Miracles Week

June 22 | Day 1 | Tip Off [A Day of Beginnings and Firsts]

Fandom: Kuroko no Basket

Rating: T

Genre: Romance/ some humor/ fluff/ established relationship (somehow)

Pairing: Kuroko x Kagami [main]; Aomine x Kise

Summary: When Kagami finally realizes he's in love with Kuroko, he can't bring himself to confess and tries to ask for Kise and Aomine's help. Well, he never thought his first kiss would be this…wonderful.

Disclaimer: Tadatoshi Fujimaki owns Kuroko no Basket and its characters. No profit is made from this fan fiction.

A/N: I tried to do something nice, some OTP fluff, but I think I just messed up a little ^^; I decided to participate on "Miracles Week" on Tumblr because KnB is one of my current passions and it's a good way to put my English skills to practice (this might be my first Enlish fan fic ever, so please don't be too harsh xD)

I hope you enjoy, and don't forget to leave a small review in the end ;)

My First Kiss Went A Little Like This

Kagami was all alone, lying on the ground on the basketball court situated on the city park. There was no one else, as the sun was already setting and the children were going back home.

The red haired boy was completely spacing out, thinking about some important things. Those important things were, of course, Kuroko related. The boy was completely head over heels for the teal haired boy and was thinking of a way to confess, to show him his true feelings. The problem was…he was too much of an idiot and he knew for sure he would screw things up and his partner would just reject him, both as a basketball partner and as a lover (probably). Yes, he was depressed and all he could do at the moment was sigh and look at the sky, thoughtful.

Suddenly, Kagami felt someone poke him on the head and lean forward.

"What are you doing here all alone, Kagamicchi?" – Kise was now crouching beside the red haired, looking at him with a curious face.

"Whoa, Kise! You scared me! How long have you been there?"

"I just arrived. I'm waiting for Aominecchi and when I saw you were here I had to come and say hello! But then you were spacing out and calling Kurokocchi's name...is everything all right? Did you two have a fight?"

Kagami's eyes were wide open and his face was as red as his hair – "…I said his name out loud?! Ohh well…it's nothing, really, you must have heard something else! We're really ok, there's nothing going on!"

"Ka-ga-mi-cchi… You can't fool me, you know? You're blushing, there's definitely something on! Come on, tell me!" – Kise was looking straight into Kagami's eyes, making him very uncomfortable.

"Ohh well, I might as well tell him, maybe he can help me… Well, the thing is, I-"

"Oi Kise, what do you think you're doing?" – a deep familiar voice called out for the blonde boy. He seemed rather annoyed.

"Aominecchi! I came to talk to Kagamicchi, it seems he and Kurokocchi have some issues going on." – now Kise had a shameless look on his face. Can't he be a little more respectful?!

"Issues? What kind of issues? Has the couple had a fight? Ohh wait, have you confessed already?" – Aomine smirked while staring at Kagami. He was seriously going to hit the dumb couple!

"What do you mean Ahomine? I don't remember telling you I loved Kuroko!"

"I didn't say you loved him, did I…?" – Kagami face palmed himself mentally; now he screwed it for good! Argh, why was he such a dumbass sometimes?! Aomine and Kise were now looking at him, curious and expectant, waiting for him to tell them what was going on. Sighing, the red haired boy continued.

"Well…"

The usual training was already over, and as usual, only remained Kagami and Kuroko on the locker room, still having to shower before going home.

"Don't forget to lock up and return the key to the security's room!" – Hyuuga reminded the both of them before going out. They didn't mind being the last ones, they always stayed late so they could practice together and perfect their dynamic.

"Kagami-kun, I'll go ahead to the showers."

Kagami only hummed in response and continued packing his things up. He had been strangely quiet the entire day, and he knew that. He had been thinking (yes, he could be a Bakagami most of the time, but he could also think sometimes!). Kuroko was his new partner, his shadow, and that whole thing was getting to him. He started to look at Kuroko in a…different way. Why? Because he was cute. Everything he did was seriously cute, even when he sneezed! His skin was pale and rather fragile, almost like porcelain, and Kagami started to think he wanted to protect that person. His height was another factor – I mean, seriously, he was so small, he fitted perfectly between his arms, hugging him must be such bliss… And he was so strong headed and, at the same time, understanding. His partner might never (or almost never) show his emotions, but when he did, he could be the most beautiful person Kagami had ever known.

Oh god… He couldn't be…? No, that was totally impossible, he couldn't be in love with his shadow, for god's sake!

With all this thoughts on his mind, Kagami headed to the showers, finding Kuroko still there. He was under the water, falling from above, completely naked. His skin was wet, almost shining under the strong light coming from the ceiling. Kagami was also naked, of course, but he felt himself blush in front of that scene. He looked at his feet while heading to one of the showers, trying not to look straight at Kuroko.

"Is there something wrong, Kagami-kun?" – Kuroko was now approaching Kagami. The red haired boy started to panic inside: he was going to see him blush, he was going to find out!

Kuroko reached for Kagami and touched his forehead with his hand – "You're not feverish, are you? Your face is a little red, maybe you should stay at home tomorrow. Coach wouldn't want you to become really sick."

Kagami blushed even harder at that comment – Kuroko was being SO CUTE! The red haired boy just looked the other way and huffed.

"I-it's nothing Kuroko! I'm ok, really, I-I'm just tired! Look at the time, we should be going, I'm so hungry!" – Kagami rushed himself and got out of the shower, half wet. He was really screwed now: he was really in love with the teal haired boy…

After that, dinner time was pretty normal, except Kagami was constantly averting his eyes from his shadow, trying not to look too…interested. He really was done for…

"And that's it… Happy now?!" – Kagami was completely red by now. He had finished his story and Kise and Aomine were staring at him with the look, that look they made together when they wanted to tease someone.

"Hmm…so even Kagamicchi can fall in love… Well, it was about time you figured it out!"

"Yeah, how dumb can you be? I know I'm not the brightest person on Earth, but at least I knew I loved Kise the very first time I saw him, you can't just not know something like this" – Aomine looked the other way while speaking, scratching his cheek with his index finger, trying to hide a slight blush on his cheeks.

"Ohh, Aominecchi! I love you so much!" – Kise hugged Aomine by the neck and kissed his cheek, with a big grin on his face. Those dorks were always like that: together and in love. Kagami was starting to feel a bit uncomfortable.

"Aham… Please restrain yourselves from public demonstrations of love, I'm not blind and definitely not deaf!" – Kagami was, once again, blushing. What else would he have to witness before they could stop those…things in public?

"Mah mah Kagamicchi, calm down. We'll help you on this! We'll make sure you and Kurokocchi finally get together and very happy, just like us!" – Kise almost jumped in happiness; he sure was pumped.

"Hmm, don't worry Kagami, Kise will help you, but after our date, because this can't wait any longer."

Kise and Aomine made their farewells and headed to the family restaurant their date was going to take place in. Kagami and Kise accorded on meeting on that same basketball court the next morning, so that they could "discuss" the methods Kise had in mind to persuade Kuroko and get shadow and light together.

That night, Kagami fell asleep late, thinking about Kuroko and how he could convey his feelings without looking like a total dumb, avoiding a total rejection. The red haired biggest fear was losing the one he treasured the most at the moment – Kuroko was a very special person in his life and he couldn't afford to lose him, like, forever.

The next morning, Kise brought Kagami a list with many ideas, things he himself had tried before (not only with Aomine) and knew were perfect "excuses" to a perfect confession. Aomine also stuck with them, deep inside he thought he wouldn't be able to leave Kise and Kagami all by themselves.

"…are you sure this things will work? I'm not questioning, but these ideas seem all so...Kise like."

"Are you complaining, Kagamicchi? Trust me, this will work perfectly, I know Kurokocchi for years and I'm sure he'll definitely fall for you in no time!"

Kagami just sighed and nodded – he had to trust Kise on this one, he was really hopeless and this was his only chance to be happy with the one he loved.

On that same afternoon, Kagami was putting into practice the first plan Kise had prepared for him. Yes, first, because Kise had a whole list of plans – he didn't joke around about love and Kurokocchi, especially the latter. Kagami had the slight sensation Kise was getting fired up about this whole thing – too fired up.

…

...

"Kagamicchi, listen well! You can't screw things up, I'm trusting you! The only thing you have to do is confess, talk to Kurokocchi slowly and confidently, like you were the only man on Earth capable of making him happy!" – Kise talked fast and excitedly. Not even Aomine was capable of recognizing him at the moment.

"…oi Kise, I know I have to do that, but that's the reason why I asked for your help!"

"Calm down, would you? Well, I prepared you a little 'speech' for you to speak a bit better – we all know you wouldn't be able to say anything worth hearing in the first place, right Aominecchi?" – Kise was making fun of Kagami and he wasn't a bit amused about that. Unfortunately, he had to take it like a man, if he wanted this whole thing to go smoothly. Then, he sighed in defeat.

"…ok, ok, give me that already."

…

…

The red haired sent a message to Kuroko that afternoon:

To: Kuroko (─‿‿─)

Subject: hey

Message: i need to speak to you, would you meet me at six behind the gym? it's really important.

The red haired didn't have to wait for long as Kuroko answered him immediately.

From: Kuroko (─‿‿─)

Subject: Re: hey

Message: Hello Kagami-kun. I'm free at that time, so yes, we can meet. I hope everything's okay. See you later.

Kagami sighed, both relieved and nervous – he had to do it!

Kagami was already on the meeting place, half an hour before, and Kise and Aomine would be watching the scene from the bushes, in case the red haired needed some help. Kagami was seating from his hands and his face was the color of his hair.

"Kagamicchi, breath, everything's gonna be alright, we'll be here to support you!" – Aomine was rather bored, but Kise just hugged his right arm and pulled him closer to himself.

"Sigh, I wished you weren't…" – Kagami mumbled to the side.

"Ohh, Kurokocchi is coming! Good luck!" – Kise and Aomine rushed to the said bushes and hid from the pair, hoping everything would be just fine.

Kagami waved in Kuroko's direction, with a nervous smile on his lips – "Hey Kuroko, you're…early!"

"Yes, I said I was free at this time, so I came a bit earlier. So, what happened? Is not usual for you to call me on a Sunday afternoon. Is there some problem?"

Kagami was sweating profusely at that moment. I knew he had to confess, he knew he had to open his mouth and tell him, but he just couldn't. He was too nervous – he had his shadow right in front of him and anything that came out of his mouth would change everything, for good or for bad. The red haired took a deep breath and then opened his mouth, trying to speak calmly, but with no success.

"You know Kuroko…is just that I…ahm…y-you know…"

Kuroko was waiting patiently, looking up at his shadow.

"Yes? You know you can trust me, don't you, Kagami-kun?"

Kagami opened his eyes widely at that. He couldn't do it after all.

"Y-yes, I know! W-well, you see, I…I just wanted to say that I…"

Kuroko looked at him with a slightly curious look.

"I…wanted to practice with you a bit today, that's it!"

Kuroko looked a bit disappointed now - "Was that the important thing you had to tell me?"

Kagami winced - "Yes, that's an important thing for us both, right? We sure have to get better at our dynamic together! What do you say?"

The teal haired boy looked at his light in a questioning way, like he didn't believe what he had said just a second ago. After a few moments, he just nodded and agreed to his partner.

"You are right, we should practice more. But you're aware that today is Sunday and it is our day off, right? You really love basketball, don't you, Kagami-kun?" – Kagami looked to the side, blushing a little.

"Y-yeah, that's it, that's what I love… Basketball."

Both shadow and light headed into the gym, and suddenly Kagami felt relieved and sad at the same time. He loved Kuroko, but he just couldn't make himself confess, not at that moment. Both of them played basketball the rest of the afternoon and had dinner together at Maji Burger.

Sometimes Kagami thought Kuroko knew he had feelings for him. During dinner, Kuroko stared at his light for some time; then, when the red haired directed his gaze to his shadow, he would just divert his eyes to the window and give a small smile. That made Kagami so furious inside, because he knew Kuroko was just messing with him! Then, while drinking his vanilla shake, Kuroko played with the straw with his tongue, making it seem he was doing that thoughtlessly – but Kagami knew it was just his way to tease him, like always. Ugh, he hated (loved) that side of him!

When the both of them headed home, Kagami felt nervous all over again. Kuroko was silent, as usual, but there was something in that silence that bothered him. Suddenly, stopping in his tracks, the teal haired boy broke the silence.

"Kagami-kun, have you ever kissed someone?" – Kagami sputtered at that, visibly blushing. Hard.

"W-what?! Why are you asking that all of a sudden?!"

Kuroko seemed amused at Kagami's reaction - "I saw Kise-kun and Aomine-kun kissing the other day and I wondered if Kagami-kun had also done the same thing with someone at some point."

Kagami was at a loss – what was Kuroko's purpose with all this?!

"W-well, I might or might not have kissed someone before, that's none of your business!" – the red haired was trying to escape from the question somehow, but Kuroko wouldn't let it go that easily.

"You didn't answer my question."

"W-what about you then? Have you kissed someone before?!" – Kagami was trying not to seem too jealous about the subject: imagining Kuroko with some other guy or girl, kissing them, hugging them… Ugh, that was unbearable!

Kuroko looked straight into Kagami's eyes - "I haven't. I never kissed someone. You may think this is dumb, but I want my first kiss to be with the person I really love."

The red haired boy looked at his feet after hearing those words from Kuroko's lips, feeling slightly sad. Without looking up, he had the urge to ask something which answer he knew would hurt him.

"Then, do you already have someone you…love?"

"Do you have someone you love, Kagami-kun?"

Something stirred up inside Kagami that moment. He had the urge to kiss Kuroko, who was so defenseless right in front of him, and that's exactly what he did.

Without a second thought, Kagami grabbed Kuroko's shoulders, bringing him close, and sealed his lips with Kuroko's. Slowly, he closed his eyes and let himself enjoy the moment.

Kuroko's lips were soft and felt like heaven. The red haired was trembling all over but even so, he didn't want that kiss to end just yet – it was just too good to let go. Slowly, his arms surrounded Kuroko, closing in in a tight but soft embrace, to which Kuroko, miraculously, responded. Gently, the smaller boy wrapped his arms around Kagami's neck, kissing him back and making Kagami open his eyes widely in surprise. The taller boy never thought this would happen in his entire life, and he made sure to enjoy every moment.

When they both were asking for some air, they parted the kiss – Kuroko was blushing slightly, while Kagami couldn't even look his partner in the eye.

I kissed Kuroko! Oh my god, I really kissed him! Oh god, he's gonna hate me now, what am I gonna do?! I can't look at him, I'm a horrible monster, what have I done?!

Noting Kagami was panicking, Kuroko placed both his hands on Kagami's cheeks, claiming for some attention and trying to calm the taller boy down. In a whisper, he voiced something.

"Kagami-kun…you didn't answer my question…again."

Kagami opened his eyes widely and felt tears running down his face. Sobbing a little, he said:

"…yes, I have someone I love. I love someone very much!"

Kuroko gave a small smile - "And who is that person, if I may ask?"

"It's you of course, baka!" – the red haired boy hugged Kuroko tightly and just cried, very much. He had so many feelings kept inside of him, overflowing to come out, and that moment he just wanted to hold on to the one he loved and cry, just like a child holding on to his mother.

Kuroko hugged him back, firmly, and let the "big boy" stay like that on the middle of the street, feeling hot tears wetting his right shoulder. He allowed himself to close his eyes and let out a small smile (after all, no one was going to see it).

They stayed like that for some time. When Kagami felt himself calming down, the red haired let go of his shadow, swollen eyes and a little blush on his face.

"I-I'm sorry Kuroko, I s-shouldn't have done this, I stole your first kiss…"

Kuroko looked straight into the red haired eyes and smiled once more - "I'm not mad, Kagami-kun."

"B-but you should be! Y-you said you wanted your first kiss to be special, with the person you love most!"

"Like I said…" – the teal haired boy approached the taller one and surrounded him, arms around his neck – "…I'm not mad."

Kagami opened his eyes widely at what came next. He almost couldn't believe his own eyes – or should he say, lips?

Kuroko just closed the distance between them and sealed their lips in a soft and light kiss. Just like the previous one, but this one... Oh, this one had something different to it. It had…feelings. Yes, Kagami felt something coming from Kuroko through this one kiss. This new kiss was warm, kind and ever so sweet, so much Kagami never wanted it to end.

When Kuroko let go of his light's lips, a small sigh could be heard – a happy sigh. Next, Kagami heard the words he never thought he would hear in his entire life.

"Kagami-kun, I love you too, didn't you know that? Why were you so afraid of confessing? You're not a monster or whatever you might be thinking. You're Kagami-kun, the light I love so much, with all your flaws and imperfections, which I may say, are nothing to be worried about." – Kuroko's eyes softened as he spoke – "I love you, and nothing will change my feelings for you."

The red haired felt tears forming in his eyes again, but he took a deep breath and closed his eyes, opening them moments later. He thought all this was a dream, and if it was, truth be told, he didn't want to wake up from it. How could Kuroko read his mind so well and know exactly what his thoughts and fears were?

"W-why? How? I can't believe this! Why do you always know what I'm thinking? And-" – Kagami was interrupted by a "oh shut up" and a new kiss, this time deeper and wetter.

They stayed in that same place, clinging to each other, hugging and kissing, when Kuroko finally said something.

"Kagami-kun… I think we should…hng…go to somewhere else…"

"Yes, let's go to my house right now!" – Kagami had the urge to grab Kuroko's hand and took him to his house, as running and, this time, laughing. He laughed loud and was happier than ever.

Sometimes, we should think about ourselves in a better way. Sometimes, we think we are monsters, bad people, dorks, dumbasses. But you know what? There will be always someone how will love us the way we are.

My first kiss was beautiful and I wouldn't change it for anything else.

-The End-

Omake

Behind the gym, in some bushes, low voices and moans could be heard.

"Hmm…Aominecchi…stop, we should…"

"Shush, we should be doing exactly what we are doing at the moment."

Kise's clothes were all over the place, his hot breath against Aomine's neck.

"Kagami must be doing this exact same thing in the moment, so let's just go home and enjoy our Sunday evening." – Aomine spoke with a low, husky voice against the blonde's ear. Kise was so weak against that voice. After a moment, Kise make an effort to say something.

"…let's go to your house, please…!"

Both of them ran to Aomine's house, and we can all imagine what happened that night.