Spark | Kuroko no Basuke x OC

It Takes One To Know One

The three of them glanced over to where Akashi Seijuuro stood silently throughout the entire game. The captain liked to be alone when he was observing, hence the reason why they were spread on either sides of the balcony. It was hard to decipher what he was thinking sometimes, but they could tell that Akashi was pleased with the way the game had turned out.

Now that Daiki has unleashed his true form, what will you and your light do, Tetsuya?

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"Are you trying to prove yourself as my equal? You can't do it," Aomine half-crouched in front of Kagami with the ball low towards the ground. Kagami was swaying along with the tanned miracle to determine the direction he was going to go. "I told you..."

In a flash, he was off again.

"Your light is too dim!"

More... I need more! Kagami huffed as he ran to catch up. At this point, no one but himself can stop the miracle. Kuroko's Overflow was running out of effectiveness and the rest of his seniors were at their limits. He needed to do something if he wanted to win this.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

Why am I so weak?

It was just like the previous game when he couldn't touch a hair on Aomine.

I don't want to lose anymore.

Time ticked away as Seirin managed to return some points that they lost, but it wasn't enough.

I don't want it to end here.

All the faces of his teammates flashed across his mind. Their tired, disappointed, crying faces at the end of Interhigh.

I'm sick of it...

The way Riko and Tomoko wiped away their tears... The way Kuroko clinched his teeth at his failure... The way his seniors tried to console each other in the locker room as they held in their frustration...

The way he felt when he couldn't do anything to help.

I'm sick of seeing my friends cry!

Time slowed as Aomine ran towards him. In the millisecond that the miracle stepped past, something snapped within Kagami. It was now or never, and he needed to do this now.

SMACK!

Deadly silence filled the arena as Aomine turned his head back at the redhead with pure astound. Not only did Kagami reacted to him in the Zone, Aomine was looking straight into those flashing red orbs that shockingly mirrored his own.

"I take back what I said, Kagami..." his own navy orbs flashed similarly as his insides bubbled with excitement. "You're the best!"

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thirty-four

it takes one to know one

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Block.

Steal.

Another block.

Another steal.

Neither side has made any progress in over a minute as the two aces battled it out in between their teammates. The others knew to not interfere, lest they wanted to disrupt the balance.

Tomoko watched in amazement. Her salmon eyes dashed from one side of the court to the other as it tried to keep up with the speed of the two aces. One was fastest and the other jumped the highest—it would be an unbelievable matchup if it hadn't happened right before her eyes.