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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Saturday, 9:00 AM - Living Dreams Foundation, Tokyo
The tournament is still under way and all teams didn't hold back in pursuing victory game by game. Loud cheers are reverberating throughout the gym and everyone is happy with how the game progresses. It is indeed a pleasure to be able to play again just like Winter Cup times, but this time in a more fun and conventional way.
As the game continues with Yosen vs Shuutoku, spectators' eyes are glued to how Murasakibara is able to stop the undefiable three-pointer shot of Midorima. Akashi even gasped at the scene, somehow miscalculating the purple-haired giant. But he is proven wrong this time, as Murasakibara passes by the Shuutoku ace and scores while at it.
"S-Sei... Midorima-san's shot was..." Furihata is unable to resume his words.
"I... didn't know it would likely happen. I was wrong... Atsushi is far more improving than what I thought." Akashi says, eyes focused on the game while the brunet leans on him for support.
And so that settles the second half of Game 02 with Yosen as the winner. The score is settled with 76-79, in favor of Yosen. Midorima still managed a smile, probably thinking that it was just a friendly game and no need to be heated about it. He then proceeds to Murasakibara and shakes hand with him. Both competitors had knowing glances and suddenly Murasakibara hugged the megane. Midorima is so shocked he nearly kicked the Yosen center.
"Mido-chin... Thank you. I can eat Muro-chin now." Murasakibara utters near the megane's ears.
"T-That's not the point! Why do you suddenly felt the need to hug me?!" Midorima, his usual tsundere self, says.
"Because I am thankful to Mido-chin..." Murasakibara almost crushed the megane in his hug.
"L-Let go of me you-"
"Atsushi, you can let go now." Himuro's voice sounded like healing to the purple giant and the hug broke immediately.
"Muro-chin, can I eat you now?"
Murasakibara walks toward his lover and quickly kissed him by the lips. Other members of Yosen and Shuutoku looked away, except Takao who is practically enjoying the scene.
"Later, Atsushi. We have to watch the game." Himuro caresses the giant's face and gives a quick kiss to the forehead. Murasakibara hums in contentment and walks towards the bleachers to have water.
"Himuro-san! That was a great PDA!" Takao says. Loud cheers from the audience still booms.
"Hehehe. Thanks Takao-kun..." Himuro replies with a smirk. "So, will you disappear from Midorima-san's sight after this?"
"Seriously? I don't think I can. Besides, he gave it his best in this game. That's enough reward for me."
"Takao-kun... That's very generous of you." Himuro compliments and the Shuutoku ravenette nods.
"Yep! If there's one thing I can do for myself and Shin-chan, that is to be happy with what we have."
"I cannot argue with that, Hawk Eye." Himuro says and both chuckled at that.
They did not notice Akashi walking towards them, with Furihata on the side.
"Himuro-san! Taka!" the brunet calls out, earning attention from both teams.
"Ah, Furi-chan!" Takao responds, waving his hand off in a carefree manner. Akashi just nods at them.
"That was an awesome game! I really haven't been able to see something like that since Winter Cup." Furihata trembles in excitement.
"Well, take it from our aces... They're the best." Himuro replies, but Akashi seem to think of something else.
"I don't think it's just about Shintarou or Atsushi..." Akashi puts a hand under his chin.
"Why Sei? They're the GoM so-"
"Pardon Kouki, but teamwork is what I mean. And the support their partners give to them make them give out their full potential to the game. It surpasses way more than how we play as GoM in middle school. I sensed beforehand that there's something lacking, and I think this is what seems to be the outcome."
"Oh yeah. That's what we always do in Seirin!" Furihata brightens up at that.
"And that's what you do to me, too. That's why I keep on working out to enhance myself." Akashi replies, kissing the brunet's back of the hand.
Furihata blushes a bit then it dawned on him. Love... Love is the component Akashi is talking about after all this time.
"Say, I didn't know Akashi-san has this cheesy side in him." Himuro comments.
"Yeah! It is really refreshing to see you like this Akashi-san, in love and all."
"Well, that's how love and passion changes a person, am I right?"
"Never been more true. I'm glad Atsushi's the way he is right now." Himuro says with a contented look.
"Well, Shin-chan's still the tsundere type but that's what I love about him!" Takao adds.
"I'm never wrong to have made that decision before, and I'm glad that they all found a love of their own..." Akashi smiles one of his own and Furihata's heart soared.
And the conversation comes to a halt when Takao and Himuro are called by their respective partners. Akashi and Furihata also went back to their respective seats.
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"And now, let's proceed with Game 03! It's Seirin vs. Kaijou!" the announcer says, earning a huge bout of cheers and yells from the audience.
"Kurokocchi!" Kise quickly hugs the bluenet, much to the latter's annoyance.
"Kise-kun, stop it." Kuroko says and the blond halts his actions.
"Well, I guess we're just gonna give our best here." Kasamatsu speaks and shakes hands with Hyuuga.
"So are we." Hyuuga says back with the same positive energy and they quickly got into position.
And so Game 03 starts with a tip-off between Kiyoshi and Kobori. Of course, the Iron Heart manages to catch the ball. Hyuuga can't help but smirk towards his boyfriend, as they started to get pumped up on the game. Kise, however, turned the tables again and manages to catch the ball then making his three-point shot. Kagami won't be settled by that, as he quickly got the ball and did a slam dunk. Kuroko gave a knowing nod to his boyfriend, probably expressing that they should get serious now.
Kaguya is watching with such amusement in his eyes, while Kirishima and Aoyama silently cheered for Kise. Aomine tried to focus on the game but is distracted by Kise's (intentional) quirks like swaying his body or whatever attractive pose the blonde comes up with.
'You and your hot body, Kise.' Aomine thought as he groans and tries to remove dirty thoughts in his head.
Kagami and Kuroko's real struggle begins when Kise copies the GoM again. Since the game is only for two rounds, Kise's stamina can be enough to give his team the game's victory. But alas, Kagami enters the Zone and all hell breaks lose. The gasps and shouts from the audience become louder, making the tension between both teams increase tenfold.
"Kagami! Kuroko! Go for it!" Furihata shouts from his seat. He is allowed not to be on bench for this game, so he settled beside Akashi to observe the game better. The redhead is quite worried about the Seirin Duo, since Kise is now the most dominant player on court.
"If this keeps up, Seirin will be having a hard time closing the gap." Midorima comments from his team's bench.
"Nah. They can pull it off. Miracles do happen when you don't expect it, right?" Takao replies, and the green-haired Shuutoku ace can only nod at that.
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The first half of Game 03 ends with a tie of 48. Both Seirin and Kaijou are quite worked up after that game. They really have given their all in this. Aomine quickly ran to his boyfriend's side, petting the blonde's hair messily.
"Not bad for someone who finally defeated me." Aomine's smirk gained Kise's attention instantly.
"Thank you Aominecchi!" the blonde launched himself on Aomine and they both stumbled on the floor.
"Geez. No wonder you're the most PDA couple around here." Kasamatsu scoffed and turned to Sakurai, who is busy wiping the sweat on his face.
"Yuki-san, you did great out there." Sakurai says cheerily, making a cute expression that Kasamatsu can't even resist.
"Y-You too, Ryou. Thank you for everything." Kasamatsu replies, placing a kiss on his lover's cheek.
"There's one more round. I hope you excel." Sakurai comments and continues to wipe his boyfriend's sweat.
"I will. 'Cause you're there." Kasamatsu smiles, then chugs a bottle of water.
On the Seirin's side, things are less animated than usual.
"Kuroko, you look like passing out. Wanna sub?" Kagami worriedly asks, seeing his boyfriend almost fainting.
"I am o-okay, Kagami-kun." Kuroko insists, but his breathing is quite unsteady.
"Oh no Kuroko-kun!" Coach Aida starts. "You won't be playing this time. Save your energy for our final match."
"But Coach-"
"No buts, Kuroko! I'll have Koganei to sub for you."
"Yes Ma'am!" Koganei throws a fist on the air. "Don't worry Kuroko, I'll finish what you started!"
"Very well t-then... Thanks, Koganei-senpai."
"Yosh! Let's do this!" Koganei cheers on and they got ready for the second half.
Kagami kissed Kuroko's forehead before standing, making the bluenet smile at the gesture. Surely, they will break the tie and win this game.
To be Continued...
Whew!
Finally I'm done with this chappie.
Basketball games are quite the nuisance to write and I don't have enough background about it.
Still, hope you liked it!
Love,
Stella