It was only lunch, but it was the third time this had happened in one day. Kagami whipped around with a loud yelp.

"Where-"

"I was here the whole time." Kagami sighed. Of course. Kuroko fell into step beside him, naturally matching his pace as they headed to class. Kagami watched him carefully out of the corner of his eye all the way there, and continued to glance at him often while the teacher spoke. He scribbled down math formulas in his notes, only barely understanding, and spent part of the class sleeping lightly on his desk. The bell rang. He sat slowly, rubbing his eyes, and turned to say something to Kuroko. His gaze fell on an empty desk. He glanced around frantically to find him already on his way out the door. He scrambled to keep up.

"You shouldn't fall asleep in class, Kagami-kun," Kuroko said, looking down at his phone. Kagami shrugged. "Also, you are staring at me." He flinched and tore his gaze away, but was careful to keep a smudge of blue in the corner of his vision.

"Who're you texting," Kagami leaned over, trying to see the screen over his shoulder.

"Aomine-kun," Kuroko replied.

"You've been talking to him lots since the winter tournament, huh?"

"Hm." Kuroko nodded, a tiny smile crossing his face. "Actually," he continued, "I have plans to meet him at the mall today. Would you like to come?" He finally looked up, meeting Kagami's eyes, his head cocked slightly to the side.

"Uh… sure, I guess." Kuroko smiled.

Kuroko and Kagami got to the mall before Aomine, and waited for him on a bench near the door. Kagami sat with a huff, leaning back to stretch, and Kuroko settled beside him, their shoulders pressed gently together. Kagami watched his eyes wander, following people as they walked by. He watched the way he squinted slightly, his gaze flickering up and down each person before glancing away. Aside from his eyes, he sat almost perfectly still, never fidgeting, his breath hardly noticeable.

Suddenly, there were arms wrapped around Kagami's shoulders and a weight on his head.

"Hey guys," came a voice from above him. He whipped around to face the speaker, yelling, and Aomine bounced backwards with a laugh.

"What the hell are you thinking, sneaking up on me like that?" Kagami Swatted at him, missing by at least a foot as he leapt away.

"I wasn't even trying, you oblivious asshole. Tetsu saw me coming from a mile away. You were just too busy staring at him!"

"I wasn't-"

"You were staring at me, Kagami-kun," Kuroko interrupted, but his tone was amused. Kagami looked away, blushing. "It is my fault, though," he admitted. "I've been practicing misdirection overflow on you."

"What? Why? Is that why you've been sneaking up on me all day?"

"Yes. I am surprised it took you so long to get used to it." There was a tiny crease between his eyebrows and he looked down as he spoke.

"Asshole! Of course it took me awhile, I was trying not to stare at you! I didn't wanna look like a weirdo!" Kuroko's expression softened, and he turned to face Kagami and Aomine.

"You always look like a weirdo," he said, then interrupted Kagami before he could reply. "Let's go do something."

The rest of the day went as smoothly as it could have, despite the three boys arguing constantly. Kagami and Aomine got kicked out of a store for rough housing, and Kagami protested, but the other two laughed it off and dragged him away. They got milkshakes. Kuroko couldn't finish his, and Aomine and Kagami tried to take it from him at the same time, knocking it out of his hands and spilling quickly got bored of looking around, but didn't want to go home and ended up spending hours hanging out in the same restaurant.

Kuroko was the first to go home, leaving the other two to sit in silence, until Kagami finally spoke up.

"Why the hell did he need to practice misdirection overflow on me? It's not like we've got any games coming up, or like he even needs to practice!" Aomine smirked, leaning back in the restaurant booth and stretching with his arms above his head.

"Isn't it obvious," he said. "He wanted you to stare at him." Kagami's mouth fell open. "Quit making that face," Aomine swatted at him. "You're ugly when you're confused."

"You're ugly," Kagami said, watching Aomine's smirk hit his deep blue eyes.

"Yeah, right."