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"Is it me or is Akashi acting weird?"

Reo and Kotaro stood next to each other as they watched their normally strict and rather overpowering captain play with children, a smile plastered on his face. It was definitely a rare sight and both Reo and Kotaro were dumbfounded. This was their first time ever seeing Akashi so...gentle. They watched on with awe, taking in the wonderful sight.

Their coach came out with the sister who shook his hand, thanking him for the donation Rakuzan had given to the orphanage after winning the charity tournament that was held not too long ago. Haruka followed behind the sister, shaking the coach's hand. Kotaro elbowed Reo in the ribs and pointed to Haruka. Reo looked and smiled a little. "Now I know why Sei-chan is acting different."

"Does getting laid change someone?" Kotaro asked, looking at Reo with a serious face. "Should we be praying that Akashi gets laid for the rest of his life?"

"More like we should pray that Haruka-san will never break up with Sei-chan," Reo corrected his team mate.

Haruka walked over to Akashi and sat on the bench next to him while the two watched the children play. Haruka looked at Akashi and smiled a little, pulling out a packet of tissues and took one out, wiping his sweat for him. Akashi took her hand in his and smirked when he saw Haruka blushing a little. He took the tissue from her and wiped his own sweat instead.

Reo and Kotaro watched in fascination, staring at the couple before looking at each other. "Reo-nee...don't you somehow feel that they don't really belong together?" Kotaro asked.

"But at the same time, it's like they're made for each other..."

"Are you guys talking about my princess?" Aomine asked, appearing out of nowhere. Kotaro and Reo jumped, not expecting the Touou member to suddenly appear. "Ruka-hime and Akashi really don't match, do they? But Ruka-hime is the only girl for Akashi. It has been like this since high school."

"Oh yeah! You went to high school with them!" Kotaro gasped. "Tell us! Tell us everything about them!"

~7 Years Ago~

"Ao~" Haruka whined, trying to go the opposite way in which her best friend was dragging her. "Oi! Why are you so freaking strong? Let go of me! I don't want to go and watch your basketball practice! It's stinky and sweaty in there!"

"You forced me to come and watch you do your crazy advert. This is revenge," Aomine said.

When the girl's struggling became too much, Aomine suddenly pulled Haruka into his arms and lifted her onto his shoulder. He wrapped his jacket around her waist to avoid her skirt blowing up, revealing her underwear to the world, and walked on to the gym where the basketball court was. Haruka continued to kick her legs and hit Aomine's back, asking to put down.

Th commotion the duo caused made the basketball team momentarily stop their practice as they watched Aomine bring in a wailing girl. Aomine put Haruka down on the floor and pointed a finger at her, putting it to his lips to tell her to be quiet. Haruka glared a little, folding her arms and looked at the basketball team that was staring. A little embarrassed, she decided to keep quiet and sit on the spot Aomine had put her.

After making sure that Haruka wouldn't throw a tantrum, Aomine returned to his practice. Haruka watched them and honestly, she was starting to get bored and it was barely ten minutes she had been there. Basketball on the TV was interesting but the practice behind the match was no match. They were dribbling the balls across the court or doing sit ups on the other side of the court.

It wasn't until when the first stringers entered that things started to get a little bit interesting. Firstly, just like Aomine, they all had different coloured hair to the rest of the basketball team. Secondly, their aura was different as well. They had an air of confidence around them, almost to the point of arrogance. Haruka stared at them as they walked past her and the red head leading the group noticed her.

"Why is there a little girl on the court? Who does she belong to?" he asked.

Haruka glared, hurt by the comment 'little girl'. She always knew she was smaller than average but there were certain aspects of her that weren't small. As Aomine always liked to point out, her boobs were definitely not below average. You could almost see the fumes coming out of Haruka's ears as she waited for the red head's apology.

"Who are you calling small, midget?" she retaliated. Aomine couldn't get to her on time and groaned internally when he heard her comeback. Aomine rushed over to her and quickly covered her mouth before she could say anything else but Haruka pulled Aomine's hand away, frowning at him. "Let me go!" she said, glaring at the red head. "It's true! Does he play basketball? He can't reach the hoop even if he jumped."

Aomine smacked his forehead and ruffled his hair. "Okay, I don't need to watch me practice," Aomine said, getting up and pulled Haruka up onto her feet. "Go home and I'll call you when practice is finished."

"Actually, I'd love to stay," Haruka grinned, pulling away from Aomine and stood boldly in front of the red head. "I'd like to see a miracle; a shorty playing basketball."

"I am so sorry, Akashi," Aomine sighed, apologising to the captain quickly. "I will get rid of her."

"If you touch me, I'll scream," Haruka stated, looking at Aomine. "Even if you're my best friend, I will scream rape."

Akashi smirked, looking Haruka up and down. "It's okay, she can stay as long as she doesn't disrupt practice," he stated and walked on. Aomine let out a sigh of relief and ruffled Haruka's hair, tugging her hair a little and shook her about. Haruka glared and was going to bite Aomine's arm but he quickly pulled his arm away.

"Love you too, princess. Just...stay here and don't get into trouble, okay? We'll finish soon."

~.~

"Who is that red head anyway?" Haruka asked, walking beside Aomine as they headed home together. "He's annoying. He called me little girl," she frowned, looking at Aomine. "And why did you have to apologise to him?"

"Because he's the captain," Aomine said and did a headlock on Haruka but was careful not to hurt her. "I could have gotten into trouble because of you!" he sighed before letting her go. "But I suppose he's in the wrong too...Akashi really just says what's on his mind. You kind of have to get used to him and well...not argue or oppose him."

"He's the captain? The midget is the captain?" Haruka raised an eyebrow before bursting into laughter.

"He may be small but he's a great captain. And he definitely has the skills. As they say, great things come in small packages."

"Wow...Ao just said something intelligent!"

Aomine glared. "Come here you!"

~.~

"I heard Dai-chan brought you to practice the other day," Momoi smiled, walking with Haruka to get their lunches. "And he said you had a row with Akashi-kun, is that true? Ah, I missed all the actions because I was ill!" she pouted. "I would have love to see you calling Akashi-kun a midget!"

"That midget chose the wrong person to mess with," Haruka grinned, walking backwards.

She crashed into someone behind her and Momoi gasped softly. "Akashi-kun..." Haruka looked up and saw Akashi, quickly jumping away from him. "Er...I um...I'm going to eat lunch with Dai-chan. I'll see you in class, Haru-Haru!"

"Momoi-san!" Haruka frowned. She looked at Akashi who stood in the middle of the hallway, looking as if he was expecting something from Haruka. "What?" Haruka asked, trying to act tough though she couldn't help but feel a little scared and belittled by Akashi. "What are you looking at? Have you never seen a pretty girl? You're staring at my boobs, aren't you?!"

"Firstly, I have seen many pretty girls before. That is, girls who are pretty by society's standards but not necessarily what I consider pretty. I.e. you. Secondly, yes, I must admit that your breasts are rather big. I estimate them to be around a D cup. However, Satsuki has bigger breasts than yours so yours aren't that special either. Lastly, I'm looking at you because I'm waiting for an apology seeing as you bumped into me."

"Baka!"

Haruka shouted at Akashi and slapped him across the face before running off. Akashi stared after Haruka, holding his cheek. This was the first time ever he was struck by someone he didn't know. This was the first time ever someone was not afraid of him to hit him. This was also the very first time Akashi had felt that perhaps he had said something wrong.

~.~

After basketball practice, the Generation of Miracles went for their usual after practice popsicle. "Daiki, that friend of yours," Akashi said, looking at the tanned male. "Is she okay?"

Aomine raised an eyebrow, taking a bite from his popsicle, wondering why Akashi was suddenly asking about Haruka. "Er...she's fine," Aomine said. "Why would you ask? Did she do something to you again?" he frowned. "I'm so sorry about her, Akashi. Haruka's a little spoilt brat and well...her personality's just a little tough. She is a Taurus, after all..."

"Since when are you into horoscopes?" Midorima asked, pushing his glasses up. "Taureans, although easygoing and respectful, they are very stubborn. Once they have made up their minds, they will not change it nor will they listen to anyone. If you try to talk to them, they simply refuse to listen. But it also shows their determination because once they decide to do something, Taureans will go through with it to the end. They can also be very scary when they are angry."

"That explains so much about Haruka," Aomine sighed deeply. "As you guys can see from last time, I have to deal with her stubbornness all the time. It's quite tiring sometimes...She won't listen even if she's wrong."

"That would also explain the slap," Akashi said, his hand touching his cheek where Haruka had slapped him.

"Ruka-hime slapped you?!" Aomine exclaimed. Not only was he surprised that his princess slapped someone, he was surprised that Akashi allowed it. "Y-you know, I'm not actually that close with her, Akashi...so...please make sure you don't punish me for what she did to you."

Akashi looked at Aomine and blinked. "I will not put what she had done on your head, Daiki, don't worry. After all, I suppose I deserved the slap," he said.

"What exactly happened?" Aomine asked. "Haruka never even told me she met you again."

"She bumped into me in the hallway and I was waiting for her apology. She didn't apologise but instead, acted tough in front of me and asked what I was looking at. She then went on to ask if I've never seen a pretty girl or if I was staring at her breasts," Akashi explained.

The other guys were all interested in the story by now although Aomine feared what Akashi's reply to Haruka was. "May I assume that your answer was not to her expectation and that's why she slapped you?" Midorima asked, looking at Akashi. "You do realise that she probably asked you in a rhetorical sense, right? Rhetorical meaning you are not supposed to answer."

"I know what rhetorical means, Shintaro."

"So what exactly did you say to her?" Aomine asked.

"I told her that in my eyes and to my standard, she is not considered pretty. I may or may not have said to her that her breasts are nothing special. I then demanded the apology that she owed me to which she then slapped me," Akashi said. "Should I not have said it that way?"

"You shouldn't have said anything at all," Kise sighed. "Poor girl...who is she anyway?"

Aomine sighed, throwing his stick into the bin. "She's my best friend. Also known as Matsuoka Haruka, the idol on TV."

"Matsuoka Haruka?!" Kise gasped. "Akashicchi, you said all those things to Matsuoka Haruka?! Do you not know who she is?! She is very famous and practically the dream girl of almost every guy in school! Do you know how many guys would love to be her boyfriend and touch those breasts of her?!"

Aomine smacked Kise hard in the head and glared. "That's my princess you're talking about!"

"Aominecchi wants to touch her breasts too, don't you?!"

"She's my friend you idiot!"

Akashi blinked and looked at his friends, shaking his head and sighed. "Am I supposed to know who she is, Shintaro?" Akashi asked.

Midorima nodded, pushing his glasses. "She is very famous at the moment. Like Kise said, she is the dream girl of many guys."

"I see."

~.~

Over the next few weeks, Akashi had found himself strangely attracted to this Taurus girl who still wouldn't look into his eyes since the last time they had talked. Akashi found himself hanging with Aomine more often just to be close to Haruka. Not only that but Akashi never thought that he would ever find a girl like Haruka adorable. Every little thing she did, Akashi found endearing.

Haruka, on the other hand, tried to keep away from Akashi whenever possible. She never wanted to go anywhere near him lest he said some harsh words to her again. However, the more time they spent together, the more she found out about him. Like the fact that he wasn't as stoic and cold as he presented himself. In fact, there were times when Haruka found him cute and sweet.

Then one day, something happened.

While enjoying their lunch, the intercom suddenly buzzed alive and someone was testing the microphone. Everyone looked up, staring at the intercom as if they could see the person behind the microphone.

"Matsuoka Haruka."

All eyes turned to the blonde. Momoi looked at her friend too and blinked. "Oh? Are you in trouble, Haru-Haru?" Haruka shook her head, not knowing what was going on either. "Did you say something you're not supposed to, to a teacher again?" Haruka shook her head again.

"Matsuoka Haruka, I know you're listening. I have something to say to you. Matsuoka Haruka of Class 2-B, I want you to be my girlfriend. I know how you feel about me and I'm sure you know my feelings too. I don't like ambiguous things because I have no control over it, therefore, our relationship cannot remain ambiguous for a second longer. You now belong to me, Akashi Seijuro of Class 2-A. Did you hear me? All the guys of Teiko, she is now mine. That's all."

The intercom buzzed again and turned off. Everyone was now staring at Haruka, some of the girls in envy. "That is one bold confession..." Momoi said and looked at Haruka was who frozen on the spot. "Haru-Haru?"

~Presently~

"Wow...that is one bold confession," Kotaro said, nodding as they listened to Aomine. "I didn't think that Akashi would be so bold and romantic."

"So that's how they got together," Reo nodded. "They do sound like a mismatched couple but I see where the attraction is. Haruka-san like Sei-chan's controlling and authoritative kind of personality while Haruka-san is the only person in the world who is not afraid of Sei-chan. They are indeed made for each other."

The trio looked over to the couple who were laughing while they were chatting, looking just like any other ordinary couple. "Except...Akashi's a Sagittarius while Ruka-hime is a Taurus. From what Midorima tells us, they are each other's worst match in any kind of relationships. I hope Midorima is wrong. I've never seen Ruka-hime as happy as when she's with Akashi."

"We're praying that Haruka-san will keep sleeping with Akashi," Kotaro said. "Getting laid changed Akashi."

"Sleep with Akashi?" Aomine asked.

"We walked in on the morning after..." Reo sighed a little. "There are things you can never un-see. I'm seeing Sei-chan differently from now on."

"My pure princess is no longer pure," Aomine sighed.

"Have you ever thought that she was never pure since high school?" Kotaro blinked. "I have a feeling those two did it when they were in high school."

Suddenly, the trio froze on the spot, slowly turning their head to the left and saw Akashi standing before them with his arms crossed. "I believe mine and Haruka's sex life is none of your business," he said. "We're ready to go now. If you would prefer, I wouldn't mind leaving you here in the orphanage," he stated and nodded to Aomine, acknowledging his existence. "Bye, Daiki."

"Bye..." Aomine muttered, waving to them.

Akashi walked off then stopped and turned around, looking at the trio. "Just for your information, Haruka and I did indeed initially have sex while we were in high school. The details, however, are not for you to know."

"AKA-CHAN!"