Chapter 2
AN: I have decided to add one more Reborn female to this fic. They will be the Co-Coach of the Too Academy's team. Look forward to her.
To start off the school day, Riko asked Tsuna and Chrome to meet up on the school's roof at 8:40am. Tsuna knew that Monday morning assembly was in five minutes.
"I wonder what Riko-senpai is up to?" Tsuna ponders out loud. Chrome just shakes her head, not knowing. They arrived at the roof to see the other first year basketball members also there. Riko was standing in front of them. It almost looked like a face off.
"Is this a dual? Anyway, I remembered Monday morning assembly is in five minutes! Hurry up and take this." Kagami says as he tries to hand the form to Riko.
"Before that, I have something to tell you. I made a promise when the captain asked me to be his coach last year. I promised to focus solely on pushing the team towards the National Championship. If you don't think you're ready for that, there are other clubs better suited to you." Riko explains.
"What? Of course I'm-." Kagami was interrupted.
"I know you're strong. But, I need to know you have something even more important. No matter how hard you practice, "someday" and "maybe" aren't good enough. I need to know you have ambitious goals, and the will to accomplish them. Give me your year, class, and name. Announce your goals here and now. If you fail to achieve them, you'll come back up here, strip naked, and confess your feelings for the person you love." Riko explains with a devious grin.
"What?!"
"All the second years did it last year." Riko says like it was no big deal.
"What? No one told me about this." Furihata says.
"I heard about it when they recruited me." Fukuda says with dread.
"But I didn't think they'd actually…" Kawahara trails off.
"Like I said before, I'm looking for something concrete and reasonably ambitions. You'll have to do better than "play my first game" or "do my best." Riko states. Tsuna saw that the first year trio were nervous, but Kagami and Kuroko were not.
"This'll be easy. This isn't even a test." Kagami states as he jumps onto the railing. "Class 1-B, number 5, Taiga Kagami. I will defeat the Generation of Miracles and become the best player in Japan!"
-Down on the Ground-
'Is she doing that again this year?' Hyuga questions as the rest of the students were in shock.
-Back on the Roof-
Kagami jumps down off of the railing when he gets close to Tsuna. Tsuna slaps him over the head.
"What the hell?! What did you do that for?!" Kagami yells. Tsuna shakes her head.
"Bad Tiger! Don't do something that dangerous again!" Tsuna says sternly. Chrome nods watching Tsuna go into protective mode.
"Geez, you did not have to hit me. And don't treat me like an animal." Kagami bites out.
"Then don't act like one." Tsuna states simply.
'Huh, it seems she has tamed the tiger.' Riko thinks. "Who's next? If you don't hurry up, the teachers will get here."
"I guess I will go next." Tsuna says as she walks up to the railing. "Class 1-B, number 7, Tsunahime Sawada. I will be the greatest manger I can be, and make this team the strongest team out there!" Tsuna declares determinedly. Tsuna walks back to her spot and turns to Riko.
"I hope that was okay?" Tsuna asks.
"That was great. Next!" Riko orders. The first year trio went next one by one. This only left Kuroko and Chrome left.
"Excuse me. We're not good at speaking loudly, so could we use this?" Kuroko asks, for both Chrome and himself, holding up a megaphone.
"Where did you get that?" Riko asks. Kuroko was about to go first when… a teacher bursts through the door stopping them. The teacher went onto lecture them, then banned them from the roof.
-After School: Maji Burger-
The group of Tsuna, Chrome, Kuroko, and Kagami were eating together.
"I can't believe the teacher got so mad over a little shouting." Kagami complains.
"Chrome-chan and I didn't even get to finish, and we still got in trouble, too. We aren't allowed on the roof anymore. What will we do if we can't join the basketball team?" Kuroko says kind of worried.
"That's not gonna happen." Kagami says reassuringly.
"We'll see." Kuroko states. Tsuna and Chrome were just silently eating their food.
"By the way, why didn't you go to some big name school like the other as the Phantom Sixth member? Is there some reason you play basketball?" Kagami asks. The girls perk up interested in Kuroko's answer.
"My middle school's basketball team had one core principle, winning is everything. Instead of teamwork we needed to push the individual talents of the Generation of Miracles to win. Nothing could beat us, but we weren't a team. The five of them approved, but I felt we lacked something important." Kuroko explains.
"So, what? Are you gonna beat the Generation of Miracles your own way?" Kagami asks.
"That's what I was thinking." Kuroko states.
"Seriously?" Kagami asks not thinking he was right.
"Your words, the coach's, and Tsuna's really struck me. Now my biggest reason to play is trying to make you and our team the best in Japan." Kuroko says passionately.
"We're not gonna try. We're gonna be the best." Kagami declares. The girls and Kuroko smile.
-The Next Day: At School-
Kagami saw, when he walked into his classroom, everyone looking out the windows.
'What's all of the commotion?' Kagami thinks as he walks over to the windows. He looked and saw words written on the ground. "We will be the best in Japan." You could tell it was written by two different people. You could see dirt on both Kuroko's and Chrome's school uniform sleeves. Kagami smirked. Riko was smiling in her own classroom.
"This could be interesting enough to work." Riko says.
-After Class: With Tsuna-
Tsuna was doing the job Riko requested of her. She was trying to set up a practice game for the team. But who though? Tsuna suddenly got an idea. She takes out her cellphone and makes a call.
"Hello, desu." The voice on the other end answers.
"Hey, it's me. I need a favor." Tsuna says.
"Ah! Hime-sama! Of course, what can I help you with, desu?" The voice squeals.
"I need to set up a practice game with your team for my team." Tsuna explains.
"Of course! I will get it done. Anything for you Hime-sama, desu." The voice agrees.
"Thanks so much. Send me the details when you have them." Tsuna says happily.
"I will Hime-sama, desu!" The voice says cheerfully. Tsuna and the person say their good byes then hang up. A minute later Tsuna's phone buzzed with a text.
"Well, that was fast. I know not to underestimate my girls. They always get the job done." Tsuna says with a proud smile. Tsuna writes down the information and packs up her things.
"Well, I better go tell Riko-senpai the good news." Tsuna comments as she leaves the classroom.
-Basketball Club-
The guys were in the locker room changing when one of them saw the Monthly Basketball Magazine lying on the bench.
"Huh, this is… didn't this issue come out when Kuroko was at Teiko?" Koganei comments. Hyuga walks up and they start flipping through it.
"All the players are featured. Kuroko…" More flips. "…doesn't have an article." Hyuga states.
"Even though he's the sixth guy. Didn't they come to interview you?" Koganei asks Kuroko.
"They did, but they forgot about me." Kuroko answers.
'So sad.' The team thinks.
"Besides, I'm nothing like the other five. They're true prodigies." Kuroko explains.
"The coach and the manger are back. We're playing a practice game." Fukuda announces walking into the locker room.
"I wonder who we're playing." Izuki comments.
"I have no idea. She was skipping for some reason though." Fukuda continues.
"She was skipping?! Be ready, everyone. If she's skipping, our next opponent's gonna be real tough." Hyuga warns his team. We see Riko skipping down the hall with Tsuna walking with next to her with a smile on her face.
-Outside Seirin's Gates-
"This is Seirin?" A male asks.
"Yep! This is it, desu." A female answers.
"New and pristine, just like I expected." The male comments as he and his female companion begin waking into the school. The females of Seirin High were watching the male and recognized him to be a model. His female companion sighs tiredly.
'Not again.' She thinks.
-Basketball Club-
The team was having a team practice game between themselves. The team was praising Kagami's abilities when the coach calls them over.
"What?! A practice game against Kaijo High!" Hyuga yells in shock.
"They will not disappoint us. Thanks to Tsuna we were able to get this practice game. We'll also put plenty of first years on the court." Riko explains. The team looks at Tsuna in amazement.
"Disappoint us? They're way better than us." Koganei says.
"Are they really that strong?" Kawahara asks.
"They're strong, at the National level. They play in the Inter-High every year." Hyuga explains.
"And this year, Kaijo got their hands on one of the Generation of Miracles." Riko announces.
"Ryota Kise." Tsuna answers looking at her clip board. The team was in shock.
'I never thought I'd get to play them so soon. What a blessing. I'm getting excited.' Kagami thinks getting pumped up.
"Apparently, Kise-kun works as a model." Tsuna comments.
"Seriously? Amazing." Izuki says.
"Good looking and good at basketball? That's brutal." Koganei says with a sigh. They then hear a commotion going over by the door. They saw a group of girls forming a line by the door.
"Huh, what are all these people doing here?" Riko comments.
"Uh, I didn't mean for this to happen." The male from earlier sighs. The female next to him sighs too.
"You never do, desu." The female from earlier comments. "Alright, that's enough! Kise-kun is not signing anymore autographs, desu!" The female yells. The group of girls were about to kick up a fuss, but one looking into the female's eyes right then, was like looking into a lightning storm. The group of girls leave.
'What is Generation of Miracles' Ryota Kise doing here?' Riko thinks in confusion.
"It's good to see you again." Kuroko greets.
"Good to see you." The male, Kise greets back.
"W-What are you doing here?" Hyuga asks. Kise was about to answer when he was interrupted.
"Hime-sama, desu!" The female squeals and jump hugs Tsuna. Tsuna catches her with ease, used to it. The team jumps in surprise.
"Umm… Tsuna-chan, who is this?" Riko asks.
"Oh, forgive Haru's manners. My name is Haru Miura, and Hime-sama's childhood friend, desu." The female, Haru, introduces herself. Tsuna just smiles and pets her head.
"She also happens to be Kaijo's manager." Tsuna explains. The team was in shock. They looked the female over. Brown hair in a ponytail, brown eyes. She was Tsuna's height.
"When I heard our next opponent was Seirin, I remembered Kurokocchi went here, so I thought I would come say hi. We were best friends in middle school" Kise explains walking closer to Kuroko.
"Not any more than anyone else." Kuroko states.
"You're so mean!" Kise cries.
"Ryota Kise. Though he started basketball his second year of middle school, his exceptional physical ability and sense got him on the Teiko team as a regular in a heartbeat. While he has less experience than the other four, he's a rapidly improving all-rounder." Furihata reads the magazine article, from earlier, out loud.
"Since your second year?" Hyuga asks.
"That article exaggerated quite a bit. I'm glad to be called part of the Generation of Miracles, but I'm worst of the bunch. They bullied me and Kurokocchi for it all the time." Kise explains.
"That never happened to me." Kuroko says.
"What? It was just me?" Kise cries then catches the basketball he sensed coming at him.
"Yeah, watch it! You almost hit Kurokocchi, Harucchi, and Tsunacchi." Kise says while holding the basketball.
"Kagami-kun! If that would have hit Haru, I would have killed you!" Tsuna says fiercely. The team had never seen Tsuna that mad before. Haru just smiled at seeing Tsuna's protectiveness come out.
"Sorry, Tsuna. Sorry for interrupting your little reunion. Don't tell me you came all the way here just to greet us. Why don't you play a little, pretty boy?" Kagami says challenging him to a game.
"What? I don't know if I'm ready. But I just… fine, let's do it. I have to thank you for that display." Kise says.
"Unbelievable." Riko says sighing.
"This could be bad." Kuroko comments.
"Huh?" Riko says in confusion. Kise then demonstrates his coping ability using Kagami's moves against him.
"He learns plays as soon as he sees them and makes them his own." Kuroko explains.
'This isn't simple imitation.' Riko thinks as Kise demolishes Kagami.
"This is the Generation of Miracles. Kuroko, your friend's way too good." Kawahara says.
"I don't know that person." Kuroko states.
"Huh?" Kawahara asks.
"To be honest, I have underestimated him just now. It's been a few months since I left them, but the Generation of Miracles has improved far more quickly than I expected." Kuroko explains.
"I don't know about this. After something so disappointing, I can't just leave now. Give us Kurokocchi. Come join us. Let's play basketball together again. I seriously respect you, Kurokocchi. It's a waste of your talent to stay here. What do you say?" Kise asks. Tsuna already knew what Kuroko's answer was going to be.
'Want to beat them with my own style of basketball.' Tsuna remembers his words.
"I am honored to hear you say that. I must respectfully decline your offer." Kuroko answers with a bow.
"That doesn't make any sense. Besides, this isn't like you. Winning was everything. Why didn't you go somewhere better?" Kise asks not understanding Kuroko's thinking.
"My thinking has changed since then. More importantly, I made a promise to Kagami-kun, and Tsuna-chan. I told them we'd beat you, the Generation of Miracles." Kuroko declares.
"It really isn't like you to joke around like that." Kise complains. Kagami laughs.
'This is the Generation of Miracles. They really are amazing! And there's four more guys stronger than him. I can't help but smile.' Kagami thinks before saying out loud. "What are you doing? I was gonna says that, Kuroko."
"I still have no sense of humor. I'm serious." Kuroko states. Kise just smirks, but then a shiver of dread goes up his spin.
"Kise-kun! How dare you insult Hime-sama's school! Haru will make sure that the captain punishes you good!" Haru yells furiously. Kise panicked.
"No, please, don't tell the captain, Harucchi!" Kise begs. Haru walks up to Kise and pulls his ear, and starts dragging him out of the club.
"It was nice to meet you all! Haru will see you later Hime-sama!" Haru says as she drags Kise out of the room.
"Well, that was eventful." Tsuna says with a smile. The team wonders how the practice game will go after these turn of advents.