Second Chances

Chapter 9

-In the locker room-

We've just finished the game against Seiho, so right now we're in our locker room preparing and resting ourselves for our upcoming game against Shutoku..

Midorima-kun is really a trouble for us..He's not that just shooter, but he can land shoots that worth three pointers.. 

"Go put on jackets before your bodies get cold!" I heard Coach Riko instructed the boys, while massaging Hyuga-junpei. I can sense some blushing thingy over there. "Make sure you stretch! Also, take some amino acids to restore your energy, and don't forget to calorie change. I'll come massage each of you so take off your shoes!" 

I smile as I handed some snacks I brought to the senpais. "Have some of these, first." I said, internally sulking because..uh...not really that good in cooking..

"Thanks!" Koganei-senpai said, as he ate a banana, but then he turned to Kagami, who is apparently sleeping while sitting.  

"Is he...uh..sleeping?" 

Coach Riko stand up and face him. "Oi, Kagami! Your body will freeze up if you sleep!" 

Hyuga-senpai smiled. "Let him be." 

"He's not usually this down after a game." Izuki-senpai added. 

"Let's allow him to rest for a while." I also added.

Koganei-senpai sighed. "It's because he got four fouls. There's nothing to worry about."

 "But your scene was quite unexpected, though." Tsuchi-senpai stated, causing Koganei-senpai to sweat-drop.

"Maybe he feels responsible on his own way," Captain Hyuga said. "Besides, I don't think he's sleeping. He looks to me like he's saving every last bit of his energy he has for the next game." 

"Excuse me," I looked at Kuroko, making his way outside. "I'm going to the bathroom." 

"I'll go too!" Koganei-senpai joined him, and I watched them leave the locker room. 

"Huh?!" I suddenly looked at the lunch box I'm currently holding that was made specifically for Kuroko. 

"..I forgot to give this to him.."

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Ten minutes before the game, we're now going to the court. But before I went outside the room, I look at Kagami, who is still sleeping.

"Still sleeping?" I asked myself, but then felt a light tap on my shoulder. I turned my head on the right to see Kuroko beside me.

"Don't worry. I'll wake him up, Mari-chan. You can go ahead." 

"Oh sure." I smiled at him before leaving. 

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"The feels here, though." I said, particularly to no one, while observing Shutoku who are making some plans together. Honestly, it feels like this huh? When you're playing with one of the Generation of Miracles. 

I sweat-dropped. Damn, why didn't I felt like this when we had that practice in Kaijou? Maybe because  Kise-kun is there and he annoys me. 

Looking back at the Seirin, I sweat-drop again when there's silent even though they're in a circle. 

The captain sighed, after the silent. "I'm beat. I've been feeling melancholy since this morning. We've got two games in a row, both against the kings. And even after we beat Seiho, all I could ever think about was playing another game after we beat them.."