Hello Loves,

Sorry that it has taken me a while to continue this story. Hopefully you all enjoy this chapter of Ice and Basketball.

Enjoy!

Sitting at the table with his family for his younger brothers birthday, Subaru was still checking his phone waiting for a message from her. The one that he couldn't figure out; when they meet and it seemed like things cliqued for him. Why he couldn't get her out of his head when he wasn't talking to her. He seemed to understand what his brothers meant once when they told him that he'll meet someone who is his match. This was after they seemed to get over the crush they had on their step sister.

The day that Subaru meet Keiko turned into an argument because they where both embarrassed that he had walked in on her in her panties and bra. Not thinking to nock or thinking that someone was up that early. They had admitted that they where embarrassed in a conversation they had over the phone when he brought up that day. Then after being tought how to skate and falling so many times that he hurt the next day he took great pleasure watching her try to snowboard later that week. After falling quite a bit, she told him that she'll stick to the ice.

Since Emma and Yusuke went to London and meet the girl, his brothers saw her as another sister of sorts. Hell they told her to move into Sunrise Residence. Since she became his sister's best friend they exchanged numbers at the end of the Christmas Holiday. Subaru thought she would text him to complain about Yusuke, not to have actual conversations with him. He had re-read their first conversation they had.

Keiko-

Hi! I know this may seem really strange, me texting you out of the blue. But was wondering how you were doing? Em and Yusuke are out on a date and I just got back from practice and thought to see how you where Superstar.

Subaru-

Hi, yeah a bit strange. I'm doing well, getting used to the teams dorm. They're on a date? I'm not sure I want to know.

Ever since that first text, they where always chatting. Sending funny memes, talking as she walked back to the apartment at night. They seemed to stay away from talking about any dates that Emma and Yusuke go on. Only time they stopped talking was when they where busy with practice or she was in class (even when she was she would text), also when they where asleep.

Watching his older brothers find their partners did not prepare him for the teasing he began to receive from his room mate, who had noticed that he would be up a bit later talking to someone. Then when his other teammates had began to rag on him about Keiko. He wished that Niami hadn't figured him out, because that means that his brothers may notice soon, which he didn't want to happen. Niami and his other sister-in-laws to be could keep secrets, when his brothers would pass it to everyone if they had found out.

While laughing at Airi telling Tsubaki to stop being a dramatic drunk, Subaru felt arms beginging to wrap around his shoulders, while out of the corner of his eye he saw Yusuke taking his seat at the table.

"SURPRISE and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" the girls chorused from behind him and Iori.

"Why didn't you tell us you where all coming?" Ukyo asked as he stood to get a few more place setting while giving Raina a light glare.

"They girls thought it would be fun to surprise and pull one over on you all like back at Christmas." Yusuke shrugged moving over a seat so Emma sat between him and Iori.

"Idiot! That spot is our beautiful sister's spot." Futo sneered.

"Well after the last time you called her, I don't want her close to your handsy personality." Yusuke waved him off.

The wave was noted not just by Subaru but by a few other brothers as well. Yusuke usually would rise to the bait that Futo lays out. Something must have happened to cause this, Subaru may have to ask later.

"I don't care you moronic idiot!"

"Well I care as she is my girlfriend."

"I have no clue what she sees in your stupid ass! I am clearly the better choice between the two of us."

Subaru rolling his eyes at Futo's massive personality flaw, the high and mighty attitude he had.

"The better one between you and Yusuke is Yusuke, Futo." Keiko said looking at Futo.

"Then you're as idiotic as he is." Futo shot back at her.

"You are actively trying to seduce a taken girl, so I honestly think the better man her is Yusuke." She shrugged.

"Keiko! You weren't supposed to say anything!" Emma looked at her friend shocked.

"Em, you only asked me not to say anything to Yusuke."

Keiko looked at Emma.

"But..But.."

"Remember that meeting I had two weeks after Christmas holiday with my coach?" Keiko yawned as Emma nodded that she remembered, as Subaru noted all at the table where looking at Futo.

"Futo you and I will be having a long conversation later." Masa spoke to the pop star sounding slightly mad.

"Well Em, this stupid egotistical pop-star here tried to bribe my coach with a bit of money if he got me to skate to his music." Keiko eyed Futo.

"What!" Emma looked over at Futo.

"Yep, which is why I filed away the information that he has been continually trying to seduce you from Yusuke." Subaru watched Keiko give Futo a smile that said 'Payback Brat!'

Seeing the look on his brother's and Sister's faces, Subaru knew that Futo would be getting a long conversation with most here excluding Wataru about his behavior. Ukyo looked completely disgusted at the information, the triplets where eyeing him with a glare, even Louise wasn't happy with the pop-star. Keiko had managed to bring to light the issue that Emma was having with Futo while letting them know that she too was having an issue.

"So Emma, Keiko, Yusuke, how are you able to be here instead of being back at school?" Masa turned the conversation.

"Yeah, I'd like to know too." Subaru asked taking the heat off his brother.

"Honestly it was all her, Subaru." Yusuke smirked at Keiko.

"No it wasn't Yusuke." Keiko Disagreed.

"Yeah it was, if you didn't tell them we were apart of your team, then Emma and I would still be in London." Yusuke laughed.

"I just said you guys help me at compitions." She mumbled next to Subaru.

"She was heading back yesterday because she had a comp scheduled for the day after we got back in Kobe. She didn't want to travel and not have time to rest."

Emma explained.

"True but you both had to study extra because you didn't have an extra week to do so."

Subaru smiled at Keiko as she, Emma and Yusuke went back and forth about how they got their exams to be given early, to getting the tickets and keeping the secret from everyone except Raina, Cessa and Niami. He was fine with being kept in the dark about this surprise. He would sort out what he was going through, but for now he was fine as things where.