The practice went longer than he thought. Usually he'll walk home with his bestfriend, Ogiwara but today he went back alone. He stopped at a nearby Maji burger and ordered his usual treats, vanilla milkshake.
"The usual order, sir?" asked the girl at the counter.
Kuroko nodded his head in agreement. He's a frequent customer there and usually the same girl will tend to him. He supposed that girl worked the same shift every time. He remembered the first time he came to the girl and asked for his favourite. The girl didn't response until he actually raised a bit of his voice and startled her.
"Here you go. Would that be all, sir?" the usual standard reply from a fast-food restaurant worker.
He looked at the amount and took out his cash, handing it to the girl. "Just vanilla shake" he replied.
"Thank you and come again"
Kuroko walked out of the premise and walked to the nearest station to catch up the train. If Ogiwara was there, they would part at the station. Ogiwara's house is a walking distance from their school, unlike Kuroko's which is about 3 stations away. The train arrived sharp at 6.30pm. It's quite late, he thought to himself. Not the train but him. He mentally cursed himself for stopping at Maji burger thinking that he would make it to earlier train. Well~ a bit of sacrifice wasn't much if he could quench his thirst with the drink.
The train stopped at Hirakata station, which is about another 5 minutes' walk to his home. He quickened his pace and as he was about to reach the door handles of his house, the door was opened by another male. That person is someone he's very familiar with. A pair of heterochromic eyes stared at him. Any other person would cower in fear just by looking at the red haired male but not Kuroko. After all, to him, it's just his twin brother.
"Ah, Sei-chan, I'm home." said Kuroko in his usual tone.
Kuroko walked pass Akashi into the house, took out his shoes and put them on the rack. He then went to the living room and sat on the sofa. He knew what's coming so better off preparing himself mentally. Akashi closed the door and headed to the kitchen, opposite the living room. Their house kitchen is combined with the living room making it easier for interactions.
They're the only people living in the house. Their parents are working abroad in a country somewhere in the west. All the household expenses were taken care off by the money sent to them every month by their parents. Of course, being the older twin, Akashi took the responsibility of Kuroko's welfare.
"You're late today. Practice should be over by 6pm."
Kuroko sighed. It's good to know that his brother cares deeply about him but at times he just wished that Akashi would stop being so overprotective. He's already 16 and a high school student some more. Surely, he didn't need someone to babysit 24/7. Looks like he got an explanation to do….