A New Tomorrow
Chapter 7
"Taiga," the smaller man called out while slightly shaking Kagami's shoulder. "I…think it's time."
"Wha…what time?!" the redhead stuttered in shock. Realizing what his husband meant, he quickly rose to his feet. "A-as in now?!"
"Ye ― yes," he said between pants. "Argh!" Kuroko let out a shout when he felt the pain of a contraction. He then stroked his engorged stomach, hoping that the pain would ease somewhat.
"Tetsuya." Kagami said as he kneeled down to be on his level.
"I…I'm okay, Taiga." The smaller male said as he rubbed his left hand in the red locks of his husband.
"A-are you sure?" the taller said, rubbing Kuroko's stomach gently. After some minutes, Kuroko seemed to have calmed down, and Kagami then carefully carried his husband bridal style and place him at the passenger door of their car.
He then swiftly opened the door, and gently placed him in the seat. But as soon as he was about to go over to the driver's side, he felt a tight grip on his arm.
"Tai―" he broke off as a contraction strikes once again.
"Shhh…" Kagami tried to soothe, "It's okay, honey. I'm here." He said as he brushed the sweaty forehead of Kuroko.
"It hurts…" he groaned out. "I can't." his breathing then became a bit more raspy. "Taiga!" this time Kuroko screamed out in agony. He gripped Kagami's arm tighter, and frankly, the redhead didn't care what happened to his arm, he just wanted to get him to the hospital immediately.
But suddenly, Kuroko felt a warm liquid between legs and looked downwards. This prompted Kagami to follow his gaze.
"Shit! Tetsuya, you're bleeding!" Kagami shouted. He managed to break out of Kuroko's near iron grip and jumped into the driver's side. Turning the key in the ignition, Kagami sped down the street. Without caring for stoplights, and any other traffic signs, Kagami reached the hospital within fifteen minutes.
After parking, Kagami flew out of the driver's side, unbuckled Kuroko's seatbelt, and carried him bridal style to the nurse's station.
"Please help him!" Kagami pleaded. "He'sbleeding!" Seeing the situation, the nurse quickly got a wheelchair and had Kagami place him carefully in it. After, he followed the nurse to the delivery room. The nurse then took the wheelchair and headed inside the room.
There was already another doctor within the room, and instructed the nurse to tell Kagami to wait outside, which is much to the redhead's displeasure.
The delivery room was dark with a single light focusing on Kuroko. The nurse then moved to his bedside and placed a hand on his stomach.
"Kagami-san, I'm sorry to tell you this, but…" she started but trailed off. "…your baby is dead."
"De-dead?" Kuroko said in shock. "No…my baby is alive! I can feel…Moving…I know…my baby is…alive!" Kuroko was close to tears.
But the nurse didn't listen to him, instead she shook her head. Then, the doctor came to start the operation.
"What are you ―" Kuroko broke off as he a wave of pain rushed through his body. "Ah!"
"It's okay, Kagami-san," the doctor said, trying to soothe him. "You're doing great, just keep pushing."
"I…want to…stop…" Kuroko pleaded. But sadly, his body wouldn't stop. Tears streamed down his cheeks, his voice was laced with pain. Kuroko let out a scream as the pain wracked his body once again.
After minutes of pushing, and writhing in agony, Kuroko then saw the doctor took up a lifeless and bloody baby and then gave it to the nurse. She then disappeared into another room, and then soon after, emerged with the child wrapped up. She then gave it back to the doctor, where he placed it on Kuroko's chest.
"I'm sorry, Kagami-san."
"No…no…" Kuroko cried. "My baby is not dead! NO!" Kuroko screamed out in denial.
"No! No! No!"
"Tetsuya!" Kuroko then heard Kagami's voice. "Wake up, Tetsuya!"
Kuroko then realized that he was staring at Kagami's frightened face. He then noticed that he was not in a hospital but in his home, in his bed.
"Tetsuya! What's wrong?!"
"Taiga!" Kuroko then said as he locked his arms around his husband's neck, breaking out into tears.
"Shh, why are you so scared? I heard you screaming."
But, Kuroko didn't answer. Instead, he kept crying and crying for what seemed like an eternity to Kagami; they sat there in silence,
Kagami rubbing his back to try and calm him down.
"Please don't leave me," Kuroko managed to say in between hiccups.
"I'll never," Kagami replied in his ear. "I promise. I love you Tetsuya, always remember that."
"I'm scared, Taiga."
"I'm here, honey." Kagami then said while wiping the tears from his face. "Don't be stressed, it's bad for you and our baby." Kuroko fell silent.
Once more, Kagami embraced him and whispered in his ear sweet nothings to calm him. "It's just a nightmare. It's just a nightmare, Tetsuya."
…
"Tetsuya."
"Hmm?"
"Are you sure you still want to go to work?" Kagami asked worriedly as he placed an arm on his shoulder.
"Taiga, I'm just pregnant, not sick." Kuroko swats away his arm and walks faster.
I guess it's the hormones, Kagami thought. He was snapped out of his thoughts by Kuroko,
"Taiga, we'll be late, let's go."
"Okay, are you mad at me?" the redhead then asked.
"Huh?"
"Uh, when I asked you earlier. Are you mad?
I'm sorry; I was just worried about ―" Wordlessly, Kuroko then pulled his collar and kissed him on his lips smiled. "I'm not mad…I'm sorry too."
The taller male then hugged him tighter after which he whispered in his ear, "Okay, be careful honey…I love you."
"I love you too, Taiga."
Aomine woke up early and took a shower. After he'd done that, he put on comfortable clothing and favourite sneakers.
But it was not for work, he was going to play basketball. He had really missed playing the sport, since it was his day off, he decided to have a one-on-one with Kise.
He starts the day with his a routine of running ten laps and other forms of warm-ups before he headed to the court. While he was jogging, he saw a couple walking and
holding hands and laughing. He'd recognize those brightly coloured hairs of red and light blue anywhere.
Kuroko was laughing, Aomine even seeing his cheeks turning a rosy red at whatever the redhead was saying to him. The last time he saw Kuroko smile was at him back in the day, but now, he's married to his rival, Kagami Taiga. Aomine gritted his teeth and turned away, pretending to not to see anything.
It's an illusion, he thought to convince himself.
But, he couldn't deny it. It was the truth. Kuroko Tetsuya was already married. Kuroko Tetsuya rejected him. And yes, Kagami Taiga was alive and well… safe.
Whenever he sees the golden ring on the smaller man's finger, jealousy rises within him, simply because, Kuroko chose Kagami.
He was now Kagami Tetsuya…instead of Aomine Tetsuya. But, Aomine didn't even know that Kuroko was pregnant.
The tanned male then released his anger by punching the wall of the court.
"Why…? Why…Tetsu?" He muttered angrily.
"You promised me, you promised me that you wouldn't leave me." He then looked at them once more, "Why are you avoiding me, Tetsu?"
"Sensei!" a child's voice rang out. "I'm done!"
"Me too!" came another. "Do you like it?!"
"Yes, yes, they're both great! I like them!" Kuroko said as he pats the heads of his students.
The children smiled, their eyes shining and beaming with joy. Kuroko loved to see these faces of his beloved students and absentmindedly, he placed a hand on his stomach.
I can't wait to hold you in my arms; I can't wait to see you growing up…to spoil you, to make your dreams come true. Your papa and I love you so much.
Kuroko didn't notice his tears running down his cheeks. He quickly wiped it.
"Sensei," Rina-chan then asked. "Are you okay? Are you still sick?"
"No, I'm just happy."
"Then why are crying?"
"Because I received a precious gift." Kuroko smiled.
"Really sensei? What is it?" the child's eyes sparkling and her cheeks were flushed in red.
Kuroko then stands up and asks his students to sit in a circle. He then sat in the middle, and upon seeing their faces, he could tell that they were eager to know what he was going to tell them. He then closed his eyes and placed a hand on his belly.
"Class," he started. "I'm pregnant."
"Really sensei?!" they chorused.
"Yes, it's true."
"Yippie!" they then erupted into a series of cheers. But after they calmed down, one student had then asked,
"But, I don't see the baby." He said as he closed in towards his teacher. "Your stomach is not huge…my Mommy's stomach was huge…" he then made a gesture to indicate how big his mother was by making a semi-circle with his hands going from his chest to his navel.
Kuroko laughed and tried to explain to his students.
"The baby is only three weeks old."
"You mean…very small?"
"Yes," the light-blue haired man nodded.
"Wow…may I touch it sensei?"
"Of course."
"Me too! I want to touch the baby!"
And thus, they were all so happy and excited about the news that the entire class decided that they all wanted to touch Kuroko's baby.
The teacher didn't mind this at all; rather, he found them amusing.
Yukine-chan had asked if the baby was a boy, Rina-chan kept saying that she wanted to be a good 'onee-chan', and Ami-chan wanted to sing the baby lullabies.
"Sensei, sensei," Rina-chan said as she raised her arm.
"Yes, Rina-chan?"
"We have our music lesson today, right?"
"Yes," Kuroko answered. "And you seem really excited."
"Hai, I like to sing!" Rina-chan said as she jumped with excitement. Kuroko smiled at her antics and went over to the piano that was nestled in the left side of the classroom.
His students followed behind him and then sat on the floor when Kuroko had taken his seat.
Kuroko then starts to play the piano after which he began to sing:
Kira kirahikaru
Osorano hoshiyo
Mabataki shitewa
Minna o miteru
Kira kirahikaru
Osorano hoshiyo
"Okay class, let's sing together!"
"Hai!"
Kira kirahikaru
Osorano hoshiyo
Mabataki shitewa
Minna o miteru
Kira kirahikaru
Osorano hoshiyo
Kuroko and his students continued to sing many more songs until it was time for them to head home.
"Wow, sensei, you can play the piano." Hannah-sensei said. By this time, his students had already headed home, he was starting to pack his things.
"Yes, just nursery rhymes though," Kuroko said shyly.
"I see." She nodded. But she looked at bit serious. "By the way, how are you feeling now? Are you still dizzy?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Kuroko replied with a smile. He then placed a hand on his stomach.
"Omedetou, sensei," she then smiled.
"Eh? You heard it?"
"Of course, you're really lucky, sensei."
"Arigatou."
"Right, someone's been waiting outside of the gate for you, I forgot to tell you earlier."
"It's okay, Hannah-sensei,"
But she was curious. She had the tall redheaded man and wondered he who was.
"Ano, sensei," she then called out.
"Hmm?"
"The man outside…is he your partner?"
"Hai, he's my husband."
"I see." She then giggled as she turned her back to him. She then turned around and waved her goodbye after which she headed home while Kuroko walked to the gate where the firefighter was waiting at.
"How was work? Are you tired?" he asked as he kissed him on the lips.
Kuroko's cheeks flushed red as he punched him in the stomach.
"Ouch!" he let out.
"Not in public, Taiga."
"Heh~" Kagami began in a playful tone. "My wife wants it in a secret place, huh?"
"Stop that, or I will punch you."
"Okay, okay," the redhead surrendered.
"Want to go to Maji?"
"But I want Melon Bread." The smaller man pouted. Kagami was surprised to see his beloved pout and not craving on his favourite food.
"Melon bread…okay, what else?"
"Yes, and chocolate shake."
"Not vanilla milkshake?"
"No, chocolate shake."
"Okay," Kagami said nothing more as he knew that all this was just Kuroko's cravings. Kuroko then smiled as he leaned on his husband's shoulder.
A/N:
Yosh! Another chapter again :D i hope you like it ^_^ and Arigatou Nightmare-Taichou for being my beta reader :*
And reminder guys I do not own the characters of KNB, but I do own my story and also the song that I used was from the anime Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso/ Your lie in april (this is great anime It makes me cry) when Kousei's mother teaches or coaches him how to play a piano and then she sung it. And that song was a japanese of twinkle twinkle little star (If I am not mistaken :P)
Once again thank you minnasan for reading my story :*
