A/N: Sorry for not updating for so long. I've been busy and kind of trying to get knew ideas. Please enjoy today's update.

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Disclaimer: I don't own KnB.

After the match with Kaijou, Takao declared to teach Midorima the true meaning of basketball. She tried making him play with the whole team and he kept refusing. She trying for four days but he kept refusing. Takao couldn't just give up. She promised Tetsuki she would help. The next day was a practice match with another school. Takao tried to play together with Midorima but he refused help from his team. His attitude continued and it pissed the members to no end. After the match the Shutoku members left leaving Midorima alone. Takao stayed behind and followed Midorima while messaging with Tetsuki.

"Good work, Shin-chan," she smiled.

"Stop calling me that-nanodayo," he grumbled.

"Eh? Why? It's cute!" she reasoned.

"Whatever," Midorima kept leading the way and silence filled the atmosphere until Takao broke it.

"Shin-chan should play with the team…" she said while glancing at Midorima while texting Tetsuki about the match.

"I don't need the aid from others. I can only grow strong alone. Friendship just gets in the way and proves you're weak."

Takao was stunned. "… What?" was the only thing she could manage out of her lips.

"I don't need the team to support me. The only way to win is to be one and alone. You too. I don't need you to support me. No, I don't need you at all because all you are to me is an obstacle to prevent me from becoming stronger."

Takao felt her heart shatter. She completely stopped walking not realizing that they were standing on the bridge that crossed a small steam. What was wrong with this idiot? She didn't know but he definitely had a loose screw somewhere but his words had hurt her deeply. Is this how Tetsuki felt when she heard rejection? Her hands trembled. She felt like an idiot for trying to try and change this Oha-Asa maniac.

"…Y-You… don't find… basketball fun to play?" she asked.

"What's fun about basketball?" he asked back.

Takao gripped her phone tightly as if it would break any moment. Her mind went blank. She muttered something but she didn't know what she was saying.

"What?" asked Midorima.

She finally snapped. "Then why are you even in basketball?! You idiot shouldn't be here if you can't tell what's fun about basketball and think about what you just said! It can hurt others you Oha-Asa idiotic carrot!" she yelled and threw her phone at Midorima which hit his face and she ran away feeling tears well up in the corner of her eyes.

The next day, Takao didn't feel like going to school and felt sick by only thinking about going to school and meet the green-haired bastard. She cuddled into her into her blanket and closed her tired eyes but she couldn't sleep. The next day, Takao thought of skipping again but her mother was scolded her to go to school. Having no choice, Takao got ready for school and left home. She shoved her hands in the pocket to look for her phone but remembering that she had thrown it at Midorima's face. She inwardly cursed. She wanted to talk to Tetsumi.

At school, she did her best to avoid the green haired man as he tried to approach her. She didn't want to see him. The last bell rang and Takao ran out of the class with her stuff. She ran desperately thinking of skipping practice. She saw the entrance gate and stopped her tracks. The man was there waiting for her as if he knew what she was planning.

"… Shin-chan," she whispered.

The said man stepped up to her. Takao wasn't ready. She didn't know what to say to him.

"Takao, where do you think you're going? Practice is starting," he stated.

The raven haired lady gritted her teeth and clenched her hands into a fist. She was frustrated.

"I don't want to practice with someone who is so self-centered and doesn't think about how I feel before spouting stupidity!" Takao couldn't hold her anger down. No, it wasn't anger. It was sadness and hurt.

"Takao, what are you spouting about? Let's go to the gym now," Midorima said feeling frustrated, but Takao wouldn't take it.

"I'm saying that it hurts me when you said that you didn't need me by your side!" she yelled. She couldn't hold it anymore. Only then she realized what had just said. So this is how she felt for him. There was a stinging pain in the corner of her eyes. She looked straight at Midorima who was speechless. He eyes wide at the sudden confession. Takao couldn't take the look on his face that she quickly walked past him and ran home. She would go to Tetsumi tomorrow, she needed to tell Tetsumi. Tomorrow was a weekend anyway.

Tatsuya jogged around the neighborhood wondering how to face Tetsuki with the truth until…

*woof*

Hmm?

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..

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"DEFINITELY NOT! WE AREN'T KEEPING HIM! TATSUYA DON'T BRING A PUPPY SO EARLY IN THE MORNING!" Kagami one day roared early in the morning. Tetsuki pouted and she started pointing at Kagami as if she was scolding him and then crossed her arms and flipped her head to the side and sulked more. While doing that Himuro translated her actions saying, "'It's your own fault for stepping on the puppy's tail that caused it to bite you!' is what she seems to be saying, Taiga and I agree with her."

"DON'T GO ON TRANSLATING UNNECCESARY THINGS!" Taiga frustrated and shook his head.

"Taiga, you can't do that to this puppy… Isn't he cute?" Himuro's eyes shined with the puppy used puppy eyes together with Tetsuki.

"Argh! Fine, okay!"

Himuro could only laugh and took a good look at the puppy.

"Hey doesn't this puppy look like Tetsuki? Tetsuki Nigou~!" The puppy barked happily.

Kagami shivered as he imagined Tetsuki with puppy ears and tail.

"NO WAY! NO FUCKING WAY! KUROKO IS WAAAAAY CUTER!"

…

…

…

"Taiga, I'll have to ask you to move out," Himuro said with a bright smile. He was already imagining all the time he would spend with Tetsuki and Tetsuki alone.

"Eh?!"

Tetsuki sighed and walked to her room with the puppy following her. She casually smiled and excitement bubbled up in her chest. She kept on walking with Nigou following her around. Himuro covered with face with his hand to stop himself from attacking his cousin with a tight hug and quietly suggested, "Tetsuki, w-why not take Nigou to the park? I-I can't take this cuteness…" Tetsuki happily nodded and picked Nigou up as she ran out. Kagami and Himuro watched her go and their smiles slowly faded.

"Taiga… I'll tell Tetsuki…" Himuro murmured loud enough for Kagami to hear.

"I see… I have a question."

"What is it?"

"… You aren't going to kick me out, are you?"

"… Pfft!"

Tetsuki sat on the bench and watch Nigou sniff around the stuff in the playground while playing with the children. The wind blew gently caressing her cheeks and through her hair. She closed her eyes to feel the refreshing air that danced around her. Two weeks had passed since the match with Kaijou. Kise was always pestering her with mails or calls. The Miracles knew her inability to speak but out of all of the things that happen something else worried her the most. Takao didn't call her since a week and three days ago when they were having a conversation and suddenly Takao didn't reply. She wouldn't pick her phone up when Himuro tried to call her or wouldn't reply Tetsuki's message.

Tetsuki was feeling devastated. She wondered if something happened to her friend. She would go to her house but didn't know the address. Tetsuki sighed desperately. Nigou ran barking at her. Tetsuki smiled at her puppy and wondering what could possibly excite the puppy this much.

"Tet-chan." Tetsuki quickly looked up and found the person she thinking of. She wrapped her arms around Takao squeezing as hard as she could. Before Takao could say anything, Tetsuki gripped her shoulders and analyzed her face and then scanned Takao's body to look for wounds or anything.

"Mou, Tet-chan, I'm fine!" Takao pouted.

Tetsuki only shook her head. She looked straight in Takao's eyes to see confusion, sadness and love hidden. Tetsuki grabbed Takao's hand and dragged her home with Nigou following.

"Welcome ho-. " Before Himuro could finish, Tetsuki completely passed through him while dragging a protesting Takao to her room.

Tetsuki pushed Takao in and closed the door.

"Tet-chan, what was that for?!" Takao sulked.

Tetsuki quickly grabbed her notebook and wrote, "Na-chan isn't telling me something!"

"You really can't blame me…" Takao sat on Tetsuki's bed and hugged the pillow tightly.

"There is something that's bothering you, isn't there?"

"Mou, Tet-chan should stop reading me!"

"I worry about you." Tetsuki pouted slightly. Takao only stared at Tetsuki for a moment and finally gave up sighing.

"Tet-chan… I'm sorry I worried you… You see, the reason you didn't receive a reply that day was because… I kind of… threw my phone at Shin-chan's face." Takao revealed with a pout. She explained what had happened.

Tetsuki stoke her friend's hair to calm her down. She was crying her heart out for hours until she fell asleep. Tetsuki felt her phone vibrate and she quickly shoved her hand into her pocket and took it out. Her eyes widened a bit before she smile a little. She replied to the text message and it send. She received another message and she smiled a bit more. She was about to place her phone on the nightstand side her bed but suddenly, she couldn't move her arm any more. The grip she had to handle her phone weakened and the phone slipped out of her hand and hit the side of the nightstand then ended up hitting the floor. Her head started to hurt but overall she was confused. She couldn't take in what was going on. She couldn't move.

"Tet-chan?"

Tetsuki flinched and finally got control over her body. She quickly turned around to see Takao rubbing off her sleep.

"What's wrong?" she asked. Tetsuki only shook her head and smiled though she was still worried about what just happened. They heard a knock on the door and it opened. Himuro slid into the room.

"Tetsuki, do you want snacks? You haven't eaten breakfast or lunch," he reminded her. Tetsuki nodded and took Takao's hand guided her to the living room. They relaxed and drank her tea and ate their snack. Himuro was constantly reprimanding Takao for worrying Tetsuki while Kagami looked at them amusedly. Tetsuki kept glancing at the clock as if waiting for someone.

*ding dong*

Nigou started to bark excited that someone was here. The puppy quickly ran to the entrance scaring Kagami away from it. Tetsuki followed Nigou and opened the door.

Midorima stood in front of the entrance. "Where's Takao?"

Tetsuki shook her head at her childhood friend. Her childhood friend was the same as always. He was worried and probably felt guilty but he wouldn't admit it. She patted him on the shoulder as a reassurance. Midorima lightly smiled at it. Tetsumi would always do it to cheer him up. It was a habit of hers. Habits die hard, huh? He would be lying if he didn't have a crush on her when he was still a little boy but he obviously wouldn't admit it. Not even now but now was totally different.

Suddenly Tetsuki turned around and ran to the living room living Midorima waiting.

"Tet-chan? What's wrong? HEY! DON'T PULL! WHAT? WHAT'S WRONG?" Tetsuki came back with Takao in hand and pushed her to Midorima. Midorima easily caught her.

Takao was confused. Her friend suddenly barged in the living room and started pulling her out of the room and pushed her to a wall.

'Wait… It's too warm and soft to be a wall,' she thought. She curiously looked up to see a frowning Midorima. He had his arms around her but seeing Midorima up so close made her heart throb and her stomach churn with butterflies. She could feel her cheeks warm up. Midorima then took her hand and left Kuroko's residence.

Tetsuki watched them go. She felt two strong and long arms snake around her waist and a head on top of hers. She didn't need to ask who it was.

"Is it okay to trust that bastard with Takao?"

Tetsuki only nodded.

"Why?"

'Because I'm sure it was Na-chan who brought him back,' even though she didn't have a notebook to write on or a voice to speak with, the tall raven haired basketball player seemed to understand what she was thinking. Himuro kissed her head and hugged her tighter. The sun was setting and gentle breeze passed as if to sooth Himuro's troubles and assure Tetsuki's determination.

A/N: So, I've been inspired to write a Tokyo Ghoul, No. 6, Hamatora, Pokemon, Magi, FMA, Free!, Kamisama no Inai Ichigioji and Haikyuu but mainly Tokyo Ghoul and No. 6. Feel free to PM me for suggestions.

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