Title: Teal Lights

Summary: Kuroko did not enroll in Seirin, but Shutoku instead, the same school that Midorima enrolled in. The two who claim they don't get along will have to work together to bring down their ex-teammates who are now in different schools.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basket. Fujimaki Tadatoshi does.

CHAPTER 2

After what seemed to be two long months, high school finally began and all the teenagers, boy and girl, prepared themselves for a new school life.

Right now, Kuroko is making his way to Shutoku High as he walked through the large crowd of students, and when he caught sight of a person, he walked towards that person who is standing by the gate.

"It's a great relief that today is said to be a great day for everybody; regardless of their star signs." Midorima sighed, pushing his glasses up his nose and keeping a secure hold on his lucky item which is a small notepad. It sure is even handier today, he thought.

Then a presence surprised him. "Really? I should consider myself lucky." The presence said in his deadpan voice. Midorima flinched sharply as a reaction to the one who surprised him – and he's none other than Kuroko himself.

"What the – ?!" he exclaimed, but he did not raise his voice despite the shock he felt. In fact, he would rarely feel like that whenever it would come to the bluenette's 'surprise attacks', but today, that was completely unexpected for the younger teen to suddenly pop up beside him. "When were you there?"

"I just arrived." Kuroko answered blankly, his baby blue eyes looking at the green-haired teen without any emotion in them.

Midorima muttered something inaudible to Kuroko, and he regained his composure. "I see." He sighed. At least he did not embarrass himself in public since the only thing he did was twitch. He wondered if the horoscope did not see that coming for him – being surprised from the side, that is.

There's silence between the two, as they stood at the front gate for a few moments. Then, they both walk together, heading for the same path.

Today's the first time they walked together without the other four to accompany them. And unlike with Kise or Aomine, this is the first time Kuroko walked with Midorima alone.

The two are not the best of friends exactly, but they're not good friends either. They're just friends, who talk to each other once in a while. The reason for this is because the green head claimed that Kuroko – who is an A-type, and Midorima – who is a B-type, would never be able to get along. And since they often tend to argue about the trivial stuff back then – although they argue in a friendly manner – it made it even more impossible for them to be on better terms.

But for now, it seemed that all sorts of tension that would normally appear between the two is gone, and all what's there is the mutual feeling of appreciating the other's presence.

"If I remember, you enrolled in here because you got a scholarship."

"Yes. But honestly, I did not expect to be a scholar." Kuroko said humbly. He knows that he gave it his all in the high school admission exams, but he did not expect that his score would get him a scholarship.

"Is that so?" Midorima replied.

"But, you're a scholar too, right?" Kuroko asked, tilting his head to look at Midorima. The latter simply nodded. "Full or half?" the bluenette added.

"Full."

"Oh. I'm half." Kuroko responded, the tone of his voice never changing.

"As others say, 'something is better than nothing'." Midorima replied.

"You're right." He agreed.

"What class are you in?"

"1-A."

"Me too."

"So we're going to be classmates again." Midorima exhaled.

"Is that bad?"

"No. It's just that we've been in the same class for our whole three years in middle school, and now it might be the same again in high school."

"So, it is a bad thing." Kuroko assumed.

"It's not. It's just one big coincidence that I can't help but notice it."

"Ah." Kuroko shrugged, and the conversation came to an end. A while later, Kuroko stopped walking and pointed out, "We're here. Class 1-A."

"I know." Midorima lightly scoffed as if it's already very obvious to him.

They both went inside and walked to some seats that were not yet occupied. Unfortunately, there are only two left and they're next to each other, so they took those chairs and sat in silence. Both looked away from their classmates and looked at a different direction.

"Hey! You're from the Generation of Miracles, aren't you?" a voice exclaimed and Midorima is surprised again but this time he did not flinch. Although, his breathing hitched slightly when a teenage boy his age but with shorter height suddenly approached him. That same teen has short, black hair and narrow but sharp-looking gray eyes, along with a huge grin on his face.

"... Yes." Midorima answered, the volume of his voice very low. "And do I know you?" he added. The teen just laughed and patted the green head's shoulder, which set the latter off a bit.

"Haha! I knew it. You're the famous shooter of the Generation of Miracles, Midorima Shintarou. Am I right?" the raven head asked again, his eyes shining with excitement. This made Midorima all the more uncomfortable, since he doesn't like being around giddy people. But nonetheless, he answered the teen's question with a nod.

All the while, Kuroko watched the scene with eyes that momentarily sparked with curiosity.

"Again, do I know you?" Midorima asked with a lightly harsh tone. The latter didn't seem to be bothered by it though, as he answered his question.

"Well, you might not remember but my old school and yours got in a match."

Others did not pay attention to the scene, fortunately, as they're way too caught up with their own chat about other matters.

"And you are?" Midorima asked.

"Oh, right." The teen chuckled, scratching the back of his head. "I'm Takao Kazunari. It's definitely a pleasure to meet you, Shin-chan." He greeted, and this made Midorima have the goosebumps from the mention of his 'nick-name'.

"Don't call me that." He muttered, but was ignored.

Takao quickly batted his eye to someone else and instantly approached that person, leaving Midorima in his seat, the green head suddenly not feeling well. He's starting to have doubts about today's horoscope from the second shocker he got today.

"I wish this is the last of it." He murmured to himself as he reached up for his glasses to wipe it. Since the raven-haired teen left, he just decided to just read his book in peace, his ears deaf to the noise everywhere.

Kuroko almost twitched both his eyes when Takao quickly approached him after Midorima, but he stayed calm and emotionless as he always is. "He's... really energetic, is he?"

"I also know you!" he exclaimed, apparently uncaring for the fact that he's being suddenly outright and therefore taking both Midorima and Kuroko by surprise, although the latter is less bothered.

"Let's see, you're... you're..." Takao held his chin as he thought deeply about who could the blue-haired teen be. Kuroko let him ponder.

Then his face brightened. "Ah! You're also from Teiko; The Phantom Sixth Player!"

Kuroko nodded quietly and he held out his hand, trying to be polite. "Takao-kun, isn't it? I'm Kuroko Tetsuya, if you don't know my name." He introduced and Takao gladly accepted the gesture as he enthusiastically shook the bluenette's hand.

"Ah, it's really nice to meet guys like you." He exhaled as he let go of Kuroko's hand, and he slowly calmed down but he still remained cheery. "I'm pretty much sure that you'll be in the basketball club?"

"Hm. Are you going to join too?"

Takao quickly bobbed his head up and down. "Of course! The club meeting starts right after class, right?" After getting a nod, his face brightened in excitement. "Then let's go there together. If that's okay with you?"

Kuroko made a very small smile at the raven head's invitation. "I don't mind. And, it's nice to know that I have a new friend who likes basketball as much as I do." Even though nothing weird happened today, he is sure that today would be a very long day.

Of course, the first day of school always seems like the longest.

TO BE CONTINUED

A/N: Pretty short and slow-paced, huh? Well, I wasn't sure exactly what to write for this chapter. The next chapter will be about Kuroko, Midorima and Takao's introduction to the team. Thanks for the reviews guys! I really love them. To be honest, I didn't expect to get a lot of story favorites/alerts on this one.