The Basketball and Mafia Queen (KNB/KHR Crossover Fanfic)

Chapter 16 (That weird feeling)

Recap:

Okay, so..after Aoyuki explained that she's in the mafia to Kuroko, all of the Miracles felt something at the same time. Reborn then predicted that Aoyuki already told Kuroko, Ogiwara and Nijimura since their reactions are priceless. Then, after they ordered, Aoyuki began to laugh. Kuroko, Ogiwara and Nijimura asked what she's laughing at and she said that she remembered Kise calling Kuroko a ghost. Okay! That's it!!

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~3rd Person's POV~

After Kuroko told the story, Ogiwara and Aoyuki are mentally rolling on the floor while laughing. Kuroko sighed and hopefully looked at Nijimura to see that Nijimura's back was turned to him. Kuroko can see how his shoulders are shaking. Kuroko can only sigh again and look down.

After a few minutes, Ogiwara, Aoyuki and Nijimura managed to calm down.

"Tet-chan..even if you got called by a ghost, you're still my favorite cousin of all time! That's in the past now! It already happened! I know that we can't change the past but the past can change us. I..proved...that...." Aoyuki trailed. She looked down on her lap as tears welled up.

She remembered all of the bad things that happened not so long ago.

From Aomine not attending basketball practices. Aoyuki can still remember Kuroko's sad and frustrated look.

From Akashi's sudden attitude change. Aoyuki can still remember when Kuroko cried while they were chatting because of his pent up frustration. And how he pleaded to Aoyuki to come back to him.

To Ogiwara's team's lost to the finals. When Kuroko cried upon seeing his childhood friend cry because they got utterly destroyed. And how Ogiwara quit playing basketball.

All of the people that Aoyuki loved and cared has sad and depressing moments. Those memories are attached to her brain. And she knows that somehow, they will stay at the back of her mind.

"Ao-chan..." Ogiwara muttered, feeling sad.

"Yuki.." Nijimura muttered, feeling sad for Aoyuki, too.

"Ao-chan..please don't cry.. you don't deserve to cry. It will only ruin your beautiful face. Please forget about those sad moments. I..no, WE promise to protect you, no matter what. I trust you with my life, Ao-chan. So..if I see you broken like this, it only makes me broken, too," Kuroko said. Aoyuki nodded and looked up at them.

She smiled brightly but the tears that are streaming down her face made them break. Inside and out.

Suddenly, a toddler came near their table and sat onto Aoyuki's lap. The toddler looked up and wiped Aoyuki's tears away.

"Baka-Aoyuki. Don't cry, will you? The past is in the past, idiot," the toddler said. Yes, the toddler is Reborn.

"Reborn-san!" Ogiwara and Nijimura exclaimed. Aoyuki looked down and stared at Reborn longingly and hugged him tightly.

"R-reborn-san!" Aoyuki choked out. Kuroko's tears welled up as he stared at Aoyuki's face.

Her tears.

Her broken figure.

It all meant so much. It's all meaningful.

Somehow, Kuroko, Ogiwara and Nijimura's tears started rolling down on their cheeks.

Meanwhile.....

Kise started crying all of a sudden.

'W-what is this?'