Birthday Present
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Character(s): Kuroko Tetsuya, Mayuzumi Chihiro
Notes: Another late birthday fic for Kuroko.
Disclaimer: Kuroko no Basuke belongs to Fujimaki Tadatoshi.
"Here is your present, vanilla milkshake."
Was it normal for a guy from a boarding school at Kyoto to go all the way here just to give him a milkshake from Maji Burger?
No.
Kuroko eyed the cup suspiciously before turning his bright blue eyes to a pair of dull gray.
"How did you know it's my birthday today?" he asked.
"Captain mentioned it so I came here to visit." Mayuzumi's reply came smoothly. "You can think of it as a thank you gift for letting me know how delicious vanilla is."
The two hadn't known each other for a long time but that last statement alone clearly told Kuroko how disturbing this situation was.
But refusing a gift was against what his grandmother taught him. The gods would punish him for being ungrateful.
"Thank you," he said as politely as he could, although reluctant to welcome the cold drink. He looked up to see that Mayuzumi made no attempt to leave.
Silence fell between the two.
"I… should go on ahead," Kuroko said.
"Are you scared of drinking it?" Mayuzumi cut in, his usually dull eyes had a glint in them, as if challenging the younger boy.
Kuroko returned the same look. "What do you mean?"
"It's vanilla milkshake. You should be drinking it by now," Mayuzumi explained. "You're scared."
This guy was egging him on. Kuroko knew that. He also knew that he shouldn't let himself get affected, but refusing to drink the choclate at this point would prove that Mayuzumi was right. And he didn't want to lose to a guy like him.
Before he could change his mind, he drank the milkshake.
And felt lightning struck him.
Chocolate.
Mayuzumi's lips twitched, a smug look on his face as he claimed over victory.
The cold, chocolate milkshake spilled over the cup and trembling pale hands as Kuroko crushed it.
A war had just began.