Ayame POV

"Wait did he just disappear and reappear?! How?!" Eiichi was confused about Kuroko.

"No way, when did he learn to do that?" I mumbled as they scored before the buzzer rang.

'Just what happened while I was stuck at the agency? This isn't the same team as before.' I began to feel my legs shake as the fear of being left behind started to kick in.

"Ayame?" Eiji called out as I snapped back to the present.

"I'm fine just shocked," I said as they looked unsure about it.

"That kid he's one of your friends you came to see right?" I nodded seeing that Eiji could tell who he was.

"Man talk about surprising, he has no presence but he's able to pull that move, the kid has some skill." He said as I felt relieved.

'This must be a new drive for Tetsu, and by the looks of it it's more effective than his normal misdirection.' As one of the guys from Shutoku went to make a shoot, due to panic the ball hit the rim making it a rebound. Seirin point guard caught it and threw it to Kuroko. Takao was able to get past (F/n) but she try to block Midorima. Just like before with Midorima, Kuroko vanished the reappeared behind Takao, and passed the ball to their captain to make the three-pointer shot.

"One more three-pointer and the tie-up with Shutoku," I mumbled as grip my hands together feeling the pressure of time running out. As Shutoku try to pass the ball to someone else Kuroko was able to stop them and pass the ball back to their captain making another three-pointer shot just before the buzzer went off.

"Amazing the jump up to eight points as that kid went in," Eiichi said as I see Seirin all happy.

'Seirin has improved a lot while I wasn't looking, and by the looks of it, they seem to create a certain bond that only they can understand each other. Just like how we were before Sora decided to turn his back on us.'

Your POV

'We're tied up and back to where we first started.' I looked at Shin-chan and see him smile before pushing his glasses up. As we went to sit down I see that Kagami was still tired but then again it's only been a minute since he was dragged to the bench. He's been on Midorima since the start of the game and has been jumping around a lot.

"Kagami you alright?" I asked as he faced me.

"I'm totally fine," I pull his ear light as he yelped.

"Bakagami don't go saying that when it's obvious that you aren't looking so good," I said as I let go of his ear.

"Even so, I can't give up before him," he said as he looked at Midorima from the corner of his eye. As everyone seem to understand what he meant.

"I bet they weren't expecting the coach to let Tetsu in the game, we'll at least without a plan," I stated as the buzzer for the final quarter rang.

"Kagami you should just rest and let us handle this," I said as Hyuga senpai got up.

"Okay, let's go! We'll go hard in the remaining ten minutes! Seirin, fight!" He said getting us all fired up.

"Yeah!" We yelled as we high five as a team and made our way to the court.

"Hey!" I turn to face see Kagami with a fist out towards me.

"Try not to get hurt," he said which surprised me.

"Who do you think you're talking to," I said as fist bump his fist.

"Don't worry I'll hold Midorima down until you're ready to get back in the game. While you're at it try not to get worked up while your resting," I said as he couldn't help but smile.

As I walked onto the court I looked at Shin-chan right in the eye, as he looked at me in the eye too. For some reason, I felt something very familiar to me but I don't know what it is. Could it be the sense of going against a strong opponent or that Shin-chan isn't going to go easy on me? I don't know what it is but right now winning is my main focus.

Ranmaru POV

As I looked out at the forest where we were shooting, I couldn't help but wonder how things are with my sister lately. Even when I'm working I still worry for her and how she's doing. Ever since mom died I could tell that her heart was shattered and that cheerful smile would be hard to see again.

"Ranmaru-san!" I heard some call out to me and see the two Starish members I train.

"What is it?"

"Well, we've been wondering how your sister has been since we last saw her," Ren asked as I sigh.

"Last time I saw her she been doing better and hasn't overworked herself since then. Right about now she and the rest of her team are playing against Shutoku, one of the three kings." They seem confused that I would know that much about the sport but spending a lot of time with those two you can learn a thing or two.

"From what I heard the daughter of Raging Entertainment has been seen a lot with Heavens as of lately," Masato said making wonder why Ayame has been close with them. From what my sister told me she has no interest in being an idol or anything to do with that line of work.

"Maybe she's helping them out with their dance routine or something," Ren said but knowing Ayame well she wouldn't go there to the agency to help them.

"I think it's more than that but it's none of our business to know, you should focus on the shooting instead." I began to walk away but something inside of me makes me worry if things are alright with my sister and her friends.

'Mom if you were here, what would you do in a situation like this?'

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Hey, guys hope you guys enjoy the chapter, I just realized that we're already at 81 chapters in this book. Which is great that we only need 19 more to reach 100. Well technically it's almost around 90 chapters but the special chapters are separate from the original story.  Either way, I'll update as soon as I can and I hope you guys are safe and have not gotten sick with the common cold. Until then I'll see you in the next chapter.