This is a cute story that I just so happened to daydream in the middle of class. Might have smut in later chapters. The setting of this starts right before Golden Week, which explains the title. I don't really know when that is in Japan, or whether or not basketball season goes through it, but for this story it will do both. Also, my English is a little funky, so bear with it please

Kuroko no Basuke is copyrighted. I by no means own it, I simply enjoy the many Yaoi ships it offers and writing fanfiction.

Happy Reading!

PART 1: Friday~

Chapter 1

THE CALL

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It all started with phone call.

Of course, to Kagami Taiga, it was the most unexpected phone call he had ever gotten in his life so far. And for who it was from and what it was about...well I'll let you figure that out.

And this is where we start our story

"Ok guys, practice is over!" screamed Aiko Rika as she blew the final whistle of the day. A collective amount of groans echoed around the gym as the members of the Seirin basketball team tiredly popped bones and stretched as they headed to the showers. Two of these players, one Kagami Taiga and one Kuroko Tetsuya, who were now just beginning to be second years in high school, were especially exhausted, especially since the coach had assigned them different training regiments from everyone else for their upcoming game with Shutoku. So exhausted, in fact, that they were still there after everyone had left, practically asleep standing as they soaked up all the hot water the place had to offer. The squeak of the showers going off resonated around the locker room as a certain red head walked out, towel over his shoulders.

"Damn…a hot shower does wonders…" mumbles Kagami with a yawn to no one in particular as he popped his neck and shoulders, water dripping from his hair as he sat for a moment on the bench in nothing but boxers. He then proceeds to dry his hair, "But what the hell?! Is coach trying to do, kill us? Triple the training my ass."

"Yes, she was particularly ruthless today", agreed Kuroko, popping out of nowhere as usual as he walked over and stood in front of his locker where, once opened, he reached in and grabbed a fresh new shirt and put it over his head. Kagami's heart jumps a bit, but he's used to his shadow's lack of presence by now, "And the Friday before the break as well."

Yeah…I think I'll spend the next three days sleeping after that."

"But I thought you and Aomine-kun were going to play one-on-one again tomorrow? That's when you two always play."

"I was kidding, Kuroko." Kagami grins and stands, excitement running through his veins as he thinks of tomorrow, and walks to his own locker and proceeds getting dressed himself, "Besides, I still have whoop his ass anyway. As if I'll let that aho get the better of me!"

The light blue haired teen gives his usual blank look, "Even after all that training you still have energy. Your stamina is monstrous, Kagami-kun."

"S-Shut up! That's not it at all! I just…really like playing basketball is all!"

There's a moment where crimson eyes glare right back into azure ones, and without missing a beat, the shorter teen responds, "…Coach is right. You are a basuke-baka"

"I don't wanna hear that coming from you!"

The sound of someone's phone buzzing stops their argument, and they both look around, confused for a moment before realizing what it is. With a rustle of clothes they both take a minute to locate said devices before checking to see whose it is. When Kagami glances at his, he notices one of two things. The first was that it was almost 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and the second was that he has a missed call from someone. And that it's from a number that he doesn't recognize either.

"Huh? Who's this?"

"What is it?" Kuroko says as he walks over to his Light and peeks at his phone. His bright blue eyes light up in recognition, "That's Murasakibara-kun's number."

"Oh, is that all?" said the red head with a slight shrug of his shoulders. It took a moment before the obvious occurred to him, "WAIT A MINUTE! HOW THE FUCK DOES HE KNOW MY NUMBER?!"

"I gave it to him. He was asking me for it earlier." responded Kuroko smoothly as he taped the screen of his cellular device and showed Kagami the proof in the form of a text. Kagami growled as he snatched the phone from the shorter's hand and scrolled down the message.

Sender: Murasakibara-kun

~ Hi Kurochin.

~ Hello Murasakibara-kun.

~You're so serious even while texting.

~This is just how I am. This is a surprise though, for you to be texting me out of the blue. How are you?

~OK I guess. Got yelled at for eating in class again. Sensei took my snacks away from me. Thinking about skipping practice to get some more at the store.

"What kind of logic is that? He's just going to get yelled at again." He grumbles, then looks at Kuroko "And what's with you? You're even proper while texting."

"That's just the way I am. Continue reading please."

Kagami scrolled down some more and skipped the parts where Kuroko was sort of scolding the violet-haired giant, only to be ignored in the end. It was when he got close to the bottom that he continued reading the conversation.

~Practice is about to start in a couple of minutes. I'm a little worried. Coach has the look in her eyes again, so I don't know if I'll be able to talk again today…or walk.

~Your coach sound super scary.

~She can be at times. I believe this is going to be one of those times.

Kagami couldn't help but laugh out loud at that before continuing.

~ Gimme Kagachin's number then before you go.

~ Kagami-kun? What do you need it for?

~ Wanna ask him something bout Murochin.

"Huh? About Tatsuya?" The taller teen raised a double eyebrow as he reread the last couple of messages, "That's…weird. Maybe it's a teammate thing?"

"As you can see, I didn't bother to ask what it was." replied the blue eyed passer. There was a pause while those same eyes looked up blankly at him.

"So?"

"So what?"

"Are you going to call him back? It would be rude not to."

Kagami looks back and forth between the two of their phones and uses this moment to think it over. He lets out a frustrated sound as he scratches at the back of his head. On one hand he probably should call back to see what it is that the guy wants. It is about his brother...ex-brother after all. What if something was wrong with him? Even though they two of them went their separate ways, he liked to still think that they were still on somewhat friendly-rival terms. But on the other hand he feels uncomfortable and unsure about talking to the purplette about Tatsuya. In Kagami's opinion, that guy was the weirdest guy this side of Tokyo, with a sweet tooth that could rival his appetite. After what seems like a minute of silence, what he comes up with is...not much.

While Kagami mental battled with himself on whether or not to call the Yosen player back, pale azure eyes looked at Kagami in a scrutinizing way. With a sigh, he decides to take matters into his own hands, and in the blink of an eye the phone was snatched back up by its owner. Before Kagami could get a word in edgewise, the phone was already calling the center as the shorter man turned away and pressed it to his ear.

"Hello to you too, Murasakibara-kun … Yes, I know I could have texted you, but I thought this would be more efficient … Yes, it was the right number. I apologize for Kagami-kun's rudeness. He got angry at me for giving you his number."

Flustered, the red head can only respond, "T-That's because you ask before you give out another person's number!"

"I also apologize for his loudness."

"KUROKO!"

Kuroko put a finger over his lips much like he was scolding a small child, "Kagami-kun, hush. I'm on the phone."

Even though the Seirin ace felt like he wanted to spit fire at the phantom passer for multiple reasons, he kept irritably quiet while the other conversed and decided to get the rest of his gear out of the locker. It was when he was slipping on his shoes and heard his name that he finally toned into the conversation

"… You wanted to ask Kagami-kun about Himuro-san, right? Do you want to ask him now? He's right here." Kuroko began to turn around toward him, but stopped midway, a confused look on his face, "You can't? Why?"

There was a slight pause, Kagami turned to look at his shadow, a question mark over his head. He couldn't help but wonder what the deal was. Was it supposed to be a secret or something? About Tatsuya? He couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"… Oh. Ok, I understand ... No it isn't a problem, but perhaps this would be better talked about in person."

Now he felt really uneasy. What's so important that you can't discuss it over the phone?!

"… Well, we are actually about to leave the school right now. Where are you at?" There was another gap in the conversation as the person on the opposite side of the line spoke. Kagami tried to perk his ears to see if he could hear what the purple giant was saying and needless to say, it was a failed attempt. What the fuck are they talking about?! Kagami's mind practically screamed

"When and where are you getting off at? ...Ok, I think I can give you directions from there. I'll text them to you … It's a restaurant that Kagami-kun and I often eat at. If you don't mind waiting, we will meet you there in about an hour ... Yes it has desserts there ... Like vanilla shakes. Their quite good."

The ace had a feeling that he knew where this was going, and he could already tell that he wasn't going to like it at all.

"Ok ... ok ... Goodbye then", with a tap of his finger, the call ended, and Kuroko turn the rest of the way to his light, "We're meeting Murasakibara-kun at Maji Burger in an hour."

Even though he practically guessed it, the red head couldn't help but yell out an echoing, "WHAT?!"

Kuroko covers his ears after Kagami's loud exclamation, "Please don't yell so loudly in here. It echoes and hurts my ears."

"Ah, sorry", he apologizes, and takes a deep breath to calm down a little bit before continuing "But why are we meeting him? What's so important that he just can't talk to me over the phone about it?!"

"Well", the shadow starts as he begins collecting his things in preparation, "It's only a guess, but I have a feeling that what Murasakibara-kun wants to ask is of a delicate topic."

Wait, wait, wait hold the phone...a 'delicate topic'...about Tatsuya?! Now Kagami was really weirded out by the situation. It also didn't help that the person who wanted this information was both on the same team as his ex-brother and the oddest of the Generation of Miracles as well. And Kagami still couldn't understand why the two of them couldn't just call each other instead. Sure, that purple haired guy was the last person that he wanted to talk to, but it would still be easier.

It didn't take much for Kuroko to see the obvious question on his light's face,

"While talking, Murasakibara-kun explained that he is on a crowded train, and that he didn't want to talk about it while there were a lot of people around. As strange as it sounds, he sounded embarrassed."

"That guy gets embarrassed?"

"He might not seem like they type, but he's has a sensitive soul."

"Sensitive?!"

All that Kagami could think of was could this day get any weirder?

Yes, yes it could.

By all means it could.

"So why are we here again?" Kagami asked through a mouthful of burger. This was his third from his usual pile that made a sort of mountain on his tray.

Without letting the straw to his favorited vanilla shake escape his lips, the bluenette hums, "Murasakibara-kun has a question for you about Himuro-san, remember? And I'm here for support. He can be a little strange at times"

"Eh? I'm right here. And who're you calling strange?" asked Murasakibara from the opposite of them. Beside him are bags upon bags of various sweets, but that doesn't stop his own plate to rival that of Kagami's, only filled with whatever sweet treat the restaurant had to offer. He licks the crumbs of his fingers before continuing, "Don't make me crush you Kurochin."

"Hey you guys, play nice." said the fourth and final person in their group as he sucked at his own straw to whatever beverage he was drinking, he then looked beside him at the Yosen player, "Ah, Murasakibaracchi, you have something on your face."

"Ah? Where?"

"On your left...you're other left...ok you got it"

With an annoyed sound, Kagami finally smacks his hands against the table and asks the obvious question that was on everyone's mind, "And YOU! Why are you even here?!"

"Ow! You're so mean Kagamicchi!" pouted the Kaijo ace/model Kise Ryota, only to receive a sound from Kagami that could be equaled to a growl at his almost childish behavior. This made him snort a laugh instead, "I'm just kidding, sheesh. I was on my way here when we just so happened to bump into each other outside a convenient store."

"I was sorta lost"

"You WERE lost." the blonde corrected "So we started walking and talking and...Well curiosity got me and here I am!"

Kagami feels like slapping something, and the ever perky blonde in front of him seems like an ok target. How he stays in that chipper mood all the time he'll never know. But he keeps his temper to a minimum and instead he tries to mentally figure out how he always gets into these types of unexpected situations. Sure, after the Winter Cup, he and the rest of the GoM had sort of become maybe friends thanks to his shadow's efforts, but that doesn't mean he hangs out with them on a daily basis. In fact they barely see each other besides games or the accidently bumping into while walking somewhere...like right now. It also didn't help that this was not how he wanted to spend his Friday evening either, especially after about five hours of Aiko's personalized hell training. He wanted to be home, lounging on his couch watching NBA reruns until he passes out. But no, here he is eating Maji burgers with two of the people that are on the bottom of his 'Least-Expected-To-Hang-Out-With' list, all because of circumstance, a phone call, and of course, Kuroko.

Because all evidence points to it being his fault.

"Though, I have to say," Kise says, breaking Kagami out of thought, "I was a little surprised when Murasakibaracchi said he was meeting you two. What gives anyway?"

"That's what I'd like to know." humphed the red head as he chomped thru another burger. "I swear this is the weirdest day ever."

Kuroko sets his cup calmly on the table, "Then perhaps we should skip the formalities."

"Serious as usual Kurokocchi." chuckled the blonde as he grinned at his former teammate.

"Getting to the point would be the best option after all"

"For once I agree with you," sighed Kagami with a nod. He then looks over at Murasakibara, "It's about Tatsuya right? So, what is it you wanna know? Can't promise I know everything or can answer it, but shoot."

There's a pause after Kagami's statement, and three pairs of eyes stare heavily at the lilac haired giant, anxiously awaiting for the question that they had come here to hear. The giant, feeling rather pressured by their stares, shrinks in his seat if that's possible.

"S-stop staring at me..." he mumbles through a full mouth of pie.

"Then spit it out!"

Kuroko can't help but notice that the purplette is strangely fidgeting in his seat, twiddling his fork in his hand almost nervously, which is something unusual for such a tall man in his eyes. It makes him all the more curious. He originally thought that it was unusual for Murasakibara to ask him for Kagami's number of all things, but he let things go as they are, leading them to this point. But now that he's seen the unusual apprehension in his former teammate that he's never seen there before, he thinks that perhaps they should tread lightly. He decides to ease a little of his worry

"Whatever it is you want to ask, Murasakibara-kun, no one here will judge you. Right, Kise-kun? Kagami-kun?"

Both look at him questioningly, unable to understand what it was that the bluenette was getting at, but nevertheless respond

"Of course, Kurokocchi. You know I don't judge."

"Uh...yeah, me neither." The red head nods, and reaches for his soda.

"...promise?"

The three of them nod, and the blunette looks back at the giant with a comforting smile, a signal to go ahead.

"It's...uh...well", he scratches his cheek with his index finger and blushes a bit, "it's just that...I wanna know...Is Murochin into guys?"

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~TBC~