[Kuroko's basketball] Tomato balls

>>>[Treasure everything. ]

"Maruko?" Momoi held the chopsticks and waved them in front of my eyes.I just came back to my senses and turned to look at her.

She frowned worriedly, and pointed to my bento box: "Since just now... Xiao Wanzi hasn't eaten anything."

"Oh... oh, I'm sorry, my mind was distracted." I scratched my head, smiled at her a little embarrassedly, and hurriedly picked up the chopsticks that had been left aside for a long time.However, the moment I opened the bento box, the damp mist surged up, obscuring the scenery in front of me.

The emerald green celery lies quietly in the small space of the bento box.No one bothers them, no one.Nobody smiles so softly and snatches all the food I hate from my bento box anymore, and no one just smiles indulgently when I go rogue and snatch meatballs from his bento box Take it all.

nobody.Nobody anymore.

After lunch, I waved goodbye to Momoi at the stairs.However, instead of going straight back to Group A, I walked up the stairs instead.

When I passed by the window of group F, I turned my head and looked at the seat where the boy used to be.

A bouquet of fresh lilies was placed in front of the boy's desk. The white petals were bathed in the soft afternoon light, reflecting a faint light.

The bunch of lilies with slightly rusty edges yesterday may have been gently picked up and put away by some girl. Maybe at that time, there will still be a tear or two of nostalgia hanging from the corner of her mouth.

On the bright glass, my sad face is reflected.I saw myself on the glass raised my eyebrows, showing a weeping expression, and the light of mourning flickered in my eyes.

The glass door in front of me was suddenly pushed open, and I subconsciously took a step back, with a panicked expression on my face.

When the person who opened the door raised her head and saw me, she also hesitated for a moment, then she turned her head and smiled tolerantly at me: "Ah, Xiaowanzi, long time no see."

I lowered my eyelids, looking at my toes that were slightly close together: "...Long time no see, little Liuli."

"Little Maruko, is there a confirmed school?" Nanakusa swayed her light green twin ponytails and looked up at the sky outside the window.The last leaf, maybe today, maybe tomorrow, will flutter back to the embrace of the earth. Winter is coming, and our days here are running out.

"Except for Haichang," I bit my lip, "I have no other considerations."

"Haichang..." Nanicao pursed her lips, whispered this word in a whisper, and the corners of her mouth rose a little more, maybe it was my illusion, her smile was inexplicably desolate, "The teacher just came to me Yes, my grades may... be recommended by Haichang."

"Xiao Liuli," I looked up at her, observing her expression carefully, "Chisi-kun went to Luoshan."

Her smile froze slightly, and then her eyebrows drooped subtly, maybe the next second she would show a sad expression that was about to cry, but no, she skillfully covered up the moment of sadness: "Well, yes... Akashi-kun is such an excellent person."

I drooped my eyelids, and the wind blew through my bangs.

I probably know that she likes him.

"Hair, it's long, Maruko." Qihai lowered her eyes, looking at my hair blown by the wind.I reached out and touched it from my pocket, and sure enough it was there.I took out the soft red headband and carefully wrapped my unruly hair around it.Nanakusa looked at me with a ponytail, pursed her lips and smiled, "Little Maruko is slowly becoming more beautiful."

Embarrassed, I stretched out my finger to wipe my nose, but my eyes dimmed: "I'd rather never change... I'll always be that ugly, stupid little ball."

"Yeah," Nanakusa's smile deepened, but also became more sad, "I don't like changes either. Now, Maruko, if the person you like suddenly doesn't look the way you once liked—" My heart froze suddenly, and I raised my head to look at her. There was still a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, but her delicate eyebrows were filled with deep sorrow at some point, "What should I do?"

I bit my lip and said, "I once asked a guy the same question, and the guy answered me—'Pack up or move on." The colored pupils can still be seen vividly in front of my eyes.

Nanakusa laughed: "Really, then, if it was Maruko-how would you choose?"

I raised my face, with a look of firmness that I had never had before: "Go forward bravely, keep going, and cherish everything."

"What a coincidence," Nanakusa turned her head, and the wind swept past, blowing her skirt and her long light green hair, "I also... don't want to give up on that person at all, not at all .”

"Little Liuli, if it were me..." In my mind, I suddenly recalled the boy's face.He is in my memory, the last gentle smiling face, "I will definitely tell him, run to tell him, the sooner the better, because—" I bit my lip, "You will never know , How much time do you have left with him?"

Perhaps, the people who are still staying with you at this moment, as if it should be taken for granted, will embark on a journey with no return in the next blink of an eye.

So, why not take advantage of the moment, not being in the moment - and cherish it?

"...Yeah," Nanakusa brightened her eyes as if realizing something, raised her head, and silently repeated what I just said, "Treasure everything..."

>>>[Break up meal. ]

On the way back to class, I suddenly remembered the breakup meal after the summer vacation.

At the breakup meal, Momoi cried a lot.

It is still the place where our country once held a celebration banquet, and there are still students from the first country and the second country present.I still remember that two years ago, we looked at the seniors and seniors who wept silently with incomparable youthful spirit and pride and complacency, laughed at their sensibility in our hearts, and secretly vowed that we would never be so fragile two years later.

However, time has passed, and when we really stood in this position——we discovered how powerful the power of time was, they smoothed our edges and all our youthful spirit, and let us witness it again and again with our eyes open. change and separation.On that clear and bright heart, I don't know when it was covered with a layer of gray.And we, just because we have lost or are facing loss, cherish more, are more reluctant to let go, and are more afraid of the changes that are bound to come.

After all, Heizi never came back, and Huang Lai's position became a glaring vacancy.Qingfeng tilted his head and drank the juice in his hand as if nothing had happened, but the carefree and happy look in his eyes was no longer there; Ziyuan ran out of desserts and rested on the table a little lonely, even forgot to taste the delicious bar in his hand for a while; Midorima quietly placed his lucky item by his hand, but even if he looked at the two vacant positions, he would lose his mind for a moment.Akashi opened his bright eyes and looked around at everyone present.

Will he also think of this time many years ago?Remember the years when we fought side by side?

Xiaoya is gone, Xiaomei is gone.

Haizaki is gone, Kuroko is gone, and Kise is gone.

Where have they all gone?

Maybe it's gone with them - and our whole golden years.

The youthful juniors at the table next door laughed loudly. I wiped away the tears that accidentally fell from the corners of my eyes, and turned my head away.A young boy with red hair, his face flushed red, was pushed to the center of the room by a smiling girl clutching her stomach.A white handkerchief was stuffed in his hand. He lowered his head and struggled shyly for a long time. Finally, he raised his head bravely and waved the white handkerchief vigorously, as if risking all his wealth and life. He opened his voice and shouted, "This is the feeling of first love!"

The audience was silent for a moment, and then a burst of protracted laughter broke out.The juniors from Junior One and Junior Two were rolling on the ground laughing, and Momoi, who was crying the most just now, although her eyes were still red and swollen, laughed while holding a tissue.

However, smiling and laughing, more and more unstoppable sadness welled up in my heart.

The feeling of first love——So, where is our first love now?

I raised my head, looked at Momoi, looked at Akashi, and finally, lowered my head, looking at my own face reflected in the cup of clear tea.That face trembled slightly under the warm yellow light, and then, as if it had changed, even I in the reflection turned into his appearance.

He is everywhere, even myself, like him.

"Let's end today's gathering here." In the end, Akashi said calmly, and he personally put an end to this youth, "Everyone, from now on, cherish each other."

The people around nodded their heads one after another, pushed away their chairs and stood up, as if it was the last gesture to Akashi, and also the last tribute to himself for the past three years of youth.

The first and second students at the next table were still so noisy that they didn't notice this side at all. We, the third students, left the splendid scene quietly and without hesitation.

They don't understand parting yet, so let them understand later—but, I also hope that they learn to cherish earlier than us.

The era of miracles came to an abrupt end.

After the memories were over, I pushed open the door of the classroom in group A. There were very few students in the class, but Akashi had already taken his seat early.When I pushed open the door, a gust of wind blew up the light white curtains of the window, and also the fine bangs on his forehead. He raised his head and gave me a faint look.

From then on, he was no longer Captain Teiko—he was just Akashi.

>>>[Shogi. ]

I also reunited with Hongcun, on the most unexpected occasions.

It was on the streets in winter in December, the sky was gray and it hadn't snowed yet this year.I let out a mouthful of white hot air and rubbed my hands repeatedly. Around my neck was the white scarf I wore when I walked this road with Kise last year, but now I was alone.When the white running shoes stepped on the frozen pond, the smooth ice under their feet made a crackling sound.

"Endo?"

I stopped in my tracks. This call seemed to come from an infinitely far away place, and even once made me think it was just an illusion.However, the next time I turned around, that very nostalgic and sentimental figure came into my eyes.

"Hongcun...Senior?" I blinked, and he smiled heartily at me.

His delicate eyebrows and eyes are still the same as before, but perhaps because of being bathed in the bright sunshine of the United States, his complexion is darker than before, and his gestures are more cheerful.

"Long time no see—Endo Xiao..." He frowned, scratching his head in trouble, "Endo Xiaobai?"

"It's Xiaowanzi, Senior Hongcun." I quietly raised the corners of my mouth at him and smiled.

"I haven't seen you for more than a year. There are quite a few ladies." Hongcun folded his hands and looked me up and down rudely. "The basketball team is not bad, isn't that guy Akashi doing well?"

My smile froze, but I still nodded heavily at him: "Well, we are fine, really." As if I was afraid that he would not believe me, I specially added a swearing endnote.

"Well, just live well—" Hongcun shrugged in relief, but looked away from me again, looking around a little erratically, "Speaking of... I remember that time, that guy Kise Wasn't he always by your side?"

At the mention of that name, the smile on my lips subsided.

Hongcun didn't notice the subtle change in my expression, and he babbled about the past like an old man nostalgic for the past: "Speaking of that kid Kise...the former shogi club Amano almost killed our basketball team." Although that guy usually has good grades in his studies, he is surprisingly good at playing shogi. He once even tied the game with the vice president of the shogi club. But when Amano invited him to join the club with a shy face, he shook his head and said it was boring. , Amano was so angry that he half died, he joined the basketball team not long after, you know, the basketball team already had Akashi, and now there is Kise." Nijimura shrugged, " In short, as the former captain of the basketball team, I am lucky to be able to survive until graduation, and I will sing my praises."

"Pfft, Captain Hongcun, you're joking again, that guy Ryota can't even compare to me!" I laughed disapprovingly, but after the words fell, I was stunned for a moment.

A guy who can't even compare to me...

I suddenly remembered that when I played shogi with Kiseki, the thin light in the morning covered his young brows and eyes. Before he had time to turn into a cold silhouette, his amber eyes slightly bent: "Ah, I lost to Xiaowanzi again."

The crisp sound of the chess pieces hitting the chessboard shattered the clear morning light of that day.Facing the sky full of light, I proudly raised my chin towards him.

And under the setting sun of that day, Akashi raised his eyes towards me, there were no ripples in his crimson eyes, and every syllable of his words was so determined.It turned out that he already understood—but, he didn’t point it out.

The tenderness he gave me didn't just start from that rainy day, but stretched forward infinitely, all the way to the beginning of life - the tip of his hair was still stained with tomato juice, but he still raised his immature hair to me like a fool With a smile on my face, I shouted "Xiao Wanzi, come out and play!" Maybe I would turn my head sullenly and pretend to ignore him, but I would still raise the corners of my mouth slightly, mocking his funny appearance quietly, but And secretly moved by his persistent invitation.

In the summer in my memory, it seems that there has never been a gloomy light rain, and it will always be bright sunshine and laughter.And when I stood ten years later and looked back at those years and years, the traces left in my heart were full of love.

"Haha, true or false, let it be yours." Captain Hongcun held his hands behind his head, and with a hearty smile, he easily pierced the little deception that took me ten years to see through, "You Cherish that kid Kise."

Maybe Captain Hongcun intended to see me blushing in embarrassment, but no.My heart was so clear and peaceful that it had never been before, as if I had just met a sudden shower, and the air was filled with the fresh grass fragrance after the rain: "Thank you, Captain Hongcun, I will."

No longer willful, paranoid, worrying about gains and losses.

I will definitely cherish him--I will...

Thinking of this, I couldn't help lowering my eyelids and biting my lips sadly.

The author has something to say:

Sorry, I said this is the last chapter, but yesterday even I didn’t expect that the number of words in this chapter exploded a bit weird, and it was almost 9000, so I gritted my teeth and opened it. The story stopped at chapter 38. Isn't it very auspicious, so let's make up the whole number with 39 chapters and an afterword! XD [unreasonable

But because it was disassembled, the possible abuse points are concentrated in this section...

The purpose of the last ending is to echo the previous article, and I hope everyone will have an explanation. (As for the female supporting role...forget it)

The next chapter is officially over and will be updated tomorrow.

Happy to postscript~