"Oye, you both are a couple, so why you both are blushing?"
"Just shut up!!! We are not couples!!!"
And soon Ishan, Sara, Jiyu, Yu, Era, Sia, Eiro, Cyet, Aid and Sara's rest of the team arrived to the same stadium where Ivan's match took place. And they all got out of the bus and saw many other teams are coming.
"Hey... It's Ishan..."
And School Ik team was also standing there and saw Ishan with his team as well as girls team.
"... Uh, I want to play basketball more." Said Ishan with acting like a lazy.
School Ik's captain, that guy who tried to confess Sara, came in front of Ishan with a bad attitude.
Ishan looked at him and started thinking, "Um... Who are you?"
"It's me!!! Captain of School Ik basketball!!!"
"Oh... But I don't know." And Ishan started leaving with his schoolmates.
But suddenly the captain caught Ishan's shoulder and said, "How pathetic! Listen first!"
"What do you want?" Ishan became a little bit annoyed and continued, "You want Sara? She is not a thing that you can pick up so easily. She also has her own life, if she wants you then she will come to you... Annoying."
And Ishan started leaving once again with frustration and this time, Captain couldn't even say anything and was left standing.
"Our match is first." Said Yu with coming from seeing the schedule and Ishan continued having ice cream with everyone.
Even Koyo School players were there and sitting next to Ishan's and having ice cream.
"And..." Uri became serious but suddenly got down and said, "... Our match is 14th match against each other."
Uri meant that 14th match of Koyo School and School Lotus will be against each other and as said that each match can happen in 2 to 4 weeks, it means it is going to happen very later.
But Uri all the time wants to play with Ishan and his team.
Uri remain down and Ishan asked, "... Yu, when is the final match?"
"You mean finals?"
"Yes "
"Um... As much I can remember... Maybe on 28 February 2027, next year."
"I see... And the last year winner must be already qualified in the final?"
"No, it all has been shuffled and the last year winner is not participating because their team was of mostly 12th students so they have passed and so, they are already promoted to next level of tournaments."
Uri was surprised and said, "Really? You mean they are now a National Team?"
"Not a National Team but they are qualified for previous level of it. The tournaments are not national but official. And those four team who made to the semi final were all of 12th so their team has been qualified for it."
Jiyu couldn't understand anything because it was too much complicated for him and said, "Uh...! Just stop there only, this feels like a exam, if I tried to remember this much, I could not play well in the match."
And Yu smiled with a sweat and said, "Ahaha, I apologise. Don't make your mind mess. Let's focus on the match first."
And the tournament alarm rang and everyone stood and started moving towards.
All the school team stood in proper lines and the commentator started his speech.
And by the speech, Ishan started feeling sleepy already because for him, the speech was looking bored.
"And the first match is of... School Lotus vs. School Yu." And the commentator laughed on seeing Ishan looking sleepy and continued, "See, the captain is looking sleepy and he will be in the match? School Yu last year managed to fight till match 9 and School Lotus..."
And Ishan's schoolmates became angry and even of Koyo School but Ishan already slept standing.
"Get set... Start the game!!!"
And all the school teams started leaving, some to the audiance seats because their match would be later and School Lotus and School Yu came in front of each other in the court.
And Ishan was now awake and did some warm up of his shoulder and yawned and finally came in the active mode.
The girl's team took their seats and School Yu players came in front of Ishan and his team.
"Yo, I hope we will have a very good match."
Ishan looked in front and it was the captain of School Yu boys team giving a hand for a handshake.
Ishan smiled and had an handshake but suddenly Ishan felt something too much strong.
Ishan got a creepy smile and said, "... Liar."
And the captain was surprised by hearing this word from Ishan.
"I can feel... You are hating us the most and giving curses... Right?"
And the captain got a laugh and left the handshake and kept his hand on Ishan's shoulder and said, "I never expected that you are that good at behaviour. I doubt that you and your team lost last year with no reason. If you defeated me, I will become your friend then." And he started leaving.
'I want him to be my friend? Nah... I am fine with staying alone.' thought Ishan and went to Yu where she was explaining the plans.
"Do your best." Said Yu and everyone with passion shouted, "Yes ma'am!!!"
But Ishan was just looking at the captain and his strange actions over hands.
And suddenly the captain looked at Ishan staring at him and got a smile and made his hand a gun, not real, and acted of shooting and Ishan got a laugh.
'It's strange... I never had a friend and never wanted either... But... That boy, Ishan. He is something interesting I guess.' thought the captain.
All the players took their positions and the game started with the ball bouncing and Ishan's team got the ball.
After taking here and there, the ball came back to Ishan in his area.
Jiyu and Cyet were in the opponents area and shouted for the ball.
But Ishan remain standing and dribbling the ball and Yu was not understanding that what is he doing?!
And Ishan suddenly passed and ran and entered in the opponents area and came in front of the hoop in just three seconds and just gave a dung with scoring first two points.