Time to be Together
"Hey Kagami-kun, when you get to America will you be living with your parents?" Kuroko asks.
"Hm, nope, I'll be living by myself again; I'm in college already after all. What about you?"
"I was thinking of living alone but since you are too why not trying to live together, right?"
How did it end up like this? What do I do~! Should I accept it as some sort of blessing or fate? Could it be that there's actually a chance that Kuroko feels the same toward me or there's a possibility that he could while we stay living together, who knows, he may have confused feelings about me and something will trigger him into thinking it's lo-lo-lo… lo…ve… or something in those lines~! Argh, Am I in middle school? BUT! If it was really like that, then shouldn't he have realized it already after spending 3 whole years with me? Or it could be that he's actually like me, knows what he feels and is scared to express it? Oh… Kuroko if it really was the reason I… I… I…*PUFF* All eyes turn to the sudden movement. Kagami's face turned completely red making his knees weak and dropping both on the concrete floor.
What the hell am I thinking? Have I honestly become a pervert? All those times while taking a shower… I… I would absent mindedly look at him from behind and… I really am a pervert… and gay… NO! It's not like I like Kuroko because he's a guy but because he's… he's Kuroko… He's that little guy that's always there to support me and always knows how to cheer me up. Kagami's eyes soften, unfazed by all the attention he got and simply standing up, he leans on the wall behind him. No one would notice it at first since he usually seems like he knows a lot about what's going on at the court but he's pretty naïve about the real world… People aren't that simple, haa! He couldn't even tell that he was shaking with excitement at that one time, believing in everyone even in his foes. I started really liking that about him.
"Kagami-kun your making a really weird face right in the middle of the sidewalk, are you alright?" Kuroko asks, appearing from nowhere as usual. "GAAH! Damn it! I'll never get used to that, you've never once appeared normally, have you?"the tiger yells.
"Yes I have…" Kuroko calmly replies. "Now, should we go home?" Mere sentence was like an arrow cleanly shot at Kagami's, already uneasy from shock, heart. "…yeah, let's go" Kagami turns and starts walking ahead of his companion, who unnoticed, walks faster to be beside the taller teen. The walk home was quiet, very quiet.
After graduating, due to Kuroko's decision the two ended up going to the same college and were both given a basketball scholarship, said university was more than happy to receive them, viewing their backgrounds and constant victories when they were in high school. Waving farewell to the sadly cheering juniors and the school that gave them a chance to meet, they both went to L.A. Though the beginning was a bit hectic, the two quickly managed to get used to each other's presence and living style. Kagami was surprisingly tidy, he woke up early and made breakfast normally, as known, he was a good cook. Kuroko was also an early bird, waking up early and trying to help with preparing, unfortunately being shooed by Kagami for reasons unknown to the 'just trying to help' teen. He tried just watching Kagami cook, again being ordered to leave… so, he'd just quietly leave and clean or watch something on television, avoiding a meaningless quarrel.
Afternoons were spent teaching Kuroko proper English, surprising Kagami. Kuroko was easy to teach and the fact that Kuroko actually started to teach himself English during their mid third year means that he expected kagami to go to the states and planned to go there with him from the start. Kuroko proclaimed this when they were still on the plane to L.A. making kagami walk quick-paced to the comfort room to wash his heated cheeks.
On nicely weathered days, the duo would go outside and have a one on one in the vacant court, sometimes being seen by kagami's old friends and playing a match with them. The group was quickly taken by Kuroko's play and appearance, though getting his hair ruffled and his back patted lightly wasn't something Kuroko enjoyed. Kagami would only glare, how dare they touch him so easily, some of his friends notice this and simply says words in the middle of 'can I borrow him sometime' making Kagami's glare intensify.
Days spent together alone, was like being between heaven and hell. Kagami liked it, being able sit beside Kuroko on the couch either watching useless movies or reading, a hard covered book for Kuroko and a basketball magazine for Kagami. Kagami hated it, not being able to put his arm over the other's shoulder and gently snuggling against him or even having a chance to feel or smell those soft strands of sky colored hair, wanting to replace the book from the other's face; it was so near, with his own.
Ah… A curse, it's a curse isn't it! It definitely is a curse, right? A very bittersweet curse… How the hell will I ever give up on this little guy now? Just staring at his face or watching him from behind is giving me a heart attack. I'm completely hopeless, what hurts more is that he probably doesn't even spare a second to think about what's going on in my head. *sigh*
"What's wrong?" Kuroko asks, hearing the other's heavy sigh was apparently enough to advert his attention from the book he was reading. "No… it's just… this movie sucks…" surprised by the sudden attention he gets.
"That's…. a commercial" Kuroko turns to the television, a sweat forms from the red haired teen's head. "Kagami-ku…"
"It's nothing…" kagami interrupts, knowing full well what the other teen was about to say. It was either an insult on the embarrassing excuse or direct to the point questions on what was wrong most probably both.
"Kagami-kun… do you…" Kuroko pauses, possibly preparing himself for kagami's answer. "…not like living together with me?" he finally questions, making kagami's eyes widen.
Thinking about it carefully Kagami had only himself to blame for making Kuroko think like that. From the start kagami was objecting the idea of Kuroko coming with him, he couldn't explain why even if he wanted to. He'd also sometimes ended up yelling at Kuroko when he came in his room to clean or ask about something, he can't say it was because he was embarrassed that Kuroko was in the same bedroom with him, making his thoughts run wild. Kagami didn't like Kuroko to help him cook cause the first time they tried it, kagami cut himself while staring at Kuroko wearing an apron and Kuroko being himself, held kagami's bleeding finger with both hands and gently sucked it, applying a band-aid right after, not noticing the completely stoned face of the taller teen.
"Kagami…"
"It's not that! It's not that I don't like living with you… it's just…" Kagami tries to explain. What do I do? I knew something like this would happen sooner or later and prepared for it but… if I don't say the truth now he might end up thinking I hate him… should I believe on what I thought earlier? That there's also a chance he feels the same and just doesn't know how to express it? He prepared for this right? The time we would part and chose to stay with me in the end. He has to have more reason to come with me other than the fact that he wants to continue playing basketball with me. "It's just… I…" I have to say it…
What happens after… we'll just have to deal with it… no matter how it may hurt…
"Kuroko… the truth is… ever since before… I'm not sure when it started but I'm sure it's real! I… for a long time now…" Just say it! Damn it!
Kagami fumbles his words, concentrating too much on what to say at that moment was probably the most stupid thing that Kagami have ever did in his life. Without notice… the book Kuroko was reading was now neatly placed on the coffee table, the couch creaking very slightly as Kuroko's weight switch from his left to his right… very slowly leaning nearer the taller male.
Kuroko's oceans on a sunny day like eyes glue themselves on Kagami's stuttering mouth. Annoying… Kuroko's last thought as he finally leans enough and reaches to seal that opening and closing gap between the others lips with his own.
*throb*
Huh?
*throb*
Kuroko?
*throb* *throb*
What are you?
*throb* *throb* *throb* *throb* *throb* *throb* *throb* *throb*
Kagami, pushes the smaller teen away gently, only to push himself forward and "KUROKO I…!" The sudden pause was because…
Gone… Kuroko was gone… no longer in front of him… just like how he'd disappear without a trace during high school.
"Kuro-?" *creak* Kagami turns his attention to the door, it was Kuroko's room.
"…" Kuroko was there, peaking from inside "Good Night…" *close* he closes the door, leaving Kagami completely stoned yet again.