Chapter 5:Confession

"Sa-chin?"

Momoi looked up from her clipboard where she'd been recording information at the unfamiliar embarrassed-sounding sounding voice behind her. Much to her surprise, she found Murasakibara leaning against the bleachers, arms folded loosely across his chest and a small pout in place of his usual bored look.

Momoi became concerned immediately.

Murasakibara did a lot of things, but if there was one thing Momoi was sure of was he didn't do embarrassed or awkward, either. But that was exactly how the tall center looked as he continued to lean against the bleachers.

"Yes, what's wrong Mu-kun?" She asked as she set the clipboard down and walked over to stand in front of Murasakibara, who seemed unable to look up from the recently polished floor.

"You know about...love and stuff, right?" He asked hesitantly.

Momoi smiled encouragingly up at the tall male, holding back a giggle that would result in her skull being crushed courtesy of Teiko's center.

But, Murasakibara was actually cute when he looked uncomfortable about something.

"I suppose so Mu-kun, why?" She says with a smile.

The tall center looked like he was seriously debating whether or not to say something; this mental battle played over the purple haired males in such a flurry that Momoi was almost almost certain his face was going to fall off.

After a few minutes, Murasakibara sighed to himself with a grim determination and looked up from the floor.

"You can't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you, alright?"

She nodded.

"I mean it, Sa-chin. You can't tell anyone." Murasakibara said seriously.

The pink haired teen nodded again. "I promise I won't say a word."

"If I find out that you said anything, I'll crush you." He threatened.

"Mu-kun! Are you going to tell me or not!" Momoi shouted.

He uncrossed his arms, looking a bit more sure of himself.

"I've...been feeling weird lately."

"Weird?" She repeated curiously.

Murasakibara confirmed with a nod. "Yeah."

"Weird, how?"

At that particular moment, a shade of red tinted the center's cheeks. "..You know.." The teen started, his face growing redder with each passing second. "weird."

Momoi gasped. "Mu-kun, are you telling me what I think you're telling me?"

Murasakibara made an oddly strangled noise as he pointedly refused to look at his manger.

"Who is it!"

He scratched at his cheek. "A person." The center quietly said. The pink haired teen leaned forward with her interest officially piqued.

"Tell me who it is?" She cooed.

Murasakibara shifted nervously on his feet.

"Uh...you know, no one, really...just..Kuro-chin.."

Another gasp. "You've got a crush on Tetsu-kun? That's so cute, Mu-kun!" Momoi giggled.

Within three seconds, a large hand was pressed against the girl's mouth. Thankfully, there wasn't anyone else present in the gym other than them so no one else was around to hear her.

"Okay,okay. I'm sorry." She apologized from behind the large hand, sighing in relief when it was removed from her mouth.

Murasakibara growled in annoyance but relented, letting his hand fall back to his side. The purple haired male leaned back against the bleachers, as he once again folded his arms across his chest with a rather childish pout snaking it's way onto his face.

"Okay, so tell me when you started feeling this way about Tetsu-kun." Momoi said, trying to be to as serious as she could, not only for Murasakibara's sake, but for her own sake as well.

"Well," The center started apprehensively. "It was at this sleepover I had when we were younger. I wrapped my arm around his shoulder pulling him close, he laid his head against my chest and I kissed his forehead."

Momoi just can't hold it in anymore and she giddily sequels. "Mu-kun, that is so cute~! I'm going to do everything in my power to help you confess your feelings to Tetsu-kun!"

"But you like Kuro-chin too. Aren't you mad at me?" He apprehensively asks, afraid of what the pink haired manager might say.

"It doesn't matter how I feel about Tetsu-kun anymore, you're dear to me too. So I'm willing cast aside my feelings for him to help you." She proudly declares.

Murasakibara clears his throat awkwardly. "So how are we going to do this?"

"Simple. You've known Tetsu-kun for awhile all that means is you start small and work your way up."

He looks at her oddly. "Huh?"

"You know, baby steps. Start with small things."

"Like?"

"Compliment him, during practice today try to convince Akashi-kun to let you be on the same team as him."

Murasakibara stared blankly at her. Momoi sighed glumy. "Right, okay scratch that. Try talking to him when Aomine-kun and Kise-kun aren't around him."

At that moment, who other than Kuroko with Akashi in tow, the very topic of discussion, wandered into the gym.

"Mu-Kun! This is your chance! Say something nice!" Momoi whispered heatedly to the taller teen. Murasakibara who'd been intently staring at Kuroko was snapped out of his daze by her. "Like what?" He whispered back, just low enough for the duo not to hear him.

"Anything! Just make an observation and comment on it. Make him feel good about himself!" Momoi said quietly before bending over to pick up her clipboard. She whispered a quick good luck to then walked over to Akashi and began to engage him in conversation.

"Tetsu-kun~! Mu-kun has something to tell you~!" Momoi said cheerfully, pointedly ignoring the seething glare being sent her way via a certain center as she followed Akashi out of the gym.

Kuroko wandered over to the seething teen.

"Yes? What is it Murasakibara-kun?" The shorted teen began nonchalantly.

But before Murasakibara was able to form a coherent sentence, Kuroko spoke again.

"Murasakibara-kun may I ask you something? It has something to do with an event that occur in our childhood."

The tall center nodded and the blue haired teen continued. "Remember at that one sleepover when we tried to stay up all night and defend each other from 'the ghost'? Well when I laid my head on your chest did you kiss my forehead?"

The taller teen nodded again and the phantom member held a look of satisfaction.

"Murasakibara-kun, did you do it because you like me?"

"...Maybe…" He admitted half-heartedly.

The bluenette smiled, standing up on the tip of his toes, placing a quick kiss on the others cheek.

"I like you too."