22. Living Stars
Mikka's P.O.V
I was inside my room doing my research on the Living Prodigies with my hair up in a messy bun and a pocky on my mouth. I pushed back my reading glasses and continued scribbling notes on my notebook.
"Onee-chan!" Kiryun burst into my room and turned on the lights and I groaned because the light is blinding me.
"Kiryun! Did mom ever taught you to knock?!" I asked as my eyes adjusted to the light . I opened my eyes and heard a flickering sound. I widened my eyes when I saw Kaiga grinning like an idiot he is with a phone in hand. Behind him is the whole generation of Miracles who was looking at me with wide eyes.
I then remembered that was wearing a spaghetti shirt and short shorts. I felt my face heat up and threw a large pillow at them, violently.
"Get out of my room!" I screamed and closed the door. What the heck are they doing in our house?!
"Woohoo! Mikka looks so hot in those clothes, even though she looks mess up," I heard that idiot Kaiga said and my face heat up! That idiot! Maybe he's getting back at me because of the pictures I showed them with him wearing girls clothes.
"S-Shut up, Kaiga!" I screamed as I heard him laughed.
"Get out, Mikka. We have to discuss about the game plan," Aka-kun said and I flinched.
"Okay! Just let me change."
"No need, Mikka! We already saw you so come out!" Ao-kun said as a tick mark appeared on my head.
"No way, you monkey!" I yelled and I heard knocking.
"Onee-chan, please hurry up. They were here to see you so please come and see them," Kirmin said with her usual sweet voice. I just can't say no to this kid. And I'm not even gonna hide here!
"Don't make it sound like I was hiding from them, Min," I said with a sweatdrop, "Just let me change and I'll get out."
Kaiga's P.O.V
"Woah! Been a while since I saw Mikka wearing that top! She looks o cute!" I said as I stared at the photo of Mikka wearing a spaghetti shirt and short shorts. Her hair is messy and she wears glasses. She looks even cuter with a pocky on her mouth!
"Hey! Are you thinking lecherous thoughts about Nee-chan?" Kiryun suddenly asked as I shook my head vigorously, "Kaiga-nii! Don't you dare think about Nee-chan that way or I will lose respect for you as a future brother-in-law!"
"Yun, quiet down, please. And no one said that Kaiga-nii is going to be our brother-in-law," Min said as I cried crocodile tears.
"Min-chan! Why are you so mean?" I whined and she flinched.
"Eh?"
"Oi! Why is it so noisy down there?" We looked up to see Mikka on top of the staircase. She's now wearing a pair of pedal shorts and a blue sleeveless shirt on top. Her hair is tied into a messy bun and she still wears glasses. I blushed and held back my breath before running up to her and hugging her.
"Kawaii, Mikka! You're o cute whatever you wear! You're so cute, I could eat you up!" I said loudly and I swear I saw a nerve pop out her forehead.
"Get off me!" She pushed me away as I grinned, "No time fooling around. I got what you need, Aka-kun."
Mikka held out a stack of papers and my eyes widened. I got the feeling whatever is written in those papers must be important for Sei-kun to know.
"Good, now let's talk about this Living Stars thing," Sei-kun said as I instantly took the papers away from Mikka, earning her protest.
"Hey, Kaiga! What are you doing?" My hands trembled and Tetsu-kun noticed my expression. Mikka... I thought she already burnt the documents I made about this? How come....
"Mikka! What's the meaning of this?!" I asked as she sighed and removed her reading glasses.
"That's what I want to talk to you guys about."
"Nani, ssu?"
"What are you talking about, Mikkan?"
"Mikka-chin?"
"Oi,Mikka, why is Kaiga like that?"
"What's in the papers, nanodayo?"
3rd Person's P.O.V
The whole GoM settled down in the Mansion's living room. Maids preparing foods for them as they do their own business, waiting for Kaiga to calm down. They still don't know what's the content of the papers so his sudden reaction still confuse them. But Mikka, Akashi and Kuroko seem to know what's going on.
"Hey, guys. How about we watch a game of Seijoh?" Everyone perked up when Kirmin suddenly said that. She held out a remote and smiled, "I compiled all their games since the very start, though I only cut those which are worth to study on."
"O-Oi, Min. They're not complete yet, are you sure it's a good idea?" Kiryun asked. The basketball team looked in between the twins who are seating at two opposite ends. Kirmin sitting in between Kise and Kuroko and Kiryun seating in between Kaiga and Mikka.
"Let her play it, Yun. She worked hard to show them her compilation," Mikka said, smiling at her younger sister.
"You made that compilation, ssu?" Kise asked surprised as Kirmin nodded, blushing. To tell the truth, she's really a big fan of Kise, but she's not like his other fangirls who fawn over him. It made Kise think that Kirmin doesn't like him in a slight romantic way.
"Can we see it, Kirmin-chan?" Momoi said with a smile and the younger pinkette nodded. Kiryun just sighed and inserted a disc in the DVD player as they watch Seijoh's moves that Kirmin compiled together.
In the video, Yamamoto Kira had the ball and was guarded by the opposing team's point guard. His usual goofy smile is unseen in his face and he looks really serious. More concentrated. Until...
"What the--" the ball he was dribbling suddenly disappeared which made GoM shock. Next thing they knew, Yamamoto is dribbling the ball between his legs and it disappeared once again.
Now, Mibuichi has the ball. Once he touched the ball, he instantly made a shot which goes in the hoop without touching the ring. This caught Midorima's attention as his eyes widened.
In the next clip, the opposing team missed a shot and was instantly rebounded by Mitsuchi, a calm smile on his face. He licks his lips and passed the ball to Yamamoto. He was double teamed, but quickly made a drive in between the two opponents. The ball disappeared again and Mibuichi is seen making a dunk.
"Looks like an average play," Aomine said. Kise doesn't know if he was being sarcastic or not.
"Yeah, with quick shots and disappearing dribbles, ssu," Kise added. Kaiga was watching the game with a blank expression as if not really processing what he was seeing. As for Kuroko, he don't bothered watching the game since he know his former teammates' abilities.
Once the clip was done, Kirmin turned off the television as silence devoured the room.
"Yamamoto Kira...the Bird of the court... Mitsuchi Takane...the Iron Wall of the Stars... And Mibuichi Tadashi...the Arrow of Apollo. Each one have their own nicknames that corresponds to their skills. Kira-kun is called the Bird of the Court due the fact that he is light on his feet and can make the ball disappear. More like Tetsu-kun's Misdirection, but slightly different," Kaiga finally spoke and all eyes turned to him.
"Yes, although Tetsuya disappeared while the player's attention is on the ball while Yamamoto makes the ball disappear because the opponent's attention is on his dribbling and to himself," Akashi stated, his arms crossed.
"That's not just it," their attention was shifted to Mikka, "During my research about his improvement. I found out that he actually learned copying moves like Ki-kun."
"What?" Kise exclaimed.
"Not just that, his style is also slightly the same as Haizaki," Mikka added making their eyes wide, "He doesn't pillage the moves, but simply improve it. By improving it, the original owner of the move becomes unable to use the it for the whole game."
"But he doesn't lose it, right?" Kise asked and Mikka nodded.
"No, the owner of the move doesn't lose it, just simply unable to use it for the whole game," Kirmin clarified. Kise's expression tensed and clutched his fist.
"Sodesu ne," he muttered.
"Mitsuchi Takane, huh? Why is he called the Iron Wall of the Stars?" Murasakibara asked munching on his chips the maids provided him. They are actually shock that Murasakibara is showing interest in other players--more likely, giving interest in the conversation.
"Because his defense seem unbreakable and can be compared to you, Atsu-kun," Kaiga answered, flatting a scone with his palms, before eating it, "Although, I could say yours more unbreakable than his."
"Hmm, *munch* really? How so?" Murasakibara asks as Kaiga stood up and took a stance like Murasakibara.
"Your body is bigger and your arms are longer. Meaning your circle of defense is wider than his defense," Kaiga did another stance where his arms form clock hand of 9:00, "Although, his reflexes are faster."
"So, I need to be more flexible?" Murasakibara asked and Kaiga nodded. Midorima stared at Kaiga as if he was not Kaiga. He's actually telling them tactics about Basketball.
"How about Mibuichi Tadashi nanodayo?" Midorima asked. He still couldn't erase from his mind his meeting with the fellow shooting guard although, he didn't told them anything about that.
"The Arrow of Apollo, yes," Mikka said as Kaiga sat down, "Mibuichi is said to be the second strongest Prince, next to Kaiga. He could make an instance shot once he touch the ball anywhere in the court. He's said to be unstoppable. And I didn't researched anything about him nor Taka-san."
Silence took over again. Someone actually manage to sprung out of nowhere and challenges them. And Kaiga was once one of them. Their chances of winning is 50-50 unless...
"Now," Akashi broke the silence and smirked, "Let's now talk about the Living Stars tactic."
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