Kuroko no basuke is a Japanese comic (called manga)
following the development of a fairly young basketball team from Seirin High in
Tokyo. In the manga there are six members who were part of a legendary team
known as the “Generation of Miracles”, each member had an extra ordinary
ability. Each member of the legendary team entered different high schools after
the players stopped enjoying playing a game they once loved. The manga follows
the Seirin team as each member over comes personal and physical hardships as
they strive to overcome the “Generation of Miracles” and become the number one
team in Japan. The manga mainly focuses on Tetsuya Kuroko, dubbed the “Phantom
sixth player “from the “Generation of Miracles”, and Taiga Kagami, a teen who
was raised in America with a natural talent for basketball.
This fan fiction takes place between the inter-high
championship and the winter cup. The characters involved are Kuroko, Kuroko #2,
Kagami, Kise, and Midorima.
Cultural notes; People in Japan call each other by their
last names until they have a deeper or long relationship. Therefore Kise and
Midorima call Tetsuya Kuroko “Tetsuya” unlike Kagami who calls him
“Kuroko”. “Sempai” is a Japanese term
used for an older student to show respect.
The autumn wind rustled through the brightly coloured
leaves, Kuroko looked up from his book to see sky blue eyes staring at him
expectantly. Kuroko #2 began to wag his tail in delight, as Kuroko got up from
under the tree he’d been using. He glided through the house, unnoticed by all
except the puppy who bounded along excitedly in front of him. Kuroko winced as he walked up the stairs
towards his room. Aida-Sempai had given the team a hellish training program
after their defeat at the interhigh preliminaries to Senshinkan High, and
Kuroko’s legs were still suffering.
“I wonder what Kagami-kun is doing” Kuroko asked the puppy.
Kuroko #2 tilted his
head to the side, Kuroko smiled “I don’t know either, wanna go for a walk?” the
puppy’s face light up and he started to bark.
“Okay, okay, hold
still” Kuroko said as he attached the lead to Kuroko #2’s collar.
Walking along the quite back streets Kuroko walked past the
local convenience store. Kuroko #2 stopped and stared at the entrance, just as
Kuroko turned his head to look.
A familiar voice called out from behind him “Kurokocchi!”
Sighing Kuroko turned
around “I told you to stop calling me that Kise.”
In front of him was a boy of the same age but considerably
taller.
The boy called Kise brushed his blonde out of his eyes and
beamed down at Kuroko
“Now, now don’t look so bothered we were extremely close in
middle school weren’t we?”
“Not really” responded Kuroko.
Kise laughed and patted Kuroko on the head “Where are you
headed Kurokocchi?”
Kuroko blankly starred up at him through his ruffled bangs.
Suddenly the door to the convenience store opened and a boy
wearing glasses walked out, sliding his glasses further up his nose.
He glanced
towards Kise and Kuroko
“How unlucky it is
that I run into you two, especially the blonde idiot.”
“What’s that supposed to mean Midorima?” yelled Kise pouting
a little
“It means that I really don’t want to see you two fools
during my holiday, idiot” Midorima shot back
Kuroko couldn’t help but think the exact same thing.
“Hello Kuroko” said Midorima coolly.
Kuroko nodded in his direction, “Midorima”.
Both Kise and Midorima had been members of the generation of
miracles with Kuroko.
“This feels like fate” laughed Kise.
“More like misfortune” grumbled Midorima.
Kuroko started to
walk forward when he noticed that both Kise and Midorima were following him.
“Uumm what are you doing?” asked Kuroko.
“I-I-I I just happen
to be going this way too” spluttered Midorima
“Well I’m bored and
thought it would be fun to hang out since I haven’t seen you since the
inter-high” said Kise with his hands behind his head and grinning.
“Speaking of which,
who’s this little guy?” Kise knelt down and started petting Kuroko #2.
“I don’t recall you having a dog Kurokocchi” Kise paused and
stared at the dog, then looked at Kuroko then back to the dog and started
laughing.
“Oh my god, look at
this Midorima!” said Kise while holding back his laughter.
“What?” responded Midorima.
“Don’t you think this dog looks a lot like Kuroko?” said
Kise.
Midorima looked at the dog and then up at Kuroko; he let out
a snorting sound and turned his head away, covering his mouth. After regaining
his composure he turned back to the group,
“A little”
“What’s his name?” Kise
asked as he started up at Kuroko.
“Kuroko #2” Kuroko
casually responded.
This sent the two over the edge with laughter, they laughed
until they had tears in their eyes. Kuroko swiftly turned around and started to
walk off hoping to leave them behind. A few seconds later he heard panting
behind him and turned to find the two chasing after him. In a poor attempt to
escape from them Kuroko turned down an unfamiliar street. But within seconds the
two had caught up with their long legs.
“Naaaw we’re sorry Kurokocchi, but it’s just so funny how
similar you two are” panted Kise.
“I must agree with Kise on that, even though I’d rather not”
remarked Midorima.
A light breeze swept through the group, Kuroko #2 sniffed at
the air and suddenly bolted down an alley way ripping the lead from Kuroko’s
unsuspecting hand. Kuroko ran after him, with Kise and Midorima close behind.
“I see you’re training camp went well” commented Midorima as
he caught up to Kuroko.
“Yeah, you don’t run slower than my grandma any more Kurokocchi”
laughed Kise as he whizzed past them.
At the end of the alley was a chain link fence, Kuroko #2 had
managed to crawl through a hole to the other side where he sat watching someone
shoot hoops. As Kuroko got closer he recognised the players form.
“Kagami!” shouted Kise
The player turned around and swept his dark red bangs away
from his eyes.
“What the hell are you doing here?” Kagami shot back.
“We ran into Kurokocchi at the convenience store and were
hanging out” Kise shot back with his lady killing charm.
Unfazed Kagami responded “Yeah right, you probably stalked
him, damn stalker!”
“….Hang on, who’s we?” Kagami demanded.
“Huh? Me and Midorima, he’s right here” Kise pointed to his
left.
“I see you’re as rude as ever Kagami” Midorima coolly said.
“And I see you’re as weird as usual Midorima” Kagami shot
back.
“So where’s Kuroko? Didn’t you two stalkers follow him here?”
asked Kagami.
The group looked around, and couldn’t see Kuroko or Kuroko
#2 anywhere.
Kagami sighed “What the hell”
Kagami turned around and found a puppy half an inch from his
face.
While the others had been talking Kuroko had decided that it
would be funny to sneak up behind Kagami with Kuroko #2 to give him a fright.
Kagami fell backwards, yelling.
There was a sudden burst of laughter from across the court.
Kuroko turned towards it and saw a group of what seemed to be delinquents
holding Kagami’s ball
.
“Oi would you mind passing me that ball?” Kagami asked the
tallest boy in the group.
“Now why the hell would I wanna do that eh?” responded the
boy
“Why the hell not you bastard” Kagami retorted
Kuroko could see that Kagami was getting angrier and angrier
by the second.
“Why don’t you take you’re group of pansies and piss off,
you weak bastard.”
Kuroko could hear the last restraints holding Kagami’s anger
at bay snap.
“No, Kagami don’t!” Kuroko screamed.
Kise and Midorima lunged towards Kagami.
Blood gushed forth from what was once the delinquent’s
mouth.
The End




