A/N: Hi all, first fanfiction for this fandom, and if all goes well it won't be the last.

Summer vacation had stared...but unfortunately for Kise he had no one to spend it with. Most of his friends were either away visiting relatives or just plain busy, so that pretty much left him alone to his own devices. In all his ten years of life he had never been so absolutely bored out of his mind. His mother had told him to at least leave the house since she didn't want him lazing around, which pretty much explained why he was in the nearby park by himself. He swung lazily on the swing, gaze set on the ground while he tried to think of something he could do to ease his bored mind. The small blonde's mother he told him not to leave the neighborhood, which didn't leave him with many options.

Kise let out a small sigh as he gripped the chains that held the swing seat up, wondering if he should just give up and go back home. And then the bushes next to him rustled. The blonde tensed up a bit upon hear it, wondering if some kind of animal was going to come wondering out. Oh...what if it was one of the many neighborhood cats? He had always wanted to touch them, but swift felines would always run away before he got a chance to. However he was slightly disappointed to see that it was merely a boy around his age, the blonde pouting a bit as he slumped a bit in disappointment. He didn't know the kid which was why he didn't go over to him, so he merely watched as they brushed their black tank top off before pulling out a few things from the bushes.

It was a net and some kind of plastic cage, the other boy glancing around before running off in some random direction. Kise watched as they slammed said net down time and time again in different locations, face lighting up as they placed some kind of critter inside the cage. The straw-hat that hung around the back of his neck bounced as he moved around, completely absorbed in what he was doing. At that point the blonde could've easily ignored the oddity that had emerged from the bushes, but when the person he'd been observing looked his way he froze up. Kise panicked a little as they rushed over, feeling a gust of air over top of him before something hard came down on his head.

"O-Ow!"

"Stop moving or it's gonna get away!" Of course Kise didn't listen, he just wanted the net off of his head! But then something occurred to him...

There was as bug...in his hair.

This horrible revelation made him scream, thrashing about to try and get the thing away from him while the other boy just told him to stop moving. Because of his movements he fell backwards on the swing, legs still hanging on the seat as he winced from the impact.

"Idiot, I told you not to move." The other boy stared down at him, a rather amused look on his face as he adjusted the shoulder strap that lead to the cage at his hip. The blonde found nothing amusing about the situation in slightest, but he knew the moment the opened his mouth to protest he'd do nothing but cry.

He could feel it, the tears welling up in his eyes as his lip trembled. He saw the other boy move around the swing, crouching down beside him as he fished for something in his pocket. When he pulled out a Band-Aid Kise just stared at it, eyes moving up to see the now bored expression on the other boy's face. Untangling his feet from the swing he was finally able to sit up, taking the small bandage that was offered to him though not completely sure where he was supposed to use it. Nothing seemed scrapped or cut, the only thing apparently taking damage being the back of his head.

"Thank you..." The other boy just grunted a bit at his small mutter, noticing that even if the boy possessed tanned skin he was definitely Japanese. Kise had also feared going over to the other boy since he thought he was as foreigner, and the blonde really didn't want to try to talk to someone who wouldn't understand him.

"...Sorry for hitting you and...stuff..." He really didn't sound all the sincere, but Kise knew not to turn down a apology when one was giving to him. The tanner boy stood and extended his hand out towards him, the blonde staring at it since he wasn't sure what he was supposed to do.

The other boy seemed to grew irritated with his lack of action, so he quickly latched onto his wrist before pulling him up. The two of them stared at one another after that, the blonde noting the annoyed look on the slightly taller boy's face. What had he done? When he heard the words 'you owe me a cicada' he wasn't sure what he was talking about, but upon thinking about he couldn't help but shake a little. There had been a disgustingly large bug in his hair...gross.

"So you're coming with me until you catch one." Before Kise could even say a word he was jerked away by the other boy, stumbling a bit before getting his bearings.

An hour later the blonde had unsuccessfully caught nothing, mostly because he was far too afraid of the things they were trying to catch. The other boy refused to hand over his net, so he was left with catching the large bugs with his hands. Kise was sure he'd been completely set up for failure. Whenever he became close to one it gave off such a horrible screech, the sound causing him to scream in fear while his screaming caused the creature to fly, sometimes in his direction. That only made him fail around even more, trying his best to make sure it didn't land on him. The teller boy seemed to take great pleasure in this, laughing every time he yelled or freaked out. Once again he saw nothing funny about the situation he had been thrust into.

"You suck at this." The blonde didn't take the other male snicker at him well, crossing his arms his gave off the best pout-glare hybrid he could muster up.

"That's not my fault! You won't let me use that net- um...uh..." Now that he thought about it..."I don't know your name."

"Aomine Daiki."

"Oh...okay, I'm Kise Ryouta." The other boy merely yawned at this, as if learning his name wasn't all that interesting. Kise pouted at this.

"Stop that, you look like Satsuki when she's pissed off at me about something." Aomine wrinkled his nose at his own comment, the blonde tilting his head to the side before he spoke.

"Oh, is she your girlfriend?"

"What? No! That's gross!" The blonde flinched back at this, watching as the other boy stormed away in an angry huff. Now what to do...he could've easily allowed him to just walk away, but Kise had to admit that he was the only person around that seemed to pay him any mind, so...

"W-Wait!" He quickly ran after the tanner boy, knowing that if he let him leave he'd only be bored once more. When Aomine finally stopped he huffed at him from over his shoulder, and since he hadn't told him to leave the blonde merely continued to follow him.

It was another hour before Kise managed to catch a cicada, only because it had taken that long for him to bribe the other boy into letting him use it. It would cost him three boxes of pocky and an issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. Thankfully he hadn't spent all of his allowance...It was only a matter of time then, Kise biding his time whenever he spotted one, putting his fear aside before swinging the net down. He missed four times, but upon remembering the way Aomine had caught them he mimicked his movements, landing one of the disgusting creatures while it was in mid flight. There was no praise given for his efforts, instead he was immediately ordered to buy the things he had promised the other boy.

Somebody was rather pushy...

Luckily the convenience store wasn't too far, and it was in the neighborhood so his mother didn't have to yell at him. The inside of the building was rather cool compared to the summer heat outside, the blonde taking a moment to bask in the difference before going about his business. He picked up everything he had come in there for, stopping by the beverage section to pick up two Pocari Sweat drinks before going to the counter. He groaned a bit after leaning that he was now broke, so he devised a small plan for revenge. After paying he snuck out of the store, coming up behind Aomine who was currently preoccupied with the cage nearly filled to the brim with cicadas.

He had opted to stay outside since he said the cashiers tended to complain whenever he brought bugs inside, so he sat on the curb and waited for him to return with his goodies. Luckily for him Aomine had placed his hat on top of his head, giving him a clear view of his target. Removing one the drinks from the bag as quickly as he could Kise pressed the ice cold bottle against the back of his neck, rolling it down into his shirt.

"GAH!" Kise had to step back when Aomine jumped up as he let out a loud howl, rubbing the back of his neck before turning around to face him. Holding his stomach Kise doubled over in laughter, knowing the slightly taller boy was mad at him but briefly forgetting about it as he relished in the amusing scene that had played out before him.

He was a bit concerned when Aomine didn't say anything...and he had every right to be. The next thing he knew the collar of his shirt was pulled back, the blonde screaming upon feeling something that clearly had more than two legs scurrying against his bare skin. He flailed around, trying his best to remove the thing from his clothes, preferable without killing it. He did not want to explain to his mother why there was a crushed bug on his back and shirt. When it finally flew away he felt like crying again, but made sure he held off on the tears because, well, he should've seen that coming and he sort of deserved it.

"You owe me another cicada." It was all the boy said before snatching the bag away, plopping back down on the curb where he proceeded to crack open the rather thick magazine. Kise huffed again, sitting down next to him with his arms crossed and hell-bent on not saying a thing until Aomine apologized (he'd have to apologize as well but that was beside the point).

Ten minutes went by without anything being said, and the blonde was getting bored. From the corner of his eye he could see the other boy flipping the page to his magazine, a small snicker escaping his lips as he scanned the page. Now Kise was curious. He tried resisting, he really did, but after a while it became clear that he was a weak person when someone was reading manga around him. Scooting closer to Aomine he leaned over a bit, making sure he didn't get in the other boy's way. They spent the next while laughing, wincing, getting angry and shouting in triumph as they read through the anthology with such vigor to the point where it was a little scary.

He was sure that passerby's probably thought they were crazy, though it wasn't like he really cared all that much since he had found something to preoccupy himself with. Somewhere along the line the slightly taller boy had opened up a box of pocky, Aomine practically shoving the box in his face as he looked away in some random direction. Was he...offering him some? Hesitantly he took a few of the cream covered sticks, slipping one into his mouth as he smiled a little.

"Thanks."

"Whatever..."

The rest of the afternoon was spent in the park and by the nearby stream, Aomine teaching him to how to catch crayfish. Apparently they swam backwards, and all anybody really needed to do was sneak up behind one to catch them. Of course after getting pinched once he was finally told the correct way to pick them up, the blonde splashing water on the other male for not telling him sooner. While in the park they played on the swings, the two of them seeing how far they could get before jumping off. Kise won with height, but he was far too scared to jump and had to be coxed off by Aomine. Before actually letting go he had to close his eyes, not enjoying the rush of wind as he jumped off while at the peak of his swing.

He was expecting to hit the ground, not be caught by the other boy, the two of them tumbling to the ground as a result. They lied on the ground side by side, the blonde a bit shocked that Aomine had bothered to actually risk injury trying to prevent him from eating dirty. They just stared at one another until the tanner boy cracked a smile, Kise soon following as they began to laugh together. Finally he agreed that that the situation was amusing. After recovering they played Super Sentai, the two of them constantly arguing over who could be Warrior Red. It was nothing a quick game of jan-ken-pon couldn't fix. Aomine won most of the time, but whenever the blonde was victorious he made sure the other boy paid.

It was a bit awkward playing Super Sentai with just two people, but they managed even if it meant playing multiple people and monsters. They were pretty dramatic about everything, just like they were on the TV, and the Color Warriors always won. It was some time before he actually noticed the color of the sky had changed, sun dipping into the horizon as the street light began to come on. His mother had told him be home that he was supposed to be home before it became dark, but at the moment he really didn't want to leave...Hanging his head a bit he tried his best to not show his disappointment as he turned to Aomine, the slightly taller boy giving him a confused look as a result.

"Um...I have to go home soon..." He hadn't meant to sound so depressing, but then again he was about to leave his one form of entertainment to go back to his boring house.

"Oh...okay, then just come back tomorrow."

"Will you be here...?"

"Um..." He seemed to be thinking about something as he scratched the back of his head, "Ah, here."

He made a small noise when Aomine slammed his hat on top of his head, the blonde looking over at him with a confused look.

"There, now you have to come back to give it to me tomorrow, and I have to come back to get it."

It took Kise a moment but he understood, giving a small nod of acknowledgement to the other boy as he grinned at him. Before parting ways he watched as Aomine released all of the cicadas, the sight of them all flying away slightly frightening though the sound of them all chirping away reminded him that summer really had come. After they said their goodbyes, the other boy making him promise out loud that he'd come back, Kise made his way back home. Looking over his shoulder he wanted to make sure Aomine was far enough before he removed his hat, smiling a bit before hugging it tightly.

Maybe his summer wouldn't be so boring after all.

A/N: Reviews are welcome.