I am back with another chapter! This one is just a filler, I guess, but I still hope you guys like it :)

I'm not sure what I'm going to upload next but I'm torn between my MR story or a new story altogether. I've been thinking of this new story for some time now but I never had the courage to write it. Now, since the idea is developing even further, I might write that instead. But once again, I'm not sure at all.

Moving on, I would like to clear some confusion. I posted this on my profile but I know a lot of you don't go there, so I'll say it here. The GoM all know of Kuroko's secret and disability. They found out (and in Akashi's case, always knew) after a little incident that I refuse to say now. Nevertheless, the only people in the dark is Seirin (although that will change as well in further chapters). I hope that eased up the confusion :)

Anyways, without further ado, here's the chapter!

Seirin decided that they would go to the hospital to check Kuroko's condition. First, Kuroko was very reluctant to go as he kept on saying that he was fine and he didn't have to go at all. Riko interpreted that Kuroko was scared that the doctor would reveal Kuroko's blindness to the rest of the team, so she volunteered to be the one to go with him.

Kuroko hesitated before nodding once. The others looked very confused and in Kagami's case, he looked extremely angry, saying that as Kuroko's light, he should go with him. However, when Riko gave him her death glare, he had no choice but to comply.

The two of them walked into the Chukyo Hospital and Riko could see Kuroko nervously shaking, though it was very subtle. They went to the reception center and Riko started to apply Kuroko in. However, when she gave her the information paper, the person at the desk looked at it before giving it back with confused eyes.

"Eh, Kuroko-chan? What are you doing in that costume?" The receptionist asked and Riko gave her a weird look.

"I have no idea what you are talking about." Kuroko deadpanned and the receptionist looked at Kuroko before her eyes lit up with recognition. Did she know something about Kuroko?

"Are you here for another check-up? Or are you here because of your mother?" The receptionist then asked and Kuroko visibly hesitated. Riko wondered what Kuroko's mother had to do with this but decided to let it go. Obviously Kuroko wanted to keep it a secret and she would respect that.

"No. I got hit in the head and coach thinks it might be serious." Kuroko bluntly said and the receptionist laughed breezily.

"Of course. I'm sure Dr. Sasaki is free at the moment." Kuroko nodded and headed for the elevators. The receptionist then looked at Riko with serious eyes. "What happened?" She asked worriedly.

"It was an accident. He got hit on the head by accident." Riko explained.

"He?" The receptionist asked in confusion and Riko looked at her with curious eyes.

"Yes. What's the matter?" Riko asked and the receptionist shook her head.

"So that's why…" The receptionist mumbled to herself before smiling at Riko. "It's nothing. Dr. Sasaki's office is in room 300. Even though I know Kuroko-chan can figure it out, there's no harm in having some precautions." The receptionist said and Riko thanked her before walking to the elevator where Kuroko was.

Once they arrived, Riko walked next to Kuroko to Dr. Sasaki's room. She had the urge to take his hand and grab it so that he wouldn't get lost but she knew that Kuroko knew the way better than she. He didn't need any help.

They found room 300 and Kuroko politely knocked on the door. A middle-aged woman with her black hair tied into a tight bun opened the door immediately. She looked at Riko since she couldn't detect Kuroko just yet.

"I'm sorry but I'm expecting someone else." She said politely and at that moment, Kuroko spoke up.

"I am sorry, Dr. Sasaki. We will be going immediately." Dr. Sasaki jumped at the voice and when she found Kuroko, she smiled tenderly.

"You're the one I was expecting, Kuroko-chan. Come on in. Who's your friend?" The woman asked.

"My name is Aida Riko. I'm Kuroko-kun's coach for basketball. Nice to meet you." She said while bowing. She then looked up to see Dr. Sasaki patting Kuroko's head.

"I still see you're in the get up. Well, come on in then." She motioned them to go inside and once they were in, Dr. Sasaki immediately lifted Kuroko's bangs. Riko took that time to analyze Kuroko's eyes and saw that they were milky with a tint of sky blue, just like his hair. He was definitely blind. The doctor then let go of his bangs.

"Not to be rude or anything but why exactly are you here? You're eyes are the same as they were last time you came for the checkup." Dr. Sasaki commented and Riko explained the same thing she said with the receptionist. Dr. Sasaki then put a sour face before exploding in anger.

"Who in the world would hurt my Kuroko-chan?" She screeched and hugged Kuroko fiercely.

"Doctor, I cannot breathe. And it was an accident." Kuroko said indifferently and Dr. Sasaki reluctantly let go.

"Wait until I get my hands on the person who did this to you. But enough of that. Let's see the damage." She said and thus started another checkup. Fortunately, it wasn't anything major and Kuroko just had to rest for today.

"We have to tell your mother, Kuroko-chan." Dr. Sasaki piped up after the checkup was done. Kuroko was shaking his head immediately.

"Please do not tell her. She is already worried about me as it is. I would not like to worry her even more." Kuroko explained but Dr. Sasaki looked skeptical.

"And if she finds out either way?"

"Then I will take full responsibility. Please do not tell her." Dr. Sasaki sighed and gave up on trying persuading Kuroko.

"Okay then, Kuroko-chan. You're free to go. Or would you like to visit your mother? She would be extremely happy if you were to bring your friend along as well." She said, referring to Riko. Kuroko seemed hesitant and as much as Riko wanted to know more about Kuroko, she didn't want to peer so much into it.

"It's fine. Kuroko-kun doesn't have to –" She was cut off.

"It is fine as long as coach wants to come as well." Kuroko said and Dr. Sasaki brightened.

"Perfect. I'll call the nurses to inform your mother." She went to the phone.

"Are you sure, Kuroko-kun? You don't have to if you don't want to." Riko whispered but Kuroko shook his head.

"It is fine, coach. I want you to meet my mother. It seems that now that you know one of my secrets, I can tell you more. You are a reliable person." Kuroko said bluntly and Riko blushed.

"Well thanks, Kuroko-kun."

"However, when you meet my mother, she will do everything she can to make sure I live my life truthfully. Would you mind promising me not to get angry when you find out more about me?" Kuroko asked and Riko nodded.

"I promise I won't get mad. I mean, there has to be a reason for the secrets, right?" Riko said caringly and then they were ushered out of the room.

"Kuroko-chan, you can lead Aida-san to room 308, right?" Dr. Sasaki said and Kuroko nodded. "Remember that the real checkup is two months from now!" She ended and closed the door. Kuroko led Riko to room 308 and when the door opened, Riko saw a woman that looked painfully like Kuroko, just that she was paler and more underweight. However, she smiled when she saw Riko and motioned them to come forward.

She immediately grabbed Kuroko and they both hugged, making Riko teary eyed. Just what was wrong with Kuroko's mother? They let go and told the two to sit down.

"Who are you? A friend?" She asked.

"My name is Aida Riko and I'm the coach for the Seirin basketball team. Nice to meet you." Riko bowed and Kuroko's mother smiled once more.

"A senior? Well, thank you for taking care of my Teru." Riko looked at her, confused, while Kuroko stiffened. The mother just looked at Kuroko sadly.

"Honey, you didn't tell her yet, did you?" She said and Kuroko shook his head slowly.

"I'm sorry, but who is this Teru person?" Riko asked and Kuroko grabbed her sleeve.

"I am sorry, coach. This is one of the secrets I was talking about." He said.

"My poor baby has been dressing up like a boy since middle school because she loved basketball so much. There was no girls' basketball club in Teiko and no girls were allowed in the boys' basketball club. She had no choice but dress herself as a boy." Kuroko's mother explained and Riko finally understood everything. The looks she was given by the receptionist, the fact that Kuroko never used the locker room, and the hauntingly similarities between his so called 'twin-sister.'

"I am sorry, coach. I am truly sorry." Kuroko said.

"It's not her fault she had to do this. Please don't get mad at her. She just loves basketball so much." The mother tried to explain and at that moment, Riko cared for nothing at all. She just wanted to hug Kuroko tightly.

"Don't worry. I'm not mad or anything. Just a bit shocked. So your real name is Teru?" She asked Kuroko, whom she now knew as a girl.

"My mother calls me that, but my real name is Terumi."

"Then where did you get Tetsuya?" Kuroko's mother stiffened slightly while Kuroko looked unfazed.

"No reason." Kuroko's mother said and Riko looked at her skeptically before letting it ago. Another secret was encountered.

After the disclosure of the gender secret, the three of them, or Riko and Kuroko's mother, talked it up, and soon enough, an hour had passed.

Riko looked at the time in shock and told the mother that they had the whole team waiting for them outside. She just smiled and told them go. She then kissed Kuroko on the forehead and told her to be careful. Kuroko nodded and left with Riko.

When they got out, the team bombarded them with angry remarks and questions, all to which were shut down by Kuroko's saying that they were sorry. The boys decided to let it go this time and they started to walk away from Chukyo hospital.

They walked in silence before Koganei couldn't take it anymore.

"We won!" He shouted in glee and the others cheered with him. They decided to celebrate by eating and went to meat restaurant where if they could finish a 4kg steak in 30 minutes, everything would be free. Because of Kagami, they were able to make it in time and while this was happening, Kuroko decided to go outside for some air, only to be met by a blonde model.

"Hey Kurokocchi. " Kise said and Kuroko tilted her head to the sound of his voice.

"Kise-kun? What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to talk to you. Mind coming with me?" He asked and she complied with his wishes. Judging by the motion of his footsteps, he was still very distressed from losing. And so, the blue haired blind girl followed the blonde model to a park that was nearby the restaurant.

It wasn't long until the whole Seirin team went out of the restaurant. Obviously, the owner was not happy with their way of finishing the food and ended up yelling at them to never come again.

Kagami petted his stomach and commented that he had eaten too much while the rest of the people just stared at him with awe.

"Incredible. Kagami, you really are a monster." Hyuuga said but seemed really pleased to have him as part of Seirin. "Ok then, let's go back. Is everyone here?" He called out and started to do a head count. Then he realized that he was one member short and realized that a certain blue haired boy was not here. "Where's Kuroko?" He asked.

"Probably at the very end." Koganei exclaimed and they all looked back to see nothing but the restaurant door. "He's… not here." He then commented and thus started the frantic search for the phantom player.

During which, said phantom player and the model reached the park. Kise sat on the park bench which was right next to a basketball court and he smiled at Kuroko who was still looking straightforward as always.

"So, it's been a while since we've had a proper talk, right?" He asked and Kuroko solemnly nodded. "How's your injury?" He then asked, very worried.

"It is fine. The doctor said I just had to rest for the day and I would be good as new tomorrow." She replied and Kise sighed in relief.

"Thank god. If anything happened to you…"

"You would become dead meat to Akashi-kun, I know." She replied bluntly but Kise shook his head though he knew she couldn't see him.

"Yeah but if anything happened to you that was caused by me, or by anyone for that matter, I would do everything I could to redeem myself." Kise said seriously and Kuroko just nodded.

"Thank you for saying that, Kise-kun."

"By the way, I saw Midorimacchi today." Kise said sourly and Kuroko tilted her head.

"Why?"

"Don't know. Maybe word went out that Seirin would be having a practice match with Kaijo and he wanted to see how you were."

"I wonder why he would do that. To be honest, he and I were not particularly in good terms when it came to basketball."

"Yeah, but when it comes to horoscopes, especially days where cancers are ranked first, his left hand becomes a big deal." Kise added and she nodded. "Anyways, he saw the match and I ended up with fist to my face."

"I am sorry." She said impassively but then bowed.

"It's not your fault Kurokocchi. It was mine. I should have known you were there."

"You wouldn't have known." She stated and Kise realized that she was probably right.

"Well, anyways, today is the absolute worst. Kurokocchi dumps me, I lose a match..." Kise trailed off. "You know, I was actually serious when I asked you to come to Kaijo."

"Yes, I know." He laughed.

"Of course you do. Ok, but let's get back to topic. The reason why I asked you to come with me is because I wanted to ask you something. Why did you suddenly leave after the final of the middle school tournament?" He asked and she knew that he was very serious about this.

She sighed, thinking of how to answer him.

"I do not know." She finally answered.

"Huh?" Was Kise's smart answer. When he recovered from the shock, he added, "It's not because of the accident, right?" Kuroko shook her head.

"No, it was not because of that."

"Which reminds me, how's it going? Do you remember anything?" He asked cautiously but she just shook her head again.

"No, I cannot remember anything yet." Kise sighed.

"Ok, then. You still haven't my question, Kurokocchi. Why did you go?" He asked once more and this time, Kuroko stood still, actually pondering the question.

"I was feeling a lot of doubt with Teikou's policies. I thought we were lacking something at the time."

"But what were we lacking? We were winning everything. Sports are all about winning, isn't it?" Kise asked, confused as to why Kuroko would say something like that.

"I also thought that when I started out. However, although I cannot say clearly why I feel this way, I just want to point out that I… hated basketball at that time." Kise's jaw opened. Kuroko hating basketball was the same as the apocalypse coming.

"The feel of the ball, the sound and the smell… My mother assured me that I began playing basketball because I loved it. That is why I really thought Kagami-kun was amazing. He seemed to love basketball from the bottom of his heart." She finished and Kise had a poker face before smirking ominously.

"I just don't get it." He said after some time. "I don't understand you at all. But I'll still tell you something, Kurokocchi. Even if he loves basketball now, there'll be a time when you and that guy will have to part. It happened with Aominecchi, right?" Kuroko flinched slightly but Kise didn't notice at all and kept going. "There's still a definite difference between me and the other four guys, but then again, they all have a special talent that even I can't imitate. I understood it in the match today. That guy, though still very weak, is still evolving. He hides a talent that only he has. Soon enough, he'll reach the level of the Generation of Miracles and then, he'll just drift away from the team." He finished and Kuroko just stood still, though to people with observation skills, they would have seen Kuroko's hands clenching fiercely. At that moment, a new voice entered and a hand hit Kuroko's back.

"Bastard, what are you doing here, disappearing when you're not even steady on your feet?" Kagami scolded as Kuroko jumped forward a bit to regain balance. Kise looked shocked for a second before hastily looking at Kuroko to see if she ok. Kagami looked at Kise and gave him a strong "Yo".

"Were you listening?" Kise asked hesitantly.

"Like hell I was!" Was Kagami's retort before arguing with Kise. Kuroko, on the other hand, was listening intently on what was going on at the basketball court next to them.

Kagami noticed what was happening and saw that thug looking people were obviously cheating in the 3-on-3 game by adding a fourth person without permission. The other team voiced their opinions fiercely but was only met with a kick to the stomach by the lead thug. Then Kise realized that Kuroko wasn't with them.

"Where's Kurokocchi?" Kise asked uncertainly and at that moment, they saw Kuroko spinning the ball at the tip of the thug's nose, surprising the thug immensely.

"What the hell?" He yelled as he jumped back in shock and pain.

"This is not basketball. And it is not good to use violence." Kuroko merely said, still looking forward impassively. The thugs laughed while Kuroko's friends were wondering just what Kuroko was doing.

Another thug came up and lifted Kuroko by the shirt and started yelling at him but Kuroko didn't respond and just put his head down, expertly covering her eyes with her bangs. The main thug smirked as he decided that they would settle this with basketball when at that moment, Kagami and Kise decided to interfere.

"Mind if we participate?" Kise smirked while Kagami just scolded Kuroko for being an idiot. The main thug froze in shock as how huge Kagami was.

"It's fine if it's 5-on-3." Kise kept saying and the thugs then gave them evil smirks.

"Bring it on." One of them said but the moment it started, it ended with an instant death. The opposite team was sprawled out and panting heavily while the three students decided to leave the court.

Kagami immediately started scolding Kuroko while he just looked unaffected and kept giving him blunt and obvious responses. Kise, who was observing their conversation, then smiled big as he ruffled Kuroko's hair. She looked extremely annoyed but said nothing.

"Well, I should go now. This day just got better, seeing as I was able to play with Kurokocchi again." He said and started to head to the opposite direction. "Oh, and I won't be forgetting the revenge match, Kagamicchi!" He yelled out and Kagami looked at him in utter shock.

"Kagamicchi?" Kagami spluttered and Kuroko explained that Kise would always put the suffix '-cchi' to people he acknowledged. Kagami looked repulsed and immensely annoyed as yelled at Kise's retreating form to never call him that.

After Kise was no longer seen, Kagami faced Kuroko and he was about to scold Kuroko once more when the rest of the team found them and both the captain and coach looked infuriated.

"You were playing basketball while we were frantically searching for you?" Riko shrieked as they marched towards the duo.

"Kagami-kun, did you hear what Kise-kun said?" Kuroko asked impassively and Kagami gave Kuroko a look.

"About whether we would part or not? Yeah, I heard that. Let me just point this out; it's pointless to think about this. We both know that we can't do this alone so don't spend your time worrying about me. Worry more about not getting into fights that you obviously can't win!" Kagami ended and Kuroko gave him a miniscule smile that was overlooked because it was very subtle.

The team arrived and Riko urged forward to give Kuroko the Boston Crab Hold but then remembered at the last second that Kuroko was, first, blind, second, a girl, and third, already injured on the head. So she just ended up shaking Kuroko to never disappear like that again. Kuroko nodded and the team left the park to go to their individual homes.

The moment Terumi entered her flat, her cell phone rang and she was confused because the ring suggested it wasn't from anyone in her contacts. She slowly picked up and hesitantly, though still impassively, answered.

"Kuroko-kun? Ah, I mean –"

"Coach?" Terumi asked, wondering just how she had gotten her phone number.

"Uh, yeah. I just wanted to check up on you, see if you were doing fine, with what the incident and all that…" Riko trailed off and Terumi could sense her distress and confusion to the whole secret.

"I am doing fine, coach. Thank you for worrying but there is no need." She replied and Riko sighed.

"Well, uh, that's good, I guess." Riko sounded like she wanted to say more and Terumi got the gist of what she was trying to ask.

"Coach, please do not think too much on what to call me. Using the suffix –kun is completely fine with me."

"But Kuroko-kun, I mean Kuroko-chan, I mean –"

"Coach, please use whatever is comfortable with you. If it is Kuroko-kun, so be it. Aomine-kun still used the nickname 'Testu' even though he knew that my real name was not Tetsuya. Please do not think about it too much."

"Aomine-kun…?" Riko asked in a confused manner but then discarded it. "Well, if it's fine with you then I'll just keep calling you Kuroko-kun, since I used it in the beginning." There was a silence and Terumi thought that Riko hung but then she spoke again.

"Hey, Kuroko-kun?"

"Yes, coach?"

"You don't want me to loosen your training, right?"

"No, coach. I do not want any special treatment." She heard Riko sigh.

"I knew it. Well then, I'll see you tomorrow, Kuroko-kun." She finished and while Terumi knew that Riko wanted to ask more questions, she hung up and Terumi was met with a dial tone. Terumi sighed and got ready for bed.

She had told the coach that she would reveal her secrets to the team but she just didn't know when and how. And there was the matter with Kagami as well. She knew that he was suspicious and it would be a matter of time until he would figure it out by himself. And if that were to happen, then she didn't know how he would react.

She did know that it would probably end badly.

Like I said, just a filler. The next one will probably be a filler as well. You never know.

The plot here is the same as in the manga because I really don't want to divert from it but like I said before, I will add other stuff to this to make it move even further. I'm pretty sure that the turning point will be either at the first Touo VS Seirin match or the Kirisaki Dai Ichi VS Seirin match (most likely the latter).

Stay in tune for that!

Regarding the new story, for those who might be curious or want to cheer me on to write it (because I'm still pretty uncertain about this), it's called A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words and involved Artist!Kuroko. So, basically, one by one, Kuroko's opponents, rivals, enemies etc. all stumble across Kuroko's drawings and paintings and before they know it, their lives are forever changed. And when the Generation of Miracles cross Kuroko, who knows what will happen to them?

Won't say anymore about this story so if you want me to post this story, please tell me in the reviews or by PM :)

Peace,

FlyAndDontLookBack