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- Chapter 1 –

Kagami's Point Of View

'Kuroko-kun, you are so unpredictable... That is one of the things I like about you!' Momoi says with a blush on her cheeks.

'You've asked me many times, Momoi-san. It was about time I said yes.' Kuroko responds, not noticing the rudeness of his words. 'I was just surprised!' Momoi yells. She then hugs Kuroko tightly, almost chocking him. 'But I am so glad you agreed upon a date with me.'

I cringe. Why would Kuroko want to go out with her? I know she is all passionate about basketball, but outside the court she is just annoying as hell.

'When are you going to pick me up, Kuroko-kun?' She purrs, her eyes glistening . For goodness sake, is it really necessary to wear something that skimpy?

'I'll pick you up at seven.' His face expressionless as always. I feel bad for liking the fact that he doesn't seem very excited about the date.

The school bell rings, announcing that the next period had started. After standing awkwardly with Kuroko and Momoi for way too long, I cut their conversation.

'Kuroko, next period is starting. Say goodbye to your girlfriend,' I growl. He better be quick, otherwise we are going to be late and I am the only one getting scolded. As usual.

'No, don't leave Kuroko-kun! Then I am going to miss you!' Momoi whines.

Can someone please shut her up?

'Sorry Momoi-san, I have to go. See you tonight.' Kuroko smiles. He always is too polite in my opinion. 'See you tonight, Kuroko-kun,' Momoi winks and gives him a small peck on the cheek before running of.

Doesn't she have enough boys at her school? Because going to another school just to see a certain boy is a little extreme. But I have to admit, spending the breaks with Kuroko is rather nice, since he isn't noisy at all. Well, spending breaks with Kuroko was rather nice, until Momoi came by at least 4 times a week. Now I get to enjoy Momoi's awful chatter more often than I would like.

Kuroko grabs my hand and drags me to our classroom. Just how am I supposed to pay attention in class, knowing Kuroko is dating that. I thought she had a thing for Aomine, and being madly in love with Kuroko was just a strange way to cover it. That is definitely out of the question now that they are actually going out.

'Mister Taiga, next time I will send you to the principal right away. This isn't the first time you are late.' Of course the teacher gets mad and threatens me with something he will forget by next week or so. But he didn't notice Kuroko slipping past him, as usual.

I see Kuroko giving me a guilty smile, probably apologizing to me for not getting caught. Not that he could do anything about being almost completely invisible.

I have to say though, since Kuroko and I became closer, he can't sneak up to me as easily as it used to be.

When playing basketball, it is a different story, because then he hides his presence on purpose. He keeps surprising me with his basketball skills, and that is why I like training with him so much.

I take the seat next to Kuroko's. 'Kagami-kun, sorry it is always you who gets scolded.' Just as I thought. 'It's no big deal, don't worry. It's not like he will remember threatening me anyway.'

Kuroko nods, placing his head on his hands and falling asleep soon afterwards. I wish I could sleep like that in class, but that wouldn't be such a bright idea since I am not invisible like Kuroko.

There are no other teammates in this class and the rest of the students, I don't like. That left me no other option then actually paying attention. What class was this again?

'So you have to divide the result of the square root of 64 by two too, which means…' I hear the teacher say. Math… staying awake is going to be a challenge.

'Make pairs! 1 ball per pair!'Riko shouts. I am glad I can finish the day with basketball practice. Much better than sitting in a chair for 3 hours straight.

I look around me. Koganei and Mitobi forming the usual team, the same for Hyuuga and Kiyoshi. That's when I notice Kuroko standing next to Riko. I guess I have to team up with him then, it will probably improve our teamwork so that is a good thing.

I walk up to Kuroko. 'Let's form a team,' I say.

'Kyaaa!' Riko squeals. 'Were you sneaking up on me again? I'll make you run laps!'

Kuroko raises his hands. 'I was standing here the entire time, you just didn't notice me. Sorry!'

Riko sighs. 'Kagami, you have to train you rebounds. They already are good, but I want you to have every single one of them in the upcoming matches.'

'Sure, I will practice it,' I reply.

'Good. Kuroko, since you are likely not going to rebound much, just take some shots and let Kagami rebound. Try to catch the ball though.'

Kuroko nods. 'Make it him as hard as possible.' Riko winks.

'Will do!' Kuroko says too enthusiastic for his doing.

'Enough with the twaddle,' I say impatiently. Riko passes me the ball. I'm kind of disappointed I don't get to do the shooting, but I guess Kuroko needs shooting practice more. And because of his shortage of length, he probably won't be rebounding anyway.

Riko always knows what she is doing.

Kuroko dribbles the ball a few times, then spinning it in his hands.

'Kagami-kun, I am going to shoot now.'

'Idiot, you don't have to warn me. Just shoot the damn ball,' I say, not really sounding annoyed because well - I am not annoyed at all. How can someone be bothered by the boy, who is way too nice for this world?

Kuroko mutters something I can't quite hear, but I choose to ignore it. I turn my head towards the basket, waiting for the ball to appear in my vision. I hear Kuroko's shoes squeak as he bends his knees. Another squeak of his shoes as he jumps in the air, letting the ball roll from his finger tips. I see the ball floating towards the ring, I am almost entirely sure it is going to be a score. But then, the ball hits the front ring. I shouldn't be surprised, because when was the last time Kuroko scored? I cannot even remember.

I feel Kuroko's body pressing into mine, trying to get past me and catch the ball like he was told to do. But I am not letting him do as he wants. I place my hands out from behind me, caging him in my arms so that I am the one who stands closest to the ball. Kuroko squirms behind my back, I am not letting him go. As soon as the ball hits the floor once, I sprint towards it and secure it between my two hands.

'Got it,' I smirk. I feel a small victory.

The corners of Kuroko's lips, curl upwards. 'It impossible to win from you if it is about boxing out or rebounding.'

'Let's make sure you don't have to rebound then,' I say triumphantly. Kuroko looks at me with a puzzled expression.

With firm steps I walk towards Kuroko, standing behind him and then dropping the ball in his hands.

'Shoot,' I command. Kuroko looks up to me, questioning me with his eyes. 'Just shoot, I won't bite.'

I know I'm not the one who should be teaching Kuroko how to shoot. Hyuuga probably is a better fit for that task since he is the best shooter in our team, but that doesn't mean I can't shoot. I know all the techniques but I am just more of a dunk-person. Most of the people think I am doing it to show off, which isn't entirely false… but dunking just feels amazing.

'I hope it is for the better,' Kuroko says, not giving me time to reply before aiming for the basket and shooting the ball. I examine his motions just like Riko would do. I see the muscles in his arms tense when he throws, the muscles in his calves visible when he makes a small jump.

It would've looked like a perfect shot to anyone who was standing further than 6 feet away. But I could see the tiny mistakes Kuroko made.

'You shoot almost perfectly,' I compliment, 'almost.'

'But not good enough, I keep missing,' Kuroko says, he couldn't manage to keep his face completely straight. His brows furrows, indicating the irritation. It looks rather cute, actually. Cute?

'I can help you,' I grin. 'You have to point your toes towards the basket.' I bend down, grabbing his shoes. I force his feet shoulder with apart, making sure his toes point exactly at the basket.

'You tend to turn your toes inwards, which is a don't.'

'I'll keep that in mind,' Kuroko simply says.

I get back on my feet, towering above Kuroko. My lips touching his heavenly blue hair.

'You have to use your legs more too. Just bend your knees deeper, it isn't that hard.' I whisper in his hair, loud enough for him to hear.

I trace his arm with my finger tips. 'You hold your arm in the wrong angle.' I position his arm right, holding his wrist a few seconds longer than necessary.

He stands perfectly, his hand grip the ball just right. I place my hands on his waist.

'Don't forget to use your legs,' I say while pressing him down a little bit as a demonstration. Then I remember I am in the middle of the basketball court. I distance myself, taking a few steps back.

'Try shooting now,' I demand, praying that he scores.

He does as I instructed him to do. His hair waves when he jumps of the ground, releasing the ball in midair with more power than he used to do.

I bite my lip. Please go in. Please go in. Please go in.

The net rustles as the ball goes through it.

'It went in? It went in!' Kuroko cheers, showing more emotion than he had ever shown before.

'It sure did!' I give him a high-five. That was a flawless shot, I couldn't have done it any better.

'Did Kuroko really just score?' Riko yells from the other side of the court, she gapes at him.

I give her a thumbs up – grinning from ear to ear – reassuring her that this isn't a dream.

'Hyuuga, you have some competition going on down there,' Riko says teasingly, pointing at us.

'Like hell I have!' Hyuuga says too seriously. He grabs a ball, shooting a three pointer with ease.

'See, there you have it. A three pointer,' he smirks at Riko.

Sometimes it feels like there is more going on between Hyuuga and Riko but they both deny it with all their might.

The rest of the training goes smoothly. In the little match we have at the end of every practice, Kuroko even scores a nice shot from the elbow, earning a firm pat on the shoulder from me. I couldn't help myself but say: 'I taught him how to shoot, guys. And I am not the shoot expert here… Hyuuga did you manage to teach him how to shoot?'

That made him glare at me from underneath his glasses. I can be such a jerk.

Riko really is a sadist sometimes, making us run like we are her dogs. At the end of our training for god's sake.

'4 times to the base line and back. The last one has to do it twice,' she says smiling wickedly. Everyone groans.

I end up finishing first, I wipe the sweat from my forehead.

Kuroko ends up being the last one, I pity him so much. He must be exhausted but he just keeps running with his poker face.

The rest of the team already goes to the locker room, I decide to wait for Kuroko.

When he is finished, I wrap my arm around his shoulder.

'Maybe I need to train sprinting with you too.'

Kuroko puffs. 'That may be helpful Kagami-kun.'

'Thanks for the pie, mom!' I shout downstairs. My mom makes the best apple pie and I just had a piece of it. I hope that will drag me through my homework.

I grab my math books. I didn't finish the exercises in class because I am extremely bad at math, so I ended up getting explanations the entire lessons. Private-explanations, I have to say. Apparently, everyone understood the subject except me so everyone finished their homework in class.

Well, not everyone. Kuroko was sleeping during math, so I am not the only unfortunate with homework. But unlike me, Kuroko is a genius if it is about math.

The weather is still pleasant, the wind blows through my hair as I'm cycling. Curse my mom for making me buy milk at 9 pm, there is no living soul on the streets. Well, that's what I thought until I hear a familiar high pitched laugh. That annoying laugh… Are you shitting me? Momoi?

'Kuroko-kun, I had an a-ma-zing night!' She says.

They are walking on the sidewalk towards me. Hand in hand. God please, don't notice me.

'Mmm, I want to taste your lips again,' Momoi purrs loud enough for the whole street to hear her. She obviously is tipsy. Wait, what does she mean by again?

Momoi presses Kuroko into the wall. At that moment I pass them but I need to see what happens next, so I look over my shoulder. I see Momoi tugging on Kuroko's hair, their lips only a few centimeters apart.

I can't see the rest of it. All of a sudden, there is a bright light and I hear a car honk in the depths of the night.

My eyes shoot open and I raise my head from the desk. Did I just really fall asleep while doing my homework? Did I just really have a nightmare about Momoi and Kuroko? I've sunken deep.

I need to speak to Kuroko about Momoi, because the two of them isn't going to work. I think. I hope.

A/N: This is my new story! I hope the first chapter sparked your interest and I hope you'll continue reading the following chapters!
By the way, I have drawn the cover myself, so yes, I have permission to use it :)

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