Charity Begins at Heart, a Kuroko no Basuke Fanfiction
Summary: Suddenly, Furihata has the urge to conduct a charity project. Luckily, Akashi is more than willing to help his Kouki.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Kuroko no Basuke and all of its characters.
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Friday, 8:00 AM - Living Dreams Foundation, Tokyo
The preparations for basketball match-ups are still under way. All teams, together with their coaches, are training and the captains are busy giving menus to their teammates who are slacking off. Seirin's side is quiet enough, Kagami and Kuroko serious about defeating the other teams again as they did some training of their own. Kaijou is still lively as ever, with Kise whining for his tripled menu while receiving kicks from Kasamatsu. On Touou's side, Aomine just shrugs off the scene and Sakurai is scared for the blonde. Shuutoku is also lively, given Takao is annoying Midorima once again. Yosen is particularly the most peaceful so far, if Murasakibara having snacks is to go by. Rakuzan has the strictest training under Akashi, while Shirogane just watches them.
It's the 5th day of the summer camp and they're finally down to the last event. This is indeed the most awaited part, in most of the people's opinion. The kids are also excited for the matches that will happen tomorrow. As per meeting, the matches will only be 2 parts only. There will be a first half and second half. Afterwards, the next match-up will begin. This will occur until two teams are winning and will fight for the final match.
The match-up will be as follows:
Game 01: Touou Gakuen vs Kaijou High
Game 02: Yosen High vs Shuutoku High
Game 03: Seirin High vs Game 01 Winner
Game 04: Rakuzan High vs Game 02 Winner
Game 05: Game 03 Winner vs Game 04 Winner
The game is a single elimination 6-team draft, so whoever loses won't have the chance for a comeback. As this is explained to all the teams, everyone tensed up. They need to win in order not to be eliminated. Of course, being basketball idiots and all, they are afraid to lose even if it's just a charity game.
"Aominecchi, get ready to lose!" Kise shouts at his boyfriend, who just scoffs at him indifferently.
"Tch. Dream on, model boy." Aomine replies and Kise blushes.
"Hey Taiga, we'll be facing again, just like you wished." Himuro says to his so-called brother.
"Yeah! Can't wait to beat you again!" Kagami raised his fist in the air. Himuro just chuckles.
"Hmph. Again and again..." Midorima adjusts his glasses and looks away from Akashi.
"Let's do our best... Shintarou, Kazunari." Akashi just smiles at the Shuutoku Duo.
"'Course we will! I miss fighting the Emperor!" Takao giggles excitedly and Midorima had to glare at him.
"Fine. I have no intention of losing either."
"Then it will be." Akashi says, turning around to find Furihata.
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After that rigorous training for the morning, a sumptuous lunch is once again prepared by the Seirin Team. All of them are happily sharing food except Aomine, who steals almost anyone's portion of food. And this is also the first time he received a power kick from Kasamatsu for bullying Sakurai. Ouch, that hurts.
"Kouki..." Akashi starts, feeding Akajima who happily glomps on the food.
"Yes, Sei?" Furihata looks up to see Akashi looking at him curiously.
"Do you have plans for next week? Can I visit your house?" Akashi asks. Furihata instantly blushes.
"Uhm, I have one plan next week. But maybe it's just for a day or two. Then the rest is free..." Furihata answers, looking back at his phone to continue his internet research.
"I see. Can I come with you to that plan?"
Furihata felt guilty for not telling Akashi, but he still shakes his head.
"Sorry, Sei. I didn't intend to exclude you but it's an arranged plan with my friends."
"Oh. By friends you mean..."
"Uhm, yes. Taka and Kise-san planned an outing for us only. I will be there with Kuroko, Himuro-san, Reo-nee and Sakurai-kun."
"Alright. Then I'll just invite Shintarou and the others to some friendly match in the court near the park."
"T-That would be fun..." Furihata bows down. "Sorry Sei."
"It's fine, Kouki. I respect your private life. If you want to have fun with Tetsuya and others, I'm very much obliged to let you be with them."
Furihata's face brightened up. Akashi has been more open and understanding lately, and the brunet couldn't be more proud of his boyfriend.
"T-thanks Sei..." Furihata's tears can't be stopped now. Akashi moves closer to him, hugging him.
"Anything for the Empress." Akashi just sighs in happiness. His Kouki is so easy to please.
"B-Bakashi!" Furihata tries to protest but he is a tearful mess in Akashi's chest. The redhead just chuckles and kisses the brunet on his hair.
"My Kouki..." Akashi hums in Furihata's hair, much to the brunet's relief.
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Afternoon comes by and all of them are getting ready for the awarding of Talent Portion held yesterday. Everyone is gathered on the field with a small stage built for the awarding. Momoi is to be the host and on stage are the judges, including Akashi. So there will be 3 places and a Champion, while the rest receives consolation prizes.
"Alright! So we're here to award the kid who has the most wonderful talent show! Before we start awarding, let us hear a message from each of our judges on their comments regarding the competition." Momoi starts the program and looks at Akashi with a nod. The redhead then walks toward the center stage and takes the mic from the pink-haired girl.
"Thank you, Satsuki." a bow of recognition then Akashi returns to look at the audience. "It is a pleasant day, indeed. We have seen so much potential from the kids since day one, and I cannot put into words how surprised I am that these kids have shown real and unadulterated talent for their age. It is a must that we recognize these talents and enhance them to master such attributes. On behalf of the judges, we have decided to choose the one with such passion and pleasure doing what he likes. It is because of our heart that our talents show and grow at the same time. When we put our passion to things, it evolves into mastery and will be inculcated throughout our existence. Thank you and good afternoon."
And as expected, that speech earned so much applause and Furihata almost teared up at his boyfriend's words. Everyone gave their smiles to each other and the mood is livelier than ever.
"Well, as a director of this institution, I am proud to say that we have really been astounded by such display of performances that give off a caliber of greatness and passion. It is indeed my pleasure to watch these kids grow and make their own future. Then again, my gratitude is to all who made this event happen. We will forever be grateful for your initiatives." Nagase's speech earned applauses and he bows to thank everyone.
"Good day, minna! I am so honored to be here with you all! I know I am just here on some days but I have seen so much of what this event has accomplished. And today, we will award the kids with such promising talent and probably audience appeal. There's so much to see when it comes to showing what people can do to inspire others, forging ways to make everyone closer to their dreams. May we all be satisfied with the results and always be happy no matter what season comes. Have a nice day!" Ms. Jae bows in appreciation and the audience is impressed by her speech.
"Alright! Thank you judges! Let us now proceed to recap the performers and their performances yesterday." Momoi continues, flipping the page of her script to the next one.
"The first performer was Mimari Kiyoharu." Momoi mentions, the boy bows down. "He has serenaded us with a song that is of a ballad genre."
And so Momoi introduces the other 9 contestants and what they performed. Everyone is happy that all of the performers did have shown their best during their moments. And now, the results of the contest are revealed. Each score is displayed from Akashi, Ms. Jae and Nagase-san.
Contestant 1: Mimari Kiyoharu (Singing - Ballad)
Scores: 9.2 - 9.3 - 9.2 Average: 9.23
Contestant 2: Kamimura Shuna (Acting)
Scores: 9.3 - 9.3 - 9.3 Average: 9.30
Contestant 3: Maruyama Rinne (Singing - Operatta)
Scores: 9.5 - 9.5 - 9.6 Average: 9.53
Contestant 4: Kishino Jiro (Juggling)
Scores: 9.1 - 9.3 - 9.0 Average: 9,13
Contestant 5: Kirishima Aoi (Dancing - Hip Hop)
Scores: 9.4 - 9.5 - 9.4 Average: 9.43
Contestant 6: Aoyama Kirito (Playing Guitar)
Scores: 9.6 - 9.6 - 9.6 Average: 9.60
Contestant 7: Murata Takeshi (Dancing - Traditional Japanese)
Scores: 9.6 - 9.4 - 9.4 Average: 9.47
Contestant 8: Midoriya Shikai (Painting)
Scores: 9.7 - 9.6 - 9.7 Average: 9.67
Contestant 9: Akajima Seikou (Playing Violin)
Scores: 9.7 - 9.7 - 9.8 Average; 9,73
Contestant 10: Kaguya Taima (Puppet Show)
Scores: 9.8 - 10.0 - 9.9 Average: 9.90
"Based on the average results, our 3rd placer is..." Momoi takes a deep breath while the others cheer for their bet. "Aoyama Kirito-kun!"
"Yay! He won, Aominecchi!" Kise then hugs his lover, who just grinned.
"Congrats, Ao-chan." Kirishima smiles and kisses the blunettes's cheek.
"Thanks, Kirishima." and Aoyama goes to the stage.
"Congratulations! And now, for our 2nd placer..." Momoi shifts her script again. "Midoriya Shikai!"
"Yosh! Shin-chan, she won!" Takao then jumped for joy, much to the megane's discomfort.
"I know, Bakao!" Midorima snaps at the raven-haired teen for being hyperactive.
"I did it. Midorima-san, Takao-san!" Midoriya quickly hugged then taller teen.
"Y-Yes. You did it." Midorima can only sigh at that.
"There you go! And for our 1st placer..." Momoi makes a little suspense. "Akajima Seikou!"
"Sei!" Furihata then goes to the stage and hugs Akashi, who chuckles at the action.
"Yes, she won." Akashi whispers and kisses the brunet's forehead.
"I did it, Akashi-san!" Akajima then approached them on the stage, and was awarded as well.
"And finally, our Talent Portion Champion... is none other than..." Momoi holds her breath for a while. "Kaguya Taima! Congratulations!"
"Yooooooooooooosh!" Kaguya shouts loudly and Kagami then lifts him up in the air. Kuroko claps and smiles at the scene.
"You did it, boy!" Kagami ruffles the hair of Kaguya, making the kid laugh heartily at him.
"Thank you, Kagami-san, Kuroko-san!" Kaguya then bows to the couple and runs ahead to the stage.
And the awarding went by smoothly. After a few hours, the teens practically resumed training for the match-ups tomorrow. But some of them intended to just bond with the kids or by their partners. As for the GoM, happiness abounds and they never expected such a memorable summer camp. They all wanted to spend more time with the kids, but everything has its own end. That's why they decided to adopt the selected children that they want to be with them.
And definitely, they couldn't ask for more.
To be Continued...
Alright! We're down to the few chapters of this fic!
Hope you like it!
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Mata ne!
Love,
Stella