Broken Little Things
Part 1: Rumors II
"Oi, you heard about them?"
"Them? Them who?"
"The rumored gay couple from Class C, dumbass!"
"I heard from my Senpai in the health committee, she said they're absolutely adorable."
"Wait, isn't Kamiki-senpai into BLs and shit? Are you sure that this is authentic?"
"It's authentic. I saw it myself yesterday. And damn straight they're adorable."
Rumor Number 2: Ogiwara can hear other people's thoughts- or at least Kuroko's thoughts.
Sendou Ryoutaro was in trouble. He'd flunked the first two classic literature tests and couldn't afford to get the third one if he wanted to play in the next soccer match with the nearby school. As a favorite in the varsity team, he couldn't flunk this test or else Akashi Seijuurou the president of student council will ban him from playing.
He went to the teacher to find the solution to his problems, and unfortunately since the teacher of the said subject was busy, he was only given the list of people who could help him.
The first guy on the list (highlighted with a really bright yellow highlight) was Kuroko Tetsuya, he didn't remember having anyone named that in Class C, though. Or maybe he wasn't paying attention, Sendou spent most of his class-life sleeping in, after all.
And the second one, he knew he could deal with. Ogiwara Shigehiro, the energetic easygoing kid who was ultimately the class' clown and that easygoing guy whom all guys and girls found easy to talk to. He was rather famous in Kyoto as a the ace of a highly prestigious basketball team in Kyoto- Ogiwara of Meikou, although he was part of the cooking club now- much to the girls' shrill screams and adoration.
Nobody knew why he didn't join the basketball club, though. And personally, Sendou didn't really care.
And so he found himself still sitting on his desk although the lunch time was already announced. He looked over to the back of the class, where the raven-haired kid faced to the desk behind him and was studying classic literature, their next- next subject with a test.
The others who was still in the classroom remained with a book on their desk and a note on their laps. Sendou stood up and went over to Ogiwara with a smile across his face. "Yo, Ogiwara," he greeted casually. Ogiwara looked up to him with a grin. "Yo, Sendou! Can I help you?" He asked.
"I was hoping that you'd lend me a hand, you know? For the test..." Ogiwara narrowed his eyes in confusion. "Yeah?" He asked once more, still confused. "Your test scores are always awesome, so I figured that you might be able to help me." Ogiwara then laughed, his right hand happily grasping the paler one underneath it.
Whoa, Sendou didn't notice that Ogiwara was holding hands with someone.
Not even that, he didn't even notice that there was another person behind Ogiwara all this time. His eyes widened as a pair of striking azure eyes met his own with absolutely nothing on his face. Ogiwara laughed again. "Yeah, you managed to get another one out of Sendou, Kuroko!"
The azure-eyed Kuroko blinked before tilting his head slightly to the left, his eyes never leaving Sendou's own. "Kuroko's asking you to sit down, Sendou, he'll teach you too!" Too? The powder blue-haired boy then nodded, as if confirming Sendou's thoughts. "Basically, yeah, I got my good scores from Kuroko's tutoring! And he agreed to help you too!"
Sendou then sat dumbfounded as Kuroko and Ogiwara 'studied'. It was more like Kuroko only stared at Ogiwara, or sighed, or nod his head a little or shake his head a little and Ogiwara would be all like: "Really? Which one am I doing wrong?" or "Jeebus I got that wrong?! STUPID!" or "What a stupid mistake, but everyone could get it, right, Kuroko?" or even "Jeez why are you being so mean? I won't buy you vanilla milkshakes today!" All the while still holding hands with one another.
Sendou fidgeted a little, but then a good fifteen minutes later, Ogiwara was done with his studying and offered a smile to Sendou. "Okay, I'll teach you! I bet you didn't get anything Kuroko taught earlier, did ya?" The guy didn't even talk, much less teach anything. Kuroko stared at him for a few seconds before tugging Ogiwara's sleeve, the kid then sighed. "Well, yeah, other people will definitely think that way, won't they?" He ruffled Kuroko's teal hair with a pout across his face. But then turned to face Sendou with another grin fresh on his face.
"So, Sendou, shall I teach you about our country's most gracious classical literature?" He said with a faked medieval accent, Sendou-and Kuroko, although it was so inaudible he couldn't be heard- laughed.
Rumor Number 3: Do not mention anything pertaining to basketball in Ogiwara's presence, or else you'll find yourself thinking that you're being haunted by your own shadows.
(OC credits to Seithr-Kairy)
"C'mon, Ogiwara, just hear me out!" Hozuki Kaoru held a form in his hand as he tried to get a boy wearing a white apron with a light blue cat on top to listen to him. Ogiwara Shigehiro sighed. "Didn't you get the rejection from Sendou, Hozuki? I'm in the cooking club, so I won't be joining soccer-team or any other sports team!"
"That's why you should hear me out, Ogiwara. C'mon, just for a bit, okay?"
Ogiwara finally relented with a soft sigh. "Okay, make it quick. I still have to plate my spaghetti before it could be served." Hozuki then sighed as Ogiwara stopped walking so fast. "Join the soccer club, Ogiwara. Please! We have the perfect position for you as the Attacking Middlefielder. C'mon, please please pleaaase!"
"I've never played soccer before, you know? At least not professionally." Ogiwara sighed, but Hozuki could detect how his voice became increasingly more uncomfortable as he spoke. "I know, I know that you used to play basketball for Meikou! But you're their ace and you have the perfect build and stamina for the field! C'mon, Ogiwara- the matches are really fun, you know!"
Hozuki was smiling wide as he promoted his club, but Ogiwara's face turned as pale as sheets and he trembled. "S-sorry, Hozuki. I just remember Kuroko needs me for something. Seeya, gottago!" Ogiwara then ran away from him, his hands clutching tightly at his head as sweat matted down his forehead relentlessly.
The ace of the soccer club sighed, but then returned to practice soon after. When he arrived in the changing room, he felt like something was watching him.
He looked everywhere, but couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. His locker wasn't pranked, nothing was out of place, but he couldn't help but feel as if he was being watched by someone. Hozuki went home directly after practice, all the while running from his own shadow. Maybe it wasn't his shadow which scared him, maybe it was the pair of electric azure eyes watching him from the corner of the changing room, or the slight brush of shoulder, so light and feathery it was impossible for a human to do it by his locker. Or maybe the fact that there was another shadow accompanying his when he walked, or a light-sounding footsteps which followed him until he ran out of the school gates.
It was scary, fucking scary. And he remembered that the only thing he did out of the ordinary today was trying to recruit Ogiwara into the team. He swore to never do it again, all the while telling his best friend the Kendo captain of his experience today.
In the penthouse of an apartment building 15 minutes walk from Rakuzan High School, a boy with raven hair and baby blue eyes was curled in the sofa with his tealheaded best friend. Ogiwara Shigehiro always had this strange habit of curling around Kuroko like he was a cat whenever he felt one of his episodes. Earlier today, when Hozuki was confronting him with his past, he had lost it and ran to find Kuroko in the library.
The tealhead, as silent and graceful as ever, took him in his fortress of books and hugged him until the shivering stopped. He also returned Ogiwara to the home economics' classroom before heading off to god knows where.
Little did Shige knew that Kuroko might have traumatized a poor soccer club member for the life of him.
Next:
Rumor Number 4: It is impossible to find Kuroko by yourself, it's just... impossible. To find Kuroko, you'll need Ogiwara's help. Either him or Akashi Seijuurou, but everyone knows that it's not gonna happen.
Rumor Number 5: Ogiwara-kun doesn't accept lunchboxes made for him by his fans, instead he brought one (cooked it too!) himself and was said to eat it together with Kuroko-kun every lunch break... hand feeding the smaller boy!
For people who're requesting rumors with Akashi in it, it will appear on the IV and V part, since it's the last chapters of Prompt 1.
I'm gonna make almost all female population of Rakuzan who will narrate this story a fujoshi, so XD
I wonder what I should do for Prompt 2~