Chapter 1

Haruhi groaned, as she pulled the covers above her head. Riko sighed as she was trying to wake up the black haired girl. Haruhi wasn't used to the time zone yet, but she had to get up or they would be late. Haruhi trembled as the covers were pulled off, taking her warmth away. She grumbled before getting up and groggily walking to the bathroom, grabbing her uniform along the way.

Haruhi placed the blue sweater over the white uniform, pushing the sleeves up since they always bother her. She grumbled as she tied the green ribbon, never tying one in her life till now. She placed on her stockings and brushed her hair, placing her trademark headband on.

Once she exited the bathroom she was dragged by Riko. Haruhi grabbed a piece of toast as she was hauled past the kitchen and placed her shoe on before they went out the door. The two sprinted as they ran for the bus. Haruhi stayed behind Riko, though she knew fully well that she could run faster. She just didn't want to get lost.

Soon, they reached the bus station and entered quickly. Riko sighed in relief, while Haruhi sat down and began to enjoy her toast. The bus was crowded so Riko stood beside her cousin. Suddenly Haruhi stood up, motioning for a blond child to take her spot. The child's mother smiled at Haruhi, Haruhi smiling back. Even back then, Riko noticed that Haruhi was always smiling and making others smile with her antics.

Riko tapped Haruhi on the shoulder as their stop came. Haruhi waved goodbye to the child and his mother, before they exited the ride. Riko led Haruhi to the school. Once they got there, Riko brought her to the office before she had to go to her own class. They waved good bye, before they went their own ways. Haruhi was a grade bellow Riko. The office lady gave Haruhi sheets of paper. She scanned through them spotting her schedule.

"Would you like me to show you to your first class?" the secretary asked, looking away from the computer screen.

"Hai! Arigatou," Haruhi thanked, as the lady stood up and led the way. She followed the lady as she led her to a classroom. The lady knocked on the door, motioning the teacher to Haruhi. Haruhi sheepishly waved at the woman teaching. The class stopped what they were doing as she entered the room, the secretary heading back to the office.

Haruhi scanned the room, spotting a blue haired male and a red head seated at the back. The red head looked quite annoyed while the bluenette was very neutral.

"Please introduce yourself," the teacher asked. Haruhi nodded.

"My name is Aida Haruhi, nice to meet you," Haruhi greeted. Haruhi noticed that her name had gain the attention of the two sitting at the back.

"My name is Ms. Akari. Please sit beside Mr. Kagami at the back," Ms. Akari said, motioning to the red head. Haruhi tilted her head, not seeing an empty seat beside him.

"Ms. Akari, what are you talking about? The seat is taken," Haruhi stated. Ms. Akari looked at Haruhi confused, before she finally noticed the bluenette.

"O-oh. Then please take a seat at the desk in front of Mr. Kuroko, then" Ms. Akari sheepishly said. Haruhi nodded, taking her seat, which was beside the window. Haruhi could feel gazes behind her back as she occupied herself with doodling in her notebook.

Not being able to handle their gazes anymore, she turned around to look at them. She tilted her head as they quickly looked away. Haruhi shook her head before turning back around. Those two sure were odd to her.

Classes ended sooner than expected. Haruhi began to wander the halls looking for the gym to find her older cousin. She happily skipped, humming a soft tune. Haruhi ran into the bluenette from before, too distracted to pay attention to where she was going.

"Ah, gomenesai!" Haruhi called, as she was offered a hand by the male. Haruhi was only up to his shoulder, being the size of 5'0. She scratched her head sheepishly as the male stared blankly at her.

"Ne, I didn't get your name in class. My name's Aida Haruhi as you know," Haruhi introduced.

"My name is Kuroko Tetsuya," Kuroko dully introduce.

"It's nice to meet you, Tetsu-kun," Haruhi said.

"It's nice to meet you too, Aida-san," Kuroko's tone made it hard for Haruhi to tell if it's sarcastic or not.

"Oh, that's right! In Japan you call people by their last name, gomen! But please call me Haru-chan," Haruhi told.

"Hai, Haru-chan," Kuroko said. "You can call me Tetsu."

"H-hai!" Haruhi said. "Ne, Tetsu-kun? Can you tell me where the gym is?"

"I'm just about to head there, Haru-chan," Kuroko stated. Haruhi nodded as she followed the blue haired male to another building. She skipped behind him happily as she gazed everywhere, running up to things that she found fascinating, which were flowers. She picked a beautiful yellow daisy. She tailed behind Kuroko. Before they entered the building, Haruhi stopped him.

"Tetsu-kun," Haruhi called.

"Hai?" Kuroko questioned.

"To symbolize the beginning of our friendship," Haruhi said as she held the flower she was holding towards him. Haruhi was really fond of the meaning behind things, and she remembered that yellow was the symbol of friendship. Kuroko blankly stared at her, before he slowly took the flower in his hands. Haruhi grinned at the male. She didn't notice the soft tint of red forming on his cheeks, because she had her eyes closed.

"Arigatou," Kuroko thanked, as he regained himself. Haruhi grabbed his wrist and dragged Kuroko into the building.

Haruhi waved to her cousin, as she let go of Kuroko. Kuroko left to get ready, so Haruhi ran up to her cousin. Practice soon started. Haruhi was told to watch in the sidelines, so she did. She watched carefully as the ball moved all over the court. Just like her cousin and everyone in this room, she loved basketball. Haruhi was thinking of signing up for the girls' team, but realized she would rather just watch from the sidelines and pursue other dreams that were more redeemable to her parents.

Once practice was over, Haruhi waited for her cousin as they were about to head home. Once the brunette came, the two began to walk to the bus stop.

"Ri-chan," Haruhi started.

"Hai, Haru-chan?" Riko questioned.

"I've noticed your plays have a lot of laws, you might want to change it. Most of your plays consist of Tai-kun cutting to the basket. Shun-kun and Shinji-kun are usually near him and could easily get in his way if their defenders were strong. Tetsu-kun's positioned where the ball rarely comes, it's best if you move him closer to the edge… I'm not sure if you noticed this, but everyone's been struggling to move around the court from their position," Haruhi stated, her childish behaviour becoming serious.

"Hm, I never noticed that before, Haru-chan. I know! Didn't you create the plays for your team before, right?" Riko asked. Haruhi nodded, going back to her childish manners and got distracted by flashing lights.

"Then you can be our strategist, please!" Riko begged her younger cousin, gaining her attention. Haruhi thought about it, before she slowly nodded in agreement, "It's official, Seirin has a new strategist!"

Like I said, I combine the two chapters, that's all

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