Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basuke

Rating: K+

Dear Diary-kun,

It seems that recess is the time where we eat our snacks. The other kids didn't notice me at all… I tried talking to them but they wouldn't even look at me.

Diary-kun…am I really a ghost? I wish okaasan was here…it's sad...to be ignored...

xoxo

Kuroko sat by himself on the bench near the flower garden at the playground. He watched as his classmates play with each other. Some were playing in the sand box, and others were playing tag. Kuroko wanted to join them, but he'd rather read his book. He convinced himself that even though he tried hard to speak up, the others wouldn't notice him anyway. He opened his lunch box and pulled out his favorite book. As he read the latest chapter, he heard a loud thud behind him. Startled by the sudden noise, he peeked behind the bench and found a blonde boy, crying as he tried to get up.

"Haha you're so weak Ryouta! You run like a girl! I just pushed you a little and you fell so hard!" A silver haired boy laughed as he made fun of the boy named Ryouta.

"You didn't have to push me, stupid Haizaki!" the blonde boy shouted as he wiped the tears from his face. The boy named Haizaki just smirked and moved closer. The blonde backed away, fear evident on his face. Haizaki grabbed the blonde's collar and was about to punch him. Kuroko does not approve of violence. He didn't want to involve himself in the situation, but he was taught to stand up for what was right. He breathed in slowly and walked towards the two boys.

"Excuse me." Haizaki flinched as he heard a weak voice. Startled, his hands let the blonde fall on the ground and he looked around to find out where the ghostly voice came from.

"Who…who are you?! Show yourself!" Haizaki shouted. Kuroko backed away from the startled silver haired boy. He was also a little scared but he had to tell him that what he was doing was wrong.

"It's not nice to bully other kids…" the voice said as Haizaki heard the crunching of leaves behind him. Haizaki suddenly felt very nervous. Kuroko noticed that the leaves where making a loud crunching sound as he got closer to Haizaki. He then noticed something moving beside his shoes.

"What do you care?! Who are you to tell me what to do?!" Haizaki yelled as he picked up a stick. He looked behind the trees, hoping to find the person who was telling him to stop bullying the blonde. Kuroko went up behind him and placed a worm he found on the ground inside Haizaki's shirt.

"GYAAAAAAAH!" Haizaki shrieked as he felt a squirming sensation inside his shirt. He dropped the stick and ran, crying for help. The worm crawled his way out Haizaki's shirt, and was safely on the ground, leaving Haizaki disgusted and creeped out as he ran.

Kuroko looked for the scared blonde around the bushes where he hid. After looking through three bushes, he saw the blonde kneeling and putting his hands on his head. It seems that he was still frightened after what happened.

"Ano…are you okay?" Kuroko asked as he touched the blonde boy's back lightly. The blond suddenly jumped and moved away from him immediately, tears staining his face.

"P-please don't hurt me!" the blonde shouted.

"It's okay…I won't hurt you. I came to help." Kuroko said in a tender voice as he reached out his hand. The blonde looked at him with teary eyes, still unsure if he can hold his hand. Kuroko waited patiently until the blonde finally calmed down and took his hand.

"U-um…thank you." The blond said sheepishly. "Please don't tell sensei about this…um…" the blonde looked at Kuroko's face and his eyes suddenly went wide.

"G-Ghost! You're the new ghost kid!" The blonde shouted as he attempted to run away. Kuroko held his hand in place as he frowned a bit.

"I'm not a ghost…" he said in an irritated tone. "It's not nice to call people names…"

"E-eh?" the blond stopped and looked at Kuroko once again.

"But…you're kinda white and your hair is like the sky…y-you look like a ghost! But it's amazing how I could touch you!" the blonde cheerfully explained as he held Kuroko's face. He pinched Kuroko's cheek just to see if he really wasn't a ghost. Kuroko just stared at him with a neutral expression. 'Is this kid going to stop pinching me?'

"Haha you're right! Thank goodness you're not a ghost! Uwaaa~ You feel so soft! Oh yeah…I didn't get to tell you my name! I'm Kise Ryouta! Let's be friends!" the blonde declared as he hugged Kuroko. Kuroko felt a bit uncomfortable losing his personal space. Seeing Kise smile made him feel a bit happy. It was his first time being acknowledged and honestly, it felt nice. Kise then released him and bashfully scratched his cheek.

"So…what's your name?"

"Kuroko Tetsuya…"

"Ooooh…then I shall name you Kurokocchi!" Kise declared as he held Kuroko's hand. Kuroko just raised a brow.

"Kuro…kocchi?"

"Yeah! And from now on, we're best friends! You can call me by my name too!" Kise chirped happily as he led Kuroko back to the playground, his hand on Kuroko's. Kuroko just looked at him with a smile.

'I…I made my first friend. This feels…nice…'

"I'll just call you Kise-kun."

"Eeeeeh?! Just call me by my name! C'mon Kurokocchi!" Kise whined as he led his new friend to the sand box. Kuroko just shook his head, earning another complaint from the blonde, smiling all the while.

xoxo

Momoi eyed her students and saw that Kuroko made a new friend. She gave a small dreamy sigh and giggled. "It's wonderful to see that Tetsu-kun made a new friend, it's Ki-chan too! They look so adorable together~!"

"Hey Momoi, they're just kids. Don't give them the wrong idea!" A young female brunette said as she crossed her arms to her chest.

"What do you mean, Riko-chan? I wasn't implying anything." Momoi said with a smile as she eyed Kuroko and Kise. "It's just nice to see Ki-chan have a new guy friend. It's good that he made friends with Tetsu-kun besides girls. Recently he's being bullied but I don't see any problem now. I did talk to the other kids about playing nice with Ki-chan."

"SENSEI!" a silver-haired boy cried. "I think there's something in my shirt! Please help!"

"Riko-chan, your angel is calling." Momoi said with a smile. Riko just sighed.

"Alright…Haizaki, come over here. What trouble did you get into this time?"

"T-there's a ghost in the garden!" Haizaki shouted. "And it placed something icky in my shirt!"

"Don't lie to me Haizaki-kun. I don't see anything under your shirt, just dirt. Come on, I'll help you change into a new shirt." Riko said as she held Haizaki's hand, leading him to the changing room.

xoxo

Meanwhile, heterochromatic eyes scanned the sand box and saw his new seatmate play with Kise. He gave a small smile as his purple haired friend followed him towards the jungle gym.

"Ne, Atsushi, don't you think that boy is very interesting?" he asked as he snipped his juice packet with his scissors.

"Who, Aka-chin? Where?" the purple haired boy asked as he munched on his cookies.

"That Kuroko Tetsuya…he looks interesting." The boy nicknamed Aka-chin said as he stared at his new seatmate. "I think I could use him."

"Don't you mean you like him?" the purple haired boy commented. The red head just glared at him, causing his purple haired companion to flinch.

"No. He just looks interesting. Don't spout such nonsense again, Atsushi. First we shall observe him and then…we'll make our move."

"Ah…Aka-chin watch out…" the purple haired boy warned. As the red head turned, a ball suddenly hit him on the head. The purple haired boy dropped his pack of cookies as he ran and hid inside the bug-shaped jungle gym. The ball bounced away, leaving a red mark on the red head's forehead. He trembled in anger as his eyes scanned the playground for the fool who threw the ball at him. He noticed a dark haired boy shakily raising his hand.

"U-uh…sorry about that Akashi. C-can you give my ball back?" the dark haired boy asked as he shook. He was clearly very afraid of what the red head will do.

"Daiki…." The red head said in a murderous tone. "I'll poke you with my scissors! NO ONE THROWS A BALL AT ME!" the red head shouted fiercely as he ran full speed holding his scissors.

"GYAAAAH! SENSEEEEEI!" the tan colored boy shouted as he ran for his dear life from an enraged Aka-chin.

"Akashi-kun! Don't run with those!" Momoi shouted as she tried to intervene. All the while, Kuroko and Kise played in the sandbox with content smiles on their faces.

xoxo

Diary-kun, I'm glad to have met Kise-kun, my first friend…although it's weird to hear him say my name in a weird manner…and recess is very noisy. It seems my seatmate Akashi-kun is chasing a tanned, dark haired boy… he really is very scary….That aside, I can't wait to tell okaasan and otousan about my new friend.

Kuroko Tetsuya

A/N: And so Kuroko met Kise...I was planning on making him meet Aomine first but...no. Please read and review dear readers~ Thank you. :D