I'm so nervous, I almost can't eat.

Kuroko is right here, and we're on what he says is a date. It would be our first. Even if it's just to Maji Burger, where we've been a thousand times before, it feels different now. I suppose it's mostly because we actually planned on going together, instead of just randomly meeting up there. He also insisted that we hold hands on the way. I was afraid that we would be met with laughter and police sirens, but nobody seemed to notice us. I really should have expected that, but in the moment, I had forgotten that most people just walking by can't see Kuroko.

Is everything going to be different now? Am I going to be hyper aware of his presence everywhere, or just on dates? I don't think I'd mind, especially during basketball. It could be really useful. It'd be even better if it didn't come with a weird squiggly feeling in my chest, and the feeling that my heart is going to leap out of my chest and start dancing.

He's sitting at our table while I wait for our food. Well, my food and his shake. Is he as nervous as I am? He's just staring out the window, and he looks almost unbelievably beautiful. The squiggly feeling is still here, but now it's mixed with the feeling that my stomach is going to force its way out of my body.

I don't know when I got so sappy. If Ahomine heard this, he'd laugh until he pissed himself. It's only fair, though, because I'd laugh just as hard if I heard him saying sappy shit about Kise, too. But if it's for Kuroko, I don't think I care.

Finally, our number is called, and I carry my pile of burgers and one vanilla shake over to the table. I give him a burger, but I don't think he really wants it. There's a reason I got 26 burgers instead of 25. I would give him as many as he wanted, but he'd never eat them.

I bite into a burger, he takes a sip of his shake, and everything just feels right. I couldn't ask for anything more. I can only hope he feels the same way. We don't speak much, but we don't really need to.

And later, on the way home, he squeezes my hand, and I secretly pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.

Hi! Hope you enjoyed this! It would make a lot more sense if you've read "We Are Now Boyfriends," though. The next chapter will be of Riko and Hyuga's date. If this project goes well, I hope to do this with season 2 and maybe Free!, as well.

Thanks for reading!

~Aurora