A burning sensation for Revenge
I don't think I will be much alive I broke mum promise and came back late, I still didn't do the assignment she gave to me because she thought kids should have early training and gave load of things I didn't wanted nor paid any attention to when I went to school, for most it was a B+ or one A on science and PE that's about it.
I have seen how aggressive mom's personality is and so I can't imagine how she and dad got married when dad was the extrovert joking type and she was the aggressive strict type.
"I'm finally…home. And what awaits me is a mothers wrath …" I took a deep breath.
I slowly reached the door handle and peeked inside like something came out like a true horror movie but instead featured me, an Asian kid waiting for the divine injustice that had been brought upon me by my own mother and not my mom from my past life.
Standing at the entrance there stood mom, her arms crossed and with a tick mark on her forehead.
"Watashi wa anata ni totemo hara ga tatte imasu, Kazu!" I could see how angry mom was at me, vein popping from her forehead and a red aura burning around her. Her eyes were like daggers, piercing through my soul, and her teeth were clenched together with such force that I could hear her grinding them., and I knew I was in for a tough lecture
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AN-for those who don't know.---(I'm so angry at you)
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"hehe, sorry..?" when she is really angry she begins to act up like she did in her delinquent years and talk in japanese and since this is an english dub we speak english. But she suddenly calmed down to my huge relief.
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AN-(sorry for breaking the 4th wall)
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"I can't even be angry with you since we are welcoming our new neighbor today…hurry and get ready to shower your running sweats on your clothes."
"Okay mom!" happy she oversaw this little accident.
— — — —
After a relaxing bath I got out and had a little trouble choosing what clothes I should wear.
The blue jacket with white shirt, red sleeveless hoodie or the green oversized sweaters. I looked outside and checked the weather report saying it would be sunny all day.
"Guess I can choose the red hoodie."
"Kazu! Are you done changing?" mom shouted, sounding annoying as usual.
"Yes, mom!"
— — — —
"You got to look more formal, Kazu." she said while fixing my hairstyle down. "Bleh… don't ruin it, mom…" me and mom had a conversation about how I should dress up. I gritted my teeth knowing I will lose since she is the boss in the family.
Suddenly the door opened up. "Oh..! Hi, you must be our next door neighbors?" a beautiful young slender woman, straight, light pink hair, an attractive smile.
"Yes, Hello, we are the Kenshin family and we are hosting a celebration for your move this Saturday."
"Oh? really…that's so sweet, Oh! forgot to introduce myself. My name is Maimai Momoi and we will be looking forward to saturday."
*Wait Momoi?!*
She looks down and locks eyes with me, making me feel a bit nervous.
"You look the same age as my daughter, Satsuki! Can you please come here, dear? A shouted reply came back.
"Okay mom!" as we could see a small gap between her and the stairs were followed with quick thumps of feet moving with haste down to the front door.
"Here I-! Kazu-chan!? A little sweat ran down the side of my chin as I glanced nervously at her. "Hi…"
"Wow, what a surprise! Are you familiar with each other?" both mom and Momoi mother asked with a sly smile. But there is nothing to hide so might be truthful.
"It was when I went to the park to play basketball when I met Aomine and Momoi."
After that encounter I spent our days with Aomine playing basketball and sometimes I went collecting essence scents like soap, flower oils and stuff like that with Momoi. and introduced my baby sister to them.
—weeks later—
me and Aomine have become very competitive with being keen on who is the better dribbler and scorer and today…
Was one of the days where we were in high spirits, more than usual.
"Kazu…! today I show you why, I'm the best streetballer in this town…" with a very gleeful smirk.
"Bring it, Daiki.."
"I will! I can't wait to show you my new trick, I spent hours watching and practicing so I could pull it off."
Aomine and Kazuya were exchanging words and were talking about different things related to basketball, Satsuki couldn't come, her mother and her went to an art exhibition since her mother is a famous artisan.
When they arrived at the park, they saw 5 older kids and 3 younger ones having a quarrel.
"hey! what are you doing?" Aomine and I ran towards the court and began standing between them.
"It's our turn to use the court so scram." the older kid said. Kazuya stood in front of Aomine and with his hand before him and said with the same anger as him. "How about we settle it with a game of Basketball…the winner takes the court and the other can go play in another park."
The older boys just smirked and accepted it with a full grin thinking they already won.
"Fine." one of them said.
"We accept." finished the sentence.
5v5 the other three didn't have confidence and this would be difficult but Kazu and Aomine did not care. Kazu held his basketball and turned to look at the other three kids. "Listen, as long as you pass, make very few small mistakes we can win." Kazuya said, Aomine could see they weren't that good with their poor form, but if they were going to win there has to be just him and Kazu.
The kids were ready as they could be.
–Match set—
The ball was sent over to the older kids because they won the toss and then they dribbled free from the younger kids and headed for Kazuya and Aomine where he stood on his left and they stood tight and compact.
The kid with the ball stood outside the 3 pointer and Jin jumped, barely grazing it.
0-3. Kazuya grabbed the ball when it came down and ran straight for the opposite. 3 people stood in his way already and he quickly used his agility and spin to move past them. He managed to find a small gap between two players and used it to his advantage to quickly reach the other side of the court. His agility and quick thinking allowed him to outmaneuver the other players and reach his goal.
"whaaa!?" The opponent didn't expect him to be fast and he faced the two defenders who were left behind.
Aomine was coming behind, Kaz threw a quick look trying to catch the opponents looking at Aomine in that split second and he did fall for it and so Kaz quickly lost his marker and was looking for a lay-up.
The boy tried reacting to it and jumped to block it. But Kaz trigger fingers were quicker.
2-3.
They tried to counter with a fast break and beat the other 3 kids but Kaz and Aomine were in the back, they got past with passing the ball to the flank and tried to make a shot but missed. Kaz hurried to win the 2nd ball and Aomine began running forward, the first time Aomine could play with Kazuya made a spark in his heart saying #do this, and follow me, do whatever you want as long you can back it up# Aomine dribbled insanely past with speed and made a lay-up
4-3 The battle continued for so long and until the last game with 2 minutes left the score was now.
57-49. They are currently resting a little before playing again. one of the boys finally said.
"Alright I admit you are not weaklings, but there is no way we will lose this court to you."
Kaz gulped down water he brought with him in his bag and handed one to Aomine who happily gulped down the water from his best friend who was a boy…
*sorry Momoi…*
"Talk all you want, we will win…" *gulp*gulp*
The other boys who were on the same team as Kaz and Aomine were surprised that there were kids who could compete with the national candidate who reigned over the neighborhood. Tahiro Seiji.
They started to proceed to begin the last 2 minutes.
Aomine got the ball smirking against the older kid who was guarding him. Aomine did in between the leg, switch the ball over to his other hand and step back, Kazuya then begin to make his move running behind the older kid and Aomine passed between the older kids leg running past him as Kaz one handed passed behind, Aomine ran the opposite way of Kaz on the right and passed another one and shoot.
59-51.
Aomine gave Kaz a high five, which he returned. "Nice back passed." and gave a thumbs up, in which Kaz just coldly expressed.
"I know…I'm awesome, no need to state the obvious."
"Tch! don't act so smug…I still scored most of the points!"
The last minute of play, the leader of the boys suddenly began to whip his way upwards and slowly dribbled his way. Kaz felt a feeling he would have a problem to solve.
"finally getting serious in the last few seconds?"
"don't act cocky little brat…" then he began sprinting his hand in a sudden afterimage and the move he pulled out was a V-cut and incredible execution. troublesome not enough to only read him and try stopping it but he is faster and stronger and it not something to be proud of. He easily passed Kazuya and dunked on him. gaining points right after theirs.
"Hey. start playing." The other kids suddenly felt scared and they did what he said. Kaz and Aomine felt if he played like this from the start the score would be different.
They were back to play and Kaz tried getting past him, but he couldn't see any opening.
it was weird, nothing he could do, he wouldn't accept it...
his eyes felt like they were burning like something was taking place, and he felt completely hopeless and exhausted doing most of the job, if he had a better team or were simply stronger…. Aomine was trying to shake off his marker; he too struggled.
Kaz tried to think, if he tried stepping back he would create room, but the others wouldn't bring him any good except Aomine. and he would still try and get past him, but the chances were slim.
Kazuya also couldn't shoot as his body still isn't that progressive to do a long shot. Is he seriously outmatched? and then the boy made a move, Kazuya thought that was a chance but his defense was good and he couldn't take advantage and he lost the ball.
Aomine was shocked, Kazuya never had any trouble before. Is he really that good?
The boy now named Tahiro shot from the 3 pointer and leveled up the game with 47 seconds left.
59-56.
"Tch!" Kazuya was getting angry, he was getting too competitive and he wanted to beat him so badly. Kazuya ran to get the ball, but if he ran out the time on purpose he couldn't possibly handle his pride shattered winning like that, even if he wanted to play for fun.
Tahiro and Kazuya were in the midst of the battle and Kazuya tried anything, he tried to combine moves and lose him, but Tahiro only move when he was going to he didn't fall on the faints, and Kazuya tried to win with straight forward dribbling, but he couldn't get past. He tried looking for Aomine if he was free, but he got double tagged. And the other kids couldn't do much either.
Then another player came and joined him. He managed to keep the ball but he looked at Tahiro who was looking back with a cold expression, he was probably waiting for this and he snatched the ball and the time was running out 7 seconds… 6 seconds…5 seconds…4 seconds Kazuya was running back with all he got. 3 seconds…
2 seconds… Tahiro shot from the 3 pointer, Kazuya jumped to try to block it and he managed to reach the ball with the fingertips, changing the course a little bit off letting it hit the curve and bounce out to the side.
He thought he barely did it, but the other kids ran and jumped making it a jumping lay-up.
59-58…
Then the timer buzzed. a close match, but he felt completely lost…
The other kids cheered, they did it, and the older kids were having their heads in denial and angry. Aomine was happy, but Kazuya couldn't share the same emotion right now.
That older kid could level it up and making it a draw in the last second, and then they had to do a free shoot out which they would fail, or another 5 minutes*times 2 and they were tired a lot faster because they were still undeveloped.
"What is your name?" Kazuya walked up to the older kid.
"Tahiro Seiji…"
"I'm Kenshin Kazuya, this is Aomine Daiki…I want to challenge you again."
"Listen up you brat." his friends said. "This is Tahiro Seiji, the young national captain elected for kids under 12."
Aomine embarked with. "So..? How come he lost to some brat then?"
"You little!" Aomine stuck his tongue out and the older kids tried to hold him back.
Tahiro sighted. "I face you again…but only in the big stages…I wait for you…Kenshin Kazuya…" and he walked away, and his friends followed.
Kazuya gripped his hand tight. "Just you wait…Tahiro Seiji…"
suddenly someone spoke…
"That was a nice match there young kids…" a man walked up with brown hair swept to the side and a cut from the other side, he had brown eyes and a strong jawline.
"How would you like to play for the all under 8 American team and study abroad?"
Kazuya had a strange look. Did he mean me?
"I see you're confused, I saw your play, and I found myself fascinated trying to go toe to toe with the national representative from under 12 is quite a feat."
"Does this offer only include me and my friend too?"
He paused. "Only you…I wasn't expecting to scout anyone anyway…"
"Wow that's great, you have a chance to play abroad!" Kazuya agreed, but what about the things at home, and his plan to live…what about…
Momoi…
"I see your skepticism, but fear not, everything will be handled by us and you can visit your family on your vacation days…"
Kazuya thought…if this means he can beat Tahiro then…
Kazuya came to a conclusion.
"I…accept the offer."