Feeling the cold air hitting his face and letting the lines burn that painted his tears down his face. It hurt like hell and he doesn't care any longer if he was letting go and just crying. He ran past people and wiped them away like crazy and they just kept coming, naturally.

This was it what he held in all the time. The sadness that came from not being able to face the truth. The truth that he crossed the line between pleasure and love. Realizing that he felt more than just the urge to have sex with this person was like a bomb, exploding in his heart. It was so clear and yet so troublesome!

Yeah, unrequited love hit him whenever Kise tried to get closer to Aomine, outside the bed. In the past months where the blond met his idol on the streets or among his teammates, he usually acted like he always did. Cheerfully and happy to see him and so he tried to touch him somehow, getting closer which was a fatal mistake.

Aomine noticed this way of behavior and whenever it was too much, he just pushed him away, made jokes or used any excuses to avoid him. And yeah, that hurt. At first Kise thought, it was normal because this kind of behavior was something, only a couple would do and that was prohibited for both of them. This offer had no love in it.

But as a friend, Kise thought this was okay, which wasn't. Over the time he managed to realize that anything he tried to do to get closer, outside the bed, was a mistake and an attack on Aomine's identity.

This guy wasn't there to love him like he wished. He was only there to teach him, or not any longer, just to play basketball with him and to give him the pleasure. Or should he say otherwise? He was there to demand the weekly dose of pleasure which he needed from Kise.

And still, after being pushed away so many times, he welcomed Kise with open arms just to have sex with him. As harsh as it may sound, Kise never wanted to believe in this even if it was the truth. And still, after all that time, his feelings to get closer to Aomine just grew with every day and before he could think about it he made another fatal mistake.

He fell in love with him. He thought about being together with him, sleeping in the same bed and waking up in the same bed. Hugging him on the streets and touching whenever he wanted.

Kise didn't know how fast and how long he was running, but he couldn't feel his legs anymore. It was so cold, because his breath froze whenever he sobbed and yet the pain was so intense that he felt it like hot fire was burning him from the inside.

His hands were trembling as he wiped the recurring tears from his eyes. Damn, not a single girl he ever dated could give him such a painful heartache as hard as this jerk. Because this was love. He felt sorry for yelling at him and pushing him so hard. It was twisted because Aomine couldn't know what was going on nor did he know that Kise loved him.

But one thing hurt him even more. The fact that this guy never asked him how his day had been, or if they could meet like actual friends. No, it was always because of one particular reason. Kise loved being with Aomine in a bed and being able to touch him and to feel him everywhere but this moment wasn't forever. It never was.

As soon as the afterglow disappeared, one of them rushed away from the other to do their daily activities. Wishing, that simple things like eating breakfast together or walking together down the streets, those were things, Kise would die for.

He shook his head while coughing from running too fast. No, it was false to think that this would work out. The blond didn't know why, but suddenly he remembered his first game against Aomine and how he lost against him.

He remembered the harsh and intense match in which he managed to nearly break his legs after trying to catch up to Aomine. Since that day he realized, he wasn't the one who would beat Aomine. The pain he felt now, was nothing against it. And yet it made him realize that Aomine would do anything to get his wishes. Does this include, breaking his friend?

The miracle member shook his head and finally walked slower after having issues with his breathing. Why was he thinking of this guy so bad? This guy had his ways of living and it was just Kise's fault for thinking, he would be able to beat him, he would be able to...love him?

All this time, Kise wanted to get closer to him. Wherever it may be because of basketball or just because of having sex and yet he realized, Aomine was still a stranger he somehow knew well. Instead of getting closer, he just distanced himself from him.

Was this a sign, he should just leave it? Maybe. He looked up to find himself at the end of the city and wondered if he was even thinking where he would run? He sighed deeply and jolted as he felt a hand on his shoulder.

Quickly turning around, he looked into the face that caused him all this aching. How did he manage to catch up with him? He blinked in disbelief and hung his mouth open.

"You improved with your speed." Aomine grinned and swallowed. He must have run after him all the way without losing him out of his eyes. "Why the hell are you running away and what was that suppose to mean, Kise?"

Hearing his name on the lips of this man, hurt because he thought of all the times he said his name during their pleasure time and somehow this time it had another meaning. He wished, that hearing his name out of his mouth would always have the same meaning. The same warm tone.

Maybe this guy was just playing with him? The blond furrowed his brows and clenched his hands into fists. Without thinking, he just punched the tanned male who stumbled backwards.

With wide eyes, he rubbed his cheek and slowly came up to him to grab him harshly on his collar. "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!" But Kise just shook his head and tried to throw his fists at the man.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT AM I DOING?" He cried out and struggled. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH ME?"

"Huh?!"

For a moment, both tried to dodge each other's fist and scuffled with each other. Aomine than heard a deep sob and stopped as he looked into the hurt face in front of him. "You don't understand...how could you even?"

Tears streaming down from those golden eyes that were drowned in sadness. "You're suppose to be a light and why is it that you took mine away? It's not always about the fun part...!"

Kise sobbed and yelled at him, punched him with soft fists on his chest. "You just don't understand, because you never tried to! Can't you see, what you did to me?"

"Kise..."

"It's killing me slowly inside and I don't know how to not notice it anymore! I can't act this out!"

The blond struggled out of Aomine's grab and put his face into his hands. "You're such an Idiot, Ahomine!" He yelled and quickly became quieter, almost whispering. "Haven't you notice...all the things I tried...?"

"Kise...I ..." Aomine replied in an equal tone. He racked his brains with all his mind, but just couldn't find an answer. "Why can't you be straight with me for once?" He asked and came closer, but Kise just shook his head, still in his hands and backed away.

"It's not easy talking to you..." Kise said in a trembling voice. All his anger suddenly lapsed. "I don't know how you react...and when I try to imagine, I think it's never a good one." What am I doing, he thought and swallowed hard.

Was he trying to confess slowly? He couldn't do that and yet he wanted Aomine to know because this baka, was just too slow. He looked up with puffy red eyes that threatened to let out more tears. Wasn't it scary, how much he hurt him without trying, without even noticing all this?

"I don't know what you're talking about, but I guess you have something for me...or against me?"

He took a step closer while Kise took one back. Aomine just thought about one little thing, that was ghosting in his mind. "Say, do you hate me?"

He caught Kise's surprised expression. "How could I...?" He whispered and looked down while shaking his head. I break down, when you walk away he thought and closed his eyes. "Why are you doing this to me? Why did you ask me in the first place to make this offer with you? You knew...I wouldn't say no. I was...happy to do it, but it got worse. Silly, it's all my fault for feeling like this."

He let out a small desperate laugh. "You know...I wanted to be closer to you but I guess you don't want it this way and I...just can't endure this any longer."

"What do you mean?" Aomine's voice got louder and he seemed to understand slowly This guy was feeling something towards him and yet he couldn'T bring himself to say it. "You don't know nothing and yet you're making-"

"YOU KNOW NOTHING!" Kise yelled back. "All the pain I'm having inside of me just when I think about you and all the fear that lies on my shoulders whenever I go outside! You have no idea that I'm being-"

"How touching."

Both heads turned around as they suddenly hear a voice behind them and the sound of clapping hands. And as soon as Kise recognized the black sun glasses his heart stopped. Aomine on the side gritted his teeth as he saw the familiar face.

"I realy would like to listen to this K-Drama a little bit longer, but sheesh, the boss is waiting for his delivery! We have so much to do!"

"The fuck are you talking about?" Aomine growled and saw how 7 other members joined them. "Don't meddle in our business!"

"Hm? This business is mine as well. After all, you're the we we were looking for just to get him." His head turned to Kise. "But now that your toy is next to you, we don't need you anymore."

Aomine furrowed his brows as he looked at the grinning faces while Kise couldn't breath anymore. He grabbed instinctively Aomine's arm and stepped back.

He saw how Tasa pointed with his finger at him and how three from his gorillas walked towards them. "Aomine, you need to run away!" He suddenly said into his ear. "They're going to kill you!"

"What the hell? Kise don't be silly and stay back, I'll handle these punks!"

"No! Dammit, you don't understand! Freaking idiot, those are to many!" He dragged him behind him and placed himself in front of the gang. Wide eyes, a fast beating heart and a brain that screamed to run, he offered himself. "Take me, but please leave him out of this!"

Tasa raised an eyebrow and walked up to Kise. He looked at Aomine and smiled like the devil himself. "Leaving him out of this? Pfff, It's due to him, that we have found such a beauty for our boss. Well done, Aomine. We're even now."

Aomine's eyes widened as he added one and one together and realized what he had done. Kise's card that fell down, all the threatening and now Kise was in danger because of him! Those guys used Momoi-san as a distraction to get Kise.

This was the answer why Kise was so strange and what he wanted to tell him. The farewell kiss, the crying and this overload of emotions. He wanted to say goodbye to him because he knew those guys would get him sooner or later.

Aomine opened his mouth as he became aware of what he did and what Kise tried to do all the time.

Everything happened in slow motion. Tasa snapped his fingers, the gorillas grabbed Kise like they did days before and he felt like his heart stopped beating at that moment. Looking behind his shoulder, he only could see Aomine's horrified face and how another gang member beaned him with a glass bottle and he fell to the ground.

"Aomineeeee!" Kise cried out and someone covered his mouth with a wet tissue. The familiar scent crawled into his nose and further into his brain, giving him a knock out. Now it was over, he thought before finally giving in.

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hm...small advances from each side and now drama continues to walk towards the peak of the crisis!
Stay tuned for the next chapter where poor Kise is going to be tortured and Aomine, who can't think about himself as the best anymore, realizes the true shit about him and Kise.

thanks for reading :)

Song: Luke Sital Singh - Nothing stays the same
This song somehow inspired me in so many emotional ways *sobs*