Ugh, I think I just accidentally drinked an overdue milk. Frick. ….Anyway please applause. As a token of thanks to Nickirem~ I really love her beta-ing my stories, munya~!
When all was yet again calm, the coach had decided to call off the days practice, it is afterall rude to ignore visitors who are concerned friends. Kuroko was being hogged away by the Generation of Miracles while their partners were mingling around with the Seirin, some were just idle chat, some were talking of the Seirin's previous defeat against Rakuzan but it a praising manners as towards the strategy used. Kagami was being harassed or disturbed by his 'brother'.
"Oi, Tetsu." Aomine began in his lazy tone. "How come you don't seem as…..disheartened?"
"Aominecchi? D-disheartened?"
"When did you learn a semi-complex word Aomine?"
"Dai-chan, you've grown."
"I'll buy you a bag of chips for that, Mine-chin~!"
"Wha-! Hey,!"
Kuroko smiled at the small scene occuring, it is just like being in Teikou all over again, with a few exceptions of course. Somethings just can't be fixed, it seems like. His smile instantly turned in a sour expression as his mind wondered to a particular redhead with hetero-colored eyes. Kuroko questioned his heart, why can he still love that person when he had hurt him so much? Isn't that just way too cruel? Kuroko is sure too that Akashi knows that he still have feelings for him.
Suddenly Kuroko noticed the sudden quietness among his friends since middle school, Kuroko noticed that they were staring at him with a polite concern. Had they read his thoughts? Guessed them maybe, or was it just to obvious of who and what he was thinking given the situation?
"Tetsu-kun, are you okay?"
"Oi, Tetsu?"
Kuroko nodded slowly, unsure of the question.
"Kurokocchi was thinking about Akashicchi just now, weren't you?" Kise had a pained expression on his face, empathy for the bluenette.
"Hmph, as I always said, your star sign and Akashi's doesn't match…not like I personally checked on it or anything."
Kuroko sweatdropped. "You never said we were incompatible, Midorima-kun."
"Kuro-chin~ you haven't answered Mine-chin's question~"
"Ah, that's right." Kuroko blinked. "Someone helped, that is all." Kuroko answered.
They were puzzled by Kuroko's answer and when they asked on, Kuroko just refused to answer the question and dodged it by using Misdirection to escape from the small crowd. Kuroko walked in to the locker room with a mindset of returning home since it seems like there won't be any practice for the day. (The other first years excluding Kagami had already even left earlier.)
Kuroko heard familiar ringing in his locker, Kuroko opened it and search for his cellphone inside of his bag. The caller ID flashed a contact number he had never received from, one whom he not knew well of but knew him well enough. Kuroko pressed the green button and answered the phone call.
"Moshi moshi, Mayuzumi-senpai?"
"Hmm? You seem to be fine." The person on the other end of the line answered.
"What do you mean?"
"I expected to hear a heavy undertone voice, infected by the heavy atmosphere, but you seem, not cheerful maybe, but fine."
"Is that so?" Well it may would have been like so if not for the sudden appearance of his former teammates and their current partner.
"Did the Generation of Miracles came to visit you, perhaps?" Mayuzumi said as if that was the only reason available.
Kuroko nodded at the question. "Yes."
"Hmm, I see. Well I'll be hanging up now, practice would be resuming soon."
"Okay."
A short click and the phone call ended. Kuroko stared at the device in his palm. At the other end of the line
In Rakuzan's locker room, Mayuzumi's finger was still kept on the red button on his phone, his empty eyes staring at the screen. He had hoped that he would be the one to lift the bluenette's spirit for that day as he was sure that the Seirin High basketball team would be in a heavy atmosphere after such a scary defeat. Looks like the Generation of Miracles is really a team he need to fight off to gain attention of a certain someone.
The door to the locker room clicked open and Akashi Seijuurou walked in.
Mayuzumi closed his cellphone put it back inside his locker before locking it, he turned around and face the shorter redhead.
"Break is almost over, Chihiro. Go back out immediately." Akashi ordered in calm voice.
Mayuzumi nodded slightly and walked past Akashi who was standing close to the door. When the brown-haired was out of the room and Akashi was left alone, he stride to his locker and gaze at the small picture he brought to everywhere. Peacefully and hopelessly in love was what the picture may have screamed if it can talk, nothing out of ordinary it was just a picture of two teenage boys laying on the grass, eyes closed as if sleeping, side by side.
Tetsuya is still his, Akashi is sure of that. Seirin had stolen what was rightfully his and he guess he will have to greet them soon and take back his 'real shadow'.
Right now he just need a reason to see his Tetsuya and a simple sentence will help him achieve that small ambition. A simple order will be spoken and when he got to see his little bluenette, he will take him back for he is his. Once something becomes his it will always be like that and no one is allowed to think what is his as theirs. Especially Kuroko Tetsuya. Kuroko Tetsuya, the original phantom sixth man of Generation of Miracles belongs to Akashi Seijuurou.
Akashi walked out of the locker room and went straight to the director. His words are orders even if they have superiority in terms of position, they can't deny his words as they have already acknowledge him, by doing so they are demoting themselves. And if they do not acknowledge him then he will make them.
"I would like to propose a practice match between Rakuzan High and Seirin High school basketball team."