I'm sorry... I know I know! Slow updates are annoying. Really annoying. But between driving lessons and a grandfather who likes playing FarmVille too much... it was difficult. I know this chapter is rather short... but I'm going by manga chapter standards unless there are flashback arcs. Now on how that's going to go I have no idea especially when I get to the Teiko Arc...

Chapter 4 - He Might Not Be A Decent One

All the Seirin members were awestruck at the high-tech buildings and facilities in the big campus of Kaijou. Although Seirin had very decent facilities as well (they were a new school after all), the bigger school with a much longer history really amazed them.

"Whoa, so big... the emphasis they put in the sports clubs here is on a different level after all." Hyuuga commented as they strolled in Kaijou High School.

However, one dazed individual was not paying attention to his surroundings. His eyes were zagged with redness and panda eyes were prominent beneath his eyes.

"Are you alright Kagami-kun?" Hazuki asked.

"Kagami-kun... your eyes seem worse than usual," Kuroko commented.

"Shut up, I was too fired up, so I couldn't sleep." Kagami retorted.

"Hrm, then are you planning to challenge Kise-kun in that state?" Hazuki popped open a sports drink and handed it to Kagami. "Here you go. That'll probably make you more awake."

"...Oh. Well, er, thanks."

"...You're such a kid Kagami-kun."

"Shut up Kuroko!"

"Hey!" Kise energetically waved. "This place is big, so I thought I'd come and get you guys!"

The blonde jogged over as rays of light (coincidentally or uncoincidentally?) showered onto his handsome complexion.

Ikemen, Hazuki thought, her otaku switch going on.

"Kurokocchi, ever since you turned me down, I've been crying myself into my pillow every night..." Kise sobbed .

Ah, an Ikemen boke. That's new.

"Not a single girl has ever turned me down you know?" Kise sighed.

Riko lost her footing and sweatdropped. Most of the guys of the Seirin team began fuming.

Ah... a dark aura, Hazuki sweatdropped.

"Would you please stop saying things like that?" Kuroko pronounced flatly.

"Well out of anything, I'm more interested in the people who's making Kurokocchi say such a thing." Kise eyed Kagami and Hazuki. "I'm not that obsessed with the name of the 'Generation of Miracles', but if you're willing to pick a fight that much, even I'm not willing to let that slide. Sorry but I'm going to have to take you down."

"That's what I want to hear," Kagami grinned.

Here we are," Kise pointed to the gym doors.

Hazuki suddenly felt a pair of eyes on her. She whipped her head around quickly and met the eyes of Kise, scrutinizing her and Kagami.

He's changed his expression... Hazuki thought. Is he calculating whether we're worthy or not?

"WE'RE PLAYING ON A HALF-COURT?!

Hazuki jumped at the sudden outburst then realized what the coach was mad about. A net had been lowered in the gym to cut the court space in half. She spotted the 2nd string members practicing in the other half.

"That backboard looks terrible..." someone muttered pointing out the hoop that they were going to use.

"Ah, you're here," A large and porky looking man appeared. He had squinty eyes, dark hair and a stubble that accented his double chin. In other words, he looked like a pig and human hybrid stuck in a polo shirt and khakis.

"We'll be playing on one side of the court. I hope you don't mind." Takeuchi Genta, the coach of the Kaijou team explained.

"Er... nice to meet you too, sorry, what do you mean?" Riko asked with creeping irritation in her voice.

"Ah, it's just like you see. Today's match is just a light warm-up for our regulars... besides the club members that won't play won't see anything worth watching, so in order not to waste their time, the other members are going to practice as usual. Well, even though we say it's a warm-up, they're still our regulars. Please try to not get yourselves defeated triple the points."

The Seirin members were once again boiling a volcano of rage. Veins were popping everywhere on Riko's face and Hazuki quickly scampered over to hold her back.

Kuroko had a slightly miffed expression on his face and Kagami had completely exploded.

They're completely making fun of us, Kagami glowered. In other words, we're just 'an opponent for them to train in their spare time...'

"Hmm? Why are you putting your uniform on Kise? Kise you won't play!"

"Eh?"

"Even in our school, we've gathered aces from all middle schools. You're on a completely different level! and it's already unfair as it is with just the other regulars playing. If you play too, it won't even be a match!"

"Wah, coach, stop saying things like that seriously!"

"It's already unfair as it is with just the other regulars playing. If you play too, it won't even be a match!" Then the coach left as if the matter was settled.

"Sorry, I'm seriously sorry!" Kise apologized to the Seirin team. "It's alright, I'll be sitting on the bench..."

Kise snuck a look to Seirin, "If you just knock this guy off his pedestal, I'll probably play. Sorry if that sounds selfish, but..."

His gaze turned sly and arrogant once more.

"...If you can't even make me play in this match... you'll have no right saying you want to take down the "Generation of Miracles."

Hazuki tiptoed so her hands could reach Kise's face. She pulled his cheeks.

"Er? Whart aw your doin'?"

"Eh?" The Seirin team chorused.

"What are you doing Fujidana-san?!" Furihata asked.

"Well, I just felt like doing it because of what he said." Hazuki pulled harder on Kise's face.

"Guargh!" He protested.

"Besides, in the matter of winning or losing, I think there's a more important thing in this that will determine victory or not isn't there?"

Huh..? Hyuuga thought.

Hazuki finally let go of Kise's cheeks. "Ow.. that really hurt! Was that really necessary?"

"Hey Seirin!" Genta shouted. "I'll show you the way to the locker rooms!" The Seirin members turned to the locker rooms, their fighting spirit risen up.

"Please stay up, you will not have to wait for long," Kuroko turned around to add.

"Err... excuse me," Riko apologized to Genta. "I think it'll be a little impossible for a warm-up..."

"Because I don't think you will be able to afford holding back," Riko, Kagami, and the rest of Seirin chorused as they entered the hallway to their locker room.

"What?!" Genta asked.

Kise couldn't help smirking.

"Well Kise-kun, let's have fu~n." Hazuki couldn't help adding as she stuck her head back out from the hallway.

(Back in the prefecture of Tokyo, in a hospital, a certain goofy, giant sized and bushy eyebrowed sibling sneezed.)

"I wonder who's talking about me right now... achoo!" His Hanafuda cards sploshing all over his elderly roommate.

"The practice game between Kaijou High and Seirin High will now begin!"The referee frowned then glanced at both teams in puzzlement.

"Err, well, we're starting... Seirin, would you mind getting your fifth player on the court quickly?"

"Erm, there are five people here," Kuroko raised his hand.

"OOEH!?" The members of Kaijou spurted.

"What the hell, I didn't see him..." A member of the 2nd string muttered.

"He's got no presence..."
"He's one of the starters!?"

"...? Why are they so surprised?" Hazuki thought out loud. "I mean Kuroko-kun was standing there from the start wasn't he?"

Riko just stared and sweatdropped at her, incredulous. Wha... well, should I say as expected from our team's only girl player...? Or rather, as expected of Teppei's sister...

Uwagh, he was right in front of me, and I didn't even notice him... Kasamatsu thought.

What a gloomy guy... Kobori thought. Well, I guess the only one we should really watch out for is No. 10...

Wait, Moriyama thought. Can that guy even play basketball?!

"Ridiculous," Genta snorted. "With all that big talk, I thought they were going to send out more decent players."

"... I wonder about that, Kise said. "Though, well... he might not be a decent one."

He then spotted that girl from the Seirin team that proclaimed herself as an official player. Well, that certainly was... new. I can't tell if she was being sarcastic or delusional. (And that was coming from a guy who went to the school with 5 other eccentric prodigies.)

And she was scared of me, I wonder why!? Such a shame, she's quite pretty...

(And of course, Kise ponders over her being worth dating material or not before whether she was telling the truth or not.)

At the Seirin bench...

"Ouch," Riko muttered, as she scrutinized Kaijou's statistics.

"What's wrong coach?" Hazuki asked.

"Their numbers are way above average...well, it's expected of a team of the national level... we're going to have a tough time."

The freshmen trio began to assume their roles of panic.

Hazuki put a finger to her chin and tapped it with an unreadable expression.

"Ah well..." Hazuki hmmed thoughtfully. "It's not like we don't have our own monsters. Besides, aren't we going to have fu~n?"

"Eh?" Koganei said.

The benched 2nd years all blinked. Why were they getting a sense of deja vu...?

"Well, I suppose so," Riko snorted, calming down slightly.

"TIPOFF!"

Kobori snatched the ball into Kaijou's possession. He immediately passed to their captain, Kasamatsu.

"Alright! Lets start by scoring once!" He began dribbling down from the half-court line carefully and observed the positions of both teams. But even the national ranking captain couldn't notice the invisible 6th man streaking towards him.

"WHAP!" The ball flew out of Kasamatsu's hands.

"WHAT THE―" Kasamatsu's eyes widened. Kuroko began to dribble as fast as he could down the court.

This guy is slow... I can get it back! Kasamatsu thought with a regained smirk on his face.

But all of a sudden Kuroko passed the ball backwards, stunning Kasamatsu at the sudden pass. Kagami easily caught it, sprinted past everyone and dunked into the basket.

The result was a broken hoop in Kagami's hands.

"WHAT!"

"He destroyed the hoop!"

"That's not normal!"

Every Kaijou spectator dropped their jaws in shock. All the members of the team were in shock. But best yet, Coach Genta had dropped his pork chops at the result of his underestimation.

Well, to be fair, that basket was rusty to begin with... Hazuki thought with amusement. But it had quite the psychological effect. She stared at the commotion, unblinkingly, and pondered on what would happen.

"Um...did you know that would happen?" The coach couldn't help asking.

"Well, to be fair, it was unexpected yet expected at the same time."

"...?"

"But we also know what's going to happen now, don't we?"

Kagami took a closer look at the basketball rim, "Heh, this thing is bigger than I thought. What should we do Kuroko?"

"Well, we need to apologize first..." He and Kagami walked to the other team's bench and bowed.

"Sorry, it seems like we broke the goal―

―would you mind if we use the other half of the court?"

Yep, it was rather short. I'm getting to the 5th chapter! I promise! (x_x)
R/R? Please? Please? Onegai?

Oh by the way, I will have omakes popping often between the main storyline. They will generally be standalone chapters, but occasionally there will be mini arcs and lots of stories based on the light stories of KnB. There will also be a big arc that has to do with Hazuki-chan's past. Look forward to it please!

If you have any ideas as well, don't hesitate to PM me!