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GOM Room

It was quiet. And it was not a pleasant silence. There were things in the air. Things that everyone should have addressed some time ago, but hadn't done before.

Neither dared to look each other in the eye.

"So ... I think the series is really good," Kise broke the silence. Frankly, he couldn't stand the tension in the room and wanted to say something.

At his testimony, he only got a "Kise" hissed by Aomine. And then it was quiet again.

There was not even a rustle or smack, because Murasakibara had not felt like eating for a long time.

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Suddenly a chair was pushed. When everyone looked up and looked at who it was, they saw none other than Kuroko. He stood in front of them, as emotionless as ever, nobody could see what he was thinking. Everyone knew that he should feel the least guilty.

"You are my friends," he suddenly began to speak out of context. "And just so you know one thing that you will stay forever. What the episode showed, yes, that everything is correct and also something Suzuki -Kun said in the end, but I think that we feel that way now, only confirms that none of us has lost hope of going back to basketball with full heart and joy - and that's exactly what I wanted with my promise. I wanted my friends back - those who know me like almost no other. And those who I know and whom I trust. "

With that, Kuroko ended his little speech and sat back down in his seat. Different pairs of eyes looked at him with wide eyes. Each of them knew that Kuroko did not often show feelings or talk about them completely. And above all, they knew that he spoke as much as he did, he really didn't agree with the situation that was forming in the room.

The emerging silence was quickly broken again.

"I never wanted to hurt anyone, least of all Kurokocchi," Kise's thin voice broke through the air in the room. "None of you. It was I who suddenly started to do these stupid competitions in retrospect. I never had before you pull everyone in with it, just Aominecchi - ssu ... "

"Huh? Why only me? "Asked the mentioned now.

Kise, embarrassed, slipped around in his seat.

"Because ... because ... ahhh, well, because you were Kurokocchi's light and I would have liked to be - you don't need to know more," Kise looked to the side and stared at the wall.

Aomine frowned. "So you were jealous of me or what?"

But he didn't get an answer from Kise, which made him angry, but before he could say something that he would have regretted later, Midorima intervened.

"Back then, I shouldn't just have declared Kuroko and you shadow and light," Midorima said to him and Kuroko, who was sitting next to Aomine. "I only said it because you two worked so well together, and Aomine the ace of the team was. I heard Kise complain about it again and again because he wanted Kuroko's assists more often, but I never said anything about it - I dumped it on Akashi, "the green-haired man admitted small. He knew he was in many things that happened in their last year of high school together were completely wrong, and so much more, he wanted to say, but it was too early for that.

"You didn't," came Akashi, who had his head down until then. When he looked up at the others, everyone could see the regret in his, finally, red eyes.

"I had so much to do and still said nothing. I knew you would have helped me if I said something. But in my pride and in my actions, I couldn't. I am an Akashi and we do not accept help. Now when I think about it - that thinking was wrong. I need help every now and then, especially when it comes to social life. So I'm happy to call you my friends. "

And that you didn't leave me, but the redhead didn't say that.

"I shouldn't have questioned you, Aka-chin," Murasakibara admitted ruefully. "I found everything just stupid and boring and was jealous that Mine-chin didn't have to come to training, but I had to be there. And then it just happened. I'm sorry. Also that I didn't listen to Kuro-chin. Sorry Kuro-chin ", he now gave back to the other little basketball player, who only briefly showed the corner of his mouth twitching.

"Heehhhhh ..." Aomine sighed last. He hated such confessions or rather excuses, he wasn't good at it, so he often left it at that.

"Really now, you have to talk like that, you know I can't do that." Opposing him now saw five different pairs of eyes, which looked at him promptly. "Tch. Oh, man ... yo, sorry that I so well. .. just got like that and thus pulled you in. But, it was just like that ... that nobody played properly against us anymore and so suddenly I had no opponent to get me to accelerate. Sorry for that. But my biggest sorry is for you ... Tetsu ", now he only looked at his best friend, who also looked at him intensely.

"What I said to you then ... that ... that wasn't true. And it is not today. You are the best shadow I have ever had and my only one - and I don't want to lose that, even if I have already done so. But above all I do not want to lose you as my best friend - you are like a brother to me ... I only realized that when it was too late and let myself go even more. I hope you give me another chance. "

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After Aomine's admission, the room was quiet again. Kise would have laughed at the things Aomine let go of, but he knew he was the same, deep inside. In no way does he almost want to lose his former mentor and self-proclaimed "best friend" again.

"Well, if that is so," Kuroko began again. "Then you should know that I don't want to lose you either. Each of us has a headstrong character, but each of us recognizes this, because we are not just friends but we are like family. And I only say once: I'm really happy about it. " In the end everyone in the room could see a smile stealing on Kuroko's face. And so they had to smile too.

"We will not forget it - and I'm happy about it too," Akashi replied with a smile. A really rare moment.

"We haven't done everything yet, but that's a start," Midorima said. And although he was careful not to put direct emotions in his voice, the others noticed that he had to stick to himself not to look a little happy. Typical Tsundere!

Suddenly Kise jumped up and ran towards Kuroko to almost crush him. With a "group cuddle" Aomine, who was sitting next to Kuroko, was drawn in, who in turn dragged Murasakibara with him. Midorima and Akashi watched the hustle and bustle until they eventually found themselves in the club of friends.

It was a beginning that they had made and they were happy to continue it in order to finally reach their goal ...

The next day (day 2 of the camp)

No training was planned for today. In order to recover a little from yesterday's events, the players were allowed to choose what they wanted to do. Of course, most of them wanted to continue watching the next episodes of the DVD.

At the moment they were all in the restaurant eating breakfast, only one group was still missing. And again it was the usual group.

Wakamatsu grumbled angrily and swore at Aomine. Imayoshi, who was sitting next to him, just grinned mischievously.

"Captain," came a voice in Wakamtsu's direction. When he looked to the left, he saw Momoi. She smiled a little self-pityingly. "I think they will come soon. They all had to talk a little bit, I think. After this debut in yesterday's episode. But don't worry, Captain. Dai-chan is bound to change a little bit while we're here. The others will also act differently. As soon as everything is cleared, you will see a completely different aura. "

With that, Momoi went back to her seat next to Riko, and both continued their conversation.

Wakamatsu and the other three Touou players at the table looked after their manager and could not believe what she had just told them.

And everyone probably had a thought in mind.

Aomine and change? NEVER believe that !

Kiyoshi and Otsubo, who were sitting at the table with Riko and Momoi, also looked at the pink-haired woman with wide eyes.

First, Kiyoshi started talking again.

"But it can't go that fast - I mean with all their characters?"

But Momoi quickly shook her head.

"Once they've all spoken out - and precisely because of their characters," Momoi replied.

Now Hyuga, Kasamatsu, Miyaji and Izuki also listened, who were only one table away when Momoi made this statement. No one could really believe that their annoying kohais would change and behave differently. Then Momoi interrupted again.

"I don't mean directly in their behavior, but you will be able to see them the way they treat each other. Just like it was in Teiko in the first two years. "

And just as Momoi finished telling, the doors opened and six smiling to laughing figures walked into the restaurant. In the front line was Akashi with Midorima and Murasakibara. Akashi and Midorima were deep in conversation and Murasakibara had a Maiubo stick in his mouth, but was listening to what the other two had to say. Kuroko followed with Kise and Aomine. Kise chattered Kuroko with things, but the light blue-haired listened to him. Meanwhile, Aomine was busy leafing through a magazine - and no, it wasn't a Mai-chan magazine, but a basketball league magazine. Sometimes he looked at his two companions and grimaced at the things Kise was saying and laughed at the counterattack that Kuroko Kise shot at his head.

The other teams watched the six in surprise after the six had greeted them briefly with a "Minasan ohayogozaimasu" and now sat down at their table and looked at the menu for what was available in the morning. Sometimes they got up, sometimes too in groups like Aomine and Kuroko and Akashi and Midorima. They behave so differently ... and that confused their teammates. Only Momoi grinned secretly. Even Riko couldn't help but grin.

So Satsuki was right, Seirin's coach thought.

Kasamatsu leaned forward a little and whispered, "Is that the change you just mentioned?"

Momoi nodded and looked at the table at her favorites. She saw Kise and Aomine discussing something and not realizing how Kuroko stole the vanilla puddings from them. She saw Akashi notice this and send a small grin to Kuroko, who only shrugged his shoulders. And she saw Midorima nagging his purple sitting partner not to smack because it was disgusting.

"A little is missing, but they are on their way to being what they really are." In the end, her throat became dry and she noticed how her eyes got a little watery.

"Their aura has disappeared," Kiyoshi said suddenly.

Since the six colorful chaots sat at the end of the room, they did not hear what was happening in the middle of the room. Kiyoshi's testimony now heard the other players sitting nearby.

"Ahhh ... you mean that Creepy aura, don't you?" Asked Takao.

Kiyoshi nodded.

"In the last year it was almost always the case that even if only one of them showed up, that they had them around them and you were only afraid of seeing. At least most of them, "Kiyoshi indicated.

The other listeners nodded, each of them having seen this aura at least once.

"Yes, these five have an impressive, terrifying aura," Imayoshi admitted slyly.

Suddenly a "Hah!" Broke their attention and the nearby players turned to Kagami, who was sitting at a table with Takao, Himuro and Hyuga.

"Do you remember the game against Kirisaki Daiichi?", He asked the surrounding Touou, Kaijo and Seirin players. They nodded.

"Where Kuroko showed his miraculous power? Yes, we can still remember that, "Imayoshi admitted.

Kagami nodded.

"When we went to our cabins at half-time, most of us were so busy trying to get Kiyoshi-senpai back that many of you didn't even hear what Kuroko and I were saying on the bench. I was 180 and could have torn everything apart, but that was nothing compared to Kuroko's anger. "Now everyone looked at him with wide eyes, so he continued to tell.

"Who could have imagined that? Kuroko, who never shows real emotions, but here ... yes, I got really scared here. His aura was as scary as that of the other five when they appeared. I think that's why he "went all-in", at the end Kagami smiled brightly at his listeners. Yes, its shadow was awesome.

"Now I understand," Susa started. "Kuroko's little presence allows him to have no such aura around him when he appears, but this is what comes out when he shows emotions and does not close them. I think I really have that now Result of why he is one of them ", he briefly pointed to the most distant table where the named sat.

"Hmmm ... I wonder if Aomine knew about it. He looked so different, how can I say as if he knew how the game would turn out. "

"Maybe he knew it too," Riko interjected before Momoi could say anything. "As long as the two of them played together, it wouldn't be a surprise."

"Kise looked relieved, too, as if he knew it too," Kasamatsu indicated.

And finally Momoi was able to speak up, but first she had to giggle, think about the memories.

"The two got his anger the most. Dai-chan and Ki-chan have almost pushed Tetsu-kun to the limit of his patience. Kagamin can do that almost perfectly, too. Sometimes Testu-kun was so angry with the two that his passports were so strong that neither of them felt their hands after a training game. It was crazy and so funny. Sometimes this anger even went into a game, for me these were the best games ever. Akashi-kun once said that when Kuroko shows his emotions, he can't look away because he knows that he made the right decision to include Kuroko in the miracle generation. Because he has a special talent just like the others. But the best thing was when Testu-kun once forgot, it was in an official game who he was actually mad at. In this game, our data collection recorded exactly 100% of incoming passes and 29 assists. Testu-kun played 63 passes in the game directly. The rest were then taken over by Akashi-kun and Nijimura-senpai after Testu-kun had changed out and had to leave Midorin shortly before because Testu-kun's passport had sprained his hand so that he couldn't do anything with her for a week.
Testu-kun therefore gave him an excuse for a one-year voucher for the flea market from which he gets his lucky items, then everything was fine again. Well, except that Aomine and Kise had to walk a thousand laps around the school and were only ready to die at midnight. "With a larger-than-life grin, Momoi leaned back. The others looked as if they had become statues.

Nobody could believe what they had just experienced. So many assist, so much ... so much ... that's something worthy of NBA.

"Well, the six play in their own league," Imayoshi started.

"And at some point in the NBA," Kasamatsu admitted. Now the eyes were on him. "What then? As good as they are, it's only a matter of time, isn't it?"

The respondents looked at each other and there was a small grin on every face.

Finally they turned to their breakfast again and a cozy silence lay over the tables until suddenly ...

"WE HAVE TRAINING, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS ?!" Midorima shouted to Aomine.
The reason why the GOM was arguing at the table was quickly explained. The Kumamoto Volters were interviewed in the basketball league magazine, when Aomine apparently clicked and he wanted to go to a B. League game of them. As luck would have it, they played back at home the next weekend. Exactly in the hall where the high school students trained. But Midorima did not agree that Aomine skipped training again.

"Take it easy, you tsundere," replied Amine, bored. "We have some days off, like today. I just ask the coaches if we can go there."

"WE ?!", and Midorima was still in a rage. "For God's sake, don't drag the rest of us into it."

"Midorimacchi ... calm down. To be honest, I think the idea is really good. We never had time to watch a professional game due to our strict training plans, "Kise explained to the green-haired man, especially to reassure him a little. But the shooting guard was still angry.

"So I would go too," Kuroko said, making Midorima look at him with narrowed eyes.

"Kuroko, don't support the two idiots too," the green-haired man pressed out.

"Midorima," Akashi said firmly to him. "I agree with the coaches saying we can go there. On our days off, we can decide what we want to do. So why don't we just try?" With that, the red-haired Rakuzan Captain got up and walked towards the coaching table. He knew the other players were watching him. The discussion could not be ignored.

When he arrived at the table, his coach was already looking at him.

"Sumimasen, Coach Shirogane. I have a question, "Akashi began. His trainer nodded to show him to continue.

"We have some days off, which means we can choose what we can do. The six of us now wanted to go to a second Kumamoto Volters league game next Saturday. If that's okay, it would be really fantastic. But I can understand if we are not allowed to. "

Eiji Shirogane thought about it for a moment and then looked at his colleagues and Riko, who was sitting at the opposite table. With a short nod, he noted that the others agreed. Akashi thanked them and went back to his former team.

Aomine couldn't wait. His eyes were huge. He really wanted to go to this game. The others also wanted to know if they were allowed to go. Only Midorima shook his head.

Akashi sat down at the table again, looked at his friends, and then smiled slightly. "Everything is clear. We can visit the game. But we have to behave. This is especially true for the three of you. Aomine, Kise and Murasakibara. "

The addressed people looked at him with innocent eyes, but Akashi just raised his eyebrows and started to eat again. The others turned back to breakfast with a smile.

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So that was chapter ten. I'm already working on Chapter Eleven, which contains the second episode. I'm partially done with it - but I need a break first.

Even if you want me to update here more often and finish this story, I thought of a new story while writing "When The Chracters React". In the next few days, I will post a few chapters of the new story and if you like it, I will continue to write it. But above all, this story is a kind of relaxation for myself, because I feel myself, if I only work on the React story, I get tired. To prevent this, I am writing my own story.

I hope you are not angry that I will take a little break from this story now, but it will definitely continue because it is my first story that I write in English. But I also need variety.

Maybe you'll have a look at the other one. I'm looking forward :-))

Best wishes Alina :-))))))