Kagami Taiga isn't one to be curious. You can even say that he didn't actually cared much about anything besides food and basketball. Naturally, his lives only revolved around the mentioned sport and those who play them. Those being said are his senpais and the trio who is in the same grade as him in the basketball club. He can say for sure that he didn't even have friends (or even an accquaintance) besides them in school. So, it can be considered weird and unusual when somehow Kagami found himself curious about his classmate who sit behind him.
It's not much at the first time. Heck, he didn't even know the guy exist! When the teacher make a round call, and the name Kuroko Tetsuya being called, he can swore that everyone in the class almost had a heart attack. The guy literally appeared out of nowhere. Nonchanantly say 'I've been here the whole time, sir.' with a voice so deadpan and a pokerface (that he bet can even make a brickwall jealous) that Kagami can't guess if it's a lie or not. No, it must be a lie. Because there's no way the guy can just appeared out of nowhere (or the class didn't even notice him at all) if he has been there the whole time. And what's more shocking is that the little guy sit behind him! How on earth Kagami didn't notice him at all?!
Those were the first one. The next it seems that Kuroko Tetsuya didn't have any friends in school (Not that Kagami can say something like that seeing he had close to none friends too). But it's not that uncommon to not have friends. So it maybe uncorrect to say it like that. It just... How to say it? Kagami had heard from the rumours (God, the girls are loud. And that's an understatement) that the guy can be pretty heartless with his friends (or those who want to befriend him). It seems like some people from the little guy's middle school had greet him and the only thing that he said is only 'Who are you?' to them. And according to them, they and Kuroko Tetsuya had hang around (if not close) with him a couple of times too. So they are a bit hurt. It's not helping that when other people tried to make a conversation and befriend him, the little guy said something like 'It's impossible for me to befriend you all'. Thus making him getting a nickname of 'cold statue' from the people in school. But well, it's not related to Kagami, nor did it have any connections to basketball. So why should he even bothered by it?
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Besides Kagami's decision to not even associate with Kuroko, it seems that life didn't side with him at all. What else should Kagami say? Right now he and the little guy sit in the same table at Maji burger for god's sake! Well, it seems that is Kagami's fault for not paying attention now. But, does anyone can blame him? He's still a bit put out because of getting scolded for shouting his name and goal in the rooftop that morning. (Why did the teacher have to be that mad just because of a little shouting?!) And well, that leads to the silence between them now. Kagami had told the guy to switch table, which has been declined politely by Kuroko saying that he has been sitting there first. Again, how on earth Kagami didn't notice him?! It's almost like the little guy is a ghost or something!
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Seriously. The silence is killing Kagami. He want to start a converstation, but didn't know what to talk. Well, the only thing he can talk about is basketball. And Kagami didn't know if Kuroko like the sport or not...
"Ano... Kagami-kun?" said Kuroko suddenly.
That snapped Kagami out of his thoughts. He didn't expected the little guy would be the one to start a conversation. Oh well, at the very least that help him from the trouble of starting the talking. But wait...
"How did you know my name? I haven't told you that right?" asked Kagami.
Kuroko just tilt his head confused. "You're Kagami-kun right? I know your name this morning when I see the basketball club shouting their names and goals from the rooftop on the morning assembly. You're in my class right?"
Okay, Kagami soooo want to facepalm himself right now. How could he forgot that?! Also, the little guy is his classmates and seated behind him. Of course Kuroko bound to know Kagami's name. Trying to mask his dumbfounded face, Kagami decided to just unwrapped his next burger and eat it.
"Kagami-kun, do you really believe what you said on the rooftop? To become number one in basketball?" asked Kuroko again. There's a bit of curiousity in his voice that make one of Kagami's eyebrows rised a little.
"Well, we didn't know until we try right?" answered Kagami while chewing. "And it seems that there's this group that called 'Generation of Miracles' in the basketball circle that supposed to be strong. It will be really fun to beat them and become number one!"
Kuroko frowned. "Generation of Miracles?" mumbled him suddenly holding his head. He said it so softly that Kagami almost didn't hear it. Though, seeing Kuroko holding his head as though he's in a pain alarmed Kagami. "What? Something's wrong?" asked Kagami concerned.
"Ah, no...". Kagami just looked at his classmates, still concerned. "It's just... The term seems familiar... But I can't remember why..." said Kuroko still holding his head.
Kagami stared at Kuroko for a while. He didn't know what to say. Well, they are barely know each other, let alone friends. So what should should he say? Ah yeah... Speaking of friends...
"Hey Kuroko." called Kagami. Kuroko looked up. "Why did you said something like that to your middle school friends and those who talk to you?" asked Kagami curiously.
"Something like what, Kagami-kun?"
"Ah well, something like 'Who are you?' to your middle school friends, and something like 'it's impossible for me to befriend you'... After all, there's no way that you completely forget them right? They're your middle school friends, and it's not like we had graduated from middle school that long ago too." Kagami scratched his cheek a bit nervously. Really, this shows just how much he actually curious. (Kagami seriously need to stop hearing the girls gossipping.)
Silence... Kagami become even more nervous. "Ah, it's okay if you didn't wa..."
"It's because I didn't remember them." cut off Kuroko. And Kagami can only stared. "No, more accurately, because they were my friends at some point that I can't remember them." Kuroko stand up, then with a hurt look (not that Kagami can differentiate it from Kuroko's usual pokerface) he said, "As for me to be impossible to befriend them, if I befriend anyone, I will forget them. So it's better if I didn't do so from the very beginning." And with that said, Kuroko then walk out of Maji Burger.
Kagami can only stared at the once occupied chair in front of him. He stared... And stared... And stared...
"What was that?" asked Kagami bewildered to no one.
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I'm really sorry, I had planned to post this yesterday... But I just didn't know how to end this chapter right. I'm also sorry if this is too short. Also, I have some question...
1. Did you all like the plot?
2. Is it confusing to read?
3. In this chapter, is the title and story match?
4. Is this chapter seems rushed?
5. Did I picture Kuroko and Kagami right? Anything too OOC?
Reviews are always welcome! Just tell me what you think!
