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Warning: long author's note at the end.

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XX

It had almost been a two months that he, the mighty Kagami Taiga, became aware of his attraction towards the most mysterious student of their school, Kuroko Tetsuya, though it was painfully to admit that he had come to realize that he was attracted to a boy. Kagami Taiga slowly and carefully accepted it.

Don't get him wrong, Kagami Taiga, holds nothing against same sex relationship, but the idea of him actually engaging himself in the said act was just… unimaginable. He had dated countless of women back in U.S.A., though none of his relationships with these women lasted more than two weeks –his brother once told him that maybe the reason of his inability to maintain a good romantic relationship with someone was because of his obliviousness towards the advances of his girlfriends.

Regardless of the fact that he wasn't able to make a long term relationship with someone he never came to the conclusion of him being -maybe- gay. After all, he had already seen quite a number of the male's genital reproductive system and never once he looked at those sticks with interest or lust filled eyes.

When he realized that he had been harboring feelings for someone named Kuroko Tetsuya. He couldn't bring himself to enter school. He feared that he might do something embarrassing and end up confessing to the person that made his legs feel like jelly. It took him three embarrassing days of counseling from his father, father figures, and brother until he was able to accept his feelings.

It was a Monday night when Kagami realized his feelings for Kuroko. Three days for him to accept his feelings, after three days had passed it was Thursday.

Thursday.

Once Kagami Taiga stepped inside his classroom his classmates greeted him. His classmates flocked around him asking the usual questions to be asked to a person who had been absent for more than a day. Kagami smiled at them, scratched the back of his head and said that he caught a bad case of cold. His excuse seemed to satisfy his classmates, his classmates didn't ask anymore about his sickness instead they offered notes and news on the lessons and events that he missed.

He gladly accepted the notes and sat down on his seat. That Thursday would have been quiet, unfortunately, once he was about to completely forget the reason of his three day absence, a small thin finger poked him on the back. The contact made him jump on his seat. He was about to curse to the person who surprised but stopped when he turned around and saw who it was.

It was Kuroko Tetsuya.

Kuroko Tetsuya the light blue haired boy with round big eyes and expressionless face. Kuroko Tetsuya the boy who made his heart skips a beat.

"You were absent." Kuroko said in his forever monotonous voice. It somehow unnerved Kagami to hear Kuroko use that tone, he had at least expected Kuroko to let a bit of worry drip from his voice. "You missed a lot of things."

"Yeah I did, didn't I?" He said as he adjusted the position of his legs.

"Why were you absent for three days?"

"I… caught a cold."

"A cold? That must have been a bad one." Kuroko said as he noticed the crease on Kagami's forehead.

"Yeah. I couldn't get out of my bed for the first two days." Kagami lied and then faked a cough.

Kuroko didn't say anything he just stared at Kagami and then fished out a short manila paper envelope from his bag. "Here." Kuroko said as he offered the envelope to Kagami, who hesitantly accepted the envelope. "Those are the handouts that you missed to receive during the time of your long absence."

Kagami raised a brow and then opened the envelope. It was true, it contained papers about lessons that he had missed. "Thanks but why are you the one who is giving this to me? Shouldn't it be either two of the person sitting next to me who should give me the handouts?"

"Our teacher arranged our seats last Monday so the place you're sitting right now isn't your place anymore." Kuroko said. "Didn't they-" Kuroko pointed a finger towards their classmates who had approached Kagami earlier- "Told you?"

Kagami shook his head. "They didn't. Where am I supposed to seat now?"

Kuroko pointed to the empty seat to his right. The seat was next to the window. "There."

The red haired teen muttered 'thanks' and then collected his belongings and then sat on his seat. "How come you haven't move from your spot?"

"I requested sensei not to move me from my spot I like it here."

Kagami nodded in recognition then turned his attention somewhere else. Unknown to the teal haired boy, Kagami's heart was beating crazily.

"Oi, Kuroko." Kagami called as the bell rang, the teal haired turned his head to Kagami's direction. "After this day I'll accompany you home. I need to talk to you."

When Kuroko Tetsuya agreed with Kagami Taiga's proposal he was a bit reluctant at first. Normally, teens at his age would almost immediately agree with Kagami's proposal.

Who wouldn't?

The idea of Kagami Taiga, the tallest first year to be currently enrolled Seirin High; the famous first year who used to study in U.S.; and the talented and most valuable player of their school's rising basketball team, asking you out is a dream come true.

Sure, the red haired teen wasn't popular among the girls but he was famous at school for something more; fellow schoolmates admired the tall teen for his sheer determination and courage. No one ever dared to backstab or bully Kagami. Even the older students respected the tall teen.

That was exactly the reason why, Kuroko Tetsuya, had doubts when he agreed with Kagami's proposal.

Since he was smaller, he had the opportunity to meet the most successful and prominent leaders of Japan, and during those short yet stiff meetings, Kuroko Tetsuya, learned what every leader should have and that was respect towards their subordinates.

'Brains aside Kagami Taiga would be a good boyfriend', a voice inside Kuroko's head said once when he was debating, if he should accept Kagami's proposal. Kuroko could not argue with that. Brains aside, the tall teen is a good candidate for being a boyfriend. The tall teen was faithful, nice, and passionate. He was also honest and sincere, something what most of the teens lack these days.

The more good qualities of Kagami Taiga Kuroko listed down inside his head, the more reason why Kuroko Tetsuya got reluctant.

Tetsuya Kuroko had already accepted, at a very young age, that he was the son of the most powerful mafia boss in Japan with this thinking imprinted inside him; the more he got conscious with the people around him. The sky blue haired teen avoided people who weren't involved in underground business. Not that the teen had a hard time avoiding them. Tetsuya Kuroko, despite his goddess- I mean god like beauty, wasn't well known at his school. He was already shy, quiet, and barely noticeable.

'Our relationship will never work out.' The blue haired teen glumly thought.

Kuroko and Akashi walked at the cobblestone path of their garden. Akashi requested Kuroko to accompany him for a stroll this night thus the reason of their stroll, but the Kuroko knew it wasn't just a simple saunter.

Kuroko knew that he had been acting weird these past few days and he also knew that his father had noticed his odd behavior. Hence, the real reason of their stroll.

It may not look like it, but his father is a worrier. Figuratively speaking, his father might be the biggest mother hen he had met in his entire life. The thought made Kuroko smile as he recalled the times when the red haired man overreacted over his children.

"Is something bothering you?" Akashi asked as he stopped walking. The question brought Kuroko out of his muse and made him stop on walking. The blue haired blinked; the small smile already slipped off his face. "You can talk to me." The red haired man said as he walked towards a park bench, just a few steps away from the cobblestoned path.

Kuroko nodded and then followed his father. Akashi gracefully sat on the park bench and then invited to Kuroko sit next to him. The younger of the two obeyed to his father's invitation. Once Kuroko was seated, Akashi turned his head to Kuroko's direction. A small frowned was etched on the redhead's face as he examined his son from head to toe.

After a few seconds of Akashi's examination, Kuroko opened his mouth; he was getting really uncomfortable with his father's inspection. Kuroko would never admit it but, father or not, his father's eyes were strangely uncomfortable.

"There's someone I… I think I like." Kuroko said as he looked down. Again, he felt his father's gaze on him, but this time it was more intense. "This person asked me out but I said that: 'let me think about it.'. It had been three days since that person confessed; I haven't given a proper answer…" Kuroko trailed off as he played with his fingers.

Akashi didn't respond to Kuroko's confession instead he wrapped an arm around the teal haired boy and then tucked the boy's head under his chin. "Is this person a nice person?" Akashi asked, he felt the soft tresses of his son's hair tickle his adam's apple when Kuroko nodded.

"How long had you known this person?"

Kuroko muttered 'six months' as he returned the hug.

"I see… hm…Is this person having any relationship with someone else?" Kuroko shook his head. "Are you sure?" Another nod.

"Had this person had past relationships with another person?"

Another nod.

"Is this person a classmate of yours?"

"Yes."

"Alright… Is there by any chance that person would be a man?" Akashi asked as he grabbed Kuroko on both shoulders, forcing the teal haired boy to look him into the eyes.

There was a trace of hesitation at Kuroko's eyes when he had heard the question. Kuroko gulped and then averted his stare somewhere else, he knew how his father felt about his sons having a relationship with the same gender. The man didn't like the idea of it. He didn't like it not because he was against homosexuality, he didn't like it because he didn't like was how a man could advance his moves towards his partner. That was the idea that Akashi hated. He couldn't bare his vulnerable sons engage themselves in a relationship with a man.

"Well… yes." Kuroko confessed as he buried his face on the chest of his father. "But… he isn't a bad one."

Date.

Date.

Date.

That one stupid word kept repeating inside Kagami's mind as he walked along the sidewalk. It had been three days since Kuroko said yes to him; a month since he had confessed to the teal haired boy; four months since he had realized his feelings for Kuroko, and six months since he had met the adorable boy. Kagami admitted that in those six months of his life, he felt complete.

'Wait… that's so cheesy.' Kagami stopped on his track. His body went stiff as he remembered those clichés scenes he had seen from those flowery shoujo animes. A shudder crawled down his spine as he imagined him being the male protagonist of a typical shojo manga with a teal haired girl cuddling next to him. Flowers, sparkles, and hearts bloomed at the background of the two lovey-dovey lovers.

Kagami shook his head and then adjusted his grip on the paper bag he was carrying.

Kagami reflected a few months back if he was only gay and not attracted to the small teal haired boy after long hours of pondering Kagami came to the conclusion on how to solve his little confusion. At the night of his reflection he went to the nearest onsen, waited for a person someone near his age to take a bath with him.

That night only a few people came: four young girls, three middle age men, one old man, and two teenage boys.

Kagami wasn't able to peek at the four young girls since the women's bath section was separated by a tall wall from the men's bath selection. Even if there was no wall, Kagami wouldn't peek at them, it wasn't a decent act.

Due to some complaints, the onsen didn't allow anyone to bathe without a towel wrapped around his/her body. Kagami was slightly disappointed when he heard that. He thought that maybe if look at another man's 'stick' then he will then realize if he is really Kurokosexual or just plain homosexual.

He didn't bother to check out the bodies of the middle aged men and the old man because if he did then he will lose his dinner. Thus he checked the body of the two teenage boys; the teens looked around his age. The two teens were good looking and possessed a body of a god but despite that Kagami didn't feel any butterflies fluttering inside his stomach nor did he felt the intense pooling heat he feels just below his stomach whenever Kuroko got a way too close to him.

It was confirmed.

Kagami isn't gay.

He just loves Kuroko.

And tomorrow he was going to have a date with Kuroko, with that thought in mind Kagami's mind couldn't help but repeat the four letter word inside his mind again and again.

Date.

Date.

Date.

Kuroko wasn't an early riser.

Ask his father or siblings, and they'll tell you the misadventures they shared because of Kuroko's habit of waking up at least an hour late. It was a habit of Kuroko that greatly annoyed everyone in the household. It took the boy a lot of harsh shoves and alarm clocks ringing at the same time, to wake him up. Akashi had reprimanded the teal haired boy hundreds of time but no matter how long and hard the lecture is, the lecture would just leave Kuroko's head.

So when Kuroko woke up at five thirty in the morning. It sure did earn him a lot of questioning looks as he ate breakfast; however, nobody asked the reason of his unusual behavior. (He had only received some questioning stares from the maids, butlers, and guards that usually patrolled or passed by his room and dining room.)

By the time he was finished eating, around six twenty, his father along with his two most trusted henchmen came inside the dining room.

"For once, you woke up earlier than Ryouta and Satsuki." Akashi remarked as he gracefully took his seat, next to Kuroko. "Is there a special reason of your unusual waking time, hm?" Akashi asked as a butler placed his breakfast before him.

"Ah." Kuroko unintelligently answered as he wiped his mouth with a napkin. "Good morning. I have a date at seven." Kuroko announced in his forever monotonous voice.

Akashi's left brow raised. "Oh? Well then where are you two going?"

"Kagami…Kagami said that it was surprise so I don't know."

Akashi frowned. "I can't allow you to go out with this Kagami person if you- we don't know where you're going today."

"That's unfair."

"No, it's not unfair Tetsu-kun." Akashi argued back as he poked his strip of bacon with a fork. "We are connected to the underground world. A world where mercy cannot be shown and the weak shall never survive. You ought to remember that Kuroko Tetsuya." Akashi said as he stared at those teal eyes with dull hardened heterochromatic eyes.

"I know." Kuroko nodded with downcast eyes.

Akashi sighed and then ruffled his son's hair. "Alright. I'll let you go but ask Kagami first where you are going then text me the places that you plan to go. I promise won't send my henchmen after you, just do what I say." Akashi said and then ruffled his son's hair again. "We just want you to be safe so I'm asking you to this." Akashi said in a very soft voice as he saw the corner of Kuroko's mouth tilt upward.

"Alright… I'll do what you ask for. I'll be going now. Excuse me." Kuroko said and then stood up from his seat.

"Be back by seven." Akashi commanded as he watched his son leave the dining room with calculating eyes. He didn't move his gaze nor his mouth until he Midorima had informed him that Kuroko had left their home.

"Midorima." Akashi called in a cold voice as his red shears twiddled around his fingers. "Wake Satsuki and Ryouta up, we're going out."

Midorima bowed low and then muttered: "As you wish."

"Morning. You came early." Kagami said once he had a spotted a very familiar mop of hair near his spot.

"Good morning. You're early too." Kuroko said bluntly, making Kagami blush in embarrassment.

"Of course! I'm the one who should be early; I was the one who invited to go with me today in the first place. It would be inappropriate if I'll be late for first date." Kagami admitted as he felt his blush spike up.

"That's a weird thing for Kagami-kun to say. Saying that you want to act civilized isn't something that someone would expect from you." Kuroko admitted as he tugged Kagami's hand. Kagami felt annoyed when he heard but the feeling of annoyance quickly melted when he saw the twinkle in Kuroko's eyes. Kagami interpreted that twinkle to be an expression of how Kuroko was in the mood to joke around.

"Whatever." Kagami huffed as he tightened his grip on Kuroko's hand. "Why are you leading the way? Shouldn't I be the one to do that should lead the way?" the tall teen grumbled as he tugged Kuroko's hand, making the smaller of the two almost trip on his own feet, luckily Kagami was able to catch Kuroko on time.

"This position looks awkward." Kuroko said as Kagami's left arm encircled his lower back while Kagami's right hand around his shoulders. Kagami coughed and then gently released his hold on Kuroko. "Where are we going anyway?"

"Didn't I tell that it's a surprise? A surprise is a surprise. I won't tell you." Kagami grumbled.

"I appreciate that you'd like to keep it a surprise for me Kagami-kun but I'm encountering a problem, right now."

"Eh? Problem and what would that be?"

"My father wouldn't let me go to our date because he doesn't know where I'm going. My father nearly ordered me not to go with you today but I argued back." Kuroko explained. "I was only able to convince him to let me go to our date in one condition. I should ask you where we are going and then I need to inform of the places that we are going."

Kagami didn't reply at first, he simply frowned and crossed his muscled arms over his chest. "Fine. I planned this date to be a surprise but from the looks of it your father is persistent to know our destinations." Kagami huffed. "First off we are going to Kokoyu Land, then we'll stop by at the Maji Burger, and then to the Kuma theater and then the biking center."

"That's a lot."

"Yeah. Should be. We have all day to ourselves. I want just want to maximize our time." Kagami admitted as he took Kuroko's hand and then led the way. "C'mon. We're going the next bus. You can call your father while we are riding the bus."

8:30-12:30 Kokoyu Land

12:30-1:30 Magi burger

1:30- 3:30 Kuma Theater

3:30-5:00 Biking center

Here's our schedule. I'll be back by 6:30. I'm riding the bus with Kagami right now.

Akashi stared at his phone, passively as he assessed the situation he was in. He had promised Tetsuya that he wouldn't command his henchmen stalk him and Kagami. It was the only request that Kuroko had asked him to promise. Of course, Akashi would have refused but when he saw the determination shining in his son's eyes, he reluctantly obliged to Kuroko's request.

Despite that he had promised Kuroko that he wouldn't send his henchmen after them, he had never promised about inviting his henchmen to go after them.

So he came to the point that he had ordered for Midorima and Murasakibara to postpone their work for the day, and invite the two to accompany him for the day.

Akashi pressed his lips together. He was playing a risky move. Technically, he wasn't breaking his promise but the intention was quite clear. If Kuroko ever found out about this then, Akashi might receive a cold shoulder for a few months. Akashi didn't want that to happen but he didn't want to leave Kuroko alone. Especially with someone named Kagami Taiga. The Kagami's background was a threat to his family.

"Are we there yet?" Kuroko asked his chin on the palm of his hand. Through the bus window, that sat before him, Kuroko watched the blurred past before him.

"Nah." Kagami answered, absentmindedly as he stared at the bus's television, hung near beside the driver's seat. The show that was played on T.V. was an official basketball match between middle schoolers, normally Kagami wouldn't waste his time watching such kind of game, the game was played by amateurs, kids, no less.

Of course, who would waste time watching them on T.V.? Kagami would've understood if the game being aired would be a match between high schoolers, but a bunch of middle schoolers? Most of the middle schoolers lacked experience, the reason why media rarely agreed to air an official and unofficial match between middleschoolers.

But the game wasn't a typical match between middleschoolers. True, there were a few players on the court who needed more practice, but that didn't mean they didn't have the skills.

Especially, the tall dark skinned player, who had been gaining points since he started watching.

The tall dark skinned player had been playing so gracefully. So perfectly. And Kagami, being the basketball idiot that he is, couldn't help but watch the tall dark skinned player run from the other side of the court to the other side. The way the tall dark skinned player executed his moves were just magnificent.

"Kokoyu Land. The bus has arrived at the Kokoyu Land station." The voice of the bus driver echoed inside the bus as passengers, who were mostly couples, prepared to leave, breaking Kagami's train of thoughts.

Kagami blinked and then blinked, again. He had been too engrossed on watching the match being aired; that he hadn't noticed the bus had already stopped in front of their destination.

Noticing his boyfriend's –'what a weird way to describe Kagami', Kuroko noted- absentmindedness, Kuroko stood up from his seat and then tugged Kagami's right hand. "Come on, we have arrived, Kagami-kun."

He pulled Kagami's arm and then lead them out of the bus. "You seem to have been too engrossed on that match to not notice that we have arrived." Kuroko commented once as the two stood beneath the shade of the bus stop.

"Yeah. Can't help it, the game was so awesome, especially that dark skinned dude. Man, he's moves were a sure kickass." Kagami told as he recalled the match from earlier before.

"You sound like a fanboy." Kuroko chuckled lightly as he then turned to head towards the main entrance of the Kokoyu Land where people started lining up.

Kagami's left eye ticked. "I do not sound like a fanboy! He was just so awesome! I mean like the moves he had done were just flawless!" He defended as he jogged towards Kuroko's side, he grabbed Kuroko's right hand. "And don't wander alone, will you? It's so hard to spot you in the crowd and you're easy to lose from my sight."

"Alright, I won't wander by myself." Kuroko said as he gently squeezed Kagami's left hand. "And I take that you don't sound like a fanboy, Kagami-kun." Kagami almost smiled at this, and say 'told you so' but Kuroko's next words trampled his small victory dance.

"You don't sound like a fanboy. You are a fanboy." Kuroko bantered he looked up to see a flushing face. Inwardly, Kuroko cackled.

"Where shall we go first?" Kuroko asked as his wandered from the Ferris wheel to the rollercoaster and then to the Haunted House.

"Let's go to the rollercoaster first. The line isn't that long anyway."

Kuroko shrugged and then let himself be dragged by Kagami towards the slowly building-up crowd. Kuroko peered at the length of the crowd and assumed that in twenty five minutes they would be able to board the ride. With twenty five minutes to spare, Kuroko talked with Kagami, they just about everything. From unfinished requirements they haven't passed, down to the spreading rumors between the affair going on between their English teacher and the English teacher of the seniors.

"I heard from a senpai that the English teacher of the seniors is strict. Once there was a student who didn't pass his project on time, he received a lecture for the whole period." Kagami told

"Yes. I heard that story too. That was the talk of the school for a few days wasn't it?"

"Yeah. It was."

With that said, the couple fell into an uncomfortable silence. The two still held each other's hand but they refused to meet each other's gaze. It was obvious that two had already run out of interesting topics to discuss and now they were at the stage of not knowing what to do.

Kagami shuffled his feet as he felt the hand holding Kuroko's hand feel a bit clammy. They still had ten minutes to wait in line and they had nothing else to say to each other. Kagami was about to give up and let the ten minutes pass by in silence between the two of them but a story popped inside his mind.

"You know… that strict English teacher reminds me of someone." Kagami said as he watched Kuroko's snapped up. "Her name is Riko Aida. She's just like that strict English teacher, Mai-sensei, I think that was her name." Kagami continued on when he saw that he got Kuroko's interest.

"How so?"

"Well… Mai-sensei is also feared by his students, just like Riko-nee. In the household my fathers are scared of him."

"Fathers?" Kuroko's left eyebrow rose. "You have more than one father?"

"Not really." Kagami said as he shrugged his shoulders. "The people I'm living with right now aren't my blood family. They are just someone that my biological father knows and then asked them to let them stay in their house for the time being. There are five people leaving inside our house. Me, Himuro-nii, Riko-nee, Old man Hyuga, and Old man Kiyoshi. Himuro-nii is my brother by blood his way more older than me though. Riko-nee is the same age as old man Hyuga, and old man Kiyoshi. She's like the mother hen of the household or something. She likes us to boss around and make us eat that stupid food of hers." Kagami grumbled the last part as he remembered the times when an unknown dish was served in front of him.

"That sounds …interesting." Kuroko commend, having a hard time descrbing the story of the teen beside him. After all, that wasn't how a normal person would describe his household, wouldn't he?

"Freaky more like it." Kagami pointed as he told more stories that he had encountered because of his Riko-nee's cooking.

Time passed on as the distance between them and the rollercoaster ride got closer. "We're next." Kuroko said as he tugged Kagami's hand, leading them on the first two seats in front of the ride.

"I never thought that you'll choose the front seat." Kagami noted as the attendant of the ride reminded them of safety precautions.

"I'm full of surpises." Kuroko said as he and Kagami fasten their seatbelts and adjusted their safety bar*.

Kagami felt his stomach did a back flip. The words that Kuroko said were so cute. He was about to say a retort in return but when suddenly the ride gave a sudden jerk then moved at the speed light.

Kuroko at that time couldn't help but laugh a little as he listened to the manliest of manliest scream he had ever heard. He never knew Kagami's screams were those manly.

"Wait. Hold up. My vision is really funny right now." Kagami said as he held one hand up. Kuroko couldn't help but feel a bit of pity crawl inside of him, the position that Kagami was doing right now didn't make Kuroko less worried. "Can't take it anymore."

Kagami's back was slumped; his left hand was being supported by his left bended knee while his right hand was weakly held up. Kagami stood near a lidless trashcan; he brought his right hand down and then retched.

Passersby either looked at Kagami with disgust or pity. It was clear that, from how grave Kagami was retching and the state of his clothes, he had ridden the rollercoaster.

"Here drink this." Kuroko offered a bottle of water as Kagami had just finished emptying his stomach.

Kagami nodded. He shuddered when he tasted the stupid bile on his mouth, the taste was just horrendous. He gratefully took the offered bottle of water and then emptied the bottle in one big gulp. He heaved a few more times and then straightened his back.

"That was an extreme ride." Kagami noted as he saw Kuroko fished out wet wipes from his pocket. Kuroko offered a sheet of wet wipes to Kagami.

"Indeed it was. Now, wipe that drool on your chin it's unsightly." Kuroko said, bluntly.

Kagami glared at him but didn't say anything, he obliged to Kuroko's order.

"Where should we go next?" Kuroko asked when he saw that Kagami was recovering from his dizziness.

"Can we not go to another rollercoaster?" Kagami requested as he clutched his stomach. "Next time we'll ride a rollercoaster. I might barf my stomach or something." Kagami grumbled.

"That's ridiculous, Kagami-kun." Kuroko commented. "But I think you need go to the washroom, first. Wash your face, you might feel a bit better if you did that."

"Maybe." Kagami said and then walked to the male's washroom that was, thankfully, stationed a few meters from their spot.

"I'll buy you food while you do that." Kuroko said as Kagami walked towards his destination.

"Eight sticks of mitarashi dango, please." Kuroko ordered as he looked up at the menu posted near the stand's sign. While Kagami had been washing his face, he had wandered on the near food section of the Kokoyu Land, and searched for a food that would make Kagami's stomach make him better. So far, Kuroko had bought three hamburgers, three bottled waters, and now he was buying eight sticks of mitarashi dango.

The merchant of the stall jumped a little when he heard a small gentle voice spoke. There weren't people coming to his stand, yet. Given the time right now, which is 9:03, people wouldn't have the knack of buying sweets so early in the morning. The merchant scanned his surrounding until he found a small teenager, who was having difficulty holding his bought food.

"Right away." The merchant nodded as he removed mitarashi dangos from the boiler. He stabbed the three mitarashi dango with a stick; the man did this for eight times.

"Would you like to separate the sticks in eight different boxes or just one big box?" The man asked when the teen said one big box. He placed the box on a large paper box. "What sauce would you like? Sweet? Mild sweet? Salty Sweet? Or sweet and sour?" The man said as he pointed at the condiments lined before him.

"Mild sweet and, please, add more sauce than the usual." Kuroko requested as the man squeezed the mild sweet condiment bottle.

"So… You going here with ya family?"

Kuroko shook his head. "I'm on a date, sir."

The merchant smiled then held back a laugh. "So you're going on a date? Is these all for your date?" He asked as he closed the paper box.

Kuroko nodded. "Yes, that's for my date. My date eats a lot." Kuroko mused.

"Ahaha is that so? Then here." The merchant added another stick of mitarashi dangos. "Your girlfriend sure eats a lot if you have to order that I'm feel sorry for your wallet. The ninth stick is free." The merchant beamed and then Kuroko handed his money.

"That is very kind of you vendor-san." Kuroko said.

"Ah really? Thanks! Would you like a paper bag?"

Kuroko nodded his head again. "Yes please."

Once the merchant had given Kuroko his order and paper bag, he said: "Kid! Come back here next time with your date. Introduce your date to my wonderful stand!" The merchant invited. "Oh! And I heard that the ferris wheel is a famous ride for dates! I recommend that one."

"Thank you, I'll remember that." With that said Kuroko left with a big brown paper bag in his arms. The vendor, despite being kind, had somewhat unnerved Kuroko a little. Kuroko wasn't just used to a stranger being friendly. Kuroko narrowed his eyes as he saw Kagami sitting in a bench, the color on his face slowly returning, something was fishy about that vendor.

Kuroko shook his head, shaking his thoughts out of his head. Never mind that creepy vendor he won't let some vendor ruin his date with Kagami.

Kuroko's eyes twinkled as he thought of an quietly approached Kagami from behind, he took out one of the bottled waters, that he had previously bought, from inside the paper bag. On his right hand he held the paper bag, on his left hand he held the cold bottled water. Kuroko inwardly chuckled as his left hand slowly approached Kagami's exposed neck.

Just a few more centimeters and then….

"GAAAAHH!" Kagami screamed as he felt something really really cold touch the back of his neck, Kagami jumped higher than the usual that he fell on the ground. He turned around just to see a familiar face, looking at him with amusement. "You!" Kagami gritted through his teeth as he stood up, towering over Kuroko. Passersby thought that the short teal haired boy was going to be beat up by the tall red haired teen but then Kagami locked Kuroko's head between his body and left arm then harshly ruffled his Kuroko's hair.

"Stop that." Kuroko protested, monotonously as he had a hard on getting away from Kagami's grip and holding the paper bag and bottled water.

Kagami huffed but complied with Kuroko's request he let go of a slightly disoriented Kuroko. "What was that for?" Kagami demanded as he and Kuroko sat on the bench. Passersby, who had been watching the two left, it was clear that there wasn't going to be a brawl.

"I thought that maybe you just need to lighten up so I decided to do that." Kuroko explained as he handed the cold bottled water to Kagami.

"Shouldn't have done that, you scared me." Kagami said as he received two hamburgers from Kuroko.

"I did but it made you more awake, didn't it?" Kuroko said as he removed the box of mitarashi dangos from the paper bag.

"Whatever." Kagami grumbled and then took a large bite on his hamburger. His eyes landed on the box that Kuroko had in hand. "What's that?"

"Mitarashi Dango." Kuroko said as he moved away from Kagami to create space where he can place the box of mitarashi dango between them.

"Really? I've heard those before but I've never actually got to taste one." Kagami said as his interest became bigger. It was true despite him being a half Japanese he had never tasted Mitarashi Dango before.

"You haven't? Aren't there many Japanese restaurants in America. America is a large country after all."

"Well… yeah it is but I'm not the type of person to venture to the town to find a new restaurant. I usually stick to only one restaurant." Kagami explained. "Maji burger also has a branch in my hometown in America so I was relieved to see that the place I'm living right now is near a Maji burger branch."

"How long have you been eating in Maji Burger?" Kuroko asked interestedly as he slightly tilted his head on the side. Kagami thought that it was cute.

"My dad brought me to Maji Buger when I was seven, I think, since then I've been hooked to Maji burger." Kagami said as he recalled the time when his father was driving the car and complained on how many times they had already eaten in Mcdonald's. "My mom was the one who recommended my father to try Maji Burger. The first time I ate at Maji Burger I order fifteen hamburgers!" Kagami recalled, fondly.

Kuroko nodded and then ate a mitarashi dango. "What is the job of Hyuga-san and Kiyoshi-san? They must be going bankrupt right now with that appetite of yours; their wallets must be suffering right now." Kuroko teased.

Kagami laughed and then smiled. "Nah. My parents –my real parents are the one who are paying for me and my brother's living expenses. Old man Hyuga and Old man Kiyoshi are cops. No way in hell would they be able to afford my living expense with that small salar-" Kagami said but stopped in midway when Kuroko was looking at him with a very different expression. "Oi. What's the matter?" Kagami asked as he saw Kuroko flinch back.

Now, that wasn't a normal reaction. Something was definitely wrong.

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*I don't know what it's called but you know the thing that is designed to hold you in place while riding a ride? Yeah that's that. I don't know what it's called.

Author's Note: I have so many things to say.

One: I'm sorry for promising an update but then did not do it. Yeah, supeeeeeer late.

Two: Since I updated super late. I committed myself that I should make chapter 2 6,000+ words. I stopped after typing more than 6,000 words but then I remembered that I gave a sneak preview in chapter one of Akashi torturing Kagami. I'm sorry but I'm going to stop it here. Akashi torturing Kagami would be in posted in Chapter 4.

Three: There isn't much screen time of Akashi here, but next chapter he will get a lot of screen time! The next chapter would be consisted of two omakes. One, about revealing a little of Akashi's, Midorima's, and Atsushi's past and the second omake is about Akashi's birthday. I've already typed chapter three so yeah. I just have to find the file in my hard drive.

Fourth: LicaToRiku, I'd like to thank her so much, I don't know what to do with Kuroko and Kagami's date so I consulted her. I've never been on a date. Worse, I've never wrote a date scene before so yeah. I'm sorry if this chapter lacks the hilarity (maybe because Akashi and his friend Mr. Shear, didn't show up) and romance that you expect.

Fifth: I dropped many hints, here and there. Like who is that tall dark skinned player? What are the professions of Kagami's biological parents? Thanks to LicaToRiku, again, 'cause she's the one who formulated Kagami's background. I just love Kagami's background so 'effin much.

Sixth: This fic will not be all about romance. There will be action, drama, angst, adventure… every genre there is.

And lastly don't forget to give me a something really special! Hint hint! :-D

Thank you for reading chapter two of Papa Akashi.