Hello again :)

So I didn't know when I'd be back, but here I am.

I wrote these chapters today and decided to post them, they are all extras so I no longer see the need to put "extra" in the name.

This fanfic will continue when I have a new idea for this group, so if you have ideas for scenarios, you can send them to me.

This chapter is a specific sequel of the Our Season fanfic , which dealt with Akashi, Hayami and Takao, but I love Midorima and Botan, and I thought I should write more about them.

I'm planning a new Kuroko no Basket fanfic, focused on an Isekai world, so I'll be very happy if you read this new fanfic in the future.

Thanks for reading!

[Kuroko No Basket belongs to Tadatoshi Fujimaki]

[English isn't my first language, so please be kind]

Extra Chapter 7

The Takao Effect

Midorima P.O.V.

One hour a day.

At least an hour a day I had to see Botan to make sure she was eating well and that her studies weren't consuming her. She still had four months before her college entrance exam, but even so, in addition to her studies at Shūtoku High, she still had extra private classes a few days a week.

With my basketball training and the fact that my team finally managed to reach the Interhigh final, I ended up paying less attention to her than I would have liked and I realized that if we didn't study at the same school we would end up seeing each other even less, so that's why we established the rule of one hour a day, but she was mine all Sunday.

This time I wanted to do something that would make Botan happy, so I left my disaffection with cats in general aside and took her to a cat cafe in the city. I think it was the perfect place for Botan to disconnect from her to-do list for a bit and the cafe looked nice, apart from the fact that it was full of cats, of course. The windows were large and made the woodsy space bright, but not too hot, which was perfect since it was autumn. There were plenty of seats, but Botan chose to sit under the wooden tree that served as a climbing wall for the cats that lived here.

We had ordered a simple coffee and spent an unnecessary amount of money on cat treats, but Botan seemed at peace with a chubby gray cat on her lap. I didn't touch any cats, I just watched Botan have fun while listened jealously to the cat purring. She had a gift for making cats like her instantly, which I guess wasn't common for everyone.

If Takao were here he'd probably say I was making "that face", which was code for saying I was looking at Botan like a mesmerized fool. But what could I do?

In fact, I was scared to death of what would happen when this year ended and Botan was accepted into college. I still had one more year of school while she would start to live a different life than me. What if she got tired of waiting for me?

Botan smiled as another cat approached her, a sharp-looking orange cat that reminded me of Takao. He was at Botan's house when I picked her up that afternoon, he had been spending a lot of time there lately, talking to Toshiro, her brother, and according to Botan, Takao was sad all the time.

"That idiot," I thought, "that's what he got for trying to face Akashi."

I told him this after the situation with Hayami ended, but Takao didn't answer me, he spent days more quiet than usual, but focused on training. In the friendly match we had with Rakuzan at the beginning of the year he didn't even look at Hayami, it was as if they were both very determined to say that what they had was temporary.

Time passed and I didn't have the courage to talk more about the subject, but Shūtoku grew even more in the championships until we reached the long-awaited final, which would take place in a few days. Our opponent would be Rakuzan, the chance to show how we have evolved after the Winter Cup last year, our revenge. I feared that Takao would lose control, but he continued to work hard.

I was almost praising him for his attitude, until one day I saw him crying in Botan's arms, which was awkward and uncomfortable. Only then did I realize that the playful Takao had disappeared and he no longer looked at other girls. Botan was the only one he felt comfortable talking to, but that was because she was like a sister to him and maybe he didn't want to worry anyone else, not even me. After all, I was friends with Akashi too.

Suddenly the orange cat left and Botan placed the gray cat on the ground. The vest she was wearing was full of cat fur, but the cafe provided a lint roller.

It wasn't so cold that day so Botan was wearing a checkered skirt with long socks and I asked her to let her hair down today. It was nice to go out so she could distract herself from the books, but if I could I would have stayed holed up in her room under the sheets all day.

- Cats were my lucky item of the day according to the Oha Asa horoscope - Botan said as soon as we left the cafe - you nailed it, Shin-chan.

- I know - I replied, ignoring the fact that she used the nickname Takao gave me - I know what my girlfriend likes.

Botan nodded, we hadn't gotten that far from the cat cafe yet, but she tugged on my coat twice, and I knew what that meant. I didn't like showing affection in public, but I couldn't say no to Botan, especially now that our little school routine was almost over. According to Kise I had to ensure my dominance at some point, I didn't really like his advice, but it was working. So we stopped in the corner between two buildings, private enough that I could grab Botan's waist and hold her up to my lips. She wasn't a short woman, but she was shorter than me, and I loved that. It was the only time she would let me take the lead on something.

People said I was very proud to have Botan with me and I was. That's why we hung out together on school, that's why she came to my games when she could, and that's why I had given her a ring, so she could show everyone that she wasn't single. And I wanted her to continue wearing it when she went to college.

Takao said I looked desperate, but Botan liked me like that, and it was the only thing that mattered.

Suddenly, I felt Botan's hands, which were previously resting so tightly around my neck, hit my back, asking me to stop. I thought I had done something wrong or too much, so I put her down and walked away a little, but it wasn't me that Botan was looking at.

- I think I saw... - Botan started to say, then her breathless expression became worried - Oh no!

She ran away and I followed, of course, even without knowing exactly what was going on. The cat cafe street was narrow and full of fun shops that tourists and groups of young people loved, so if I hadn't kept my eyes on Botan I probably would have lost her in the crowd.

I stopped because Botan stopped; she leaned against the wall, hiding from whoever was on the other side of the street, staring at a stationery store. I didn't understand why we were doing this, until I saw Takao.

He was outside the stationery store, closer than Botan and I, but still taking care not to be noticed by those inside.

- Do you know if the Rakuzan team has already arrived in Tokyo? - Botan asked.

I didn't understand that question until I noticed the girl inside the store holding a basket with some products. Hayami moved around the store without realizing she was being watched.

"Of course he wouldn't miss this opportunity," I thought. Annoyed that Takao was doing that at the week of our game. He should be at home, resting, getting his head straight instead of following a girl who had already moved on.

I thought he had forgotten about her, but thinking about it now, I haven't seen Takao with any girl since he started liking Hayami, even after they broke up.

- What he is doing? - was the first thing I said. I thought Botan would say the same, that she would also reprimand Takao's behavior, but she just stood there, holding tightly to the wall.

For a moment I thought Takao would run into the store, but at the same time we were surprised by Akashi's arrival. It didn't take him long to identify Hayami among the other people in the store and soon stood close to her while she chose notebooks and pens.

Botan and I had already seen the ring on their fingers. It was much more expensive than the ring I had given Botan, and it wasn't even an engagement ring. But it was probably the first time Takao had seen it.

If Takao had any plans to see Hayami alone, it didn't work out, he crossed the street with his head down and only noticed that Botan and I were watching because he bumped into us. I thought he was going to say something funny and change the subject, but he ran into Botan's arms, burying his head in her shoulder.

I had only seen Takao cry twice since we became friends. The first time when we lost to Rakuzan during the Winter Cup. The second time after he and Hayami ended their short relationship, even though it was something agreed beforehand between them.

I thought that idea of dating with a set date to end was stupid and foolish, but Botan didn't let me scold Takao that day. She comforted him until his tears dried and now I think she would do the same.

I reached out to touch Takao's back, perhaps to give him strength, but I couldn't. I don't know, it wasn't something I was used to doing. But when I looked at Botan, her eyes were full of tears. She really saw him as her little brother.

- I thought I could come here without seeing her, but I couldn't - Takao raised his head, he was still holding Botan's hands.

- It's okay - Botan said - my dear Takao-chan, you always do what you want.

She patted the top of his head and I didn't know whether to be jealous or angry.

- I think I'll go home now - Takao said.

He didn't look back in the direction of the store, but I noticed that Hayami and Akashi had already left.

- It's better this way - Botan said, she smiled just to try to make him feel better - you can go to my house if you want, my brother will probably buy something tasty to eat.

Takao nodded, his face was red, but he wouldn't admit he was suffering anymore.

This whole situation left Miragroup, the group chat that Kise created, in an uproar, but I didn't know what they had said in the girls' group. I didn't know if Hayami and Botan were still friends.

- See you at practice, Shin-chan.

Takao ran away, perhaps because he didn't want the situation to drag on any longer.

I couldn't say a word, and I regretted it, but Botan broke down as soon as Takao was gone. She took off her glasses and cried into my chest as I hugged her.

None of us liked seeing Takao in pain. But none of us could do anything. It was a broken heart, but it wasn't ours.

The most I could do was try to beat Rakuzan in the Interhigh final.

And I would fight with everything I have, for Botan, for the promise I made to her when we started dating, and for Takao, because I didn't like seeing my friend sad.

If you haven't noticed, yes, I made Midorima go to the Interhigh finals! Everything is possible in my world!