Spark | Kuroko no Basuke x OC

It Takes One To Know One

I'M SO SORRY GUYS!! I TOTALLY FORGOT TO UPDATE THIS STORY ON WATTPAD BECAUSE OF THE HECTIC SCHEDULE I HAD MY SECOND SEMESTER OF COLLEGE (with balancing school and my social life). It completely slipped my mind after I posted on FFN ),: On the bright side, I ended the semester with another 4.0! Hard work pays off!

I'm also working on the next chapter now since I'm out of school and have some time before I go on vacation, so stay tuned~! 

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85 to 92.

Seirin was forced to call a timeout at the four minute mark. The game had gone from bad to worst within seconds of Aomine reaching the Zone. Seirin needed more if they hoped to defeat Touou now.

Even top-tier players only reach 80% of their potential during a game, but being in the Zone makes that 100% possible, Riko thought with her arms crossed tightly, a sign that she was conflicted by the turn of events. What's worst is that Aomine's 100% is a total unknown...

"Senpai, I need a favor," Kagami turned to Hyuuga with a determined look on his face. "Let me go one-on-one with Aomine. Uh, Please."

Everyone looked at the redhead incredulously.

"Do you have some kind a plan?" Koganei asked.

"No," Kagami replied, his gaze focused. "But I'll do it. I have no intention of beating the Generation of Miracles alone now. If it'd help the team win, I'd happily be benched. But I have to face him alone."

Tomoko saw a small reaction from the blue haired shadow when Kagami finished what he was saying. With Kuroko's Overflow no longer being able to reduce the accuracy of Aomine's formless shots, it was becoming increasingly hard for anyone to get near and effectively block him. But maybe, if it was Kagami, they had a chance.

"Fine," Hyuuga slung an arm around the redhead. "You have two minutes. You're the ace, so do what you want."

"Captain..."

"In the meantime, we'll go at them with everything we have. It's all on you, Kagami!"

With a blow of the whistle, Seirin was back out.

"Okuma-chan, you're unusually quiet again," Koganei remarked when he took a seat next to the girl. They watched the scene unfold with the two aces battling it out on the court. "Are you thinking about how Kagami'll do against Aomine?"

"I have no doubt that he can do it," she replied softly and Koganei smiled with a knowing nod.

"You're gonna say it's 'cause you believe in him, right?"

Tomoko had a thoughtful look on her face when she turned back to the court. The cat-like teen wasn't wrong, but there was more. Playing against Aomine when he wasn't in the Zone was something that already requires Seirin to give it their best effort—Aomine in the Zone was out of the question. However, Kagami could go beyond "best effort" if he had the team's full support. And that he has.

"It's because Taiga-chan's our ace, and an ace carrying his teammates' wishes cannot lose."

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Hayama was tapping his fingers against the railing as he watched the show from one of the secluded sections of the balcony. "They're both aces, but it's obvious who's better," he remarked offhandedly.

Mibuchi clucked his tongue. "Stop that annoying tapping," he reprimanded and then his gaze moved back to Seirin. "I rather admire their fighting spirit."

"That's not enough. They need muscle!" Nebuya asserted loudly, earning another glare from the tall vice-captain of Rakuzan.

"Sei-chan's really got to discipline you two when we get back," he sighed.