WORDS BETWEEN - - MEANS THOUGHTS

3rd POV - AUTHOR

6 days have passed and everyone saw the improvement of the team, especially (F/N). 

"I knew putting these kids under NBA training would be good. I think we have a chance, don't you think?" (F/N) asked.

She looked at the older male along with their managers. "Yeah. Alright that's it! All that's left is the game tomorrow! We have to win!" Kagetora yelled.

"YEAH!" Everyone was pumped and nervous.

"I'll leave the rest to you, (F/N)-chan." The man patted the girl's head.

"Are you going back to Roppongi?" The older Aida flinched. (F/N) tossed her card back at him. 

"Use it again. Don't worry about the spending." The girl smiled. "(F/N)-tan..." Kagetora started.

"Please don't add 'tan' to the end of my name." (F/N) deadpanned.

Everyone could tell ever since Jabberwock arrived in Japan, (F/N) was on the edge. She was just so dedicated and everyone appreciated her for that.

"Coach (F/N)-cchi, do you mind playing one on one?" Kise asked.

"Sure, just to 15. Don't want to overwork you before the game." She answered.

"I wanna play against, Coach (F/N)!" Atsushi commented. "Don't get ahead of yourself, Kise!" Aomine yelled.

(F/N) took off her tracksuit jacket and tied her hair up. "Fine, but I'm not gonna go easy." She said.

(F/N) looked around for a lying basketball on the floor when she noticed Kuroko was gone. 

"Where's Tetsuya? I was too busy looking at your stats to notice him gone." She asked.

Everyone stopped and looked at the young coach. "Now that you pointed it out..." "I would forget about him if you didn't say anything." "I didn't see him after Kagetora-san left..."

(F/N) felt the color in her face drain. "Kagetora-san...?" "Eh, does that mean he followed him!?" "No, no it can't be." "Right." 

Kise and Kagami conversed with each other before they both froze in place. 

Everyone saw the (H/C) coach zoom the hell out of the gym and started to run after her too.

"IS THAT GUY AN IDIOT!?" "THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE!" "Ehhh? No matter how you look at it, he's pretty reckless." "Well, since it's Tetsu, it doesn't surprise me." Everyone yelled.

"This is seriously unbelievable." "Kuroko can surpass my expectations. We must hurry." "What surprised me is HOW FAST COACH (F/N) IS RUNNING!?" They continued.

The said coach was literally running 100 miles an hour. Once they made it, (F/N) quickly showed her pass. 

"I'm Jabberwock's interpreter and guide." She said. "Alright, Ms. But what about them?" The bouncer asked.

"They came with me as company. Please let them through." She said.

With the bouncer even responding, they all entered the club just in time to see Kuroko getting beaten up by Nash.

Kagami threw a punch to get him away. "Kuroko!" The team called out.

"Tetsuya! Are you ok!?" (F/N) quickly ran to the light blue male's side and checked for any injuries. 

"Tetsuya, please don't you ever do this again." She hugged him after wiping the blood off of his face using her handkerchief. "Sorry for worrying you, Coach." Kuroko apologized.

"What the hell do you think you are doing to our teammate?" Aomine was worked up. 

"Heh. Looks like our opponent. Are there any passable monkeys here?" (F/N) glared at Silver. 

"Well, it doesn't matter. You wanna fight, then..." Silver continued before he was cut off. "Stop." 

Akashi interfered. "Akashi-kun." The said male looked at Kuroko who was in the female's arms.

"I understand. Knowing you, you wanna settle this in a basketball match, right?" He asked.

"Yes, please." Since Kuroko told his young coach that he was able to walk, she placed him down. 

"There's no point in fighting here. Let's go and get Tesuya's injures professionally check out." Akashi said. "Tch."

(F/N) placed a hand on Kagami's arms and whispered. "Please calm down, Taiga." She muttered.

As everyone started to walk away, Silver just couldn't stop trying to pick a fight. 

"HAHAHAHA! WHAT THE HELL!? YOU COME HERE TO TALK SHIT AND NOW YOU'RE HURRYING TO GO HOME, YOU LITTLE KIDS!" Silver was loud and clear.

"THEY ONLY BROUGHT THEIR GUTS BUT NOT THEIR BRAINS! THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED MONKEYS! (F/N), IS THIS REALLY THE TEAM YOU COACH!? YOU REALLY STOOPED THAT LOW, HUH!? THE ALMIGHTY (L/N) (F/N) COACHING MONKEYS! ARE YOU BLIND TO COACH THEM, (F/N)!? YOU BETTER PREPARE A DIAPER FOR TOMORROW OR ELSE YOU WILL PEE ON THE SPOT!"

(F/N) irked at his words. "Shut up, scums. You should be the ones to prepare your necks. Tomorrow, we'll make you lick the ground as you walk." Akashi replied.

Kagami stood right beside (F/N) who stood still and stayed back. "You guys go first and get Kuroko checked up, I'll stay with (F/N) for a little." Kagami said.

The said female looked up at her boyfriend. "Taiga." (F/N) muttered.

"Look here, not only are you looking down on us but I can't just sit back and let you talk shit about my girlfriend." Kagami said.

"Eh? Girlfriend? YOU'RE HER BOYFRIEND!? HEY, NASH! LOOK AT YOUR COMPETITION!"

That made the couple confused and mind you, Kagetora was watching everything go down. 

"Competition? For my girlfriend? I'm sorry but there's nothing to compete for. She's mine." The redhead said.

Nash walked up right in front of Kagami. "Are you sure? Cause I could always take her away." Nash said.

(F/N) made a disgusted look. "Nope. Never, Nash." She said.

"But that's not for you to decide right now, love." Nash winked. "Are you drunk, dude?" (F/N) asked.

Nash walked over to (F/N) and was about to take her when Kagami held onto her arm. "Watch it dude." Kagami said.

"Remember when I said I'll make sure you guys pay us back in your own way and you'll have to do whatever the hell I say? Well, I'll be taking this beautiful piece of art home and call it mine." Nash commented.

Kagami irked at this. "Over my dead body, dude. You would also face her students, friends, and parents." He said.

Nash looked smug. "Like I give a damn about them." The blonde glared at the redhead. 

"You took her away from me and now I'm coming back to claim what's mine." Nash said.

Nash spread his arms with a smirk on his face. "Tomorrow it's going down." The boy said.

"You asshole..." Just as Kagami was about to throw hands, (F/N) stopped him.

"Tiger, please. Come on, let's go. We'll settle all of this on court tomorrow." She said.

"But..." (F/N) looked up at her boyfriend with a smile. "I appreciate the effort, babe." She said.

The (H/C) female pushed the taller male towards the door not before turning her head around and smirking. 

"Just so you know, I might be getting onto the court myself." (F/N) said.

Jabberwock smirked back at her. 

"Let's see how the Empress Of The Court does against all of us. I wonder if all your hype is actually bullshit. You don't seem really good. After what you are pulling here in Japan, I wouldn't even return back to America." 

(F/N) ignored them and walked out with Kagami.

As they were walking home hand in hand, (F/N) laid her head on her boyfriend's arm. 

"Thank you for defending me, Taiga." She smiled. "It's my job as a boyfriend, right?" The female giggled. 

Just then, (F/N)'s phone started to ring so she answered it and put it on speaker. "Hello? Dad?" She answered.

"Your mom and I, along with Taiga's dad, are in Japan!" They yelled. "YOU GUYS ARE WHAT!?"