Hello again, everyone! It's good to see you at the next chapter (here). However, before we start, I'd like to do some stuff. Firstly, thank you to everyone who favorited and followed, as well as the reviewers! I've already replied to those with accounts via PM, but for the guest reviewers - Awesome Sauce Haha, thanks so much for reviewing! It just struck me exactly how weird it'd seem if their positions were switched, and therefore this came out. *hands you some hot chocolate* likdwd, Guest, random person thanks so much for reviewing and for all the kind words! Your input will also be taken into account. Have a nice day, you beautiful human. :)

Thanks for reviewing! I'll try though romance will probably be kept to the minimum. To everyone else, thanks!

The results of the voting are below.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroko no Basuke.

Standing behind the three-point line, Kagami positioned his hands and threw the ball which hit the backboard before decisively falling through the the hoop. Wiping beads of crystalline sweat that were slowly trickling down his cheek.

This 'Akashi' (whatever his name was, it didn't matter) was simply...

Simply...

Simply...

Unbelievably...

"Weak."

Akashi raised his head, his bangs casting treacherous shadows over his eyes.

"I beg your pardon?"

Kagami shivered as a wave of foreboding swept over him.

'Seriously, what's the deal with this Akashi dude? Is he going to murder me or what?'

'Then you shouldn't have insulted him in the first place, halfwit.'

The chilling ambience of the surroundings did nothing to placate the eeriness of the entire situation. As unsettling as this was, he decided to face the oncoming adversities with fortitude. Therefore, he decided against opening his mouth in fear of only being able to say 'gah' or 'oh shit I'm sorry I'm going to go now' which would both point to the fact that he was intimidated by this vertically challenged prick.

When Akashi finally looked up, he looked just about ready to one, jump on Kagami and personally castrate him in the way that would make him feel the most pain and two, rip his eyeballs out and hang them at the top of his door in replacement of a much-more-welcoming 'welcome' sign.

Kagami gulped as the small figure somehow suddenly (figuratively) enlarged itself. He then futilely attempted to swallow the forming lump in his throat with much alacrity.

Then all signs that Kagami was just about to have his balls ripped out and his eyeballs gouged out vanished as Akashi's gaze softened and he turned around.

His back now facing Kagami, he muttered audibly, "As I thought, this isn't my forte."

Then, turning around to stare Kagami dead in the eye, Akashi smiled. It was neither a smile of content nor a sardonic one , heck, it wasn't even a smile, but a simple curl of his lips to accentuate how tightly they were being pressed together.

"You'll see, Kagami Taiga."

Waving his hand, Akashi said,

"Farewell for now, Kagami."

And then he was gone.

Kagami stared on and blinked in confusion.

'Err... what."

'Who even uses 'farewell' anymore these days!?'

Little did Kagami know, this was just the tip of the iceberg, and he was already losing his firm grip on sanity.

With the Generation of Miracles intruding his life, he only option he had left was to salute to (what was left of his) sanity and solemnly kiss it goodbye as they parted for all eternity.

"Now, all the first years will play against the second years! Remember, this is a friendly match but give it your all!" Riko shouted as she blew her whistle to get the attention of the members of the club.

Kagami silently cast a glance at Akashi, whose expression was unreadable. Or rather, he had a blank face put on and due to that lack of expression or reaction, the thoughts going through his mind were undecipherable.

"You'll see, Kagami Taiga."

Kagami wasn't one to dwell on matters for extended periods of time, but he couldn't shake the uncomfortable feeling gnawing at his gut that this Akashi wasn't all talk; that he was as good as he put himself across; that he wasn't just an attention-seeker with a sweet mouth and blood-curdling glare...

He wasn't one to overthink things or overcomplicate matters, but there just seemed to be something about this one...

"Heh... Interesting."

Akashi blinked once before wordlessly handing him his jersey and turning around to face the rest of the first-years.

He said simply, "we need a plan."

The other first-years nodded their heads to express acknowledgement and agreement.

"First, we have to make sure that..."

The rest of Akashi's speech was lost on Kagami, who was simply staring at the movement of Akashi's mouth moving to form words. By the looks of the faces of concentration his other year-mates were wearing, he could tell that they knew that Akashi was a natural-born leader. A being of charisma that they would trust and follow, and who would in turn lead them to the path of victory.

"Is this plan adequate? If there are any loopholes in it, please don't hesitate to point them out," Akashi said diplomatically as he offered his team a small smile.

"This... this is brilliant, Akashi-kun! We'll definitely win this way!" Furihata exclaimed.

"Well, it's good alright," said Kawahara and Fukuda in unison.

Akashi cast Kagami an expectant glance.

"Kagami?"

Instantaneously snapping out of his initial preoccupation, Kagami blinked a few times and regained his composure.

"Huh? What - oh, yes. It's great."

'You got distracted by his lips, Taiga. What's become of you?'

'What. His lips? What, no no no! Not his lips! The movement of them!'

'What's the difference - ah, you pervert.'

'Oh my god, can you not. I don't even know why I'm speaking to you in the first place.'

As Kagami saw himself sink to his knees in his mind's eye, he decided that the fact that he had issues was indisputable.

Swiftly jumping forward, Kagami reached for the hoop with the ball and unhesitatingly dunked it in before staying in the air whilst holding the rim of the hoop, his feet dangling precariously over the ground (just for intimidating purposes).

The freshmen and the upperclassmen looked on in undeniable amazement.

Koganei whistled.

"Man, this is what we call a dunk alright."

Mitobe silently stared on.

Feeling the muscle above his left eye twitch in irritation, Hyuuga growled, his face morphing into a sneer.

"Oi! What are all of you waiting for!? We're the senpais, so we're meant to show them how thing're supposed to be done!"

Pulling his sleeve back up to exposed taut muscles, he swung his arm in a circular motion.

"Let's do this!"

15:31.

Freshmen:Upperclassmen.

Despite being in this perilous situation, Akashi smiled.

'All going according to plan. First, I'll surprise them with this misdirection.'

Just when Mitobe was about to dive forward to receive the ball from Koganei, Akashi unexpectedly dove in between the two of them and hit the ball, his palm lightly but putting pressure at precise points to direct the ball to his desired location. Also known as the direction at which Kagami was at.

Kagami instinctively caught the ball (though he stumbled a little) and quickly dribbled, before dunking it in the hoop with a certain air of finality.

"How - how did Kagami get the ball!?"

"I didn't even see him - Akashi, was it?"

"What the..."

'He's using his lack of presence to relay passes! And to top this off, the time he keeps the ball for is extremely short!' Riko thought, a wave of astonishment sweeping over her.

"It... it can't be that this guy, who was practically already invisible from the beginning, is becoming even harder to notice?"

Akashi felt a smirk tug at his lips.

'Then, I'll use this surprise to my advantage.'

His palm once again connected with the ball, accurately sending it to Furihata's hands that seemed to be waiting for it.

Furihata's eyes widened but he quickly recovered from the shock and passed the ball to Kagami, who once again showed his superior prowess in the field of jumping by dunking he ball into the hoop, his fave laced with an unmistakable layer of glee.

This euphoria bubbling in Kagami's chest was, however, short-lived when the gaiety gave way to shock, and then to understanding as Kagami came to the revelation that 'this is Akashi's ability!'.

Riko had heard the rumours from some of her friends - Teiko had an astounding player with an astounding style whose face had never been seen before due to a miraculous shroud of mist that covered him wherever he went. All that had been seen of that mysterious individual was a flash of vibrant red hair, but that had flickered momentarily before disappearing too. 'Sure', she had snorted as she whilst doubling over in a fitful of laughter as the struggle for oxygen ensued, and had played along with those friends of hers, because there was oh-most-undoubtedly such a player in the whole of basketball history, and the story was nothing if not believable, so why not put her faith in it? Her comrades had stared at her with wide and nonplussed eyes since they simply could not believe that she trusted in the rumor. Riko had once again erupted into laughter at this, convulsing on the ground as she explained the basis and fundamentals of sarcasm as they nodded attentively to her lecture.

However, the scene displayed before her was the justification of the rumor, and there was only one train of thought present in her mind - the Phantom Sixth Man of the Generation of Miracles existed, his name was Akashi Seijuro, and he enrolled in Seirin, her school. Well, that was technically three trains of thought, but they all revolve around Akashi Seijuro, so no need to complain about it, mind you.

The final score was 38:37, in favor of the freshman.

Hyuuga groaned before raking his fingers through his disheveled hair.

"How - how could the senpais lose to their kouhais!?"

"Hyuuga, calm down, there's always a next time?" Koganei smiled sheepishly as he patted Hyuuga's back in a comforting fashion.

This elicited a vicious growl from Hyuuga.

"We practically had our asses handed to us on a silver platter!'

Koganei just laughed.

So, how was it? Sorry (again) if the story isn't very well-linked as I didn't write it in one shot. Also, please forgive any mistakes - be it typos or grammatical errors. As for Kagami speaking to himself, he doesn't actually have DID (Dissociation Identity Disorder) like Akashi does. He's just going insane.

ONE MORE IMPORTANT THING. I SWEAR, THIS IS THE LAST ONE BEFORE THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING. I realised that there was a loophole in my plot - since Akashi is going to be the natural born leader is canonically is, why wasn't he selected to be the vice captain or captain of Teiko? I was thinking of something along the lines of 'he wasn't noticed before the vice captain was selected' but that contradicts with Teiko's policy of attaining victory through any means. I'll think it through and figure something out eventually, but can all of you give me some input? Please?

Now, for the results of the voting:

1)KagaAka - 5

2)KiAka - 4

3)Ukeshi Harem - 4

4)AkaKuro/KuroAka - 3

Wow, KiAka and KagaAka are unexpectedly popular. Well, I'll try adding some AkaKuro/KuroAka in there too, so don't all of you worry!

As I said before, romance will likely be kept at a minimum but there will be hints. Some. And why are they all Akaships? Any side pairs all of you want? (Like MidoTaka/ TakaMido or AoKaga and such.) Don't worry, there'll be LOTS of signs. :)

Remember to leave a review, favorite and follow as you leave! :) (And point out any grammatical/typos that might be littered around since I didn't re-read this. And I wrote majority of this late at night. And KISE IS NEXT. :D