That night, Seirin former regulars having a reunion, recalling their ace, Kagami Taiga, decided to come back to Japan. At first, the red haired man is being nervous and giddy-giddy around, but his son gave him a slap of consciousness and he recovered. His daughter just 'humph' and kept being busy on her stacks of dresses and cosmetics.

They drove into his coach's house. It seems like Aida Riko is still busy with her work as proffesional coach and held her marriage with her boyfriend that still remain mysterious. Izuki , Mitobe, Koganei and Tsuchida arrived first with their own wifes and kids. Izuki came up with his famous lame jokes, and suprisingly, his wife likes it. Love is blind, really.

When they kept drowning on their conversation, they didn't notice the arrival of Kiyoshi couple. Junpei patrolizing around, making sure that their beloved red haired lad didn't arrive yet.

Tsuchida started the conversation.

" ... did we really must to kept that from Kagami ? He is adult now, i think he would understand.."

Koganei, the cat man shouted, " Noooo! Absolutely not ~ Do you recall when he distracted with bag eyes ? Nooo ! I bet he still that pushy 'till now !"

Riko rubbing her chin softly. Really, that bakagami, makes us guilty from keeping this from him, she grumbled.

She snapped her eyes,and glancing to Junpei that still scanning throughout the area from the front door.

" Is he nearby ?"

" No. I didn't spot his car."

" Maybe he use another car ?"

" Koganei,i think he is not that spoiled.. he told himself in the phone ?"

" Well, his daughter is a model, i think it possible.."

" Stop arguing about a nonexistent car and the question– is there even a car there?"

" ... no. Not even a single one ..."

For a long awkward silence, Kuroko ( that none of his ex-teammate notice his presence fro the start) said, " I think we must being neutral here. I know very well that neither of us can afford on keeping Kagami-kun from the dark anymore. For the start, we'll acts normally. If he ask about him, we must respond whatever he ask without any ill meaning. Just acts normally and let it slow ."

They screamed.

" Wtf, Akashi ! Since when you're here ?"

" It seems that not meeting Akashi-san for a long while makes our misdirection immune decrease drastically ..."

" ... "

" Mitobe, sometimes i'm wondering how you say the vow in your wedding ." *punch from Mitobe*

" ... don't ignore me, minna"

" ... "

" ..."

" ... Akashi-kun, i think you got too much influence from your husband... "

About five minutes since their teasing and yelling, Kagami and his twins has arrived (finally).

" Uisu !"

" Kagami !"

" Shit ! We miss u, man !"

" How're u been ?"

" I'm fine, Tsuchida-senpai"

" Nah, please take a seat, Kagami . And take a sip " , Teppei says ,offering his beer to Kagami.

" Sorry. I don't drink ..."

" Tora-chan ! You're more beautiful than in magazine !"

" ... thank you "

" Hyo ! What are you doing outta there ? Come inside !"

" Sorry, dad. I forgot to bring my headphone."

When Hyo arrived, with headphone embracing his bandana and tan ears, a loud gasp escaping from his father's senpais.

' Shit ! He looks like Aomine Daiki/ Aomine/ Aomine-kun' , Riko, Junpei, and Kuroko thought.

They keep staring at Hyo, making the younger teenager nervous.

" Hello. It's our first meeting and i'd like to have a civil conversation with you all . I'm Kagami Hyo. Pleased to meet you ." , he says with head bowing. Tora just keep busy with her android.

Their gasp more clearer and louder.

' Too polite ! Something that impossible to believe as Aomine Daiki and Kagami Taiga's son ! Is he adopted ?' , they shout in their respective hearts, cringing.

" Hyo, please come inside and take a seat next to Tora " , Kagami says.

And then, ignoring some hidden awkward acts, they talk, eating, kicking (?), and laughing happily. It has been a long time after all, even though they're still keep in touch via e-mail once a while. They're not even surprised when Kagami chatting about how busy he is with his new position in his dad's company. The twins too, they acts normally, even it was the first time they met his -scratch-mother-scratch-father's former teammate. Hyo had a good time in his blabbering about USA basketball with trio ichinen, and Tora tried to exchanging some new cosmetics and fashion talk with Riko.

Suddenly, a phone ringing abrupted the conversation between the former ace and his other ex-regular senpai.

" Who's phone is it ?"

" ... It's mine , Kagami-kun"

Beeepp

" ..oh, so, who ? Is it Akashi ?"

" ... "

" Kuroko ..?"

" Akashi-san ?"

" Akashi-kun ?"

" ... "

Kuroko ( It's Akashi Tetsuya ,though ) still stared at his phone. His eyes widened, and gasping quietly.

Junpei approaching him. When he was about to asking Kuroko why, he caught a glance at Kuroko's cellphone. It happens to be an alarm –or reminder.

He too, cannot say any word, and just sit back on his seat and take a big gulp.

Now, that Bakagami makes us more guilty , he thinks.

Kagami raised his branched eyebrows at his friends' acts. What the hell is going on ?, he wondered.

" ... I'm sorry, Kagami-kun. But, i think i need to go now ."

" Eh ? Why so sudden– is it Akashi ?"

" ... no ... but ...

...

...

By all means, i excuse myself. Please have a fun" , he said before gone–or maybe dissappeared.

Kagami scratched his back head. It seems like there's something going on that his bestfriend was hiding from him. He cannot help but felt betrayed, 'cause when that dim asshole dumped him, he had been tells his whereabout and conditions,as well a recording about his twins development and photos. Kuroko didn't share anything to him than a fact that he had been married to Rakuzan former captain, Akashi Seijuuro ,and adopting a child for three years ago.

He took another crips, and a glass of soda (again).

Kagami was terifified.

It has been a loooong months in Japan and Hyo had make a scene already. He facepalmed and sighed.

What's wrong from his teaching method ?

It seems that when Hyo's team in SEIRIN ( yeah, the twins enroll in Seirin .. what ? Do you expecting Toou ?) win the semifinal stage in Interhigh, another team spit on him and he raged. His Hyo didn't got any serious injuries, though. Just a scratch here and there, but still fine. A doctors in hospital Hyo was take care of make a horrified look to him and Hyo all the time of visit. Shit, what the hell is their problem ?

It's been busy at work, and by the time he get the paperworks done, he rushed to hospital, forgetting his tux on his sofa. He called Tora to make her own meal when she back home and asking her what kind of meal they want to cook. The three of them, especially him and Hyo excells in cooking than Tora. But it doesn't meant that Tora's cooking is horrible, just audible.

When he stepped on the gate, cutting through a sideway, he caught a basketball been thrown off to him. He took it with his fingers and throw it to the source of the ball come from. He's kinda surprised that a middlescholer in wheelchair is the one that play that orange ball games.

He is amazed.

Behind the sakura petals dancing in the air, a class worth quantity of elementary,middle and highschool boys ( there's a girl too ... but seems like enrolling in college and high school already ) playing basketball with wide smile on their faces. Most of them is a patient with bandage, wheelchair, even some holder. They didn't seem less happy or suffered through some examination, drugs, medicine, and hospital scene. It kinda heartwarming sight, he's softy after all.

" Hey kid, catch it !" , he yelled, throwing the ball into the hoop perfectly. Seriously, he didn't get it why the hell a hoop is doing in a freagin' hospital !

The said kid stop abruptly, staring at Kagami that the ball that fell into the ground roughly. Two–three of them gasping and the rest is just ... passive. But he can sure that they're kinda surprised of Kagami's entrance and presence.

" ..uh ? Please back to your game ...i guess ?" , he ask ,fidgeting. Now, he felt unconscious of the starings.

There's a girl, pulled the hem of her hospital gown down with her left and his right hand clasped in her small ,sexy lips.

" It's him!"

" Yeah, he's similiar to the photo that A–"

" I can't believe it ! Didn't sensei say that he gone to America ?"

" So, is sensei's is ...here ?"

" Uso ! Why it had been this time ! It's his anniversary to !"

" Poor ojisan ..."

" It's too cruel ..."

" Hueeeee ~~ Senseiiii~~" (this one is a kid)

Engrossed with their own chat, the children didn't notice that Kagami heard about sixty percents of the conversation. It consist of a sensei that somehow related to him . He can make a guess that that sensei is someone that ever play basketball with him, seeing this kind of clues sprawling everywhere. And ,shit ! There's three kids wailing and yelling for their non-existence sensei. And the most older one just frozen ,and gasping with terrified kind of expression.

" Arghh~ mou ! Stop crying ,okay ? Is your sensei here ? I'll bring him back to you all" , he pleaded. Seriously, he nearly burst in tears too.

The pigtail haired girl and a mushroom haired boy stop their wailing, but the smallest one still sobbing quietly.

" ...no"

" Eh ? What is 'no'?"

" ...you can't bring sensei back ... "

" Err .. is he abroad ? Transfering into rehabilitation hospital overseas ? I can, actually ..."

" No !"

" Just cut it out, ojisan ! I bet you can't turn the star into human !"

" .. huh ? Star ?"

" Nurse-san said that sensei cannot met us anymore. He turn into star, watching us at night ..."

Oh. So the sensei is die ?

Now, he felt confused. It doesn't give any clue why they including him into their conversation.

He is curious to death.

" Would you like to tell me about your sensei ? It seems like i knew him ..maybe i can tell a story about him one or two ...", he suggested.

The kids look up at him. They kinda happy , like a children that waiting for their parents to storytelling them before fall deep in slumber. He smiled too, rustling their head tenderly and lead them into more comfortable garden in the corner of hospital.

When he gone back to his walk to his son's room, the middle schooler boy whispering to the highschooler beside him.

" Did he know about sensei's ? I bet he didn't ..."

" Yeah. Maybe we can keep it in silence before he discovered it by himself."

" Okay then "

To Be Continued