Dreams & Reality
It was always funny when your childhood friend dragged you along with him into the wildest adventures, never caring about your protest or countering arguments. He only laughed and told you to take it easy or otherwise you'd never be able to get a boyfriend.
"Calm down and don't be so tense, [Name]-cchi! ~"
Those were his usual words when he pulled you along with him in whatsoever. Currently, 'whatsoever' could also be described as a photo-shot and it was slowly nagging on your nerves.
"Kise, don't always tag me along in those shots! Your manager will fire you if you keep on surprising the camera team with my presence or…-"
"Look Sir, I brought her with me! ~"
This time, he warned the team, but you were instantly confused, not understanding why you were needed here by anyone. But it all cleared up as a kind of round man hurried over to you two, stuffing the last bit of his muffin between his cheeks, before greeting you with a happy smile.
"Ah, good work Kise! And she's a pretty one too! Hello, my name is Kai and I'll be making the shots of you and Kise! ~ It's nice to meet you, um…-"
"[Name]. My name is [First Name] [Last Name]. It's very nice to meet you too, Kai!"
Your reply was as polite as usual, but on the inside, you wanted to throw lots of thing at Kise. All of them were really hard.
"Alright, Kise, [Name], come over here so the stylists can get you ready for the shot!"
He walked over to a few nice looking adults, who were already waving at you from afar, not that you minded, but this whole thing was creeping you a bit, especially the fact that everyone in here was grinning at you like an idiot. But you didn't really had time to think about that, because as soon as you stood in front of stylists, they grabbed your shoulder and pressed you in a near chair. Kise was set next to you, humming happily as a woman started to powder his face. He seemed to notice that you tightened your grip on the chair and so he grabbed yours with his own, squeezing it comfortingly. You blushed a bit as you felt his larger hand enclose your smaller one, not being very comfy with that kind of physical contact, but it was a bit different with Kise, because he did such couple-like actions with you all the time, so you were most likely getting used to it, knowing the teenager for a long time now.
"Alright, now change into these cloths please!"
A complete outfit was placed in your arms and you got pushed towards a small cabinet near the wall where you probably were supposed to change. This wasn't that bad, but as you blocked the other people's view with the curtain and looked at those clothes, you realized that some of them were so extra-ordinary; you had totally no idea how to put them on. Okay, the trousers weren't really a problem, but as you came to the shirt and the bra, you got some problems, not really knowing how to place it on your upper body. You started to get nervous, closing your eyes in embarrassment as you thought about how stupid when you agreed to this shot!
"Um, [Name], is everything alright in there…?"
Your blood froze as you recognized Kise's voice calling out for you, possible answers quickly running through your mind. You had no intention in letting anyone see you like this, but rather than putting all these things on the wrong way, you'd ask Kise to help you before that, and as embarrassing this may was, you did it.
"N-Not really… Could y-you help me o-out for a second…?"
You shut your eyes harshly as you could literally see the surprised look on Kise's face he probably wore right now while trying to suppress the massive blush creeping on your face and turned your bare back towards the curtain your friend was about to open any moment, which he did just a second later.
"What's the…- Oh my god, [Name] put on some clothes!"
He just wanted to stumble out of the changing-cabinet again as you covered your chest with your old shirt and turned around to grab his wrist, blushing heavily while staring to the side with a face so red that it could easily match Akashi's hair.
"I-I don't understand how to put t-this on…!"
You stuttered, heavily embarrassed while confessing this, but at least you got the blonde to stay in there and help you out with your dressing-problems. You glanced up at him shyly as he let out a shaky sigh and closed the curtain behind him, returning his attention to you while also blushing quite heavy.
"W-Which article is it?"
Okay, now it was time to be even more embarrassed as you shoved the complicated lingerie in his anyways already blushing face. He eyed the article, staring at it while holding it an arm-length away from him before his eyes widened and blush darkened as he realized what he was holding. He felt so stupid right now.
"Oh my god, I can't believe they gave you such lingerie just for the shot…"
He muttered to himself more than you as he put a hand on his face in order to hide his red face from you, who just stared up at him with an even deeper blush while waiting for him to show you how to put that on.
"Okay, look…"
He adjusted the hundred strings hanging from the bra before handing it to you, telling you to wrap it around your chest so he could close it properly, staring at the wall while you did so, still not facing him, only thinking about the fact that you'll never agree on going to a photo shot with your childhood friend again. As you completed the task, he fiddled around with the clasp a bit, before succeeding in snapping it closed.
"A-And now finish getting d-dressed, I'll w-wait outside…!"
He didn't even wait for your response; he only pushed the curtain aside and stepped outside before closing again. The camera team just stared at his blushing expression, a few of the female stylists whispering words like 'kawaii' or 'sweet' to each other, but the model was too occupied with his own thoughts to bother himself with listening to them.
'Why did I react that way when seeing [Name]-cchi, it isn't like I've never seen her naked before…!'
That was when his mind reminded him that that was ten years ago. But still… He had also seen other women naked like after a celebration his manager had been throwing because the money they made was more than usual and he was so drunk he actually got dragged in a one-night stand by some waitress with a short skirt. So why were you so much different?
"A-Alright, I'm done…"
You stepped out of the cabinet, messing up your hair shyly while looking away from the people's gazes, unconsciously making yourself looking way too adorable. Nearly everyone praised your looks right then and Kise wouldn't say it out loud, but he thought that you looked awfully beautiful at the moment, but a compliment still had to be said.
"You look really good, [Name]-cchi…"
"Thanks Kise, you look pretty good yourself…"
You looked up and down on him, the outfit really matching him in every possible way. He returned your 'Thank you' right away, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly, as his manager barged in right then.
"Ah, Kai-san, we've got a few extra shots requested by the owners of the magazine we are supposed to shoot for after they saw the two! Now they also want three or four of those couple-shots! Could you do that?"
"Eh, sure! But I'm not the one you should be asking, because I'm the one's who's getting paid for fulfilling your requests!"
To show the blonde's manager how he meant it, he pointed his thumb at you and Kise over his shoulder, your mind already drifting off to that topic.
'A couple-shot with Kise?! Oh my god, the girls at school will kill me if they get one of those magazines in their hands!'
"So, Kise and [Name]-san, what do you think? Would that be okay for you too?"
He stared at you with awaiting eyes and Kise returned to his happy-go-lucky self again in a matter of seconds, happily agreeing with the idea, before glancing down to you next to him.
"It's okay, isn't it, [Name]-cchi?"
"Kise, you know pretty good what will happen to me if one of your fan girls will get one of these magazines in their hands. The last time they saw a shot of us together, I nearly got thrown in the school's pool with my new uniform. I was lucky that they left me off the hook with a warning as a teacher came across us! And I don't even want to imagine what'll happen if they saw a couple-shot of us!"
"That was only because I wasn't around to defend you against those bullies!"
"Yes, exactly! You can't be around me forever, one time they'll catch me alone and I seriously don't want to know what they'd do to me! And I'm only getting bullied because of you!"
"Hey, it isn't my fault that you agreed to these shots, I didn't force you to do them!"
You sighed and crossed your arms, knowing that he was right and you were getting mad at him for an unfair reason. You also didn't want to leave him hanging in front of his manager and the camera team, but getting bullied by older as well as younger girls didn't sound inviting either. But in the end you still decided to do it.
"You owe me an full meal and a bodyguard, dumbass…"
You muttered up to him, seeing his expression lighten up immediately after he heard you agree in spite of the risk of getting even more bullied by his fan girls.
"You're the best, [Name]-cchi! ~ I'll buy you as much ice-cream as you want! But the bodyguard will cause a bit more trouble… Ne, wait, I'll be your bodyguard! But for now let's do this shot!"
He seemed seriously happy after you positive reply and kissed your cheek quickly before dragging you over to Kai, all in the time-span of a few seconds.
"Alright then! Go over there, I'll show what poses we want to shoot!"
And that was how the whole shot-thingy started. First, Kise posed alone for a few shots, changing his positions and cloths at least four times, until you were added to the whole thing, much to your discomfort; you were naturally camera-shy. The next shots were also pretty neutral, Kise just standing next to you, always flashing you encouraging smiles between the flashes of the camera. This went on until Kai announced the beginning of the couple-shots, also called your sure death, but as he showed you two the first positions, you actually started to think about quitting right then, but the blonde next to you saw your intentions before you could even open your mouth. So he cupped your cheeks firmly, but not with too much force, making you look at him directly, and his eyes were half-lidded as he started at your confused face.
"I'm not letting you quit now, [Name]-cchi. Just forget about all those people, it's just you and me, okay?"
You looked straight into his golden orbs while fully turning towards him, hypnotized by his intense stare and even the camera team seemed to stop doing their job as they watched the extremely cute scene and even needed a reminder of Kai to get the camera ready to do shots as long as you were distracted and playing along.
"Ah, remember when we baked cupcakes with your little sister and she drew me a beard of pink sugar-icing?"
You started laughing lightly as the picture of a pink-bearded Kise flashed by in front of your eyes, your sister, wiping away a bit of her master-piece and licking it off her finger while giggling cutely, before the blonde model picked her up and walked over to you, who was already laughing tears because of his sugar-beard in the living room.
"Yes, that was fun and the cupcakes even tasted good…"
You giggled sweetly with a small cute blush, so he was quick to bend down in the position Kai wanted and leaned his forehead against yours while joining your small fit of laughter and you didn't mind one bit, too distracted by the funny memories of which you held so many with Kise. The camera lights flashed a few times, but by the time the studio had your attention again, the necessary amount of shots had already been taken. So now Kise had a strategy on how to get you through this whole shot. Or at least he thought so.
"And now, Kise, stand behind [Name] and put your hands on her waist! No, a bit higher… Yes, that's good! Now lean forward and place your chin on her left shoulder while directing your head in the direction of her face… Perfect! Now you, [Name]! You've got to put your arms up and tangle your hands in the hair on the back of Kise's head… Yes, like that! Now also look up in his direction! Great, now only glance towards the camera of the corner of your eyes while keeping your heads just the way they are right now… Yeeess, just like a couple getting caught in the middle of showing their affections to each other! ~ Now keep that for a bit!"
You felt yourself blush at the comment and the fact that Kise was definitively invading your personal space with his hands touching your hips and his breath fanning across the sensitive skin of your neck. You gripped the only thing you had gotten hold of even tighter, which happened to be his hair, making him hiss a bit as you did so, but he didn't say anything, instead he moved his mouth a bit closer to you to whisper in your ear.
"Don't pull my hair so naughty, [Name]-cchi…~"
Your cheeks reddened as you heard his teasing insult towards you and impatiently waited for Kai to give you the signal to let go of that position, so you could yell at him to stop doing that… strange kind of teasing, especially in front of a ton of other people. And so you did.
"Stop doing that!"
"That? What do you mean, [Name]-cchi?"
He asked while wearing that innocently confused expression while and looked down at you, only his yellow orbs showing his true intentions to you. An anger-mark appeared on your forehead as you turned away, crossing your arms while staring at the floor angrily. But you got over it in the end and huffed in return to Kai's question of if you could continue doing these shots and that the first two were really sweet. So the next position followed, being just as embarrassing as the one before or even worse.
"Wow, [Name]-cchi, I never knew that you had such a talent for modeling. ~"
Kise complimented as you stared up at him, your arms around his neck while one of your legs was hooked around his waist, looking like some awkward dancing-position, his face near your ear again. An anger-mark appeared on your forehead again as you heard him, but you chose to ignore it, keeping your position perfectly still.
"Hanging out with you really never gets boring, [Name]-cchi! I'm really glad that I can say I'm glad I met you without a doubt!"
After the shot was done and you both were back in your own clothes again, you walked down the snowy street in the middle of the city. Your head twisted around to see him smiling over to you, having a small blush on his face, whether to what he just said or to the low temperature, you didn't know and didn't care. Because those words were the sweetest anyone ever said to you.
"Come here, you dummy…"
You giggled softly and opened you arms, signaling him to give you a hug, which he gladly agreed to, wrapping his arms around your waist while yours closed around his neck. You were also glad Kise was in your life. Without him, it'd be monotone, just like it was before he came. But as he stumbled in your view, he threw tons of colors at everything in your vision, making it bright and beautiful like you haven't been able to see it for quite a while.
"I'm glad I met you too, Kise. If I ever yell at you for being dumb, just think about what I say right now. I don't mean it, because without you, my life would be so boring, I'd die of boredom. You're still the best."
Both of you laughed softly, the blonde picking you up and swinging you around, both your ears filled with happy laughter, as your breath turned into small, nearly invisible puffs of smoke as he finally placed you on your feet again, still laughing a bit. You stopped laughing as Kise's eyes as well as his smile widened as he waved at someone behind you.
"Ah, Aominecchi, Momoicchi!"
Your head turned towards the direction he was yelling and instantly saw a boy and a girl walking towards you. One looked quite high-spirited, like your blonde friend, okay, no, no one could be as big of an airhead as your beloved Kise and you knew it, but the smile the dark-tanned boy flashed in your direction nearly matched his. Kise took your hand and dragged you forward to those two at a higher pace than you two walked a few moments before.
"Konnichiwa, Kise!"
The dark blue haired boy waved with one hand while the other was disappearing in the pocket of his down-jacket, which had the same color as his hair. Kise responded the greeting while wearing a bright grin on his face. You felt a bit uncomfortable in this whole situation and gripped the blonde's hand a bit tighter, which was a habit of yours since quite some time. The three of them chatted for a minute, before the model chose to introduce you to each other.
"[Name]-cchi, remember how I told you that I joined the school's basketball club last week? These are two of the members there! So, I want you to meet Momoi Satsuki, the team's manager and Aomine Daiki, the team's ace and a friend of mine. These two are childhood friends, just like you and me! ~"
You grinned shyly and waved over, both responding with similar actions, before properly shaking hands and giving their names to you personally.
"It's really nice to meet you, [Name]-chan! Kise has been telling us a lot about you, so I think if I know something best about Kise, than it's you!"
The boy, Aomine, shoot you a big grin as he shook your hand in a firm grin, like it was supposed to be when coming from a basketball player and you returned his smile right back at him.
"Ah, is that so? Hahaha, I'm glad that someone actually talks nice about me… But anyways, it's nice to meet you, Aomine-kun!"
He nodded, still smiling and let go of your hand before letting the pink haired girl take over his place of greeting you properly. She seemed pretty hyper to you and you were proven right as she shook your hand violently.
"So you're the girl he always talks about? I'm really glad that I can finally meet you in person, Kise-kun's stories about you made me want to meet you so bad!"
"Wow, Kise really must talk sweet about me… Thank you Kise, I love you too! ~"
"Whaaaat?! Kise, you never told me you had a girlfriend! That's so cuute! ~"
"Wha…- No, it's not like that at all, Momoicchi! We are just friends and she wants to get me back for the prank I used on her earlier…-"
"Yes, yes, yes, you can tell me whatever you want, Kise-kun! I always knew the perfect girl for you out there! Now that you finally have an idea of what a serious relationship is like, couldn't you help me with Tetsu-kun?"
You only stifled your laughter with your fist as you stood next to Aomine, who already laughed loudly at the scene of his two friends arguing in front of him. As he calmed down, he looked over at you with a smile and spoke up again.
"Ah, I already like you… What's your name again?"
You felt a blush raise on your cheeks as you returned his cheeky smile and softly told him your name a second time, to which he nodded thankfully before staring back at their two friends, who were still discussing over what kind of relationship the blonde and you shared.
"So, are you his girlfriend or not?"
The indigo haired boy next to you asked casually, before glancing at you from the corner of his eyes every few seconds without you noticing. A small laugh escaped your pink lips as you heard him ask and looked at your childhood friend with soft eyes.
"Hahaha, no, I'm his childhood friend, if you want to put it like that. I know him since I was around four years old or so. And we have been stuck together since then."
"Ah, that's how it is… Well, it's particularly the same with me and Satsuki, I also know her since kindergarten…"
He joined in your laughter as Kise got into a snowball fight with Momoi, because he insulted her Kuroko in some way that got her in some kind of yandere-mood that scared the blonde model greatly.
"Waah, [Name]-cchi, Momoicchi is being scary!"
He yelped as he run over to you and the dark tanned boy with big tears threatening to step out of his eyes and hugged you thightly, as if he hoped that that'd protect him from Momoi's wrath. You just kept on laughing as you pulled him in an even tighter embrace, hiding your face in his gray jacket.
"C'mon you big crybaby, let's start a snowball-fight! ~"
"What…- But [Name]-cchi, I already fought one against Momicchi and I also don't want to start another one, especially not against Aominecchi…-"
But it was too late, because you had already picked up some snow from the street and threw it straight at the nice blue-eyed boy, whose smile was replaced with a dark grin as he whipped the snow off his handsome face in order to regain his vision so that he could kick some ass.
"Fine, I actually really thought you were nice… But now, take that!"
You ducked behind Kise, who got the snowball thrown directly at his new dress-shirt, turning him into a blood-lusting… monster.
"AOMINECCHI!"
That was how you guys met.
But how a love-triangle formed out of this is a completely different story.
;;Sooooo, if I get enough comments that encourage me to continue this reader-insert, I probably will!~I hope you like it so far and yeah. Tell me whatcha think~