Disclaimer: Kuroko no Basuke Fujimaki Tadatoshi

Warning: AR (Alternative Reality), Shounen-ai (Male x Male), typo(s), possibility of OOC-ness

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Locked

[English Version, with changes in some aspect]

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"We have locked on you since we don't even realize it"

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Kuroko Tetsuya's: Believe in The Beauty

"So... say again, Why are you HERE?"

Kuroko looked closely at the tall boy in front of him. His dark red hair was messy, annoyed wrinkles appeared on his forehead, the plain shirt he wore was rumpled, as if he just woke up. Or more exactly, he had been waken up. Well, it's not Kuroko Tetsuya's intenton to come to Kagami's apartment in the morning just right after they won Winter Cup yesterday.

The ex-Teikou member sighed, then sipped the tea Kagami served (that is so nice of him, since the air felt so cold this morning. Kagami even offered to cook him breakfast, but he politely refused. As much as he wanted to taste Kagami's amazing cook, he's still full from the breakfast his grandmother cooked for him).

He had expected Kagami would be annoyed, or beyond annoyed. Who wouldn't? They just had a oblviously really fierce match against Rakuzan, faced the sport reporters which hunted for news mercilessly even though they surely could see the tired tremor on the players, did a briefing for quick evaluation, and they finally could go home at pass midnight. Then, The Shadow just rang his bell and called him more than thrice at 6 in the morning. SIX in the MORNING.

Kuroko, too, actually still felt his body slightly ached from the previous match. And, he honestly had no heart to do so. He could understand his lovely—err he means the Seirin ace was obliviously still (more than) tired because of yesterday. Being in the zone more than once and for long time really drained Kagami's stamina—he even almost fainted in the locker room. But Kuroko had no choice. It's his coach's command.

"Coach told me to help you tidy up your apartment before Mitobe-senpai and Koganei-senpai came—they're doing grocery shopping for our lunch today." Said Kuroko in hisusual flat tone.

"What do you mean by "our lunch"? Why DO we have to tidy up? And what is Mitobe-senpai will come HERE for? " Kagami snorted in annoyed. Luckily, after Kagami let him in and made him a cup of tea, the redhead had brushed his teeth and drank fresh water, so his morning breath had disappeared (though, Kuroko secretly always dreams to be able breathing the same air with him when they woke up on the same bed in the peaceful morning, and getting his morning kisses or... forget it)

"We will celebrate our winning by having lunch together, Kagami-kun."

"Why it's today? Why's here? And, WHY I, who LIVE HERE, DON'T EVEN KNOW about this?!"

"It's the reason why coach asked me to come here in the morning. To inform you and help you tidying up." Kuroko 's voice was still monotone as always even though he could see Kagami's blood boiling.

"Why's NO ONE said anything to me yesterday?!" Kagami seemed getting more annoyed seeing Kuroko said that calmly as if everything was normal, fit and proper. Kuroko blinked once.

"Coach just decided it this early morning, then asked me to tell you."

"ARRGGGHH!" Kagami was definitely frustated.

"You can't disturb your neighbour with your loud voice, Kagami-kun."

"Shut up, Kuroko! Gosh, that devilish coach! Doing something as she likes!" Kagami massaged his temple.

"It's not good to insult someone, Kagami-kun. Beside, coach will kill you if she knew."

"Urgh!" the Seirin ace hid his face between his folded arms on the table.

Kuroko's expression still stayed flat, but inside, he restrained himself to hug the redhead. He couldn't see that miserably tired face. Kagami lives alone in this large place, and it had been twice—going to be thrice—being used suddenly by his teammates as hang out place in least than a month. It's certainly exhausting for him hosting their abrupt meeting, not to mention cleaning their mess—though his teammates helped him. This time was the worst. His aquamarine marbles could catch the redhead's paler skin. The Seirin ace wasn't well, yet he had to receive intrusion.

"You can go back to sleep, Kagami-kun. You don't look well. I can manage this alone."

Kagami raised his head, his eyebags got worsen than he saw last time. Kagami scratched th back of his head.

"Nah~ you 're the one who's supposed to just sit there while I'm tidying up. I won't believe you if you said you're not exhausted. Your stamina is worse than me."

This is one of the reason the ex-Teikou member is head over heels for this guy. Even though Kagami-kun's words are often harsh and his body is intimidating muscled and big, but his soul remains as pure as crystal clear, as tender as snow. Kagami is deeply kind-hearted and definitely won't have a heart to see his shadow's smaller frail body, which shivered from the winter breeze this morning when he arrived here, to tidy this large room alone. But, Kuroko Tetsuya, who had swore for all of his milkshakes that he must be the 'top' one when he get Kagami's love someday, certainly won't let himself lose from his own weak stamina and see his future uke to struggle tidying this room alone.

"No, Kagami-kun. If you did tidying up, I will help you. I'm not the ace who got to zone and drained his stamina to te point he's in the verge of fainting."

Kuroko rolled his sleeves, but his aquamarine marbles never leave the now-blushing guy. So cute~! Thanks for his expression control, his face still stay expressionless, although his mind is squealing just like Kise's fangirls.

"Shut up... Just... forget about it!" Kagami refused to look at the blunette for a moment to hide his reddened face, clearly embrasssed, before gaining his control and lookin straight to the blank stare, "Moreover, you're a guest here. It's no proper to let my guest to prepare the place he visited for himself and others." Kagami's stubbornness never let himself to give up. Kuroko had to restrain the urge to smile.

"I never know you paying attention to the proper manners, Kagami-kun."

"Don't make me kick you out, Kuroko!" Kagami's mood changed again.

Kuroko restrained himself to not let a chuckle. He stood and walked to the place where Kagami keeps his cleaning tools. Don't ask how could he know, he only roamed around Kagami's place in the night before the final match with going restroom as an excuse. What? He didn't have bad intention or anything, and it's not like he tried to break into any private room or something...

Okay, maybe he did.

"Let's clean this room, Kagami-kun."

"Geez, you're stubborn bastard." Kagami let out a huff.

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"Where are they now?!" Kagami scowled.

Kuroko sighed. They laid side by side on the clean floor, resting themselves after tidying this largest room in Kagami's apartment, and his kitchen. Cleaning this room wasn't supposed to be as tiring as this if they're in well condition. Kuroko could still felt his body getting more ached than before. He's sure Kagami felt that too.

"Coach said she's still waiting for the others at the school. Mitobe-senpai and Koganei-senpai... I don't know." Kuroko put his cellphone beside him.

Kagami only let 'tsk' out. It's 11 now, he hadn't had breakfast, and now he's obliviously hungry. When they could have lunch if the groceries were only God knows where! Kagami let out a big huff. Kuroko, as if knowing what the redhead thought—or probably he knows—stared at Kagami fro the corner of his eyes.

"Kagami-kun, if you're hungry, you can cook a snack for yourself. You haven't had breakfast, right? Little snack won't hurt your appetite." that means cooking food twice of a common human's normal portion, Kuroko continued this in his mind. Well, for Kuroko, the glutton Kagami is cute~! And he couldn't wait to see the adorable redhead stuffing his cheeks like a squirrel. He'd love seeing that.

"Nope. It's not needed." Kagami closed his eyes with his left arm.

They stayed quiet for some minutes, until Kuroko caught a soft snore beside him.

Kuroko raised his body, sat there looking at the sleeping boy. He moved the bigger arm carefully so he could see Kagami's face entirely without waking him.

The tips of dark-red hair covered his forehead, the splitted eyebrows slightly entwined forming a small frown—sleeping on the plain floor in the winter is definitely uncomfortable, Kuroko considered to bring out a piece of blanket for the redhead, but, it's almost noon and the air inside this room felt warm enough, blanket would only make Kagami feeling more uncomfortable. His aquamarine marbles continued roaming every inch of his Light's face. His finger tip touched Kagami's eyelashes. It's not as long as Kise, but it's still rather long and thick, fitting Kagami perfectly. Kuroko loves to see them framing his eyes, make those crimson marbles more stunning. Then his fingertip touched that pointed nose, down to Kagami's redden plump lips, brushed them a while.

Kuroko looked all those features on his Light's face. Since the first time he caught the redhead in his eyes, Kuroko is aware that Kagami is handsome, attractive, although with his frown and intense gaze. But, that time he never expected to find himself—and his teammates, and a few of his classmates—able to admit that this muscular boy is adorable. Kuroko let out a small tender smile. Apparently, only those who often spend their time with Kagami knows that Kagami is undeniable beautiful too, both inside and outside. Kuroko found the outside beauty when he saw this adorable guy smiling so brightly, or when this guy unconsciously showed his tenderness, or even when the Seirin ace's sad expression looks beautiful, too—yet Kuroko doesn't like that expression, it hurts him seeing his Light so down.

The Shadow really feels grateful to be able to meet this beauty. Grateful that he's one of those who Kagami helped. Grateful because he can become one of a few of people Kagami trusts—he still feels guilty since he had ever slightly doubted Kagami's trust for him once, but he will never doubt the Maji Tenshi now and trusts him whole hearted—including trusting his own heart to love the redhead.

Kuroko brought his lips to Kagami's, but he stopped at mid way. No. He's definitely not a pervert jerk like his ex-teammate who devoted himself to Mai-chan. He won't take an advantages from his now-defenseless-bestfriend. Kuroko raised his head, ran his hand to the dark-red hair that is—not suprisingly—soft. His fingers removed the bangs and gave a quick kiss to the forehead behind them. The Shadow smiled wider. He will taste those lips later—he still has to work hard to face Kagami's obliviousness though. For now, he would just enjoy looking at Kagami's innocent and peaceful expression in his sleep. At least, until his teammates came.

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Meanwhile, at Seirin High School's gate, Riko hit four kneeling boys' head, and Hyuuga grumbled for them being late. Behind her, there were Kiyoshi who was trying hard to calm his two friends, suggested them to go to Kagami's place. Izuki just sighed. Then, in a train, there were Mitobe and Koganei sleeping with the smaller head leaned to the taller shoulder, and Mitobe's head leaned to the top of Koganei's. Both of them had groceries bags on their laps. They were so deep in dream so they're not aware that two girls whispering about them and took pictures of them as muttering 'cute'. Nor did they realize their destinated station had been passed since a half-hour ago.

Well, uckily, it means Kuroko could spend his time with Kagami only more than it's supposed.

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Kuroko's owari

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A/N:

Yatta~! I finally finish translating them —or more exactly re-writing them in English—at all!

I'm so sorry for the lateness, my activities prevented me to finish this sooner.

But, well, this is it.

I'm sorry for every mistakes I made in this fic.

Actually as I said before, I'm technically re-writing this fic, since I find some parts too difficult to be translated or unnecessary to be there, but it's still the same story I want to share for you, so it doesn't matter.

Lastly, I don't plan to make any sequel for this fic, yet I'm planning to write a new one. GoMxKagami, of course! :)

I'm really grateful for those who read and moreover give reviews, favor and follows this fic. It's basically my first English fic, I still have a very long way to go, but I will continue trying hard for getting better

Thank you very much, minna-san :)