After reading several Fem!Kuroko fics and being annoyed that none of them were complete, I've decided to write my own.

Why? Because, apparently, I like to waste time doing random things when I should be doing homework.

*sighs*

Anyways, my plan (as far as romance goes) is for there to be a love triangle. I have already decided on the pairing, though I'll keep it secret for now.

I don't know how close to canon I'll stick. I mean, they'll still have the same matches and everything, but I'll change certain details and add subplots when I get the ideas for them.

Enjoy!

A/N: I do not own Kuroko no Basuke

UPDATED: December 7, 2016

I was unhappy with how this chapter turned out, so I rewrote it. It's now kind of a prologue to the story.

Kuroko Tetsuna stood under the cherry blossom tree, watching as clouds drifted across the sunny blue sky. In the distance, the voices of her schoolmates could be heard, cheering and celebrating their long-awaited graduation from middle school. She should've been celebrating with friends, but instead she was standing alone, watching the revelry with a sad gaze.

She was specifically looking at five boys, all with different hair colors that corresponded to their names. They stood apart from the rest, but were being closely by everyone in their vicinity, especially the girls. They were very popular, after all. She was standing far enough away from her that they wouldn't be able to notice her easily, especially given her lack of presence. She could, however, see them very clearly.

Murasakibara stood calmly munching on his snacks, oblivious to the attention he was receiving.

Midorima was adjusting his glasses with his bandaged fingers and holding a rubber duck in his other hand.

Kise grinned and waved at his adoring fans, his smile as cheerful as ever.

Akashi stood watching over the other four with heterochromatic eyes.

And there was Daiki, leaning against a wall with his arms crossed over his chest, a dark frown on his face. He was always frowning nowadays. She couldn't even remember the last time she had seen him smile.

But even though they were all standing together, she could notice the distance between the five of them, a distance that had been growing ever since third year started. It had affected her as well, seeing that she was not standing with her friends but apart. And they would be getting even further apart in the coming school year, when they would each head off to their own high schools, breaking apart their team.

But they had already stopped being a team for quite a while now.

She sighed deeply and turned away from the boys, turning her face back up to the sky. Her musings were interrupted when she noticed a new presence approach her from behind. She knew who it was even without seeing him, though she wasn't quite sure how he had noticed where she was standing.

"Seijuro-kun," she said without turning around.

The boy in question let out a small sigh. "So that's how you're addressing me now? And here I was thinking we were closer than that. Will you be calling Shintaro and the others by their first names as well?"

"You've changed how you address the others," she said flatly, still not looking at him. "Why shouldn't I?"

"I get that you're upset about Daiki," he said smoothly, though his tone was soft. "And I know that you aren't pleased with how the others have been behaving, including me. But are you really just going to leave like this without saying anything? Are you really going to just disappear? They haven't even seen you since that game, you know?"

She turned to him then, eyes narrowed and fists clenched. "So what? They don't need to see me, do they? They don't need—" she cut herself off, fists tightening so hard that she winced when her short fingernails cut into her palm. She was tired and sad and angry, in no mood to be having this conversation. But Akashi wouldn't leave her alone until it was finished, so she let out a long breath and continued in a soft voice, "He doesn't need me anymore. He said as much. And neither do any of you. You all are strong, able to take on any opponents on your own. And what can I do?" The last part was said bitterly as she thought about the growing strength of her teammates—former teammates, now. Their skills had improved faster than she could've imagined, and they had changed in ways that she didn't like, leaving her far, far behind.

Akashi was silent for a while, watching her with those eyes, one gold one red. This, too, was a change that Tetsuna couldn't stand. But as he looked at her with a softened gaze and gave her a gentle smile, she couldn't help but think that the boy from before was still in him. "You have your own brand of strength, Tetsuna," he told her gently.

Then it was her turn to watch him, carefully testing out his words, searching for any signs of falseness and finding nothing. It was enough for her to let out a long breath and offer him a weak smile. "Thanks, Sei-chan."

His smile widened just a little when she called him that. "Will you come say goodbye to the others at least? We won't be seeing each other for a while after this."

That was true. Though Kise, Midorima, and Daiki would all be staying in Tokyo, Akashi and Murasakibara were going to be leaving the city. She looked at her redheaded childhood friend, thinking about how he would be leaving for Kyoto soon. They had grown up together, side by side, just like siblings. Even during these past few months when she hadn't been speaking to Kise, Midorima, Muraskibara, or even Daiki, she had still spoken to Akashi, albeit less than usual. Him leaving and not being within walking distance would take some getting used to.

"I don't know what to say to them at this point," she said to him. "With everything that has happened, I'm not sure I really want to talk to them right now, especially Daiki."

"I understand," he said. He began to walk away but looked back after taking a few steps. "Tetsuna, I know things are difficult now, but at least consider my idea."

She sighed, at that, watching as Akashi headed back to the others. She had flat out rejected it when he first told her that he wanted them all to go to separate high schools and face each other on the court as opposing teams. At that point, she had already cut off contact between herself and the others. The others, however, had decided to go along with Akashi's idea.

Sighing again, she spared one last look towards her five friends, gaze lingering a little longer on a certain blue-haired ace, and turned away and began to walk home.

Tetsuna watched as a group of children ran up and down the small basketball court, dribbling the ball and making shots. They laughed gleefully as they moved, smiling even when their shots didn't make it in the basket. She stared at the children longingly, remembering simpler times.

She missed the times when she and her team would meet up at a court like this and just toss the ball around. Not to prepare for an upcoming match, but just to have fun with each other. But as her teammates grew stronger, they no longer wanted to spend time of playing for fun. Instead, they played to win, not caring about anything else but their victory. She hated that they had become like that. She hated it so much that she had left.

The children yelled cheerfully as one of their friends made a basket, grinning widely. They didn't even seem to be keeping score. It was simply just for fun.

"Why did things have to become like this?" she murmured, lowering her gaze as a wave of sadness flooded over her.

The school year had ended, and her teammates were going in their separate ways. They would be joining new teams and playing against each other. Akashi wanted her to do so as well, but she just couldn't bring herself to do it. She didn't want to play against her former teammates. She wanted to play with them the way they used to, cheerful and carefree.

But they were all so strong now, not even needing a team to win. And she was the same as ever, a shadow who could only pass the ball to her teammates.

You have your own brand of strength.

Akashi's words from earlier. He had looked so much like the way he used to be when he said those words, like the boy he had been before his left eye bled from red to gold. But when he spoke those words…

She realized right then—standing outside the basketball court and thinking of her friend's kind words—that he was still there. The boy she had grown up with and known for all her life was still there, even if he had changed. She could see it in his gentle concern that hadn't changed in the slightest since they were children.

And if that held true for him, maybe it did for the others as well?

And then, an idea.

Tetsuna thought of her friends, the ones that she had spent her middle school years with, played on the same basketball team with. They all meant so much to her, and it hurt her to see them like this, growing distant and apart. But if a part of them remained that could remember the way things used to be, maybe she could bring them back. Maybe she could fix this rift that had appeared between them and make things go back to the way they used to be.

Tetsuna reached into her school bag and took out the brochure for the high school she had chosen, Seirin. The school had a basketball team, though it was newly formed. But Tetsuna remembered seeing them once, all together and laughing. They were new and not too strong, but they were a team, supporting each other and helping out their teammates instead of playing on their own.

When she chose Seirin, she didn't plan on joining their basketball team. She had hated the sport at the time, and she still hated it a little now.

But she would join the team, and she would show her old teammates her basketball.

Her fingers trembled slightly as she dialed the familiar number. She was excited, more excited than she had been in months. Her new idea was still fresh in her mind, and her determination was overflowing. She brought her cellphone to her ear as it rang, waiting to connect.

"Sei-chan?" she said when her childhood friend picked up after the fourth ring. "About your idea. I'm in. I'll do it."

And she could've sworn that he smiled when she said that.

And that's the first chapter.

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