Kagami Taiga.

I hate waiting he thought, Kuroko, just hurry up and get your shake.

Muttering expletives, Kagami paced the front of the fast food joint waiting for his shadow. They'd known each other at least a year now, and Kagami would never understand why the blue-haired boy loved those vanilla atrocities so much. The shorter player had to have one. It was like an addiction... or something. Not that it mattered. Everyone has quirks, right?

Groaning in frustration, Kagami started to pull out his phone so he could cuss out the annoying shadow when he heard a quiet cough next to him. Looking to his left, the larger, red-haired boy yelled out in surprise to see baby blue eyes peering blankly up at him, small hands holding the valued shake.

"Kuroko..." he breathed, getting a bit louder with every syllable, "would you QUIT doing that? For the sake of my sanity?!" "

Kagami-kun."

Irritated now, and trying not to glower at the people passing by, Kagami asked what he wanted.

"I got you a burger. Because you stood here waiting."

Thrown off by this kindness, Kagami stuttered for a moment before uttering the proper thanks for his free meal.

"You ready?" The tall boy asked. Kuroko nodded, sipping his newly acquired bit of happiness, and Kagami grunted, "let's go then,"

After nearly making their way to Kuroko's house, Kagami finally spoke, "What's up? You're more quiet than usual."

The smaller of the two was quiet, and he seemed to blend into the night as Kagami looked at him.

"Seriously though, what's eating you?" he asked.

Kuroko, for his part seemed silent to anyone walking by who had realized that Kagami was not, in fact, alone, mumbled something.

The much taller basketball player leaned way down to hear him better, "What was that?"

"I don't... want to go home..." Kuroko stopped, and Kagami realized that they had reached his apartment building.

"What, why not?" his eyebrows drew closer to each-other in his confusion.

"...onely..."

"Onel- Lonely? Kuroko, what do you mean? Don't your parents live with you?"

"Bakagami, they forgot me again. They went on an overseas trip, and it's supposed to be a long one. They left during our game last week. I didn't know until I got home and their stuff was all gone."

For a second, Kagami was stunned, this was the most Kuroko had spoken in days. So that's what's been bothering him. He's been alone. More than ever. The ace thought hard for a moment before he came up with a solution.

"Don't worry, Kuroko, they'll be back, but for now, you aren't going to be alone okay?"

"Kagami-kun, what do you mean?" The vanilla shake was held, forgotten, in the teen's hands.

"Listen up, I'm going to stay with you until they get back, okay? You don't have to be lonely now, alright?" As he spoke, his resolve only got stronger.

Blue eyes widened, and Kuroko's mouth formed a tiny, surprised 'o' as he heard his Light speak. He could only nod and look down. Maybe being invisible isn't such a bad thing, he thought to himself as they walked to his door together, Maybe I don't have to be alone anymore.