once more, but they were behind by forty points and they were already in the fourth quarter. And…they had given up. It was a familiar sight, but one Mac didn't really want to see. Not again.
Daiki was looking bored as he barely even tried to hide a yawn when one (very brave) Adachi player who Mac thought was named Yama-something went up against him. Daiki gave a small sigh before he reached out and easily got a hand on the ball and took control of it.
Well, it was beautiful to watch Daiki move over the court with such effortless moves and grace she barely saw in anyone else. He dunked the ball determinedly before yawning again.
"He doesn't change," Mac sighed as she saw the fearful looks from the Adachi players.
"Haha," Imayoshi laughed startling her slightly as she hadn't realised that he was standing beside her. "He sure is something."
Mac glanced at him before shrugging and getting back into the game. The clock was ticking away and she knew that it was almost over.
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"Too Academy wins!"
Mac smiled slightly as the cheers from her teammates reached her and she accepted the pat on the shoulder from Susa (who was glared at by Daiki much to the older boys amusement).
"You played well, Mac," Susa said.
"You too," Mac answered making him smile.
Daiki grumbled something as he walked past them making Mac look after him confusedly before shrugging it away as just Daiki being weird. They lined up and she was faced with a player who smiled at her making her a little uncomfortable.
"Hi," he said, and she saw that it was Yamato (she finally remembered his name).
"Hello," Mac said a little unsurely.
"Good game," he said with a smile that really didn't show that they had just lost. Mac tilted her head slightly as she looked at him curiously.
"Thanks," she said. "Um... You played well."
He smiled wider. "Thank you. Coming from you it means a lot."
Mac looked at him confused and feeling uncomfortable as he looked at her with something she didn't really know what was. His eyes flickered down over her body before he looked back up at her again.
"Um, right," Mac said awkwardly. "Well, I have to…"
"You know, I remember you," he interrupted.
"Oh?" Mac arched a brow trying to remember if she had seen him before.
"From Nationals back in Middle School," Yamato continued. "I... I was a bench player when we played you, but I remember you. You always seemed different from your team."
Mac felt her face blank out as she looked at him, she didn't like hearing others talking about her team and definitely not if they suggested even a hint of negativity about them.
"And how was I different?" she challenged coldly.
It went over his head as he smiled and took a step closer.
"Well, I suppose I could tell you," he smirked reaching out to touch her arm, but before he could make contact his arm was grabbed and he was yanked back. He looked up startled to see an angry looking Daiki glaring at him.
"Where do you think your touching?" Daiki growled.
"Let-let go!" Yamato stuttered.
Mac reached out and put a hand on Daiki's arm to calm him down because she didn't need him to get into trouble because of her. He glanced at her and scowled before letting go of the arm he had grabbed by pushing it away making Yamato stumble slightly.
Mac opened her mouth to say something, but Daiki grabbed her wrist and dragged her away from the other boy with a deep scowl on his face and past her amused looking Captain and slightly worried Vice-Captain.
"Hey! Daiki!" Mac protested when they were in the empty hallway. "Let go."
"He's a jerk," Daiki growled but he let go of her arm.
"I know," Mac rolled her eyes at him, but she gave him a funny look. "You didn't need to drag me away because of it, though. I could handle him."
Daiki looked away and Mac could see the confusion and frustration on his face making her frown slightly. She opened her mouth but shut it when he stalked away from her without saying anything else and she was left feeling more confused than ever. Just what was the matter with him?
...
Mac ignored the looks she got from the class, ever since that day they had given her looks that were somewhere between pitying, guilty and curious. She was sick of it, and she hated it. She hated the feeling of being watched.
No one tried to talk to her, well, not anymore. Some had tried but she had given them a cold glare because if she wasn't interesting enough to talk to before then she definitely wasn't interested in talking to them now. She wasn't going to be their pity-party. Daiki had also taken to guard (there wasn't really a better word for it) her whenever he was there and glare at an overly sorrowful Fujimoto whenever she even tried to get close.
Another reason why they hadn't tried to talk to her recently was…
"Mac, we're here to get you!" Abe's sing-song voice sounded just as he bounced into the classroom with Yamaguchi right behind him in a calmer sense and with an exasperated air around him. Though, he smiled at her when she looked up from packing her bag and looked at them. "Come on! Captain said that practice was off today. We're going out!"
"Yay," Yamaguchi deadpanned as Abe did some weird dance moves.
"Hey! You can at least pretend you care!" Abe accused glaring at him.
"I did," he rolled his eyes. "Mac, you ready?"
Someone from the team would come to get her and have her spend time with them during the breaks or pick her up before after-school practice. It was…sweet, if not slightly overbearing.
"I'm ready," Mac said.
"Where's Aomine?" Abe asked looking around. "Sakurai is already there with Namamura, he said he had been away from the last class because of meeting with the library committee or something?"
"Daiki is probably up at the roof," Mac said.
Abe nodded. "You text him and tell him to meet us."
Mac nodded and got up from her seat to follow the two out of the classroom aware of the watching eyes of her classmates.
"Are they still staring at you?" Yamaguchi asked as they walked outside of the school.
Mac shrugged and looked down at the ground.
"It will die down eventually," he tried to comfort.
"I hope so," Mac smiled weakly up at him. "I hate it when they try to talk to me because they feel guilty or pity me. I don't want or need their pity."
"And you hate the attention," Daiki said coming up behind them shooting Yamaguchi a look before looking back at Mac. "Did they do something?"
Mac shook her head, "just stared."
"Mac, Aomine," Imayoshi smiled.
"Why did you cancel our practice?" Nakano asked.
Imayoshi just smiled making Nakano sigh and shake his head knowing he wouldn't receive an answer. It was not that surprising seeing that Imayoshi liked to mess with their heads. Mac smiled slightly.
They made their way to a nearby Maji Burger and Mac was directed to the tables by Daiki who said he would order for her as well. She watched as the loud and cheerful group of teens placed their orders to slightly frantic looking staff trying to keep up with their orders.
"You better plan on eating that yourself, Daiki," Mac said when he got back with a pile of burgers and two drinks. "Because there's no chance of me eating all or even half of that."
"I'll eat it," Daiki grumbled.
Mac shook her head. She knew he would.
The conversation was light and cheerful as they ate and talked, Mac was reminded of better days of her Teiko days and a glance over at Daiki showed that he too probably was remembering that as he had a pensive look on his face.
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"I met Midorima today," Taiga said during dinner and Mac looked up from her food. She blinked at him.
"You did?" Mac asked curiously.
"He's a jerk," Taiga scoffed.
Mac frowned slightly before snorting amused, "oh? What did he do?"
"He pretended he didn't know who I was, so I wrote my name on his hand," Taiga told her.
"Wow, no one does that to him," Mac chuckled. "I can only imagine how he reacted to that."
"He started to talk about how he would win and something about fate and lucky items," Taiga shrugged, "Kuroko said something and he said he didn't like Kuroko… Did…did they not get along at Teiko?"
Mac looked down at the table before looking back at Taiga.
"Midorima is…complicated," Mac said, "he's very stoic and has a lot of pride. It hinders him from actually saying what he means and show how he feels."
Taiga gave her a look that clearly said he didn't believe her.
"Honestly," Mac sighed. "He does care for Tetsu, but he won't admit it. He barely admits that we're friends. Tetsu didn't get upset when he said that, did he?"
"I guess not," Taiga admitted.
"There you go," Mac said. "Tetsu knows how Midorima is."
She got up and took her plate and washed it off before putting it in the dishwasher. She looked at Taiga with a contemplative look.
"And…don't call him a jerk," Mac said a little tightly. "He's my friend and I won't hear anyone talk about him like that."
Taiga scowled, but Mac had already walked away.
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"Want to come with me to see Shutoku play tomorrow?" Ueno asked after they had finished another class of Martial Arts.
"I was supposed to meet Kise and watch Taiga and Tetsu play Seiho and hopefully Shutoku, so sure," Mac smiled, "but you'll have to deal with Kise as well."
"Kise?" Ueno asked curiously.
"He's a friend from Teiko," Mac smiled, "he's attending Kaijo."
"Oh, he's a Generation of Miracle as well?" Ueno asked.
Mac smiled amusedly as she looked at Ueno, "you didn't know?"
"Well…I guess I just started to watch basketball," Ueno admitted sheepishly. "You made it sound fun."
"I see," Mac smiled slightly.
"So, we'll go together?" Ueno asked.
"Sure," Mac agreed.
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"I'm going to go and watch Seirin today," Mac said into the phone as she picked up her bag from the floor of the gym where she just had finished morning practice (even on a Saturday).
"I wished I could go as well," Kiyoshi sighed. "But grandpa needs help at home, so I can't."
"I see," Mac sighed. "I had hoped you would be there."
"Hehe, you'll have to tell me about the match later," Kiyoshi said, "I hope they can beat Seiho."
"Mm, well Seiho is tough," Mac said. "Matsumoto-sensei is a good coach and he won't make it easy for Seirin."
"I know," she could hear the smile in Kiyoshi's voice.
"You know most wouldn't smile when saying something like that," Mac commented amusedly.
"They don't?" Kiyoshi asked as if surprised. "Well, I guess they are weird then."
Mac laughed, "you sure that it is them that is weird?"
"Hey, are you calling me weird, Mac?" Kiyoshi asked laughingly.
"No, I wouldn't dare to," Mac smiled into the phone.
"Good," Kiyoshi said. "Anyway, you said you were going to watch Hyuga and the others today. Are you going by yourself?"
"Kise is coming," Mac said, "and I'm sure he'll drag Kasamatsu-san with him. Also, Ueno is coming as well."
"I see," Kiyoshi hummed. "Riko and the others are very determined to win, and I think they have a chance to prove that we're better than last year."
"I know," Mac smiled.
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"Who is she talking to?" Abe asked looking over at Mac who was smiling and talking on the phone.
"I don't know," Nakano grunted. "But she's smiling at least."
Abe nodded looking thoughtful as he stared at Mac. He glanced over at Daiki who had actually come to practice and was also staring at Mac with a strange look on his face.
"Look at Aomine," Abe nudged Nakano.
"I wonder when he will realise that he likes her," Nakano sighed as he looked over at Daiki. "So troublesome."
Abe snorted but he did nod in agreement.
Mac had finished her call now and had put the phone away. She blinked when she noticed them looking at her.
"What?" She asked.
"Who was that?" Imayoshi grinned. "New boyfriend, perhaps?"
Daiki tensed and the scowl on his face deepened. While Mac just rolled her eyes and snorted.
"No," she shook her head. "Not a new boyfriend."
"Hm…I'm not sure I believe you," Imayoshi smirked devilishly. "You seemed happy talking to this mystery person."
Mac rolled her eyes and glanced at Daiki who hadn't said anything before she looked away again. She sighed, but she knew that Imayoshi was in the teasing mood and would probably just continue if she didn't say who it was. She just…didn't want to deal with the reaction.
"It was Teppei, ok?" Mac admitted giving him a look. "So, no, it wasn't a boyfriend."
"Just an ex," Imayoshi shot back.
"I didn't know you talked to him again," Daiki interrupted his voice sharp and cold making Mac frown slightly.
"He's my friend," Mac said, "and we've talked a little lately. Nothing more than that."
"So you haven't seen him?"
"Well, I have but…" Mac started but Daiki turned and walked away without saying anything else making Mac frown after him. She hadn't expected that he would walk away from her, and it hurt. She wished to run after him but something held her back.
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Mac gave a small smile when she saw Ryota wave cheerfully at her with Kasamatsu standing quietly next to him.
"Something wrong, Mac?" Ryota asked when she reached him and he had immediately picked up on her mood.
"I'm fine," Mac smiled. "Nothing to worry about, Kise."
She knew that the only reason he didn't press it was because Kasamatsu was there and just then a cheerful voice called out to her.
"Mac!"
"Who's that?" Ryota asked, but Mac couldn't answer right away as she was busy greeting Ueno.
"Ueno, this is Kise Ryota and Kasamatsu Yukio," Mac introduced, "guys, this is Ueno Setsuko a friend of mine."
"Hello!" Ueno smiled and waved at them.
"Hey," Ryota smiled charmingly as he glanced between Ueno and Mac. "Nice to meet you."
Kasamatsu grunted but Mac could tell he was blushing slightly and she smiled.
They walked into the arena and Ryota was chatting away to Mac about everything new in his life and Mac listened and responded with smiles and patience.
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"We're stronger than last year! All we have to do now is win! Let's go!" Hyuga called out.
Taiga could feel the determination from the second years and felt himself be fired up for their match against Seiho. He also wanted to crush that annoying first year that had the nerve to shout out over the court that Seirin was weak. He would show them just how weak Seirin was and make him cry. He would!
He was following the team when he noticed that Tetsuya had paused just outside the door to the locker room with a faraway look on his face. Come to think of it…he had been quieter than normal during their meeting before the match and had that serious almost pained look on his face.
"Is something wrong?" Taiga asked.
"Kagami-kun, have you ever hated basketball?" Tetsuya asked stunning Taiga with the question. He had not expected that.
"What?" He asked before continuing. "No, I haven't."
"I have," Tetsuya admitted his face shadowed hiding the pain that he could hear in his voice. Taiga frowned as he stared at Tetsuya. "I believe my reason was different, but I know the feeling. They're cheerful now, but hating something you love is a painful feeling. I probably would have still hated it if not for Mac and her pushing me back into the sport."
Taiga arched a brow as he watched Tetsuya. He didn't know what to say, he wasn't good at saying the right thing.
"We'll win," Taiga said gruffly making Tetsuya look over at him for a moment before smiling and giving a nod in agreement.
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"The game has already started," Mac sighed and shot a look at Ryota who smiled guiltily.
"Sorry, Mac," he said.
Mac shook her head amused as entered the hall and the gallery looking down at the court that already was housing Seirin vs Seiho.
"Huh?" Ryota stared and even Kasamatsu showed surprise on his face.
Mac frowned as she took in the score. Seiho was already leading with 12 points to nothing and Mac could easily see that Seirin had trouble. Like serious trouble. She reached up to her cheek and scratched her cheek as she watched the court.
"What?" Ryota gasped.
"What? Seriously?" Kasamatsu sounded just as shocked.
Ueno looked between them and the court without really knowing what to say so she remained silent. She did notice that Mac was more thoughtful than shocked, though.
They found their place in the stands and Mac leaned forward resting her elbows on her knees as she studied the court. Her eyes followed Taiga as he was struggling with Tsugawa. She could see the frustration on Taiga's face and the smile on Tsugawa's face.
"He's still smiling when playing defence," Mac commented absentmindedly.
"Eh?" Ueno asked.
"Tsugawa-san," Mac answered without looking away, "the one covering Taiga who has the ball."
"Oh," Ueno said.
Izuki took the ball from Taiga but he was stopped by Iwamura when he tried to shoot. Mac could see why Seirin had trouble. She sighed softly.
"I guess Matsumoto-sensei won't be easy to beat," Mac said.
"Well, of course," Ueno nodded.
"Ah…don't get mad, Taiga," Mac murmured when she saw Taiga lose control over his temper against Tsugawa. That was already his second one.
"There's something strange about the way they move," Ryota commented.
"Seiho's defence is man-to-man, but this is no ordinary man-to-man. They are creating pressure by staying right on their guys the whole time," Kasamatsu was saying. "You can't break away from them easily. No matter how good you are at passing if no one's free you're playing at half power."
"You played them, Mac," Ryota said looking over at her.
"Mm, well, their defence is really strong," Mac said. "But that's not their secret."
"Secret?" Ryota asked.
"They're using old martial arts techniques," Mac glanced over at Ryota. He looked confused. "They take movements from old martial arts and use it in their play. Like taking techniques like the one called 'namba running'…."
"What's that?" Ryota asked confused.
"It's the way they run," Ueno explained. "The way they move their arms the same way they move their legs."
"Ah," Ryota said.
"They spare their energy by doing that," Mac said.
Mac smiled when Taiga finally found a way to beat Tsugawa by using his speed and getting free.
"That's it," Mac smiled.
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But…Seirin still struggled and Mac felt bad as she watched them try and fail to stop Seiho. Like Kasamatsu said…Seiho was also exceptional on offence. Sighing she watched as Taiga made his third foul and if he wasn't careful he would soon be out of the match.
"Taiga is such a hothead," Mac mumbled as she saw the frustration build up in her cousin. Just like Daiki, Mac added in her mind.
"Eh?" Ueno gaped and Mac glanced over at her to see her stared wide-eyed down at the court.
"Ueno?" Mac asked.
"Was he in the game?" Ueno asked pointing and Mac followed her finger to see her point at Tetsuya.
Tetsuya who was now being his normally deadpanned self and staring at Tsugawa who was waving and looking almost frantic as he seemed to see Tetsuya for once. Mac felt her lips twitch into a fond and amused smile.
"Ah," Mac chuckled. "Tetsu has been on the court the whole time."
"Eh? I didn't see him," Ueno sounded so shocked that Mac had to laugh again.
"That's normal," was all Mac said.
She frowned when she noticed Tetsuya tense as Tsugawa obviously said something before he ran past him. She took a closer look at Tetsuya to see the serious look on his face, a look she knew very well. She exchanged a look with Ryota who also had noticed it.
"Uh-oh," Mac whispered.
Ueno gave her a confused look.
Mac smiled nostalgically as she watched Tetsuya do what he did best. Pass the ball. Use his low presence and get the flow to turn more in Seirin's favour.
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Mac was impressed when she saw Riko take out both Taiga and Tetsuya. She had no trouble seeing Taiga's unhappiness about being taken off the court, but Tetsuya seemed to understand and determined about something.
"Isn't that risky?" Ryota asked her. "I mean I can understand taking Kagami-cchi off, but Kuroko-cchi…"
"They're saving them to their match against Midorima," Mac said.
"But that's crazy," Ryota exclaimed. "They need them to beat Seiho!"
"It's a gamble," Mac murmured as she watched Hyuga and the rest of the team. They all looked determined and she could tell that they had a plan of sort, their body language was secure and firm. She smiled. "I like it. They're doing it."
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Mac barely could resist the need to take out her notebook to take notes on Seirin and the second years who managed to fight back very well. It was clear that they were giving their all and fighting with every last bit of strength they could find.
"Iwamura-san is impressed," Mac commented as she gave him a look. "He always accepts a challenge."
Mac remembered Kiyoshi looking depressed last year and when she asked why he looked so depressed and worried he had explained that he thought his team would lose their will to play. It had been hurtful to watch him so lost on how to help. He had been extra frustrated at being tied to the rehabilitation centre and unable to help.
"Teppei would be proud," Mac murmured to herself.
"…he most likely have another eye," Mac caught the last of Kasamatsu's sentence and glanced over at him.
"He does," Mac said looking back at the court and her green eyes locking onto Izuki.
"Eh?"
"He can see it," Mac explained, "He's got an eagle eye, meaning that he can change his view of the court inside his head instantly."
"…weird," Ueno said making Mac smile slightly.
"Hm, maybe," Mac murmured.
"So eagle eye is good? Is it possible to have something better?" Ueno asked curiously.
Mac glanced at her before looking back at the court.
"There is," was all she wanted to say as she thought of Seijuro.
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Mac half stood up when she saw Koganei crash into the bench and fall down. It didn't look good she thought worriedly as she frowned down at the court and the clearly worried team.
"Ouch," Kasamatsu muttered. "That looks bad. They probably have to sub him out."
"I know," Mac nodded and sat down again. "Looks like Taiga is getting worked up… and Tetsu's taking care of it. Hah, I've missed seeing him do that…"
Ryota glanced at her before looking away with a guilty look on his face that only Ueno saw, but she didn't comment on it.
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Ryota felt guilty as he watched Tetsuya play and pass the ball to his new teammates like he used to do for them back at Teiko. It was still amazing to watch how he used misdirection to get the passes past the defenders and to his team. It was still…unbelievable and cool. And Ryota felt guilty as he watched the smile on Tetsuya's face. How long had it been since he'd seen him smile like that playing basketball?
"He looks happy," Mac whispered.
Ryota looked over at her to see her smiled like she remembered something and looked relieved and sad at the same time. He wondered just how much he, they, had hurt both Tetsuya and Mac.
"He does," Ryota said looking down at the court where Tetsuya continued to play well and Seiho was getting more and more frustrated.
"Ooooh," Mac suddenly mumbled and Ryota saw what had her attention as Seiho score once more and it was only seconds left on the clock. "I see… that's troublesome."
Seiho was not rushing back to defence but marking Seirin high in the court blocking their path to the hoop. That was a good strategy, Mac had to admit.
"KUROKO!"
Mac looked to the bench and saw Taiga on his feet before looking back at Tetsuya who had been marked by Tsugawa just as the pass was about to reach him. Doing something that only Tetsuya could do he purposely missed the ball with his left hand before hitting it with his right and therefore changing the direction of the ball.
Hyuga with the ball now got into position and shot the ball.
It flew toward the hoop almost in slow motion and Mac could follow the ball with her eyes wide as she saw it go through the hoop just as the buzzer went off giving Seirin the winning points. They had won.
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Mac walked by herself through the hallways behind the hall where the games were being played. She barely paid attention to the students that were still walking around as she made her way toward the place she wanted to go.
It was now a little over four o'clock and under an hour until the next match. Seirin vs Shutoku. Tetsuya and Taiga vs Midorima. It was a match that would be interesting and tough, she was honestly not sure if Taiga and Tetsuya along with Seirin would be enough to beat Shutoku. At least not when they still were exhausted from their match against Seiho. They had used too much of their energy there, Mac knew.
Though Seirin had a way to beat the odds and she wasn't sure if Shutoku had the, um what to call it, smarts to actually see Seirin as they were and not get too arrogant and think that Seirin's win against Seiho had been a fluke.
She found the locker room she had been looking for and could hear the muffled sounds of talking from the inside. She smiled slightly as she knocked on the door and soon found it opened by a slim tall boy with longish blond hair. He blinked when he saw her.
"Who are you and what do you want?" he asked.
"I'm looking for Midorima," Mac smiled slightly. "Is he in?"
The blond that Mac knew was Miyaji Kiyoshi and small forward for Shutoku gave her a look before looking over his shoulder. He must have seen something that had him stepping away and let her inside.
"Mac," Shintaro greeted her having gotten to his feet. "I didn't know you were here."
Mac nodded and smiled in understanding.
"Well, I decided that I wanted to come and see you play," Mac said, "especially when you're playing Tetsu and Taiga."
"I see," Shintaro said pushing his glasses up his nose.
"Hello again, Potter-san," Otsubo greeted politely.
"Hey!" Mac smiled and waved at him. "You're ready for the match?"
"Of course," Otsubo nodded.
"You know her, Captain?" Miyaji asked.
Mac just smiled as Shintaro rolled his eyes and Takao chuckled.
"She's one of the Generation of Miracles, Miyaji-san," Takao said making Mac frown at him to which he just grinned back and give a cheerful wave.
"Eh?" Miyaji and the one Mac knew to be Kimura blinked.
"I don't know why I'm so forgettable," Mac sighed looking at Shintaro who looked stoic but gave a small snort when she met his eyes.
"Probably because you're nicer than the rest of us," Shintaro said. "They only remember us because we scare them."
It was said without emotion and like a commonly known fact that his team stared at him.
"Perhaps," Mac sighed before looking back at Shutoku. "I'm Potter Mackenzie, also known as Mac. Nice to meet you and thank you for taking care of Midorima."
She bowed to them making them blink at her.
"And I met her when I went with the coach to try to recruit both her and Midorima to our school," Otsubo said calmly making the others blink.
"Well," Mac turned away from them and looked at Shintaro who looked focused like he did before a match. "I just wanted to see you before your match. We have to meet up again soon, Midorima. It's been way too long. Perhaps we could meet up like we used to one day?"
Shintaro nodded and she was aware of the looks they got from his team, but she ignored them as she reached out and patted his arm before pulling back.
"Good luck on your match," Mac smiled and waved. "I won't disturb your preparation anymore!"
She smiled as she spotted Shintaro's lucky item behind him before she turned away and walked toward the door.
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