Passion, Determination & a hint of Revenge
KuroBas fan-fiction
Chapter 5:
Rinnosuke settled at his desk, his muscles ached and he felt sleep deprived yet he ignored it all and pretended as if he were perfectly fine. His physical state hardly compared to his mental chaos. He kept thinking of the things he could've done better.
What am I to do? Why didn't I make it? Why did I even come here?
"Good morning, Tachibana-kun," Mimiko greeted with a bright smile as she took her seat.
"Good morning," He said looking to her. His eyes ran over her face, doing his best to remember each distinctive feature to better recognize her.
"So…how do you like our school so far?" She asked, trying her best to keep up a friendly conversation.
"It's a nice school…a little on the cold side though," Rinnosuke answered with a small laugh.
"I know! To think in another month it'll be summer!"
I was hoping that I could join the basketball team before Interhigh, but they've probably already started the preliminary matches… Rinnosuke smiled and nodded his head, looking to the door as Tatsuya entered and behind Atsushi ducked his head to avoid smacking it into the doorframe. His chest tightened as his failure to prove his own belief was metaphorically being shoved in his face.
The worst part is that he won't even care or acknowledge it…
"Excuse me, Karasuma-san I'll be right back," He said before heading out the door.
Rinnosuke stepped through the bathroom door and froze when he came to face with a female. His face turned a bright red and he quickly fled to the male restrooms. To his luck not many people had witnessed the mistake and the boy's room was empty.
Crap I think that girl was in my class… Rinnosuke thought glancing at his reflection as he stood in front of the sinks. I hope she doesn't say anything… Would a normal person say something about it? Is she normal?
His embarrassment nearly caused him to forget his aching body, nearly.
Slowly Rinnosuke returned to his classroom. Mimiko greeted him with a smile.
"Good morning, Himuro-kun, Murasakibara-kun," Rinnosuke murmured before once again sitting at his desk.
Tatsuya looked Rinnosuke over from the corner of his eye. "Good morning," He greeted with a polite smile.
"Mn," Atsushi grunted using the chair of the desk in front of him to prop his feet up. The giant looked ready to fall asleep.
Rinnosuke swallowed down his emotions and faced the front of the class, watching the homeroom teacher enter and call for everyone to settle down so he could take attendance.
The day's classes were Social Studies, Geology, English, P.E., Home Economics, and Art. Rinnosuke felt utterly exhausted when it was time to head down and change for P.E. Seeing Araki-sensei gave him the same anxiety he had when he first spotted Tatsuya and Atsushi.
The class passed without any words exchanged.
By lunch Rinnosuke wasn't quick enough to dodge being roughed up while he got his food. The canteen was as bad as a mosh pit, everyone hardly cared what happened to their surroundings as long as they got what they wanted.
As he returned to the classroom, Rinnosuke looked over at Atsushi's desk. It was compiled of snacks such as chips, crackers, and a mountain of sweets. Atsushi noticed Rinnosuke's stare and looked to him. He unwrapped an umaibou and started to consume it in two large bites.
"Murasakibara-kun," Rinnosuke said turning from his desk. The purple haired teen looked at him with dull violet eyes, "Please play a one on one basketball match with me."
"No, don't want to," He murmured opening a bag of barbeque chips.
Rinnosuke looked him over, "I'll buy you your favorite snacks from the canteen for a month, that is if I lose."
"Un…alright," Atsushi said standing.
Rinnosuke's heart fluttered, he knew the likely hood of him winning was near impossible especially with his tired body. Each limb felt so heavy and it burned to move.
Those who had overheard the conversation slowly followed them to the gym, everyone wanted to see the match. Word spread quickly enough to gain a fairly good sized crowd, everyone wanted to watch the idiot who challenged their basketball club's ace.
I've motivated him, he's going to crush me…but if I can at least score one point…then maybe… Rinnosuke gritted his teeth glaring up at Atsushi.
"We'll play to twenty points, street ball rules," Rinnosuke announced dribbling the basketball. "Challenger starts."
Atsushi shrugged, it made no difference to him.
Taking a calming breath, Rinnosuke looked up into Atsushi's eyes. It was one of his conditioned responses to stare into his opponents eyes. Atsushi stood directly in front of the hoop. Rinnosuke slowly started to dribble, inching forward while he tried to think of an attack plan.
Which side is weaker? Right or Left? Which hand is his dominant hand? I can't tell, I haven't yet gotten a chance to observe…
Assuming that the transfer student wasn't going to attack anytime soon, and the idea of getting his favorite snacks from the canteen for free cause Atsushi to reach forward with the intention of stealing the ball.
Rinnosuke's jaw tense as he pulled back, and rolled around Atsushi in one swift motion. A few students watching murmured in admiration. He went straight for a layup yet just as the ball smacked into the backboard Atsushi grabbed it with one colossal sized hand.
Seconds later Atsushi scored first.
Rinnosuke scooped up the ball, biting his bottom lip.
Just one point…just successfully break through once. He vowed to himself silently.
A few times Rinnosuke stumbled or even fell, and not long Atsushi was halfway to finishing their match.
"You can give up now, the end result will be the same," Atsushi stated squaring his shoulders.
"Would you seriously say that if you were going against one of your previous teammates?" Rinnosuke questioned, knowing the boy's arrogance set himself above all the other members of Kiseki no Sedai.
Atsushi shrugged, "I dono."
Rinnosuke scoffed glancing off towards the crowd for a moment.
He doesn't even know who I am! I might as well be an ant to him. I'm going to get that one point!
The smaller boy contemplated going up close but Atsushi could reach around him without a problem and steal the ball. Rinnosuke thought of several plans, but only one stood out.
Rinnosuke glanced to the right as he took another step back and took the three pointer shot. Murasakibara jumped up, intending to catch the ball in the air. His fingertips touched the ball. Atsushi glanced noticing Rinnosuke wasn't in sight and turned to prevent the ball from going into the hoop. He nearly ran Rinnosuke over but stopped himself in time.
If I really do have any luck let it be now! Rinnosuke jumped up, hand meeting the ball as it started to tip out. He pushed the orange ball into the hoop feeling Atsushi's presence right behind him. The giant teen tried to stop it, but it was already too late.
It worked? Rinnosuke stared down at the ball as it stared to roll away. Did I really do it..?
Atsushi didn't wait for Rinnosuke, he quickly slammed the ball in to make up for the point he was unable to stop.
Rinnosuke looked towards the taller boy a wide smile plastered on his face. He hardly seemed to care he was losing, Atsushi hardly understood. Of course he never would, not even if he would lose.
If I can get one point, then I can get another…right?
One little win for Rinno-chin! But will it really count? will he be able to gain another point? Find out next time on Passion, Determ-
Okay enough of that haha, so yeah! Chapter 5~~
I'm currently working on Chapter 6 and one of Rinno-chin's secrets will be revealed! DUN DUN DUN!