A/N: Welcome to Blue: 27 different shades of AoKuro. This is a collection of AoKuro drabbles written as different shades of blue. Feel free to leave comments, questions, or suggestions if you have any. Enjoy~

Warning: Updating will be pretty random, because this is not one of my main stories. I am looking to finish up Devils and Demons, as well as The Snowy Enigma (both Prince of Tennis stories). My main KnB focus right now is around 'On The Court', an Aomine x OC story, so I apologize if I do not update fast enough to your liking. Please forgive me!

The weird thing is I'm also kind of a AkaKuro and KagaKuro shipper. Anyways.

1. Azure: The colour of the sky

Aomine lay on the gentle, sweet grass next to Kuroko.

"Doesn't Aomine-kun think that the sky is beautiful today?"

"It looks the same as it does everyday here, Tetsu." Aomine muttered under his breath as he tangled his thin fingers in the long, winding green grass.

"But it looks particularly nice today, Aomine-kun. Perhaps because I'm seeing it with you."

"You are the only one with such a capacity of saying embarrassing things," Aomine grumbled. But he still felt his face heat up slightly with happiness when he heard Kuroko say something like that.

"But knowing Aomine-kun, he's blushing right now."

"N-N-no I'm not!" Aomine protested.

Kuroko simply laughed softly and moved his hand to clasp Aomine's. "What colour does Aomine-kun think that the sky is today?"

Looking up, all Aomine could see was blue, stained with white. The clouds reminded him of the fluffy cotton candy his mother used to buy him when he was younger. "Blue."

"But what kind of blue, Aomine-kun?" Kuroko inquired, seeming genuinely interested in his answer.

"Just blue."

"But Aomine-kun should be more specific."

"…I don't know any other shades of blue…"

"Really? Would Aomine-kun like to learn a few different shades?"

"Not really."

"Aomine-kun's answer is rather simple minded."

"N-N-no it's not! Fine, I'll learn. What's your answer for the sky question, then?" Aomine demanded, feeling slightly flustered for some reason.

Kuroko seemed to ponder the question for a bit before answering, "The first shade Aomine-kun will learn is Azure. The sky seems azure today."

"What the hell is that?"

"Does Aomine-kun not know what azure looks like?" Before he could interrupt, however, Kuroko continued. "Azure is the middle ground between blue and cyan. It always has a little bit of green in addition to the blue."

"So?"

Kuroko ignored him. "Sometimes it's called abstract blue. I think it makes the sky look nice. Imagine what the sky would look like without any azure."

"I dunno, it would be boring, because it would be just white," Aomine responded.

"Azure reminds me of happy memories with Aomine-kun." At that, Aomine felt a certain unexplainable feeling in his chest as he reached a hand up to ruffle Kuroko's hair. He then lay back down, and looked back up at the sky.

Maybe the sky is a bit more beautiful than usual today after all

With that, he eventually fell asleep listening to Kuroko continue to share the importance of the shade of blue known as azure.