Is is really sad that when I got my first review, I blushed so hard for like an hour and could barely sit still and pump out another chapter?
Q.Q Thank you!
Anways - I thought this chapter was a little...meh...so I threw in a little Kagami...ehehe
Disclaimer: KnB is not something I own~
At school-
As the lunch bell rang, Aomine quickly marched to the roof before anyone could stop him. He didn't understand what he was doing. He had actually gone to class and had sat through the whole thing...he didn't sleep through it. What was that? It was rare for him to even go to class, but to actually sit through the whole thing without so much as a nap - that was ridiculous. 'A man doesn't go back on his word...huh?' Aomine thought with a smile on his face. He plopped down on the hard concrete with a sigh and stared into the vastness of the sky. 'Ah...this color is a lot like...' Before he could finish his thought, the loud, and in his opinion annoying, voice of Kise shattered the peace. "Aominechi! Hello! Why are you at school today? Do we have a game?! Why did no one tell me?!" Kise cried out as tears formed in his eyes.
"Shut up, stupid model! You really think Riko wouldn't tell you if we had a game?" Aomine grumbled, closing his eyes.
"Hoooo you seem to be in a mood today, Aominechi? What's wrong? Girl troubles?" Kise smiked mischievously,"Is it that busty, pink haired strategist friend of your's?" Aomine swiftly sat up and smacked Kise on the back of the head
"Who would date her?" He barked before pinching the bridge of his nose.
"That really hurt..." Kise whinned rubbing his head, "Ah, shall I tell you something that will cheer you up?"
"If you're gonna talk about getting to meet cute model girls, I'm going to hit you again" Aomine mumbled giving Kise a rather judgmental look.
"It's not that, Aominechi! Jeez!"
"Fine, then" Aomine sighed laying back down.
"We got a new housekeeper, did you hear? His name is Kurokochi and he's soooo cute! I could hug him all day! Well done, Rikochi! Well done!" Kise swooned, high-fiving an imaginary Riko.
"Ah, you mean Tetsu?" Aomine asked looking into the sky.
"No way! You met him already?!" Kise whinned, "I thought I was the only one"
"As if" A third voice mumbled. The two basketball players looked up to see Midorima approaching them, holding a rather odd looking, green inflatable axe. Aomine and Kise bust into laughter.
"What the hell is that, Midorima?"
"Haha are you in some sort of gag comedy right now?" This earned both players a rather strong punch to their heads.
"Don't make fun of my lucky item" Midorima adjusted his glasses.
"Hehhh, someone's defensive" Aomine smirked.
"That's strange, aren't you an...offensive player, Midorimachi?" Kise joked with a goofy smile on his face. Aomine and Midorima looked at each other before hitting Kise. "Whhhhaaatt? That was funny!" Kise whinned holding his head. "Ah! Akashichi! Murasakibarachi! Aominechi and Midorimachi are bullying me!" Kise cried making his way to the giant and the captain. Akashi raised an eyebrow and looked over at Midorima and Aomine, who were looking off into the distance.
"Are they now? Good job, Shintaro, Daiki"
"Aw come on! You too Akashichi!?"
The GOM sat down to enjoy their lunches when naturally talk of the enigmatic Kuroko Tetsuya began. "Don't you think he's absolutely adorable" Kise smiled.
"Heh? Are you a homo now?" Aomine scrunched his nose.
"Appreciation of beauty has nothing to do with sexual preference!" Kise bit back, a light blush on his face.
"He's certainly interesting" Akashi smirked. The rest of the GOM fell silent and eyed their captain. Akashi noticed this and smiled, "Is there something strange?" The GOM sweat dropped and looked away.
"O-of course not, Akashichi..."
"Ne, but Kurochin is very sweet...and he smells like vanilla" Murasakibara chimed taking a couple chips out from his bag.
"You smelled him?" Midorima blushed.
"I thought he was talking cotton candy" Murasakibara shrugged. Murasakibara looked through his bag for more snacks and found that he had one vanilla hard candy left. He looked at it for a moment before putting it back and pulling out another bag of chips.
"I wonder how long this one will last" Midorima wondered out loud.
"Hehhhh we're not gonna drive this one away are we?" Kise whinned.
"What are you saying? It's not like we tried to make those other housekeepers leave! If Tetsu can't handle it then, he cant handle it" Aomine hesitated.
"But I like this one!" Kise whinned.
"Sounds like a personal problem"
"Do you think he'll at least last a while?"
"Hehhh...he seems kind of weak to me" Midorima said, a slight blush tinting his cheeks. 'In fact, I think having a passion or hobby such as this is rather charming' the words echo'd in the green haired man's heart.
"I don't know about that...that guy is surprisingly manly." Aomine mumbled.
"Ha! Who's the homo now?!" Kise laughed. Aomine rolled his eyes.
"No, I believe Daiki is right."
"Oh, good for you Aominechi, you're right for once"
"Shut up or I'll kill you"
"Don't be so mean, Aominechi!"
"Tch"
"The man has more fight in him than meets the eye" Akashi continued, ignoring the little banter between Aomine and Kise. "It's going to be fun..." Akashi chuckled, sending shivers down the other GOM's spines. 'Maybe I should pray for the housekeeper a little' was an idle thought that passed through their minds.
The GOM returned home after practice and were surprised to find that their home was...in the exact same state as before. "He may be cute, but he's not much of a cleaner" Kise mused.
"Being called cute doesn't make me happy, Kise-kun." A voice sighed from next to them. The GOM snapped their heads to see Kuroko sitting on a chair with a book in his hands.
"AH! How long have you been there?!" Aomine yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Kuroko.
"I have been here since you all left this morning and it's rather rude to point, Aomine-kun"
"I see you haven't done any cleaning" Akashi looked at the man.
"Ah, you're right. I didn't see the need"
"Didn't see the...this place is a mess!" Midorima yelled, adjusting his glasses.
"Yes. That's true" Kuroko smiled slightly, an amused look in his eyes. "I did not make this mess, it is not my responsibility" Kuroko shrugged placing his book down and heading to the hallway closet.
"But you're our housekeeper!" Kise yelled.
"Yes, I am your housekeeper, not your mother. There is an extent to what my job asks of me, besides this mess existed prior to my employment... therefore..." Kuroko opened the closet and pulled out a couple trash bags, a mop, and a broom "This mess is your's to clean"
"You're joking right, Tetsu?"
"I asked you not to call me that, Aomine-kun. And I assure you, I am quite serious"
"I don't know how to clean..." Murasakibara mumbled.
"Then it's about time you learned"
"You want me to get dirty, Kurokochi?" Kise asked, a slight seductive tone in his voice.
Kuroko stared at him with his emotionless eyes, "If that was a pass, Kise-kun, I would like you to know you are a million years too green to hit on me" Kuroko handed Akashi the mop as Kise cried and grew mushrooms in the corner."Getting dirty cleaning one's own messes is part of being an adult. You are in high school now, I expect you to act like it. And those mushrooms are adding to the mess you're going to have to clean up, Kise-kun"
"If you don't clean, what do you even do?" Aomine asked with a glare.
"I will make sure you don't die in your own filth" Kuroko said.
"We can die if our house is too dirty?!" Kise cried out, standing on one leg.
"Probably not, but if too much dust builds up you could develop asthma or allergies. If we don't air out the house properly, someone cold get sick and then infect the whole house. This would be bad for basketball purposes, right?"
"Heeeehhh...can't we just fire you, Kurochin?" Murasakibara asked.
"I don't work for you, I work for the school. I'll assist, but the majority of the work will fall on you"
"It's not that messy" Aomine shrugged, placing the broom he was handed against the wall "I can live like this"
"The incentive is not a clean home - that is a bonus. It is quite simple, you don't clean you don't eat"
"You can't be serious! Where are we? Old school Jamestown?!" Aomine barked.
"Oh, you know what Jamestown is, I'm rather impressed Aomine-kun" Kuroko clapped.
"S-shut up!"
"You really expect us to lower ourselves to something like this?" Akashi asked looking at the mop in his hands. He barely registered the flash of blue before he realized Kuroko was standing right in front of him, those big blue eyes lowered in a glare.
"Lower yourself? This is your mess. It is the civil, logical thing for you to clean up this mess on your own. I work with infants that understand this concept." Akashi's eyes widened, it was only for a moment, but he couldn't control the surprise from reaching his face. Kuroko Tetsuya definitely had some guts.
Akashi smirked, "Fine, you win this round"
"EH, Akashichi, we're really going to clean?" "Is that a problem, Ryouta?" Akashi smiled at the copy cat.
"N-no of course not!" Kise looked down at the trash bag. "Like this right, Kurokochi?" Kise took the bag and began rubbing against the wall. Kuroko raised an eyebrow. 'This is going to be a long day...' He sighed.
A couple hours later, the GOM sat exhausted at the dining room table. "Ah, I'm so hungry, Kurochin..." Murasakibara whinned.
"You did very well today. I'm quite proud" Kuroko smiled placing several large plates on the table. "I hope you like it". Kuroko uncovered the plates to reveal various pasta dishes, sandwiches, soups, meats, and vegetables.
"Wah! So much Kurokochi! It smells so yummy" Kise cried happily picking up his chopsticks.
"I'm glad, please help yourself" Kuroko took a seat between Akashi and Aomine.
"You're surprisingly good at cooking, Tetsu" Aomine smiled piling the food on his plate.
"I will take that as a compliment, Aomine-kun"
"Stop taking so much, Aominechi! Look, Kurochi barely got any!" Kise yelled using his chopsticks to keep Aomine's chopsticks from a rather large piece of fried chicken.
"That's alright, this is all I need" Kuroko said taking a bite of food.
"You should eat more, Kurochin...This is why you're so tiny..." Murasakibara chimed.
"It...it's not like I'm worried about you or anything...just..this happens to not agree with my taste buds" Midorima mumbled, taking a piece of meat from his plate and placing onto Kuroko's.
"Ah, I'm sorry to hear that, Midorima-kun. Hopefully I'll make it to your liking next time"
"I-I don't care, stupid" Midorima looked away. Kuroko chuckled, 'It's definitely fun teasing him'.
"Here, Tetsuya, take some of this as well" Akashi reached for the plate of deviled eggs and plopped a couple onto Kuroko's plate.
"Thank you, Akashi-kun. But please don't call me by my first name, I am older than you, after all"
"You made us clean, we might as well call you as we please" Akashi shrugged.
Kuroko thought it over, "Ah, I suppose it's fine..." Akashi smirked. One point for Kuroko, one point for the GOM.
After dinner was completed, Kuroko showed the GOM how to use their dishwasher, which tired Kuroko out more than the cleaning of the whole house. "Well then, I will be heading home now. I will see you all in the morning. Good work today" Kuroko bowed politely before putting his shoes back on.
"EH? You're not staying Kurokochi? All the other housekeepers were live-ins!" Kise said grabbing onto Kuroko's shirt sleeve.
"And that worked out really well for the other housekeepers, I'm sure. But I like living in my own apartment." Kuroko gently shook Kise off.
"Then..I'll walk you home, Kurokochi!" Kise smiled moving to put his shoes on as well, before being promptly stopped by Kuroko.
"It is getting late, you should be doing homework or getting ready for bed. I am perfectly capable of walking myself home. Besides, I don't know how comfortable I would feel if you knew were I lived, Kise-kun"
"Noooo! Don't start bullying me too, Kurokochi!"
"On that note, I'll see you in the morning"
"Tomorrow, then...Tetsuya" Akashi smirked. Kuroko nodded and closed the door.
"I'm home" Kuroko called out.
"Kuroko! Finally!" Kagami practically screamed. Kuroko couldn't help but smile. He made his way into the apartment and found Kagami standing on the kitchen table with a bowl for a helmet and a frying pan as some sort of defense mechanism.
"What's this?" Kuroko asked, an amused glint in his eyes.
"You're damn dog won't leave me alone!" Kagami yelled.
Kuroko chuckled, "Come, Nigou". At the sound of his master's voice, the dog ran towards Kuroko.
"Finally..." Kagami sighed, climbing down from the table and collapsing in a chair. "We've been roommates for almost two years, Kagami-kun. How are you not used to Nigou?"
"Because that dog is a demon"
"Ah, maybe it's words like that - hurting Nigou's feelings isn't nice"
"Yeah well, keeping me hostage on that table for hours wasn't nice...and on my precious night off" Kagami got up from his chair and made his way to the living room. He sighed, running a hand through fiery locks.
"Ah maybe it was this" Kuroko walked over to Kagami before he sat down and unhooked a rubber chicken from Kagami's belt loop."Here, Nigou"Kuroko threw the toy and the dog happily went to go grab it.
"How did...that...you...YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE" Kagami yelled.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Kagami-kun" Kuroko said, looking at Kagami with an innocent look.
"I'll get you back for that you jerk...ah, how was your new job. Heard you're babysitting for Riko" Kagami smirked. Kuroko sighed.
"Eh, that bad?"
"They certainly are childlike" "Really? Those GOM...man...I wish we could go back to our high school days...I would have liked to go up against those brats" "I would be lying if I didn't also want to battle them"
"I heard they were a hand full, Riko's having trouble keeping them in line...and she has the strength of a gorilla when she's mad." Kagami sighed taking a sip of his beer.
"I can see how she's having trouble. They were O.K today, but I believe that was just the calm before the storm" Kuroko sighed.
"What are you gonna do if it gets hard? Quit?"Kuroko looked at Kagami with a raised eyebrow, Kagami chuckled and reached over to mess with Kuroko's hair, "right, A man doesn't turn his back on his friends, right?"
Hahh...Kagami is so cute:3
I'm still debating if I want to make him a love interest or not?
I kind of like the idea of having him just be a really really great friend to Kuroko though!
Anyway! Thanks for reading! I appreciate you!