Another Beginning

Kise heard a the sound of thud from the gym. Kise stopped, peeking through the slot of the doors. He saw Kasamatsu who was practicing her shoot. Kise cultivated his grip to doorknob. After a minutes's silence, Kise strengthened his heart and entered the gym.

"Kasamatsu-senpai!" he called. Kasamatsu turned.

"The game on the inter high, it was obvious, the reason why we lost is me." Kise looked down to the floor, such as it had a interesting thing to note. "I'm sorry."

"Idiot. What are you talking about?" Kise rised his face with suprise.

"Aren't you're our ace? Did among of them there ever blame you 'cause that lose? The ace's task is lead the team to the winning. But, you don't have to carry all of the burden."

Kasamatsu paused and sighed. "Because carry all of the burden is my duty. What you have to do just keep on to look ahead."

Kise kept himself quite.

"You shouldn't said that," he whispered inwardly. Never said it out loud. "It's just make me feel more guilty..."

.

"Congrats." Kise forced a wide smile and offered a handshake to the aces of Seirin, Kagami and Kuroko. "So, this is your second winning." Kagami welcomed the handshake.

"I'm not even expect to say congratulations, but I'm not regret anything 'cause I have played with all of my efforts."

"Kise-kun," Kise turned to Kuroko. "You're really strong." Said the blue haired boy. "We did the game but I couldn't stop you till the end." He smiled.

"Hah... what are you talking about? Eventually the victory is belong to you. Actually I want to proud it with full of victory but... it seems I can't do that for now." Kise made a fake peevish face.

Kuroko smiled a little. "Sorry."

"For the next time, we'll definetely win. Let's fight a duel again next year!"

"Yes," and then both of them handshaked.

All members of Seirin and Kaijou did a handshake and friendly chat.

"I wanna you all be the winner. Win it, for us too," said Kasamatsu to Hyuuga, the captain of Seirin.

"Yes!" Hyuuga answered with serious expressions.

"81 against 80. The winner is Seirin High School." Both of team lined up and gave sallute to each other.

Kise frowned when walking back to the bench. His ankle was really hurts. He already knew it, the risk to forced himself in the game. Did the perfect copy over the limit. "Even now still feel hurts, but... it's not a problem... 'cause everything has end up."

Suddenly a small towel was fell to his head. Kasamatsu huddled up him. Again. "Geez. You kid. If you hide thing like that alone, you're really deserve to be a model but not worthy to be an actor."

Kise crumpled up his towel. "I want to win, so bad..." Kise begun to cry.

"Yeah..." Kasamatsu murmured.

Kobori, Hayakawa and Moriyama smiled at them. Moriyama ruffled Kise's blonde hairs. Kobori and Hayakawa patted Kise's shoulders.

"I... want to win with you all.." the blonde boy sobbed.

"Yeah.. Sure..."

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Kasamatsu walked to the school's gate. She stopped and looked at the cherry blossom trees. They were blomming. The wind were blown their pink flowers. The girl flashed upon when the first time she became a student at Kaijou. The moments while she joining the basketball club.

And now, she had graduated. After walked through the gate, she wasn't a student of Kaijou High anymore. She closed her eyes, feeling how the wind swept her face.

"Kasamatsu-senpai!"

Kasamatsu opened her eyes and turned to see who was calling her. Kise ran to her. Kasamatsu didn't respond, just waiting until the handsome boy reached her.

Kise stood in front of her. Suddenly, the blonde did a deep bow. Kasamatsu little frightened out.

"Arigatou gozaimasu!" Kise said with loud voice.

"What is it so suddenly?"

"I want to Thanks to you senpai. Thank you for look after me in this year. You have taught me to respect others, especially the elder. Thank you 'cause made me aware about the meaning of the team, supporting and trusting. I'm glad I can be in Kaijou team. I'm glad to met you."

Kasamatsu couldn't help but let out a gentle smile. "C'mon kid. So serious, it's don't seems like you."

Kise rised his body, he looked so sad. So, Kasamatsu punched his shoulder. "Stop that ugly face. Geez, you must grown up."

Kise yanked but after that gave a small smile. Kasamatsu leaned her body to the cherry blossom tree. "Nothing have to thank you." Kise furrowed his brows.

"I have to say sorry though."

"Eh? Why?" Kise blinked his eyes in confussion. "Because you often hit me?"

Kasamatsu laughed. And Kise felt happy to hear that. "Of course not, you reasonable to get it." Kasamatsu locked her eyes to Kise's brown irishs.

"Well, I want to sorry 'cause in my conduction we got lost so much. You have to get so many victory, but I couldn't lead you." Kasamatsu looked down to her feet.

"That should be my line," Kise though bitterly. "I can't make your last year in the club to be great.."

"I'm worst captain, aren't I?" she said with playfull tone, but for Kise, it's really sound tornful.

"Of course not!" Kise yelled. Kasamatsu stunned and saw serious expessions on Kise's face. "You're amazing Senpai. You're girl but you could made Kaijou to be top team on national level. You taught me how to appreciate team and others. I can played basket with happiness because of you."

Kasamatu quited for a minute. "Thank you."

Kise grinned with silly face. "Whoa, this is the first time I get gratitution from you senpai. Does it will be rain today?" Kise scoffed.

"Shut up you brat or I'll take my line back."

"Heh?! Don't! It probally just happend once in my life!" Kise whined.

Kasamatsu laughed again but stopped when saw a bouquet of blue rose that appeared in front of her nose. She glanced at Kise and back to the flower again.

"I don't know what a present would give to you so... Momochii sugested a flowers would be good." Kise scratched his cheek with his finger, blushing slightly. He was seems awkward and shy.

Kasamatsu picked the bouquet and smelled the scent of the flowers. "Well, it's smell good. They are pretty."

But from Kise's opinion, the flower couldn't be compare to Kasamatsu's eyes.

"Oi Kise, you're not fair. We want to thank to captain too." Someone's voice made Kise and Kasamatsu turned, it's Nakamura's voice. All of the rest team approched to them.

"ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!" they bowed.

Kasamatsu smiled. "Doushimashitta. I hope you succed for the next year. I will leave this team to you Hayakawa, be the good leader 'kay?" Hayakawa nodded enthusiasly.

"And always be the ace for this team, bring them to their dream, Kise."

Kise nodded and smiled. "I will. I promise."

"So, it's time for us to leave, let's go." Moriyama and Kobori patted Kasamatsu's hair and gained a deathglare from the girl. "Sayonara." They waved to their underclassman.

Kise watched three of his senior dissapeared from the gate.

"Oi Kise, let's go back!" Nakamura shouted, realizing Kise still stood in his place. The rest of the team had back to entered the school.

"Yeah..." Kise still looked to the street before turned. It's another beginning...

Fin.