A/n:
Thanks so much guys for the wonderful reviews for last chapters! x3
I feel like going far with this story, so as not to delay you with the suspense on Kise's title, I'll give you the whole story.
Read, Enjoy & leave a review~!
04: Story
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Everyone had already huddled around the bleachers surrounding Shuutoku's Hawk's Eye user. The silence was overbearing, but it was soon to be broken by a tale from Takao's past.
"B-Breaker of the East?" Momoi repeated, "I've never heard of Ki-chan having that title..."
Kagami hummed, crossing his arms, "It sounds like a character from Tekken though," (Oh Kagami~ xD)
"Maybe something like a Brawler, don't you think so Taiga?" Himuro asked, and even without an expression, it was obvious through his eyes (er...Eye) that he was also amused.
"Yeah! I mean it only has something to do with man to man fist talk!"
Akashi's brow twitched as he raised his scissors, "Tetsuya, please restrain your current light before I shut him off permanently."
Kuroko sighed and gave Kagami a sharp blow on the side, silencing him for a while before blushing a bit in embarassment, "U-uh.. Yeah, sorry.."
Takao cleared his throat, crossing his arms proudly, "Okay! So this happened when I was in middle school..." Taking a deep breath, he proceeded with the short explanation.
"The co-ed school that I was in before, had a rival all-boys school that was rumored to be problematic," Takao stated, "The most problematic of them all was a group of delinquents called the Yorukei*. It was led by a guy named Yoruzaki Ryouta*."
"Yoruzaki Ryouta?" Akashi repeated, brows furrowing, "And what does he have to do with the situation-"
"Yoruzaki is the last name of Kise's father who divorced his mom." Takao cut him off. He closed his eyes to prevent himself from glaring at the redhead captain. Doing so might risk him a lot, but he needed to clear this tension. "Kise is his mom's family name."
Kagami practically yelled out what was in everyone's mind, "So... Wait- Kise led a group of delinquents?!"
"Exactly." Takao leaned back and grinned, "You'd be surprised how he was back then. A problematic 12 year old with black hair and piercing yellow eyes."
"B-black...?"
The hawk's eye user shrugged, "He probably dyed it." And then gave all of them a warning look, "He was a fighter, protected a lot of bullied kids, but he was misunderstood because of the scowl he always had."
"So he was, in the end, a bully back then." Midorima stated bluntly.
Takao resisted the urge to snort at the comment of his precious Shin-chan, and instead, gave him a knowing look, "Bullies were once bullied, Shin-chan. That's probably why he ended that way before, and probably why he became like he is now."
"Ah... A defensive mechanism alright," Momoi murmured, eyes casted downwards in slight guilt, "We... Should've known..."
Himuro stalked over to the pink-haired girl and patted her back reassuringly, "I don't think you have much of a fault here. Don't worry too much about it." His smile was radiant that everyone had to look away.
"Muro-chin..." Murasakibara whined, "You're such a playboy."
"I'm a charmer. I know when a person needs comfort, unlike some others." He practically had to make his voice stern to be able to have the remaining Miracles get his point.
Takao stood up and stretched his back. After a while, he grinned back at the group, "Well, seems like the only thing to do now is wait for him to come back."
"Come back? What good would that do?" Aomine asked, slightly confused.
Kasamatsu crossed his arms and nodded in understanding, "He'll get tired of acting that way for long if he did abandon that bullying self of his. Soon enough, he'll come back the same as always," Then he added under his breath, brows twitching, "And when he does, I'll make sure to kick some sense in his sorry model face..."
Kagami and Kuroko, who were on either sides of the Captain, inched away from the eminating deadly aura, 'Ah... Sempais these days...'
"I'm just curious," Himuro added after settling Momoi to sit on a bench, "What made him turn into that sunshine type of guy?"
"And even be a model at that. If I do recall, they should not have any bad reputation to be well know and seen in the field of business." Akashi stated.
"Mmn... I'm not sure of the details, but I think it has something to do with a friend of his." Takao said thoughtfully. All questions were the same as they waited for him to continue, "The friend got into a bad fight."
Midorima readjusted his glasses, "Because of Kise, then?"
"I think that's what he thought. It's probably not his fault, but because of his reputation, he blamed himself for that."
Momoi clenched her hands on her skirt, eyes sorrowful even more, "So Ki-chan wanted to change then..."
The dreaded silence came back after a short agreement. The understanding was clear on their faces but it was sure that they could do nothing to change Kise back. That heart filled with cheer and joy reverted back to the cold stone heart he had 4 years ago and all they could do was wait.
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TBC
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A/n:
Aughh.. Yes, it was a short boring chapter with tons of explanations courtesy of Takao. Hahaha.
Aside from the old cheerful Kise, Takao is the hyper one in the group, don't you think so? And Himuro backs him up! xD
(They make a good guilt-tripping pair, huh?)
I can't believe I'm actually making Kise like this... So badass... xD anyways, here's some notes about the names:
*Yorukei- two words: 'Yoru' meaning night ; and 'kei' meaning 'bright/light' so together it's like 'Night Light'... Can think of other names! x(
*Yoruzaki Ryouta- Ryouta is his first name and Yoruzaki means 'Night Violence'. WAHAHAHA!
Oh, stay updated okay? I might post a link in the next chapter with my drawing of Kise's past look~ ;)
Anyways, Dont forget to review~!
Ciao~