Note: I'm sorry if they're acting a little out of character. Please tell me if they do. I'll try to fix it in the future. So, new story, same characters! Please enjoy, my dear readers!

Acting on a whim, he typed on his phone, 'Momoi-san, are you free right now? I want to talk to you.'

He immediately sent it, and just stared at the notification, 'Message sent' like it was some foreign words he didn't understand.

Why did I do that?

Had spending hours at home alone took a toll on him? He felt lonely at times, but he couldn't help it. His parents were on a business trip and there were times when he suddenly felt the urge to call someone, and she was the first choice. Of course, he had never done so, managing to suppress the urge.

His phone rang, and he opened the message immediately.

'Tetsu-kun!' A heart shape there. 'I am! I am!' Two or three smiley faces there. 'What do you want to talk about?' A few more faces smiling widely.

He smiled. It was as if he could hear her voice. So excited and cheerful. He read the message again and thought that maybe she misunderstood him. Ignoring the fact he was somehow eager to hear her voice, he dialled her number and put the ear against his ear.

Not even two rings had sounded and she already picked up his call.

"Good afternoon, Momoi-san," he said. He leaned back onto the wooden bench he was sitting on and looked at the cherry blossoms blooming in front of him.

"Tetsu-kun! Why did you call me?" She said excitedly as she stopped what she was doing and concentrated fully at the conversation.

When she had received the message, she felt so happy that she squealed so loud and jumped around like a little girl. He hadn't contacted her since Teiko's Graduation Day, and she had secretly saved her number in his phone, and his in hers. She'd never thought that he would be the first to start their very first conversation.

"I just wanted someone to talk to. Am I bothering you, Momoi-san?" He said calmly, the smile still on his face. Honestly, he didn't know whether if that was the reason or he just wanted to hear her voice.

"No, no! Of course not! So what did you want to talk about?" She said as she twirled her hair repeatedly with her fingers.

"I'm fine with anything." He grew silent for a moment. "Are you home?" He said, finding nothing to converse about.

Momoi hummed happily in response and asked, "How about you?"

"I'm at the park nearby my home. The cherry blossoms are really pretty, aren't they?"

"Yeah," she replied as she looked at the cherry blossom shown on the television which was muted.

They said nothing for a moment. Kuroko looked at his watch, around five o'clock. Was it considered late to be inviting her for a drink? He shrugged. If you never try, you'll never know. After all, seeing her would be better than just hearing her voice.

"Momoi-san, would you like to get a drink with me?" He blurted out.

"Eh?" Momoi stopped her hair-twirling activity and blinked her eyes for a few times. It took a while for the invitation to digest and she stayed silent for a long while.

"Momoi-san?"

She stuttered at first and hurriedly said, "Yes! Yes! Yes, of course!"

Kuroko smiled. They decided to meet up at a café and Kuroko decided to go back home to change his clothes. It tended to get chilly when nearing the night. As he put on his shoes, he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and saw that it was a call from Momoi. He tilted his head slightly, curious.

"Momoi-san?"

"Tetsu-kun, I'm so sorry! My maid said that my parents told her not to let me out of the house alone… I don't think I'll be able to make it, I'm so so sorry!" Momoi said, her voice evidently expressing her sadness.

"It's alright, Momoi-san." He thought for a while as he hummed. "Ah, I have an idea. Would it be possible for you to go out if I picked you from your house?"

She said excitedly, "Yes! Thank you, Tetsu-kun!"

He was wearing dark brown jeans with a white turtleneck and an opened grey jacket. It took him about half an hour to reach her house, and he stood outside, waiting patiently for her. Just thinking of being able to see her again made him smile.

She came out in a minute, carrying a small handbag with her, and Kuroko watched her as she waved back to the people in her house and jogged slightly towards him, smiling brightly. She was wearing very light blue leggings with mid-thigh shorts, knee-length boots, and a pink long-sleeved blouse with a white overcoat.

"Tetsu-kun!" She said as she hugged him tightly.

"Momoi-san," he greeted in return.

She let go after a few moments and stood in front of him with a bright smile on her face. She made a twirl and asked, "How do I look?"

She twirled and looked at Kuroko. He said, "Pretty as always, Momoi-san."

As she squealed, the only thing that crossed Kuroko's mind was how he was able to say those words as if on a daily basis.

Momoi rubbed her hands together and breathed out at them to provide heat. She looked at Kuroko and said, "It's a bit windy, isn't it?"

Kuroko hummed and said, "I'm glad I changed into my turtleneck. Are you feeling cold?"

She gave a toothy smile, and it made her look a little childish, and cute too. Kuroko couldn't help but wear a small smile. "No, not really."

"So your parents aren't home?" Kuroko asked, remembering what she told him through the phone.

"Yeah, they're busy with their work. They usually come back around nine or ten…or later," she said as she shrugged and clasped her hands behind her back. "How about you?"

"They usually come home around dinner time and spend their whole time in the office reviewing documents. But they always go on business trips during the holidays so usually it's just me only," he replied and placed his hands in the pockets of his jeans.

The walk to the café took about twenty minutes and they decided to eat dinner together, seeing as it was nearly six. They sat at a table for two by the glass window where they could see the outside and Kuroko took off his jacket while Momoi took off her coat. Momoi absolutely loved what he was wearing. He looked more mature, and it was also nice to see him wear something else other than just a polo shirt with jeans. Of course, when he wore those, he still looked as handsome as ever.

While waiting for their food to arrive, Momoi took in her surroundings. Comfortable red cushion chairs were used, the lighting and the use of candles made the mood romantic. She saw a piano at one corner of the café, and a chandelier placed in the middle of the room.

She said softly, "A piano."

Kuroko followed her gaze and said, "I didn't know that you knew how to play the piano, Momoi-san."

She smiled shyly. "Well… I'm not really that good."

Kuroko looked around. Seeing as there wasn't man people around, he encouraged her to play the piano. Momoi declined, saying how embarrassing and awkward it would be. She seemed like she wouldn't change her decision so he shrugged it off and drank his drink.

"This place is one of my favourite places," Kuroko said as he looked out the glass window and rested his chin on the palm of his hand.

Momoi leaned forward slightly and said, "Really? The place is so romantic!"

"Yes, it is. I always come here during cold days."

Their food came, and as they ate, they talked. They talked of the fun times, the times when spending time together was something looked forward to and something fun. It was completely different to what they were now, and what they used to be then.

When they wanted to leave, they both stood up and before Momoi could reach her jacket, Kuroko, already wearing his jacket, said, "Let me."

Momoi just stood there, not understanding what he meant. She saw him walked to her seat and take her jacket off her chair. At that moment, she completely understood what he meant and felt the heat on her face growing.

What a gentleman. She smiled excitedly as she slid her hands into the sleeves.

He just makes me love him even more!

When Kuroko was done helping her wear her jacket, he stood in front of her and gave a small smile. He had always wanted to do that. Whether the urge was just for her, he didn't know.

"Momoi-san, if it's not too much trouble," he said with such a gentle tone that Momoi could feel her face heating up, "would you want to watch the cherry blossoms with me? The view is extremely beautiful during the night."

Her face lit up, and with a wide smile, she said, "Yes!"

They decided not to go to the festival, thinking that they would be a lot of people, and decided to go to a park where there were some small stalls set up.

When they arrived at the park, there were about thirty people around and – to Momoi's surprise – there were more stalls than she had imagined. There was laughter everywhere and she could see some people eating grilled meat and rice balls dyed pink.

"Amazing…" She muttered softly, and Kuroko only smiled.

Momoi looked everywhere, amazed by her surroundings, as they walked around the area. When Momoi saw a game stall where the players had to shoot a number of things displayed to get a prize, she hugged Kuroko's arm, pointed to the stall while saying, "Look, Tetsu-kun! It's that game we all used to play"

Kuroko looked at where she was pointing, and memories of his time spent with them appeared in his mind immediately. He replied, "Ah, you're right."

Laughter echoed in his mind as he looked at Momoi who was looking at the stall with a gentle smile on her face. Somehow, he couldn't stop himself from giving out a small smile.

"Momoi-san," he said to catch her attention. "Shall we play it together?"

The expression on her face screamed 'yes' and Momoi grabbed his hand and dragged him to the stall. The expression on her face could not make Kuroko any more happier. After the game, they went on and Kuroko saw a game stall which had a pair of bracelets as the prize.

He called out to Momoi. "Do you like those bracelets?"

"Yes! It's so pretty!"

The game stall manager smiled at them. "Young man, why don't you try winning the prize for your lovely girlfriend right there? Those bracelets are meant for couples, and I know you'll be able to win it."

Kuroko looked at the dart board and said, "You think I'll really be able to win it?"

"Yes, of course! Just make sure all the darts go to the centre! You see the two circles there? Just hit that spot for three times and the prize is all yours!" The middle-aged man said enthusiastically.

Kuroko turned to look at Momoi who was blushing furiously and looking like she was waiting for her confession to get answered. Although curious, he didn't ask anything and looked back at the dartboard.

He sighed and looked at the manager. "But I've never played darts before. Don't you think hitting the centre would be impossible?"

The manager only replied, "It always goes down to luck, young man. So you want to take a chance?"

Kuroko thought for a moment. "How about I hit all three darts to the black area to get the prize? It'll make it more fair for me."

The manager hummed and after a moment, he nodded his head. He passed the darts to Kuroko after receiving the payment and Kuroko turned to look at Momoi.

He remembered what his father always did before he started throwing darts at the bar. He'd look at his mother and say, "Kiss for luck?"

He called out to Momoi.

His mother always complied by blowing him a kiss. Then he would laugh and shoot it.

When Momoi looked at him, he smiled.

"Kiss for luck?"

"Wish me luck."

Momoi smiled widely and pumped her fist up and down while saying, "Go, Tetsu-kun! You can do it!"

He threw the first. Then the second. The third next. It all hit the black area. He looked at the manager and claimed his prize. He saw that the bracelets were pink and red, so he asked whether the manager had a blue set. The manager took out a blue set, and Kuroko asked whether he could take one blue and the other pink. When the manager looked like he was about to say something, Kuroko took out some notes from his pocket and thanked him.

He put the bracelets on Momoi's palm and she said, "Thank you, Tetsu-kun! You're the best!"

"You're welcome, Momoi-san."

She looked closely at the two bracelets. She looked up when she heard Kuroko say, "Shall we go find somewhere to sit?"

She nodded and smiled. As they walked, she blushed again, remembering what the manager had said.

"...winning the prize for your lovely girlfriend right there?..."

It was the first time anyone had ever called her that, had assumed that they were both in that kind of relationship. She tried to fight back a smile and looked away from Kuroko so he couldn't see what she was doing. What had made her blush like that just now was that he didn't deny it.

Was it because he was concentrated in the game? Or...?

"Momoi-san, we can sit here," Kuroko said as he sat down on a bench.

She followed suit and sat next to him. After a while, she said, "Erm, Tetsu-kun, why don't you have one of the bracelets?"

Kuroko only looked back at her and Momoi hurried said, "I - I mean, you did win it. You should have one."

Kuroko nodded and gave a small smile. "If that's what you want."

She held out her palm with the two bracelets on it. It was indeed a couples' bracelets. Both had the infinity sign as its pendant. He was about to take one when he stopped and asked, "Should I take the blue one?"

Momoi appeared shocked and it made him wonder why. She looked away for a moment. "I kind of wanted the blue one... Since it reminds me of Tetsu-kun."

Kuroko nodded as he said, "Ah, I see."

He tried so hard to prevent a smile from surfacing.

"Then I'll take the pink one. Thank you, Momoi-san."

Momoi smiled like she just received the greatest news ever. "I should be the one saying that, Tetsu-kun! Thank you!"

They both put on their bracelets on their left hands and looked at the cherry blossoms. It was indeed, very beautiful.

"I still can't believe you managed to win it. I never knew you were good at dart games," Momoi said.

"I'm not exactly good. My father used to play and he has one in his office so I play it occassionally."

"That means...you lied!" Momoi said, slightly shocked.

"...Yes, I did," he admitted while looking away. "But it was impossible for me to hit the centre. So if I hadn't said that, I wouldn't be able to win these." He lifted his left hand and shook it, making the bracelet chain jingle.

Momoi smiled. "I guess so."

Kuroko stood facing her, in front of her house. Before she decided to go in, she said, "So, it's just a few more days before school starts, huh?"

Kuroko leaned against the fence. "Yeah."

Momoi said nothing for a while. She called out to him. "Are you going to join a basketball club?"

"...I haven't decided."

Momoi looked at the ground, feeling slightly sad.

"But most probably, I'll be joining it."

She looked up, eyes widened as she looked at Kuroko who was looking at the sky while smiling. She grinned, "That's great!"

We'll still be connected.

Suddenly, they heard a woman's voice call Momoi's name. Momoi looked at Kuroko with a dejected expression, "Ah, that's my maid. I need to go in now."

Kuroko stood in front of her. "Well, I'm sure if you're out any later, she'll call the cops."

Momoi couldn't help giggling.

"Have a good night, Momoi-san."

"You too, Tetsu-kun."