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Chapter 3: Not so Friendly Match

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The training in the gym was as rigorous as usual, but those who are not included in the Generation of Miracles title were having a hellish time in completing the course. Those with the title were already used to it anyways, so all they could do was practice and practice.

"Mou..." Momoi murmured as she sat down on the benches, "I wonder where Aomine-kun went,"

"He did say he was going to find Kise-kun, right?"

"Yeah but- U-uwaaah! Tetsu-kun! Don't scare me like that!"

"I'm sorry, Momoi-san,"

Momoi steadied her breathing after being scared witless by the teal-haired male who was sitting beside her. After a while, she looked at him with curious eyes.

"That was an hour ago. Shouldn't he be back by now?"

"Oh... Maybe he couldn't find him..." Kuroko replied.

After a while of sighing, they heard the gym doors open an everyone's eyes went to see who. Momoi was expecting Aomine to finally be back, but instead, they saw the blond model.

Surprised, Kasamatsu headed towards his kohai, "Oi Kise. What do you think you're doing, skipping out on practice like that?" He asked angrilly in hopes to get Kise's sense back.

Kise eyed on him with a blank face, "And why should I follow you, Kasamatsu?" He said.

"Address your seniors properly, brat!" Kasamatsu raised his feet to hit the blond but Kise had already slipped past him and headed towards the benches.

"Chill, Kasa," He smirked back and hopped over to a bench, just beside Momoi.

"Kasa?!" His sempai was practically fuming with anger but he stomped off to continue the training instead.

"Ki-chan..." Momoi called out, "Um... Did... Aomine-kun see you?"

Kise yawned and leaned back, "Yeah, what about it? I'm not here cuz he persuaded me or anything." He turned his head to Kuroko, "He's not back yet?"

Kuroko winced a bit. It was strange that Kise noticed him immediately and he didn't even show signs of the annoying yet cheerful side of his. The teal haired teen nodded in reply and stood up.

"I'm going to continue the training. Please excuse me," Kuroko said.

"Don't overexert yourself." Kise added, and even though it was a caring thought, Kuroko could feel the smug look that the blond was giving him, as if telling him 'You can't'.

Momoi noticed this too and was about to apprehend Kise's behavior, but the doors opened again. This time it was Aomine with an obviously pissed off aura.

"Daiki. You sure took your time," Akashi warned, emperor's eye already gleaming.

"Cut him some slack, Akashi,"

Teiko's captain glared at the blond approaching them, "What was that, Ryouta?" He hissed.

"Well, he could always make up for the lost time." Kise smiled bitterly and picked up a stray basketball on the ground, "One on one, Aominecchi?"

Aomine snarled, "I just asked you that a while back, bastard, and you refused. Now you want it?!"

"No need to cry over my affection," Kise laughed and made his way to the court.

Kagami and Midorima were there, having a short match as usual, and when Kise stepped in, the tension in the air rose.

"Kise," Kagami called, oblivious to the atmosphere around him, "Ready for a match?"

"Sorry, Kagami. I'll be taking down Aomine's ass first," He shooed him away.

Midorima sighed and left as well, followed by the bewildered Kagami, "Oi, are you just gonna let him off like that?" Asked Kagami.

"I'll let him off once and that's it. Besides, I believe we'll be seeing an interesting play with the new Kise," Midorima sat down and was immediately handed a water bottle courtesy of Takao.

Kise was standing in the middle of the court, eyeing on Aomine as if eyeing a prey. Aomine didn't let this slip and headed towards him in anger.

"You better prepare yourself Kise. I'm not in the best of moods now," Aomine hissed.

Kise smiled at him and started dribbling the ball, "Really? Is it because I'm too pushy and an annoyance to you?"

And before Aomine could reply, Kise sprinted off and drove past him. The tanned male reacted and turned to his right where he was expecting Kise to be, but to his surprise, Kise did a fake, pulling back with a fadeaway and hitting for a three.

Aomine growled and leapt up, just in time to block the blond's shot. He got back on the ground, ball in hand and ran towards the basket.

His eyes widened when he saw a blur of yellow and the ball in his hands was knocked away, Kise immediately doing a lay-up on the basket.

Everyone in the spectators were surprised at the sudden development. Kagami was first to blurt out his mind.

"He... He stopped Aomine,"

Of course the tanned male wouldn't let it go easily, and instead got the ball and jumped on the air. Kise reacted quickly, spinning around his heels, reaching the ball before Aomine could get to the apex of his jump.

The ball bounced away from them, and without a second's delay, Aomine got it back, only to be blocked on his way by Kise.

"What's wrong, Aominecchi?" Kise slurred out, his eyes dilated with pure mockery, "You seem slow,"

"Shut up, Kise!" Aomine roared and drove past him after doing a fake to the right.

Kise stepped out, almost as if he let him pass through, and heading straight to the basket. Kise laughed and jogged towards the basket, avoiding the confrontation towards it instead.

"What the hell is he doing?! Is he underestimating Aomine or something?" Kagami muttured on the sidelines.

"No... It's not underestimating Aomine..." Kuroko corrected, eyes shaking as he watched Kise and Aomine face off under the basket, "It's more like..."

Aomine jumped, going for a furious dunk, but Kise caught up. His right hand was up, effectively blocking the ball. Aomine pulled the ball back, turning to his right and holding the ball with his left.

"There it is! His formless shot!" Takao yelled, half in excitement and half in dismay.

Kagami looked at Kuroko in tense silence before the phantom man continued with a gulp, "... Kise-kun knows he can stop him,"

Aomine used his momentum to finally do a dunk, but unexpectedly, Kise turned around as well, this time using his left hand and slamming the ball away just centimeters away from the hoop. Aomine's eyes widened as he saw Kise give him a dark smile.

The ball tumbled out of bounds, towards the bleachers where Akashi was at.

The two Generation of Miracles landed back on the floor with Aomine practically panting out of anger. Kise took the liberty to walk over to the ball and pick it up.

"What a shame, Aomine," Kise said in a low voice, turning around to tilt his head sadly to the side, "You disappointed me,"

Aomine's glare darkened, "What is your problem?! You don't give a fucking care at all!"

Kise huffed and placed the ball back on the floor, "You're right," He smiled and shoved his hands in his pockets, "I don't care. You're all just a waste of time,"

Kise started walking away, eyes closed and smirk as smug as ever. The whole court was quiet, except for Aomine's heavy breathing. He got out and slammed the door shut, the sound echoing across the gym.

"Somebody wake me up," Hinuro sniggered, breaking the silence, "That kid's a badass,"

Takao felt himself smirk as he wiped the sweat that formed itself on his forehead after seeing that intense battle, "He was alway one..." He whispered.

"Takao?" Midorima questioned, "Do you know something we don't?"

"Yeah." The hawk's eye user smiled back, "He's a guy with a past. Back then when I was in middle school, he was known as the Breaker of the East."

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TBC

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So sorry for not updating this! xD I had a huge mental block for this story cuz of... Well, Mental block of course!

So anyways, since I got a beloved and inspiring message from a dear reader, I got inspired! That's how much I love my precious readers~! 3

So, hope you enjoyed that and sorry for bad basketball game description! The way I imagined it was waaaay better than that... =_=

And the cliffhanger! AHAHAHHA! WHAT'S WITH THE SUDDEN DEVELOPMENT OF KISE'S PAST?! LOL EVEN I DON'T GET MYSELF!

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