EDIT 20.05.2012: Made some minor changes.
Warning: Mild violence and verbal abuse. Oh, and tsunderes.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basket and its franchise!
As soon as Kuroko and #2 had bid farewell to Izuki and left the convenience store, his cellphone in his pocket started to beep.
"Ah, it's a message from mom." Kuroko flipped open his cellphone, his eyes scanning through the message.
Tetchan, I'm sorry to trouble you, but I forgot to buy the curry cubes and potatoes and the onions for dinner tonight! Could you run down to the supermarket and get them for me? Oh yes, while you're there, do help me get some soy sauce and mirin, too; I totally forgot that they ran out already. Oh, and I forgot to mention ketchup and mayonnaise, too. And maybe some apples and a jar of honey while you're at it. Thank you so much, my dear! Love, Mom.
Kuroko stared at the message for a short moment, before sighing. How much money does she think a high schooler has on him at a time like this?
Fortunately, he had quite a bit of spare cash with him at that moment, so he decided to help out without complaints of any kind.
"How about we get a vanilla milkshake before we head to the supermarket, boy?"
"Arf!" #2 barked, as if it was in agreement.
"Then let's head there now."
While the convenience store was simply a short walk from his house, the supermarket was not. He'd need at least another fifteen minutes—twenty if he decides to stop for the sweet drink, to reach his destination.
"Kurokocchi!"
Kuroko's ears perked up as he heard the familiar nickname.
"Kurokocchi! Wait up!"
"Ah. Kise-kun."
"Arf!"
"Kurokocchi!" Kise Ryouta chirped, launching himself onto the smaller boy in a bone-crushing hug. "I missed you so much! You have no idea how happy it makes me to see you again!"
"Get off me."
"But Kurokocchi…"
"Don't run ahead of me, you idiot!" A dark-haired boy appeared from almost out of nowhere, jumping high into the air and sending a flying kick to the blonde's back. "I'll hit you!"
"But you just hit me, Kasamatsu-senpai!"
"Shut your stupid mouth up, you hopeless dolt!" Kasamatsu Yukio growled as he continued stomping on his blonde junior. "What kind of moron asks their senior to accompany them out just to buy basketball shoes? And on a Sunday to boot! You are worse than a lost cause, you flaming idiot!"
"Senpai, it hurts me to hear that you think so badly of me."
"It's nothing but the truth and you know it, dumbass."
"Good day, Kise-kun's senpai."
"GAHH! Oh it's you… the invisible boy from Seirin. Kuroko, was it?"
"Yes."
"Please excuse this idiot, he tends to run off the moment you get your eyes off him."
"Just think of me as an adorable puppy, senpai!"
"Arf!"
"Like hell I would, you idiot! Besides, real puppies are way better than you are! And I could've sworn that I just imagined that I heard one."
"You didn't."
"Eh?"
"Kurokocchi has a puppy."
"Really? But I don't see it anywhere..." Kasamatsu gasped as a thought hit him. "Don't tell me…"
"Don't be silly, Kasamatsu-senpai. Dogs don't just disappear… they can't use misdirection, after all. He's actually here." Spinning the light-blue haired boy around, Kise pointed to the pup that was riding in Kuroko's hood.
"Arf!"
Kasamatsu stared at the dog for a brief moment, before a single word escaped his lips.
"C-Cute…"
"Eh?" Both Kise and Kuroko spoke at the same time, shocked at the older boy's statement.
"K-Kasamatsu-senpai?"
"N-Nothing!" The boy retorted, obviously flustered. "You were just imagining it! I do not think that the puppy was cute or anything like that! I absolutely did not say anything like that, you hear me?"
"But no one said anything about that in the first place, Senpai. You don't have to get so worked up about it," Kise tried to calm his senior down when a thought hit him. "Kasamatsu-senpai… this may just be my opinion, but don't tell me that you like-"
"I-It's just your imagination! Yeah! I don't like puppies at all! Not one bit! In fact, I hate them! I loathe them to the ends of the earth! Now let's get those shoes so I can go home!" Kasamatsu grabbed Kise by the wrist, dragging him away and breaking into a sprint before anyone else could say anything.
"Wha- But I still wanna talk with Kurokocchi!"
Kuroko could only watch in silence as the two disappeared from his sight.
"But no one even mentioned puppies."
"Arf!"
I'd like to think that Kasamatsu is Tsundere. (Please tell me I'm not the only one who think he's cute)
So we finally have someone from the Generation of Miracles... So should we have someone from Seirin next chapter? Or another GoM member? And to be honest, I actually forgot about Kise when I first wrote this thing. I added him last minute.
I'm going to change the release dates from next week onwards to match the release of the subbed anime episode (Sunday) and also the day that the a new chapter of the manga is out in Chinese (Thursday).
Once again, my thanks to A Natsume Yuujinchou Lover for beta-ing this. And if you love Akashi but haven't read our collaboration fic, 'Blood is thicker than Water' (under the pen-name 'The Mochi Factory') please do! (For those who read it, the release in on Wednesday)
See you on Thursday, everyone!
