Spark | Kuroko no Basuke x OC

Win Some, Lose Some

"They beat us at every practice match during camp... Other than that, I can't really tell."

"Whatever it is, we'll find a way to crack it," Hyuuga called from the front, drawing his eyes across each member before stopping at Teppei briefly. Instead of addressing the serious look on the center's face, he continued to walk.

A phone suddenly went off and the guys paused once they realized it was coming from one of them. Tomoko dug into her bag and pulled out the ringing device. "Oh, it's my mom," she said before answering the phone. As she talked, Hyuuga and the rest waited patiently. After a minute or two, Tomoko ended the conversation and turned back to the team.

"Something wrong, Okuma-chan?" Riko asked. Tomoko shook her head and smiled.

"Nothing really! I just almost forgot that I promised my mom I'd go to the corner store and pick up a few things for the house after our game."

"We can come with if you'd like," the older girl offered, looking at the rest of the team to get their consent. They all nodded in agreement but Tomoko declined the offer.

"Don't worry about it!" Tomoko assured. "I can get home from here so you guys go ahead."

"Yeah, go on without me, too."

"Eh?" Riko and the others turned to Teppei with bewilderment, but before anyone could ask for his reason, Hyuuga intervened and gathered them away.

"That's fine. Come on guys, we should go home and get some rest."

"Okuma-chan, get home safely, okay?" Riko addressed, following behind Hyuuga. She then paused again and turned to give Teppei her usual glare. "And you too, don't dilly-dally around like an old man and get some rest after this. Got it?"

"Yes mam," Teppei waved.

"See you guys tomorrow!" Tomoko said with a wide smile.

Kagami looked to be a bit reluctant to leave, especially since he sensed that Teppei seemed to be hiding something, but he also complied and left the two to their own business. Once the whole team left, Teppei turned to Tomoko and gave her a friendly pat on the head.

"I'll see you, Okuma-chan."

"Are you going to meet up with someone?" she asked, surprising Teppei and stopping his tracks. He looked down the side hallway briefly before trailing his eyes back to the caramel haired manager.

"Something like that," he replied warmly. "Hey, you should head to the store before it gets dark."

"Oh!" The girl took a peek out one of the windows and realized that it was indeed getting late. "Bye, Kiyoshi-san!" she quickly bowed and headed out, nearly crashing into a pillar in front of her.

She sure is endearing, Teppei thought before letting out a small chuckle. Drawing his attention back to the problem at hand, though, his pleasant smile turned serious. He walked towards the sitting figure.

"It's been a while, Hanamiya."

The person he addressed lifted his head and revealed his face in the dim hallway. "Hey," the male greeted with such an air of friendliness that people would think those two have been friends all their lives. "I've been dying to see you."

But the calculating smirk that then stretched across the male's face said otherwise.

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"Did Kiyoshi-senpai forget something?"

Hyuuga looked back at Furihata. They were outside of the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium when the first-year finally spoke up. "Yeah, something like that," he replied.