Chapter 5 "First Match With A Miracle"

3 DAYS LATER

"Will he eat us alive?" Shinji asked with teary eyes.

"You sounded like he is a monster."!Junpei replied.

"Isn't he?"

"It doesn't matter even if he is. We have our own monsters." Riko cut-in then everyone turned to Kagami and Kuroko.

"Get that dog away from me!"

"But Kagami-kun, he just wants love."

"He can find it from elsewhere! I hate you! Get away from me!" he yelled at the puppy.

Tetsuya 2 hid under Kuroko's shirt.

"You scared him, Kagami-kun."

"We are dead." Shinji stated.

"Ooooi~!" someone called. Seirin turned to the voice.

"Oh, it's you." Kagami said without expression and that made him think he sounded like Kuroko for a sec.

He and Kuroko spent too much time together for the past 3 days cause they had to work on their teamwork. They almost never left the school gym.

Ryota Kise smiled charmingly;

"Kaijo is pretty big so I thought I can help you with get you guys to the gym." then he practically ran towards Kuroko.

"Kurokocchi, how are you?"

"Fine. Thank you."

"You're still expressionless!" he was crying comically again but he stopped when he noticed the puppy in Tetsuya's arms.

"Kurokocchi.. Who is this?" he pointed the puppy and got closer;

"Why is he looks like you?"

"He is my dog, Tetsuya 2."

"Aww! Kurokocchi! He is so cuuuute! Let's make him OUR dog!"

"No."

"But WHY?! I loved him. We both can be his father."

"He said 'No.'" Kagami stepped in.

"What is it to you?"

"Cause Tetsuya 2 is Kuroko's and my dog."

"Is it?" Kuroko asked.

"Yeah, we found him together, didn't we?"

"Yes."

"Then it's my dog too, NOT YOURS, KISE."

Kise smirked at the red haired boy's sudden outburst;

"Are we still talking about Tetsuya 2?.. or Tetsuya Kuroko?"

Kagami narrowed his eyes and glared at him who continued;

"I think we should take a bet."

"A bet? On what?" Kagami asked, defeated by his curiosity.

"If I win, Kurokocchi joins Kaijo."

".. What if I win?"

"Kurokocchi stays with you."

"Not enough. No offense, Kuroko."

"None taken." Kuroko answered Kagami.

Kise signed;

"And from now on, I'll call you Kagamicchi."

"WHY THE HELL SHOULD I WANT THAT?!"

"Kise-kun adds people's name '-cchi' who he respects." Kuroko explained. Taiga narrowed his eyes once more, thoughtfully;

"So you're saying; If I win, you'll acknowledge me and show me respect. You'll accept the defeat."

"Itch! Yeah, that's what I'm saying Taiga Kagami."

"Then I'll bet on these terms."

The match started pretty awkward cause Kaijo's coach didn't let the regulars play. But after Kagami the giant monster broke the basketball hoop, Kaijo put the regulars, including Kise, in.

"It's the first time I've seen coach got annoyed this much. It was.. impressive." said Kise once he stepped on the court.

"Did it for you. Now let's get serious." Kagami smirked.

"Kurokocchi~! Get ready to join Kaijo."

"I don not have to, Kise-kun. We will win."

Riko wanted a break after the regulars got in the game;

"Kuroko, you know Kise more than any of us, I need information about him."

Kuroko thought for almost a minute while everyone was staring at him. Then started;

"As carefree as he is off-court, he can be very determined and serious while playing. Because of the teaching of Teiko, Kise-kun is a one-man player who would prefer to score himself than playing as a team. Kise's unique skill is his ability to watch and mimic the moves and plays of other players. The only moves he cannot copy are the special skills of truly exceptional players, like myself and the other members of the Generation of Miracles."

"Then find a solution to our problem and get this match!" Hyuga yelled and everyone pumped up.

The match ended up with Seirin's victory.

"I'd never lost.. before." Kise muttered while a single tear was slowly falling down on his cheek.

"Idiot! Only the fact that you'd never lost is enough to make me mad!" Kaijo's captain hit Kise's head. When Kise looked up from the floor, he saw his team was smiling at him sincerely.

Kise didn't talk to Kagami or Kuroko after the match and Seirin left the gym, victorious. All the other Seirin players and Riko was walking in front of Kuroko and Kagami and there was a pretty big distance between them.

"So.. I managed to keep you after all, huh?" Kagami blurted to the blue haired boy.

"Yes. Thank you, Kagami-kun."

"I think.. we did a pretty good team, Kuroko."

"I agree."

Kagami smiled at his answer.

"Kurokocchi! Wait!"

They stopped while Ryota was running towards them to catch up. When he did, he panted heavily;

"I- I wanted to say.. congrats, Kagamicchi."

Both Tetsuya and Taiga looked at him, surprised.

"Y'know you don't really have to call me Kagamicchi, right?"

"It's not because of the bet but I feel like I should. And.. next time, I'll win. So, someday, let's play again." he said and extended his hand to Kagami. Kagami grinned while he was shaking Kise's hand;

"We'll play again."

When they let go of each other's hands, Kise turned to Kuroko and confessed;

"I'd really love to have you again, Kurokocchi." and kissed the shorter boy's cheek.

"See you later, Kise-kun."

Kise blushed and after he nodded, he ran away back to the gym.

"Soo~ he has a crush on you after all, now all makes sense." Kagami put it simply.

"No, he hasn't."

"HE OBVIOUSLY HAS!"

"Why?"

"WH-? WHY?! CAUSE HE FUCKIN' KISSED YOU!"

"Kise-kun was always like that."

"DON'T PUT IT LIKE IT'S NORMAL!"

"Why are you yelling, Kagami-kun?"

"I'M NOT YELLING!"

"Again with your anger issues?"

"NO! SHUT UP!" Kagami ended the argument and they continued to walk to catch up with their team.

To Be Continued~