They took over two benches in the park and sat luxuriating in the March sun, eating takeout yakisoba and, in the case of the girls, chatting happily about basketball. Aomine and Kuroko just ate at each other in companionable silence, and listened in.

"Ooo, and Tai-chan," said Momoi, passing over the bag Aomine had been carrying, a huge bulging thing. "They didn't know your home address, so I have all your White Day return gifts here."

"Oh, yeah," said Taiga, and looked in it. She and Momoi had exchanged chocolates on Valentine's itself, but she was actually kind of impressed that there was anything at all from the guys, most of whom she'd made chocolate for just because Momoi had been so very careful about including them in her own batches. Tatsuya- who else, but Tatsuya- had enclosed Reese's Pieces, the huge kind two to a pack, and a whole pack of those. One for him and one for her, like they'd used to share them. She touched the familiar orange packaging. She hadn't had any of these in years. Boys like Tatsuya should have been outlawed. There was no note, but she hadn't expected any, and there wasn't anything on the Pocky assortment taped together, either. She'd never seen these flavours in stores. That was cool. Taiga was amazed someone had managed to pry these out of Murasakibara's hands to even send in return.

"This must be from Akashi," said Taiga. She paused as she lifted the pretty little box, elegant and well-crafted, wrapped in waxed paper. "What is it?"

"Some frou-frou stuff from Kyoto," said Aomine, with accuracy.

"Yatsuhashi from-" Momoi peered over Taiga's arm. "Ooo, that's very famous shop, Tai-chan. They're delicious!"

"Oh, he didn't put his name down," said Taiga. "But there are three boxes." She frowned at it. "Is that right?"

"He is used to purchasing for Murasakibara-kun's appetite," said Kuroko. So that had been what the mail was about.

"If he didn't put his name down, how did you know it was from Akashi," said Aomine.

"Five pages of thank-you note," said Taiga. "And- eating instructions and short summary of the history of- I can't read this. What did you get me?"

"What makes you think I got you anything?" said Aomine. Momoi smacked his arm, which produced a mild poof noise, and nothing else. His jacket didn't even dent.

"Of course he got you something," said Momoi. "Didn't you, Dai-chan."

Aomine shifted. "It's in the bag," he said. "Block of cooking chocolate. Biggest they had. It was on sale."

"Cool," said Taiga. "Thanks."

"At least it wasn't coupons," Momoi sighed.

"Coupons?" said Taiga.

"You don't get coupons," said Aomine. "You've only been around a year and you take my basketball shoes. You gotta do more than that to upgrade to coupons."

"Kagami-san is not missing much," said Kuroko.

"Fuck you you love my coupons," said Aomine.

"If that's what you want to call it," said Kuroko.

"Godiva from Kise," said Taiga. Bowing to his knowledge of Taiga's eating habits, Kise had gotten the largest box they had. Both Aomine's and Kuroko's expressions flatlined at the same time.

"Midorin didn't give his to me," said Momoi. Her smile sparkled. "I think he wants to give his to you in person."

"Oh," said Taiga. She ducked her neck into her scarf. "Well, I gave him his in person, so-"

"Oh, wow," sneered Aomine, for no reason that Taiga could see. "He gets loads, you know. He always has."

"It filled up the rickshaw," said Taiga. "Midorima had to get out and walk, there wasn't room. Takao only had like one bag. Anyway," she said. "These are great! All great. I wasn't expecting anything." Kuroko had already given her a solid Nigou-sized block of chocolate. Nigou-shaped, too. Taiga had just shuddered, and reminded him that chocolate couldn't bite anyone.