But I don't have main character hair! Kuroko help me!

The First Practice

Chapter 9

Once school ended, I ran to the gym. I didn't want what happened before to happen again. I tried to get into the Girls locker room, but the door was locked. I went to boys locker room to change, I opted to wear my full shirt this time instead of what I wore yesterday. I pulled my shoes out of my bag and slipped them on. Their weight was comforting. I clipped the right side of my hair up and stared at myself in the mirror. The left side of my bangs covered my eye, but it didn't really matter anyway. I couldn't see out that eye very well. I walked out of the locker room just in time. The guys were coming.

"Hey, Vyliana-chan. Already dressed? Wow." Captain greeted me.

"Hai. I'm going to head on out to the court, meet you there."

"ok." When I got to the gym, I started setting up. Riko-senpai came in with a clipboard and motioned me over.

"Hai, Did I do something wrong?" I asked

"No, no. I was just wondering if you mind participating in a small scrimmage so I can assess your abilities."

"Sounds good to me, but even though I know the rules, I may foul... A lot. I always played streetball and it can get, painful." Her eyes widened.

"Just don't injure them too badly."

"I won't" I smiled, by that point the rest of the team had made its way into the gym. We started stretches as Riko spoke.

"Ok, minna, listen up! As you know, you have double practice so we are going to start with 100 perimeters *evil smile* any problems?" Everyone chorused a no and got up. "Oh before you start, I need to tell you we will be doing scrimmages later. So, I can assess our new player's abilities."

"EHHH?!"

Smiling, she sent us off. I followed with the team for a few perimeters until I got comfortable with the course. Then I slowly started passing them one by one. When I got to Kagami, he started speeding up. We ran in sync for 20 or so perimeters, but he started to lag up so I went on. I went faster and faster till I was at a fast run. I lapped the team several times. Riko stood at the gym doors marking our laps on a paper. She was shocked when she saw me running several laps in the time it took the rest to run one. I finished long before the others and stood by Riko with sweat dripping down my face. Even though I was doused in sweat, my breathing was steady and rhythmic. When the guys finished I was almost dried out. They were a panting, gasping mess. I looked at coach,

"Riko-senpai. Could we have a 30 min break? Please?" I looked at her pleadingly. She agreed reluctantly.

"Fine, but you have to drag the baggage back into the gym." She pointed at the pile of team members laying on the ground with their souls floating out their bodies. Then she turned and walked back into the gym, writing on the clipboard, smiling slightly. I looked back at the guys and got an idea. I made my way to Kagami and whispered in his ear, "Wanna have a competition? I bet you'll lose." A smirk crawled across his face as the lights returned to his eyes.

"You're going down. What's the competition?" Hook, line, and sinker.

"Oh, never mind. I don't think you can do it anyway."I turned and started to walk away. He grabbed my arm.

"I bet I can." I raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm, well... if you insist. I bet I can get more of these guys revived and in the gym than you can in 30 min."

"Hah! That's too easy."

"We'll just have to see about that..." 'you may have been their teammate for longer, but you should never underestimate the ability of a fangirl to use what someone loves against them' I smirked.

I went from man to man and whispered in their ears, starting with Kuroko. I leaned in and said five words "They are discontinuing your shakes." He was conscious in seconds. After I finished I had half the team ready to go, but so did Bakagami.

"Looks like we tied"

"hmph." The doors to the gym slammed open.

"30 minutes are up! Everyone into the gym for the scrimmage!" Riko-senpai yelled cheerfully, the team groaned. "What was that?" A sickly sweet aura seeped out of Riko-senpai. We gulped before streaming onto the court. "That's what I thought." She divided us into two teams. The regulars vs the rest of us. I gathered my team on one side of the court to talk to them.

"Ok, guys. Just so you know I can't shoot. At all, but I can dribble, pass, and dunk. My left eye is bad and I can't ever get the distance right. So if I can get the ball down the court can you shoot?" They nodded. "Good. I'll take the tip off. Let's do this!" I pumped my arm in the air.

We lined up for the game. Kagami and I faced off at tip-off. Riko threw the ball in the air, I waited to see how high it would go before jumping. I reached out quickly and got my hand on the ball before dropping back to the ground. I crouched with it in my hands. Kagami was still falling, a shocked look on his face.

Kagami POV

As soon as Riko let the ball go, I jumped. Vyliana was just watching. I almost had it, when she came out of nowhere and snatched it away. I cursed at myself. I was still falling when she started running. 'How'd she fall that fast?' Her path was totally clear but all of a sudden she threw the ball to the side. It bounced between the captain's legs and into the hands of her teammate. He stood shocked for a moment, before shooting. 'What a fast play!'

"KAGAMI GET OVER HERE!" I was still standing on the midcourt line. The ball didn't make it in luckily and Kuroko got the rebound. He barely touched the ball and it came flying at me. I smirked. 'No one can see his passes.' I was wrong so very wrong. As the ball entered my hands a figure came into eyesight. Vyliana was on me.

Vyliana POV

The ball rebounded off the backboard. 'Darn it' No one went for the rebound and so I knew Kuroko would get it. I saw him move towards the ball. 'He's going to pass to Kagami. I can't stop his pass but I can prevent Kagami from scoring quite so soon. We need the first score for our moral.' By the time the ball was to him, I was there to block him. He was startled. I smirked and slapped the ball from his hands, but he recovered quickly and charged after me. Kagami got in front of me. The rest of the team was man –on-man so I couldn't pass. I was still running straight towards the hoop. I took one long step and bent my front leg. I propelled myself up and over Kagami's head, going for a dunk. He turned and ran towards the goal. He leaped into the air. I brought my hand down towards the hoop, ball in hand.

"RAWWWRRRR"