CHAPTER TEN

Kagami~

I let out a flustered groan as I stood in the middle of my room with only a white towel wrapped around my waist. The contents of my closet were spread out on my bed. Tonight was the dinner with Momoi-san and Aomine, I was determined to dress nicely and leave a good impression with Kuroko.

A half an hour later, I finally settled on a simple white V-neck button down with long sleeves that I rolled up. I then pulled on destroy wash straight jeans, and messed up my hair to finish it off. I nodded happily as I gave myself one last look in the mirror before grabbing my keys from the coffee table.

I pulled my tan wind breaker closer to my body, winter has always hated me. I rang Akashi's doorbell, and jumped from one foot to the other, knowing if I stayed still for too long I'd probably freeze.

Akashi opened the door just as I was in the middle of a jump. He raised an eyebrow at me, and I raised an eyebrow back at him, keeping the blush that was rising towards my cheeks at bay. He turned to call Kuroko, and I heard the sound of feet quickly running down the stairs. Akashi turned back to me, and looked me up and down. I silently let out a groan, if Akashi didn't like what I was wearing, he'd tell me to go home and change.

"You wash up pretty well, Taiga." He said, approval shining through his eyes.

I let out a sigh of relief, thanking Akashi just as Kuroko arrived at the door, already pulling on a denim jacket. Akashi shook his head at Kuroko, "It's cold, Otouto."

Kuroko let out a sigh, and showed the grey hoodie he had on under the denim jacket he had. Akashi shook his head, and ruffled up Kuroko's hair, leaving Kuroko letting out a few curses as he pushed past him and stood next to me. He looked up at me and gave me a small smile before going back to fixing his hair. I couldn't help but think how cute he was, and I stared at him muttering to himself, before I heard someone clear their throat.

I looked up to see Akashi smirking at me, and this time I couldn't hold back my embarrassment. Akashi just let out a low chuckle before saying, "Get him back before midnight, Taiga."

I nodded, and I could tell Kuroko was rolling his eyes and he started to drag me to the car. I gave Akashi a wave, before turning around and opening the door for Kuroko. I closed the door and walked to the other side, sliding myself in. I warmed the car first, rubbing my fingers together trying to get some warmth into them. Kuroko looked at me, a smile on his lips.

"How long were you standing out there?" He asked, as he took my fingers into his hand and rubbed them, blowing his warm breath on them. My voice got stuck in my throat, and I shook my head, regaining my conscience.

"Not very long, but winter has always been cruel to me." I said, realizing how dumb that sounded. Kuroko didn't say anything as he warmed my fingers, even though my fingers had already gotten the feeling back into them, but I didn't want him to pull away.

"Better?" He asked. I wanted to say no so he would keep holding my hand, but if I did we would be late. I nodded and he pulled away, making me almost regret telling him yes. I mentally slapped myself and shifted the car to drive and let my foot press the gas pedal, when all I really wanted to do was sit in the car all night and hold Kuroko's hand.

"Kagami-kun?"

"Yeah?" I answered, keeping one eye on the road. We had been on the road for a while, Akashi's house was kind of far from the city where we lived, but that just meant I could spend more time with Kuroko. We had settled in a comfortable silence before Kuroko called me.

"Who's Kise Ryouta?" He asked.

I automatically felt my fingers grip the steering wheel harder, my jaw clenching. "Why do you ask?"

I could see him shrugging in the corner of my eye. "Onii-san gave me my phone back, and I noticed someone named Kise Ryouta texted me the day of the accident."

I let out a sigh, I had to tell him right? I couldn't just lie about Kise, even though I hated the bastard. "He's Haruki-san's kid brother," I paused when I noticed Kuroko's eyebrow go up, "Haruki-san's your boss. Anyway, Kise's a pilot so he's out of the country a lot, but when he comes home he usually hangs at his brother's office. He met you there and let's just say he has a slight crush on you."

I saw Kuroko smirk, "Were you jealous, Kagami?"

I let out a snort, "I still am."

Kuroko was silent after that, but I could see a satisfied smile on his face.

"Tetsu-kun!" Momoi-san yelled as she threw her arms around Kuroko. I let out a laugh, we hadn't even knocked on the door yet when Momoi-san had flung the door open and literally suffocated Kuroko. I slipped past them into the apartment where I was met with the smell of homemade ramen and chicken stock. I hung my jacket and slipped off my sneakers, and followed the smells, leading me towards the kitchen.

I let out a loud laugh when I saw Aomine cooking, a flower printed apron tied around his waist. "Wh-what the fucks are you doing?" I said between gasps.

Aomine turned, a look of surprise on his face when he saw me rolling on the floor. He threw a wooden spoon at me, an angry expression contorting his already hard face, "Get your ass of my floor and help me!"

I wiped a tear away and was about to get up when Amaya-chan came running towards me in a bright pink fairy dress and big white wings. "Kagami-san!"

I opened my arms for her and she ran into my chest as I hugged her tight. She pulled back and I noticed her face was smeared with purple glitter. "Come play fairy princess with me? Even Kai is playing."

I raised my eyebrow to see Kai walking in with a sour expression on his face and blue glitter sprayed all his face and in his hair. I snorted and he shot me a glare, "Don't even start with me, Kagami-san."

I looked around the kitchen, seeing Momoi-san and Kuroko walking in, her arm slung around his shoulders and a smile on Kuroko's face. Aomine was still cooking, using two hands to stir two different pots and a few curses fell from his lips. Kai and Amaya-chan were playing at the table, Kai rolling his eyes and letting Amaya-chan take his hands and sway them joyfully as she sang.

This was going to be a good night.

OH MY GOD ITS BEEN SO LONG I AM SO SORRY! I know it's been a while but National Exams are in 5 days and after that I'm dedicating my time to finish this story so please be patient with me xxxx

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