AN: I deeply apologize for the late update, I have been really busy and inspiration won't really pop out T_T I can't thank you all enough for your support though. I really really REALLY appreciate every reviews, favorites and alerts minna-san, you don't know how much it means to me :"

And again please do ignore any grammar and spelling mistakes, English is not my mother language nor my second one after all x3

Warnings: Bullying of Kisecchi, slight KixFem!Kuro again,SLIGHT.(Ki-chan just can't take a hint -_-')Full-blown AkaxFem!Kuro fluff as usual. Short I think?

Disclaimer: If I could direct your attention to the first quarter.

4th Quarter: Subtle Feelings

Practice at the Seirin's gym is unusually quiet aside from the squeaking sound coming from basketball shoes and the sound of the ball being dribbled, no one dared to make a noise.

A certain napping red head could be the reason for that.

Well, almost everyone is scared of him after all, with the exception of the teal haired girl that is finishing writing her report as one Akashi Seijuurou rests his head on her lap of course.

This continued until the end of practice.

-KRING- -KRIIIING-

Kuroko Tetsumi took her phone out to answer the call, slightly flinching at the loud voice coming from the caller.

Beside her, Akashi Seijuurou raised one perfect eyebrow. Afternoon practice for Seirin ended a while ago so the two are now on their way back to Kuroko's house.

"KUROKOCCHI~!"

Well, now he knows why the tealhead flinched. 'Hmm... Ryouta really can't learn his lesson' It seems that the redhead would subject to a more violent threatening.

Kuroko blocked her phone's microphone with her hand as she turned to the redhead "Excuse me, Sei-kun. I need to talk to Kise-kun for a while, you can go ahead if you like."

Since Akashi knows Kuroko Tetsumi more than anyone, he can detect the apologetic tone from the tealhead's words, despite how monotone it is.

"It's okay. I will wait for you so finish talking to Ryouta quickly."

"Hai." Turning around and walking a few steps forward, Kuroko made sure that Akashi is out of earshot before speaking.

"Kise-kun, shut up."

"HIDO! Waaah. Anyways Kurokocchi, is Akashicchi still there? Why didn't you tell me that he was with you earlier-ssu?!"

"Because you didn't ask" She could picture the blonde crying even if she can't actually see him.

"So you won't tell me anything if I didn't ask you too? That's too cruel-ssu!"

"Gomen." The girl apologized though her tone is far from apologetic, she just wants to stop the annoying blonde from shouting and really, she'll be deaf if this continues.

"Waaah!Kurokocchi apologized! This is the first time that you said sorry to me~ I'm so happy-ssu! Nee, Kurokocchi, you still haven't forgotten that we would watch a movie tonight right~?"

Apparently, it worked, well, quite a bit...

"I believe that I still haven't said yes Kise-kun, I would ask permission from Sei-kun first since he's staying with me for the weekend." The tealhead pondered about what the redhead would say if she asked him to accompany her to go see the movie with Kise Ryouta. She really wants to watch it after all and the redhead could really use a break, he's been looking more stressed as the days passed.

"But you will ri- Wai-wa-wa-WAIT! Who is 'Sei-kun'?! Is he Akashicchi?! That's unfair! Call me Ryou-kun too-ssu! And what do you mean by he's staying with you?! WAAAH! Poor Kurokocchi! Akashicchi is forcing you to do anything he wants to!"

" Who is forcing who, Ryouta?"

On the other line, Kise Ryouta flinched, he knows that menacing voice quite well and it doesn't belong to his sweet Kurokocchi who has an angelic voice complete with an angelic face and a-

"Ryouta?"

'I'm dead.' The model only hopes that the sadistic redhead would only kill him once.

Because if Akashi Seijuurou wants to do something, even if it isn't humanly possible, he can surely do it. How, well the blonde isn't really eager to find out.

"Anyways Ryouta, about that movie, Tetsumi and I would gladly join you. Is 8 pm good enough for you?" Kise knows that his former captain is far from asking even his tone screams absolute death to those who dare to oppose him. Why would he bother adding a 'question mark' in there then?

"Ah... Ye-yes Akashicchi-ssu."

-click-

The handsome blonde just wants to hide in a cave and die, that would be heaven compared to what he would experience later.

The tealhead didn't even blink as a slender hand gently took her phone away from her.

She knows who it is already. Well, this saves her time; she doesn't need to ask the redhead for permission seeing as that certain redhead is already at her phone, speaking with the blonde.

"Who is forcing who, Ryouta?"

Ah. So he heard that, she really wonders if the model somewhat swallowed a megaphone when he was young or something. How can a 16 year old man have a voice that loud and that... high-pitched?

"Anyways Ryouta, about that movie, Tetsumi and I would gladly join you. Is 8 pm good enough for you?"

-click-

A light blue phone was handed back to her.

Lost from her thoughts, she wasn't aware that the redhead had already ended the conversation and it seems that Akashi already agreed. That really saves her the trouble.

"Tetsumi."

"Hai. What is it Sei-kun?" Noticing that the hand that gave her phone back has still not moved an inch from its previous position, the tealhead glanced at the smirking redhead again.

The outstretched hand moved a little closer to the still staring tealhead.

Without a word, a smaller hand moved on top of the slightly larger outstretched one.

The smirk turned into a gentle smile.

Two hands intertwined tightly, as if one would disappear if one let go.

Kuroko wondered why the redhead is different today, sure they've held hands before but it wasn't this gentle nor wasn't this...

'Intimate' is what the girl thought. Don't get her wrong, it is not like she dislikes this.

In fact, this subtle way of showing affection makes her heart beat a thousand times faster, though she would never let just how much this simple gesture affects her show. She would just savour every moment she can have with the redhead, this can be the last time after all.

She won't be selfish enough to ask Akashi to be with her forever, even if she badly needs him.

After all, she already is...

AN: That would be all~ Again, I apologize if it wasn't good enough. OTL I really can't think that well with school works and stress pilling up. Oh God, thankfully the AkaKuro fanservice in chapter 219 helped me relax well, more like made me more crazy with feels. I guess. I came up with a prompt for another oneshot too~ Why can I think of a whole new story but I can't think of what I should write next in this one. Gah. OTL

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