The day had been going well. Akashi Seijuro and his daughter, Akashi Akiko, were at a department store, planning to get a new bed for the little girl. They could've just ordered it online, but Akiko had insisted on going there in person and so they did. Seijuro, of course, didn't mind going shopping with his beloved daughter. In fact, he was more than happy to be with her.
They arrived at the bed section and Seijuro saw Akiko's maroon-colored eyes sparkle in excitement. Since it was summer she was wearing a pink flower dress, black ballerinas along with white knee socks and a small dark pink bow on her dark brown hair. Seijuro, on the other hand, had a red dress shirt along with black slacks and dark brown shoes.
"Anything you like?", Seijuro asked, looking down at his daughter with a smile.
"There's so many!", Akiko exclaimed, putting her hands on her cheeks. Seijuro chuckled, but his phone ringing interrupted the moment, earning a low groan out of him as he took it out of his pocket.
"Sorry, dear, I have to answer this. You can look through them, but don't stray too far from me, okay?", Seijuro said, before answering the call. The brunette girl nodded and skipped through the spaces between the beds.
Seijuro kept his eyes on the little girl while on phone, but turned away to look at his wristwatch quickly. In the moment he raised his eyes to search for Akiko, the girl was nowhere to be seen. He quickly ended the call and proceeded to search for the brunette. Where could she disappear so quickly?, Seijuro thought, worry settling in his gut as he couldn't seem to find her.
After half an hour of searching, he was about to give up searching and go to the information desk to report a lost child, until he heard her voice. He followed it, and saw Akiko crying and a blue haired male, crouching down in front of her while patting her head.
"It's alright. I will help you find your father. Where did you see him last time?", the bluehead inquired from the child.
"In the bed place", the girl said sobbing. The male stood up and was about to offer Akiko his hand when they heard a voice call her.
"Akiko! Don't disappear like that!", Seijuro called out as he walked towards them swiftly. Akiko turned her head to the voice and quickly threw herself over his father.
"Papa!", Akiko cried as the redhead picked her up.
"I said not to go too far. Do you know how worried I was?", Seijuro asked, frowning slightly and Akiko only cried while nodding. He then turned to the cerulean haired man with eyes of the same color.
"I'm sorry to have caused trouble for you", Seijuro apologized politely, bowing his head slightly, and the other shrugged.
"It's alright. I saw her circling around and then she started crying. How could I just leave her be? I'm just happy to know that she's now fine", the sky blue eyed one said with quite small, but nonetheless bright and pure smile, and Seijuro felt his heart skip a beat at the sight. The crimson haired man cleared his throat.
"Let me buy you a dinner to repay your kindness", he suggested, even surprising himself, but the bluehead shaked his head hastily.
"Sorry, I already ate earlier and there's no need for you to repay anything. I just did what was right", the azure haired man convinced, giving the redhead another small smile.
"No, I insist. If dinner is a no go then how about I treat you to something at the coffee shop?", Seijuro persuaded, earning a sigh from the other.
"It seems you won't take 'no' as an answer", the male said and Seijuro gave an affirmative nod as the other sighed. "I guess I could come with you. I was going to go there to buy a vanilla milkshake for myself anyway", the blue eyed male complied.
"Good then. I'm Akashi Seijuro and this is my daughter, Akiko. It's a pleasure to meet you", Seijuro introduced, offering his free hand while his other held the little girl.
"I'm Kuroko Tetsuya. Nice to meet you, Akashi-san", the other, Tetsuya, said as he shook Seijuro's hand. "Nice to meet you, too, Akiko-chan", he said softly to the girl, who was looking curiously at the bluehead. She stayed silent for a short while, as if thinking about something, but her expression soon brightened up.
"Nice to meet you, Tet-chan!", Akiko greeted, gaining a disapproving look from his father and slightly surprised face from Tetsuya.
"Akiko, I have told you to be more polite", Seijuro chided, frowning a little.
"But Tet-chan is cute and kind. Suzu-chan told me I can call cute and kind people with nice names!", Akiko retorted, and the older Akashi let out a sigh.
"It's alright, Akashi-san. I don't mind", Tetsuya assured with a small smile.
"Fine then. I hope you aren't in a hurry, Kuroko-san, since we have to get a bed for Akiko", Seijuro inquired, but the girl interrupted them.
"We can get it after, papa", Akiko said, looking at his father with pleading eyes.
"I can wait just fine. I have no hurry", Tetsuya assured.
"No, Akiko's right. We can get it afterwards. Have you done your shopping?", Seijuro said.
"Yes, I was just ordering a table to my workplace and was about to leave."
"Perfect. Then shall we go, Kuroko-san?", Seijuro asked, letting the fidgeting child down and taking her hand instead. Tetsuya nodded and the trio headed for the coffee shop in the second floor of the department store.
On the way, they talked about mundane things, making small talk. When they arrived at the coffee shop, Seijuro took a coffee, Tetsuya a vanilla milkshake and Akiko a strawberry milkshake.
"So you work at a kindergarten? No wonder you seem knowledgeable about children", the redhead mused. They had been chatting while sipping on their respective drinks, inquiring about the other. Kuroko nodded.
"Yes, I have been working as a kindergarten teacher for almost two years now", Kuroko explained. "How about you, Akashi-san?"
"I'm a CEO at my company", Seijuro answered, and noticed the awe in the bluehead's expression.
"That's really amazing", Tetsuya complimented, smiling sincerely at the taller. Seijuro took a sip of his coffee, before shrugging.
"Not really. It's just to be expected", he said as he rested his chin on his hand.
"You sure are self-confident, Akashi-san", Tetsuya commented and the redhead shrugged in response.
"You don't have to be so polite. We are close in age, I presume?", Seijuro stated as he cocked a brow.
"Well, I'm 24. And you, Akashi-kun?", Kuroko asked, emphasizing the honorific as in asking for approval. Seijuro nodded.
"I'll be 25 in december, Kuroko", Seijuro responded. The sky blue eyed man was mildly surprised by the use of his name without any honorifics by the redhead, but didn't really mind it.
"Should I congratulate you in advance?", Tetsuya laughed slightly.
"So you don't want to see me again, Kuroko? That is quite mean", Seijuro said, trying to look hurt but the smirk on his face betrayed it. Tetsuya chuckled softly.
"Akashi-kun wants to see me again?", Tetsuya teased, but before the crimson haired male could respond, the third person butted in.
"Papa and Tet-chan are forgetting me! Pay attention to me too, Tet-chan", Akiko pouted, which made Tetsuya let out another chuckle.
"Well then, How old are you, Akiko-chan?" Tetsuya smiled at the small girl.
"I'm five!", Akiko exclaimed happily, while holding up five fingers to the kindergarten teacher. Seijuro chuckled as he watched the two interact. The trio kept chatting away for over half an hour, before they deemed it was time to stop. They exited the coffee shop with the brunette skipping happily as the adults followed after.
"Thank you for the milkshake and your company, Akashi-kun", Tetsuya thanked, smiling at the taller.
"You are the most welcome, Kuroko. But I have to thank you for your lovely company too. It was nice talking to you, and if you don't mind, I would like to speak to you more later", Seijuro said as he took a small notebook and pen out of his pocket, writing on one page before ripping it off. "Here's my number." He extended his hand, giving the small piece of paper to the bluehead, who gladly accepted it.
"Of course. I enjoyed speaking with you too, Akashi-kun. I'll be sure to text you later, if that is alright?", Tetsuya inquired, and Seijuro gave a nod of approval. Tetsuya bid them goodbye, before leaving Seijuro and Akiko to their own task.
The two Akashis soon found a good bed for the smaller, and after buying it, they headed home. Their butler and maids would've been able to assemble the bed by themselves, but of course Akiko wanted to help with it. Seijuro would've been more than willing to help too, since he would be spending time with the small girl, but his paperwork needed his attention.
When the scarlet haired father finished his work it was already 9 o'clock. He was going to check on Akiko, when he received a message. He took his phone out of his pocket and looked at the message.
From: Unknown
Good evening, Akashi-kun. I hope, I'm not interrupting anything. I wanted to thank again for today. Also, if you have free time next weekend, I thought maybe you'd like to go out again? Akiko-chan could come too.
-Kuroko Tetsuya
Seijuro smiled at the text, before saving the number and replying.
To: Kuroko Tetsuya
Good evening, Kuroko. It sounds good. I have the whole weekend free, so just say a place and time and I'll be there. I'm sure Akiko would be overjoyed as well.
Pleased with his response, Seijuro exited his office to find Akiko. He found her in her room, playing with one of the maids on the bed with plushies.
"Papa! Look at the bed! We assembled it together!", the younger girl rejoiced, when she noticed his father, jumping up to hug him. The maid stood up from the bed and bowed politely at Seijuro, before excusing herself.
"Good job", Seijuro praised, affectionately ruffling his daughter's hair. "Akiko, what would you think, if we went somewhere with Kuroko next weekend?"
"We are going somewhere with Tet-chan? Yay!", Akiko celebrated, as the redhead's phone rang, signaling a message. He opened it. It included the time and place of their meeting. They would be meeting at the park entrance at 1PM on saturday.
Seijuro played with his daughter for a while, before tucking her in and reading a bedtime story for her. The redhead stayed up for a couple more hours, before going to sleep also. He kept thinking of their meeting with the intriguing bluehead, before falling asleep.