It's been a week since then and Aomine, nor Kagami have spoken to one another. Aomine occasionally left messages, but he never received a single reply. Not one bit of communication. And this was making Aomine frustrated in more ways than one. Fine, let that bastard sulk all he wants. Then, he realized that he was sounding like an infatuated and clingy girl who thought her boyfriend was cheating on her. Well, it couldn't be called cheating anyways because they weren't even in a realromanticrelationship. The odd part was that Aomine thought about that bastard over and over again, and it plagued his mind constantly. Why the hell did he have to feel this way? Various thoughts piled on each other, giving Aomine a headache; he needed to clear his mind off for a while. What he needed was to play some basketball right about now. He shook away those thoughts, pulling on a gray hoodie over his muscle shirt and slipping on his favorite sneakers while grabbing his basketball, heading out of the door.
Kagami felt proud of himself for leaving that stupid idiot; now he wouldn't have to deal with that cocky behavior anymore. He also deleted every message he received from him. If Aomine persisted, then he would just have to change his phone number. It wasn't easy for them to suddenly break apart; Kagami became sexually frustrated, thinking about that muscular body and those strong arms holding him while that deep voice whispered sweet nothings into his ear, but he couldn't let that get the best of him. He would just wait until he found the right one instead of desperately looking for a relationship. He proceeded to his normal day of school, walking towards the entrance, not noticing that the mysterious phantom player that was standing right beside him.
"Good morning Kagami," Kuroko said monotonously, staring at the red head.
"Wahhh, Kuroko!" he sucked his teeth, "Gosh, don't scare me like that!"
"How did I scare you?"
"Wha—you just appeared out of nowhere!"
"But I was here all along."
Kagami was just about to explain to him about how he does that to everyone, but it wasn't worth wasting his breath on. Instead, he just sighed and walked to class with Kuroko. Kuroko was picking up on Kagami's weary behavior this morning.
"What's the matter, Kagami?"
Kagami was in a bit of daze, thinking about how long this day would be before hearing the other boy repeat the question.
"Huh? Oh nothing," he hesitated his next sentence, "Just a bit tired."
Kuroko nodded, not willing to pry anymore. He would wait if there was anything Kagami would need to tell him. They slid the door open to the classroom and sat down. Kagami really wasn't in the mood for class, so he put his down, trying to go to sleep because he was actually tired. He didn't get much sleep last night thinking of a lot of things since that incident. Gah, this was making him really confused and his brain was melting. A few minutes into class, he raised his hand to ask if he could go to the infirmary. As soon as he got approval from the teacher, he gathered all his belongings without sparing a single glance.
He shuffled to the infirmary and checked in with the nurse before lying on a bed. Even if he only got a bit of rest, it was better than nothing. He decided to skip the rest of school and basketball practice, knowing the consequences that the coach was going to give him. He didn't know that the 'break up' with Aomine would affect him this much, even if it was from his end.
Aomine decided to skip the whole day of school, not wanting to face Momoi, who was always nagging him to go to practice and he just didn't want to be around people in general. It would be better if the team didn't have to deal with stubborn attitude, especially today. The feeling was mutual between Kagami and Aomine, the idiots wanted to see each another so badly, but they were done (and stubborn). Well, at least that's what Kagami thought.
The red head was walking around town until it was dawn, the sky painting a lovely hue of pinkish orange, complete opposite of how he felt. He just shuffled his feet sluggishly, not paying attention to where he was going until someone rushed passed him and bumped into his shoulder, knocking him down suddenly. Usually, he wouldn't fall over something like this, but his guard was especially down today.
"Hey, watch where you're going, idiot!" Kagami spat at the stranger while turning to face them.
"Oh, sorry! Wait, is that you Kagamicchi?" replied a familiar voice.
Kagami looked up at the stunning model standing before him in girlish clothes with sweat trickling down his forehead. Before he could say anything else, Kise stuck out his hand to help out the boy up and quickly hid behind some buildings.
"Kise? What's going on?" the red head looked Kise up and down, making sure he was seeing right.
"Ah no! This is so embarrassing…" replied the blond shyly, turning his face away to hide the slight blush. He didn't need someone he knew to see him in this embarrassing getup.
"Why are we hiding here? What, did you get chased by fangirls again?" he chuckled.
Kise made a pouty face and Kagami wasn't actually that surprised. With someone of Kise's caliber, no one could resist. Even he himself gave in a little.
"Um…I'll be on my way now I guess."
"Awww, that's not nice. No apology?"
The red haired boy rolled his eyes lazily while Kise frowned like a spoiled brat who didn't get what he wanted. And being rich and all, there was almost nothing he couldn't have. Kise also sensed that there was something a bit off with Kagami; he seemed less energetic than usual.
"Hmmm, is something the wrong Kagamicchi?" raising an eyebrow curiously.
Kagami brushed off the dirt on his pants a bit.
"Nothing, geez. Does there look like something's wrong with me?" Kagami snapped back.
"Um, yeah sorta..."
Kagami just ignored the blond and walked away, ready to go home. Kise seemed unusually worried, so he jogged back towards where the red head was and tugged on the sleeve of his jacket. It seems he had something else to say.
"Um, if you want…" he said hesitantly, "mail me if there's anything you want to talk about. You have my number, right?"
"Um—"
"Well gotta go, see ya!"
Kise dashed off as fast as he could, preventing Kagami from seeing the maybe-not-so-obvious blush on his face. He was so embarrassed by doing something like that and having one of his friends see him like this. It shouldn't be awkward because Kise cared about his friends, but he wasn't exactly thinking of decent things and blushing for his friend was something else.
Meanwhile, Kagami just stared in the direction where Kise scurried off to, looking dumbfounded, with a straight face, but his mouth was a bit parted, showing his shock. What the hell was that all about? His daze was broken by a honk of the car on street that shook him out of his daze. He resumed shuffling his feet to his house, thinking about everything that has happened to him so far. He sighed heavily in irritation; he was thinking way too much. He needed a real, deep sleep tonight to clear his mind, but his stomach felt empty. Maybe he'd stop by somewhere to eat first.
It was breaking dawn and Aomine was at the basketball court near Maji Burger, getting bored of shooting hoops alone. He thought that Kagami was the only worthy opponent that could actually face him, but of course, could never win, and he wasn't even here right now. His mind was filled with thoughts of Kagami, trying to shake them off desperately, but he couldn't help but miss him a little.
He was even considering going to his apartment, but now that he thinks about it, he doesn't even remember where the bastard lives. Or much about him at all. They've only done it at his place for a couple times; otherwise, they were always at Aomine's. He was deeply pondering when he didn't even notice that Kagami was heading to Maji Burger.
He caught a glimpse of that red hair, but he wasn't sure if that was him. What the hell? Am I getting delusional now? He casually shook off the thought, but he couldn't take his mind off the idea. He decided to let his curiosity get the better of him, so he stood near the entrance of Maji Burger, far enough so that he could see and be hidden. If he really is there, what am I going to do?
It had been about half an hour, his legs getting cramped from standing around too long and getting ready to leave. Just when he was about to cross the street, he saw someone walk out the restaurant looking like the exact person he wanted it to be. Boy, was he lucky (at the moment). He tried to approach Kagami in the stealthiest way so that he couldn't be seen at all. He got a few weird stares on the way, but just ignored them. What could those people possibly understand?
In a couple of minutes, they already arrived at the apartment complex where the Kagami lived, and now that he thinks about, it looked a tad bit familiar. Yes, this was his chance to attack his tiger.
Aomine came out of his hiding a bit when Kagami reached his door at the apartment. As soon as he opened the door, Aomine pounced on him, covering his mouth with his hand so that when Kagami tried to scream, no one could really hear him. Aomine kicked the door behind him shut with a loud bang.
The person below him struggled and shook his way out of the hold he was grasped in. Their strength was about equal, so the other boy could finally break free after thrashing around. He immediately got up and backed into the living room, preparing to fight this 'crook', but when he looked to see who ambushed him, it was none than the person he dread and wanted to see the most.
