Title: Everyday Incidents
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Just as a heads up, updates may stretch to every three weeks or once a month because school has started up again and i'll need to concentrate on that until I get settled into a comfortable schedule. Hopefully this doesn't bother anyone too much and I promise i'll try to get the chapters out as soon as possible!
Did you guys read KnB Extra Game chapter 5?! AMAZING!
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"I take it she isn't a manager." Himuro stated lightly, staring at the tall violet haired girl lazily dribbling the basketball. She was a lot taller than him, her violet hair hung over his face but not enough to hide her pretty amethyst eyes. He could tell at first glance that she was an athlete; he took in her long muscled legs and the muscles that bunched up in her arms and shoulders. Probably stronger than him too, he could tell that she was a skilled player at first glance. Tall, good basketball player and pleasing to look at. Maybe coming back to Japan wasn't so bad after all.
Liu scowled at him, "That's Murasakibara, and I'm telling you right now that it's best if you don't bother her."
"Is she a regular?" He ignored the glare in favor of watching the cover the space under the net with her overwhelming presence, her defense was amazing. The Chinese teen sighed, "She's a regular, she plays center and Murasakibara is better than everyone in this gym." He paused, "Problem?"
"No complaints from me. You can tell she's strong, she's got this air about her." Liu raised an eyebrow when he noticed that Himuro wouldn't take his eyes off of the giant center, "She's pretty cute." The raven haired teen said suddenly.
"Hey, no trying anything funny returnee!" Fukui warned as he walked by the two second years. He blinked, "Just making an observation is all." Himuro replied innocently, "She's cute and I think someone should tell her that." Both of his teammates looked at him like he was alien. "…Yes Murasakibara is cute but that does not mean you can go bother her." Liu argued, Fukui nodded vigorously in agreement.
Until his face paled a bit, "H-hey Murasakibara." Liu and Himuro turned and looked up and up into the board scowl of one Murasakibara Atsushi, and had probably heard the whole exchange.
Contrary to what some of her classmates thought, Murasakibara wasn't stupid. She just preferred not to waste her energy on useless efforts. So she noticed right away that the American returnee had been staring at her thought practice. Murasakibara has contended with people watching her play or watching because she's a girl. Himuro Tatsuya wasn't just watching her play, he was observing her every move, basketball related or not.
The raven haired teen gives her a smooth smile, "It's a pleasure to meet you Murasakibara-san, my name is Himuro Tatsuya." She continued to scowl at him afterwords and she waited for him to crack at her stare and go running off to the captain. He didn't crack, he locked gazes with her and didn't look away, the smile didn't waiver off his face.
After a while, Murasakibara looked away first, Himuro's smile widens and turns gentle his eyes shimmering with something that unwillingly makes her face feel hot. "I know a great shop that sells good ices, if you like, I can show you." He offers, coolly looking up at her as if he didn't expect her to refuse. Murasakibara almost feels like stomping down on his smaller foot and see if he thinks he has her interest now-
"Whatever." She replies instead of outright refusing him, neither a yes nor a no. She briefly wonders why she didn't say no, but then again, he had offered to take her for good ice cream, and she could use the chance to restock her supplies. Yes, that's why she'll go get ice cream with the strange returnee, and cuts her break short and returns to the court, ignoring the gaping faces that follow her departure.
Himuro didn't bat an eyelash at the cryptic answer; he turned towards Liu and Fukui.
"I don't see how you guys have difficulty dealing with her, she seems sweet."
He laughed as the other two glared at him.
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It was by chance that Moriyama came across Kise's wallet. Kise, in her excitement for the upcoming free weekend, hadn't paid attention had rushed through getting dressed for practice and forgot her wallet on the bench. Moriyama had picked it up with the intention to give it back to the blond but a photo fell out and as a result looked at the picture in curiosity. It wasn't so surprising that the photo was one from her Teiko days.
Moriyama recognized Kise's golden head right away, and recognized the other four (it was after a minute that he realized that Kuroko was in the picture) lovely and pretty Miracles; basketball playing girls who were now in high school and would be beautiful now compared to their middle school days. Kise certainly was (his head still stung from the first time he offered a flowery line to their new ace and Kasamatsu had kicked him in response while Kise giggled).
"Sempai you found my wallet! Thank you!" Kise barges into the locker room; she notices the photo in Moriyama's hand. "You and your friends look really happy here." He said. She stares and a strained but fond smile works its way onto her face.
"Ah that that was a long time ago, we went to an arcade because Kurokocchi said we could find Murasakibaracchi's new snack there and Midorimacchi, Momoicchi and Aominecchi went along to copy notes…Well a lot happened that day. It was fun though."
The blond had a wistful look on her face, longing shimmered in her golden eyes and Moriyama had the brief urge to hug her. Or something. Anything really, to get that sad look off her face.
"Let's go back to practice before Kasamatsu realizes that we're not there and makes us run a million laps." He said suddenly turning Kise around gently by her shoulders and lightly urging her out of the locker rooms.
"Ehh? Nooo I don't wanna run laps!" She wailed, before rushing out and bee lining towards the court.
"What took you two so long?" Kasamatsu demanded before he noted the serious glimmer on Moriyama's face. "Oi is everything…?"
"We should all go to the beach this weekend."
"What?"
"The beach. You know sand, ocean, lovely ladies in bikinis-"
"I-idiot! We're not going to the beach!"
"Huh?! We're going to the beach?!" Hayakawa jumped in excitedly.
"No we're not!"
"Beach? That sounds fun." Kobori said, coming up next to Moriyama.
"Wait we're going to the beach?! I gotta get some sun screen, oh and I've got this new bikini that I've wanted to try out-" Kise was practically jumping with excitement as she listed off things she would need.
Kasamatsu's eye twitched and his face burned as he desperately tried not to imagine Kise in anything less than what she wore now.
"For the last time, no one's going to the beach! GET BACK TO PRACTICE!"
His teammates grumbled at him but got back to their drills, "Aww I really wanted to go." Kise muttered while Moriyama patted her shoulder comfortingly.
"Don't worry we'll convince him…do you really have a new bikini?"
"MORIYAMA RUN 40 LAPS AROUND THE COURT!" Kasamatsu howled from across the court.
Moriyama groaned but went along anyway, but he didn't mind. The look of longing on Kise's face was gone, replaced with genuine laughter. Besides pretty girls should have nothing but smiles and laughter and he figures he did just that.
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"Shin-chan what have you done?!" Midorima glowered at him as he stared at her head, specifically her hair. Her hair now hung freely a little past her shoulder, not a braid or hair tie in sight.
"Why'd you cut it?" He asked leaning forward on the bicycle mournfully, gone would be the days when Takao would braid her jade hair after a day's hard practice. She shifted her lucky item, potted yellow cacti, nonchalantly.
"It's hot and it was growing too long anyway. So of course I cut it." She climbed into the rickshaw and demurely sat down, her right hand coming up to finger her short hair. "…It is strange to have short hair again, I'll admit."
"Beyond strange." Takao remarked.
Midorima scowled, "What's so strange about a girl cutting her hair?"
Nothing at all.
But Takao has been braiding her hair, fingers cascading through the silk like strands, for months now. Midorima allowing him to fix her hair that she meticulously kept to certain standards was almost like she was admitting that she trusted him to some degree. He remembers how in the beginning of the year how Shin-chan had made it a point to have as little contact with the team as possible, both on and off the court.
It's only been recently that the tall shooter has relaxed around them, she accepted the pats to her head and back grumbling. But he could see her lips curl upward in a small smile and the contentment in her eyes after the contact, she was happy. Takao supposed that it was jealously, he would only be able to give her a pat on the back, just like everyone else. He always felt a bit more special because Midorima was willing to let go of some control by letting him fix her hair.
"Nothing Shin-chan, just your hair's gonna tangle and stuff."
Her hair would be fine, if not easier to manage since it was short. Takao knew this, but Midorima didn't feel like calling him out on it.
"I-idiot, then you'll just have to brush the tangles out won't you?" Midorima replied, ignoring the fact that she stuttered, her face hot with embarrassment.
Takao nearly turned around just to see what expression Midorima possibly had, instead opting to stare straight ahead just so that she didn't see the happy grin on his face. Ha ha Shin-chan was such a tsundere.
"Your wish is my command Shin-chan~"
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"Oh my god! Hyuga look!" Riko whisper-squealed, tugging insistently on his jacket sleeve for attention. He flinched at the squeal in her voice, hearing that tone could only end in troublesome things, it was how they acquired Nigou and now Kagami spent half of his time looking over his shoulder-
"Aww Hyuga our kohai are being so cute." Kiyoshi added, turning around in his seat to look back at the bespectacled teen and the back of the bus. "Idiot, don't sit on the seat like that!" He scolded, still refusing to get caught up in whatever Riko was thinking.
Then he heard the shutter of a camera.
"Izuki send me that!" Riko screeched happily.
Hyuga whipped around on reflex, "Oi! What are you-" he paused as he took in the scene at the back of the bus. Kagami and Kuroko were dead asleep next to each other; Kagami had his arm draped over the bluenette's shoulder tucking her small frame into his side so that her head rested on his shoulder while his cheek rested on top of her head. Kagami had also used his jacket as a blanket and draped most of it over the small shadow. The position was so sweet and innocent that Hyuga wasn't looking forward to waking them up when they got back to school.
Koganei nudged Mitobe, "I bet 6200* yen that they'll date before Winter Cup."
"I'll take that bet!" Riko responded, "Knowing those two, it'll be after Winter Cup and before next year's Inter-High."
"You're on!"
"I want in!" Kiyoshi said, happily raising his hand.
"O-oi! Don't make bets like that!" Hyuga barked, "Idiots, don't you have any tact?!"
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Until next time~