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You stormed out of your middle school, wiping your tears.

Your crush had rejected you, publicly humiliating you in front of the crowds of students and insulting you.

You sniffled again and rubbed your teary eyes furiously. You couldn't go back to school. They would laugh at you.

You remembered his scoff and disbelieving expression as he mocked you. “You can't even speak properly with your hideous accent! Why would I ever date the likes of you?”

You shook his voice from your head and began to cross the street when a hand grabbed your wrist and pulled you back. You stumbled backwards just as the car raced past you.

Your eyes widened at how close you had been to getting hit.

"T-thanks" you said in English, your voice shaking.

The person released your arm and looked at you incredulously.

"Oi, (wahat zu yuh dink yu areh zooing? xD) what do you think you are doing?" a red-haired boy replied with a heavy accent.

You gasped. "Your English!" you exclaimed. "Do you happen to be Japanese?" you asked excitedly in Japanese.

"Yeah" a black-haired boy said as he joined you, "it's nice to know another Japanese student. There aren't too many in America."

"I'm (Last name) (First name)" you said.

"Himuro Tatsuya. This is Taiga" the black-haired boy said, gesturing towards the red-haired boy.

"Kagami Taiga" the red-haired boy said, "you should be careful when you cross the street."

"Sorry. And thanks" you replied.

~♡~•~✿~•~♡~

From that day on, you, Himuro, and Kagami had become close friends. You hadn't known any other Japanese students in America before meeting them. It was really nice. You always cheered them on from the sidelines while they played basketball. And they had taught you as well.

~♡~•~✿~•~♡~

Now, you sighed as you stared out the classroom window of Seirin.

You had moved back to Japan almost five years ago. At first, you had kept in touch with Himuro and Kagami. But they slowly became more and more distant. They stopped contacting you altogether during middle school. You hadn't heard from Himuro or Kagami since.

As the bell rang, you packed your things. As you walked through the hallways, your mind drifted back to your time in Japan. The more time you had spent with them, the more it had become clear that one of them was especially significant to you. But your newly developed crush was sure to bring you down.

Kagami Taiga would never like you back.

"Street basketball?" you read the sign aloud.

It sounded fun to watch on your day off from school.

"—Seirin and Yosen!" The speakers announced.

You perked up at the mention of your school. You had been aware there was a basketball club, but you hadn't thought much of it.

You made your way through and almost screamed at the sight of them. There stood Kagami and Himuro. Kagami wore the Seirin uniform while Himuro wore a Yosen one.

'They're here! They're really really here!' you thought delightedly.

You wanted nothing more than to race towards them and throw your arms around them. They had been your best friends for so long! But...as you watched them, you saw a tension between Kagami and Himuro as they stared each other down.

‘Is this why they stopped contacting me?’ you thought, ‘is it because...they’re not brothers anymore?’

Your hopes of having a tearful and happy reunion shattered like shards of glass. Your body felt like all the heat had been drawn from it as wave after wave of disappointment washed through you. As if on cue, rain began to pour from the sky. You held out your hand and the drops of water landed on your skin.

‘I should have known...things couldn’t be so happy for so long without consequences.’

As the rain came down harder, you fled with everyone else. It was crazy! People pushed past you to escape the rain.

You ran across the street as fast as you could, unaware of the car racing towards you.

"Move!" A voice shouted behind you as someone pushed you.

You stumbled forward with the person as the car zoomed by.

You turned to the person. "A-ah...thank—" you stopped. "Kagami-kun."

"(Last Name). How many times do you expect me to save your life?" Kagami demanded.

"Sorry."

"Sorry doesn't cut it. Why did you disappear?"

"What do you mean?” you burst out, unable to believe your ears, “I disappeared?”

“Well—”

“I waited for you to contact me for so long. I called you. I texted. You gave me no response!” you were angry now, angry at being rejected for so long.

“I…” Kagami looked down at the ground, seeming ashamed. “I got a new phone…”

“And…?”

“I deleted your number…”

“...”

“Why didn’t you ask Himuro-kun for it?”

“We’re not really on talking terms, you see.”

You huffed. “So...let me get this straight...we lost contact because you deleted my number by accident. And you were too uncomfortable to get it from Himuro-kun.”

“Pretty much.”

You sighed. “Kagami-kun, I knew you were dense, but not this stupid.”

“Hey!”

“You could’ve at least tried” you said “do you know how long I waited? How long I wondered what I did wrong? Do you know how long I wished I hadn’t said this or that? Do you know how long I missed you?”

“...sorry, (Name).”

"Well, you’re here now, so does it really matter?" you asked, “I missed you, Kagami-kun! I missed you a lot!”

You threw your arms around him and held him tight. You had no intention of letting him go again.

You smiled and leaned into him. “You have no idea how much I missed you...I...like you so much…” you whispered.

Although you were sure that Kagami hadn’t heard you, he hesitated and mumbled something.

You pulled back. "Huh? I didn't-"

"Go out with me."

"..."

"You can't seem to take care of yourself, so I'll keep saving your life for you" Kagami said sheepishly.

“What? Kagami-kun, I—”

“You don’t want to?”

“No!”

“Oh, alright.”

“No! I mean, yes! I mean...ugh!” you straightened. “Yes. I’ll go out with you.”

“Then…” Kagami looked uncomfortably at his feet. “I’ll try to be a good boyfriend.”

"Okay." You agreed in English. "You can start by buying me dinner tonight!"

"...?!"

Description
You stormed out of your middle school, wiping your tears.

Your crush had rejected you, publicly humiliating you in front of the crowds of students and insulting you.

You sniffled again and rubbed your teary eyes furiously. You couldn't go back to school. They would laugh at you.

You remembered his scoff and disbelieving expression as he mocked you. “You can't even speak properly with your hideous accent! Why would I ever date the likes of you?”

You shook his voice from your head and began to cross the street when a hand grabbed your wrist and pulled you back. You stumbled backwards just as the car raced past you.

Your eyes widened at how close you had been to getting hit.

"T-thanks" you said in English, your voice shaking.

The person released your arm and looked at you incredulously.

"Oi, (wahat zu yuh dink yu areh zooing? xD) what do you think you are doing?" a red-haired boy replied with a heavy accent.

You gasped. "Your English!" you exclaimed. "Do you happen to be Japanese?" you asked excitedly in Japanese.

"Yeah" a black-haired boy said as he joined you, "it's nice to know another Japanese student. There aren't too many in America."

"I'm (Last name) (First name)" you said.

"Himuro Tatsuya. This is Taiga" the black-haired boy said, gesturing towards the red-haired boy.

"Kagami Taiga" the red-haired boy said, "you should be careful when you cross the street."

"Sorry. And thanks" you replied.

~♡~•~✿~•~♡~

From that day on, you, Himuro, and Kagami had become close friends. You hadn't known any other Japanese students in America before meeting them. It was really nice. You always cheered them on from the sidelines while they played basketball. And they had taught you as well.

~♡~•~✿~•~♡~

Now, you sighed as you stared out the classroom window of Seirin.

You had moved back to Japan almost five years ago. At first, you had kept in touch with Himuro and Kagami. But they slowly became more and more distant. They stopped contacting you altogether during middle school. You hadn't heard from Himuro or Kagami since.

As the bell rang, you packed your things. As you walked through the hallways, your mind drifted back to your time in Japan. The more time you had spent with them, the more it had become clear that one of them was especially significant to you. But your newly developed crush was sure to bring you down.

Kagami Taiga would never like you back.

"Street basketball?" you read the sign aloud.

It sounded fun to watch on your day off from school.

"—Seirin and Yosen!" The speakers announced.

You perked up at the mention of your school. You had been aware there was a basketball club, but you hadn't thought much of it.

You made your way through and almost screamed at the sight of them. There stood Kagami and Himuro. Kagami wore the Seirin uniform while Himuro wore a Yosen one.

'They're here! They're really really here!' you thought delightedly.

You wanted nothing more than to race towards them and throw your arms around them. They had been your best friends for so long! But...as you watched them, you saw a tension between Kagami and Himuro as they stared each other down.

‘Is this why they stopped contacting me?’ you thought, ‘is it because...they’re not brothers anymore?’

Your hopes of having a tearful and happy reunion shattered like shards of glass. Your body felt like all the heat had been drawn from it as wave after wave of disappointment washed through you. As if on cue, rain began to pour from the sky. You held out your hand and the drops of water landed on your skin.

‘I should have known...things couldn’t be so happy for so long without consequences.’

As the rain came down harder, you fled with everyone else. It was crazy! People pushed past you to escape the rain.

You ran across the street as fast as you could, unaware of the car racing towards you.

"Move!" A voice shouted behind you as someone pushed you.

You stumbled forward with the person as the car zoomed by.

You turned to the person. "A-ah...thank—" you stopped. "Kagami-kun."

"(Last Name). How many times do you expect me to save your life?" Kagami demanded.

"Sorry."

"Sorry doesn't cut it. Why did you disappear?"

"What do you mean?” you burst out, unable to believe your ears, “I disappeared?”

“Well—”

“I waited for you to contact me for so long. I called you. I texted. You gave me no response!” you were angry now, angry at being rejected for so long.

“I…” Kagami looked down at the ground, seeming ashamed. “I got a new phone…”

“And…?”

“I deleted your number…”

“...”

“Why didn’t you ask Himuro-kun for it?”

“We’re not really on talking terms, you see.”

You huffed. “So...let me get this straight...we lost contact because you deleted my number by accident. And you were too uncomfortable to get it from Himuro-kun.”

“Pretty much.”

You sighed. “Kagami-kun, I knew you were dense, but not this stupid.”

“Hey!”

“You could’ve at least tried” you said “do you know how long I waited? How long I wondered what I did wrong? Do you know how long I wished I hadn’t said this or that? Do you know how long I missed you?”

“...sorry, (Name).”

"Well, you’re here now, so does it really matter?" you asked, “I missed you, Kagami-kun! I missed you a lot!”

You threw your arms around him and held him tight. You had no intention of letting him go again.

You smiled and leaned into him. “You have no idea how much I missed you...I...like you so much…” you whispered.

Although you were sure that Kagami hadn’t heard you, he hesitated and mumbled something.

You pulled back. "Huh? I didn't-"

"Go out with me."

"..."

"You can't seem to take care of yourself, so I'll keep saving your life for you" Kagami said sheepishly.

“What? Kagami-kun, I—”

“You don’t want to?”

“No!”

“Oh, alright.”

“No! I mean, yes! I mean...ugh!” you straightened. “Yes. I’ll go out with you.”

“Then…” Kagami looked uncomfortably at his feet. “I’ll try to be a good boyfriend.”

"Okay." You agreed in English. "You can start by buying me dinner tonight!"

"...?!"