"Akashi-kun?"
"Mmn, yeah?" I replied still hugging him. I don't want to leave him, but I can't answer his question either. How am I supposed to solve the problem…
AH! How are we going to solve the problem, why not ask Tetsuya this? He sure knows how to, he's just scared that I don't approve of his solution so he decided not to say.
"How are you going to solve the problem?" I asked, still hugging him, I don't want to let him go.
"Erm, I'm not sure. But my solution is to quit the team." He replied.
I gave him the what-the-hell face and decided to just go straight to the point. "Alright then, do you have a solution to the problem instead of just quitting the team? I don't want you to quit."
"Why not do a proper team play and not only rely on our skills to get the ball in the hoop? That's what I think, but if you can't then…"
"Wait! Wait a minute, let me think."
Team play? When did we ever do that? Here we all focused on our own abilities and skills to try to get the ball in the hoop alone. Maybe he's only talking about Daiki since they both are supposed to work together to get the ball in the hoop. But team play within the whole team? Seems impossible, but doesn't mean it's not possible. Neither can I say that we can't play together.
"Erm, well, I guess it's fine. We'll try that next training." I replied, then I paused for a while. "Are trying to tell me Daiki have been playing on his own and neglecting you?" I'm not very sure about that but I hope I'm right, so in this situation, I can actually do something.
"Well… Yeah…" He replied, still looking sad.
BAM! I can finally do something about this. "I will talk to Daiki during the next training to not bully you and ask him to work together with you alright? Don't worry, just don't leave the team, that's all I ask for." I really hope that it would be a solution to this simple problem of his.
"I don't want Aomine-kun to know this… Sorry Akashi-kun, you might not be able to be of great help in this situation." He softly replied sadly, with no intention of insulting me or anything.
Usually I don't allow these sort of talking but since Tetsuya seems to be pretty down about it, I guess I'll allow it for now.
"What do you mean by that? How is he going to know your problem if you don't speak up? If you don't, nothing's going to change at all." I said, trying to get him to understand that, without communication, you aren't going to get the person to understand you at all since he isn't a psychic.
"Because, I want him to do well during matches, but he seems to easily dominate all his opponents without sweat and like that, he doesn't feel like he should work hard at all. I can't find any other opponent that wouldn't give up easily…" He replied, with tears in his eyes.
I didn't want him to cry at all. It pains me to actually see tears in his eyes, right now. I hugged him again and patted him on the head. "Don't worry Tetsuya, I'll find a solution to your problem because I can't bear to leave you to solve your problems yourself."