Every morning was a daily routine. Get up at 6 a.m., eat breakfast, watch Oha Asa, brush teeth, get dressed, and head to class, and on the weekends, begin his homework. Life for Midorima Shintarou was quite normal and he liked it that way. It wasn't until recently that there was a certain... someone... disturbing the flow he had perfected since he was a child.

"Nii-chan, when is Takao-kun coming over again?" His little sister pulled on his sleeve at the dining table.

"I'm not sure," Midorima answered flatly.

"You must've had fun playing with Shintarou's friend the other day. Didn't you, Aiko?" His mother smiled while his father focused on the newspaper in his hands.

"Mhm," Aiki nodded, "He's funny and nice and haaaandsome!" Aiko blushed and giggled.

Midorima sighed.

"Ahhh my little girl's first crush," His mother chuckled.

"He's too old for you, Aiko," Mr. Midorima spoke up from behind his newspaper.

"Oh, dear, she's just experiencing puppy love, that's all," his wife playfully patted his forearm.

Ever since Takao came to their house over the weekend, Midorima's sister showed signs of obvious infatuation. Midorima wondered when his sister would finally come home saying how she had a crush on a boy in her class. Little did he know it would actually end up being someone from his class.

"Can you say 'hi' to Takao-kun for me? Pleeeease?" Aiko pleaded as Midorima was getting ready to leave for his classes for the day.

"Yes, of course," he sighed again, sliding on his shoes.

"Um, and tell him he can come over whenever he wants," Aiko blushed slightly with her hands behind her back.

Midorima stood up and patted his sister's head. "I'll do that," he said before walking out the door.

"Hey, Shin-chan," Takao greeted his usual, cheery greeting before sitting down next to Midorima in the one class they shared.

"Hello," Midorima replied without looking up from his notes.

"Hey, thanks again for letting me stay over the other day, really, I couldn't have-"

"It wasn't a problem so you don't have to feel obligated to keep thanking me," Midorima huffed.

Takao chuckled a bit, "Alright, alright, I know you have a tough time dealing with kindness."

"It not that, its just that you've thanked me enough," Midorima retorted, "You're my f-friend so it would make sense that I'd help you..." he said a in a quieter voice.

Midorima could feel his face heating up as he just let his hardened defenses slip a little.

"Shin-chan..." he could hear Takao say in a breathless voice next to him. "You just called me... your 'friend'! You really are a great guy!"

Midorima then felt Takao's head rubbing against his arm, as if he were a large dog trying to get his attention.

"S-Stop that!" Midorima stuttered as he tried to scoot away from Takao's nuzzling.

"Aww, but I feel like our friendship grew so much in that moment!" Takao pouted.

"People are watching," Midorima hissed, not even knowing if people were actually watching or even cared.

"Well, if people weren't here it'd be okay then?" Takao asked.

"That's... not the point," Midorima grumbled.

And of course Takao laughed. Laughed like he usually did. At least all of his laughing meant he was feeling just fine now after the rough weekend he had.

"So... where are you taking me?" Midorima asked as he and Takao walked off campus during their break.

Takao had said he wanted to treat Midorima to lunch to make up for having to pick him up the other day.

"The café I took you to the last time," Takao said cheerily. "I just really like that place. You liked it last time too, right?"

"Yes, the atmosphere was nice," Midorima was a bit surprised at how much Takao tried pulling him into his personal life.

Once they arrived, they sat at the table they sat in last time. Midorima figured this was Takao's usual place. And once again the waitress was the woman they had last time who Takao seemed pretty close to as well. His 'usual' he asked for was a hamburger steak, from what Midorima saw last time.

Takao slumped back in his seat in a relaxed position while they waited for their food.

"My sister says, 'hello', by the way," Midorima commented, remembering Aiko's request earlier.

"Oh, Aiko-chan!" Takao smiled. "You sure have a cute little sister. Tell her I said 'hello' too. Ah, maybe I should go visit my sister this weekend..."

"The moment you left she kept asking when you'd come back next," Midorima continued.

"Oh?" Takao raised an eyebrow.

"She seems to be quite infatuated with you," Midorima said, adjusting his glasses. He wasn't entirely sure why he was telling Takao about his sister's little crush.

"Really?" Takao crossed his arms with a smirk. "Well, she is pretty cute..."

"Don't even joke about it," Midorima shot a glare.

Takao chuckled, "Relax! I'm just messing with you, bro-con," Takao teased.

"I am not..." Midorima blushed slightly. He was just protective of his sister, that was all...

"Besides, I'm gay, remember?" Takao leaned back into his chair. "Little girls are about as far off my meter as it can get."

Midorima had nearly forgotten Takao's confession, oddly enough. He supposed at the moment the only concern were Takao's injuries and his toxic habits, so the fact that he admitted to being gay to Midorima seemed minimal at the time.

But now they were just casually talking over lunch and the realization finally hit him. Midorima could see no problem with being gay... in fact he... questioned the possibility of him being gay himself. Ever since the incident with Kise and his feelings remaining for him even after finding out he was a boy... he was careful not to develop feelings for anyone else since. It was a bit silly, and he knew it. It wasn't Kise's fault either - he had accepted that a long time ago. But he was always a bit... afraid of how it would end up if her were to fall in love.

"Takao," Midorima spoke up after a bit of being lost in his thoughts. "Next time, don't go to those hook-up spots. Or whatever they're called..."

"Huh?" Takao gave a look of confusion.

"Just don't do that anymore... Casual s-sex..." Midorima blushed lightly, adjusting his glasses nervously.

"Er, Shin-chan... I usually don't pick up guys like that. I was just a bit off that day. The guys I usually-"

"Don't," Midorima interrupted. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest. "You could get hurt worse next time..."

Midorima's gaze was away from Takao, but he could tell his mouth was now hanging open. Probably in shock. It was a bit silent for a moment before Takao spoke up again.

"Shin-chan, you're a good guy - you aren't like me," Takao gave a small, cynical laugh. "I... I like casual sex. So..." He rubbed his neck, probably feeling a bit uncomfortable.

Midorima felt his chest clench. Because Takao had offhandedly said he wasn't a good guy... Because Takao said he liked casual sex when it was clearly something more than that. It was obvious Takao was just hurting himself, not physically, but emotionally. When Takao said that Midorima might think of him as 'disgusting', he knew he was actually referring to what he felt of himself, even if he didn't realize it. Midorima knew it was something he didn't truly enjoy. He witnessed the loneliness in Takao's eyes the night he picked him up, and when he tended to his bruises. The hooking up in bars - it wasn't what he actually wanted.

"Well, next time you're thinking about going out, consider coming over to my house," Midorima said in a steady voice. "It would make Aiko happy... I could make dinner... We could study for our exams..."

Midorima boldly looked up across the table despite feeling the embarrassment burn his face.

Takao seemed speechless as his mouth opened and closed like a goldfish. Then, he let out a breathy laugh, his brows scrunched together and his eyes watery.

"Yeah... yeah, I'll keep that in mind," He smiled, looking uncharacteristicly meek as he fiddled with a napkin on the table.

There was no loud shouting or laughing. There was no tackling or a death grip of an embrace. Just a shy smile and nod from Takao.

"Good," Midorima said with a sigh. "Because if you didn't come over once in a while Aiko would probably never stop bothering me."

Takao chuckled lightly, the atmosphere's mood lifting. Their meal went much the same, very little words spoken. but Takao seemed to be enjoying himself. They were nearly finished when Takao looked up in surprise and called out a familiar name.

"Oh, Ryou-chan!"

Midorima looked over in the direction Takao was waving and saw none other than Kise Ryouta.

"And Kuroko-chan~!" Takao hummed.

Midorima was taken aback as there was, in fact, someone else with Kise. He was a bit shorter and leaner than the model, but had attractive features and shockingly light blue hair that made him wonder how he could ever miss him.

"Kazzucchi!" Kise walked over to their table, "I guess it isn't too surprising to find you here. And with Midorimacchi," Kise looked over at Midorima and smiled.

"Hello, Kise," Midorima replied back plainly.

"Ah, this is Kurokocchi, err, Kuroko. He's my assistant," Kise signaled next to him.

"And this is Shin-chan!" Takao said

"Midorima is preferred," he huffed.

"Nice to meet you, Midorima-kun," Kuroko bowed slightly.

"Nice to meet you as well," Midorima bowed as well as he could while sitting.

"Eh, I just realized how formal both of them are," Takao commented.

"Heh, you're right," Kise added, amused.

"Well, we're about done so you can have the regular table," Takao stood up. "I'd like to stay, but both of us have a class pretty soon."

"Aww, and just when I thought we could all sit and talk," Kise pouted.

"Next time! We should all plan something," Takao suggested. "You guys drink, right? We'll take you to our favorite bar."

"I don't really drink," both Midorima and Kuroko replied almost simultaneously.

Midorima glanced over at Kuroko who seemed to do the same thing back. Well, at least that was one thing he had in common with the new face.

Both Kise and Takao seemed to find it funny.

"It'll be fun, you don't have to drink much. Just a place to hang out," Takao shrugged.

"Well, I'd be fine with that," Kuroko replied.

Midorima wasn't sure how to reply. He never went to a bar and he hadn't really planned to. Especially with the people that were inviting him.

"How about you, Shin-chan?" Takao elbowed him on the arm.

"I... I suppose," he adjusted his glasses, "But when I'm ready to leave, I'm leaving."

"You'll be fiiiine. You'll have a blast!" Takao patted him on the back.

The group exchanged their goodbyes soon after as both Midorima and Takao would be pushing it if they didn't start heading to class.

Midorima was unsure how this whole outing was going to go. He wasn't much of a... 'going out' person. He never had a group of friends that went to bars or movies, or to hang out and play video games at each others houses. In fact, he was quite the isolated type, who preferred doing things by himself.

But ever since he met Takao... it was almost as if he was starting to be shoved into this more social life. He looked over at the man he walked next to, talking excitedly about the plans they had just made. And maybe... Midorima didn't really hate this change as much as he thought he would.

Kuroko had grown fond of the actor he was an assistant for. When he took on the job at the talent company Kagami's friend got him in with, he went in with high expectations that any of the talents he had to work with would be nothing less than intolerable. When he found out he was going to be an assistant to one of them? He felt like he might have to quit right then and there. But of course, he couldn't do that without giving it a chance.

Little did he know, the guy he would end up working for a was a dumb pretty-boy with a big heart. Kise was incredibly sincere for someone of that profession, Kuroko wondered how he could handle the heat of being famous. But when Kise was doing his job, his serious side came out and he took every criticism professionally.

Outside of his job he was a little... hopeless. One time Kuroko got a call at three in the morning over Kise's concern of having a pimple, crying - 'We're shooting a scene tomorrow and there's a lot of close-up shots!' Another time Kise suggested it would be a good idea to buy up all the onion gratin soups in the frozen food section while they were stocking up for supplies at the office, and Kuroko had to vehemently suggest that wouldn't be a good idea to buy all ten cases.

But Kise was Kise and that's what made him an admirable, but sometimes stupid, person. He was a person that would do everything in his power and yet not be afraid to show his power. He was silly, yet completely serious when it came to his job. He was a charmer, but sometimes a bit goofy.

Earlier that day, Kise even took him out to, what he claimed, was his favorite café. He had been acting oddly nice, but Kuroko assumed that was due to their previous exchange last weekend whenever they were going over Kise's lines. During their lunch Kise was quite polite, even a little finicky. Kuroko was sure he wasn't trying to make the atmosphere awkward, but he was trying a little too hard. But he supposed that was just one of the many ways that made Kise who he was.

"So, I kissed Kise-kun the other day."

Kagami nearly sprayed the drink in his mouth all over Kuroko before cupping his hand to his mouth. He frantically grabbed for a napkin to dry himself off.

"You don't say something like that right when I take a sip of something!" Kagami scolded as he dabbed his mouth.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about it," Kuroko seemed unfazed as he sipped on his vanilla shake, eying the mountain of burgers that had suddenly became half in size in the past ten minutes.

"And we're in public too..." Kagami grumbled, unwrapping another burger. "But... What? You kissed him? Why?"

"I'm not entirely sure. We were practicing the script together and there was a kiss scene and I decided to go with it," Kuroko said with a straight face.

"... He didn't make you, did he?" Kagami's eyes narrowed.

"Well, I guess technically he kissed me," Kuroko tapped the straw to his lips.

"Bastard!" Kagami growled.

"But I made it really clear I wanted him to kiss me," Kuroko continued.

"Wh... Please be more clear about this..." Kagami lifted his hand to his face with a sigh.

"The thing is, I don't know why I wanted Kise-kun to kiss me," Kuroko ignored his friend's frustrations.

"Are you... you know," Kagami leaned in closer, "Do you like guys?" He asked in a voice barely above a whisper.

"I never really thought it about it," Kuroko shrugged.

"Well, since I've known you, you haven't dated anyone and you've never even seemed interested in anyone either," Kagami sat back up again.

"Same with you," Kuroko shot back.

Kagami narrowed his eyes agan, "Th-That's not the point... I'm just saying this is the first time you've ever told me anything like this. So you must have some sort of feelings for him, right?"

"I'm not sure," Kuroko sighed. "Even if I did, it might be fruitless to pursue. I'm sure he has people throwing themselves at him."

"Well, I can't say I really approve of him," Kagami grumbled. "Its probably no good to date a model turned actor."

"Kise-kun is a good guy..." Kuroko said softly, his gaze focused on the window.

Kagami huffed. "Well, I support you. But I don't want you getting your heart broken."

"I won't," Kuroko replied. "I don't plan on doing anything about it."

"Huh? Really?" Kagami arched an eyebrow.

"I'm sure Kise-kun is just overly nice with me because we've become friends. And things like kissing probably aren't a big deal to him. Besides, I'm not entirely sure what my own feelings are," Kuroko gave his shake another sip and looked over at his friend. "But thank you, Kagami-kun."

"Of course," Kagami picked up another burger. "But don't go surprising me so suddenly like that again."

"Right, I won't," Kuroko began eating his order of fries. "So how are you and Aomine-kun?"

"Tsk," just by Kagami's reaction, he could tell it hadn't gotten any better.

"You two are still mad with each other?"

"Of course! The guy thinks he can just drunkenly come over to my house in the middle of the night with some random girl he picked up!? I'm pissed!" Kagami took an angry bite out of his burger.

"Has he apologized?" Kuroko asked.

"Yeah, but just apologizing isn't going to cut it," Kagami said with his mouth full of food.

"Well, what is going to make you forgive him?" Kuroko raised an eyebrow.

"I.." Kagami paused and scratched his head. "Shit, I dunno. I'm just still mad at him about it, alright?"

"Alright. Well I hope things get settled soon," Kuroko nibbled on a fry.

Kagami just grumbled as he munched on his last burger.

Kuroko left the coffee shop as usual during work. The regular order of his, Kasamatsu's, and Kise's, plus an extra in hand. The last time Kuroko got a fourth coffee by mistake, but apparently Momoi really enjoyed getting the extra coffee Kuroko had, so Kise suggested getting another one for her once in a while.

They were shooting on site once again and luckily it was right across the street from the coffee shop, so Kuroko simply had to cross the street to deliver the coffees. He spotted Kasamatsu first, clearing his throat to get his attention. He then walked to the tent where the actors could rest and found Kise sitting with Momoi.

Kuroko wondered if Kise had any interests in her. She was quite pretty and they would make a great celebrity couple. He was sure once the PR and commercials started being released for the drama people would be closely observing them for any signs of a possible relationship.

"I've brought your coffee, Kise-kun," Kuroko stood next to Kise and held out the carrier.

"Thanks as always, Kurokocchi," Kise smiled, already used to Kuroko coming out of nowhere.

"And here's one for you, Momoi-san," Kuroko grabbed one of the cups out of the carrier and held out to her.

"Oh, thank you!" She said in mild surprise, grabbing the coffee. "You're so thoughtful, bringing me one again," her face flushed slightly.

"Kurokocchi is just a really nice guy like that," Kise flashed a small smile.

Kuroko wasn't sure why Kise was acting like the coffee for her was his idea, but he decided not to comment on it.

"You can sit," Kise patted the seat next to him.

Kuroko obliged. His job was to do what Kise wanted, after all.

"We were talking about the next scene we're filming - the one you and I practiced," Kise briefly looked over at Kuroko.

"I'm a bit nervous about it," Momoi cupped both of her hands around her cup.

"I'm sure you'll do great, Momoi-san.

Momoi blushed again. Kuroko was surprised at how shy she seemed to be despite being an actress.

"Yeah! Don't worry, I won't force you to do anything if you aren't comfortable with it," Kise reassured.

"I'm definitely not worried about you, Kise-kun!" Momoi said. "I'm more worried about messing up such an important scene..."

Kise's phone jingled before he could say anything else.

He grabbed it off the table in front of him and looked at the screen. "Sorry guys, I gotta go speak with Kasamatsu-san really quick."

And just like that he was off, Kuroko alone with Momoi for the first time. She was a nice enough girl, but he really didn't know how to talk to her without Kise around.

"The coffee is good, thank you, Kuroko-kun," Momoi said softly, taking a sip.

"I'm glad you like it," Kuroko replied. It was actually kind of bizarre that he was sitting so casually with such a famous actress.

"How do you like working for Kise-kun?" She asked, probably trying to start up some conversation so they didn't sit in silence.

"I enjoy it," Kuroko replied, "Kise-kun is a great person to work for. I don't mind helping him with his lines and everything."

"You must be lucky to have each other then," Momoi smiled.

"Momoi-san!" At the sound of her name, Momoi turned around.

Her manager with the fox-like face was approaching the table.

"You need to go to the trailer for make-up, the shooting is resuming in twenty minutes," Imayoshi beckoned her to follow him.

"Ah, alright!" She stood up and looked back at Kuroko. "Sorry, Kuroko-kun, I have to go."

"Good luck today," Kuroko replied.

Momoi waved before dashing off after her manager.

Kuroko let out a soft sigh, holding his cup in his hand. Maybe he should go find Kise and see if he was needed. Knowing him, Kuroko was sure Kise needed some sort of trifle thing to be done. Not that he minded much.

End of Chapter.

This chapter took way too long to come out, so I apologize. ;~; But I hope you liked this being a bit different and it being in Midorima and Kuroko's perspectives! I might do this again if the future if you guys like it. ^^ Or if I feel the situation calls for it, heh.

Hopefully the next update won't take as long. Thank you for all the kind words and comments, I appreciate all of them! See you next time! :*