The Eyes of Wrath and Pride [KnB Fanfic]

Decisions

A/N: There's quite a numerous amount of curse words in here.. And also, I'm having Kazuma as Lerio from 'Noragami'. I didn't really want to change his name but the thought only came to me after finishing this chapter and I can't really back out now. So, yeh.

Akashi Seijuro

"Reo, has Chihiro quit the team yet?" I asked the black haired guy who was practicing on his own. At the sound of my voice, he immediately halted and faced my way.

"Chihiro Mayuzumi? As far as I know, he hasn't." He answered whilst bouncing a basketball on his right hand.

"I see," I nodded briefly before sighing. "Get a registration paper ready."

"Oh?" Reo became interested. "Is there a person joining?"

"I am certain." I ended the conversation with a smirk that slowly showed on my face as I looked at two people on the gym's entrance doors.

Chihiro and Chiisana.

"Akashi," Reo whispered. "Who's the orange haired girl?"

"Chiisana Ryuu, our new manager." I left him after answering his question and headed towards the two people whom I've called for after school.

"Why'd you call us here for?" Chihiro leaned on the side of the opened door, frowning as he did so.

"Wait," Chiisana interrupted. "You're the one who wrote the note?" I nodded at her. Then, her dull orange eyes narrowed as they stared straight to my heterochromic ones for a couple of seconds before they softened but a frown similar to Chihiro's replaced her expression.

"With all due respect, Akashi-san, if you're asking me to join the basketball team as your manager or a player, I refuse to do so." She exposed my sole purpous of meeting her without a word from me, which I'm surprised at, and continued." I have my reasons and they're much more important than basketball. I'm deeply sorry."

With a slight bow of her head, she waved at Reo and the rest of the team behind me who had somehow silently watched the whole scene. She did the same to Chihiro and walked away after that without another word.

"Um," Reo interrupted the silent atmosphere that had loomed over us. "I thought you were certain she's gonna join?"

"Are you defying me, Reo?" I turned and glared at him. He immediately shook his head, covering half of his face with the registration paper I had asked him to prepare. "What about you, Chihiro? Are you still thinking of quitting?"

He me, then at the team behind me and sighed somehow irritably. "Tch. No. I'm not quitting."

"Good." I passed by him and out of the gym I went. But before I could, I gave them orders to fulfill for the next couple of hours, and then looked for the orange headed brat.

Ryuu Chiisana

How did I know his sole purpous, you say? Well, it's kind of obvious from the look on his eyes and the black haired guy behind him, who was holding a registration paper, had given the reasons all the way.

And the reason of having more important things than basketball wasn't a lie. I do have more other important things to take care of. But even if I didn't have lots of work to do, I'm still not joining the basketball team.

Because what's the purpous of me being with them, anyway? They're a formidable team with very powerful players. I might just be a hindrance to them.

I may have my own skills quite similar to theirs, but I'm not risking my mental state and another opponent's just like the last championship match I had a year ago.