Team Captain (Chapter 12)

Klint's Point of View

Troy's team was called by the host.

"Guys, focus. We can do this." Coach Tan

"Yes, coach!"

We put our hands in the center.

"Go, Kings! "Ahoo! " We prepare ourselves.

"Let's welcome our Kings from Nicklaus Academy!" The host said

"Are you guys ready?" -co-host

"The Kings' No. 2 power forward. "The real King of Nicklaus Academy, Klint Nicklaus."

I heard the shouts and yells from the people inside the court.

I look around and wave. I saw Mizuki in the front seat. I wink at her and kiss the air in her position.

"Woah, did you guys see that?" The host said

"Someone from the audience was Klint's girl. " co-host.

"Who is the lucky girl?"

"Let's see later."

"In number 6, the unbeatable king of the court and the Center of Nicklaus, Gray Montereal."

Gray jogged into the court.

He winked at Akisha.

"It looks like our Kings have already found their Queens." The host looked at us.

"I saw that for your president."

"Just wait until after the game. I will make sure that Mizuki will fall for me. You know how much I love her."

"In jersey number 12, the king of playboy and Kings center, Echo Rowland."

Echo did the spin move. and went to us.

He gave us a high five.

"Klint looks at Mizuki and Kookie."

I turned my head with them and saw Kookie tapping Mizuki's head while they were laughing at each other.

"It looks like you have already rivaled Mizuki. And the big plot was his, the brother of your rival in basketball and in the gang. "Echo, look at me.

Well, it won't bother me at all. I know I might not be her boyfriend, but I know I have this confidence that I have the place in her heart. "

"Last but not the least, in jersey number 24, the forward center. Arkin Tan! " 

"Whaaa! Go Arkin! Go Kings! " I heard the screams, but my eyes were still in Mizuki.

We go to the bench.

"Okay, the first five will be Arkin, Jacob, Gray, Tristan, and Klint." Coach said while writing on the white board.

"No, I would not play in the first half." They look at me.

"Why?" Coach looks confused.

"I know they will place Troy in the first half and the last substitute for the last minutes of the game. In that case, he had already spent a significant amount of time on the bench. If that is the case, I will take the rest for the first half, so in the second half, I will still have the time and energy to block his way and shots "

Okay, so I will place Philip instead. Let's do this! Kings! "

We place our hands in the center.

"The Mighty Throne will be on us!" We yelled.

I sat on the bench.

Gray, Philip, Arkin, Jacob, and Tristan go to the court.

On the other team, Troy, Cj, Kryie, Oliver, and Henry.

What tactics will they play? And putting in the first minutes in Troy will be different.

The coach sat next to me.

"What do you think their strategy will be this time?" 

"I don't know yet, but I'm sure we need to watch them first before we do the next steps."

The referee tosses the ball in the air. Gray gets the ball.

"Whaaa! Go Kings! "

"Go knights!"

Those are the cheers we heard inside the court. I turned around and looked at Mizuki. She's focused on watching the game. But Kookie is watching her. 

He looked at me and got back to watching the game.

CJ tries to break the defense of Gray.

Gray passed the ball to Jacob by doing the bounce pass.

Jacob shoots the ball. And we got the first score.

"Did you guys see the unbreakable defense of Gray?" And how he passed the ball to Jacob really shows why he was called the unbreakable king. The host said

"Go Gray! Go go!" The girls shouted.

"Go babe!" That shout made all the girls stop cheering for Gray. I turned around and saw Akisha cheering for Gray. 

Gray looked energized after hearing it.

"Wow, so our unbreakable king Gray was really our Queen Akisha's king." The co-host said

"In that case, the game is over with Gray's heart. And the biggest question right now is Who is the girl of our King Klint? " The host is looking around. Not knowing she was just sitting beside Akisha.

It's already thirty minutes after the game started. We have a 15-19 lead in the game.

"Troy didn't shoot at all in the first thirty minutes. He just blocked the defense of Arkin. While CJ and Oliver are completing the tasks, Kyrie and Henry are trying to get rid of the defense for Philip and Tristan. " Coach obtains his board.

"I think they were waiting for me to get in before they fueled their tricks."

"So we should gray guard CJ, while Philip and Tristan should block all the way to get CJ to pass the ball to Oliver and Henry. So the last two we need to guard are Troy and Kyrie. In that case, if I block Troy, there is a possibility that CJ will pass over him or it will be Kyrie. If we stick together with them regarding the blocks of defense, if I pass the ball to Gray, it is easy to read because Gray will pass the ball to Jacob. But if I pass the ball directly to Jacob, he can pass the ball to Gray or Tristan. And Tristan can pass the ball to Arkin. So I think we should stick to this plan for the first quarter of the game. "

The referee whistled his whistle. The other team calls for a time out. Gray, Jacob, Philip, Arkin, and Tristan went back to the bench.

They grab water and energy drinks.

"Team, Gray block all the defenses of CJ. While you, Philip, and Arkin block Kyrie and Oliver, the two of you proceed to this point, where Troy and Henry's defense begins. At this point, if Troy or CJ tries to make a point, you guys can easily switch positions. But for now, we need to do this instead of having them trace what our next strategies will be later in the second half."

The coach put his hand in the middle. We put our hands in the middle.

"Go Kings! The Mighty Throne will be on us! "

They have regained control of the situation. I went out of the court. I saw Kookie holding two milk teas.

"Hey, it's been a while since we saw each other."

"Yeah, is that for Mizuki?" I said.

"Yup, she said she was thirsty, so I bought her some drinks." 

"What is your plan?Why did you suddenly want to be close to her?"

"Nothing, I just want to close with her. Because I miss her, it's been so long since we met again. Why is there any problem with that? "

"I just want to make sure that you will not harm her. Or else you guys know what I can do. "

He left. I want the comfort room.

After my business in the comfort room,

I went out.

I bumped into someone's shoulder.

"Sorry, I don't pay attention to what I'm doing." The girl said,

"It's okay, I need to go."

"By the way, I'm Belle."

"I'm Klint. Sorry, but I need to go. " I left and went back to court. I sat beside the coach.

I went back and sat beside the coach.

"In the next half, you will enter the court and we will use your tactic."

After a few minutes, the buzzer rings. Gray and the team back on the bench grab some energy drinks.

"Klint will enter the next half of the game. Philip switched with Klint. Klint will block the defense of Troy. Klint passed the ball to Jacob. Then Jacob will pass the ball to Gray or Tristan, in that case. Tristan or Gray can pass the ball to Arkin. This will help us gain more points and don't let them pass to our defense. Especially now that it's almost time for us to win. "

We get back into court.

I went back to Troy.

"Look who's trying to block my defense." Are you triggered to let me win this game?" He smirked at me.

"Why would I trigger myself that we lost in the game with you? I know in everything I win against you." He looked really mad.

"You never know. It may be the world turns around this time. " 

The game starts.

I was trying to read his every move and try to block his defense.

He nudges me in the stomach.

He shoots the ball.

I jump high and reach the ball. I grab it and pass it to Jacob.

Jacob does the cross over dribble and passes the ball to Tristan.

Tristand performs a high jump and dribbles the ball sideways to Arkin.

Arkin passed the ball to Gray.

I run forward to Gray's position and get the ball to Gray.

I run and when I get near the ring, I do the fade away shot.

"What the fading away is really a nice shot!" The host said

"In that case, he just proved why they were called the kings."

We get back into the game. I run and make sure Troy will not break my defense regarding her.

Gray passed me the ball again and I made the three point shot.

I blew a kiss in the air and winked at Mizuki.

"Woah, did you see that shot? So, what exactly is it? He gave a flying kiss in the audience. So his girl is seated in the audience. " The host points to the spotlight, saying to look for Mizuki.

In the last thirty seconds of the game,

I ran towards the ring and it was almost twenty seconds. I was jumping and shooting the ball for exactly five seconds.

The crowd screamed in our victory.

My team carried me.

"You did it!" I jumped from them and ran towards the audience and went to Mizuki to hug her tight.

"Did you see that?" I kissed her on her forehead.

"Whaaaa, that's Klint's girl, guys." The crowd screamed and yelled what the host said.

I held her hand and walked out of the court with her.

I don't know where we are, but I just want to hold her hand and make peace with her.

I take her to the nearest restaurant and pull up a chair for her. I tapped my shorts. I turned around to see her.

"Uhhh, Mizuki. I forgot my wallet. Can I go back to my locker for it? Sorry. " I said while scratching my nape.

"Sure, I will wait for you here." I kiss her forehead and leave immediately.

"Wow, the Romeo came back. So where did you guys go? " Gray said while teasing me.

"Well, we almost reached the restaurant mark here. But I remembered that I didn't bring my wallet and my phone, so I came back. "

He gave me the thropy.

"You are the MVP of the game."

"Can you bring that into my dorm later?" I need to be back at the restaurant where Mizuki is waiting for me.

"Coach, look, the lover boy will be on date first before we celebrate the victory." Jacob said.

"Coach, let me leave first. I'm begging you to promise I will treat you guys tomorrow for a meal." I act like I'm crying.

"Fine, go ahead, lover boy." The coach's hand sways.

"Bye, coach." I ran fast and went to the restaurant.

I enter the restaurant and sit in front of Mizuki. She looks shocked when I sit in front of her.

"Tell me why you courted me?" She yelled at me.

"I love you." That's why I courted you.

"Really, you love me." She sighed and put a phone in front of me. 

She plays an audio file on the phone.

"I love her, but I need to let go of her after a month. She answers me. It's for her own sake if I did it. " Wait, I knew that conversation.

It was long ago when I shared it with Kookie. I knew he had a plan against me.

"You think you can fool me and make me look dumb after that?" Sorry, but I was not that dumb to make myself fall easily. And to make it short, I don't want to see you again. Because I stopped you from courting me. She stood up and left me.

I follow her and grab her hand.

"Please let me prove myself to you. Yes, I said that a long time ago with Kookie, but not with you. I did that when I was a jerk with someone in the past, and it was not you. Please believe me, Mizuki. I won't do anything like that with you. Please." As I said, she suddenly laughed.

"Hahahaha, I know it. I just want you to tell me what it is. Kookie, give it to me just to make sure you will tell me everything. Mr. Nicklaus would be in that situation. I still want you to continue courting me. "

I kiss her on the forehead.

"I will be my president."