Chapter -008-

Yuki, who was in front of the lockers belonging to all Natsu High School students, chose to take out his cellphone from his bag. He intended to contact Aida so that the girl would go home first and not wait for her to have other business at this school.

Yuki's fingers visibly moved to type a message for Aida and send it to the girl.

After the message was sent, Yuki chose to put his cellphone in his pants pocket and then walked out of the Natsu High School building with the other students.

Casually, Yuki walked down the hallway of the school building that would lead him to the indoor sports hall, where the students would do club activities after school for the next few hours.

While on the way to the indoor sports hall, not a few Yuki found a few students who were in a group looking at him then whispering to each other, as if they were talking about him.

It's not that Yuki feels so very confident, it's just that he gets the latest information from Hanami, Yumi and Aida about him which is being hotly discussed at this school. Even though he has not been a new student in this school for a week, but there has been a lot of news and information circulating in this school about him.

And most importantly, the most recent information he got this morning from Hanami was about him committing violent acts against a basketball club member who asked him to join the club.

Yuki couldn't understand where the news came from. Because after the new student acceptance ceremony where he met three senior students from the basketball club together with Aida, he had not met the three senior students until now. All he found was a piece of paper tucked away in a locker under his desk. Even then, he only met once, until now he has not found any letter containing an application so that he can join the Natsu High School basketball club.

Yuki's two footsteps stopped when he was standing in front of the door of the room where when he opened the door in front of him, Natsu High's indoor basketball court would immediately be presented.

From outside where he was standing at the moment, Yuki could faintly hear the squeaking of shoes on the basketball court floor as well as the cries of the students who seemed to have started training inside.

Pluck..

Yuki, who was just about to reach out with one hand to open the door to the indoor basketball court, was cut off when he felt a tap on his shoulder.

Pluck..

Without waiting for long, Yuki immediately turned his head back and he could find the figure of a bespectacled male student, slightly taller than him, smiling warmly at him.

"Yuki-kun, we haven't seen each other in a long time." Said the boy as he took his hand away from Yuki's shoulder which he patted earlier.

Yuki returned a small smile on her face while lowering her head slightly.

"Eita-senpai, nice to meet you again."

The bespectacled boy standing in front of Yuki nodded his head slowly.

"Yes, nice to meet you Yuki-kun. Do you have any business with the basketball club?" Eita asked which made Yuki pause for a moment in his place.

"Yeah I have a need with the basketball club to straighten out some of the things and news I've been hearing about myself lately."

Now it was Eita's turn who was silent for a moment in his place.

"Okay, do you mind if we talk about it in the basketball club meeting room?"

Yuki glanced his eyes for a moment at the door of the indoor basketball court behind him.

"Hmm, alright, I don't mind at all, senpai."

Eita who heard Yuki's answer even more cracked a smile on his face.

"Come on, let's go inside."

Yuki nodded his head slowly then slightly shifted his body position giving Eita space to open the door to the indoor basketball court room.

Check..

When the door to the room was opened by Eita. Yuki was immediately presented with a view of the students playing basketball with such enthusiasm.

"I hope you continue to pay attention to your surroundings. Because there could be a sudden basketball attack that will hurt you." Eita said while chuckling softly at Yuki who was walking behind him.

Yuki nodded his head slowly. "Okay, I'll pay attention to my surroundings."

Eita nodded his head back and continued walking. But his footsteps immediately stopped when his club members who had stopped playing and were now lined up long and bowed towards him and Yuki.

"Welcome captain!" The greeting of the basketball club members in unison made Yuki a little surprised because the voices of the basketball club members echoed in this room.

Eita who was greeted by his club members nodded his head slowly.

"Yes, good afternoon to you." Eita replied while looking at all the members of his basketball club which had increased quite a lot because of the admission of new students this year.

"You guys resume your game. Because I have a little business with Tetsuya-kun." Eita said while pointing his hand to introduce Yuki to the members.

Meanwhile, Yuki, who was bothered by Eita's introduction to the basketball club members, chose to lower his head a little.

Seeing the presence of Yuki's figure, of course, it's impossible not to make the old and new basketball club members surprised. Because the information they received at school at this time was that Yuki had a problem with one of their club members, but until now they still don't know who the person who has been looking for trouble with Yuki who is a famous basketball athlete.

Seeing the gazes of all his club members looking at Yuki with surprised eyes made Eita take a deep breath. It's not that he doesn't know the hottest information about Yuki and the basketball club currently circulating at this school. It was just that Eita didn't want to take this completely baseless information too seriously. Because he knows how the attitude and nature of each member of his basketball club is and also he knows how Yuki's attitude and character is as long as he knows the young man.

"After my business with Yuki-kun is finished, I will assess the abilities of the new students after practicing for these five days. So while you have time until I finish my business, do the training together so that you both get satisfactory grades." Eita said with a smile on his face.

"Ready captain!" The members of the basketball club replied in unison, then after that they disbanded the line and resumed playing.

Yuki, who had been silently watching Eita's interactions with the members of the basketball club, also expressed his opinion.

"You still haven't changed like the Eita-senpai I used to know." Yuki said which made Eita chuckle softly.

"You too Yuki-kun, you still haven't changed like the Yuki-kohai I used to know."