When practice was over, and when everyone but Taiga and Tatsuya left the locker room, the red head grabbed the shorter male by the front of his shirt and slammed him into the lockers, his red eyes fierce.
"What the hell did you tell the coach?" He hissed.
The raven frowned before he let out a small sigh, shaking his head as he closed his gray eyes. "Taiga-Kun." Tatsuya started but Taiga wasn't in the mood and pushed him into the lockers more, causing the raven to flinch when a lock dug into his back.
"Don't try to brush it off as nothing you asshole! I trusted you, I trusted you to keep my past a secret and now you turn your back on me by telling it to the coach?! Answer me dammit! What did you say to her?!" Taiga snarled, his fingers tightening on the hold of the raven's shirt.
Tatsuya opened his eyes and frowned, his frown deepening at the panicked and pained expression on the red head.
"I just told her about your mother. Forgive me Taiga, I wasn't thinking when I had said that, when Momoi-San mentioned the Aomine children being abandoned by their mother, I spoke without a second thought and mentioned that your mother had done the same...I know that I shouldn't have done that, but-."
The red dropped the raven without warning, causing Tatsuya to drop down onto the floor of the locker room with a grunt of surprise. The shorter teen looked up and stared at the red head who grabbed his bag, slinging it over his shoulder.
"You're right, you shouldn't have. Now I can't even trust you, next you can spit out about all what my father had done to me without even worrying on how that could possibly effect me. I don't want to see your face around me anymore for the time being, until I know that I can actually trust you again, don't even dare to call yourself my friend or my brother Himoru." Taiga said, his eyes darker than usual, his eye brows furrowed, his jaw clenched, and his voice monotone. Without a second thought the red head turned and walked out of the locker room, ignoring the call of his name that the male who betrayed his trust said.
I fucking trust you Tatsuya, I know that it was just about my mother, but still. How can I trust you now? Next time you may say something even more personal. You fucking asshole. Taiga thought to himself, his eyes glistening with angry and hurt tears, but he blinked them back.
He wasn't going to cry, he was done with crying, he hated being weak. He hated how much people can effect him, he hated his life.
Daiki let out a loud yawn as he finally came back to the land of the living after falling asleep who the fuck knows when. All he knew at the moment was that he felt better than ever after hooking up with a busty beauty last night. Long flowing hair, big beautiful eyes, smooth skin, and big beautiful breast. Just the way he liked his women.
He found her at the bar he had went to, she had been siting alone enjoying a drink, so why would he had wasted the chance to get together with her?
Of course he didn't remember her name, but that didn't matter. She may have been beautiful, but there was no way that he could start a relationship with her. Something about her just screamed that she wouldn't be a proper mother to his three little angels. He may want someone to warm the other side of his bed, but there was no way in hell that he would get together with a woman that his children doesn't approve of. Their happiness is his top priority.
Letting out a small groan as he shifted to lay down onto his back, he stretched out his arms and legs, letting out a small pleased sound when his bones cracked and popped. He then pushed himself up and glanced around, only to see that the woman he had fun with last night was nowhere in sight. She must've woken up early and left. Tch, stupid bitch, couldn't even wait for him to get up. What if he wanted to get to see her again? Now he couldn't, screw that shit.
Now in a sour mood, the dark skinned male pushed himself off from the mattress of the motel bed and walked over to the bathroom with all of his naked glory. Once he reached the bathroom and stepped into the tub and turned on the water, deciding that it would be best for him to wash up before heading out once more.
He wondered how his children were doing, had they been fed that morning? That idiotic red head may have impressed him with his cooking abilities, but hopefully when he left that idiot hadn't became one of those women who turned out to be nothing but good for nothing money hungry bitches who abused his children. If be turned out to be one of those type of people, Daiki won't think twice about firing him after kicking his ass.
The pro Basketball player let out a small sigh when the hot water hit his skin, his aching muscles immediately feeling relieved of stress. He ran his hands over his body, rubbing his shoulders, his neck, his arms, getting all the knots out of his muscles. Once he was done with that he grabbed the bar of the motel soup, a new bar mind you, and one of the clean rags and souped it up, placing the bar of soup back before running the soupy rag all over his body, making sure to pay extra attention to his lower regions.
It took him a good half an hour to make sure that his body was clean, leaving no traces of his last night actives on his body, making himself squeaky clean if possible. He rinsed the shampoo out of his hair, turned the water off, exited the tub, and grabbed the near by towel, towel drying his hair.
The kids should be out of daycare at this time, that is if that idiot even bothered to pick them up. Maybe he should give Tetsuya a call to check in and see how it went...yeah, he'll do that when he gets out.
Once he deemed his hair good enough dry, he wrapped the towel around his waist and exited the bathroom, walking over to the night stand that stood next to the bed he had slept on. He grabbed his phone, unplugging it from the charger, turned on the screen, and unlocked it. He went to his contacts, pressed onto Tetsuya's name and called him.
His middle and high school best friend answered on the third ring.
"Ah, Aomine-Kun, calling about the three I'm guessing." The smaller male's voice said from the other end of the phone call.
"Yeah, the Baka should be done with school now and have the kids home, but let me guess, he ditched them." Daiki said, his voice bitter as he narrowed his eyes, staring at the wall in front of him.
"Quite the opposite actually. He texted me earlier, saying that he had to stay back due to having basketball practice. He said he should be out and on his way within the next hour or so, depending on how long Momoi-Chan decides to keep them." Tetsuya said making the darker haired blunette to blink.
"Practice huh? Tch, if that red headed idiot was actually good at the sport than he wouldn't have to constantly practice. Obviously he sucks at it if he doesn't miss just one stupid practice." Daiki said, rolling his eyes, scrunching his nose up in disgust.
"Or he could actually be really good at it and actually takes part in his team's practice because he loves the sport. You can't just assume things like that Aomine-Kun, you would have to see his skills for yourself." The other male said, making Daiki grunt and run a hand through his damp hair.
"Yeah, whatever you say Tetsu-...Hey, do you know if he could have possibly caused any harm to the three? And before you jump on my back about accusing him of such things, you never can be too safe, especially when all the past people I had watch them abused them due to me paying more attention to my own children than to them." Daiki said, pressing his lips together into a thin tight line.
"No Aomine-Kun, I didn't see any harm done to them. They didn't seem scared like that one time when that woman had just gotten done with threatening them. Plus, Emiko-Chan seemed rather fond of Taiga-Kun. The only one who seemed upset was Arashi, but he was more pouty than anything else." Tetsuya said.
Daiki let out a small breath of relief. "That's good to hear, and yeah, Emiko is rather fond of that stupid idiot. I don't know why, he's nothing but an annoying kid. And Arashi, heh, he's probably just upset because the kid still refuses to leave. Arashi already threw a cupcake at him on the first day at the house, I wonder what kind of stuff he tried to pull this morning." He chuckled, a small smirk playing at his lips.
"I asked Emiko, she said that he had been mean to her before breakfast and Taiga-Kun told Arashi to stop, and in reply he threw a tantrum and Taiga threatened to eat his portion of breakfast too if he didn't stop acting like a brat and eat. To be honest, Taiga-Kun is handling himself rather well." With that tone of voice, you could easily tell that Tetsuya had a small smile in his lips now as he spoke.
Daiki snorted. "Just you wait Tetsu-, I'll end up firing his ass as well and it will be due to him hitting my kids, and i swear to fucking god if he does end up hurting them in any way, I'm going to beat that asshole into the ground before kicking him out."
Tetsuya was silent for a few moments, probably thinking, but he soon replied, his voice softer than usual, perhaps he didn't want others to hear what he was going to say. "I truly believe that Taiga-Kun won't be like that, if Momoi-Chan suggested him to you in the first place, it was only because she felt confident about him." He said.
Daiki hummed softly in acknowledgement, not really agreeing or disagreeing with him, just not really all too sure about his own opinion about the red headed idiot yet.
"I have to go now Aomine-Kun, I'll make sure to let you know when Taiga-Kun comes and pick them up, until then goodbye." He said, and before Daiki could respond, Tetsuya hung up.
Daiki locked his phone before he tossed it onto the bed to his side, letting a small sigh escape through his nose as he reached up, rubbing his face with his hands as he groaned, falling back against the mattress underneath him.
Say what you want Tetsu, but I won't believe that the idiot isn't anything like those bitches from before until I get enough proof...Maybe I should get Midorima's boyfriend to spy on them, to make sure that they are truly alright with that overgrown punching bag. Daiki thought to himself, shaking his head before he sat up once more, deciding to get dress so he could head out.
Daiki got up from the bed, dropping the towel to the floor without a care in the world and walked over to his bag, unzipping it and pulling some clean clothes out. He pulled on a clean pair of black boxers, a pair of black jeans, and a black under shirt. He then went around and picked up his clothes that he had threw onto the floor last night, and when he got the discarded clothing he shoved them into the bag, not really caring about them at the moment, and zipped the bag back up.
He was suppose to be at his basketball team meeting, talking about their next major game, but he didn't care all that much about things like that so he skips them. If there is some important his coach will call him. Plus, he had a few weeks off before he had to set off, he wanted to spend his free time the way he wants to and not how his stupid coach or team wants him to.
I should probably get home, I don't want the three to think that I suddenly left them or make them worry that something happened to me. Ugh, being a single father is a fucking hassle.
"Eh, Kuroko, I'm here to pick up the ki-Ack!" Taiga cried out when he stepped into the daycare room, being tackled by a hyper active Emiko wasn't the thing he was expecting on happening. He looked down at her and she grinned up at him happily, she reached up and opened and closed her hands, wanting to be picked up. He gave a small smile and bent down, lifting her up from under her arms and rested on his left hip, his arm shifting down to her back and butt, having her sit on his arm as she had her arms around his neck.
"Tiger-Chan! You came back! I'm so happy! Arashi kept on telling me and Ayame that you weren't coming back, but I didn't believe him!" The small Aomine girl said, hugging and cuddling the seventeen year old happily.
Taiga blinked and frowned, looking over to see Arashi surprised before he turned that expression into an angry one, his eyes going from wide in surprise to narrowed in anger. The small boy then huffed and looked away, making Taiga roll his eyes as he walked over.
"It's nice to see you Taiga-Kun, thank you for letting me that you'd be late in getting these three. " Kuroko...er...Tetsuya...said, a small smile on his face.
The red head blinked before he nodded. "You're welcome. Okay you three, let's get going, we have to walk back to the mansion so we should be home in a bit, giving us some free time before dinner." Taiga said.
Arashi looked at him and glared, crossing his arms. "What if I don't want to walk?" He asked, almost challengingly.
Taiga raised a brow at him and tilted his head to the side. "What, do you want to ride on my shoulders?" He asked.
Arashi's glare immediately dropped, a look of confusion replacing it. "Ride on your shoulders ? Are you offering me?" He asked in surprise.
Taiga shrugged. "I don't mind, you three aren't heavy, so why not? It would be faster and easier for you three, you're probably tired by now, and if not, it will save us some time." He said.
Arashi seemed to hesitate before he made a small sound and nodded. "Okay...but don't expect this to change anything, and if you drop me I'm going to tell Tou-Chan to fire you!" He hissed, going back to glaring.
Taiga smirked slightly as he chuckled. "Okay then, sounds fair to me." He said before he put down Emiko much to her displeasure. He then turned to Arashi and waited until Arashi raised his arms, gesturing him that it was okay for him to pick him up. Taiga picked him up and shifted him, he then placed Arashi on his shoulders, sitting on Taiga's shoulders with his legs hanging down onto each shoulder, Arashi's hands immediately gripped the red head by his hair.
"Hey, watch it, if you need something to grab, grab me by the shirt, you can still grip onto it. Pull my hair I'll make sure to drop you on purpose." The teen said making Arashi growl and grab onto his shirt like said.
"No fair! What about us?!" Emiko whined, pouting.
Taiga hummed thinking of an idea before he got one, he then smiled and reached both his hands out. "Grab onto my hands and put both of your feet on one of my feet, I can carry you both like that." He said.
Emiko blinked before she smiled brightly and nodded. She then grabbed onto his hand with both of hers, holding on tightly as she placed both of her small feet onto one of Taiga's bigger ones. Ayame hesitated slightly before he did the same.
Taiga then took a few experimental steps and smiled a little at Emiko squealed laugh.
"Er, Kuroko, can you help me with the door, as you can see I have my hands full." Taiga said, giving a small embarrassment smile.
The shorter male smiled and shook his head, he then walked over to the door and opened it, holding it open for Taiga so he can walk out of it. Soon enough Taiga along with the three kids all said their good-bye's before Taiga made his way down the sidewalk with the three kids on him.
Emiko laughed, snorting slightly when she couldn't breath, Ayame tightened his grip but managed to smile, and Arashi was silent, but Taiga took that as a good thing and continued on.
"This is fun!" Emiko said as Taiga continued to walk.
"I feel as if I'm carrying luggage, but it's good to know that you're enjoying yourself." Taiga chuckled making Arashi snort.
"Shut up, you offered this so don't complain you idiot weird brows." He grumbled, but didn't say much more after that.
Even thought it wasn't that much of a difference, Taiga felt as if he was forming a small bond with Arashi now, even thought it was near to nonexisting, but hey, it was a start. At least Arashi isn't choking him to death like Taiga thought he would.
As Taiga passed some people, they all smiled at the sight of him and the three kids, only a few looked annoyed, probably thinking that it wasn't safe for the kids. One woman asked him of they were his, Taiga nearly choked to death on his own saliva, but Arashi made it clear that Taiga was nothing more than just a Manny to them. The woman apologized for assuming that they were his, but said that they looked adorable all together. That made Taiga walk faster, his face dark red, and it didn't help with Arashi laughing at him and Emiko giggling, Taiga even heard Ayame snickering slightly.
Taiga huffed, the nerve of those three.
But how the hell did the woman assume they were his, they looked nothing like him! Or maybe she meant in a adoption kind of way...but no! It wasn't like that it would never be like that, if the asshole was less of an asshole and possibly a chick than maybe, but that isn't it so the probability of it ever happening is beyond reality.
Taiga rolled his eyes. As if I would ever get involved with an asshole like him anyway.
Taiga would admit, he did find guys attractive, he considered himself as a bisexual, but he isn't so open with it considering what his father had done to him, and if his father would ever find out he would most likely think Taiga enjoyed what happened and find another reason to beat him.
But for the moment Taiga was safe from his father, he wasn't going to reveal his sexuality to anyone, especially to that asshole that he has to put up with. It was bad enough that Tatsuya knows that Taiga likes dick, just hopefully the raven haired male wouldn't spit that out to like he did about his mother abandoning him to his coach.
He was still pissed about that.
When they arrived at the mansion Daiki's car was just pulling up in the driveway, meaning that he had just gotten home from where he had went to. The three didn't seem to notice the car at the moment because Arashi was arguing with Emiko and Ayame had his face buried into the side of his leg.
When Daiki left the car and closed the driver door, it gained the attention of the three, and Daiki raised a brow at the sight of the four of them.
"What's going here? I didn't know that being a Manny means that you'd have to carry my children home from daycare." He said, crossing his arms as he narrowed his eyes slightly as he stared at the red head.
Taiga scowled and looked off to the side, letting go of Emiko and Ayame when they got off from his feet, he then reached up and took Arashi off from his shoulders, setting him down onto the ground.
The three then all ran over to Daiki, tackling him into a tight hug, crying out 'Tou-Chan!' all at once.
"It was so much fun Tou-Chan! A lady made Tiger-Chan embarrassed by asking if we were his, he nearly died by choking." Emiko giggled, making Taiga flush darkly.
"H-Hey now! You didn't have to tell him that! You traitor!" Taiga cried, making Emiko laugh, which made her snort again.
"Oh did she now? Tch, as if these perfect little angels ever be yours, you'll just taint them with your stupidity." Daiki said, looking at Taiga, smirking his usual cocky smirk.
The red head's eyebrow twitched as he gritted his teeth, clenching his hands into tight fists. "Why you..." He trailed off, his anger vanishing almost immediately when he remembered what Tatsuya had told him earlier, even though he was pissed at the raven, he might as well take his advice. Taiga let out a small sigh and ran a hand through his dark red hair, suddenly feeling really exhausted. "Whatever Ahomine, just open the stupid door. I want to get changed and head to the court to shoot some hoops, anything to get away from you." He grumbled.
Daiki seemed to not have been expecting his lack of yelling due to him raising his brows in question, the older male then shrugged and walked over to the front door of the manison, unlocking it and opening it, letting his three kids go in first, and when Taiga came close to entering as well, Daiki chose then to enter and slam the door close...right in front of the red head's face.
Taiga growled lowly, glaring at the door darkly before he opened the door himself and walked inside, closing the door behind him. He walked over to the staircase that led upstairs, he took two stairs at a time and soon got to the guest room he was staying in. He opened the door and walked inside, closing the door behind himself before he walked over to his bag. He changed out of his school clothes before he got into a pair of loose baggy long sport pants, and a long sleeved black shirt. He then tossed the dirty clothes off to the side before he left his room, shoving his phone into his pants pocket as he did so.
As he walked downstairs and entered the section of the house that was in between the kitchen and living room he blinked when he saw his coach. When did she get here? Did she just arrive?
She noticed him and smiled brightly at him. "Ah! Taiga-Kun! I have a favor to ask you, can you take the kids with you to the court so Dai-Chan and I can talk in private?" The pink haired pink eyed woman asked.
Taiga blinked, frowning slightly in disappointment due to him wanting to be by himself for a while, but nodded anyway deciding it would be best if he didn't argue.
"Sure, but I will have to drop by my house to get a ball-" He was cut off when Satsuki threw a basketball at him, he blinked and caught it easily.
"Dai-Chan has plenty of them laying around in the basement. Make sure to keep an eye on the kids as you play, I don't want to find out that you ended up losing one of them." She said narrowing her eyes, placing her hands on her hips.
Taiga rolled his eyes. "I'm not going to lose one of them, I'll make sure to keep an eye on them. Alright you three, let's go I guess. See you later coach." He said before he walked over to the front door.
"Bye Tou-Chan! See you later!" Emiko called out before she followed after Taiga, Arashi and Ayame soon following him as well.
Once the children were out, Taiga closed the front door with a small sigh, closing his eyes and shaking his head. He then reopened his eyes and blinked when he saw Arashi staring at him intensely
"What?" Taiga asked in confusion, raising a brow.
"You play Basketball right? Play me. Tou-Chan taught me, I may not be as good as him, but you're probably a lot worst than me." He said crossing his arms, he then smirked. "Unless your scared of course."
Taiga blinked a few tines before he rolled his eyes and chuckled. "I'm not scared of a four year old, fine, you want to be beaten so badly in a game, let's do it then." He said, grinning.
Arashi glared at him before he nodded. "Yeah, okay, first up to five wins, and if you lose you have no choice but to quit! That's the rule! If I win you leave and never come back, and if you win you can stay." He said.
Emiko gasped, her eyes widening. "No! Tiger-Chan don't do it! Arashi is really good, and if you do lose...I-I don't want you to leave! You're nice!" She cried, her eyes glistening with tears.
Taiga made a small sound, frowning. "Don't worry Emiko, I'll be fine. I won't lose so I won't be leaving. Alright then Arashi, you have yourself a deal, let's play and see who's the better player." He said smirking making Arashi grin brightly and nod.
"Right! There's no way I'm going to lose to a stupid loser like you!"
When Taiga and the children left Satsuki let out a small sigh, shaking her head before she turned to Daiki with a small frown on her lips. Her hands still on her hips.
"Dai-Chan." She said.
Daiki looked at her with a bored expression, his pinkie shoved into his ear as he stared at her.
"What do you want Satsuki? I don't have all day." He said, making the pinkette's frown deepen before it turned into a scowl.
"You'll stay here for the rest of the day and night if that is how long it takes me to talk some sense into you!" She said simply, annoyed at his lack of interest in their conversation. She then sighed again and pressed her lips into a tight thin line, tilting her head to the side slightly before she spoke. "Why are you being so rude to Taiga-Kun?" She asked.
The oldest Aomine blinked in surprise before he suddenly growled and dropped his hand, crossing his arms. "That idiot set this up didn't he? Couldn't take the rules so he ran to you crying. Tch."
Satsuki shook her head. "No, he didn't set this up. Yes he told me that you're being overly rude to him for no reason at all, but I wanted to talk to you myself. I know that he's not a woman, but still, I think that he's the best candidate for this job." She said.
Daiki raised his brows. "Oh? And why is that? Why should I be nice to that idiot? Why should I trust him if he'll just end up abusing th-"
"Taiga-Kun is NOT an abuser! I've known him longer than you, and I am dating someone who has known him longer than me, Taiga has no bad bone in his body. He may be hard headed and short tempered, but he would never hurt anyone, especially children. Stop being such an ass towards him and actually give him a chance!" The pink haired woman hissed, her eyes narrowed and hands now balled into tight fists, still resting on her hips.
Daiki made a small surprised sound, his dark eyes widening slightly as he saw his best friend's cool snap for the first time in the long time. He opened his mouth to say something, but closed it and glanced away.
"I'm sorry I yelled, but come on Dai-Chan, you're better than this. I know that you are overly worried about your children, but you can trust me. Taiga-Kun won't do anything to harm them. I know that you are also looking for a wife and mother to them, but you can still do that without having a female Nanny. Just give it some time and I'm sure you'll find a proper wife and a mother to Arashi, Ayame, and Emiko." Satsuki said, more calmer that time.
Daiko stayed silent for a few moments before he looked back at her and made a small sound. "Okay, but you still haven't given me a reason to trust him. I know...that you say that he won't hurt them...but how can you be so sure?" He asked.
Satsuki made a small sound and bit her lower lip, she looked down and stayed quiet. She then let out a small sound and shook her head. "I can't tell you that Dai-Chan.." She said softly.
Daiki stared at her for a few seconds before he growled. "And why not!? Why can't you tell me!? Dammit Satsuki you tell me to trust the idiot and yet you can't even give me a proper reason why?!"
Satsuki looked up at him quickly and narrowed her eyes. "I can't tell you why because it isn't my place to tell you. If you can't just take my word on it then you're not the Dai-Chan I use to know! He wouldn't doubt my words, he wouldn't constantly be a jerk, and he would actually give Taiga-Kun a chance instead of assuming for the worst!" She shouted, her eyes glistening with frustrated tears. She panted a few tines before she huffed and turned around, crossing her arms under her breast. "You're not my Dai-Chan." She mumbled, her shoulders slumping as her she sniffed.
Daiki immediately tensed, all the anger and annoyance leaving him as he saw the current state of Satsuki. He did this to her. He stared at her for a few moments before he let out a small sigh and walked over to her, he hesitated for a moment before he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her back into his chest, resting his head on the top of hers.
"I'm sorry Satsuki...you're right I've been an asshole and assuming for the worst...but I can't help it. The three has gone through so much due to the past Nannies, I guess I'm just paranoid. I don't want them to get hurt anymore just because of a stupid damn Nanny, but...if you're so confident in that red haired Baka...I guess I can give him a chance...a real chance this time." He said softly. "But don't except me to not be an asshole at least every once in a while, I can't let him get the wrong idea." He added in his normal tone of voice as he pulled away.
Satsuki turned around and wiped her face, sniffing. She then looked up at him and raised a brow. "Wrong idea of what?" She asked.
Daiki reached up and scratched the back of his head. "Be being gay for him, I'm not into that kind of thing."
Satsuki blinked before she huffed and crossed her arms again. "What's so wrong with liking the same gender? Being a jerk is one thing, but being a homophobic jerk is another thing." She said.
Daiki blinked before his eyes widened. "H-Hey now! I never said I was like that! I just said that I-"
Satsuki giggled, smiling brightly. "I know that Dai-Chan, you're nothing like that, I just wanted to see you squirm." She said.
Daiki stared at her blankly. "You're a real bitch you know that right?"
Satsuki grinned. "The one and only! No more talking! Let's go to the court now!" She said before she reached out, grabbing his wrist, and practically dragged him out of the manison and down the street to the near by basketball street court.