Chapter 1

A/n: Timeskip for almost 3 years. The Characters (GoM) have reached the age of 14 years old now.

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School went amazingly smooth this month.
It's now my second month at Teikou Middle School and since now, many unexpected things have happened.

For one, an inconspicuous student have newly attended the first string. It seems in him lays an unfounded talent. I would be too excited to see what's behind it.

Next thing is that Nijimiura-senpai have showed more attention for me than usual, but I bet the feeling is only companion-like for Senpai.

"Of course, it's on a friendly basis, he wouldn't be as obnoxious as you, Seijuurou."

Eh? What-!

"Someone as smart, handsome and athletic as Nijimura, who is also popular with girls could never stand someone like you"

"Mah~ Aka-chin, how long do you plan to stare at that umaibo flavoured strawberry? If you want it, you only have to say it."

A huge lavender haired teen glanced at his best friend while holding a bag full of sweets and chips. Torn from his thoughts and back to reality, he tries to regain his old posture. Those inner monologues have lately starten to increased to the threefold somehow.

It have happened everywhere now and then, he noticed. While at the exam, while at the tournament or even while showering sometimes. The voices in his head always complains about his way of talking or how he looked at his friend or even what he's doing?!

It gets really frustrating. The prescribed tablet are also not a great help anymore.

At first it managed to suppress the voices inside the red heads head. But nowadays the effect of the tablets diminishes.

„No Murasakibara, I don't want it. Maybe I will buy those vanilla flavoured chewing gums".

„Eh? Oh I will buy that too! It taste really delicous~"

Smirking he paid the sweets of both him and his purple haired friend. He likes to make his friends happy. It makes him know that he have done something right and useful.

„Hey Aka-chin my class will end early today, so we can't walk to the bus station together. See you at practice then. Ah and thanks for the sweets- next time I will treat you!"

Seijuurou's friend waves childishly to him when he walks lazily to the direction of his home. The good-looking teen makes himself back to the school gates. He still have time before the next school lessons start.

Akashi considered if he should visit the library for the meantime or go to the empty conference room of the Student Council, where he could play Shogi.

After a long inner battle he choose the library. After all it has been such a long time since he has visited the public school library.

With small steps he enjoys his way to his destination.

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A powder blue haired teen was making his way to the bookshelf to sort out further unsorted books into the right bookshelfes. The boy was so into it that he didn't notice his companion.

„Oh Kuroko?"

Hearing his name he turns his back and face a rather handsome red head.

„Akashi-kun! You have surprised me!".

„I'm sorry, but otherwise you're always the one who would like to surprise others."

Akashi stared directly into the baby blue eyes of the boy infront of him. Seeing the other boy blushing so darkly make him smirk playfully.

„Last time I didn't have the pleasure to have a talk with you. Your kind of playstyle in basketball is really impressive"

„Really? Thank you. It's the first time hearing it."

Kuroko who is not used to be comlimented feels easily embaressed. Slowly almost shyly he turns back to the bookshelves and his activity of sorting them in.

Akashi feeling indeed amused extend his hand to reach for the pale skin of Kuroko, which is now flushed deeply. Just in time when he gets in contact with the soft skin of the Phantom Sixth player, the school bell rings to announce, that the next school period is about to start.

„Well, I will take my leave now, I look forward to see you in practise then"

„Yeah, see you at practise, Akashi-kun."

Waving a goodbye while smiling sweetly at the smaller boy, make Kuroko's heart only bump faster and harder against his ribcage. His breathing was also heavier and he could feel his own face heat to the fullest.

Being affected by Akashi's ‚intimidation' he runs to the nearest resrtroom to cool his face and make himself presentable before the next school lesson.

He couldn't understand himself why he gets so nervous around the red head. Even though he barely knows the good-looking teen. He have met Akashi just coincidentally in the gym with Aomine-kun. And just on the same day he was invited to the first string. Sometimes when he thinks to much about Akashi-kun, his own heart would start to beat so rapidly, he would think everyone around him could even listen to his own heartbeat. It would always make him embarressed and he could feel himself starting to blush again.

„Kuroko, I know you don't look unattractive but must you look so narcisstic into the mirror? Even though todays lucky item for Aquarius is a pocket mirror, please don't look like that when you get outside. It's weird- nandayo!"

„I'm not a narcissist, Midorima-kun. Thank you for your concern. I think that pocket mirror will be indeed of use today." Being the old self, Kuroko start to look blank and emotionless again. Holding the small mirror he suspect the turquoise colored item.

„Of course it will be of use Kuroko! After all it's a wise advice of Oha-Asa!" being furious over nothing, Midorima start to stomp alone to his class. It don't last long before Kuroko joined Midorima to their class being unnoticed like any other day.

What Kuroko did not notice was that Midorima was also in the library and had watched both of his friends interact with each other.

He find it cute how Kuroko would blush about the smallest thing Akashi does, even though he wouldn't admit it out loud. It was kind of strange that Akashi didn't know of his unknowingly admirer. It could also be his own imagine how Kuroko had looked at Akashi totally dopey-dazed...

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„Congrats Nijimura! I know you will make it!"

„There is no one other than you, whose more suitable to be a captain!"

„Heh, I told you you would get promoted, after all you are the best power forward!"

Compliments after comliments and congratulations could be heard in the first string gym. After all his hard work, the time has come for the reward. Nijimura Shuzo, Teikou basketballs's power forward stood proud in the changing rooms while being sweett talked to.

Nijimura himself was happy to receive such a position. On the other hand he fears of not being capable of being in control of the now regular teamplayers.

Haizaki for example is such a indecisive and lousy brat. However he has a feeling that this year the generation will be more gifted than ever.

No shooting guard have shoot this precise and no center have been this tall like Murasakibara and he must admit that Aomine will bloom into an Ace much better than himself and no one is more strategically gifted than Akashi. Not to mention Kise's copy skilled. With this team victory will definitely be on their side. Teiko's side. Well putting aside the new trainees. But looking at them closely they improve day by day.

The training menu of the first string on a Thursday consist of 20 laps, 30 sit-ups and dribbling, shooting and passing exercise and in the end there was a 5 vs 5 game.

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After 3 and a half hour the training has finished and the players were all exhausted. Some just lays on the gym floor. Others could reach the changing room even of their muscle aches. Looks like they are to happy for the now awaiting warm shower.

Akashi place a fluffy clean towel on the small players shoulder, while taking a seat next to

the pale boy. Sweats dripping from his neck to the towel around his neck. Seeing this sight Kuroko avert his eyes from the picture of pure seduction.

„Thank you Akashi-san. Today training menue was really exhausting"

Kuroko panted heavily and massaged his painful calves. After all those laps he has thought that today was the date of death. Looks like he could still withstand it.

„It is indeed. But your stamina and physique have improved very well Kuroko."

Akashi start to dry any other sweats that is left in his face area. While standing up again, he hold his hand out to Kuroko, who happily takes it.

Happy to be improving in such a short period, Kuroko hugs Akashi. Within a second he pressed himself against Akashi and put his head slightly on the firm shoulder of the vice-captain.

„Without your help, I wouldn't have reached this far, Akashi-kun."

Thank you very much for reading and the review of the Prolog.