Pillar [Kuroko no Basuke fanfiction]

Prologue

A/N: I wanted to see thing from this perspective as I couldn't find any fictions about few of the unnoticed characters. Are they so unneeded in a team that they appeared only for 4 pages in manga?

And this is my first time writing and English is not my strongest suite. My love for KnB has pushed me this far... Have mercy!

Disclaimer: Kuroko no Basuke belongs to Tadatoshi Fujimaki and everything else is a figment of my imagination.

Prologue

He could hear the cheers but he knew it was not for him.

He could feel the coach's trust but it was not entirely on him.

He could see the admiration in everyone's eye but he was not the one on the receiving end.

He isn't the part of crucial moments.

He remains on the side lines and tries his best.

He stands on the same court as with their ace, the hero.

He doesn't deny the fact that he is not that good player.

He wants to be the best.

The match they lost is not because of the captain or the ace's fault.

It is his fault for not being good enough for the team.

He couldn't do anything but stare as they lost once again.

Was there anything I could have done? He thought as he walked to face his team.

No one blamed him, no one blamed anybody.

They had given their best. They had given their all.

He only blamed himself.

He doesn't want to repent; he wants to strive for the best as he wants to see glory.

He wants the glory for the team and for himself.

He wants the team to depend on him too. He wants to share his captain's burden.

But he has lost his last chance.

They lost to Seirin.

They lost to Touou.

They were defeated by Seirin again.

His last chance was against Shutoku.

Now they have to face the formidable wall without their ace, their hero.

He wants to be the Hero. He wants the team to win. He wants to do everything in his power to win.

He had worked hard, he has shed blood and sweat for his team.

The soaring three pointers were unstoppable but his team was not.

Generation of Miracles.

Alas! Shutoku won, Kaijou lost.

His last chance slipped away.

His captain assures the team.

The captain takes pride in his team, so does he.

But lamenting is unavoidable; they are after all only Men.

He wanted them to shine and soar high even without their ace but a hero can't be replaced simply.

This time he wanted to be the HERO, he wanted the smile on his team's faces.

He wanted to restore the Blue Elites' pride before he graduates.

"I guess it is all upon your shoulder,"

He smiles at his juniors as he bid them farewell.

He remembers something;

Someone once asked him:

"He is the team's ace, the hero and always gets the spotlight but everyone's important, right. Why are you in the shadow?"

To that he had answered,

"To support them in their dark times."

He didn't know how long this bitter defeat will remain.

He forgot his true role in midst of thinking about being a hero and saving the team.

Was he able to fulfil his true duty?

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