Flashback
7 years ago, 9 years old Tetsuya
In the hospital
After Tetsuya collapse they were in panic state. Ogiwara is crying and Tetsuo is staring at nothing, they're just waiting for the doctor to come.
After a few hours, which seems like forever the doctor emerge from the emergency room and Tetsuo immediately went to the doctor while trying to calm down "Tell me what's wrong with my son?!" He asked pleadingly
The doctor sigh "I'm sorry Kuroko-san... but it's a bad news"
Tetsuo paled even more and Ogiwara who is on the verge of tears cried, when they heard the next sentence
"You're son Tetsuya, has caught a very rare virus disease... that targets heart and lungs, I'm sorry Tetsuo-kun" he address his friend from his first name to show that he's also sad for his friend's son
"Tell me it's not true! You have to tell me that my son is fine! Tell me!" Tetsuo suddenly grabbed the doctor's coat then shook him violently
"Please c-calm d-down u-uncle!" Ogiwara cried while pulling the hem of Tetsuo's shirt
"I'm very sorry, Tetsuo-kun but I'll do my best to heal him."
Tetsuo looked at the doctor desperately "Please, please heal him... i-i-i ' c-can't l-lose him" the doctor looked at Tetsuo, he already saw this expression, the time when Yasuko... passed and it hurt to see it again
"If you want to talk to Tetsuya, he's in room 306-B. Please excuse me, I'll be in my office if you need anything" the doctor politely excused himself.
Tetsuya woke up still feeling sleepy. He saw a white ceiling then white wall, a white hospital dress and a sound of beeping machines...
'Wait.. a hospital dress?' He thought His eyes widened when he realized he's in the hospital
'I-i't can't be! I'm supposed to be playing basketball with them!' He started panicking, then the machine started beeping loudly. He desperately tried to calm himself before someone can enter. Luckily, he succeeded calming himself.
'So... i ended up here. I became a burden to them again' he feel guilty for worrying them. He looked at the window beside him it's already night and the view is very beautiful. He sigh sadly "happy birthday to me... huh" he sarcastically murmured to himself. He was mesmerized with the view that he didn't noticed the opening sound of the door.
"Tetsuya!" He looked at the direction where the voice came from.
'Father and Ogiwara-kun' he thought
"Are you feeling okay? Do you feel any pain?" His father bombarded him with many question. A pain and worry can be seen from both of their eyes and he hated himself for being the one who caused it.
"I'm fine father, thank you for worrying, and you too Ogiwara-kun" he bowed politely
"When are they going to release me here?" He asked but Tetsuo and Ogiwara replied nothing
'It couldn't be that bad right?
' Before any of them could speak, the doctor came holding the result papers. Still, neither of them speak.
It was until the doctor cleared his throat"Tetsuya-san, I need you to answer some of my questions truthfully." The doctor said seriously. Tetsuya only answer with a weak nod.
"Since when did you start feeling... sick?" He asked looking for the right word
"... a few weeks" Tetsuya answered hesitantly.
He heard his father gasped "w-weeks, T-tetsuya?" "W-why d-didn't you tell u-us?"
Tetsuya looked down while he keep playing with the white blanket "I... i don't want to worry you"
He looked at his son with disbelief " you only made it worst, Tetsuya! Worst! Why son? Don't you trust us enough?! Me?!" Tetsuo shouted feeling angry, frustrated, disappointed and many mixed emotions.
'He could have told us... so that it will not get to this point!' 'I don't want him to... d-di-!' Then he felt a pair of warm arms enveloped him.
"Together, let's be strong for Tetsuya-kun" Ogiwara whispered to him. Tetsuo could only nod.
"Doctor, please tell us the result" Tetsuo said after he composed himself
"L-let's talked outside, then" Tetsuo was about to reply but Tetsuya interrupted them
"Doctor, father...please let me hear it" "Eh?" All of them looked at him not expecting the words to come out from Tetsuya's mouth. The last thing they wanted is to hurt Tetsuya emotionally.
"Are you sure? Maybe today's not a good day" Tetsuo replied
"Please, i want to know" he answered firmly
"I- fine" he gave up
"Very well" the doctor cleared his throat before speaking again"Tetsuya-san you have a rare virus that targets heart and lungs." He paused for a second letting the information sink into Tetsuya, but his face didn't show any emotion as if waiting for him to continue "It will affect your strength, your lungs and your heart and eventually you will...-. Well. Ehem. According to the tests you just took, it already started affecting you're lungs, am i right?"
Tetsuya nodded weakly
"I highly suggest that you should not play any sports, for the mean time you should stay here until you are healed"
Tetsuya only nodded but deep inside he wanted to cry. Because of this disease he has to stop playing the only thing that could make him feel alive.
"Is there any medicine or at least anything that could heal him?" Tetsuo asked hoping for at least good news
"As i had said, that it's very rare, so I'm afraid there's still no cure here in Japan"
"W-what? I-is there anyway that c-could help my son? I- i'll pay!" He said desperately
"We are doing our best to find a cure before it penetrates his lungs completely." He sigh "but we don't have enough time for that according to my calculation" he added sadly.
"Eh? How long is it to find a cure?" Tetsuo asked
"A-about... i'm sorry, but i cannot answer your question, Kuroko-san but we'll do our best but for now it's the best if we let Tetsuya-san sleep" they looked at Tetsuya who isn't showing any emotion, only nodded
"Then I'll be going, Tetsuo can i talk to you for a minute privately" Tetsuo and Ogiwara followed the doctor.
"Uncle, c-can i borrow you mobile phone for a minute? I-i'll just call okaa-san" Ogiwara who is still trembling, quietly said
"Sure, I'll just talk to the doctor, you should also get some sleep" he only nodded then headed to the garden to tell his parents what happened.
Tetsuya who became wide awake after hearing the news, sat up from his lying position then gazed at the window.
"Okaa-san, they already know." He paused for a moment "but I didn't expect it to be that bad"
He heavily sigh" Otou-san got angry at me for not telling him and Ogiwara-kun is confused"
"The doctor said that i might follow you soon..." he felt tears slowly forming in the corner of his eyes
"i-i feel h-happy b-because i could finally s-see you okaa-san" he wiped the tears that are threatening to drop from his eyes
"But i feel sad at the same t-time. I still w-want to play b-basketball... i s-still want t-to stay okaa-san" this time he let the tears drop, wetting the blanket in the process
"I-i *hic still *hic want to- *hic b-basketball *hic with otou-san *hic Ogiwara-k-kun *hic f-future f-friends" he curled up then embraced himself
"P-please, o-okaa-san... a l-little l-longer *hic w-would be *hic fine p-please kami-sama *hic heal *hic m-me" "I-it hurts *hic seeing o-otou-san *hic Ogiwara-kun *hic in pain *hic b-because of m-me"
"Please kami-sama, p-please" he continuously keep begging while crying for the whole night until there's no more tears in his eyes. After that he fell asleep, Ogiwara who is standing at the door, saw the whole thing and is crying with his friend.
He entered the room then gently arranges the blanket. He sat beside Tetsuya then whispered "I-i hate you, Tetsuya. Y-you're s-so unfair" he buried his face in his hands
"You promised t-that we'll complete t-the basketball s-style of Uncle a-and p-play together a-as a t-team or enemy" he stayed silent for a moment "y-y-yet *hic why are y-you lying *hic there? We're s-supposed t-to be *hic playing basketball. I-i r-really, really *hic hate y-you!"
"But i-i know, y- you're going to be cured" he smiled then continued "so h-hang in there, f-for us" then he left the room
3 years after
4 years ago, 12 years old Tetsuya
Tetsuya has spent three years inside the hospital and everyday he is slowly suffering. He refused to eat because he will just vomit it. He also had a hard time breathing so he's now wearing an oxygen mask. He always coughs harshly with blood. He cannot do things on his own and always needs assistance.
Those three years, each day Tetsuo became very desperate, he contacted every doctor friend he has, and searched all day into internet for a cure. He also called Tsugumi, his brother and Tetsuya's uncle and explained the situation and also asked to watch Tetsuya.
Ogiwara too, begged his parents to stay here until Tetsuya is on good condition and to keep an eye on Tetsuo. It wasn't until the doctor called Tetsuo.
"Please sit down" he gestured the chair in front of his table after he saw Tetsuo sat down, he pulled a folder from his table. Then he smiled
"Good news and bad news, Tet- Kuroko-san" he saw Tetsuo's dull eyes brightened a bit after hearing the word "good news"
"There is still a way for the virus to stop spreading b-"
"W-what?! There's still?" He asked looking extremely happy "Yes, but" he breath heavily "it will just stop the disease temporarily"
"I-it's fine. Anything is fine!" Tetsuo replied "it will give us more time right?" "Yes, i was thinking the same thing"
"So how does it work?"
After that they discussed the procedure and the effects and they signed a few papers unable to wait any longer.
Outside the operating room, Tetsuo, Tsugumi and Ogiwara are waiting outside. Trembling with fear, excitement, nervousness, they've been waiting there for hours and they can't wait to see the outcome. Few more hours later, the red light above the operating door turned off, alerting the three person.
The door opened and an unconscious Tetsuya was being rolled into his room. They waited for the doctor to come out and one word was enough for them to cry out loud because of happiness "Success" They hugged, they jumped, they cried because of overwhelming joy and happiness.
After a few months, everything is almost back to normal. No more coughing harshly, no more vomiting blood, no more sadness but there's still worry. Tetsuya changed, alot. He doesn't smile but he doesn't frown either, and the angelic laugh is also gone, he became emotionless. They understand him, but at least he manage to give them a small smiles and that alone is enough for them. His health is slowly becoming normal but he still ate a little amount of foods. His color, weight is slowly coming back to the way they should.
It wasn't long until they released him
"If any problem occurred please don't hesitate to contact me. Don't worry i'll contact you if i found anything. For the mean time, Kuroko-san please don't let Tetsuya-san to play heavy sports."
"Demo, if i could change my style. I could still play, right?" A voice suddenly asked
"Of cou-... Gyah!" The doctor was surprised to see Tetsuya in front of him.
He cough a little to hide his blush "y-yes, but please refrain yourself from heavy activities"
"Thank you very much doctor, we really appreciate you're efforts" Tetsuo bowed politely
"Hey, hey didn't we promised when we're still kids that we'll help each other Tetsuo-kun?"
Tetsuo smiled a little then nodded "yeah, we better get going, goodbye" he waved then left the hospital.
"Otou-san, please teach me a new basketball style" Tetsuya requested his father one day.
"Hey, Tetsuya." His father suddenly said
"Yes?"
"You're otou-san is going to leave next week" he stayed quiet for a moment
"...why?" Is the only question Tetsuya could ask "I... i have to find a cure for you, please understand"
"I- I understand" he said with hesitation
"Don't worry, Tsugumi will take care of you!" he tried to cheer him up but it didn't work
"After that Uncle left after a week, then I left too, since I went to Meiko and he went to Teiko."
He looked at their face. Silently praised himself for not crying while telling them Tetsuya's story, well after all it's more like he doesn't have any tears left from crying every time he think about it .
"..."
"s-so you mean Tetsu entered b-basketball even thou h-he s sick?" Aomine said not wanting to believe the story
Ogiwara only nodded as a reply
"Kuro-chin really love basketball, eh?" Murasakibara said in dazed
Midorima was about to say something but is cut off by the ring of Ogiwara s phone. Ogiwara answered it and second by second his expression becomes brighter and brighter and you could also see flowers in the background "Hai! Arigatou for informing me. I'll be there in no time!" he answered enthusiastically
"What's that?" Kagami asked curious about the call just now
Ogiwara grinned happily then answered Tetsuya- kun will already wake up after a few minutes!"
A/N: WOW! this is the longest chapter i've done so far. Sorry if it's a bit rushed I put all the flashbacks in this chapter so that the next chapter will be already in the present time. Thank you so, so much for the reviews, follows and faves. I'm really happy. oh and every time Tetsuo is with Tetsuya I called them with their first name because I always got confused between Kuroko-san and Kuroko-kun, that's all! Next chapter will be up... soon?
Well then...Ja ne~