Chapter 64 : Furihata VS Aomine - Little Scrimmage

"For sure, it would be that girl."

Furihata couldn't help but curse inwardly. While he doubts Momoi would have any malicious intention for his team, directing Aomine in their direction is enough to create trouble for Seirin, especially considering Kagami's personality.

"Hah?" Kagami growled at the sudden challenge. "Who the fuck do you think you are, challenging us out of nowhere?" Aomine smirked, already saw that coming.

"Just like I said before, my name is Aomine. I am sure you have already heard my name, right?" Seeing no reaction from Furihata and Kagami, he continued talking, "I am here to see if you are indeed worthy after beating Kise and Midorima. If you are not, that means those two only get weaker after leaving our team."

"Hah?!" Now, Kagami grows furious after hearing Aomine badmouthing Kise and Midorima like that. "Let's do it now! Ouch! What the hell, Bastard!"

Fortunately enough, he got smacked in his back by Furihata.

"First of all, why are you so angry? You don't need to defend Kise and Midorima every time someone badmouthing them, you know?" Then, Furihata turned around to Aomine and asked, "And if you hear anything about us from Momoi-san, you should know that we are still recovering from our injury, right?"

"Eh," Aomine just shrugged nonchalantly. "If you can walk, you can run, you can play basketball too. Only weaklings make an excuse like that."

Furihata couldn't help but sweatdrop at that logic.

'What the hell?! There is definitely something wrong with his head!'

However, Kagami doesn't care about that. He nodded stupidly at Aomine's logic as he said,

"You are right. Only weaklings would make an excuse like that. Just like I said, let's do it now. Ouch!"

He got smacked once again by Furihata.

"What the hell is wrong with your head, Red?" The point guard scolded Kagami in front of Aomine. "You are injured! Your doctor clearly said you have one month before you can run normally again, let alone play basketball. Why the hell do you accept a random challenge like that?!"

"Well, if my injury got worse, I could just blame him for challenging me." The red-hair trying to argue. However, he only got another smack from Furihata.

"Ouch! Stop hitting me like that!"

"If you want me to stop hitting you, start using your brain!" He growled too. "If your injury gets worsened, no matter how much you blame him, you would be the one who bears the consequence! Who do you think will pay for your rehabilitation? And who do you think would be the one who has to lie in the bed? It is you, dumbass! Not him!"

"So, you want me to act like a coward and run away from his challenge?!"

Furihata feels like he wanted to tear his hair apart in frustration after hearing what Kagami said. Honestly, why couldn't he act smart even once?!

They glared at each other for several seconds before Furihata let out a tired sigh and backed down.

"Fine! If he wants to challenge someone, I will do it for you!"

There is a silence descended upon them before it was broken by a sudden burst of laughter from Aomine.

"You? Play against me? Are you kidding?" Aomine asked with a mocking tone, annoying the hell out of Furihata.

"What? You wanted to challenge two injured people, let the least injured one play or go away!"

"Huh." Aomine snorted for a bit. "Sure, I will play against you. Just don't lose the game too fast, though, or I will regret it later."

A minute later, those three players gathered on the court, ready for the game.

"So, what's the rule?" Furihata asked after he warmed up. Aomine just shrugged nonchalantly before he replied, "What rule? Let's play it until I get bored of you."

All he got was a disbelief stare from Furihata.

"Are all the Generation of Miracles morons like you? Why would I agree with that stupid rule? Do you want to pay my hospital bill if I get injured again? No wonder Kuroko despises you."

"Heh, you keep throwing your injury as the excuse. Are you sure it is not just an excuse to get away from here? You can go if you want, and I will play against your teammate."

"Well, I am sorry that not everyone is son of a rich bastard like you, dumbass. We don't have the money to pay our hospital bill. Let's play the best of five."

"Sure. You go first." Aomine threw his ball to Furihata. "It's not like you will be able to get away from me."

However, the blue-haired boy was stunned by the sudden movement from Furihata. The point guard pulled up his signature move, a quick three-point shoot from the logo.

*Splash!*

"Two for me, Bastard." He snarked, running to get the ball. Now, he could see the excitement grow on Aomine's face.

"Not bad." He smirked, still with a mocking face. "No wonder you can beat Midorima. You have some skills."

"Less talk and more play, dumbass."

Furihata grabbed the ball again, ready to pull up another three. However, Aomine didn't fall for the same trick as he closed the distance between them immediately.

"Don't think it would be that easy!"

Furihata knows that too. There is no chance Aomine would fall for the same trick twice. So, right when he saw Aomine close the distance, he lowered his stance and leaned his body before he charged forward.

"Not bad. You have a good speed."

Furihata ignored the comment and keep driving forward. Right before he entered the low post area, he bumped his body toward Aomine to create some space for him before taking a glance upward at the basket. Aomine noticed that too and raised his arm high, trying to stop Furihata from shooting the ball.

However, it was all according to Furihata's plan as all he did is a hesitation move to fool Aomine. Instead of launching the ball from the low post area, he took a quick step back and pulled up a shoot from the free throw area.

*Splash!*

"What happened, dumbass? Got something in your tongue?" Aomine just grin and said, "Nah, you are just more interesting than I thought. Let's start again."

This time, Furihata could feel the pressure immediately after he gets the ball. He charged to the left side quickly, hoping to get some space to pull up a shoot. However, Midorima followed him easily, making Furihata think twice before he could do anything.

'Well, if he insists to follow me like this, let's see what happened next.'

Furihata shifted the ball to his other hand quickly, slowing down his tempo for a second before he moved toward the opposite side. However, seeing Aomine could still follow him, he shifted the ball once again with a behind-the-back crossover move and increased his speed quickly, trying to leave Aomine behind.

However, Aomine didn't bulge for even a second and keeps pestering Furihata. Even though defense is not what he is famous for, that doesn't mean Aomine is bad at it. No, in fact, he is the best one-on-one defender out of all his former teammates when he is serious.

That was when a crazy idea suddenly kicked into Furihata's head. Yeah, he wanted to see how strong Aomine is and how would their team fare against him. And the best way to do it is of course by provoking him. And having been studying Aomine's movement when he was in the hospital, Furihata knows how to do it.

When he saw Aomine is still following him, Furihata backed down with a step back. Aomine has already predicted that and still didn't give him enough space to shoot. But that was when Furihata did the unexpected move. He raised the ball with one arm and use the other arm to protect the distance between them in a similar form of a quarterback before passing the ball. Then, he let out a small smirk before he launched the ball quickly.

It went straight to the board and bounced back to the basket, resulting in one more point for Furihata.

*Clank!*

*Splash!*

Aomine snapped his head in disbelief after looking at Furihata. Even though the movement is rough, Aomine knows it was one of his signature formless shoot movements, and to see his opponent execute the play flawlessly like that in front of him is unexpected.

"What? You think you are the only one who can do that shit from streetball?" Furihata asked in a mocking tone. However, all he got was a burst of laughter from Aomine.

"Ahahahaha! You are really interesting!" He grabbed the ball as he prepared to leave the court. But not before he said, "You win today. But you both better prepare for the next game, as I will destroy you after you get healthier, so prepare your next excuse."

Then, he left the court, leaving both Kagami and Furihata speechless at his action.

"What the hell is that?" Kagami finally broke the silence, voicing the question that wandering through his mind. After pondering for a second, Furihata realized what happened.

"He just tests the water." The point guard spoke. "You know that he will only play seriously when he finds his opponent interesting, right? Playing against us, the core members of Seirin would be his way of assessing his next opponent. If I am too weak and lose too fast, he wouldn't take the next game seriously. But now..."

"He would take the next game personally, huh?" Kagami finished his sentence, understanding what just happened now.

"Yeah. I accidentally woke up a sleeping monster that I shouldn't poke in the beginning." Furihata's face turned grim as he just realized the consequence of their little scrimmage earlier.

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