Is This Really Me? (Kuroko No Basket)

Chapter 3

So that happened. After that, things got... better-ish. I went to school the following Monday. Kuroko tried to talk to me but I just ignored him and walked away. Kagami looked at me as if he wanted to say something but he would just turn his head and walk away. It was Monday and Midorima had practice, but he wanted to try 'picking me up and walking me home' as he said. It wouldn't be until 5 before he would be there. Luckily that was fine since we had practice too. I walked into the gym, having already changed in the girls' bathroom at school and looked around. The other guys were walking out of the locker room. Riko walked up to me with that usual smile of hers and smacked me hard. 

A hand print was left on my cheek and I just looked at her, sighing softly, "I deserved that huh?" 

"You deserve much more than that but I need you practicing." 

Even though I'm a girl, because they don't know that, they let me on the team. I don't play in games against the Generation of Miracles in case they decide to pull something that reveals I'm a girl. 

Hyuuga ran over with his eye twitching in anger. "Where have you been?! We have a game soon and we need everyone here practicing!" he yelled at me and I chuckled softly. 

"The next game is in like a week or so." I pointed out and he turned red in anger. 

Riko blew her whistle and we lined up. We ran drill after drill after drill. It was so tiring since I was out of shape from being at home. It helped though. Sweat formed on my face as we took a break. I grabbed my water, taking a large gulp before taking my towel and wiping the sweat off. Now we were divided into teams. It was me, Hyuuga, Koganei, Furihata and Mitobe against Izuki, Kagami, Kuroko, Fukada, and Kawahara. The game began and it was pretty evenly matched. My mark was Kuroko, mainly since I could see him no matter what. The game went fine at first. Normal plays and everything. Kuroko used his passes to get by but once in a while, I would block them. The score was 22-25, my team losing. I was passed the ball and dribbled down the court, jumping for the shot, when I felt a weight behind me. As I let the ball go I fell to the ground. Kagami had come from behind me to stop the shot and fouled me in the process. I looked at him and he just turned his head and went back down the court. I stood back up and continued the game. I blocked Kuroko's pass, throwing it to Hyuuga for a three-pointer that tied the game. We went back and forth, falling behind and getting ahead and ties. Kagami had fouled me three times, at least what Riko had caught. I'd been tripped, pushed, nudged in the ribs and it didn't end. All of it from Kagami. In the end, my team won none the less. I grabbed my towel, not bothering to change my clothes as I wiped off the sweat. The rest of the team had left. It was nearing 5. I walked outside, Kagami behind me. I stopped and looked at the back of his head as he passed after I felt the slight nudge on my shoulder. 

"What is your problem?!" I snapped. 

"Still 'feeling strange'?" he asked. Kuroko didn't! I thought to myself. 

"I don't know what you mean." 

"I don't know what it means either but I was told you feel strange around me. Just trying to clear things up." He said coldly. 

I raised an eyebrow but it lowered as I narrowed my eyes in anger, "What the hell is wrong with you?" 

He rolled his eyes, "You wanted me to believe you were a guy right? It's time I started playing you like one. Isn't that what you wanted?" 

I scoffed and tightened my grip on the strap of my bag, "I wanted to be accepted as one of your friends. Whether you believed I was a guy or not is a personal problem Kagami." That was far from the end of the conversation. The yelling only got louder and harsher.