When Brittney had invited Kuroo over for a study date, he had honestly thought it was a study date.
Except he is now sitting on her rug and leaning against her bed, hunched over his science textbook.
Ugh.
Okay, she is lying across the bed and propped up right next to his ear to read over his shoulder. Every once in a while, she points out something to highlight or an answer he made a mistake on. Her breath does this cute, funny little hitch whenever she finishes speaking, tickling the side of his neck.
So it isn't that bad, all things considered.
"Hey," Brittney says suddenly.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think that's true?"
Kuroo looks where she is pointing.
"'Upon a person's first kiss, a hormone is elicited throughout the body, causing said person to crave more," he reads, absent-mindedly running a hand through his hair.
"Well?" Brittney presses.
Kuroo mulls it over.
"Well . . . I guess I did want more when I was kissing Umiko, but that might be because she's just a really good kisser."
Brittney glowers at him, her lips pursed into an adorable pout.
"Don't look at me like that!" Kuroo protests. "You're the one who asked!"
Brittney scowls; but it's softer now, a bit of her inevitable good humor shining through.
They go back to studying for a few minutes, when the comfortable silence is broken: "I've never been kissed before."
Kuroo shifts his body so that he is facing Brittney completely. Her cheeks are flaming scarlet.
"I-I mean . . . uh . . . well, that is, um -"
Kuroo grins.
"I see . . . that's why you had to ask me, since you had no experience, yeah?" He leans closer, their noses a few mere inches apart. "Would you like me to remedy it so that you know firsthand?"
"K-Kuroo?" she squeaks. "What are you -"
He closes the gap completely and presses his lips against hers.
They're rough, not exactly chapped, but not the smooth softness of girls obsessed with cosmetics and such. He likes them.
Something tickles against his eyelids.
Eyelashes, he realizes with amusement. Her eyelashes are brushing against his.
Kuroo pulls away from Brittney and smirks. "So? Do you agree with the textbook?"
She nods, just this quick, wordless dip.
Kuroo's grin becomes even wider, and he closes the gap once again.
A/N: So I named this Strikethrough as Kuroo crosses out his internal compliments a lot in his mind.
Written for a friend. . . . If she's reading this, she'll know. ;)
Review, please!