A/N: A huge thanks to: ThatOneHeffalumpInTheCorner, dislami-chan, bluerubydragon, LunarQuartet, Lorde127, Emiko Aika, XFallenSakuraX
Chapter 37: Facing Death in the Face (for sure)
Gritting his teeth, Kagami turned back and stood beside Kuroko.
He didn't understand anything. He knows nothing. Well, except maybe that 'ojou-sama' was an evil witch, perhaps scarier than their coach because honestly, who in their right mind lets carnivorous animals run after people just for the heck of it?
And so he stood beside his shadow, ready to face death and if they are lucky, hopefully they are lucky, they could survive this.
It was a while before the jaguars showed up and he was surprised to see the other Generation of Miracle standing beside them. All for one, one for all? It doesn't matter. He wouldn't die. Not here in this forsaken forest where he wasn't really sure if he's still in Japan or not. No. He would fight those bloodthirsty cats. He's a tiger! He would win. Surely he would win. Oh gods, he prayed that they would not be eaten.
"You have any plans, Tetsu?" Aomine asked Kuroko and the damn shadow just smiled and shrugged. Who in their right mind does that?!
Cracking his knuckles, he would fight. If that man from the book was able to fight a lion with his bare hands, surely he could also do that.
In the corner of his eyes, he was able to see Midorima holding a stick while Kise is throwing a sizeable rock up and down his hands. Murasakibara, Aomine and Akashi were also holding something and he doesn't really want to know.
All of them were prepared to fight to the death. However, before it all began, it ended.
There was a whistle of sorts and all six of the wild cats dashed forward. But they did not attack them. No. They went farther and when they looked back, they saw her, the evil witch of Teikou with the cats at her feet.
"Very good, Tetsu-tan." She said with her eyes shining bright from happiness, he wasn't sure. "Among all of them, you're the first one who's able to face your fears."
She then went down and scratched one of cats behind its ears as if it was just an ordinary cat. And when she stood back up, she turned her back on them as if nothing happened.
And he just couldn't stop himself.
"YOU!" He called and yet she did not stop. "I'm talking to you! Evil witch!"
And maybe he shouldn't have said that because when she looked back at him straight in the eyes, he would rather run again from the jaguars than face her.
-tbc-
