The latest chapters of Kuroko No Basuke is making so many other plots explode in my mind. Oh, how I wish that I could've known sooner so that I could've applied them here. *Sighs*
-7: Gathering Stars III-
Every afternoon turned out to be a guessing game for me. I call it the 'Is Seijuro coming today or not?' game. I'm happy that he came yesterday, though I still arrived earlier. But…I wonder about today?
Now, I don't really like the fact that I get here first. I've became part of the 'waiting side', when before I was always on the 'waited side'. Seijuro was usually, or more like always the one who was waiting for me.
A harsh strong wind suddenly blows, it gives me a feeling of being slapped all over. Thinking about it, the wind can be really soothing too right? Like when it gently blows and passes through my skin, and cooling me off in the process. I like that breeze so much better than this painful one. It may be just a gust of wind, and only lasts for a second, but it hurts so much. I realize that the wind is actually bipolar. Sometimes its gentle, and other times its not, it hurts me unknowingly. The wind is much similar to a certain someone I know.
The strong gust dies down, and the gentle breeze comes in. I close my eyes feeling the breeze while gently swaying myself back and forth in my swing I hum a soft tune to myself waiting for Seijuro to come.
Once I opened my eyes, the sky was already dark. Seijuro wasn't able to come today.
I rush out the room no one noticing me as I pass and slip away to reach out of the glass doors. As soon as I was out I looked around searching for that undeniably stand-out red hair. But it wasn't there anymore. He wasn't there anymore. Or maybe he wasn't really there.
I go back to our table to find Kise Ryouta in my seat laughing and apologizing at the same time. Takao notices me and just tells me to grab a chair, so I do.
"I'm really sorry, okay!" the blonde says smiling all the way. Aomine on the other hand, doesn't let him off and continually questions him. Momoi starts to giggle while Takao and Midorima's in their own little world. Suddenly Momois stops giggling and says, "Hey, where's Kuroko-kun?" I figured she noticed because Kise was sitting on my previous spot.
Inwardly sighing, I raise my hand to grab their attention and say, "I'm here." Takao seems to be the only one not surprised, but the one most surprised right now is obviously the one who just arrived here.
"Eh?! Who are you?" the model says looking at me then looking at everyone else. Momoi kindly introduces me to him.
"Kise-kun, this is Kuroko Tetsuya-kun. He's our schoolmate and also…a part of our club right?" Momoi says eyeing me then Kise. As expected of the manager. She probably saw my name when she was scanning through the new members spotting mine on the third string. Three of the people here in the club raise their eyebrow at this, a questioning look evident on each of their faces.
"You are?" the three says in unison looking at me and I can only nod in reply.
After eating, Momoi, being the cheerful person that she is suggested that we all stick together for some more time. Midorima and Aomine seemed to not like the idea, but Momoi, Kise, and Takao did. Without even needing my vote, the persuasive powers of the three were enough to let the other two agree with them.
I can actually go home already. I've got my groceries and I've ate, there's nothing much or really nothing I need here anymore. But I don't want to go home yet. I'm confident that what I saw was real. Red hair isn't common. And no one else's is as bright and fierce as that.
We go around the mall consistently stopping at the shops someone needs something. But once we passed by a sports shop everyone immediately rushed in, me following in closely behind to take a look around too. Aomine and Kise heads off to look at some shoes Momoi keeps going around and inspecting everything she touches. I see Takao and Midorima having their usual bickering at one side by the basketballs and I find myself just looking at them. All of them. A strange feeling comes up to me and a small smile finds its way into my face.
"You should smile more, Tetsuya." I was right. He was here. I turn my face to the direction of his voice and see Akashi with his lazing red hair and eye looking at me. Before I could even answer another voice enters the fray.
"Why is everyone here?" we all turn our heads to the purple haired giant with most likely something sweet in his hand.
"Everyone?" the rest says in harmony and finally see Akashi beside me. I really did complete the rainbow today.
Takao starts laughing hard at how everything is. Such a timed coincidence isn't it? I see Takao look at me for a sec then look at Akashi then he smirks at me. Don't tell me I'm still smiling. They all gather around us and all has this 'weirded' out but kind of happy look. Greetings and laughter arise and Midorima points out something I wish he didn't.
"Akashi, you know Kuroko?" everyone stops whatever they were doing and looks at us.
Akashi's lips turn upward as he replies, "Yes. Very much. Right, Tetsuya?"
I see them expectant to hear my reply. So I answer as normally as I always do. Blue orbs clear, erase all hints of emotions. Voice as monotonous as a robot. "Yes…" Akashi gave me a side glance, is he expecting me to say anything else? Oh…"Seijuro." There.
Their faces are a mixture of shock and amusement. And I see Seijuro smirking all the way. Now that I think about it I'm already used to calling 'Akashi' 'Seijuro' again.
We went around the mall a bit more, altogether. Eventually, Midorima and Takao said that they had to go. But before they did Takao pulled me in and said that they'd , being him and Midorima wants to talk to me for a bit.
"Hey Kuroko, we're pretty lucky today huh? Glad you came with us?" he asked cautiously looking past me for some reason.
"Yes. Thank you." I say really meaning it.
"Goodluck Kuroko. Let's go Takao." Midorima said turning. Wait. Goodluck? For what? Apparently its Takao's job to clarify anything that Midorima says.
"Yeah. You'll need it. It' scary how I can feel that guys glare from here. You're a brave person Kuroko. See you around. Bye!" they start to walk away and as I said my goodbye, I simultaneously turned to see Seijuro looking at my direction. Am I that obvious?
Just as I got back to everyone else, Kise and Aomine says they have other matters to attend to, and so does Momoi and Murasakibara. They bid their goodbyes and start to go to wherever they have to.
Now it's just me and Seijuro.
"Do you have to go home now too?" Seijuro says his demeanour turning into how he usually is when it's just us.
"No, not really." I say looking at the clock on the pillar.
"Good. Let's walk around a bit then." He says, at the same time grabbing the bags of my grocery. Seeing as he might take them all I tighten my hold on the others.
"Half." I instantly say and he looks at me sharply before saying,
"Are you sure? You must be tired walking all around with those in your clutch." Bulls eye. He's right. But I won't relent.
"Yes." I say my eyes staring at his. He inaudibly sighs and mutters something then said,
"That should be good for you anyways. But when you feel tired, you will give it to me." He says. And I nod knowing that that's the best I can do. He did say will. No other options available, but I'm okay with that. He was always like this anyways, but that's only with me. And I like it that way.
He shows me a small smile and says, "Let's go."
I've always wanted Kuroko to have some kind of 'happy-happy-friendly' relationship with Takao.
