Kagami had told Kuroko to come over after school, because he wanted to talk about something. He'd been fidgeting, avoiding eye contact, and talking faster than usual. Kuroko had spent the rest of the class glancing at the clock.

They were in Kagami's room now, sitting on his bed. Kagami was pretending to be occupied by his phone, scrolling through his old text messages.

"What did you want to talk about?" Kuroko asked. Kagami closed his texts, then opened them again, then closed them. He turned his phone off and shoved it in his pocket.

"There's something I need to tell you." He was still refusing to make eye contact, his hands balled into fists on his lap.

"What is it?" he asked.

"I…"

"You can tell me." Kagami's eyes were wet and shiny. He wiped them with the back of his hand. Was he really that scared to bring it up?

"I think we need to break up," he said quietly, his shaky voice almost a whisper. Kuroko's mouth fell open. He stared. The tears were rushing down Kagami's face now. He'd stopped bothering to wipe them away.

"What?" He must have misheard him. It had been going so well. He thought it had been going so well. Kuroko tasted salt, and realized he was crying too, tears falling into his mouth. He blinked, and heard them plunk onto the bed under him, leaving dark spots on the sheets. Kagami didn't say anything. Kuroko wiped his eyes with his sleeve, holding back a sob. "W-why?" He was having trouble keeping his breathing steady.

"I don't think I like you enough." There was no emotion in Kagami's voice, only a slight tremor. "That's all."

"You're lying." Kuroko whispered.

"I'm not." Kagami bit his lip and rubbed his eyes angrily. "You're just saying that because you don't want to believe me." Kuroko stared at him, trembling. No. When Aomine lied, he looked away. When Kagami lied, he blinked. He was blinking more than usual, wasn't he? It was hard to tell through the tears.

"If I did something wrong, please tell me." He stared at him with wide eyes, wishing he would just look at him.

"No. This relationship just isn't good enough for me anymore… I'm sorry."

"Kagami-kun…"

"I'm sorry. I think you should go home."