"Man! Daicchi and Ki-chan are so good!" Aya exclaimed in awe as she watched the two players battle against each other. She admired their skills that were being shown to her but at the same time, she can see their limits. 'Ki-chan is getting exhausted already' she noticed looking at the blonde. "But still their so good!!!~"

"Oi! Quiet down there! And what's up with the nicknames?!" Taiga yelled in annoyance at her. "I think you’re the one who should quiet down Taicchi" Aya retorted as a nerve popped at Taiga's head. "Hey!--" "I remember now..." Aya snapped looking at the two. "Taicchi, I remember these two" she smiled at him.

"What?" Taiga's eyes widened.

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"One more Aominecchi! One more!" Ryota challenged Daiki again on a one-on-one at their school gym. Aya suddenly arrived at their gym and saw the two players already there.

"You two are playing one-on-one again?" she spoke approaching the two. "Nah, we just finished, I'm tired I'll go shower now" Daiki announced and walked away to shower himself. Aya watched him walk away then turn to Ryota who was staring at the basketball. 'Damn, he's so good' he said to himself.

"Ki-chan" Aya called. He looked at her, a basketball in her hand. "Do you mind playing with me?" she smiled.

Aya and Ryota were continuously playing one-on-one for the whole time. Ryota kept scoring and keep stealing the ball from her. He was surprised because like Daiki, she always beat him on a one-on-one when she's serious in playing. He noticed her still full of energy. "You're holding back, Ayacchi" he frowned. "You noticed" Aya replied. "I don't want you to hold back! Don't make me feel I'm weak!" he snapped as Daiki was about to enter the gym again but didn't and listened to their conversation. "Ki-chan..."

"I don't want people to go easy on me. It makes me feel like I'm weak and their looking down on me. I want to become stronger but I can't do that if my opponent's not at their best while playing against me..." he said. "I want to be strong as Aominecchi, or maybe beat him"

"You sometimes remind me of Daicchi, you know Ki-chan?" Aya hugged him by the waist. She smiled up at him. "You think too much" she released him and took the ball. "Don't let what the people say get into you. Getting stronger in basketball and enjoying it is what matters" she started to dribble walking towards the outside of the circle so her back was turned to him. "And maybe someday, you'll beat Daicchi"

"Ayacchi..."

"Plus, you admiring Daicchi is really cute! Kawaii~" she faced him cupping her cheeks that are blushing. Ryota blushed and shouted. "Hey! Don't say it like that! It sounds like I'm GAY!"

Daiki smiled listening to his conversation. "Beat me eh? Maybe not..." he walked away. "Because the only one that can beat me is me..."

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"Ki-chan really admires Daicchi during our middle school days but..." she paused and looked at Ryota whose staring intently at Daiki. 'In order to surpass you, I'll stop admiring you' he said to himself. "I don't know if he still does..." 'by the looks of it, I think he'd stop'.

"Really? Hm, by the looks of it, I think he stopped" Taiga commented. "That's what I said!" Aya cheered as Taiga sweat dropped. "Wait a minute, if you do remember them, did you memories return?" Taiga asked her. Aya scratched her head. "I really don't know if that really happened. It suddenly popped into my mind" she acted cute but Taiga face palmed.

"Don't worry Aya-san, it did happen" Tetsuya suddenly spoke up. "Oi! Since when did you get there?!" Taiga exclaimed pointing at Tetsuya who was sitting beside Aya. She was in between them. "What are you talking about Taicchi? He was there the entire time!" Aya told Taiga. 'How come she's the only that doesn't get surprised whenever Tetsuya shows up?!'

'Her memories are returning little by little, that's good' Tetsuya thought to himself.

"But Ki-chan admiring is just too cute!!!!" Aya cooed cupping her cheeks. Taiga sweat dropped and face palmed and Tetsuya just smiled.

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I won't be putting Aomine and Kise's batlle because it's too long T^T and I'll be putting flashbacks in chapter from now one :DD because Aya's remembering little by little <3

And you guys REALLY REALLY like Aya x Akashi xD Don't worry he'll show up... i don't know when though xDD But he'll be appearing in the flashbacks tho. enjoy this chapter <3