"Bliss"

Pairing: Aomine X Kise

Fandom: Kuroko no Bauke

Chapter 1

The weather was fine. With the sun up in the sky shining brightly as it kissed against the tinted wall glass of the place. The loud sound of airplane taking off could be heared clearly. Packed with a lot of people, the airport lobby was busy with the noisy atmosphere. Aomine, who just got back from a basketball tournament, felt dizzy. It seemed that he was still not used to travelling by plane. Dripping sweats fell from his forehead down to his face despite the cold air conditioned environment. His face contorted betraying the irritation he felt. After the game they took part in, he hurriedly came back home ahead without his teammates. "As unsociable as ever" they said before he left.

Who gives a fuck! He whispered silently.

He started playing basketball almost five years ago after he entered University. Taking Architecture as his major course, he studied hard and became a good student. Thinking back when he was still a high school student, he had changed.

He walked towards the exit of the building in a quick phase. The game and the travel drained his body's energy. All he wanted as of the moment was to have a good rest on his wide bed. As he was approaching near the exit with his long strides, he accidentally bumped into something. At first, he didn't see what it was because his large bag was blocking his line of sight. But when looked down closely on the floor, a kid was struggling to get on his feet.

"Hey kid, are you alright?" Aomine asked concernedly.

"Yep, I'm alright onii-san!" the kid replied.

Aomine helped the kid stand up. Estimating the kid's age, Aomine guessed that he must be about four years old. He had a round face and average body size fitted to a four-year-old child.

"Thank you onii-san" the kid delightfully smiled. For some reason, Kise's face crossed Aomine's mind.

"Take care next time okay." He replied. What am I thinking? He put the thought behind his head.

Kise was his past lover. He was a male and the first as well as the last same sex partner the Aomine ever had. It was a bitter sweet relationship with so much unhappy memories. Yet he could clearly remember everything about it.

A large sigh escaped Aomine's lips. "It's been almost five years." He muttered. Somehow, his mood worsened and he felt more tired than a while ago. Just when he was about step forward again, what happened next brought him to a halt.

"Papa! Papa!" the kid who was just on the floor moments ago called happily.

"Hey, I told you not to wonder around recklessly. You might get lost!" the one called papa replied. Despite his scolding, his voice came off soft and gentle.

"But I'm so happy that we're back now"

"I'm happy too but you should stay put okay? It was a long trip and papa feel tired." The tone of the voice left an effect on Aomine who was still standing and listening in the conversation. For some reason, his feet wouldn't move from where he stood. Then a thought came to his mind.

That voice, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before.

A vague image of a person smiling appeared on his mind.

"Papa! Let's go home now." Urged the kid.

"Okay. Come; let me hold your hand Mine."

That instant, a familiar voice echoed all over Aomine's ears.

"—necchi! Aominecchi!—I love you! I love you! "Then a beautiful smile flashed before his very eyes.

"Kise!" Waking up from a trance, Aomine rapidly turned around to fond the owner of the voice he had just identified. His heart drummed like crazy inside his chest and his mind focused only to one thing: to find that person. How long has it been? How far did their hearts distance each other? Aomine could still clearly remember what Kise said that day.

"I've had enough. I can't do this anymore Aominecchi. I'm so sorry. I can't anymore—"

The sight of Kise's tears as it fell racing down on his lovely pink cheeks squeezed Aomine's heart.

Kise…After that day you disappeared completely.

"I'm sorry for not loving you properly."

I'm sorry Kise. But now, I just can't repeat the same mistake again.

Aomine looked within the sea of people hoping to find the one he was desperately looking for. Not minding his complaining muscles and that he as bumping folks left and right, he searched frantically. A moment later, just a meter away from him, he was behind a man with a small built than him yet the person didn't look less manly. With his radiant hair shining brightly just like the sun in the sky, the man was chatting joyfully with the kid beside him.

Aomine reached his hand to grab the person in front of him.

"Kise!" he called earnestly.

The man stopped. It was evident that he was stunned upon hearing his name.

"Kise" Aomine called again, this time in a gentle manner.

His body twitched. Then he turned around and with a flash of somewhat nervous smile, he greeted Aomine.

"Aomine-san!—it's been a while."

Kise didn't change. Still as pretty as he was before, with his tender eyes and lovely smiles.

"I didn't expect to see you here." He continued.

Aomine didn't expect it either. Many had changed since the day they parted. Since that day he broke kise's heart. But it didn't matter anymore. Kise was standing in front of him at the moment looking a charming as he stared intently to Kise, hus heart felt a gushing of emotions. The only time he would feel like that would be during a game. But at the present it felt the same but somehow different. And he knew well why he was feeling that way.

-Ah…I love this person—I still love this person. Aomine, in his deep thought admitted whole heartedly the thing he had denied forcefully five years ago.

"Kise—I—"

"Papa? Do you know this onii-san?" the kid caked Mine asked, interrupting Aomine's words.

"ah—yes, Mine. He's an old acquaintance"

"Really? I bumped into him a wjile ago and he helped me get up."

"I see. I'm sorry Aomine-san, he's such an energetic chiled." Kise said apologetically.

"Ah—no it was my fault. I was in hurry and not paying attention."

"Papa let's go!" Mine grabbed Kise and gestured towards the exit.

"I'm sorry Aomine-san but I have to go now. Nice seeing you again." Kise hurriedly walked away like he was anxious to escape from the situation. He looked relieved that Mine persuasively suggested for them to keep moving.

"But I—" Aomine out of words only stared at Kise's back as it slowly became farther and farther. His body was locked and couldn't move. Unable to process what happened, he dazed out for a while and when his consciousness came back, a realization hit him.

"Papa? Did that kid just called him papa? He did all the duration of the conversation right?" stunned, he couldn't believe it." Then that means he's a married man now?"

But he was just smiling in frony of me a while ago. I was supposed to not let him go anymore!

"I—I—Ah! I'm such an idiot!" Aomine blurted out loudly enough for the crowd to went silent and stare at him.