《Slipping Away (KnB fanfiction)》Chapter 9 : The Joy
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I didn't read this back when I wrote it because of my sleepiness. Sorry for all the grammars, spelling and misused words in this chapter.
Enjoy!
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After 2 days passed, Seirin once again comes to the Tokyo Hospital to visit Kuroko. While they reach in front of Kuroko's hospital room door, they could hear how noisy inside the room.
"Wow, did they remember where they are at now?" Hyuga asked with a mix of comment.
"Weird, the nurse does not even bother with it." Kiyoshi looked around, searching for any nurse and spotting a few nurses who are gossiping.
"Who care? Let us go in." Kagami said as he opened the door and enter it.
"Ouss!" Kagami greeted them.
"Ahh.. Kagamichii.. Welcome. Come here. Let's play with us" Kise walk toward Kagami and pull the teenager toward Kuroko's bed.
"Hold on! Don't pull me!" Kagami resisted but fail.
"Welcome, Seirin! Come. We are doing a match here." Momoi invited Seirin with a huge smile. The other of Kiseki no Sedai members are cornering around Kuroko's bed, playing some kind of block. Aomine and Midorima were playing together, while Kuroko matches with Akashi.
"Domo" Kuroko greeted Seirin.
"Nice to see you again, Seirin" Akashi also greeted them.
"What are you playing?" Koganei asked while observing them.
"Block. Pull one by one block from this building. Who make the building fall, he lost" Murasakibara explained while eating his snack.
"Which block should I pull?!" Aomine screams in frustrated
"Huh, you are nothing more than an idiot. Murasakibara, don't talk while eating." Midorima insinuates Aomine then he warned Murasakibara of his attitude.
"What have you call me, Midorima!?" Aomine shouted but unconsciously pulled the block to harsh, causing it to fall instantaneously.
"Arhhhh!" Aomine again screamed frustrating.
"Idiot" Midorima stated.
"Dai-chan lost, the winner is Midorin!" Momoi announced.
"Shut up Satsuki!" Aomine annoyed.
"I just announced the right thing. You lost because of your stupidity, Dai-chan" Momoi said while laughing at Aomine.
"uno..Is it okay for all of you to be this noise?" Aida asked while walking toward them, followed by the other of Seirin members.
"Don't worry, I have ordered the nurses to give us some space and they follow since they know who I really am" Akashi smirked.
"You're taking advantage of your status, Akashi-kun,"Kuroko stated.
"Don't worry, Kuroko. I am doing this for a certain time only." Akashi said while focusing on the block in front of him. Then he smirked.
"The fact that you use your status to order people around you still a bad thing, Akashi-kun" Kuroko pull one of the blocks, the building of block nearly fall but it stabilises back.
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"As expected, your move is unpredictable. What about this?" Akashi challenged.
"I will never give up" Kuroko smirked and pull another one. A miracle happens, the block building didn't fall although it's already the edge of collapsing.
"Wow, you manage to do that Kuroko?"Kagami could not believe how Kuroko could make the building still standing tall
"Kurokochii is always awesome!"Kise prised Kuroko, but after that, the building falls suddenly. They silenced.
"Akachin wins again Kurochin" Murasakibara announced with his lazy voice, still munching his snack.
"Kise-kun" Kuroko called Kise suddenly with dark aura surround him.
"Y-yes Kurokochii" Kise sweatdropped.
"Don't ever talk to me again" Kuroko stated as he turned away.
"K-kurokochii?" Kuroko ignores Kise completely.
"Kurokochii, please forgive me!! I never know it will collapse if I praised you...Kurokochiiii......" Kise wailed, asking Kuroko forgiveness.
"No" Kuroko stated.
"Kurokochiiiiii..."Kise keeps on wailing.
Seirin sighed.
"They look just like normal kids; it's the reverse of their version when they play basketball," Tsuchida commented.
"Yeah, they sure are" the other agreed.
Mitobe walks next to Kuroko and gives him his bag. Kuroko looks at Mitobe with his expressionless look.
"What is this?"Kuroko asked, still with the same expression.
Mitobe just smiles and opened the zip of the bag. A second later, reveal Nigou's head from inside the bag.
"Nigou.."Kuroko picked up Nigou and hugging him, he smiles. It's been 3 days since he last seen Nigou and he already missed him.
"ehhh? you brought him here?" the other occupants of the room screamed.
Mitobe smiles and nodded his head.
"Thank you so much, Mitobe senpai" Kuroko thanked. Once again Mitobe replied with his smile.
Guess where Kagami is.
at the corner of the room. Run as far as he can from Nigou.
"What is bakaGami doing there?" Aomine asked.
"he scares with dogs"Hyuga sighed.
"What?! hahaha, you sure are an idiot, bakaGami" Aomine laughing at Kagami.
"Shut up!" Kagami's face is as red as a tomato because of embarrassment.
All of them laugh.
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"What is that camcorder is for Kuroko?" Kagami asked Kuroko, who is currently holding a camcorder on his hand.
"Just for fun." Kuroko gave a small smile.
"for fun?" Riko questioned.
"Yes. Take a look at this" Kuroko show the camcorder to them and play the last scene when they play block building an hour before.
"Ehh. When is this video being recorded?" Kise seem can't believe that Kuroko managed to record the video without any of them noticed.
"I put it on the side table. Luckily, everyone could be seen in here." Kuroko turn back his camcorder toward his face, watching back the scene before he chuckled.
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"T-tetsu-kun chuckled?" Momoi stuttered.
"This is unbelievable." Aomine couldn't help to not letting his jaws open.
"The opposite Kuroko" Kagami mumbled with his eyes widen.
"Yes, it sure is" They agreed.
"Oha-Asa does say that today is a lucky day for Aquarius" Midorima claimed.
"As long it didn't affect his health, it's okay" Akashi cut them.
"Akachin is right" Murasakibara agreed. He is munching his snack although all of their attention now at Kuroko, who still continue to play back the scene and the other video that he has recorded.
"Tetsu-kun, will you share the video with me later? I want to save it too." Momoi talks nearing Kuroko's ears so that Kuroko could hear what she want to say.
"Sure. But let me record more of I first, then I'll share it with you." Kuroko said.
"It's weird to ever look Kuroko doing something like this. He barely using any electronic before. He always used his eyes to observe people." Hyuga spoke out his curiosity. This time, Kuroko hear this.
"Nothing is weird, Hyuga-sempai. I just want to make some memories. So that either you or I will never forget about it. I will be bored again once all of you get back to the tournament, So this is my entertainment" Kuroko smiled to them.
All of their faces changed into a grim look.
Kuroko could feel the change. "Did I say something bad?" Kuroko hesitantly asked.
"Kurokochii, Don't worry. We will play again together once you healed. I promise you" Kise give Kuroko a determinant look.
"Yeah. That for sure" They said in unison except for Kuroko.
Kuroko couldn't help to tear out. He gave them a big smile of his and replied "I will wait for that day. Please wait for me"
"We will"
Suddenly, the door opened, revealing a person with a white coat who is Kuroko's doctor to be exact, accompany by a nurse next to him.
"Good afternoon Kuroko. How are you feeling? I am sorry for disturbing you reunion. I will retreat once I finish checking you."The Doctor greeted Kuroko and explaining the reason why he comes to visit his patient.
"It's okay Doctor. Please let yourself at ease."Kuroko replied.
All of Kuroko's visitors move giving the Doctor space to checking Kuroko. Once he did the checking, he wrote the data he got on the board, given by the nurse beside him.
"So, we have done the diagnosis for the chemotherapy and we have confirmed where the tumour is. Your chemotherapy treatment will start tomorrow and we will do it once a week. While for your radiation therapy, we will do it twice a month." The Doctor explained.
"Alright. Thanks, Doctor" Kuroko thanked.
"Oh yeah, do give him your support to keep him fighting his illness. The chemotherapy and radiation treatment may cause him some side effect. Stay by his side, he needs your support at this time the most." The Doctor explained to Kuroko's friends.
"We will" They nodded their head.
"If you excuse me," The Doctor said before leaving the room. They surround Kuroko's bed again.
"Are you ready for it, Kuroko?" Akashi asked, observing the bluenette facial expression.
"I am ready. I will fight it for all of you" Kuroko determined.
"we will take a turn on taking care of you Tetsu," Aomine said.
"I don't need that" Kuroko started with his expressionless look.
"No..no.You must accept our offer Tetsu-kun or we will give you some penalty" Momoi said with a devilish look. Kuroko sighed.
"If you say so" Kuroko gave up.
"We also will join you taking care of Kuroko" Kagami stated.
"Guys, I am not a kid anymore. I can take care of myself." Kuroko let out a second sighed.
"Kurochin didn't take care of himself before. We can't let it happen again." Murasakibara spoke out.
"Just take the offer, Kuroko" Midorima sterned. It is not like he mad of feel annoyed, it just his nature to not letting another look at his soft side.
"Murasakibara and I will come here on weekends," Akashi stated.
Kuroko sighed for the third times.
"Hahaha..it's good to hear that," Kiyoshi said with a relief look.
"I hope your leg will heal fast, Kiyoshi-sempai" Kuroko moves his attention toward Kiyoshi.
"Yeah. You too, Kuroko. Let us fight our illness to the end" Kiyoshi spirited.
"That the spirit" Riko spoke out, slapping Kiyoshi's back.
"That hurt, Riko. You should be more feminine."Kiyoshi brushed his hurt back.
"S-sorry" Riko apologise while rubbing her hair and blushing.
All of them stop the move.
"Coach is blushing!!" Koganei shouted shocked with what he has seen. So are the others.
Kuroko takes out his camcorder.
"Coach, look here" Kuroko requested.
With her still blushing face, Riko turned. Once she registers what Kuroko is doing, she shouts.
"Don't filming me!!"
The room being engulfed by endless noise.
TBC.
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