The Ace of Diamond (Kuroko no Basket fanfics)(Aomine x oc)

Chapter 9: Just Who Is She?! The Baldy and The Mysterious 'Boy'

[EDITED]

Hello! Here's Chapter 9. I want to thank everyone for all the votes and comments. This chapter is dedicated to Crazycatflower for motivating me, Corpse_Karnival for supporting me and everyone else for loving my story!!! I'll be sure to add in your names next time! Enjoy😋 Kuroko no basket do not belong to me so does the pictures. I only own the OC, Mizuki Yui.
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'That's the girl he was talking about? I thought it was a boy. Why would a girl be playing for Seirin? He did say she was one of the GoM. But that can't be! It's already almost impossible for anyone to play on par with the GoM, let alone a girl. How can she physically catch up with them?'

Before the game

Third POV

Walking towards the gym, there was an unusual tense atmosphere around Seirin sempai. With last year's humiliating defeat still craved deeply into their hearts, not even a single trace of their usual set of cheery friendliness could be seen. The kouhais looked at their senpais. It's bad to get intimidated by past experience and they all knew it. But to Mizuki and Kuroko, they had a different concern. That look in their face. It just reminded both of them of the past. How their opponents used to feel. The feeling of defeat. The scars of defeat. At least they still have hopes. Unlike their opponents, who had been crushed, mocked, utterly defeated and destroyed, subjected to forever hating basketball because of them, they were able to get past it. They were fine. But if they continue like this, last year's defeat won't be the only defeat in their minds.

Mizuki looked at her senpais. She frowned, worrying lines appearing at her forehead. "Senpais shouldn't ponder about the past too much, you know. What's important now is the present. "

The moment she said it, it came to her. Her own situation wasn't so different from theirs. 'What's important now is the present.' Her own words came back to haunt her. 'That's what I said...but what about myself? Aren't I the one always, always, thinking about them? About him? About our past? Our mistake?' Every single things said and done sparked off a certain memory. 'He changed that time. I'm really unworthy, usele- ...' It finally clicked. She seemed to have finally woken up from this long nightmare. 'No! I'm here because I want to change him. I made so much more friends and had gotten stronger too. I'm fortunate.'

Her worried face and soft voice soothed their hearts. They sighed in shame.
'What were we thinking?!'
'We are so embarrassing as senpais.'
'I can't believe I was in this state!'
'Baka baka!'
'Clear all thoughts! Clear all thoughts!'
'Yosh!'

Trying to lighten up their situation, Izuki changed the subject. "You must be very close to Midorima. I bet he can't get angry at you. "

She tilted her head slightly, "Ah...you're wrong senpai. Shinta-chan used to get angry at me all the time. Hehe...he used to swear my brain was so unique that it'd be display in a case in a museum someday. World's Greatest Discovery. Well, I asked him if that was counted as a compliment and he'd just sigh and completely ignore me... Seriously, Shinta-chan can be so mean sometimes. "

The others sweatdrop. What happened to make that Midorima go as far as saying something like that...?

Continuing, she said, "Shinta-chan said I can't do real life questions... "

FLASHBACK ( Teiko Middle School )

Mizuki Yui's POV ♦️

"Mizu, look at this question and write down your answer. We talked about this just now. "