Chapter 10: His Parents
The authorities were quick to get to the school, and many watched from the windows as Hojo was placed in a police car. Statements had been taken and then the police were gone. Aomine had taken her home after all of it, Satsuki with her. He had texted his parents and told them that meeting her would have to wait another day. Something at school had come up was his excuse. They bought it, and instead he stayed at her house, comforting her as Satsuki explained to her mother what had happened. She was crying but sounded thankful for their interference in the situation. She had told him they were welcome to come over whenever they wanted. He was just glad Kagome was safe.
When school started Friday, there was no sign of Hojo. She was in a better mood, and smiling. She had thanked Himura and took her seat as Harumi went over what they had to sell at the bake sale. Kagome nodded. Class started with an announcement about sexual assault and sexual harassment. It seemed like out of nowhere, but there was a purpose to it. They just payed attention before lessons started.
The end of the school day came quickly, and it found Kagome setting up a table with Harumi and Shigure of the judo team. They were both blushing as they set up the tables and sat out the snacks. When it was set up she looked to the ones there. There was five people there, Harumi plus a member from each of the clubs.
"Please help out. I have to get to practice for tomorrow's game, but I will help out when I can." They nodded. They had put out an invitation for studnets to watch their practice. They had even sent an invitation to some third-year middle schoolers. They were starting to recruit now. There were even students from Teiko.
"Thank you all for taking time to watch us," Kagome said. "I am Higurashi Kagome, next year's captain. The judo, kendo, bushido, and kyudo team are selling snacks with help from the baking club, so please feel free to buy some of that. We will start now." The stands above were packed. They went through some drills first before splitting into two teams. They went hard and fast, Kagome shooting from within the three-point range. Both teams were serious and moving quickly.
He and his tall friend were at Touo. The large, purple-haired male was currently buying everything the bake sale had to offer. He was eating them as they entered the gym. There was a three on three game going on, the stands full with people watching. He was surprised to see a female on the court with the males. The purple haired male was watching as well, Yosen uniform on the both of them. His friend had said his old captain wanted him to check up on Aomine. It was a long trip by train. He was impressed by their game play. It was a bit different. When a break came, the usually lazy male moved forward.
"Mine-chin," he greeted. His arms were full of snacks.
"Atsushi," he said in greeting, dabbing sweat from his skin. "You are the last person I expected to see here."
"Aka-chin wanted me to check in on you." He stuffed a muffin in his mouth.
"Dai-kun, who's your friend?" A female voice asked. They looked to see a female with raven colored hair and sapphire eyes. She had a towel over her shoulders and a bottle of water in each hand. She handed one to Aomine.
"This is Murasakibara Atsushi. I went to middle school with him. The other one is Himuro Tatsuya." He took a drink from the bottle.
"Hello, I am Higurashi Kagome." She gave a slight bow before Aomine put his arm across her shoulder.
"I am surprised you play for the school," the male with the beauty mark said.
"Gome is amazing," Aomine said with a smirk. "I have a hard time playing against her," he admitted.
"Oh." His curiousity was spiked. Aomine was one of the better players.
"Care for a two on two?" She asked. She had the ball in her hands.
"Sure." He smirked. She signaled to the others and they cleared the court.
"Since we have a game tomorrow, we will do a twenty-one-point game." They nodded. It was tip ball and the purple haired male had hit the ball towards Himuro. The male caught the ballad n made to move down the court, but the female was in front of him, a serious look on her face. He made to trip her up, but she seemed to see through it. She managed to steal the ball and moved down court, the tall, purple haired male already there. She looked him over carefully and passed it to Aomine and moved around him as Aomine passed it back. She knew the male had good reflexes, so did a few moves before shooting. It went in the basket. She moved quickly, covering the shorter male. The large male came steaming down the court, Aomine keeping up. He was quick for someone so large. She concentrated on his movements and the feel of the other male. She swayed slightly before shooting forward. She managed to steal the ball and dodge around the taller male. She passed the ball to Aomine when Himuro came to defend against her. Aomine slammed the ball into the hoop, despite the purple haired male blocking him.
The game continued. It was a close game, but Aomine and Kagome had won by six was tired. He hadn't had a game like that in a while.
"Gome-chin is good," Murasakibara said as he ruffled her hair. He shoved a mini cheesecake into his mouth. It was his favorite.
"What do you think of the desserts?" She was watching as he ate the baked goods.
"They're delicious," he said. "These are my favorite." He held up another mini cheesecake with a strawberry jelly.
"Glad you like it," she said with a smile. "I made them this morning." His eyes widened.
"Come to my school, Gome-chin so you can always make me these." He ate another one..
"But I like it here," she said. "But I would gladly one day you some." He nodded and wrote his address down. She took it. "It was fun playing with you," she said with a smile and he nodded after shoving another dessert in his mouth. He turned and left with Himuro, whomwas lecturing him about inviting random people to their school. He didn't seem to be listening.
"Thank you all for coming," Kagome addressed the crowd. "If you are interested in joining the basketball team, please come see me." The stands started to empty, Satsuki was standing next to her. Aomine's arm was in its customary place again. Many were approaching. It was a few first and second years, but most of them were middle school students. They wanted to get as good as they were.
Murasakibara stood in front of a red-haired male with red slitted eyes. He was still snacking.
"How is Daiki doing?"
"He seems to be doing well." He looked in the bag to see he was out of dessert. He made a sound of discontent. "He's gotten close to a girl. Gome-chin is amazing. She bakes and plays basketball."
"A girl playing for Touo?" He nodded.
"She is to be the captain next year and Mine-chin is her vice-captain. She managed to stop me in a quick game." He ran his hand through his hair. "She is an amazing player. They have a game' tomorrow against Seirin."
"Oh." He seemed surprised. Seirin had won and lost to Touo before. His money was on Seirin winning. "Perhaps we should go watch that game." He wanted to see the outcome of the game.
She asked Harumi how they had done. It turned out that they had sold out because of a purple giant. She laughed to herself. They had made quite a bit of money. It was enough for each to afford the first tournament of the year. She congratulated them. They seemed ready to go so they parted ways. Aomine had his arm around her shoulders and he walked home with Satsuki and Kagome. Kagome was going to meet his parents. He wasn't sure if they were dating or not. Everyone said they were but he hadn't talked to her about it. He would need to do that soon, especially with the dreams he had been having.
His dreams often consisted of him and Kagome. The last one was of him and Kagome. He had been kissing her, her naked form in his arms. He was equally naked. He wasn't sure how they had gotten naked, but she was beautiful. She was blushing and acting shy. He just smirked at her before kissing her again. It had started to get heated when his alarm had gone off, waking him up. He was panting. Before his dreams were interesting enough. Her interacting with his old team mates, her cooking food for him, them walking through a park after school, playing basketball games together. Nothing quite like the dream he had last night. He was sure if he had been able to sleep in, it would have progressed to sex. He wanted to keep his dreams under control, but he was confused to what his relationship was with Kagome. He knew he was protective of her and that she was his type of girl in all aspects. He really needed to talk to her about it.
Kagome looked up at him. He seemed out of it. His arm was still around her, bringing her closer to him. "Dai-kun, are you okay?"
"Hn." He looked at her. "Just thinking."
"About?" She was trying to gently prod him. Satsuki was next to them. She seemed to be minding her own business. "Satsuki, we'll see you tomorrow." She nodded, seeing the look in her eyes and noticing how Aomine was behaving. She moved ahead of them while Kagome steered them into a park. This park was often in his dreams. She found them a secluded space and they sat down. She made it so that he was laying down, head in her lap and she was running her fingers through his hair. "What is on your mind, Dai-kun?"
"What are we?" He asked as he relaxed at the feel of her fingers going through his hair.
"What do you think we are?" She hadn't really thought about it. She was comfortable with him and felt safe in his presences.
"I know we are friends. I know I am protective of you. I know I don't want to see you hurt or vulnerable again." He looked at her face. She seemed to be thinking too. "Everyone thinks we are dating."
"Do you want to date me?" She looked down at him.
"I want more than that, but I don't want to force anything on you." He sat up. He looked her in the eyes.
"I like you too," she admitted. "I haven't dated anyone before," she admitted.
"Neither have I." He held her hand.
"We can figure it out together." She smiled at him before giving him a kiss on the cheek. They stood and made their way out of the park. His arm was back around her shoulders and she had her arm around his waist. She was blushing and so was he. She was smiling though and he had a smirk.
They made it to his house and they moved inside. It was a nice enough house. His parents were in the dining room. His mother was sipping on tea and his father was reading a newspaper. He greeted them and they stood.
"Mother, Father, this is Higurashi Kagome, my girlfriend." He signaled to her.
"It is nice to meet you." She bowed to them. She smiled.
"Sa-chan speaks highly of you," his mother stated. She smiled as she looked her over. She was taller than Satsuki. She seemed to be her son's type. "She says you help her and my Dai-kun with homework and tests." She nodded.
"I like helping people," she said.
"She also said you were on the basketball team," his father added.
"I am." She nodded.
"You are to be the captain and Dai-kun is to be your vice-captain." She nodded.
"Kagome is special," Aomine said. "She is to be the captain of five teams next year."
"Are you sure you will have time for Dai-kun?" His mother was curious.
"Yes. I have great vice-captains that will be helping me. I will always make time for him and Satsu-chan." She smiled. "I can also cook." His mother's eyes widened.
"Sa-chan can't cook." She remembered the time Daiki had told her Satsuki hadn't cut up the lemons in the honey soaked lemons.
"If you want, I can cook dinner."
"Maybe next time," his mother said, still not trusting a high school girl to cook. They were a bit privileged these days.
"I should get her home," Aomine said, "It is getting late and we have a game tomorrow." His parents nodded.
"It was nice meeting you. We hope to see you again soon." She nodded and bowed before leaving with Daiki.