Kagami and Kuroko watched as Hyuga sprinted off. Kagami shrugged, "Eh, I guess he had to catch the train, said he didn't like burgers anyway." He stretched his arm over his head as if he was preparing for a big event. The store bell dingled as he pushed into the restaurant, "I'm starved!" he declared. His declaration echoed throughout the small establishment and startled a few of the customers. An older couple turned to each other and whispered, "Foreigner, eh?" They chuckled a little to themselves.

Kagami went up the counter and ordered his usual mountain of burgers. Tetsuya #2 barked, happily awaiting the small portion of burger that he had been trained to expect. The cashier jumped in surprise, suddenly noticing Kuroko and his dog. "Ah! E-excuse me sir, but dogs aren't allowed in the restaurant, please take him outside." Kuroko frowned slightly and looked down at the dog whose tail slowly began to stop wagging.

"I'll meetcha' out there, eh?," Kagami quirked his head towards the door. Kuroko looked back in silent approval and walked outside, Tetsuya #2 began wagging his tail again.

After a few minutes, the bell dingled and Kagami exited with a burger shoved into his mouth.

The two began walking silently as Kagami consumed one burger after another, Tetsuya #2 walked following alongside them. Kagami tossed a burger towards Kuroko, "'Ere ya gah," he muttered through a mouthful of ground beef. "Thank you," he replied before inspecting the burger and neatly unwrapping the top portion. He ripped off a small piece and threw it to the dog that had begun dancing around his feet. Tetsuya #2 jumped and caught the piece in the air. Kuroko took a small bite of the burger for himself.

Tap tap tap tap…mnch…mnchh….footsteps and the sound of eating… they passed the old basketball court where they first met. Kagami glanced over at it recalling Kuroko's words,

"As the shadow of the main actor, I will make you, the light, the number one in Japan."

He had really done it. Kuroko had kept his word; they became the top 2 players in Japan, winning the national championship for Serein and numerous other competitions. They hadn't even lost a game this year. He glanced down at Kuroko. He'd grown a little bit, his arms were more toned…he studied the boy out of the corner of his eye, comparing him to the person he met freshman year. He wondered where Kuroko would be going to school next year, it wasn't something they typically discussed. What was he doing this summer?

Even after all of the time they had spent together, both on the court and off the court, Kagami wasn't sure if he could say he really knew Kuroko. He was still as mysterious as ever.

A flash of blue met his eyes and looked back up at him. Kagami looked away and gulped down his last bite of burger. He guessed that after playing basketball with him all this time, he was able to at the least sense when he was looking at him; it was a little creepy at times honestly. Kagami hesitated to talk. Kuroko, surprisingly, broke the awkward silence. "It will be nice to see all of our friends again."

"Hah! Yeah! I can't wait to show them how strong I've gotten!," Kagami flexed his muscles haughtily, reveling in how much he had improved.

"But, isn't this trip about relaxing?" The blue haired boy inquired.

"Feh! As if we won't be playing basketball with all of us getting together! Ggg….gRAH! I'm getting pumped up just thinking about it!" They came to the intersection where they would part ways. "You better be ready, Kuroko! Don't think you can start relaxing yet, we're going to show them everything we've worked for!" He held out his fist. Kuroko bumped his knuckles against Kagami's and smiled a barely noticeable smirk. Number 2 barked in agreement and the two boys parted ways.