Title: One Step Behind

By: Mr. Ochinchin Head

Summary: In which Kagami is not a basketball idiot and went to Teikou. There he encountered the growing Generation of Miracles, who, would do anything to drag him in the basketball world.

Rating: T

Genre: Humor

Disclaimer: KnB is not mine.

Warning: Bad Grammar, OOC

A/N: This story strongly inspired by Fiction Fetishist's 'Shift Gear'.

The only sound that echoes in the whole gym was the sound of the basketball bounced to the floor. Every eyes landed towards the red haired transferred student, who just landed on his feet. He turned around and frowned when he realised everyone was staring at him in disbelief.

"What?"

He got a question instead from a bespectacled male in front of him.

"H-How-?"

He shrugs, didn't catch the shaky question.

He noticed that the boy's eyes were so wide apart, he feared it would come out from the sockets.

"How did you blocked my shot?"

All hell breaks loose.

Midorima and Akashi interest perked slightly when the teacher announced about the new transfer student from the States. A figure entered the classroom and instantly intermediate the whole room except the two prodigies, whose interests increase. It might because of the new student's huge built and the weird split eyebrows which had highlighted the boy's fierceness.

"I'm Kagami Taiga. I just moved from America two weeks ago. Please look after me." His Japanese undeniably fluent albeit heavy with accent. His face softened as he sent a small smile when he bowed his head and suddenly, his feared aura disappeared in thin air.

He walks towards his sit beside the window at the back, as the teacher instructed him to. Kagami gave a slight nod at Akashi when he passed him.

Akashi and Midorima shared a secret glances from across the room.

Two days passed and the two still unable to approach Kagami as he seems to always disappear as soon as the lunch bell rings and when the school ended. It somehow reminds them of a certain shadow.

The third day started with P.E as the first subject. Several class shared the same huge gym with them. The boys of the class decided to choose basketball and was split in two teams. Kagami was in the rival's team. Akashi didn't participate as he wanted to observed his first string shooter and the new student potentials.

The match started as soon as the whistle blown. The ball quickly gets itself in Midorima's hold. The green haired ran towards the centre and jumped to make his famous three-pointer.

But the moment he wanted to shot the ball, a flash of red passed his eyes, the ball slipped away from his hands. Time seems to stop for a moment as his green orbs meet a burning red eyes.

The ball landed exactly on top of another rival player's hands. He was still dumbfounded even when he run towards the basket and passed it to Kagami when the red haired shouted for him, and the red haired jumped and ducked the ball in.

For a split second, a pair of wings appeared behind his back when he's in the air. The crowds were too astonished and surprised to mutter a single line until it was Kagami Taiga who broke the silence.

A/N: So, um, what do you guys think? Is it good? Are you guys interested in it? Should I continue it?