Yo minna! This'll be my first anime fanfic so wish me luck! :D Ehehe… Anyway, enjoy and I hope it's worth it! :D

I do not own Kuroko no Basuke or any of its characters. I only own the plot and my OCs.

-**O**-

"Let's see… turn right and go straight ahead…"

A long-haired brunette muttered to herself while reading the directions her mother laid out for her. Her unique silver eyes were narrowed at the streets in front of her while she glanced at the paper in her hand once in a while.

"Geez…" she scratched her head, getting irritated with each passing second. "Who knew that Japan's streets were so similar to each other?" Eyeing the houses lined up to her left, she glanced down at the paper once again. "Err… So I take another right turn here…" She looked to her right and sighed in relief. At least she could see that she was still in the right path.

The brunette's figure was tall and lanky, but one could see that she had slightly toned muscles. Her long hair was tied up in a ponytail but some of it still fell and framed her face. Judging from her appearance, she looked like someone around high school already. Her skin had a small tan to it and she wore a light blue, long sleeved jacket with a snug pair of navy jogging pants reaching up till her knees. The sleeves of her jacket were rolled up till her elbows, showing a small and silver bracelet on her left wrist.

Pausing in front of a street with a red light, she glanced down at the paper again. A smile broke out of her face. "So it's around here, huh." A wave of nostalgia hit her as she was immersed in memories of her early childhood. She stared at the sky, thankful that the street was a little secluded. A memory about a dark-haired boy resurfaced and she smiled warmly, albeit a little bitterly. More and more memories assaulted her, and she almost got lost in them, till…

"Are you okay dear?"

She jumped in surprise while clutching her chest.

A middle aged woman stood in front of her looking worried. "I was worried about how you looked so out of it. Are you feeling alright?"

The brunette smiled sheepishly this time, waving her hands in front of her. "I'm alright, don't worry. I just spaced out I guess."

The kind woman smiled softly. "If you say so." She said, turning away from the girl and walking the opposite direction of which she was supposed to go. The brunette bowed slightly and crossed the street, resuming her previous objective.

As she neared her destination, she noticed more and more students around the area.

"Well," she said, placing her hands on her hips. "I guess that just means I'm almost there."

A few minutes later, she was standing in front of a school. She stared at the gates in front of her, the wind caressing her brown locks. A smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.

"This must be it… Seirin High School."

-**O**-

It was lunch time and Kuroko was relishing the moment. It was just one of those days wherein you can just sit back and relax in school. There weren't any upcoming tests or assignments, so he spent his time reading a novel.

A certain red head had to ruin it though.

"Hey Kuroko, coach said there's an emergency meeting right now." Kagami, who was clamping a basketball in between his left arm and waist, called from the doorway of their classroom. Kuroko slowly stood up and made his way over to the towering four-eyed person, mentally grumbling about how he wanted to finish reading his book.

"What is she going to talk about?" he asked. Kagami just shrugged nonchalantly.

"Who knows? Maybe we have another practice match."

"Was she skipping?" Kuroko asked again, remembering the time when Riko was skipping and they had to play against Kaijo.

"She wasn't." Kagami said. At least, was the silent thought left unsaid. They had just won against Rakuzan just a week ago, and they were still sore. They didn't want to exert themselves as of the moment.

During that one week however, was probably one of the best times Kuroko ever had.

Ogiwara and Kuroko finally settled all misunderstandings. They had a heart-to-heart talk with each other and at least, compared to the past, they were on better terms. Akashi hadn't fully reverted to his previous self, but the multicolor-haired teenagers could see that he was getting there, slowly, but surely. Also, the second years in Seirin had celebrated their victory in Kagami's place two days after the Winter Cup.

That was the day Kuroko could truly say he was grateful for everything he had.

They second years truly outdid themselves with the preparations. Mitobe, who turn out to be a decent artist, made a banner which said "CONGRATULATIONS SEIRIN!" Kiyoshi helped his grandparents cook some food (this revelation of fact saved many lives on this day) for the party. Koganei and Tsuchida had decorated the entire place with balloons and ribbons and Hyuuga and Izuki were in charge of the drinks. Riko was the one who assigned their designated posts (with a little reluctance as to who would cook the food though).

Unfortunately, a certain red-head wasn't informed about this.

So when Kagami came home at the night of the celebration, he looked like someone whose brain was wiped clean of everything. Three seconds later, chaos ensured.

In the end, the party finished with the destruction of Kagami's apartment (things were patched up later by a livid coach, a furstrated redhead, several trembling-in-fear second years, and an amused blunette).

Silence washed over the two best friends as they headed towards the gym. For the past few days, they had been like this. They took comfort in each other's presence, not needing to say a word to each other. Lately, they had been growing closer to each other. Even Kagami seemed to be much nicer to Kuroko compared to the first time they met.

But despite the growing bond between them, Kagami couldn't help but feel that there was still an invisible wall in between them. No matter how hard he tries, it still feels as if they're strangers, like they don't know each other well enough.

Kagami suspects that to be the main reason.

When they both entered the gym, the first thing they noticed was the fact that their coach was unusually VERY happy.

Kagami and Kuroko didn't know whether it spelled good news or bad news. They almost dreaded joining the rest of the first and second years to listen to the meeting.

"Kuroko, Kagami, we've been waiting for you!" exclaimed Kiyoshi.

"Wait! I have a pun coming up-" Izuki started before being told off by Hyuuga to 'Go die in a hole!'

The rest of them chuckled. Ever since the end of the Winter Cup, everyone in the team grew closer to each other. They weren't just a close-knit team anymore, they were a family. A family never leaves anyone behind. A family always sticks together. And most of all, a family should always believe in each other.

Kuroko was truly grateful that he chose Seirin.

"Okay!" Riko started, smacking her newspaper against her palm. "Since everyone's here already..." She grinned widely.

"...Starting today, we will have a new manager!"

That bit of information caught everyone by surprise (except for a blunette).

"EEEEEEHHHHH?!"

-**O**-

And so that concludes the first chapter! BTW, I need to ask you guys about something...

Do you think I should put yaoi or not? Because there are gonna be some parts wherein I'm not sure how deep their relationships will go... So to solve it, I'll just let all of you pick your choice below:

Yaoi (boyxboy)

Brotherly love (bromance)

By the way, I probably won't update anything for a while because our school has an activity we're working on so I need to focus on getting everything on time.

Anyways, don't forget to review! :)