A/N: How hard could the training possibly be? It is hard. Kuroko and the others (Generation of Miracles) are only about 13 years old. So imagine doing that for months.

Not betaed.

Special Chapter 003

In the silence of the morning, one alarm clock rang wildly. A pale hand swung towards the alarm clock but failed to hit it. A familiar head of light blue head with an atrocious bed head emerged.

Kuroko tried his best to open his eyes and get up but the bed was simply calling into him. It was 5 o'clock in the morning and he really does not want to move an inch however, remembering that it was for his own good that he needs to get up did he really start to do his daily routine.

It was tiring. Every single thing is tiring.

He hurt in places he thought he would not hurt all because of the hell their head manager was making them go through. Most of his friends from the third string had already quit and frankly, he was contemplating on doing it too. But he made a promise. So he would persevere. It was just training. Training that when he told her that he might just die, she made him do it twice. Twice. As if once was not enough.

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"You look like shit." Daiki told him. They were walking together to their hell home slash school slash training grounds. Just seeing their gym makes them cringe. "Did you have breakfast already?"

"Yes." Kuroko replied quietly. No longer does he have the energy to speak. And speaking requires a lot of energy just like ojou-sama once said. If a whiny brat can still speak and complain, then that brat can still go on. Honestly, being quiet and observant helps.

"Satsuki said that there are only a half of third strings and two-thirds of the second strings already remain." Daiki told him. They were now inside the locker room of the first strings and he already saw both the captain and the vice on the gym. It was depressing that their days would go on just like that. Again and again. Day after day.

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The two of them fell in line and saw ojou-sama in front of the gathered members.

Ever since the reshuffling, it was rare that all the remaining members of Teiko's Men Basketball club would gather in a single place so it was disconcerting for Kuroko to see the others.

"Okay. Just so you know, there are now officially 100 members of our club." The evil witch started. Her eyes trained on them and they visibly fought the urge to shiver. They were sure she was thinking something again! Oh! It would be pure torture on their part! "Congratulations to all of you that remained here! I can guarantee you that those who remained would be given a deserving reward after this even if we win or lose against our game between Sannoh and Shohoku! So all of you could breathe freely now because the third part of our training starts! And you better make yourselves smell better than what you normally smell!"

As it was, the first group and the second group were made to have a match while the third group ran around the First string's gym with twenty kilos of weights on their limbs and their beloved crush on their backs for fifteen times. Kuroko noted that Midorima was carrying a 3rd year female on his back while blushing profusely; Kise had his girlfriend with him; and Murasakibara had a really tall girl on him. The girl was probably as tall as Musakibara himself.

"Where are you looking, Tetsu?!" Daiki yelled at him. They were playing against their captain and vice. Really, how hard could that be? It was making him thrilled to the bones. "I never even thought she would pit us like this!" Daiki murmured as he stopped to regain his breathing.

Kuroko nodded. "A day off for the winner." A really wonderful prize and it would be really bad if they couldn't get it.

Their score is 38-43 but their opponents just wouldn't give up. Having only a five point lead is barely worth mentioning specially if they are only on the first half of the game. If the game continues as it is, they could not reach the score quota of 20 per player.

"Eyes on the game, Haizaki!" Daiki yelled. Why did he have the guy on his team, he wouldn't know. The guy is an ass and he's proud of it too! "I want that day off!"

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"They are improving quite so fast." Shirogane said as he observes the practice match against the two groups. It wasn't the everyday practice match as the first, second and third strings were reshuffled. Observing the game once more, he noted the difference of certain players against the others. Those who belonged to the first strings were strong but with the harsh training, there was a certain improvement to them. They moved more fluidly, except one guy but that is expected.

The second strings were also steadfastly gaining on to the first string's strength. Even their assigned coach, Coach Honkyo, told him that he did not expect for the second string members to improve that fast and that much.

And lastly, the third strings. He did not expect them to remain. Though they had been reduced to half, Coach Ippantekina said they would be formidable to any opponent.

The basketball members had also been gaining a lot of fans and audience from their daily trainings. Most of them were girls. They cheered on for the members and their head manager was obviously gaining sufficient funds with the way she was smiling brightly.

Their ojou-sama could surely make all of them bow down to their knees. He had never seen the members of the team so serious and yet so happy in all of his years as their coach. She is truly a valuable manager to have.

He turned and saw her talking with her fellow manager, Satsuki Momoi at the corner of the gym. She was pointing at one of the playing teams and Momoi was nodding her head.

What are they plotting now?

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"Have you gotten everything, Sat-chan?" Their ojou-sama asked her.

They had been discussing the things that the playing members needed to improve and truthfully, if their ojou-sama hadn't pointed it, she wouldn't have noticed it. It was as if their ojou-sama could pinpoint those miniscule movements the players were making.

"Dai-chan would be able to pass Shu-san." She heard her whisper. And it did happen. Dai-chan did indeed been able to pass the captain.

"Damn it, Shugo!" Kubota yelled. "You let Aomine pass you again!"

Aomine dribbled as fast as he could and prepared to jump for a shoot when all of the sudden the ball was stolen from him by none other than their vice, Akashi. He moved to steal it back but Akashi passed the ball to Kubota and- their enemy scored a three pointer.

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His legs could no longer move. After playing a game with weights on, though they were only ten kilos, it was still hard to play against his fellow first string members. How could he even run fifteen laps? They would have to reattach that dreadful ten kilos more. And also, there was the mysterious girl which he was supposed to give a piggy back ride when he smelled like sweat and something else. Oh the horrors.

"Tetsu-tan." Their ojou-sama called. There was a certain glint on her eyes and he gulped. Something was going to happen! And he wasn't sure if he could take it anymore!

"Yes?" He replied quietly after a few lungful of breaths.

She moved in front of him and all he could do was not allow the others to see his knees tremble. She definitely wanted something!

He closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable but it never came. All that came was a small towel being swiped across his temples and hair. Ojou-sama's tending to him!

And suddenly he could no longer take it. Not only just because ojou-sama doesn't always do this but also because he knew his fellow team mates who has a crush on her would gang up on him. Kuroko's eyes fell back to his head and fainted.

-End

A/N: Honkyo means stronghold. Ippantekina means general.

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