Chapter 21 Shutoku vs Seirin

Kuroko Tetsumi

As I went back to our bleacher, both teams are already warming up, in the court I saw Tetsuchi and Taicha talking with Shinchi, while I saw Teppi sitting while Rikochi taping his knee with athletic tape, I went towards him.

"Teppi, put this on." I said and gave the kneepad to him.

"Arigato, Tetsumi-chan! What took you so long?" Teppi asked jokingly, I sat beside him and sighed.

"Nothing!" I smiled, I don't want to tell Teppi what happened back in the locker room with Makochi because he might take the wrong idea. 

I know he's my best friend, but... I thought. Just in time, the referee blew his whistle signaling the start of the game so both players of Shutoku and Seirin went to the court.

I caught Shinchi looking at me probably trying to tell me that I better not have any magic in my sleeve, I gave him a loop side smile and I saw him smirk a little then went to the center. Show me what you got Shinchi!

"It's starting~" I said excitedly!

"Yeah, it's starting but I get the feeling that it will be hard to battle Shutoku." Rikochi said. I nodded and got my clipboard and my pink pen.

"Well, they're hungry for victory." I said, "really hungry..."

"Well, we're starving!" We giggled at each other from that small joke.

But jokes aside, we are hungry for victory and Seirin deserves to show its improvements and coordination!

The referee finally tossed the ball up in the air, it was a Shutoku player and Teppi's tip-off. Teppi got the first ball then passed it to Izuki-senpai and charges towards the ring. Everyone went wild for the first quarter!

"Hmm, Shutoku improved a lot." I said to myself, people who is sitting on the bench started cheering when Izuki-senpai tries to charge forward, the rest did the same.

But a certain raven haired-guy came out of nowhere and snatched the ball from Izuki-senpai so the people here cheered, my eyes widen for a bit and watched the game quietly. They ran to the opposite side of the court where the base of the enemy.

"Tetsumi-chan. Observe him." Rikochi said out of nowhere and I just nodded.

"I have been doing it from the start," I smirked and leaned forward to look at each of the Shutoku players.

Shinchi's friend has great eyesight... Like an eagle. The same as Izuki-senpai... I thought while I looked at him.

"He has the same eyesight as Izuki-kun, his ability is called the hawk eyes," Rikochi told me.

"Interesting, but why do I see another ability?" Rikochi look surprise, I smiled at her and went back to the game. I guess I rather not tell her everything because she might overthink this, which will distract her from our original plan.

He then passed the ball to Shinchi and did his three-point shoot! Crap!

"He just shoots from there?!" One of the first-year said in disbelief. Well, what do you expect from the Generations of Miracle? They're a monster!

Then I saw a red-headed baka jumped high enough to blocked the ball before it releases from Shinchi and the ball out of bounced--

"He did it!" We all cheered!

"He improved that jump, ne Rikochi?" I said smiling then looked at Rikochi beside me. She gave me a smirk looking proud of what she had done and went back to the court.

The raven-haired guy named Takao-kun has the ball. Izuki-senpai tries to block him, but since Takao-kun has the eagle eyes like Izuki-senpai, he then used it to pass the ball through Isuki-kun's side to where Shinchi is.

"Again?!" All players said in dismay. Shinchi went for a three-point shot almost at the center of the court when Taichi tries to block it again. We all roared ٩(╬ʘ益ʘ╬)۶

"Oh no, you don't!!" Taichi shouted then blocked his shoot AGAIN. We all cheered. The ball went outside of the court mear my area so I was able to catch it.

"I could do this all day to block your shoot!" Taichi said to Shinchi. He fixed his glasses and he amused. Uh-oh, I have a bad feeling about that smirk...

I have seen that before.

"Rikochi, time out!" I said hurriedly to Rikochi that made her panic a little and call for a time out.

"What's wrong Tetsumi-chan? Why'd you call for a time out?" Teppi breathes while he drinks his bottled water.

"Don't worry, It's not that serious," I said, I don't want to worry all of them but this time out is for Taichi.

Back in America, I used to tell him my prediction to tease him or taking it as a joke because the way he reacts every time I do that was hilarious because he acts like a child who lost his mommy but later on he got used to it and it made him think more clearly of his strategy on how he deals with his game.

I know I only take it as a joke, but it's a good decision I did that. It helped taichi to think calmly and rationally.

While they surround Rikochi, I went near to Taichi who is looking at me and gestured him to come closer. He didn't question me and put his face closer to mine, probably he knows what I'm gonna do.

"Did you know Taichi," I whispered in his ear, "that Midorima used to be a basketball junkie."

After saying that I saw how Taichi reacted. And no, it's not like the one he got nervous and doesn't know what he will do, he's just surprised because he didn't expect that other than Daichi, Shinchi grew up in a streetball.

I just nodded at his thought and went near the others and stepped on the bleacher. Yeap, you all read it right! I STEPPED ON the bleachers! If I didn't do it, my neck might snap! you guys know what I mean! (♡˙︶˙♡)

"Tetsumi-chan, be careful." Tetsuchi scolded me, I just held his shoulder to balance myself.

"Alright everyone, I want you all to be careful okay? Because I sense-" Rikochi, Taichi, Teppi and Tetsuchi widens their eyes on me and giving the "are-you-cheating?!" look, I scoffed and gestured them that I don't cheat!

"I mean, I sense in my guts that the opponents will be very difficult after this time out! Understand?"

"Hai!!" They said and started going back to the court.

"Oh, Taichi and Teppi! Especially you two! You understand!" I beamed at them and used my super kawaii hands to slap their back!

"Hai!"

Right before the game resumes, I saw Taichi looking at me as if he's trying to tell something, I just smiled at him and mouthed him good luck.

6 minutes before the 1st quarters end, with the score if 24-22 with the advantage of Seirin. For passed minutes, Shinchi can't use his super arc shoots because Taichi always blocks them with his high jumps.

But I have this swirling feeling in my tummy that any minute that Shutoku might show some trump card that may lead Seirin to difficulty... I just know it.

My focus on what's happening to the court suddenly gone when I felt my phone vibrated again, so I fished it out to see a text from Makichi, again.

From: MakichiSubj: ur not the only one suffering~

Ne! Pls dont do that AGAIN! the step on the bleachers! (｡ŏ﹏ŏ) onii-chan was mumbling words beside me, you get the idea ¯\_( ◉ 3 ◉ )_/¯

I smiled childishly and replied to her text. Oh, I still remember the last time I stepped on the bleacher, this was not the first time I did this (￣︶￣ )

To: MakiSubj: Gomene (｡◝‿◜｡)

Sorry! You know I have to do dat! And please stop your ONII-CHAN from saying annoying words, I don't want him pestering me later （￣＾￣）

I hit the send button and put it back in my pocket. 1st quarter has ended, and somehow the opponents didn't do any stunts... for now. I really have this feeling that they might show something. Even I don't use my prediction, my guts tell me all.

"Tetsuchi you okay? Take a seat and drink your water." I said concernedly as I gave him his water bottle.

"I'm okay Tetsumi-chan." He said within his breath, I hand him his towel.

I looked at Tetsuchi and fatigue where written all over his face. He has a hard time getting out of Takao-kun's hawk eyes. He barely uses his misdirections to his teammates, what's more when Shutoku played their fullest?

"Taichi are you okay?" I asked beside Tetsuchi.

"I'm fine!" He said, I looked into his eyes and it was burning red! I can see determinations in his eyes as he focuses when he play, I could tell from his expression that he's thinking something deeply and this is what I like seeing. He's thinking of his tactics.

"Ne, Tetsumi," I looked at him, "ya think I can do that?" He asked.

I think for a bit and smiled, placing my hands behind me.

"The only way to find out is to try it." I answered he smirked.

We heard the referee whistled signaling the start of the 2nd quarter.

Since when did our Midorima grow up in a streetball? How did he got disciplined from it and played so different from Aomine's style?（ ಠωಠ）

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