WARNING! If you don't like yaoi (boy x boy) then please don't read this.
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This is a roleplay story done by KurokoTetsuya101 and The Lucky Bell.
A few weeks have passed and Kuroko is finally taking off his cast. Luckily he took it off just two days before the Winter Cup, so they had some time to spare before the tournament. Akashi would make up for the lost time in practice, a.k.a. Devil's Training from Hell.
The others found Akashi's intense training even more intense in these two days than in their entire school year. The only motivation that had kept them going is the thought of winning the Winter Cup. Kuroko also trained but had to be careful as his cast was taken off not so long ago.
Two days passed in an instant and the Teiko team found themselves standing in a line, waiting for the cup to be announced. Around them, stood the many other teams that will also be participating.
Akashi looked around and spotted an all to familiar greenhead in the crowd. The said greenhead looked back at him before nodding. 'Game on!' The competitiveness is really high today. No wonder though, the winner will be announced as the strongest team.
Akashi stood in the front, behind him was Murasakibara who like always munched on his chips, then Kise who lectured him on how bad chips are for his health and then Kuroko and Kagami. Kagami looked around the court in excitement.
"We're finally here Kuroko. We made it to the Winter Cup."
"Yes we did." Kuroko looked around as well, trying to hide his amazement. Never in his life did he think he'd get to be in the winter cups. He's never been in a serious tournament before so he was kind of nervous. "It's... Great..." God, what if he messed up? In front of everyone?
"Haha don't be so tense! We'll mop the floor with all of them!" Kagami ruffled Kuroko's hair - his signature move on the teal head. But while ruffling Kuroko's hair, Kagami caught a glimpse of navy blue eyes looking at him.
Kagami's hand stopped on Kuroko's hair as he looked at the other player with tanned skin. By the looks of the player's jersey, he is from the Too Academy.
"Please stop doing that." Kuroko said but by the lack of reply, he looked up. He saw Kagami staring at the other end of the court. "Kagami-kun, what are you looking at?"
Kagami's eyes locked with intense navy blue ones before he was woken up by Kuroko. "Huh? Oh nothin~" Kagami said as he turned around. He didn't know why but he felt something weird from that tanned player. He must be overthinking it. Yeah probably.
Kuroko blinked at Kagami's reaction but kept quiet and listened as the announcer did the introductions. After the introductions were done and fireworks fired outside of the stadium, the Winter Cup officially commenced!
Teiko high school's first opponent would be a school they've faced before and won without any troubles. They advanced to the quarterfinals where they will face Shuutoku High.
The two teams were warming up as Akashi looked at the other side of the court, more specifically at one player. Kuroko noticed this and approached the redhead.
"Who's that?" Kuroko asked Akashi once he was close enough to the other. He didn't know why Akashi was staring at the green haired man who was taking off his glasses and putting on contacts. "Is that… One of your old teammates?"
Akashi nodded in approval, not taking his eyes off Midoirma. "He's the shooting guard of the Generation of Miracles. Be careful when facing him Tetsuya. He specializes in shooting from a long range... We'll have quite the challenge."
"I won't underestimate him. Or anyone, actually." Kuroko reassured. "But with Seijuuro-kun next to me, I'm sure we can win." He smiled softly at the other.
Akashi finally turned around to face his lover. He smirked as he caressed Kuroko's hair. "We still didn't reveal our trump card - you. They'll be taken aback and will be slow to recover. We'll take that advantage to create a large gap. Victory will be ours."
Kuroko smiled more, always loving Akashi's affectionate touches. "Of course. I'll do my best since I am the team's trump card."
"Then let's win this." Akashi said as the referee blew on his whistle to signal the beginning of the match. The starters for the Teiko team are: Akashi, Kagami, Kise, Murasakibara and another third year. Kuroko is benched and is waiting for the time he can come on the court.
Murasakibara went to stand in the center for the tip off and caught the ball when it was thrown into the air. He passed the ball to Akashi who then passed it to Kagami to score.
Teiko were leading but when the Shuutoku point guard, Takao, passed the ball to Midorima, everyone was shocked by his shot. Everyone apart from Akashi, Kise and Murasakibara who are already familiar with his shots.
The game was intense, with both sides not giving up. Teiko fought and Shuutoku fought back. Finally the second quarter ended, both teams returning to their benches.
The starters panted as the others gave them towels and refreshments. Kuroko approached the redhead and gave him a towel. Akashi thanked his date but glanced at the score which is 33 - 37, with Shuutoku in the lead. Perhaps its the time to play their trump card.
"We'll need you in the next quarter Tetsuya. Get ready."
Kuroko nodded with a determination. His nervousness was replaced with determination and excitement. After seeing Akashi play and everyone else do their best, he was just itching to play now. "I'll do my best."
The whistle blew once again as the players went back onto the court. Everyone went back to stand in their positions, guarding their marks. The ball was thrown into the air once again as Murasakibara took it and passed it to Akashi. Akashi dribbled the ball and passed it to a place where nobody stood.
"Why is he passing there? Nobody is there!" the Shuutoku players were taken by surprise when suddenly the ball curved and went to Kagami, who finished it off with a dunk.
"W-What!"
"The ball just curved on its own!"
The Shuutoku players were still trying to figure out what happened. Even Midorima who stood in place, wide eyed. Suddenly he spotted a teal haired player he didn't notice before. How long has he been in the game? Midorima asked himself as he approached the said player.
"You did that I presume. What's your name?" Midorima looked down onto Kuroko.
Kuroko looked up at Midorima, tilting his head slightly. "My name is Kuroko Tetsuya. It's nice to finally meet you." He looked around real quick, paying attention to the court in case they were ready to go again.
Midorima kept on looking at the teal teen before asking "What is your star sign?" He frowned when he heard Takao giggle behind him.
"My... Star sign?" Kuroko asked in confusion. Why on earth did this person need to ask this in the middle of a basketball game? "Aquarius?"
"I see. Oha Asa did warn me to watch out for Aquarius today. But too bad for you, I have my lucky item with me today. Losing is not an option. My name's Midorima Shintarou. A member of the Generation of Miracles and the shooting guard of Shuutoku. Victory will be ours." Midorima introduced himself but just as he did, somebody hit him from the back.
The raven haired player giggled as he put his hand on Midorima's shoulder. "Haha don't mind him Kuro-chan~ He's just a tsundere!"
"I'm not a tsundere Takao! Let's get back to our positions!"
'Che~ See? A tsundere. The name's Takao Kazunari. Nice to meet you." Just as he introduced himself, Takao got into his defensive position.
"Looks like you're my mark Kuro-chan."
"It seems so." Kuroko said and got ready, getting low to either defend or run. "I have a question though. Does he have a thing with star signs or something..?" He asked as he watched the court, ready to move as everyone got into position.
Takao smirked, marking Kuroko but also keeping his eyes on the ball. "Haha kind of. But right now you shouldn't be worrying about Shin-chan's star signs~" Takao teased as Kise passed the ball to Kuroko. Takao's eyes widened as Kuroko disappeared, reappearing right before the wall. However, before Kuroko could get his hands on the ball, Takao appeared right beside him, stealing the ball and passing it to Midorima, who scored the basket for Shuutoku.
"You can't escape my eyes Kuro-chan~ My Hawk Eye sees the entire court from a bird's perspective. Teiko's trump card is shut down."
Shut down? He just got into the game; he couldn't possibly be shut down already! Perhaps he was just distracted. He didn't reply and just focused on the game. He had to do his best, he couldn't let Akashi down.
However every time he tried stealing the ball or passing it, Takao was there. He couldn't get anywhere with Takao on him.
Takao passed the ball to Midorima for the nth time after stealing it from Kuroko. Shuutoku is taking the lead with 14 points ahead of Teiko. Seeing their situation, Akashi called for a time out. Both of the teams returned onto the benches as the players panted in exhaustion.
Akashi sat on the bench, thinking of possible ways for Kuroko to break away from Takao. Finally he got an idea and stood up to kneel in front of the teal head. "Listen up Tetsuya. This is what we'll do..." As Teiko is sorting out their strategy, Shuutoku is doing the same.
"What do you think they'll do Shin-chan?"
Midorima looked at the Teiko team, seeing Akashi and Kuroko converse.
"There is nothing they can do. Victory is ours."
"Che~ You're no fun." The whistle blew again, and both of the teams returned onto the court.
While both teams were both serious when returning to the court, Teiko seemed even more determined, maybe even confident. It confused the Shuutoku team but they didn't let their guards down at all.
Half way through a play, the ball somehow made it to Kuroko's hands. Of course Takao was there, ready to steal or block the other. "Remember Kuro-chan, you can't get by me~" Takao claimed as he stayed focused.
Kuroko didn't reply, just taking a small deep breath. Was he really ready for this? He only had about two days to practice this move. When he got the cast off, Akashi wanted him to come up with a new move that would still only be in the form of passing but would increase his lack of presence. He said that this would make up for missing so many practices.
He focused completely and noticed that Takao was focused too. That was a good thing for him. He concentrated and just hoped that he could do this. Well, it was worth a shot.
It was for a few moments but everyone saw it. Or rather, they didn't see anything. Kuroko AND the ball had completely disappeared, even from Takao's field of vision. When Kuroko reappeared behind Takao and passed it to Kagami, the other team was too stunned to be completely ready for that sudden dunk from Kagami. Teiko got another point and Kuroko was happy to know that his skill worked.
Akashi smirked after seeing Kuroko succeed in performing the move. After all they just had two days to practice, which made it all the more praiseworthy.
On the other hand, Takao and Midorima were both taken aback by the sudden move. Everyone knew that this would change the course of the game drastically, which it did.
The game continued but neither teams were willing to give up. However, all good matches have to come at an end when the referee blew the final whistle. Everyone looked at the scores and gasped when they noticed that Teiko had won. Everyone cheered along with the players.
Kagami threw himself onto Kuroko, ruffling his hair, while Kise, Akashi and Murasakibara bumped their fists together. While Teiko was celebrating, the losing team still couldn't come to the realization that they had lost.
"W-We lost. We lost Shin-chan."
"It seems so." Midorima and Takao stood side by side, watching Teiko celebrate. Takao sighed before approaching Kuroko.
"Good game. I hope we can play against each other again." Takao smiled as he extended his hand for a handshake.
Kuroko noticed Takao was talking to him and forced Kagami to get off him since the other was almost crushing him. He would have fell to the floor if Kagami tackled any harder!
"It was a good game. Shuutoku is pretty strong." He wasn't sure if they would be able to be as lucky next game but he would certainly do his best. He took Takao's hand with a small smile. "I wouldn't mind playing against you guys again."
Takao smiled as he scratched the back of his head with his other hand. "It's settled! You're my rival from this day onwards Kuro-chan~ How do I explain it... its kind of like hatred for your own kind."
"Isn't that like describing siblings these days?" Kuroko asked before realizing what he said. "I mean... Like, isn't that how brothers and sisters are? You hate each other but you're the same?"
Takao looked at him confusingly before giggling. "I guess you could call it something like that. Either way, next time we meet, I won't go easy on you. Rival!"
"Yes. I won't go easy on you next time either." Kuroko smiled although he felt awkward on the inside. Why did he say that? Now it was weird between them!
As Kuroko and Takao happily shook hands, Midorima approached the redhead captain, extending his hand for a handshake as well. "Its my loss. Congratulations on your victory."
Akashi smiled as he accepted the handshake. "I may have won this round Shintarou, but we'll meet again. I expect to see an even stronger Shuutoku in the future."
Midorima smiled, tightly gripping Akashi's hand. "Of course." The two smiled and everyone shook hands to thank each other for the good game. However, on the sidelines, there was one player who smirked at the outcome of the match.
The tanned man jumped up from his seat and walked away. Teiko's next match should be pretty easy to beat, which means that he will be facing them in the finals. He couldn't wait to get his revenge on his past teammates and play against that phantom player. Not to mention that interesting looking power forward.
The next day, Teiko played a match against a well known team, but with little difficulty won the match. Finally it was the day of the finals and they're facing no other than the prestige Too Academy! The team which Aomine Daiki, their former teammate is in. It awakened rivalry between the Generation of Miracles but also the need to win and set Aomine into the right path.
This is the one match they absolutely need to win. The team went out of their room and onto the court, putting their things onto the bench and getting ready. Akashi looked at the other team, Too Academy, but noticed that Aomine isn't there. He will probably come late as always.
Akashi approached his date and put his hand on his shoulder. "For this match we will have you as one of the starters. If we win this we become the champions. Everything depends on this one game."
"I know." How couldn't he? Now that it was a new day, Kuroko was back to being nervous. What if he messed this up. He couldn't let his team down. He has to do his best. "I'll do everything I can, Seijuuro-kun." He promised, turning slightly to smile at Akashi.
Akashi smiled back as he turned around to face his teammates who sat on the bench. "Listen up everyone. Too Academy is a very skilled team. Possibly the strongest we will ever face." Akashi glanced at Too before back onto his team.
"Their ace, Aomine Daiki is the ace player of the Generation of Miracles. Don't underestimate his strength. Especially you Kagami. You will play a vital role in our strategy. Since you have the same position as Aomine, you will be the one marking him."
Kagami looked at the captain with determination. "I say bring it on! He's strong? I couldn't have asked for more!" Kagami smirked, some kind of an animalistic aura emitting from him.
Akashi looked at the power forward, pleased by his reaction. "Since Aomine isn't here yet, we'll go all out. We'll create a large margin before he arrives. Even if he joins the game later, his team won't have a chance to win."
Akashi looked at Kise who was waving at some fangirls in the crowd. "Did you hear Ryouta? Should you preform poorly, I will quadruple your training menu for the whole year."
"I won't!" Kise said quickly. Anyone would die if they went through that. "I heard! I'll do good!"
"Poor Kise-kun." Kuroko said, crossing his arms as they waited. "Don't tease him too much before the game." He playfully told Akashi.
Akashi tilted his head towards Kuroko, "I'm just making sure he doesn't fool around."
Murasakibara munched on his snacks while looking at Kuroko. He took some sweets from his pocket and handed them to the teal head. "Yeah~ Don't worry Kuro-chin~ Kise-chin deserves a punishment anyway~ Do you want some sweets?"
"I... Murasakibara-kun, you can have these. I don't need to have them." Kuroko said politely, holding the candy back out to the taller male. It's not like he didn't like sweets. He did, but he didn't want to get sick or something during the game.
Murasakibara pouted as he took the sweets back. He heard Kise laugh right beside him, and it annoyed him. Stubbornly, the giant shoved all of the sweets right into Kise's mouth.
Kise made a loud noise of surprise and spit out most of the candy. "Murasakibaricchi! I could have choked and died!"
"Ehhh~ Kise-chin didn't die?" Murasakibara pouted as Kise yelled at him for trying to kill him.
"We can try something else next time Murasakibara. How about tying him up on a bridge?" Kagami enthusiastically said and Murasakibara nodded in agreement.
"Hmm~ Good idea Kaga-chin~"
"Why is everyone being mean to me?!" Kise whined loudly.
"Well, this is one way to lighten up our spirits." Kuroko said as he watched the scene.
Akashi nodded, "Better than having to worry about their nervousness. We couldn't have asked for better." However, Akashi looked one last time at the Too bench before turning around and taking off his shirt, to reveal his jersey under.
"Let's go everyone. We have a game to win and a trophy to get."
"Yeah! Let's win this game! And not think of ways to kill me!" Kise cheered.
"I'm not sure if that's something you should say a loud..." Kuroko mumbled as he took off his own shirt and getting ready.
"Don't worry Kise-chin~ When we win we'll definitely think of something~"
"Yeah! We got it covered Kise!" Murasakibara and Kagami both put their hands on one of Kise's shoulders as they enthusiastically cheered the blonde. But who would be cheered up like... this?
"I don't want to die!" Kise wailed. "Akashicchi! Kurokocchi! Don't let them kill me!"
Kuroko looked at Kise before glancing at Akashi. "We won't let him die, right?" He asked Akashi with a playful smirk. "We have to torture him first, don't we?"
"You guys are evil!" Kise accused.
Akashi smirked but now they will have to get serious. "Let's win." He said as both of the teams lined up for the tip-off. The whistle blew and Murasakibara caught the ball. He passed it to Akashi who dribbled before passing it to Kuroko. Kuroko used his misdirection to pass the ball to Kagami who dunked, scoring the first points of the match.
"Ohh~ Not bad~" Imayoshi, Too's point guard mused as he got the ball. Too went for a counterattack as Imayoshi passed the ball to Sakurai, who scored for his team. "Even though Aomine isn't here, we won't let you get ahead in points~ You shouldn't underestimate us~" Imayoshi mused, sparing a glance at Kuroko before running to his mark.
The game continued in the same manner, with both teams scoring. Teiko took the lead, but it wasn't as big as Akashi had wanted it to be. The game closely drew to a close, with only one quarter left! The fourth quarter was about to begin as the players went back onto the court again.
Teiko had just scored a basket when a time-out was called. The Too coach had called it, and everyone's eyes widened when they saw the reason why.
Kuroko looked over and noticed someone new over at the Too bench. It was a tanned skin man with odd dark blue hair. He tilted his head as he saw the other talk as he removed his shirt. He was surprised to see a Too jersey underneath that shirt. So this person was on the Too team? It would have been fine and not affected him but he has seen this person before.
During the time out, Kuroko quickly went to Akashi. "Seijuuro-kun... Earlier when you were motivating us, did you say someone named Aomine Daiki was the ace?"
"Yes. It's the player that is about to go in." Akashi looked at Aomine, making Kuroko look at him as well.
So that's what his name was. He couldn't believe that this person was a part of the Generation Of Miracles.
When Kuroko still had his cast on, he couldn't play basketball of course. But he did still pass the basketball court on his way to and from school. He always noticed that someone was playing alone but he never really got close.
However when his cast came off and he practiced none stop on his new technique, he had to practice somewhere when the gym wasn't open. He came there to train. When he left, the other teen would always enter right after Kuroko left. They didn't exchange many words of course but Kuroko still felt amazed about how he sort of met Aomine before he was actually supposed to meet him.
Murasakibara and Kise approached Akashi to stand beside him, along with Kuroko. Aomine, after seeing his past teammates decided to greet them.
"Its been a while Daiki." Akashi was the first one who spoke up.
"Hmm. Yeah." He replied, not really interested that much. He was more interested in the score at the moment. Teiko was ahead but not by much. So his team was actually holding out huh?
He turned to look back at the Teiko team and noticed Kuroko there. He remembered seeing his move during the Shuutoku vs Teiko but he also remembered seeing the other at the street basketball court. "So we finally get to play against each other huh?" He asked the team but mostly Kuroko.
"It seems so." Kuroko replied.
It didn't matter to Aomine. After all, the only one who can beat him is he himself.
The whistle was blown as the game resumed. Akashi was in the possession of the ball as he passed it to Kise, however, the pass was stolen by Aomine who dribbled to the basket. He was about to dunk but was stopped by Kagami who jumped to intercept.
The referee blew on the whistle again as the ball went out of bounds. Aomine looked at the redhead power forward. "Heh~ Looks like you're not as bad as I thought."
Kagami's eyebrows furrowed as he brushed the sweat from his forehead with his jersey.
"I'm the team's ace. Don't underestimate me!" Kagami said with the determination. Meanwhile Kise was yelling at the back something about him being an ace but the whole team ignored it.
Aomine smirked and accepted the challenge. "The only one who can beat me is me!"
The game resumed, with both sides giving it their all. Surprisingly, Aomine and Kagami played toe to toe, neither of them backing down.
Once Kagami scored, Aomine stopped in the middle of the court. Looking downward as he took a deep breath. But while he was gathering his focus, Kagami stole the ball and was going for a dunk. He was just about to score when Aomine appeared right beside him and stole the ball.
Akashi's, and everyone's eyes widened when they noticed Aomine's state. "H-He's entered the Zone." Akashi said as Kise and Murasakibara went to defend their basket. However, without luck, Aomine managed to score and evade any defenses of the Teiko team.
Zone? Kuroko has never heard about a zone before. What's a zone? However at the moment he was so amazed at how fast Aomine was. Was that even possible?
As they all moved to reposition themselves on the other side of the court, Kuroko went to Akashi quickly. "Zone?" He questioned.
"Its a focused state a player is in. You could say that it's the ultimate condition where the player is in such a deep concentration that he doesn't focus on anything else. It's hard to explain but one thing's for sure, and that is that it's powerful."
"Sounds... hard to beat." Kuroko said. "Is it that easy to get into?" It looked like Aomine had no problem with it after all.
"No. Only true geniuses of their time can get into the Zone. No other players can." Akashi cursed as Aomine scored another basket.
"We have to defend Tetsuya. When I pass you the ball, immediately pass it to Kagami. Daiki is extremely fast, but we have to be faster. I'll explain more about the Zone later, but now we have to win."
Kuroko nodded instead of verbally replying. They had to focus now. This game meant everything. However Kuroko had the feeling that it was more important to the other Generation of Miracles players.
He did as Akashi told him over and over, but each time he wasn't fast enough. Aomine really was too fast and he always caught his passes he sent towards Kagami. Teiko wasn't that far behind but time was running out.
"Shit!" Kagami cursed as he looked at the scores, 100 - 120! With Too in the lead! They have to do something and fast! Kagami took a deep breath as his eyes watched the fast moving Aomine.
Shit! I have to win! For the team... For Kuroko! I have to win! Suddenly Kagami remembered the many hardships he and Kuroko faced together. They went through a lot to be here in this time and place! They did so much!
Flashbacks of his elementary school days flashed before him. A young Kagami and a young Kuroko were in a playground with a group of bullies who were picking up on Kuroko. At the time, they kicked and badmouthed the teal head but when Kagami arrived; he had beat them all up.
The bullies eventually fled and Kagami laid down onto the ground, panting heavily. "Geez! You have to fight them back!" Kagami told Kuroko, but the shy little boy played with the end of his shirt, nervous and panicked. Kagami looked at him before smiling.
Kagami noticed Aomine move to the left as he moved to stop him, however, another flashback appeared before him. This time his younger self and a younger Kuroko sat on a bench in a street ball court.
"Someday we'll be the best players in the world!" Kagami raised his voice as he swung his hands into the air in excitement. Kuroko smiled and quietly nodded.
Kagami moved to block Aomine, however, suddenly the tanned player had changed his course and took the other side instead. Another memory surfaced. A more recent one, in Teiko high school, the one they are currently attending but during the time when Kuroko was still bullied.
Kagami was sitting in his class alone. He had erased all of the harsh words bullies have written on Kuroko's desk and was waiting for the said teal head to arrive. Kagami sat, yawning for waking up so early. Well, he is lacking sleep but as long as he can help Kuroko, it makes it all worth it.
Finally the teal head entered the classroom as Kagami called out to him. "Hey Kuro-" But the voice died out as he noticed that his best friend is completely drenched. Kagami immediately sat up from his seat to attend to his friend.
"What happened!?"
Kuroko looked away, not saying anything. Kagami clenched his fists while looking down onto the ground.
"Shit!" Kagami cursed loudly which made Kuroko look up at him.
Kagami suddenly looked up and placed both of his hands onto Kuroko's shoulders. "I promise you this Kuroko! We'll be the number one in Japan one day! When it happens, nobody will be able to touch you anymore! I'll make sure of it! We'll play in the Winter Cup and show everyone what we're capable of!"
Kuroko looked at Kagami in surprise before nodding with a smile. The smile slowly faded away, and morphed into Aomine's face who was about to pass Kagami.
"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Kagami cursed at his incompetence and weakness.
"I'm not letting it end here! We'll win! We'll win now!" Everyone's eyes widened as Kagami suddenly caught up to Aomine and pushed the ball out of his hand, stealing the ball.
All of the Too players gasped, as well as Kuroko, Akashi, Kise and Murasakibara who couldn't believe their eyes. Small lighting emitted from Kagami's eyes as he stood before Aomine. The tanned player turned around in amazement, smirking to his heart's content.
"I take it back. You're awesome Kagami!"
Kuroko could barely keep track of the two fast moving players. For being tall and broad people, they moved quite fast. However Kuroko could only be amazed.
It was a complete one on one with Aomine and Kagami. Kagami was actually keeping with Aomine. There was no way... was Kagami in the zone? How did Kagami get in the zone?
Either way, this was probably their last chance. Both teams couldn't do much to help with the offense since Aomine and Kagami constantly fought for the ball, but they did focus on defense. Kuroko was still in a state of amazement. They might actually win thanks to Kagami.
Kagami and Aomine fought ferociously, neither one of them backing down! The whole showdown was practically between them, with the rest acting as the support players.
Finally the last minutes of the game drew near but Akashi, Kise and Murasakibara were not content at not being able to contribute to their victory. The deciding attack came and Teiko had to score now or lose the entire game!
Kagami had the ball as he ran for Too's basket. Aomine was dead in his tracks and when Kagami had jumped to dunk, Aomine pushed the ball from his hands. Everyone's eyes widened as the ball flew away.
Imayoshi ran for the ball, his mind now certain that his team will win. However, before he could get to the ball, Imayoshi was shocked to see Kuroko catch the ball before him.
"H-How!?" Imayoshi was left speechless as Kuroko got the ball and passed it to Akashi.
"Don't forget about us." Akashi passed the ball to Kise who caught it and passed it further to Murasakibara.
"Hmmm~ It's our win~" Murasakibara caught the ball and dunked it, just before the ringer rang, signalling the end of the match. Everyone stood in place, speechless as they looked at the scores. 150 - 148 for Teiko! Teiko had won the Winter Cup and will be crowned as the strongest team!
Not being able to comprehend that they have won, the players took a bit longer to realise what was happening! Finally, after the realisation had hit them, they jumped in happiness. Kagami ran to the teal head and jumped on him out of happiness.
"Kagami-kun!" Kuroko said out of surprise when the other jumped on him. It hurt a little when he hit the floor but he didn't pay attention to that. He couldn't even stay mad at Kagami. They won!
They actually won and they did it together. "You helped us win, Kagami-kun." He said happily, looking at his best friend. With the help of Akashi and everyone else on the team, they actually won. Who knew winning with your closest people was so much better than just simply winning?
After Kagami got up and helped the teal up, Kuroko brushed himself off before noticing Akashi walking towards him. He turned to face his lover with a joyful smile. It was a rare face on the boy but not for Akashi. "We won, Seijuuro-kun.."
Akashi didn't say anything but went straight for a kiss. The kiss was deep and affectionate, conveying so much more than simple words could. After parting, Akashi brushed the saliva that connected them away as they turned around to see the entire team staring.
Kagami's eyes were wide, Kise was taken aback and Murasakibara was munching on his chips. "Can I kiss Kuro-chin too~?"
"I-I don't think Seijuuro-kun would enjoy that too much, Murasakibara-kun..." Kuroko stuttered, feeling a little embarrassed about kissing in public. He still wasn't good at those kind of kisses.
Akashi smiled as the group fooled around. However, suddenly Kagami felt a hand on his right shoulder and turned around to see that its Aomine. He looked at Aomine confusingly, but noticed that the passion and determination he had before, all disappeared.
"I lost." Aomine managed to utter as he looked downwards in shame.
Kagami looked at him before putting his hand on his shoulder. "Good game. I hope we can play against each other again."
Aomine looked up, not able to make up what Kagami had said. Play again? He had already lost!
"You're a good player. It was a close one. If it weren't for my teammates, I would have lost." Kagami scratched the back of his head before extending his hand for a fist bump.
"Let's play again someday." Kagami smiled as he waited for Aomine to bump fists.
Aomine looked at him confusingly before extending his hand. "Che! I'll win the next time we meet for sure! Bakagami!"
"Oi! What did you say?"
"You heard it right, I said Bakagami!"
The two bumped fists but Kagami immediately regretted it. "Don't call me Bakagami! Ahomine!"
"A-Aho? You jerk! I invented it first!"
"Of course you did! You're so stupid that it sounds like you!" the two bumped their heads as they stared at each other.
Akashi sighed, "Looks like we have one more idiot to deal with."
"Looks like it." Kuroko sighed as well but he wasn't too bothered. It was like having another Kagami around and he could get used to that quick.
"I just... still can't believe we won." He murmured, looking at Akashi. "Thank you... It was because of you that I was able to get this far. Both me and Kagami-kun."
"No." Akashi shook his head. "Its because of your efforts that you've got this far. I only helped to push you into the right direction. All of this is because of your own struggles."
"But you still helped me in the beginning. I might not even be here if you hadn't helped me." Kuroko knew what he was implying but he couldn't deny it. As much as he refused to think he might do something as dire as that, he knew it was a possibility. "I still have to thank you or else I'll feel bad…"
Akashi smiled as he took Kuroko's hand and gently pushed his lover towards himself, embracing him. "You're so stubborn." Akashi commented before sighing. "You're welcome Tetsuya."
Kuroko sighed in content and slightly snuggled into Akashi's body during the hug. As if the fact that they were both sweaty from the game didn't bother him. "I'm glad I have you."
"Me too." The two lovers stood in the center of the court as the other players congratulated each other on a good game. Not long after, the award ceremony began and everyone was given a medal. Then the final, and most important trophy of all, which is the Winter Cup.
A representative of the Winter Cup walked towards Teiko while holding the said trophy. Now they have one more problem. Who will have the honour of holding it? Akashi thought before putting his hand on Kuroko's shoulder.
"You hold the trophy Tetsuya. For the team." Kuroko was about to protest before Kagami spoke up, "Yeah! Hold it Kuroko! You deserve it the most!"
"Yeah~ Do it Kuro-chin~"
"Yeah! Go Kurokocchi!"
Kuroko felt a little embarrassed with how everyone insisted on him taking it. Well geez, if that wasn't enough persuasion, he didn't know what was. "A-Alright, alright..." He really didn't know if he deserved it more than say Akashi or Kagami, but it didn't seem like he could argue against everyone. Well, they won, so he was just glad they won as a team.
The elderly man approached Kuroko and handed him the trophy. Kuroko almost broke it because he couldn't handle the weight. The weight of victory. Mustering all of his strength, Kuroko raised the trophy above his head as the journalists and the media took pictures of the whole team with their trophies and medals.
This would for sure, be remembered as one of the best days in their lives.
Author notes
MANY THANKS TO Purified Sins, Kuro13Dead, Rinfantasy, hinseiShinwa, Nameless, Q, Tetsuna, Guest, Jay Dawn and ghost reader FOR REVIEWING!
KurokoTetsuya101: Ok so I know you're gonna wonder on why Akashi, Kise and Murasakibara are so weak. They're also part of the GoM and they're three while they're only facing Midorima and Aomine. The thing is that we didn't want to overpower them. If we did, the Winter Cup arc wouldn't be as long. Plus... we had to have Kagami face off against Aomine. That's right! AoKaga is in the house! XD Ah also MidoTaka made an appearance. They will also appear in the future chapters :D
Also a big thank you to those who reviewed! (P.S. Thanks Tetsuna for reading our other stories too! Now you're not a ghost reader anymore XD) Ah also... if you thought Akashi's dad was the true villain... just wait for the next few chapters (ShinseiShinwa: yes there is a bigger douchebag XD)
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Sorry Bell... Short notes are impossible for me XD KT101 out~
The Lucky Bell: *Sits in the corner* I always look so bad compared to KT-
Yeah, there's an even more bad character soon XD Y'all gonna really hate 'em~ If you don't then... wow, I don't think anyone can not hate him- XD
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I'm totally gonna add to this cause I can. Guys, suggest names for my kittens :3 I have two kittens and they're both female~ You can give me any name whether it's a "boy" name, "girl" name, Japanese whatever XD Suggest while you can~ I'm thinking about naming one of them Excalibur...
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