Started developing some more Kuroko and Kagami feels after reading the Character Bible. I'm more and more convinced they were meant to be together.

I listened to "I won't Give up" by Jason Mraz on repeat (for about 2 hours)

I do not own the song or the characters.

It was just a normal day at Seirin. Normal classes. Normal conversations. Normal basketball practice.

Except, there was one thing setting off the balance: Kagami was silent. Sitting on the bench alone, he didn't make a sound.

It wasn't the angry quiet, or the stressed quiet, but a confused quiet. His face was contorted in a weird angle as he thought, long and hard. And every time someone asked him "why are you making that face?" he'd simply shrug it off. But only he knew why he was making said face. He was perplexed by something that had been entering his thoughts every now and then: Kuroko.

The younger boy was invisible, but not in Kagami's thoughts. The blue hair. The piercing blue eyes. That faint smile that played on his lips when they were together.

Kagami sighed and placed his head in an open palm. He didn't love the boy. No, that was jumping the gun. Liking Kuroko? Possibly. But it's not to say that it could just be a passing phase. Kagami could remember when he couldn't get a girl in his class out of his vision for weeks. Everything she did, he was ensnared in. He swore it was love. He might've told a few people that she was going to be his wife. But a few weeks went by, and she suddenly just became a normal girl. And then Kagami would find another girl who he thought he was in love with, but it would just be his own mind playing tricks on him.

But Kuroko was much different. Never during his life had he questioned his feelings towards the same sex. It wasn't a matter of Kuroko being "small" or "feminine." It was a matter of personality that Kagami was drawn to. Kuroko was one hundred percent sure of what he was going to do in his life (or, at the moment at least). It was the same in all those girls whom he liked. Each of them knew what they wanted to do, whether it was becoming a teacher or a hairdresser, they knew.

Was it the confidence? The determination? The drive to succeed?

They all had it, so was that what Kagami was attracted to? So, gender didn't matter? Or was it just Kuroko that made it different. Was it that Kuroko was the only male who exuded that same confidence he wanted? Why Kuroko?

"Ughhhh, this is more difficult than I thought." Kagami sighed again. He leaned back on the bench, stretching his arms out. He felt his hand hit against something, so he looked up and was met with familiar blue eyes. "Oi, it's you."

Kuroko looked down and placed a sandwich in Kagami's hand. "I heard your stomach growling from across the court so I bought you something until we went to Maji." He sat down next to the red head, keeping his eyes on the team playing their game.

"Thanks…I guess. How much was it? I'll pay you back-" Kagami reached into his wallet.

"Milkshake."

"Hm?"

"I would like a milkshake…please." Kuroko looked up and nudged Kagami's wallet away. "That is all I want." Kagami nodded in approval and ate the sandwich. He watched the team play as well (it was different watching it from the bench), and he sighed for the third time in five minutes. "Why aren't you playing?"

"Hm? Oh, it's because I figured there was no reason to play if my head wasn't in the game. I have a lot of thoughts running through my head and I can't shoot like that. What about you?"

"I was in for the first quarter, but I guess without you there, I slacked off. Coach kicked me off and told me to go take a walk to calm down, or something."

"Oh." Kagami looked down at the sandwich and then back at Kuroko, who at that moment was looking at him. There was no awkwardness, no blushing, no fumbling around. They merely looked at each other for a few seconds before returning to the court. Kagami took a last bite from his sandwich and tossed the rolled up paper into a nearby trash bin. Kuroko scooted across the bench, closer to Kagami and reached for the red head's hand.

There was no resistance. The larger hand fondly welcomed the smaller as it enclosed around the thin fingers. Neither one of them moved anymore or said anything. Their hands rested on the table, entwined in each other. Kagami let a small smile dance on his face as Kuroko did the same.

"Hey! You said you were going to treat us all burgers, Hyuga!" Riko yelled, stomping her foot as an extra bonus.

"Alright, alright, we'll go. Kagami-" Hyuga turned and saw Kagami and Kuroko in the process of leaving the locker room, hand in hand. "ehhh….are you coming?"

"Sure, but don't worry about paying for me. I'd probably make you go broke with the amount of food I'll order. " Kagami spoke over his shoulder, cell phone in hand. "It's already getting late so we should hury."

At Maji, everyone ordered the burgers they had been dying to get. Luckily, Kuroko had some coupons stashed in his coat so some of the team members are for free. After being thanked many times, Kuroko walked casually over to his "normal" table. Kagami was already sitting in his seat, a pile of hamburgers in front of him. "Oh, this is for you." A vanilla shake was pushed towards Kuroko. "I believe you asked for one."

"Oh, yes. Thank you Kagami-kun." Kuroko bent the straw a bit before taking the first sip. It tasted better than normal. He knew it wasn't possible- it tasted the same every time he had gotten it. Maybe it was because he was in a good mood that the food suddenly tasted better. Maybe it was just his mind playing tricks on him. Maybe…

"Hey, you okay? You're spacing out more than usual on me." Kagami rolled up another burger paper and lightly tossed it at Kuroko's head. It bounced off with little sound, and the blue head woke up from his daze.

"I'm sorry Kagami-kun. I was just thinking." He looked out the window and stared at his reflection. Eventually, his eyes moved ever so slightly and he found himself staring at Kagami's reflection. The hot headedness. The attitude. The never ending desire to be good at something. It was like looking at Aomine, except in a different body. But that was different. Aomine was the past. Kagami was the future. He was his new light. His new…light.

After everyone had filled up, they decided to leave the restaurant and head home. Everyone else seemed excited to finally be back outside, their voices filled the night air. For once, Kagami was quiet, lips pursed together in contemplation. He had subconsciously reached for Kuroko's hand again, and the two were joined once again.

This time, there were onlookers.

"Ahhhhhh! Look at you too! Being all cute and such!" Riko yelled, her "kawaii meter" going off. Kagami looked back, a comical enraged expression across his face. "I didn't know you two were like that."

"Like what?!" He yelled back. All the while, he tighted his grip on the other hand.

"You're holding hands. That's usually what two people do who are in a re-la-tion-ship." Riko stated matter-of-factly.

"Re..lation…ship..?" Kagami stood dumb founded. Kuroko sighed. Wow, he had a lot to learn already.

Thank you for reading. I'd REALLY appreciate the reviews. I feel like my writing is lacking lately.

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