Chapter I: I love Basketball!
Note: So yeah, here I am again with another fanfiction. I know I said I wasn't going to start another one yet, but then I realized I only have like one and half more chapters to complete on my "Over The Net" fanfiction and decided I may as well start this thing up. Not only that, but I've had so much inspiration to write for this cute little baby that I couldn't resist. So, here I am with my first KnB fanfiction featuring the cute bby Kasamatsu and my weirdo oc. Enjoy~!
Rini has always been in love, but unfortunately her love was never meant to be.
Since the day her father brought it into her house for her younger brother she's been in love with it even more so than him.
She studied it day in and day out. She tried her best at it having always been a girl that put her best foot forward.
Her love was for Basketball, but really it would never have worked out between the two of them at least when it came down to her actually playing.
Sure, she had the basics down and her coaches did tell her she was a little above average in terms of playing; however, she learned the hard way in middle school that Basketball was not only a height game, but it was full of monsters. It wasn't just the men's team, but the women's team too. They were all full of extraordinary players and her "little above average plays" just weren't going to cut it. So, she stuck to managing the girls team instead and constantly studied whatever she could. She did whatever she could to stick close to the sport because that was what she loved and it wasn't like you just simply give up on something or someone you loved. She dedicated her life to the sport even though she wasn't able to go out onto the court and play in any official games.
So, why? Why was this happening to her?!
Kaijo high school. It was a good school to get into and she attended it because of her mother; however, the school didn't have a women's basketball team. 'How the hell do we have a Kise Ryouta Fan-club, but no female basketball team?! Are you kidding me?!' Rini thought to herself for probably the sixth time today as she walked around the school aimlessly. Classes had already ended and her mother was going to be staying on campus late tonight which is why she found herself still here…that and her mother was complaining about her lack of club activities. "Well, I'm sorry mom! The school doesn't have a freaking girls' basketball team!" the girl muttered angrily under her breath as she recalled her previous conversation with her mother. The woman had told her to just spend some time after school checking out the different clubs, but really the only club she wanted in on was the Basketball club. "I should have just stayed out in America with dad," Rini continued speaking as she ran a hand through her shoulder length black hair. The sudden vibration of her phone in her pocket thankfully pulled her thoughts away if only for a moment. She quickly pulled her phone from her pocket and looked over the caller before answering it.
"Rini-chan! You promised to meet me at the gym today!" a woman spoke up on the other end.
"Oh, right sorry Yukari, I'm on my way now. I'm not that far," Rini replied before quickly adjusting her course to the gym. If she recalled it was only a few buildings over from her current location.
"Well hurry up! The coach only allows the gym doors to be open for so long before he closes them so the players can concentrate!" Yukari replied in a rather serious tone before she quickly hung up on her friend. Rini sighed lightly before hanging up her phone as well and shoving it back into her pocket. She increased her pace to something of a light jog since the last thing she wanted was to see her friend upset with her. It wasn't long before she eventually caught sight of the fangirls crowding around the open door of the gym calling out Kise's name like their life depended on it. Rini grumbled a bit under her breath while attempting to gently push through them in search of her friend. Once she made it to the front she found Yukari cheering loudly for the team…or rather Kise. 'Why am I friends with her again?' Rini thought to herself while looking over the blonde girl. It seemed like the woman hadn't taken notice to the fact that her friend was here, but that was fine with Rini since that meant she could watch the boys practice without an interruption. A fangirl to her opposite side stepped on her toe and shouted the blond boy's name rather loudly…well, maybe not without distraction, but at least Yukari wouldn't be asking her about every little thing. Rini took a small breath before turning her orange hues onto the practice before her.
Socks.
Black, tight fitting, athletic socks. Oh god, there went her teenage hormones. She was like a boy who just saw a woman in thigh high's.
'What the hell am I doing?! Focus on the practice not the man!' she thought to herself before bringing her hands up to lightly smack at her cheeks. She quickly focused on the practice once more moving on from the dark haired male and looking instead at those behind him. 'So this is the practice they let us watch…' she thought to herself before noticing the coach move towards them. She heard a few girls give a quiet 'aw' it was obvious what was going to come next. 'Crap…crap! I don't wanna leave yet!' Rini thought the slight panic washing over her once the coach had finally made his way over and was going to close the door on them. She felt her heart pounding in her chest and with every beat she mentally screamed the word no.
"C-Coach! I'm a huge fan of Basketball can I continue watching your practice?!" Rini nearly screamed out before throwing her foot in the way of the door. All eyes turned on her including the boys who had just stopped running their drills for a second to grab something to drink. They all knew the real practice was going to start once the coach closed those doors.
"Like I haven't heard that one before. Now, will you move your foot," the coach spoke up obviously aggravated with her. Rini looked toward Yukari for help, but the girl seemed to be too busy laughing at the sudden outburst of her friend. It really was just like Rini to try and watch anything that had to do with Basketball.
"I'm serious though! I love basketball!" Rini proclaimed rather loudly…this time more than a few girls among her began joining Yukari in her laughing fit.
"Fine. If you such a huge fan then here's an easy enough question for you; what drills were the boys running just now?" the coach asked while pulling his hands away from the door for a second.
"If I answer correctly, can I join you on the bench and watch?" Rini asked this time her voice finally quieted down and the girls around her also seemed to stop laughing. They all wanted to know if she actually was a fan of Basketball or just another fan of Kise Ryouta like themselves.
"Sure, I'll let you join me for today," the coach replied while crossing his arms over his chest. Rini could feel his impatience growing with each second that ticked by.
"Defensive sliding drills and your player with the buzz cut over there could have been keeping his butt a little closer to the ground if you ask me," Rini spoke up before finally removing her foot from the door and giving something of a little smirk to the older man. Of course, he didn't look neither impressed or happy about her having answered the question correctly, sure, he had a look of surprise cross over his face for a second, but outside of that second all he showed was anger. "You're not going to go back on your word are you?" Rini asked the smirk on her lips increasing somewhat. It took a moment, but eventually the coach moved aside for her and she happily skipped in ignoring the groans of the jealous fangirls or the whispered remarks of how they wished it was them. Rini waved quickly to Yukari before the coach was finally able to close the doors. He made a gesture for her to follow him to which she happily did ignoring the looks most of the players gave her. This was the first time since they acquired Kise Ryouta that the coach allowed a girl to come in and watch the players practice. She took a seat beside the coach and watched as the players quickly began their next set of drills.
"Do the players have a set regime or something? They immediately jumped into Drive and Kick drills…" Rini questioned as she pulled out a notebook from her school bag and began taking notes down on it. She noticed that the coach seemed to ignore her and she could only frown lightly before looking up from her notebook for a second and then quickly looking back down to scribble something down. "The player that I mentioned earlier…he isn't lining up his hips with the defenders hips. Is he a first year?" Rini continued asking questions trying to get the man to open up a bit to her, but of course this was getting nowhere fast. "Shouldn't you go tell him his mistakes?" she asked and watched as the coach tapped his foot in an annoyed manner.
"Why don't you then? You seem to know what you're talking about," he finally answered her back and all Rini could do was stare at him wide eyed. 'Oh my gosh…he's so childish…' she thought to herself while trying to hold back her giggles. It was obvious he still wasn't happy with having been forced to let her into their practice.
"Alright, I will then," she spoke up happily before setting her notebook down beside her and getting up from her seat to approach the male. He seemed to be talking with another player while waiting his turn to go up and try again. The gym may have been big, but it wasn't as if they could all practice this particular drill at the same exact time especially since they seemed to have quite a few students. As she got closer she realized who exactly it was he was talking to. 'Oh god…those socks. Why…Why am I attracted to these things?! I'm just a freak…yep, that's all there is to it,' she thought to herself before gently tapping the shoulder of the player whom she needed to speak with. "Um…excuse me. Can I talk to you for a second?" she spoke up and almost, almost laughed when she saw Mr. Athletic Socks visibly stiffen at her sudden appearance and turn a light red color.
"You need to talk to me?" the buzz cut kid asked her while raising a brow at her appearance probably wondering why exactly she wanted to talk speak with him; after all, she came in from the crowd of Kise fangirls so shouldn't she be more interested in him?
"Ah yeah, so earlier when you were preforming the defensive sliding drill you weren't lowering your hips enough and then just now for these Drive and Kick drills you weren't lining up your hips with the defenders. Maybe ask him for some advice from what I saw he seemed great at his Drives," Rini spoke up while raising a hand to point over toward the dark haired captain. He stiffened even more (if at all possible) at her sudden compliment and gesture to himself. "Unless…do you have hip problems? In which case that would explain quite a bit, but you're rather young to be-," she was obviously running off on a tangent, but thankfully the boy stopped her mid-way.
"Um…excuse me, but did the coach send you over here?" he asked and watched as she quickly shook her head at his question.
"Oh no! This is just something I realized on my own and thought I should let you know!" she spoke up happily before giving him a thumbs up.
"You did?" the man asked while raising a curious brow.
"Yeah, me, didn't you hear earlier? I love Basketball!" she replied her voice once more filled with happiness thanks to talking about the sport that she loved.