Hyuuga and Kyoushi was behind them, calling their names.

"Oooi, you brats! Wait for your seniors!" Hyuuga was in clutch mode again...

"Matte, mattee~" Kyoushi called as he trailed behind.

Akashi turned to face them, a fire still in his eyes. The group all turned around, seemingly threateningly.

"Hey, haven't you all hurt Tetsu enough now? What, back for more? I won't hesitate to beat you black and blu-" Aomine snarled at the two but was cut off by Kuroko.

"No, Aomine-kun, stop, these two...were the only ones who stood up for me...thank you..." Kuroko tugged gently away from Akashi's hold and went towards them, hugging them.

"Uh..uh...um.." Hyuuga stuttered, face red. He wasn't used to THIS side of Kuroko at all. Kyoushi just chuckled and patted Kuroko slightly awkwardly.

"Well, what are we gonna do now?" Aomine snarled. "We can't let them just feel guilty, we ought to crush them! I still say we beat them shitless like I did to Haizaki-ow!" Aomine glared at Midorima, rubbing the back of his head. "What was that for, you bastard?"
Midorima sighed and pushed up his glasses. "Not that I care, but the best way for us is to beat them fair and square in a real game. They have no trump cards left now Kuroko is gone. If they learned something, they would feel regret and come at us in the next competitions with full force. If not...all they would do is complain how Kuroko left them...and when they face us, they will gamble to get Kuroko back..."

Hyuuga and Kyoushi moved to go. "We'll go see what's the situation and report to you guys."

"Okay, all of you come with me, we'll talk about the next step." Akashi commanded. As they walked away, Kuroko mouthed a silent Thank You.

"Geez..." Hyuuga muttered. "This has just has to be one big joke..."

"Cmon, let's head back! See how our teammates are faring..." Kyoushi said.