Because Kuroko was so small, the team took care to make sure he was safe during practice. Most of the time, they were very efficient in keeping him safe. Sometime, though, they were ready to blow of some steam and were less vigilant.
It was times like this, that Izuki was thankful of his Eagle Eye. Kuroko was sitting by the side with on one around him, as they were all practicing their shooting. As luck would have it, the side he was sitting on was behind the hoop they were shooting using.
Izuki was working on his Eagle Eye skill, seeing everyone trying to make the shot before they made it, and he saw the shot that was heading on a beeline straight toward Kuroko. He positioned himself to catch it almost a second too late, but he got it and shot the ball into the nearest hoop.
No one realized what just happened as they were too preoccupied with getting the ball back and getting on with practice. Izuki then took a seat next to Kuroko to make sure nothing could happen to him, as was his job as the elder student and player.
Kuroko knew why he had sat down. He smiled and climbed onto Izuki's leg to get his attention. Izuki held out his hand for Kuroko to climb onto, but Kuroko just took his pinky and kissed it, thank you, Izuki-kun.