Spark | Kuroko no Basuke x OC

Don't Get the Wrong Idea

"What do you want?"

"Nothing. I simply went to buy a drink."

A small pause. "You drink red bean soup in the summer?"

"It's cold, you fool."

At that, Takao and Tomoko held their tongues to prevent making a sound. The two males were so awkward! Midorima sounded like a scolding father...

"I have lost faith in you... Before losing to me, you were destroyed by Aomine."

"I'll win next time!" Kagami shouted, reflecting Tomoko and Kuroko's thoughts. "Just you wait!"

"Don't tell me you believe you can fight him in the air. Is jumping all you think about, fool? Just jumping won't solve your problems; it's only half the answer and not yet a weapon," Midorima had set down his canned soup and picked up the neglected basketball. "I will correct your simplistic thinking."

He's not just picking a fight... Takao thought. But what could his friend mean by only 'half the answer'?

"We'll play ten tries. You're on offense, and I'm on defense. If you score even once, you win."

"Ha?" Kagami looked pissed, "I don't know what you're thinking, but do you really think you can stop me ten times in a row?! Let's see you do it!"

"Don't worry. I will not lose."

The three silently watched as Kagami bounced the ball in his left hand and got into his offensive stance. Midorima also got ready to defend. The first round started with Kagami successfully twisting around Midorima and preparing for a high jump to dunk.

However, the ball was almost effortlessly slapped out of his hand by the green haired miracle.

It went on like this for the next eight tries. Kagami would jump higher than the last one and Midorima would slap it out of his hand right before the ball touched the net. For some reason, the redhead kept on losing the aerial battle even though he was showing improvement and out-jumping the miracle.

Their moves are completely repetitive, Tomoko scrunched up her nose in thought.

"One more!" Kagami panted after failing yet again.

"No, I am done. No matter how many times we play, it will be the same," Midorima replied, picking up his canned soup. Kagami turned around to retort angrily, but the miracle cut him off. "Notice your flaw already, idiot. No matter how high you jump, stopping you is easy because..."

Tomoko suddenly realized it. He knows... Just like Aomine-kun knew the pass...

"I know you will dunk."

Midorima walked away from the redhead and towards the shrubbery where the three were hiding and listening. He glanced at them with a phlegmatic expression. "Let's go, Takao."

"Eh? You knew?" Takao laughed nervously.

"Do not disappoint me at the Winter Cup preliminaries," Midorima specifically looked at Kuroko when he said this before turning around with Takao in tow. Kuroko nodded.

"We won't."

The parking lot was quiet again once the two Shutoku players left. With Midorima's parting words, the three, Kagami himself included, knew that Kagami needed something more to be able to not only successfully fight Aomine, but the rest of the miracles in the future battles.

The redhead stood in the middle of the desolate parking lot, staring at the ball in his hands and thinking about what he could do to become stronger. Riko had said that his training and improvement was a start, but he needed to switch up his overall style to conquer this problem...