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.
XOXOXOXOXO
Saturday, 10:30 AM - Living Dreams Foundation, Tokyo
The game between Seirin and Kaijou resumes, and every second is getting more intense with Kagami and Kise on the line of battle. It's an alternate scoring pattern for both teams, which really doesn't help lengthen the gap. Kagami never felt more pumped than he is now. Thanks to Kuroko's words, he unleashes all of his skills and plans to play, making it difficult for Kise and the rest of his team to keep up.
Kise tries his best to copy all styles made by Kagami, but much to his dismay because the redhead always have counter-measures for his own movements in case of being copied.
"Tch. Are we in trouble now?" Kise pants, trying to recover from the one-on-one he did with Kagami. Aomine has his smirk when he noticed that this is the gameplay he is looking forward to. It may be a bit disappointing for him, but he's happy that the game is what it is.
"Shin-chan, Kagami is getting back at Kise-chan! This is gonna be one heck of a match!" Takao expresses his giddiness and the megane just hums in approval, drinking his favorite canned beverage.
The game ends with a score of 88-86, in favor of Seirin. Kise tries his best to keep up, but his body can't handle more. So when he is walking back to the bench, his vision blurred and he starts to lose balance. Luckily, he doesn't reach the floor because someone has caught him.
"Baka. You enjoyed your game too much." the voice is loud and clear in Kise's ears. When he looks up, a smiling Aomine gazes at him proudly.
"A-Aominecchi..." Kise tries to speak, but his body is getting the better of him.
"Shut up for now. I'll take you to the infirmary." Aomine carries the blonde bridal-style, then gives a nod at Kasamatsu's direction.
The Seirin team celebrates their win, even more when Kagami hugs his phantom boyfriend right then and there.
"You and Kise-kun gave it your all. I'm so proud." Kuroko speaks, sinking deeper in Kagami's chest.
"Yeah. I'm worried about Kise, though. He pushed his limits." Kagami breaks the hug and looks at Kuroko worriedly.
"He'll live, that's for sure. Kise-kun is stronger than what he appears to be."
"I'll give you that."
The game pauses, giving all teams a lunch break. The three previous games proved to be tedious for the teams who played, so as a preparation for the next game, all of them will have lunch first. Since it's still a bit early, the ones who will cook proceeds to the kitchen.
"I had so much fun, Kagamicchi! Playing with you is really amazing!" Kise comments after having a nice rest from the infirmary. Aomine is on standby whether something weird happens to his boyfriend. Well, he'll stay even if no one told him to.
"I'm more worried about your stamina. Has it been that forced lately? What happened?" Kagami asks, then Kise instantly blushes.
"Uh, that? W-Well..." Kise stutters.
"I knew AHOmine-kun has something to do with this." Kuroko says, deadpanned.
"Hey! Why am I always the center of your anger, Tetsu?!"
"Because what I say about you is true." Kuroko simply replies, sipping on his vanilla milkshake.
"Why you-"
"It's okay, Kurokocchi! I... didn't say I don't like what we do other than basketball." Kise manages to say sheepishly.
"I figured. But if it makes the game better, please carry on." Kuroko says.
"Kuroko, you bastard." Aomine clicks his tongue in annoyance.
"Besides, I have been building up my stamina too with Kagami-kun." Kuroko confesses and Kagami almost spit his drink.
"We all do. Right?" another voice adds to the group.
"Takaocchi!" Kise quickly makes a high-five with the Hawk Eye player.
"How's the bright model doin'? You really had fun out there, huh?" Takao asks Kise.
"Mm! Kagamicchi is very hard to defeat."
"You're talking like that because you really haven't improved since then." Aomine remarks, obviously annoyed.
"So mean, Aominecchi!"
"And you're talking like that because you can't admit to yourself that Kagami-kun is better than 10 Ahomine-kun combined." Kuroko comments.
"OI!" Aomine snaps at the blunette. "As if that Bakagami can defeat me. The only one who can beat me-"
"Stop with that ancient quote, Ahomine-kun. You can't move on in life unless you admit your shortcomings."
"Tch. Like hell I have any."
"Then, is it okay if I ask Akashi-kun about your idiotic activities during middle school?"
"That's blackmailing, Tetsu! You bastard!"
"Hah! So Ahomine has his best moments huh?" Kagami smirks deviously towards the tanned teen, who blushed at the embarrassing revelation.
"Shut up, Bakagami! Like you're one to talk!"
"Huh? Aside from the incident with Alex, I don't remember any." Kagami comments, and Aomine gets pissed.
They talk like that until lunch is served. Most of them are eating with their teammates, while others choose to eat with the kids or their partners. Either way, it's a generally peaceful meal for all of them.
"Sei, you should prepare for Yosen after this." Furihata reminds his lover who just nods at him.
"I will, Kouki. You should be cheering me up later."
"E-Even if you don't say that, I'll support you."
"That's my Kouki." and a kiss to the forehead is all Furihata needs to calm his nerves.
The fourth game will begin in a short while. Nothing much happened after lunch so everyone settled back on their seats and prepares to watch the game. It's Rakuzan vs. Yosen for Game 04. And tip-off begins with Murasakibara from Yosen and Nebuya from Rakuzan.
"Sei-chan!"
"What is it, Reo-nee?" Akashi asks, looking at Mibuchi from his peripheral.
"Let's do our best!"
"Ah." Akashi nods and is blocked by Fukui.
"Aha! Akashi!" the Yosen Point Guard intejects.
"Fukui-san, what a surprise." Akashi says, and Fukui suddenly stops.
"Eh? What do you-" and his words aren't finished yet when Akashi quickly passes by him.
"Sorry, Fukui-san. A game is a game. We can talk later." Akashi says after shooting a score for their team.
"Damn it! His eyes are really fast!" Fukui says with a click of tongue. Himuro passes by him.
"Wake up senpai, or you'll never get a score." the Yosen shooting guard tells Fukui and runs for the ball.
Obviously, Yosen has still a bit more to learn in order to surpass Rakuzan. With Akashi's Emperor Eye in complete form, no doubt the game's cards will play according to his intentions. The score for First Half is 56-46, in favor of Rakuzan. That's the biggest point difference in all the games played since morning.
"Aka-chin is really great. I don't wanna play the next game." Murasakibara yawns and Himuro just sighs at the laziness of his lover.
"Atsushi, don't say that. We still have more to go." Himuro counters, kissing the tall teen on his cheek.
"He's right, Atsushi." a voice joins the conversation.
"My, my. If it isn't the Emperor himself." Himuro grins at the redhead.
"Pardon my intrusion in your team, Tatsuya-san. I am just checking if you are all okay."
"Oh." Himuro chuckles. "Well, aside from the sweat, we're all good."
"I see. Sorry but I need to be serious in the game."
"No worries, Akashi-kun. We're all fired up as well." Himuro pats the redhead.
Akashi bows at them. "Thank you, Tatsuya-san. For taking care of Atsushi all the time."
"Uh well... It's nothing compared to how you care for them during middle school."
"Still, my gratitude is yours." Akashi defends. "Atsushi, please play the game for Tatsuya-san, at least."
"Eeeeeeeh. Too bothersome, Aka-chin." Murasakibara chomps another set of snacks.
"Hm. Tatsuya-san, I am going to hold the delivery of some new snacks straight from Europe until Atsushi plays."
"H-Hey, Aka-chin. That's so mean..." Murasakibara pouts and both Akashi and Himuro chuckles at the Yosen center's reaction.
If it gets down to it, friendship is still more powerful than basketball any day.
To be Continued...
Yosh!
Owatta!
I'll see you again next week!
Ja ne! Ittekimasu!
Love,
Stella