OKKAAYKJADF HI. THIS IS MY FIRST STORY. u v u UMMMM. GOMEN IF KUROKO IS OOC. HONESTLY I WAS AFRAID OF POSTING THIS BC IM TOTALLY NOT CONFIDENT IN WRITING AS KUROKO OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER.

I originally was going to write a one-shot but its ending up to be hella long so maybe I'll write a 2shot or 3shot. Not sure. And I apologize before hand for my grammar and spelling mistakes. And OOC characters. /cries

SO UH.

ENJOY I GUESS.

1/18/13: edited it a little bc Kuroko was maji OOC. (he still is)

Arigato for the help chii ;w;

Shouta Ueda walked into school grounds with his bag slung over his shoulder. He stifled yet another yawn as he made his way to his classroom, his hands stuffed inside his pockets. School was such a pain in the ass. Honestly, he'd rather not attend at all. But he needed the credit and someone in class had caught his attention. Shouta would see him from time to time around school grounds. He didn't have much of a presence so he was quite surprised when he fount out that his love interest was in the same class as him. And even sitting in the seat that diagonally across from him. Shouta would find himself staring at the said person in class and he had been caught one too many times staring. He always mumbled out an apology before looking down at his at the notebook which lacked the notes that he was suppose to take.

Kuroko Tetsuya on the other hand was somewhat curious about his admirer. The blue haired boy would often catch his admirer staring at him and sometimes even watch basketball practice from the benches. Other times Kuroko would be the one staring at his admirer interested as to why the boy was fascinated with him. Of course he on the other hand was never caught staring. Using his misdirection at times like these was simply useful. Kuroko wanted to confront him and ask him. He wanted to corner the boy and make him talk. Make him tell why he was consistently staring at Kuroko. But every time Kuroko made up his mind he was at practice or simply too busy handling Kagami.

It was yet another humid day. Shouta sat in math class. Barely paying attention to the teacher much less taking any notes. The heat was distracting him and so was Kuroko. Sitting diagonally behind the blue haired boy Shouta noticed how the sweat trickled down his pale neck. His slender defined pale neck. Kuroko at that moment decided to tilt his head backward. Teal eyes met brown ones. Shouta blushed visible and immediately looked away. His hand clutching his shirt tightly. He didn't even get to murmur his usual apology.

Kuroko turned back around, a small smile on his face as he gave his teacher his full attention again. He couldn't afford to get low marks on tests and exams. If he did he wouldn't be able to participate in practice or matches.

Math class was soon over. Shouta heaved out a sigh before he quickly scrambled out of his chair making it topple down. The few boys around him laughed and asked him what the hurry was. "S-Sorry. Bathroom emergency." He laughed before running out of the classroom. Instead of heading towards the restrooms he headed towards the roof. Bathroom was obviously an excuse for him to get out quickly and away from Kuroko. Shouta was afraid that if he stayed in the classroom that he would get questioned. Of course this never happened but the boy was paranoid. Upon reaching the roof, Shouta stretched before sitting in the shade. He let the somewhat warm wind ruffle his through his hair. It was hot here but the classroom was far worse. Besides he felt like he was getting suffocated in there.

After minutes of sitting there mindlessly Shouta decided to go buy lunch. As he got up he heard the sound of the roof door opening. A familiar guy with red hair walked in. "oh its you." Kagami grunted. Shouta nodded his head in a greeting and side stepped him in order to get off the roof. Kagami's arm shot out and placed itself firmly on Shouta's shoulder. The boy flinched from the sudden touch, his head tilting upwards with a questioning look. "Aren't you the one who's always staring at Kuroko?"

He wanted to take a step back but with Kagami's strong hold on his shoulder he couldn't. "I-I…I'm n-not…" Shouta mumbled out in such a quiet voice that Kagami had to lean down so he couldn't hear the boy. Shouta moved his head back. His face completely red from embarrassment.

"Huh? Speak louder. You should talk like a guy not a girl." Kagami spoke, or more like growled. His tone was harsher than he had intended it to sound. He felt the boy the tense up under his grip. Kagami started to feel a bit guilty. He had no intention on scaring the boy so let go of the shoulder that he held. "Uh-"

Shouta looked up at Kagami again. Regaining the little composure that he had. "I-Im s-sorry! Um, Tell Kuroko-san, um, that I'm sorry. I won't do it again!" Shouta bowed a couple of times, making sure his tinted face was facing the ground before running past Kagami and down the stairs.

Maybe it was time to stop this bad habit of his. He was starting to feel stalkerish. The earlier confrontation made him feel depressed. It felt like Kagami was more like a boyfriend instead of a friend. Sighing, he entered his classroom which was half empty due to lunch period. He sat down in his seat and rested his head on the top of this desk. A hand patted his back which made Shouta jump a little. He tilted his sideways to see who had bothered him.

"You okay?" His friend, Tora, asked him. "Join the rest of us?" He pointed towards the group of guys that was sitting in the corner laughing. Shouta usually sat with them but today he just wasn't up for it.

"Not today. Not feeling well." Shouta mumbled resuming his previous posture. He felt Tora ruffle his head before leaving with an 'ok'. He was blessed with such good friends. He just wished that he had the courage to open up about himself to them. But alas he was too scared about loosing them.

Shouta felt like crying. He should stop. He should stop following Kuroko when ever he saw glimpses of him in school. He should stop staring mindlessly at Kuroko in class. He should stop watching the practices like some girl who was madly in love. He should just stop. It was clearly bothering Kuroko and apparently Kagami too. Maybe he should change seats too? Try to hang out with his friends more so he wouldn't have to think about Kuroko.

Taking a deep breath Shouta sat up just in time as the bell rang. From now he would not give Kuroko any of his attention. There was no point behind this one sided love. He would get nothing and he didn't want to be a bother any longer.

Two weeks passed. Shouta had switched seats with Tora who sat just a row over. He started concentrating on improving his grades and started hanging out with his friends after school. He was contemplating whether he should join a club?

He was at Maji burger with Tora. The two had been at the arcade up till now and had stopped by Maji burger to grab a bite to eat before heading home. It was going all good until he noticed a duo enter Maji burger. "Ah-"The sight of familiar mess of blue hair that he used to stare at almost everyday until recently struck him hard. He couldn't help but stare longingly. Catching himself before anyone noticed Shouta grabbed his half eaten burger and stuffed it in his pocket. He grabbed the fries pocket and urged Tora to do the same. Shouta had been avoiding Kuroko for about two weeks now. He wanted to move on but he felt if he made any contact with Kuroko he would break and go back to square one.

"Shou, everything okay?" Tora asked worriedly.

"Y-Yeah. I just forgot I had shit to do at home. So, uh, I can leave first if-"Shouta spoke quickly, eager to get out of the fast food restaurant before Kuroko or Kagami could notice him.

"Nah, dude. It's fine. We'll leave together." Tora smiled and grabbed his food.

"Hey, Its Kuroko's stalker."

Kagami was harshly blunt. Shouta flinched as he heard that deep voice. He was so close. He saw Tora glare and open his mouth. But before words could escape those lips Shouta placed a hand on his friend's shoulder and shook his head. 'Hello Kagami-san…and Kuroko-san." Shouta added the latter name when he saw the bluenette standing behind Kagami with a milkshake. "I- We were just leaving."

"Oh, since you guys aren't finished with your food why don't you join us?" This time kuroko was the one who spoke. The sentence actually surprised Shouta and the boy nervously glanced up at Kuroko and then Kagami. What should he do? He promised himself that he wouldn't bother kuroko anymore. "I…I don't mind…I guess." He gave in to his urges and turned his stare to Tora.

"I don't mind either." Tora shrugged and placed his food back on the tray. Shouta did the same and sat down next to Tora. Kagami and Kuroko took their seats in front of them.

A few moments later Shouta stood up catching questioning glances from Kagami and Tora. "Uhm, restroom."

Shouta quickly walked inside the restroom. He stood in front the mirror after washing his face. "Crap." He clenched his knuckles and stared at the reflection in the mirror. Maybe he shouldn't have stayed? It was a bad idea being so close to Kuroko. He couldn't feel his heard drum against his chest just from the thoughts of the blue haired boy. Shouta placed a hand over his face. "It hurts…"

"Are you okay, Ueda-san?"

Shouta jumped and scrambled around to face Kuroko. The sudden appearance scared the hell out of him. And the fact that Kuroko was just there standing in front of him asking whether he was alright just made his mind blank. Incoherent strings of words flew out of him mouth. "I-I, uh, m'fine." He shut his mouth before he could sprout some stupid shit.

"Are you sure, Ueda-san? You don't look so good. Maybe you have a fever?" Kuroko tilted his sideways before approaching the brow haired boy. Of course by now Kuroko had figured out that his classmate was crushing on him. He wasn't dense as Kagami. Kuroko placed a cool hand on Shouta's forehead who became rigid from the touch. A small smile appeared on Kuroko's face as he saw Shouta's face turn into a different shade of red. "Maybe you should go home, Ueda-san." Kuroko spoke quietly and brought his body closer to Shouta.

Shouta couldn't do anything except step back quickly. Unfortunately his brain was panicking and he ended up tripping and falling on his butt. "I-Excuse me!" the brown haired boy hastily stood up and ran out of the bathroom and back to table.

"What happened to you?" Tora asked as he saw Shouta return. Kagami didn't pay any attention to him as the he was too busy eating his giant serving of burgers.

"I'm fine. Can we go now?" Shouta grabbed his bag as he waited for his friend to grab his. With quick byes to the confused Kagami the duo left. Shouta released a sigh of relief as Maji burger grew out of sight.

"Am I going to have to pry out the information or are you going to tell me?" Tora asked with a raise of his brow. Shouta sighed and led Tora to park where they both sat down. The boy started to talk. He was scared. It was the first time he was telling anyone that he was…gay. Shouta told his friend about he was in love Kuroko. How he couldn't take his eyes off of the guy. He just spilled everything, happy that he had someone to talk to. He just hoped Tora would accept him.

After what seemed an hour, Shouta stopped talking. Tora stayed silent for a while before flinging an arm around his friend's shoulder. "Don't worry. Shou is going to be Shou to me. Just don't fall for me." He chuckled at his own joke. Shouta smiled as he jabbed Tora in the stomach.

"In your dreams."

Shouta felt a little refreshed as he reached school the next day. He felt relieved that Tora had accepted him. He was planning on telling the rest of them soon. They were his friends too, not as good as tora, but still friends. Slumping down on his seat, Shouta failed to notice the gaze of Kuroko on him.

Kuroko watched quietly as Shouta sat in his desk taking notes diligently. He had been thinking. Thinking about Shouta. This was the first time in a while he had been intrigued by someone this much. He honestly was a little surprised when Shouta started ignoring him. Not coming to watch practice or staring at him in class. He kinda missed it. Catching Shouta staring, watching him blush, hearing him stumble over his words. It was…kinda cute. Kuroko sighed.

It was then he decided what he would do.

It was during lunchtime. Shouta was with Tora. Kuroko had shown up spooking the two of them. "Ueda-san, can I talk to you?" He spoke in that calm monotone voice of his.

"Eh? E-ehh. Uh. Uhm. Okay." Surprised, Shouta clumsily got up from his chair and followed Kuroko to the roof.

Making sure they were alone Kuroko cornered the brunette against the roof door. "Ueda-san, you like me right?"