First Miracles [Kuroko no Basuke FanFic]

Taiga Kagami 03

Taiga Kagami 03

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What's your type of girl?

Kagami: Eh...!? A-an elegant woma.... person, I guess.

(From Kuroko no Basuke Characters' Bible)

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Taiga Kagami does not remember how long he's been friends with Alice. All he knows is that it started in 4th grade, and now it's been 2 years since he met her.

"Hello," She greets him early in the morning, passing by him in a fleeting motion before she sits down on the chair behind him.

"Hey," He turns back slightly, covering his mouth with a hand before whispering, "Did you get yesterday's homework?"

She nods, with hair longer than before, and it swooshes across the air with her motion. Kagami groans and slumps on his desk, probably because he didn't get it again.

Alice offers to tutor him about the topics he doesn't understand, and he's more than happy to agree. In return, she can tag along to watch him play basketball or show him her new dance.

She got to meet Tatsuya Himuro too, Kagami's not-blood related brother. He was the one who taught him Basketball. She doesn't have much chance to talk to him, but Kagami's descriptions of him make him seem nice.

"Hey, Taiga," She calls.

Red eyes met her cerulean ones with slight interest, "Yeah?"

"I have a performance this Saturday," She smiles, fidgeting with her fingers under the desk, "I was wondering if you'd like... Um.. To watch,"

Kagami blinked, "Saturday..." then realization dawned on him, "That's the next street ball game!"

Alice's smile faltered, "I see, I'm sorry for bothering you," with that, she turned to fix her bag.

Kagami wanted to say something but he can't seem to get the words out. So instead, he also turned to listen to the teacher.

Saturday slowly came, and Kagami notices that Alice became less talkative and she goes home earlier too. Still, he didn't hesitate to greet her and invite her for snacks. She agrees, but still, she became distant.

Right now, Kagami stood beside his teammates for the streetball game. He hears them talking about a new team with a really strong player, making him even more excited than before.

When the new team arrived, his red eyes widened, "T-Tatsuya...?"

Tatsuya Himuro smiled in return, "Hello, Taiga,"

With that, the streetball that will decide their victory started. Kagami and Himuro agreed to let this match be their final tie-breaker on their 98-98 games. The match was intense, but Kagami can't help but notice the way Himuro falters every now and then.

Then he found out why.

Himuro's shoulder was injured, courtesy of the white bandage that can be seen through the sleeves of his shirt.

It was the final seconds of the game, and Kagami was still in confusion as the ball was passed to him. He saw Himuro's disbelieving expression as he jumped to get a lay-up, but missed.

The buzzer sounded, signalling the end of the match. Kagami was indifferent for some reason as his team muttered curses here and there. Himuro was glaring at him, raising his hand to call him over.

Once out of sight from the rest of the people, a swift pain on the cheek made Kagami stumble back into the brick wall. He looks up, seeing Himuro's blazing eyes, hands curled up in fists.

"Bastard! How could you miss on purpose?!" He yelled in Japanese.

Kagami looks away, "You were injured..."

"That doesn't mean you could go easy on me! I don't need your pity!"

"But-"

"That's it!" Himuro hissed, pulling out his necklace and showing it to him, "Next match, we'll bet on our rings! If you win, I won't be your brother anymore, and if I win, I won't play against you anymore,"

Kagami jumped on his feet, about to retort, but Himuro was already walking away. In the end, he didn't have to courage to call him anymore. He just stood there, wondering why the bets became so unfair.

Kagami bit his lip and started walking opposite the direction where Himuro went. He didn't have to look up to know where he was going since he was already familiar with the place. But something he heard made him look up.

Classical music.

The ones that Alice likes!

"Her performance!" He clicked his tongue and sped across the road, into the small auditorium's doors and through the crowd of people inside.

There, he sees Alice in the most beautiful form she had. She was on her tiptoes, one leg raised up, and her arms outstretched. The light from the spotlights up above made the sparkling pink tutu she was wearing seem brighter and she, herself, looked angelic.

He felt his jaw dropped when she spun around, forming into a crouch, and then the lights went off. The crowd goes wild and they clapped and stood.

He was too late, the performance is over.

He watches begrudgingly as the crowd left one by one, sitting by the back row, waiting. And when everyone was gone, that's when he sees Alice.

"Alice!" He calls, running over to her.

Alice was surprised to see him, "Taiga? I... I thought you had a game..." At that line, she looks down.

Kagami notices it and looks down as well, "It was over, so I thought I'd watch your performance," Then he rubs the back of his head with a sheepish grin, "But I guess it was over too,"

Alice nods, "I see..."

"Sorry," Kagami sits down by the seat beside him and burries his head in his hands, "I made Tatsuya mad..."

She sits beside him and pats his back. Instead of saying something, she just stays that way. Kagami sighs and looks at her, "Did... Did I make you mad too?"

Alice was taken back. But then again, he has always been this pure, "No," She replies and bites her lip, "Just a bit sad... But I know I'll make you mad..."

"What? No... You don't.."

Alice looks at him straight in the eyes and holds his hand, "We're moving to Germany tomorrow,"

Kagami's eyes widened, lips parted, before he launches at her, "No! Why do you have to?!"

"I'm sorry, but my dad's work just moved there," She closes her eyes and rubs it, trying to keep the welling tears from spilling, "I know I should've said so earlier but... I didn't want to make you worry and-"

A sob escapes her lips, and then a whimper, and now a choked sound as she tried to cover her face with her hands, "I don't really... Want to leave Taiga!"

Kagami clenches his fist before he wraps them around her, feeling her lithe body tense under him and then relaxing. That's where she starts crying, while he rested his chin on the top of her head.

The last thing he could remember was the fresh scent of her hair.

Alice left for Gemany.

Two years later, Kagami moves in to Japan. And whenever he passes by the park, he could smell the forest scent- something that was very close to Alice's. The winds would blow the wildflowers to and fro, making them dance, and from the back of his head, he could remember her subtle yet graceful movements as she did her ballet.

She was indeed elegant. A true lady.

And he smiles fondly at the memory

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FIN [For Kagami's part]