Soul Vrazy: Thank you for your review. It's nice to know you like Payphone too. That was one of my favorites too from Maroon 5. Hahaha, yes. Kise was indeed really brave on kissing Midorin all of sudden like that :) Tetsumi had baked the cake in the previous chapter though it was more like muffins instead of cakes. I don't wrote the detailed version of it though. Feel free to grab one if you want, it was delicious ;D
hitomi65: Thank you for your review :)
BrokenBlackCat: Thank you for your review. Ah, I used to do the same too. The lyrics was just too catchy that you can't stop but started singing once you read it :) I'm glad to know you like Kise's date with Midorima :D The result of Te-chan's first baking went to the Touou's regulars since I think they need more love from Tetsumi as well ;D
ibookworm281: Thank you again for your review. I agreed with you, Shin-chan is indeed really cute on her own way. Hopefully, you'll like this chapter as well :)
gigi323: Thank you for your review.I'm glad to know you like Kise's date with Shizuka XD And thank you for loving Fem!Midorima's character. Hahahaha, I just thought it will be great if Sakurai also tried to help fix the relationship between Tetsumi and Aomine since he also cares for Tetsumi. Hopefully, you'll like this chapter as well :3
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NewSlove: Thank you for your long review. It made me happy to know you like the friendship between Kise and Aomine in the previous chapter. Also the date between Kise and Midorima too. Yeah, both Miyaji and Kimura were pretty embarrassed at Takao's stunt. Well I also thought of Takao as a comic relief in Shutoku High sometimes so I kinda able to picture him falling into the chimpanzee exhibit while tailing over Kise and Midorima's date. I'm glad to know how much you love Love Focus as well. Hopefully you'll enjoy Yuuna's appearance in this chapter as well :3
Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroko no Basuke. If I do, surely it will be filled with lots of yaoi in it! The idea of Tetsumi's strategic ability which requires her observation skills was borrowed from Starian NightZz with her permission (I thank her once again for that). Also, I don't own the cover for this story, I merely taken it from pixiv. The credits for the cover goes to アケ with pixiv id 635762.
Warnings: AU. OOC (it happens in this story). There will be a lot of gender bending too in this story, so if you feel bothered by it; I suggest you leave now. Unbeta, so beware of some mistakes and errors the authoress made. Also, please read the authorres' notes or the side notes (if there is one) because usually I write some important thing in there.
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Romance
Pairings: AominexFem!Kuroko, Slight AkashixFem!Kuroko, One-sided KisexFem!Kuroko, KisexFem!Midorima
"..." for memories in Italic
'...' thought in Italic
And "..." present time
-His Longing, She is Waiting-
And I wonder, if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time...
― Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Cerulean eyes stared at the rows of shelves which consisted assorted condiments. The petite girl had gone to the local supermarket to buy groceries since she wanted to try the new recipe she had found also to fill her empty refrigerator with something edible. Tetsumi eyed each brand of spices carefully as her mind was busy pondering on which one she would buy. Eventually, the cerulean eyed girl decided on one which was on the top of the shelves.
She tried to get one of them down; her fingertips could just barely reach the spice can, which made Tetsumi felt a little annoyed. The light blue haired teen had tried to jump and reach it to no avail. Just when she was about to give up on it, an unfamiliar voice called out for her attention.
"Which one is it?" The sudden question startled her out of her frustration as she turned her gaze to look at her intruder.
A girl, who looked a year older than her with short raven hair which fell slightly longer below her ears, greeted her cerulean eyes. The raven haired girl was taller than her and Tetsumi had to admit the girl's grey eyes really gave an impression of one with cold beauty which left Tetsumi in awe. The glasses wearing girl stared back at Tetsumi. Grey eyes looked back at the petite girl in front of her inquiringly with a hint of concern in it.
"Hey! Are you okay?" She asked, snapping Tetsumi out of her musings.
"Ah! Yes. I'm sorry but what did you say?" The light blue haired girl replied politely, as she looked back at the cold looking girl with a hint of confusion filled her cerulean eyes.
"You looked like you're having a trouble on reaching that particular spice can up there, so I decided to help you with it." The raven haired teen answered nonchalantly, her gaze turned back to the shelf that Tetsumi was staring at so intently before. "So, which one is it?"
"It's the one with purple color," Tetsumi said, cerulean eyes turned her gaze back at the spice can she had been eying for a while.
"Hmm... here you go," The older teen hummed absentmindedly as her hand gave the spice can to Tetsumi's awaiting hands.
"Thank you for your help," The petite girl said in gratitude as she bowed at the older teen politely.
"It's nothing, don't think much about it." The raven haired teen across her said dismissively, a small smile adorned her face. Cerulean eyes stared at the older girl's attire slowly as if assessing her. Tetsumi was sure she had seen the other's uniform before though she was unable to remember where she had seen it. The girl's uniform consisted of a white shirt and a white short skirt with a sailor necktie. Just when she was trying to ask the raven haired girl about it, a familiar voice called out her name.
Tetsumi turned to look at the one who had called out for her as the sight of one Kise Ryouta greeted her eyes. "Kurokocchi!" Chocolate hazel eyes looked at the petite girl in enthusiasm as the blond model quickly approached his former captain. Feeling curious at the sudden call, the raven haired girl also turned her grey eyes to see just who it is that had caught the petite girl's attention. Grey eyes locked at the sight of a certain blond model from Kaijou High while the blond small forward finally noticed her presence at there too.
"Ah... You're Seirin's captain," Kise grinned in greeting once he had approached the two of them.
"Kise Ryouta. It's a surprise to see you of all people in here," The raven haired teen replied calmly, grey eyes looked blankly at the famous model. She hadn't expected to see the Kaijou's student to be here of all places after all.
"Well... It just my mother asked me to do some grocery shopping on my way back today," The bubbly model chuckled sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head lightly.
"I see. Even a famous model does grocery shopping too, huh?" Cerulean eyes looked back and forth from her blond friend to the raven haired teen beside her. Judging from the looks of it, it was obvious that both of them have known each other from before though Tetsumi didn't know how the two of them could know each other. Unable to restrain her curiosity any longer, the petite girl voiced out her question at them.
"The two of you have known each other?" Curious cerulean eyes gazed at both teens inquiringly; an expectant look filled her eyes. Both teens turned their gaze back at the quiet girl, completely forgetting the fact that she was still there for a while before her sudden question caught their attention.
"That's right! You haven't known each other yet! Let me introduce the both of you then!" Kise said in realization, his eyes looked enthusiastically at both girls. The look of pure enthusiasm within his chocolate hazel eyes made the raven haired girl twitched slightly. There's no doubt in Tetsumi's mind that Kise's behaviors had agitated the older teen a bit.
"Kise-kun, I don't think that-"
"This is Kurokocchi! She is my precious friend from middle school. Kurokocchi, she is Seirin's basketball team's captain. I met with her when Kaijou first had a practice game against Seirin," Kise explained happily, completely ignoring his petite friend's words as he introduced both girls towards each other.
"I have a name, you know!? Tch. I'm Hyuuga Yuuna, nice to meet you." Grey eyes looked agitated at the introduction the blond small forward gave as she quickly corrected the Kaijou's student. The raven haired beauty nodded her head lightly at the quiet girl in acknowledgement.
"Nice to meet you too. I'm Kuroko Tetsumi. Please don't mind Kise-kun, he always like that." Tetsumi replied politely, cerulean eyes glanced briefly at the now pouting blond who whined out at her words. Yuuna stared at the famous model incredulously. To say that she was surprised was an understatement. After all, it was rare to see the famous Kise to act so childish and carefree in front of other people. Apparently Kuroko Tetsumi was one of the few who gets the privilege to see the real Kise Ryouta; no doubt the light blue haired girl was treasured by the model if he trusts her that much.
The two teens in front of her were completely at ease and comfortable with each other, a proof that both of them were close friends. Somehow, Yuuna can't stop but wonder how come both teen didn't go to the same high school with how close the two of them were. Once the petite girl managed to stop the bubbly model's whining, chocolate hazel eyes turned to look at the glasses wearing girl who was still there with them curiously.
"Now that I remembered it, Seirin is going to face Shutoku High in the next game if you guys win the in the semi-finals, right?" The blond small forward from Kaijou's High asked giddily.
"Yeah. What about it?" Yuuna replied nonchalantly, grey eyes looked inquiringly at the blond teen.
"Ne, ne, Kurokocchi, I want to bring you to watch their game. You still remember your promise with me, right?" The blond turned to look at his petite friend, completely ignoring Yuuna's question. Tetsumi stared at the excited blond in front of her passively as she sighed inwardly at her friend's behaviors. Really, where the blond gets all those energy from? He really looked like a kid with too much sugar in his body at the moment.
"Please don't place me in your level, Kise-kun. Unlike you, I do remember my promise. But just the preliminaries semi-finals and finals, okay? No more than that," Cerulean eyes locked with chocolate hazel eyes exasperatedly as she told her blond friend her point.
"Sure! But Kurokocchi... you will come to watch my game too, right? I mean if I play in the final league, you will come too, right?" The blond was practically beamed at Tetsumi's answer before he remembered about his game and looked at her hopefully. Kise was fully aware of the fact that Tetsumi was trying to avoid any closeness with basketball, the only thing that the petite girl had came to love and hate at the same time. The only thing which connect firmly with everything that had happened in their past. But even though Kise knew all of these, the model couldn't stop but wanting the girl to come and watch his game. Besides, deep down within his heart, Kise also wants the cerulean eyed girl to play basketball once again.
'Because Kurokocchi looked happiest when she was in the court and playing basketball...' He thought wistfully.
Tetsumi stared at the look on her friend's face silently. The usually quiet girl wasn't oblivious of the blond's hidden wish to see her play at the court once again but even though she knew all of that, there's nothing she could do about it. Because she had decided. She had decided to stop playing the game which had changed the person she treasured the most, the game which had changed the fun and joy she felt into one of resentment and bitterness. Although as she looked at the hopeful look in those chocolate hazel orbs, Tetsumi couldn't bring herself to disappoint the bubbly blond teen.
Sighing inwardly at her choice, the quiet girl nodded her head in agreement at the blond's question. Hopefully, she won't regret her decision on coming to watch Kise's game later. After all, watching her former teammate's match always affected her more than watching other people's match. Yuuna eyed both teens carefully; her grey eyes noted how the both of them interact with each other silently. From the looks of it, it was clear the passive girl was a bit reluctant on watching Kise Ryouta's match though she was unable to refuse the pleading look the other gave to her. Somehow, Yuuna couldn't stop but wondering just what it is that made the quiet girl uneasy over going to watch the blond model's match.
"The two of you really close with each other, huh?" The raven haired girl spoke up after staying silent for a while as both teenagers turned to look at her.
"Of course! Kurokocchi is my precious friend after all! Besides, she is also the one who had helped me a lot in basketball back then." Kise Ryouta replied quickly, chocolate hazel eyes looked proud at Yuuna's statement.
Grey eyes looked in amusement at the glee in those chocolate hazel eyes before she turned to look at the passive girl's reaction. Tetsumi looked apathetically at Yuuna's observation regarding her friendship with Kise though her eyes softened a bit at the blond's exclamation about their closeness. It seemed like the passive girl was also treasuring the blond model even though she doesn't show it much.
"Hmm, I see. Do you play basketball then, Kuroko was it?"
"I did but not anymore," was the only answer Yuuna managed to get out of the passive girl as her cerulean eyes looked warningly at Kise. The blond small forward from Kaijou's High had looked as if he wanted to say something but the warning look from the petite girl changed his mind as his face looked downcast. Yuuna raised one of her eyebrows at the display before she shrugged it off. It's not her place to get nosy, especially when it was obvious that it wasn't her place to get involved in their problems. Still, the raven haired beauty couldn't help but wonder just what it is that Kuroko Tetsumi was trying to hide.
Half an hour later, both Kise and Tetsumi were walking side by side to the petite girl's house as the model insisted that he will walk her home since it was already late. Both their hands were already full with paper bags. If Kise didn't know any better, he would've thought Tetsumi was preparing a feast the way she was buying so many ingredients. She even bought meticulous spices such as rosemary and curry leaves, and he didn't even know what she planned to do with them.
Glancing briefly at the quiet girl beside him, the pierced blond stared forlornly at the road in front of them wistfully. "Ne, Kurokocchi." He called out the passive girl's attention after some moments of silence between the two of them. The light blue haired girl glanced at her friend inquiringly; cerulean eyes looked patiently at the blond teen to continue his words.
"Aominecchi was worried about you, you know? He came to visit me last week," Kise continued slowly as he recalled the look on the tanned ace's face when he came to Kise.
Tetsumi halted a few feet away from her blond friend, cerulean eyes widened slightly at the other's statement before she regained her composure back. Kise, who realized his former captain had stopped walking, turned his head around as he looked concernedly at her. "Kurokocchi?"
"He visited you? It's rare for Aomine-kun to visit you out of the blue, Kise-kun." The cerulean eyed girl said, a hint of bewilderment coated her usually monotone voice.
"Yeah. He was really worried about your well-being and came to me to complain about that. Apparently, Aominecchi was pretty agitated at the fact that you were going out with another guy." The usually cheery model nodded his head in affirmation before he continued his walking with Tetsumi behind him.
"What do you mean, Kise-kun? I don't understand,"
"I think Aominecchi was jealous over you, Kurokocchi." Kise continued indifferently, completely disregarding the fact that Tetsumi probably didn't want to talk about this matter. It was time for the quiet girl to accept the fact in front of her eyes and stop running away from it. Besides, Kise only wants his two close friends to be happy with each other instead of keep hurting each other like this. And if the two of them were too stubborn about it, then Kise will be the one to wake them up and put a stop to this kind of cycle. Besides, it was the last thing he could do to make the girl he used to love in a romantic sense happy.
Tetsumi was taken off-guard by the model's words. She wasn't oblivious towards the fact that Aomine indeed cares about her in his own way, but the light blue haired teen never thought that the dark blue haired ace will be that worried over her. Least of all, jealous towards the fact that she was going out with other guy. After all, the tanned teen was rather slow on a matter like that. Somehow, Tetsumi wasn't sure if she should believe Kise's words or not. It was too good to be true after all. And Tetsumi was afraid to get disappointed again.
"...Jealous? Kise-kun, I think you've misunderstood him. Why Aomine-kun should be jealous over me?" Tetsumi muttered after some moments of silence, cerulean eyes looked down at her feet as she refused to look at the blond model.
Kise sighed heavily at the other's doubt over their tanned friend's feeling. It was understandable for Tetsumi to doubt Aomine's feeling towards her, what's with the fact that the dark blue haired teen himself was unaware of his own feeling. Besides, after what had happened between the two of them and how their relationship with each other had been strained; Kise wasn't surprised if the petite girl doubted Aomine's feeling.
Nonetheless, Kise wants to help the two of them to realize what it is they have denied themselves from. The fact that even Kise could see how much the two of them cares for each other despite everything that had happened, only strengthen the model's belief that Aomine and Tetsumi were meant for each other. If only they could realize it too…
"I know Aominecchi, Kurokocchi. Though I'm not so close to him like you, I also know how he is. And I'm really sure that he was jealous over you. Besides, you know how much he cares about you from the time when we were in middle school. Kurokocchi... until when are you going to keep your distance with Aominecchi? You still care about him a lot, right? Why you keep denying yourself from the thing that makes you happy?" The usually cheery voice of one Kise Ryouta asked in a serious tone, his chocolate hazel eyes stared at his former captain forlornly.
"I just don't want him to get hurt again... It will be better if Aomine-kun doesn't get too close to me. Back then, even though I never meant it; I had hurt him albeit a little. I just don't want Aomine-kun to get involved in something that will only trouble him," was the quiet reply he got out from the petite girl.
"You are just afraid, aren't you? You're afraid that you will get disappointed again and hurt him again unintentionally. That's why; you're avoiding him and keeping your distance. But Kurokocchi, don't you think you only hurt him more with what you're doing now? Denying your loves for basketball when it was clear how much you treasured it, avoiding Aominecchi too. Doing those kinds of things... It hurts you so much, right?" Kise continued slowly, his eyes looked inquiringly at the quiet girl beside him.
"I'm not afraid, Kise-kun. Please stop concluding something arbitrarily," A small frown adorned the usually passive Kuroko Tetsumi's face.
"Kurokocchi always looked the happiest when she was playing basketball in the court. She always smiles beautifully whenever she was around Aominecchi. I have long realized it, you know? The one that Kurokocchi loves the most was and still is Aominecchi..." Kise said confidently as chocolate hazel eyes looked up at the dark night sky wistfully before he returned his gaze back at the petite girl. "I realized it because I have also watched Kurokocchi from the start,"
"Kise-kun, you-"
"I used to watch Kurokocchi. Even though I knew you're untouchable, I still wished that someday you could see me too and realized that I was also there for you. But Kurokocchi only looks at Aominecchi. Even up until now, you are still chasing after Aominecchi's shadow. Though, now that I think about it again... it was that kinds of things that made Kurokocchi who she is. Because Aominecchi was special and he was the only one Kurokocchi could focus on. Eventually, I came to accept it and felt content on being Kurokocchi's friend as long as I stayed close to you. But I don't want Kurokocchi to get sad and right now, what Kurokocchi was doing was only hurting her own self and I can't accept that." The blond teen continued nonchalantly, cutting his former captain's words before she could say anything towards him regarding his feeling for her in the past. After all, he didn't tell her about it to ask for her answer. He only wanted her to realize what she had denied her own self from.
Before they realized it, the two of them have finally arrived at Tetsumi's house. Completely lost on their conversation regarding one Aomine Daiki and Tetsumi's hatred over basketball, they were unaware of when the two of them had gotten so close to the quiet girl's house. Eventually, Kise stopped right in front of the other's fence; chocolate hazel eyes looked at his former crush softly. "You miss him too, right? Those old times when we were still in middle school. Those times when Aominecchi still loves basketball with his whole being... you miss it, right? That's why it hurts you so much when Aominecchi changes. I... I don't want Kurokocchi to be sad. If the one who could make you happy was Aominecchi, then I will bring back the old Aominecchi. So please stop hurting yourself like this, Kurokocchi."
Tetsumi was flabbergasted. She never once expected for Kise to say something like this to her all of sudden. She wasn't unaware of the fact that the famous model had been more affectionate towards her than any other girls who are his fans, but Tetsumi never thought that it was because he used to love her in a romantic sense. The thought that she had somehow hurt the model too unintentionally back then made her felt guilty. But one look from those chocolate hazel eyes told her that Kise never blames her for not realizing it since the pierced blond was aware of her affection towards their tanned friend.
"Well... I have to go back now before my mom gets worried. Don't forget about your promise to watch the Interhigh with me, okay? Bye, Kurokocchi." Kise said once again, breaking the silence which had engulfed them since the moment Kise said his feelings towards the quiet girl.
Tetsumi blinked her eyes in a daze before she quickly nodded her head in agreement. The bright grin from her blond friend told her that she had done the right thing on answering his question before the enthusiastic blond waved his hand at her and walked away from there. Cerulean eyes stared at her former teammate's retreating back silently as her mind was busy pondering everything that had happened. Tetsumi could only hope Kise find the right girl who could make him happy. Because he deserves it.
The next morning, Sakurai was visiting Tetsumi again. The meek brunet had come to teach the petite girl his cooking lesson like always. Large brown eyes watched his friends opened the oven door to get the muffins she had baked carefully. The petite girl quickly put on some oven mitts and grabbed the tray of fluffy treats. She scooped the muffins onto a plate as they cooled and picked up the teapot from the stove before she closed the oven. She set the items in front of her meek friend silently. Once she had got two cups out of a cabinet and poured the tea in them, handing one to Sakurai and sitting down across from him, cerulean eyes looked patiently at her friend's briefing over their lesson for the day.
The fragile looking brunet muttered his thank you before he sipped his tea slowly. "Uhm... the others said thank you for the muffins last time, Kuroko-san." Sakurai fidgeted a bit in his seat after some moments, large brown eyes looked a bit fretful over the quiet girl's reaction. Tetsumi had given her first result on making muffins to Sakurai so the brunet could give it to the regulars in Touou's basketball team as the cerulean eyed girl insisted that it was also a part of her apology after what had happened.
The regulars were really grateful for the treats since it was rare for one of them to get gift from girls especially one which is food. Besides, the fact that Aomine wasn't there to snatch away the muffins was another thing that had made them really happy as it only meant all of them could have a taste of Tetsumi's cooking. Even Imayoshi had wondered if they could ask Tetsumi to become their manager since they really need someone with culinary skill aside from Sakurai to handle their team's consumption. Sakurai wasn't sure if it was a good idea though since he was sure Aomine will be outraged if he found out they had asked the light blue haired girl without his permission. The ace was pretty possessive of her after all.
"Ah, I'm glad to know they like it. What are we going to make today, Sakurai-kun?" A small smile appeared on the passive girl's face, as she looked curiously at her meek friend.
"Uhm... I'm sorry but let's try to make Curry Fried Rice for today. Is-... Is that okay, Kuroko-san?" The brunet looked hesitantly at his female friend as he fumbled with his shirt.
"Curry Fried Rice? That sounds delicious, Sakurai-san." The quiet girl remarked, her eyes looked interestedly at her brunet friend.
"We will need 1 clove of garlic, 1 whole onion, 1 stalk of green onion, 2 eggs, 2 cup of cooked rice, 2 teaspoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of Curry powder." The usually meek brunet listed all the ingredients they need calmly, forgetting his nervousness for a bit. The light blue haired girl listened her friend's explanation attentively as her cerulean eyes followed the brunet's movement.
"First, we cut the garlic, onion and green onions into smaller pieces. Then, we stir fry the garlic and onion."
Tetsumi was following each step Sakurai had told to her at the kitchen when the bell of her front door rang. After turning off the stove and cleaning her hands, the light blue haired teen immediately walked towards her front door. She opened her door to see who it was, only to be greeted by the sight of none other than Aomine Daiki in front of her door.
"Aomine-kun..." She whispered the tanned ace's name slowly; her face remained unreadable even in front of the guy who had been messing with her heart for a while now.
"Tetsu. I want to talk with you," was the straight-forward reply she got out of the dark blue haired ace.
"You want to talk to me? What is it, Aomine-kun?" Her cerulean eyes sparkled with the slightest glimmer of curiosity.
Aomine looked down at his shoes for a moment. Before sapphire blue eyes locked solemnly with cerulean eyes. "I missed you, Tetsu. I want us to play together again like how we used to. This you who are standing right in front of me now... I barely know her,"
"You're right, Aomine-kun. I'm not who I once was, because we aren't who we once were either." Tetsumi replied softly, her expression was masked by her light blue hair.
"Can't you understand it, Tetsu!? I miss you! Why can't you be the girl I used to know anymore?" Aomine snapped as he clenched his fists tightly on each side of his body. He had been feeling frustrated and annoyed since the time he saw the petite girl with the redhead stalker but no matter how long he had thought about it, Aomine still didn't understand why he felt that way. The only thing he could grasp from those feelings was the fact that he indeed cares a lot about Tetsumi and wants her to be by his side always. And if he has to say it directly to the quiet girl so she could understand it too, then Aomine will do so willingly. As long as Tetsumi returned back to his side.
"If you start to miss me, Aomine-kun... please remembers the fact that I didn't walk away. You are the one who let me go,"
It was at that time, did Aomine finally realize that he had said something out of line as cerulean eyes looked back at him coldly with a hint of sorrow and hurt in it. Even though Aomine really didn't mean to say it in that way, the tanned player had been pretty frustrated with his current relation with the petite girl and he had said something he shouldn't. And no matter how much he wanted to turn back time, he couldn't take back what he had said as Tetsumi looked so hurt at his words despite her efforts on trying to hide it.
"If that was all, then I suggest you to go home, Aomine-kun." The quiet girl continued calmly, trying her best to restrain her emotions from showing on her face as her eyes studied the surprised look and regrets on Aomine's face before she left the ace alone at the front door and walked back inside her house.
Sakurai eyed his female friend's reaction towards Aomine's visit quietly. The brunet could tell how seeing Aomine had affected the passive girl so much. The brief look of hurt that had filled those cerulean eyes, concerned Sakurai. He wanted so badly to ease the petite girl's pain but he knew that nothing he said will make it better since it wasn't his words of reassurance that she needed to hear. Large brown eyes looked back and forth from his friend's to Aomine before he decided to talk a bit to Aomine regarding the matter between him and Tetsumi.
"Ano... Aomine-kun..." The brunet called out for the tanned ace's attention shyly. Sapphire blue eyes looked up at the meek brunet as Aomine's eyes widened a bit at the sight of Touou's shooter at his quiet friend's house.
"I know that it probably wasn't my place to say something like this... but... I think you also should think of Kuroko-san's feeling and try to understand her reason a bit before you said things like that," Sakurai continued quietly. "I-...I'm sorry," He added quickly before he ducked from the intense look those sapphire blue eyes gave to him and closed the front door of Tetsumi's house, leaving a surprised Aomine alone.
Cerulean eyes stared at her own reflection on the mirror quietly. A small sigh escaped the petite girl's lips before she turned away from the mirror and walked out of her room. Today was the day for the semi-finals and the finals of Interhigh championship's preliminaries. To tell the truth, she was a bit reluctant on coming to watch the game but she had promised Kise and she didn't want to disappoint the blond over it.
'I guess I just have to endure it. Hopefully, it will be okay...' She thought inwardly as she braced herself before she walked out of the house and walked towards the blond model who had been waiting for her.
Authorres' Notes: Thank you for all your reviews in the previous chapter. So, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well. So, this chapter is about Hyuuga's first meeting with Tetsumi. And Kise's conversation with Tetsumi. After all, I have indeed hinted Kise's unrequited love for her in previous chapters so I decided to make him does one more last thing for Tetsumi so she could get her happiness before he also chase his own happiness. Aomine had slowly understood what he wants from Tetsumi though he still didn't realize his true feelings for her. Well, we will get to that part eventually besides, this is Ahomine we are talking about. It will take a long time before he finally realize what he wants from Tetsumi and his love for her.
The next chapter we will see Seirin again! Kasamatsu's first meeting with Tetsumi and how Midorima meets with Tetsumi again too. More dramas ahead from this chapter. Anyway, what do you think of this chapter? Please tell me what you really think of this chapter. Lastly, thank you once again for reading this story of mine. And like what I have stated in every of my stories before, I'm sorry if there are some mistakes and error tenses in this story of mine. Have a nice day~