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Chapter 3
"I would like to try" the blue haired boy raised his hand and stepped forward. My eyes lit up. He's was shorter than me, and if I remembered correctly in class was very quiet. But I wouldn't underestimated him, if there's one thing I learned is to never underestimated your opponent. "Ok, Kuroko-kun. Go ahead."Riko said. "Nice to meet you, I'm Kuroko Tetsuya." he politely introduced himself "I'm Sakurai Remi, nice to meet ya!" I replied back brightly. Everyone else just stepped out of the court and looked at us intensely. Now it was just me and Kuroko. He passed me the ball, so I was gonna be the first to attack. I started to gently bounce the ball, just to then passed through him with a quick left to right dribbling, I jumped and scored the first point. I turned around just to see Kuroko still in the same position. "What's wrong with? Why doesn't he move?" I thought. I handed in the ball, and now I was the one on the defense.
I took a deep breath, and cleared my mind. I relaxed my whole body and attached my eyes on the opponent. I watched at him starting to bounce the ball and slowly advancing, step by step reaching nearer the hoop, by now on the 3 points line, I slipped on the court and he already jumped and threw the ball. "So you're a three pointer!" I thought clenching my teeth for not having thought of this possibility, "Bakayarou!" I cursed at myself while regaining my balance. I watched the ball reaching the hoop, and then….it bounced off! "What the!" I looked at Kuroko perplexed "Was he for real?" I glanced at the side court to see the frustration in the other eyes, so it wasn't only me, I thought. I, then, quickly grabbed the ball, and scored on the 3 points line the second point, under the astonished eyes of everybody. I was trying to figure out Kuroko, while he was placing himself on the defense, but the more I was thinking the more I get frustrated. And then I scored the last point as well, this time Kuroko tried to approached me more tightly but I got through him even though I had some problems. Still bewildered, I heard Kagami screaming "What was that, Kuroko!? You didn't even tried!"he growled at the blue-haired boy "What are you talking about, Kagami-kun? I tried my best. She is very good at playing." Kuroko calmly stated looking up at Kagami. "Oi, blondie! You and me, one-on-one now!" Kagami addressed to me. "Oi, Kagami, it's enough, there's no more need to play-" "I want to see how strong she is!"Kagami interrupted Hyuga-sempai. He smirked looking down on me. "Nani?! Gonna kill him!" Hyuga-sempai twitched clenching his fist. "I'll let you have a small advantage…"Kagami said handing me the ball. I was about to get really pissed off, in that moment but also I was really pumped up. "You know…"I started while bouncing the ball on the court "I'm not "Blondie" I faked a right-left dribbling, for then passed the ball behind my back and bouncing the ball with my left hand, but he didn't bite it; at last I got through him with my back facing him, always with my left hand "My name is Sakurai Remi!" I growled while jumping and dunked the ball in the hoop. "Huh!?"Hyuga-sempai exclaimed with an astonished face. "How did she jump so high!?"Izuki-sempai cried with his mouth slightly ajar. "Did you see her ball handling with her left hand, instead?!"Tscuchida-sempai pointed out amazed. While I was in my middle school's second year I injured my right hand, so I started to practicing hard my ball handling with the left one. I was always lacking in ball handling since I've always been a clumsy person, and I took that chance to improved my grip on the ball as well, even though I don't have big hands now I can retard the play in mid-air. I practically became an ambidextrous, and now I can play effortlessly basketball with both hands.
While I was hanging on the hoop, I suddenly remembered that I was wearing my school uniform hence a freaking skirt! So my panties would show if I would jumped down. "Oi, You!" I called Kagami "Huh?!" he frowned facing me "Come here, help me get down!"I exclaimed still hanging on the hoop"Just jump down!"he answered annoyed "Hughhh! Can't you understand that if I jump down my panties will shown!" I cried out flustered, already at my limit. He flushed then reached out for me to help me get down. "Wait a second! You're barefoot!"he noticed my feet while he was carrying me on his shoulders. When I reached the floor again I noticed it too, I really hadn't a clue till that moment. He was dumbfounded like the others. "Ok, guys. Gather up!-" "Wait our match still isn't over!"Kagami barged in interrupting the Coach. Riko twitched "Your match's now over." stated the girl leaving a sulky Kagami. "So, now there's no more doubts that she's able to help coaching. Everyone approves, right?"Riko asked those present, the guys nodded. "Oh, and just so you know, she's the last reserve of the Japanese national women's basketball team" she finished talking. I turned towards her with an astonished look on my face. "You k-knew?"i muttered "Of course I knew!" she brightly said hopping away. "WHAT!?"everyone was leaving dumbfounded.
"Tch! So she's in the national team, huh?"Kagami exclaimed biting a piece of his hamburger. "Mm, Sakurai-san is the youngest in team."Kuroko explained taking a sip of his vanilla shake. Kagami flinched at Kuroko's presence that went unnoticed until that moment. "You! What are you doing here!"the reddish boy glared at Kuroko. "I'm here for a vanilla shake." said waving his half empty paper glass. Kagami snorted. "So apparently, she's quite strong, huh?"he mumbled almost to himself. "As far as I know she really is. Sakurai-san lived in America just like Kagami-kun."the blue haired said sipping his vanilla shake "Oh? How come do you know all this stuff 'bout her?"Kagami asked Kuroko "I've read it on a basketball magazine."he simply reply "Even if she's still a reserve and not a regular, she played an official game in the spring of last year, and she scored 15 points, by herself." "Nani!?"Kagami choked on his hamburger "Yes, and from that moment she drew attention of the media on herself. Being in a national team at such an young age is very impressive."Kuroko stated. "Uhm-m. By the way I never see a person as fair as her before, did you see her hair was almost white!"Kagami frowned remembering her appearance. "Kagami-kun, it's rude to make fun of a person affected of albinism.""Huh! Albi-what?!"he asked confused "Albinism. It's a person who was born with no melanin, therefore all the hair and eyes have no pigmentation. Sakurai-san is an albino."Kuroko explained to Kagami "Oh. Hey! I wasn't making fun of her!" Kagami exclaimed twitching at the blue haired boy.
I was laying on my bed thinking on how my "first" day of school went. I was truly excited to be a part of the Seirin High basketball team, even though I was a help-coaching only. As part of the national teamI I could not be able to take part in official/any matches anyway. "Hugh, this sucks!" I thought. I couldn't play matches if not in training with my team members, that anyhow official practices was once a week "Ahhh, what am I gonna do!?" I cried out upset "I wanna play, too."I pouted. I turned around and hug my pillow as I fell asleep.
To be continued...