Spark | Kuroko no Basuke x OC

Live and Let Live

Kuroko nodded.

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ten

live and let live

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There was an air of relief when the end of third quarter buzzer sounded. It wasn't just Kagami who needed to be pulled back, but Tomoko could tell that the rest of the seniors needed the short break to catch their breaths.

She handed out towels and water bottles. When she reached Kagami, her expression showed a look of disquiet. "You don't have to be this worked up," she started to say, hoping that he would listen to her.

Hyuuga readily agreed as he chugged down his water. "That's right, and that wasn't the right time to go," he said, referring to the last play before the buzzer went off. It was because of Kagami's rash timing that the other team made a counterattack. "You should've passed first."

"What good would passing the ball around have done?"

That caught the captain off-guard. "Huh?"

Kagami wasn't looking at any of them; his blazing red eyes were trained solely on the empty court. "I'm the only one who stands a chance against Shutoku. We don't need team play now. We need me to score."

What...? Tomoko, along with the team, was startled that the redhead was saying such a thing to them. They had always been about teamwork!

"What are you saying?!"

"Oi, that's different from being self-centered!"

Despite the teams' confusion and protests, Kagami seemed to be set on what he proposed. However, it didn't sit right with the caramel haired manager and she was not afraid to voice out her displeasure with it.

She poked his forehead harshly. "Have you gone stupid?" she bit out, causing the rest to turn at her furious tone of voice. "I can't believe you would say something as selfish as this!"

"It's not selfish. It's the truth," Kagami glared back, swiping her hand away with an equally harsh motion. "If I don't score, we're just going to let the other team take the win!"

It happened in a flash; Kuroko went up to the redhead and punced him square in the face and caused the teen to fall off the bench and on to the floor. After a second Kagami got back up and lunged.

"Damn it, you bastard!"

"You can't play basketball by yourself," Kuroko droned, but there was a spike of anger in his tone.

"What, as long as we play nice together, you don't care if we lose?" Kagami retorted back, raising his voice as he balled up the collar of the blue haired teen's shirt.

"Stop it Kagami!" Tomoko cried as she wedged herself in between the two teammates, preventing the taller male from hitting the phantom back. "You're bringing everyone down!"

"Get out of my way, brat! This doesn't concern you!" he growled.

D-Doesn't concern me? Tomoko widened her eyes with surprise and hurt. After all the time she's dedicated to the team, she meant nothing to him? She staggered back with a look of betrayal as her small hands balled into fists.

Kagami realized the harm in his words and he winced at his crassness. "Wait Okuma, I didn't—"

"You're trying to do what you think is best for the team, I know," she interjected, salmon eyes boring straight through his ruby orbs. The rim of her eyes were turning tender pink, a sign that she was keeping in angry tears. "But team Seirin is not a team of one and you're not the only person you can rely on! Your mentality that only you can defeat Shutoku... It's really letting us—letting me down right now..." the last part she said barely above a whisper, diverting her gaze to the polished wooden floor.