Humans...
Oh how much she despised them.
Despite being one of the said creatures, she could not believe how much hatred she had nurtured. How she loathed every single being in this world.
How much suffering because of them, she had endured her entire life.
Kuroko Tetsuya never understood the very base concept of human's fool minds.
She never understood duality. Never understood fake-ness. Never understood white lies.
Yet she completely realized that "duality" was actually what makes the world kept spinning until this day.
And the irony?
That duality himself saved her from the depths of Hell.
Heartfelt
"It was because there's no human in it,"
Shock jolted through Kise's entire body, the exact moment she said that. Never in his whole life that kind of thoughts occured in his mind. Negative? No, that's not the best words to describe her comments.
Kise couldn't apprehend anything of her. She had given him a new light. Something to color his day. But who would ever thought, rather than the fiery red, the calming blue, the wise green, or the golden yellow which was poured into it?
From the first moment their eyes met, Kise should have known better. He should stop chasing her. He should stop himself from opening the Pandora box.
But he couldn't. It's already trapping him deep inside her spider web.
Kise couldn't react at all. He didn't know what to say. He couldn't find the suitable rejoinder.
Looking out from the window, Kise uncovered the sun nearly set its crown indicating the stars and the night sky to show up. So he took the picture from Kuroko's hand and assigned it back to its place.
Kuroko didn't capture Kise's behavior at all. She was expecting something else. She has done this many times before and it always worked. The said person would always turn their back on her and left her. It was easier like this than to stay beside them.
To fulfill their empty expectations on her.
Kise opened the door and she was just left standing. The next words came to a surprise for her,
"Kuroko-san,"
She was still quiet.
"I don't know what you may think of me right now,"
Then finally after all this time, the words she want to hear from someone, the exact sentence she has been longing.
"But that will not be all what it takes to chase me away, I'll see you tomorrow as usual," he said, with a kind smile, from his heart. It was so pure, Kuroko knew that Kise was sincere with her.
Kuroko was freezed on the spot. She took a glance again at her picture and discovered something else.
Yes, Kise Ryouta might be right. The picture was beautiful because how well the picture is drawn and the color of each other harmonized.
Kise had taken the first step to know her. He had gained the key to her door.
Kise was pleased. In the end, even though Kuroko Tetsuya still being the silent woman she is, at least she was not all dead when put next to him. She had given him chances to know her better. She had answered him with decent answer she could provided. And what's what, she actually found herself enjoying his presence as well.
All because Kuroko felt it was okay to trust this guy a little.
Wait. Hold on. Stop.
What is it that Kuroko felt? Tell again. Trust?
Since when did she start to trust those imbecile creatures again.
"Kuroko-san, wait here. I want to buy something in the convenience store,"
"Oh, alright,"
Kuroko leaned to a pole near her and she started thinking again. How could that blond man still have the guts to be with her, after the nearly silent treatment she gave to him in their first weeks. First impression always left something right.
When she was deep in thought, suddenly a person bumped into her.
"Damn pole for being there!" the man said.
Ah. This again. No matter how much she tried to be "exist", it always ended up like this. This is another reason why Kuroko got tired of having "people" around her. They always forgot about her. Not noticing her existence. She was transparent. Imperciptable.
Kuroko ruffled her nose against her white muffle. It has been cold because of the winter and spring had not make any sign to come. Usually,even if the weather was like this, she would walk down the street alone, enjoying the scenery of white snowflakes and snowballs.
Alone. By herself. In this cold elements.
Just then, Kise finished his errands and waved his hands to the bluenette. They walked down the pavement again with Kise story-telling her his usual stuffs. Then it hit Kuroko.
Ever since this man followed her everywhere, trying so hard to get close to her, Kuroko never walk alone anymore. She would always have this man beside her.
Kuroko looked through Kise's eyes when he was talking. He was so happy. His eyes radiating with excitement. How long did Kuroko watched a person this happy just by talking to her?
Talking to a quiescent person like her. Kuroko couldn't comprehend his mind. But one thing Kuroko felt.
Maybe it was okay to let this man knew about her a little.
Kise Ryouta just finished his afternoon classes. Three hours of lecture made his mind nearly lose its senses. He packed his books and made his way to Kuroko's place.
"Kise, where do you go recently?" his friends asked him.
"Yeah, it's been a long time since we hang out together, you know?"
"Wanna hit karaoke today, man? There will be cute girls from Seika University,"
Kise didn't like those kind of "activities" at all. Because he already predicted it. It's not him who will took the first step. Of course it would be the girls. Just because he is a model. Just because his outer appearance. Kise sighed.
"Sorry, I got an appointment today,"
"Whooot! You got yourself a chick?" his friend asked.
"Don't you call her like that, she's too dignified to be called a chick," Kise smiled.
The rest of the guys only stared at Kise in disbelief. Did he really say all of that? They knew that no normal girls would catch his eyes like that.
"Gotta go, minna! Won't make her wait for me now, jaa!" he playfully smirked.
When Kise arrived in front of Kuroko's classroom, the sight of two persons baffled him.
A red haired man was standing there in front of Kuroko hands caressing her cheeks affectionally. A thin smile was curved in the man's mouth. Kuroko closed her eyes, relishing every single action the man given to her. Their distance was so close. It was picturesque. Supported by the red yellow sky from the window, it nearly felt they were drawn in a canvas.
It took Kise's breath away. It stopped Kise's beat for a second there.
And all Kise could do was not to confound their peaceful state.
So Kise ran from his place, withstanding his own messy feelings.
A/N : FINALLY ! My test ended last Monday! Thank you for my dear reviewers who wished me good luck ^^ :D You guys are the best~ and oh I guess it's time to answer your reviews directly here, so :
To Shaun the Rabbit : Yeah, I made Kuroko's first name still Tetsuya because I thought for people who don't like Kuroko's name changed or gender changed, then they coud imagine this story as BL LOL ! I know it's a strange reason but ... yeah xD
To Calico Neko : Thank you for your support! xD I did pretty well on my test~ The reason why I don't change Kuroko's name is already answered in Shaun the Rabbit's reply You felt happy because of my chapter T^T thank you ! I also felt happy writing Kuroko rejecting Kise's offer *evil grin*
To imKimTheWriter : I'm surprised you're giving me review ! xD To tell you the truth, I also enjoyed reading your fanfi especially Last First Love ! :D Please continue that story T^T it is really beautiful. Maybe Kuroko's really a ghost? Just kidding. She is a human. But she has very low presence ( maybe lower than in the manga) LOL. Good luck for your preliminary as well, hope you do well ! xD
To MangaRen : Hai :D ! Thanks~ hmmm her soulmate? Do you really interpret it like that? HEHEHEHEHEHEHE no spoilers ;)
To konan248 : Yeah I also thought like that too! xD since winter and art really mixed with each other ! Or is it just me? 0 3 0
To shiro626 : Thank youu 3 I did pretty well on my exam xD
To Honeydee : For real? 0_0 YEYYYY I'm so happy reading your reviews ! xD I'm glad you like it ! And how come you read my mind? LOL in this chap you could see the start of the so-called "competition" between Kise anddd well you could predict it right ;) Kuroko's past would probably be revealed later on, I've already dwell on it pretty much now, but I won't promise you it will be happy :D after all what's the use of our sunshine if she already was bright from the first place? *laugh* Enjoy the new chapter and tell me what do you think okay :* Good luck for your thesis ! You can do it GANBATTEEEEE ~~~~
See you guys later ! :D Read and review for my sake as well ~