So for the next few weeks of Middle School, the freshmen quickly made a name for themselves in Meikō Junior High, named the Five Prodigies of Meikō.
They easily accustomed to Coach Makiyama's training, no matter the difficulty of it, which it was very difficult.
Many of the upperclassmen called the Coach the devil of Meikō convinced that the coach was trying to sentence them to death in practice.
Currently. The first string players stood in front of Coach Makiyama after receiving word to stay back after practice.
"Are we getting more training done?!" Whispered Ogiwara, his fear of death lacing his voice as he shivered at the thought of Coach Makiyama's extra training.
"Alright guys! Thank you for staying back. This will only take a few minutes. I just wanted to inform you first hand of the upcoming practice game we have arranged for you against Kazami Junior High which will take place next Thursday.
Kazami is a decent high school but I believe that we will easily beat them, but that doesn't mean it's going to be a walk in the park." Coach Makiyama stated as the first string nodded while Hikki caught Ogiwara releasing a breath of relief.
'thank kami, no extra practice!' exclaimed the brown haired boy with glee evident in his eyes.
"Hai Coach! We will prepare accordingly for this match!" Was the collective shout from the first string as the coach nodded with satisfaction.
"Good." Stated Makiyama as he concluded that the meeting was over.
Hikki and the gang grabbed their belongings before walking out.
The Next Day With Aomine Daiki and Momoi Satsuki-
Currently standing on a basketball court was a tanned blue haired boy wearing black shorts and a dark blue tank top.
In his hand was a basketball and next to him was a pink haired girl with a friendly smile on her face.
This was the scene Hanazono Momoharu walked in on.
"Yo! Haru! How've you been? It's been a while!" exclaimed the blue haired boy with a happy smile on his face.
"Yo! Aomine! I've been good how about you?" Asked the boy as he dropped his bag and three bottles of water.
"I've been great! We've got a practice match against Nambara Junior High Next Thursday!" Aomine exclaimed excitedly.
"I can't wait! I'm so excited I've barely been able to sleep! Even if we're subs, I'm still pumped to perform!" Exclaimed Aomine as Momoharu smirked.
"We've got a practice game also next Thursday, against Kazami Junior High. We'll be put in as subs also, but I'm so excited!!" Exclaimed Momoharu as Satsuki just observed with a smile.
"Momoi-chan. How've you been?" Asked Momoharu, noticing her sitting down.
"Ah! I've been good Rukkun. I've been helping out at Teikō also. Dai-chan! You didn't check out that ghost in the gymnasium like I told you to! What if I died?"
"I forgot, I'm sorry!" Aomine stated with his hands up apologetically.
"Hmph!" Momoi stated.
"Wait Momoi-chan. Are you a manager? Hikki-kun helped Asuka-chan become the manager of Meikō coz of her talent at collecting data and her knowledge of basketball." Momoharu stated as both of his close friends looked at him confusedly.
"W-Who is Hikki. And Who is Asuka?" Asked Aomine, confused. 'Am I supposed to know them?' The blue haired boy thought.
"Ah! I forgot! I haven't introduced you two to my friends, other than Isame." Momoharu stated.
"Hikki is my friend who's the point guard of our team. Hikigaya Ryouta is his full name. He's the guy I was telling you about, Dai, on the phone.
Asuka is his girlfriend. Well. I don't know if they're dating but they're always together, and he helped her talent from a young age. He showed her basketball and she immediately understood it. Asuka the second smartest person I know, first is Hikigaya. Hikki's also the best basketball player I've seen, besides me
Oh right. Aomine. You mentioned an Akashi over the phone. Who is Akashi?" Asked Momoharu.
"Ph right. Uhm. Akashi is a red haired midget who's probably just like Hikki. While he isn't the vice captain of our team, he is the best on our team, besides me. You could say he's the Hikigaya Ryouta of Teikō! Hahaha!" Aomine stated while laughing.
"Is Hikigaya the same age as us?" Asked Aomine.
"Hai. In fact. He's actually the youngest of us if we are talking about dates of birth. His is December 25th." Hanazono spoke as Aomine widened his eyes.
"Really?!" He asked as Momoharu nodded.
"Who are the freshmen who were put on the first string immediately, other than you, Mekkun and Hikigaya-san?" Momoi asked.
"Me, Hikigaya-kun, Isame-kun...Then it's Mibuchi Reo who excels in outside scoring and Ogiwara Shigehiro who is almost on par with us. He developed at a fast rate and Hikki found his trigger. He's like us...Aomine.
He relies purely on his instincts..." Spoke Momoharu as Aomine widened his eyes.
"Wow! Your team is just like mine! You've even got a giant like Murasakibara!" Exclaimed Aomine.
"Mura-saki-bara?" Asked Momoharu as Aomine smirked.
"Murasakibara is a big friendly giant who only cares about food. Just like Isame. It seems to be a recurring theme with these giants don't you think?" Aomine asked as Haru laughed.
"Then there's Midorima. The uptight guy who is obsessed with Oha Asa's horoscope. The guy goes out of his way to get lucky items for his sign." Aomine stated.
"I read Oha Asa's horoscope too?" Momoi stated. "No but, you don't go out of your way to get whatever item you will have every single day. Who does that? But he is extremely good at basketball. He's our best shooter." Stated Aomine.
"Really? Mibuchi's our best shooter." Stated the blond as Aomine smirked.
"If we did face off, Haizaki Shōgo would be Ogiwara's mark if he decided to come to the game. I would be your mark. Murasakibara would be Isame's mark. Midorima would be that Mibuchi's mark. And Akashi would be that Hikigaya guy's mark. I doubt you'd be able to beat us. Considering just how much we're progressing." Stated Aomine with a mischevious smile.
"Are you willing to bet?" Asked Momharu as Aomine smirked and nodded.
"The nationals, we both better be in the finals. If you get knocked out before hand, then you have to have a punishment." Momoharu stated.
"The same goes for you!" Exclaimed Aomine.
"Okay. If either of us gets knocked out in the Nationals before the finals, we'd have to pay the other 10,000 Yen and record an apology video where you have to drink rotten milk, cinnamon and wasabi together as a smoothie." Momoharu stated while Aomine shuddered but nodded, comfident that his team will get to the finals.
"Alright, we've sorted that. If Meikō wins the finals. You have to pay me 50,000 Yen and be my servant for two weeks. And you have to walk around your school while holding up a banner saying, "The Greatest Basketball Player I've ever seen, 'Hanazono Momoharu', is my new master and I'm proud such a sexy man controls me!" And you have to do so while wearing my headband and my face has to be on your bag." Momoharu explained while laughing as Aomine widened his eyes.
"Fine. If I win. Momoi will treat you to food for two whole weeks. You will have to pay me 50,000 Yen and you'll have to wear the same banner with my name instead of yours. Oh yeah, and you'll have to be my servant and give me rides to and from school." spoke Aomine as Momoharu smirked.
"Shake on it." The blond said while extendinn his hand as Aomine smirked and shook his longtime friend's hand. "It's a deal!" Exclaimed the blue haired boy.
"Alright. Now let's get into why we decided to meet up in the first place." The tanned boy stated while gesturing to the basketball in his hand.
Momoharu smirked as he got in a defensive stance.
Title: The Bet!
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