From: Akashi
11:35
Keep your head low. Don't draw too much attention to yourself. So long as no one suspects you, all should be fine. Don't stray farther from the plan than necessary.
After reading the message, Aomine sighs, thi was going to be more trouble than it was worth. He could already tell and his head already had a phantom ache from the migraine he was sure to get. The stray knew he had to put up with this bullshit because he was getting paid to do it, but he was beginning to doubt that the paycheck was worth it.
To: Akashi
11:37
Can do. Anything else?
He asks, clicking his phone off and rubbing the bridge of his nose between his thumb and index finger. He really didn't want to stay here and deal with a brother who was, no doubt, more perceptive than Kagami Taiga who was honestly an idiot. When he hears his phone go off again, he fights his urge to groan.
From: Akashi
11:38
That will be all, Daiki.
To: Akashi
11:38
I'll keep in touch, then.
When his phone doesn't beep again for a few minutes, Aomine looks over at the still spaced out Kagami. "You know… If you don't wanna see your brother you can just say you're busy with school work or something." The panther says, hoping that maybe Kagami would do exactly that and refuse his brother's company, making his job a lot simpler.
"I can't. He can always tell when I'm lying. Besides, he'd just offer. I- uh… I might have mentioned to him that I was having a house guest of sorts and he's really stupidly protective." Kagami replies, his speech slightly rushed towards the end and the panther could tell he was stressed out by the way his ears were flattening against his head.
From: Tatsuya
11:40
Yes. I'll be landing at around 1:30 your time the day after tomorrow.
To: Tatsuya
11:41
okay see you then
To: Tatsuya
11:41
dont be too overbearing when you get here hes kinda a ass but i dont think hes a bad person
From: Tatsuya
11:43
You say that, but you're not very good at reading people, Taiga. Ah. I'm going to be stopping off in Akita first and… Well, you know Atsushi. He'll probably be tagging along. I'm sorry in advance for him. I'm going now. I have to pack. And sleep to avoid the jetlag. Good night.
Kagami doesn't reply to this, he simply tosses his phone onto the kitchen counter and groans. He presses his forehead into his hands and buries his fingers into his dark red hair, lightly brushing his skin across the soft fur of his ears.
"Ya know, whining and groaning isn't gonna fix the situation." Aomine says and Kagami wishes he could just bury himself and be over with it. Tatsuya was right. He was an idiot. He shouldn't just be letting strangers into his house. But he couldn't let the guy just freeze out there, that would be worse. Probably. At least now he doesn't have to worry about a guilty conscious. So he had that going for him. Sure, that would be the least of his worries if this guy murdered him, but still. With yet another sigh, Kagami pushes himself away from the counter to rinse off his plate and put it in the dishwasher.
"Ya know, if you don't like it you can always leave." The redhead replies, a bit belatedly, to Aomine's earlier words, to which the blunet only scoffed.
"Yeah, right." Aomine responds, following Kagami's example and setting his dishes in their place in the machine before closing it up again and making his way back to the room he was to be staying in from here on out.
From: Stupid Blondie
11:49
Aominechi!~ I heard you moved in with someone! Why do you have to be such a Aomeanie and not tell me? ( T ^ T ) I thought we were friends! I'm happy for you! \ ( ^ o ^ ) / But I'm upset you didn't even tell me you had a boyfriend. :(
From: Satsuki
11:50
Dai-chan! How dare you not even tell me you had a boyfriend! How could you make me find out you're moving in with someone through Midorin? We need to have a serious discussion!
From: Tetsu
11:50
Aomine-kun, congratulations on furthering your relationship with this mystery person I am only hearing about now.
As his phone practically explodes from the nearly simultaneous messages, Aomine groans, already sick of the passive aggressive tendencies and far too aggressive outbursts of emotions. Starting up a group chat the three that had spammed him together, he updates them on his current job.
To: Fuckfaces
11:52
First of all, fuck you all. I'm not dealing with your shit today. Secondly, I am TEMPORARILY living with KAGAMI TAIGA. Because I know Blondie has bad recall, yes. I know that name sounds familiar. That's because Kagami Taiga is my current hit. Now, just in case that doesn't tip you all off, I AM ON THE JOB.
He types up, mashing down on the keys a bit harder than necessary in his frustration before sending the message along. He got the typical responses from the three.
From: Stupid Blondie
11:53
Waaaah! Aominechi! So mean! But I get it! (σ ' ▽ ' )σ I'll leave you two lovebirds alone!~ ( ^ω^)
From: Satsuki
11:53
Alright, alright. I was just teasing.~ You're no fun, Dai-chan.
From: Tetsu
11:54
I apologize, Aomine-kun. I did not realize you were working on your case so diligently.
The panther reads through his responses and rolls his eyes, deciding not to feed his headache by responding. Rolling himself off his bed again, he pulls on his shoes and jacket before making his way towards Kagami's room and knocking on the door. "Hey, baka! I got some stuff at a friend's house I'm gonna go get." His black cat ears flick forward when a faint sound of rustling reaches them before the door swings open.
"You're your own person. You don't have to ask for permission." The redhead grumbles in response to the dark skinned man. "But… Are you you going to need a car to pack it all in? I can drive you. I was planning on going out in a few minutes anyway." Kagami offers, his crimson eyes flicking up to meet midnight blue.
"Oh. Well, since you're going out anyway..." Aomine says, lips pulling up into his usual smirk as he accepts the offer, figuring he could glean more information from the redhead. He felt bad about lying to the tiger, but he couldn't just come out and say that he was stopping by his own place. As Kagami pulls on his shoes and locates his keys, Aomine waits by the door, fiddling with his phone without really doing anything.
"Alright. Where are we going?" Kagami asks as he reaches the door and pulls it open for the both of them to step through.
"I'll just direct you. I don't remember what it's called." Aomine responds as he waits for the apartment door to be shut and locked so Kagami could lead the way to his car, which Aomine knew to be the latest Honda Civic, though Kagami didn't know that.
"Right..." The redhead replies, trailing off as he leads the darker haired man along to the black car and unlocks the doors. Sliding into his seat, he flicks the radio on, keeping the volume low as he buckles his seatbelt and shuts his door. "Okay, then. Where to?" Kagami asks again as he pulls out onto the main road. The car is quiet as they make their way toward their destination, filled only with the sounds of the slightly crackling radio, softly spoken directions, and the occasional clicking of the blinkers being on. It's not too long before Aomine is clicking off his seatbelt and letting the redhead know he wouldn't be gone too long. He's quickly out of the car and shutting the door behind him as he strolls lazily along toward the large building.
Aomine was glad he became… acquaintances with Akashi through school. The paycheck he was getting through the Akashi Corporation was good enough to keep him afloat and maybe it would continue to be. Hopefully this job would tide him over for awhile while he was searching for a new job. Or maybe the money would be enough to string him along for bit longer in this line of work. The blue haired man sighs as he pulls his keys from his pocket and unlocks his front door. He was on a sort of time limit, he should hurry, but he wasn't going to. He was going to take his sweet time gathering some of his clothes and other necessities. Just to piss of the redhead.
Meanwhile, said redhead had a feeling Aomine would be an ass and take awhile so he went ahead and took note of his location, the complex name and what building he was parked next to and made his way to the nearby hardware store that he knew would only take a few minutes to copy a key. Sure, he didn't know this guy too well, but if they were going to be living together, even if just temporarily, he should have his own key to the place. He'd let the landlady know he'd had the key copied when he informed her of his long term guest.
After speaking with the keysmith and choosing a printed pattern for the key, he knew the other man would be delighted to have the small piece of metal be pink with multicolored chibi pastel mochis on it, he walks around the store for a few minutes, making a mental inventory of things he might need. When the list comes up empty, he sighs and begins making his way back toward where he would be able to pick up the freshly made key.
Paying the man and thanking him for his labor, Kagami pockets the key and heads back to his car, driving the short distance back to his previous location. Noticing the figure of a slightly slouching, dark blue haired man with a duffel bag at his side moving toward him, Kagami decides that Aomine probably has excellent timing and he pulls up right in front of the panther, unlocking the doors to the vehicle to allow him in.
Aomine slings his backpack and duffel into the backseat before sliding into the door and shutting the door behind him. "And what if I had finished sooner?" He asks, a touch of annoyance in his voice as he addresses the tiger.
"You would have waited a few minutes or you would have found somewhere else to stay." The redhead replies easily, fluffy ears atop his head twitching a bit toward the dark skinned man as he spoke. Reaching into his pocket, he pulls out his phone and the key he had had made, tossing them both to the panther. "That's yours. If you're staying out late, I'm not waiting up for your lousy ass to get back and I can't sleep without the door locked. And give me your number. It'll make life a hell of a lot easier so I know if you're going to be feeding yourself or if I'm going to need to cook for you. Or if I'm out shopping I can pick up something you need." He says, pulling out of the parking lot after Aomine buckled his seatbelt. "Anywhere else you need to be today?" He asks as the panther grumbles about the design on the key, shoving it into his pocket before moving on to begrudgingly do as asked, saving his number into the phone.
"Not that I'm aware of." He replies, his voice holding a bit of resentment towards the tiger for his key choice as he holds out the red device and leans back in his seat, getting comfortable.
"Oh good. Then you're coming shopping with me." Kagami replies, reaching out to take the device and set it upright in the cupholder between them.
"Hah? Why do I have to go?" The blunet asks, now indignant for another reason as he glares over at the redhead who was grinning dopily, partially because he had managed to piss off the panther with the mochi key and partially because he was forcing him along shopping.
"The fridge is empty so I'm stocking up. I can carry a lot, but you're going to be earning your keep by helping. Besides, this way I can learn what kinds of things you like and don't like." He replies, smiling over at the darker skinned male innocently.
Sorry for the long wait! A lot's been going on! Family stuff as well as becoming familiar with and normalizing my new class schedule. But! Here it is!
