Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basket!

A/N- I tried to portray as much of the 9/11 attacks as I can, as accurate as I can. Some information will be falsified to maintain the flow of the story, but the majority of the information is real. I have had this idea ever since I went to New York last year and visited ground zero. I just did not know what characters to put this story to. I hope you all enjoy this fanfiction! P.S. – If you see this () around any quotes that means that the character is speaking Japanese, If not they are speaking English. I am doing that so there are no problems with translating.

September 11th

7:00 am

The alarm clock beeped, alerting everyone in the small apartment that it was time to wake up.

On the end of the bed, Nigou sat up and stretched, yawning.

Kagami unwrapped himself from Kuroko and hit the alarm blindly, missing a few times at first. He finally turned it off and turned back to the naked man who was sleeping beside him. He kissed Kuroko's cheek. "Hey, wake up sleepy head."

Kuroko's blue eyes opened. "Mmmm?"

"You got to go to work, and I have to get to the station." Kagami got out of bed and put some clothes on, including boxers.

"Are you on shit tonight?" Kuroko asked.

Kagami laughed. "Shift." He corrected.

A year ago, the two college graduates moved to New York looking for a new atmosphere. Kagami got a job as a firefighter and Kuroko worked as a paid intern for a daycare. The two got a small apartment and had adjusted comfortable to the life. Kagami's adjustment was a little smoother than Kuroko's though. Kuroko struggled with the language barrier, he knew basic English and was pretty good at it, but he was still learning. He still struggled with words he does not hear often.

"Are you on shift tonight?" Kuroko asked, trying again.

"Yeah. I have a three night stay this week." Kagami told his blue-haired lover.

"Oh…"

Kagami knew Kuroko hated the three and four night stays, he hated them too. But Kuroko hated being alone in the house with only Nigou for protection. Kagami kissed Kuroko. "Get dressed and I will make breakfast, Okay?"

"Okay." Kuroko agreed.

Kagami walked out and cooked for the two and was serving up the eggs and sausage when Kuroko came out dressed in jeans, a gray t-shirt, and a blue plaid overshirt. He looked great¸ but he still had his bed head. The blue strands were all over the place. He walked over and smoothed the strands down.

("What's for breakfast?") Kuroko asked.

Kagami gave Kuroko a stern look.

("Sorry.") Kuroko cleared his throat and tried again. "What's for breakfast?"

Kuroko was studying to officially be a teacher in America, but to do so he has to score a perfect on his language comprehension test. So Kagami, to help Kuroko, banned Japanese in the house.

"Eggs, sausage, and toast." Kagami said and served Kuroko his plate.

"How did you ever learn English?"

Kagami laughed. "Lots of practice."

Kuroko turned on the news and watched the television. "It looks like it's going to be a nice day." Kuroko said, looking at the weather report.

Kagami sat beside Kuroko with his plate that was piled with more eggs and sausage than Kuroko's plate. He gave Kuroko a set of chopsticks and sat beside him and dug in with his fork and knife.

Kuroko ate most of his breakfast and then gave the rest to Kagami. He put on an apron and began to wash the dishes.

Kagami looked at Kuroko, whose back was to the red-head. He reached into his pocket and pulled out an engagement ring, it was beautiful. The silver band held a small blue sapphire and three small diamonds circled around it on each side. It reminded Kagami of Kuroko's eyes.

Kuroko turned around and grabbed Kagami's empty plate to wash, making Kagami flip and stuff the ring back into his pocket.

Not noticing, Kuroko continued to wash the dishes.

Kagami got up and wrapped his arms around Kuroko, resting his chin on top of the silky blue hair. Kuroko was so small. Kagami always felt like he would accidently crush him or hurt him in anyway, but then he always remembered that Kuroko played basketball. If you could play basketball, you definitely knew how to take a beating.

Kuroko looked up and kissed Kagami's chin.

"So, when I get back let's have a date night." Kagami suggested.

"That sounds nice." Kuroko admitted.

"Some dinner, a movie, dancing, a walk, I don't know its whatever you want really, and maybe some…." Kagami's fingers trailed down Kuroko's waist. "Sex?"

Kuroko sighed. "You already want more after last night?"

"I always want more." Kagami smirked and picked Kuroko up and set him on the counter, he did not care if Kuroko's hands were all sudsy. He just wanted Kuroko's lips against his. The two kissed passionately, Kuroko had his arms wrapped around Kagami's neck as Kagami's own hands were wandering up Kuroko's shirt.

Nigou barked when Kagami's cell phone buzzed from an incoming text message.

Kuroko and Kagami looked up.

"What time is it?" Kuroko asked, still dazed a bit from the passionate make-out session. He noticed the time 7:45. Kuroko jumped off the counter and rushed to finish getting ready, he was going to be late!

Kuroko brushed his teeth and fixed his hair, grabbing his messenger bag and sliding on his shoes. "Love you, bye!" Kuroko said, standing on his tip-toes to kiss Kagami's cheek before turning to leave.

"Wait." Kagami said, stopping him.

"What?"

"Forgetting something?" Kagami asked.

Kuroko was confused. He looked at the counter to see his reading glasses and his security pass to get into the world trade center to pick up some of the kids for daycare. He grabbed his things. "Thank you."

"No problem. Now get out of here."

"Love you. Be safe. If you forget anything, text me, I will bring it to you to the station tonight!" Kuroko said and ran out.