Comeback

Madoka's POV

Half time hit and the score was 55-58, with the other team in the lead. We entered the locker room and I flopped on the bench and sipped a bit of water.

"We're sealing the deal but we're still not there." said Coach Yamoto, "We're switching up positions."

I looked up at him.

"Madoka you're sitting out for this quarter." said Coach Yamoto

My eyes widened.

"You're being burned out in there." said Coach, "Save your energy for the 4th quarter."

"But I'm not-"

"This isn't just about your fight with the white girl, number 8." said Coach Yamoto

I sighed and hung my head in defeat.

"Right now the only person who can play really well in their team is number eight." said Coach Yamoto, "Pin her down in the corners, that's where she likes to go."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Okay now here's the plan." said Coach Yamoto

Kenji's POV

During the whole time, my heart was racing in my chest for two reasons. One was because I was worried about the game, and two, Aiko was all over me.

"Uhh, Aiko chan people are looking at us." I whispered

"Is that a problem?" asked Aiko

She slowly wrapped her fingers around the back of my neck and I began to shiver.

"No I'm okay with it." I quickly replied

She smirked and I shivered a bit.

"Should we make them think we're dating?" asked Aiko

I didn't know what the right thing to say was.

"No, I wouldn't want to date you." said Aiko

I let out a quiet sigh of relief and continued to watch the game. But then I saw that Madoka sat on the bench which confused me. But then I realized that the coach must have made her sit out so that she could regain her energy.

"This game is pretty interesting." said Aiko, "I thought Madoka was the best player."

She looked at me.

"She is but she's just not doing good." I quickly replied

She scoffed and I was slowly getting scared.

"If you're the best you never do poorly because you want to stay the best." said Aiko

"R-right." I replied

I continued watching the game and the white girl who was pretty good was dominating the court but our team was able to coordinate well so they weren't too far behind.

"What happens if we lose?" asked Aiko

"W-well nothing. We're out of the season." I replied

"That's not good is it?" asked Aiko

I knew that wasn't really a question, it was just her taunting me.

"Madoka, the number one freshman in Japan, lost her first game of the playoffs." said Aiko

"Well it wasn't literally her first game." I replied

Aiko rolled her eyes and I started sweating.

"You're pushing me to the edge." sighed Aiko

I decided to stay quiet and just continue to watch the game.

Madoka's POV

I watched the game and sometimes we made good plays but it wasn't enough to gain the lead on the other team. Watching the entire game made my entire body shake from anxiousness. Coach was pretty calm as he was yelling out plays.

'Why does he want me to sit out?'

I looked back and saw Kenji trying to stay calm with Aiko but it didn't really look good. I went back to watching the game and I saw the white girl kill everyone on the court. I looked up at the scoreboard and we were down by 12 points, 68-80 with 6 minutes to go.

Yuziki caught the ball and posted out the center and faked a shot then pivoted and went around the center before making a layup. The white girl dribbled down court and Emiko tried to defend her but she crossed up and Emiko fell. The crowd went crazy and started taunting Emiko. Emiko quickly caught up and went after the white girl and blocked her layup.

The crowd then taunted the white girl as Emiko redeemed herself. Emiko high fived a few teammates and my team began dribbling down the court. Haruka got the ball and shot a three but she missed and Yuziki got the rebound and passed it to Ayaka who drove in and did a quick jump shot and it went. After a few back and forth the third quarter ended with the score 75-88.

"Madoka you're in. The number 8 is tired take advantage of that." said Coach Yamoto

I nodded and quickly stretched my body and went back on court. I looked back up at Kenji and we made eye contact and he smiled at me and for some reason, that gave me a boost of energy.

'The last quarter, let's do this.'

It was our ball so I passed the ball to Ayaka and we advanced down the court. I saw the white girl and she looked extremely tired. She defended me as I got the ball and drove in then crossed over and spun around her and did a floater making it in.

'So this is why Coach wanted to sit out. She's too tired to do anything.'

I took advantage of that and began to steal the ball and block her shots. She tried to post me out but she was so tired she tripped over her own foot. I grabbed the ball and ran down the court all by myself and jumped up as high as I could and dunked. The crowd all jumped onto their feet and started cheering me for dunking.

I started draining multiple threes catching up with the other team within seconds. I dribbled the ball in between my legs and drove in a bit then stopped, dribbled between my legs and did a step back catching the white girl off guard. She tried to jump up to block my shot but she slipped and fell in front of me. I gave her a second to get up just to disrespect her then drained a three.

The white girl tried to redeem herself by shooting a three but she missed and Yuziki got the rebound and threw it to me. I ran down the court but the white girl was in front of me. She tried to steal the ball but I threw it behind my back so that the ball could go to my other side. I began dribbling on the left side of the hoop. I did an easy finger roll and now we were tied, 95-95.

We continued to gain on them as we gained the advantage and took the lead. I passed the ball to Ayaka and she drove in and shot a three. Haruka also stole the ball and passed the ball to me and when I got near the hoop there was the center guarding me so I passed it back to Haruka and she made a layup.

The last buzzer beater sounded and we won the game 109-114. We all began high fiving the other team and the white girl surprisingly shook my hand and smiled a bit. We entered the locker room and began celebrating but I plopped onto a chair and chugged down a bottle of water.

"Good hustle everyone get some rest and I'll see everyone tomorrow!" said Coach

We did our huddle up and sound off before showering, changing and leaving the locker room. Homura and the boys team were waiting for us so we greeted them as they congratulated us on our win.

"Amazing work you did. You carried the team." said Homura

"Thanks senpai." I bluntly replied

I looked around for Kenji but he was nowhere to be found. I was a bit saddened by this, knowing that Kenji was somewhere out there with Aiko.

Kenji's POV

'Fuck...'

I was sitting down in a restaurant with Aiko since she wanted food and ordered me to take her out to a nice place. I don't even think I have enough money for the both of us so I'm probably going to get something small.

"What is this place?" I asked

She handed me the menu and my eyes widened when I saw the price.

'It's a fucking meat buffet... a yakitori buffet.'

I looked at the grill in front of me and sighed and hid my face behind the menu and shook my head.

"I already decided." said Aiko

"Oh okay." I sighed

But before Aiko could call a waiter over, the basketball team entered. My eyes widened when I saw Madoka and everyone else on the team look at us. I groaned and just awkwardly waved making Aiko turn around and look at them. We stared at each for a while before Madoka waved back but Homura stopped her and they went to the other side of the restaurant.

"Did you send them your location?" growled Aiko

"N-no I didn't you can check my phone." I quickly replied

She grabbed my phone and began scrolling through it.

"I see..." whispered Aiko

She gave me my phone back so I put it to the side. I looked over to Madoka and she kept eyeing me.

"You look at her one more time you're in for it." said Aiko

"Sorry." I quickly replied as I looked away.

She leaned a bit closer in and I was a bit scared so I looked away and played with my fingers.

"Look at me and only me. You dart your eye at someone else and I kill you." she whispered

I quickly nodded in response but then I felt my phone vibrate on the table. At first I wasn't going to respond but then there were more vibrations. Aiko picked it up and checked it out before handing it to me.

I took it and saw that it was a bunch of text messages from the boys' basketball team group chat and Coach Yamoto was sending us text messages talking about a conference tomorrow.

'Not another conference.'

"What is it?" asked Aiko

"It's a basketball conference." I replied

"I see." replied Aiko

She ordered the food and we got the food on the grill and waited.

"Your game's in a few days." said Aiko, "Do you think you can play?"

"I uhhh don't know." I carefully answered

"Do you remember our deal?" asked Aiko

I nodded.

"If I don't make over 60 points then I get punishment." I quickly responded

"You remember." said Aiko as if she was surprised.

'I can remember anything.'

We began eating the yakitori but Aiko began rubbing her foot against my crotch and I couldn't focus.

"A-Aiko chan can you s-stop." I stuttered

She raised an eyebrow and began to apply pressure on my crotch making me squirm a bit.

"Do you want punishment after?" asked Aiko

"N-no sorry." I quickly replied

"Well too late." she said

My eyes widened and she smirked.

"If you don't want it, I suggest you hurry up and just enjoy it." she whispered

I nodded and just began to quietly eat.

Madoka's POV

I gripped my chopsticks so tightly they broke.

"Madoka are you okay?" asked Haruka

"Yea I'm fine." I grumbled

Emiko looked at me with sad defeated eyes.

"Did I lose my chance?" sadly asked Emiko

"She is pretty hot." said Homura

I looked at him with wide eyes but then I just sighed remembering that he's just like that. A disgusting player who only does that for his own benefit.

My heart was thumping in my chest and I was getting more and more agitated by the minute so I just focused on eating my yakitori.

"Madoka chan... can you help me ask out Kenji." asked Emiko

I raised an eyebrow before sighing.

"I don't think I can help you with that. I suck at that." I said

"But can you like just give him a hint about me liking him." said Emiko

"Yea sure." I replied not really wanting to help her since I wasn't in the mood.

I looked over to Kenji and he seemed to be busy eating but then Aiko turned around and we made eye contact. Aiko smirked at me before turning back to look at Kenji.

'Why you fucking bitch.'