~(*)~ Nothing is Ever One-Sided ~(*)~
"Nobody can be self centered enough to not feel at least a little amused by the bravery of whoever stood out to you. You honestly cannot not care. You have to deep inside feel at least feelings for them, if not the same than they, even amusement is a feeling."
Author's Notes;
Uwaa! I'm finally on ! About time, already, after snooping around reading this and that for a couple of months. Anyways, back to the matter at hand. This is my very first fanfiction I have ever written. But first I should let you know that I am a shipper of KanoKido, and that is what this Fanfiction is based on. Thou hath been warned! Eheh...~ Anyhoo. I apologize for any spelling mistakes and/or grammar fails. My IPad refuses to cooperate with me today.
DISCLAIMER:
I do not own the Kagerou Project, Mekakucity Actors or anything related, other than this fanfiction and myself. And maybe this IPad. All rights go to Jin, and I am merely using his amazing characters and settings to base my stories upon.
Chapter one: Unexpected Surprises
It didn't take long for Kido to realize that he was sitting causually on the kitchen counter, watching her every careful move as she was preparing dinner for the Dan once again. He somewhat distracted her; she didn't look directly at the idiot, but as he sat there obviously wearing a mask again, she kept thinking she saw movements in the corners of her eyes, although when she turned to glance, she was met with the exact same pose as the idiot was in, only occasionally to shift around uncomfortably in his pose or let out a yawn or sigh every two minutes.
She could hardly think about what she was doing, having a very difficult time concentrating on the delicious Negima she was preparing (mostly for Konoha, as she knew it was one of his favourite dishes). She could feel her face begin to heat up slightly in irritation, and fumbled with the food, dropping a large frying pan to the floor, causing a huge ruckus in the entirity of apartment 107. As she fought the urge to facepalm, she turned around to find the cat-eyed moron holding his laughter back with a smirk. He obviously didn't do very well on that, as shortly after he burst out in laughter, falling back on the kitchen counter giggling like the little girl Kido percieved him as. "Kukuku...kuku.. Kido~ You're as clumsy as ever I see!" he continued laughing. "Sh-Shut up, Shuuya." I hastily replied, tugging desperately on my purple hood, hoping it could cover up the embarrassing blush that formed on my cheeks. As I picked up the frying pan from the ground, I caught another glimplse of his Cheshire cat grin, that was so common from him.
"Tsubomi~ You do know how cute you look when youre angry, ri-" He was cut off short as Kido stared daggers at him. He smiled back apologetically, but he already had an elbow in the gut. Kido managed to barely keep in a smile at his comment, although she knew he didn't mean it. She was not cute, and she knew it herself. Those days were over... Now she was just the girl, often mistaked as guy who led the Dan with a hard hand. Literally, at least againt that Kano.
"Awww... I struck a nerve I see?" he continues to chuckle. "Just shut your mouth and help me clean up, idiot." Kano smirked again, and she immediately knew that now she wanted his help, he wouldn't let her get off the hook that easily. She rolled her eyes, as the expected comment rolled in in a cheeky voice. "Now now, Tsubomi~ I hardly see this as my fault, but I will happily help you clean this up... If, you beg me that is." A grin widened on his face once again. "When you ask somebody for something, what is the magic word~?"
He was taking this too far, and the Negima was now burnt as Kano dragged along the time. "Ugh... Shuuya, I don't have time for this... Oh great, look at the food now." It had started smoking slightly. From the living room they heard Shintaro remark very loudly that something was burning, and chuckled, swiping causually on his smartphone screen every now and then,
As Kano still didn't help her clean up, Kido decided to just go along with it. "Shuuya... Please. I beg of you to help me clean up this utterly horrible mess you have created." She shuddered sligtly as she thought about the fact that she just asked this Liar for a favor. Damn, life can be unnecessarily cruel once in a while.
Kano, surprised by his sudden luck, smirked a bit. "Oi, Kido. Was that a brief blush I just saw there? Is our fearless leader not so hard boiled as we thought?" he teased her. "Be quiet...! May I punch you for this?" she hastily replied, not even waiting for his answer before punching his shoulder with her fist, though not as hard as she could. She didn't want to actually hurt the guy... Just show him she wasn't a toy to mess about with. So she chose physical methods. Seemed to work better, to that Cat-eyed Liar everything was lies anyways, so why bother use words.
He chuckled a bit before walking over beside Kido to help her with the cleaning. "Looks like it will be ordered again today, huh?" Kano asked, trying to lighten their mood a little bit. He really was an asshole sometimes, and Kido knew he knew. "It's a shame though.. I really like Danchou-san's cooking..." he suddenly said, though there was not any sarcasm in this. It actually sounded genuine for once. This kind didn't happen often. "Th-Thank you... Shuuya." she said in reply, though it didn't really come out as Monotone as she had hoped. She tried to hide her blush by looking the other way to avoid his prying eyes. But oh yes, Kano knew. He knew very well what was going on. And he knew he had to make a move if this was to go as he hoped.
Kido was still crouched onto the floor, cleaning up bits and bobs of food here and there, when Kano sat down beside her although he was done with his part. "Hey Danchou... Oi, oi." He poked her arm gently to get her attention, and when she turned towards him, he saw the last few moments of her rosy blush before she managed to fight it off. He smiles to himself inside. So far so good. He took a deep breath before asking her a question. "So, I have something to ask you quickly, a question of a sort. Say that there was a girl and a boy, who lived together in a small apartment. And the girl was always very physically violent against the boy, although he knew that the girl didn't mean it. And say... he had feelings for the girl, but he didn't dare to tell her, as he was afraid of rejection." Kano's voice failed him slightly at that last word, as Kido raised an eyebrow at him. "I-If you were in the girl's shoes... would you reject the boy if he came straight out to you...?" Kido was caught off guard at this question, and it amused Kano to see her muddled expression. "Shuuya, what are you s-suggesting?" she asked him hesitantly.
Kano knew it was time... He took a deep breath, and looked into her eyes, for once not wearing his mask. He wanted this to be real. "Tsubomi... I.. I think I love you." as he said those words, he leaned in gently towards the still-fazed Kido, and touched his lips very softly against hers, without her having time to protest. He pulled back around three seconds later, their lips parting from their soft touch. Kido was still sitting still, and she seemed to have closed her eyes once they kissed, and she daren't open them again and look into his eyes. It was too embarrassing. But she knew she had to, or he would feel rejection.
When Tsubomi finally opened her eyes, Kano only expected a very hard slap to the face. But instead, he was pulled into a warm embrace by Kido, who nestled her head on his shoulder. After a few moments of silence, Kido finally broke it. "You're a huge moron, you know. And I hate to admit it, but... Shuuya... I love you too." She couldn't believe she just told him her biggest secret. "And no, I don't think the girl would turn down the boy." she added, smiling contently. All she cared about was here with her, and she had completely forgotten that she was supposed to make dinner for the Dan. But that could wait. Shuuya was more important to her, although he was a deceiver and a liar, and a huge idiot. But she completely forgot that he could be caring... In his own way. But that was enough for her. Maybe he did really mean the thing about her being cute after all, though she was sure the chances of that were really slim.