I don't think I can apologize enough for how long I took with this chapter… I've been doing a lot of school work, and then I even managed to get sick... I'm a little sick even now, so I can't be too sure I haven't made some stupid mistakes and errors I haven't noticed. So I apologize, for every possible mistake there is.

And big thanks to everyone who reviewed on the first chapter! I was going to thank you personally as well, but in the end, I took so long with it and then it felt like I was too late… This time, I'll try to answer everyone who reviews!

And as before, this chapter is dedicated to Lilyblossom26. I'm sorry I took so long, now you finally get some new material to read~!


Kuroko closed the door behind him and made double-sure that the door was locked. After buying groceries, they had went to his house to pick up his stuff. Kuroko let out a small sigh. It had been a fight of its own to even get here. Too late they realized that Kagami had never been to his house, so Kuroko had had to guide him as well as he could. Luckily, everything had gone well.

- Are you sure you don't want me to carry your bag for you? Kagami asked and Kuroko nodded.

- You're already carrying our groceries, he reminded as he reached for Kagami's arm, his hand grasping around lonely as he tried to locate his light. Kagami offered his arm to him soon after, and Kuroko took a hold of it gratefully. They started to walk, with Tetsuya #2 walking beside them – at least, Kuroko assumed he was.

Kuroko took a better hold of Kagami's arm. He had originally feared that Kagami would be embarrassed about walking around like this, but he didn't seem to mind that much. Even when they were in the shop he hadn't mentioned anything about it. Kuroko came to the conclusion that Kagami had probably gotten used to this kind of thing in America, so he wasn't too bothered about having someone holding his arm.

Or, it could also be that Kuroko was an exception. At least he wanted to hope it was like that. Kagami had been showing some signs, and Kuroko hoped he had read them right. Even though he was satisfied with their current relationship, of course he'd be happier to know whether his light could properly be his.

But for now, Kagami allowed him to be close with him, and that was fine.

Kuroko frowned. He just hated the fact that he couldn't see his light for a while now. He was going to miss all those cute expressions and reactions of Kagami's. As he agonized over his realization, he didn't even realize that they had walked off the course to Kagami's house, before the taller boy stopped.

- Kagami-kun? Kuroko asked in confusion. He was pretty sure that Kagami's house was a bit further away than this.

- Sorry, but could you wait here for a sec? I'll be back in a minute, I promise, Kagami said. Kuroko tilted his head. To be honest, he would rather avoid being alone. But it wouldn't be good either if he bothered Kagami all the time. He wouldn't die for being alone for a small moment.

- It's okay. I'll wait here with Number #2, he said. He let go of Kagami's hand and knelt down. He called for the dog while keeping his hands extended. Soon he felt the soft fur against his hands, and after securing a good hold, he lifted him up.

- Okay, just a second, he heard Kagami's voice and the footsteps walking away. It was then that Kuroko realized that he was completely vulnerable right now: he could hear the voices of strangers, but he couldn't see them at all. He petted Tetsuya #2 for solace. He wasn't completely alone. Kuroko closed his eyes, feeling more comfortable that way. He couldn't see anyways, so at least he could try to fully focus on his other senses.

He could hear two voices approaching: two girls were talking and coming towards him. He could only hope that he wasn't standing in the middle of the walkway, it'd be rude to stand in others way. Soon the girls passed by him, and the small wind carried the sweet fragrance into his nose. Girls always smelled like flowers or something sweet like that. They smelled really good, and Kuroko thought that he must be weird for liking the smell of Kagami's sweat during their practice more.

Suddenly he heard a loud crash from somewhere, and he startled, almost dropping Tetsuya #2. He tried to open his eyes to look, but he couldn't see anything, as he should have expected. He tried his best to listen, and a cursing voice carried over to his ears. He could make out only few words besides the curse words, one of them being cellphone. Apparently someone had just dropped their phone.

Kuroko sighed in relief, and started to pet Tetsuya #2 as an apology for almost dropping him. It was stressing, not being able to see what was happening around him. And without someone to explain, he could only rely on his hearing to determine what had happened. Hopefully, it would get easier with time.

Soon he could hear familiar steps returning to him, and he lowered Tetsuya #2 on the ground.

- Sorry that it took a bit longer. There was a small line, Kagami explained and Kuroko felt his hand being grabbed. As Kagami pushed something on it, he wrapped his fingers around it. When he recognized it as the milkshake cup from Maji Burger, a happy smile broke to his lips.

- You said you wanted a vanilla shake, didn't you? Kagami said. Kuroko could hear the embarrassment in his voice, and he could see the slight blush on his cheeks in his mind as well. It was a shame that he couldn't see it properly, but the thought was enough for now. But to think that Kagami really remembered what he had said to Midorima, he himself had almost forgotten it…

- Thank you, Kagami-kun. This makes me incredibly happy, Kuroko said as he lifted the straw to his lips. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but it even seemed to taste better than usually. And it also soothed his soul; losing his sight wouldn't take his vanilla shakes from him.

- You're easy to please, Kagami chuckled. Kuroko reached for his arm with his free hand, and they began to walk. Kuroko hummed happily as he drank his vanilla shake, unaware of the tender gaze that was directed at him for this.


- I guess I should start cooking right away. I'm starving, Kagami said as he led Kuroko to his living room. After helping Kuroko to sit down on the couch, he walked to his kitchen, starting to unpack the grocery bags. The shadow turned on the couch towards him, but his eyes gazed pretty off from Kagami; it was probably hard to locate him just based on his occasional footsteps.

For a moment silence filled the air, as Kagami stuffed half of the food into the fridge and prepared the rest for cooking. Occasionally he glanced at Kuroko, who seemed to be in his thoughts, resting his head against the back of the couch.

- Kagami- kun, do you mind if I sleep for a moment? I'm feeling kind of tired…, Kuroko said after a while, as Kagami was starting to chop the ingredients. He looked at the shadow, who was indeed looking a bit tired. It was understandable; this whole thing must've been stressing and tiring, to be hit and blinded.

- Of course I don't mind. Didn't the doctor say that it'd be better if you rested as much as you could? So you didn't even need to ask, idiot, Kagami said and a small smile found its way on Kuroko's lips as he nodded. Carefully the teal-haired boy lied down on his side, and closed his eyes. Soon enough the calm breathing told Kagami that Kuroko had fallen asleep.

He took a small pause in chopping the ingredients as he watched the shadow sleep. Kuroko hadn't mentioned anything about his head aching after they had visited the doctor, but Kagami was pretty sure it hadn't faded away completely yet, not even with the medicine. It was impressive that the shadow hadn't complained at all about the pain.

In a sense, Kagami wished the other would complain a bit more, and be a bit more selfish. It would give him more chances to help and spoil him. Now he was left trying to guess and deduce what Kuroko might want and need. At least, the vanilla shake had been an easy idea, but after that it was a bit harder.

He sighed as he took out his frying pan. For now, he should at least strive to make food that was easy to eat. He could imagine using chopsticks would be hard before Kuroko got a bit more used to being blinded, so he should make food that could be eaten with a spoon. And fried rice should be pretty easy to handle with spoon. And if there ended up being some problems, Kagami could always just feed Kuroko…

He shook his head to get the picture out of his head. He shouldn't be so excited about the idea, it wasn't a good thing. Kagami glanced at Kuroko as he started to fry their food. He was still sleeping peacefully, and it seemed like he was comfortable enough. At least the headache didn't bother his sleep.

Suddenly Kagami felt something touching his leg, and it took all his might to suppress the surprised yelp as he turned to look at Tetsuya #2. The dog was staring up at him with begging eyes, apparently hoping to get some food. Kagami wasn't too sure whether he should give food for the dog. They had taken dog food with them from Kuroko's place, but he had no idea when Tetsuya #2 had last been fed…

Though, if Kuroko's parents hadn't been home, and the dog had been alone there for the whole day after Kuroko left for their practice match, it must have been some time. Maybe it'd be best to put some food for him at least, Kagami reckoned.

He then proceeded to put some food for Tetsuya #2, and decided to put out some water as well on the way. Once in a while, he stirred the food so that it wouldn't burn. After few minutes, he finally settled the two bowls on the floor, one with water and one with food.

- Here you go, he said and finally returned to cooking his own food. That being said, it wouldn't be long now before it would be done. Kagami kept stirring the food and occasionally took a glance at Kuroko to make sure he hadn't woken up by the sounds they made.

When the food was done, Kagami took out a big bowl to put the food into. As he did that, he glanced at Tetsuya #2 and immediately he sighed. The water had splashed on the floor around the bowl. After he had transferred the food into the bowl and set the table, he headed to the bathroom.

- Now where did I put those small towels…


Kuroko woke up from his sleep when he felt Tetsuya #2 poking his hand that was hanging from the edge of the couch. He sat up, stretching his arms and expecting Kagami to say something. But the other didn't say anything, and he presumed he hadn't noticed he had woken up.

- Kagami-kun, is the food ready? He asked, but got no answer. Apparently Kagami had gone somewhere, probably to the bathroom or something like that. He should be back soon.

That being said, Kuroko still felt pretty uncomfortable. He couldn't really do anything but sit here with only his thoughts to keep himself entertained. Even Tetsuya #2 seemed to have walked off somewhere. After some time, he'd probably get used to the house and walking around without seeing, but right now it was pretty much impossible. He had been at Kagami's place pretty many times, sure, but he still didn't trust his memory enough to walk around carelessly.

To get something to fill up the silence, Kuroko started to search around for the remote. At least he could turn on the television, and find something to listen to. Finding the remote proved to be a harder task than he had thought, and he was almost ready to give up when he heard a loud bang from the other room. He wasn't sure if he pinpointed it right, but it sounded like the sound came from the bathroom.

- Kagami-kun? Is everything all right? Kuroko called, but he still didn't get any answer. He tried to calm himself by reminding himself of the earlier incident where someone had just dropped their phone. It was most likely just something as trivial as that, and there was nothing to worry about.

But it still made him nervous thinking that right now he was the only one here besides Kagami. It was a completely different situation from the one before, where it had been a fairly busy street. Now he was the only one who could help. Hesitantly he got up from the couch, and started to walk towards the bathroom, dodging the furniture as well as he could.

- Kagami-kun? He called again after he was a bit closer, and this time he heard some bustling from the bathroom followed by hasty footsteps. Relieved, he stopped and waited.

- Sorry, Kuroko. Did that wake you up? Kagami's voice soon asked and Kuroko shook his head.

- No, I was already awake. What happened? He asked as Kagami began to lead him back, taking a steady hold of his shoulder.

- I was searching for a towel to wipe away the water Number #2 splashed around, and the goddamn shelf broke. I was trying to fix it and then I heard your voice, Kagami explained as he helped Kuroko to sit down on the chair. Kuroko touched the table in front of him and soon his fingers touched a plate.

- I'm sorry for bothering. Did you manage to fix it? He asked as he continued to feel around the table, looking for his spoon. It was right next to the plate, so it wasn't too hard. He listened as Kagami apparently fetched the bowl and settled it on the table. When Kagami didn't say anything, he tilted his head.

- Ah, sorry. I forgot you can't see. No, I didn't. I need to visit the town tomorrow, to buy some stuff to fix it with, Kagami explained as he took Kuroko's plate. The shadow nodded as an answer and took his spoon into his hand, trying to get used to handling it before he heard his plate being returned in front of him.

- I hope you didn't put me a monstrous amount of food like you do for yourself, he said as he poked the food with his spoon. Luckily, it seemed to be a reasonable amount – even though it was a bit more than he was used to – and Kagami scoffed as he seated himself on the opposite chair.

- Don't worry, I know already that you don't know how to eat enough, he said and Kuroko scowled.

- You just eat too much, Kagami-kun. Please don't compare a normal person like me to a beast like you, he said with a little pout, and he could see in him mind the picture of Kagami grinning with his eyebrow twitching as the light answered him.

- Oi, oi… I think we can come to a conclusion which one of us has eaten enough in his life when we compare our height…, Kagami said back and Kuroko pouted even more, frowning as he chewed on his food, trying to glare as angrily as he could on Kagami's direction. He was pretty sure that the impact was lessened by the fact that he probably couldn't have pinpointed his stare correctly into Kagami's eyes.

- You're just too tall, he muttered as he raised his spoon to his mouth again. At the beginning, it had been hard to get food properly on the spoon, but he was getting used to it, the task growing gradually easier. He could hear Kagami snickering, before a silence fell between them, both of them focusing on eating.

Kuroko hadn't even managed to finish his serving when he heard Kagami taking already more. He probably had had a bigger portion, and yet he finished faster. Kuroko knew he was normal, so it could just mean that the other was abnormal. He nodded to himself, determined that he was right and continued his eating.

After a while – and Kagami's third portion, Kuroko was almost finished. But now he faced another problem; it was hard to clean the plate, when he wasn't exactly sure where the rest of the food was. He tried his best to collect it all, and it seemed Kagami noticed his struggle as he took the spoon from his hand.

- Here, I'll help, he muttered as he started to collect the rest of Kuroko's food. Even though it shouldn't feel like that, Kuroko still felt a bit embarrassed by it. It was a helpless feeling, not being even able to clean his plate on his own. When he heard Kagami was done, he closed his eyes and opened his mouth, waiting for Kagami to feed the rest to him.

Apparently Kagami hesitated for a bit, since it took a surprising long before Kuroko felt the spoon enter his mouth, and he clamped his lips together. He hadn't thought about it before now, but he could have just taken the spoon with the food from Kagami instead of getting fed, but it was too late to realize that now. He chewed on his food calmly as Kagami pulled the spoon out of his mouth.

- Thank you, Kagami-kun. It was delicious, he said as he put his hands together and gave a small bow. Kagami just mumbled something as an answer, and continued his own eating. With a faint smile on his lips, Kuroko closed his eyes again and listened to the sound of Kagami eating. He found it strangely enough interesting. He could barely hear the light's teeth chewing the food, followed by his swallowing.

It didn't take long for him to get used to the rhythm of Kagami's eating, and he felt like he had learned a new side of his partner. It wasn't anything significant, but he was pretty sure no one else knew the exact rhythm behind Kagami's eating except for the two of them, and probably would never know either. In a strange way, it made him feel even happy.

No one else would ever know the steady and calming rhythm of Kagami's teeth.

Kuroko smiled to himself. If he could see, he probably would have never learned this. There were some good sides to not seeing, it seemed.


This chapter was a tiny bit shorter than the first one, mainly because I wanted to finally post a new one. I think I'm going to try and make the next one a bit longer. And hopefully there will also happen something; I feel like this chapter really didn't get anywhere with the plot.

Thank you for reading this, and I'm always happy to get reviews! I'll try to be quick with the next chapter!