Author's Note on 8/12/16: Guess what guys? I have finished my summer classes! Woot woot! So for me, summer has just started! – *singing* I haaave the tiiime to wriiite now! Yay!*singing ended*
Since no one reviewed their answers... I'll just keep writing and we'll just see how this match will end up!
UPDATE on 9/18/16: Hi again! I hope everyone's not tired of this story... jk jk. I know it's been awhile since I continued this... it's because: 1) I'm either busy with school and other activities... or 2) writer's block... Recently, I've been reading other fanfiction stories... and my own (like reread this chapter) - I thought that it didn't do Kagami justice. So I'm gonna rewrite it. Sorry! but I hope when this is finished it will be better! Here I go...
On the sidelines of the tennis court, lots of spectators were gathering near the bleachers and were surprised at the sudden score.
"Was that supposed to be a kick serve?" Horio Satoshi asked out loud to anyone near him. Kachiro Kato and Katsuo Mizuno who were beside Horio shushed him.
"I wanna see how Echizen's gonna react to that!" Kachiro said. Everyone in the bleachers was silent and their eyes were on the boy with the cap. Echizen tilted his cap down so that his face was hidden for a moment. Kagami grimaced at that and wanted to say something. When he was about to open his mouth, Echizen beat him to it:
"Mada mada dane! (You've got a long way to go)" The Seigaku team cheered on their side of the court. There was also a group of girls who gathered unexpectedly and started chanting "Echizen" in the background. It was all too loud and surprising for Kagami Taiga. His eyes were like bulging out of his face, because he couldn't believe a squirt like Echizen could woo the crowd with just a phrase. Echizen then lifted his arm up with his index finger as number 1 and smiled to himself. He snapped his finger and the chanting stopped immediately. Atobe Keigo, who was in the bleachers with the rest of the spectators started laughing at himself.
"That kid. hmph! Trying to get under his skin huh? I wonder where he learned that from."
In the tennis court, Kagami started getting frustrated at Echizen's arrogance. He pointed at him as he said:
"You! Don't get so cocky. Don't forget we've got a point against you." This got Momoshiro Takeshi's attention:
"Well, bring it on! The ball's on your side of the court. What are you waiting for?" Kagami shouted at Kuroko:
"Kuroko! You heard the man, don't disgrace yourself." Kuroko just nodded as if he had toughened up by those words. He bounced the tennis ball twice before throwing it up and performing a kick serve again. As the tennis racket and the ball made contact, it made another strange sound. This time, the ball flew far and landed on the edge of the outside lines of the tennis court. The referee blew the whistle:
"love, 30." On Seirin's side, Riko Aida had her hands pressed hard on her knees, she didn't realize that her hands were turning red. Hyuuga intercepted it and carefully, without alerting Riko, released her hands from her knees.
"Riko, we just got a point. They will be alright."
"You think? This is our first match in this new sport that we've never played before. And we are against the National Champ. And that player; Echizen Ryoma, I read him in the articles. Did you know, he won many many many matches in America. How am I suppose to not worry?"
"Riko, you forgot! There's also a monster from America in front of your eyes." Riko looked at what Hyuuga referred to.
"Bakagami? Him?" Riko asked as she looked at Hyuuga as if he was the Baka.
"I don't think he's the type to jump around using his aerial abilities on the tennis court. Do you?" Hyuuga shrugged but he said:
"Well, we'll know once the match is over."
Echizen was ready for that so-called kick serve. He was determined to get that kick-serve on his third try. Kuroko served again. But this time, the curve of the ball was faster, not invisible but a lot faster. The direction of the ball flew to Momoshiro's side. He swung his racket very close to the ground and it made contact with the tennis ball.
"Doom!" Momoshiro said as the tennis ball landed on the other side of the net.
"Now that's what I call victory score!" Kuroko and Kagami were both amazed.
"15, 30" Kuroko snapped out of that amazement as he said:
"Kagami-kun, you should've used your specialty to hit it."
"What are you saying?" Kagami was hotheaded. He grabbed Kuroko's collar. The referee blew the whistle.
"Please no fighting!" The Seirin team players who were on the side lines, were dreading for the hotheaded Kagami to be over.
"Oh no, not this again." Riko said at the same time as Echizen and Momoshiro looked at one another. They knew that the same situation happened when they first played in a doubles match. Kuroko, as calm as he was (always) stared into Kagami's eyes.
"Kagami, we've been through this before. Just get your game up and we will win the match." Kagami abruptly looked away and released Kuroko down to the ground. He muttered to himself as he walked back to the furthest line.
"You better be right."
It was now Echizen's serve. He bounced the ball three times before saying:
"Kuroko, is it? Let me show you how it's really done." He threw the ball up in a vertical line, and swung his racket. The contact between the ball and the racket made a perfect sound. The audience applauded as the ball went to the other side of the net and bounced once. When the ball was going to bounce the second time, Kuroko suddenly appeared within range and hit the ball back. The tennis ball flew in Echizen's direction. He quickly set into a drive B trick that flew the ball up in the air. Kuroko stopped running (invisibly) and shouted:
"Now's your chance!" Kagami from the back of the tennis line, ran and jumped like he was on a trampoline and swung his racket at the ball so hard that it landed on the other side of the net and literally made a mark before rolling away.
"Dooom!" Kagami also landed.
"Now that's what I call a dunk!"
"30 all" The referee called out. Kagami refuted.
"WHAT? but how? I clearly got that point! The ball is clearly on that side of the net." When Kagami looked on his opponent's side, he didn't see any ball or any mark. Echizen's voice murmured.
"Look behind you." Kagami glanced back. Clearly, the ball was on his side of the net. Echizen continued:
"You clearly missed your target, numskull."
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!" Kagami was about to argue with Echizen. But Kuroko stopped in between.
"Just let it go Kagami-kun. You just need to aim it next time."
A few rounds later, the score was 3, 5 for Echizen Ryoma and Momoshiro Takeshi. Kagami and Kuroko were breathless.
"Kur-o-ko... I'm gonna kill...you later." Kagami declared. Riko realized that Kuroko was also almost out of stamina. She couldn't believe that she let him play so many matches against Echizen and Momoshiro. Even in basketball, Kuroko would be switched out at least once. But then again, it was against the rules to sub out a player for another. Kuroko still believed that Kagami could hit the ball when it would fly high.
"I...know... you... can... do... it..." Kuroko was on his last breath; he fainted as the ball was swung high up in the air in his direction.
"KUROKOOO!" Kagami and the rest of the team yelled. And everything turned black.
CHAPTER ENDED
A/N: Hehe! I ended this chapter with a cliffhanger... what did you guys think of that? RxR pretty please!
