(A/N: Hello, readers! Well, I recently just got over a fever and am recovering. I didn't go to school today, and, instead of doing all the stuff I have to make up, I wrote another chapter! Anyway, my AP exam is over, but school still sucks. There is more of Kuroko's fanfic in this story.
Reminders:
1) The anime he's writing from is completely made up. Any similarity to an actual anime or manga is purely coincidental.
2) The protagonists names are Hibiki (uke) and Kishi (seme).
Thanks to everyone who followed, favorited, and/or reviewed! Those reviews are always welcome! ;) Anyways, here's the next chapter! Enjoy!)
Chapter Seven
In the Generation of Miracles' room, chaos ensued.
Kise and Aomine were having a pillow fight. Murasakibara had joined in because Akashi hadn't allowed him to eat inside the room. Midorima was reading a book but was soon hit in the face by a pillow thrown by Aomine. He didn't want to stoop to their level so he ignored his irritation and kept reading. When he got hit a second time, knocking his glasses off of his head, he snapped. He shot the pillow back, nailing Aomine's head with a smirk.
While this was happening, Akashi was still reading, and Kuroko was still typing away on his laptop. Kuroko's chapters were so long that they even took Akashi a while to read. He was about halfway maybe three fourths through the second chapter.
The chaos died down the instant a pillow almost smacked Akashi in the head. But it didn't exactly hit him. I said 'almost', didn't I? Kise made the mistake of throwing a pillow in Akashi's direction. Akashi had stuck out a pair of scissors before the pillow could reach him. Its momentum caused the scissors to stab through it, piercing a hole in the middle of the pillow. Where he got the scissors was unknown. Silence overcame the group. If a pin was dropped, you'd hear it.
"Ryouta, do you have something to say?" Akashi said, his eye glinting.
Shoot, I'm dead! Kise thought. "Haha… Sorry, Akashicchi. I was aiming for Murasakibaracchi," he said, nervously.
Akashi was about to throw it back at Kise when Kuroko nudged him. "Akashi-kun, may I do the honors?" he asked, looking up from his laptop.
The redhead smiled. "It's all yours." He leaned close to the smaller boy's ear and spoke in a barely audible voice, "Make it a Kai."
Kuroko nodded, put his laptop aside (closed this time), and stood.
"Shit!" Aomine said. He knew what was coming the moment Kuroko stood. He sort of understood what Kagami meant now. "Kise, you're dead! See you in the afterlife!" He moved to the other side of the room and saluted. "You've fought well, soldier."
"NOOOO! I DON'T WANNA DIE! AOMINECCHI!"
Midorima pushed up his glasses. "Divine retribution."
"Bye, Kise-chin," Murasakibara said.
"MIDORIMACCHI! MURASAKIBARACCHI! NOT YOU TOO!"
Akashi passed the ball to Kuroko who immediately spun around and sent the pillow cycloning towards the blond. "Ignite Pass Kai!"
The moment the pillow made impact with Kise's stomach, he fell over and knocked out, his last words being, "Kurokocchi… Why…?"
"Anyone else want a taste?" Akashi asked.
The remaining Miracles furiously shook their heads.
"Then go to bed."
They scrambled to get into their futons. Murasakibara and Midorima peacefully obeyed the emperor's orders. Midorima took off his glasses and placed them next to his pillow. Aomine dragged Kise to his grave (futon), placed him in the grave, put his pierced headstone (pillow) under his head, and buried him (in blankets) before getting into his own futon. It was the least he could do for his poor teammate who was unfortunate enough to cross Akashi, which also meant crossing Kuroko. On the other hand, Kuroko plugged in his laptop before getting into his futon, which was next to Akashi's. He planned to wake up earlier than everyone to write.
"I'm turning out the lights now," Akashi said.
The room went dark. Akashi safely made his way back to his futon. They said their goodnights then drifted off to dreamland.
~The Author~
A few hours later, Kuroko woke up. It was probably around three. It was such an odd time to wake up. (Izuki would be proud.) Honestly, he didn't know why. He had some dream then just woke up. He couldn't remember what his dream was at all, but thanks to that, he couldn't fall back asleep. Looking to his sides, Kise and Akashi weren't moving. The shadow deducted that his teammates were asleep (as they should be), and he didn't want to disturb them so he just lay still, though he would really rather continue writing.
Mentally, Kuroko let out a loooooooooooong sigh. After a few minutes he was bored. He glanced to Akashi again then to the ceiling. His mind drifted to what happened earlier. Why'd he kiss me? He glanced at the redhead again who was still unmoving.
"Tetsuya, I know you're awake."
Kuroko's eyes widened. He turned on his side to face him. "Akashi-kun, you should've told me you were awake earlier," he whispered.
"I could've, but then I wouldn't have known about your night creeper side," he said, smirking. "You never cease to amuse me, Tetsuya."
Kuroko sat up. "Says the one who watched me in my sleep earlier," he deadpanned.
Akashi let out a small laugh.
"Yeah. I thought so."
The redhead sat up to meet the shadow's eyes. "So what's keeping you up?"
The blue-haired boy sighed. "I had a dream I can't remember. It's bothering me. How long have you been awake?"
"I woke up a little before you did. I felt you stir then figured you were awake."
"Who's being the night creeper now?"
"Well, at least yours truly wasn't continually looking at you," Akashi rebutted. "Like I said, I could feel your movements."
"It was a few glances, and it was not 'continual'," Kuroko pouted. "What's keeping you up?"
"I had something on my mind," Akashi said.
"May I ask what that is?"
The blue-haired boy stared straight into the redhead's eyes, which is exactly what made the emperor lose himself. Before Kuroko could blink, the redhead had pressed their lips together. Akashi pulled the shadow close. This kiss was gentle and slow, chaste. Unlike the ones they shared in the storage room but still filled with the same fondness.
When they broke away, Akashi leaned close and whispered, "Does that answer your question?"
Kuroko, with flushed cheeks, just stared for a moment then had enough sense to nod slowly. His blush was visible even in the dark room. He was unable to say anything. He felt like his heart was about to explode.
Akashi ruffled his hair affectionately. "Go back to sleep, Tetsuya. You'll need the energy for tomorrow."
The shadow nodded, knowing it was pointless to try and argue with this stubborn point guard.
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Kuroko got back in his futon. Go back to sleep? How am I supposed to sleep after that? He closed his eyes in attempt to drift back to sleep, but he couldn't.
Little did he know the redhead couldn't either. And little did they know that a certain blond had seen that little scene.
Kise had woken up after he'd been knocked out by Kuroko's Ignite Pass Kai. When he heard the quiet voices and opened his eyes, he started sweating bullets while frantically trying to pretend to still be asleep.
He was currently freaking out internally. OH, SHOOOOOOT! I'M SCREWED IF THEY FIND OUT I SAW! Wait… THEY KISSED! OMG! WAIT TILL I TELL AOMINECCHI AND KAGAMICCHI! I NEED TO TELL SENPAI TOO!
And so came the next day.
~The Author~
As Kuroko told himself he would, he got up early to write. He hadn't been able to sleep because of Akashi's little stunt so he was eager for this chance of distraction.
The shadow changed out of his yukata to his training clothes in the bathroom then took his laptop and walked to the recreation room. He plopped himself in one of the chairs and opened his laptop. It was 5:14. He had the perfect writing environment. No one would be here at this hour so it was quiet. The noises from outside the room such as the hotel staff moving around and the people cooking breakfast made a peaceful ambience.
Kuroko started typing.
I woke up to something completely unexpected: Kishi right next to me.
At first I just snuggled back into his arms, but then I realized that he would normally be gone by this time.
I jolted up into a sitting position. "Kishi?!"
"No need to be so loud in the morning, Hibiki," he said.
"Wait, why are you here?!"
"Oh, did I not tell you?"
"What?" I demanded.
"It's no big deal. It also happens with all my brothers and our replacements, as well. If I fell in love with the person who summoned me and vice versa, then I'd become human. All the spirits have this chance if they get summoned."
"What?!"
"Calm down, Hibiki. It's actually quite beneficial for both of us. We both get to be together more often."
"But can't you be seen by other people now? And what about when I leave for school? What are you gonna do then?"
He smiled. "Relax. It's all taken care of. My mother takes care of everything when her sons become human."
"Your mother?"
"She's the queen of the angels. She basically has the power to bend other humans to her will. She only uses this power when one of us becomes human so she can easily settle us in with the human lifestyle."
I nodded.
"Shouldn't you be getting ready for school?" He gestured to the clock. "Your school starts at 8:30, doesn't it?" The clock said 8:21.
8:21?!
"Shit, I'm gonna be late!" I jumped out of bed and pulled on my clothes then grabbed my bag. "Bye, Kishi! See you when I get back!" I said before running out of the room.
I was wrong about that, though. I was gonna see him sooner than I expected.
Kuroko smiled. He had so much planned for this. He was super fired up. Okay, next chapter, he thought.
I ran to my classroom. I made it right before the bell rang. When the teacher came in, he suddenly announced that we were getting a transfer student.
In the middle of a semester was kind of an awkward time to change schools, but it was probably because of a move or job transfer of a parent. Or maybe they're a returnee from the States? That'd be pretty cool, but what's the chance of that happening?
"Okay, you can come in now," the teacher called.
To my surprise, Kishi walked in, looking super hot in our uniform. My jaw dropped.
"Please introduce yourself, Saito-kun." Saito? Did he seriously just take that from the last movie we watched?
Kishi smiled. "Hello. My name is Saito Kishi. I'm an American returnee so please excuse any of my cultural errors."
The girls in class started chattering excitedly. I was awfully irritated by this.
"Does anyone have any questions for Saito-kun?" Tanaka-sensei asked.
"What part of the States were you from?" someone asked.
"Los Angeles," Kishi answered.
"Do you play basketball?"
"I do."
"Did you learn basketball in the states?"
"Yes."
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
He smiled and met my eyes. "No comment."
Tanaka-sensei cleared his throat. "Okay, if anyone else has questions for him, you can ask later. We need to get class started. Saito-kun, you can take a seat next to Sakai-kun in the back. He'll be your partner and will show you around campus."
Kishi nodded then made his way to the seat next to me. He smiled. "I'll be in your care, Sakai Hibiki-kun." I could feel every girl in class glaring in envy, but I was just happy that I could have school to be with Kishi too.
—Lunch—
Kishi and I left the classroom before he could get interrogated by the girls. Honestly, they're getting really annoying. I shook off that thought and smiled. I get to have a school life with Kishi! Woohoooooooo!
"You're smiling an awful lot, Hibiki," he said.
"Is it wrong to be happy I can spend more time with you?" I pouted.
"I guess not," he said with that charming smile of his.
We were on our way to the cafeteria, but we were in one of the hallways that no one uses but probably me. I go this way since I don't like interacting that much with others except for the people in my club.
I stopped and turned around. "Kishi?"
"Yes?"
"Kiss?" I asked, a slight blush making its way across my cheeks.
He laughed softly. "You didn't need to ask."
He cupped my cheek and brought our lips together. Our lips moved in sync. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer, while I clutched the front of his shirt. I opened my mouth. His tongue battled with mine. I moaned into the kiss. I felt like I was gonna fall over.
Kuroko had to stop writing. This scene was reminding him too much of what Akashi did to him earlier. This was the first time he's tried writing from personal experience. It was so… different. He could feel his heart beating like a drum as he remembered the two incidents in which Akashi kissed him. Well, he couldn't say he didn't like it.
He checked the time. 7:57.
Well, I guess I'll head to the dining hall now, he thought.
He went to the bathroom to brush his teeth first then went to the dining hall. He didn't even try to tame his bedhead. It was too difficult.
When Kuroko got there, he found Seirin sitting at one table, the Generation of Miracles at another table, and the manager and coaches at another. The shadow didn't know where he should go. Since all the Miracles were together, he decided to go with them. He could sit with Seirin tomorrow. Kuroko said good morning to his team then went to his chatting former teammates.
The tables were circular. Akashi had Kise to his left who was next to Aomine who was next to Murasakibara who was next to Midorima. The last open seat was reserved for the shadow between the carrot and the emperor.
Midorima insisted on sitting next to the Seirin player since his lucky item was a person of lesser luck, preferably one level lesser. The preferred sign was Scorpio but no one among the Miracles was a Scorpio so he settled for Kuroko who was the second level below him. He'd be okay once training started since he'd have Takao. The thing he was supposed to watch out for was extremely close contact since something not specified would be spread according to Oha Asa. But he figured that wouldn't be a problem since he never let people get into his space in the first place.
"Good morning," Kuroko said.
Other than Akashi, no one noticed he was there until he spoke up.
"Morni— HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Aomine burst out in laughter when he actually saw the boy. "Tetsu, your hair! No matter how many times I see it, it's still this hilarious!"
"Kuro-chin's hair is fluffy. Like cotton candy," Murasakibara said, patting his hair.
"Please stop that, Murasakibara-kun," Kuroko said.
"Kurokocchi! I'll fix it for you!" Kise offered.
"I feel like you'd put a bunch of stuff in my hair so no," he rejected.
The others in the room looked over to see what the racket was about. Seirin sighed. It was just Kuroko's bedhead.
Meanwhile, Momoi was freaking out. Tetsu-kun's bedhead is so kawaiiiiiiiiii!
"Tetsuya, sit. I'll fix it for you," Akashi said.
Kuroko sat in the empty chair. The redhead skillfully combed through the shadow's hair with his fingers. Within a couple of minutes, the blue-haired boy's hair was tamed. Akashi turned on the frontal camera and handed his phone to Kuroko.
"Eh?" He looked at himself. His bedhead was gone in an instant. He looked to the redhead and handed his phone back. "How'd you do it this fast, Akashi-kun? This is like magic."
"A magician never reveals his secrets," the redhead said, smiling.
Izuki had secretly taken a picture of them and sent it to Operation AkaKuro.
Izuki: So kawaiiiiiiiii
Mibuchi: Sei-chan's being so adorable!
Takao: Awwwww
Takao smiled at how Midorima was in the background of the picture. Himuro was the same with Murasakibara being caught on camera with his maiubo.
Himuro: How cute!
"Man, I'm hungry," Aomine said. "When is food gonna be ready?"
"It should be ready in a few minutes," Kuroko said. "Kagami-kun's cooking Western-style breakfast with Alex-san and Himuro-san."
"Eh? Muro-chin and Kaga-chin are cooking?" Murasakibara said. "It should be good then."
Score! I get to eat Kagami's cooking! Aomine thought.
Kise was having fun reading the faces around him. It seemed to him that Aomine was super happy about eating Kagami's food, which was pretty accurate, and Akashi and Kuroko were both still concerned about last night's incident, though they didn't show it.
When Kaijo and Touo walked in, led by their captains, Kise ran towards Kasamatsu.
"GOOD MORNING, SENPAI!" he yelled, glomping him.
"Dammit, Kise. You're gonna kill my ears!" Kasamatsu said, shoving him off.
"So mean!"
Imayoshi smiled knowingly at the grumpy captain then led his team to one of the open tables.
"I wouldn't have to be mean if you didn't act like a child," Kasamatsu reasoned.
The rest of the Kaijo team went to the table next to Seirin's.
"Oh, yeah! Senpai, I need to tell you something later. Is during our practice break good or would after practice be better?" Kise asked.
Kasamatsu looked at him weirdly. "Whenever."
"'kay. During practice break then. It's really, really urgent, but I can't tell you right now. See you later, senpai!" Kise said with a wave before walking back to the Miracles.
What could be so important yet he can't tell me now? Kasamatsu thought. Well, I have something like that, but that most likely isn't gonna come out of Kise's mouth. He made his way to the Kaijo table.
Then Rakuzan and Yosen entered. Rakuzan took the table closest to the Generation of Miracles (since they wanted to spy on their ship), and Yosen took the last open table.
"Food's ready!" Alex yelled from the kitchen door. "Come send your slaves up to get your food!"
The slaves stood up to get their and their masters' food.
Midorima and Aomine were annoyed at this since they had to get Kagami and Kise's food, but they had to. Murasakibara eagerly got up. If it was food, there was no stopping him. Especially if it was made by Himuro.
At the kitchen, Himuro and Kagami were assembling the plates of food: two eggs sunny side up, a couple slices of french toast, and three pieces of crispy bacon. Seconds were available for those who wanted it (mainly directed toward Aomine, Murasakibara, and Kagami). Himuro quickly brought out Mayuzumi's meal. When he returned, Alex brought food to Seirin's trio and Tsuchida then went to the coaches/manager table to eat. It was just the two teenaged returnees manning the kitchen then.
"Morning, Muro-chin," Murasakibara said, taking two plates of food for him and Akashi.
"Good morning, Atsushi," the returnee said with a smile. "Be sure to eat enough, okay? It's not good to train on an empty stomach."
"'kay." The giant walked back to his table and presented the food to the emperor.
When Aomine came to get food, his eyes went directly to Kagami. God, he looks cute in that apron. "Morning, Kagami," Aomine said, smiling.
"Morning," the redhead said, his heart beating fast again. He noted how refreshed the Miracle ace looked. Dammit, Aomine. Why do you look so cool in the morning?
The tanned teen took the food then went back to the table. He placed the food in front of the blond then sat down, said his thanks, and started eating. A few minutes later, Takao came with Kuroko's food.
"Here ya go, Kuroko!" he said, enthusiastically placing the plate in front of him. Kagami had specially set aside a plate for him since he ate so little.
"Thank you, Takao-kun."
"No problem!" he said with a smile.
While Takao was serving Kuroko, Midorima had come back after leaving Kagami's food at the Seirin table. Midorima hadn't even acknowledged him. Well, the carrot wasn't a morning person. He was about half awake. He honestly just forgot to greet his partner. But, nevertheless, this still really irritated the hawk-eyed boy so he decided to mess with the shooting guard.
He leaned close to the boy since he knew the tall shooting guard hated people getting into his space. "Good morning, Shin-chan!"
In surprise, Midorima quickly turned to the side where Takao was at, and the one thing the carrot was trying to avoid for today was unavoidable. Takao was close enough that when the green-haired boy looked to the side they came face to face with each other, and their lips met. And, unfortunately, the Miracle table was the one that everyone had to pass to get their food.
The two Shutoku players jerked back, both turning red. Kise's jaw dropped. Aomine choked on his food. Murasakibara dropped his fork. Kuroko stared at them in amusement. Akashi's eyes widened at the accidental display of affection, but he looked on in interest.
When Midorima recovered from his shock, he yelled loud enough to attract the attention of everyone there. "TAKAOOOOO!"
"Haha… Sorry, Shin-chan." Takao's face was flushed. "I'm just gonna… go back to the Shutoku table," he said awkwardly. He quickly retreated. Shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT! I JUST KISSED SHIN-CHAN!
A few minutes later, Murasakibara realized he had nothing to eat with. He would've just used his hands, but he'd get scolded by Akashi. "I'm gonna get another fork." He got up and went to the kitchen.
"Whoa, there, Midorima. Don't get too crazy," Aomine said.
"OMG!" Kise yelled. He grabbed Aomine and ran to the kitchen, dragging the power forward along. "KAGAMICCHIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
Kagami heard the boy shout long before he actually got to the kitchen. "What is it, Kise? You're so damn loud!"
"OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG. O. M. G."
"Dangit, what is it?"
"TAKAOCCHI AND MIDORIMACCHI KISSED!"
"THEY WHAT?" It was Kagami's turn to freak out. He wasn't good with any love-related stuff so it was pretty surprising to him.
"THEY KISSED! OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG!"
"Wait, what actually happened?"
Kise was too excited to speak coherently so Aomine explained. "Basically, Takao surprised Midorima. He was really close so when Midorima turned to face him they accidentally kissed."
Kagami was turning red just talking about this. Himuro had overheard as he was getting Murasakibara another fork.
"OMG. THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE I NEED TO TELL YOU GUYS."
"What?" the two power forwards said.
Kise looked around to make sure the shadow and emperor weren't anywhere near them. "Kurokocchi and Akashicchi kissed!" he whisper-yelled, loud enough for Himuro to overhear.
"WHAT?!" the idiots yelled.
"When was this?!" Aomine asked.
"Last night! Or I guess I should say early morning. It was like 3ish. I woke up after I got knocked out by Kurokocchi's Ignite Pass Kai."
"Wait, why'd he use it on you?" Kagami asked.
"So we were having a pillow fight, and I accidentally threw it at Akashicchi. He got kinda mad. He was gonna throw it back at me, but Kurokocchi volunteered to throw it. He used Ignite Pass Kai then I blacked out," Kise explained with a sheepish laugh. "Anyways, back to my other story, when I woke up I heard Kurokocchi and Akashicchi talking. It was something about why they were still awake. But when Kurokocchi asked Akashicchi, Akashicchi kissed him! I don't think they noticed I was awake cuz they seemed too focused on each other, but I also pretended like I was asleep."
"Whoa, okay. That's news," Aomine admitted.
"I know right!"
By then Murasakibara and Himuro had left to go eat. Himuro went to the Rakuzan table before heading to the Yosen table.
"I have new intel on the operation," he said. "Would you like to hear it now or later?"
"Later. We're a bit too close to them at the moment," Mayzumi said.
Himuro nodded then walked away.
This chaotic morning started Day Two of their cataclysmic trip.