Spark | Kuroko no Basuke x OC

Resolution

"Seirin member change!"

Standing just outside of the court was Teppei, up and energized with their caramel haired manager grinning behind him. "Why's everyone so gloomy?" he asked with a hearty smile while fixing his athletic shorts. "We're nearly there."

They all smiled back at the center.

"Welcome back," Kuroko greeted as the male nodded.

"I'm back."

Riko-san promised to put him back in during the last minute, huh? Tomoko glanced at the clock. There was exactly 50 seconds left of the game. "Kiyoshi-senpai," she called the center from behind with a wide smile. "You got this... Go get 'em!"

He ruffled her hair affectionately, "I'll do my best."

On the other side, Fukui stared at the returning center with shock. "Seriously?" he breathed. None of his teammates would've guessed that Teppei would come back after Murasakibara destroyed him both mentally and physically.

They don't call him the Iron Heart for nothing, Himuro realized with a grim look. However, Murasakibara scoffed at the sight of the center and the anger was further fueled by the way the male was acting so fond of Tomoko. Everything about the male pissed him off.

"I'm sick of this," he declared with a glare, making Teppei and Tomoko turn to him. From the proximity, Tomoko could see the slight swell on the miracle's cheek from the punch earlier. "How many times do you need to be crushed? You're way too tough."

"That's my strength," Teppei returned a challenging grin. "We might be in a pinch right now, but the game isn't over. Let's have some fun."

It's the moment of truth, Tomoko thought as she made her way back to the bench as the players got back in formation on the court. We're four points behind and we can't let Yosen score again.

It was going to be difficult to pull off in the face of the overpowering obstacle that was Yosen, but she had no doubt that her team can do it.

I believe in them!

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"They're being careful," Momoi observed as she watched how Yosen held on to the ball and double checking every direction before making a move. Next to her, Aomine nodded.

"Yeah, but they've made up their minds," he revealed just as Fukui tossed the ball towards the waiting Himuro. "Here it comes."

With Kagami in the way, Himuro couldn't pull off his Mirage Shot, but he wasn't planning on doing something he knew wasn't going to work. Passing the ball to Murasakibara immediately diverted the redhead's mark back on the giant; like he had expected, Kagami's speed and strength was amazing as he was already in the air to block.

But Yosen wasn't stopping there—there was one more pass.

Murasakibra swung his arms under to return the ball to Himuro, who was lying in wait. Now there wasn't enough time for the redhead to come back and block his Mirage Shot, so this was the chance that he was waiting for. Teppei immediately jumped in front of Himuro to assist his team.

"Without Kagami, the Mirage Shot can't be stopped," Momoi said. " It can't be helped on Seirin's part because a jump takes longer to land than a fast pass... Himuro-san was relying on that."

It looked like Yosen was going to score this time.

"It's not over yet. In order to stop the double release of the Mirage Shot, you don't have to be able to block both shots like Kagami. You can predict when he's going to release," Aomine's navy eyes narrowed at the center. "That's his forte, isn't it? The Right of Postponement... But that's not all. He understands the opening in Himuro's technique."