Hidden Beauty

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Basket Twelve: Questions and Answers

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Kuro stepped out from the changing room and into the large gym with a smirk. She looked around, before spotting the blond model (somehow he was already changed).

Quickly walking over to him, she coughed, taking his attention away from the onslaught of fangirls. "Hey, I forgot to ask you something." Kuro spoke, doing a once over just to make sure.

Kise blinked, and tilted his head in silent questioning. "What is it?" He finally asked.

"It's about Kasamatsu. Has he always... well, been bad with girls?" Kuro asked, scratching her head lazily.

Kise blinked again, and burst out laughing. Kuro frowned, 'Could I have mistaken that guy for someone else? No, that was definitely Kasamatsu-sempai.' Kuro crossed her arms in deep thought.

"Sorry! It's just that Sempai is kind of bad with girls. He goes all shaky and stuttery, it's kind of cute!" Kise chuckled, grinning brightly.

"I'll wipe that grin from your face, Kise!" Kuro barely had any time to move out of the way of the angry Captain, before he came flying, successfully kicking Kise in the gut. She smiled, laughing quietly.

"What's so funny, newbie!?" Kasamatsu huffed, glaring daggers at her.

"Nothing, Kasamatsu-sempai!" Kuro smirked, turning away before she was attacked, too. Just seeing Kise's body on the ground was painful as it is.

"Yasuhirocchiiiii, you could have warned me that Kasamatsu was behind me!" Kise whined, rubbing his sore cheek as he walked up to her.

"Ehh, but, he came from behind me; you should have been able to see him because you were facing him, baka." Kuro smiled rather innocently, jabbing Kise's side. "So, any idea on what we're doing this week?" She asked, changing the subject.

"Today is Monday, right?" Kise pouted, blinking at her.

"Uhm, yeah." Kuro nodded slowly, waving the blond off as she picked up a ball.

"Well, probably a lot of running." Kise said after a moment of thought. "On Monday's, Kasamatsu-sempai makes us jog around the entire school five times, then jog down the street to that convenience store, then all the way back after a five minute break, and we finish with another five loops around the school!" Kise grinned, giving Kuro a thumbs up and a pat on the shoulder. "It's different every day. Don't worry, you'll get used to it, Yasuhirocchi!"

Kuro could only groan.

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"You know, my side is starting to hurt..." Kuro muttered to Kise, rubbing her side as she took a deep breath. They were all at the convenience store, finally.

"Fft, it isn't that weird that a whole bunch of high school students are hoarding around outside. Not at all." Kuro rolled her eyes, staring at her reflection from the glass.

"..." She turned away, managing to stifle a yawn, and bent down to tie her shoelaces. "Anyways. Has it been five minutes yet, Kise?" Silence greeted her ears, making her huff in annoyance.

"Kise?" Kuro questioned, standing back up, searching the crowd for the blond model. "Where'd you g-"

"Yasuhirocchi!"

"Gah!" Kuro backed away, glaring at the ace. "Baka!" She hissed, punching his arm.

"Ite-!" He pouted, taking a cautious step away from the enraged Kuro. "I only went to get a drink..." Kise mumbled.

"I was talking to you the whole time, you jerk." Kuro glared, pausing only when he raised a bottle to her face, making the cap touch her nose.

"Drink!" Kise smiled, waving it in front of her face. "I noticed you were dying, so I thought I'd buy us drinks!"

"Thanks..." Kuro murmured, taking the shaking bottle from his hands. "I think I have cramps..." She stated suddenly.

"Cramps from what?" Kise stared at her weirdly.

"U- uhh, er, maybe from what I had for... lunch. Haha... hah... Yeah." Kuro laughed awkwardly. 'It better not be that time of the month.' She thought, twitching in anger.

"What'd you have for lunch?"

"Don't ya know curiosity killed the cat?" Kuro huffed, stomping away from the blond. She walked up to Moriyama, asking him further questions about their captain before they had to get back to jogging back to school.

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One hour. It took nearly one hour to do all that jogging. If you included the five minute break, or waiting for the other slower guys.

Kuro was sweating by the time they all got back, heck, mostly every single guy there was sweating.

Which, you know, was kind of gross.

'Being surrounded by sweaty men isn't my idea of fun.' Kuro thought, sitting on the ground as she began stretching.

"You're pretty flexible." Hayakawa stated, staring curiously at her. At least he didn't shout it or anything.

"Uh, thanks?" Kuro cocked her brow at her strange sempai.

"No problemo!" He yelled, getting up from the ground and running over to Kasamatsu, only to get flown back from the angry Captain.

Kuro stared at Kasamatsu, narrowing her eyes in deep thought. 'Why do I feel the need to expose his weirdness...? Wait, everyone already probably knows. Damn.' She didn't notice that she had been staring for a while, until she saw that his eyes were staring back into her purple orbs intently. She blinked slowly, and awkwardly turned her head away, focusing on her stretching. 'God I'm weird.' She thought, feeling her face heat up from random embarrassment.

For the last hour of the practice, they would all be playing short ten minute games, with six groups, and everyone rotating with every five minutes that passed.

Of course, this confused Kuro at first, but after her second game, she got used to it. She made her way to the third station, and wiped the sweat away as she got onto her assigned color-team-thing (She was blue). Kuro yawned loudly, getting into her position, and waiting for the ten minute game to start. Well, technically, five minute, because of the rotation.

The game started, and five minutes later, it was over. Or at least think of it as half-time, or whatever. Kuro headed to the next station, narrowing her eyes as she realized that someone had taken her position.

She grumbled to herself, and took the free one, which happened to be Center, and got ready as the whistle blew.

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"Uuuhhu..." Kuro groaned loudly, leaning against the wall just outside the changing room. She loathed going in there, but she had to.

Slowly, Kuro entered, and immediately stumbled out, a huge blush covering her cheeks. 'WHY ARE ALL THOSE MORONS NAKED!?' She screamed inwardly, falling to her knees as she clawed lazily at the door. 'Wait, everyone's all sweaty. So I guess that they are showering before going home. Greeeat.' Kuro stood up, and pushed the door open. 'I know! I'll just grab my things, go and change in the boy's bathroom by my class, and then I'll just go straight to the mall.' Making up her mind, she quickly entered and zoomed over to her duffel bag. She grabbed it, and turned back for the door, saying her goodbyes to those who waved to her, and left.

"I just know that one day, this will all end badly." Kuro muttered under her breath, shifting the weight of her bag as she made her way out of the gym.

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Hmm, this chapter came pretty naturally. It just flowed out, lol, if that makes any sense.

Anyways, I went crab-trapping, or fishing. Whatever it is. My friend caught two crabs, but they were too small to keep. The second one was pretty feisty, though. xDb

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