a/n:
─── here's the playlist from the previous chapter :)
A FEW HOURS LATER:
You lean your head against the window as you watch the cars drive by with a small smile. With the music playing from the radio and your dad tapping the steering wheel, you replay the afternoon you had just had in your head.
After your little fight with Aomine, he went to practice while you watched his every move, conversing with Momoi and the coach as you did so. You also got to know some of the team who you took a liking to, especially Imayoshi, Wakamatsu and Sakurai.
After practice was over, you, Momoi and Aomine went to a cafe near their school and just chilled out there and caught up until ( D/n ) came to pick you up. Well, he was meant to pick you up but when he saw Aomine and Momoi he decided to join you guys until they had to go.
You noticed your dad was acting weird, nice but weird as if it was forced. You simply shrug it off, knowing he doesn't enjoy talking about his feelings all that much. You'll ask him soon though, you won't let it slide if someone hurt him.
"Here we are~." ( D/n ) sings, pulling over on the quiet street in front of your uncle's house. You quickly jump out of the car and shut the door behind you before making your way through the front gate and into the house.
"Hey hey, people!" ( D/n ) calls out, leaning against the wall by placing his hand on it while removing his shoes.
"Uncle ( D/n )! ( N/n )!" You hear a female voice call for you guys when you walk through the entrance. You look up from the ground to meet the brown eyes of your cousin, Aida Riko.
"Riko!" You cheer, your smile growing wider and your arms above your head as you walk towards her. She spreads out her arms, welcoming you as you embrace her.
You lean down so she can wrap an arm around your neck and the other around your torso, you do the same.
"It's so good to see you." You say when you back away, smiling down at her. She smiles back up at you as well.
"Sorry I can't talk for long, I've got to study the teams for tomorrows games." She says, rubbing the back of her head with an apologetic smile. Your smile slowly fades upon hearing those words.
"What teams are you guys going against?" You ask her, she drops her hand from her head and her smile, a serious expression now present on her face.
"Seiho and then hopefully Shutoku." She tells you. Your eyes widen a bit before returning to their normal size, a smile now on your lips.
"You got any recordings of their past games?" She nods her head at your question.
"How about we go study them together yeah?" You offer with a small smile. As stupid as it seems, coaching a basketball team is one of the many things you two bond over.
"Why not?" Riko shrugs, giving you a smile.
"Oi, dinner's ready." ( D/n ) calls from the other side of the room, placing plates filled with food onto the table. You and Riko both turn away from him and glance at each other.
"After dinner." You both nod in sync, making her chuckle.
The four of you sit down at the circular table, the warmth radiating off of the freshly cooked food makes you drool as you hurriedly clasp your hands together. Your family chuckle at your actions before following them.
"Thank you for the food!"
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THE NEXT DAY:
( you're wearing black cargo pants instead of a skirt :) not those ugly ones on google but the nice ones on pinterest also you're not wearing your glasses and have your hair up in your bun )
You tilt your head back against the back of the couch and unleash an ungodly loud yawn, your mouth hanging open. You place a hand on the back of the couch, draping your arm over it as you sink further into the couch, spreading your legs.
"Did you not get enough sleep last night?" You hear a voice behind you ask, causing you to jolt and swing your head in its direction. You see your uncle leaning against the kitchen bench, a cup of coffee in his hand.
"I guess you could say that." You shrug, turning your head around so you face away from him and stare at the blank tv screen. You hear him sigh before he approaches you.
"You should get some more sleep, it's not good for your skin to be staying up all night you know." He says as he sits on the couch to your left, facing away from the window behind him. You only hum in reply, you hate having these types of conversations.
"I'm hot whether I have clear or shitty skin." You joke, leaning back into the coach again, chuckling at your statement. Your uncle only shakes his head.
"Okay, I'm ready!" You hear Riko say as she approaches you from the hallway, shutting her door behind her.
"Now we're just waiting for Dad." You mutter, moving over for Riko to sit beside you, which she does, throwing her bag onto the ground beside her feet. She only hums in reply before taking her phone out of her pocket.
"Where is the team meeting up?" You ask her as Kagetora turns on the tv.
"Just at the front entrance of the gymnasium." She says, still typing in her phone before looking at you.
"Why do you ask?" You yawn into your hand.
"I'm meeting up with a couple of friends so I'll only be able to say hi then I'll have to go to our meeting place." You tell her, turning your head to the tv screen that's now showing the morning news. She raises an eyebrow, wondering which friends you're talking about. But she just nods.
"Okie dokie! Let's go!" You hear ( D/n ) say. You turn to look at him to find him with his hands clasped together with his glasses on and his head tilted to the side with a smile. You smile up at him before slapping your knees and pushing yourself up off them.
You bend down to hug your uncle goodbye, Riko following after you before the two of you walk out the door behind ( D/n ).
"You guys are dressed up aren't you?" Riko thinks out loud, aiming her question at both you and your dad when you stop in front of the car. He pulls out his keys from the pocket of his blazer and looks down at his outfit then at yours through the window.
( D/n )'s outfit
"Well, we've got to look good for the fans don't we?" He chuckles, unlocking the car. The three of you climb into the car, you and ( D/n ) at the front and Riko in the back.
"Let's go watch Seirin kick ass!" You lazily cheer, pulling a chocolate bar/candy out of a black bag that was rested on your lap. Both of your relatives chuckle.
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The gymnasium was buzzing with people of all ages and sizes, as well as a few teams, whether they were playing or not. Whispers and stares of awe float around as both you and ( D/n ) walk through the crowd.
"That's them! That's the ( L/n )'s!" You hear a team to your right mutter to each other, glancing at you.
You make eye contact with one of the players and send him a small smile and a wave. His cheeks burn a light pink as you continue to walk past, acting as if you didn't just cause him to get attacked by his teammates.
"Why the hell did you get a smile from her huh?"
"It was an accident!" You chuckle to yourself, putting your hands in your pockets.
"Oh? Most of the team is already here." ( D/n ) says, catching your attention. You turn your gaze away from him and to the group of males dressed in black and white. You smile in their direction, following behind Riko.
"Look who's late huh?" You hear someone say. Hyuga... you moron. You smile to yourself again as you watch Riko hit him over the head.
"Well maybe if somebody didn't stop off at the convenience store, we'd be here on time!" Riko says, her words aimed at you which made you frown.
"Well, sometimes a mother fucker be hungry okay?" You sassily reply as you approach her.
"Yo Seirin, long time no see." You greet them with your signature smirk as you tower over Riko. All eyes shift to you and ( D/n ) and they widen.
"( D/n ), ( Y/n )." Koganei breathes out, staring up you in shock. You smile down at him.
"Hi, boys!" ( D/n ) greets with a closed eye smile and a wave while you go around and greet everyone individually.
"Yo Mitobe-chan, Izuki-chan." You greet the two black haired boys with a fist bump and smile. Izuki greets you back while Mitobe smiles and nods.
"So, you lot are the first years aren't you?" You hear ( D/n ) ask, making you turn to see who he was talking to. You see him talking to two shorter boys who vigorously nod, obviously intimidated by his height.
"Nice to meet you, and both of you go by he/him right?" He says, shaking their hands as they nod, their bodies relaxing.
"Good to know." He says, smiling at them as you walk in their direction.
"Yo, the name's ( L/n ) ( Y/n )." You greet with a small smile and nod. Both boys turn to you and flinch.
Pretty girl alert! PRETTY GIRL ALERT! They both mentally scream as they examine your gorgeous face in awe before introducing themselves.
"Ne~ Where's Tetsu-chan?" You mumble to yourself, resting your elbow on ( D/n )'s shoulder and shifting your weight to one foot. ( D/n ) hums, signalling he didn't know.
"Sorry, we're late!" You hear a deep voice exclaim from behind you, making you turn around to see a slightly taller guy with red hair. He leans forward, hands on his knees as he catches his breath.
"Took you long enough Kagami-kun." Hyuga says, hands on his hips as he looks down at his junior. You give ( D/n ) a side glance, he gives you one too, making eye contact. That's him. You both telepathically say to each other.
"Where's Kuroko-kun?" Riko asks, looking around. Kagami only tells her that he went to the bathroom.
You remove your arm from ( D/n )'s shoulder before walking towards the boy who still leaned forward, catching his breath. You could also feel everyone's eyes on you as you stood in front of him, hands back in your pockets.
"Huh?" He quietly breathes out as his eyes trail up your towering figure. You only stare back down at him, your eyes narrowing as you study his face. Having enough of feeling inferior to you, he stands up at full height, only standing a few inches taller than you.
"You must be Kagami Taiga." You start, your gaze softening a little bit. Why didn't Tetsu-chan say you were this good looking? You think to yourself, mentally crying. I could've put on a nicer outfit!
"The name's ( L/n ) ( Y/n ), I'm a friend of Tetsuya's. Nice to meet you." You finish, extending a hand out to him for him to shake. His eyes widen and he raises an eyebrow at you before grinning.
FLASHBACK TIME~
"Kise-kun's right though, the other five are on a whole different level." Kuroko says, hands in his pockets as they walk around the gym. Kagami tilts his head down at his friend.
"Five? But aren't there only six of you? Shouldn't there only be four others?" Kagami asks, confused by his words.
"Well yes there are six of us but technically there's seven." Kuroko tells him, staring ahead. Kagami smirks at the thought of there being more people to challenge, strong players at that.
"Sounds good to me. We'll beat them all!" The red-haired boy announces, causing Kuroko to shake his head.
"Huh? What do you mean no?"
"I've never seen anyone beat ( N/n ) before." Kuroko confesses quietly, but Kagami saw the new light in his eyes as if he admired the so called " ( N/n ) ".
"Who is he?" Kagami asks.
"( L/n ) ( Y/n ), she's the coach of the Generation of Miracles. She's also the strongest of us all." Kuroko tells him, finally looking up at his friend who had a grin growing on his face.
"Oh? A girl?" Kagami mumbles, earning nothing but a nod from his friend.
"A coach huh? And undefeated?" He starts, determination filling his eyes.
"Bring it on!"
FLASHBACK OVER
"Nice to meet you too, ( L/n )-senpai." He says, taking your hand into his and lightly shaking it. You cringe at the formality.
"Don't call me senpai, just san is fine." You wave him off, taking your hand back and putting it in your pocket. You examine his face and your eyes narrow again. You continue to stand there, making the first year feel uncomfortable.
"Oi, ( Y/n ) what are yo-" Hyuga stops himself mid-sentence when he sees you slowly lean forward, your nose now only centimetres away from Kagami's. Kagami watches you in confusion, leaning away from you as your eyes drill into him, causing him to sweat bullets.
"What do you wa-"
"What's up with your eyebrows?" You lazily ask, raising your own eyebrow while everyone sweat drops. Kagami feels a tick mark form on his head.
"HUH?! What's wrong wi-" RIP
You hold the top part of his eyebrow in between your index finger and thumb, inspecting it. You could feel everyone's jaws drop at your actions as you narrow your eyes again.
"They're so long." You mutter, bringing them closer to your face before turning your gaze to the fuming redhead in front of you.
"What's your deal?!" He yells at you, only to receive a tired look in reply. Before you could answer him, you were interrupted by another voice.
"Kagami-kun, please stop yelling." You hear a familiar voice that made you turn in its direction. You see a short blue-haired boy in his Seirin uniform, bag over his shoulder. Your face lights up.
"Tetsu-chan!" You cheer with a bright smile on your face. You drop Kagami's eyebrow hairs and walk towards the shocked boy, your arms outstretched.
"( N/n )?" Kuroko asks, his eyes wide as you lean down and wrap your arms around his neck. When he hears you ask "who else could it be?" he smiles and wraps his arms around your torso, his hands on your back.
"I've missed you, Tetsu-chan." You say, backing away from the hug and resting your hands on his shoulders with a smile. He keeps smiling up at you, shocking his teammates.
"I've missed you too." He says, causing your smile to brighten. You bring a hand down to his head, ruffling his soft hair with a tiny blush.
"Heeeeeeh your hair is so soft." You lazily gush, causing your dad to chuckle.
"Hey there Tetsuya! How've you been?" ( D/n ) enthusiastically greets him, coming up from behind you as you retract your hand into your pocket.
"Ah, ( D/n ). I've been good, how about you?" He politely greets your dad with a nod as he ruffles his blue hair, messing it up even more.
Once he was finished, Kuroko turns to you.
"So you've met Kagami-kun?" He asks, tilting his head a bit. You turn away from Hyuga and look down at him, you nod.
"Yeah but I don't think he likes me." You admit, pointing at the angry first year behind you. Instead of pouting or being upset, you press your lips into a thin line to suppress your laughter.
"What did you do?" Kuroko asks with a small smile, finding amusement in Kagami's little tantrum.
"I didn't like his eyebrows so I tried to fix them. They're really long." You grin, reaching for the bag filled with candy. As you were doing that, your watch comes into view, your eyes widen at the time.
"Oh shoot, I've got to go meet up with some friends." You mutter before turning to ( D/n ).
"I'm going to go out and meet them, you coming?" You ask him, he only shakes his head.
"I'll save us some seats, four right?" You nod.
"Who are you meeting?" Kuroko asks, you turn back down to him, putting the unwrapped lollipop into your mouth.
"Aki-chan, Ryo-chan and Ryo-chan's senpai. We're watching your games together." You say, putting your hands behind your head as you lean to the side. That's if we beat the first team but sure. Kuroko thinks to himself.
"Why? You want me to tell them you say hi?" You ask him.
"Okay, tell Serinuma-kun that I say hi." He blankly says, making you chuckle.
"What about Ryo-chan?"
"Sure, but I feel like we'll see Kise-kun later." He tells you, you nod your head and lower your arms before turning to the whole group.
"Well, have fun out there and kick ass! Bye-bye!" You say, raising a hand to wave back at them after you ruffled Kuroko's hair.
"Not even a good luck?" One of the first years shakily asks as they all watch you and ( D/n ), who already said his farewells, walk off.
"( N/n ) doesn't say good luck unless she thinks we actually need it." Kuroko tells them, making them turn their attention to him.
"That's her isn't it Kuroko?" Kagami asks, watching your silhouette walk towards the glass doors. His grin grows wider, the further you walk away from him.
"That's your coach isn't it?" Kagami concludes, your figure walking out the door. The two other first years feel their eyes widen in shock. Pretty girl = scary coach?! They thought, confused as fuck.
"But how do you know her, coach?" The brunette first year, Furihata asks your cousin, making the second years facepalm.
"Huh? She's my cousin." She blankly informs them before telling them they need to go to the changing rooms.
"HUH?!"
- ☹︎ -
You sigh as you lean against the wall, your head tilted back and hands in pockets. The soft breeze hits your face as you twirl the lollipop around in your mouth until you hear a familiar voice call your name. Turning your head to the direction of the voice, your head still against the wall, you see Akira approaching you.
"( N/n )-chan!" He yells, arms raised and a bright smile on his face, making you give him a small one of your own. He wore black pants that were held up by a black belt and a teal button-up shirt patterned with white palms that was tucked in, his top two buttons undone, exposing a bit of his tan chest.
"Heya, Aki-chan!" You greet, stretching out your arms to wrap them around him, he returns the gesture with a bright smile.
"I can't wait for you to meet Shintaro's new team, I think you'll like one of his friends!" Akira says, backing away from you and leaning against the wall beside you, a hand in his pant pocket.
You hum in reply before you both settle into one of your normal conversations.
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"Hmmmmm? Kise-kun's taking a while. The game's about to start." Akira hums, checking the time on his phone. You hum in reply, leaning your head against the wall. There were barely any people outside as you feel both your patience and lollipop turn thinner.
"( Y/n )-cchi! Serinumacchi!"
You turn you heard to see your blonde friend running up towards you, dressed in his school uniform. He waves an arm above his head with a bright smile. You push yourself off the wall with a grin as he nears you, a slightly familiar male behind him.
"WAAHHHH! I'VE MISSED YOU GUYS!" Kise yells, launching himself at you and landing on his knees, he wraps his arms around your waist and rests his head on your hip.
"I've missed you too, Ryo-chan." You smile down at him, stroking his head before turning your attention to his companion. Both of your eyes widen.
The male in front of you was shorter than you and had short brown hair, light blue eyes and eyebrows that faded at their ends. He looks like one of those tough but respectful type of guys.
"Oh, you're ( L/n ) ( Y/n ) aren't you?" The male asks, nodding at you with wide eyes. You nod, your own eyes widen when you finally remember where you've seen him.
"And you're Kasamatsu Yukio from Kaijo." You conclude, nodding back at him.
"Eh? How do you know me?" He asks, stunned, while pointing at his face.
"You're in basketball monthly, besides Ryo-chan talks highly about you too." You say, patting Kise's hair. He releases his grip from around your waist and stands up at full height.
"Don't tell him that, ( Y/n )-cchi!"
"It's nice to meet you Kasamatsu." You say, extending an arm for him to shake, ignoring Kise's whining which causes him to pout. Kasamatsu twitches at how informal you are, but nonetheless he takes your hand into his and shakes it firmly.
"Nice to meet you too, ( L/n )." He says only for you to tell him to call you ( Y/n ), you know, considering your dad will also be there.
"Come on, the game's about to start." You say, looking down at your watch. You hear the surrounding males hum in reply as you turn around on your heel and head for the door.
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"You took too long to get a drink! The game's already started!" Kasamatsu complains before punching Kise on the back of his head, earning a whine from the first year.
"( Y/n )-cchi, Kasamatsu-senpai hit me!" Kise complains, his two hands on his head. Kasamatsu's face and jaw dropS as he robotically turns to Kise who had a shit eating grin on his face. You turn to them with bored eyes.
"Serves you right you slowpoke." You say over your shoulder to him before you turn back around and continue walking forward. Kise's jaw drops in disbelief while Kasamatsu felt himself smirk as you turn back to Akira.
- ☹︎ -
"Hmmmm?" You hum to yourself when the four of you get to the top of the stairs. Kasamatsu was right, the game had already started and it didn't look like it was going to well for Seirin.
"What? 12 to zero?" Kise mutters, his face filled with shock.
"Woah seriously?" Kasamatsu quietly gasps, just as shocked as Kise.
"Yo kids over here!" You hear your dad exclaim. Turning your head to the side, you see your dad seated in the front row, two empty seats on either side of him. You nudge Kise, grabbing his attention before nodding at ( D/n ) who moves to the seat on the edge.
"Dad!" Akira and Kise cheer in sync, making their way towards him. Your dad stands up to greet the two boys with a hug before turning to a dumbfounded Kasamatsu.
"So you must be Ryota's senpai, hm? Nice to meet you!" ( D/n ) says with a smile, stretching out his hand that Kasamatsu hesitantly takes.
"Kasamatsu Yukio, n-nice to meet you ( L/n )-san." Kasamatsu stutters, shaking his hand. ( D/n ) chuckles before telling him to loosen up and call him ( D/n ).
The five of you sat down in the five empty seats. The order was ( D/n ), you, Akira, Kise, and Kasamatsu.
You lean back in your seat and spread your legs while pulling a red lollipop out of your pocket. ( D/n ) also leans back in his seat, spreading his legs. He rests an arm over the back of your seat and yawns into his other hand.
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"Oh? He's that guy from when you were in middle school, isn't he?" ( D/n ) asks halfway through the first quarter, pointing at the male with really short grey hair who was marking Kagami. You raise an eyebrow before your eyes narrow.
"Yeah. He's a good player, but I don't really like him." You hum, sinking into your seat with your arms crossed. ( D/n ) and Akira chuckle before asking why.
"Cause his face pisses me off, like just quit smiling, would you? Also, he doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut. It's really not that hard." You mutter the last part.
"Also, what the hell is with teenage boys and their shitty eyebrows for crying out loud!" You grumble, throwing your arms up in the air. You begin shifting around in your seat while your friends and dad laugh.
"What are they doing?" Kise asks himself with a worried smile after you all calmed down.
"I thought so when we played them, but Seirin's a slow starter." Kasamatsu says, frowning at the court. You and ( D/n ) both hum in agreement before Kagami gets a foul for charging at the baldy.
"Their defence is really good. Kuroko-kun can't even pass." Akira sighs, leaning his elbows on his spread thighs.
"Hmmmm. Seiho's defence is man-to-man, but this is no ordinary man-to-man. They're creating pressure by staying on their guys the whole time." Kasamatsu sums up their technique, causing you, ( D/n ) and Akira nod.
"You can't break away from them easily. No matter how good you are at passing, if there's no one to pass to, you're only playing at half power." Kasamatsu finishes, crossing his arms.
The referee's whistle echoes through the room, signalling a timeout. As both teams make their way to the benches, you felt something click in your mind.
"Seiho uses old martial art techniques." You mutter, eyes slightly widening in surprise. ( D/n ) raises an eyebrow, impressed by how quickly you caught onto them.
"Yeah, they do incorporate movements from old martial arts." Kasamatsu confirms your words before going on about their techniques and how they move their body.
"You know a lot about this Kasamatsu-senpai." Akira says, turning his head to the older male who nods.
"They're an unusual team and have even been interviewed by Basketball Monthly." The brunette says, his blue eyes on the first year who had been marking Kagami.
"I just realised something..." Akira says as he watches Seirin stand up from the bench and make their way to the court. His eyes were on your cousin while you tilted your head, telling him to continue.
"Seirins' coach... Is really cute!" He exclaims, now sitting up straight, his eyes glued to Riko. You suck on your bottom lips as you slowly turn to your dad who was clearly sucking on the inside of his cheeks, his eyes watering. You both lost it.
"PFFFTTT WHAHAHAJWJDIDNW!"
You clutch your stomach and kick your legs up while tilting your head back, laughing your ass off. ( D/n ) loudly laughs beside you, a hand under his glasses to shield them from everyone as he leans over the side of his chair.
He ended up laughing so hard to the point he falls off and onto the side steps. You slap your knee, jumping back in your seat while your dad crawls on the floor.
"H-help... I don't think I'm gonna *wheeeeeeeeeeeeeze* make it." ( D/n ) wheezes out, raising a shaky hand up to your from the floor, tears rolling down his face as he continues to giggle.
"Oh- oh my goodness! I think I'm going to piss myself." You laugh, snapping your thighs shut at the thought, tears forming in your eyes.
"I can feel my abs hardening." ( D/n ) exclaims, running his hand over his clothed abdomen while standing up.
He places a hand on the seat he was previously on and slides back onto it, letting out quiet chuckles into his other hand. You take deep breaths, wiping the tears from your eyes as you calmed down. Both you and ( D/n ) turn to the other three males who were staring at you with raised eyebrows and wide eyes, utterly confused and shocked.
"Sorry about that." ( D/n ) apologises with a large smile, waving his hand around. You hum in agreement, a goofy smile also on your face as you rummage through the bag of sweets under your seat.
"Oooh~ can you pass me one of those?" ( D/n ) asks, pointing at a packet of hi-chews, you nod and hand him one.
"Do you know their coach?" Akira asks, tilting his head to the side. You both sit up straight and turn to him, candy in your mouths. You nod and inform him that Riko's your cousin. All three of their lips part in surprise.
"Riko is pretty yes, but trust me when I tell you, cute is not the right word to describe her." You tell them before turning back to the court.
"Oh. Seirin already got a point." You say, eyes momentarily widening, causing their attention to return to the court. You were right, they indeed had gotten a point.
"Damn! Now look at what you did ( Y/n )! You were laughing like a dehydrated seal to the point we didn't even notice they had scored a point!" ( D/n ) exclaims, dramatically throwing his arms up in the air with a smirk. Your jaw drops.
"Like you can talk Mister 'H-h-h-help me! My old prince philip built lungs are going to cave in! I can feel my ribs cracking 'cause I'm rolling all over the floor like a dying dog!'" You exaggerate his past actions, clutching your chest near your heart as you rock to the side so you lean against Akira.
"Says the girl who simps for (anime character you really shouldn't simp for but you do)!" ( D/n ) replies, not knowing what else to say. You feel the three male's beside you jaws drop when they hear that name.
"You what?" Kasamatsu gasps, face drained of colour as he stared at you, his eyes wide.
"I can explain!" You say, raising your hands in front of your face as if you were surrendering. You turn to ( D/n ) with a small frown.
"You said you wouldn't tell anyone you traitor!" You exclaim while your dad just smirks. He pushes his glasses up, the lights from the ceiling reflecting off them.
"Pack it up E R E N J A E G A R!" ( D/n ) says, tilting his head back as he said his name. You deadpan at his words while strangers behind you chuckle.
"Shut up old man! You literally had a mullet when you were a teenager!" You respond, pointing a finger at him, he scoffs.
"I have you know I was literally hot as fuck with my mullet and got a shit ton of girls, guys and everyone in between!" He defends himself, crossing his arms and looking to his side, away from you. He says "literally" in an American accent.
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The three boys beside you sweatdrop at some of your conversations as the game went on, sometimes tuning in when shit got interesting. Kise and Akira told Kasamatsu to just ignore the two of you, which he followed, but he couldn't help but admire your bond with your dad.
You both clearly share a large number of brain cells and got along really well. You almost seem like the same person, just your dad seems more friendly. You're both extremely talented basketball players too and treat each other like siblings. Not to mention, you're both naturally hilarious as hell.
The three athletes smile at the two of you while the whistle blows, signalling the end of both games on the courts in front of you. The loud whistle causes you and your dad to snap your mouths shut and turn to the scoreboards.
Seirin vs Seiho
73 - 71
You smile at your celebrating friends before turning your head to the other court. Your smile slowly turns into a smirk when, without any surprises, Shutoku won.
Shutoku vs Ginbo
113 - 38
"Well then, that's that." You break the silence between the four of you, pushing yourself up off your seat. The lights from the ceiling shine down on you as you place your hands behind your head and you stare down at your friends on the court.
"It's Shutoku versus Seirin." You say, smirking down at the court. The four males behind you also grin, excited to see how the game that will take place later that day will turn out.
You could see Midorima standing next to a black-haired male near their team, both were staring at Kuroko and Kagami. You could practically feel the tension from the stands, making your smirk grow wider. This'll be interesting. You think to yourself.
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Kise and Kasamatsu had gone off to get something to eat while you, ( D/n ) and Akira walk down the corridors in search of Shutoku's changing rooms. As the three of you conversed, you didn't miss the stares and mutters of pure admiration. Nor did you miss people taking photos of the three of you.
I mean, it was you, ( L/n ) ( Y/n ) The Empress of Teiko and the former coach of the famous team of prodigies. There was your dad, a former pro player who represented Japan with Kagetora, and of course, there was Akira. Now not too many people knew him unless they're in the volleyball world, but he's pretty fucking good. I mean, after all, he did get into Inarizaki with a scholarship.
"Here it is!" The tan boy exclaims, pointing at a set of double white doors. You hum, following behind him. He takes his place behind the door, but just before knocking, he turns to you. Both you and ( D/n ) stood beside the door, to avoid being seen and seeing what was inside.
"Do you want me to bring out Shintaro?" He asks with his contagious smile. You smile back at him and nod, so does ( D/n ). Akira gives you both a playful wink and a 👌🏽 before knocking on the door.
"Oh? Serinuma-kun." You hear a deep voice say when the door opens. You watch a shadow fall over Akira as you lean against the wall, hands in pockets.
"Congrats on the win you guys!" He says with a bright smile, making the unknown person smile and thank him. You hear many other voices of different pitches thank him or compliment his outfit.
"Hey Shintaro, come and see who I brought with me!" He calls his cousin who was seated on the other side of the room. Midorima looks up from his nails and sighs.
"Why should I?" He asks, making Akira sweatdrop and his smile falter.
"Urgh- because you just should." He says, scratching the back of his head. Midorima shakes his head, making his friend beside him laugh.
"So cold Shin-chan, and for what?" A blue-eyed boy chuckles, making the boy he was talking to scoff.
"Why should I?" He turns back to Akira who gulps.
"Because I sai-"
"Why though?" Akira has a vision of where he slaps Midorima across the face, making him land on the other side of the room.
"Just do it!"
"But why?" Midorima asks, purposely trying to piss off his cousin as he tilts his head.
"JUST D-"
"But w-"
"Oh my fucking god Shin-chan get your lanky ass out here you walking carrot!" The males hear a feminine voice boom from outside the door. They see Akira flinch and his eyes widen. He also visibly gulps, causing some of the males to grow worried. However, Midorima felt his mouth snap shut and his eyes widen at the familiar voice.
"( N/n )?" He breathes out, standing up and making his way to the door. His teammates watch with curious eyes, sharing confused glances between themselves. However, one member decides to follow him.
Midorima stops at the door and turns to face you. You still leant up against the wall, eyes down on your shoes. You slowly raise your head up to meet his wide eyes.
"Took you long enough Shin-chan." You smile up at him before pushing yourself off the wall. His lips part before they form a small smile as you open your arms for him. He walks towards you and embraces you in the tenth hug you've had today.
"You did an awesome job out there Shin-chan! Just gotta go against Seirin now huh?" You say after he backed away and had his hair ruffled by your dad.
"I guess that's true. You seem pretty close with them, are you helping them out?" Midorima asks, his eyes narrowing in suspicion. You only grin up at him and shake your head.
"I told you I wouldn't interfere in your little 'find out who's the best out of all of us' competition." You say, rocking from side to side.
The four of you begin a short conversation that was interrupted by you sensing that you were being watched. You turn your head towards the presence, your grey eyes clashing with ice blue eyes, making them widen.
"Ne, is that your friend Shin-chan?" You ask, nodding your head in their direction, not breaking eye contact. Midorima turns his head to where you were looking at, only to sigh.
"Takao, what are you doing?" Midorima sighs again, a hand in his hip as his eyes narrow. His friend steps out from his hiding spot, which just so happened to be behind the door. The fucking door.
He came out, scratching the back of his head while chuckling nervously, an equally nervous smile on his face. He had smooth black hair that was parted in the middle, pale blue eyes and was of average height.
"Heh, I was actually looking for the toilet lol." He chuckles, his hands behind his head as he approaches the four of you, his head turned to the side to avoid eye contact. Your dad chuckles at his shitty excuse and the fact he said "lol" out loud.
"Ah, Takao-kun! This is the guy I told you about ( N/n )-chan." Akira greets the male before turning to you with a smile. Your eyes widen and lips part with realisation.
"Oh, Shin-chan's friend right?" You snap your fingers before turning to Takao who nods, his hands now on his hips.
"Nice to meet you ( L/n )-san. The name's Takao Kazunari." He introduces himself with a shallow bow. You tell him it's nice to meet him too with a nod and smile. Your dad also greets and introduces himself before Takao's fanboy mode goes on, making Midorima sigh.
"Oh shoot, Riko messaged me." You mutter, feeling your phone vibrate in your pocket. You open up your phone to see her question your whereabouts. You turn to your friends and dad.
"We should get going Dad, Riko's wondering where we are." You say, placing your phone back in your pocket. ( D/n ) nods before the two of you turn to the three first years.
"It was nice meeting you Takoa-kun. I'm excited to see how the game will turn out. Have fun boys!" You say, your hands behind your head as you smirk at them.
Your eyes were indeed filled with excitement, however, that excitement was also an order for them not to disappoint you. The three males nod with smiles of all sizes.
"We'll be watching, also Akira, we'll come over here when we're ready to go upstairs." ( D/n ) says with a smile before also telling them to have fun.
The three males watch the two of you walk down the hallway. Takao turns to Midorima, about to say something that would probably make him sigh, only to stop himself. His green-haired friend had his neutral expression on his face but his eyes had a new light in them, something Takao had never seen.
Determination.
After your figures disappear around a corner, Midorima clenches his fists before swiftly turning on his heels and putting his hands on the door handles. He momentarily turns to Takao and says something that makes his friend and cousin smirk.
"We're going to win this."