Title: Define a Confession
Summary: They don't really care for confessions. But then Momoi comes in and tells Kagami he's in love and Himuro gives Kuroko his version of 'the talk'. Somewhere in the middle of their team's antics and their friends' meddling they fall and things just spiral on from there.
Confessions are…
"Uhm, I really like the way you play basketball! P-Please, go o-out with me?"
Annoying.
"I've watched all of your games so far! You're amazing! Please accept my feelings!"
Troublesome.
"Can't you give me a chance?"
Downright despicable.
Kagami sighed, watching the mist of his breath swirl in the air in front of him before shaking his head and saying the words that now sounded like a constant mantra to him:
"No, I'm sorry, but I can't accept your feelings."
Confessions are…
"Neh, are you going to confess to Kagami-san? He's become so popular lately!"
Admirable.
"I-I hope that he accepts my f-feelings though."
Hopeful.
"He-He said no but- but I'm not giving up!"
Brave.
Blue eyes flickered to the unknowing girls chatting in front of Kuroko's desk. As always he was invisible in a normal person's eyes but this time, he didn't mind it so much.
"For sure!" The girl who recently confessed to his partner flushed with determination, "I'll make him like me for sure!"
The phantom player continued to survey the girl with interest. Ever since coming back as second placers of the Winter Cup, the basketball team had been receiving confessions up and down. Kagami, being the ace, was no exception. For now, it seemed that Seirin's light was rejecting every handwritten and vocal declaration he would get.
But…
Kuroko's hand balled into a fist and at the same time, the door to their room opened making the girls jump apart.
"Oi, Kuroko!" The loud tone and the rough voice made the Seirin trump card slowly look up. In the background there were usual exclamations of 'how long has he been there?' by his classmates when they noticed who Kagami was talking to.
"We've got a club meeting, let's go." Kagami said and the shadow nodded before getting up. When he caught up with Kagami, he looked up to his light. Noticing the impromptu staring, the American-Japanese grunted, "What?"
Kagami may be saying 'no' to all of these confessions now but, there will come a time that he would find someone he liked. There would come a time that even the stubborn tiger would eventually have to say…
"Yes?" Kagami asked, startling his partner out of his daze. Kuroko jumped slightly at the word before shaking his head.
"It's nothing."
The people who confessed were…
"How will you know if you don't say yes?"
Persistent.
"Kagami-san, I made you some lunch today!"
Irritating.
"I won't give up on you Kagami Taiga!"
And just won't leave him alone!
"Wow, Kagami's admirers are getting really bold." Koganei whistled one day during practice when he saw a few girls cheering loudly for the redhead.
"Tch." The Seirin ace clicked his tongue in irritation has he did a perfect lay-up and twitched in annoyance at the screams that followed. "Why can't they just leave me alone? I already said 'no' right?" He grumbled darkly.
The ball bounced on the court before a certain pale youth caught it expertly in his hands.
"If they were to easily give up just from a simple 'no' from Kagami-kun," Kuroko started to say, catching the attention of his teammates. Clear blue eyes met red ones, "Then they wouldn't be confessing in the first place. Their feelings are real and serious, so I hope you think things through and not just say 'no' on an impulse."
Kagami blinked and flushed lightly when the seniors agreed.
"That's right Kagami, don't be so heartless."
"Would it be such a bother of if you say yes? At least they'll leave you alone when you have a girlfriend-"
"But of course, Kagami-kun is equally stubborn and hardheaded." Kuroko cut in, "He can't just accept a confession out of convenience. That wouldn't be right."
The seniors looked sheepish this time and Kagami was a little smug.
"As expected of Kuroko, you always seem more experienced when it comes to these things." Hyuga said adjusting his glasses.
Kagami frowned, his eye twitching in slight irritation, "I'm not saying you're wrong but it's not like they like me anyway. They don't know me at all so how can they say they like me? They only like the way I'm good at basketball."
The phantom player blinked as the other Seirin members whispered in surprise.
"Whoa, that was surprisingly deep Kagami!"
"Oi! What do you mean surprising-"
Kuroko chuckled lightly, drawing red eyes to his once more. He gave the other a slight smile, "Ah, I guess I was wrong. Sorry Kagami-kun."
"Sorry?"
The sixth man nodded as he passed the ball to his partner with a warm smile, "Kagami-kun does think things through."
The red head male flushed as he looked away before running up to the basket to shoot again. "Shut up." He grumbled.
The people who confessed to Kagami-kun were…
"Neh, you're a friend of Kagami-san's right?"
Hard headed.
"Kuroko-san, have you seen Kagami?"
Clingy.
"Hey, hey, can you give this to Kagami-san, I'm sure he won't refuse it if you give it directly to him."
…And just like Kagami-kun, they never give up.
"I'm really thankful for your misdirection." Kagami sighed after Kuroko told him of the latest attempt of his admirers to give him their bento boxes. The two were having a peaceful lunch at the rooftop.
"There were too many of them this time though, so I had to use the vanishing drive." Kuroko said as he ate his rice ball. "As expected of Kagami-kun, to attract people as equally stubborn as him."
"Oi!"
"Though I am curious," The phantom player turned blue eyes to red ones. "How come Kagami-kun never accepts any confession?"
The red head raised an eyebrow at his partner's direction before sighing, "It's too troublesome. With exams and basketball, there's no time to date and stuff."
"Ah," The shadow commented, "I didn't think Kagami-kun was the type to think about his future."
"Shut up!" Kagami growled and then he sighed at Kuroko's blank face, "And besides…"
"Besides?"
The ace scratched at his cheek, looking away slightly, "Have you ever thought that maybe those women aren't the ones I want to say 'yes' to?"
Ah.
"Then there is someone Kagami-kun likes." Of course, Kagami-kun already has a person he wants to say 'yes' to. Kuroko put down his food, somehow no longer hungry.
Kagami sputtered, face red as he looked away, "Stupid, I didn't say there was!"
"You didn't," Kuroko agreed, "But I know Kagami-kun." The light turned to his shadow, frowning and his face slightly red.
I thought so.
The friend of a friend is…
"Wow, did you see that cute pink-haired girl just now?"
Curious.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but do any of you know a Kagami Taiga-kun?"
Meddlesome.
"Kagamin! Long time no see!"
And always loves to interfere.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Kagami hissed under his breath when Momoi dragged him to the rooftop where he and Kuroko usually had lunch at. "Does this have anything to do with that bastard Aomine again?" And what the heck is a 'Kagamin'? He thought.
"What?" Momoi tilted her head, "Dai-chan? No, he's fine! You're such a good friend for worrying!" She smiled.
"We're not friends and I'm not worried!" The jumper said immediately. "Then if you're not here because of him, then what the hell do you want with me? I thought for sure that if you ever came here you'd be jumping Kuroko."
"Kya! Kagamin is making sound like a pervert, mou!" Momoi covered her face in mock cry. Kagami blinked in surprise.
"H-Hey…"
"But… although I'd like to see Tetsu-kun right now," The Touo manager peeked through her fingers, "I'd actually like to speak to Kagamin about him."
The red-head blinked in surprise, "About Kuroko? What about him?"
The ex-Teiko manager lowered her hands as she looked up earnestly into Kagami's eyes, "It's been almost a year since the two of you met and I'm sure…" She inhaled deeply before exhaling, "You've noticed it, haven't you? Even someone like you, Bakagami, would have noticed it after so long."
Kagami's temple throbbed as he thought, Don't call me Bakagami! But thankfully, he was more curious than angry so instead he said, "Notice what?" in confusion and slight irritation.
A strong wind blew as Momoi tucked her hair behind her ear, "You're feelings."
Silence.
Red eyes stared into pink ones and for several seconds the two stood there staring at each other.
"Wait," Kagami said scratching his head, "Feelings for what?"
This time it was Momoi who got irritated as she said clearly, "Mou, your feelings for Tetsu-kun of course! Have you realized it yet?" She nearly shouted.
Those words had the effect she wished and pretty soon Kagami's face was almost as red as his hair.
"W-W-W-What?" The ace took a few steps back, "Kuroko- me? Eh? You're crazy! You're one of those crazy fujyoshis aren't you?"
"No I'm not!" Momoi denied and then she amended, "Well, maybe a a bit-"
"I knew it!"
"We're getting off topic!" The manager yelled in frustration, "You like Tetsu-kun right? It's a yes or no, Bakagami!"
"Don't call me that!"
"Just answer already, geez!"
The Seirin ace fumed, his face warm as he looked away, "So?"
Momoi blinked, "So?"
"So what?" Kagami elaborated with a sigh, although his attempt at nonchalance was destroyed by his flushed face. "Did you come here so you could do something about it?"
Momoi blinked again but this time in surprise. She wasn't expecting him to admit it this easily. She smiled, "No, actually believe it or not, I came to give you helpful advice."
Red eyes widened as they turned to the girl. "What? But don't you like Kuroko? Didn't you come here to challenge me or do something ridiculous?"
The manager puffed her cheeks in annoyance, "What do you see me as? I'm not like you nor am I immature." And then her expression dropped into a sad smile, "I've known Tetsu-kun since we were in middleschool and he's been nothing but nice to me. I want him to be happy."
"And you think he'd be happy…" Kagami began, "With me?" He pointed to himself with a ridiculous tone. "Wouldn't he prefer you since…"You're female. Kagami's brain helpfully supplied but instead he said, "…since you're dating right?"
"We dated, once. Just once." Momoi corrected and then she looked away wistfully. "I wasn't as mature as Tetsu-kun and I was hotheaded and wanted to rush into things."
"I really had fun today Tetsu-kun." Momoi giggled as she hugged the stuffed toy the phantom player gave her. Kuroko offered her a small smile.
"Me too, Momoi-san." He said politely.
The pink-haired girl blinked hopefully, "You did? Then," She blushed lightly, "Are we- Should we go out again? Does this mean, we're dating?"
Kuroko stopped walking and the Teikou manager did the same, looking confused.
"I'm sorry Momoi-san," The bluenette said in a soft tone. "But even though I like Momoi-san and I had fun today, we can't date."
Momoi froze, eyes wide before she demanded, "But- why? Do you like someone else?" She wracked her brains for any other reason.
Kuroko looked at her with a sad smile that stopped her questions, "No, it's because Momoi-san likes someone else."
"Eh?"
"I didn't notice it, but during our whole date I had been texting someone. At the time I thought Tetsu-kun just wanted an excuse not to date me and I got angry and left him there." She sighed I regret. "It was only when I was telling Dai-chan about it that I realized, Tetsu-kun was right."
Kagami listened to her intently.
Momoi laughed a bit hysterically, "I thought for sure that it couldn't be. Who'd like a basketball idiot and pervert like Dai-chan? But I guess it only became clearer when we separated ways for highschool."
"Gomen neh, Tetsu-kun." Momoi said as she played with her fingers, looking down. It was after their 3rd middleschool championship, the manager noticed Kuroko going off court and approached him. She didn't notice his tense stance or cut off expression. "I really want to go to your school but-"
Pink eyes turned to look at Aomine who was yawning in boredom, "-But who knows what Aomine-kun would do, if I don't watch him."
"It's okay, Momoi-san." Kuroko said, back still turned as he began to leave to the manager's surprise. "I understand."
"Tetsu-kun has always been good at observing people. He always knew what everyone else wanted even before them. And what Tetsu-kun wanted had always been simple," Momoi gave Kagami a soft smile, "To love someone who loved him back."
"Wha-?" Kagami started to say, "That's stupid! Are you saying that any person who liked him would do?"
"Mou, don't say it that way!" The manager crossed her arms, "Tetsu-kun isn't that shallow! I'm saying that he's the type who would like someone who liked him, someone special enough to see him. I'm sure you know that a person like that isn't easy to find and even now, after the whole basketball team became popular after the Winter Cup, how many has confessed to him?"
Kagami paused, thinking. "I-"
"Exactly, none of your schoolmates have been special enough to see how great Tetsu-kun is yet." Momoi smiled brightly.
The Seirin ace became quiet before he started to say, "And if the time comes that someone finally notices him? Someone realizes how amazing he is and comes to like him?"
Momoi blinked before smiling teasingly, "Oh, what's this? You sound worried, Kagamin."
"I-I'm not!"
She giggled lightly, "Oh you're so cute, you don't have to worry. Ever since meeting you, Tetsu-kun has changed his mind, I'm sure."
"Eh? What do you mean by that?" Kagami asked warily.
"Hm, who knows?" Momoi tilted her head with a sweet smile. "If I tell you, where's the fun in that?" And she laughed as Kagami grumbled at her.
A brother of a friend is…
"Murasakibara-kun, what are you doing here?"
Concerned.
"Ah, hello Kuroko-kun, I'm afraid you won't have time exchange pleasantries with Atsushi.
Pleasant.
"This is the first time we've formally met outside of street basketball and the Winter Cup. I am Himuro Tatsuya, Taiga's somewhat not blood related brother."
And more mature than Kagami-kun.
"Kagami-kun talks a lot about you." Kuroko nodded to the other in respect as the two of them walked by the park. Murasakibara had been left to his own devices of searching for a snack. Apparently, he was only asked along as a guide by his partner, Himuro. "Although, it was only after we met in street basketball. He never mentioned you before at all."
Himuro blinked in surprise before chuckling lightly, "You are a very honest person. That's good, it means that our conversation will move on quicker since you aren't like Taiga who likes to make excuses."
"As long as you give me a straightforward question and are equally honest, it's only fair I award you with the same." The phantom player said formally.
Himuro smiled. "Yes, I agree with that sentiment." The two walked on in companionable silence. Kuroko was being silent in wait for a question about Kagami to spring up.
"I forgot." Himuro suddenly said, breaking the silence. "I never got to thank you properly for that time." At Kuroko's look of confusion, he added, "You are the reason why Taiga seeked me out after our match at the Winter Cup. You're the reason why two basketball idiots finally got their heads together and became brothers again. That's quite a feat."
"Oh." The phantom player blinked, not expecting to be thanked at all. "You don't have to thank me. I just thought it was stupid to destroy your bonds over basketball. You could be brothers and rivals at the same time, there's nothing in the rules against that. I just knocked some sense into Kagami-kun's head."
"And in effect, into mine as well. Thank you." The Yosen ace said sincerely. "You are a good person and you change people for the better. Taiga is lucky to have a strong partner watching his back."
Kuroko tilted his head slightly and raised a hand to shield his eyes from the sun, "On the contrary, I think I'm luckier to have met such a bright light."
Himuro shook his head, "Taiga told me, about how you see yourself as a shadow and him as your light. He said that the Generation of Miracles compared your play style to that." He explained, "You're past light, Aomine Daiki, I've seen him play and I realized he resembles Taiga almost towards a scary degree. Did you pick Taiga because of that?"
Kuroko stopped walking and Himuro did the same, staring at the phantom with serious eyes.
"Has Murasakibara-kun told you about Teiko?"
"Bits, I know bits and pieces about your past friendship. So yes."
"Then you know what happened to Aomine-kun and the rest."
"Yes." Himuro said sadly.
"I would have preferred if my new light wasn't in any way like Aomine-kun." The sixth man explained.
The Yosen player nodded, "Because you didn't want the past repeating itself, I understand. I can definitely see Taiga turning into that, if push comes to shove. Actually, I think he'd have turned into something like that sooner if you weren't there, Kuroko-kun."
Kuroko shook his head in denial, "Anyone would have done. It didn't have to be Kagami-kun, you know? But he was the strongest there and he gave me the best opportunity to have the Generation of Miracle acknowledge my basketball."
Himuro didn't say anything and listened patiently.
"I'm sorry but I used him. For my own sake, I made him my light to make my shadow stronger. It was all for a selfish reason and I covered it up with pretty words of being the best in Japan." Kuroko said humbly, bowing slightly. "I apologize."
The older student huffed in amusement and Kuroko looked up, confused. "You said 'used', as in past tense. You're not doing it now, are you?"
"I-" The sixth man shook his head, "No, of course not. I'm serious in making Seirin the best in Japan with Kagami-kun on top."
"Taiga used you too, in his own way. Although less manipulative, he doesn't have the brains to form anything more complicated." Himuro chuckled to himself. "Don't tell him I said that."
"Okay."
"But you know, Kuroko-kun, it's okay to have felt like that in the past. What matters is now. And now, after getting to know Taiga and befriending him, you don't feel that way anymore, do you?" He smiled. "Not 'anyone will do' after all?"
"No." Kuroko said slowly, clear blue eyes meeting dark ones. "No, it has to be Kagami-kun now. It's not a choice anymore."
"Exactly." Himuro agreed as a soft breeze blew, cooling them down. "It's been almost a year since Taiga came to Seirin, huh? It's time the two of you stop taking everything in a leisurely pace and face it head on instead."
Silence.
"Excuse me." Kuroko interrupted the other's wistful actions. "Can I ask a question?"
"Go ahead."
"Are we- We're still talking about basketball, right?" The phantom player asked curiously.
Himuro blinked before chuckling in amusement, "Saa.. I guess it really depends on how you see it, Kuroko-kun." Then his eyes glinted playfully as he asked, "What do you think?"
Liking a person is…
"Uwaah! Kuroko is really impressive when he's on court!"
Embarrassing.
"Oi, Kagami! That's the fifth steal! Get your head in the game!"
Distressing.
"Didn't you sleep today, Kagami-kun?"
"Shut up."
Distracting.
"Itte!" A smack to the head made the Seirin ace groan in pain as he turned up to glare at the coach before faltering at the look she gave him. "C-Coach…"
"Ba-ka-ga-mi!" Riko gritted her teeth, "Explain these test scores to me. Right. Now." She threw his papers to his face.
"B-But- It's Japanese History!" Kagami argued as though the subject existence itself was the main cause of his abysmal grades.
"And you're English? What the hell is the use of being an overseas Japanese if you suck at the language you've been speaking for half your life?" The coach looked ready to strangle him.
"In America, no one cares about past participle- principle whatever!" The ace huffed in annoyance. "Japanese are so formal about it here! At least I'm good at basketball!" He insisted.
Riko raised a challenging eyebrow at him that made him flinch internally, "Have you seen the way you've been playing lately? I'm sorry, but if that's you're one good quality, you should be getting ready to erase it from your list." She said before walking off.
Kagami opened his mouth to protest but closed it and looked to the side in frustration, "Tch."
"Harsh lecture from Coach, huh?" A kind voice said and Kagami swiveled to meet face-to-face with the tallest of their team, Kiyoshi Teppei. "Yoh."
"Senpai." Kagami acknowledged. "You heard?"
"Yeah, hard not to hear Riko when she's shouting. When she gets going, she really gets going." Teppei said with an apologetic smile, "Having a hard time?" He pointed to the basketball court.
Kagami scowled in defiance, "No, just- my head isn't in the game."
"Oh." The Seirin basketball team founder nodded in understanding, "Happens to the best of us. If it's so troublesome then why don't you just tell him?"
Kagami froze as he said in a voice that barely escaped stuttering, "Tell him?"
Teppei nodded, "Yeah. Tell Kuroko you like him. I mean, he's the reason why you've been so out-of-it, right?"
Red eyes widened as denial was ready to spill out of the freshman's lips. "Senpai-"
Kiyoshi raised his big hands, expression one that said he would not be taking excuses or denials today. "It'll be easier if you just accept it and tell him. Trust me, I've lived at least a year longer than you and that makes me more of an expert in love and life than you."
"That's-"
"Keeping it in won't help you or him, as a matter of fact. It's better to just say it and get it over with." The center said with a wink, "I know, I've seen the tv dramas. It's better to just spit it out from the start or else they'd extend the whole series to useless scenarios that could have been avoided if everyone had been honest about their feelings from the start."
Kagami flushed, "But this is real life."
"Well, the people who wrote those things are from real life."
"That doesn't make sense… desu."
"Ah well, maybe you'll get it someday." Kiyoshi didn't seemed to trouble. "Anyway, Hyuga and the others are probably almost finished changing. We should head to class. You waiting for Kuroko?"
The teen looked down, his face flushing as he said in annoyance, "Usu."
"Okay, good luck with the confession." The founder said as he made his way to the locker room. Hyuga and the others stepped out just as he said, "And remember, unnecessary extension of drama series!"
Hyuga and Izuki gave Kiyoshi strange looks and began to interrogate the other on what weirdness he was talking about now. No one noticed Kagami sneak off to find time to think alone for once.
Liking someone is…
"Your hair is sticking up again. Geez, you must move around a lot when you sleep. Why didn't you fix it before coming to school?"
Warm.
"You did a good job today, here." Kagami threw a burger at Kuroko's hands as he gave him a grin. "Don't expect me to keep treating you."
Surprising.
"You should really be more careful! With your invisible presence anyone can charge at you like a bull without seeing you!" A hand was extended into the fallen phantom's direction. Kuroko looked up into Kagami's frowning face, "Here, take my hand."
But mostly, very confusing.
"Excuse me, have you seen Kagami-kun?" Kuroko asked when he came out of the locker room to find that his partner was nowhere in sight.
"Ah, he might be sulking." Koganei answered. "I heard Coach yelling at him earlier for his grades."
Hyuga sighed, adjusting his glasses, "I can't believe he's actually doing worse. I mean seriously, that kid needs to hit the books."
"The books should-"
"Shut up Izuki!"
"Maa, why don't you go check on him Kuroko?" Kiyoshi said smiling, "Classes is about to start and you don't want him to be late right?"
The phantom player nodded as he excused himself softly. "Thank you." He said as he turned to leave. Hyuga turned to his friend who was humming cheerfully.
"Are you planning something again, Kiyoshi?"
"Eh? Planning what?"
"I'm the one asking!" Hyuga grumbled as the Seirin founder laughed.
"Nah, it's just the usual thing." Kiyoshi assured his friend. "They'll figure it out."
Izuki and Koganei exchanged looks and Hyuga looked like he wanted to hit his cryptic friend- which he did a few second later.
"Ouch! Hyuga what was that for?"
"Shut up, idiot! You're mere presence makes me go into clutch time!"
Realizing your feelings is…
"Kagami-kun, there you are. I've been looking for you everywhere. We'll be late."
Like falling down the stairs.
"Kagami-kun, are you alright? Suddenly tripping like that-"
Like face planting on the wall.
"That's the third time you've hit an unmoving object. It's impressive even for you."
Kagami rubbed at his nose, flushing. "Shut up."
Like being hit by one of Kuroko's ignite passes.
"What? Did I hear Kagami-kun right?" Kuroko looked up at his partner in confusion, "You want to be hit by my Ignite Pass?"
"The hell?" The Seirin ace sputtered, "No! Keep your puny hands to yourself and let's just go." He grumbled as they made their way towards Maji burger for the day.
"How rude, I do not have small hands, yours are just ridiculously big." Kuroko said in a monotone voice. "And please refrain from insulting me and I'll refrain from mentioning Kagami-kun's split eyebrows."
A tick appeared at his forehead but then the ace took a deep breath and let it out. No use getting angry over something so petty. Not when he has other confusing things on his mind. So instead of extending their debate, the ace said, "Sorry. Just have a lot of things in my mind. Didn't mean to take it out on you." He mumbled.
Wide blue eyes looked at Kagami's slightly red face. It seemed Kuroko was surprised by his partner's sudden retreat from the argument. "It's okay Kagami-kun."
Red eyes blinked as Kagami sighed in relief. "Thanks." And then Kuroko's hair was ruffled but the shorter of the two didn't stop his partner. "I'll treat you to some vanilla shake, how does that sound?"
The phantom player looked up at his light before smiling softly, "That sounds great."
Ah, Kagami thought, his face warming up. That's the fourth one today.
And when Kagami later realizes he had been counting how many times Kuroko smiles a day, that's when he realizes…
That he was well and truly done for.
Realizing your feelings is…
"Wah! I'm so sorry! I didn't see you there!"
Like being splashed with cold water.
"Geez, of course you'd be the type to bump into someone carrying a tray of Iced Tea." Kagami grumbled as he dragged his partner to the rest room to help him clean up.
Like standing in the cold in sopping wet clothes.
"Sorry, hold on, do you have any extra clothes in your bag?" Kagami asked but before Kuroko could answer, the redhead turned to one of the fast food's employees who came to assist. "Can I get some towels for this idiot?"
Like suddenly being enveloped in warmth after being cold for so long.
A towel wrapped itself around Kuroko's form as blue eyes looked into Kagami's frowning face. "I think I have an extra shirt in my duffel."
"W-Wha-?" Kagami said as he hurriedly wrapped the other in the thick towel, warming him up. "Yeah, you're duffel. It didn't get wet?"
"No, you pulled me out of the way in time."
The Seirin ace sighed, "Good. I'll go get it. Here's another clean towel for your hair. It's mine so don't go giving it to someone else, alright?"
"Of course." Kuroko said, accepting it gratefully, "Thank you."
Kagami grunted as he made his way out of the restroom. The phantom player unwrapped the large towel around him, slinging it over his shoulders as he turned to the mirror to dry his hair. The door opened again and he looked at the person entering automatically.
Of course, it wasn't Kagami. Instead, it looked like a drunk old man who had a necktie tied around his head. He hiccupped as he looked at Kuroko.
"Oops, it looks like I entered the w-wrong bathroom." He gave the bluenette a feral grin.
Ah, it seemed like his misdirection didn't work on drunk people.
"No, you entered the correct one. This is the male bathroom and I suggest you do your business and get out or I will call the staff." Kuroko said in a monotone voice.
"E-Eh? Male? What's a chick doing here then?" The man seemed to have been deaf to the other things Kuroko said. He began to approach the other, smelling strongly of alcohol. He reached out a hand, about to touch Kuroko's face "Hey wanna get out of here and-"
But before Kuroko could ready his stance for his Ignite Pass kai, someone roughly grabbed the drunk man from behind and threw him out the door.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, you sick bastard?" Kagami growled, "If you can't hold your alcohol don't even bother drinking, you psycho!" He yelled and slammed the door just as the staff rushed to get the clearly drunk man out of their joint. "What the hell was the guard doing? Letting someone like that in. Oi, you alright?" He turned to Kuroko.
The bluenette was looking at his partner in surprise. "I'm fine. Though, I don't think I've ever seen Kagami-kun that mad even against the Generation of Miracles."
"Tch. Well, that bastard was on a whole special level of his own." The redhead huffed but then he sighed, letting out his anger in one breath, "He didn't touch you?"
"I'm not some damsel in distress. I was getting ready to beat him to a pulp, with these guns." He referred to his arm muscles and Kagami sweat dropped.
"You don't have any!"
"I have my Ignite Pass kai." Kuroko argued as he turned back to the task of drying his hair. But then he paused when he felt Kagami take the towel and do it for him. He flushed lightly but kept his expression neutral, "Neh, Kagami-kun, did it bother you?"
"Huh?"
"That a male like him was coming onto another male?" The phantom player asked.
"Ha? What? You mean like am I an anti-homo or something?" Kagami huffed, "Hell no. I had a lot of guy friends back in America who liked guys and they're cool. Besides, a person can like whoever they want."
Blue eyes widened and Kuroko turned to look at his partner, "I never saw it that way before."
The ace huffed again, "Well you should." He covered Kuroko's eyes as he insistently ruffled his hair with the towel before retracting. "Done!"
Kuroko gave him a deadpan stare when he noticed how messy his hair had become. The light gave off a loud laugh as he patted the other on the back before giving him a new shirt.
"By the way, here. Don't want you to catch a cold." Kagami said with a wide grin. "Get changed already and I'll go buy you two vanilla shakes. How does that sound?"
Blue eyes blinked as Kuroko nodded slowly, "You don't have to."
Kagami shrugged, "I want to." He ruffled Kuroko's hair, "Now, fix your hair and get changed. I'll go order." He said as he turned to leave.
Kuroko stared after his partner, his face slightly red but his expression trying to stay neutral.
This is bad. The phantom thought as he placed a hand on his chest. I may like you more than I originally thought, Kagami-kun.
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Author's note: This is a two-shot I made a long time ago and hadn't gotten into posting because we don't have internet here. Hope you guys enjoy and don't be shy to leave a review, thank you!
