Just a Fairytale [Kuroko Tetsuya x Reader x Nijimura Shuzo]{KnB}

[M.20]Middle School: Diary Entry Twenty

"[Name]-senpai!"

You glance over your shoulder to see Kise jogging towards you. Your body stills the moment he makes it, his charming smile greeting you to no end.

"What do you want, Kise?" you grumble with an edge to your voice.

The moment you met the blonde you knew not to trust him. His outgoing attitude was but a farce with something darker hidden in the radiance of his smile. Nothing he said could be trusted which had you always on pins and needles around him.

"My uniform for tomorrow's match hasn't come in," he feigns a pout.

"You aren't getting a uniform yet."

"Huh? Why? I thought I earned it!" he exclaims with feigned surprise.

"Kise-kun, please leave her alone."

Kise glances around until his eyes meet with Kuroko's. The boy is firmly planted by your side and it takes Kise a few more seconds to register the his presence. "W-WOAH!"

Kuroko doesn't bother explaining to Kise that he had always been next to you and instead continues his protective advancement. "[Name] can't do anything about your uniform. Please do not ask her again."

"But she's the manager," Kise sighs. "In fact, isn't she the head manager?"

You don't answer, holding the clipboard closer to your chest. It's times like these when Nijimura would pull your annoyance away by the ear. But Kuroko tended to do things differently.

"Which means she has more important things to think about rather than your uniform," Kuroko states in a diplomatic fashion. "We have to go practice now before we head to the match."

Kise lets out a low groan as he finally relents. With a cold stare, he bows before leaving you alone. Once he's gone, you let out a sigh of relief.

"He's only been here a month and I still can't handle him," you laugh sheepishly.

"He's an interesting person," Kuroko nods his head. "Oh, Nijimura-senpai?"

You do a double-take when you notice your best friend's presence. He's glowering over you with an intense stare. "[Name]," he growls in a warning fashion.

You give him your most innocent smile as you know he saw the entire altercation.

"Weren't you going to stop relying on others for your problems?" he spits out. "You told me that I had nothing to worry about when I leave."

"You don't!"

"What was that then?"

You quickly glance at Kuroko, hoping that he would have left by now. However, he's taking his dedication towards you seriously and is cemented by your side. "Ahhh this is... a friend helping out a friend." You don't see Kuroko's protective demeanor deflate.

Nijimura scans you two and reads the situation instantly. "Don't tell me that now you have Kuroko protecting you. Is that what you meant? That I didn't have to worry because you replaced me."

He's seething, and it's one of the first times you have ever seen him direct his anger at you. You feel a swell of emotions you can't handle as your fight begins to cause a commotion among your teammates. "Can we... talk about this outside?"

Nijimura grabs your wrist and pulls you away as requested. There isn't a person that doesn't have their attention on you, and your palms feel sweaty under their gazes. When he finally takes you to the side of the gym, his piercing gaze has you talking.

"I... am not having Kuroko replace you. How can you say something like that?"

"You lied to me," Nijimura continues. "You were just saying what you thought I wanted to hear so I wouldn't have to worry."

"What's wrong with that?!" you cry out. "I just wanted you to worry about your father."

"...Is that why you've been avoiding me for a month already?"

"I haven't."

"You've been sticking awfully close to Kuroko. Were you trying to create distance between us?" The more he speaks, the more everything begins to click in his brain.

"I'm trying to be considerate," you defend yourself. "You need to take care of your dad with no worries--"

"Cut the crap, [Name]. You're using Kuroko for your selfish gains." His anger dissipates, and all that's left in those gray optics is indifference. He's finally figured you out. "You can't continue doing this to people, especially someone who loves you like that."

Color drains from your face and it feels like your nerves have been electrocuted. "W-What?"

He's shocked by your reaction and tones down his reprimands, "Can't you tell how much he loves you?" 

You take a big gulp of air as you try to understand. "N-No. He loves me like how you love me."

Nijimura steels himself, "[Name], you're like a sister to me. To Kuroko, you're a woman."

"I was a woman to Minato-senpai. Are you saying that I'll be--"

"Think for yourself for once!" he shouts out in annoyance. "Do you really think Kuroko will treat you like how Minato did?"

"I DON'T KNOW! I DON'T KNOW WHAT BOYS WILL DO TO ME!" you scream to the top of your lungs. You've had had enough of these mind games, and you're falling apart. "I can't figure out Akashi, or Kise, or Aomine, or Midorima.. I've never understood Murasakibara and his food!"

"It's because you never gave them a chance," he counters. "You never tried to understand them."

"So what? I'm a horrible person who likes to lead on innocent people?" you bite out. "Does that make me a slut?!" The word is like poison to your tongue and comes out with a nasty ring to it.

Nijimura's eyes widen. "A s-slu--...Where did you come up with this stuff?"

"MINATO CALLED ME IT AND I CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD!"

You break down once more, and it's then that the cries of the broken are heard. Kuroko spectates from a distance where he hears everything crystal clear. Though his heart is tattered and ripped apart, he's more in pain that he couldn't fix you.

And in that day, you quit as head manager right before the playoffs.

Graduation safely arrives, and at the behest of Nijimura and your parents, you are enrolled in an all-girls school with Kuroko being a forgotten memory. It isn't until your second year of high school do you see the boy again.

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Author's Note:

A few things I want to mention:

1.) I am using Kise from the manga in this story (and the entire series). He isn't as nice as he is in the anime and far more edgier(?). Also you can tell he has no respect for the reader here as he doesn't use the -cchi as the end. He can definitely see through her timidness and finds no worth in her.

2.) What drove the reader to be apprehensive about boys is from being called a slut at the beginning. It's what played a part in majority of the story but it came to light now that her true feelings arose.

3.)We are heading into the high school arc which will be a lot longer than the middle school. Now that we have the groundwork, it's time for the story to begin and for CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. :DDDD I will begin posting for the high school arc in August-ish. Thanks for reading!

If you enjoy it, please review! It will help immensely as I write out the high school saga. The rating may/may not go up seeing as we are exploring darker and more mature things, they're also teenagers lol... We shall see.