Hello my fellow fans! :D It's the eighth chapter already?! Oh my gosh! Well, just read and enjoy! There's still a LOT more to come. ^^ ~Sweet-Lemonade


Everyday after I told him about my childhood, Aomine came to visit me all day. It was pretty nice having someone to talk to all the time. Sometimes he would bring food that I actually liked instead of the nasty ass hospital food. And sometimes, he would bring flowers to replace the dying ones he got a couple days before. It was a sweet gesture.

"Oi, Taiga. When are you getting out of this place?" Aomine had taken up the habit of calling me by my first name.

"I don't know. All they've told me is that I can't play basketball for two months, which sucks." Aomine nodded, grunting slightly.

"Guess we can't play one-on-one for awhile." I nod sadly, looking out the window. "Hey, Taiga. I have something I wanna ask you."

"Yes, Aomine?" I look over at the Touou ace, seeing the serious look on his face.

"Why didn't Alex and Himoru call the cops on your dad before." My eyes widen and I gulp.

"Why do you ask?" He scowls and scoots his chair closer to my hospital bed.

"I'm just curious to know why they would let you pretty much suffer." I look away, itching around one of the cuts on my chest.

"Okay, I told them not to. There. It's not their fault."

"I'm still wondering why they would listen to you." I scowl and sit up, not daring to look at Aomine.

"I threatened to kill myself." We didn't say anything for a long while. I'm guessing my confession was a little shocking to Aomine. It's not like I expect him to understand. If he did, then I'd be worried.

"Has your dad been found yet?" I nod, my shoulders slumping.

"But…they don't know that he did this to me."

"What?" I gulp at the anger clear in Aomine's voice. I yelp as his hand grabs my shoulder and makes me look at him.

"What do you mean that the police don't know he did this?!" I start to coward back, thinking that I was gonna get hit.

"I-I'm sorry! P-please don't hurt me!" Aomine's eyes soften and he lets go of me, slumping back into his chair. He runs a hand through his hair and groaned.

"Sorry, Taiga. But please explain why you didn't tell them." I look down and sigh.

"W-well…they asked if I had any family here and I just told them about dad and they said that they'll find him so that he…would be able to see me." I see Aomine twitch from the corner of my eye.

"I'm telling them." My eyes widen and I shake my head quickly.

"N-no!" The sound of Aomine's teeth being ground together echoed through my room.

"Taiga, no matter what you say, I am going to tell them exactly what you told me."

"You do and I'll hate you forever."

"That's something I'm willing to live with as long as you're safe."


I just lay there, silent as Aomine flips through his Mai-chan magazine. That's when there was a knock on the door before the head police chief came in. Aomine flopped his head back to look at the man, a bored expression on his face.

"Mr. Kagami."

"Hello, officer Aomine." Daiki waves to the officer, hiding his magazine.

"Hey, dad." Mr. Aomine smiles at his son, then looks at me.

"Mr. Kagami-."

"You can call me Taiga." He nods and takes his hat off.

"Taiga, we have found Kagami Shijo, but he didn't want to see you. He was too upset." I nod, seeing Daiki scowl hard.

"Dad, I have a question." I gulp as Mr. Aomine kneeled down next to the tanner teen.

"Yes, son?" I feel myself start to sweat a little, scared that Daiki was gonna say something.

"Do you have any leads to who did this?" Damn it…

"No, I haven't done any questioning yet." I was so tempted to punch him. Mr. Aomine walks over to me and stands by the foot of my bed.

"Daiki, could you please leave. You can stay only if Taiga wants you to." I sigh and nod.
"Daiki can stay…since I already told him everything." The tan boy smiled and held up a little recorder, making my eyes widen.

"And if you don't tell the truth, I'll just give this to dad." I scowl and look away.
"Fine, Ahomine! It's not like I'd lie about this!" Daiki raises an eyebrow and crossed his arms over his chest. I gulp. That was such a lie. I only realized that after I said that.

"Oh, really? Even though you lied to me for 3 weeks about what was going on. I had to wait until you were in the hospital to get the answers I was looking for!" I gulp and look down, rubbing the back of my neck.

"Sorry, Aomine…I was just…scared." The Touou ace's eyes soften and he nods, leaning back in his chair.

"Right…I'm sorry." I smile and tilt my head slightly.

"What do you need to be sorry about, Daiki?" He didn't say anything, he just closed his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest. Mr. Aomine sighed and pushed his son out of the chair, planning to sit down when he saw the Mai-chan magazine. Daiki smiled awkwardly and rubbed the back of his neck, avoiding his dad's piercing glare.

"Aomine Daiki, what is this?" Before the teen could say anything, I spoke up.

"I-it's mine, Mr. Aomine." The two Ahos blink and look at me. I blush and look away, holding out my hand. The older one hands me the stupid magazine and sits down, patting his son's head.

"I'm sorry, son. I just thought that you started to look at those again after we told you not to." Daiki nods and smiles faintly.

"It's okay, dad. I know that you're just looking out for me." I look down at my lap and smile sadly. I've always wished that I would have a dad like that, but I figured out long ago, that will never happen. At least Aomine is able to be with his dad without being beaten or raped, and for that…I'm very grateful to know him. That way, I'm able to at least imagine what it's like to have a normal family.


"We'll go at your own pace, Taiga. If I'm going too fast, just speak up, okay?" I nod and watch as the officer in front of me takes out a small notepad. Daiki was sitting on the foot of my bed, patting my leg gently. This made me smile faintly, but not noticeable enough for either of them to say something.

"So, how old are you?" That's a strange question…

"16."

"What is your birth date?" I raise an eyebrow, but don't say anything.

"August 2nd, 1998." Mr. Aomine nods and smiles at me.

"Okay, you passed. I was asking because I just have to make sure you are who you say you are, yet I don't think you'd lie." I nod slowly, too drugged up to process anything he just said. The Touou player noticed this and laughed.

"Dad, he doesn't understand that. He's on so many pain killers that he can barely understand the questions." I nod, smiling down at the ground. It was Mr. Aomine's turn to laugh.

"Oh well. I'll explain later. Next question, do you live alone?" I start to nod, but stop.

"Well, usually yes, but dad is visiting, so right now, no." With a quick nod and the scribbling sound of pencil on paper, the officer continued.

"Do you have any enemies? Anyone who would have a motive to try to kill you?" I went silent, not really knowing how to answer that.

"I-I don't really know. I'm sorry." He just smiles and ruffles my hair, making me flinch, thinking that he was gonna hit me. He noticed this.

"Were you beat up as a kid?" My eyes widen and I look down.

"Y-yeah…"

"By other kids or by an adult?" I grip onto my arm, my way of clinging to reality so I don't go through my memories.

"B-by an adult…" There was a sad sigh and a pat on my shoulder.

"I am truly sorry. Who was the one who beat you?" I bite the inside of my cheek and look out the window, clenching my sleeve even harder.

"M-my…dad." Everything went silent as I said this. I could tell that Mr. Aomine was at a loss for words, considering he saw my dad today. My dad always puts a mask on whenever he's with people. The only ones who know how he really is is Alex, Himuro, mom, and I. But the difference is, when he was with mom, that mask went away and he would be happy. She always knew she was taking a risk marrying a sociopath, but she loved him. I guess mom was dad's shelter and…pretty much his savior. Once she was gone, he became cold and wanted to seek revenge on the one who took her away from him, meaning he would do anything to make me suffer.

"Are…are you sure it was your father." Before I could say a thing, Aomine spoke up.

"Yes, he is sure. I believe him because when I was over at his house one time, his dad downed almost a whole bottle of scotch. He also seemed really angry even though he was smiling and being nice towards me." His father nodded and sighed.

"Could you please explain why your father acts like that? Or do you not know?" I smile sadly and turn to face him.

"He's actually a diagnosed sociopath." The two Aomines eyes widen and their mouths drop. "H-how could he…"

"He's a really good actor. That's why he gets away with everything."


I'm gonna stop it there. I know, I'm evil and I'm sorry. Don't worry, though. I'm on a roll right now and I'll TRY to bang out the next chapter soon. Until next time! -Sweet-Lemonade