Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko No Basuke
Warnings: OOC(?), rated T for Kagami and Hyuuga's bad mouth.
CHAPTER 3
Kagami falls flat on his buttocks in his poor attempt to run away. He scoots farther away from the unseen force—but in reality, he was too scared to even comprehend the whole situation or even see who was there.
"Kagami-kun!"
"Oi, we heard you scream! What happened?!" Hyuuga asked in a tone of urgency.
"Eh...?"
Kagami looks up to his upperclassmen with a face of fright. "G-Gho..." He said. Then, his hand shots up, pointing towards them, "Ghost!"
Riko and Hyuuga frown. "I think you completely went bonkers." Hyuuga said.
"It's true! I saw him—"
"You mean him?" Kiyoshi bends down and picks something—or someone, in general. Both Hyuuga and Riko recoil in surprise at the sudden appearance of a boy with blue hair in Kiyoshi's hands. He was trying to wiggle his way out his huge hands, and when he couldn't make a move, his eyes started watering. "Hey there buddy. We're not going to hurt you."
Riko's heart instantly melts when she recovered, "Aw, you cute little thing..."
"This," Hyuuga began as he pointed the boy. "is not a ghost Kagami. Get your facts straight. He's freaking alive and you scared the hell out of him!" He reprimanded his junior while giving him an evil eye.
"B-But...!" Kagami was now standing, and he pointed a finger to the boy's direction accusingly. "He started it! He suddenly appeared out of nowhere!"
"BAKAgami-kun, don't point. What are you, five?" Kagami shudders at his coach's glare and puts his finger down.
Kiyoshi lets out a beaming smile while he gently bounces the boy in his hands, preferring to ignore his companions as he does so. The boy's tears was soon gone, and what was left of his earlier apprehension was his slightly scared expression. "Did my friend over there scared you?" Kiyoshi asked. The boy slowly nods .
"Then it's my fault?!" He cowers from the combined glares he received from his captain and coach. "Fine. Sorry."
Riko smiles as she turns her attention back at the blue haired boy. "By the way, what are you doing alone here? Are you lost?"
He shakes his head.
"Running an errand?" asked by Hyuuga.
He shakes again.
"On your way home?"
Again, another shake.
The three Seirin seniors look among themselves in confusion then back at the boy. The latter seemingly shrinks at the attention.
"Then what?" Hyuuga said, an eyebrow arched. "You can't be impossibly the one following Kagami, right?"
The boy didn't reply, and instead, lowers his head like he was ashamed.
Kagami felt his eye twitch in irritation. "Seriously?" he muttered.
"Ne, are you following him over the past few days?" Riko was careful to modulate her tone into gentleness, just in case he got scared again. All of them waited for an answer, and after a minute, he nods once. Riko was considering of throwing something at the Seirin ace when he sprouted oh-so colorful words out of his mouth, however, Hyuuga beats him to it.
"Shut up you dumbass! You're talking bull in front of kid!" Hyuuga sent a flying kick towards Kagami, hurtling him over to the concrete wall. "Don't you have any manners?!"
Not a second later, a school bag collided on top of Hyuuga's head.
"Like you're any better!" Riko yelled.
Kiyoshi sweatdrops while he made a distance away from them. The scene was obviously unnerving the boy.
"Ne, why are you following my friend?" Kiyoshi asked, his smile still intact. "You see, it's bothering him for a long time and he can't sleep. Do you need something from him?"
The boy nods again.
"Can I know what is it?"
"Mama... and Papa..."
"Hm?"
"I want... help..."
The tall center tilted his head, "You want Kagami's help? Do you know him?"
"I don't know any—" Kagami's eyes lingers on the boy in Kiyoshi's hands and frowns. He looks oddly familiar... Blue and red met once again, and a memory clicks in his mind. "Don't tell me you're that kid from back then..." He said while his eyebrows twitch.
The boy did not say anything, but the twinkle his eyes made says everything.
"You met?" Kiyoshi asked.
Kagami scratched his head, "Kind of..." he said.
"Kagami-kun, talk." Riko ordered.
"I'm not a dog, coach!"
"Aw, we're just curious, that's all~" Kiyoshi said. "You can't expect the shy boy to tell it, can you?"
"It's not a big deal! I just brought him to the hospital a week ago when I found him!"
Silence came over them.
"Seriously?" asked Hyuuga.
"Do I look like I'm kidding?" said Kagami.
A look of incredulity emerged in Hyuuga's eyes, Riko disbelief, and Kiyoshi a genuine smile. Kagami looked offended at the first two.
"Sorry... But, you..." Hyuuga trailed.
"You don't seem like it, Kagami-kun." Riko finished.
Kagami huffed, "I'm not that cold to abandon a kid with a fever alone in the streets. It'll scar my conscience."
The three seniors mentally applauded their ace. They didn't know they have a martyr in their team, much less an intimidating one. Who would have thought that their ace is a softie covered in scales?
"That being said, why is he here? Shouldn't he supposed to be back home now?" Hyuuga asked, being the first one to snap out of their silence.
"He said he wanted Kagami's help to search for his parents." Kiyoshi said. The boy nodded alongside him.
"No," A sad frown forms on the boy's face. He sighs, "Look kid, your parents may be at home, not here. Or even if they are here, I can't help you."
"That's a bit harsh, Kagami..." Hyuuga said.
Riko, somehow pitying the boy, smiles down to him. "Let's go to the police station instead. In that way, they can pick you up. Sounds like plan?"
He nods sadly.
Riko glances at the other males, looking complicated. Hyuuga and Kiyoshi nod while Kagami tries to look like he doesn't care.
"Then off we go~"
The police station was not far, yet it took them a few minutes to get there. Kiyoshi carried the boy the entire time they were walking. It was slight, but he knows boy was peeking at the annoyed red head behind them.
The male officer present by the counter immediately noticed the teens, "How can I help you?"
Riko steps forward, "We found a boy in the streets asking for his parents. We don't know how we can help him."
"Kids these days..." The officer remarked, noticing the boy right away. "Anyway, you can leave him to us."
"Thank you officer."
Kiyoshi puts the boy down, and surprisingly he didn't cry. He patted his head, "Sorry kid. We'll help you next time."
"...Un..."
Soon, the students leaves the station. Kagami didn't dare to look back.
"Let's contact your parents—" The officer looks around frantically. "Where did he go?!"
"Finally, I can relax."
Kagami stretched his long limbs and lets out an undignified yawn. The adrenaline he had earlier due to being surprised half to death left him drained and tired. He is sure that once he reach home, he'll fall asleep right away.
"It's the end of the week. I'll just sleep in tomorrow..."
A small smile graces his face as he recalls today's event. It was an exhausting day with a grueling practice to boot, but somehow, he feels enlightened that everyone in Seirin went to extreme lengths to help him catch his stalker.
Other teams often commented that Seirin is the most eccentric team there is. He knew this for a fact but he figured out long time ago that being the odd ball has it's own advantage; it's fun, full of life, and moreover, full of passion. They were strong in a different sense, without having to rely in strength alone.
"I wonder if they ever felt the same with their teams?" His musings brought him standing still on his porch. "Did they ever had fun like I did in Seirin?"
He and his previous teammates might be off on their own, but as much as he hates it, he still cares for them... A bit. They were arrogant bastards (even him) and when he finally got to his senses—which was after a veeery long preaching from his teammates and a beating from his captain—he mulls it over if they got off worst with their own teams (except Akashi). After all, not everyone is that patient to chesty little brats.
A tug in his uniforms pulls him out of his trance. He looks down and is greeted by blue round orbs.
"Onii-san."
He jumps for the second time of the night while his heart made a dangerous leap. And mind you, he screamed.
The light from a neighboring house turns on in that instant. "LOWER YOUR VOICE, WILL YOU?!"
He glares at the boy, who looks oh-so-innocent. "Are you trying to kill me? God!" He said. The boy flinched.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..."
"What are you doing here? Didn't we already sent you the police station?" Kagami impatiently grumbled.
"I... don't want to go home... I want help for my mama and papa..." The boy said.
"Look, I told you, it's a no. I don't want to get involved in whatever you're dragging me into! If it's a syndicate or something, victimize someone else, will you?" Kagami said. It left a bad taste in his mouth, but he has to tell it. Looks can be deceiving after all.
"But... Onii-san is..."
"Go home kid. It'll do you better." He opens his front door and slams the door.
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