Title : Regression
By: revenanttrickster
Disclaimer: Kuroko no Basket is owned by Fujimaki Tadatoshi
A/N: Thanks: SadisticPrincess13, Faliara, Calico Neko, gypsydancer529, flowingshadows, LyricoJ, Eleoopy, Crossroader32, BrokenBlackCat, Ryuuchi Seijuro, Quetoa, miki565, My Lunatic Crow, XxDeadSkiesxX, Myadorabletetsuya, Day-DayRyoshka, Kichou, Usagi323, aibeloved, Nikkiluv93, Icchan, therealladyearth for the reviews! Thank you to those who follow and favorite this story, too.
Special thanks to BlueberryFridge for giving me the idea of Aomine-being-scolded scene. It was supposed to be mild and funny but things got out of hand and the result changed. But I still hope you like it.
And as sorry for the late update, I made this chapter extra long. Enjoy reading!
Chapter 8: Basketball and Ice Cream
Aomine Daiki, the ace of the Generation of Miracles and currently Touou Academy basketball club, gawked dumbly at the apartment complex in front of him. So this is where that Bakagami lives. Lucky bastard, the blue head thought, envious. He easily went in and up at the top floor with no trouble, it seems like Kagami already notified the guards about him. He stopped at the dark red head's apartment door and rang the doorbell.
"Wait!" he heard Kagami shouted through the door. The door opened revealing Kagami who was wearing a black apron. "Oh, it's you," the dark red head said.
Aomine raised an eyebrow. "Of course, it's me. Who did you think it was? Your girlfriend?"
Kagami didn't choose to comment, just invited the blue head inside the apartment and led him to the kitchen, where little Kuroko was currently eating his breakfast. The teal head boy turned to face them when he heard their footsteps.
"Good morning Aomine nii-chan!" the little phantom cheerily greeted their blue haired visitor.
"Yo, Tetsu," Aomine greeted back and ruffled his former shadow's powder-blue hair, making it more messy than usual.
"Stop ruffling his hair," Kagami grumbled. "Do you know how difficult it was brushing his hair?"
"You call that brushing?" the blue head said. "His hair was still messy."
"Then, why don't you try it?" the dark red head challenged him.
"Gladly," Aomine smugly said, accepting the challenge. Helping Kuroko fixed his ridiculous bed hair in the morning whenever they had their training camp back in middle school, has its own advantages (although Kise was the one who normally did this but he can do it, too). He expertly and effortlessly brushed Kuroko's teal locks until it was in its usual style and only in a few minutes at that (Kagami took half an hour). He smirked at Kagami when he was done. "Well? What do you think?"
"Whatever," the dark red head glumly said. He took off his apron, put it in its usual place and sat in his chair to eat his breakfast.
The teal head boy looked up at the blue haired who was still standing and smiled. "Thank you for fixing my hair Aomine nii-chan."
"No problem Tetsu."
"Are you going to eat breakfast with us Aomine nii-chan?" the little phantom asked.
"Nah," Aomine said as he shook his head. "I already ate. And besides, is that even edible?" he stared at the pair's breakfast which consists of sunny side-up eggs, some bacon, and some toasts with a small jar of jam at the side. It looks like Kagami cooked an American style breakfast (actually, Kuroko requested it).
The dark red head snorted at the insult but didn't say anything since he was busy eating some bacon.
"Of course, it's delicious!" little Kuroko exclaimed, not knowing that the blue head was indirectly insulting Kagami. "Kagami-kun is a good cook!"
It was now Kagami's turn to smirk smugly at Aomine.
The blue haired teen chose to ignore that and face his former shadow. "Are you done Tetsu?"
The teal head boy drank his water before nodding a yes. "But I have to change out of my pajamas first," he said as he stood up.
"Need some help?" Aomine asked.
"I'm fine Aomine nii-chan," little Kuroko said while shaking his head. He hurriedly went to Kagami's bedroom to change.
Meanwhile, the dark red head took his plates as well as Kuroko's in the sink to be washed.
"How is Tetsu?" the blue haired ace of Touou asked, still staring at the direction the boy went.
Knowing what Aomine was really asking, Kagami answered, "He's a good kid. He's not like the other kids who were always crying. It wasn't that hard taking care of him."
"…I see," was the only thing the blue haired teen could say.
The teal head boy came back as fast as he could. "I'm done!" he declared. He was wearing a white shirt with a sleeveless light blue hoodie on top of it, a brown short and completing the look was a pair of white socks.
"Okay, we're leaving then."
"Don't you have school today Aomine nii-chan?" little Kuroko asked when he noticed that Aomine wasn't wearing a school uniform but a light-coloured V-neck sweater, a black jacket and white trousers.
"He must be skipping," the dark red head interjected. "Don't copy this guy Kuroko. He's a bad influence."
"Shut up Kagami," the blue head said, irritated. "It's my school's anniversary today so we're having a day off."
Kagami snorted and went to his bedroom to put on his gakuran and pick up Kuroko's bag as well.
"Where's Momoi nee-chan, Aomine nii-chan?" the teal head boy asked as he looked up at Aomine.
"She had some errands to run so she couldn't go with me to pick you up," the blue head replied. "Don't worry, you'll see her later."
The dark red haired ace of Seirin came back, now wearing his gakuran and gave the duffel bag full of Kuroko's things to Aomine.
"What's this?" the blue head asked as he took the bag from Kagami.
"It's Kuroko's," Kagami answered. "Akashi delivered it here yesterday."
Aomine nodded, understanding what that meant. He slung the duffel bag over his shoulder and held out his right hand to little Kuroko. "Let's go."
"Un!" the teal head boy nodded and took the offered hand.
The trio left Kagami's apartment without any fuss, which was shocking considering that the dark red and blue haired ace always argue whenever they see each other. They were walking down the street quietly, when Aomine had enough. "Why are you following us?" he asked, glaring at Kagami.
The dark red head glared back. "It's not my fault that we're going in the same direction."
Little Kuroko, sensing the tense atmosphere, looked between the two teens. "Are you fighting again Kagami-kun, Aomine nii-chan?"
The two aces stopped glaring daggers at each other when they heard the kid's question. "No," they said as they both looked away. They resumed their walking.
They passed a few more roads before Kagami suddenly stopped, he pointed at the road to his right. "I'll be going this way."
"Oh…" the teal head boy said, he was sad that he has to part ways with Kagami. "Bye Kagami-kun."
"Bye Kuroko," the dark red head said and patted the kid's head.
"Please tell Riko nee-chan and all the other onii-chan that I said hi."
"Will do," Kagami said. He nodded in the blue head's direction, waved goodbye to little Kuroko and walked down the road towards Seirin High School.
The little phantom waved back at the dark red head's retreating figure.
Aomine looked down at his former shadow. "Let's go Tetsu."
The teal head boy nodded in agreement. The ace and mini version of the phantom sixth man of the Generation of Miracles walked in comfortable silence to the blue head's house.
i.
"I'm home," the blue haired ace of Touou said as he took his shoes off and replaced it with indoor slippers. Little Kuroko copied him and took off his shoes, too.
"Welcome back Daiki," a beautiful middle aged woman greeted back. She was dressed in classic office attire, a white shirt with a dark blue navy jacket on top of it and a dark blue pencil skirt that rests above her knees. She was tall at five feet and five inches and has a flawless white skin (Aomine must have inherited his dark skin from his father). Her wavy blue hair—which is the same shade as Aomine—flowed freely from her back reaching up to her waist and her eyes as blue as the sky glittered in happiness at seeing her son. "You're back early," she said. "Where is Tetsuya-kun? I haven't seen that boy for a while now."
Aomine glanced at the teal head boy who was hiding behind him, he urged little Kuroko forward so that he could meet his mother. "Tetsu, meet my mom." He turned to his mother and gestured towards the boy. "Mom, this is Tetsu."
The blue haired woman gaped at the cute boy in front of her, not knowing how to react. After finally snapping out of stupor, she smiled—a sickeningly sweet smile—at her son. "You have a lot of explaining to do Daiki-kun~"
The ace of Touou blanched and gulped nervously. When his mother smiled like that it means hell for the one receiving it. Not to mention, she called him 'Daiki-kun' which really means bad news for him. He nodded his head in fear.
The blue haired woman knelt down so she could see the boy clearly and smiled. "Hi, I'm Aomine Akemi (1). I'm Daiki's mother."
The teal head boy stared at the woman in front of him, he shyly smiled back. "I'm Kuroko Tetsuya," he introduced himself and bowed. "Nice to meet you Aomine-san."
"Nice to meet you, too." Aomine Akemi straightened up and beckoned the two boys inside the house. "Don't just stand there boys, come in."
The three of them went inside, the blue haired woman to the kitchen to prepare some snacks and tea with Aomine following her so that he could explain Kuroko's situation after settling the boy down in the living room. While Akemi was setting some manjuus (2) in a plate, Aomine told her the story.
"…and that's what happened," the ace said finishing the story. He was currently sitting at the kitchen table and was about to sneak some manjuu.
The blue haired woman smacked his hand away as she started pouring tea to the cup. "I see," was the only thing she said to her son's story.
"You don't seem surprised," Aomine said as he rubbed his aching hand, his mother slapped hard.
Akemi smiled at her son mysteriously. "I've heard far stranger things than that Daiki."
With that enigmatic message, they went back—with Aomine carrying the tray of tea and manjuus—to the living room where little Kuroko was currently watching TV.
"Why don't you try some manjuu Tetsuya-kun?" the blue haired woman offered as she put the plate of manjuus on the table and handed a cup of green tea to the boy.
"Thank you Aomine-san," the teal head boy said as he took the offered cup.
"My, still polite as ever I see," Akemi said and pinched little Kuroko's chubby cheeks. "You're so cute. I wish I had a son as cute and as polite as you. Daiki turned out to be such a bore." She slyly glanced at her son.
Aomine rolled his eyes. "Stop it, Mom. You're being weird again," he said, ignoring the insult. If his mother keeps this up, there's a chance that she might proposed to adopt the boy. It wasn't unlikely to happen since she did offer to adopt Kuroko when he first brought the teal head to his home once. He was actually surprised that Kuroko took it in a stride and declined the offer politely. It shouldn't have been enough to discourage his mother but it didn't, she actually fell in love with the teal head more. She always talks about adoption whenever she has a chance she could get. He marveled at Kuroko for always putting up with his mother's antics.
The blue haired woman paid no heed to her son's remark and sighed. "I hate to leave Tetsuya-kun here all alone but I can't cancel my salon appointment—"
What am I, air? The ace of Touou sarcastically thought. I'm right here!
"—because I need to look young and beautiful for my dear in our trip," Akemi continued—unaware of her son's raging thoughts—and cupped her blushing face in elation.
Aomine shifted awkwardly, he really hated seeing his parents being all lovey-dovey in front him. There were some instances that, let's just say, scarred him for life.
"Speaking of which, where would Tetsuya-kun stay for the night?" the blue haired woman asked. "Your father and I will be gone for the whole weekend. And you'll stay at your uncle's place tonight because he needs your help with something so Tetsuya-kun can't stay here tonight."
"I already took care of it," Aomine said. "Tetsu will stay at Satsuki's place tonight."
"Oh~ Satsuki-chan, eh~?" Akemi said a teasing smile on her lips. "Why don't you just cancel your trip to your uncle's? Just stay here with Tetsuya-kun and invite Satsuki-chan, too. All three of you staying at this house all alone, it's just like having your own family Daiki."
The ace of Touou sighed and scowled at his mother's poor attempt of matchmaking. "Mom, how many times do I have to tell you that Satsuki and I don't have that kind of relationship?"
The blue haired woman pouted at her son. "You're no fun Daiki," she said. "Or maybe, both of you are in denial? I was in that stage once with your father. There was one time while I was out with my friends, and your father—"
"Okay, okay, that's enough Mom," Aomine intruded, his mother will go on and on about the supposed love stories between her and his father if he won't stop her right now. "You'll be late for your appointment."
"Oh my, you're right," Akemi said as she checked her watch for the time. "I'll be going ahead then. It was nice meeting you Tetsuya-kun~" She pinched the teal head boy's cheeks again.
Little Kuroko, who was quietly listening on their conversation as he ate, smiled at the woman. "It was nice meeting you, too Aomine-san. Have fun on your trip!"
So cute~, the blue haired woman thought as she sighed in bliss at the adorable boy. "Thank you," she said and then turned to her son. "Bye Daiki. Take care of Tetsuya-kun, okay?"
The ace of Touou lazily nodded. "Yeah, whatever."
Akemi raised an eyebrow at her son's nonchalance but didn't comment on it and merrily left the house.
Aomine let his shoulders relax after he was sure that his mother had finally left. He forgot how draining it was controlling his mother whenever Kuroko visited his place. He looked at the teal head boy who was currently sipping his tea calmly.
Little Kuroko noticed that the ace's blue eyes were fixed on him. "Is there something wrong Aomine nii-chan?"
"…Nothing."
"Aomine-san seems like an interesting person," the teal head boy commented. "And pretty, too!"
The ace of Touou sighed at the boy's words. You said the same thing when you first met her. He took a manjuu from the plate. "After we eat, what do you want to do?"
Little Kuroko glanced up at the teen contemplating. "Does Aomine nii-chan play basketball?" he finally asked.
Aomine blinked in surprise but, nonetheless, answered. "Yeah, I do."
"Then, can Aomine nii-chan teach me basketball?"
"I don't mind but why?"
"Kagami-kun promised me that we'll play basketball next time. But I never played basketball before so I want to learn."
Aomine frowned. He felt something he couldn't describe when he heard the boy's reason. Okay, he was bit…jealous. There, he said it. He wants to be the first one to play and teach little Kuroko basketball. He was his light first before Kagami anyway. He's entitled to it. And besides, making a promise to a kid, that idiot! Can he even fulfill that promise? He looked down at the little phantom. "I'll teach you and then afterwards we can play together."
The teal head boy's cerulean eyes sparked in excitement and happiness. "Un! I can't wait!" he exclaimed and gave the teen a dazzling smile.
The ace of the Generation of Miracles grinned at his former shadow, ruffling the boy's powder-blue hair. The pair ate their manjuu and laughed heartily as Aomine told his adventures of catching crayfishes and cicadas in the summer when he was a kid.
ii.
After eating their snacks, the ace and mini version of the phantom sixth man of the Generation of Miracles went to a nearby street ball court to play. Aomine taught the teal head boy the basics of basketball like how many players there are and their positions, how long a game lasts in each quarter, point system and other basic rules. At first, he was worried that little Kuroko wouldn't understand but as it turns out, Kuroko absorb his teachings like a sponge. The only problem is…
The blue head inwardly sighed when the teal head boy tried to dribble the ball only to fail yet again. Little Kuroko was starting to get frustrated when he couldn't dribble the ball even once and his Aomine nii-chan took the time to teach him, too.
Aomine, sensing what the boy was feeling, patted little Kuroko on the head in comfort. "Sorry Tetsu. I forgot you couldn't use this ball yet," he apologized.
The teal head boy blinked up at the blue haired teen, brushing away the tears that were gathering in the corner of his eyes. "What do you mean Aomine nii-chan?"
"Well," Aomine said as he picked up the ball. "This is the ball that I usually used when I play. But there are basketballs for kids like you, they're smaller than this." He handed the ball back to the boy. "But we can still play even if you can't dribble."
"Really?" little Kuroko asked, hopefulness shining in his azure eyes.
"Yup!" Aomine went under the basket. "Here. Pass me the ball Tetsu."
The teal head boy looked worried. "I don't know if I can pass the ball all the way there Aomine nii-chan."
"You wouldn't know unless you try," the blue head said, persuading the kid. "Just pass the ball as hard as you can Tetsu."
Little Kuroko nodded, determined. He didn't know why but something was telling him that he can do it if he set his mind to it. It was like his body was on auto pilot; he put his left foot forward, his body bending a little and both of his hands were holding the ball. And with a flick of his wrists, he passed the ball as hard as he can to Aomine.
The blue head's eyes widen in surprise when he saw the teal head boy's form. It was like Kuroko's cyclone pass minus the spinning and both of his hands were holding the ball. He blinked when he saw the ball coming through his way; he easily caught it, automatically spun around and dunked the ball hard in the basket. He hanged onto the hoop for a minute before letting go.
Little Kuroko clapped his hands in awe at the teen's powerful dunk. "You're so cool Aomine nii-chan!"
"Ah…" Aomine said, distracted. He looked at his hands reminiscently, a sense of nostalgia hitting him. When he caught the little phantom's pass, a scene in the past flashed through his mind. The roughness of the pass, the sting on his hand when he caught the ball and the hesitancy showing in Kuroko's eyes. It was the same as the time when Kuroko was trying his cyclone pass.
iii.
"What are you doing Tetsu?" Aomine asked when he opened the doors of the gym and saw his shadow. He watched as the teal head half-heartedly dribbled the ball.
"Aomine-kun," Kuroko greeted him. "I was just trying a new pass."
"What kind of pass?"
"A long pass. A pass that can reach the other side of the court."
"Woah! You can do that?!"
"I haven't done it yet Aomine-kun. Whenever I try, the ball will only reach half of the court."
"Well, you're going to need a powerful force to back up that kind of pass."
"What do you suggest Aomine-kun?"
"Hmm…how about a storm pass," the blue head said as he traced a circle in the air with his finger for demonstration. "The longer it is, the powerful it gets."
"That doesn't make any sense Aomine-kun."
"Just try it! You won't know unless you try, right?" Aomine said and eagerly ran on the other side of the court. "C'mon Tetsu, I know you can do it!"
Kuroko's eyes that were blankly staring at the blue head softened. Trust Aomine to help him whenever he's on a slump. He remembered how Aomine traced a circle in the air. Suddenly, he made a 360 degree spin and passed the ball to Aomine on the other side of the court with a flick of his wrist.
Aomine was stunned when the teal head suddenly spun. It was thanks to his fast reflexes that he caught the ball that was rapidly coming through his way. He grinned triumphantly when he caught the ball, only to hastily drop it. "Tetsu that hurt!" Aomine grumbled as he futilely blew his stinging hands.
"I'm sorry Aomine-kun," Kuroko apologized as he ran to the blue head's side. "I didn't know I passed the ball that hard."
"Yeah…" Aomine said and then grinned at the teal head. "But you did it Tetsu!"
Kuroko smiled. "It was all thanks to Aomine-kun," he said. "But I still need more practice if I want to perfect that pass."
"I'll help you then!"
"Are you sure Aomine-kun? Your hands might get sore."
"It's fine. I'll help you complete it," Aomine said as he raised his fist to the teal head. "Because I'm your light, right?"
Kuroko smiled in agreement and bumped their fists together. "Let's do our best Aomine-kun."
Aomine grinned. "Of course!"
iv.
"—nii-chan? Aomine nii-chan?"
The blue haired ace of Touou snapped out of his trance when he felt someone touched his hand. He looked down at the mini version of his former shadow.
"Are you okay Aomine nii-chan?" the teal head boy asked, tilting his head worriedly. "I've been calling your name for a while now but you wouldn't answer."
"Sorry, I just…remembered something," Aomine forlornly said. He shook his head as if shaking off what he just remembered and knelt down at little Kuroko's level. "Do you want to play some more?"
The teal head boy nodded. "Un!"
The ace and mini phantom of the Generation of Miracles played basketball enthusiastically, with little Kuroko passing the ball to the teen and Aomine shooting it with his formless style (which the boy found amazing). Sometimes the blue head will pass the ball to the little phantom which the boy happily caught. There was even a one time that little Kuroko wanted to shoot the ball so Aomine had to carry him near the hoop so that he can shoot, which was the same time a woman—who happened to pass by—saw them and told them that they were cute. Aomine turned red in mortification at the comment while little Kuroko smiled and thanked her. They played some more after that. It wasn't the same when they played one-on-one when they were in middle school (due to circumstances) nonetheless it was still fun for the both of them.
When the blue haired ace noticed that the teal head boy was getting tired, he suggested a break and they sat on a bench near a vending machine. Aomine got a drink for both of them. "Here," he handed the can of drink to little Kuroko.
The teal head boy accepted the drink and thanked the teen. They sat there, drinking their beverages in awkward silence, lost in their own thoughts.
"Are you sure you're okay, Aomine nii-chan?" little Kuroko asked, breaking the strained atmosphere between them.
Aomine almost choked his drink when Kuroko suddenly spoke. He looked at the boy sitting beside him. "What are you saying Tetsu?"
The teal head boy looked up at the blue head. "I don't know why but I get the feeling that Aomine nii-chan has a problem. And I want to help Aomine nii-chan because you're taking care of me."
Are kids these days this smart and mature? Then again, this is Tetsu so I guessed its normal, Aomine pondered in thought. He glanced at his former shadow and saw the worry in his eyes. He averted his eyes, clutched the can with both of his hands and looked down at his lap. "…It's not actually a problem," he started to say. "There's this guy, a friend of mine. We met in middle school and played basketball together. We were partners and it was fun playing with him and with our team. I always thought that we will play together as a team for as long as we could but then everything changed. I changed."
Aomine gripped the can harder. "I got too strong and overwhelmed our opponents. I just wanted a rival that could match against me but there was no one. And the next thing I knew, basketball was no longer fun as it used to be. But Te—I mean this guy, wanted to help and bring back my love for basketball. I was a jerk and ignored him. I discarded his feelings and hurt him."
"And then, what happened?" little Kuroko asked somberly.
"We graduated and went to different high schools," the blue head continued. "We met again as rivals and in our first match, I defeated him. But he never gave up and vowed to beat me if we ever played again. And when we had our rematch in Winter Cup, he fulfilled his promise and defeated me."
The teal head boy tilted his head. "You lost?"
Aomine glanced at little Kuroko. "Yeah, I lost," he said. "It sucks, you know, losing. Then again, that match was the most fun I ever played in a long while. And after that game, I finally understood what that guy was always trying to say. That winning wasn't everything." He looked up at the light blue sky—almost the same hue as Kuroko's hair. "He's always been that way, helping his friends even if we hurt him before. It was supposed to be me saying sorry because I got arrogant and prideful but instead it was him who saved me."
"So both you and your friend are okay now, right?" the little phantom asked. "You're friends again?"
The blue head scratched his left cheek. "Yeah, I guess so," he answered hesitantly. "He even asked me to teach him how to shoot since it was his weakness."
"If both of you are friends again then why do you still look worried, Aomine nii-chan?" little Kuroko wondered.
"W-Well, you know, I-I…" Aomine stammered. "I wanted to do something from him as a thank you but I don't know what to do because it's embarrassing. And it's not like we can play one-on-one since we did that a lot and I wanted it to be special. And I—"
The teal head boy interrupted the blue head's ramble by giggling.
Aomine's left eye twitched in annoyance. "Oi! Why are you laughing?! I'm being serious here!"
"Because Aomine nii-chan was being silly," little Kuroko said as his laughter died down. "If you feel grateful for your friend, all you have to do is just say thank you. If you say thank you from the bottom of your heart, I'm sure that he will accept and appreciate your feelings."
The blue haired ace blinked in bewilderment at the kid. He couldn't believe that he got a sound advice from a kid even if it's Kuroko. He grinned at the teal head boy, ruffling his powder-blue hair and stared straight at Kuroko's azure ayes, gratitude reflecting in his dark blue eyes. "Thank you Tetsu."
Little Kuroko was surprised at the sincerity in Aomine's voice. He could feel the heart-felt emotion in the teen's words. He didn't know why but hearing those words from the blue head, he suddenly felt light and content. He smiled widely at Aomine. "You're welcome Aomine nii-chan!"
The ace and mini version of the phantom sixth man of Teikou was smiling at each other as a soft breeze blew past them. Their tranquil and peaceful moment was abruptly ruined by a loud shout of, "Tetsu-kun!" Both of them whirled towards the direction of the voice and saw Momoi waving madly at them.
The pink head ran towards them and immediately sat beside the teal head, placing her 'surprise' for the boy on her lap.
Aomine gulped anxiously and pointed at the thing in his childhood friend's lap. "Wh-What is that Satsuki?"
"What are you talking about Dai-chan? It's obviously a bento." Truth to be told, it really was a three layered bento wrapped in a pink colored furoshiki (3).
"Please tell me you bought that from a store."
Momoi shook her head and smiled. "Of course not! I made this for Tetsu-kun!"
"Momoi nee-chan made me a bento?" little Kuroko asked before Aomine could say anything rude or otherwise.
The pink head nodded eagerly and untied the furoshiki's knot. She was excited to feed the boy with the food she painstakingly made.
"W-Wait!" the blue head stopped her. "You're going to let Tetsu eat all of that?!"
Momoi rolled her eyes at him. "Don't worry Dai-chan. I made your share."
That's not what I meant! Aomine angrily thought.
The pink head continued to unwrap the furoshiki covering the bento and proudly showed the contents to both boys. The blue head's jaw dropped in shock whereas the teal head boy blinked in surprise, the bento's appearance was, simply put, unappetizing and seems inedible (Aomine expected it but this was beyond his imagination). The ume-gomashio (4) with Kamaboko flowers furikake (5) on the rice was all right except that the rice was half-cooked. The meat, which were supposed to be the chicken karaage (6) and mini hamburger were burned, its color almost black. The tamagoyaki (7) turned into a scrambled egg and it looks like that there were some egg shells in them. The only thing that looks okay was the cherry tomato salad but considering it was Momoi who prepared it, there must be something unusual in them. All in all it was, without a doubt, far from the normal bento that the little phantom eats.
Little Kuroko looked up at Aomine; silently asking for his help as he doesn't want to eat the bento but at the same time didn't want to hurt his Momoi nee-chan's feelings.
Aomine doesn't know what to do. He doesn't want to eat Momoi's cooking (once was enough) and he really doesn't want little Kuroko to taste that. So he has no choice but to trick her.
"Hey Satsuki, look!" the blue head yelled as he pointed at something behind the pink head.
Momoi turned to look. "What?"
Aomine quickly pushed the bento off of his childhood friend's lap, making it crashed to the ground and its contents spilling over. The three of them looked down at the now destroyed bento (although it was already ruined in the first place).
The blue head felt guilty but he had to do it or else he and Kuroko will have to suffer hours of stomachache. Little Kuroko, the only witness to the incident, tried to cheer up Momoi and suggested an idea to eat in a family restaurant.
"But," the pink head sniffed. "I made those just for you."
"I know," the teal head boy said and was starting to feel guilty as well. "I'm sorry that I didn't get to taste your bento but I'm happy that you made it for me." He smiled at Momoi. "It's the thought that counts."
The pink head stared at the teal head boy in wonder. "Tetsu-kun…" She gave the boy a bone-crushing hug. "Tetsu-kun!"
Aomine tried to separate Momoi away from little Kuroko with no success. After Momoi finally let go of the boy (to which Aomine and little Kuroko breathed a sigh of relief), they cleaned up their mess and proceeded to go to a nearby restaurant.
Upon arriving there, they ordered their lunch with Momoi choosing tonkatsu (8) with shredded cabbage, rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles. Little Kuroko decided on Japanese hamburger rice from the kid's menu. While Aomine, without a second thought, picked the yakiniku all-you-can-eat course.
Momoi and little Kuroko stared at the blue head with a deadpan expression on their faces.
Aomine noticing their expression, complained. "What?"
"You should eat more vegetables Aomine nii-chan," the little phantom reprimanded him, as if the blue head was the child and not him.
Aomine snorted. "Men are all about the meat."
The pink and teal head both shook their heads in hopelessness at the blue head's ridiculous excuse but left it at that.
When their ordered food came, they all ate with gusto and with a light conversation in between. Aomine told little Kuroko some embarrassing stories about Momoi in which Momoi retaliated with more humiliating stories about Aomine.
The teal head boy laughed at their stories and how they always squabble. So this is how siblings bicker, he thought. He was an only child and doesn't know how siblings act with each other, so he was glad that he can see it in Aomine and Momoi. He always wanted a sibling but it seems that his parents wasn't interested in giving him one and told him that before getting married, they decided to only have one child, which was him. He obviously knows that Aomine and Momoi aren't related but he can still see how close their relationship is. And he was lucky and contented that he got to spend time with both of them.
After eating their lunch (in which Momoi and little Kuroko watched Aomine eat until his stomach was full since they finished first), they agreed to eat GoriGori Kun for dessert. They were strolling when they passed a boutique with cute dresses on display and Momoi wanted to take a look. She asked the two boys to go on ahead as she wants to try some of the clothes. Aomine and little Kuroko looked at each other before doing what they were told, went to the direction of the nearest convenient store and left Momoi to do her shopping.
v.
With her left hand on her knee and the other holding two paper bags, the pink haired manager panted in exhaustion in front of Aomine and little Kuroko (who were eating their GoriGori Kun) as she saw both of them at the convenient store and caught up with them. "Mou Dai-chan! Why did you pick here? It's too far away! There was a convenient store near the boutique, you know!" Momoi complained. She was looking for them for almost an hour before finding them there.
The blue head froze when he remembered why he picked this store but shook it off and shrugged his shoulders at his childhood friend in reply.
The pink head sighed hopelessly when Aomine didn't give her a decent reply. She then held out her free hand to him.
The blue head stared at Momoi's hand. "What are you doing Satsuki?"
Momoi pouted. "Where's my GoriGori Kun?!"
"Huh? Buy your own."
"I'm tired because you made me ran all the way here. At least buy me a GoriGori Kun!"
"No! And it's not like I told you to run!"
The teal head boy (thank goodness for him) intervened before things escalated. "Here," he handed his ice cream stick to Momoi. "You can have this instead Momoi nee-chan."
The blue and pink head paused at the words the boy spoke, it was the almost the same as that time. They both peeked at the stick little Kuroko was holding and wasn't surprised when they saw the word 'win' written on it.
Yup, it's the same as before, Aomine thought.
Meanwhile, Momoi's feelings and thoughts were overflowing in happiness. Kuroko, even when turned into a kid, was still the same. He gave her the ice cream stick just like that time in Teikou when Momoi fell in love with him for the first time. She couldn't contain her excitement anymore and proceeded to hug the boy. "Tetsu-kun! I love you Tetsu-kun!"
Little Kuroko was stunned when the pink head hugged him all of a sudden but happily embraced her back. "I like Momoi nee-chan, too."
Both teens froze at that, shocking the blue haired ace and Momoi, who already reached her quota of Kuroko's charm attacks, promptly fainted.
"Momoi nee-chan!"
"Satsuki!"
vi.
The ace and mini version of the phantom sixth man of the Generation of Miracles were walking silently home, with Aomine carrying the passed out pink haired manager on his back.
The teal head boy glanced at the blue and pink haired teens. "Aomine nii-chan and Momoi nee-chan sure are close."
Aomine blinked in surprise at his former shadow's statement and looked down at the boy beside him. "Yeah, I guess so. We're childhood friends after all and known each other since we were kids."
"I wish I had someone like that. Someone who I can be close with," little Kuroko said wistfully.
The blue head was getting uncomfortable since he doesn't know what to do or say to comfort the boy. He really isn't good at this sort of stuff, so he decided to just say what he thinks. "Well, you have us now, right?"
"Eh?" the teal head boy looked up at teen.
"I mean, me and Satsuki," Aomine said. "There's also that Ba—uh, Kagami and Kise, Midorima, Murasakibara, Akashi and Seirin. We're your friends now."
Little Kuroko looked astonished at the teen's speech, his heart started to beat faster and he could feel a lot of emotions he couldn't name coursing through him. And then suddenly, his eye's watered and tears started to fall down his cheeks.
The blue haired ace was shocked when the teal head boy started to cry. "O-Oi Tetsu, why are you crying?"
"Be-Because," little Kuroko tried to say but couldn't formulate his thoughts. He sniffed and sobbed louder.
Aomine was panicking now. He doesn't know how to pacify the teal head boy and he can't carry him as he was still carrying Momoi on his back. Not to mention, they were now gathering unwanted attention especially from a group of mothers sitting on the park bench (they were passing by a children's park). He carefully knelt—as to not jostle the pink head—in front of little Kuroko. "D-Don't cry Tetsu," he said trying to mollify the kid. Either the teal head boy didn't hear him or chose to ignore him as he still continued to cry.
The blue head was now at loss on what to do. He really wished Momoi was awake since she might calm the boy down. He then noticed that one mother (who seems to be the leader of the group) was marching towards him. Great, he sarcastically thought. Out of everyone, this just had to happen in front of some meddlesome old hags.
"Excuse me?" the housewife (or old hag as Aomine nicknamed her in his thoughts) said as she snobbishly looked down at the crouching teen. "Just what do you think you're doing to this poor boy?"
Aomine frowned. "I wasn't doing anything wrong."
The old hag raised an eyebrow. "Really? Then why is he crying?"
The blue haired ace was starting to get pissed. "Look, I—"
"And what's more, that young lady on your back, what happened to her? Why is she unconscious?" the old hag interrupted. "Did you kidnap her? Maybe you kidnapped this boy, too! You look like someone who would do such a thing!"
Aomine clenched his fist tightly and glared at the nosey woman. "You," he hissed.
The housewife backed away in fear, the blue head looked menacing. "I-I'm g-going to call the police," she said while trembling. "I'll have you arrested."
"No!"
Both Aomine and the housewife were taken aback when the teal head boy unexpectedly shouted.
"Don't take Aomine nii-chan!" little Kuroko yelled, his eyes even when shining with tears were still full of determination. "Aomine nii-chan isn't like that. Aomine nii-chan is nice; he taught me basketball, played with me and even took care of me! He's my nii-chan so don't take him away from me!"
The blue head's eyes widen in disbelief at the boy, he was glad that little Kuroko thinks of him that way (and maybe a little bit embarrassed, too). He felt his anger dissipated at the boy's declaration. Making sure that he has a good grip of Momoi on his back, he stood up, ignoring the old hag who has a flabbergasted expression on her face and held out his left hand for the teal head boy. "Let's go Tetsu."
Little Kuroko nodded, wiping the tears at the corner of his eyes then his stained cheeks and took the teen's hand.
Aomine turned to the housewife. "Next time, maybe you should ask for the whole story before making baseless accusations," he said. "Wrong assumptions could lead to trouble, you know." He glanced at the group of mothers who were watching them in rapt attention. "And maybe you should watch your own kids more instead of gossiping with others." On that note, he walked away with the teal head boy in tow.
Once they were far enough, the blue haired ace sighed in exasperation. He really hates people who are judgmental and always meddles into other people's business.
"I'm sorry Aomine nii-chan."
Aomine looked down in surprise at the kid's apology. He can see that little Kuroko felt guilty at what happened. "It's not your fault."
The teal head boy shook his head. "It was my fault," he insisted.
"Why did you cry? Did I say something wrong?" the blue head asked, turning the conversation away to another topic.
Little Kuroko shook his head again. "I didn't cry because I was sad. I cried because I was happy."
"Huh?" was Aomine's smart reply.
The teal head boy started fiddling with his hoodie. He couldn't look at the blue head in the eye since he was feeling a bit shy. "Due to my weak presence, I never had friends. I was always forgotten and whenever I tried to talk to them, they couldn't see me. And when they did, they always tell me not to scare them. I was always all alone and I felt lonely."
He stopped to a halt and faced Aomine, who stopped walking as well. "But I'm happy now because I got to meet Aomine nii-chan and Momoi nee-chan. Even Kagami-kun, Sei-nii, Midorima nii-chan, Murasaki nii-chan, Kise nii-chan, Riko nee-chan and all the other nii-chan." He gave the blue haired teen a brilliant smile. "Aomine nii-chan was right. I now have lots and lots of friends and even gained brothers and sisters."
Aomine was speechless and doesn't know what to say but he felt happy, too. He grinned widely and ruffled little Kuroko's teal locks affectionately.
The teal boy's smiled and stared at the blue haired ace in wonder as the orange setting sun illuminated behind him, making the teen shine radiantly when he smiled.
Aomine, noticing this, asked. "What?"
Little Kuroko blinked, still smiling. "I just thought that Aomine nii-chan should smile more often."
"Huh?!"
The teal head boy giggled. "It's just that when Aomine nii-chan smiles, you seem to shine brightly like the sun. And it reminds me of Aomine nii-chan's first name."
"Wh-What?!" the blue head spluttered and he could even feel his face heating up.
"I think Aomine nii-chan looks more cool and handsome that way."
Aomine blushed harder. "Stop spouting nonsense!"
The teal head boy couldn't help it and laughed, this was the first time he saw Aomine so flustered.
"Stop laughing!"
Their ruckus caused the sleeping pink head to stir awake and opened her eyes, showing her pink orbs.
Little Kuroko saw that Momoi had woken up. "Momoi nee-chan is awake!"
The pink head blinked her sleepiness away and became aware that she was being carried on her blue haired childhood friend's back. She then asked him to put her down. When her feet touched the ground, she noticed that Aomine was wearing a weird expression on his face (and was he blushing?). She looked between him and the teal head boy. "What happened? What did I miss?" she asked.
Little Kuroko glanced at the blue head—who was still red—and smiled an innocent smile at Momoi. "Nothing~"
The pink haired manager was suspicious; there was something they're not telling her. "Both of you are hiding something. What is it?"
Aomine, after finally composing himself, scowled at Momoi. "Nothing happened, Satsuki."
The pink head pouted. "You're lying! Tell me, I want to know!"
"I told you, we aren't hiding anything."
The teal head boy watched the two teens quarrel again with a smile on his face. He then took Aomine's left hand and Momoi's right hand.
Both teens stopped arguing, looked down at the boy in surprise and saw his cute smile.
Little Kuroko held both of the teen's hands in his tighter. "Let's go home Aomine nii-chan, Momoi nee-chan?"
Pushing aside her curiosity, Momoi smiled. "Un! Let's go home."
Aomine didn't say anything and just nodded but you could see a pleased look on his face.
With the setting sun and the red-orange sky as their background, the three of them walked home with the teal head boy between the two teens, clutching their hands in contentment.
vii.
Aomine, Momoi and little Kuroko stopped in front of the pink head's house which was just beside Aomine's home. The blue head quickly said his goodbyes to little Kuroko and Momoi and dashed towards his house. The pink and teal head boy watched his retreating figure in confusion.
Momoi turned to little Kuroko. "Let's go inside Tetsu-kun. I'll introduce you to my mom and dad."
The teal head boy nodded and they went inside the pink head's home.
"I'm home! I brought Tetsu-kun with me!" the pink head announced as she replaced her shoes with indoor slippers and helped the teal head boy with his. After that, they went to the living room and saw a middle aged man—who must be Momoi's father—watching TV.
"Tetsu-kun, I'd like you to meet my father, Momoi Kazuo (9)," the pink head introduced. "Dad, this is Kuroko Tetsuya-kun."
"Nice to meet you Kuroko-kun," Kazuo greeted the boy. He was good-looking with his brown hair, gray eyes and smile on his face. He was a few inches shorter than Aomine at his six feet height. He was wearing plain black pants with a white shirt tucked in. He wasn't surprise that Kuroko turned into a kid since Momoi already told her parents about Kuroko's situation.
Little Kuroko bowed. "Good evening Momoi-san."
"Dad, where's Mom?" the pink head asked when she didn't saw any sign of her mother.
"You're mother just came home," the brunet man answered. "She's upstairs changing. She'll be down in a minute."
Precisely after that, a pretty middle aged woman came to the living room. She was an inch taller than Momoi at five feet four inches. Her magenta colored hair was the opposite of her daughter which only reached up to her shoulders. She was wearing a light blue turtleneck and a black pencil cut skirt. Her pink eyes immediately sparkled when she noticed the teal head boy beside her daughter. "Is this Tetsuya-kun?" She didn't wait for any confirmation and suddenly hugged the boy to her ample chest. "Akemi was right! You are so cute!"
Momoi introduced her mother. "Tetsu-kun, this is my mother, Momoi Tsubaki (10)."
Little Kuroko couldn't respond (he couldn't even breathe) as he was being smothered by the magenta haired woman.
Kazuo noticing this, asked his wife to let go of the poor boy. "Dear, you should let go. Kuroko-kun can't breathe."
"Oh, I'm sorry," Tsubaki said as she hastily freed little Kuroko from her crushing hug.
The teal head boy inhaled his much needed air. He really thought he was going to die from suffocation.
"Tetsuya-kun, are you hungry?" the magenta haired woman asked, she didn't know that she almost choked the boy to death evidently. "I could cook for you!"
The brunet man blanched when he heard that.
"I'll help you Mom!" the pink head volunteered. "I want to cook for Tetsu-kun!"
If possible, Kazuo paled even more. "Now dear, Satsuki, why don't I just cook dinner tonight?" he quickly suggested.
Tsubaki put her hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow at her husband. "Why?"
"And Dad, you just cooked dinner last night," Momoi added unhelpfully.
Because you're going to kill both me and Kuroko-kun if the two of you cooked together, the brunet thought. He smiled shakily at his wife and daughter. "Because, my dear, you just came home. I'm sure you're exhausted from your work. And Satsuki played with Kuroko-kun all afternoon so I know she's tired as well."
"I am quite tired," the magenta haired woman admitted. She thought hard for a minute. "Fine," she said, finally agreeing to her husband's suggestion. "You can cook for tonight." She turned to little Kuroko. "I'll just stay with Tetsuya-kun then."
"I'll stay here, too!" the pink head said.
That was close, Kazuo inwardly sighed in relief. He went to the kitchen and started preparing their dinner.
The teal head boy—unaware that he just narrowly missed death—happily played with both mother and daughter of the Momoi family.
viii.
The Momoi family plus little Kuroko ate their delicious dinner courtesy of Kazuo. In between their meal, Tsubaki told some stories about her and her husband, how she became friends with Aomine Akemi, how Momoi and Aomine first met, stories in Momoi's childhood and such. She asked the teal head boy to tell something about himself, too. It was because of that, that the pink haired manager learned new things about Kuroko that she didn't know before. Like he apparently can't ski (but wants to learn), his favorite colors are red, black and blue, his favorite season is spring, his favorite fruit is strawberry, his family once had a dog and wants to adopt another (Momoi remembered Kuroko's new pet Nigou), he likes ghost stories and many more things. Momoi made a mental note to add these new information on her database and asked Kuroko (once he was back to normal) to update them.
After their hearty meal, the pink head and little Kuroko took a bath together and then played some games like shiritori (11), daifugou (12) and karuta (13) with the two adults in the living room.
It was when Tsubaki was in the kitchen, preparing the strawberry shortcake as their dessert and Kazuo was upstairs making some calls that Momoi remembered to ask little Kuroko. She turned to the boy beside her. "Tetsu-kun, where are you going to stay tomorrow?"
The teal head boy looked up at the pink head. "Murasaki nii-chan," he responded with a smile.
"Eh? Mukkun?" Momoi asked in surprise. She thought he might pick Kise or anyone in Seirin. "But why?"
"Because Murasaki nii-chan gave me vanilla candy."
The pink haired manager sweatdropped at the boy's reason, nevertheless she accepted it.
Kazuo and Tsubaki came back in the living room at the same time with the brunet man holding a book and the magenta haired woman carrying a tray of their dessert and tea.
Tsubaki put the tray on the coffee table and placed Kuroko's piece of cake in front of him. "Here's your cake Tetsuya-kun."
"Thank you Tsubaki-san," little Kuroko said, he agreed to call the magenta haired woman by her first name since she insisted on it.
Momoi took this chance and left the room to call Murasakibara. She dialed the purple head's number.
"Hello~"
"Hello? Mukkun?"
"Ah, Sacchin~ why did you call?"
"Tetsu-kun picked you as his caretaker tomorrow. Will that be okay?"
"Hmm~ I guess so."
"Tomorrow is Saturday so there's no school but you'll still have to take a train to come here. You don't mind, do you?"
"I don't mind. I'm going to Tokyo anyway since my favorite shop is in there."
"Okay, just picked up Tetsu-kun at my place tomorrow then."
"Okay~ bye Sacchin~"
"Bye Mukkun."
After ending the call, she went back to the living room and joined her family and the teal head boy as they eat their dessert.
ix.
As the pink haired manager prepared her bed (she asked little Kuroko if he wants to sleep beside her which the boy gladly complied), she asked the teal head boy if he had fun today.
Little Kuroko smiled and nodded. "Today was so much fun! Aomine nii-chan taught me how to play basketball and played with me. I even got to meet his mother. I also met Momoi nee-chan's parents and I enjoyed playing games with all of you. I'm glad I get to spend time with Aomine nii-chan and Momoi nee-chan today!"
Momoi smiled albeit a sad one. It has been a long time since she got spend time with Kuroko and Aomine like today. "Are you happy Tetsu-kun?" she asked, her voice subdued.
The teal head boy tilted his head curiously when he detected the sadness in the teen's voice and instead of answering the question; he put his left hand on the pink head's cheek. "Is there something wrong Momoi nee-chan?" he asked worried. This was the first time he saw his Momoi nee-chan so unhappy, she was always smiling and cheerful.
"It's just that…" the pink head tried to say but couldn't form any coherent thought and tears were starting to blur her vision. She hugged little Kuroko tightly. "I'm glad I met you Tetsu-kun." I'm glad that you met Dai-chan and became his shadow. I'm glad that you became part of the Generation of Miracles. I'm glad that even after what happened in middle school, you still didn't give up. I'm glad that you fulfilled your promise and brought Dai-chan back. I'm glad that you and everyone else are okay now. And I'm glad that you're finally happy again, Tetsu-kun.
The teal head boy doesn't know how to comfort Momoi so he just let his presence calm her. It was then the he fell drowsy and sleepiness took over him, surrounded by the pink head's warmth.
When Momoi finally relaxed, she looked down and saw that little Kuroko fell asleep. She carried the teal head boy to her bed and contentedly stared at him. Tetsu-kun is so cute~, she thought and had an idea. I should take a picture. I don't have a picture of Tetsu-kun as a kid yet. She took her phone from the bedside table and snapped a couple of photos and giddily stared at them. Ki-chan would be so jealous. I'm going to keep this to myself. She was putting her phone back when she suddenly received a message.
From: Akashi-kun
Subject: Tetsuya
Send me a copy of those pictures, too.
Eh? How did Akashi-kun—the pink head stopped her train of thought. Never mind. It is Akashi-kun we're talking about here. She continued reading the message.
Also, burn Daiki's entire collection of gravure magazines. Add his stash of porn as well.
Momoi raised an eyebrow. Just what did Dai-chan do? He must have done something really terrible if Akashi-kun ordered this. Oh, well…
The pink head lay beside little Kuroko after sending the pictures to Akashi. She snuggled closer to the teal head boy and fell deeply asleep.
x.
The next morning, an angry shout of "Damn you Akashi!" can be heard throughout a certain neighborhood.
Momoi—who was currently eating—blinked in surprise when she heard the scream. He must have just found out that his collection are gone.
Little Kuroko stopped eating and said, "I think I just heard Aomine nii-chan yell."
"Really? I didn't hear anything, must be your imagination."
Believing the pink head's words, the teal head boy shrugged and continued eating his breakfast.
Notes:
(1) Akemi - Aomine's mother wasn't supposed to have a name (I call her Aomine-san in my mind) but then I thought, the future chapters will feature the GOM's family. So I decided to think up a name for them. I got the name Akemi: Ake (明) "bright" and Mi (美) "beautiful" from Aomine's first name Daiki: Dai (大)which means "large or great" combined with Ki (輝) "radiance".
(2) Manjuu - a popular traditional Japanese confection.
(3) Furoshiki - a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth traditionally used to transport clothes, gifts, or other goods. (Wiki)
(4) Ume-Gomashio - ume means plum while gomashio is a dry condiment, similar to furikake, made from unhulled sesame seeds. (Wiki)
(5) Kamaboko flowers Furikake - kamaboko is a type of cured surimi, a Japanese processed seafood product. Some kamaboko include artistic patterns, such as the pink spiral on each slice of narutomaki, named after the well-known tidal whirlpool near the Japanese city of Naruto. In this fic, it's a flower. Furikake, on the other hand, is a dry Japanese condiment meant to be sprinkled on top of rice. (Wiki)
(6) Karaage - is a Japanese cooking technique in which various foods — most often meat and fish — are deep fried in oil (Wiki). Thanks to the manga Shokugeki no Soma for giving me this idea. If you haven't heard of it, I recommend you to try it if you like the cooking-type of manga. It's ecchi though but I still like the story and it's interesting.
(7) Tamagoyaki - (you already know this but just in case) a type of Japanese omelette, which is made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg. These usually are prepared in a rectangular omelette pan called a makiyakinabe. (Wiki)
(8) Tonkatsu - a Japanese food which consists of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet (Wiki). I'm sure some of you are already familiar with this.
(9) Kazuo - kazu (和) means "harmony" because his character in this story always acts as the mediator between the two women of the Momoi family. And O (夫) "husband or man" because well, he's a man.
(10) Tsubaki - like Aomine, Momoi's mother's name was derived from her first name Satsuki (さつき) which means the fifth month — May (she was born in this month, too). It also means the flower satsuki azalea (pink in color) which coincidentally, blooms in May. In short, you can assume Momoi's first name means "the flower that bloomed in May". That's why I picked a Japanese name that has a flower meaning. Tsubaki (椿) means "camellia flower" in Japanese.
(11) Shiritori - a Japanese word game in which the players are required to say a word which begins with the final kana of the previous word. No distinction is made between hiragana, katakana or kanji. (Wiki)
(12) Daifugou - a Japanese card game for three or more players played with a standard 52-card pack. (Wiki)
(13) Karuta - a Japanese card game.
A/N: Wow, that was a long note (and chapter). Anyway, wanna know why Aomine was cursing Akashi? Or why Akashi ordered Momoi to burn his magazines? Or even the reason why Aomine picked a convenient store far away from where they left Momoi? You'll find out on Omake 2!
Yeah, yeah, I know another omake. I know I can add it in this chapter but it's already too long. Also, this chapter is about Kuro-chan, Aomine, Momoi and their relationship with each other. As well as their private lives. And I want to focus more on that. Meanwhile, Omake 2 is about...well, Kuro-chan in a way. Well that, and because it seems fun to write. I hope you look forward to it :D
On a side note, to anyone interested please check out my tumblr: snowytruth . tumblr . com. That's all! See you next update!
NEXT: Omake 2: Kidnapped! - Kuroko got kidnapped (and he doesn't even know it), what would Aomine do?
