Demure
In a world where specific children are forbidden to speak, the rowdy falls for the reserved. — Kagami/Kuroko.
Prologue
If there was one thing he learned from his classes, it was to never associate with a Mute. The books described them as revolting, atrocious, absolutely detestable, etc. The list goes on and on with various words to describe the hatred that the Vocals held for them, a group of people that might as well have been a completely different species.
He'd himself never met a Mute or seen one for that matter. They lived separately from the Vocals, in a location that was unknown to him. He constantly wondered if he'd even know the difference between a Mute and a Vocal if he were to meet one since, as the books said, there was no way to tell by appearance as they were all human in the end.
But, he did wonder why they were so hated. So feared. It was if the Vocals feared the Mutes would hurt them. But would they? He didn-
"Bakagami!"
Oh, here we go.
Thoughts unfortunately interrupted, Kagami Taiga turned his attention towards his previously closed bedroom door to see the face of his "friend," Aomine Daiki. This scenario happened at least three times every day and usually ended in one (or both) of them sporting a fresh new bruise. Kagami felt as if he really didn't have time for this.
"What the hell do you want, asshole?" Kagami snarled out. "Can't you see I was enjoying the quiet?"
Aomine smirked. "More irritated than usual, Bakagami. What's up your ass?"
Kagami turned away from him. As much as he would like to talk to someone about the Vocal and Mute dispute that he seemed strangely fascinated in, he definitely wouldn't share it with someone like Aomine. He probably wouldn't take him seriously anyway even if he did decide to talk about it with him.
"Nothing," he said without looking at Aomine. "Get the fuck out of my room now."
Kagami could practically feel the frown forming on Aomine's face and expected a slur of curse words in his direction, but instead he got a pretty calm response. "Hey, are you okay? You seem...different than usual. If you need to talk, then talk. Shit, that sounds cheesy."
Aomine really wasn't good with words, but somehow that made Kagami actually want to tell him what was on his mind. However, since he wasn't sure of his friend's standing on the topic, he started off with a question. "Why...why do you think we are supposed to hate the Mutes so much?"
Silence. As the seconds dragged on, Kagami began to grow more and more nervous. Maybe he shouldn't have even brought it up. He turned to look at Aomine and cringed when he saw the look of surprise on his face. That was a pretty rare occurrence. Aomine blinked a few times and then put his hand awkwardly at the back of his head.
"Hell, I don't really know, man," he replied. "I suggest...not thinking about it too much. I mean, those fucking Mutes deserve all the hate they're getting and that's that."
Aomine turned to the doorway and approached it slowly. As he made his departure, he said one final thing that made Kagami think he might know something about the whole situation. His eyes widened as Aomine said this, leaving quickly afterwards. But, what the hell did he mean by that? As he thought of new solutions to quench his curiosity about the Mutes, he replayed Aomine's words in his head.
"Just don't trust a damn Mute. All they do is betray you."
Author's Note: Wow, this is pretty dumb. I mean, I've never wrote Kuroko no Basket fanfiction so everyone is going to be so OOC. I'm really starting to have regrets, haha. Anyway, this is a gift for my cousin, Elexia, who turns sixteen tomorrow! You better have liked this, Lexi because KagaKuro is going to be the main pairing and we both know I would have given AoKise the spotlight if this wasn't a gift fic! I hope everyone else liked this as well, and thank you very much for reading!
Please review! Not only do several reviews encourage me to write more, but constructive criticism is always welcome if you have the time! :)
Note about the below dictionary: As characters or terms are introduced, they will be included here in case you don't understand as things go on. Also, if Kagami learns more about something later on, the updated term will be included. For example, he knows little to nothing about Mutes at the moment so the definition of them is short.
Demure Dictionary
Kagami Taiga - Demure's protagonist. A young Vocal who is very curious about the relationship between Mutes and Vocals, their history, and what his friend may know about them.
Aomine Daiki - Kagami's best friend. Maybe. A young Vocal who detests Mutes and becomes pretty standoffish when asked about them.
Mutes - A hated group of humans that live separately from everyone else in a fairly secluded area.
Vocals - The "regular" humans who live happily together, but pretty much all of them fear and dislike the Mutes.
