The One (Kuroko No Basket Fanfic)

Meeting Him

Himuro plowed straight through the door still holding onto my hand.

"Guys I found our new assistant coach! Her names Aria Smith!" He yells.

"Wait I thought you said it was try out!" I yelled at him I snatch my hand back, all the guys sit on the gym floor smiles spread across their faces.

"I lied, they happened a week before school started, we just needed an extra coach and sense you said you liked basketball I knew you'd be good for us." Himuro smiles and turns to the team. "Aria Smith, she's a first year and I think she'll be a great assistant coach for us. She's spunky when she wants to be and shy but she has heart." I stare around the gym, the boys were tall, buff, they were built for basketball, unlike me, but I'm good at basketball I've won championships with my middle school team in America.

"I think she'll be a great member to our team." I feel a hand touch my shoulder, I look up and a tall woman with long black hair looks down at me. (She's the coach for the Yosen team but me never paying attention to her and never liking her, I never got her name so she'll be referred to as Her alot and Coach.) "I'm the coach for the Yosen team, I was needing some help for coaching and I believe you have potential for this team." Her says and she looks around the gym, her eyes intent. "Where's Murasakibara Atsushi!" She says.

"Atsushi said he needed to get some stuff from the store before practice started." Himuro's voice spoke up. Coach looks at himuro her eyes a bit angry.

"Oh he did, did he." She says clenching her teeth. "Well then go dress out, ill deal with Atsushi later." She walks away from me, her hand letting go of my shoulder. The boys including Himuro leave to the dressing room, I sit on the closest bench; crossing my legs slowly, I hear the door open but never look, and then a giant presence behind me.

"Who are you?" A deep voice says. I turn around and only see pants but I look up and I continue to look up until I see a face, cold eyes and purple hair. I jump off the bench falling onto my ass.

"I-I'm a-aria smith I'm the new assistant c-coach." I say my voice stampeding. This giant looks up at me, he holds a bag full of candy, chips and soda; he holds a piece of Poki (Japanese candy if you didn't know) in his mouth.

"Are you M-murasakibara Atsushi?" I say my voice is quiet. The giant boy holds out his hand to help me up and I take it, he lifts me up, not even bending down.

"Yes I am." His voice is quiet and when he is done, he places an unopened box of Poki on the bench. "Sorry I scared you." He says and goes to the locker room to dress out. I blush and look at the Poki. I pick it up and put it to my chest. My father after coming home from Japan during his business trips would bring mom and I Poki and we would all share it. I feel tears slowly fall down my cheeks. Those were the best memories I've had of my mom, we would fight all the time but she always cared about me, no matter where she was she'd call me to make sure I was okay. The tears continued to fall down my cheeks, even after Coach and the boys came out of the locker room.

"Are you alright?" Coach asked me, her eyes somewhat worried. I look up at her and then to the boys, none of their eyes say I'm weak, their all strong, still burning with passion. Murasakibara's eyes look down at me, they burn with compassion, not weakness.

"I'm okay. I promise I just had a moment." I say and set the unopened box of Poki on the bench. I look back up to the coach and the boys, my eyes burn with passion; fiery passion. "Let's practice!"

"YEAH!" The team says in unison.

Practice lasted for two hours, the boys were sweaty and gross.

"You all seemed to practice very well, so tomorrow during practice ill have Aria here coach for part of the day. Maybe she'll have some stuff from America she could teach us." Coach smiles and pats my back. "Now go dress out!" The boys bow to Her and run off into the locker room, I grab my jacket and bag. Coach comes over to me and pats my head.

"Glad to have you on the team." She says patting my head and then leaving the gym. I smile ever so slowly, she reminds me of my mother but doesn't at the same time. I pick up the unopened box of Poki and look at it, I set it in my bag with a smile. Himuro comes out of the locker room first.

"I hope you be careful going home okay Aria chan?" He says his smile never fading from his face, he ruffles my long red hair. I look up at him, smiling and nod, he leaves along with other guys, Murasakibara was the last one to come out, eating potato chips.

"Murasakibara?" I say, I look up at him, my jacket to my side, my bag slung over my shoulder. He munches a chip, looking down at me.

"Please call me Mura, it's easier than my whole name." He says.

"O-okay Mura chan...t-thank you for the Poki! It's my favorite candy from Japan." My voice squeals and I blush I stare up at him, hoping he wouldn't notice. His lips curl up and he puts his long fingers under my chin and my heart begins to pound.

"Anything for a Kawaii girl." He says his voice deep and calm. My face feels hot I can barely move, my body unresponsive to my brain.

"Would you like for me to walk you home?" He offers and all I do is feel my head nod, he chuckles. It's a small laugh for such a large boy, but I thought it was just so cute. He opens the door to the gym for me, and we walk out together.

"Hehehe so you mean your father would bring you Poki from Japan for you and your mom and you two would eat it in weird ways?" Mura chan laughs softly. I giggle along with him nodding.

"Yeah I would dip mine in milk and stuff it was great." I never laughed that much even around my friends in America, I loved the feeling of being noticed.

"Your mother sounds like a wonderful woman. Id love to meet her sometime." He looks down at me his eyes sincere. I look up to him but slowly frown.

"Actually my mother passed away when i was ten, in a car accident. And my father got a job offer here and he took it so we moved away from my moms grave..."

Mura chan looks down at me and stops, I stop and look to him.

"I'm sorry did I say something? I didn't mean to--" his palm rubbed my head slowly, he left it there and then slid it to my cheek. I finally felt tears fill up my eyes. I just met him and he feels bad for me? My mother died a month ago but I still cry and this giant feels bad for me? I close my eyes feeling his warm hand against my cheek and let the tears fall from my eyes. I couldn't help it, I am crying in front of a guy I've just now met and he's just standing there making me feel better.

"I'm sorry to hear that Aria Chan...she sounded like such a wonderful woman." He says. His voice is calm, his hand still on my cheek, the tears still fall, I softly sob.

"I shouldn't be crying. I'm suppose to be strong. My mother taught me to be strong. To never cry because crying is for the weak." My voice sobs with the tears. I feel his hands wiping away my tears, his hand are warm, comforting.

"Crying is not for the weak. The strong have to cry, because sometimes the weak are too small to show the emotion of compassion and sadness." His words struck me hard and I open my eyes up to him, the tears flowing down my face. He is kinder than other men, he may be a giant, but he's gentle.

"Your just so kind to only someone who you've just met only a few hours ago. Why is that?" I stare up at him, I slowly grip at his shirt, I'm tiny compared to him (aria is only 5'3 and Mura chan is 6'10) and I barely reach his shirt but I grip it at the hem and hold onto it.

"I don't know why...but I just have a feeling that I was suppose to like you the first moment I met you." He holds my cheeks, and wipes away my tears with his long thumbs.

We finally made it to my doorstep an hour later, even though it was only a block from the school. I unlock the door quietly because I knew my father was still doing his work.

"I guess I'll come walk you to school tomorrow okay?" Mura chan says smiling and slowly begins to walk away as I enter into my house. I turn around quickly and look at him.

"Hey Murasakibara?" I say smiling, he turns around with a huh and looks at me.

"I love Poki." I say, my smile soft and he stares at me and slowly smiles.

"Good to know." His eyes were the last things I saw before shutting the door to my house.